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Even with all the efforts of the Li family, they couldn't support a wedding that matched Prince Rui's palace. They chose the wedding date in the twelfth lunar month to dilute the wedding with the excitement and busyness of the New Year.

The day after Li Jinzhu recognized his relatives, he set off back to Pingjiang City.

Her staying here did not help A-nan in any way. On the contrary, it caused A-nan to worry. Besides, after Yuzhu got married, she and Sister-in-law Yin were already very busy. Sister-in-law Yin would definitely not be able to take care of her when she left. She could not delay Too long.

Her younger brothers and sisters are all married, so from now on, they will be left to take care of themselves, and the business is her own business.

Li Shikuan and Mrs. Hong stayed for a few more days. They visited the Wei family, the Yang family and other in-laws and family friends of Prince Rui's palace. They also accepted visits from the Liangzhe Road Chamber of Commerce and the major families in the south of the Yangtze River in the capital. They were busy until the day of the stove sacrifice. The two old men simply took a big boat and traveled back to Pingjiang City day and night.

Li Xiaonan brought Wan Qing, Yu Ting and A Wu to marry into Prince Rui's Mansion. That means she and Gu Yan were together on the wedding night. This is not right. She and Gu Yan were not the only ones that night. There were also people on duty outside the curtain. Where is the mother-in-law and girl?

The next day, before dawn, we went to visit the church and recognize our relatives. The relatives of Prince Rui's Mansion were recognized by the Zongren Mansion holding a booklet. They recognized each other from dawn in the morning until dusk in the evening.

The next day, she worshiped her ancestors and wrote her name behind Gu Yan, then went to the mausoleum outside the city to worship, and then worshiped the gods, outside the city, in the city, in the mansion...

Then it was time to enter the palace. Prince Rui and his wife were going to meet him. Besides, the emperor's family were also relatives of Prince Rui's palace.

This series of sacrifices, worship, and meetings made Li Xiaonan realize that marrying is not about marrying a person, but marrying into a family.

Li Xiaonan got off the car outside Donghua Gate and looked up at the majestic city gate.

"Didn't you see me?" Gu Yan leaned over and looked at Li Xiaonan.

"I saw it. You saw it first, and then the city gate." Li Xiaonan couldn't see the top of the city gate. She was too close to the city gate, right at the entrance of the city gate.

"Let's go, it's windy here." Gu Yan stretched out his hand to wrap Li Xiaonan's cloak tightly and motioned for Li Xiaonan to hold it.

"Yes. Before coming, my mother told me that the emperor was not energetic enough and asked me not to delay any more." Li Xiaonan said in a low voice.

"As long as I'm with you, there's no need for you to worry about this. You don't have to worry about this." Gu Yan said with a smile.

"Then you won't explain it to me?" Li Xiaonan asked.

"Just ask and answer."

"You say that every time."

In the past ten days, no matter who he met, this was what Gu Yan said.

"It's just the etiquette that you should have before the New Year. I will give you a good account of the New Year's wine after the New Year." Gu Yan paused slightly, lowered his head and looked at Li Xiaonan carefully.

Under the sun, Li Xiaonan's skin was fair and fair, but a little pale.

"Are you tired lately?" Gu Yan asked.

"I'm tired day and night." Li Xiaonan looked at the officials who were hiding on both sides.

She could face their avoidance and bow her eyes, but she couldn't turn a blind eye. Gu Yan must have been able to cultivate it from a young age to treat them like nothing.

Gu Yan laughed, "I asked you last night if you were tired, and you said you weren't."

"Where do you work?" Li Xiaonan changed the subject.

"Over there." Gu Yan turned around and pointed, "When the audience comes out, I will take you to see it?"

"Okay." Li Xiaonan stretched her head and took a look.

Gu Yanshi laughed out loud, she was curious about everything.

After entering the palace gate, Li Xiaonan took a step behind Gu Yan. She lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, not daring to look around.

