Banou goes back to the mansion that she stay with the envoy Demir. Since she brings back with so many children, envoy Demir got confused. Neverless, he arrange them all to live in the side courtyard. Min Min too follow Banou back there. Aylin, is unhappy there is another girl who is competing with her the attention of Banou. However Banou is caught up in her own emotion to notice that what is going on. She spend in daze and feed her son whenever he is hungry. She did not notice that days are passing that fast. Before she realise that the wedding is approaching. She realised that she still haven't got the chance to speak to Li Cheng thus she pick up the brush and pen her thoughts to him. She pass it to Aylin to dispatch it to his mansion.
Two days before the wedding, a letter arrives from Li Cheng. Banou takes his letter and sit in the courtyard to read. The children are playing on the other corner. The courtyard is fill with butterflies flying around as she open the letter.
'My dearest wife, i have rewrite this letter a few times. I am sorry if this letter is send out rather late.
When i receive your letter, i am surprise. To reply your letter, i am wiling to marry you. I want to marry you with all my heart. This accidents for these pass few years did not change my thoughts about not marry you. Marrying you benefit our countries and will strengthen the ties we have. However above all, I like you the moment i saw you many years ago. It's your beautiful soul that makes me want to know you. I hope you like me at first sight too. All those years of watching you from far with my brother, it will be over when i hold your hand.
Having that child, i believe your words. However he is still your flesh and blood. I hope you don't blame yourself and Nan on it. Fate must have play a part to make him your son. I may not be the best man to be a father but i can be the best guide to show him the proper direction in life.
Lastly, i am still waiting for the day to bring you in my household. I will hold my head up for marrying you.
Li Cheng
Banou smile and keep the letter properly. She watch the children scream as they play around. She see Li Nan walking around with the help of Aylin. Banou understand it's not the baby's fault. She have to learn to be kind to him.
That evening, for the first time, Banou sits with all the children to have a meal together. Her son is sitting on her lap and trying to eat soft rice. Xin is sitting on Min Min's lap and eating on her own. She see Nan and stuff the soft rice on his face. He look surprise and he feed her back in a rough manner. The other children laugh. Banou ask those children about bing adopted. Most of them look sad as they consider Banou their mother. Banou promise them if they are adopted, they are allow to come find her anytime.
The day of the wedding arrives. She got up before the sun raises. The match maker comes in with the red garment. Inside and outside, she wears red silk fabric garments. She put on the shoes that her father had sent over. Gold threads embroidery of Persian style. Envoy Demri had sent the pair of shoes to the imperial waving bureau to embroider a dragon and a phoenix. She put on a gold outer gown that runs two meter long on the ground. Banou sit on the vanity table. This time for the first time, she have to put on makeup. Her face is power white, whiter than her usual skin color. A red lip paper is place in front of her lips and she press it down to have the color transfer to her lips. Her checks are dust with a big brush with the color of red. Her dark eye bows are darken further and eye is line with a charcoal pencil. While her hair is style up, the match maker recite couplets. Her thick hair is combed up and style in Tang style. Gold and precious stones hairpins are insert into her hair. An additional Persian veil is worn on her face, it is make of gold chains with gold coins that swings gently when she walks. An Arabic style head veil is place over her head. Instead of having henna tattoo over her arms and legs, she have gold accessories over her arms and legs.
The sun rises and outside she can hear the buzzing sound of people. Even the music is fighting to drown the sound of people talking. Banou is nervous and wonder if Li Cheng will like what he see. She wasn't in a mood to over see her own wedding thus everything she see now is not matching. Knowing that Envoy Demir is doing his best, she will accept everything that is given to her. She continue to sit where in front of her vanity table, she look out the window. It is a beautiful day.
The sun is shining and birds are chipping. Everyone in the Persian mansion is laughing and joyous. There are four court scribes from Persian. They are writing everything down as per instructed by the Sultan. The description of what she is wearing is written in detail. The wedding procession is the most critical. They need to find a proper position to sit down and write what they saw. Ahmet is standing guard in the mansion watch for the second time Banou wears a wedding dress. As beautiful she is, he is sad that this time, he truly loss her.
Li Cheng rides his hose on the street. Everyone is throwing confetti on the streets. A lot of people congratulate him while accepting money and sweets from his house servants. His soldiers are following behind with happiness. It's a march that they are willing. Each of them are smiling from ear to ear. Finally their general is getting marry after so many years of nagging at him. Even though he is older than most of the soldiers, he is the last to marry. Li Cheng the night before have shave his moustache and beard. Finally he wash his hair and have it oil up to a high pony tail. Today he had put on his gold hair pin what was given to him on his GuanLi. It had engrave with the family crest on it. He wears the red wedding gown with gold outer gown. His shoes are red and gold with the dragon and phoenix.