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Substitute Marriage

Volume 1: Marriage Chapter 1: Entering the Palace

Volume 1: Marriage Chapter 1: Entering the Palace

May 25, 2025

A spring rain had just fallen in the early morning, and everywhere was the scent of earth mixed with the aroma of a few clusters of seasonal flowers. “Hyun-er, what are you doing?” Bright laughter overflowed inside and outside the house, piercing through the morning tranquility.
  “Eldest Miss, please sit down.” The little girl Xian'er, who was originally watching the combing of her hair from the side, hurriedly brought over the brocade pier, and the young girl in gorgeous attire stroked her clothes and sat down on the brocade pier.
  This was a scene that would occur every so often, and would be repeated whenever Guan Xiuyun, who had been adopted by the Empress Dowager as her adopted daughter, stayed at her home: “Why, are you up late again? Didn't I tell you yesterday that the Empress Dowager had summoned us today? We have to go to the palace early. Look at me, I'm all dressed up. You are still combing your hair, when the Empress Dowager blames us, no one can afford it.” The eyes as bright as black pearls flickered with an alluring luster. A bright smile rippled across her lips.
  Guan Junyun, who had already combed her hair and was reviewing her attire, looked at the two identical faces in the mirror and inserted a silver step rock into her hair.
  “In fact ......,” the eldest maid, Qi Qi, who was helping Guan Jun Yun to bind the luan tapestry, was a little indignant.
  “Give me the cloud shoulder.” Guan Junyun turned her head, “It's a bit cold, adding the cloud shoulder might be better.” Stopping Qiqian from saying anything, Guan Jungyun had been saying these things for more than a day or two. In front of her and behind her, she would always say that something was wrong here or there, and if it was not as good as her sister, it would always come out of her mouth.
  Everyone knew that Cuiyun was better mannered than her twin sister, Jungyun. All but the closest felt that these words were not at all excessive and must be the truth.
  “Hyun-chan, it's not for her to say you're bad that you're bad. And you're not good just because she says you're good.” These words were said by the second brother of the two, Guan Xin Yun, after knowing that his sister had been wronged on a certain occasion, he really couldn't look at it. Guan Junyun, who was originally still aggrieved by this matter, didn't seem to be any more angry because of her sister's deliberate intentions.
  Seeing Guan Junyun's slightly warning look, Qi Qian hurriedly stopped talking.
  “Actually, actually what?” Guan Jungyun's colorful eyes smiled as she looked at Qi Qi, “It can't be that I, as the older sister, have wronged my younger sister. In fact, Peony's up early. If that's the case, I'm here to apologize to my sister.”
  Yi Jie cowered for a moment, not daring to speak again. Retreating behind Guan Junyun, she straightened her sash, her fingers trembling slightly.
  “Look at you all here, I was saying why I haven't seen you go over. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we'll miss the time.” The sisters' second sister-in-law, Wu Jianxue, smiled and came in, “Hurry up.”
  “That's right, it's all because of this lazy girl, Hyun-er. If she had gotten up earlier, I'm afraid she would have already gone out. Qijian even argued that it wasn't, so it's hard to believe that I've wronged Hyun-er!” Guan Xiuyun took over the conversation and glared hard at Qi Qi.
  Guan Junyun secretly protects Qi Qian behind her and smiles faintly, “Yes, it's because I woke up late. If I had been earlier, I wouldn't have not gone out by this time.”
  Wu Jianxue pulls up Guan Junyun's hand: “Not too late, not too late, this time into the palace. The Empress Dowager will have to say, “I haven't seen Kyun-er for a long time and she's gotten taller, so how could she say she's late?”
  Guan Cuiyun in front of no one else walking, a long dress of pomegranate red plus the wrist of the Empress Dowager's gift of beads on the string, tinkling enough to attract everyone's attention. Guan Junyun looked at her light green waist-length dress, which paled in comparison to her sister. Guan was the moon in the night sky, and she was the farthest star from the moon, only able to prove her existence through the moon's light.
  Qiqian accompanied Guan Junyun in a saddle-car behind her, and each time Guan Junyun sat in the magnificent saddle-car that symbolized her status as a county princess. Accompanying her was Wu Jianxue, the second sister-in-law of the two, who was also the Imperial Empress Dowager's full-fledged inner niece.
