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On February 20, the crown prince got married.

Since the fourth watch, the ceremonial officials in the palace have begun to take place one after another, and the palace maids and eunuchs of the deacons have also been fully dressed, one by one solemnly and respectfully performing their duties, and the atmosphere is solemn and serious.

At the beginning of the fifth watch, the prince burned incense and bathed, changed into court clothes, the emperor and queen sat in the main hall together, and the civil and military officials watched the crown prince crown.

This ceremony was forbidden to all women except the Empress.

After the coronation ceremony, the prince will return to the palace to change into a wedding dress, wait in the Tian'en Palace, and wait for the princess to enter the palace.

And the Xiao family has been busy since the fourth watch, Xiao Qingqing's wedding dress is extremely cumbersome, it was made by the twenty top embroiderers of the royal clothing workshop for three years day and night, the sleeve length is seven feet seven inches, the body length is two feet, and the four palace maids must hold the skirt behind it.

Those like Wei Yining and her family made can only be regarded as regular clothes, not worn during the ceremony.

In addition, the headdress, the tiara, the covering, and the hijab are all decorated, and it will take more than two hours to serve Chuanyi, and there will be more than 30 people who serve Chuanyi.

At the beginning of the day, the two ceremonial officials came to the door of the Xiao Mansion with two hundred horsemen and guards, three hundred advocates, two hundred palace maids, and five hundred eunuchs who swept the way.

At this time, the people in the capital came out to see the excitement of countless people, pushing and shoving one after another, all wanting to witness the grand scene of Xianghe.

The officers and soldiers in charge of the escort walked along the street and set up curtains and barriers.

The eunuchs who were in charge of clearing the road and sprinkling the road swept along the road with gold and silver buckets and sweeping tools, and the palace maids who held the Qingluan phoenix feather pin gold long-handled fan, followed closely behind the phoenix.

The phoenix chariot is larger than the ordinary carriage of four together, pulled by eight equally tall and strong white horses, with golden wheels and jade wheels, and the pattern of clouds and phoenixes swimming dragons is painted on all sides.

When the auspicious time arrived, the official of the ceremony sang three times "The crown princess is promoted".

Xiao Qingqing went out surrounded by everyone, boarded the wedding chariot, and after another cumbersome ceremony, the honor guard to welcome the relatives slowly moved.

When he arrived at the palace gate, he sang and preached again, and then entered the palace.

Every time you pass through the palace gate, there is a etiquette, and it is already the time to enter the Heavenly Grace Palace.

Wei Yining and others were also among the people who watched the ceremony, standing under the Danqi from dawn, and many people couldn't bear it.

Wei Lanqi took Wei Yining's arm and leaned on her, and whispered: "I really understand what red tape is today, and when Lan Er's wedding comes, it should be slightly better than this, but it is tiring enough." ”

"The phoenix crown on the crown princess's head weighs eight catties," Lord Duanmin also leaned over and whispered: "I guess Sister Xiao's neck is already sore." ”

"It's a bit heavier, but it's really elegant and graceful," Wei Lanqi commented: "Sister Xiao is so beautiful!" ”

Today's Xiao Qingqing is dressed luxuriously, which is more bright and moving than usual.

The prince is elegant and handsome, and the two of them are really a pair of beautiful people standing together, and they are very compatible.

The queen was very pleased when she saw it, and the emperor was also very satisfied.

The second prince has been grounded for a long time, and he seems to be more stable than before, and he is very happy to see his brother get married, and he has a smile on his face.

Although the second prince does not have a city government, he is a very sincere person, brotherhood, and he is a good son if he is born in an ordinary family, but he is a little too simple in the royal family.

Among the many people who watched the ceremony, the third prince did not look unusual, but the two hands he held on his sleeves were clenched tightly, and his bones hurt.

Xiao Qingqing, who was not far away, was originally his dream person, and this secret mind was only known to his henchman Chen Fu.

The third prince has no biological mother and is fostered under the name of Xu Guifei, and he has also had a few happy days.

At that time, Xu Guifei had not yet been canonized as a concubine, and only Yuhua had a daughter.

She treats the third prince very considerately and caringly, how can the child know what is true or false, and she will cling to it when she catches a little warmth.

The emperor saw that Concubine Xu Guifei was very good to the three princes, so he often went to Tianxi Palace.

A few years later, Xu Guifei gave birth to four princes and was named a concubine.

Since then, although Xu Guifei has not deliberately treated the three princes lightly, she has been estranged after all.

Many times this is the case, if you have never received it from the beginning to the end, you will get used to it, and the most painful thing is to get it and then turn around and lose it.

Xiao Qingqing has often entered the palace since she was a child because of Mrs. Xiao's relationship, she has a gentle and quiet temperament, and she treats people and things decently and kindly.

When several princes were studying together, in order to make the prince work hard, the princes often reprimanded other princes to knock on the side, and the prince's brotherhood was deep, so the prince often used this as his weakness.

The second prince didn't show up at all because he often skipped class, so the third prince was beaten and disciplined the most.

The third prince himself didn't feel so pitiful, because many people had told him to be prepared before.

Once Taifu beat him harder, the hands of the three princes were swollen, and he hid behind the rockery alone, not crying, but his mood was a little dull.

happened to be seen by Xiao Qingqing, who was passing by, she didn't know where to get the ointment, gently applied it to the third prince's hands, and accompanied him for a long time until she became cheerful.

The third prince is three years younger than the crown prince, the same year as Xiao Qingqing, and at that time he was only eight or nine years old.

Later, Xiao Qingqing helped him take medicine and talk to him every once in a while, and the third prince knew that Xiao Qingqing had an ointment to invigorate blood and remove blood stasis, because Mrs. Xiao often beat Xiao Qingqing's brother at home.

The third prince couldn't remember how many times he had been beaten, but he never hated Mrs. Xiao. Sometimes he doesn't play every two days, and he even gets in a hurry.

In order to be able to help him take medicine and talk to him when Xiao Qingqing entered the palace, the two of them hid in the corner and whispered, listening to Xiao Qingqing and Yue's apologetic words, I always felt that there was still a person in heaven and earth who really loved him.

But then the two of them were older, and Xiao Qingqing began to avoid suspicion when she saw him.

The third prince felt the loss again, this time the loss became more painful, he gradually became intolerable, he wanted to take it back.

Sun Mingming, who was also watching the ceremony, was full of longing and sweetness in her heart, how much she wished she could have such a huge wedding.

And it's not out of reach.

Now she can be sure that the third prince loves her, otherwise such a self-respecting person will never do anything beyond the norm to herself.

"Perhaps, it won't be long before I put on a phoenix crown and marry the third prince in the envy of everyone." Sun Mingming secretly fantasized about it, and peeked at the third prince from time to time.