Weddings in the Ming Dynasty's imperial homes were not only grand, but also complicated. Especially the wedding of the emperor and the prince, which was grand to the point of exaggeration, and the cost was so huge that the state treasury was a little overwhelmed. However, after Zhu Cixiang, a wise king, came to power, he began to practice strict economy. He himself never had a big wedding - Wu Sanmei and Zheng Chagu all entered the palace in the name of selected attendants, and were later granted the title of empress, imperial concubine, or imperial concubine. It belongs to a noble concubine, so there is no big wedding.
But this time, Ding Yuying entered the palace in the name of the crown princess, which was the way to marry a matchmaker. She became the royal concubine as soon as she entered the palace, so she had to go through a lot of troubles.
Not to mention the previous Naji, Nazheng, reporting period, as well as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and reporting to ancestors... These processes are all organized by the Ministry of Rites and Yanshenggong Mansion. According to Emperor Zhu's requirements, as much as possible Frugality—it’s still wartime! After the prince's wedding, he will follow the emperor on the westward expedition to Sichuan, so it should not be too extravagant or too slow.
The people of Sichuan are still waiting for Emperor Zhu and the "Prince of Good Luck" to save them!
You can be frugal with the red tape before the wedding, but you can't be too frugal with the etiquette on the wedding day... By the way, the "day" of the wedding is not one day, but five consecutive days.
The first day started in the morning and was busy until midnight. First, they welcomed the bride. Kong Yinzheng and Shi Kefa came forward to welcome Ding Yuying outside the East Lake Palace. Then they read out the imperial edict at the gate of the East Lake Palace, which was to confer Ding Yuying as the Crown Princess. of the edict.
After the reading is completed, the formal welcome ceremony is held.
After the Crown Princess was welcomed into the East Lake Palace, she first changed into her phoenix crown and red hijab, and went to the incense table to receive her orders. Then he followed Prince Zhu Hexing to pay homage to the emperor and empress to express his gratitude.
After worshiping, go to the Ancestral Temple in East Lake Palace to worship your ancestors. After paying homage to the ancestors, you can return to the palace to hold the formal wedding... Visiting the ancestral temple is very grand, and it will be almost afternoon after paying homage to the ancestors. At this time, Zhu Cihong and Empress Wu also returned from Luo Kedi's residence, and Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou Shang also returned to East Lake Palace from the chartered palace.
The second stage of the wedding officially begins... worshiping heaven and earth, worshiping parents, grandparents, bowing to each other, and performing the Henu ceremony (drinking a cup of wine and eating food). After eating, drinking, and eating according to etiquette, the two of them have to take a shower and change clothes, and finally they are sent to the bridal chamber!
After entering the bridal chamber, of course they held hands and went to sleep... On the second, third, fourth, and fifth days, there were various etiquettes for the two of them to deal with, and they had to maintain their physical strength.
And Zhu Cihong will leave after the prince and Ding Yuying have their first glass of wine, and go to the Red Castle to attend his wedding... This day is really busy!
Seeing Ding Yuying, who was still wearing a red hijab, having a glass of wine with the silly and big lucky prince Zhu Hexing, served by the aunt and the palace maid, Emperor Zhu stood up from his throne and smiled at him from ear to ear. Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou Shang saluted: "Father, Emperor, Mother, and my sons and ministers have other things to do, so I will leave first."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Brother Chun, I heard that Princess Nisha of Tianzhu brought 20 Orchids into the palace with her. They are all charming. How do you plan to treat them?"
After hearing this, Queen Zhou Shang's face darkened.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "These Hu Ji are all Princess Nisha's people. I can't deal with them casually. I will discuss it with Princess Nisha later... If the father is happy, I will pick one or two from them." Can I send you someone who is good at singing and dancing?"
"This..." Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Queen Zhou secretly, and found that his wife's face was livid, so he immediately changed his words, "Why do I like Hu Ji? I have to cultivate myself recently and become a virtuous emperor!" "
what happened? Zhu Cixiang was stunned for a moment. Is Chongzhen afraid of his wife? correct! He lost so much money on his investment in Luzon Island... The titles in the Kingdom of Luzon were unsaleable, and the price kept falling again and again!
