On this day, there were many guests.

The ladies of the high-ranking dignitaries in Beijing came to the door one after another, including the eldest princess of Anping, the fourth princess Hanxing, the duchess of Xuanguo, the princess of Li, the princess of Qing, the lord of Yunhua County, and the lord of Dangui County...... Almost all the ladies and girls from the family of the clan and the princess in the capital came.

Duanmujun personally received these female guests, neither humble nor arrogant.

And the ceremony was held in the Manfang Hall, Duanmu Jun once operated his own and the ceremony, for all the rituals are confident, this time to operate the Duanmu Scarlet and the ceremony, is perfect, every step is not faulty.

With the eldest princess of Anping as the main guest, the fourth princess Hanxing as the praiser, and the lord of Dangui County as the secretary, I am afraid that such a scene will never be seen again in the next few years.

After the first, second and third ceremonies, Duanmu Fei changed into a long-sleeved dress designed by herself, and saluted all the guests present in the admiring gaze of everyone.

A colorful peacock is embroidered on the bright red woven gold jacket, flying between the layers of red maples, gorgeous and gorgeous, adding a bit of luxury and brightness to the delicate and lovely girl on weekdays.

The golden sunlight wrapped the girl's body with a layer of colorful halo, which was as beautiful as a fantasy.

Duanmu Fei elegantly saluted the guests from all directions, and when facing Mrs. Chu, she couldn't help pausing for a moment, looking deeply at the graceful and kind old woman, her eyes slightly sour.

She knew that Chu Qingci didn't survive the ceremony, and it would be an eternal regret in her grandmother's heart...... is also her biggest regret in her previous life.

Duanmu Fei was deeply blessed, this gift was to thank her grandmother for her nurturing grace, to be ashamed that she would not be able to accept her knees in the future, and to tell her grandmother that she was fine.

She will continue to go on well in the future and live up to this life.

Mrs. Chu also looked at Duanmu Fei and nodded slightly at the little girl.

It was obviously a happy event, but for some reason, Mrs. Chu had a faint sour feeling in her heart, and she was in a slight trance in front of her, overlapping Duanmufei's face with another face.

Mrs. Chu subconsciously rubbed the string of red coral beads on her wrist, and remembered her eldest granddaughter Chu Qingci again. If her sister had lived to be fifteen years old, her ceremony would have been as grand and grand as it is today......

After Duanmufei finished saluting the guests, the ceremony continued, listening to the training, thanking him, and at this point, the ceremony was completed.

Duanmu Fei, accompanied by Hanxing and Dangui, withdrew to change clothes.

After the protagonist leaves, the hall is quiet, and the atmosphere is a little awkward.

According to common sense, if it is Duanmufei's parents or grandmother who preside over the ceremony today, everyone should come forward to praise Duanmu's tutor daughter for being good and blessed, but Duanmufei has no father and mother, and the person who presides over the ceremony is Duanmu Xian, and a group of female dependents go to surround Shoufu, which is not very appropriate.

Duanmu Jun was about to greet the guests to the banquet, An Ping spoke before her, looked at Duanmu Xian with a smile and said: "Lord Duanmu, let the granddaughter meet today, the palace thinks that it is time for Ah Yan and her marriage to start preparations, what does Lord Duanmu think?" ”

While Anping was speaking, Palace Maiyue had already taken out a red note and presented it to Duanmu Xian with both hands.

The audience was quieter.

The female guests who were originally talking to each other were suddenly attracted by An Ping's words, and their eyes fell on the red note.

As we all know, Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei have already made a marriage, just waiting for Duanmu Fei and Lu to start preparing for the big wedding.

However, no one expected that Anping would give out a letter of invitation in public today.

The invitation period is the fifth of the six rites, and the man chooses the best date for the wedding, and writes the male and female children on red paper, usually brought by the matchmaker to the woman's house, and the woman discusses the date of marriage.

The eldest princess of Anping chose this day to personally send a letter of invitation, which shows the importance she attaches to this family business.

This means that the girl in this family is one in a hundred and outstanding, so the man is in a hurry to marry home, and he can't even wait to ask the matchmaker to ask for a marriage in person.

If Mu Yan is an ordinary person, then this is just the importance that the husband's family attaches to his future daughter-in-law, and the emotion will pass for a while.

However, Mu Yan is not an ordinary person, he is the regent, and he is the future son of heaven, he represents Dasheng.

At this moment, An Ping put on this style of "bowing his head and marrying a daughter-in-law", which makes people think more.

