Li Hong's eyes were completely opened by how complicated and grand the royal princess's wedding ceremony was. Seeing Yiyang being tossed around like a puppet on strings, he couldn't help but feel guilty and panicked.
Looking at Yiyang's current appearance, he couldn't imagine what it would be like when he got married. Amnesty for the world, offering sacrifices to heaven and praying to gods, etc., I’m afraid none of these are missing, right
When thinking of this, someone involuntarily began to shrink back. As the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, a prince favored by the emperor and the queen, what if... God, what should I do when I get married
Quan Yi is now almost familiar with the torture. His Majesty the Emperor summoned him to the Qianyuan Hall and had a "friendly and cordial" conversation. The name of this Prince Consort is confirmed. He will have to see His Majesty the Emperor again in the future. We call you "Father" and we are now a family.
As the royal son-in-law and consort, it is natural that the emperor's rewards are indispensable. According to the etiquette: jade belt, boots, dust scepter, saddle, as well as a hundred red horses, a hundred pairs of silverware, a hundred clothes, and betrothal gift. Fifty thousand taels of silver.
After all, the money was not paid by His Majesty the Emperor, but by the filial Princess Yiyang who gave her the dowry herself, which made someone on the side curl their lips in disdain. How could a rich woman be so high-profile? I'm saving money for the royal family. I'm only marrying you once. Why don't I take the opportunity to extort some money? How can I be a loving father and a filial daughter
After all the rewards were given, Father Long would also host a banquet. The banquet was of nine-cup size and was extremely grand. Naturally, the fairy mist-shrouded peach blossom on a snowy night is absolutely indispensable. Now it has become a must-have delicacy for the royal family. When all the delicacies were served, Father Long began to wave his hands in a sultry manner, and the palace maid held a crystal cup and went to the snowy night. As soon as the peach blossoms were poured, Father Long began to act normal, admiring the shocked and envious country bumpkin expressions of others. The sense of accomplishment that arose spontaneously was no less than the pride he felt when he used a glass to entertain the envoys.
Ten banquet music slowly flowed in the hall, coupled with the delicious food and wine shrouded in fairy mist, this meal completely gave Father Long and the royal family a great sense of satisfaction.
At the end of the banquet, the quasi-consort thanked the emperor and his father-in-law, and then rode on a horse with a saddle and bridle painted with gold-painted lychee flower patterns and a horse made of golden monkey fur. Under the umbrellas, a ceremonial music band composed of fifty people played music in front to open the way, playing music and then returned to their homes.
And this is just a necessary ceremony before the wedding. When someone was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do on the day of his wedding in Yiyang, he took his father and the queen with him: No matter what, Li Lingyue is not allowed to cause trouble today. According to the order, the two went to the back garden to fish.
When the bride got married, she couldn't find her brother-in-law and sister-in-law. When the harem was about to get into a commotion, Bai Chun gasped and gasped, her plump breasts bullying her with her rapid breathing. It makes someone who is "concentrated" on fishing feel itchy to watch.
In the end, naturally, she couldn't wait to carry Li Lingyue and hurriedly ran to the temporary palace in Yiyang. The team to welcome the bride was already ready, except for the brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
The dozens of chickens Li Lingyue caught a few days ago were finally put to use today. The whole chicken was decorated with round pearls, and Li Lingyue recognized it at a glance. It was hers! Why did I take it without anyone asking for permission
There are nine colorful golden pheasants and four phoenix crowns, a gorgeous dress embroidered with pheasants, a pair of pearl and jade pendants, a gold leather belt, a jade dragon crown, a silk jade ring, a comb ring with northern pearl crown flowers, and a crown flower with seven treasures. There are comb rings, pearl coats, half-sleeved tops, four-season clothes with pearl green collars, pearl-embedded goldware, gold-painted wares, gold-plated wares, gold-plated sedans for travel, etc., as well as brocaded gold curtains and furnishings. , mats, carpets, screens and other items.
Li Hong led Li Lingyue and walked among these dowries. Li Lingyue looked at these items that dazzled her and were still far away from her, and murmured: "Brother, when I get married, you must prepare more for me." “More than that, I want all the chickens in my chicken coop to be decorated with pearls and gold.”
"How old are you when you start thinking about getting married? You start turning your elbows outward before you grow up. This is all money. When it comes to you, save as much as you can. This is extravagance and waste and is not advisable." Li Hong Yanci educates Princess Loli.
"Oh, okay then, what are we going to do now?" Li Lingyue watched the emperor's brother looking around, but no one paid any attention to them. They were all busy with what they were doing.
"What can we do? Don't let the queen mother and father find out that we are lazy. Now we can only go to the boudoir to see the bride. When the queen mother comes over, we will pretend to be here all the time." Li Hong instigated. Looking at Li Lingyue, Li Lingyue nodded.
Bai Chun, who was behind him, poked Li Hong's waist with his slender fingers and said helplessly: "Come with me."
Bai Chun took the two of them to one of the deserted palaces, and the returning Xiaoxue, Xia Zhi, Banmei, and Xunlan were naturally here. When the four of them saw the prince and the princess walking in, they all looked relieved.
"Sir, you, Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi will lead the princess to the inner room in the outer room. Be quick and help them change their clothes quickly." Bai Chun looked at the confused prince and princess, the Royal Princess of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately.
