Shen Shixu had worried that Shen Father and Shen Mother might struggle to adjust to the Capital, but seeing them go out every day to prepare his dowry without the slightest sign of discomfort put his mind at ease.
To let Shen Shixu devote himself entirely to preparing for his wedding banquet, 011 decided not to give him any gossip for a whole month. Nothing could be allowed to distract him.
Shen Shixu was perfectly fine without the gossip. The officials attending court, and even Emperor Wu'an, were the ones who struggled to get used to it. They normally got to enjoy gossip during court sessions.
Whether the scandals were big or small, they at least lightened everyone's mood and made court less dull and oppressive.
Now, for an entire month, court had returned to its old, lifeless state. They really could not get used to it.
Every one of them privately wished Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi's wedding day would hurry up and arrive. They could hardly wait to enjoy more gossip once the two were married.
With everyone eagerly awaiting it, the day of their wedding finally arrived.
The twenty-eighth day of the sixth month was auspicious for all undertakings.
Commoners crowded around Prince Jing's Residence and the Shen Residence until both were surrounded on all sides. The delivery of the dowry from the Shen Residence to Prince Jing's Residence the day before had caused quite a sensation in the Capital.
The chests were clearly custom-made and extraordinarily large. Packed to the brim, they bent carrying poles as thick as a grown man's thigh, making them impossible for ordinary strong men to lift.
Xiao Jinyi had ended up ordering soldiers under his command to carry them. A group of armored men delivering a dowry—such a thing had never