The incident in the court came to an end, and when the result spread throughout Xianyang City, the people in the city all applauded, saying that the doctors brought it upon themselves.
Many ministers and nobles had mixed emotions, especially becoming more and more wary of the court lieutenant. After this episode, there was no obstacle to the wedding of the eldest princess and the chief concubine. Feng Chang and Zong Zheng discussed the etiquette and determined various specifications and details before officially entering the implementation stage.
Weddings in this era generally consisted of six procedures, namely accepting, asking for names, accepting, accepting, asking for dates, and finally welcoming.
But because she is Princess Shang, she is also the eldest princess of the first emperor since the beginning of the world. Therefore, the procedures are somewhat different from ordinary weddings.
For example, in a normal wedding, after the wedding ceremony, the man will take the woman's name and birth date to his ancestral temple for divination.
If the result of the divination is auspicious, it is naturally good. The man will send someone to inform the woman of the auspicious omen and give her a gift. This is called Naji.
If it is unlucky, then the marriage may fall through. Even if they get married by chance, it will cast a shadow on their marriage.
Zhao Tuo was from the Zhao clan, and his family's ancestral temple had long been demolished by the Qin army. Moreover, he did not dare to rebuild the ancestral temple because all the kings of Zhao were enshrined there.
But this is not a problem. Because he is Princess Shang, the divination is done by the woman and he does not need to worry about it.
Feng often used the names and birth dates of Zhao Tuo and the princess to perform divination in the Qin ancestral temple. lucky! Good luck!
They are simply a match made in heaven, even the ancestors with the surname Ying applaud them! Even the ancestors and gods have agreed, so the rest of the procedure will be even more trouble-free.
The wedding date was decided in the blink of an eye. March three. It is the arrival of spring, the season of vitality.
"On the day of the high-ranking media ceremony, he really knows how to choose the time." Zhao Tuo muttered. March 3 is the Shangji Festival established only in the Han Dynasty.
People in the pre-Qin Dynasty had the custom of warding off evil spirits on this day. The so-called exorcism means taking a bath by the river to wash away dirt and eliminate bad luck.
The legend originated from Jian Di, the first concubine of the Shang clan. When she was taking a bath on this day, she swallowed the eggs of a black bird and became pregnant and gave birth to Qi, the ancestor of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang. Jian Di was regarded as the god of matchmaking. In order to sacrifice her, later generations used this day to ward off evil spirits and seek a son.
The ancestors of the Qin State were a branch of the Yin and Shang aristocracy, and their ancestors, the female nuns, also swallowed black bird eggs to become pregnant and give birth to children.
The relationship between Qin and Yin Shang is difficult to sever, so this day is also a special day for Qin people.
Setting the wedding date on the day when Jian Di swallowed the black bird egg and became pregnant can be said to be full of profound meaning. After the wedding date has been decided, the next step is to notify your elders, relatives and friends to attend the wedding.
Zhao Tuo's parents were both dead, and his clan was broken up. He had no elder relatives to inform him about, and people such as Shejian, Lishiqi, Heiyi and others who could be called friends were also in Xianyang City.
However, he still has two more important people who need to be informed personally. Pinyang. In a very large mansion.
"Good Zhao Tuo, when you made the big cannon outside Jicheng, I knew you were no ordinary person, but I never expected that you would do such a big thing at such a young age, destroy the country and capture the king, and become a famous general in the world. . The princess who is now both a concubine and a general is really enviable. Alas, when I saw you, I realized that I am really old." Wang Jian, who had gray hair and beard, looked at the person sitting The young man in front of him was full of sighs.
Zhao Tuo put down the chopsticks in his hand, glanced at the few empty bowls on the table in front of Wang Jian, and said with a smile: "The general can still eat several bowls of rice in one meal. He eats more than me, so how can he be considered old?" Zhao Tuo is not addressed by his title, but by the title of general, which shows his closeness.
Wang Jian laughed out loud at his compliment. He patted his belly and said with a smile: "Of course. Although you, Zhao Tuo, are young and strong, you don't eat as much as me. I tell you, young people have to eat more to... Gu... wait a moment I'll be back in a moment." In the middle of his words, Wang Jian frowned, clutched his stomach and left in a hurry, leaving only Zhao Tuo with a face full of shock.
"General, I'm old." Zhao Tuo sighed secretly when he saw Wang Jian lost it in a hurry. Wang Jian is his most important leader besides Li Xin.
During the two battles against Yan and Chu, Zhao Tuo served under Wang Jian and learned his military tactics. Especially during the second attack on Chu, Wang Jian valued Zhao Tuo very much and ordered him to lead troops to Dongjun to attack the Qi army. Only then did Zhao Tuo achieve the great success of Zhencheng.
