Chapter 18: The Day of the Wedding
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He Mansion, in front of the gate with red lanterns wrapped in red silk.
He An saw the prince's frame slowly coming in the distance, and excitedly beckoned the little servant to walk to the front steps and set off firecrackers.
Li Te, who was on the side, looked at He Fu, who was close at hand, and was faintly a little excited in his heart. When he arrived at the door, he got off the horse, looked at the open He Mansion, and peeked in from time to time with a little excitement.
He Mansion, outside the girl's boudoir.
"The auspicious time has come, please say goodbye to your parents for the bride." Outside, the voice of the ceremonial officer sounded singing.
The matchmaker stepped forward to cover the bride's head, said auspicious words in her mouth, and commanded the two brides to step forward and carry the bride out of the boudoir.
As soon as He Yue stepped out of the room, he turned his head and said behind him with tears in his eyes, "Mother, remember to tell my father that my daughter will often come back to see you in the future." ”
The beautiful woman was stunned when she heard this, and finally couldn't hold back anymore when she saw the girl who was gradually walking away, tears suddenly gushed out, covered her mouth with her hand, and sobbed and said to the door: "Ieyasu, why are you so cruel, your daughter doesn't want to marry you, and you don't come to see you when she gets married." ”
After speaking, a middle-aged man walked in from outside the house, looked at the beautiful woman who was crying, and touched the girl's dresser with a lonely expression, and finally had to sigh "Hey~", and then gently hugged the beautiful woman. Finally, he looked stunned in the direction where the girl walked away.
Li Te, who was in front of the house, was happily watching the bride who came out on the matchmaker's back at the moment, stepping on the long red carpet and sitting in a sedan chair with the support of the bride. I listened to the matchmaker shouting loudly, "The sedan chair man gets up", and for a while, the sound of suona horns and the cheers of the surrounding people soared into the sky.
Dozens of miles of red makeup. The convoy of relatives lined up from the street to the end of the street, in an orderly manner, the big trees all over the street were tied with countless red ribbons, fluttering wantonly under the wind, the roadside was full of soldiers to maintain order, and the crowd of onlookers surging next to it was endless, shoulder to shoulder.
The boys and girls who followed the convoy threw the rose petals in the basket as if the sky was raining roses. The cold wind swept the petals and gently sprinkled across the street.
An An, the little girl from Hefu on the side of the sedan chair, excitedly whispered to the girl in the sedan chair, "Miss, look, it's so beautiful~"
He Yue heard the sound outside the sedan chair, lifted the red hijab, gently brushed away the tassel hanging from the phoenix crown in front of him, looked outside the sedan chair, and was stunned.
Li Te, who was riding in the front row, looked back at the beautiful scenery specially created behind him, and said to Wei Zhanghan, "How about it, Your Highness is romantic." ”
Dian Wei Zhanghan looked at the rose petals scattered in the sky, glanced at each other, and muttered, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a lot of tricks!" ”
The long procession quickly and smoothly entered the palace gate, and Li Te, accompanied by many attendants and maids, took the bride on a red carpet that went straight to the Xuanzheng Palace.
Soon, everyone came to the white marble steps in front of the Xuanzheng Hall to wait, and after a while, a voice came from the inside, "The auspicious time has arrived, and the newcomer enters the hall~"
Li Teh walked into the palace with his bride, and saw the Manchu Dynasty civil and military on both sides, and the emperor and queen sitting in the center. Li Sheng said with a hearty smile: "Declare the decree." ”
The great eunuch behind him came out of the crowd with the holy decree in his hand, cleared his throat, and read out loudly, "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: The prince is close to a weak crown today, and when he is suitable for marriage, he should choose a virtuous woman to match." I heard that a daughter in Beijing is skillful and generous, gentle and generous, and has outstanding appearance. ”
"I bow and hear it very pleasantly, and it is worth treating it in the boudoir, and the prince can be called made in heaven, for the beauty of the beauty, He Yue, the granddaughter of He Guoquan, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Xu is married to the prince as the prince's side concubine, Wangru and other husbands and wives are in love, and give birth to a noble son early, admire this!"