When the prince and princess, who had been betrayed, appeared in front of people again, they turned into the prince and princess in grand formal attires. They were as plump as jade, graceful, elegant and handsome.
A pink and jade carving, full of aura, as cute and beautiful as a porcelain doll. When people look at the cheek, they want to hold it in their hands and kiss it.
As soon as the two of them came out, they saw the etiquette officer coming to greet them and asked them to rush to the gate of Princess Yiyang's palace to prepare for seeing her off. However, Queen Wu Mei finally compromised with the emperor and personally sent Yiyang to the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Princess Yiyang happened to accompany Wu Mei out slowly at this time. She was wearing a crown with nine phoenixes and four phoenixes on her head, and a wedding dress embroidered with long-tailed pheasants and light red sleeves. She held Wu Mei's arm and walked slowly to the unprotected area. In front of the sedan chair, he thanked the queen again, and then got into the sedan chair amid the loud and cheerful voice of the ceremony officer.
At Yingtianmen, the prince-consort of the government has been changed. Under the guidance of the etiquette officer, a grand ceremony must be performed to pay homage to the queen. Only then can the bride's sedan chair be guided to the prince-consort's house.
As the bride's sedan chair was lifted, in front of her was the minister of Zongzhengji who guided her, followed by the dowry items, palace maids, and eunuchs that should be provided according to the status of the princess.
Twenty pairs of candles and lanterns, twenty envoys, eight boys with hairpins on their heads, four square fans, four round fans, ten pots of flowers that lead to obstacles, twenty lanterns, walking and sitting obstacles.
The Queen followed closely and took a Kowloon sedan to see off the bride. His Royal Highness the Prince followed behind the Queen on horseback... Well, there was also Li Lingyue, who was dressed in pink and jade, with an excited face and a pair of beautiful eyes looking around randomly.
Behind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess were the royal family members invited by Zongzheng Temple. A prince and princess in grand ceremonial attire followed behind them in a mighty manner.
Further on, there were naturally various ceremonial guards. When the long procession set off from Luoyang Palace and arrived at Tianjin Bridge, the last rituals and music only reached the side of Qianyuan Palace, and Emperor Li Zhi stood on the steps of Qianyuan Palace. Above, accompanied by the ministers who had just eaten and drank, each of them looked at the long welcoming procession with expressions of reluctance to congratulate His Majesty the Emperor.
Along the way, both sides of the streets of Luoyang, which had long been under martial law, were naturally crowded with crowds of people admiring the majesty of the royal family. They were so noble and extravagant and so solemn that they made people worship, and there was a long procession to send off and welcome the bride. , let the "melon-eating masses" salute the royal family from time to time.
One of the two weirdos on the horse waved to the people on both sides with a smile, and the other immediately followed suit. Without even waiting to put down his right hand and switch to his left hand, the two weirdos were pinched hard by Bai Chun next to the horse. He lifted his thigh and said, "You are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, not the Four Great Masters. Your Royal Highness Princess, please put down your little hands."
It was rare for Bai Chun to put on a poker face in front of Li Lingyue, so Li Lingyue said "oh" obediently, put down her little hand obediently, held the saddle and continued to look left and right. He looked nothing like her royal brother. Seeing off relatives is more like participating in a different kind of event.
Wu Mei was sitting in the sedan, so naturally she couldn't see the weird behaviors of her weird son and daughter, but she still kept her heart in mind along the way. From time to time, she asked the maid in the sedan, did the prince and princess get off their horses
Naturally, the Prince Consort's Mansion is also a residence purchased by the royal family, and Quan Yi's relatives and others have already greeted him respectfully at the door of the mansion. These are the royal relatives. They have done nothing else since they came to Luoyang these days. Every day, eunuchs from the palace came over and told them what they should and should not do on this day.
What to do next and what to do next, every detail was arranged for them to the extreme. Even when saluting the queen, prince, and princess, every body movement had to be thoroughly understood.
Therefore, when the procession of seeing off the bride slowly stopped at the door of the mansion, the relatives on the man's side were so nervous that they even forgot to look at the queen, prince, and princess. They only had these words and steps in their minds, as if they had been burned into their brains with a soldering iron. , mechanically like puppets on strings, welcoming the queen, prince, and princess into the Prince Consort's Mansion.
According to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, the bride and the groom still had to visit the queen and the prince first, and then their parents. After all the etiquette was completed, Li Lingyue Ni went from crying hungry to feeling groggy and dizzy in Li Hong's arms. The virtue of sleeping.
What to eat is the most important part of the Chinese nation, whether it is a wedding or a funeral. In the Prince Consort's Mansion, it has long been the responsibility of the imperial kitchen and other nine temples. What's more, with the queen and the prince here, everything here is There is nothing wrong with the man’s family.
According to the standard of the nine-cup banquet given by His Majesty the Emperor, the queen, the prince, and the princess who shouted that she was going to starve to death naturally had to have a banquet with her in-laws at the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Then, everyone respectfully sends the queen, prince, princess, prince, etc. back to the palace again.
As for Li Sujie, Li Shangjin, Li Xian, Li Zhe, and Li Dan, they had to stay until evening before they could return to the palace. Li Lingyue looked at the lively scene and wanted to stay, but looking at her mother-in-law Fengyi, she couldn't. He had no choice but to reluctantly follow the other Crown Prince who was reluctant to leave and wanted to drink, and walked back to Luoyang Palace step by step.
(End of chapter)