Your daughter's strategy

When the banquet was over, Mrs. Zuo went back to the palace to greet Princess Rui. Princess Rui was watching her little grandson enjoy herself. Seeing her come back, she smiled and asked, "Is the Xu family busy today?"

Zuo smiled brightly: "It's my mother who thinks too much. The Xu family doesn't know how much they like it. According to Mrs. Xu's opinion, the full moon wine is going to be a big deal."

Concubine Rui smiled: "The Xu family is probably the most rare girl." Zuo heard the displeasure in Concubine Rui's words and did not answer.

A while ago, there was a lot of trouble in the court for the establishment of a queen, and the harem continued. The queen mother preferred Xu Miaoyun, and the two empress dowagers were neutral. Cousin Miss Qin Xuan.

Qin Xuan's biological mother and Princess Rui are two cousins, and they have a very good relationship. Years ago, the mother of the girl Qin passed away, and her father married Suxian, and life was difficult, so she went to Princess Rui, but Princess Rui felt sorry for Qin Xuan. Because of Xuan Xuan's appearance, he wanted to find a way out for her, and thought of letting Qin Xuan enter the palace.

I don't dare to think about the queen's seat, a little concubine or noble person is okay for her sake, right?

But the ancestors said that the emperor should make the decision, but the emperor flatly refused, saying that he would not accept any concubines before establishing the empress, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the empress.

Concubine Rui has never been rejected like this before, she has lost her face, and she is feeling uncomfortable these few days.

Mrs. Zuo changed the subject with a smile: "Cousin Xuan's appearance, what kind of a good husband can't be found, I'm afraid my mother will be taken aback by then." Princess Rui smiled but didn't answer. How about entering the palace as a concubine.What's more, the emperor is so young and handsome.

In fact, Zuo felt that Princess Rui was a little confused on this matter. Not to mention that Qin Xuan was only the daughter of Princess Rui's cousins, she was the daughter of her own sisters, her stepmother was not kind, and as the eldest daughter, she didn't have any weight to speak at home?

Is there no one in the Qin family?Let her a girl's family bring a girl and a mother-in-law to rush all the way from Fuzhou to join him?

Even if it is defection, why not go to Xie's family?Xie's house is also her uncle's house, instead of going to her uncle's house, she went to her aunt's house, what's the idea?

Zuo looked down upon her from the bottom of her heart, but she was not qualified to speak on this matter.Therefore, he only flattered Princess Rui to be happy.

Soon this Qin Xuan was known by Xu Miaoyun in another capacity, Cen Han smiled and took Qin Xuan's hand and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, my mother and Xuan'er's second aunt exchanged handkerchiefs, separated by dozens of years. I haven't seen you for a year, but now I meet you in the capital."

This relationship is a bit far away, but it can be explained clearly.Mrs. Cen and the second wife of the Qin family were from the same hometown, and they had studied with a gentleman when they were young. In fact, it was not a handkerchief, they were just classmates. They talked and laughed together when they met.There is no contact between the north and the south.Now it is a surprise to meet the niece of the old man by chance.

Xu Miaoyun saw that Qin Xuan was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slim figure and delicate features, her eyes seemed to hide a puddle of water, she was very charming.

Intuitively, Xu Miaoyun didn't like this person.But seeing that Cen Han was very close to her, he greeted her with a smile.

Qin Xuan looks impressive.The words are also moving. Xu Miaoyun couldn't help but smile after hearing her words. At noon, two people were left for lunch. Qin Xuan saw the plates of exquisite dishes served and said with a smile: "Look, they are all ordinary ingredients. , How did you make it so unique? It's such an ingenious idea, I can't bear to eat it after looking at it."

Xu Miaoyun had a smug face when she mentioned this, it was all her idea, but she still said modestly: "It's just that it looks good, but the taste is still the same." Qin Xuan pursed her lips and smiled, knowing her Now living in Prince Rui's Mansion, Xu Miaoyun said with a smile: "This is still a relative." Then he asked someone to tell Xie Zhilan.

Xie Zhilan couldn't get up when she was confinement, so she asked Qin Xuan to talk, Xu Miaoyun pulled Cen Han and said, "How did you meet her?"

Cen Han smiled and said: "She came to the door by herself, holding a letter from her aunt, which said that her stepmother treated her badly, that she had no place at home, and she went to Beijing to seek refuge with relatives, please take care of her, Mother originally wanted to keep her at home, but I heard that she lives in Prince Rui's Mansion."

