I owe the female honor system a billion

Chapter 128 8. Great Gift
"Ding Ding Ding ~"

Outside the yard, there were gongs, drums, and women's shouts.

The whole street suddenly became lively.

Or the residents in the surrounding alleys, or the passers-by, or the children playing around, all stopped and watched the dark red convoy slowly walking towards this small courtyard.

The size of the convoy was not too big, the residents thought, anyway, it was not as big as the battle of ministers getting married in Li Chao's time.However, the gifts were also quite generous, so they all stopped and discussed with the people next to them which family they were marrying.

Why don't you see your wife come to pick up your new husband?

Pedestrians around were puzzled.

For an ordinary marriage, the wife must come to her wife's house to greet her in person, but this is a royal marriage after all, and the emperor cannot come in person, so officials from the Ministry of Rites will come here instead.

In front of the team, a woman in black clothes was holding a scroll, leading the long team to the gate of the small courtyard, and then stopped.

Next to the car, firecrackers blared with great momentum.

It wasn't until the firecrackers were burned out that the minister stood still and opened the scroll in his hand.

"According to the emperor's decree, on a good day and auspicious day, I am here to greet you!"

The gate of the small courtyard opened, and a few boys rushed out babbling, and came forward with their hands in their hands.

The official laughed, took out a stack of red envelopes from his sleeve, and distributed them to the boys.This made them all laugh and ran back to the yard.

After a while, a group of men from the Ministry of Rituals came out of the yard slowly surrounding a man in dark red clothes.

The newlywed was wearing a wedding gown, with a layer of deep red gauze on his face, which completely covered half of his face. He also wore a treasure hat on his head, revealing only a pair of shining eyes.

With both hands forward, he held a cattail fan embroidered with giant birds, and placed it motionlessly in front of his face, completely blocking the sight of everyone around him.

Of course, he himself can't see the way at all.

Fortunately, there are many ritual officials beside him to support him.

The motorcade behind that, including the officials from the Ministry of Rituals, all lowered their heads when they saw Su Chang coming out, not daring to raise their heads.

The leading official cupped his hands and shouted loudly, "I respectfully invite the empress to get on the sedan chair!"

The people around let out low voices of surprise, only then did they realize that this was not the marriage of a wealthy family, but the marriage of the current holy emperor!

Pedestrians, residents, and even children all lowered their heads without raising their heads, and no one looked at Su Chang. They just lowered their heads and shouted loudly at the same time,

"Respectfully invite the empress to get on the sedan chair!"

Su Zhang was slightly taken aback, and was a little surprised to hear the shouts of the people beside him.

Dazed for a moment, the officials beside him had already helped him walk towards the sedan chair, and helped him onto the dark red sedan chair.

Waiting for Chief Su to sit firmly on the seat and the curtains to be completely closed, the official raised his head and shouted, "Get up the sedan chair! Let's go!"

"set off!"

The wives shouted, pulled the sedan chair and walked forward slowly.

The two people beside the car each tied firecrackers and set them off as they walked.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites in front were smiling, spreading candies and red envelopes as they walked.

The whole city gradually heard that the current emperor was getting married, and they gathered on both sides of the road, watching the sedan chair drive towards the palace with smiles.

Looking at the sedan chair, I sincerely hope that the man inside the sedan chair can bring real happiness to their holy emperor, to that holy monarch.

"Empress, has arrived"

The sedan chair had already stopped at some point, and the officials in front were nowhere to be seen. Only a male voice sounded from outside the curtain, but the curtain was not lifted either.

Su Chang hummed, picked up the cattail fan that was put down beside him, then opened the curtain and walked down.

Only then did he realize that he was sent directly to the Limen.

It is equivalent to being sent to the Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. Just walking forward is a large square. Around the square, countless officials are dressed in official uniforms, standing on both sides with their heads bowed, without any movement.

It was the place where the Heavenly Ceremony was held before.

Going a little further, at the end of the square, there are long steps made of white jade, leading directly to the Taiqing Palace where the emperor usually receives ministers.

"Empress...please follow me"

The man from the Ministry of Rites next to him was also very nervous seeing the officials standing in front of him, even his voice trembled a little, but he still held Su Chang's sleeve and forced himself to speak calmly.

Su Chang smiled, nodded silently, raised the cattail fan, and placed it in front of his face.

The man from the etiquette department led Su Zhang slowly into the square.

he shouted,

"The empress has arrived!"

In an instant, hundreds of officials, thousands of officials on both sides turned their heads and stood up, looking at the empress in the middle of the road.

Under such intense gazes, even Su Zhang swallowed nervously, and his legs trembled a little.

He took a deep breath and slowly moved forward.

But as he walked, all the officials on both sides knelt down on the ground, bowing deeply to Su Chang.

They shouted at the same time, "Welcome to the Empress!"

"Welcome the Empress!"

Their voices were layered on top of each other, echoing again and again in such an empty square.

Every time Su Chang took a step, the officials on both sides knelt down one after another and followed Su Chang to the front of the long staircase.

Su Chang's pupils turned slightly, and he couldn't help being moved when he looked at the officials who were trembling with excitement.

He hesitated for a moment, stepped on the ladder in front of him with one foot, and went up the ladder facing his face.

Su Chang didn't know exactly what kind of person Xia Qinglan was before.

But when you see so many officials and people kneeling down next to you from the bottom of your heart and sincerely inviting you to come, you will understand a thing or two about her.

