I will be the prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 133 The Big Wedding
Li Dingguo, Zhang Huangyan, and Wang Weigong went to Qian's Mansion, Dong's Mansion, and Liu Mansion respectively.

When Li Dingguo arrived at the gate of Dong's Mansion, Dong Ruping and Mrs. Dong, the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, had already waited at the gate with their family members. After receiving gifts such as swan geese, they welcomed Li Dingguo in.

Then there is the name question, that is, Dong Xiaowan's name, Nian Geng.

Make Geng stickers and give them to Li Dingguo to take back.

At noon, Dong Ruping hosted a banquet in honor of Li Dingguo and his party.

In the afternoon, Li Dingguo returned and handed the Geng letter to the eunuch of the Rites Supervisor, who took the Geng letter to the Emperor Zhu Youlang and the Empress Wang.

Zhang Huangyan went to Qian's mansion. Qian Qianyi, Zhang Huangyan, Zheng Chenggong and others can be said to be old acquaintances.

In the 11th year of Shunzhi (the eighth year of Yongli), when Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan led the army to attack Jiangning, Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi responded positively by "giving money to them."

After the failure of the uprising, Qian Qianyi was not discouraged. He still planned secretly with Wei Geng, Guizhuang, Hezu Taoist and other anti-Qing and Fuming patriots successively to meet Zheng Chenggong's second Northern Expedition.

He also built Hongdouzhuang in Baimao Port at the mouth of the Yangtze River as a hermitage, so as to communicate with various places and spy on maritime news.

In the 13th year of Yongli (16th year of Shunzhi), Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan led the land and water army to attack Jiangning again, attacking Jiangning and conquering several towns around Jiangning. Qian Qianyi was ecstatic and wrote a poem:
"Jinling Qiuxing Eighth First Caotang Rhyme Jihai July First Work" praises the teachers who resisted the Qing Dynasty, and directly denounced the Qing court for "filling the ditch with karst meat" and "killing all the karst slaves to restrain their hands".

It is precisely because he has repeatedly supported Zheng Chenggong, Zhang Huangyan and others to fight against the Tartars, and Qian Qianyi, an outlaw who shaved his hair and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the second year of Shunzhi, that his daughter had the opportunity to participate in the selection of the princess.

After going through the same process, Zhang Huangyan got Qian Yuhan's post and returned.

Najib (also known as Wending): After receiving the Geng Tie, the Queen placed the Geng Tie of the three daughters on Zhu Yuanzhang's case to ask for good or bad luck, so as to make sure that the two parties' Nian Geng horoscopes did not conflict with each other.After learning that the horoscopes of the prince and the three daughters are not in conflict with each other, the marriage has been preliminarily negotiated.

Entering the recruiting process, the palace prepares the dowry money, dowry gift, and letter of engagement.

At this time, Zhu Cixuan was going to go in person, it was a formal engagement, and it was a complicated process.

The Dong family accepted the letter of appointment, the dowry money, and the dowry gift.

Li Dingguo informed of the wedding date, and the Dong family gave gifts according to the letter of appointment, date, and Dong Xiaowan's female celebrity, etc., and Zhu Cixuan brought them back.

After this series of cumbersome etiquette, there is the last kiss (welcome relatives).

Because Qian Yuhan and Liu Shishi are side concubines (talented people), their wedding dates are after Dong Xiaowan's, not on the same day.

Zhu Cixuan also did not go there in person.

As the prince's wedding day approached, the city of Jiangning became more and more lively. The streets and alleys were decorated with lights and festoons, and the streets were bustling with noise.

More and more officials from all over the country came to Beijing, and the atmosphere of the prince's wedding became more and more intense.

On October 29, the auspicious day of the zodiac, after a series of cumbersome etiquette, a huge team composed of internal eunuchs, maids, and guards in royal clothes marched to Dong's mansion.

The Dong Mansion was also crowded, and the welcoming team carried Li Yu to the front yard of the Dong Mansion, and then changed eunuchs to carry it to the embroidery building in the back yard, and parked it in the direction prescribed by the eunuch Qin Tianjian.

Then send the things to Dong Xiaowan's show building, and wait for Dong Xiaowan to change into the dress of the princess, put on the phoenix crown and Xiapei, accept the golden book and seal, and wait for the auspicious time.

