The emperor's grandson carrying his wife on his back was just a formality.
Zhao Ning'er's Crown Princess's phoenix sedan has stopped directly in the middle hall of the Zhao family.
Zhu Yunxi walked out slowly, carrying Zhao Ning'er on his back, walking cautiously. It wasn't that Zhao Ning'er was heavy, she was just slightly plump, but that Zhao Ning'er was timid, and Zhu Yunxi couldn't bear the strength while carrying her.
The ceremony officer led the two of them to the central hall.
"Let's raise the sedan chair for the Grand Concubine!" The etiquette officer had just finished shouting, and several palace attendants were kneeling beside the sedan chair and had already opened the curtain of the sedan chair.
"Move up!" Zhu Yunxi put his arm on his wife's back.
Just as he crossed the threshold, Zhu Yunxi raised his head and met the concerned eyes of Zhao Sili and his wife.
Poor parents in the world, even if their daughter becomes the most noble woman in the world, they are still reluctant to let go and unable to let go.
Zhao's mother's eyes were red from crying, and Zhao Sili's eyes were red and he forced a smile.
"Don't worry, I will treat her well!" Under the surprised eyes of the etiquette officer and others, Zhu Yunxi said something that was inconsistent with etiquette and law in their opinion, "You treated her like a treasure in the past, and I will treat her like a treasure in the future.
Zhenbao. She married me not to say goodbye to you, but because from now on, there will be one more person who loves her in this world!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi nodded slightly to the Zhao family, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, I will take her away first. When I return home in a few days, I will bring her back!"
In an instant, Zhao's mother burst into tears, and Zhao Sili bowed.
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi felt a chill on his neck, as if a teardrop fell on it.
"Daughter-in-law, move up, I can't carry it anymore!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Two hands naturally hugged his neck, so that he didn't carry it so hard.
Zhu Yunxi raised his arm again and said with a smile, "Old girl, it's quite heavy!"
Afterwards, Zhao Ning'er got off the sedan chair, and the courtesy officer shouted, "Get up the sedan chair!"
Then a total of sixteen strong palace men in brocade clothes lifted up the phoenix sedan and walked out slowly. In order to allow this phoenix sedan to come in, the Zhao family had demolished the surrounding wall a few days ago and built a temporary gate.
In front of the phoenix sedan, the two uncles, King Qin and King Jin, were holding the sedan chair.
Behind the sedan chair was Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, and Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was accompanying them.
The procession of welcoming the bride started from the Zhao family, detoured through the Meridian Gate and passed through the East Chang'an Gate, then passed through the Chengtian Gate, which represents the will of the city, entered the Donghua Gate, passed through the three main halls of the Outer Court, passed through the Zuohou Gate, and passed through the Sixth East and West Palaces. As for the view of the East Palace
Rendian.
The sedan stopped, and the palace attendants came over with feather fans, curtains and other items to protect Zhao Ning'er's phoenix sedan, preparing to invite the concubine to get off the sedan.
The two people walked forward slowly. Wherever they passed, hundreds of officials kowtowed and they arrived at the main hall. At this time, the sky had dimmed slightly. There were thousands of Chinese lanterns in the Forbidden City, and the colorful lights intertwined into brilliant rays of light, like a fairyland.
Zhu Yunxi and Zhao Ning'er stopped in front of the main hall. After being kowtowed by the officials, they slowly entered the hall and performed the last ceremony of the wedding, the Henuo ceremony. (jin)
The Heyuan ceremony originated from the Zhou Dynasty and is an ancient ritual of the Han people. The gourd is a bitter gourd, split into two pieces, and each husband and wife hold one piece to hold the wine. The gourd originally means auspiciousness, and split into two represents the couple. And two pieces
Wearing silk thread on the underside of the gourd also means that the husband and wife become one. Drinking the slightly bitter wine means that the husband and wife share the joys and sorrows.
In this ceremony, there were only the couple, no one else, not even the old man.
Then, the two of them intertwined the hair together, and they were married as husband and wife.
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The lights in the palace were bright and everything was joyful.
But the old man always felt that something was missing in this joy.
It was getting late, and the old man was walking among the gorgeous lights with only Pu Bucheng, his hands behind his back. As he walked, he unconsciously arrived in front of the Kunning Palace, the harem of the Forbidden City.
Although there were colorful ribbons and red lanterns hanging on the palace gate, there was no crowd in the palace, and it was so quiet that there was no sound.
Kunning Palace, the palace where Queen Ma lived during her lifetime.
(In the Forbidden City, all the six east and west palaces, regardless of rank, are occupied by concubines. In the Ming Dynasty, the empress lived in the Kunning Palace, so it was called the Middle Palace. In the Ming Dynasty, there was also an example of concubines living in the Kunning Palace, which originated from the Zhu family.)
The old man paused in front of the palace for a long time, then walked in.
When he arrived at the door, he seemed hesitant again and wanted to push it open, but his arm stopped. Then he seemed to have made a lot of determination and pushed open the door that had been sealed for a long time.
With a creak, the door of the palace opened. Red candles were burning inside and it was decorated. However, no one had lived in this palace for a long time, so it seemed very deserted.
The old man walked slowly inside, ran his fingers over the stool, and after seeing that there was no dust, he nodded with satisfaction and sat down.
The scene here is very familiar to him. All the furnishings are the same as before. They are still in the same place and the same. To the west is the bedroom where Queen Ma lived before her death, and to the east is the outer hall where the old man sat. The palace where the Queen lived during her lifetime is not special.
Magnificent.
There is a spinning wheel in the corner, and the linen clothes that Queen Ma wore during her lifetime are hung on the wall.
"Get down!" The old man waved his hand, and Pu Bucheng stepped back.