"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the prince, His Royal Highness the crown prince is a thousand years old!"
After reading a long period of the holy decree, I saw the ministers below get up in unison and bow to Li Sheng and Li Te.
Soon, under the guidance of several palace people, Li Teh completed the ceremony in this Xuanzheng Hall like a puppet, and then after the emperor personally instructed him, another honor guard took Li Teh and his wife to the Taimiao Temple to worship the ancestors.
And when they arrived here, the emperor and empress and the hundred officials also started a grand banquet, drinking and having fun, naturally they were not accompanied, only a few officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy accompanied them.
It is said that the royal family is only the first generation so far, and Li Sheng started as a commoner to overthrow the tyranny, and there is nothing for Li Teh and them to worship in the Taimiao.
In this large temple, the only thing that caught Li Te's attention was the sword armor that Li Sheng fought on the battlefield during the uprising in the middle, and the statue of Li Te's biological mother behind him.
Li Tee stood in front of him and muttered softly, and no one heard what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said.
Then Li Teh led the bride, and after the worship was completed according to the process under the supervision and guidance of Taichang Siqing, Li Teh drove back to the Xuanzheng Hall again, and the bride was sent to the East Palace by Xiao Yuanzi with his entourage.
At this point, Li Te's concubine ceremony is basically over, and there is only the last night's cave room left.
When he was about to arrive at the Xuanzheng Palace, the smirking Li Teh remembered the bride in the portrait again, and the depressed Li Teh couldn't laugh anymore, Li Teh gently patted his face and comforted himself, "I'm still young, what are you afraid of!" ”
Walking into the Xuanzheng Palace, looking at the Manchu Dynasty civil and military who had enjoyed the feast for a while, Li Teh complained dissatisfiedly, "Dad is tired and tired, he broke his leg, you guys are good, just sit here and eat a big meal, so unhappy, this formalism is really tiring!" ”
After Li Teh first saluted the emperor and empress, he planned to eat something first to fill his stomach. Li Sheng, who was on the high platform, said unhappily when he saw it, "Why are you so unruly, go and toast the princes and ministers first!" ”
Li Te, who had just picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up the dishes, looked at the dining table below that had been lined up outside the hall due to the large number of people, and opened his mouth wide in confusion, not even knowing that the chopsticks had fallen, and his face was in disbelief.
Stiffening and trembling lips, he turned around and asked, "Father...... Father, shouldn't it be a tribute at every table?" looked at Li Sheng expectantly, hoping to be affirmed.
Before Li Sheng could reply, the queen next to her couldn't help but cover her mouth lightly and smiled, "Emperor, you've worked hard, you really want to pay tribute to every table." ”
After hearing this, Li Te's whole person was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and the whole person was not good.
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In the evening, the sunset burned the sky red, and Li Teh swayed back to the East Palace with the support of the little eunuch. glanced at Dian Wei Zhanghan who was carried by the entourage next to him with disdain, and said lightly, "Spicy Chicken", I don't know if it weren't for Dian Wei Zhanghan, Li Teh would either be drunk to death or drink to death.
At this moment, many palace people in the East Palace were naturally already ready, waiting for this Li Te's return, Li Teh pretended to be drunk and greeted the Ministry of Rites, and everyone in the Hanlin Academy shouted: "Where is Xiao Yuanzi?" Hurry up and me. ”
As soon as the words fell, a petite figure in the crowd hurriedly came out, ran to Li Te, and said excitedly, "Xiao Yuanzi, congratulations, His Royal Highness the Prince is happy to get married." ”
The rest of the people also shouted in unison, "I wish Your Highness a happy marriage, love between husband and wife, and give birth to a noble son early~"
Before the aftermath fell, Li Te, who had been tired for a day, waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, okay, Xiao Yuanzi, you and I can just go into the house, and everyone else will disperse first." ”