On the sixth day of June, an auspicious day, the wedding ceremony of Prince Situ Ce and Cheng Shihehe came as scheduled.
In the early morning, Situ Ce set out from the East Palace wearing Gun Mian's uniform and went to Tai Chi Hall.
In front of the Zhaoming Hall, all the civil and military officials have been waiting for him for a long time. It was like a ceremony to go to court. When all the officials saw the prince arriving, they all knelt down to salute.
"rise!"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Situ Ce took his seat. After a while, Emperor Yuanhe arrived and everyone stood up to worship again. Emperor Yuanhe took his seat, and Situ Ce stood up and bowed again. The Shangshi Bureau brought the food and wine for sacrifice, and Situ Ce followed them one by one to offer sacrifices to the Tiandi Ancestral Temple, and finally stepped forward to receive Emperor Yuanhe's teachings.
Emperor Yuan He looked at his son and clearly remembered that he had just been born not long ago. When he quietly went to Qingyun to see him, he looked timid when he called "Aye". Now he is about to start a family.
His eyes were filled with relief and emotion, and he looked at his son and said solemnly: "Go and greet your Prime Minister, accept my family duties, and show your respect to Commander Xu."
Situ Ce bowed in salute and said in a deep voice: "I respectfully obey the decree."
The ceremony said: "Bow again."
Everyone on the throne paid their respects again, and Situ Ce left the Zhaoyang Palace to Chengtian Gate. He went out of the palace and beat gongs and drums all the way to Cheng An's home.
The Cheng family had been waiting for a long time. Situ Ce got out of the car and waited for Zuo Shuzi to inherit the inheritance. Situ Ce said outside the door: "This is our first marriage. Situ Ce obeys the order and marries Cheng's Hehe."
Cheng An went out and responded: "Cheng An is following the imperial edict to treat the prince."
Weng and son-in-law met each other, bowed and answered each other, entered the door, and after two invitations and two rejections, they performed the ceremony of paying homage to the geese. After the ceremony was completed, the nanny led Cheng Hehe to say goodbye to her parents. Cheng An looked at his daughter and said, "Beware of arrogance and impetuosity, as is the prince's rule."
"My daughter will obey your instructions."
Cheng's mother, Mrs. Du, helped her daughter straighten her clothes and choked with sobs: "Husband and wife are of the same mind, don't complain and don't feel guilty."
"My daughter will obey your instructions."
After listening to his parents' instructions, Si Ze and the bride's nanny led the princess to the throne.
Situ Ce looked at Cheng An who was sent outside the door, bowed his head and said goodbye before boarding the carriage and leaving.
On the street, people went out to watch the prince get married, and there was a huge buzz of people. Cheng Hehe listened to the voices outside the car, and tears fell unexpectedly, hitting the bright red wedding dress like a dark flower.
"As soon as the Hou family entered the sea, Xiao Lang was a passerby from then on."
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Since Situ Ce left the house, everyone in the East Palace had been looking forward to it, and finally at dusk, they heard the sound of ritual music coming from afar.
"I'm coming."
The sound passed through the palace gates, and everyone in the palace looked happy. Fu Qingchu led all the palace residents in the inner palace to wait outside the palace.
"I respectfully welcome the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess back to the palace. I wish the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess a happy marriage." Everyone said in unison.
After everyone congratulated them, Fu Qingchu led Situ Ce and Cheng Hehe to complete the wedding in Fengyi Hall.
As the crown prince, Situ Ce was used to being serious and smiling, so there was no smile on his face along the way, but Fu Qingchu didn't think it was a big deal. On the other hand, the bride also had an expressionless face, which made her find it interesting.
Getting married is such a joyful thing, but these two people showed their unwilling marriage vividly.
No wonder Situ Ce told her that even if the Crown Princess enters the palace, everything in the East Palace will remain the same.
It turns out that they were all forced to be tied together.