Could it be that these officials were all kneeling for him, Su Chang, and were so excited that they wept?
Su Chang slightly moved the fan away, and from a distance, he saw the woman who was also dressed in dark red standing at the end of the stairs.

She has light red makeup on her face, lightly embellishing her lips and the corners of her eyes, but it highlights her peerless demeanor even more.She lowered her eyes and looked down at the officials, but the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

The so-called self-confidence, the so-called momentum, and the so-called elegance are all at this time, in the hands of this person.

Her eyes are like fire, and her eyes are always wide open, not limited to one place.

But now, in her eyes, she has given up everything around her, only that one person.

Su Chang erected the cattail leaf fan again to cover his face, and his breathing became slightly short of breath.

He walked slowly, and the man from the Ministry of Rites behind him was not far away, following him slowly to ensure that he would not have any accidents.

When Su Chang reached the last few steps, he stood aside with his head bowed and stopped going forward.

According to ancient rituals, the newlywed emperor had to stand one step below the platform and wait for the emperor to announce their marriage.

Su Chang stood silently on the steps one step away from the platform, and lowered his head slightly facing Xia Qinglan who was close at hand.Afterwards, after Xia Qinglan announced the completion of the ceremony, he could wait in the bridal chamber of the imperial court.

Xia Qinglan looked at the boy with a smile and lowered her head slightly, then slowly stretched out her hand and gently grabbed his arm.

Su Chang's eyes were a little surprised, and he was caught off guard by the emperor who had already pulled him onto the platform to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Leaving aside the covering cattail fan, those watery deer-like eyes happened to meet her arrogant and confident pupils.

It was true that night, and it is true now.

But this time, it's a little closer.

Xia Qinglan let go of Su Chang's hand, smiled at him, then took a step forward, and said to Baiguan,

"Today is my wedding day."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations to Your Majesty on your wedding!" Before he finished speaking, all the officials in front knelt down and shouted at Xia Qinglanshan at the same time.

Hearing such a loud voice, Xia Qinglan covered her ears with one hand and stepped back, but waved the other hand at them, telling them to keep their voices down.

After all the voices had quieted down, she said with a smile again, "Don't say anything else, dinner is enough. After I get married, I will go to the Chiling Palace next to me. I will eat enough tonight!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

There was another mountain call, Xia Qinglan covered her ears and laughed, but at the same time took the boy's hand and went to the Taiqing Palace behind her to complete the final etiquette.

"Qingchen." Xia Qinglan said quietly.

Su Chang was taken aback. This was the first time Xia Qinglan said his name directly. He didn't realize it all at once, "Your Majesty?"

"Are you nervous?" She walked forward holding the boy's hand and laughed.

"not nervous"

"That's good."

Already in the Taiqing Hall, Xun Li waited in the hall as a witness.

Seeing the hands of the two holding each other, she gave Xia Qinglan a hard look, causing Xia Qinglan to let go of Su Chang's hand helplessly and stand in the middle of the hall.

There were already two memorial tablets placed in front of the main hall, which seemed to belong to Xia Qinglan's parents.

Xun Li stood in front of the hall, "The new couple has arrived, let's salute!"

Su Chang held the cattail fan all the time, stood in the hall and obeyed Xun Li's instructions.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"The so-called praying to the sky is the four seasons of praying to the sky, praying to the addition of clouds and rain to nourish all things!"

"The so-called worshiping the earth means worshiping the thickness of the earth, worshiping the grains and miscellaneous grains, and offering to all living beings!"

Before breaking with the Heavenly Court, this worship is to explain clearly, to separate the Heaven from the Heavenly Court, and to make it clear.

Su Chang and Xia Qinglan bowed their heads slightly to salute, and after a while, they raised their bodies.

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

During such a wonderful time, Su Chang seemed to have a special feeling in his heart.In such a grand and formal ceremony, Su Chang didn't understand for a moment whether this was a real marriage or just a play for the mission.

It's not just the mission of Tianting, not just the person he plays Su Qingchen.

It is also the task of the system, and it is himself Su Chang.

He knelt down on the ground, and together with Xia Qinglan who was next to him, bowed to the memorial tablet.

Xun Li paused, waiting for the two to get up, and finally, looking at the two, said,

"Bye husband and wife!"

Xia Qinglan turned her head and looked directly at Su Chang, her scorching eyes seemed to pass through the cattail fan and hit him directly into the bottom of his heart.She always had that confident and good-looking smile on her face, and she never took her eyes off the boy.

She knelt down softly and knelt on the ground with Su Chang.

She looked straight at the boy, and slowly lowered her head at the same time as the boy, and saluted him.

The boy's red veil hung down from his face and fell to the ground.

Along with the red gauze, her soft words,
"From now on, you will be my empress"

Su Chang opened his mouth, but didn't raise his head, her voice continued,

"Wish to match virtue, hand in hand"

Obviously what Xia Qinglan meant was that I hope my character can match yours, and I can join hands with you.

But Su Chang, who came with a mission in mind, seemed to have stopped beating for a second, and his whole body froze for a moment.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't even lift his head.

After a long time, he stood up slowly, pretending that nothing happened, and blocked his face behind the cattail fan.

Xun Li looked at the well-matched two and sighed.But there was still a deep smile on his face, and he met Xia Qinglan's happy eyes.

So, she put down the scroll in her hand, and formally said to the two,
"The wedding is complete! I wish Your Majesty and the Empress a happy wedding!"

(End of this chapter)