The British Duke Zhang Mao took the wedding officials, eunuchs, and guards out of the Meridian Gate. Together with the Queen's guard of honor, they carried a large number of gifts and went straight to the Zhang Mansion.
Still following the same rules as before, the whole Zhang family, old and young, knelt at the gate to receive the wedding team.
Then Zhang Mao took the eunuchs, maids, and officials who were welcoming the bride and everyone in the Zhang family entered the Zhang Mansion. biquge.biz
In front of the main hall, everyone saw Zhang Yan wearing a phoenix crown and harem.
Then the eunuch who delivered the order held up the imperial edict and read it loudly, while Zhang Yan knelt down to receive the imperial edict, the golden book, and the golden treasure.
Then, under the guidance of the palace maids, Zhang Yan stepped on the red carpet and left the Zhang Mansion, and boarded the Queen's Chariot.
Then the drums sounded loudly, and the procession opened up and headed towards the Forbidden City.
As soon as the wedding team returned to the palace gate, the sound of firecrackers sounded in every corner of the Forbidden City.
After the wedding team arrived in the Forbidden City, Zhang Mao's mission was completed. The drum band and the royal guards stayed outside the palace. Only the eunuchs and the queen's guard of honor were allowed to enter the palace. Zhang Yan entered through the Daming Gate and entered the Kunning Palace. .
At this time, Zhu Jianshen had been waiting in Kunning Palace for a long time.
After seeing Zhang Yan, he couldn't help but smile. Then he walked forward and entered the Kunning Palace with Zhang Yan to complete the wedding ceremony.
Then Zhu Jianshen and Zhang Yan both changed into new clothes in Kunning Palace.
Zhu Jianshen put on the imperial uniform and went to Fengtian Hall accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Zhang Yan was also served by the palace maid to change into new clothes, wearing a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, and a sacrificial dress. After changing clothes, Zhang Yan stood in the main hall of Kunning Palace, with six female officials on the left and right.
Among the imperial palaces, only Kunning Palace and Fengtian Palace have been decorated.
The Chief of Ceremonies set up a treasure registration case in front of the throne of Fengtian Hall. There are official positions for festivals on the east and west sides of the registration table. The person in charge of the festival is located at the left rear of his position. To the south of it is the official position for control, facing west. To the south of the horizontal street, there is a position for the chief and deputy envoys to be controlled. Standing facing the north, there are the official positions of accepting the system and announcing the system to the north, the official positions of the festival, registering and sealing are set up in the northeast, facing the north, and the positions of the chief and deputy envoys, envoys, envoys and seals are set to the north of the control position, facing the north.
After completing the wedding ceremony, Zhu Jianshen entered Fengtian Hall under the sound of bells.
After Zhu Jianshen sat down, the civil and military officials, led by Yu Qian, Li Xian, Wei Guogong, Ding Guogong and others, entered the Fengtian Hall. After standing in their seats, they first knelt down and bowed. After the ceremony, Xu Youzhen came out. Shouted: "Your Majesty, here is the book of canonization."
Zhu Jianshen nodded, and then Zhang Bao went down the jade steps, took the book of conferment from Xu Youzhen's hand, and then placed it on a jade plate held by an eunuch.
After Xu Youzhen entered the queue, Zhan Yang also came out again: "Your Majesty, the Queen's seal is here."
Zhang Bao took the seal again and placed it next to the canonization book.
"Your Majesty, would you like to start the canonization ceremony?" Zhan Yang continued.
"Start." Zhu Jianshen said loudly.
Then, Zhang Bao took the book of canonization and the Queen's seal from the young eunuch and brought it to Xu Youzhen.
Xu Youzhen knelt down first, stood up, took the jade plate with both hands, and took his good friend Zhan Yang out of Fengtian Hall from the middle door. At this time, the Qingping Chapter was played outside the hall.
After Xu Youzhen and Zhan Yang left Fengtian Palace, they headed towards Kunning Palace under the leadership of the leading female officer.
After the two arrived at Kunning Palace, Xu Youzhen held up the jade plate with both hands and knelt down with Zhan Yang.
"I am envoy Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Rites."
"The deputy envoy, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhan Yang."
"Adhering to the order, grant the Queen a book and seal."
After saying that, the two lowered their heads. After a while, the female official walked out of Kunning Palace, took the jade plate from Xu Youzhen's hand, and then entered Kunning Palace.
