In the spring of the second year of Yonglong, the field was dressed in new green clothes, the seeds sprouted, two small leaves stretched out of the ground, the willow trees grew young leaves, and colorful flowers were also competing for beauty.

The crown prince Li Zhe went to Wannian County to visit Wei Xiang'er, and the eldest brother Wei Xun and the second brother Wei Hao went out to greet Li Zhe and told him that Wei Xiang'er had gone to relatives and had not come back yet.

Li Zhe was a little disappointed, and Wei Xun and Wei Hao invited him to take a walk in the garden to enjoy the flowers. The three of them went for a walk in the garden and saw the third brother Wei Dong coming out of the toilet, and when he passed by the incense burner, he straddled it and smoked it for a while.

Li Zhe lowered his face and said: "Others say that you are a layman, and you really live up to your reputation!" Wei Dong replied: "I heard that the eldest sister came to someone else's house as a guest, and the mat she sat on can keep the fragrance for three days, and I also want to keep the fragrance!" ”

Li Zhe said: "The ugly woman follows her example, and those who see it will definitely leave!" Do you want to be outnumbered? Wei Dong laughed. Wei Xun said: "Third brother Tian** Xiang, Your Highness don't have the same knowledge as him!" ”

A few days later, Li Zhe learned from his fifth brother Li Hong, and also held a grand memorial ceremony in the Guozijian in the west of Chang'an Wubenfang, and sacrificed the ancestor Kong Xuanfu with the ether prison.

Li Zhe wore a brand-new court costume and traveled to Sanliang Crown, wearing black Jiewei, Qingsui, and gold with cicadas, handsome and majestic, and in a happy mood. He came to the statue of Kong Xuan's father, the son of the country, and personally released the memorial as the first offering, with the national son sacrificing wine as the second offering, and the national son Siye as the final offering, accompanied by the song and music, and the hundred officials watched the ceremony.

A total of 3,000 people, including the children of the chiefs of various countries, were gathered to participate in the ceremony, and Dr. Kuniko maintained order and praised the etiquette.

Under the laurel forest, Wei Xiang'er and her sisters Wei Chunrong and Wei Qiurong together, wearing a large-sleeved cardigan and a red long skirt, with a purple saro painting silk on their shoulders, led the dancers and dancers to dance, stepped on the beat of the drum, and followed the ups and downs of Taichang Yale, which was very good-looking.

After the ceremony, the emperor, the queen of heaven and the crown prince Li Zhe feasted on the civil and military officials and the women of the interior and exterior in the Linde Hall of Hanyuan Palace, and watched the magnificent palace music and dance.

Li Zhe led the prospective crown princess Wei Xiang'er to toast the emperor and the queen of heaven to celebrate her birthday, and the emperor and the queen of heaven toasted back, and then drank it all, and was more satisfied with this beautiful daughter-in-law.

Princess Taiping, who was the same age as Wei Xiang'er, also danced, but she did not wear a Taoist robe, but a purple robe, a jade belt around her waist, a soapy folded scarf on her head, and seven things pinned to her belt (saber, knife, stone, Qi Bizhen, Aoji, syringe, flint bag), which is a kind of Hufu men's dress.

The emperor asked curiously, "According to the custom of our dynasty, a woman is not allowed to be a military attaché, so why should a daughter dress like this?" ”

Princess Taiping replied, "A woman can't be a military attaché, so can you give her daughter's outfit to the horse?" The Emperor smiled as he stroked his dragon hair, understanding his precious daughter's thoughts.

