Chapter 13: The Great Wedding
On the eighth day of November, the sky was bright, and Zhang Erzhen, who was easy to fall asleep, was dug up by the nurse, and the wife of Lord Shangle was already waiting in the main hall early, talking to the Jin family.
As soon as Mrs. Shang saw Zhang Erzhen, the corners of her mouth let out a smile: "Okay, it's a blessed child, your mansion is really a blessed family, and your son and son-in-law are all successful!"
Jin's face was full of smiles, and he respectfully replied with a few words of "I promise your good words".
Although Zhang Erzhen is a side concubine, except for the groom, who does not come to pick up, the rest are carried out in accordance with the normal wedding procedures. After bathing, she was pressed in front of the mirror, dressed up in a regular manner, although Mrs. Shang was old, her hands were very steady, and she was fast and neat when she wrung her face, and before Zhang Erzhen screamed a few times in a daze, she rubbed a thick balm on her face, and then she was pounced on four or five layers of ** like a whitewashed wall, followed by eyebrows and grease.
Zhang Erzhen sat very resignedly, feeling the hot pain on her little face, the twisted noodles were not good at all, and the fine fluff was gone. After the incident, she didn't even have the interest to look in the mirror, she hadn't seen pork or seen pigs running, she knew very well that she was probably like a white-faced doll with rouge smeared at this time.
But...... Zhang Erzhen, who pressed his fingers, slandered his belly, Brother Bao was really sharp-eyed, under this ultimate makeup technique, he could still distinguish Sister Bao and Sister Lin. Sister Bao, Sister Bao, if you puff the powder thicker, you may be able to fool the candle night in the cave room. Zhang Erzhen remembers that Sister Bao and Sister Lin in the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" do not look alike, but it is conceivable how thick the powder is to confuse Baoyu's sharp peach blossom eyes.
In the next process, Yu Zhang Erzhen was a mess, she just opened her body and let a room of maids and wives serve and dress, a phoenix crown stuck down, as if a lot of things were pressed heavily on her head, as long as there was a slight movement, it would jingle and make a chaotic sound, and her neck was immediately three inches shorter. Zhang Erzhen looked down and clearly saw that the red embroidered shoes were decorated with two warm Hainan pearls as big as a baby's fist, and two rubies as big as rice grains, which roughly echoed each other on the head.
After eating a few mouthfuls of sweet bird's nest and red date porridge, and then a large group of old, middle-aged and young women came into the house, and said a lot of auspicious words, Zhang Erzhen could hear the rough voice of her aunt, and told her to "abide by women's morals and be close to people", and the rest of the voices were not recognizable, Zhang Erzhen knew that about more official eunuchs and wives went to Wang Xiangqin in the palace. Zhang Erzhen lowered her head and made a shy appearance, Mingyue held a small porcelain jar with ginseng slices and snacks, and the girl basically didn't eat anything when she got up in the morning, just in case she needed it.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince married these two side concubines, he didn't need to run in the two mansions, he just needed to stay in the East Palace and wait. Therefore, Zhang Erzhen dragged the floor-length wedding dress, went to Mingjing Hall to worship his parents, and then left in a sedan chair.
Seeing their daughter walking slowly surrounded by a group of maids and wives, Zhang Luan and the Jin family were both bitter in their hearts, and their daughters should be accompanied by a heroic man, not so lonely. But Zhang Luan still couldn't bear to show a smile, and the queen took the tea handed over by her daughter and drank it all, her voice was hoarse, and she said continuously: "If you go, you should be prosperous with the prince, speak with the young, respect and love each other, and love each other." Zhang Erzhen bent her knees and said yes, her voice was tactful, and she only held back her tears.
Jin was already crying, no one could persuade him, he took his daughter's hand and said in a dumb voice: "You must be respectful and cautious in the future, listen to the words of your husband and elders, don't act arbitrarily, and don't mess with petty people." "My daughter is getting married, and her heart is empty.
