If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 275 The Eve Of The Big Wedding
Although everything seems to be endless one after another, the wedding date planned by the Ministry of Etiquette is still approaching day by day.

Although Zhu Zhanchun has been practicing Buddhism for 800 years and his Taoist heart is stable and unmoved by external objects, he is becoming more and more excited as the wedding day approaches.

This was not because he, the dignified Jindan Master, would still be as nervous about getting married as a young man, but because he was able to get together with Meng Qinglin again after hundreds of years.

Hundreds of years ago, although Zhu Zhanyu joined the Dragon Clan to find out the truth about the Dragon Clan's Nine Transformations Dragon Art, the relationship between him and Meng Qinglin and the relationship they developed were genuine and unadulterated. Anything.

Although there was no oath of love between the two people at that time, and there was no romance between them, but even so, the relationship between the two people was sincere and deep.

For two 'experts' who had already reached the golden elixir realm at that time and were only one step away from breaking through, falling in love was actually a very luxurious thing.

Cultivation has no time, and practice that is often measured in hundreds of years is enough for time to erase everything.

Unless the concerns in your heart turn into obsessions or even inner demons, no matter how deep the emotion is, under the long scale of hundreds of years, it will fade into a memory of the past and nothing more.

Although Zhu Zhanchun and Meng Qinglin gradually accumulated a deep relationship through getting along little by little, they still wanted to become a Taoist couple, assist each other on the road of spiritual practice, and help each other to be able to Move to a higher level.

In fact, this is also the first thing that practitioners who have reached their level consider when choosing a Taoist companion.

After all, you will not help me in my spiritual practice, but will become an obstacle. Why should I choose you to be my Taoist companion?
This is especially true for the Dragon Clan, which is born with a long lifespan. It has come up with the Nine-Transformation Dragon Art, so that ordinary monks can also enjoy the ten thousand years of life of the True Dragon Clan by transforming the blood of the true dragon. This is almost the same as the longevity gained for nothing. How can you get the same benefit for nothing?
The prince-in-law who can be recruited by the Dragon Palace is either a 'generation of genius' with profound cultivation, or a 'young talent' who can win the respect of the dragon girl for his talents. The kind of guy who has no ability at all and only wants to eat swan meat. But There is no possibility of becoming the Dragon Clan's Prince Consort.

Therefore, it was normal for Zhu Zhanjun to be thinking about the Dragon Clan's Nine Transformations Dragon Art. Neither Meng Qinglin nor the True Dragon Clan had any idea about this matter. Even the True Dragon Clan was not convinced that he could use this. I am very satisfied with the way to attract young talents from the human race.

After all, it is difficult for the true dragon clan to reproduce, and the natural dragon clan is more and more unwilling to work hard because of its long lifespan. The old dragon kings of the dragon clan have been worried about the lack of outstanding descendants in their clan.

But these 'young talents' of the human race are different. The human race is just a short-lived species. A hundred years is a mortal's life. Although this is only a moment for the dragon race, the true dragon race actually looks down upon the human race. .

But it happened that they were such a short-lived race. Because their life span was not long enough, they cherished every inch of their time. Countless talented and beautiful people emerged, making the human race the protagonists in the world of immortality.

Even the old dragon kings of the True Dragon Clan who had already achieved immortality had to look at it with admiration, and finally came up with the idea of ​​replacing the bloodline with the blood of the True Dragon to recruit young talents from the human race, thus improving the situation of the younger generation of the True Dragon Clan becoming increasingly hopeless. status.

As for those dragon clan disciples who worked hard, the old dragon kings naturally paid special attention to them and gave them various preferential treatment and care.

It was because Meng Qinglin gained the respect of her ancestors that she was able to start from the lowest level as a mixed-blood and climb up to the position of General of the Dragon Palace step by step.

If nothing happened to Meng Qinglin back then, as long as she cultivated the body of a true dragon, she would be adopted as the granddaughter of the old dragon king and become a veritable princess of the dragon clan. In the future, she would have the opportunity to become the new dragon king as her cultivation level improves.

However, Meng Qinglin had an accident that year and was just a hair away from death.

Even if Meng Qinglin could be resurrected with the help of a little backhand left by Zhu Zhankun, hundreds of years have passed.

The delay of hundreds of years has undoubtedly greatly delayed the improvement of Meng Qinglin's cultivation, but at least he has survived the disaster and can be with Zhu Zhanyu again, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Speaking of which, this is also the reason why Meng Qinglin, a general of the Dragon Palace who is devoted to spiritual practice, went to the Dragon Clan to recruit a new wife, because the old Dragon King who took care of her calculated that she was destined to have a fatal disaster and needed to rely on Taoist companions to survive it.

