Although Yan Qingqiu's childhood was very unfortunate, Yan Qingqiu did not have any thoughts of hatred because of this. On the contrary, Yan Qingqiu has always been a good boy who is well-behaved and sensible and knows right from wrong.

And since Yan Qingqiu was sensible when he was young, Yan Qingqiu has always known one thing clearly-

She Yan Qingqiu was born as the daughter of the heavenly family, and she was born to enjoy the support of the people of Yan and the royal family of Yan Kingdom, and lived an enviable and superior life. But at the same time, from the day she was born, she carried with her the responsibility that a person from heaven must fulfill.

How the ordinary people of the other eight countries on the Tiancheng Continent lived, Yan Qingqiu didn't know. But the miserable life of the ordinary people in Yan Kingdom, Yan Qingqiu had personally heard and witnessed it. Because of this, Yan Qingqiu is more aware of her responsibilities as the princess of Yan Kingdom.

Yan Qingqiu always knew that if it weren't for the fact that she was born in the royal family of Yan Kingdom; If her parents were just a couple with an extremely ordinary identity in Yan Kingdom, not the most noble couple in Yan Kingdom, then she, Yan Qingqiu, would not have had the opportunity to live a privileged and pampered life for the past eighteen years.

Since she Yan Qingqiu has enjoyed these superior lives since she was born, when she should pay and repay, she Yan Qingqiu must pay and repay without hesitation.

The privileged life she has enjoyed, and the qiē she has enjoyed so far, are all given to her by the people of Yan Kingdom and the royal family of Yan Kingdom, and the responsibility of being a person of the heavenly family is what she Yan Qingqiu has always been born with.

Leaving aside the general righteousness of the country, her father and mother have spoiled her for 18 years, and in these 18 years. For her, her father and mother have endured too much...... Now is the time for her to pay for her father and mother......

Thereupon. When Yan Qingqiu, who was wearing a peacock red gold phoenix crown, wearing a big red bird Chaohuang wedding dress, and stepping on the big red embroidered shoes of mandarin ducks playing in the water, was supported by Mrs. Yurong and walked out of the towering palace gate of the brightly lit Yuxiu Palace, Yan Qingqiu did not stop and look back as she did when she walked out of the gate of Qiushui Pavilion in the palace of Yan Kingdom that day.

This time. After the same wedding ceremony, after stepping out of the towering gate of Yuxiu Palace, Yan Qingqiu just looked ahead with a dignified face. Without looking back, she followed the two palace maids who were waiting in front of the gate of Yuxiu Palace, and walked towards her unknown future.

Looking at the distant sky along the back of Yan Qingqiu's group, it can be seen that the originally obscure sky has gradually turned clear.

That long skyline in the east. The whiteness of the fish's belly, which was not very clear, had slowly become brighter. The gray color of the rest of the sky is gradually fading, and the morning sun full of life is about to rise.

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When Wang Quan, who was disguised as Yan Ziming, walked out of the palace gate of Weide Palace surrounded by twenty pink-clothed palace maids and eunuchs in dark blue clothes; When Yan Qingqiu took Mrs. Yurong, Mrs. Yuling, and the ten dowry palace maids who had been cultivated by the Nanming Palace, and followed the two palace maids wearing pink curly robes away from Yuxiu Palace, other places in the palace of the Chibing Kingdom were also carrying out today's big wedding matters in accordance with the rules of the royal family of the Chibing Kingdom.

The highest level and most solemn glazed tile heavy eaves in the palace are on the top of the palace, on the main ridge and vertical ridge of the palace roof. It is decorated with ornaments made of yellow glazed tiles, and there are 10 kinds of "weeping beasts".

On two layers of heavy eaves. Each has four vertical ridges, so that the two layers of heavy eaves have a total of eight vertical ridges. And each vertical ridge is decorated with immortals and animals with different images.

Although there are a total of eighty-eight immortals and beasts on the eight vertical ridges, the ornaments on each vertical ridge are the same.

According to the records of the "National Code" of the Chibing Kingdom, the first of the "weeping beasts" is the "wind riding fairy", and the order behind them is dragon, phoenix, lion, heavenly horse, seahorse, fox, fish, hedgehog, bullfighting, and xingshi.

These little beasts have their own meanings, and they are all endowed with magical abilities, some of which can control water and avoid fire; Some can subdue demons and remove obstacles; Some can bring good luck and so on, so we won't describe them one by one here.

In fact, the original formation of the spine beast was not a symbol of status and rank.

Since most of the buildings of this era were civil structures, the roof ridges were generally made of timber covered with tiles. Therefore, because the tile at the front end of the ridge eaves corner is in the forefront position, it has to bear a downward "push" of the entire vertical ridge tile at the upper end, and at the same time, if there is no protection measure, the tile is also easy to be blown off by the wind.

