Princess July's playful laughter could be heard from outside the palace. She ran into the palace like the wind and pulled Lin Luoling out, saying:

"Sister Lin, housekeeper Gu brought over several sets of phoenix crowns and bridal robes, all of which were prepared by my cousin in advance."

Seeing Princess July dragging Lin Luoling out of the courtyard, Gu Shun shrugged at Madam Qi and ordered the maid, "Why don't you follow? The princess has already chosen the phoenix crown and bridal robe, and then she can choose these jewelry."

The palace maids turned around and left in an orderly manner.

Afterwards, Gu Shun said to Xiao Meng, who was standing in the courtyard with his arms folded, "Commander Xiao, you should take the trouble to bring these betrothal gifts to the Lin Mansion and hand them over to Butler Jiang. Tell him: This is what Mr. Lin and Madam Lin have seen."

Xiao Meng suppressed his laughter, nodded, clasped his fists, and accepted the order, then he left in an orderly line with his guards.

Upon hearing this, Madam Qi walked over to Gu Shun and asked, "Where have my wife and master gone?"

Gu Shun lied without blinking, "Of course I am discussing tomorrow's wedding with His Royal Highness Prince An."

Aunt Qi was shocked and asked, "Is my young lady really going to marry His Royal Highness Prince An tomorrow? And will the wedding be held in Jingfu Temple?"

Gu Shun said, "Who dares to joke with you about the prince's wedding? The wedding is held in Jingfu Temple because the spirit tablet of Concubine Li is in Jingfu Temple. Concubine Li cannot witness the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince An in person. She must accept the kneeling ceremony of her daughter-in-law so that she can rest assured in heaven."

After saying that, Gu Shun sighed leisurely, put his hands behind his back, and walked out slowly, muttering:

"If Concubine Li could drink the tea offered by Princess An, she would be so happy. I have to prepare Concubine Li's favorite tea. If the princess is willing to offer tea to Concubine Li, then Concubine Li's spirit in heaven will be at ease, right?"

After Gu Shun walked out of the yard, the only people left in the yard were the three Bodhisattvas and Aunt Qi, staring at each other.

After a long while, Nanny Qi ran out of the yard to find the nun and go look for He Jinchun.

Unexpectedly, after walking around for several rounds, I couldn't find any of the nuns who were hanging red lanterns.

Tired Madam Qi sat under a tree and sighed, "Where have all the nuns from Jingfu Temple gone?"

What Nanny Qi didn't know was that Gu Shun had predicted that Nanny Qi would look for He Jinchun, so he asked Master Jing'an to take the nuns to hide in the back hall to prepare the things needed for the wedding of Prince An and Lin Luoling.

Lin Luoling was dragged to the courtyard of Princess July, where she spent more than an hour choosing a phoenix coronet and bridal robe. She was extremely tired. She returned to Jingxin Courtyard and had dinner with His Royal Highness Prince Tong'an, then fell asleep on the couch.

Until Lin Luoling fell asleep, Prince An smiled indulgently and stroked Lin Luoling's cheek with his fingers uncontrollably.

There was a very light cough in the courtyard. Prince An frowned slightly and stepped out to take a look. It was Jiang Chi.

Jiang Chi pointed at the bamboo forest and disappeared in a flash.

Not long after, Prince An and Jiang Chi sat in the bamboo forest drinking and admiring the moon.

"I know that His Royal Highness Prince An is good at scheming. This time I helped His Royal Highness Prince An set up a trap for Sister Ling'er, and I will not do it again."

Jiang Chi raised his head to look at the moon and spoke in a gentle tone that was full of warning.

Prince An patted Jiang Chi on the shoulder and said, "This is the only time in my life that I promise you that I will never let Ling'er down. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will protect her."

Jiang Chi looked straight at Prince An and said, "Your Highness Prince An, please keep your promise. I will serve you wholeheartedly."

……

At dawn the next day, Princess July and Chen Yin came to Jingxin Courtyard together, followed by Lin Luoling's personal maids Hualian and Xiangjin, and Nanny Qi, who had been sitting under a tree waiting all night without sleeping, and also came with dark circles under her eyes.

Lin Luoling was naturally beautiful and did not need any makeup. She was one of the best among the noble ladies in the capital.

What's more, Princess July and Chen Yin led Hua Lian, Xiang Jin, and a group of skillful palace maids to carefully dress up Lin Luoling, making her three times more beautiful than the Luoshen in the Luoshen picture.

