The seductive princess is no longer being pursued; the aloof prime minister is facing a crematorium.

Chapter 261 Her Helplessness
At first, there were only two or three people.

Then it grew to a dozen, then dozens, and then hundreds of people knelt around Jiang Jinshuang, shouting their congratulations.

Jiang Jinshuang stood there, surrounded by the crowd, feeling somewhat lost.

Yes, I felt helpless.

Jiang Jinshuang was not used to those people's worship and congratulations.

More often than not, she would sit high on her palanquin, surrounded by the low murmurs of anger and mockery from the people. They would keep their distance from her, fearing that if she became displeased, she would take advantage of the innocent people among them.

At this moment, she was surrounded by people, unlike anything she had ever been before.

Those people knelt before her, their eyes filled with excitement and elation.

Jiang Jinshuang didn't even quite understand what had happened.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Jinshuang asked, frowning.

Something doesn't feel right.

The crowd said nothing, but knelt and bowed, offering their congratulations and wishing her a happy marriage.

Until the little boy who had just taken her candy tugged at her sleeve and walked up to her.

The voice was sweet and childlike: "Your Highness, a big brother said that he would give Little Tiger candy if he congratulated you."

Jiang Jinshuang raised an eyebrow: "What kind of brother?"

The little boy pondered for a long time, but in the end he could only say, "Yes... he's a very handsome older brother."

Jiang Jinshuang looked toward the group of kneeling people.

Oh, I think I understand.

Jiang Jinshuang looked at the burly man at the head of the group and asked with a smile, "Was it Lin Qingyan who said that if you congratulate me, you will receive some benefits?"

The middle-aged man kept his head down and dared not answer.

Jiang Jinshuang smiled casually: "Just answer. It's nothing serious, and I won't blame you."

I was just congratulating her on her marriage. She's not some monster, and she wouldn't be so picky about such a simple congratulatory message.

Upon hearing this, the leading man finally spoke in a trembling voice: "Indeed, an official said that as long as you see Her Highness the Princess and say some auspicious words to her, you can go to her residence to receive gold melon seeds."

After a pause, the man said, "But...but it's not Magistrate Lin, it's...it's..."

Jiang Jinshuang pursed her lips and remained silent, waiting for the man to continue.

"Yes... Lord Pei, Chief Minister Pei."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang raised her eyebrows slightly, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes.

—The Ministry of Rites has gone to such lengths to arrange her marriage; they have truly put in a lot of effort.

Jiang Jinshuang chuckled softly.

The surrounding people lowered their heads even further.

What does Pei Du mean by this?

Did she feel that her marriage came so suddenly that she wanted more people to know and congratulate her?

What benefit would he gain from doing this?

Jiang Jinshuang didn't understand.

But she didn't intend to make things difficult for these people. She simply waved her hand and said, "I accept your congratulations. Go and collect your reward."

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"

The crowd kowtowed several more times before retreating.

Jiang Jinshuang felt that although she didn't know how much the Princess's Mansion and Lin Qingyan had spent on this wedding, Wenshan Pavilion must have spent a lot of money.

But since it wasn't her money being spent, she didn't feel bad about it.

In fact, these are not things that the Ministry of Rites should be doing.

Jiang Jinshuang felt somewhat bewildered when Pei Du did it.

It seems that ever since she returned from Baiyujing, Pei Du has been doing some inexplicable things, even things that seem trivial to her.

It was meaningless, yet she felt it was everywhere. Without dwelling on it any longer, Jiang Jinshuang returned to the princess's residence.

The wedding is tomorrow, and the princess's residence has been busy all day. Jiang Jinshuang won't be getting any sleep tonight.

According to Wan Jin custom, men and women cannot see each other for several days before their wedding.

Jiang Jinshuang had no objection to this, but she didn't expect Lin Qingyan to send a servant to the princess's residence.

The servant didn't dare to enter the room, but instead asked Chun Tao to hand over an item to Jiang Jinshuang.

When Chun Tao came to see Jiang Jinshuang, Jiang Jinshuang was taking a bath in the bathhouse.

"Your Highness, look."

Chun Tao smiled and walked to Jiang Jinshuang's side, half-kneeling in front of her, and handed the things in her hands to Jiang Jinshuang.

Jiang Jinshuang narrowed her eyes and saw what Chuntao handed over.

—It is a jade bracelet.

"The servant in the Lin family said that this is a jade bracelet personally passed down by Lord Lin's mother, who said it was to be given to her daughter-in-law in the future."

Jiang Jinshuang accepted the jade bracelet.

The jade bracelet wasn't actually of very good quality, and it had a crack on it. The craftsman used silver ornaments to cover it up, making three or five silver bells to conceal the crack.

When held in the hand, the silver bells jingle melodiously.

"This thing is too valuable. You should catch up with the servant and return it to Lin Qingyan."

After reading it, Jiang Jinshuang said this to Chuntao.

Seemingly anticipating Jiang Jinshuang's response, Chuntao smiled and said, "Your Highness, Lord Lin has asked his servant to say that since you are now husband and wife, the jade bracelet should be in your possession. If Your Highness insists on not accepting it, it might hurt his mother's feelings."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang said nothing more.

The jade bracelet was a good size for her, and when she wore it, the silver bells jingled softly.

Steaming from the bath, Jiang Jinshuang slowly closed her eyes and whispered to Chuntao, "Go to the storeroom and pick out something valuable to send to the Lin residence."

Originally, when a man and woman get married, they should have a token of their love, but Jiang Jinshuang's marriage was in a hurry, so she forgot about such trivial matters.

Jiang Jinshuang was reminded of this matter again when she saw the jade bracelet that Lin Qingyan had given her today.

Chun Tao nodded: "Chun Tao will take care of it right away."

After saying that, Chun Tao didn't leave immediately.

Jiang Jinshuang closed her eyes and asked softly, "Is there anything else?"

Chun Tao scratched her head, her cheeks flushed, as if they had been steamed red by the moisture.

“Um… Your Highness, you and Lord Lin…”

"Hmm?" Jiang Jinshuang slowly opened her eyes and looked at Chuntao. "What's wrong?"

Chun Tao twitched the corners of her mouth and gave a dry laugh: "What this servant means is, have you and Lord Lin studied how to celebrate your wedding night tomorrow?"

Jiang Jinshuang paused, then blinked innocently: "Not yet."

But she added, "However, I have experience."

There shouldn't be any need to specifically learn it, right?
Chun Tao sighed, looking helpless: "Your Highness, this kind of thing is just about love between men and women. The last time you...didn't you say that you weren't feeling too comfortable?"

Jiang Jinshuang smacked her lips, seemingly recalling that incident from back then.

As if thinking of something, Jiang Jinshuang narrowed her eyes: "It's not exactly uncomfortable..."

However, at that time, her knees had been kneeling outside the palace for three days, and they were swollen and bruised beyond recognition. Although Pei Du tried to avoid it, that posture was still not very comfortable no matter how much he avoided it.

—But if we only talk about Pei Du's service at that time...

It wasn't really that bad; Jiang Jinshuang was in a bad mood and her knees were hurting badly, so she took her anger out on him.

She simply didn't care about his feelings.

Chun Tao looked around and, seeing that no one was around, carefully handed something to Jiang Jinshuang.

"Your Highness, please take a look at this first."