At the third quarter of the hai hour, the lanterns in the West Side Courtyard of the Lu Mansion swayed gently in the night breeze. Jiang Wan pinched the pearl tassels on her wedding gown, her fingers pausing at the eyes of the phoenix—hidden there was an exorcism talisman from Prince Zhenbei's Estate, its rough texture bringing a sense of reassurance.
"Jingyuan, are these pearls sewn tightly enough?" She turned to look at Lu Jingyuan, who was inspecting the bronze bells. The candlelight cast his shadow onto his wedding robes, making him look like a phoenix spreading its wings.
"Rest assured." Lu Jingyuan put down the silver hairpin in his hand, which had just been retrieved from the craftsman that morning, its head fitted with a miniature mechanism. "Ren Yao personally supervised the embroiderers. It won't fall off even if an assassin pulls at it, let alone if it gets hacked by a sword."
Chapter 251