Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 77 The King of Jin gets married

Sacrifice was very important in ancient China. Of course, it was different from the West. China mainly worshiped its ancestors. Whenever important events happened, they had to offer sacrifices to heaven and tell their ancestors.

In the early morning of this day, sacrifices were made to the ancestral temple, heaven and earth in the palace.

The king of Jin marries a wife.

The wedding convoy came slowly from Zhuque Gate. Since Xiao Menglan was not from the capital, everything started at the city gate. Both sides of the main street were lined with heavily armed guards, as well as those watching the fun at the back.

In order to show her love, the queen removed her chariot in advance and re-decorated it for Xiao Menglan to use today.

Countless women looked at the huge chariot passing through the main street, surrounded by hundreds of guards, and felt envious. Is this the treatment of marrying into the royal family?
The motorcade slowly arrived at the palace gate, where Yang Guang was already waiting.

The curtain slowly opened, and Yang Guang looked at Xiao Menglan who walked out. Today she was wearing a red dress and a golden crown, with bright eyes and a slight smile. The two of them didn't even say a word formally. They didn't expect that this would happen. Got married.

She got out of the carriage and came to Yang Guang's side, feeling a little embarrassed at this time. Xiao Menglan was much taller than Yang Guang. After all, she was three years older.

Seeing this, Xiao Menglan slightly bent his knees and lowered his height while maintaining his posture as much as possible.

The ceremony officer loudly said: "The emperor of the Sui Dynasty, the daughter of the Xiao family of Xiliang, who is good-looking, sincere and excellent, and benevolent and respectful. Today, I present it to the ancestors of heaven and earth and canonize her as the royal concubine of the Jin Dynasty. She has flourished her branch and the husband and wife are in harmony."

Xiao Menglan accepted the booklet and gold seal given by the ceremony officer.

With the gold seal in the book, you are the concubine officially canonized by the royal family. If you don't have it, the royal family will not recognize it, and your name is not on the family tree. Because of this, even if Yang Yong doesn't like his concubine, she is the concubine that Ming Media is marrying. , it is difficult to change the genealogy even if you don’t like it.

"Please, King Jin, Princess Jin come to the palace to pay homage."

The two of them walked into the palace in formal attire. Fortunately, Weiyang Palace was not far from the palace gate.

As the two walked, ritual music played. Yang Guang saw Xiao Menglan having difficulty walking and said, "Stand up straight and walk."

"Your Highness, I'm fine."

"I'm afraid you'll be very tired when you walk in front of your father, the emperor, and your queen like this. There are still many gifts behind you, so you have to save some energy."

"Your Highness, I can do this."

"Stand up straight, I'm not afraid of what others say."

Xiao Menglan glanced at Yang Guang gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Xiao Menglan is indeed taller than ordinary women when she stands straight, and she looks even more slender when she is thin.

Yang Guang said softly: "Mother, Gao Gaogao." Xiao Menglan blushed again.

The emperor wore a formal dragon robe, the queen wore a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, and her clothes were extremely long.

"My son, I would like to pay my respects to my father, the emperor and my queen."

The two of them knelt down and worshiped their parents together. The emperor smiled and said, "Get straight." The queen even smiled happily, and it was obvious that she was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law.

During this period of time, Xiao Menglan lived in the palace. She was smart and knew etiquette without feeling cumbersome. Of all the people Empress Dugu had met, Xiao Menglan was the only young woman with whom she could really find no fault.

"Your Majesty, please pray to the ancestral temple."

As the etiquette officer's voice sounded, the emperor and the empress took the young couple to make sacrifices to the ancestral temple. This was an extremely cumbersome process, slow and regular.

The royal family, nobles and some high-ranking ministers lined up on both sides, watching the ceremony from a distance.

Yang Jun complained: "It's so hot in this sunny day. I'm sweating in these clothes. My second brother's clothes are probably soaked. If I get married, I must choose it in early spring or autumn. In this weather It’s really unbearable.”

"Third brother, it's not up to us to decide." Xiu'er continued.

Yang Yong glared at his two younger brothers: "Why do you think so much at such a young age? It's not your turn yet."

Yang Jun replied: "Brother, why don't you see the Crown Princess? Did you have another quarrel?"

