On the twelfth of the twelfth lunar month, the entire capital city was celebrating.
Today was the wedding day of the second, third, and fourth princes in the Imperial Palace. The whole capital was under tight security, and street vendors were not allowed to set up stalls on the routes taken by the wedding procession, to prevent any blockages and accidents.
While the city was under lockdown, the nobility in the capital were discussing which mansion to visit first for the wedding banquet, or whether to split up and attend separately.
Song Zhiyu and Niu Pan'er were originally invited as well, but Niu Pan'er injured her leg and had difficulty moving, so she did not attend. As for Song Ci, he used the excuse of staying in the mansion to take care of the Commandery Princess, as she had caught a slight illness, and thus he did not attend either.