Many people present secretly exchanged glances, their faces were solemn, and they sighed in their hearts: Where is this to marry a wife, this is to welcome the mother of the country.

The meaning of Anping is equivalent to the meaning of Mu Yan.

Thinking of the fact that Mu Yan took Duanmu Fei to worship the Taimiao before, everyone's hearts were more complicated, shocked and envious.

This end of Mufei is really a good blessing, although her parents died early, but she is favored by Shoufu and Cen Yin, and in the future, once Mu Yan ascends the throne, she will be the mother of a country, and she will be deeply respected by Mu Yan.

This woman, to have such a blessing, is really a blessing from the third generation!

Duanmuxian didn't know Anping's plans before, and was stunned. For An Ping's solemnity, he also felt very useful, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

His little granddaughter is so good, but the Mu family begged to go back in every way!

Duanmuxian raised his hand and took the red raft, opened it, looked at it, and immediately shook his head in disagreement: "It's not proper, it's too tense for a month." ”

Anping was not disappointed.

She had already guessed that Duanmu Xian would oppose it, leaving him room for bargaining.

An Ping smiled slightly, and said calmly: "What Lord Duanmu said is that one month is too urgent, so how about three months later?" ”

"The wedding is trivial, and three months is still a bit rushed." Duanmuxian raised his eyebrows, still opposed.

"Yes, and the moon is a little colder. When the spring flowers bloom in February, it is a good time to do happy events......"

"No. There is a lot of rain in February and March, isn't it beautiful to encounter rain when greeting relatives? ”

"Then April ......"

The two bargained back and forth, and after several rounds, they finally decided to get married in April of the following year.

For this result, An Ping was very satisfied, and said with a smile: "After the palace goes back, immediately let Qin Tianjian choose a specific good day and auspicious day. ”

An Ping already had the worst plan in her heart, Duanmu Xian would delay the marriage until May and June, and she could advance it to April, she already felt that this result was very good.

The female guests present were also very satisfied, and felt that today's trip was really worth the money, and they had something to talk about after dinner.

Everyone knew that Anping's initial one-month wedding was just to show solemnity, which meant that the man wanted to marry a wife as soon as possible. Everyone knows that this is not Chongxi, how can the woman agree to get married in a month!

After choosing three times, the woman agreed, and it was a good talk to spread it in the future, which showed the man's sincerity.

The wedding date was set, and the hall was lively again.

Prince Li and Princess Li took the lead in saying hello to Duanmu Xian, and the other female guests also followed suit, and finally used all the congratulatory messages originally prepared, and some people even asked for wedding cards now.

The hall was full of joy and bustle.

Only Duanmujun's mood is a little complicated. She also knew that her sister and her sister would be on the agenda after marriage, but she didn't expect it to be so soon, she was both happy for her sister and reluctant.

Her younger sister, who she has pampered since she was a child, will soon become a wife......

Duanmujun quickly suppressed the melancholy in his heart, today is his sister's ceremony, a big day that is only once in a lifetime, and there must be no mistakes.

She smiled and suggested that everyone move to the flower hall and enjoy the feast.

On this day, both guests and hosts were happy, and it was not until the halfway point that the Duanmu family sent off all the guests, and the Duanmu family returned to its former peace.

Duanmufei's ceremony is over, and a new wave of topics is ushered in in the capital.

In the afternoon of the same day, everyone in the capital knew that the wedding date of the regent and the four girls of the Duanmu family was set.

From the various prefectures in the capital to the streets and alleys, there are many discussions and relish.

Some people praise Duanmu Fei as a girl from the Shoufu family, dignified and generous, and courteous and courteous; Some people praise the eldest princess of Anping for her sincerity, and even the invitation is so solemn; It is also said that the wedding between the regent and the four girls will be the most grand in Dasheng in decades.

Mu Yan's day was absent-minded, whether it was in the Wuying Hall or the Princess's Mansion, he was thinking about Duanmu Fei's ceremony.

He went to work for half a day, and returned to the princess's mansion in the afternoon, looking forward to it, and finally brought Anping back.

Originally, he just wanted to inquire about the ceremony, but who wanted Anping to have another good news, Mu Yanle was broken.

"Mother, you are really neat, so reliable!"

"How can I have such a good mother as you!"

Mu Yan looked at An Ping with a touched face, and smiled silly on his handsome face. He diligently gave her a shoulder beating and a neck rubbing to express his gratitude and filial piety.

