On the first day of the first month of the 16th year of Chongwen, this is the first day of the new year, and today is the day of the great court meeting in the past, and the kings of the subject countries will also send envoys to congratulate at this time, but the first day of the first month is also the day of the princess's wedding.

Early in the morning, Ling Yu was called up by Xinyue, the people from the Ministry of Rites outside had already come, Ling Yu's first thing today was to pick up his relatives first, and then go to the palace to complete the wedding in the Huagai Palace, and the emperor would also hold a banquet here to celebrate the marriage of his favorite daughter.

Under the busyness of Xinyue and the maids, Ling Yu quickly dressed up, wearing a big red wedding dress, wearing a big red flower, riding a high-headed horse and setting off, followed by a huge team, there were officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, and there were also accompanying soldiers of the guard company, mainly because of the pomp, today was Ling Yu's big day, and the soldiers naturally came out wearing their best clothes, all full of smiles.

Zhou Ling still lives in Zhou Shaobin's palace, so the destination of Ling Yu's trip is also there, and now Ling Yu also lives in Qinglongfang, which is very close, so Ling Yu rode a high-headed horse and led a group of entourages to swagger around the street a few times.

Ling Yu hated this, but it was also part of the so-called etiquette, so even if he didn't like it, he still did it.

There are also a lot of people on the street, Ling Yu is now quite well-known in Jinling, and the people also sincerely bless Ling Yu and their princess.

Because of the large number of people, the group walked relatively slowly, and from time to time they had to dissuade some people who were too enthusiastic.

Finally, Ling Yu and his party finally came to the gate of the palace, Zhou Shaobin was also dressed in a happy dress, and now that his sister is married, Zhou Shaobin naturally followed the whole process personally, and now he is standing at the door waiting for Ling Yu to arrive.

After entering the palace, it was another etiquette, I have to say that it is indeed extremely cumbersome to marry a daughter in the royal family, but today Ling Yu has no complaints, and he can marry Zhou Ling home, he feels that everything is worth it.

Next, just like the ancient marriages that Ling Yu had seen before, he was throwing red envelopes and giving makeup poems, Ling Yu was smiling all the way to deal with them, as for the makeup poems, Ling Yu naturally and casually plagiarized a poem, which was naturally beautiful, which made everyone admire his literary brilliance.

Ling Yu is through the "five levels and six generals", finally after coping with all kinds of etiquette and difficulties, and finally greeted Zhou Ling, who was wearing a phoenix and a crown of xiaxia, into a sedan chair, and then played joy all the way, swaggering through the city to the palace.

The guards at the palace gate naturally got an explanation, and when they saw the welcoming team coming, they immediately let them go, and enthusiastically helped Ling Yu and his party to guide the way.

Today's palace is also rare and lively, because of entering the palace, there are many fewer people accompanying him, and Ling Yu's guards are also left outside the palace, after all, this is the palace, and it is not always the case with soldiers, even if today is his big day.

After the end of the Golden Palace, Zhou Zhengxiong took the ministers and envoys of various countries to the Huagai Hall to wait, at this time the Huagai Hall is also full of lights, hung with red silk, and there are tables in it, but the main hall is very large, and it does not seem crowded at all.

Everyone inside sat together in twos and threes chatting, and Zhou Zhengxiong was also sitting on the dragon chair with a smile on his face, communicating with his confidants and ministers.

Soon after, Zhou Zhengxiong received a report from the guards, saying that Ling Yu's welcoming team had entered the imperial city and was coming to the Huagai Palace.

Immediately, Zhou Zhengxiong asked Yucheng to announce the matter, and everyone learned that the groom official was about to arrive, so they all stopped chatting and looked forward to it.

The envoys of various countries are also full of red light, of course, they are like this because Ling Yu gave great benefits, although the Great Zhou also has a tributary system, but unlike the other world, how many gifts are sent by various countries, how much the Great Zhou rewards when they go back, and there will not be that kind of reward of several times or even dozens of times, this habit has been around since the Great Celestial Empire a long time ago.

Teucer and Arudo were naturally invited here to watch the ceremony, they participated in this traditional Chinese wedding for the first time, they were very curious, looking around from time to time, the palace of the Great Zhou gave them a great shock, and they didn't feel anything when they met the emperor.

Today they attacked again to attend the wedding, and only then did they take a serious look at this magnificent imperial city along the way.

Not only them, Ling Yu also looked at the various buildings in the imperial city with great interest along the way, in fact, the palace that the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty have always said is actually an imperial city, and there are many palaces inside, of course Ling Yu is not familiar with it, he has only entered the palace a handful of times, most of the time he also goes to the Golden Palace, and there is the imperial study of the Huagai Palace.