Zhao Tuo would naturally invite such an old leader in person. Of course, in addition to Wang Jian, there is another important person Zhao Tuo wants to invite.
But that person is not in Xianyang.
"General Li... Zhao Tuo can't wait for you to come back." The reason why Zhao Tuo has reached his current status is not only his own efforts and excellence, but also the support and appreciation of noble people is also a very important factor.
Without Li Xin's promotion and trust back then, there would be no glory for Zhao Tuo today. Li Xin is the most important person in Zhao Tuo's life.
Zhao Tuo naturally wanted General Li to attend his wedding. It's just that the other party is fighting in Liaodong, so it is impossible to come.
"I should personally write a letter to inform General Li about the wedding." Zhao Tuo looked to the northeast and whispered softly.
...After inviting the wedding guests, Zhao Tuo returned to Xianyang and seriously prepared for his wedding.
Until March 3rd in the twenty-sixth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign. The weather was very good that day, and the spring breeze was blowing, making people feel relaxed and happy.
The wedding is actually a late ceremony. Do it at dusk. Therefore, he waited until dusk when the sky was approaching. Zhao Tuo, dressed in a noble uniform and a black-trimmed woolen garment, rode in a lacquered carriage and headed for the Qin Palace surrounded by a group of followers.
The wedding of Zhao Tuo, the young hero of the Qin Empire and the eldest princess of the First Emperor of Qin, was naturally very grand, even surpassing the wedding of the eldest son a few days ago.
On Xianyang Avenue, black flags were flying on both sides, and heavily armed Lang Wei patrolled everywhere. The people of Xianyang City stood neatly on both sides of the road, looking forward to it.
"Coming, coming!" someone shouted, and a fire dragon was seen coming from the direction of the chief concubine's mansion. There were servants holding candles leading the way, and there were a large number of musicians behind them playing cheerful tunes.
"Grand concubine!" The people of Qin around the road cheered when they saw the man Jue Bian on the lacquered car standing in the firelight, looking even more heroic and handsome.
"Princess Changshang, great concubine! Very good!" Everyone cheered, happy and blessing the marriage.
Some people cried with joy. A big man with a beard beat his chest and cried: "The chief concubine wants Princess Shang! When he followed General Li to win the victory, I knew he would be where he is today, woo woo woo..." Amidst the cries of the crowd, Zhao Tuo also had a slightly red face and was excited.
After a while, the motorcade arrived in front of the Qin Guo Ancestral Temple. According to what is said in the evening ritual: The master of the house comes to the temple and greets him outside the door, while the son-in-law enters holding a wild goose.
That is to say, the woman's father will stand outside the ancestral temple to welcome his son-in-law, bow to him three times, and then the son-in-law will enter the temple to marry the beautiful bride waiting inside.
However, Zhao Tuo was the princess of Emperor Shang this time. How could the aloof First Emperor possibly bow to Zhao Tuo outside the temple?
And the emperor was asked to wait for Zhao Tuo here in advance? How can this be. Only others have always waited for the emperor, how could it be possible for the emperor to wait for others!
But when Zhao Tuo came outside the ancestral temple, he was shocked. What he looked at was outside the Ying ancestral temple, in front of the majestic and tall building.
A man wearing black clothes and a crown of heaven stood at the entrance of the ancestral temple with his hands behind his back. His body was tall, and just standing there was filled with endless majesty.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Zhao Tuo murmured to himself, his heart and body trembling with excitement.
The emperor was waiting for him outside the ancestral temple.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo, pays homage to your Majesty." Zhao Tuo immediately stepped forward, knelt down in front of the emperor, and bowed his head.
The First Emperor lowered his head and stared at the young man worshiping in front of him. It would be impossible for anyone else, with the emperor's character, to come here and wait.
But if it is Zhao Tuo. The emperor's mind recalled the scene of the young man standing in the main hall when Jing Ke assassinated Qin, and spoke passionately about the justice of the world.
At that time, he knew that this young man named Zhao Tuo was the soulmate sent to him by God.
He wants the world. Zhao Tuo helped him conquer the world. Today, he was going to make the boy he once loved become his son-in-law and become a real family member.
"Zhao Tuo." The First Emperor spoke. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it. Finally, he looked at Zhao Tuo with a complicated expression and said softly: "You are very good."
"His Majesty."
"come in."
"Wei." The emperor turned around and walked into the ancestral temple. Zhao Tuo saluted his back again before following him in.