Therefore, people used tile nails to fix the tiles at the very front of the eaves. In the process of beautifying the nail cap, various animal images are gradually formed. This is where the spine beast comes from.

But now, among the countries of the Tiancheng Continent, there is a strict hierarchical distinction in the number of decorations of the weeping beasts on the vertical ridge of the palace. Because of the number of decorations of the weeping beast, it clearly represents the identity and status of the owner of this palace.

Today, the nine countries of the Tiancheng Continent can only decorate the vertical ridge beasts of all kinds on the vertical ridge of the main hall of the court. Slightly second, there are the kings' dormitories of various countries and the dormitories of the lords of the six palaces, and the vertical ridges of these two dormitories can be decorated with nine kinds of weeping beasts. Although there are beasts on the vertical ridges of other palaces, they all descend in order.

And this solemn and majestic, whether it is the top of the palace or the weeping beast, the building level in the palace is the highest level of the palace, it is the Chongyang Palace, where the successive sons of heaven of the Chibing Kingdom and the civil and military officials of the Chibing Kingdom discussed the early dynasties.

Chongyang Hall is not only the main hall of the court of the Chibing Kingdom, but also the place where the ceremonies have been held since the founding of the Chibing Kingdom. Such as the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the queen, the fate of the expedition, every New Year, winter solstice, longevity (the emperor's birthday) and other festivals in this Chongyang Hall to receive the congratulations and banquets of hundreds of officials.

Therefore, on the Dan Majesty in front of the gate of the magnificent Chongyang Palace, there are sundials, Jialiang each, a pair of copper turtles and copper cranes, and eighteen copper tripods. Turtles and cranes are symbols of longevity. The sundial is a (ancient) timekeeper and the Jialiang is an (ancient) standard measuring instrument, both of which are symbols of imperial power.

His Royal Highness is a three-layer white marble stone carving pedestal of nine meters high, the pedestal is surrounded by a railing, and there are more than 1,000 pillars of cloud dragons and clouds and phoenixes.

And, there are three stone steps before and after the Chongyang Palace, and the middle stone steps are carved with a dragon with huge stones, which sets off the "royal road" with waves and flowing clouds.

And on the left and right sides of the three stone steps before and after this Chongyang Palace. Each has a gilded Taiping jar, and both sides of the jar are decorated with animal face shop heads and double-ring collars. A total of four. In addition, the gilded copper jar, which is large enough to accommodate three to four adult strong men, is also filled with clean water. These four large copper jars filled with clean water are used for fire prevention.

The royal road stone of the double dragon playing with the pearl, its bead is the auspicious wishful pearl; Among the two dragons, one represents the Emperor of Heaven and the other represents the Emperor. The emperor is ordained by heaven. In line with the will of heaven, ensure that the wind and rain in the country are smooth, and the country and the people are safe. The mountain and sea pattern under the double dragon. It symbolizes the eternity of the country.

And under the railing around the pedestal, there is a stone carving faucet for drainage, and in the rainy season, it can present the wonder of a thousand dragons spitting water!

Why did we suddenly mention that the successive Sons of Heaven of this Red Ice Country and the civil and military officials of the Red Ice Country discussed the early dynasties, and the Red Ice Country has been since its founding. What about the Chongyang Palace, where ceremonies have been held over the years?

is only the prince of the Red Ice Country. And what does the wedding of Yan Ziming, who is still a prince who is not allowed to be filled, and Yan Qingqiu, the princess of Heqin from Yan Kingdom, have to do with this Chongyang Palace, which is the most respected in the palace of the Red Ice Kingdom?

Actually, the reason between this is very simple -

According to the ancestral system of the imperial family of the Chibing Kingdom, not only the emperor's wedding should be held in the main hall of his court, that is, the Chongyang Palace, but even the prince's wedding should be held in the Chongyang Palace.

According to the ancestral system of the royal family of the Chibing Kingdom, on the day of the prince's wedding. The prince needs to bring his wife, the crown princess, to the Chongyang Hall before the time. The two of them first worshipped heaven and earth in front of the temple gate to tell the spirits of heaven and earth; After that, the prince and his crown princess entered the Chongyang Palace to worship the emperor and queen of the Chibing Kingdom.

In fact, this ancestral system is also to announce to the ministers of the Red Ice Country who will be the next enthroned son of the Emperor of the Red Ice Country.

Therefore, today, the red carpet is covered on the steps of the three-story white marble stone carved pedestal that is nine meters high. The railing around the pedestal is tied with a continuous stream of red silk.

The most amazing thing is that the stone pillars in front of the Chongyang Hall are carved with dragons around the pillars, all of which are tied with red silk. One after another of the red silk to stand in front of the Chongyang Hall of the two carved dragon stone pillars as the center point, towards the surrounding carved dragon stone pillars spread out, look at it from a distance, both dignified and generous and beautiful.

