At two o'clock in the morning, as the first morning drum sounded on the Chengtian Gate of Taiji Palace, the street drums on the opposite gates of the city gates of Tibetan Kuncheng corresponded in unison, and a new day for the Jinghai Empire began.

As the heart of the great empire, the Tibetan Kuncheng is built very majestic and open, not to mention the city wall that is five zhang high and two zhang wide, and can run horses and hide soldiers, only that the houses in the city are neat, the streets extend in all directions, and the people in Fang City come and go on weekdays, and the locals, Hu people, the natives of southern Xinjiang, and even the overseas blue-eyed people are mixed in one place, shouting and selling, as if the rare commodities and exquisite things of the whole continent are gathered here, how can the word prosperity be described.

However, when I got up early on this day, both the dignitaries and nobles who lived in the two neighborhoods of Baihu and Xuanwu, as well as the ordinary people who lived under the wall, had a hasty breakfast, and then put on their most beautiful clothes and hurried out.

There is no other reason, today is the great day of the imperial super loyal and brave prince to marry the daughter of the prime minister.

The current emperor has been on the throne for 20 years, making great efforts to govern the country and suppressing the sea, and can be called the holy lord of the Ming monarch. There are five brothers of the same generation as him, four of whom are half-brothers, and they have been sent far away by a place early in the same place, only this loyal and brave prince is a sibling brother of the same mother, ranked sixth, and the same age as the prince, after the early death of the queen mother, it is natural that the emperor is regarded as the top of his heart, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he grew up in the emperor's arms.

It is said that loving mothers are many defeats, but these six princes are so pampered by the emperor's brothers, but they don't have the slightest sense of pampering, and they have been proficient in literature and martial arts since elementary school.

Four years ago, the war broke out in Western Xinjiang, which coincided with the emperor's illness and the prince's bedside. At that time, the sixth prince, who was not yet sixteen years old, broke into the court, invited himself to go to the army, and killed the blood of the western Xinjiang, and the countries sent envoys to worship and pay tribute.

The emperor was overjoyed, and specially decreed that the sixth prince should be crowned as the super loyal and brave prince, in charge of half of the elite soldiers of the empire, and even the prince's mansion was built next door to the imperial city, which can be said to love this younger brother to the extreme.

Now that the six princes are married, His Majesty the Emperor is even more pleased to issue an edict, and the entire capital carnivals for a day. As long as they are subjects of the Jinghai Empire, they can set foot on Qinglong Street and walk outside the palace.

The instruments of the court musicians were also moved to the wall, and they began to be played as soon as the sun jumped out of the mountains. The streets were swept away without a trace of dust, and the branches on both sides were covered with fine satin, which accentuated the opulence of the whole palace and the prince's palace adjacent to it.

Near noon, a group of eunuchs came out of the palace gate, each carrying a large basket, full of wedding cakes and copper coins, and everyone gathered outside the imperial city to sing and dance, which once again attracted the cheers of everyone.

Seeing that the sun is in the west and the auspicious time is approaching, the main gate of the palace is opened, and the guests come like clouds, offering valuable or elegant congratulatory gifts, and then go in and sit at the wine table to laugh and watch the excitement.

In the prime minister's mansion two blocks away, at this time, the first dowry was also carried out of the gate, and the little maids in red clothes walked down the street with their heads held high, listening to the people on the side of the road happily discussing how rich their young lady's dowry was, and raising their nostrils more and more to bask in the sun.

It took an hour to move, and the last dowry was counted out of the house. The prime minister's daughter sat in a sedan chair carried by eight people and went out of the house surrounded by many relatives.

The sixth prince, Zuo Yuanhao, was dressed in a red wedding dress, with a golden crown and bundled hair, his face was like a knife, and his eyebrows were as black as ink, especially a pair of Danfeng eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, with three points of charm, standing in front of the palace so lazily, causing many girls who watched the excitement blush and heartbeat. Because of his noble status, he only needed to pick up the bride outside the palace.

The two entered the room, and just when they were about to worship heaven and earth, His Majesty the Emperor rushed over with the crown prince.

Naturally, everyone was in a hurry, and when it was time to salute again, the emperor sat on the throne representing the high hall.

Zuo Yuanhao knelt with the bride and the king, and worshiped each other as husband and wife, and finally walked into the cave room with a piece of red silk.

The prince, who has always been steady, rarely joked and shouted: "Sixth Emperor Uncle, don't be so fascinated by the beauty of the imperial aunt that you forget that there are still a full house of guests waiting for you to drink!" ”

Everyone laughed, and even the emperor volleyed the prince twice, as if he was disgusted for being naughty, but there was no hint of blame on his face.

Fortunately, Zuo Yuanhao simply removed his hijab, drank a glass of wine and rushed back. Everyone urged them to drink, and the laughter almost lifted the roof of the palace.

