The prince's wedding is celebrated by everyone.
Putting aside everything else, the red carpet laid out all the way from the palace to the prime minister's residence is something that many people can only dream of.
Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette brought the wedding band to the palace, and the relatives and friends who joined in the fun at the Prime Minister's Mansion retreated away when they saw this.
Normal people can still make a fuss when they get married.
Today is the wedding of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
Who dares to make fun?
After the officials from the Ministry of Etiquette went through the corresponding procedures, they put the bride into the eight-carriage sedan chair, and the betrothal gift and dowry were like a long queue, which amazed the people watching and talked about it with great relish.
As the palace band played music again, the maids welcoming the bride began to scatter wedding candies along the road, while the eunuchs slowly scattered gold foil paper and silver coins wrapped in red paper to the crowd.
The onlookers cheered and looted.
As the prince, Gu Xiao was waiting quietly in the East Palace. Emperor Mingde and the Queen were sitting in the first seat, with joyful smiles on their faces.
Among the seven wives and concubines, only the Crown Princess is qualified to worship the heaven and earth with Gu Xiao. The other six side concubines or Liang Di had arrived outside the East Palace long before the burning of incense.
According to the rules, they had to wait until the Crown Princess entered the East Palace before they could be welcomed into the East Palace, and they could not see the Crown Prince immediately afterwards.
The wedding night belongs to the Crown Princess!
The sound of joy was getting closer and closer, and it was obvious that the wedding team was back.
Sure enough it didn't take long.
Gu Xiao saw the eight-carrying sedan falling outside the East Palace.
Mammy helped the bride get out of the sedan chair.
The floor is covered with red carpet.
During the process, the bride's shoes should not touch the floor.
The imperial father-in-law handed over a jade bow and three feather arrows.
Reached out and took it.
Under the shouts of the imperial father-in-law, Gu Xiao shot an arrow into the sky, implying to pray for God's blessing. The second arrow shoots towards the ground, which means that the couple will last forever. The third arrow shoots into the distance, which means that the couple will have a happy life in the future.
After the three arrows determine the world, it is time to cross the brazier.
The experienced nun guides the bride to cross the brazier, which means that the days ahead will be prosperous.
The next step is to cross the saddle. There are exquisite apples placed on the saddle. The bride must step over it and the apples cannot fall to the ground, which symbolizes peace and tranquility.
The bride officially came to Gu Xiao's side. The royal father-in-law handed one end of the scarf to Gu Xiao's hand and the other end to the bride's hand.
As Mammy shouted to worship, Gu Xiao and the bride began to perform three kowtows and nine bows. Emperor Mingde and the Empress looked at the newlyweds with smiles and amiability.
After the ceremony is completed, it is the ceremony of tying the hair.
Mammy picked up the gold scissors, picked out a strand of hair behind Gu Xiao's ear, and cut it off with the gold scissors. Then she went to the bride's side and slightly lifted the red hijab, and also used the gold scissors to cut off a strand of long hair.
Two strands of long hair were tightly wrapped with a red rope, then put into a prepared bag and returned to Gu Xiao for his collection.
The imperial father-in-law ordered someone to bring two bowls of tea. Gu Xiao and the bride knelt down facing Emperor Mingde and his wife. Gu Xiaozheng took the new tea and handed it to Emperor Mingde.
"Father, please drink tea."
Emperor Mingde's eyes turned red. He excitedly took the tea bowl and took a sip. He said, "I am very happy that Xiao'er is getting married. In the future, you must change your past mistakes and put the country first."
The changes that happened in the East Palace last night were all reported to Emperor Mingde by the guards. When Emperor Mingde and the Empress learned about this, they were more than shocked but more pleased.
Feeling sad that Gu Xiao finally woke up after suffering this hardship.
Gu Xiao knew without guessing that what happened in the East Palace could not be hidden from the couple, so he said solemnly: "My son, I must change my ways, work diligently and love the people, and live up to the expectations of my father and mother!"
Emperor Mingde's eyes were filled with tears and he said: "Good boy, get up quickly."
"Thank you, Father." Gu Xiao became obedient.
Immediately afterwards, the father and son looked sideways.
The bride Su Yingxue was handing the daughter-in-law tea to the queen. The queen Zhao Yuxi was smiling broadly. She reached out her hand to take it and took a sip, symbolically speaking the same words of advice as Emperor Mingde.
"From now on, you are the mistress of the East Palace. I hope you can do your best to assist the prince. Of course, the most important thing is to continue to produce heirs for the royal family. Do you understand?"
"Yingxue will follow your mother's teachings."
The voice is like an oriole, sweet and melodious.
Gu Xiao, who was not focused on anything else, heard Su Yingxue's clear voice and couldn't help but wonder about her appearance and conduct.
Think about the people outside the palace who tout Su Yingxue as the most talented woman in Fengtian. I don’t know whether it is true or a lie!
In the midst of my reverie, I heard the royal father-in-law shouting loudly.
"Send the newlyweds into the bridal chamber!"
The atmosphere was so high that Gu Xiao had to come back to his senses and led the bride Su Yingxue to the new house. As for the other six concubines and Liang Di, they had already moved into their respective rooms one after another.
The East Palace is so big that you can't finish it in one or two hours.
Gu Xiao took the bride around and finally led her to the new room. Her personal maid helped Su Yingxue sit on the bed.
After completing his mission, Gu Xiao was about to leave, but he couldn't help but look back. Looking at Su Yingxue who was sitting motionless on the bed with strange eyes.
"If you feel hungry, you can eat some of the food on the table first, don't hold on."
Without a word of advice, Gu Xiao left.
According to the rules, Gu Xiao must accompany Emperor Mingde and the Empress to attend the Xianning Palace to meet each other and toast the bride's family.
Of course, not everyone respects it.
Instead, only the parents of the seven wives and concubines were honored. As for the Emperor Mingde and the Queen, they had to stay and entertain all the officials at the Xianning Palace.
After just paying respects to four sets of father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gu Xiao felt that the world was spinning in front of his eyes. He thought that he had parasitized the body of the former prince, which had nothing to do with his ability to drink a thousand glasses of wine.
I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it...
Too sloppy.
After forcing himself to toast the seven pairs of father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gu Xiao left Xianning Palace in a hurry with the support of his personal eunuch.
The seven pairs of father-in-law and mother-in-law had a panoramic view. They thought that Gu Xiao was in a hurry to get married, but they didn't even think that Gu Xiao had a drinking problem.
He hurriedly returned to the East Palace and entered the new house.
Suddenly, she saw Su Yingxue, still sitting upright as before. The fruits on the bed, which is a homonym for giving birth to a child, and the exquisite meals on the table were still intact. She actually didn't move a bite.
Gu Xiao frowned slightly.
Being stuck in a rut is not a good sign.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, it's time to wear a red hijab." Su Yingxue's personal maid handed over the wish-fulfilling pole.
Gu Xiao, who was drunk, took the Ruyi pole in a daze, walked step by step in front of Su Yingxue, and gently picked off the red hijab with the Ruyi pole.
Gu Xiao glanced at her unconcernedly. The moment he saw the bride's face clearly, his groggy mind suddenly sobered up.
Jaw-dropped, dumbfounded.
Su Yingxue's face was like a walnut, her eyebrows were like a crescent moon, her eyes were full of autumn, and her lips were red. It would not be an exaggeration to describe her appearance as "beautiful to a country or a city."
Ice muscles and jade bones, as delicate as fat.
Even at this moment, wearing a dignified and gorgeous wedding dress, Su Yingxue's plump and slim figure could not be concealed.