The emperor said to the queen of heaven: "Brother has already started a family, and his baby daughter has grown up, and her heart is budding, and the lady can't give up her family too much for the country, it's time to care about the marriage of her children!" ”

The queen of heaven said: "Children have their own children's blessings, and concubines advocate that children take the initiative to courtship and marry freely. Ling Yue can also find it by herself, the concubine always encourages her to be bold and take the initiative, and she will definitely be able to hold a good son-in-law! ”

The Emperor laughed and said, "If that's the case, it's easy to be a parent." But since my daughter has already begged for me, I can't ignore it. This means that her courtship has been frustrated, or she has not found her perfect match! ”

The Queen of Heaven said, "How does Your Majesty plan to find his daughter's wife?" ”

The emperor frowned, thought about it, and said with a smile: "Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island." Lang Lang gentleman, lady is good. Jagged wattles, picked left and right. Lang Lang gentleman, Qin Se friend. Jagged wattle, left and right. Lang Lang gentleman, bells and drums. ”

Seeing the queen's puzzled expression, the emperor smiled and said, "Lady, wait and see!" ”

After the dispersal of the court, the emperor left the courtiers to have a dinner at noon, and the officials above the fifth rank set up a table to eat in the palace, and the officials below the fifth rank gave the corridor to eat, and set up a table to sit and eat in the corridor outside the palace gate.

While the courtiers were tasting the delicacies, the Emperor said, "I plan to hold a musical and singing party in the Lintokuden in the evening, and I would like to ask the ministers to recommend young talents who are talented, understand music, and can sing and dance. ”

The courtiers applauded in unison, and then some recommended their sons, while others recommended nephews, nephews, and grandchildren. The emperor ordered the officials and the palace attendants to register and make a register together and issue court passes.

The next night, Hanyuan Palace Linde Hall was full of visitors, the guests were full, and the young talents in Chang'an City came to attend the meeting. Xue Shao, the third brother of Jeju Assassin Shi Xue Yi, Taichang Shaoqing Feng Taihe, Guanglu Cheng Lu Song, School Shulang Yang Jiong, Gongjiao Doctor Song Zhiwen, Jingzhao Sigong Wang Shi, and Wuzhong Caizi He Zhizhang were all invited.

The Emperor, the Queen of Heaven, Princess Taiping, and the Wei Xianger sisters were seated successively, and Sizan Xiangying, Zhangzan, and the inner confessor guided the young people to salute and greet them.

The music sounded, Cui'e shuttled back and forth, delivering plates, teasers, goblets, stalks, urns, guests tasting delicacies, too often playing music, and dancers entering the dance.

After three glasses of wine, the dancers stepped back and the young talents showed off their talents. Xue Shao came to the stage, and after Sizan Xiangying gave a brief introduction, he said, "Xue Gongzi, please start your performance!" ”

Xue Shao sang a song to the accompaniment of the piano and drums, his voice was sometimes low, sometimes high-pitched, magnetic enough to move people's hearts. Princess Taiping listened carefully.

He was wearing a blue diamond-patterned round-necked robe, a black brocade hakama, a saro head, a copper belt and an agarwood knife, and black leather boots on his feet.

He has fair skin, well-defined facial features, deep eyes, a handsome face, singing and dancing moves, and exudes an irresistible charm all over his body.

The singing stopped, and there was a stormy applause from the audience, Princess Taiping stood up and applauded vigorously, and the queen of heaven looked at her in surprise.

Xiangying commented: "Xue Gongzi's singing ignited the passion of the audience! Let's continue to be happy, the following is the drum and spring performance of Taichang Shaoqing Feng Taihe, please enjoy! ”

Feng Taihe plays the reeds in the sheng, and makes beautiful music, like a yellow warbler in the forest, and like a grasshopper in the grass, which is very pleasant. Wei Qiurong listened to it with fascination. After the drum reeds ended, they also received warm applause.

Then Guanglu Cheng Lu Song came to the stage to perform the drums, plucking 25 strings with 10 fingers of both hands, the expressiveness of the sound was stronger than the drum reed, and the effect of "Spring Morning" was played, which naturally won the applause of the audience.

Wei Chunrong also imitated his hands bouncing underneath, completely intoxicated.

Next, Yang Jiong, the school secretary, and Song Zhiwen, a doctor of palace education, successively performed a poetry recitation, and Wang Shi, Jingzhao Sigong, performed a throwing acrobatics, which attracted everyone's attention.

