Chapter 140 Double Happiness
On the eighth day of the ninth month, it is advisable to marry and hold a hairpin. It is a rare zodiac auspicious day of the year.
At three o'clock in the morning, countless red silks were already covered on the streets outside the palace. I wonder if the lady had adjusted all the red silks in Jinling.
The huge golden jade chassis that could only be lifted by thirty-six people was stationed steadily outside the ritual gate. The front end was composed of ninety-nine royal Jinwu Guards. A section of the horizontal sword was tied with red silk and colorful silk, indicating that the soldiers were stopped and their kindness was kind and kind.
In addition to signaling the long-lasting ninety-nine Jinwu Guards, Emperor Ling also mobilized a large number of eunuchs and palace maids to accompany him. The soldiers of the Tiger Guards camp were not allowed to enter the city without the emperor's order, so the rear of the team was composed of 500 warriors from Xuanwu Camp, and all of them were covered with big red brocade robes outside the armor.
Whether it is according to the Nan Zhao Zu system, the standard of marrying a princess, or as a genuine royal relative, Qing Yan must be in charge of the grand wedding by the Minister of Rites.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites, headed by the Minister of Shangshu Sun Qi, was all dispatched, and had already arrived outside the palace to wait for the order before the rooster crowed.
As soon as Chen Shi arrived, Qingyan was wearing luxurious wedding clothes and turned over to the horse. Sun Qi said loudly: "Get up!" The guard of honor for the wedding was slowly moving forward, and the musicians sent from the palace played joy and resounded through the sky.
The people of Jinling have long known the day when the prince will meet the bride, so the streets are already crowded, and there are countless thousands along the way.
This situation was naturally expected, so Jingzhao Prefecture and Xuanwu Camp were ready at the time of Yin, setting up a post every other step, separating the many people who were watching the fun by two feet away. Due to the orders issued by Qingyan before, the yamen runners and soldiers did not scold or push loudly.
Because a smooth and unobstructed bride-welcoming road was cleared, the guard of honor quickly arrived at Tongji Gate.
Eunuch Liu led a group of relatives to see off the bride for a long time. Seeing the guard of honor coming in a mighty manner, the musicians under Tongji's sect also welcomed each other.
When the road was Tongjimen, Qingyan turned over and got off the horse, knelt down on the ground, and all the accompanying people bowed their heads and bowed, and the joy disappeared for a while.
Eunuch Liu did not hesitate, and the yellow silk representing the first-grade jade scroll slowly unfolded, and said loudly: "Side by side, the prince Zhao Qingyan, received the order!"
"The Emperor of Heaven, the God of Houtu, I inherited the heavenly principles and favored the surrender. The king of shoulder-to-side Zhao Xuan Ce had a prosperous martial arts and made the country enjoy the rest of his life. However, the heaven was jealous of the mighty talent and was unable to make a disaster. Fortunately, God was kind to find his son Qingyan, who was accused of the civil and military officials of the court. He then inherited the title of the king of his father, hoped to revive the barbarians, and deeply favored the masters of the Yuanrong to promote China, and admired this."
"I will receive the order!"
When many officials saw that they had received the imperial edict that weighed more than the Five Mountains, they all sighed. From now on, Zhao Qingyan was the king of southern Zhao.
Qingyan did not get up immediately because he saw that there was an imperial edict in Eunuch Liu's hand.
"The king of side by side Zhao Qingyan will take the order on his behalf!"
"Ministers have the rules of serving the public, and use their morality to communicate with each other. The court has the kindness of being a distinguished title to treat all the husbands and are noble. The princess Xi Nichang is virtuous and virtuous, and ordered to marry him to the sidelines of King Zhao. I wish that Kun's etiquette and beauty will be beautiful, the moon's room will be beautiful, the brocade thread will penetrate the clouds, and the master will use the green lamp, the needle will be silenced in the moon, and the moon will be given to the good man with a robe. The management of the stewards is also very good, and it is also suitable to be favored. The emblem is covered with orchids, the gold paper will be bred, and the purple edict will be here from afar."
"I am the princess Dong Zhao who took the imperial edict!"
