"Is this guy here to get married, or is he here to cause trouble?" Lu Qingfeng gritted his teeth.
The folk customs of the Northern Qi Dynasty were fierce and informal. To put it nicely, they were informal, but to put it worst, they were rude and arrogant.
Coupled with the terrain problem, it is not as wealthy as Dayan. In fact, it is quite a bit like a poor and remote place with unruly people.
Dayan was obviously weak in military strength, but they were extremely wealthy. Whether it was due to jealousy or unwillingness, or a feud between the two countries, the people must not have a good look towards Princess Dayan.
In order to make the matter bigger, the second prince specially placed his own people in the streets and alleys, followed by the noise, excited the crowd, and spread all kinds of hatred against Dayan, which made the people very angry.
A two-pronged approach, it would be perfect if the safekeeping scares the frail Princess Dayan to the point of crying, "If you don't marry the Crown Prince of Northern Qi, you will return to Wangjing!"
It's a pity that things went against his wishes. He thought very well, but when he saw Dayan's wedding party, it was just the opposite.
Not only was Princess Yuanjin not frightened, on the contrary, groups of Northern Qi people lined the streets to welcome her. They said nice words as if they were free of charge. They shouted at the top of their lungs, fearing that Dayan and the soldiers wouldn't listen. Come on, stop throwing copper coins at them.
Finally, when they were approaching the entrance of the palace, Dayan's army could not stop.
"General Liu, you will enter the palace soon. Why don't you leave?" Zhao Li asked.
Liu Lei looked at the closed main entrance of the palace and frowned slightly.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to marry his wife through a side door?" He pointed to the two side doors open next to him.
"Indeed, this is our rule in Northern Qi. Only when the new emperor ascends the throne and the previous emperor dies can the main entrance be opened. The rest must go through the side entrance, including the queen." Zhao Li coughed lightly and said resolutely.
Liu Lei frowned. In fact, he knew the rules of Northern Qi. Women had no human rights in Northern Qi. Even the most noble woman in Northern Qi, the queen, could not walk through the main entrance of the palace, let alone the crown prince.
It's just that the princess specifically told him before that if Beiqi didn't open the main entrance, he would have to raise an objection and delay the process, and then leave it to her to handle it.
He is worried now, what will the princess do?
The men in the Northern Qi Palace are all hard-hearted, but they are not as easy to fool as the common people. They can win people's hearts with money.
In the carriage, Ye Jing had already got on the carriage. Hua Rong and Hua Pu happened to be busy under the carriage. She immediately leaned into Chen Xueying's ear to complain.
"Although the status of women in ancient times was humble, the Northern Qi Dynasty in this book is simply inhumane. Women have no status at all, especially now that the King of Northern Qi is nothing worse than a beast. He is cruel to his own son, and even more so. Forget about the daughter-in-law.”
Ye Jing had actually scolded Bei Qi many times, but when she saw that Chen Xueying was determined to make things difficult for her, she couldn't help but start nagging her again.
"Do you really want to enter through the main entrance? I think it's impossible. If you keep insisting, I'm afraid it will cause an ugly scene. What if you are forcibly taken into the palace? It will be very ugly, in front of so many people. face."
In the book, the heroine was brought directly into the palace by Lu Zhao without even seeing the shadow of the main entrance. After entering the palace, she was made things difficult for her in various ways. She was like a little white rabbit falling into a wolf's den, which was extremely pitiful.
Of course, as a reader, she was attracted by the author's ambiguous writing style and found it particularly touching.
Surrounded by a pack of wolves, the heroine is the only white rabbit, full of sexual tension.
Chen Xueying waved her hand: "This is not just a gate. From the moment I entered the territory of Northern Qi, it was a competition between me and various forces in Northern Qi."
"The people of the Northern Qi Dynasty are making things difficult and ridiculing them. This is the first level. If I don't say a word and let them scold me, then from now on I will no longer have the dignity of Princess Dayan. A dog on the roadside can bark at me."
She saw that Ye Jing really didn't understand, and it happened that the confrontation lasted for a long time, so she simply made it clear when she had time.
Ye Jing nodded: "I understand this, and you fought back very well. Even if they are unruly people and evil people, if you can use money to clear the way and soldiers guard the left and right, the unruly people can become docile. Just like our rich second-generation circle Likewise, if people with unequal status want to climb high, they will definitely be taught a lesson."
"But now you are not facing the common people, but the Northern Qi royal family who have a higher status than you."
She scratched her cheek, feeling short of breath.
The more money and power are intertwined in a social circle, the more she understands the social problems caused by differences in status.
"I'm here to be the Crown Princess, why am I inferior to them? If I obediently entered through the side door today, it means that I was led by their noses. After entering, I didn't know that there was no other trouble, not even the main entrance. Let's go, how do you think Northern Qi prepares for this wedding ceremony? Will the empress of Northern Qi preside over this ceremony?"
Chen Xueying pinched her face and refused to reason with her. She just asked back.
Ye Jing was stunned by a few questions in a row.
She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
It's not that she doesn't know the answer, on the contrary, she knows it very well. It's written clearly in the book, but she just can't say it out loud.
The whole Northern Qi Dynasty didn't take this marriage seriously at all. They even regarded Princess Dayan as a trophy, playing with her and laughing at her. There was no ceremony.
"Princess Yuanjin, the Northern Qi Imperial Palace has arrived. This will be your home from now on. Please order the convoy to enter. If we miss the right time, I'm afraid it will be bad."
Seeing that Liu Lei was unable to get in, Zhao Li shouted at the top of his voice to the people in the carriage.