"Oops!"

An Ping frowned, and shook off his son's hand in disgust, feeling that this boy was rude and not as intimate as the girl's family. When the little girl gets married, she will have an extra caring daughter, why do you want this stupid son!

Mu Yan didn't care, and flatteringly served tea to Anping personally, and then happily peeled the pine nuts for her.

What a stupid son. The corners of Anping's red lips are getting higher and higher, and at this time, when I think back to my son's chubby, soft and glutinous appearance when he was a child, I feel a feeling of time flies.

Unconsciously, nineteen years have passed, and her Ah Yan is also going to get married!

Eating the pine nuts peeled by his son, Anping's heart was also sweet, and his thoughts diverged: Who will the little girl and Ah Yan's children look like in the future? !

The mother and son gossiped without a word, and the atmosphere was warm and quiet.

After a while, Ziyue opened the curtain and came in, and curtsied: "Your Highness, the people from the Ministry of Rites are here." ”

"Let him in." An Ping immediately commanded.

The people from the Ministry of Rites were specially called by Anping, in order to prepare for the marriage of Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei.

After a while, Ziyue brought someone in, and the person who came was Fan Peizhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

"The lower official said hello to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and the regent!" Fan Peizhong smiled and bowed his head to the two.

He is also well-informed, and he has already heard the news that Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei have set a wedding date, no, as soon as the person who reported the news left, Anping sent someone to call him over.

Fan Peizhong could probably guess that An Ping called him at this time for Mu Yan's marriage.

Sure enough, An Ping's next sentence verified his guess: "Since Master Fan already knows about Ah Yan's happy event, then the palace will not go around in circles." What are the plans for the wedding ceremony? ”

Fan Peizhong looked at An Ping and Mu Yan's mother and son with a solemn expression.

It stands to reason that the big wedding of the clan does not need to be handled by the Ministry of Rites, so even if An Ping doesn't say it, he knows that Mu Yan's big wedding next year will definitely not be done with the gift of the prince.

Considering that the last sacrifice was according to the rules of the prince, Fan Peizhong followed the etiquette system of the prince's wedding: "According to the old practice, the dowry is one hundred and twenty-eight. ”

"The day before the wedding, the woman sent the makeup to the palace, and the person who gave the makeup was entertained by the Inner Court Division."

"On the day of the wedding, the regent must go to his parents and bow three times and nine times......"

Fan Peizhong also had a headache when he said it. The regent's wedding is not an easy errand.

According to common sense, when the prince gets married, the emperor must be alive, and the prince only needs to kneel three times and bow nine times to the emperor and queen on the wedding day, but Mu Yan's situation is different from that of his predecessors, and the emperor and queen Chongming have already passed away, so how to arrange the rituals involving the "emperor and queen" in the future.

Should Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei kneel down to worship the tablet of Emperor Chongming, or let Princess Anping accept their kneeling instead of the emperor?

Fan Peizhong raised his head and quietly looked at Mu Yan's face, and saw that Mu Yan's eyebrows were tightly locked, and he knew at a glance that he was not satisfied with the wedding ceremony.

Fan Peizhong's forehead was faintly oozing fine and dense cold sweat, and he almost cried when he thought of the ritual that had been changed so many times during the last Taimiao ceremony.

A headache is a headache, Fan Peizhong is an acquaintance, and he hurriedly changed his words: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the regent, the lower official will write a detailed excerpt when he goes back today, and re-list the ritual for the two of them to see." What do you think? ”

As he spoke, he thought in his heart that he would work overtime overnight after returning to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and get this out first.

Mu Yan did not force Fan Peizhong to stay.

He was not satisfied with everything Fan Peizhong said, for example, this dowry was only one hundred and twenty-eight, which was too little!

Mu Yan only felt that one hundred and twenty-eight dowry gifts were less, but he never thought that the woman would return these dowries. For example, if the Duanmu family prepares a dowry of one hundred and twenty-eight lifts, plus this one hundred and twenty-eight dowry, it will be a full two hundred and fifty-six dowry, and the regulations of the crown princess are no more than that.

Mu Yan waved his hand casually and sent Fan Peizhong away: "You are careful about this matter." After a pause, he added without a word, "The first day of the first month of next year is a good day." ”

What do you mean?! Fan Peizhong thought confusedly, of course the first day of the first lunar month is a good day, the new year.

"Then the next official will leave." Fan Peizhong retreated, still suspicious in his heart, he always felt that something seemed to be wrong, and he repeatedly pondered the words that Mu Yan said to him.

