eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 418
When the gongs and drums were beating inside the palace, the outside of the palace was actually not idle.

Gu Zuo has been preparing for the opening of the city that never sleeps.

For this reason, the Shaofu united all the merchants stationed in the city that never sleeps to carry out reward activities.

And on the night of the big wedding, there is no curfew here, and a real city that never sleeps must be realized! !
So when the other officials had gone home,
The Shaofu came down from him, Jin Yiwei came down from Mao Yuwen, and there were still hundreds of people sticking around here.

The fireworks in the palace rose one after another,

Outside the palace also join in the fun and put a smaller one.

In the city that never sleeps, there are countless lanterns along the street, restaurants, inns, gardens, gambling houses, snacks, acrobatics... All kinds of shops burst out with enthusiasm this night.

The happiest ones are people like Ding Liquan, who has just won the Jinshi and has some money in his hands. When he arrives at Baihua Garden, there are two girls on the left and right, drinking wine non-stop.

And there are quite a few people playing the qin in the garden, and all of a sudden, the melodious sounds continue one after another, it really is a paradise on earth.

"Brother Mei, Brother Mei..." Ding Liquan hooked up with Mei Huaigu after drinking halfway, "Look over there, look over there,"

Mei Huaigu followed the direction of his finger, and it was on the first floor that a person entered, and he was the top three person in Yuezhuang Xiaoding Liquan two days ago.

"This is a person who claims to be an upright gentleman. He talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality. At night, doesn't he still come to the garden like us?"

Mei Huaigu couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene, "Ridiculous man."

"Ridiculous people, then let's have a good laugh."

puff!puff!
In the city that never sleeps, two gorgeous fireworks rose from nowhere, and the light of the fireworks shone on the faces of the people on the street, reflecting a lot of joy.

"The bustling scene is really intoxicating."

As soon as Gu Zuo turned around, he found that it was Han Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Min Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
These two are his old seniors, who have helped him a lot,
"Da Situ, Da Sikou, why are you here?"

This is a highland, it will open tonight, and nothing can be messed up, Gu Zuo couldn't sleep, so he just stayed upstairs and looked down.

As for Han Wen and Min Gui, no one would dare to stop them along the way.

"It has been more than a year since the construction of the Nightless City. Your Majesty has been planning it for a long time. How can we not come and see it tonight?"

Min Gui also went to the railing and looked down,

The eyes are full of bright lights, crowds of people, and the prosperous scene just mentioned...

"It would be great if there are people who are good at painting."

Han Wen had a tacit understanding with him, and immediately thought of it, "Chaoying wants me to have a picture of going up the river during the Qingming Festival."

"No, no. If it's not called Qingming Shanghetu, it's called the city that never sleeps." At the end of the sentence, he emphasized a little bit.

Gu Zuo said: "What's so difficult about this? There are masters of painting in my young mansion, so I just summoned someone to send them here."

"Can it work?"

"Why not?"

Gu Zuo took it all down, and immediately ordered someone to call Song Heng's cousin Song Yue.He made the planning map of the capital, and later drew some partial maps one after another. Practice makes perfect.

Nowadays, at least in terms of realism in life, his painters are considered to be a bit hot.

"After the painting is completed, Li Qing can present it to His Majesty." Han Wen suggested, stroking his beard.

This is actually helping Gu Zuo.

The emperor cared most about the people's livelihood, so he was naturally happy to see this painting.

"Okay. Thank you, sir."

"Why do we need to talk more?"

Han Wenxin said that one day in the future, this life might depend on the person in front of him.

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Early morning hours.

Zhu Houzhao woke up to the sound of eunuchs calling, the days are short and the nights are long in winter, and it is still dark outside.

But he couldn't sleep anymore either.

According to the rules, he had to bring his daughter-in-law, who had just passed through the door, to visit his old mother.

And strictly speaking, the emperor's grand wedding ceremony did not end here.

On the second day after marriage, the emperor and empress will wear dresses to meet the queen mother;
On the third day, the emperor will wear the crown dress, and the queen will still wear the dress to meet the queen mother and perform eight salutes;
On the fourth day, the emperor needs to wear the crown and go to the Huagai Hall. The prince worships eight times, and the officials in charge of the wedding worship five times.
On the fifth day, the emperor and queen will perform the "washing ceremony" (serving the venerable to wash and eat).At this point, it's officially over.

The only thing that comforted Zhu Houzhao was that besides the queen, he married three other people who did not have to go through this process one by one.

It's like taking concubines among the people, just get a small sedan chair to carry them in.

In the palace, the next decree will be to seal a name.

Emperor Jiajing once recruited 9 concubines into the palace at one time. These were famous ones, and there were more unnamed ones.

Zhu Houzhao here, except for the Empress Xia,

There are also concubines Chen Shi, Shen Shi, and the fourth daughter who is also not assassinated.

The Chen family was named Xianfei, and the Shen family was named Shufei, just like their own style.

Zhu Yuanzhang strictly set the order of concubines in the palace. The empress was the largest, followed by imperial concubines, noble concubines, concubines, concubines, and then Zhaoyi, Jieyu, beauties, talents, nobles, and selected servants.

Speaking of which, Huai Xiao and Huai Yan have made great achievements because they are pregnant with the dragon species, so the title of noble person should not be worn for a long time.Because it was a miscarriage before, I acted conservatively to avoid further accidents.

