Chapter 111: The Prince's Wedding (Part II)
The time will soon come to the third day of the third month of March, and today Zhu Houzhao will get off the list and become a married person. The whole palace is full of festive colors, with red paper cuts pasted on the transparent glass windows, and countless red lanterns in the palace, and the whole palace is a festive red as far as the eye can see.
Zhu Houzhao also got up early in the morning, and today is a big day for him to greet his relatives. After getting up, the maid smeared grease and powder on Zhu Houzhao's face according to the request of the courtesy, and finally did not apply it under Zhu Houzhao's strong request. But a bright red flower was inserted in his ear and temples.
The crown prince went out in a crown dress, and the guards were as good as a ritual. To the palace gate, the east palace officials are all from the concubine, back to the south, and the public opinion is lowered. To the second, the public opinion is lowered, and the officials of the East Palace are all second. First of all, the crown prince is coming, and Bai Xiaode set up a banquet girl. At the end of the period, the concubine dressed Zhai Huachai, stood in the south of the pavilion, and the maid stood on the left and right. Since the Bai family did not have maids, they borrowed two palace maids from the palace to make up the number. Bai Xiaode stood under the west steps in court clothes. The introduction of the crown prince is the second time, standing in the east of the gate and facing the west. Bai Shizhong, as a servant, stood in the east of the door and said: "Dare to ask for something." The introduction of kneeling and enlightenment, the crown prince said: "A certain system welcomes you." "Introduce the ordained and pass it on to the servants. Bai Shizhong entered the notice and guided Bai Xiaode to go out to the west outside the gate, and bow to the east. The crown prince replied. The introduction of the guide to the crown prince to enter and left, the goose from the holder. The maid leads the officiant to the right of the entrance. The crown prince ascended to the east and stood in front of the pavilion gate, standing in the north direction. Bai Xiaode ascended to the west step, standing in the west and facing east. The introduction of the foundation of the goose, the goose to the goose to enter. The crown prince received geese to confer white filial piety. Bai Xiaode knelt and accepted, excited, to give left and right, and retreated to the west. The crown prince bowed again, descended from the east step, and went out to serve. Bai Xiaode did not send Bai Xiaode's life and said: "The ring of the precept, work hard all night, and do not disobey the order." ”
Bai Yulian was wearing a hairpin, and she was very beautiful at this time, but she was about to leave her father, and she couldn't help crying. As soon as he entered the palace, due to the constraints of his identity in the future, it would not be easy to come out to meet his father, and it was even more so when he married his husband and joined the royal family. The father only has one daughter of his own, and there will be no one to serve him in the future, which makes people very uneasy as he gets older. Thinking of this, Bai Yulian couldn't cry even more.
Bai Xiaode looked at his always strong daughter crying pear blossoms with rain, and he felt uncomfortable, so he had to raise his head and not look at her, even more afraid that he would cry tears, as a man, it would be too embarrassing.
Zhu Houzhao stepped forward at this time, stood next to Bai Yulian, and said to her, "Yulian, if you want to go out of the palace in the future, you will come out with me, you know, it is still very convenient for me and my second brother and sister to come out." When the time comes, I can often see Mr. Bai. Bai Xiaode glared at him, "When has this been, and he hasn't changed his words." Zhu Houzhao hurriedly bowed and shouted respectfully, "Meet Lord Taishan." Bai Xiaode glanced at Bai Yulian playfully at this time, and Bai Yulian burst into tears and laughed, "You two are really, I don't drink what you said" and then beckoned, calling Ding Li, who was standing in the distance, to his side, "Little junior sister, in the future, senior sister will not be there, and my father will want you to help take care of it." Now Xiao Ding Li is also 8 years old, and when she heard her sister's words, she nodded solemnly, "I will work hard, senior sister, don't worry." ”
After a few people talked, Bai Xiaode said, "Okay, I'll talk about it later, let's go, don't miss the auspicious time." Bai Yulian knelt down, kowtowed three times to Bai Xiaode, and said softly, "My daughter is gone, father take care." Bai Xiaode couldn't help it at this moment, so he had to turn his back and wave his hand back, only Xiao Ding Li saw the tears on the master's face.
The palace man Fu Muqing directed the follow, and the concubine went out by public opinion, descended public opinion, and took a phoenix sedan chair. The crown prince lifted the curtain and then ascended, and the attendants were like Laiyi. Outside the gate of the East Palace, descend to take advantage of the public opinion. To the pavilion, descend into the east, west of the inner temple door. The west of the inner hall gate, east side. The crown prince brought the concubine into the palace and performed the ceremony, such as the middle palace ceremony.