Xu Miaoyun said: "She is not only the daughter of Princess Rui's cousin, but also the daughter of Mr. Xie's cousin. Why didn't she go to Xie's house, but went to Prince Rui's mansion instead?"

Cen Han shook his head and guessed: "Maybe it's because I'm closer to Princess Rui? After all, it's my aunt who went to Xie's house, and my aunt when I went to Prince Rui's mansion. The relationship between the two is not the same." Xu Miaoyun nodded and didn't continue to ask. .

Qin Xuan came to visit Xu's house for the next few days, and even Cen Han felt that something was wrong. Qin Xuan smiled and said, "My cousin feels bored in confinement, so I'll come and talk to her." Cen Han said with a smile: "You are patient You have to hold your temper." I didn't bother to ask any more.

Later, even Mrs. Xu knew about Qin Xuan. Seeing that she was gentle and courteous, and also a relative of Xie Zhilan's natal family, she wanted to praise Xie Zhilan, so she stayed at Xu's house for a few days.

The days when Qin Xuan and Xu Miaoyun got along gradually grew, because Xie Zhilan also had other things to do, and she didn't need Qin Xuan to be in front of her all the time, so Qin Xuan came to talk to Xu Miaoyun when she had free time, and the servants around Xu Miaoyun were also very kind to her. polite.

The longer we spent together, seeing that she was still gentle and gentle, Xu Miaoyun slowly let go of her guard, but she didn't talk about everything like she did with Tang's daughter Feng Zhenzhen, at most she was a little more intimate.

During Sister Wan's full moon ceremony, Mrs. Zuo came to the banquet and took Qin Xuan back by the way. It was already July, and there were only two months left before the big wedding. Xu Miaoyun had more things to do, The whole Xu family is also busy.

The emperor's big wedding is the same as the folk wedding. You have to follow the six rituals. First, accepting, then asking for names, accepting auspiciousness, accepting a levy, telling the date, and finally welcoming you in person. It's just that every etiquette is more solemn and more particular. .

Let’s talk about the matchmaker first. The matchmaker on the emperor’s side is Lord Rui. Lord Rui is the highest-ranking royal family member. The emperor wants to call the emperor’s uncle and grandfather. The matchmaker on Xu Miaoyun’s side is Mr. Xie’s family. Mr. Xie’s family and Mr. Rui The princes are cousins, so they are evenly matched as matchmakers.

When giving the bride price, it was Feng Yiquan's father, Feng De, who came over in person.Although he is not one of the three lords, he has the closest relationship with the royal family, so it is very solemn to ask him to come forward.

And those betrothal gifts can also represent the identity of the emperor, a thick stack of gift lists, Na Cai's little eunuch read each item at a loud voice, and it took him a long time to finish reading, among which gold, silver and jewelry became common, more annoying People pay attention to two items, one is 2 taels of gold, and the other is [-] mu of land in Daxing.These things are said to be gifts, but they are actually rewards to the Xu family in disguise.

No one thinks too many dowry gifts, because the more dowry gifts, the more face the emperor has, and compared with the dowry gifts prepared for the last time this dynasty made a queen, these are really not many. Everyone secretly envies the Xu family.Not to mention the 2 taels of gold, just the [-] mu of land is enough to make people coveted.

The auspicious date was set on September [-]th. On that day, the emperor could not come to marry in person. Instead, he sent powerful officials from the court to greet her, and sent them directly to the Temple of Heaven to worship the heaven and the Taimiao to worship the ancestors.At the same time, the central gate of the palace was opened, and the sedan chair was carried into Fengyi Palace, where the queen lived, in a splendid manner.In the evening, it is a lively and grand wedding.

Being able to be carried in from the main entrance of the palace is the most honorable and enviable place to be a queen, because the main entrance of the palace is usually not allowed to walk casually unless the emperor travels, sacrifices to heaven and other important events Yes, even if other concubines enter the palace, they are only carried in through the side door.It's not as beautiful as the queen, and there will be no shortage of honor guards and phoenixes along the way.At that time, it will really be kneeling together in the palace, and all the officials will greet each other.

For a woman to be so beautiful once, this life is worth it.

Xu Miaoyun is currently busy trying on wedding dresses and dresses for sacrifices. These are all prepared by the Household Department in the morning according to the Queen's specifications. The phoenix embroidered with gold thread on it is different from the phoenix embroidered on the clothes of ordinary concubines, isn't it? Anyone can wear it casually.