Zhu Zhanjun was the most pleasing to Meng Qinglin at that time, so the two were able to form a Taoist couple.

Now, after going round and round, both of them have achieved their goal of becoming a Taoist couple. One has cultivated the body of a true dragon, and the other has survived the calamity of death. It can be regarded as a friend in need and has experienced the test of life and death.

It is precisely because we have experienced so much together that Zhu Zhanjun is excited now.

It's like lovers who have been in love for many years will finally get married one day. Even if the two parties are already familiar with each other, there will still be some differences.

This made Zhu Zhanjun really want to have a heart-to-heart with Meng Qinglin before the wedding, but according to etiquette, he could not see the bride before the wedding.

Not only could he not see Meng Qinglin, but he could not see Lan Qier, the concubine, and Hu Shanxiang, who was borrowing his body, was not with him at this moment, which made Zhu Zhanyu quite uncomfortable.

After all, Hu Shanxiang had stayed with him long enough, and he had spent enough time training him. He was already used to it. The sudden change of people really made Zhu Zhanyu feel a little awkward.

But the etiquette and laws were such that Zhu Zhanjun could not make an exception just for a few ideas, so he could only suppress his inner thoughts and throbs.

Tonight is the last night before the wedding. He and Zhu Zhanji are staying in the East Palace, waiting for the wedding process to start tomorrow morning.

The two brides who are about to be married, Meng Qinglin and Bai Sutang, are currently staying in Prince Zheng's Mansion in Zhu Zhanjun, waiting for their wedding tomorrow.

The reason why I stayed in Prince Zheng's Mansion was not for any special reason, but according to the wedding etiquette and rules, there was a complete set of procedures for a bride to get married from her natal family, and a large enough place was needed to hold the ceremony.

Meng Qinglin's identity is that of a Japanese Han woman. There is definitely no natal family in Nanjing.

Although Bai Sutang has a natal family, her family is only a mere [-] Jinyiwei, and the house is ordinary. It is okay for an ordinary married woman, but she is marrying into the royal family, and their family's place will definitely not be open.

You must know that because of Zhu Zhanji's status as the grandson of the emperor and Zhu Di's love for his two grandsons, they enjoyed the treatment of a prince's wedding.According to the Ming Dynasty etiquette, when the prince gets married, the princess enjoys the treatment of a queen.

The system of the past dynasties is the same as that of the emperor.After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, people began to welcome them in person, and the emperor came to the Xuan to hold a ceremony.In the Song Dynasty, alliance gifts were given, and in the Ming Dynasty, they were customized in the first year of Hongwu. Envoys were sent to observe the ceremony, such as the emperor's wedding ceremony.

Therefore, the Ministry of Etiquette almost scratched his head about the wedding process of the two brides. This must be done in accordance with the rules of the emperor's wedding!You can't really go to the ordinary alleys of the Bai family to welcome the bride, right?

Although the first five of the six wedding rites - Nacai, Name Asking, Naji, Nazheng and Announcement - have all been completed, the bride's getting married and the grandson's arrival are the top priority of the entire wedding. The Ministry of Etiquette But he didn't dare to be careless at all. After much deliberation, he chose a place like Prince Zheng's Mansion as the starting point for the bride's wedding.

After all, Prince Zheng's Mansion was the former Prince Yan's Mansion, and it was Zhu Zhanju's newly renovated house. From all aspects, it was just right for the bride to get married.

As for why Meng Qinglin married Princess Zheng but had to live in the palace first, it was because if she wanted to enjoy the princely wedding treatment, she would have to be carried into the palace to consummate the marriage.

In short, this wedding, in terms of specifications and treatment, is infinitely close to that of an emperor's wedding.

Therefore, when a woman gets married, she must also pay attention to the pomp and circumstance, and must not lose the royal face.

Because of this, both Zhu Zhanyu and Zhu Zhanji had to stay in the East Palace tonight and set off from the East Palace tomorrow morning to welcome their bride.

But for a Jindan master like Zhu Zhanqi, the mere distance between the East Palace and Prince Zheng's Mansion cannot hinder his chat with Meng Qinglin. The two masters of cultivation are talking about love using thousands of miles of sound transmission. .

"Qinglin, are you okay there?" Although Zhu Zhanjuan wanted to say a lot of things, the last thing he said was still just a normal greeting.