Yang Yong was too lazy to pay attention to him and did not reply. Instead, he said slightly mockingly: "What does a little brat know about the relationship between husband and wife?"

Yang Liang, the youngest, said: "Yes, third brother and fourth brother, you really don't understand."

Yang Jun and Yang Xiu looked at Yang Liang with doubts on their faces. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he was indeed qualified to say this. "The second sister-in-law seems to be much taller than the second brother. I'm afraid the second brother won't be able to hold her up." Yang Xiu said to herself.

Yang Liang nodded: "I also have experience in this. I can let my wife hug me."

For a moment, Yang Yong, Yang Jun, and Yang Xiu were speechless and speechless.

It took more than an hour to pay tribute to the ancestral temple. After all the rituals were completed, Yang Guang was so hot that he almost suffered from heat stroke. On the other hand, Xiao Menglan's face was flushed from the sun.

The ritual music was played, and the ceremony officer shouted: "Let's set off for the Jin Palace."

The emperor and the empress did not leave the palace. Empress Dugu took Xiao Menglan's hand and said, "The ceremony is over. Your name has been recorded in the Yang family's genealogy. From today on, you are a member of the Yang family. From now on, you and your wife will be together." Harmony, respect and love will spread to future generations as soon as possible."

"Thank you Queen Empress."

"It's time to change your mouth."

"Thank you~Mother."

Queen Dugu smiled heartily: "Go and live a good life."

The wedding procession moved from the palace to the Jin Palace. Yang Guang and Xiao Menglan had completed the ceremony at this time, so they could ride in the same chariot.

After entering the car, with the sound of gongs and drums playing ceremonial music outside, Yang Guang could finally relax a little, and then half-lyed down, while Xiao Menglan was still restrained, sitting upright.

Seeing this situation, Yang Guang had no choice but to sit up straight.

Accompanied by the sound of rituals and music outside, the two of them were speechless for a moment. Neither of them knew how to speak first, as they did not have a close friendship.

Meeting on a blind date, marrying first and falling in love later, this is simply the standard beginning of an unhappy marriage in modern times.

Yang Guang thought for a while and spoke first: "You were ready early this morning. I heard that you got up in the middle of the night to dress up and have something to eat."

"The concubine is not hungry."

He said this but his body was very honest, and his stomach growled unsatisfactorily at this moment.

Following the cooing sound, Xiao Menglan, who often blushed, turned red this time.

Yang Guang smiled and took out the pastries he had hidden in his sleeves: "Mama Li told me to hide something. I didn't know it at first, but I didn't expect it would be really useful."

Two small and delicate pastries appeared in Yang Guang's hand and handed them to Xiao Menglan.

"Your Highness, I am really not hungry."

"Although Aunt Li in my residence is sarcastic, she is very familiar with these things and has taken them into consideration. When we get to the palace later, I will have to greet the guests outside, and you will have to meet with the elder women from various residences, and Sometimes when you are busy and you don’t know when you will be able to eat, you should take care of yourself first.”

Hearing what Yang Guang said, Xiao Menglan took the fruit, ate it in small bites, and smiled lightly.

"Your Highness, that's so sweet."

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Suddenly there was an explosion outside. Xiao Menglan was so frightened that her face turned pale. The sound was like thunder on the ground. She reacted and hurriedly pulled Yang Guang to squat down: "Your Highness, be careful."

These two explosions startled everyone accompanying them.

Yang Guang stopped the panicked man and smiled happily: "Don't be afraid, this is not thunder, these are fireworks. They are the gifts I prepared for our wedding. They were made by Sun Simiao, the King of Medicine."

"fireworks?"

Yang Guang opened the curtain of the chariot, exposed a crack and looked towards the sky. The white smoke that gradually dispersed was called fireworks, but it was actually two kicks. Then suddenly there was another explosion, which scared Xiao Menglan and hid back again.

"Your Highness, this is too scary."

"You and I are going to make sacrifices to heaven and earth when we get married. I'm afraid that heaven and earth haven't woken up yet, so I will blast it twice to wake it up. Come and take a look. I, Yang Guang, have married a good wife."

(End of this chapter)