Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 226 Zhu Biao’s wedding! The Emperor's Gift to the Jade Girl

Kunning Palace.

Huner was brought into the palace early this morning by someone sent by Empress Ma, who said she had something important to discuss with her. She deliberately dressed herself up and down today, wearing a simple and elegant dress, elegant and gentle, and she had the air of a concubine of the Supreme Emperor.

Queen Ma entertained her warmly, and the two chatted in the hall. Wan'er was really curious and asked, "Why did the queen come to see me today?"

"It's for the prince's marriage." Empress Ma said with a smile, "Both the Chang family and the Lu family will come to the palace today. You are the elder of the Zhu family, so naturally you have to pass by."

"Well, I'll take a good look at it." Wen'er sat very upright, not squinting.

But she was complaining in her heart, I couldn't stand it anymore, I seemed to be lying on my back, wanting to eat the snacks on the table, they looked so delicious.

However, she told herself that she had to hold on. Speaking of it, she was now older than Queen Ma. She elegantly picked up the tea cup, took a sip and asked, "Queen, has the date for the prince's wedding been decided?"

"It's decided, the second day of next month." Queen Ma nodded.

"Is there anything I need to do at that time?" Weier put down the tea cup gracefully and rubbed her waist.

"The Emperor said he would not sit on the throne, so..." Queen Ma sounded regretful.

"Hey, he doesn't want young people to be restrained like this." Wen'er waved her hand, "Then you can have fun."

She secretly cursed Fourth Master Zhu in her heart. On such a big occasion, as the eldest elder of the Zhu family, how can we not take the main seat? When the time comes for them to worship, they will have to worship us.

"Toffee!" Queen Ma said with a smile, "Would you like me to invite the Emperor to hold a grand wedding banquet for you? The Emperor marrying a wife is also a major event for the Zhu family."

"Okay!" Weier blurted out, "You should have told me earlier, I also want to dress beautifully and get married."

After saying that, she turned slightly red and felt that she was just not dignified enough. Queen Ma looked at her shy look, with a smile on her lips: "Okay, I will definitely invite you and plan it myself."

When Wen'er heard this, her beautiful eyes shone, and she excitedly held Empress Ma's hand: "Daughter-in-law, you are so good! Oh, the Zhu family is really blessed by our ancestors to have you."

Queen Ma was amused, and the distance between them became much closer.

……

Not long after, the palace maid led the two girls up to the palace. When Huner knew that it was Chang and Lu, she sat up straight, making herself look more dignified and like an elder.

"My maid Chang pays homage to the concubine, and pays homage to the empress." Chang wore a light red dress, and her beauty revealed a heroic temperament.

"Your Majesty, Madam Lu, pays homage to the Dowager Concubine, and pays homage to the Queen." Wearing a light blue dress, Madam Lu looked gentle and noble, well-informed and courteous.

Queen Ma raised her hands towards the two of them: "Everyone, get up. Don't be formal. Just treat yourself as if you were at home."

Mrs. Chang stood up and sat down beside her. This was not her first time in Kunning Palace, so she was not nervous at all. However, Lu was a little cautious. She sat down next to Chang and lowered her head slightly.

"Miss Chang, have you studied martial arts?" Huer suddenly asked.

"I've learned it, but it's all just fake tricks." Mrs. Chang looked at Wen'er with bright eyes and said, "I heard that the concubine is a saint from the Demon Sect. She is very skilled in martial arts, right? Can you teach me?"

"Okay!" Wen'er waved her hand fiercely, "I think you have good bones and are a young martial artist."

"Really? I have been practicing with my father since I was a child. Hey, I really yearn for the world. I admire a heroine like Toffee the most." Chang's eyes were full of expectation.

Wener nodded slowly, telling herself all the time in her heart to be dignified. However, she liked Mrs. Chang, and she seemed to be an outspoken girl.

"You can come to the back of the academy to find me in the future." She said with a smile.

"Okay!" Mrs. Chang nodded quickly.

"After marrying into the palace, according to the rules, you can't leave the palace casually, right?" Madam Lu said softly.

After hearing this, Mrs. Chang's beautiful face suddenly fell. Empress Ma did not expect that Wu'er and Chang would get to know each other so quickly, and said with a smile: "The concubine can be allowed to live in the palace when the time comes."

"Thank you, empress." Mrs. Chang bowed.

Huner sat upright, thinking that it would be okay to have her own palace to live in the palace.

Queen Ma's eyes fell on Ms. Lu, and she asked gently: "Mrs. Lu, I heard that you have been studying since you were a child, and you are proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and you are a famous talented woman in the capital."

Mrs. Lu nodded slightly, with a beautiful and gentle face and elegant and calm manners: "I am not a talented girl. I learned calligraphy from my father when I was a child. I like to read some idle books on weekdays."

Empress Ma liked a lady like Lu very much, and nodded slightly: "Your father is indeed a very good gentleman."

Huner's eyes glanced at Mrs. Lu vaguely, and she frowned slightly. She always felt that Mrs. Lu had a familiar aura on her body, but she was not sure where she had seen it before.

"Let's eat first. Let's chat while we eat." Queen Ma greeted.

Huan'er's eyes flashed with light. It was finally time to eat. After sitting for a long time, she was full of tea. She told herself again that she should be dignified when eating and not eat too much.

……

Qinhuai River courtyard.

Fourth Master Zhu opened the door and saw that the inside was overgrown with weeds. It had become like this after not taking care of it for several months. This small courtyard is his first home in Yingtian City, and he doesn't want to abandon it.