Meng Qinglin listened to Zhu Zhanchun's concern and chuckled, but also replied to him: "With Shanxiang's help, I don't need to worry about many things. Everything goes smoothly. But how is the situation over there? I listen to Shanxiang." Xiang said there are a lot of rules in the palace, are you not in trouble?"

"Who dares to embarrass me? I am a prince with a heavy army. The officials in the Ministry of Rites just tell me that this will not work and that will not work. If I really let them embarrass me, I am afraid that neither of them will have the courage to do so. Dare you." Zhu Zhanqi said in a bragging tone.

But in fact, the officials of the Ministry of Rites really dared to make irresponsible remarks to him and make things difficult for him.

This is what the Ministry of Etiquette does, and weddings are the most important things in terms of etiquette. Even the emperor himself has to be tossed by these officials of the Ministry of Etiquette during the wedding. How can Zhu Zhanquan be an exception? ?

Yes, it is easy for your majestic Prince Zheng to take revenge on a few minor officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, but if you do this, Zhu Zhanchun's reputation will become bad, and even his wife's face will be lost.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanchun did not really go toe-to-toe with those fussy officials. Anyway, with his Jindan master's ability, there was no problem in perfecting the etiquette required by those officials.

"Then you won't rest today? It's already late at night. I heard from Shanxiang that there are a lot of things to do about tomorrow's wedding. It will start early in the morning and last until nightfall. There are so many things to do throughout the day. "More, if you don't get a good rest, you will definitely be out of energy tomorrow." Meng Qinglin's voice came over, expressing her concern softly.

But Zhu Zhanquan just smiled and said: "You said I don't sleep, don't you yourself do the same? After all, I still have the body of a real dragon, with a golden elixir cultivation base. Although the injury has not healed, it will last for at least a few days and nights. Not sleeping is not a problem for me.

But Qinglin, you are different. You are using Shanxiang's physical body. Even though she has some cultivation, she still can't bear it even if she doesn't sleep all night. "

Zhu Zhanyu said this because he was really worried that Hu Shanxiang's physical body would not be able to support it. After all, Meng Qinglin was only in a state of soul now, and her cultivation and powerful physical body had not been restored. Borrowing Hu Shanxiang's body only allowed her to move freely, and it did not allow her to move freely. She restored her former cultivation as General Ryugong.

Under such circumstances, it was Meng Qinglin who needed to rest more.

Zhu Zhanjun also persuaded Meng Qinglin about this: "Tomorrow morning at dawn, I will set off from the East Palace with my eldest brother, go to where you are, and then go through a whole set of welcoming procedures. This set of etiquette is quite cumbersome. , you need to have a good rest, lest you don’t have enough energy to support the whole set of etiquette tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanyu also deliberately said to Meng Qinglin: "I won't harass you anymore. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it slowly tomorrow after you officially become my wife. Anyway, there is plenty of time, and we can talk for a long time." .”

"Okay, then you should have a good rest." Meng Qinglin still responded to Zhu Zhanjun gently, and at the same time, he did not forget to warn: "I hope that tomorrow you will be the most handsome and handsome groom in the world."

Hearing what Meng Qinglin said, a smile appeared on Zhu Zhanqi's face: "I made a note of it. Tomorrow you will definitely be able to see the most handsome and handsome groom in the world!"

After saying that, Zhu Zhanchen was ready to tidy up and then take a rest.

However, a new voice suddenly came from Meng Qinglin's side, making Zhu Zhanyu not sure how to respond.

"By the way, tomorrow I will keep using Shanxiang's body, so when the time comes for the bridal chamber, I should..." Meng Qinglin's voice was a little shy, but this topic was an unavoidable question, which made her blush all of a sudden. It also made her want to ask Zhu Zhanjun for clarification.

"Ah this?" Zhu Zhanyu did not expect that Meng Qinglin would ask such a question, and he suddenly didn't know how to answer.

But his thoughts changed quickly, and then he said seriously: "Although Shanxiang is my personal maid, I also reported her name to the clan mansion, and soon she will become my concubine, but the bridal chamber... …

Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. People who practice Taoism don't have that kind of desire, so I'd better wait until you, Qinglin, regain your physical body.

As for Shanxiang’s physical body, you should return it to others after entering the bridal chamber! "

As Zhu Zhanjun said this, he also took a copy of Spring and Autumn from the bookshelf in the room, opened it and read it, as if he wanted to use this method to calm his mind.

(End of this chapter)