Outside the Taiji Hall where Princess Shouchang held her wedding, lined up next to the gorgeous gilded and silver-plated banners decorated with precious beads and emerald feathers that gleamed in the sunlight were the many officials from the Zongzheng Temple, the Ministry of Rites, the Honglu Temple who were accompanying the bride, as well as many other ceremonial officials and ceremonial officers who took part in today's ceremony.
With solemn and festive expressions on their faces, they were waiting for Princess Funing to appear.
Half a month ago, Prince Chengping of the grassland, who had come to the capital at the beginning of the year, suddenly received an urgent message from the royal court.
His father, the old Khan who had been loyal to the holy dynasty all his life, was critically ill and might not be cured, so he urgently summoned the prince to return north.
The old Khan was old and weak, and his condition was deteriorating. Now that such news came, the saint had not yet recovered from the pain of losing his son, but he still managed to stay energetic and personally inquired about the matter with the help of the princess. From the messenger, it was learned that the only thing the old Khan wanted on his sickbed was to hope that the tribe would get the honor of marriage granted by the holy dynasty. While the saint was sighing, many court officials also told the princess that they should be gracious in granting marriage, taking the opportunity to show the virtue of the holy dynasty and consolidate the northern border. The suggestion was submitted to the saint through the princess and finally adopted by the saint. As for the princess to be granted marriage, there was no dispute, and the focus was on Lu Wenjun.
There is no need to elaborate on her origin. Looking at the whole court, apart from the Sage's direct descendant Princess Shouchang, she can be said to be one of the most noble ladies with a suitable status. In addition, the recent private meeting, under the strong suppression of the Princess, although no one publicly discussed the details, some rumors have been spread. The princess and Prince Ashina have been in a relationship, and almost everyone knows it. Soon, the edict of canonization of the princess was sent to the Lu family. Considering that the prince could not wait to participate in the longevity celebration and was eager to return home, the wedding ceremony could only be simple. It was scheduled to be sent here today, and when it arrived in Beiting, a grand wedding ceremony would be held under the auspices of the Holy Dynasty's marriage envoy.
At the auspicious time, the newly enthroned Princess Lu Wenjun of Funing appeared amid the orderly greetings of the officials outside the palace. Accompanied by a group of attendants and female officials, she walked out of the wedding hall, got on the wedding sedan chair, and came to the Danfeng Gate, the main gate of the palace.
According to the words of the great Confucian officials, in order to show his inheritance of the royal crown and robes and his respect for education, even though he was about to leave the capital and return to his country, Chengping still dressed in the royal wedding clothes. His appearance was strong and distinctly handsome, with a purple robe, a golden crown, and a jade belt around his waist.
Although the wedding dress of a man from the Holy Dynasty could not hide his strong and tall figure, it also made him look taller and more elegant than usual. From a distance, he looked exactly like a bridegroom from the Holy Dynasty.
He stood motionless among the crowd of participants outside the palace gate, staring straight ahead without blinking. The wedding sedan slowly stopped behind the palace gate, and as the ceremonial officer announced, he stepped forward and gently lifted the sedan curtain.
It was not until this moment that the two met again since the incident at Qingyue Tower.
Lu Wenjun was wearing gorgeous clothes, with emerald green eyebrows and red lips, and a half-face covered with gold foil embroidery, lightly concealing her delicate face as white as jade and snow.
She is already a charming beauty, and with such makeup, she is truly breathtaking and unparalleled in beauty.
She raised her head, and her eyes met the eyes of the young man who lifted the curtain to show his face. But after a brief eye contact, her eyelashes trembled slightly as if she was frightened and embarrassed, and she lowered her eyes and lowered her head deeply, half of her delicate face was covered and could not be seen.