  “It's all miss, what do you always have to give way to the eldest miss. Madam has said that Miss has not delayed the time, why is Missy making a series of complaints?” Yi Jie complained in a low voice beside Guan Jun Yun, “Missy always bullies Missy, it's hard for the slave girl to watch.”
  “I don't even feel bad, why do you feel bad?” Guan Junyun smiled faintly: “Besides, I didn't get up late, how she likes to say is up to her.”
  The breeze came and lifted the curtains on one side of the window. Taking the opportunity, she could take a look at the noisy market outside, something she had never been exposed to before in her life.
  “Greetings to the Empress Dowager, all hail the Empress Dowager.” Wu Fianxue followed the two sisters to Changxin Palace where the Empress Dowager resided, Empress Zhang Lian and Noble Consort Zhang Wei stood by the side of the Empress Dowager early in the morning, a pair of close sisters. Sister Zhang Lian was gentle and virtuous, while Zhang Wei was delicate and lovely. The two were drafted into the palace by the emperor one after the other and collected at their side.
  “I was just talking to the Empress, saying that I hadn't seen Cuiyun for a few days. But here she is.” The Empress Dowager looked at Cuiyun with a smile on her face, “You went home for a few days and didn't remember to come and see me.”
  “Cuiyun wouldn't have dared, but I came early. Coincidentally, our family Hyun-er, originally was up late, and worried about the Queen Mother in front of the disrespect, at home when the fine dress combing and dressing for clothes, only to be late. Peony child small it, mother can not blame her.” Pipe Cuiyun in front of the empress dowager blessed a blessing, a face of childish thought smile.
  “Listen to this mouth of yours, you're the one who can talk.” The Empress Dowager pulled her to her side and sat down, smoothly running her hand through the phoenix mouth tassel that was tangled in one spot in front of her forehead, raising her eyes to see Guan Junyun standing with Wu Jianxue in one spot, “Kyun'er, let the grieving family take a good look at you.”
  “Yes.” Guan Junyun made a blessing and came out from his sister-in-law's side. Taking two steps forward, she arrived in front of the Empress Dowager, “Greetings to the Empress Dowager.”
  “This is Gyun Er, all this tall. If I didn't say so I really wouldn't have recognized it.” The Empress Dowager looked Guan Junyun up and down, “The last time I saw Hyun-er was on the first day, kowtowing to me there. How long has it been since I've seen you, and you've grown so beautiful. With your mother is simply a mold carved out.”
  “We haven't seen any of what Mother said, we just know that Second Aunt was a first-class beauty back then.” The Empress's biological father and the Guan Sisters' father were sworn brothers back then, and Temperance had to add the late Emperor into the mix. Should have been called a second aunt, just married to the emperor, also with the emperor called the second aunt.
  Cuiyun raised her head to look at the Empress Dowager, and then instructed the palace maid to bring a mirror, where she couldn't stop looking at herself. “Cuiyun, what are you doing again?” The Empress Dowager laughed.
  “Just now the Empress Mother said that Peony is like her mother, so Cuiyun would like to see who she resembles.” Guan Xiuyun put down the mirror in a serious manner.
  “Then look at yourself and see who you resemble.” The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows at her.
  “Cuiyun is with the Empress every day, and the Empress always says that Cuiyun is just like the Empress back then. This time, it's true. I can't say it doesn't look like her.” Cuiyun hid her face on the Empress Dowager's sleeve, “Cuiyun doesn't like it.”
众人都笑了起来,女皇指着翠云,“听这张嘴。幸运的是,这是她自己的妹妹。如果是别人,我不知道她会说什么。行,以后啊你是伤心的亲女儿,不说谁像谁,你都像伤心行。
皇后姐妹们面面相觑,没有说什么,管君云祝福了一句祝福回到了吴建雪的身边。太后被关修云笑了笑,突然想起了什么:“这么多天没有修云在我身边喋喋不休,真是不习惯很。今天就跟着我吧,女皇,请人写一封信。从现在开始,翠云的开销就算在我们宫里的开销了。
“是的,我一会儿会请人来做。”皇后连忙答应,但她的目光却盯着关君云的脸上看了很久。两个人真的是天地相隔的两个人,这种时候其实是微微下垂的窗帘站在一边,不管别人怎么说都跟她无关,这种家庭教育真的是一般家庭都没有的。
走出太后的寝宫后不一刻,就留下关修云与太后交谈。武剑雪和关君云跟着皇后的姐妹们来到了皇后的朝阳宫,张莲笑了笑,让两人坐下:“这里没有太后的地方那么大规矩,这么久没见过牡丹孩子,真不认。
“没错,如果你不说,你还知道那是牡丹儿。”张伟小时候,经常和管俊均一玩,两人年龄相差不大,说话也不禁忌:“而且不常来宫,是不是一件调皮的事,小时候我们都没忘吗?
“当我还是个孩子的时候,我总是跟在你后面鬼混,不循规蹈矩地说话。殿下不要生气。关君云的嘴角扬起一抹笑容,然后顿时收敛了起来。
“这是个大心,曾几何时就是跟在后面,叫魏儿薇儿。”张薇说话的时候,完全没有贵妃的姿态,和姐姐们,甚至还在谈笑风生:“如果现在要这样叫我,我多么想被叫。
“看殿下说的,贤儿现在年纪大了,不能这么不守规矩。”吴建雪接过话头,笑道:“她一直都很害羞,家里都是这样。
“唉。”张琏叹了口气,看着关君云,仿佛想起了什么:“云儿,刚才发生的事情,别放在心上。
“是的。”关俊云点点头,只是同意了。
“秋儿,叫人写个报告。以后,翠云的正规银子会分出宫外,单独上市。写完了就送到帝府**,再送给皇帝这边,不出意外。张连看向吴建雪:“有事要感谢你,我们家多谢二哥嫂记,我哥哥嫂子不在京城,三哥是个不管事的。我妈妈说,多亏了二哥和嫂子的频繁来看望,我们才省去了很多麻烦。
“几件小事,我怎么敢对你说一句感谢的话,殿下。”吴建雪起身笑道:“我们都是近亲,哪里有礼仪可言。
“这就是二嫂子说的,为什么和贤儿说话有那么多礼节?”张伟坚持要拉着关俊云那边说话,关俊云一时害羞,但还是走了过去。

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