With the Grand Princess’s personal visit to offer an apology, the matter of Wu Yanyao’s attempted assassination of Madam Wang and her daughter was considered settled. Fearing that Wu Yanyao would lose her composure and strike out at Shen Yiru once more, the Grand Princess placed her under house arrest within the Princess's Estate. In short, Wu Yanyao would have no opportunity to step out of the estate until the day of her wedding. The Grand Princess’s supervision of Wu Yanyao was not driven by the fear that she might truly harm Shen Yiru, but rather out of consideration for the Emperor.
On this day, the Shen Estate was decorated in a festive manner. Shen Wei'er was to be married. Lady Qian, who had been under house arrest, was also dressed neatly and emerged to welcome the guests. Qian Mofeng, wearing his wedding robes, followed closely behind Shen Jiangbei, greeting those who had come to attend the wedding banquet. He was all smiles, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
Shen Wei'er sat in her room in her wedding attire, accompanied by several maids and matrons. Once the Shen family's banquet concluded, she would be expected to leave the Capital City with Qian Mofeng for the south. She was resentful. She was a noble lady of the Capital City; to be married off to the south felt like a humiliating demotion. Thinking of this, Shen Wei'er irritably snatched the red bridal veil from her head and threw it fiercely onto the floor.
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