Today, with the blessing of the great day, riding a high-headed horse around the imperial city, he found that from the palace gate to the Golden Palace, according to the usual walking speed, it would take almost an hour to walk, this time, Ling Yu and his party had just walked through the Golden Palace, to the Huagai Hall behind the Golden Palace.

Ling Yu only had a general understanding of this area, the Golden Palace is also the place where the emperor's ministers went to court, behind the Golden Palace there are various squares, gardens, artificial lakes, rockeries, etc., Ling Yu learned from the eunuch who led the way that behind the Golden Palace is the Huagai Hall where the emperor usually lives and works.

And the left and right sides are Wenhua Hall and Wuying Palace, one is the place where Wenchen works, the other is the place where the military generals work, just one left and one right will guard the Golden Palace and the Huagai Hall in the middle, of course, the place is very large, and the middle is separated by the garden square or something, it is invisible to the naked eye, and it takes at least nearly an hour to come and go with each other.

When Ling Yu learned this, he was full of slander in his heart, how hard it is, such a big land, if it were me, why would I have to get a means of transportation.

However, the palace is forbidden to ride a horse and drive, and the ministers basically rely on their legs to work, of course, they can use a sedan chair, which is also a popular mode of transportation at present, although they still rely on their legs, but they are not their own.

Soon, the group arrived at the square outside the Huagai Palace, and Zhou Zhengxiong took the ministers and envoys of various countries to welcome him out, if this is Ling Yu alone, it is a very high courtesy, but this is to welcome the emperor's favorite daughter, no one can say anything.

Ling Yu saw Zhou Zhengxiong coming out, and hurriedly came up to greet him, this is also one of the etiquettes taught to him by the Ministry of Rites before, after all, the courtesy of the monarch and the minister is not costly, not to mention that the emperor is followed by a large number of people.

"Son-in-law to meet father-in-law." Ling Yu dismounted, stepped forward a few steps, and bowed.

"Okay, good, the virtuous son-in-law doesn't have to be polite, let's go in quickly." Zhou Zhengxiong said with a smile on his face, he is wearing a bright yellow dragon robe today, and it is also a full set of imperial crowns, which looks indescribably grand, in the past court meetings, he would not wear it like this, which shows his importance to Ling Yu and his love for Zhou Ling.

When Ling Yu heard this, he bowed down and agreed, and then took Zhou Ling off the sedan chair and walked into the Huagai Palace. wonderful

In the canopy hall, of course, all kinds of facilities needed for marriage were also arranged, and along the way, the ministers and envoys congratulated Ling Yu continuously, and Ling Yu returned the salute with a smile.

Zhou Zhengxiong sat on the dragon chair and looked at his daughter and son-in-law below with a smile, today he is the officiant of the two newlyweds.

Originally, Ling Yu was married, and Ling Yuefeng was supposed to be there, but because he still needed him to sit in the north, he couldn't come, Zhou Zhengxiong still felt quite guilty in his heart, so he had to compensate his son-in-law in other aspects.

Ling Yu was also a little disappointed in his master's absence, but he knew the reason for his master's absence at this time, and the hatred for the Zhao family and Beihu in his heart couldn't help but deepen a little, and secretly glanced at Zhao Zhengkang, who had been smiling in the crowd, Ling Yu had to temporarily suppress his unhappiness.

Today was his big day, and he didn't want to be upset about it.

After the ceremonial officer was full of enthusiasm and brilliant words, Ling Yu began to worship with Zhou Ling, this is the same as Ling Yu knows, that is, one worships heaven and earth, two worships the high hall, husband and wife worship, Ling Yu meticulously finished the ceremony with Zhou Ling, gave Zhou Zhengxiong tea, and Zhou Ling was also sent into the "cave room", but this is part of the etiquette, after the worship hall will begin, the banquet will begin, then Zhou Ling will be sent back to Ling's mansion, waiting for the banquet of the Huagai Hall to end, Ling Yu will go back to the cave room.

Soon, the worship hall was completed, and Zhou Ling also left the main hall under the escort of the maids and guards, she would first go to the side hall to rest, after all, it was a hard morning, and then she would go back to the Ling Mansion to wait for Ling Yu to go home.

Since the ceremony is completed, of course, the banquet is open, and today's banquet starts at noon and lasts until the evening, which is also a big test for Ling Yu's amount of wine.

Zhou Zhengxiong saw that everything was done, so he cleared his throat and said, "Everyone. ”

Seeing the emperor speak, the whole scene quickly quieted down, Zhou Zhengxiong smiled with satisfaction when he saw this, and then said with a smile: "Today, today's little girl's wedding, I am very happy to have this dragon fast son-in-law, and hereby announce that Ling Yu will be canonized as the captain of the horse and the marquis of Lingwu." ”

On the day of great joy, of course, the ministers would not touch the emperor's head, and even Zhao Zhengkang smiled and said "Your Majesty Shengming" with everyone at this time, and there was no objection at all.