The immigrants sent there had a high mortality rate from tropical diseases, and the four people sent to Luzon by Chongzhen, Zhu Ciyi, Zhu Cifeng, Zhu Cideng, and Zhu Cizhen, were not good business owners either. They first used Emperor Chongzhen's investment to spend it randomly, building palaces around the Santiago Fort in Manila, and also sent people to Japan and Temasek Island to buy beautiful women. When the money was almost spent, they forced the local indigenous people to work for them in vain. As a result, the indigenous people were forced to rebel, and they and the guards of the four "stupid kings" took action on Luzon Island.
Fortunately, these natives are not united, don't have any good weapons, and there are not too many people. It is impossible to defeat the four "stupid kings".
However, the "Four Stupid Kings"'s fighting skills were too fashionable, and for a while they also used the natives to be punished. Then I remembered that King Jiaqing’s Japanese mercenaries also sent people to Nagasaki to recruit mercenaries. The problem is that recruiting soldiers requires money! The four of them had little money on hand.
So they had to ask Chongzhen for a new phase of investment, but where did Chongzhen get the money? His sons have grown up, and his daughters have reached the age of marriage. The one million taels of gold and silver a year couldn't sustain it at all, so I had to ask Empress Zhou for it... The economic power is in the hands of the wife, so it's no good if you don't fear her!
Seeing that Chongzhen was afraid of his wife, Zhu Cixiang glanced at Ding Yuying, who was still wearing a red hijab, and thought: Your husband has not been able to manage money since he was a child. If you can manage money well, sooner or later he will be convinced. Post it! But in the past two years, you have to be a little more aggrieved and coax the good guys... This is called being a slave first and a master later!
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Zhu Cixiang left the East Palace, took Huang Dabao, several aunts, maids, and imperial guards on their horses, and before it got dark, he ran towards the Red Fort at the foot of Moshan Mountain as fast as he could.
In the Red Castle, an exotic wedding had been prepared for him. Although Princess Nisha believes in Tianfang religion, her wedding to Zhu Cixi was a "Bollywood" style with singing and dancing - the Timurid dynasty of Tianzhu was such a "mix and match", and even Aurangzeb could not completely Change. Although he brought hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Central Yala, his empire was too big and there were too many enemies, so he could not do without the Brahmans headed by the Rajputs who had been loyal to his family for more than a hundred years. army......
At the same time, Zhu Hexing and Ding Yuying, who had been busy all day, had already finished bathing and changing clothes. They each changed into wedding clothes with flowers and candles, and entered the bridal chamber together.
In the bridal chamber, apart from the two newlyweds, there was Kou Baimen who was the bride - she had already taught Ding Yuying that if Ding Yuying could make Zhu Hexing feel comfortable, then she would have nothing to worry about. If this little girl messes up her movie, she'll have her hands full.
After handing the hijab Ruyi to the prince, Kou Baimen made a blessing ceremony and said with a smile: "The slave family is waiting outside. If you have anything, just say hello..."
Zhu Hexing was very polite to Kou Baimen, and said to her with a smile: "Sister Baimen, please step aside first. If anything happens to me, I will naturally call you."
"Okay, sister, I wish you a baby soon!" After saying this, Kou Baimen smiled and walked out, listening to the wall outside - she had to be responsible for reporting to Zhu Cihong and Wu Sanmei!
Although the prince didn't like Ding Yuying very much during the blind date, he was still satisfied with Ding Yuying's face and body, and just wanted her to be his concubine.
So now I have no choice but to take it easy. I took off the red hijab covering Ding Yuying's head with Ruyi and smiled, and then I saw a beautiful face that had been carefully made up - the owner of the face must still be Ding Yuying. , but this appearance is much more beautiful than during the interview! I saw her eyebrows were long and curved, the bridge of her nose was high, her eyelashes were curved and raised, her eyes were big and bright, their black and white eyes were clear and sparkling with a seductive light. The lip line is soft and sexy, and the corners of the lips are raised, with an elusive and charming smile.
Prince Zhu Hexing, who didn't know much about the beauty of makeup, was a little dumbfounded. His mouth was open and he couldn't say anything. He was almost drooling.
At this time, Ding Yuying's delicate voice rang out, "Your Highness, it's getting late, let me undress you. Sister Baimen taught me a few tricks, and I will use it to serve Your Highness tonight... .”
