The sky was bright when she finished dressing up. Because she was pregnant, her phoenix coronet and ceremonial robe were made simpler, lest she gets worn out. It was Xi Jin who came in to carry her on his back out of Zhaoyang Palace.
He Lianhuang wore a bridegroom's red dress robe. He watched Xi Lin being carried out. Perhaps because it was his first big wedding, he could not help feeling nervous. His palm was sweating as he held her hand and walked her towards the main hall.
Feng Tianlan stood at Si Mobai's side, her hands interlocked with him. She watched Xi Lin and He Lianhuang go through the wedding rites, thinking that perhaps this might be a good thing.
"Lan'er, you've seen other people get married a few times already. When will you let others see you get married?" Si Mobai looked at her with some hidden resentment. He met her when she was 15 years old. Now, three years had passed and she was 18 years old but he still could not marry her.