After entering Kunning Palace, the female official handed Zhang Yan the book of canonization and the Queen's Seal.
Zhang Yan looked at the canonization book and the Queen's seal on the jade plate, not knowing what she was thinking.
I really became the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, just like in a dream...
After Xu Youzhen and Zhan Yang sent the things to Kunning Palace, they returned to Fengtian Palace under the leadership of the leader.
Inform Zhu Jianshen to complete the task.
Then the two returned to the team, and Zhang Bao also took out the imperial edict and read it out...
After the things in the front hall were completed, Zhu Jianshen couldn't wait to return to Kunning Palace.
Zhang Yan also accepted the Queen's seal, and after canonizing the book, she changed out of the Queen's dress and changed into regular clothes.
After seeing Zhu Jianshen arriving, Zhang Yan was very shy. Although Zhu Jianshen had tasted fishy food a long time ago, looking at Zhang Yan, she was also very excited.
Both of them were a little tired after a busy day, so they were not in a hurry to start anything. They had their first meal together, and then in the evening, they began to explore the origin of life.
However, Zhu Jianshen was very unhappy with this exploration.
I don’t know if I was too tired or too excited, but I was done before I even entered.
However, the advantage is that you are young, you can recover in a moment, and successfully complete the wedding night, one of the four joyous events in life.
Early the next morning, Zhang Yan, who still had trouble walking, went out to meet the elders in the palace, accompanied by dozens of female officials.
The first stop was to pay homage at the Palace of Empress Dowager Sun.
After the ceremony, Empress Dowager Sun looked at Zhang Yan's blushing face and standing posture, and was very satisfied. Then she gave some words of encouragement: "As a queen, you should be diligent, thrifty, prudent, noble in virtue, and rule the harem for Your Majesty. To share the worries, we must also spread the branches and leaves of the royal family as early as possible, establish the foundation of the country, and continue the lineage."
Zhang Yan thanked her for accepting the decree.
Then Zhang Yan went to the palaces of Queen Mother Qian and Queen Mother Zhou to pay homage.
The empress dowagers of the two palaces cannot stand like ordinary mothers-in-law to establish authority for the bride on the first day, stand at a certain distance, and talk about some undisciplined things about the country's sect's inheritance.
Compared with Zhang Yan, Zhu Jianshen is much more leisurely.
After the wedding ceremony, the strict control over the capital was slowly lifted, the river port in Tongzhou was reopened, and the checkpoints on all roads entering the capital returned to normal. Cao Jixiang, who had been trapped in Tianjin for several days, took the The carriage finally arrived at the gate of Beijing.
There was always a package in his arms, and Cao Jixiang never put it down along the way.
Cao Jixiang opened the curtain and looked at the magnificent city wall and the long-lost Beijing city. His heart was extremely excited and also extremely sentimental.
came back.
I'm back.
But many people never come back.
"Stop, stop." Cao Jixiang said.
After the carriage stopped, Cao Jixiang jumped out of the carriage holding the package. He looked at the city wall and the people entering the city who were undergoing inspection at the city gate, and fell into deep thought.
After Zhu Ji arrived in Tianjin, he did not see Cheng Guogong's father, the old Duke Zhu Yi. At that moment, he was mentally prepared. When he talked with Cao Jixiang, he learned that the warship Zhu Yi was on was already at sea. If it disappears in a storm, it is very likely to be buried in the sea.
Zhu Ji also told Cao Jixiang that Pingru King Zhu Shou died and Zhu Yi's legitimate son succeeded him as Duke.
After hearing this, Cao Jixiang felt something in his heart. Could it be that it was God's will? Zhu Yi was not blessed to be the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, so he died on the sea. When he saw Xu Youzhen, he asked him.
The personnel on the voyage were properly placed in Tianjin Guards, and the large fleet was guarded by Jinyi Guards.
Zhu Ji did not report Zhu Yi's death. Cao Jixiang still had to let Cao Jixiang speak for himself about such matters.
Cao Jixiang was deep in thought, and Zhu Ji stood beside him and dismounted. He walked to Cao Jixiang and said, "Eunuch Cao, hurry up and enter the city. Your Majesty said that after the wedding, you will be the first to be summoned. Don't let Your Majesty." The wait is imminent.”
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