​​The wedding ceremony officially begins at the hour of the snake, an auspicious time. Because of the two couples, there were two parts of the ceremony. The bride of the seventh prince was from the Bae’s eldest daughter, the wedding procession from the Bae Manor to the Royal Palace gates takes roughly two hours. Although the streets were cleared up for the joyous occasion, they still had to bear the people in mind. To witness the ceremony of a royal heir was a dream for many people, especially the seventh prince who was very popular among them.

During this time while Seungwan waits at the gates for her bride, the twelfth prince will proceed with his wedding rituals first. This was because Naeun’s lower background was veiled behind her cover as Eldest Princess Sunkyu’s adopted niece.

This was actually Seulgi’s idea. She had planned this out with Seungwan beforehand. Although Naeun truly held feelings for the twelfth prince, her loyalty came first. Using his love for her as an advantage, she could enter the royal family and become an insider for Happiness Brothel.

Then the seventh prince had passed this plan onto her mother figure, omitting the bit about Happiness Brothel. The Eldest Princess accepted the arrangements after testing that Naeun had true feelings for the seventh prince.

Since Naeun was taken in by the Eldest Princess to raise her background, she resided at the eldest princess’s estate, just north of the throne hall. Her wedding procession only took thirty minutes.

Once she walked down the carpet with the red ribbon linked to the twelfth prince, they bowed three times. The majority of their witnesses were those of the upper class who sided with the faction of the crown prince.

This was also manipulated by Seulgi. After hearing of the double wedding, her mind spiraled. She took the divided security forces to her advantage and split up the ceremony guests as well.

While the twelfth prince’s ceremony happened simultaneously with Joohyun’s wedding procession, it would be hard to coordinate an attack on the eldest daughter of the Bae, especially when all of the crown prince’s men were gathered there. To make up for the split security , Seulgi arranged for the imperial ghosts as well as Joy’s courtesan spies to be stationed at every accessible checkpoint. Her most trusted ghosts were also part of Joohyun’s bridalmaid .

But the imperial captain was nowhere to be seen. It was tradition for the bride to be led from her family residence to the bridal sedan, that awaited her outside the front, by her eldest brother. But since Joohyun didn’t have one, Taeyeon had entrusted that role to Seulgi. After taking Seulgi’s hand to settle in the sedan, she thought the latter would follow her through the procession . Not just in her initial role as a maid or bodyguard, but also as one of Joohyun’s closest people.

Her last sight of Seulgi was the familiar bear–like cheerful smile she was given as the curtain of the sedan drew close. The procession proceeded. 

A faint wintry wind swept across the red–filled Royal Palace under the radiating sun. Perhaps a sign from heaven, as the bridal sedan drew close to the palace gates. Red ribbons and streamers had decked the halls and bridal chamber. Red lanterns and plaques of double happiness were hung all around. A long red carpet was laid out for the big welcome.

The seventh prince had been jittery all morning, but a rush of excitement and nervousness left her frozen as the sedan appeared. Third Princess Hani and Princess Yongsun held knowing s