The roar of the people echoed outside the palace gate.
Some people also went to a specific place and received money and meat. At this time, they came to the palace gate with a large piece of meat. When they saw the royal guard of honor passing by, they raised the meat in their hands.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
…
These calls spread among the crowd.
Those people from poor families basically cannot eat meat once or twice a year. In this month, they received meat twice in a row, and more and more each time. It was all brought by His Highness the Emperor Taisun. , now more enthusiastic and excited.
Zhu Xuan sat on the horse and looked at the people along the way.
Perhaps some of these people were deliberately flattering and came here to shout out, hoping to get more rewards, but he believed that more people came to appreciate Lao Zhu's family from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhu Xuan sighed for a while and waved to Yan Guan.
"Your Highness!"
Yan Guan came over and said.
"Arrange more people to maintain order. It is better to gather the troops and horses here to maintain order."
"I have prepared some rewards, and Uncle Twenty will send them over later. Continue to reward!"
Zhu Xuan ordered.
Zhu Yuanzhang had Zhu Yuanzhang's reward, and Zhu Xuan himself prepared part of it. Since he wanted to enjoy the happiness with the people, he couldn't be stingy. He couldn't just let Lao Zhu give the money, but he also had to show some expression.
"Your Highness is benevolent!"
Yan Guan praised him and immediately asked someone to arrange it.
Not long after waiting, Zhu Song came with money, which once again ignited the enthusiasm of the people watching. They were extremely excited.
Zhu Xuan smiled when he saw it and continued to rush to Mu's house.
At this time, the Mu family was also decorated with lights and colorful. Mu Sheng got up early in the morning and was waiting for Zhu Xuan to arrive. Mu Yuanjun was already sitting in the room, and Xu Miaojin and the others were also here.
They circled around Mu Yuanjun, happy and looking forward to it.
However, due to etiquette considerations, when the servants found out that Zhu Xuan was about to arrive, they temporarily avoided it and waited for Zhu Xuan to come to pick up the bride. They all knew that Mu Yuanjun had entered the palace, so it was not far before they entered the palace.
When Zhu Xuan came to Mu's house, he first met with Mu Sheng, then went through a round of ceremonies to formally accept the bride, and then sent Mu Yuanjun to the sedan carried by the Jin Yiwei, and then returned to the palace.
On the way back, I met the people and heard them shouting, shouting about Zhu Xuan's benevolence and so on.
All the way back to the palace, there will inevitably be another complicated ceremony.
After all this is done, it’s time for the wedding ceremony.
However, there were some rituals before the bridal chamber. After all were completed, the older maids were willing to let him go.
Lao Zhu took Concubine Guo Hui to the vicinity of the East Palace.
"Has everything been arranged?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Hou Xian ran over in a hurry and said solemnly: "The arrangements have been made. His Highness and the empress are preparing for the wedding, and the slaves for recording have been found."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "You have done a good job!"
Concubine Guo Hui said: "Your Majesty, it's time for us to go back and rest! If you let His Highness know tomorrow that you stayed up late again, you will inevitably be nagged by His Highness for a long time."
Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that he was getting older and older and could not afford to stay up late. He liked the thought of his grandson's nagging, but at the same time felt a little annoying, so he agreed: "Let's go back and rest."
"Today, you stay with us."
He looked at Concubine Guo Hui.
Guo Huifei said happily: "Okay!"
As they talked, they walked away.
Hou Xian waited until the person was gone, then raised his head, exhaled, and said, "Excuse me, foster father, do you have any other instructions?"
Before Yun Qi left, he warned: "Arrange a few shrewd palace ladies to serve the empress early tomorrow morning, and..."
He talked a lot by the East Palace Gate for a long time, making sure that Hou Xian remembered tomorrow's events before leaving.
Mu Yuanjun's status is definitely very high, but she is the next queen.
The concubine Zhu Yuanzhang personally canonized is of great value. They must take good care of her so that they can live a more prosperous life in the palace in the future.
After Yun Qi left, Hou Xian quickly made arrangements according to Yun Qi's instructions.
It was his first time to serve his mistress. Hou Xian lacked experience, but he got Yun Qi's strategies and tutorials and knew what to do.
Inside the new house.
Zhu Xuan lifted Mu Yuanjun's red hijab and held her in his arms.
"Your Highness!"
A long time ago, Mu Yuanjun had a maid from the palace teach her the etiquette of entering the palace. She knew that those random actions in the past had to be put aside for the time being. Next, she must follow the rules of the palace, and said: " I have been waiting for a long time."
Zhu Xuan pinched her little nose and said softly: "I have been waiting for a long time, and we are finally married."
Mu Yuanjun smiled infatuatedly, snuggled into Zhu Xuan's arms, and said happily: "Your Highness, next... I am a concubine... The maids have all taught me, but..."
Palace maid teaching is one thing, but actual combat is another.
Now she took the initiative to mention it, her face was red with embarrassment, she was so delicate and beautiful.
Zhu Xuan was not a fool, he was already an experienced driver. When he saw this, he lowered his head and kissed Mu Yuanjun on the lips.
night.
Very gentle.
Occasionally, a warbler's cry echoed in the East Palace.
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the next day.
As soon as Zhu Xuan got up, several palace maids came in and served them in various ways.
There was also a literate palace maid who took out paper and pen and recorded what happened in the morning, including the red plum.
This made Mu Yuanjun extremely shy.
After accepting the favor, Mu Yuanjun felt a little pain.
It is not convenient to walk.
Zhu Xuan helped Mu Yuanjun get up. Under the service of the palace maid, he changed his clothes and went to Qianqing Palace to pay his respects to Lao Zhu. This was also one of the rituals.
Yesterday was a happy day, and Lao Zhu would not go to court today. He would wait for Zhu Xuan to arrive at Qianqing Palace early in the morning.
"Grandpa Huang!"
Zhu Xuan said as soon as he entered the door.
Mu Yuanjun lowered his head and said softly: "Granddaughter-in-law, pay your respects to Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Yuanzhang said quickly: "Okay, no need to be polite, you all sit down!"
Zhu Xuan supported Mu Yuanjun and sat down.
"Your Highness."
Concubine Guo Hui first said: "You and your Majesty have a chat. I want to take Mr. Yuan outside to have a quiet chat. Is that okay?"
Zhu Xuan said: "Of course, Yuanjun, you go with Grandma Guo!"
After getting married, he couldn't call Mu Yuanjun "sister". He had to be formal and couldn't call her by his age.
In this way, Concubine Guo Hui took Mu Yuanjun away.
"My dear grandson, when can we have a little great-grandson?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still thinking about this.
Zhu Xuan: "..."
"Grandpa Huang, how can you be so fast?"
he said.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly and said: "We will be very satisfied if we can see you get married. If we can see your great-grandson, we will be even more satisfied. As for your other little wives, we will arrange for someone from the etiquette department to choose another one. In the future, I will marry them into the palace together, but the ostentation will not be as good as Yuan Jun's girl."
This is also natural. The concubine's ostentation must not be greater than that of the principal concubine, otherwise it will be very against the rules, and the Ministry of Etiquette will not be willing to help you.
