Great Tang princess

Chapter 825 The Prince's Wedding
After the Lantern Festival is over, even if the New Year is over, everyone should start to return to their daily lives.

Those who should go to work go to work, those who should go to school go to school, and the Tang Empire continues to operate smoothly.

However, the affairs of the royal family are not over yet, because it is the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, and today is Li Chongrun's wedding.

Although the wedding was officially held in the evening, it basically started to get busy from early in the morning.

Now that Li Chongrun has become the prince, he naturally wants to live in the East Palace.

As for the servants of the Eastern Palace, they started making preparations before dawn.

Not only the servants, Li Chongfu, Li Xianhui and other princes and princesses also came to help before dawn.

These princes and princesses who grew up in the army will not direct their subordinates to do it all the time, but will do it themselves.

Some ordinary maids in the East Palace were taken aback and quickly said that this was not suitable.

But no one paid any attention to them, the princes and princesses started to work on their own.

In order to make it easier to work, I didn't wear military uniforms today, but camouflage uniforms.

"Come, come, throw it up!"

Li Chongfu climbed onto the door frame and waved to Li Chongjun below, asking him to throw the red cloth up.

Seeing him hanging on the door frame with only one hand holding the edge, a group of ordinary court ladies below were ashen-faced with fright, thinking in their hearts what a sin it would be if it fell.

However, they themselves do not care about these.

In the military academy, training on weekdays, falling or something is so common, no one would think so much about it.

Besides, Li Yuechen also personally taught them how to protect themselves when falling from a high place, so that they would not be seriously injured just because of a fall.

It can be said that these princes and princesses are definitely not pampered and weak as people outside think.

In fact, their skills are much stronger than ordinary people.

Girls like Li Xianhui can step on the bulge in the middle of the fence to hang lanterns, without feeling unstable at all.

There is a balance beam in the army's obstacle training. Relatively speaking, the bulge of this wall is much wider than that. Walking on it is very stable, and the body does not shake.

But Li Chongjun and Li Qiule are still young, not suitable for climbing high and low like them, so they can only do other jobs within their ability.

On the contrary, the person involved, Li Chongrun, was wearing wedding clothes in the room and making adjustments.

At the same time, I was still reciting poems. After all, when I entered the door, I had to recite poems. I had to write them down in advance.

The problem is that the kids from the military academy don't understand this, so he can't write it himself.

The poems to be recited today were written by Lu Yao herself and sent to him.

Originally, Li Yuechen wanted to ask Shangguan Wan'er to help write some poems.

But she was rejected by Li Chongrun, saying that it was too inappropriate for her to write this kind of poem for the dignified secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and the leader of the literary world.

Besides, Li Chongrun himself didn't want to make too much publicity, so in the end it was Lu Yao who wrote it.

Anyway, it's just for show, I don't care about this thing, it's all for adults to see.

Li Chongrun also agreed with this, so the matter was settled like this.

During this period, some funny things happened.

For example, the youngest sister, Li Qiule, proposed to change the archery at the wedding to shooting, which is not only convenient, but also can be heard.

When this idea was proposed, the young people expressed their enthusiasm, but Li Xian stopped it.

Although he can be considered to be more receptive to the thoughts of young people, the emperor is the emperor after all, and the prince's wedding represents the face of the royal family, so it can't be too much.

So this item was rejected in the end, which made Li Qiule feel a little depressed.

Afterwards, her mother, Wei Lian'er, comforted her, "Okay, okay, Le'er thinks, that musket is a weapon, it's too dangerous, how can it be used at a wedding?"

Although bows and arrows are also weapons, after all, there are no arrows in bows and arrows at weddings.

And in this era, there is no so-called blank ammunition, such things as muskets are indeed a bit dangerous.

In addition, this thing is currently classified as a military secret, so it is really not suitable for showing off.

Li Qiule is also more sensible, nodded to show that he understood, and no longer entangled in this matter.

……

After finally arriving at Shenshi, the wedding party finally set off.

Compared with the wedding of the previous prince Li Xian, Li Chongrun's wedding still has a lot of changes this time.

The most intuitive thing is to replace the sedan chair with a carriage, and red cloth is hung everywhere on the body.