It was so noisy until the middle of the night, the emperor and the prince left early, everyone was even more unscrupulous, Zuo Yuanhao was drunk, and everyone let go of the groom.

Several princes cleverly stayed to see off the guests for the imperial uncle, and the two little servants hurriedly helped the master and sent him to the new house in the main courtyard.

The two Xi Po were standing under the eaves of the porch and whispering gossip, and when they saw this, they took the person over. In the house, the bride wore a hijab again for some reason.

The two Xi Po thought that the bride was shy, and they were about to laugh, but the prince, who didn't want to get drunk, walked to the bed and threw the bride down directly.

Seeing this, the two Xi Po hurriedly retreated, and happened to meet two big girls who came back with hot water, so they smiled and instructed: "The prince and the princess have rested, you two will go in and serve tomorrow morning." ”

The two big maidens immediately blushed, and in a low voice, they spread the futon on the low couch outside and guarded it, ready for the master's orders at night.

The two Xi Po received a rich reward on this day, and now that it was done, they went to the stove yard not far away hand in hand, pretended to ask for a few good dishes, a pot of good wine, and sat in the corner to eat and drink.

The two of them often walk around in the high-ranking family on weekdays, and there are naturally a lot of secrets hidden in their stomachs, and they can't help but pour up after three glasses of wine.

Among them, the slightly chubby mother-in-law remembered how hot the cave room was at this time, and thought of another more valuable daughter in the prime minister's mansion, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is really a few joys and a few sorrows, this princess has got what she wants, and the other young lady in the mansion is unlucky, pitiful." ”

Another mother-in-law with a sallow face listened curiously, sandwiched a piece of chicken for the other party, and asked in a low voice: "Old sister, which young lady are you talking about, is it the one who was engaged to the prince before?" ”

"That's her." The fat woman answered, but picked up Qiao and didn't say more, which provoked the sallow mother-in-law to ask non-stop.

"Oh, old sister, why do you say half of this, why is that pitiful? It is rumored that she is rude and rude, and the prime minister's wife treats her more than her own daughter, but she has a bad nature, and last year she was even more unclear with her foreign man, which caused a storm in the city, otherwise the prince would not agree to marry this second lady. ”

"Old girl, you don't know the doorway." The fat woman looked at no one around, and then lowered her voice and said: "How many of the housemothers of big families are really virtuous, the prime minister's wife was born in the Chen family in Sichuan, and she is also the daughter of a family, but unfortunately she is a concubine." married the prime minister as a step-room, and gave birth to a daughter, how can he really treat the eldest lady who was born by the original match, you see which mother will not find a female red master for her daughter, or teach some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but only let her dance with a knife and a stick, she is not at ease. ”

"However, I have also met the eldest lady, and the clothes and jewelry are all good!"

"How can you raise a girl to make a few good clothes, especially in a family like the Prime Minister's Mansion, etiquette and reputation are the most important." The fat woman pursed her lips and said: "Look at this princess again, who in the city doesn't know that she has a gentle temperament, behaves properly, and has first-class talent, otherwise how could the prince retire from the eldest lady and marry this one instead, our capital is not without other ladies, this is a really smart person." ”

"That seems to make some sense."

"This is the killing, the real killing! Only the family has the means. ”

"That eldest lady is really pitiful, if her own mother is alive, she will definitely not be subject to such calculations."

"That's not necessarily, the Hu family has long been defeated, but it's not as prosperous as the Chen family."

The two mothers-in-law muttered while drinking, and each found a place to sleep after talking happily.

And in the Prime Minister's Mansion two streets away, the Prime Minister's wife, Chen, who was rumored to be extremely virtuous from the outside world, didn't know that her methods were seen through by a mother-in-law.

Of course, even if she was seen through, she didn't care. After planning for more than ten years, her daughter married into the palace and sat on the throne of the super-grade princess. There were a few delicate side dishes on the small table under the window, and the jade pot contained the most mellow and fragrant fruit wine, and Chen was rarely half drunk.

Her personal maid Bi Tao opened the bead curtain and came in, and when she saw this, she stepped forward and whispered: "Madam, the prime minister said that he has some business to do, please rest early." ”

"Humph!" Chen sneered, raised his hand and waved it indifferently, and responded: "What business, I'm afraid he feels sorry for that waste daughter again." ”

Bi Tao glanced out the window and saw that there was no movement, so she whispered comfortingly: "Madam, although today is Miss's big day, you should rest early, and get up tomorrow morning to prepare for the banquet for Miss to return to the door the day after tomorrow." ”

"yes, let's take a break." Hearing this, Chen changed his smile again, and after washing, he went to bed and asked again, "Where is that dead girl?" Remember to let someone take care of her, she is not allowed to come out for a few days. ”

"Madame, don't worry, the doors and windows are firmly locked, and even mosquitoes can't fly out."

"That's good, hmph, let her be loved by the lord again, won't her daughter be destroyed in my hands......"