Chapter 5: Prairie Weddings
The second princess of the Victorian kingdom, Tingyu, is the only daughter of the emperor, and her marriage was used to politically win over several powerful tribes in the north of the country, so the wedding was grand and unprecedented, not only the royal family of the Victorian country, the important ministers of the court came to watch the ceremony, all the tribes in the country with more than 1,000 people were on the list of invitees, and each tribe sent people to congratulate with gifts. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
As the husband of Tuoba Yue, the second brother of Konglin, Feng Yuyang, went to the Weidu to watch the ceremony on behalf of the Tuoba family, and at the same time, as the Marquis of Yi Guo, the alliance of the Wei State, Yuyang also shouldered the mission of consolidating the relationship between the allies under the orders of Emperor Jing of Yi Guo.
The wedding day is set for April 15. Because it was to marry the princess, the whole wedding was held in Weidu, and Taka the king of Qiangbei had arrived in Weidu with his attendants half a month ago and lived in the newly built princess's mansion in the east of the city.
On the morning of the wedding, Taka's welcoming party set off from the princess's mansion and went straight to the princess's tent to greet the princess's car.
According to the customs of the Qiangbei people, the boy is martial since he was a child, and the person with superb riding and archery skills can convince and support the clansmen, so when the Qiangbei men marry as adults, they must show their riding and archery skills in front of relatives and friends of both sides, and after being recognized and blessed by everyone, the marriage can be continued. Tingyu and Taka's wedding included this link.
After the welcoming procession stopped outside the princess's tent, Taka still rode around the tent on horseback, shooting arrows with a bow during the process, and the copper bells on the top of the tent were ten shots, taking the meaning of "perfect and perfect" and "Luanfeng and Ming".
Then, the princess drove to the royal tent with the wedding procession, and Tingyu and Taka witnessed the heaven and earth and all the guests, and passed the husband and wife ceremony in front of the emperor and the queen. After the ceremony, the convoy then crossed the main roads of the capital, and finally returned to the princess's mansion to entertain guests, music and dance bonfires.
The wedding feast lasted all day, and in the evening, a bonfire was lit in an open grassland in the backyard of the princess's mansion, with the highest and brightest bonfire in the middle.
Taka and Tingyu took off the auspicious clothes and heavy jewelry they wore at the wedding, changed into light Qiangbei costumes, walked hand in hand into the area surrounded by the bonfire, stood next to the central bonfire, and danced the traditional dance of the grassland to the music of the musicians. Afterwards, the unmarried men and women present also paired up in pairs and danced around the outer bonfire.
At this moment, Ge Sheng walked through the crowd to Helian Jialu's side, stretched out his right hand and said to her:
"Can I ask you to dance along?"
Helian Jialu raised his eyes and looked at Ge Sheng, as if it should be him, his right hand naturally rested on his palm, and then said with a smile:
"Because it's you, I agreed. ”
"How fortunate I am. Ge Sheng smiled, took Helian Jialu's hand, and the two danced to the rhythm of the music and the people around them.
"The second princess and the colt are a beauty with a hero, a match made in heaven. Helian Garlu danced as she gazed at Tingyu and Taka next to the campfire in the center.
"That's nature. Ge Sheng smiled proudly, retracted his gaze and looked at Helian Jialu, "The queen mother already knows about your holiday with the eldest imperial brother, and she promised to help you, but the private meeting will be waived." ”
"To be protected by the queen, where else can I ask for. Ge Sheng, you are my nobleman. ”
"Is your gratitude to the noble man to step on him and step on him again?" said Ge Sheng jokingly because he was stepped on twice in succession by Helian Jialu.
"I can barely hold up the scene in a solo dance, but this is the first time I dance in a duet, so you don't have to be so demanding. Helian Garlu stuck out her tongue and said.
"You mean, I'm the first to dance with you?"
"yes, yes. ”
"Although I can't gain your heart, at least I can occupy a 'first' for you, and I finally beat Guan Shu in one point. ”
"How do you know...... Helian Jialu said subconsciously, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly stopped.
"Xun Qi told me what happened in the Hengguo Palace, he said that there is a mysterious man who has always guarded you, and he can see that you love each other, so he sent someone to check the identity of the man, only to know that it was Guan Shu, the master of the Moge Pavilion. Ge Sheng paused for a moment, and said in a pretending relaxed tone, "First Tuoba Yue, and then you, why do we have to spend the 'Flower of the Prairie' in the country." ”
"You've heard about it, so I won't hide it from you. Xun Qi is right, that person is indeed Guan Shu. ”
"You and he met at the enthronement ceremony of the palace master of the Demon Palace five years ago, right?"
"Yes, when I first met that year, Guan Shu already liked me. And I just found out some time ago. ”
"You met him first, maybe I can comfort myself, you don't necessarily can't like me, it's just that because you live in your heart first, you can't tolerate other people. ”
"Maybe. Ge Sheng, I don't hate you. ”
"With your words, it's worth everything. Ge Sheng looked away, and at this time, the Gongye cloth standing silently outside the bonfire happened to meet his eyes, so Ge Sheng deliberately changed the topic and said, "I'll introduce someone to you." ”
"Good. Helian Jialu then stopped dancing and followed Ge Sheng towards Gongyebu.