Even the horses responsible for pulling the carts have big red flowers on their heads and red cloth strips tied around their manes.

In addition, the economy is developed now, so everyone in the welcoming team is riding a horse, and no one walks on the ground.

Princes and princesses like Li Chongjun don't have to worry, horse riding is also one of the compulsory courses in today's army.

This group of princes and princesses also rode horses in the welcoming team, greeting everyone with drums and gongs.

On the carriage in front, the carriage was directly removed, leaving only a large board.

The person in charge of beating the drums stands on the board, beating a cheerful rhythm on the big drum in front of him.

In addition, on both sides of the team, there are cavalry specially drawn from the army to maintain order and throw out two handfuls of copper coins from time to time.

After all, it was the prince's wedding. In order to prevent accidents, maintaining order was very necessary.

The spectators on both sides of the road also clapped their hands and sent blessings.

Now that the life of the Tang Dynasty is so comfortable, most of the people are still very grateful to the royal family.

Therefore, the prince is willing to send his most sincere blessings on his big wedding.

After beating all the way to the Lu Mansion, the process of picking up the marriage began.

Of course, at this point, the prince's wedding was not as lively as ordinary people's.

According to etiquette, the groom will be beaten twice when he enters the door.

But that is the crown prince after all, who dares to fight?
Although Li Chongrun also said that he didn't care, and let them fight at ease, no one dared to really do it.

In the end, he lightly touched him twice with a stick and let him in.

Greeted out the bride, and walked back again.

When we returned to the East Palace, the sun had completely set, and the entire East Palace was lit with kerosene lamps, making it bright.

Then there is the tedious ceremony.

Sitting in the main seat, Wei Lianer watched her son get married with a smile like a spring breeze on her face.

Relatively speaking, Li Xian behaved as usual, still holding the health ball in his hand.

Li Yuechen, who was sitting a little below Li Xian, also had a gratified expression on his face, as if his son was finally married.

After all, in her eyes, Li Chongrun was really just like her own son.

Today's Li Yuechen didn't do any special attire, just obediently wore a solemn Tin Chai dress, with all kinds of hair accessories hanging on her head, just like an ordinary princess should dress up, and there was a flower Tin on her forehead.

Although it is indeed a very ordinary princess dress, but in other people's eyes, the fact that she is ordinary is not ordinary in itself, so most people's attention is not on the newcomer, but on her.

But anyway, after a series of complicated ceremonies, the wedding ended successfully.

Everyone drank wedding wine, chatted with each other, and sent blessings to the groom.

After the wedding banquet, Li Chongjun and others clamored to go to the bridal chamber.

As an elder, although Li Yuechen was interested, he still didn't go.

Making bridal chambers is something for young people, let them take their time.

It's just that before entering the bridal chamber, Li Yuechen pulled Li Chongrun over and whispered in his ear: "If you drink tonight, don't do it, or it will be bad for the child."

The main reason is that there are no contraceptive measures in this era. In order to give birth to healthy children as much as possible, we should try our best not to do things after drinking.

Li Chongrun nodded: "Don't worry, aunt, nephew understands."

Thanks to the education in the military academy, these children also know some common sense for the future.

For example, pregnant women can't drink alcohol...

Just like that, the crown prince's wedding officially ended, and from now on, Lu Yao will be the crown prince's concubine.

……

Early the next morning, before dawn, Li Chongrun woke up under the influence of his biological clock.

Just sitting up, Lu Yao beside her also opened her eyes: "Your Highness woke up so early."

"It's just a habit left in the army." Li Chongrun smiled, and then began to get up and get dressed.

Seeing him skillfully fetching water to wash his face, Lu Yao raised her eyebrows. Although she had heard that he didn't need servants to wash his face, she still couldn't help feeling a little surprised after seeing it with her own eyes.

Then he asked, "Your Highness is going out?"

"Well, Chongfu and the others are going back to the army today, I'll go see them off." Li Chongrun replied while washing.

After saying that, he got dressed and took a picture in front of the mirror behind the screen.

This floor-to-ceiling mirror was one of the gifts from Li Yuechen when they got married yesterday, so Li Chongrun placed it directly in the room.