At the same time, Zhu Cixuan was sitting in the main hall wearing the crown of heaven, and the queen was sitting on the side. There were more than 100 people in the hall. The big officials in the frontier are all waiting respectfully.

The eunuchs came in and out, sang loudly, and held various ceremonies. Zhu Cixuan and the civil and military officials followed the procedures meticulously.

After three prostrations and nine kowtows, Zhu Cixuan was dragged into the Jinshen Hall like a puppet being manipulated, and some important figures were also transferred.

At the same time, Dong Xiaowan's Liyu also came to Hongwumen, walked along the imperial road, passed through Duanmen, Meridian Gate, and entered the Forbidden City from the main gate, with bells and drums ringing and firecrackers thundering along the way.

The court lady, the eunuch brought the crown prince's canonization gold book, Jinbao sent to the Jiaotai Palace, and then there was a command, the female officials, palace maids, etc. escorted Dong Xiaowan into the Jingshen Palace.

At dusk, in the hall, Dong Xiaowan strictly followed the etiquette, with a strict eye, and under the protection of a group of people, she came slowly. The red hijab shook slightly, and she couldn't see the face below.

In fact, at this time, Dong Xiaowan was also very nervous. She kept thinking about which step she had taken, which step she would take next, and what she needed to pay attention to. Her palms were sweating, and she was afraid that she would make a wrong step and hurt the royal family's face. .

Empress Wang looked at Dong Xiaowan, who was elegant and upright, who was approaching without any haste, and nodded quietly. Daming's only prince had finally got married, and soon he would be able to bloom and spread his leaves, and the big stone that weighed on her heart could be let go.

Zhu Cixuan followed the etiquette read out by the inner eunuch, step by step.

Worship heaven and earth with Dong Xiaowan, after the ceremony, Dong Xiaowan was sent to the prince's bedroom.

After dark, Zhu Cixuan entered the bridal chamber, looked at the people in the room, and sighed heavily in silence,

Under the guidance of a group of eunuchs and court ladies, Zhu Cixuan lifted Dong Xiaowan's red hijab.

Dong Xiaowan's makeup today is particularly delicate, her cheeks are slightly red, her slightly curled eyelashes seem a little wet, a luxurious and delicate phoenix crown is worn on her head, and a fiery red wedding dress embroidered with phoenixes is draped around her body.

Ruyu's fingers were painted with fiery red Kodan.It fully conforms to the etiquette system of Ming Dynasty, and the demeanor and demeanor of the princess.

At this moment, Dong Xiaowan's heart was pounding, she lowered her head slightly, her eyelids blinked, she didn't dare to look up at Zhu Cixuan, she just stared at his feet non-stop.

Zhu Cixuan looked at Dong Xiaowan's flamboyantly pretty face, and then felt that the busyness of these days was worth it.

Zhu Cixuan and Dong Xiaowan, under the guidance of the inner eunuch, worshiped the sky, the earth, and their ancestors, which was another toss.

The next thing is to drink a cup of wine.

Dong Xiaowan was led into the tent in the bedroom.Zhu Cixuan changed out of his formal attire and returned after putting on his ordinary clothes.

When the maids in the palace saw that His Highness the Prince had returned, they all bowed their heads, quietly retreated, and gently closed the door.

At this time, the bedroom was quiet, only Zhu Cixuan and Dong Xiaowan were left, he lifted the curtain and saw Dong Xiaowan's eyes were tightly closed, her eyebrows were trembling, obviously her heart was not peaceful.

Zhu Cixuan leaned forward and whispered: "Wan'er, are you hungry?"

Dong Xiaowan opened her eyes and secretly glanced at Zhu Cixuan, her cheeks flushed, and she quickly closed her eyes again.

Zhu Cixuan looked at the lovely person in front of him, the corners of his mouth turned up involuntarily, and then said: "Wan'er, come and eat some cakes with the prince."

After finishing speaking, regardless of whether Dong Xiaowan agrees or not, Zhu Cixuan pulled Dong Xiaowan to sit on the chair, Zhu Cixuan took a bite of the pastry on the table, then took a piece of pastry and handed it to Dong Xiaowan, saying: "Wan'er, you can eat some too. "

Dong Xiaowan just took a bite of the pastry, Zhu Cixuan ate several pieces in a row without protesting, Dong Xiaowan was a little embarrassed at first, but later, probably because she was really hungry, she also ate two pieces.

(End of this chapter)