While everyone in the court was preparing for his wedding to the princess, Yang Xuan was not idle either.
He found a craftsman from the Ministry of Industry and made a wheelchair.
Since there was no rubber, the wheels had to be made of wood.
However, Yang Xuan deliberately thickened the cushions of the wheelchair.
This wheelchair was his gift to Queen Ma.
Since Queen Ma's wish was to see him marry An Qing, he had to let Queen Ma see it with her own eyes.
With Queen Ma's current physical condition, she is unable to move freely.
So the wheelchair comes in handy.
Bringing the wheelchair to Kunning Palace, Lao Zhu saw this strange thing and asked about Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan answered honestly.
"Yang Xuan, you are serious." Lao Zhu said with emotion.
Then I sat in a wheelchair and experienced it myself.
At the end of the experience, Lao Zhu said: "With this wheelchair, when you and An Qing get married, the queen can also be present in person."
"Your Majesty, you can also use this wheelchair to take the Queen out to bask in the sun these days." Yang Xuan suggested.
"good."
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The wedding between Yang Xuan and Princess Anqing was not fully prepared due to the rush of time.
But there are all the necessary procedures.
After all, it is a royal event.
According to the rules, before the prince-in-law and the princess officially get married, a trial marriage is required.
The so-called trial marriage is to select smart and beautiful ones among the palace maids. The task is to have a trial marriage with the consort in bed before the princess gets married, in order to test whether the consort has any hidden diseases and abilities.
After the trial marriage, someone will be sent to report the test results to the palace. If there are no abnormalities, the princess's wedding will be held as scheduled; otherwise, it will be discussed separately.
After more than a thousand years of development, the trial marriage system became more and more perfect, and it was the most complete until the Qing Dynasty.
The maid chosen by Queen Ma for the trial marriage of Princess Anqing was Xiuhe, who had grown up with Anqing.
In terms of age, Xiuhe is only one year younger than Yang Xuan.
When Xiuhe came to the Earl's Mansion with a mission, Yang Xuan was also a little surprised.
He never expected that the person coming would be Xiuhe.
"My servant Xiuhe, I have met my uncle." Xiuhe saluted.
"Get up."
Yang Xuan smiled.
He and Xiuhe have known each other for almost ten years and are very familiar with each other.
"I didn't expect that the person coming would be you."
"This slave came here voluntarily." Xiuhe replied and glanced at Yang Xuan quietly.
Hearing this, Yang Xuan took a serious look at Xiuhe.
Nearly ten years have passed, and Xiuhe is no longer the little girl who knelt in front of Zhu Di and begged for mercy.
On the contrary, he is slim and graceful.
The maids in the palace all have excellent looks, and Xiuhe is certainly not bad either.
From Xiuhe's words, Yang Xuan also heard what she meant.
Under normal circumstances, after the trial marriage, the palace maid will become the princess's dowry, which can also be regarded as a kind of "dowry".
If it were in the Qing Dynasty, if the court ladies in trial marriage were lucky, they would become the concubine of the consort, but now in the Ming Dynasty, it is naturally impossible to become the concubine.
But it is very possible to become the maid with the highest status.
Yang Xuan knew about Xiuhe's mission, but it was his first time doing this kind of thing and he had no experience.
Although he often goes to Goulan to listen to music, it is really just to listen to music.
He didn't dare to do anything else. Not to mention Xu Da, Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu wouldn't spare him if they knew about it.
Everything needs to be done with a bit of force in mind.
Before coming, the old maid in the palace had already imparted experience to Xiuhe.
But when it came to this moment, she was still a little nervous and shy.
This is not just because she is familiar with Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan also saw Xiuhe's nervousness and sighed inwardly.
Looks like I have to do it myself!
Although I have never eaten pork, I have never seen a pig run!
Yang Xuan took Xiuhe and started chatting to help him relax.
They started chatting from the first time they met in the sixth year of Hongwu, and they continued like this until nightfall.
Finally the business started.
As for rejection, who are you kidding me? Can that man withstand this kind of test?
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After an in-depth exchange, Yang Xuan was very satisfied with his performance.
Tired from the busy days, Yang Xuan took this opportunity to relax a lot.
Xiuhe put away his Luohong and reported Yang Xuan's performance back to the palace.
In the next few days, Yang Xuan was with Xiuhe.
Xiuhe also reported Yang Xuan's daily performance back to the palace in accordance with his mission requirements.
After all, the trial marriage system requires the maid and the consort to live a normal life for a period of time.
Conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Prince Consort.
However, due to time constraints, Xiuhe's mission only lasted a few days.
But fortunately, Xiuhe was very familiar with Yang Xuan and completed the task perfectly.
Next, it’s Yang Xuan and An Qing’s wedding.
On that day, the entire capital was filled with joy.
Yang Xuan rode a tall horse to marry the princess. Some people envied him and others sympathized with him.
Human joys and sorrows are never the same.
At the wedding scene, Lao Zhu and Queen Ma were present in person.
Queen Ma was sitting in a wheelchair sent by Yang Xuan and was pushed up to the high hall by Lao Zhu.
It can be seen that Queen Ma's face is full of a kind smile. She squints her eyes and looks at the newlyweds.
Under the auspices of officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Worship heaven and earth, worship high hall, husband and wife worship each other.
Finally, the bride is sent to the bridal chamber.
Lao Zhu has been staying with Queen Ma, always paying attention to her condition.
However, he did not notice that after the maid sent An Qing to the bridal chamber, the light in Queen Ma's eyes dimmed a little.
Her wish came true.
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As the groom, Yang Xuan also needs to entertain guests.
No matter what the officials in the court thought of him, at this time, no one would be unhappy, and everyone's face was happy.
King Zhu Xi of Qin, King Zhu Fan of Jin, King Zhu Di of Yan, and King Zhu Zhu of Zhou all arrived at the scene.
They sat with Prince Zhu Biao.
When Yang Xuan came to toast, they did not miss this opportunity.
Anqing is the biological daughter of Empress Ma, and is a sibling of the same mother as Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan and others.
As for Yang Xuan, Zhu Xi, and Zhu Fan, they all had small quarrels in the past, but now this guy has become his brother-in-law.
They all felt a little unhappy.
Seize the opportunity and get drunk.
Zhu Di was cheering on the sidelines.
He would never forget the last time he was drunk by Yang Xuan.
He had to get this place back.
Now that so many brothers are here, he doesn't believe it, and they can't drink even one Yang Xuan.
To be honest, they really couldn't drink Yang Xuan.
Not to mention that Yang Xuan has a special constitution and has a strong immunity to alcohol.
How high can the alcohol content of this era be?
It wasn't until Yang Xuan drank that all the feudal kings turned red and started talking nonsense that they were let go.
Finally, they came to the military commander Xungui and had a drink with them.
It's a pity that Lan Yu is still fighting in Yunnan, and Yang Xuan didn't get along with him.
After finishing the meal, all the guests took their leave one after another.
Zhu Biao and all the vassal kings finished drinking and left. He was afraid that his brothers would make a fool of themselves if they stayed any longer.
There are no guests in the house now.
Only some people from the Wei Guogong Mansion were helping to clean up.
Xu Da found Yang Xuan who was resting and asked someone to bring him the prepared hangover soup.
After all, it's a wedding night, so you can't get drunk.
After drinking the hangover soup, Xu Da sent Yang Xuan outside the new house and said with a smile:
"Boy, go to the bridal chamber quickly!"
"Don't keep the princess waiting!"
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