Helping Qingyan up, Eunuch Liu congratulated: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince. Today, not only inherited the title of the prince, but also became the king who was shoulder to shoulder with one person, but also married the princess with a beautiful appearance. The family is really happy for the prince."
"Eunuch Liu is too polite. When you return to the palace, you will definitely pay three cups of respect to you."
"The family has thanked the prince now. Let's not delay the time. Come and welcome the princess into the chariot." Eunuch Liu turned around and shook his whistle and said loudly: "Welcome the princess alongside each other into the chariot!"
On the straight white marble road, Dong Zhao slowly came to Tongji Gate surrounded by hundreds of palace maids and Jinwu Guards. His phoenix crown and red robe and phoenix feather skirt were lifted out of dozens of lengths, showing his grace. His father Dong Polu was walking by the side, with his face full of energy.
The group did not stop. The palace maid helped Dong Zhao to the jade chariot. Only Dong Polu stopped in front of Qingyan and said in a hunch: "Don't think that if you are the king of shoulder to shoulder and I are the same king, you are just my son-in-law in my eyes, do you know?"
Qingyan saluted solemnly, "What my father-in-law said is very true, Qingyan will never dare to compete with you."
"I have received this gift, but I still have to say ugly things ahead. If my daughter suffers some grievances, I will not even give the face of the lady."
"Don't worry, father-in-law, I will use my voice to protect Zhao'er. When she gets old, I will chew the rice and feed her to eat. When she can't walk, I will carry her to see the beautiful rivers and mountains."
Dong Polu said satisfiedly: "I will write down this word without saying a word. If I can't do it, it depends on how I will deal with you."
At this time, Sun Qi walked over and whispered, "Two princes, it's getting late, should we get up?"
"Go, Your Majesty knows that I am unhappy in marrying my daughter, so I invite me to have a few drinks." After that, Dong Polu walked towards Taichu Palace without looking back, and no one saw the tears at the corners of his eyes.
Qingyan bowed respectfully again, and then turned around and rode on Mo Xue.
Sun Qi walked to the jade chariot and whispered: "Welcome the princess and get up!"
The maids brought by Dong Polu personally walked to the guard of honor, wearing purple lunar scarves, cooked cotton styling, gold and silver strands, five-sheng literary birds, holding golden gourds, jade furnaces, silver boxes, and other guards of honor, holding high phoenix-song bird screen fans representing the royal princess, and leading the team forward.
The two musicians also joined together, and the joy that resounded through the sky sounded again.
The guard of honor just walked not far away, but the crowds on both sides of the street were even better than before. They were all over the heads. When they saw the huge jade chariot, they all burst into a shocking congratulations.
Qingyan waved to the people around him with great enthusiasm. As he welcomed the princess, the servants who stood shoulder to shoulder gave the candy noodles and worn copper coins that had been prepared to the people along the way.
Of course, only those in the first row can be lucky enough to receive the reward from the royal palace. Ninety percent of the people behind the front row can only sigh, and the crowd is crowded, so there are no need for people to fish in troubled waters, reach out to steal some money, or take the opportunity to touch the butt of the big girl and his wife.
At the moment, the guard of honor finally arrived outside the gate of the royal palace side by side.
Minister of Rites Sun Qi cleared his throat clean and shouted loudly: "Dropping the chariot!"
The jade chariot that thirty-six people worked together to lift slowly fell down. Two teams of maids quickly came to the mansion, both carrying flower baskets. Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Ling'er who came to help Dong Zhao get off the chariot!
Dong Zhaozhu was surprised when she saw Zhao Ling'er around the green, but she still naturally supported her on the other party's jade hand.
Walking slowly, before the red silk was stepped on, the palace maids had already scattered the petals in the flower basket to the ground, and Dong Zhao stepped on the ten thousand petals.
Slowly stepping onto the steps, a palace maid held a red silk symbolizing the knot in her hand, handed one end to Qingyan, and then walked to Dong Zhao and asked him to take the other end.
After the two took the red silk, they looked at each other in a sympathetic manner. Although they couldn't see clearly through the bead curtain, the eyes that were directly attracted by the soul could both feel it clearly.