With the breeze coming from nowhere, the red silk tied to the railing around the pedestal, and the red silk tied to each other between the stone pillars in front of the Chongyang Hall that surrounded the pillars carved with dragons, all fluttered lightly in the wind.

Such an overwhelming red color, as well as the red silk that flutters lightly in the wind, no matter what angle you look at, it gives people a very festive feeling.

And at this moment, under the twelve red silk tied under the huge columns under the eaves in front of the door of the Chongyang Palace, which is full of festive feelings, there are two armorers with their backs to the Chongyang Palace, wearing brown leather armor, holding spears, and a long knife pinned to their waists.

Looking around the front of the Chongyang Palace, it can be seen that behind the railing of each layer of the staircase of the three-layer white marble stone carved pedestal of the Chongyang Palace, which is nine meters high, there is a soldier facing the railing, facing the Chongyang Palace, wearing brown leather armor, holding a spear, and holding a long knife at the waist of the Chongyang Palace.

On the stairs of the nine-meter-high three-layer white marble stone carved pedestal that covered the red carpet, on the two stone steps on the left and right sides, along the outside of the stone steps, stood dozens of armorers wearing brown leather armor, holding spears, and holding a long knife at their waists.

Looking at it like this, if you look at it roughly, in front of the Chongyang Palace alone, there are hundreds of armor guards guarding it!

However, unlike the armorers who stood behind the railing, the dozens of armorers who stood along the steps were all facing the empty stone step in the middle of the three stone steps, with a huge stone carved with a dragon and a "royal road" against the waves and flowing clouds.

And the civil and military ministers of the Red Ice Country, like the dozens of armor soldiers standing on the two stone steps on the left and right, stood along the stone steps one by one, but these civil and military ministers were all standing on the inside of the stone steps.

Moreover, because of the rules of the red-robed civil official on the left and the Qingjia military attache on the right in the court hall of the Chibing Kingdom, at this moment, on the two stone steps on the left and right sides of the three-layer white marble stone carving pedestal staircase that is nine meters high in front of the Chongyang Palace, the two stone steps on the left and right sides of the stone stairs are not mentioned, and from a distance, the stone steps on the left and right sides are really distinctly colored-

The stone steps on the left are a flash of red color, and just looking at it is extremely bright, dazzling, and joyful.

And the stone steps on the right...... As far as the eye can see, there is a cold and low dark armor! Now it is the time when the sun is about to rise, and the sky is clear but not clear, so when you look at it from a distance, the stone steps on the right side are a dull color, and just looking at it, you can't help but feel a chill.

Like the warriors who stood along the steps, the ministers and generals stood facing the empty one in the middle of the three stone steps, carved with dragons carved in huge stone, and set off by the waves and flowing clouds.

Although due to the rule of "left literature and right martial arts" in the court hall of the Chibing Kingdom, the colors on the two stone steps on the left and right sides of the staircase of the three-layer white marble stone carving pedestal that are nine meters high are particularly distinct, but from a distance, they are really orderly.

With the red silk in the sky, following the red carpet covered with the ground, walking past the side of one after another civil and military ministers, step by step into the solemn and magnificent Chongyang Palace, you can see the gold bricks paved all over the ground in the hall.

This gold brick is not really a brick made of gold, the so-called "gold brick" is actually a square brick paved in the interior of the Chongyang Palace. It is said that this brick is made into a billet, it needs to be fired for eight months, and it is more difficult to use all kinds of firewood and grass to smelt for more than 130 days, and then soak it in tung oil for 100 days before it can be finished. This kind of finished gold brick needs to be "knocked with a sound, broken without holes" before it can be used.

The surface of the best gold bricks is light black, oily, not astringent and non-slippery, and has the characteristics of being strong and wear-resistant, and the more you grind, the brighter it becomes.

From the outside of the Chongyang Palace, the decoration of the Chongyang Hall is very luxurious - the eaves are densely sprinkled with buckets, and the outdoor beams are decorated with Hexi paintings. The upper part of the door and window is inlaid with a rhombic pattern, the lower part is embossed with a cloud dragon pattern, and the joints are equipped with gilded copper leaves engraved with dragon patterns.

In the Chongyang Palace, it is paved with gold bricks, and every furnishing in the hall is a priceless thing, and its luxury is overflowing.

There is a golden Nine Dragons throne in the bright room of the Chongyang Palace, and the throne is placed on a golden pedestal that is more than two meters high, and under the pedestal is a nine-layer golden step.

Because the world divides numbers into yang numbers and yin numbers, odd numbers are yang, and even numbers are yin. Nine is the highest in the yang number, and five is in the middle, so "nine" and "five" have the supreme symbolic meaning, which only emperors can enjoy.

And this "Nine Dragons Throne" and the "Nine Layers of Golden Steps" in front of the golden pedestal, which is more than two meters high, are all symbols of the authority of the emperor's unique and supreme "Ninety-Five Honor". (To be continued.) )