Chapter 1411: A small inn on the border
Emperor Shan not only conferred the title of princess on Shi Li and granted her marriage, he also issued an edict directly to the Ministry of Rites, asking them to arrange the wedding in full accordance with the specifications for the wedding of a prince and a princess.
The news spread throughout the imperial city within a day, and Shi Li instantly went from being an unknown orphan to the most sought-after figure in the entire imperial city. Invitations to her ancestral home were as numerous as snowflakes every day.
Shi Li was stunned.
According to her idea, after going to the imperial city with Xuanyuan Lin to pay homage to Xuanyuan Lin's parents and write a marriage certificate, they can return to the desert with ease.
Who knew that Shan Huang would make a move that completely disrupted the original plan.
"I suspect... Your Majesty did it on purpose." Shi Li held a stack of invitations, speechless.
Xuanyuan Lin took the invitation from her and casually put it aside, "My dear wife, if you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, just ignore me."
These people sent in their invitations with the intention of making friends, but they would be leaving soon, so there was no need to force yourself to be nice to them if you didn't like them.
The wedding date chosen by the Ministry of Rites for them was at the end of the month, with more than twenty days left.
Shi Li picked up another stack of invitations and read them carefully, then pulled out one. "This is from Jingyu. I'll go play with her."
Sun Jingyu was also a princess conferred by a royal relative. Although she had no family protection and no real power over her fiefdom, she was the descendant of a loyal and brave man and was always respected.
Shi Li felt that the last time she got along with her, she had a very pleasant and harmonious time. When she saw that her invitation said they wanted to enjoy the flowers together, she decided to join in the fun.
In fact, flower viewing is just an excuse. The noble ladies in the imperial city usually get together under this pretext. If you just say let's get together and chat, it's not polite at all.
Xuanyuan Lin originally wanted to go with him, as the Shan Dynasty didn't have such strict rules on gender. But just before he was about to leave, the eunuchs around the Shan Emperor came to summon him to the palace, so Shi Li had to go to the Princess's Mansion alone.
Xuanyuan Lin's expression was not very good. He held Shi Li's hand and sent her to the carriage. He did not forget to remind her again: "My little wife, don't wrong yourself. Have fun however you want there. If you don't have fun, come back."
He has repeated this at least three times.
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[To be honest, I am a little tired of listening to this. This is the first time I find that men can be so scary when they talk so much~]
[Wuwuwu…you are not allowed to talk about my brother, he is just too concerned~]
[I want to watch Futi, I just want to see the Princess and the Lute Player as a couple! ! ! ]
The barrage is very confusing.
Shi Li tilted her head and answered cooperatively: "Okay, if brother leaves the palace and I haven't finished here yet, brother will come and take me home."
"Okay, I'll definitely pick you up."
The fussy man finally followed the eunuch out, looking back every few steps.
If Shi Li saw correctly, the eunuch secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he turned around and followed Xuanyuan Lin.
It's really ridiculous.
She came to the princess's mansion in a carriage.
Sun Jingyu knew that she would come today, and had been waiting at the door long ago. When he saw the carriage coming, he went straight to her and knelt down to salute her with a smile.
After all, Shi Li now has the title of princess.
Shi Li grabbed her hand and shook it. Sun Jingyu then waived the formality and took her hand and walked in together.
It was spring and the scenery was beautiful, so Sun Jingyu held a flower-viewing banquet in the beautiful back garden.
Tables, chairs, tea and fruits had already been set up by a tranquil lake. Some ladies who had arrived early were sitting together, chatting and laughing.
When they saw Shi Li, although they didn't know her, they thought that it wouldn't be someone else who could be held arm by Sun Jingyu, so they all stood up and greeted her.
The ladies looked at us with curiosity and friendliness, without any criticism or contempt for outsiders.
Shi Li also liked these innocent and cute girls and quickly integrated into their group and became friends with them.
As they were chatting, someone brought up the topic of Lanyue Tower, and the topic naturally fell on Futi.
A girl in a yellow skirt, who was probably a little fan of Futi like Sun Jingyu, whispered to the others: "I went to Lanyue Tower every time I had time these days, but I didn't see the princess..."
OK, OK, it turns out that I’m not only a fan of Futi, but also a CP fan of her and Sun Jingyu.
Others followed suit, saying that it had been a long time since they saw Princess Min'an appear in Lanyue Tower.
"Your Highness is very busy..."
Sun Jingyu spoke, but his words were not confident. Recently, the world has been peaceful, even the emperor has been free to organize a hunting trip, how busy can Princess Min'an be?
The girls looked at each other and some began to speculate whether the two had quarreled. Shi Li sat nearby and listened very attentively, like a civet that fell into a melon field.
When he was halfway through his words, a servant came from outside the door saying -
"Princess Min'an is here!"
The group of people suddenly became quiet and looked at each other with extremely complicated expressions.
Since His Highness has time to attend the meeting at the Princess's Residence, but has not been to Lanyue Tower...
This is my first attempt at AI illustration, and this one is pretty similar to what I imagined Princess Min'an to be.