The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Chapter 2668: Chapter 152: Nine Phoenix-Headed Tassel Gold Hairpins—This Is the Rank of the Princess Consort

Yang Aoshuang was also meeting Mu Huaen for the first time, and was struck with amazement at first glance; purely based on looks, he was even more outstanding than her own daughter.

Additionally, his family background was superior, and now he already had children, everything about him seemed better than her daughter, making her initially settled heart anxious once more.

She couldn’t help but turn her head to look at Li Luru, wondering why there still wasn’t any movement.

Yang Chuxia saw her gaze directed at Li Luru’s belly, and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Why are you more anxious than I am? Although the young couple has already performed the ceremony in Funan, it’s not quite formal, and the final step must naturally wait until after the wedding banquet here in the Capital City is complete. Moreover, even if they’ve consummated the marriage, shouldn’t the two of them enjoy some time together as a couple? Getting a little bun in the oven so early to stand between them, isn’t that quite a mood killer?"

"Pfft..." Yang Aoshuang was so surprised by her words that she spat out, and after a moment said, "You old rascal... aren’t you afraid of embarrassing the child."

By this time, Li Luru was already blushing down to her neck.

Yang Chuxia laughed heartily again.

In the evening, the Ye Family held a banquet to host the Li Family, and all parties had made elaborate preparations for the event.

After the banquet, Yang Chuxia had Li Luru accompany Yang Aoshuang back to rest, thinking that the mother and daughter surely had personal matters they wished to discuss.

"Mother..."

Yang Aoshuang held her hand, "Finally, I can speak, thanks to the divine physician."

"Yes, I was able to speak a month ago. Mother, you’ve had a hard journey."

"What hardship have I endured? I was just riding in a carriage, didn’t need to run myself." Yang Aoshuang chuckled, "With your two elder brothers with me, there was nothing for me to worry about."

"Why didn’t big brother come?"

"What a silly question." Yang Aoshuang tapped her on the forehead, "If everyone came, what about home? Don’t we need someone to stay and watch the house?"

"Even if big brother didn’t come, you should have brought the little nephews to see for themselves."

"Your nephews are still young. When they’re older, they’ll definitely come to the Capital City to see their aunt."

As Yang Aoshuang spoke, she carefully looked her over again, seeing that she had gained a bit of weight, she was pleased at heart.

"Is he treating you well?"

"Yes, Mother, you don’t need to worry about me."

Yang Aoshuang nodded, "And your mother-in-law, has she made things difficult for you?"

"Not at all." Li Luru recounted the previous incident in the palace to her, "She takes good care of me."

"That’s good!" As a mother, she’s always worried about everything, asking about the mother-in-law and then about the sisters-in-law, "What about the Second Mistress? Easy to get along with? Does she look down on you for coming from a small place?"

"No, Hua’en, though not very talkative, doesn’t have the arrogance of other noble young ladies." Li Luru, seeing her mother’s genuine concern, told her everything about the household that she could.

After speaking, Yang Aoshuang sighed at her good fortune.

The day of the grand wedding quickly arrived.

Because it was agreed that the wedding would depart from the State Duke of Defense residence, Li Luru went to the State Duke of Defense’s residence with her family the day before.

She got up early for her bridal attire. This time it wasn’t her own mother, Yang Aoshuang, doing her bridal hair; the Ministry of Rites had already selected a nanny to come.

Even the wedding dress was made and delivered by the House of the Imperial Clan according to the standards of a Princess Consort, with golden thread embroidery of frolicking phoenixes on the front, blue gemstones set in the phoenix’s eyes, and pearls embedded in the hem and cuffs.

The hair was adorned not with a phoenix crown, but with nine phoenix-tassel golden hairpins, befitting a Princess Consort’s rank; the Empress, if getting married, would have twelve phoenix hairpins. Apparently, this was a new innovation by the Ministry of Rites.