The etiquette of the whole wedding is basically over, and it is now night. In the wing room of the East Palace, only Zhu Houzhao and Bai Yulian, the palace maids and eunuchs all went out. The two sat on the bed and looked at each other quietly, and soon, Bai Yulian was defeated, and while bowing her head, she complained in a low voice, "Why do you keep staring at me?" Haven't seen enough? Zhu Houzhao immediately smirked and said, "Then how can you see enough, it's not enough for a lifetime." ”
Bai Yulian looked up at Zhu Houzhao, and said with a somewhat confused look, "What if I become old and yellow in the future?" Would you like to keep looking at me like this? Zhu Houzhao nodded with a serious face. Bai Yulian smiled, "In the future, you will be in charge of the Ming Dynasty, and there are three thousand beauties in the harem, who knows if you will remember what you said today?" ”
Zhu Houzhao was anxious, "Why don't you remember, I will learn from my father, and you will only be alone in the future." Bai Yulian looked at him and smiled, "Okay, I'm not a jealous woman, so there's no need for this." Zhu Houzhao stopped talking, looked at Bai Yulian affectionately, and said more at this time. The two looked at each other stupidly, and after a while, Zhu Houzhao said, "Are you hungry?" Bai Yulian's face, which was already a little blushing, turned even redder, and then nodded slightly. After so many rituals today, they didn't eat anything, and the two of them have survived until now, and they are indeed hungry. Fortunately, there were some snacks on the table in the room, the two looked at each other and smiled, Zhu Houzhao brought over a few basins, and the two shared the spoils on the bed.
It was late at night, and the weather was warm and cold, and a north wind blew, and the red lanterns began to shake their heads. Suddenly, the lights in Zhu Houzhao's wing room went out, and the East Palace fell into silence.
Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao and Bai Yulian got up, and they had to go to see Hongzhi and his wife today. Bai Yulian's face was ruddy, as if she had a mature charm overnight, and Zhu Houzhao was the concubine of His Majesty in the Inner Temple, waiting for the emperor to ascend to the throne. The boudoir guides the concubine in, stands in the north, worships again, and rises from the west steps. The palace people served the jujube chestnut plate and gave the concubine before entering the throne. The concubine was laid in front of the emperor, retired and reset, and worshiped again. After the ceremony, before the queen, the punishment is repaired, as above. Today, Bai Yulian can be regarded as a veritable crown princess and the future mother of a country.
The previous etiquette is required, so it is carried out in the Qianqing Palace. After the canonization, everyone came to the leisurely residence. Zhu Houwei and the little girl are already waiting here, they don't need to go to the ceremony. The little girl pounced at once, took Bai Yulian's hand, and shouted sweetly, "Sister-in-law." "The little girl has been playing with Bai Yulian since she was a child, and her relationship is good, and she has nothing to say. The little girl and Bai Yulian were talking there, Zhu Houzhao was standing next to them, Hongzhi and Empress Zhang sat on the chairs and watched, smiling, there is nothing better than a harmonious family.
Zhu Houwei also stepped forward and shouted with a smile at Bai Yulian, "Sister-in-law." In the past few years, the relationship between the two of them has warmed up for subjective and objective reasons, and now it is not bad. Bai Yulian looked at Zhu Houwei and replied, "I've seen King Fu." Zhu Houzhao immediately said, "Don't call it that, there are no outsiders here, they are all their own people, he is my younger brother, and naturally he is also your younger brother." Zhu Houwei also nodded and said, "Although my eldest brother is usually very unreliable, these two sentences are still very right." Bai Yulian hadn't spoken yet, and Zhu Houzhao was unhappy, "Why am I usually unreliable." "The little girl immediately mended the knife" I haven't seen you reliable, you always hang your child, and now you have a sister-in-law to take care of you, see if you will be like this in the future. Zhu Houzhao smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.
At noon, the current family of six had a lunch, the oysters had already been eaten, and now the Bohai Bay has just begun to thaw, and the fresh seafood has not been caught, so at noon is the abalone that has been processed and preserved, as well as ordinary chicken, duck and fish.
Originally, Bai Yulian was still a little unable to let go, but under the persuasion of Queen Zhang and the little girl, and the encouraging eyes of Hongzhi, she slowly let go of her restraints and changed back to her original generous self.
The whole process of the wedding is not over yet, the third day begins, and there are still some etiquette to be completed.
The second concubine, the second gift, the second temple, and the second group of ministers ordered the women to congratulate, all of which are like rituals.
On the fifth day after the wedding, the whole wedding is over. Zhu Houzhao and Bai Yulian are also tired, especially Bai Yulian, who has to deal with those life-threatening women, and has to mention 12 hearts, otherwise they will lose the face of the royal family, the face of their husbands, and their own face. After only a few days, Bai Yulian had already begun to become comfortable and accustomed to the life of the palace.