Then saying goodbye to her younger brothers and sisters, Er Shu's crying little face was flushed, she dragged the hem of her aunt's clothes, and reluctantly watched her sister turn around and leave, and fell into her aunt's arms. Hearing Er Shu's delicate cry, Zhang Erzhen finally shed tears, she was about to embark on a lonely journey and start another life......
Out of the gate of Zhang's mansion, Zhang Erzhen, who was covered with a big red hijab, couldn't see the fiery and luxurious eight-person sedan chair in front of him, and Zhang Heling, who was thin, picked up his sister with tears on his back, stepped on it step by step, and put his sister into the sedan chair painted with gold and color steadily. Under the guidance of the old lady in the palace, Zhang Heling strode out and walked mercilessly. With the jingle curtain being covered, Zhang Erzhen's eyes were slightly dark and a little darker, she looked at the corner of the red hijab, only to see the spacious sedan chair decorated with pearls and emeralds, painted gold patterns on the wall, and did not see how to shake, the march was very stable, Zhang Erzhen's ears sounded deafening drums and cannons, the streets were full of laughter and laughter of the crowd, the eardrums were about to break, Zhang Erzhen hit the back wall unsteadily with the heavy phoenix crown, and the accompanying Mingyue whispered: "Girl, we are almost there, you can bear with it." ”
The guard of honor entered the palace from the Donghua Gate in the east, and happened to meet the honor guard of the palace, and the two teams entered the Donghua Gate and received the sound, and quietly could only hear the neat footsteps of the eunuchs and palace maids. The sedan chair of the Wang family girl walked in front, and Zhang Erzhen heard Mingyue whispering: "Girl, the Wang family's honor guard looks really magnificent." ”
"Be careful!" Zhang Erzhen said unhappily, Mingyue was silent, she almost forgot that this was the palace.
The East Palace where the prince lives is located in the east of the Forbidden City, and the palace is called Duanben Palace. The two sedan chairs were steadily lifted to the gate of the Duanben Palace, with the slender cry of the father-in-law - the sedan chair fell ——, the two sedan chairs fell to the ground together, the sedan curtain was opened, Zhang Erzhen's arms were stuffed into a large red silk, she continued to slowly walk out of the sedan chair with a heavy headdress, and was led away by the front crown, and the atmosphere was solemn. After walking for a quarter of an hour, I gradually heard the sound of talking, Zhang Erzhen was like a puppet, with the singing and prompting of the ceremonial officer, constantly standing up and bowing, turning around, bowing again, turning around again, bowing again, after a period of dizziness, the eyes suddenly opened up.
The man in front of him was wearing a fiery red robe, his hair crown was tied with red silk, the golden crown was shining lightly, his eyes were as elegant as mist, his lips were thin and cold, and his skin was delicate and beautiful. Wang Xiangqin stood on the left side of Zhu Youji, the hijab had been lifted off, there was no joy or anger on the same pale face, the same red silk was held in his hand, and the person in a water-red wedding dress was delicate and beautiful.
The father-in-law who sang above shouted in a sharp voice: "Send Concubine Qin to Ziyun Pavilion, and send Concubine Zhen to Ningyun Pavilion-"
Zhang Erzhen expressed dissatisfaction with her new title, no longer looked at Zhu Youji, who was smiling above, and turned out of the Chongren Hall with the ceremonial official's grandmother. The next thing is to go back and change clothes, and follow Zhu Youzhu to meet the queen mother, the emperor and the queen. This is really a busy and fulfilling day, Zhang Erzhen sighed, with a very heavy phoenix crown and continued to walk to his residence, and did not have the heart to see the carved beams and paintings and rare trees, followed by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, but there was no half to help her, Zhang Erzhen was easy to get to Ningyun Pavilion, sitting on the fiery red bed covered with walnuts and dates, until the nurse Li Suo removed the phoenix crown, Zhang Erzhen only felt that she was reborn again, everyone did not dare to delay, and she waited for the new side concubine to wash her face and reapply makeup and change clothes, When Zhang Erzhen stepped out of Ningyun Pavilion again, he had the heart to look at Chongren Hall carefully.