Princess July exclaimed that she had seen a heavenly being and sighed that Prince An was truly a blessed man.

Lin Luoling's cheeks turned red after receiving the praise, which made her look even more beautiful and charming.

With her eyes lowered, she felt deeply that Prince An was indeed a thoughtful person. Knowing that the cold poison in her body had not been cured, he must have ordered people to add a layer of insulation to her wedding dress overnight and add the best silk inside.

When she tried it on yesterday, the wedding dress had no compartments.

It was very light and warm to wear, and she couldn't help but smile.

Lin Tingxu, He Jinchun and the other three were awakened by the deafening sound of gongs and drums outside. When they went out and took a look, they were shocked beyond words.

The entire Jingfu Temple was decorated with lights and red silks hanging around the beams.

The four of them ran quickly towards the sound of gongs and drums. From afar, they saw the governor of Xuzhou, Cao Peng, walking by with his family, followed by a group of officials with their families, talking and laughing.

"Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, congratulations..."

The sharp-eyed Cao Peng saw Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun walking quickly, and he clasped his fists and congratulated them with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the officials and family members behind Cao Peng all congratulated Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun.

Cao Peng and these officials could never have imagined that Emperor Deshun had no idea about the wedding of Prince An and Lin Luoling.

They also thought that Emperor Deshun had issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage, and some officials even thought that Emperor Deshun must have secretly come to Jingfu Temple.

These officials and their families hardly slept a wink that night. They gave away precious items from their private collection as gifts, and even selected their most outstanding children and relatives from the family.

The unmarried, well-educated son and the beautiful daughter were called by their parents to their side and talked about rules and etiquette for a long time.

Then they would go to the ancestral temple to burn incense and worship their ancestors, take a bath, change clothes, and dress up.

After all the trouble, it was almost dawn, and then 80% of the officials in Xuzhou, Beijing, rushed to Jingfu Temple with their families.

The noise was so loud that the officers and soldiers guarding the city were all muttering that if they had not known about Prince An's wedding last night, they would have thought that the Huns in the north were going to attack the capital Xuzhou, and these officials would have moved their entire families.

Lin Tingxu lowered his voice and said to He Jinchun, "Not good. It looks like His Royal Highness Prince An wants to forcefully marry our Ling'er."

He Jinchun coughed lightly and said, "It's not a forced marriage. Ling'er is willing."

Lin Tingxu rubbed his forehead.

He Jinchun nudged Lin Tingxu with his elbow and said, "No matter how unwilling you are, you have to help Ling'er save face for now."

Lin Tingxu sighed softly, and his expression changed immediately. He clasped his fists towards Cao Peng and other officials and said in return, "I didn't know that you gentlemen could come to my daughter's wedding banquet. If there is anything that is not well prepared, please forgive me. I will choose an auspicious day and personally invite Lord Cao and all the gentlemen to come to my house for a few drinks to express my gratitude!"

Cao Peng waved his hand and said, "Brother Lin, you are too polite. You and I are old friends. How can I not come to the wedding of Brother Lin's only daughter?"

What he said is really hypocritical, just like Cao Peng's fence-sitter character.

When Lin Luoling and Zhu Xianzhi got married, Lin Tingxu also sent an invitation to Cao Peng. Not only did Cao Peng not come, he didn't even send a decent gift. Instead, he wrote a piece of calligraphy and sent it to the Lin Mansion by a servant, who then gave it to Jiang Feng, saying that it was a gift from Cao Peng to Lin Tingxu.

The drumbeats suddenly stopped and the sound of orderly footsteps was heard. Everyone looked and saw eight Silver-Feathered Guards carrying an extremely large sedan chair with red gauze curtains fluttering up. They could vaguely see a man and a woman sitting inside.

Cao Peng led all the officials and their families to kneel down and shout, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince An."

Because Lin Luoling has not yet completed her wedding with His Royal Highness Prince An, these old-fashioned officials will not bow and greet Lin Luoling.

Prince An said weakly: "Get up!"

Supported by Gu Shun and Hualian Xiangjin, Prince An and Lin Luoling stepped down from the sedan chair and walked towards the main hall hand in hand.

As soon as he entered the hall, he heard Gu Shun shouting, "Bow to the Buddha!"

All the officials who were kneeling on the ground and did not stand up: ???

Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun: ???

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