eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 417 The Big Wedding
October 10, the first year of Zhengde.

The emperor decreed to send the British Duke Zhang Mao as the chief envoy, the Minister of Rites Lin Han, and the Prince Consort Cui Yuan as the deputy envoys. Accompanied by them, they made a sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple, ordering the candidate for the queen and the date of the wedding.

The next day, the emperor accepted the congratulations from all the officials in Fengtian Hall, and the chief and deputy envoys paid homage to the emperor four times.

Wearing a crown suit, the emperor gave her a book, and wrote: I hereby choose the daughter of Xia Ru, the chief bookkeeper of Daxing County, as the queen, and order the ministers to perform the ceremony of acceptance and inquiry.

These are the first two procedures in the "Six Ceremonies" (Na Cai, Asking Names, Na Ji, Na Zheng, Telling Dates, and Greeting in person).

During the orthodox years, the etiquette of how the emperor got married had already been determined, and he only had to follow it when Zhu Houzhao came.He is not willing to use his brain to change this kind of thing, because no matter how he changes it, it will be very cumbersome.

After Zhang Mao, Lin Han, and Cui Yuan were ordered, they set out from the main gate of the palace with their entourage and gifts.

The queen's house was also very busy at this time.

The head of a county is really not a high-ranking official, and it is still a matter of marrying the emperor. There is no example for hundreds of miles around. Even if there is a long time to prepare, it is inevitable that there will be panic. The etiquette officer of the Ministry of Rituals had previously agreed one by one.

And outside the gate, there are lanterns and festoons, and the lanterns are hung high, which is of course needless to say.

After entering, there are desks in the courtyard, and gifts are displayed in the main hall.

Xia Ru was quite nervous waiting at home. At this time, he also knew that his daughter was not considered an official queen, but it happened in the past few days, so some etiquettes were actually stricter than those in the palace.

For example, he doesn't go to see it himself, and he doesn't let other people approach it at will.

It's hard to say who kowtows to whom when they get close.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the guard of honor from the palace arrived.

Up to this point, all the actions of the two sides have been stipulated and negotiated. Who does what, what to say, and even what position and order to stand, all can not be wrong or chaotic.

First, the ceremonial officer came first and shouted:

After the establishment of the Feng system, it will be sent to accept the famous ceremony!
Then the envoy appointed by the emperor said in the courtyard: "British Duke Zhang Maofeng accepts the system!"

Xia Ru answered according to the regulations:
The visit was restricted, and the minister Xia Ru dared not resign!

Then, the ceremonial officer will lead Xia Ru out of the main hall to meet the emperor's principal and deputy envoys, and the two sides will greet each other.

Then everyone, including the entourage, all entered the main hall.

After that, the deputy envoy read out the book and gave it as a bride price.

Xia Ru wrote down the book-making reply and accepted a generous gift.

This is the so-called acceptance.

The whole process is very complicated and boring.

And the question of name after that is to ask the woman's birth date.This also has a set of procedures, after all, it is 'asking the name of the system'.

In fact, I have already made it clear before that I chose you as the queen only after I calculated the horoscope of your birthday and thought it was appropriate.

This is just a formality.

After going through a set of procedures of "asking names", the chief and deputy envoys will return to the palace to play.

The emperor will pass it on to the divination officials.

After such a divination, the result must be auspicious, and the ceremony will be held after a few days. This is the so-called Najib, which includes telling the woman the result of the divination.

In this way, the ceremony of accepting the ceremony is held, which is to formally present the bride price to the woman.

After accepting the levy ceremony, the chief and deputy envoys sent by the emperor went to the woman's house to perform the "announcement ceremony", that is, to inform the woman of the day of the wedding.

Every process here has a grand and complicated ceremony, and among the six rituals, the last item of "welcome" is the main one.

Generally speaking, to marry a daughter-in-law in the folk is that the man goes to the woman's home to welcome the daughter-in-law back.

But the royal family is different. Because of their respected status, they will only send a minister with sons and daughters to welcome the relatives.

Needless to say, there are lively and grand scenes in it.

The day of the official wedding was also the most exhausting time for Zhu Houzhao.

Before dawn, he had already got up under the service of eunuchs and maids.

Qiuyun probably knew that he would not be relaxed today, and when he came over, he brought two ginseng slices and said, "Your Majesty, keep this in your mouth, and chew it when you are tired."

"Will it work?"

Outside the house, the East is a bit pale, and people can only feel their way in the receding darkness.It is also very busy outside, and you need to prepare the imperial seat, make the case, set up the case, Lubo, Caiyu and so on.

"It works, this is what the servants asked the two doctors."

She should be talking about Xin Hui and Kui Er in Yongshou Palace.

"It's a tiring job."

"Your Majesty is very happy today, and the servants are all happy for His Majesty."

"Okay," Zhu Houzhao said with a sigh, and opened his arms as if he were doing whatever he wanted, "change your clothes."

The reason why he prepared a lot of time in advance was because the time was really tight. It took a long time just to get dressed, and then to go to the place. After that, he had to wear the crown and come to the main hall, surrounded by guards.

At the same time, the chief and deputy envoys sent by the emperor have gone to the woman's house to welcome the queen.

Civil and military officials are all dressed in court clothes, standing outside the Chengtian Gate,

Until the Queen's Caiyu entered the palace from here, and then passed the Meridian Gate, and then the bells and drums rang together, and the book ended.Under the leadership of the Supervisor of Rituals and the maids in the palace, the Empress entered the inner court from Fengtianmen to the Kunning Palace.

