Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 803
After going through several procedures such as the traditional Na Cai Na Jina solicitation period, on the 21th day of December [-] of Chongzhen, the weather was fine, and the wedding ceremony of the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Cihong was held smoothly.Zhu Cihong was dressed in nine chapters of the crown, (nine crowns, nine jades, gold hairpins, red tassels, and two jade rings. The length of the crown is nine inches and five cents), and he performed three worships and nine kowtows to Zhu Youjian and Zhou Hou After the big ceremony, take a luxuriously decorated special four-wheeled carriage, leave the palace and depart from Zhengyang Gate, go to the new residence of the Wang family in Xicheng, and personally welcome the Crown Princess Wang Zhilan.

Ordinary people have to try their best to show their strength to outsiders when they get married and marry a wife, let alone the wedding of the crown prince, it can't be said that it can't be shabby.

The beauty of obedience is called Hua; the greatness of etiquette and righteousness is called Xia.

In order to show the grandeur and demeanor of Emperor Ming in front of the distinguished guests from the vassal states who came to congratulate him, Zhu Youjian specially allocated 200 million silver coins from his internal funds for the wedding.

From Zhengyangmen to Wang's House in Xicheng, on both sides of the main street, which is a total of ten miles, there are newly-dressed soldiers standing guard. Every ten steps of the soldiers, there will be a person standing upright with a knife to prevent accidents along the way.

All the main roads in the capital are paved with large pieces of bluestone, and they are usually cleaned by special personnel. However, a few days before the prince's wedding, Shuntian Prefecture and its two counties, Daxing and Wanping, were full of people from the chief official to the general government. Officers were dispatched to clean up the road section that the welcoming team must pass again.

It is also because of the winter that there is no need to wash it with clean water, but even so, the road can be said to be cleaner than many people's homes.

The welcoming team was headed by a guard of honor composed of [-] great Han generals. Fang Yizhi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, rode a white horse and led the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Guanglu Temple and other officials to follow, followed by Zhu Cihong's car, and then the There are thousands of eunuchs and palace people carrying all kinds of bride price.

The eunuchs and palace people carried or picked each box and burden containing the betrothal gifts, and each box or burden was tied with red silk. The boxes or burdens were all open for guests and passers-by to watch.

There are so many types of betrothal gifts that it is dazzling. Most of the betrothal gifts are let alone ordinary people, even the rich and powerful.

Among them are daily items such as silk, satin, cloth, cotton and tea leaves, as well as ornaments such as coral gold collars inlaid with pearls, large and small gold hairpins, earrings, and gold bracelets with pearls in them. , otter fur, fox fur and other mink fur, as well as some silver plates, silver bowls, silver pots and silver saucers used in dining rooms, tea houses, and Qing tea houses.

In addition, there are gifts from Zhu Youjian and Zhou Hou to Wang Fang and his wife, including a fox fur court dress, a smoked mink hat, a gold belt ring, a handkerchief, a purse and ear digging tube and other accessories, and a saddle horse; Give Wang Lanzhi's mother three pairs of gold earrings with pearls, a fox fur robe, six otter skins, and an exquisitely carved pommel horse.

In addition to the above-mentioned items, Zhu Youjian also gave a prize money of 30 silver coins. The prize money alone contained more than 200 boxes, which were carried forward by two strong eunuchs.

Knowing the auspicious day of the crown prince's wedding, the sixth day of the sixth day was just getting brighter, and countless people in the capital flocked to both sides of the street where the wedding party had inquired about in advance, and took their positions first, braving the severe cold and looking forward to it. , Almost all of them had smiles from their hearts on their faces, and the acquaintances talked and laughed loudly among each other, wishing this grand wedding that they hadn't seen for many years.

In addition to the crowds waiting on both sides of the street, many noble people have already reserved the second floors of restaurants and tea houses along the way, and after the sixth day of the lunar new year, the family members of these rich families will wear strict clothes In fact, at the predetermined place, the servants would either light the stove, or hold the stove in their hands, discussing while looking down at the street from the open window.

If there are vested interest groups in every dynasty and era, then in the current Ming Dynasty and the current Beijing Normal University, whether they are officials, gentry, or low-level common people, the vast majority of people are vested interest groups, and everyone can clearly feel that , The life of myself and my family has undergone tremendous changes, good changes, and this change is moving forward firmly in a better direction with an unstoppable momentum.

And all of this is brought to you by the current emperor, because of Ai Wu and Wu, and everyone has a heartfelt love for everyone in the Tian family, and they all hope that such a Tian family can have good things again and again.

The long welcoming procession seemed to be endless, and the onlookers were dazzled by various colors and courtesies. Whenever Zhu Cihong’s carriage passed by, the onlookers would immediately light firecrackers. For a moment, the sound of firecrackers could be heard endlessly. He bowed to Zhu Cihong's carriage, and then clapped his hands.

"Congratulations to the prince for a thousand years!"

"Congratulations to the prince's wedding!"

"Heavenly Family Blessings and Longevity!"

There were endless shouts like this, Zhu Cihong ignored the dissuasion of the accompanying eunuch, opened the car window and waved frequently to the crowd watching the ceremony. Gradually, the shouts became one, overwhelming the sound of exploding firecrackers, and the content became consistent.

"Emperor Ming will last forever!"

At this moment, almost everyone was shouting heartily, and the family members of wealthy families watching the ceremony upstairs on both sides also threw congratulatory money wrapped in silver coins, copper coins, and broken silver that had been prepared long ago to the welcoming team. Fortunately, the enthusiasm of the crowd was overwhelmed. After igniting, the attention was obviously lost, and fortunately there were a large number of Jinyi soldiers guarding it, otherwise this kind of behavior would probably lead to a large-scale looting and stampede, so sometimes good intentions really do bad things.

Amidst the clamor and clamor along the way, the welcoming team came to the gate of the new residence of the Wang family, and the five hundred honor guards lined up. Wang Fang and his wife and Wang Lanzhi's younger brother, dressed in court clothes and order clothes, greeted them outside the open gate.

Fang Yizhi got off his horse, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites presented the imperial decree. Fang Yizhi held the imperial decree and walked slowly in front of the royal family. He unfolded the imperial decree and recited it aloud. , and the final ending is "Work hard all night long, and don't disobey orders", while Wang Fang and his wife replied "Your father has taught you, and you will inherit Weiqin".

As ancestral generations of a small family, Wang Fang and his wife never dreamed that the boy who grew up with their daughter was actually a prince, and their son had been saved by the emperor.When all the truth came to light, the couple stayed up all night in a daze for several days. The two of them seemed to be in a daze. regained sanity.

Until they moved into the mansion, surrounded by a group of servants, Wang Fang and his wife still felt that everything was like a dream.

If it was really a big dream, they would rather be intoxicated than wake up.

After Wang Fang's family bowed in the direction of the palace city, the female officials carried eight colorful sedan chairs wrapped in red silk into the middle hall of the inner house, and the serving female officials went to the pavilion to invite the crown princess in auspicious clothes, Then he was helped to get on the sedan chair, and after the sedan chair was carried out of the royal residence, the guard of honor was in front, Zhu Cihong's carriage was behind, and the princess's colored sedan chair followed closely, following the custom of not turning back.

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