To avoid any complications, the Princess Consort scheduled Zhaozhao’s wedding for one month later, and the prayer ceremony was arranged even sooner.
Three days later, the Princess Consort had Anyue accompany the Eldest Princess, taking Zhaozhao to Dazhao Temple outside the city to pray for blessings. To show how much the Eldest Princess cared for her own daughter, the procession to Dazhao Temple was quite grand; the Princess Consort assigned twenty or thirty guards to Anyue. The Eldest Princess and Anyue shared a carriage, while Zhaozhao rode alone in a small sedan chair behind them.
As she boarded the carriage, Anyue arrogantly mocked Zhaozhao, "You’re just marrying a fool, yet you still have the gall to go pray. Once we're inside, I shall pray to the Buddha to ensure you suffer endlessly after your marriage!"
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