Here, Zhu Houzhao will meet his queen.She wears a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes on her head, and a real red shirt with two breasts and large sleeves.Its solemnity is the most that Zhu Houzhao's two generations have seen.

Queen...

This is his serious wife.

While thinking wildly, Zhang Mao's voice woke him up,
"I inherit the order of the heavens and show great ambitions. The way of governing the country is based on the family. The relationship between husband and wife is the righteousness of the universe..."

It's the equivalent of a marriage vow,

Zhu Houzhao didn't know which person from the Ministry of Rites wrote it. Anyway, it was obscure and long-winded. He was a little dizzy when he heard it, and he would wonder how the little girl under the red gauze would feel.

In fact, after performing the big ceremony here, they had to change their clothes again and put on formal dresses, and then went to Fengxian Hall to pay homage to the emperor's family temple, and then they could return to Kunning Palace.

When you come back to the bridal chamber, you have to change your clothes... and then have a cup of wine. Drink, eat the staple food after drinking... drink together after eating...

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Zhu Houzhao was already a numb person in the later stage.

It is in the state of "whatever you want", and he will do whatever the ritual officer says.He just had one thought: end it soon.

Snapped!
I don't know how long it took, anyway, from dark to dawn, and then from dawn to dark, the ceremony officer finally let him go and closed the door.

Zhu Houzhao sat down on the soft stool, with his upper body lying on the table, not wanting to move.

But he didn't forget his first-haired wife. He lay there, tilting his head and looking at the thin figure sitting upright under the red curtain wearing a red gauze.

To say that she is tired, she is tired together, and there are many processes in each process.

And in comparison, men's physical strength and physique are better.

In the room, red candles were flickering, and the red figure was flickering and dimming.

We have come to this situation.

He is not a big man who has cooperated for such a day, and if he does not cooperate with his queen in the house, how capable is he to bully such a little girl.

So he endured his exhaustion and moved the stool to the bedside, thinking in his heart that he had to finish all the procedures.

The girl probably also knew that he was approaching, and the hands crossed in front squeezed because of nervousness.

This detail was seen by Zhu Houzhao, and it was a pair of thin, white and slender hands.

"I'm about to reveal it."

Red curtain, little girl.In front of him sat the big bad wolf.

"Ah."

Even the voices of the people who have been screened layer by layer are very pleasant.

In any case, this is also an exciting moment, and Zhu Houzhao has not yet escaped to the point of escaping from the world of mortals. A soft and beautiful girl has followed him since then. Although the formal meeting in this scene lacks the so-called nourishment of love, there will still be some a special feeling.

When the four eyes met, Zhu Hou looked at the exquisite face and was slightly distracted. It was a slightly three-dimensional face with phoenix-like eyes, a straight nose, and no blemishes at all.

Probably because she noticed that the emperor was looking at her, Xia Shi was a little shy, her eyes turned to the lower left, but she still mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty... let my concubine serve you."

Zhu Houzhao smiled, "That's not urgent. Let's chat for a while. Are you hungry?"

Xia Shi slightly shook her head with doubts,

"Aren't you hungry?"

Zhu Houzhao felt that she was telling lies, how could she not be hungry after such a day, probably because she dared not let go in front of him, the emperor.

However, one person has one personality, and if you are an introvert, you have to be too enthusiastic about others, that's not good.

"I'm a little hungry, let's eat something first."

Xia was not sure if there was such a rule of etiquette, but she didn't have the guts to question the emperor, so she could only watch him do it.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't care so much, no matter how many court rules there are, he still cares about me when the door is closed?

And, he was indeed hungry.

There are plain noodles on the table in the room. After all, it is a palace dish. Even such a simple thing is delicious. The noodles are soft and tender, and the stomach is hungry.

"What did your parents call you when you were at home?"

The emperor didn't even address her by any title, but he also addressed her when he heard it.

Xia Shi replied: "Go back to Your Majesty, at home, my mother usually calls my concubine, Ya'er."

"It sounds good. Are you tired today?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, I'm not tired."

"I don't know whether I'm hungry or tired..." Zhu Houzhao sat down in front of her again with his cheeks bulging, "Are you a fairy in the sky?"

"Concubines... Where are they fairies? Concubines are of low status, and they are all honored by the emperor. The emperor chose concubines, so they can come to the palace and guard the emperor day and night. This is... this is concubine. great fortune."

Zhu Hou said in his heart that he recited it well.

He understands, understands that a queen is taught to observe various etiquettes.

The Xia family has always been trying to maintain the posture of being the mother of the world from the beginning to the end, and maybe she doesn't have the courage to do something out of the ordinary.

"Ya'er, are you sure you don't want to eat something? I allow you to eat."

Xia Shi shook his head.

Zhu Houzhao was also helpless, "Okay, then let's go to bed."

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, let the concubine come to undress your Majesty."

"Row."

With this nod, the queen seemed to be familiar with the way. She stood up and untied her belt, took off the dress and hung it aside, "Sit down, Your Majesty, and this concubine will help you take off your boots."

Such a formatted process is inevitably a bit boring, but Zhu Houzhao finished it anyway.

In the end, she blew out the lamp, took off the last piece of clothing, and then crawled to the side of the bed and got under the quilt.

At that moment, Zhu Houzhao only felt nephrite in his arms, infinitely gentle.

(End of this chapter)