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

Chapter 276

Before dawn, the maids and eunuchs in the East Palace began to get busy.

Today is the wedding of the emperor's grandson and Prince Zheng. They have a lot to do. Many things have been prepared many days ago. Everything is for today's wedding to go smoothly.

Because the bride-to-be will leave at dawn, everything must be prepared before the sun rises.

Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Zhanji did not sleep in at this time, and their work today was not easy at all. Not only did they have to get up early to wash and change clothes, but they also had to prepare for the whole day's ritual process.

Other palace people may just be busy. After finishing this period, they can take a rest before preparing for the next thing, or they can take a break to catch a fish.

But the two of them have to be tense all day long and complete every wedding process seriously without making any mistakes in the process. There are too many occasions where they need to stand all the time. It can be said that the most tiring thing today is probably the two of them. Already.

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but think that if the emperor hadn't insisted on giving him a higher salary, which was based on the standards of a prince's wedding, but only based on the standards of a prince's wedding, he could actually be a lot easier.

After all, when a prince gets married, the process is not that complicated and there are not so many rules.

But having said that, marriage in the feudal era was not as casual as in later generations. You could get married and leave as you wanted.

Especially for the royal family, this wedding may only happen once in a lifetime. Unless the first wife dies and you want to marry another first wife, even if you are a common wife or a concubine, you will not have such high standards of etiquette.

So for women, this is a great ceremony that occurs only once in their lives, and it is also the most important occasion in their lives.

Naturally, the higher the courtesy treatment, the better, and the royal prince's wedding was the highest level of treatment a woman could enjoy in feudal society.

As for the emperor marrying the queen?In the Ming Dynasty, the standards for a prince to marry a concubine were the same as those for an emperor to adopt a concubine, so even if he became a queen, he would not be able to enjoy higher standards of etiquette treatment.

After all, in the final analysis, if there are no accidents, the crown princess will be the future queen. If she does not follow the queen's specifications, it will make people have ideas about becoming a queen in the future.

"Your Highness, the officials from the East Palace are already waiting outside the palace gate. Are you ready?" A nun from the palace came to Zhu Zhanqun and asked him in a low voice.

According to the etiquette system, on the wedding day, the man needs to go to the woman's home to welcome her, which is called a wedding ceremony and is one of the six wedding rituals.

Even the prince has no choice but to make an exception. At dawn on the day of the wedding ceremony, the officials of the East Palace must wear formal attire and welcome ceremonial guards, play drums and line up outside the gate of the East Palace, waiting for the prince to start the wedding ceremony.

The prince needs to wear a royal robe and ride out of the East Palace in a chariot, go to the palace gate to get off the chariot and sit on a chariot, followed by the Eastern Palace officials and a full set of ceremonial guards and drums, and arrive at the crown prince's residence with wind and drums, and start a series of welcoming ceremonies. Etiquette and procedures.

In the whole world, no one except the emperor himself can be exempted.

If the emperor himself is getting married, he will send people to welcome the bride in a festive manner. Other than that, all the etiquette and regulations are the same.

It can be said that this is the highest-level wedding in Ming Dynasty today, and it is the envy and fantasy of women all over the world.

But for the wedding participants, just like every wedding in the world, apart from emotions such as happiness and excitement, the only thing they can feel is tiredness.

Fortunately, for both the bride and the groom, this is usually the only time in their lives.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanji were carried out of the East Palace on horseback. Zhu Zhanquan took a look at the imperial robes on Zhu Zhanji's body and couldn't help but smile.

According to the Ming Dynasty etiquette regulations set by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, the prince and prince must wear formal crown robes, the so-called ceremonial gowns, during major ceremonial and sacrificial activities in the court.

The whole set of crown uniforms includes multiple parts such as the crown, gon, belt, leather belt, jade pendant, knee covering, ribbon, and middle single. When combined together, it is a complete set of crown robes.

And depending on the status, the format of this gun crown is also different.

For example, the emperor is crowned with twelve phoenixes, and twelve different patterns need to be drawn on his uniform, which are the so-called twelve chapters.

The prince, on the other hand, has to be of a lower rank and is crowned with nine chapters, that is, Jiuqiaomian and Jiuzhanggunfu.

So today Zhu Zhanquan is wearing the Prince's standard Gun Mian Jiuzhang, which is the same as the Prince's standard. This is a dress that he can wear himself.

But Zhu Zhanji couldn't do it. He was only the emperor's grandson, and according to the etiquette system, he could only wear seven chapters of military uniforms and eight hats.