"Mr. Gongye. Ge Sheng greeted Gongye Bu, and then introduced Gong Ye Bu and Helian Jialu respectively, "This is the Jialu County Lord of the Ming County Palace. This is Gong Yebu, the head of a family of archers and arrows. ”
"See the three princes and the lord of Jialu. Hearing this, Gongye Bu saluted the two of them in turn.
"Jialu is a junior, and Uncle Gongye doesn't have to be polite. Helian Jialu hurriedly said, "Since I was a child, Jialu has always heard my father praise the Gongye family's bow and arrow skills, and my father mentioned that he once had a relationship with Gongye's uncle, do you remember?"
"Yes. Gongyebu nodded with a smile and said, "At that time, the little girl had just been born, and the county lord was still pregnant with the princess. ”
"I don't know where Sister Gongye is now?"
"That's the one dancing over there. Gongyebu said, raising his voice and shouting, "Huan Huan." ”
Gongye Huanhuan heard Gongye Bu's call, and ran over in three or two steps.
"Huan Huan has seen the three princes. Gongye Huanhuan first saluted her brother, and then turned her eyes to Gongye and said, "What is the matter with my father's daughter?"
Gongye cloth immediately introduced Gongye Huan Huan and Helian Jialu to each other. Knowing that they had "met" when they were young, the two couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy, and they narrowed the distance between each other in a few words.
When Helian Jialu followed Ge Sheng and the father and daughter of the Gongye family to gossip, the two brothers Kong Lin and Feng Yuyang happened to have a chance to talk alone.
"Have you toasted Taka at the banquet?" said Konglin in a low voice to Feng Yu.
"Well, as the son-in-law of the Tuoba family, I touched a glass with him first, and then drank another cup as the Marquis of Yi Guole. Feng Yuyang said.
No wonder his expression was a little stunned at that time, as if he was thinking about something. He must have thought that you would put state affairs first. ”
"I just want him to understand my position and make him pay enough attention to the Tuoba family. The peace and quiet situation all the time has probably made the people of the northern tribe forget the scene of the Tuoba family galloping on the grassland. If Emperor Xian thought that with this marriage, he would be able to join forces with those tribes to hold the Tuoba family and the Helian family hostage, he was very wrong. ”
"In the south of Yi State, there is Qi Fan, the captain of Hengguo's light car, and Zhan Duxiao, the palace master of the Demon Palace, to join forces to resist the army of Yi Guo, and there are third, fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers secretly linked, and at the critical moment, they should cooperate with the Tuoba family and Helian's family, so the task in the north is not heavy, as long as you put a little pressure on Yi Guo, beat him and lose the other, it is enough to have Yabu and Yelu Ji to make a move. The father-in-law and the king of Mingjun can completely sit in the rear and deter the northern tribes so that they will not act rashly. At the same time, there is still room to take care of the night country in the east, which may make a move at any time. ”
"Father-in-law, sister-in-law, and Xiaozhi are all right?"
"Xiao Zhi will be five years old, which is the age when he likes to run around. The age difference between Xiaoxue and Xiaozhi is not big, and he always likes to tease him, and your sister-in-law takes care of her sister and children together. Although the old man was weakened by the emperor, he was happy to enjoy the joy of his children and grandchildren around his knees, and his home was very warm. ”
"Yue'er must want to reunite with her family when she hears it. ”
"Before your father-in-law and Yi Guo go to war, you should first find a reason to ask Emperor Jing to let Yue'er go back to her parents' house, so that she will not be in danger in Yi Kingdom, and you can rest assured that you can deal with it with all your might. ”
"Well, it's been too long to wait for this day, and this time it's really going to be serious. Feng Yuyang nodded and said, "I haven't been back to the lonely country for ten years, and I can still vaguely remember the breath of the palace, which is the warmest place in my memory." ”
"It is inevitable to return to the palace, you can put it aside for now, before that, it is urgent to find a way to protect Jialu from the sight of the emperor. Kong Lin said as he glanced in the direction of Helian Jialu, and saw that she was chatting happily with Gongye Huanhuan.
"I will bid farewell to the Emperor two days in advance and wait for you outside the city. After Emperor Xian found out that the lord of Jialu was missing, he must have thought that she was returning to the fiefdom of the Helian family by way east or north, and sent people to follow her along the way. And we went southwest and crossed the border to the main block of Yinchen Xuan Xiaoxuan. It's just that under the eyes of many people, how the county lord of Jialu can get out of the city still needs to be discussed. ”
At this time, Helian Jialu had temporarily put his freedom and safety behind, and instead focused on talking about celestial phenomena with Ge Sheng and Gongye Huanhuan.
“…… It is precisely in this way that the movement of the sun, moon and stars has its own specific laws. Ge Sheng said.
"The waxing and waning of the moon and the flashing of meteors are the most beautiful sights in my opinion. Gongye Huanhuan looked up at the night sky and said longingly.
"My favorite is fifteen nights looking at the moon. Helian Jialu stared at the full moon in the night sky, and her thoughts suddenly jumped, remembering that when she was in Hengdu, she said that the day of Mo Lanhui's marriage was the sixteenth day of this month, the day after dawn. I don't know if Lan Hui is okay at the moment, and what kind of scene is the marriage?