Because the royal palace was very wide, I walked slowly for a long time before I arrived in the front hall. A group of accompanying people stayed outside the front hall, and the musicians were still playing music in front of the Jinwu Guard Hall.
Sun Qi was old and took a few breaths outside and hurried in. When he saw the person on the high hall, he paused.
"See the old lady, I don't know if this person is by your side..."
"This is also my in-laws who are shoulder to shoulder with the royal palace, Qin Mu, the father of Xijun." The old lady answered with a bad expression.
"It turns out that he is the head of Qin's hometown, who has been long and long." After giving a tribute, Sun Qi said cautiously: "The head of Qin's hometown is sitting in the high hall, and the meaning is self-evident, but this seems to be...inconsistent with the ritual system."
While Sun Qi was speaking, he carefully observed Qin Mu's expression. Seeing that he was not angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As a serious elder of the Zhao family, there was no problem with the Madam sitting in a high hall. Qin Mu should be sitting on the lower side of his left hand, but at this time he sat on the left and right side of the high hall with the former.
"Mr. Sun, you don't have to mind. Everything will go as usual. Otherwise, if you put this old guy away, he wouldn't be able to lift the roof."
Sun Qigang's heart was relieved and then raised it up again, nodding quickly.
After taking a few deep breaths, Sun Qi stood beside the two newcomers and said aloud: "The auspicious time has come, the golden flower will be eternal!"
"One betrayal of virtue and the sky is thick in the earth!"
The two of them held the red silk ends and turned around to worship the heaven and earth.
"Two visits to Qin Engaotang!"
He turned around slowly and worshiped the two old men.
"My couple bows to each other!"
Facing each other, the two looked at each other and greeted each other.
"Two newcomers come forward to serve tea!"
Both knelt down in front of the grandmother and Qin Mu's knees, Qingyan poured tea, Dong Zhaoju respected, "The granddaughter-in-law gave tea to his grandmother."
The lady tried hard not to let the old man burst into tears, and her voice trembled: "Okay! Good boy, you will live a good life with Qingyan in the future. If he bullies you, tell her grandmother, grandmother is justice for you."
"Thank you grandmother." Dong Zhao smiled sweetly and took the second cup of tea, "The granddaughter-in-law gave tea to her grandfather."
"I didn't expect that after a long journey, you two have come to this day. Grandpa is really happy for you. I wish you all the same heart forever." Qin Mu's expression was a little excited, but he was still able to control it.
When they arrived in front of Qin Qiushui, who was sitting on the side, the two of them knelt down on the ground again and offered tea to the former.
"After the gift, I'll send the princess into the bridal chamber!"
Zhao Ling'er stepped forward and led Dong Zhao slowly towards the back hall. This really made Qingyan confused, but Ling'er did not attack willfully, which made Qingyan breathe a sigh of relief.
"Prince, I am fortunate to be unfair. Congratulations to the prince again." Sun Qi wiped his sweat and stepped forward to congratulate him.
"I see everything Mr. Sun said today. Let's not say politely, let's pay a few more cups to you later."
Sun Qi smiled and said, "The prince is kind, how dare the subordinates refuse to obey? I wonder if they will start to welcome guests now?"
"Of course, I'll go with you." Qingyan turned around and bowed, "Grandmother, Grandpa, Qingyan will go to the Yimen Gate to welcome guests. If the two elders feel tired, it's better to go back to rest first."
"Go, don't neglect the guests." The lady looked kind and Qin Mu nodded in response.
Qin Qiushui stood up at this time, "Qingyan, uncle, I'm just idle, so why not go with you."
"Nephew, it seems that the gifts you received today must not be missing. Uncle, I'm a little tight recently, why don't you share some?" Qin Qiushui whispered on the way to Yimen.
"What is my uncle saying? Regardless of whether there is a gift today or not, it is not. As long as my uncle speaks, my nephew will do his best to satisfy him." Qing Yan's tone was very sincere, but he would never say anything in his heart.
"Good nephew, just by your words, the old man and I have not been in vain for work in the past."
Chapter completed!