"I will go with His Highness!"

After hearing this, Lu Yao immediately got up to wash up, but unlike Li Chongrun, she couldn't do many things by herself, so she called her dowry girl to take care of her grooming.

And when the girl was combing her hair, Luyao was admiring her hairstyle in the mirror, when she saw the girl turned her head and said: "Your Highness, just leave this matter to your servant!"

She turned her head and saw that Li Chongrun was actually making the quilt!
It's not stacked randomly, but stacked very carefully into a nearly square, neat and scary!
The bed has been made clean, and the hands and feet are more agile than the servants who specialize in this.

Li Chongrun turned his head and waved his hands: "Okay, you can serve her with peace of mind."

Seeing this scene, the close girl Xiaomei who had been with her since she was a child looked at Lu Yao with doubtful eyes.

Lu Yao was also surprised by this, although the two had known each other for so long and had heard a lot about him.

But after getting married, I realized that I didn't know enough about His Highness.

After grooming and dressing up, Li Chongrun probably tidied up the hygiene in a simple way.

Then he opened the closet, took out his military uniform, and put it on neatly.

Taking Lu Yao out of the room, they saw a group of court ladies running and exercising under the sky that was not fully lit.

These people, Lu Yao knew, said that they were maids, but they were actually guards. They were all active soldiers of the internal guards, and they could not be treated as servants.

Even Li Chongrun, the prince, has no eunuchs by his side, and is also a female guard to assume the role of chief executive.

As the two walked out, Lu Yao asked, "Is there no servant in the East Palace, Your Highness?"

Li Chongrun said: "Strictly speaking, there is really no one. Even the people who are responsible for cleaning or purchasing are all wounded and retired soldiers. I was born in the army and I am not used to being served by people around me. Serving tea and water on weekdays, there is An Lan is enough."

An Lan is Li Chongrun's personal bodyguard and also the future head of the Ouchi.

Hearing his answer, Lu Yao raised her eyebrows, not knowing what to say.

"But you don't have to worry about Yaoyao, it's enough to have her by your side, right?" Li Chongrun said.

"That's true!" Lu Yao followed with a smile, "It seems that I should also learn to adapt to His Highness's way of life."

Li Chongrun laughed: "Not only you, but the whole country will have to learn to adapt in the future."

Chatting for a while and arriving at the door, An Lan happened to walk over.

First of all, he greeted the two of them with a salute, said a new wedding blessing, and then said that the carriage was ready.

The two got into the carriage and set off for Xuanwumen Square.

……

All the way to Xuanwumen Square, several airships are already ready here.

Li Yuechen has arrived and is surrounded by children chatting.

After seeing Li Chongrun coming down, the younger brothers and sisters all surrounded her, and at the same time saluted Lu Yao, calling her sister-in-law.

Lu Yao also greeted them happily, and then quietly stood beside Li Chongrun, letting their brothers and sisters chat.

But they are not pretentious to each other. After hugging each other, there is no need to say too much, everything is said.

Although it is said that we always get together less and leave more, the memory of learning and growing up together will not be easily forgotten. It is often the most precious memory in a person's life.

After a while, the emperor and queen also came out.

The children were leaving again, and the parents felt a little bit sad, especially Wei Lian'er, her eyes were red.

The sensible children comforted their mother one after another, and then boarded their respective airships.

Everyone standing on the ground looked at the airship slowly rising into the sky in the dark dawn, and they all had different thoughts in their hearts.

But they all know in their hearts that they will become a generation that will completely change the royal family, and even become an important cornerstone of national change.

Looking up at this group of royal children who were completely different from what she remembered, Lu Yao suddenly felt that being able to join the royal family might be one of the latest lucky things in her life.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and pointed at the airship in the sky: "Look, Your Highness, it's bright!"

At this moment, several airships in the sky were glowing, even a little dazzling.

Li Xian and Wei Lian'er also looked at the glowing airship in surprise, wondering what happened.

After Li Chongrun looked at it, he explained with a smile: "They fly high, and they will be illuminated by the sun first, because the earth is round, so they can already see the sunrise, and they have to wait a few minutes on the ground..."

(End of this chapter)