ebookland Chapter 171 Arrival at the Capital of Ye State
Chapter 171 Arrival at the Capital of Ye State
In the next few days, Shi Lidie and Ye Zhaonan pretended to be friendly and maintained superficial peace.
Five days later, the marriage team arrived at the capital of Ye State.
As soon as they entered the gate of Kyoto, Ye Zhaonan said to Shi Lidie:
"Princess Yun'an, I have sent someone to the Crown Prince's Mansion to inform them to tidy up the yard so that it will be convenient for the princess to live in."
Shi Lidie paused for a moment and said:
"Who said I'm going to live in the Prince's Mansion? Your Highness, although I am a princess married to you, I am destined to marry you, but you and I haven't been married yet, how can I live in the Prince's Mansion?"
"In my opinion, I should find a house outside and settle down first. After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince chooses an auspicious date and holds the wedding, I can move into the Crown Prince's Mansion with full justification."
Ye Zhaonan didn't expect Shi Lidie to refuse, so he quickly argued:
"Princess, why bother so much? You will be the mistress of the Prince's Mansion sooner or later. What does it matter if you are a step earlier or later?"
"That won't work either." Shi Lidie insisted, "Your Highness, you keep saying that I am your white moonlight, can you not even satisfy my little wish? I just want to marry you openly with three matchmakers, six bridesmaids, and a sedan chair, is that not possible?"
As soon as he said this, Ye Zhaonan didn't know what to say.
If he refused again, it would seem that he had no respect for the feelings of his savior, Bai Yueguang, and would be aggressive, which was inconsistent with the affectionate persona he had created earlier:
"Well, since the princess insists, I will respect her. I will send someone to find a house for the princess to live in comfortably."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Shi Lidie said with a smile.
She didn't want to live in the prince's mansion without knowing why.
First of all, she didn't want to face the protagonist halo of Lin Pianpian and Ye Zhaonan.
Secondly, living in the Prince's Mansion means announcing to the world that she is Ye Zhaonan's person. Even if they haven't gotten married yet, she can't get rid of this label in this era. But if she doesn't live there, there will be room for easing the situation in the future anyway.
Third, she didn’t think that with Lin Pianpian around, she and Ye Zhaonan would have a chance to get married.
Finally, it is more convenient to live outside. You can do whatever you want in your own house. Even if there are a few spies, they are all under control. But once you live in the Prince's Mansion, you fall into someone else's territory and appear very passive.
All these reasons were the reason why she refused to move into the Prince's Mansion right now.
Ye Zhaonan's men were very efficient. In about half an hour, they had prepared a three-story mansion, which was beautifully and luxuriously renovated. It was not shabby at all, and was not unworthy of Princess Yun'an's status.
The most important thing is that this house is very close to the Prince's Mansion. It takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there, and it is even faster to take a carriage. This will also make it convenient for the Prince and Princess Yun'an to visit and exchange feelings.
Ye Zhaonan was very satisfied with this, and Shi Lidie was also very satisfied.
The wedding procession was huge. In addition to the carriage that Shi Lidie was riding in the front, there was also a large pile of dowry prepared by His Majesty the Emperor of Dayin Dynasty in the back, which was similar to that of a real princess. It was one cart after another, even more grand than the Ten Miles of Red Makeup.
Shi Lidie had already arrived at the gate of the house, and the last cart of dowry had just entered from the city gate.
Ye Zhaonan helped Shi Lidie get off the carriage and said:
"Princess, this is where you will be staying for the next period of time."
"I'm giving you the house. The house deed and the land deed will be delivered to you soon. Also, you didn't bring many maids from Dayin, and they were all personal servants. You're short of some menial servants, so I've sent someone to find a human trafficker to prepare a group of maids and servants for you to choose from."
"Also, I wonder if the princess has any ideas about the plaque of this house?"
Shi Lidie listened to Ye Zhaonan's words and praised him with a smile:
"Your Highness is a very thoughtful person. I should have arranged these things myself, but I couldn't let your Highness down, so I accepted them."
"As for the plaque...how about writing Princess Dayin's Mansion?"
"Because it's you, I am so careful." Ye Zhaonan said with a smile, "I am very happy to receive a compliment from the princess. Please, princess."
Before completely tying Shi Lidie to his boat, Ye Zhaonan was naturally very indulgent towards her.
As long as it does not touch upon principles and bottom lines, he is willing to do things according to Shi Lidie's wishes. Only in this way can Shi Lidie feel his sincerity and speed up the process of cultivating feelings.
As for Shi Lidie, with the plot in hand, she naturally would not fall in love with Ye Zhaonan, but if the benefits were offered to her, she would take them.
Anyway, she is keen on taking advantage of others.
Whether it was the house or the servants, someone arranged everything for her, which saved her a lot of trouble.
Soon, Shi Lidie entered the house.
Wen Tan is not good at dealing with common things, but he is very skilled in martial arts, so he must follow her closely to protect her safety.
So, the task of tidying up the house was handed over to Fennel.
Fennel acted like a maid or a housekeeper. She stood in the yard and gave orders. Everything was in perfect order.
Wen Tan accompanied Shi Lidie to rest in the bedroom.
The other maids were divided into two groups, one to prepare hot water and the other to prepare meals. They were determined to let Shi Lidie take a comfortable hot bath and have a hearty meal after the tiring journey.
The 220 imperial guards brought from the Dayin Dynasty were also busy. She directed them to carry Shi Lidie's dowry boxes into the warehouse, and then arranged them by category for easy counting and retrieval.
Ye Zhaonan's entourage brought the land deed and house deed of the house. Fennel kept them and would pass them to Shi Lidie later.
The human trafficker came with a group of maids, old women and servants, and it was Hui Xiang who selected them. She had worked in the princess's mansion in the Dayin Dynasty and knew very well how many people such a large house would need.
The chief steward, the junior steward, the gatekeeper, the kitchen staff, the cleaner, the grocer...
Although Fennel did not inspect all the hundreds of servants, she was well aware of the importance of leading a team. She only personally inspected a few senior stewards and left the rest of the work to them.
In this way, the entire mansion began to operate rapidly and efficiently.
Fennel took the house deed and land deed into the inner bedroom, handed them to Shi Lidie, and reported the situation outside.
After listening to this, Shi Lidie praised:
"Our fennel is really awesome! Here, here's your reward!"
After saying that, she handed Fennel a silver ingot, which weighed at least five taels.
Fennel was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
Shi Lidie developed the habit of giving money to Wen Tan whenever she disagreed with him after he came over. She read the original novel and knew that Wen Tan liked money, so she used giving money to stimulate Wen Tan's loyalty to her.
But later she felt that they were all maids who followed her and worked for her, and she should not favor one over another.
So, she would often give money to Huixiang and several other maids as rewards, the amount varied, but no matter what, there was no one who didn't like money.
The money was in place and the maids' loyalty was high. This time when she came to marry, except for Wen Tan and Hui Xiang, the other four dowry maids all volunteered to come with her.
It’s not that the others don’t want to come, it’s mainly because they have relatives in Dayin Dynasty.
And these four, who have no relatives or friends in this world and are all alone and helpless, might as well follow Shi Lidie and make a lot of money!