It wasn't until the carriage of the Fan family left the princess's mansion that the carriage suddenly let out an exclamation, so frightened that the groom who was driving the carriage almost didn't throw the whip out, and he didn't know what happened to his master.

"Sir." The groom barked tentatively.

He was met with silence.

When the groom considered whether to park the carriage to the side of the road, Fan Peizhong's stiff voice sounded in the carriage: "I'm fine." ”

The carriage continued along Zhongchen Street, and the destination was naturally the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Fan Peizhong, who was in the carriage, felt a little depressed, and opened one side of the curtain, and the oncoming breeze made him feel a lot more comfortable in his chest.

It wasn't until this moment that Fan Peizhong figured it out, his face turned pale, his eyes were almost stunned to the extreme, and the dark tide in his eyes was surging.

Mu Yan and Duanmufei's wedding was obviously in April, but Mu Yan deliberately mentioned the first day of the first lunar month, which obviously has deep meaning.

In other words, Mu Yan will choose the first day of the first lunar month as the day of the enthronement ceremony!

Fan Peizhong sat motionless in the carriage.

If Mu Yan ascends the throne on the first day of the first month of the next year, then the wedding in April will be the grand ceremony!

I see!

Fan Peizhong had a feeling of sudden realization at this time.

It is no wonder that the eldest princess of Anping and the regent specially called themselves to the princess's mansion.

Originally, although the wedding of the prince and princess was under the management of the Ministry of Rites and assisted by the Inner Court Division, in fact, the Ministry of Rites was almost the same as the left and right attendants, and it was not his turn to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but the wedding of the emperor and queen, whether it was in the court or in the whole country, was a first-class event.

In other words, what he wants to do now is the emperor's wedding and the queen's ceremony!

After figuring out what was going on, Fan Peizhong relaxed.

That's fine, there is a precedent for the emperor's wedding, and Mu Yan shouldn't toss it anymore.

Fan Peizhong lowered the curtains and was about to close his eyes to recuperate, but his eyes suddenly widened again.

Wait a minute!

If Mu Yan ascended the throne on the first day of the first month of the next year, wouldn't that mean that the "enthronement ceremony" would be the first day of the first month.

Counting the days, it's only two and a half months, how can this be in time!

As soon as Fan Peizhong was excited, his elbow hit the small table in the center of the carriage, and he snorted in pain.

When the groom heard the movement in the carriage, he slowed down his horse, and always felt that something was wrong with his master today.

Fan Peizhong didn't feel anything, and he wanted to cry without tears.

Their regent, he is inevitably too unparticular about doing things, and he has decided to ascend the throne, so why didn't he inform the cabinet earlier.

It's only been two and a half months now, what are they going to do!

Moreover, in addition to the enthronement ceremony, there is also the emperor's wedding that also needs to be managed......

At this moment, Fan Peizhong only wanted to give birth to three heads and six arms, no matter how he calculated, he felt that it was too late.

This regent is really too unreasonable and willful!

Fan Peizhong rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, and really wanted to rush to Duanmu Mansion to ask Duanmu Xian, whether he knew about this matter. If he knew, he would have told them about it in advance!

The carriage of the Fan family only slowed down slightly, and was overtaken by another green canopy carriage driving out of the princess's mansion in the rear.

The green canopy carriage galloped away, turned right at the fork in the road ahead, and headed all the way in the direction of Quanyu Street.

The housekeeper in the carriage was specially sent to Duanmu Mansion by Anping, and the subordinates of Duanmu Mansion naturally did not dare to slack off, after all, everyone in the mansion knew that the marriage date of their four girls and Mu Yan was almost set.

Mama Shi was led by a maid from Duanmu Mansion to Zhanqing Courtyard to see Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu Fei had already re-bathed and changed his clothes, changed into a lilac-colored regular clothes, and combed a loose silk with thick green silk. Until now, Duanmufei's scalp is a little painful, and the hairpin crown worn by Luli is too heavy.

"Fourth girl Duanmu." Mama Shi respectfully saluted Duanmu Fei, with a smile in her eyebrows, "The slave maid is here on the orders of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and the princess. ”

Because she was sent by Anping, Luluo specially brought her a small pestle to sit on.

This is a kind of decency, Mama Shi did not refuse, sat down happily, and then explained her intentions: "Your Highness asked the slave maid to come, firstly, to send two baskets of grapefruit to the girl, and secondly, to let the slave and maid tell the fourth girl to be relieved that there is no need to prepare a wedding dress." ”

"You don't have to embroider anything when you recognize your relatives."