He Zhizhang, a young Wuzhong talent, appeared on the stage and wanted to perform a seven-step poem on the spot. Xiangying said: "Wu Zhongcaizi listened well, with the theme of Yongliu, I walked seven steps to finish the poem. Begin! ”

Xiangying began to take a step, and He Zhizhang followed her steps into poems, poems:

The jasper is made into a tree high, and ten thousand green silk ribbons hang down.

I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors.

As soon as the poem was finished, the tidal wave of applause roared and lasted for a long time. Xiang Ying said loudly: "All the guests know that this poem is very good, but who can tell what is so good about it? ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Shangguan Cairen raised his hand and said, "Concubine!" ”

Shangguan Cairen walked up to the stage, recited the willow poem, and then commented: "The willow tree is like a beauty dressed up by jasper, tall and straight, slim and elegant, and the fluttering hair hangs down, like ten thousand green silks. And the invisible and untouchable spring breeze is vividly expressed by this poem, which is popular and vivid, just right! ”

Wei Xianger took the lead in applauding Shangguan Cairen's comments, and everyone agreed with her point of view.

Finally, the 16 young talents who received the most applause came to the stage to perform the music and dance of Shouhe, dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor, wishing His Majesty the Emperor a long life! I wish the queen of heaven a long life!

Xue Shao, Feng Taihe, Lu Song, Yang Jiong, Song Zhiwen, Wang Shi, He Zhizhang and others were divided into two teams, left and right, dancing with the rhythm of the bells, drums, and pianos, or jumping or jumping, which was very touching, causing bursts of applause from the female guests.

Near the end of the party, the emperor stretched out his palm and said to his daughter: "The young handsome show in the entire Chang'an City has been captured by me. ”

Princess Taiping said: "Xue Shao, so cute, my daughter wants him!" The Emperor smiled and said, "He is my nephew, your cousin, do you really want him?" "Oh yes!" Princess Taiping replied.

The Emperor said, "Well, kiss and kiss!" It's not a family, it's not a door, haha! ”

The queen seems to be a little unhappy, but she is helpless, she advocates her daughter's free love. But it's a pity that Princess Taiping has a noble status and is often in the boudoir, so she can't get in close contact with the majority of talents, so she has no chance to meet, so she can only get married in this way.

The emperor arranged for the matchmaker to go to Xue Shao's house to propose marriage. Xue Shao is the youngest son of the emperor's own sister, Princess Seongyang, and the concubine Xue Xuan, but Princess Seongyang and his wife died as early as the Xianheng period, and their eldest son, Jeju Thorn Shi Xue Yi, is now the head of the family.

Xue Yi saw that the emperor personally sent someone to propose marriage, but he was a cautious person, and he was not surprised by this heavenly blessing, but was a little uneasy.

The emperor's health was getting weaker and weaker, and he attached great importance to the marriage of his children, and decided to take advantage of his sober years to hold a grand wedding for his children.

The Emperor summoned Taishi Ling to personally inquire about the auspicious day of the Zodiac, and set the auspicious day for the Crown Prince and Princess Taiping to surrender on the same day, that is, July 22, and the two marriages were handled together!

On July 22, the autumn was crisp and crisp, and the city of Chang'an was full of joy. The colorful flags flutter within the imperial city, and the gongs and drums outside the imperial city are noisy, and the whole world celebrates.

The west and east are fragrant and misty, the lanterns are colorful, the phoenix music is displayed on the ring steps, the tortoise seat is sent to the treasure and shame, the courtiers gather, sing and write poems, so lively.

After the two couples got up in the morning, they dressed up in the mirror and wore heavy makeup. The ceremonial officials, guests and service personnel prepare honor guards, incense cars, and jade costumes, and convene the team.

The wedding custom of the Tang Kingdom is to greet relatives at night, so there are two routes to welcome relatives at night:

One route is that the crown prince Li Zhe went to the Wei family in Wannian County, Jingzhao Mansion to marry Wei Xianger to the East Palace;

Another route is to go to the south of Xing'an Gate in Hanyuan Palace to marry Princess Taiping to the Xue family compound in the west corner of Xuanyangfang.

