Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 658 The Big Wedding

The wedding procession moved much faster than before, and soon arrived at the Duke's Mansion.

Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, the curtain of the carriage was finally lifted, revealing the peaceful and happy bride inside.

Gu Qianhan had already dismounted. He walked to the carriage and helped Shen Wantang down personally.

Then he took her hand, led her over the brazier, and into the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

The onlookers were quite disappointed that they could not enter the Duke's Mansion. Fortunately, the Duke's Mansion was extremely generous and distributed countless copper coins and wedding candies. Everyone's pockets were filled with money, and they wished that there would be happy events in the Duke's Mansion every day.

"Oh, the bride is really here!"

"That's right, I thought it was snatched away by Prince Xiao!"

"This is so strange, am I dazzled? I clearly saw Prince Xiao snatching away a bride, so how come there's another one in the carriage?"

"Your eyes are not blurry. I saw it too. Prince Xiao did snatch one away, but who he snatched away is hard to say!"

"But why are there two brides in the carriage? How did Second Master Gu know that Prince Xiao would come to snatch the bride away? And how did he know which one was snatched away?"

"Second Young Master Gu is Dafeng's number one prodigy. It's no surprise that he predicted what would happen today! We allow Prince Xiao to go crazy and snatch the bride, but we don't allow Second Young Master Gu to take precautions in advance?"

"Tsk, did you see how much Second Young Master Gu values his bride? He personally helped her out of the carriage and led her across the fire basin!"

"That's right, Second Young Master Gu treats her like she's the real deal. Originally, all of this should have been done by Aunt Xi, but he just took over Aunt Xi's job and helped the bride himself! The bride is so lucky! I'm so envious!"

"It seems the rumors are true. Second Master Gu really fell in love with Second Miss Shen at first sight, so he couldn't wait to propose marriage!"

"Hey, didn't they say that the Duke's Mansion proposed marriage because the Duke's wife was grateful to Miss Shen Er for saving her?"

"Oh, that's outdated! The Duke's wife is grateful to Miss Shen for saving her, but she didn't come to propose marriage because of that. It's because Mr. Gu is in love with her!"

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Shen Wantang naturally couldn't hear the discussions outside, all he could hear were the sounds of firecrackers and drums.

It was not until we entered the main room that the noisy and bustling sounds subsided a little.

Following Aunt Xi's instructions, she bowed to her parents and then to Gu Qianhan. Then she heard a loud "The ceremony is over!"

Afterwards, she was supported by the nanny and left the main room and walked towards Gu Qianhan's yard.

Having been to the Duke's Mansion many times, Shen Wantang was generally familiar with the roads here, but he didn't know where Gu Qianhan's courtyard was.

The Duke's Mansion was truly magnificent, and the entire mansion was incredibly large. Shen Wantang was helped through several corridors before entering a courtyard.

She heard Gu Qianhan beside her whisper, "We're here."

Shen Wantang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If she hadn't come any sooner, she would have fainted from the heat.

Could his place be any more remote? This place is too far from the main courtyard!

After entering the house, Shen Wantang was helped to sit on the wedding bed.

Nanny Yan, who was always serious, also smiled at this moment. She handed a scale to Gu Qianhan and said, "Please, groom, lift the veil."

Gu Qianhan took the scale rod and steadily lifted the veil.

Shen Wantang's eyes lit up and she looked up at Gu Qianhan.

He was dressed in red, with a groom's hat on his head, and a smile in his eyes, his joy was visible to the naked eye.

"Wow, the bride is so beautiful! They are such a perfect match, such a perfect match!"

A clear and familiar voice sounded. Shen Wantang turned around with amusement, and then saw Gu Qianning with a face full of joy, grinning from ear to ear with happiness.

Following her shout, the other female relatives of the Duke's Mansion who were watching the ceremony also smiled and spoke auspicious words, praising the bride.

Afterwards, Nanny Yan handed the wedding wine to Shen Wantang and Gu Qianhan. They each took a cup and drank from it.

Next came the hair-tying ceremony. Nanny Yan took a lock of hair from each of them and combined the two together, symbolizing the union of husband and wife, and their eternal love for each other.

After all the ceremonies were completed in an orderly manner, Nanny Yan reminded Gu Qianhan: "Second Young Master, you should go to the front yard."

Gu Qianhan looked at Shen Wantang and said softly, "Atang, take a rest first. I'll be back soon."

"Ah."

Shen Wantang responded and watched him leave. Then the female relatives gathered around her and talked to her.

Shen Wantang was the bride, so she didn't have to respond to anything. She just needed to lower her head and smile shyly.

Gu Qianning knew that she had been very busy today and was afraid that she would be tired, so she did not let her relatives bother her for too long and quickly took them all away.

The room soon became quiet.

I don't know when it got dark outside, but the red candles in the room were surprisingly bright.

Du Juan and the others came over, wanting to serve Shen Wantang, but they didn't know where to start, so they all looked at Nanny Yan.

"Bring a large pillow over here for the Second Young Master's wife to rest on."

"Go get some more ice to cool the room down."

"Take a wet towel and wipe the Second Young Master's wife's face. Forget about all that cumbersome makeup. The Second Young Master's wife is beautiful even without makeup!"

"Xiao Tao, go to the kitchen and get a bowl of bird's nest soup for the Second Young Master's wife, and a few more refreshing side dishes."

"Anyone who is free, come and massage the Second Young Master's wife's shoulders and legs."

Nanny Yan quickly ordered all the maids in the room to work. No matter whether they were maids brought by Shen Wantang herself or maids from the Duke's Mansion, everyone found something to do.

Nanny Yan held the heavy crown for Shen Wantang herself and let her lean on the pillow. She was afraid that the crown would pull her hair, so she specially placed a small pillow on top of her head.

Shen Wantang felt relieved now. She thought that this was probably the treatment the emperor received.

Worried that she was thirsty, Nanny Yan handed her another cup of tea. Before Shen Wantang took a sip, she carefully asked, "Second Young Master's wife hasn't eaten yet, so she won't get drunk on tea, will she?"

Shen Wantang smiled at her: "Don't worry, Ma'am, I don't get drunk on tea."

As she spoke, she drank the cup of tea in one gulp.

Seeing that she was still not satisfied, Nanny Yan poured her another cup.

While drinking tea, Shen Wantang sighed in her heart, she is worthy of being the nanny of the Duke's Mansion, she is really prestigious and thoughtful.

No, she had to get the person back to her side and couldn't let Gu Qianhan return Nanny Yan.

There was an ice jar in the room and a maid was fanning the room. The heat quickly disappeared and the whole room became cool.

Shen Wantang ate a bowl of bird's nest soup and a few bites of side dishes, and then he couldn't eat anymore.

After rinsing his mouth and wiping his hands, Shen Wantang lay back down.

She originally thought that Gu Qianhan had to deal with the guests and she would have to wait a long time for him to come back, but she didn't expect that he would come back just after she rested for a while.

Shen Wantang sat up suddenly and looked at him blankly: "Have all the guests left?"