"We have to find that boy Zhu Di to clean it up." He muttered. However, he still took off his robe, rolled up his sleeves, and started cleaning. He would stay here from time to time in the future. He was sticking his butt out and weeding, when a figure landed on the wall, it was the pretty Ao Gu. She did not wear a black robe today. She wore a close-fitting blue jacket on her upper body and a smooth horse-faced skirt on her lower body, which accentuated her graceful figure and gave her a wild beauty that was different from the beauties from the Central Plains.

"You are so great, why do you still have to work by yourself?" She snorted.

"You dare to come, are you not afraid that I will arrest you?" Fourth Master Zhu spread his hands.

"I'm here to deliver a letter to you. You wouldn't attack me as a messenger, would you?" Ao Gu took out a letter, "This is written to you by our eldest princess."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the letter drew an arc in the air and flew steadily towards Fourth Master Zhu. Fourth Master Zhu reached out to grab it, opened it immediately, and glanced over it hastily.

It was indeed Zhao Xuanzhen's handwriting. She expressed her apology in the letter, and said that she and the child in her belly were fine. She also said that after this defeat, Dayuan had no ambition to go south again.

Fourth Master Zhu half believed the content in the letter and half didn't believe it. He knew Zhao Xuanzhen. This woman had greater ambitions than a man and would not be at ease with He Lin.

"You have caused great harm to our eldest princess." Ao Gu snorted.

"Did she harm me?" Fourth Master Zhu sighed, "But it's all in the past, don't mention the past anymore."

"A man." Ao Gu snorted coldly.

"I said, can you help me?" Fourth Master Zhu waved the grass in his hand.

Ao Gu flew down and landed next to him, helping him pull weeds while asking: "You won't arrest me?"

"We won't arrest him for now." Fourth Master Zhu smiled.

"Our Yuan Dynasty has been seriously injured. We will definitely shrink into the grassland next. It's useless for you to catch me." Ao Gu was quite nimble with her hands and feet, and she could pull out weeds at a glance.

"I met your master, and she almost killed me." Fourth Master Zhu blinked, "So, I want to put your master's debt on you."

"If you have the ability, go find my master." Ao Gumei glared, "By the way, my master has gone to Korea."

Fourth Master Zhu frowned.

He guessed that Beiyuan would definitely join forces with Goryeo and the Liang King of Yunnan to encircle the Ming Dynasty.

……

Ten days later, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Biao got married.

The East Palace was full of joy. Above the main hall, a vermilion curtain was hung high, with golden dragon and phoenix patterns embroidered on it. Between the curtains, the incense burner was filled with smoke, exuding a faint scent of sandalwood. The hall is filled with flowers of various colors, among which the red peonies are the most eye-catching, exuding bursts of floral fragrance.

The palace lanterns on both sides are raised high and sparkle. The ground was covered with a bright red carpet, extending all the way to the outside of the temple.

The palace people wore uniform wedding clothes and were busy with smiles. Some were adjusting the position of the curtains, some were placing flowers, and some were checking the banquet arrangements. Everyone's face was filled with joy.

Finally, the wedding began.

Prince Zhu Biao, wearing a blue five-clawed dragon-patterned crown and a nine-pointed flat crown, appeared in front of everyone with heroic spirit. The Chang family and the Lu family both wore crowns with nine emeralds and four phoenixes on their heads, and wedding clothes with four-in-one Ruyi cloud patterns, accompanied by Qingxia pei with golden clouds, phoenixes and pearls, which were luxurious and dignified. Zhu Biao holds red silk in his hand. The two ends of the red silk are Chang and Lu. Surrounded by everyone, they slowly walked towards the main hall.

In the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were wearing Pi Bian crown uniforms and Yan Ju crown costumes respectively. They were sitting on the main seats and watched the newcomers slowly coming in. They were sincerely happy.

"Let's perform the marriage ceremony." The female officer's voice fell, indicating that the worship ceremony had officially begun.

There was a red table in the main hall with several plates on it. Zhu Biao, Chang and Lu simultaneously picked up a piece of food from the middle plate and ate it.

Then, the palace maid presented the wine, which was poured into a double-mouthed wine glass specially used for worship.

Zhu Biao picked up the wine glass, took a small sip from one of the cups, and then handed it to the palace maid. The palace maid then handed the double-mouthed wine glass to Chang and Lu on the other side. They picked up the double-mouthed wine glass and drank from the other cup. a small bit.

"Reset." The female officer's voice fell again.

The newlyweds change from kneeling to standing.

"bye!"

The newlyweds raise their hands and bow to each other in bow.

After the couple bows, they bow to the high hall. The newlyweds bow to Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

"To the jujubes."

After the ceremony, the newlyweds each held a flower bowl. Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma respectively grabbed a handful of red dates and chestnuts and put them into their flower bowls, which meant that they would have a son early.

Then, the female official sang loudly: "The ceremony is completed!"

After the worship service, Zhu Biao took Chang and Lu to the back hall, where Zhu Fourth Master, Huner and the others were present. Zhu Biao knelt down towards the two of them. Chang and Lu also knelt down quickly. Zhu Biao bowed: "Grandpa, my grandson kowtows to you."

"Okay, okay." Fourth Master Zhu laughed, took out a book and handed it to Zhu Biao, winking, "This is the Jade Girl's Heart Sutra. If you practice it carefully, you will be able to have a son when you are my age."

Zhu Biao was so embarrassed after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)