The young chamberlain was already waiting at the palace gate and led the two of them inside. Li Xiaonan followed Gu Yan and entered the Ning'an Hall. Gu Yan knelt down and she knelt down. Gu Yan knelt and she kowtowed and saluted. She heard a weak voice with no confidence, "Get up, come closer, let me have a look."

Gu Yan pushed Li Xiaonan gently, and Li Xiaonan walked to the couch. The emperor was half sitting and half lying on the couch. She lowered her head slightly and was within her sight.

Li Xiaonan paused for a moment, and just as she was thinking about whether she should kneel down, the emperor signaled warmly: "Sit down."

The little chamberlain quickly placed a brocade stool in front of the couch.

Li Xiaonan knelt down and thanked her, sat on the brocade stool, looked at the emperor again, and met the emperor's eyes that looked at her carefully.

"She is a courageous little girl." The emperor smiled, "Brother Yan said, do you often act like a gentleman with him?"

"No airs, I gave him lessons." Li Xiaonan didn't know how to answer. She didn't expect the emperor to talk to her like this.

The emperor laughed and said, "Live a good life from now on."

"Yes." Li Xiaonan stood up subconsciously.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Gu Yan bowed and replied.

The emperor leaned back on the pillow, and Gu Yan pulled Li Xiaonan and quietly exited the hall.

Li Xiaonan left the hall, looked back, and saw two imperial doctors trotting over carrying medicine boxes.

Alas, the emperor is already in such bad shape, no wonder Princess Wei told her that.

After the New Year, I’m afraid there won’t be any New Year’s wine.

Before the end of the year, Prince Gu Yan and Prince Rui were summoned into the palace by the hurried chamberlain early in the morning on the day of the stove sacrifice.

Princess Wei watched Prince Rui rush out in a hurry, and before she could finish her sentence of "sacrifice to the stove", she felt a lump in her throat.

Li Xiaonan looked at Princess Wei who could not suppress her sadness, and thought about the sick and somewhat disfigured emperor, and her heart was filled with sadness.

The impermanence of life.

The palace sacrificed the stove as peacefully as the entire Jiangle City. At noon the next day, the long bells announcing the collapse of the mountains and tombs spread from the palace to Jiangle City, and then to the north and south of the empire.

Upon hearing the bell, Princess Wei immediately sent someone to give the mourning clothes that had been prepared to Prince Rui and Gu Yan.

Li Xiaonan followed Princess Wei all the time, changing into mourning clothes amidst the sound of the bells. The stewards of the palace distributed piles of mourning clothes, and directed the white and red lanterns, and the bright white door lintels...

Li Xiaonan followed Princess Wei and watched everywhere, like water flowing over it, from celebration to mourning.

She followed Princess Wei closely, but she was just a spectator. She could not help in any way.

Princess Wei just asked her to follow, not that she wanted to get angry with Li Xiaonan. Under such a big event, she didn't care about getting angry with Li Xiaonan. Besides, she was very sad, and she was too sad to be in the mood to get angry with anyone.

Li Xiaonan was just like when she used to follow the eldest sister and the second sister and watch them work. She tried her best to stay out of the way and only watched and admired: If Princess Wei becomes a general, she must be an extremely outstanding general.

Soon, the chamberlain who summoned them to the palace for mourning arrived.

On the day of their wedding, Li Xiaonan, the Crown Princess, issued the decree together with those Enyin, and rushed to the palace to mourn with Princess Wei.

Your Majesty, you are already the late emperor. The late emperor has been ill for a long time. The preparations for the mausoleum and other things have been started a long time ago. Everything is in order, but there are still a lot of busy and complicated etiquette. This year, Li Xiaonan didn't even realize that it was New Year's Eve. It's over.

When it finally came to an end and she could go back and have a good rest, Li Xiaonan returned to her courtyard and fell asleep.

In the month since she married Prince Jinrui, she has worshiped the gods in the first half of the month and mourned in the second half of the month. She has been there from morning to night every day, and she is not so tired as a social animal.