The top of the hall is covered with yellow glazed tiles, inlaid with green trimming, the flame beads of the phase wheel in the middle are topped, there are eight iron chains around the treasure top and each is connected with the wrestlers, and the glazed tiles are covered with green jade piping. Zhu Youzhenglang, who was dressed in a jeweled red prince's court dress, was in front of the hall, heard the sound and came back to his senses, and saw a rose-red and gold double-layer Guangya long-tailed concubine, with amorous eyebrows and eyes (eyes were dazzled by the golden brilliance in front of him), Qiong's nose was small and exquisite, her face was pretty, and her sideburns were pressed with branches of gold and silk inlaid with rubies, and her face was more and more small, Zhang Erzhen's very natural and reluctant slightly bent knees "I have seen the prince", and there should have been a subject "concubine body" , but Zhang Erzhen still couldn't say it after all, to be honest, it was really embarrassing to see Zhu Youzhu who was different from the past at this time.
Zhu Youzhu smiled, the burning eyes under the sword eyebrows stared at the small Miss Zhang, at this time she was not cunning or calculating, and she was well-behaved and pitiful. Zhu Youzhu picked up Zhang Erzhen, and the warm light air sprayed into Zhang Erzhen's ears: "When there are only you and me, there are no rules." ”
Zhang Erzhen raised her eyes to look at Zhu Youji's smiling eyes, and still replied very respectfully: "Sister Qin is coming in a while, and I will be angry when I see you so close to me." The semantics are sensitive, but Zhu Youzhu didn't care, he got closer, and the tall figure hugged Zhang Erzhen tightly and exhaled like a lan: "In the future, you don't have to be so trembling." ”
Zhang Erzhen stared at the huge pearl on the surface of her feet, and thought, the prince-is he about to be promoted?
Wang Xiangqin may be dressed in a much more detailed way, and it took a quarter of an hour to see the charming Wang girl coming over, wearing a five-color brocade plate gold embroidered silk skirt, with a coral bat hairpin inserted on one side, and an eggplant-shaped pendant on one side, two gorgeous bright yellow gems hanging down in the ears, and when she walked, she was beautiful. Zhang Erzhen secretly said that Prince Zhu was so good-mouthed, and when he glanced at it, Zhu Youzhu had already stood up and strode out. Wang Xiangqin bit her rouge pink lips and was a little aggrieved, glared at Zhang Erzhen, who came up behind her, and sat on her shoulders with the help of the little maid, and the group went to Renshou Palace to report the good news to the big guys.
There is a long and narrow square in front of the gate of Renshou Palace, and the two ends are the left gate of Yongkang and the right gate of Yongkang, and the south side is the Changxin gate. Cining Gate is located on the north side of the square, and there is a high platform Yongdao to communicate with the main hall Renshou Palace. The east and west sides of the courtyard are corridors, which are folded to the south and connected with the Cining Gate, and the north direction goes straight to the east and west ear rooms of the back dormitory (i.e., the big Buddha hall). Open a door in the middle of the east and west of the front yard, Zhang Erzhen and his party entered from the East Hui Gate, passing by the Nine Dragon Wall, Zhang Erzhen happened to catch a glimpse of the yellow dragon in the center, the front paws are encircled, the hind paws are divided into the sea, the dragon body is curved, the flame orb is held under the head, the jaw is wide open, and the majesty is awe-inspiring. There are two blue and white dragons on the left and right sides, white is the ascending dragon and blue is the descending dragon. The two dragons on the left are facing each other, and the two dragons on the right are facing each other, and the four dragons are each chasing the flame orb, and the gods move and move, as if they want to break through the wall. The outer side of the double dragon, one yellow and one purple, the left end of the yellow dragon chest and neck, the upper claws are divided to the left and right, the lower limbs protrude forward and stretch back; the left paw of the purple dragon is pressed down, the right paw is raised, and the tail of the dragon is thrown forward. The two dragons are full of movement, and the momentum of competition is vivid. Zhang Erzhen was fascinated by it, and felt that this skillful craftsman was really exquisite. Wang Xiangqin's shoulder in front of him entered the Huangji Gate first, and then passed the Ningshou Gate before he got off the sedan chair.