The wedding day arrived swiftly, on the sixth day of May, and the people of the old Yang Family were up before dawn, preparing for the bridal procession.
The Han Family's procession had already reached Shanshi County the previous day, and they would come to fetch the bride early this morning, for the journey to Lin County was far, and they needed to arrive before sunset to avoid missing the hour of the wedding ceremony. Naturally, due to special circumstances, the palanquin originally planned for was replaced with a caravan of horse-drawn carriages.
At that moment, Wang Xiangxiang sat in the room, having her hair combed by Yang Ming's mother.
As she combed, Yang Ming's mother recited, "With the first comb, comb till the end; with the second, may my daughter's white hair reach her brows; with the third, may my daughter's children and grandchildren fill the earth; with the fourth, may the lord have good fortune, and when out, may he meet nobles; with the fifth..."