In fact, if she really gave birth to a prince, then it is possible to be promoted to Zhaoyi or Jieyu.

As far as the moment is concerned, Zhu Houzhao's going to the Compassionate Palace after waking up is part of the big wedding, so the three concubines will not be involved. They will be led to the palace by special personnel and arranged to stay.

Although it is said that there is less work, but also the tenderness that the Xia family has.

The sound outside not only woke up the emperor, but also woke her up. Seeing that the emperor woke up before her, she was a little 'terrified', and quickly said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this concubine will wait for you to change clothes!"

"Eh? No hurry." Zhu Houzhao held the jade man in his arms, "Although time is very tight, it's okay for us to delay for a while. Ya'er don't move, let me hug you for a while."

The warm little hand on his armpit first rebounded and dared not touch it, and then slowly fell down.

She didn't feel it when she fell asleep, but when she woke up, Xia felt very shy.

No matter how full the status is and how complete the process is, the man holding her is someone he just met not long after all.

But right now he was naked, and even his hand was still resting on the protruding part of his back.

There was a hot panting sound in her ears, and the heat flow seemed to be able to make people numb, making her whole body itchy.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty...?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Shouldn't it be time to get up?"

Zhu Houzhao opened his eyes, and on his arm was that delicate, sculpture-like face.

Actually, that didn't happen last night.

First, he worked from dark to dark, really tired, but tiredness is never an excuse, sometimes there are some things that can forget tiredness, the most important thing is that the person in his arms trembles when touched, and at the same time, he is too serious , as if he had endured a lot.

this reaction...

In addition, at a certain moment, he suddenly thought that he was only sixteen...

So for a moment, it was like a basin of cold water poured on my heart.

Forget it...

As for the Xia family, although she doesn't really understand it, she always knows that the process has not been completed.After all, it is different from teaching.

Therefore, I was always a little worried in my heart, fearing that the emperor would be dissatisfied with her.

Actually...of course not.

Moreover, Zhu Hou took care of her pure face in the morning, and his mind began to deteriorate again, so he couldn't help leaning over and pecked her soft lips.

Xia's eyes widened, and she lowered her head slightly, a little ashamed.

"Queen, I didn't have time to say something last night. Let's talk about it this morning."

"...Yes, my concubine, listen."

"As for me, the rules are big, but they are big, and the rules are small, but they are actually small. You are in the harem, and you are the head of the harem. There are only two things that matter. First, manage the harem well. I don't know yet. What is your temperament, but in short, don't be too weak, you must be able to control others, otherwise it will be bad for you and others. Anyway, everything is up to me, as long as you are upright and reasonable, I will not stop defending you, the queen.

Second, manage the natal family well.Compared with the former point, the latter point is more difficult.As a man and woman, you should always respect some filial piety, and even have brothers, sisters and sisters to take care of.But according to the rules of the imperial court, they are all relatives of the emperor, and they will not be bad in any aspect.I will also treat them like family.One thing is, you can't bully men and women by virtue of your daughter being a queen in the palace. "

Heavy words, only the last short sentence.

Don't talk about the extra, today is a great joy.

And you don't need to talk about what you know, and if you don't understand, you have to use things to educate.

It was the first time for the Xia family to hear such a long speech from the emperor, "Your Majesty's teachings, and the concubines have written them down. One is to be a good queen, and the other is to be a good daughter."

"At the beginning I knew you were studying, but now it seems that you are really smart. Alright, wait for me to change my clothes."

"it is good."

It should be called Empress Xia now.

Empress Xia is not tall, the royal family will not choose someone who looks like a bamboo pole, but she will not be too short, otherwise she will lose her momentum.Basically, he is half a head shorter than Zhu Houzhao, and his figure is neither fat nor thin. Standing together, the two seem to fit well.

All the maids outside the house also came in, rinsed their mouths, cleaned their faces, and dressed...

On the way to the Palace of Compassion,
Zhu Houzhao said: "It will take a few more days for this kind of etiquette. After that, the queen can rest."

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, how can my concubine dare to take a break?"

Zhu Houzhao could only smile,
It will probably take a while for the Queen to let go of her tension.

When I arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, I first paid my respects,

Then Empress Dowager Zhang pulled Xia Shi and said a few words,

Generally speaking, it is how to be a queen and give birth to a prince as soon as possible.

As long as the queen's son is a son, no matter what the situation in Yongshou Palace is, the eldest son will only be here.

Others are just some routine.

Zhu Houzhao had nothing to say, he was much more at ease, so his appetite was good, and he patronized to eat at the Compassion Palace.

About an hour later, the two left and returned to Kunning Palace. Since they were wearing formal dresses, it was very inconvenient, so the first thing they did when they went back was to change back into regular clothes.

Zhu Houzhao raised his arms, asked Liu Jin to tidy up, and asked Liu Jin, "Go to Qianqing Palace and ask if there is anything wrong."

He had been out of business for about three days.

As a result, Liu Jin came back to reply and said: "Your Majesty, there is no one in the attendant's room to pass the note. If you want to come to the country and the people, and the peace of the world, it's no big deal."

This is not true, probably because the courtiers also knew that the emperor was having a big wedding, and if there was nothing really important, they would not bother him.

In fact, the first year of Zhengde is drawing to a close.The biggest thing to talk about is actually the wedding itself.

But in the second year of Zhengde, this was not the case.

(End of this chapter)