"Anyway, in the past few months, girl, you have fun, have a good rest, don't be tired."

Mama Shi said it as a matter of course, and the green pothos and Bichan on the side were dumbfounded, and the two maids looked at each other and said in their hearts: The four girls don't prepare wedding dresses, can't they let their aunts prepare wedding dresses?

Duanmufei seemed to think that this was no big deal, and happily responded: "Mama thank Your Highness for your kindness for me." I'm tired of running away. ”

Mama Shi was flattered and hurriedly said, "Where is it." This is what a slave or maid should do. ”

It's rare to come here, Mama Shi naturally won't just say a few words, so she left, and said diligently: "I heard that the four girls held a ceremony today, this is a big day, and the slave and maid congratulate the girl on her blessings like the East China Sea." ”

"Cheng Mama's auspicious words." Duanmu smiled and asked the maid to reward Mama Shi.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Mama Shi tried hard to find words, mentioning that Anping would go to Qintianjian to choose a day when she returned home today, and mentioned that the two baskets of grapefruit she brought were just sent from the south today.

As he spoke, the voice of the maid saluted outside the door: "Big girl." ”

Mama Shi was very knowledgeable, and when she heard this, she immediately said goodbye: "Fourth girl, the slave and maid have to go back to restore their lives, so they will stay soon." ”

Duanmu Fei didn't leave her either, and said with a smile: "Mama Shi, I have a few jars of freshly brewed osmanthus wine here, and I will take it back for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and Wuchen Gongzi to taste." ”

Mama Shi hurriedly responded and complimented: "Your Highness likes the girl's wine the most, and she must be happy." ”

At this time, Duanmujun came in, and after Mama Shi saluted Duanmujun, she withdrew, and Luluo personally sent Duanmufei off guests.

Duanmujun walked to Duanmufei's side and sat down, and asked casually: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess sent someone over, but what's the matter?" ”

Duanmu Fei truthfully relayed them one by one, smiled very well-behaved, and finally said: "Sister, how about I give His Highness a pair of shoes?" ”

Shoes are naturally a gift of filial piety to Anping when recognizing relatives.

Regarding his sister's idea, Duanmujun has always only said yes, and responded with a smile: "Do you want to embroider any patterns?" ”

Duanmu Fei said with great interest: "It just so happens that when I was idle and bored recently, I spent some patterns, sister, you can give me a staff officer." ”

Duanmufei hurriedly instructed Jin Se to fetch a stack of patterns she had drawn, and the sisters got together to choose the patterns.

Bi Chan looked at the two sisters with a subtle expression, the eldest princess of Anping asked the fourth girl not to prepare a wedding dress, didn't the eldest girl feel wrong?!

Never mind. The two girls have their own opinions. Bi Cicada's mind was empty, and she also leaned over to look at the embroidery with great interest.

They were picking up, and the pothos who had gone to send Mama Shi came back, and they still trotted into the house, shouting excitedly: "Big girl, fourth girl, the big young grandmother is about to give birth!" ”

Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei raised their heads in unison and looked at the pothos, their faces a little panicked.

According to Imperial Doctor He, Ji Lanzhou's due date is just a few days away, and the house has arranged for the midwife and nurse early.

However, the sisters have a natural awe of production, and they are a little upset in their hearts.

The two put down the embroidery patterns and hurried over with a few maids to see Ji Lanzhou.

When the sisters arrived, Ji Lanzhou had already been sent to the delivery room.

The two sisters are unmarried girls, so naturally they can't enter the delivery room, so they can only go to the ear room and wait.

Mama Zhang knew that the sisters were worried about Ji Lanzhou, so she went in and out of the delivery room from time to time to check on the situation, and told the sisters:

"This is the first child, I'm afraid it will take some time, and it is common to give birth for a day and a night."

"Grandma is eating sugar eggs."

“……”

"The young grandmother had another seizure, and the mother said that the child was in a positive fetal position, and it seemed that he should be able to give birth in the early morning."

This stable woman is really experienced, and on the fourth watch, a loud cry broke the silence of the dark night, and even the distant sound of the watch was suppressed.

Ji Lanzhou gave birth to a six-pound boy, and the mother and son were safe.

Women's childbirth is like passing through the ghost gate, and Ji Lanzhou can be regarded as coming back from the ghost gate safely!