On the way to greet the relatives, the locust trees on both sides ** on the torch, the greeting team also lit firewood as a torch lighting, and the torch was lit into a fire dragon along the way, and the locust trees on the side of the road were roasted.

Wei Xiang'er set off from the gate of her house in a Zhai car, and Li Zhe rode a high-headed horse and wore a big red flower to lead the way in front. Along the way, the cars and horses neighed, and they hugged each other in front and back, so it was not lively.

The welcoming team successfully arrived at the East Palace, and when getting off the car, the servants used red felt cloth to support Wei Xiang'er and tossed around, unable to walk on the ground, until the place where they were married in the church.

Next, the bride and groom take their seats in front of the flower hall, and the ceremonial officer sings: "Kneel, offer incense." Kneel, prostrate, prostrate, prostrate, prostrate! Three worships: one worship heaven and earth, two worship the high hall, and husband and wife worship each other! Enter the cave room. ”

The emperor and queen of heaven accept the newlyweds to bow down, say teachings and congratulatory words, give red envelopes, and the newlyweds drink a glass of wine. Then the bride and groom entered the cave house surrounded by the crowd.

Xue Shao, the captain of the horse, also rode a high-headed horse, wearing a big red flower, and led the welcoming team from the Xue family compound and walked all the way to the south of Xing'an Gate of Hanyuan Palace.

Shang Gong and Shang Yi had already prepared Princess Taiping's guard of honor and Zhai's car, and when they heard the prumpet, they helped Princess Taiping wearing a red hijab to get into the car.

Hu Cong followed the welcoming team from Xing'an Gate all the way to the Xue family compound in Xuanyangfang, because the courtyard gate was too small, Princess Taiping's Zhai car was very wide and could not enter, so the entourage had to tear down the courtyard wall and let the wide Zhai car enter the compound.

The crowd was noisy, and although the courtyard wall was torn down, the people were happy. Next, Xue Yi and his wife Xiao Chongxia accepted the groom and bride's visit and felt very honored.

The emperor held a large poetry party to cheer up, and the courtiers were proud to participate in the poetry meeting. The emperor took the lead in writing a very gorgeous five-character long poem "The Prince's Concubine and Princess Taiping's Surrender", the poem says:

The light of the dragon tower is dawning, and the Lu Pavilion is open. The sun is full of makeup, and the stars are low.

The jade court is floating and rui, and the silver list is auspicious. The clouds turn to the flowers, and the leaves are embellished.

Diao Xuan returned to Cui Mo, and the treasure returned to the Dan Palace. Mingzhu Pei Xiaoyi, the carving wheel opens the fan.

Huaguan is a feast, and Lan Yan is feasted. Ring level Feng Le Chen, tortoise Xi Zhen shame recommended.

The butterfly dance sleeves are fragrant, and the song is separated from the dust. Huan Ning Huanyi, celebrating Ye Qing's first marriage.

The smell of summer heat, cool morning blowing is frequent. Fangji Liuhetai, enjoy the spring of ten thousand years.

This is a typical palace style poem, although it continues the beautiful and superficial style of the Southern Dynasty, depicting red dots and emeralds, piling incense and jade, but also vividly depicting the grand atmosphere of this allure wedding!

Hu Yuanfan, the Chinese scholar, Ren Xigu, the prince Sheren, Pei Shouzhen, the Taichang doctor, Liu Yizhi, the bachelor of the North Gate, and Yuan Wanqing, etc., all chanted poems and Fenghe. Although Fenghe's poems are suitable for the occasion, they are also full of literary brilliance.

Hu Yuanfan described: "The majesty of the emperor Li Zhe is grand and unprecedented, and the etiquette of the concubine Wei Xiang'er is very exquisite. Princess Taiping walked out of the fairy temple with the accompaniment of the stacked drums and boarded the painting in the music of the condensation. ”

After watching the wedding scene, Ren Xigu described: "The dragon flutters and spreads, continuing to the boundary of the earth, and the sound of phoenix pipe music has been resounding to the sky and clouds. ”

Under the care of the emperor, Li Zhe and Princess Taiping spent an exciting and unforgettable day. But not everyone was happy that day, and there was one person who was particularly sad, and that was the abolished prince Li Xian!