Fu Qingchu couldn't help but glance at Cheng Shehe and sighed secretly, for this girl who was about to lose her freedom, and for herself who had no choice.
The ceremony was presiding over the wedding. The cook knelt down and played that the food was ready. Situ Cefang and Cheng Hehe took the seats, took the things given by the cook and offered sacrifices. After the ceremony, he handed over the towel and washed hands with the prince and princess.
After washing their hands, the two of them were able to eat. They also ate the prepared broth. After the meal, it was the wedding ceremony.
The two of them drink the Henu wine together, and no matter whether it is bitter or spicy, whether they like it or not, they will advance and retreat together.
Fu Qingchu felt a little ridiculous in his heart when he saw the two people who were so distant in appearance and spirit getting married. She was once an innocent little girl, and she also thought about getting married to the person she loved, and there was no doubt about her love. Who would have thought?
Who would have thought that later on, the family would be broken up and the loved ones would become enemies.
Si Ze stepped forward to ask the prince and princess to go to bed. Situ Ce glanced at the stiff-faced Cheng Hehe, smiled without trace, and entered the inner room first.
Fu Qingchu followed him into the room to wait on him, followed Lu Man and others to take off his crown clothes, and then he saw Cheng Hehe walking in slowly.
Cheng Shehe glanced at Situ Ce who was sitting on the bed. He was only wearing a pair of undershirts, and his intimidating aura was much weaker, but she became more and more nervous.
The female officials came forward to remove her phoenix crown gown. Every time she took off a layer, her heart beat faster. Finally, she was like him, wearing only her undershirt. She felt her legs were weak and she couldn't move forward. Walk towards him.
Situ Ce glanced at her, sighed helplessly, turned to look behind her, and said in a deep voice: "Fu Sigui will stay and take care of her."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu looked back at him in disbelief, then glanced at Cheng Hehe. For a moment, my mind was filled with unspeakable images. This was the wedding night!
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They were all the elites in the palace. How could they not have heard of such a thing as a girl intermingling with one another? But that's also the bride's natal family, and it shouldn't be Fu Qingchu.
Prince, this...this...this is really offensive!
But, he is the prince.
Hearing this, everyone walked faster than anyone else. Lu Man looked at Fu Qingchu with pity, but in the end he still abandoned her.
Fu Qingchu: "..."
OK OK!
She felt like she was not far away from being beaten to death with a stick.
"Your Highness!" Cheng Hehe couldn't help shouting, his eyes suddenly filled with tears, "Why do you want to humiliate me like this?"
Situ Ce glanced at her, then turned to Fu Qingchu, who was standing outside the curtain, either entering or not, and said, "Come in and change the princess's clothes."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu looked even more confused, changing clothes?
She came in honestly, gave Situ Ce a confused look, then picked up the underwear on the shelf and said cautiously: "Princess, please change."
Cheng Shuhe looked at Situ Ce bitterly, with tears streaming down his face. He took the clothes himself and choked, "I don't need you!"
Fu Qingchu: "..."
Wrongful, and wronged!
Seeing this, Situ Ce's eyes became colder, and he said in a deep voice, "I know that you and Xu Zhen are sworn to each other, but now that the matter has come to this, who are you showing off your shame to?"
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu suddenly realized. It turns out that love is stronger than gold, and Situ Ce has become the big stick used to beat the mandarin ducks. Now this ruthless stick is not happy.
"You know everything?" Cheng Shehe looked at him in horror.
Situ Ce smiled, stood up and walked out of the curtain, pouring himself a cup of tea, "Put your clothes on, you'll catch a cold later."
Cheng Hehe turned around and walked out, trying to explain: "This... is all in the past. I will serve His Highness well in the future."
Situ Ce smiled, looked out the window and said, "I don't need anyone to serve me."
"Then what does Your Highness lack?" Cheng Hehe looked at him warily.
"The key to Shuntian Gate." Situ Ce turned to look at her and smiled.