He originally thought he would not get a reply. After all, no matter who the princess was ridiculed by, she always ordered the maid to come out to do things. But he never expected that this time she would speak in person.
"General Zhao has such a strong tone. I am extremely favored in Dayan. In my father's three palaces and six courtyards, except for the current queen, all the other concubines have to salute me when they see me. When I get married and leave the palace, all the civil and military officials and everyone in the palace All the people in the palace came to see each other off, and everyone knelt down, shouting in unison, "Thousand years old princess, I send you off to your highness to get married!", followed by firecrackers and ceremonial music, but there was no one here to greet them. The instruments played.”
"Since you said that I am going home, you must keep your word."
The woman's voice was clear and sweet, like the sound of a piano, and big beads and small beads fell on the jade plate.
Her tone was not serious, and even a little soft, but what she said was quite shocking.
Zhao Li originally wanted to force Princess Dayan directly, thinking that she was a little girl raised in a deep palace. Although she had a body of gold and jade, she probably had no courage.
Even if he had some quick wit and could deftly resolve the hostility of the people, he would certainly not dare to make a mistake when facing the Northern Qi Palace.
Who would have thought that he just said a nice word casually, but she caught the topic and even shouted back at him, choking him speechless.
How could he have the ability to let all the civil and military officials of Northern Qi welcome her?
The only person who could command the civil and military officials was the Emperor of Northern Qi.
Zhao Li was not a fool. He thought about this for a moment and broke out in a cold sweat.
Princess Dayan is so vicious, is she trying to sow discord, implying that he wants to rebel?
"Princess Yuanjin be careful, this is the Imperial Palace of Northern Qi, not you, the Great Yan. The only one who can make all civil and military officials bow down is the Emperor of Northern Qi. How can you imagine that?" He scolded hurriedly, his expression changing instantly. Became pale.
A soft chuckle came from the carriage.
"General Zhao said it himself, why are you still relying on me? I originally thought that General Zhao just liked to brag and his words didn't count. Now it seems that General Zhao doesn't even have the responsibility to say a word. Who needs it? Be careful? I have long heard that General Zhao can cross the Yangtze River with a hundred steps, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. The rumors cannot be believed at all."
The woman sighed softly and stepped on him directly into the mud.
Before Zhao Li could retort, she said softly: "That's all, I'm just a weak woman who has no strength to restrain a chicken. I don't dare to be like General Zhao."
Her continuous beatings made Zhao Li so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
This Princess Dayan has such a powerful mouth.
"Please also invite the princess into the palace."
Zhao Liyou wanted to explain, but Chen Xueying had already blocked the conversation, so he could only deflate and asked her to enter the palace in a serious tone. It was impossible to open the main door.
No more words came from the carriage, and it fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
The copper coins and golden beans stopped, and the people watching also saw something interesting. At this moment, they were all very excited and chatting with the people around them.
"Hey, it seems that the main gate of the palace has not been opened a few times?"
"Definitely, the main door should only be opened for important matters such as sacrifices and the enthronement of the new emperor. The other side doors are enough. The door is so wide that it is more than enough for Princess Dayan's carriage to enter."
"But marrying a wife is also very important. Besides, the person you are marrying is a princess, not a concubine. You only take concubines through the side door!"
"Didn't you listen to what General Zhao said? Not to mention the princess, even if you marry the queen, you won't open the front door. This is the rule in our Northern Qi Dynasty. When you go to the countryside, do as the Romans do, do you understand?"
"But Princess Dayan has a noble status. Even if we are queens, we are not so generous when we get married. Dayan is really rich. I heard that there is so much money that there is no end to it, and the threads threading the money in the warehouse are rotten."
"Tsk, you are really greedy for money when you say such stupid things again. This is our territory now, and of course it follows the rules of Northern Qi!"
Liu Lei was handed over to the carriage by the soldiers and followed Chen Xueying's arrangements.
"Princess, is this too hasty? I'm afraid the Crown Prince of Northern Qi won't agree."
"He will agree." Chen Xueying waved her hand, leaving no room for maneuver.
Although Liu Lei hesitated, he still followed the order.
"General Zhao, our princess came to get married. Although she brought Auntie Xi, she followed Dayan's rules and knew nothing about your Northern Qi rituals. She must not be able to use them. Why don't you explain a little bit about what is going on? Articles of Association, so as not to violate taboos." Liu Lei clasped his fists at him, obviously trying to delay time.
Zhao Li suddenly got angry and felt his lips were sore and itchy. It was obvious that the blisters were caused by the anger.
He really wanted to ask, what are you talking about? Why don't you just go to the palace as soon as possible and do as you say?
However, after being caught talking about her just now, he didn't dare to look down on Princess Dayan at all. His scornful attitude disappeared and he became cautious instead.
"I'm not sure about this either. I'm only responsible for welcoming the bride, and the etiquette department is responsible for the ceremony."
Regarding his evasive words, Liu Lei did not let go: "General Zhao doesn't know the details, so of course it should be, but you should also know who is presiding over the wedding, right? Will the empress of Northern Qi be present?"
Zhao Li's head was getting big. These were all handled by the East Palace. As a general, he would not interfere. The Northern Qi Emperor tabooed the courtiers from having too close contact with the prince. He still wanted to live for two more years.
"There is no one to preside over the marriage, so long as Gu and Princess Dayan are present." Lu Zhao stood on the tower opposite the palace gate and spoke condescendingly.
The curtain of the car was lifted, and Chen Xueying, who was wearing a red wedding dress, slowly walked out of the car, holding a fan in one hand and resting on the palace maid's arm with the other.
"The prince is right. Now that you and I are here, let's get started."