Of course, he also received news from Zhao Ritian, and now the Zhao family is making every effort to produce muskets to train the troops, and they are also working hard to improve the muskets, so the preparation period has been extended a lot, which will not allow them to tear their faces with the imperial court, and must maintain a relatively good relationship, at least not to give the emperor a reason to attack.

When Ling Yu heard this, he immediately bowed down and thanked him, this will make his title rise again, not only has it risen back, but it is also higher than before, even if Ling Yu doesn't have much feeling about the title, he can't help but be happy at this time, after all, he is now the Hou Ye.

Next, it is time for today's long wine banquet, the Imperial Dining Room is in full swing to entertain the guests who came today, and the wine and food are served to the table like a flowing stream, each dish is from the hands of the chef of the Imperial Dining Room, which is not only exquisite but also delicious.

The courtiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty are okay, the envoys of various countries are bright-eyed, their mouths are full of oil, and they can't stop drinking wine, although there are some suspicions of losing their manners in front of the king, but today is a day of great joy, and no one will come out to find fault, not to mention that the courtiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty think that these are barbarian people, and it is normal to not understand etiquette.

Teucer and the others have opened their eyes, before they have eaten the imperial meal, they thought that the food of Jinling has been invincible in the world, and now that they have eaten the imperial meal, they know that they are still lonely and unheard, they naturally will not let go of such an opportunity, and eat it whirringly.

Ling Yu was like a little bee, toasting table by table, the first to salute was of course the emperor's father-in-law, and then table by table.

"Hehe, Lord Ling, oh no, I will call you Lord Hou in the future, congratulations, I wish you an early birth to a noble son." Song Qian smiled and raised the cup to drink with Ling Yu, he sincerely blessed Ling Yu, he had always been very optimistic about Ling Yu.

Ling Yu had already saluted Song Qian's table at this time, and the ones he knew were Song Qian, Lian Wei and Zhai Qiande, and he was not familiar with the other courtiers, but he still saluted them one by one, just a few people who were familiar with each other chatted a few more words, and the others were simple blessings.

Just toasted like this, Ling Yu quickly toasted Zhao Zhengkang's table, naturally all the officials sitting here were officials from Zhao Zhengkang's family, Ling Yu was familiar with only Zhao Zhengkang and Qian Xunyan, and the others were not very familiar, although Ling Yu was angry in his heart, but on this occasion, Ling Yu still smiled and saluted Zhao Zhengkang with a wine glass.

"Master Hou, congratulations, Grandpa Zhao also ordered me to send you a congratulatory ceremony, expressing his blessings, presumably it has been sent to the house, oh yes, Bohan also sent a congratulatory ceremony, and he also asked me to tell you that he will definitely thank you well when we meet in the future." Zhao Zhengkang said with a smile, his tone was kind, and there was no haze at all, but Zhao Bohan's words were so harsh in Ling Yu's ears.

"Thank you Grandpa Zhao and Brother Bo Han for your blessings, Ling Yu will also thank Grandpa Zhao and Brother Bo Han one day." Ling Yu also said with a smile.

"That's fine, I hope our friendship will last a long time." Zhao Zhengkang said with a smile.

"Master Ling, I toast you, I heard that you seem to be interested in Ruomei, if you need it, I can help you mention it to the head of the family, and get the matter done as soon as possible." Qian Xunyan also picked up the cup and said with a smile.

"Hehe, thank you Lord Qian, don't bother, I have my own plans for this matter." After Ling Yu listened, although he was still kind on the surface, he was extremely angry in his heart, today is my big day, what do you mean by saying these words?

Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Ling Yu made a hasty toast and left Zhao Zhengkang's table.

Looking at Ling Yu's departing back, Zhao Zhengkang's face became gloomy, and he whispered: "Brother Qian, it seems that this Ling Hou is getting more and more difficult to deal with." ”

"Who said it wasn't, Brother Zhao, let's be careful now, Grandpa has a new arrangement, we just need to cooperate well." Qian Xunyan replied in a low voice.

After a round of wine, Ling Yu also felt floating, although the alcohol content of Da Zhou was low, but it couldn't stand the crowd, Ling Yu remembered the rule in his previous life that only one table was toasted, and the best man was the bartender, Ling Yu also wanted it very much at the moment.

Zhou Zhengxiong saw that Ling Yu was a little overwhelmed at this time and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, let's eat something first, don't lie down so soon, this is just the beginning." ”

When Ling Yu heard this, he was speechless and choked, when is this a head.