In August, the weather gradually became cooler, but the Xu family didn't even have a good Mid-Autumn Festival because of the affairs of the queen. They were in a hurry up and down. Xu Jinghuan packed the things he had prepared for Xu Miaoyun into boxes and asked them to put them away. When they were carried into the palace together, at the same time, they became more and more reluctant to part with Xu Miaoyun. Every time I think about it, a little girl has grown up to be a slim girl, and I really can't help but sigh with emotion.

In September, Mother An has accompanied Xu Miaoyun to practice the etiquette of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors several times. Every day, Xu Miaoyun has to practice all the etiquette with a heavy head of jewelry and complicated clothes, so that she can gradually get used to it. ——I can’t kowtow halfway and become so tired that I can’t stand up, that would be really embarrassing.

Now Xu Miaoyun can do anything freely with the phoenix crown weighing more than ten kilograms and the thick dress, and she can walk around the yard more than ten times without getting tired.

Nanny An was very satisfied, and started the last class, which was also the most important class.

During the teaching this time, Nanny An turned away all the attendants. Xu Miaoyun felt strange. Seeing that Nanny An took out a scroll from her sleeve and slowly unfolded it in front of Xu Miaoyun, Xu Miaoyun exclaimed when she saw clearly what was painted. , Hastily covered his eyes.

Mother An's tone was a little harsh: "Your Majesty, you can see clearly that you can serve the Emperor on the wedding night. You can't understand everything." Xu Miaoyun blushed and panicked: "I don't want to learn this..."

Nanny An is used to it. She has taught other concubines before, and she was shy at first, but later, in order to win the emperor's mind, she took the initiative to ask her if she had any good ideas—no one It's a fool.

In the end, under the insistence of Mother An, although Xu Miaoyun learned to swallow jujubes wholeheartedly, she still figured out a series of things on the wedding night. At least she knew how the child was born, so she wouldn't make jokes.

In the early morning of September [-]th, before Xu Miaoyun even opened her eyes, she was dragged by several nuns to burn incense and bathe, twist her face to make up, and even the old lady Xu woke up early to greet the guests who came to congratulate her today.

Today is Xu's family marrying their daughter, but it is also the emperor's grand wedding. The emperor's wedding wine is not something he can drink whenever he wants, and it is such a grand time to marry a queen, so everyone flocks to Xu's family to congratulate and beg for favors.

When it was dawn, it was already bustling outside, and Xu Miaoyun was also dressed neatly, with a nine-hairpin phoenix crown on her head, and a wedding dress embroidered with a hundred birds and phoenixes on her body with big red gold thread.

Before getting on the sedan chair, Xu Miaoyun bid farewell to the elders, and Xu Jinghuan and Xu Run'an personally escorted them to the Temple of Heaven. The spacious and gorgeous phoenix sedan chair can accommodate two or three people, and they set off slowly surrounded by guards of honor.There are also curtains on both sides of the road-these preparations began two days ago.

When they arrived at the Temple of Heaven, all civil and military officials and the emperor had already waited here, and began to worship the sky. After a series of etiquettes, they got on the sedan chair again, and went to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors together with the emperor's Luanjia.

It was already mid-afternoon when I came out of the Taimiao, Xu Miaoyun hadn't even touched a drop of water, and her hungry chest was stuck to her back.Fortunately, she will have nothing to do next, she just needs to be carried into the palace all the way in the sedan chair, and accept the visits of all the officials.

After resting for a while, I have to change into the wedding dress and start the wedding at night. I also worship the heaven, the earth and the ancestors.Accepting the congratulations from all the officials, besides kneeling and kowtowing, she sat with her back straight. It was not until dusk that Xu Miaoyun was sent to sit in the new room of Fengyi Palace, waiting to drink quilt wine with the emperor.

The new house is set up in the sleeping hall of Fengyi Palace, which serves as the middle palace where the queen lives.It is the most spacious and magnificent place in the harem, the first one is the main palace.It will only be used on major festivals when receiving orders from family members to pay respects. The second level is daily life, where concubines in the palace pay homage. The third level is the sleeping hall, which belongs to the queen’s private territory. People who can generally enter the queen’s sleeping hall In addition to the emperor, the queen is very close to the people.