What the evening ceremony said: pure clothes and gauze, standing in the room. The girl was wearing a headdress made of gold and jade, with pale makeup on her face, and she was wearing solid-colored clothes with black trim, standing pretty in the room.
Princess. Zhao Tuo walked in and the two looked at each other. A shy look flashed in her eyes, she lowered her head slightly, her cheeks getting rosier.
In the ancestral temple, the emperor stood aside, and they could not talk nonsense. The two of them silently saluted the ancestors of Qin who were enshrined in the ancestral temple.
"I am also a descendant of the surname Ying. We are all relatives hundreds of years ago. All the kings of Qin, please protect me." Zhao Tuo grumbled in his heart, and then bowed to the emperor. The bride also followed Zhao Tuo's bow.
The First Emperor looked at the newlywed couple in front of him without saying much. His identity and character meant that the emperor could not say many words of advice like an ordinary father.
"Go ahead."
"only."
"Wei." The newcomers both responded and bowed again before respectfully exiting the ancestral temple. Watching the two figures disappear outside the temple gate.
A look of loneliness flashed in the eyes of the First Emperor. He turned back and looked at the ancestors of Qin who were enshrined in the ancestral temple behind him.
"This son is very good, he can't go wrong."... The faint words: Come out, the royal woman's chariot. When the two of them walked out of the ancestral temple, a gorgeous carriage with curtains was already waiting outside.
A large number of people followed behind the bride. The eyes of the bride's wet nurse and the many women accompanying her were all fixed on the newlyweds.
Therefore, the groom and the bride, who are dressed in costumes behind them, have no chance to speak at all and are always in full view of the public.
Zhao Tuo walked to the bridal carriage and handed the boarding rope to the bride according to etiquette. Before the bride could speak, her wet nurse said goodbye according to etiquette, then helped the bride board the chariot from behind, and personally put on a wind and dust-proof blouse for the bride.
When Zhao Tuo saw the wet nurse getting out of the car, he couldn't help but look back at the carriage. Under the light of the surrounding torches, the bride sitting in the carriage was smiling like a flower, beautiful and moving.
Seeing Zhao Tuo looking back, she blinked playfully, with dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth. Suddenly, Zhao Tuo's mind flashed back to the scene where he saw the princess sitting in the car at the gate of Xianyang City and looked at each other through the curtain.
After seven years, I finally let you get into my car.
"Sit tight." Zhao Tuo said softly and drove away. However, the wheels only rolled on the ground three times before Zhao Tuo got off the car.
According to the rules at the wedding, after three weeks on the chariot, he had to get off the chariot and then ride on his own lacquered chariot, with a dedicated charioteer taking his place.
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"When the peach blooms, its flowers are shining brightly. When the son returns, it will be suitable for his family."
"When the peach blossoms are born, there are pistachios in them. When the son returns, it will be suitable for his family."
"When the peach is young, its leaves are in the wild. When my son returns home, he will be a good fit for his family." An ancient and cheerful blessing poem was played in a huge mansion.
It was March in spring, and the peach blossoms planted in the courtyard were in full bloom, creating a beautiful scenery. This is exactly the beautiful time mentioned in "Taoyao".
When Zhao Tuo exchanged tokens with the girl in the palace, he also said this beautiful poem about marriage.
This is an extremely spacious and luxurious mansion given by the emperor himself. It will also be the home of the princess and the chief concubine in the future.
At this time, the groom has followed the bride to the mansion here.
"When a woman arrives, the master bows to her before entering." Regardless of whether Zhao Tuo is Princess Shang or not, according to the etiquette of this era, the groom first bows to the bride and guides her into the mansion.
The mansion is already full of guests, all of whom are looking forward to it. People like Hei Butt, Lu Wan and others opened their eyes wide, wanting to see what the emperor's princess looked like.
The surrounding guests all praised her, most of them saying that she was a match made in heaven and that she was a talented man and a beautiful woman.
Shejian looked complicated as he watched his former colleague walk into the wedding hall today.
"A Tuo, I am very happy." At this time, the maid came to water the bride and groom and wash their hands. This ceremony is called
"Wo wash". After both parties washed their hands, they formally took their seats. The next step is to eat together. The two began to eat the food placed in front of them.
Millet, sauce, soup...the two of them ate the soft and glutinous millet first. This was the first time Zhao Tuo saw the princess eating.
It looks elegant when eaten, but the millet is very sticky. Zhao Tuo saw that after the princess ate the millet, there was still a grain of millet left on her lips.
He suddenly remembered the scene where the princess looked at him and frowned when they met in the palace.
"Is there still corn on my face?" Those were his teasing words at that time. Unexpectedly, the face of the pretty beauty was actually covered with yellow corn.
