Translator:Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor:Nyoi-Bo Studio

Jiang Pengji rode on Whites back. Behind her, many men carried dowries into the city.An impressive troop of bodyguards surrounded her and the dowries. Such a grand entrance sparked the curiosity of the people of Shangjing;people started filling both sides of the street to watch the commotion, talking ceaselessly.

Thats a lot of dowries Which family is marrying off this rich lady?

There wasten miles of red dowries. They hadbeen looking at the commotionfor a long time. The dowries were carried one after another,and seemed endless.

Be good. Even if the princess of the Northern Borderline, who married into the royal family, did not have that many dowries the person trailed off.

Ai, isnt your source prettyaccurate?They seem to know all that happens in Shangjing. Did you not hear anything about this?

The people were all discussing amongst themselves.Most were appalled by the extravagant dowries, while aminority were interested to know whose daughter got married and which family wasgenerous enough to give such dowries.

So many dowries wasa prelude to an empty house.

In the eyes of the people, even if itwas the Emperor marrying off his daughter, he wouldnot be able to afford so many items.

The discussion of the commoners drifted into the ears of daughter of the Liu manor. The sides of her lips broke into a smile, and she could not contain her joy.

Being the non-existent daughter of the concubine of theLiu manor, she never imaginedshe would be the center of attentionandenvied by many.

She tightly heldonto the handkerchief in her hand and took a deep breath, holding the excitement in her heart.

They reached Shangjing city when she becamethe Fourth PrincessConsort; not just the people of Shangjing, but all the people, knewher.

Her emotions hadnt yet calmed down whensounds of excitement came from outside.Liu Huan listened carefully. Her face slowly darkened.

Jiang Pengji heard some commotion and instinctively turned back to look.

She saw that, amongst the troops, a horse carriage suddenly gained the attention of the people;some even took out their scented pouches and threw them towards the carriage. Some young men blushed,as if they saw their lover and had the urge to ask her out but had tohold themselves back. Their expressions were conflicted.

The curtains on the horse carriage werelifted slightly, revealing a fair lady with a disposition from the heavens inside.

The spring wind blew past. The air had an additional, unspeakable, faint scent, causing ones mind and heart to become intoxicated.

It was apity The fair lady only appeared for that one moment.

When the curtain of the carriage was lowered, many felt their hearts were empty, as if they had broken up with their significant other and were in low spirits.

Jiang Pengji saw what happened. She smiled suddenly, and held the reins tight.White sneezed unhappily, but still turned its head obediently, bringingJiang Pengji backwards.

She said, Why did youlift the curtains of the horse carriage just now?

Iwas curious about Shangjing citycurious at how developed this place is.I overstepped my boundaries, and I seek your forgiveness.

The people sawJiang Pengji riding her horse back towards the carriage. They thought she was going to discipline Huijun and couldnt help but tenseup.

Shortly after, the sound of a ladys voice, as crisp and pleasing to the earsasthat of a skylark, rang out.The peoplerecalledthe gorgeous face, and one by one their heart and minds were intoxicated.

I see. Lifting the curtain to look around is fine before the marriage. This is the only chance youllbe free for a while.Jiang Pengji agreed with an open mind.

After gaining approval, Huijun ordered her maidens to lift the curtains of the horse carriage at both sides.A pair of beautiful eyes briefly shot a glance at both sides of the street.

Back then, there were many places that were of enjoyment butwere out of her reach. Herfilthy body was unworthy to even set foot there.Now, she hadtaken on heridentity and rightfully sat in the horse carriage. The people around were in awe of her beauty.

Because of Huijuns actions, the people who were once orderlystarted to become rowdy. Some enthusiastic people ran after the horse carriage and threw their scented pouches.

Be good. Is this what the bride-to-be looks like? It is a rare beauty on earth. You cant forget that face after one glance Even fairies cannot compare.

Theirwords just came out. Someone immediately disagreedbecausethat person knew the rules more than the rest.Based on the look of it, she is not the bride. The horse carriage in front is bigger than hersgrander, even. The rightful master is most likelysitting inside that one.

That is not the bride? Then who is she?

That isthe accompanying maiden to the bride.I heard the scholar at the entrance of the village say beforethatprestigious families have this rotten rule where they prepare a few maids for the daughter and send them all to serve their son-in-law.They said They said it wasto secure favor Isnt thatunethical?Whatfamily wouldembarrass their own daughter? If they didnt do it, however, they wouldntprestigious families

The people around them heard and suddenly showed expressions of disbelief.

Accompanying maiden to the bride This son-in-law has profited much. He got to marry a legal wife, plusfour to five other ladies who will warm the bed

This accompanying maiden is so beautiful. Are they not afraid that their son-in-law will be enticed?

Who knows. I mean, the lady may be even more gorgeousOnce the words came out, a reckless bully laughed out loud, a wretched smile fillinghis face.

From what I see, I suspect this family has a feud with the son-in-laws family. The daughter is already so gorgeous, and the accompanying maiden is also as beautiful as a fairy. When the son-in-law sees them, will he be able to walk? Wont he be dying to lie on top ofthem, and thenrefuse to come down all day long?How can one bear it? I predict that, if he is spoiledfor months, he will surely be squeezed dry by these ladies!

The perverted topics caused the married women to blush and become angry.The men, in turn, showed agreeable expressions.

If ones daughter-in-law was so pretty, she married, bringing along with her four to fivefairies. They feltlike they could not take it.

The topic of discussion mostly centred on Huijun. The conversationsteadily drifted into the ears of the daughter of the concubine, Liu Huan. She was so angry that she tore two handkerchiefs in half. Her eyes had an ominous glint, and her whole face became distorted due to anger and jealousy. Her face had a repulsive appearance and a ferocious look to it.

It was hard to imagine that shewastwelveyears old and an innocent, young lady.

Ten miles of red dowries It was known throughout Shangjing.

Thatday, both pieces of news seemed to have grown wings and spread through Shangjing.

Firstly, the future Fourth Princess Consort hada worth that far exceeded anyones expectations. Ten miles of red dowries far exceededthat of the Second Princess Consort, who wasthe princess of the Northern Borderline.

Secondly, the accompanying maiden to the bride wasstunningly beautiful. Many youngscholars that sawher loved her at first sight and subsequently had sleepless nights.

Other than that, someone heard news and knew that Huijun was the accompanyingmaiden to the daughter of the concubine from Liu manor. They hurriedly ordered their servants to send a congratulatory card. No matter how much the Liu manor demanded, in order to redeem her, they only asked to take Huijun as an honorable concubine and treasure her like precious pearls.

The accompanying maiden to the bridewas plainly the lady who warmedthe bed, helping her master secure favor.If her master didnot let go, she was destined to have no status. Wasnt an honorable concubine way better than that?

Some were smarter. They directly used floral paper that hadbeen dyed in a scented smell and wrote theirfavorite quote to test how tight-lipped Huijun was.

Be it the former or the latter, Huijun rejected it with utmost politeness, and left the person wringing their wrists with regrets. Yet, they were all unable to be unhappy withher.

Jiang Pengji saw and couldnt help but say, Thebeauty that will bringmisfortune to the country is beginningto take shape.