Although it was customary for the bride to wait in the new nuptial bedroom whilst the groom entertained the wedding guests outside, Liu Yao had also dispensed with this formality. Most of the guests were the servants of their respective palaces anyway, with one table reserved for the groom's entourage, right at the front of the courtyard like it was meant for VIPs. Instead of staying back to entertain them, Liu Yao chased them all out of the bridal chamber when they attempted to follow in and cause the traditional ruckus (5). Yan Zheyun had no idea what the point of the custom was in the first place but he figured that Liu Yao didn't think it important enough to adhere to. Most of the ruckus-related activities had been taken out, Yan Zheyun had noticed, such as the infamous one that is still around in modern times, where the groom was locked out of the bride's house until he could prove his worth. This was usually done through a test of his literary or physical abilities but the very idea of anyone at Yuyang Palace even attempting to keep Liu Yao at bay was laughable. At the end of the day, the emperor's dignity had to be preserved.
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