Zhao Tuo's half-smiling expression aroused the girl's alertness. She seemed to be aware of it, and quickly stretched out her tongue to lick off the millet stick to her lips, her face was extremely red with embarrassment.
Fortunately, there were candlelights all around, so it was not very conspicuous. But such a shy look made Zhao Tuo drunk.
Until the girl glared at him fiercely, her feigned ferocity seemed to be saying that she would take care of you later.
Zhao Tuo smiled slightly and quickly looked away. The two continued with the next step of etiquette. After eating the millet, they both sipped the soup and then dipped their fingers into the sauce. This was the gift of a meal.
The meal ceremony is completed only after three consecutive meals, and then you rinse your mouth with wine and enter a new stage. Combined with the 卺 and 酳.
Cut the gourd in half and fill it with wine. The gourd melon is bitter, and the wine it contains is also bitter. Zhao Tuo and the princess each drank half of the wine, but they could not drink what was in front of them. Instead, after picking up the wine, they exchanged the wine in each other's hands and took another sip. This is sharing the joys and sorrows.
After the wine ceremony, it was time to enter the final stage. The guests had already left, and when Princess Zhao Tuoshang was there, no one could stay.
Zhao Tuo took off his dress in the house and handed it to the princess's bride. Ying Yinman walked into the inner room, took off his dress according to etiquette, and handed it to the maid to take over.
The wet nurse who had been waiting came over and handed the scarf to the blushing princess.
"Princess Wuyou, follow the method I teach you and you will be worry-free." The wet nurse said with emotion. At this moment, even though Ying Yinman had always been bold, he lowered his head in shame and spoke softly
"Hmm" said. In her mind, she remembered all the knowledge that her wet nurse had taught her in the palace, and she was already blushing with embarrassment.
At this time, the dowry woman has already made the bed indoors.
"Gentleman, please come in." The wet nurse called. Zhao Tuo, who was waiting a little anxiously outside, immediately stepped into the inner room.
The princess was seen sitting on the couch with her head lowered and her face flushed with shame. A group of dowry girls stood on both sides with their hands down, while the princess's wet nurse stood aside.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhao Tuo only felt his scalp numb.
"Gentleman, please take off the belt." The wet nurse said without emotion. Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched slightly as he recalled the details of the wedding.
When the master comes in, he takes off his wife's tassel. He walked up to the princess in the eyes of many women. The beautiful woman lowered her head, and the fragrance filled her nostrils.
Zhao Tuo reached out and took off the princess's tassel with his own hands. In this way, the wedding is officially over.
"I'll take my leave." The wet nurse and the other women bowed and left, closing the door for them. …
"Leaving?" Ying Yinman raised his head and glanced past Zhao Tuo in front of him. He looked vaguely at the closed door and clenched his two small hands tightly on his knees.
"I'm not leaving yet, I'm eating out." Zhao Tuo said, which made Ying Yinman giggle. She also thought about the wedding process.
After the bridegroom goes out, according to etiquette, they will eat the food that the groom has not eaten just now, and they must finish all the food.
The maids in the palace have to eat the food that the bride has not eaten, and they have to finish it all. But after they finished eating and rinsed their mouths, they would not leave.
The bride-to-be will come to the door and wait outside, waiting for the call of the groom and bride inside the house at any time.
At this moment, candlelight flickered in the inner room. The two faced each other, and their breathing could be heard clearly. Zhao Tuo stared straight at the bride in front of him with burning eyes.
The dress had been taken off and the tassels had been untied, leaving only the close-fitting plain clothes still there, which made her curves even more graceful.
"How long do you think they need to eat?" After Ying Yinman finished laughing, he felt his heart pounding again, and he was busy looking for topics, his eyes wandering.
"Hurry up and eat, it won't take more than a moment." Zhao Tuo said, sitting down on the table, close to the bride's side.
"What about eating slower?" Ying Yinman's voice trembled. The man's breath was clearly audible, making her body softer and softer.
"Eat slowly, maybe you can eat it all night, it depends on how you eat it." Zhao Tuo smiled half-heartedly, his face getting closer and closer.
His hand had quietly been placed on the girl's waist. The breathing in the room became more rapid. When Ying Yinman was touched by that hand, he suddenly remembered something and was no longer shy. His eyebrows suddenly stood up and he glared at Zhao Tuo in front of him and said: "When you followed the attack on the Wei State, what happened in that Bo Yi?" No...wuwu..." Before he finished speaking, Zhao Tuo had already pounced forward and blocked the beautiful red lips.
"No, I swear!" Plain clothes were flying and the bed was shaking. ...The dowry girl outside the door stood outside all night.
