"The bride is here!" The joyous cries of children, the crackling of firecrackers, and the clatter of horseshoes grew nearer, and the Yang family stood at the entrance, each with beaming smiles.

Originally, the Luo family had planned to set out on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, and just so, they were able to celebrate the Little New Year at the Yang family's.

Upon receiving a letter from Nangong Lingfei, they rushed back at once, and now Old Lady Luo, who had taken the initiative to act as the chief matchmaker, scattered wedding candy with the help of the maids while uttering auspicious phrases.

People, eager to share in the couple's joy, playfully scrambled for the candy, creating a lively and jubilant scene.

The matchmaker helped the bride, who held an apple in her hand, step out of the sedan chair, while the relatives from the Yang side scattered grains, beans, and grasses, symbolizing the warding off of evil.

Next, the bride crossed over a fire basin, followed by the groom leading the way with one end of a long red cloth while the bride held the other end, and they entered the wedding hall to pay respects to heaven and earth.

"Prince Chen, the Eldest Princess, the prince consort, the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Princess have arrived!" Just as the newlyweds were about to enter the bridal chamber, Jiang Quan's voice suddenly rang out.

Yang Mengchen shot Nangong Lingfei, who was not far away, a look, then rose with the elders to greet them.

Hosting her own wedding, she hadn't informed even the Luo family, let alone others.

Unexpectedly, without a word to her, Nangong Lingfei had gone out of his way to inform people from several mansions, causing her to endure a lecture from Grandma Luo and others. The subsequent arrivals from Hua Mansion, Nangong Mansion, and Situ Mansion also chided her. And now, with Long Xuanmo and the others here, wasn't this asking for trouble?

"Sister, how could you not tell me about our brother's and sister-in-law's wedding? If it weren't for Ling Fei's letter, I would have missed out on the celebration," Long Yingtong said cheerfully as she ran towards Yang Mengchen and clung to her arm coquettishly, "Sister, I've missed you so much, did you miss me?"

Sister Ling, who followed behind, had a slight change of expression and opened her mouth with the intent to remind the princess to observe proper etiquette, but seeing that Prince Chen and the Eldest Princess said nothing, she pursed her lips and remained silent.

Sister Ling was one of the four closest sisters to the Empress. Before Long Yingtong's incident, she had already returned to her hometown, living with her nephew's family in the countryside in recent years.

Unexpectedly, just before the New Year, the Empress sent a trusted envoy to find her, hoping that she would return to the palace to become the Sixth Princess's Sister of Penitentiary, and wished for her to stay by the princess's side indefinitely.

Truth be told, she was fond of the simple and tranquil life in the countryside, and her nephew's family treated her with respect and filial piety, promising to care for her until her last days, so she really did not want to return to that duplicitous life and thus politely refused.

To her surprise, Prince Chen personally came to find her. She could refuse the Empress, but she could not reject Prince Chen, especially since he had once saved her life. So, she agreed to become the Sixth Princess's Sister of Penitentiary.

Though the Sixth Princess was young, she was intelligent and well-behaved, and her manners were so impeccable that not a single fault could be found (unbeknownst to her, Yang Mengchen and Sister Jin had been teaching Long Yingtong etiquette all this while).

However, since leaving the palace for this place, the Sixth Princess was like a bird set free from its cage, chattering nonstop the whole way and mentioning Ms. Yang in every sentence, losing all the calm and dignified demeanor she had in the palace. Now, seeing Ms. Yang, she immediately forgot her manners in her joy.

Sister Jin stepped forward and whispered into Yang Mengchen's ear, informing her of Sister Ling's identity and credentials.

Before he left, Long Xuanmo had mentioned to Yang Mengchen that he had found a Sister of Penitentiary for Yingtong. Now, seeing the woman in person, she seemed somewhat stern, but her gaze was calm and shrewd, and her intentions were sincere. It appeared that Long Xuanmo had indeed made a thoughtful choice, and Yang Mengchen silently nodded in agreement.

"Of course, I've missed Yingtong as well." Gently tweaking Long Yingtong's cute little nose, Yang Mengchen smiled and asked, "After sitting in the carriage for several days, you must be tired, aren't you, Yingtong?"

Long Yingtong shook her head, her delicate face beaming with a sweet and innocent smile, "Not tired. Sister, I've prepared wedding gifts for our brother and sister-in-law, and a gift for you too, but I'll give you yours a little later. Yue Yuan, quickly present the gifts to our brother and sister-in-law."

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