However, folk weddings also pay attention to the wedding ceremony. You can use formal attire in excess of the regulations during the wedding. In addition, Zhu Di himself authorized Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanjuan to follow the regulations for the prince's wedding today, so what Zhu Zhanji wore today is the same. Gun Mian Nine Chapters.

Otherwise, Zhu Zhanji's dress would be one level lower than Zhu Zhancheng's, and his elder brother's level would be lower than his younger brother's. It would still be regarded as a bit of a joke.

Thinking of these messy thoughts, Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Zhanji were carried out of the East Palace gate and transferred to a carriage.

The so-called carriage is a kind of sedan chair without a top, also known as a shoulder carriage. The kind of chair that is lifted up by several poles that often appears in later film and television works is a carriage.

It’s just that the standard used for today’s wedding is relatively high, and it is carried by 16 people.

So when Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Zhanji were carried out together, it took 32 people. The grandeur and pomp of a royal wedding can be seen.

The chariot is a chariot that only the emperor is qualified to use. The so-called five chariots of the king are jade, gold, elephant, leather and wood.

There are five types of vehicles decorated with different specifications. The jade wheel is decorated with jade, the gold wheel is made of gold, the elephant wheel is made of ivory, and the wooden wheel is a simple wooden car.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang generally only used wooden chariots because he felt that five chariots were too extravagant and wasteful. In the 26th year of Hongwu, when the maximum specifications for the emperor's travels were formulated, there were only one jade chariot and one large chariot.

The prince can use the golden chariot and the prince can use the elephant chariot.

However, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's frugality, there was only one jade chariot in the palace as the emperor's guard of honor, and ten elephant chariots for use.

So today, even though Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Zhanji are enjoying the treatment of a prince's wedding, these carriages are still two elephant carriages.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't care about this. Xiangren was already a very luxurious car, which was enough in his opinion.After all, if we talk about luxury, there are even more luxurious things in his cave gourd.

It's not like Zhu Zhanchun never thought about using some things from his cave gourd before. This wedding only happens once in a lifetime. He and Meng Qinglin have experienced life and death separation again, so naturally he still wants to give Meng Qinglin the best treatment.

But Meng Qinglin persuaded Zhu Zhanyu and did not ask him to take out those things. Instead, he asked him to follow the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty and not to do anything special.

The only thing she accepted was some jewelry and clothes that Zhu Zhanqun took out, but nothing else.

Seeing that Meng Qinglin was unwilling, Zhu Zhanquan did not force it. Apart from bringing out some better clothing materials and gold and jade utensils to the Ministry of Rites, he did not bring out anything outrageous such as dragon chariots and phoenix chariots.

Riding on the elephant carriage and arriving at the gate of Prince Zheng's Mansion, Zhu Zhanquan and Zhu Zhanji got off the elephant carriage again, put on their shoulder carriages and were carried to the temporary tent that had been set up outside the gate of the mansion yesterday. The subordinate officials also followed in at this time.

"Your Highnesses, the auspicious time has not come yet, please stay here for a while." An official from the Ministry of Rites came over and reminded Zhu Zhantun and Zhu Zhanji.

This whole set of etiquette has been rehearsed many times. Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Zhanji naturally know what to do. The reminder from the official of the Ministry of Rites is just to prevent mistakes.

The waiting process was a bit boring, and Zhu Zhanyu's eyes began to wander around.

Although it was a temporary tent, it still had enough space. In addition, two people were getting married this time, so the tent was even bigger.

Fortunately, the two concubines were brought to Prince Zheng's Mansion to get married here. Otherwise, there would not be such a wide road in front of Bai Sutang's house, and it would be difficult to build a tent.

"Second brother, do you have anything to eat?" Zhu Zhanji suddenly asked Zhu Zhanquan in a low voice.

The two of them got up before dawn in the morning and got ready. Although they ate something to fill their stomachs, they didn't eat much. At this time, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but feel a little hungry.

"Brother, you didn't hide some food on your body? You have a busy day today." Even though he said this, Zhu Zhanchun didn't take out any food from his body. After all, he was a golden elixir master who had not eaten for hundreds of years. It doesn't matter if I eat something, I'm really not prepared.

However, seeing that Zhu Zhanji was indeed hungry, Zhu Zhanquan also waved to the guard on the side, indicating that he was coming over, and then whispered a few instructions, asking him to get some snacks for Zhu Zhanji to fill his stomach. Come.

At this time, the auspicious time has not yet come, and they do not need to leave the tent yet, so they can relax a little and let others get some food.

