Chapter 452: Cheng Suying’s Wedding

Chapter 452: Cheng Suying's Wedding

"Our Ningyang Marquis's Mansion will only prosper more and more!"

Lady Qin listened to Lu Lingyun's words, her eyes sparkled with joy.

But after that radiant moment, she seemed to release a deep-seated worry, and a look of fatigue appeared in her eyes.

"You should go and rest now. Tomorrow is Sù Yīng's wedding, and you'll have a lot to do." Lady Qin reached out and lovingly stroked Lu Lingyun's head as if she were her own daughter.

"Mother, you should rest well too." Lu Lingyun tucked her in, "Sù Yīng is getting married tomorrow, and you, as the grandmother, must ensure she has a grand send-off."

"Of course, I must ensure Sù Yīng has a grand wedding and see our Ningyang Marquis's Mansion prosper day by day." Lady Qin smiled, her eyes reflecting both ease and the weight of years.

Lu Lingyun lingered by her bedside, sharing a few more words, then urged her to rest early.

When she left Lady Qin's room, the relaxed smile on her face faded, replaced by a heavy and worried expression.

At that moment, Cheng Bingan came looking for her.

"Mother! Has Cheng Binghao returned?"

"Your brother returned briefly, but he's still at the Imperial City now." Lu Lingyun managed a faint smile.

Cheng Bingan was overjoyed, but he swiftly picked up on Lu Lingyun's subdued demeanor. "Mother, Cheng Binghao has returned and has been granted a marquis title. What could possibly be troubling you?"

Lu Lingyun looked at her ever-thoughtful eldest son and sighed softly. She walked with Cheng Bingan outside, saying, "It's your grandmother. I'm concerned about her well-being."

Hearing this, a shadow of worry crossed Cheng Bingan's otherwise joyful expression. "Grandmother has been worrying for us all these years."

"But Mother, my brother and I are grown now. From now on, my brother and I will support the family. You and Grandmother need not worry anymore."

Cheng Bingan looked at Lu Lingyun with determined eyes.

Hearing this, Lu Lingyun looked at her eldest son, who had already grown taller than her, and a big smile spread across her face.

That night, Cheng Binghao was kept at the Imperial City for a welcoming banquet and returned very late.

The next day, the entrance of the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion was bustling with dragon and lion dances and drum teams.

Today was the grand wedding day of the Miss of the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion!

The welcoming procession from Duke Xu's Mansion paraded through two streets, tossing coins of happiness along the route.

A large portion of the Imperial City turned out to witness this grand wedding.

Cheng Binghao personally carried Cheng Suying out of the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion. Lu Lingyun and Lady Qin, adorned in their most splendid attire, presided over the wedding procession at the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion.

One by one, heavy dowries were carried out of the mansion. The mansion's chief steward sang out the dowry list at the entrance: agate pearls, amber corals, silks and satins, screens, tables, and chairs... the very best of everything.

The dowry sent by Duke Xu's Mansion was given back in full to Cheng Suying, and an extra sixty loads were included.

Among them were eighteen shops, eighty households of tenants, thirty loads of copper coins, and three hundred taels of gold!

One-third of this was given according to the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion's dowry regulations, one-third was an extra gift from Lady Qin to Cheng Suying, and the remaining third was from Lu Lingyun to Cheng Suying.

The Ningyang Marquis's Mansion had only one Miss, and they spared no effort in pampering her!

In all, one hundred and eighty-eight loads of dowry were carried out of the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion in a grand procession, truly a ten-mile-long red dowry procession, all the way to Duke Xu's Mansion.

The sight left everyone around them in awe.

One after another, they slapped their thighs, marveling at the immense wealth of the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion!

This grand and solemn wedding procession announced to the entire Imperial City that the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion had officially come back to life!

On the wedding day, Cheng Binghao carried Cheng Suying out of the mansion.

A team of his personal guards escorted them, and the EverVictorious Marquis, fresh from a victorious battle, accompanied his younger sister with a majestic presence.

This was a clear message to Duke Xu's Mansion that their daughter must never be mistreated!

Now, with two marquises in the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion, who would dare to provoke them?

Originally, Cheng Suying's marriage to Duke Xu's Mansion was considered a high-status match, but now, with two marquises in the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion, Duke Xu's Mansion could hardly be said to be marrying beneath their station—it was a perfect match!

When Cheng Suying entered the Xu family's gates, no one in the Xu family dared to slight her!

Lu Lingyun stood at the wide-open gates of the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion, watching as Cheng Suying, in tears, was led to the bridal sedan.

"Mother!"

At the last moment before entering the sedan, Cheng Suying turned back and tightly embraced Lu Lingyun, sobbing uncontrollably beneath her wedding veil.

Lu Lingyun patted her back, saying, "Sù Yīng, your mother and home will always be behind you."

Hearing this, Cheng Suying trembled with sobs, and amidst the clamor of the procession, she said in Lu Lingyun's arms, "Mother, having you in this life is my greatest blessing."

Lu Lingyun's heart swelled with warmth at her words.

Few remembered that Cheng Suying had been born as a stillborn child. That night, her birth mother had died in childbirth, and her father had been at a brothel. It was Lu Lingyun who had stayed by her side all night, fighting to save her life.

Cheng Suying was the child Lu Lingyun had raised the longest, and of her three children, Cheng Suying was the closest to her, clinging to her and resembling her the most.

Lu Lingyun lovingly stroked Cheng Suying's hair, and amidst the blaring horns, she sent her off, saying, "As long as your mother is here, our Sù Yīng will always be cherished."

"Yes!" Cheng Suying nodded vigorously.

She was helped down by the maids and, together with Xu Zhengqian, who had come to fetch the bride, they kowtowed to Lu Lingyun. Then, under the gaze of the crowd, they set off amidst the clamor.

Cheng Suying's wedding was an incredibly lively affair.

Throughout the day, the area outside the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion was bustling with activity.

At weddings, the main event is the groom's banquet, while the bride's side is usually secondary. But today, the festivities at the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion were just as grand as those at Duke Xu's Mansion.

Many people went to Duke Xu's Mansion to drink and offer gifts, then came to the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion to offer their congratulations once more.

This was a level of excitement not seen in the past ten years.

In the past ten years, during festivals, it was mostly the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion sending gifts to other families, while fewer and fewer people came to their mansion, until only those from Lu Lingyun's maternal family remained.

From the day of Cheng Suying's wedding, the Ningyang Marquis's Mansion would once again be in the spotlight.

And this time, the topic surrounding the Ningyang Marquis would no longer be about spending tens of thousands of taels to redeem a courtesan or keeping a mistress—things that invited gossip and ridicule.

The Ningyang Marquis's Mansion had sprouted anew, growing toward the sun.

Feeling the changes in the mansion she had managed, Lu Lingyun smiled.

This is far from over.

Her daughter has been married off, and she still needs to arrange marriages for her two sons, making the Ningyang Marquis's household strong and prosperous in every aspect.

As she busily receives and sends off guests, overseeing the wedding, the entire family eagerly watches the bustling activities at the Ningyang Marquis's household.

"Wow! This is absolutely magnificent!"

In Copper Alley, a group of people walked towards the inner courtyard.

Among them, a woman dressed elegantly but with an unremarkable appearance exclaimed, "third young master, the master's family's wedding for the Miss is so grand and magnificent!"