Li Xian was confined in Chang'an Beasso, he had no right to attend the grand wedding of his younger brothers and sisters, and when he heard the noise of gongs and drums in Chang'an City, he couldn't help but be sad and angry, and wrote "Huangtai Melon Speech" with tears:

Under the stage of planting melon yellow, the ripe seeds of melons are separated.

One pick makes the melon less, and then the pick makes the melon thin.

The three picks are still free, and the picks are not returned.

This poem satirizes that the emperor and the queen of heaven have abolished too many princes, and hopes that the two saints will take care of the melons they plant. The musicians who sympathized with Li Xian sang "Huangtai Melon Speech" one after another.

A few months later, it reached the ears of the queen of heaven. Li Xian thought that the queen of heaven would change her mind, but in November, the queen of heaven ordered Li Xian to move to Bazhou.

At that time, it was freezing cold, and Li Xian walked with Fang Xiaoqin, Zhang Hongjiao, Li Shouli and other wives and children, with thin clothes and very desolate. Li Zhe wrote to the emperor and the queen to have mercy and give him spring and winter clothes, which was granted.

After Princess Taiping married into the Xue family, she was mainly anti-guest, and everyone surrounded her like a moon in the stars.

Seeing that Princess Taiping was overly favored, Xue Yi was deeply worried, and went to ask Xue Kegou in Hubu Langzhong: "The third brother Xue Shao married the princess, and others said that it was a blessing from heaven, but I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse?" ”

Xue Kewei replied: "The emperor's nephew, Princess Shang, is a national example, as long as you act with respect, what harm will there be?" But as the proverb goes: marry a woman and get a princess, and buy an official mansion on the ground. I have to be scared! ”

The queen of heaven has many eyes and ears, and when she heard about this, she said unhappily: "Princess Taiping is the only daughter of the emperor, how noble!" Xue Yi's wife Xiao Chongxia and Xue Xu's wife Cheng Qiongzhi were from humble backgrounds, how could the daughter of this palace establish a concubine relationship with the Tian Shenu? "Instructed Pan Changzhi to go out to announce the order, asking the Xue family to divorce his wife.

Xue Yi and Xue Xu were stunned when they heard that it was like five thunderbolts, and they thought: It's okay now, what are you afraid of. Xiao Chongxia and Cheng Qiongzhi are also very sad, this sister-in-law who has just become a princess, the child's aunt, will lose everything in a few days after enjoying the glory!

The Xue family was so anxious that there was nothing they could do, and in the end, it was the younger sister-in-law, Princess Taiping, who came up with an idea and asked Mrs. Yu to persuade the queen of heaven.

Mrs. Yu said: "Xiao Chongxia is the nephew of Xiao Yu, the younger brother of Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty, and Cheng Qiongzhi's family is also a nobleman, but he didn't show up when he renewed the genealogy last year. The queen of heaven will no longer pursue it.

Xue Yi and Xue Xu were overjoyed, brought gifts, and went to thank Princess Taiping together. In front of his brothers, he praised Princess Taiping vigorously, saying that she was wise and a good brother-in-law.

Xue Shao has been impressed with his daughter-in-law since then, it turns out that the daughter-in-law who married into the door is not only noble, but also very capable! The little couple loved each other and lived a sweet little life.

After Wei Xiang'er successfully became the crown princess, the whole family was counting on her to carry the chicken dog to heaven! The second sister Wei Chunrong took a fancy to Guanglu Cheng Lu Song at the party, and the third sister Wei Qiurong took a fancy to Taichang Shaoqing Feng Taihe, so she asked someone to come to the door to propose marriage.

Lu Song and Feng Taihe saw that this was the princess's sister who took a fancy to herself, which was equivalent to sending blessings to the door, how dare you not obey? They all happily agreed to the marriage. The happy events of the Wei family are one after another, what a good thing is happening!