In Prince Zheng's palace, Meng Qinglin and Bai Sutang, who were getting married today, as well as the Japanese women Wang Wang, Lan Qier and two other women, were all dressed up at this time and were also waiting for the arrival of the auspicious time.

The person in charge of officiating the wedding was a minister from the Ministry of Etiquette. He was currently directing all the palace ladies to line up in front of the attic.

There were so many people getting married today. Even though the minister sent by the Ministry of Rites was well-informed, he had never seen such a scene before and was somewhat in a hurry.

After all, Zhu Zhanquan and Zhu Zhanji had two main concubines and four side concubines. There were a lot of maids to serve these six, and the Minister of Etiquette who presided over the wedding had to arrange them all.

In fact, the ones who can stand here to accompany the six concubines out of the palace are no longer ordinary palace maids. They are more of the nuns who serve the six concubines. They are mainly responsible for teaching the concubines various etiquette and rules, and assisting the concubines in raising children.

So these are not young palace maids, but rather elderly and healthy women.

After all, the first choice criteria for maids in the palace have never been young and beautiful, and even concubines are not selected to be particularly beautiful, in order to avoid charming the king.

The idea that the emperor's wives are all beautiful and that the women in the palace are all beauties can only be regarded as a kind of obscenity.

The emperor's wife cannot be said to be ugly, but she is certainly not the kind of beauty that would dazzle the country, and she is not even as good-looking as the actresses who played the roles of queens and concubines in later generations.

Generally speaking, the ones chosen are those who look dignified and generous, focusing on manners rather than looks.

This also leads to the fact that among the six concubines who are getting married today, Meng Qinglin is the prettiest one, followed by Lan Qier, Bai Sutang, and the other two concubines. On the contrary, the appearance of the female Japanese king is a bit hard to describe. .

After all, the line of Japanese kings of the Japanese Kingdom is said to be the descendants of the gods they believe in. Their bloodline is noble and cannot be confused. They have always been intermarrying between relatives. It is not uncommon for fathers and daughters, brother and sister, and mother and son to be united.

It can only be said that the female Japanese king who married Zhu Zhanji was not a fool, and there was nothing wrong with her. She was like smoke rising from the tombs of the Japanese royal family.

This is also the reason why Zhu Zhanquan never considered marrying the female Japanese king of the Japanese country at first. Without him, Chou refused.

Zhu Zhanji wanted to be the emperor, and he could fit in the harem.

The matter of marrying a wife for the country should be left to him. He has other wives anyway, and it doesn't matter if one of them is ugly.

Among the six concubines, Lan Qier and the female Japanese king were both considered political marriages, so both of them actually brought dowries. Although the female Japanese king was the type without real power, after the Ming Dynasty gradually took control of the Japanese country, the court still sent People went to contact her father and helped him become the ruler of the Japanese country, called Shangwang, and he took control of the power of the Japanese country today.

The former Japanese king also knew that he relied on the Ming Dynasty to regain his power, so he pretended not to know anything about the carving up of the Japanese country among the six vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty. He even took the so-called title that the Japanese country had always arrogated. He only claimed to be the acting Japanese king and left the title of Japanese king to his daughter, Zhu Zhanyu's future concubine.

Not only that, he traveled thousands of miles to deliver to his daughter all the so-called three artifacts of the Japanese kingdom, along with a 'huge' group of retainers as a dowry for her to marry the Ming Emperor's grandson as a concubine.

Lan Qier's side is also pretty much the same. Although her brother failed to send her a group of retainers, he still divided the people of the Ongji tribe into one thousand households according to Mongolian rules. Not inferior to the female Japanese king.

After all, according to Mongolian rules, a noble girl can control the land, army and subjects, so Lan Qier's brother gave her a thousand households as a dowry in order to prevent her from appearing too weak in front of Zhu Zhantun.

But although Lan Qier has such a thousand households in her hands, and the female Japanese king also has her own retainers around her, neither of them is the most powerful.

The one who is truly powerful is Meng Qinglin. Although this former Dragon Palace general no longer has the Taoist soldiers he is used to carrying with him, Zhu Zhanyu gave her the military power of the Qingyu Guards.

The most capable army in the Ming Dynasty now all belongs to Meng Qinglin, making her the most powerful of the six concubines getting married today.

However, these things can only enhance their marriage. After all, the person they want to marry is the future heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the most powerful vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Both of them are more powerful than them.

　The wedding ceremony process made me dizzy!I skipped the rest of the story and entered the bridal chamber in the next chapter!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)