Even the sleeping hall.It was also built according to the specifications of seven main halls and five side halls on the left and right.There are carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, resplendent and resplendent, all of which show the demeanor of Tianjia.

On the high table in the main hall are enshrined dragon and phoenix wedding candles as thick as a baby's arm, and the new house is located in the Nuan Pavilion to the west.

The Nuan Pavilion is very spacious, with rosewood furniture all in one color, faintly glowing under the light. On the north wall is a row of tall cabinets that reach to the roof, carved with patterns of hundreds of sons and thousands of blessings. To the south is a row of windows. There is a dressing table, and to the west is a bed, which is different from the babu bed that Xu Miaoyun sleeps at home. It is very spacious and can sleep up to three people horizontally. The quilt and the bright red Baizi tent look extraordinary.

Xu Miaoyun was sitting on the bed, seeing that there was no one in the room, and then secretly looked around the room. The wealth and luxury are second to none. The key is that the furniture is one size larger than the usual ones, and it looks grand and solemn. There are five couplet palace lanterns hanging, illuminating the room as if it were daytime, and the lights are brightly lit from the outside, and everyone is beaming with joy.

Xu Miaoyun was sitting upright, feeling that her neck was sore, but she kept in mind Nanny An's instructions and dared not move, until there was a series of footsteps outside, and a little eunuch clapped her hands lightly outside the window, and said in a low voice: "Come on!" Here we come."

Xu Miaoyun subconsciously straightened her back and looked at the door.

A total of eight court ladies and four nuns came in and stood in two rows. Finally, Bo Rang came over in a bright red dragon robe, followed by two eunuchs who stayed behind and waited on Nuan Gewai.

Xu Miaoyun looked at the person in front of her, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar. Before she could recover, she heard the voice of congratulations from the nanny. The next thing was to drink the quilt wine. They wanted to sacrifice to the ancestors of heaven and earth in front of the bridal chamber and eat together. meal.

When completing these etiquettes, Xu Miaoyun was supported by the nanny, and she ate two symbolic mouthfuls of food. When these were over, there were people from Bo Rang's side to wash and change clothes, and Xu Miaoyun's side was also accompanied by maids of honor to wash up.

It was only then that Xu Miaoyun discovered that there was a small door at the end of the bed, which opened into another spacious room, with a huge pool made of white marble in the middle, and lion statues carved of white marble at the four corners, with hot water bubbling from the lion's mouth , It flowed continuously into the pool, and in the hot air, Xu Miaoyun even saw a row of low shelves beside the pool, on which were placed many things, but she couldn't tell what it was for a while.

The four maids served Xu Miaoyun, first took off her heavy wedding dress, and then removed the heavy jewelry on her head, Xu Miaoyun immediately felt much more relaxed, and then bathed in the pool, the warm water soaked her aching body , Xu Miaoyun closed her eyes and let out a sigh, leaning against the wall of the pool and letting the maid wash her hair, at this time another person took the things on the shelves, and Xu Miaoyun realized that they were things like fragrant dew and fragrant pancreas. Sprinkle it in the pool, and the aroma is immediately dense.

After taking a bath comfortably, he changed into bright red pajamas again, and his hair was not pulled up, but was braided into long braids and hung down his back. Pure.

When Xu Miaoyun came out, Bo Rang had already washed up and was wearing bright yellow pajamas. He was leaning on the bed and looking at her. Xu Miaoyun's face turned red, and he was at a loss when he remembered the instructions of Nanny An.

Those maids saluted, slipped back, and dropped the curtains by the way, forming a closed space.

Bo Rang smiled slightly, seeing Xu Miaoyun standing awkwardly by the bed, got up and took her hand, and held her in his arms: "Are you tired today?" Without presumptuousness at all, he slowly relaxed and nodded slightly.

Bo Rang laughed and said, "Can't even talk?"

Xu Miaoyun remained silent. To be honest, she felt a little intimidated. Before, she always heard Madam An talk about how honorable and how many rules it is to be a queen, but since she left the house today, she still felt a little bit scared. The feeling of being shocked.

Especially when worshiping at the Temple of Heaven, standing on the highest step and looking down, there are hundreds of civil and military officials, accompanying guards and palace maids, so many densely packed and neat people, all kneeling on the ground and bowing their heads and ears, people can't help but feel happy when they see it Agitated, and at the same time understood, no wonder so many people want to be an emperor, it turns out that the feeling of being an emperor is really inappropriate. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)