Cheng Hehe looked shocked: "You..."
Starting from Zhide Gate, which is the north gate of Kunyuan Palace as the East Palace, and going all the way to the north, there is only one palace gate, which is the west gate of Qianyuan Palace, Shuntian Gate.
After entering Shuntian Gate, passing through Hanyuan Hall, you will find Ziyang Hall.
Ziyang Hall, the residence of Emperor Yuanhe.
This gate is too important. The imperial guards guarding the gate are all the emperor's cronies. They take orders directly from the emperor and are not subject to anyone's orders.
Naturally, there is no key to Suncheon Gate. The so-called key is the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper of Shuntian Gate - Xu Zhen, son of Xu Liang, Minister of War.
After listening to Situ Ce's words, the vigilance in Cheng Shuhe's eyes turned into disbelief, and more of a panic, "What...are you going to do?"
Situ Ce sat down on the table and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is old, so I will guard the door for Your Majesty so that he can sleep peacefully."
Cheng Hehe couldn't accept these words for a while. Emperor Yuanhe and Situ Ce were already the emperors and princes who looked most like father and son that she had ever seen. Situ Ce's position was as stable as Mount Tai in Qilu. Why did Situ Ce still want to seize the throne and launch a coup?
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled secretly. Suddenly, she remembered the question he asked her the night they first met: How to treat the disaster of witchcraft?
How to treat?
Huo Qubing died young and Wei Qing died of illness. Who else in the Wei family can support Liu Zhi?
Once the general dies, a clown can kill the prince. Now that Situ Ce's conflicts with several major families have become clear, more and more people want him dead.
Fortunately, he still holds the power of the Sanfa Division and has Cheng An behind him, but if those big families unite, his power will still be weaker.
Therefore, he can only choose to maximize his interests.
What is a princess? Reluctant to let go of the child and not be able to ensnare the wolf, not to mention the fact that one’s love is stronger than gold, this can be regarded as the beauty of adulthood.
Fu Qingchu went inside and picked up a robe to put on Situ Ce. Situ Ce glanced at her and said with a smile, "Go and ask the Crown Princess to sit down."
Cheng Hehe looked Fu Qingchu up and down, his eyes full of vigilance.
She heard that the prince pardoned the female members of the Fu family and kept one by his side. I met her once during the Dragon Boat Festival, but I couldn’t see anything special about her. Now Situ Ce actually kept her, which showed that this woman was no ordinary person.
Cheng Hehe came over and sat down as instructed. Fu Qingchu poured a cup of hot tea and put it aside. Then he took two steps back and stood behind Situ Ce with his hands down.
"This is the Sigui of the East Palace, Fu Qingchu. From now on, the food and daily life of the Crown Princess in the East Palace will be taken care of by Fu Sigui." He turned his head sideways and said behind him, "Fu Sigui, come to see the Crown Princess."
Fu Qingchu stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, "Fu Qingchu has met the Crown Princess."
Cheng Hehe lowered his eyes and looked at Fu Qingchu, knowing in his heart, how could he take care of her? He was clearly spying on her.
"Get up." She said expressionlessly, then looked at Situ Ce and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"I know you don't want to marry me, and I don't like forcing others to make things difficult for you. Please do me a favor and I will give you your freedom in the future." Situ Ce looked at Cheng Hehe and said seriously.
"How can I help?" Cheng Hehe looked at him with confusion.
"General Xu is a rare talent. If he can be used by me, it will naturally help me a lot." Situ Ce smiled, "It depends on whether the girl is willing?"
Hearing this, Cheng Hehe couldn't help but frown, and his tone was full of disdain, "You want me to win over Xu Zhen? Your Highness can't help but regard me as too despicable!"
What Situ Ce meant in and out of his words was that he wanted her to use a beauty trap to win over Xu Zhen. What did he take her for? A bitch who can do everything she can?
