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But His Majesty did not want to be separated from Gong Hou for a long time, so he set the wedding date at Zhengdan, saying that on Zhengdan day, he would bring the new queen to Gaomiao to worship the heaven, earth and the former king.There must be no shortage of various steps, and they must be done solemnly without any mistakes.

At this time, it is only half a month away from Zhengdan.

For a time, no one was idle in the court.On the road from Weiyang Palace to Gonghou Mansion, officials, palace guards and eunuchs came and went from time to time, escorting the emperor's dowry.

[-] catties of yellow gold, [-] million yuan in money, and countless bi, riding horses, bundles of silk, and lacquerware. These properties were escorted by men and horses, and they were sent to Gonghou's mansion continuously. After half a month, they were not delivered. .

The ceremony officials entered the palace to teach the emperor the wedding etiquette.Liu Zao studied very seriously, and even asked for a rehearsal, for fear that Jiali would make mistakes.

Hundreds of embroiderers rushed to make auspicious clothes, and they never closed their eyes for days and nights. They had to decorate both inside and outside the palace. Entering the palace on red silk to show the lingering auspiciousness and the inseparable love of the emperor and empress.

From Gonghou's mansion to the main hall, at least thirty miles away, how could there be so many red silks, even if the capital was emptied, so many red silks could not be found.So the ministers hurriedly searched all over the place, and all of them turned gray with worry.

Some officials even regretted it. They knew that His Majesty could be so troublesome, so they agreed to her last time. At that time, Zhengdan was still four months away. They could still prepare slowly so that they would not break their legs in half a month.

Liu Zao still felt that it was not enough, so he issued an imperial edict to amnesty the world, granting the first rank to the rank of the people, exempting the people of Hanoi, Yuyang, Shangdang, Sanyang and other 37 counties from paying taxes for one year.To show joy with the people.

In short, what the emperor did made this wedding the most extravagant and festive wedding since the Han Dynasty. The people in the capital were quite critical of the emperor's marriage at first, but they gradually merged into the lively scene and looked forward to it.

But the closer he got to Zhengdan, the more anxious Liu Zao became.Xie Xiang went out of the palace to get married, and she couldn't sleep alone for more than ten days, but she missed Xie Xiang more and more.

But the courtesy officer didn't let her see Xie Xiang.Liu Zao endured it for several days, and missed him more and more.

The Jiaofang Palace was finally welcoming its owner. Liu Zao went to see it several times in person. She even looked carefully at the lantern hanging on the door. She thought it was not hung properly enough, so she ordered someone to fetch a ladder and climb up to rehang it herself. .

Every utensil in the hall was selected by her, even the bedding and dowry were taken care of by her.This day was only three days away from Zhengdan, she was eager to see through, and couldn't calm down to do things, so she went to the Jiaofang Hall to have a look, this time she even wiped the floor in the hall herself.

Thinking that Xie Xiang would live here in the future and grow old together with her, Liu Zao's heart was boiling hot, so excited, he wiped down the low tables, cabinets, dressing table, and bed carefully.

The palace people couldn't stand her anymore, and at first they would kneel down to dissuade her, saying that this was not a job that His Majesty could do.Now, she can tell her what kind of material to use and what kind of cloth to wipe without changing her face, so as not to damage the wooden utensils.

Liu Zao endured a very hard life, and after another day, when Zhengdan was only two days away, she finally couldn't bear it anymore, and she insisted on seeing her thanks.

But the ceremony officer said that it is inauspicious for couples to meet before the big wedding.It was this unlucky sentence that stopped her for so many days.

Liu Zao thinks whether it is good or bad is not decided by the etiquette officer, it is the will of heaven.She ran to the altar of the gods and asked Fang Xiangshi to ask the gods for her, can I see Mrs. Xie today?

Fang Xiangshi made a divination for her. The hexagram said that if your majesty leaves the palace in the unitary time and returns before the child's time, it will be auspicious.

Liu Zao saw that it was getting late and the unitary hour was approaching, so he hurried to go.

Seeing her leaving in a hurry, Fang Xiangshi smiled and shook his head.Back then, His Majesty asked him to predict the life of Prime Minister Xie, but the result of the prediction was a secret and could not be seen.At that time, he couldn't figure out why the prime minister's life was a secret.

We won't know until His Majesty wants to stand up.

The only thing that cannot be predicted in this world is the emperor and empress.

Liu Zaote changed into black clothes, and took only three or five attendants with her, checking the time, and when the hour came, she would leave the palace.Because it was not easy for others to know, she abandoned the horse and walked quietly to Xie Xiang's mansion.He was also afraid to disturb the servants, so he didn't dare to knock on the door, so he found a wall and turned in.

The few attendants were almost scared to death, but His Majesty said that to avoid people's eyes and ears, they could only run around in a hurry under the wall without daring to make a sound.

Thanks to Liu Zao's fondness for riding horses, and he often enjoys playing cuju, he is quite agile, and he didn't get hurt when he jumped off a high wall.

She was very familiar with the mansion, she carefully walked along the path, avoiding the patrolling soldiers and servants, and went straight to Xie Yi's room.

The night has fallen, she is wearing dark clothes, but she can hide in the night, and hides around among the grass and trees, without being noticed by others.But when he arrived in Xie Yi's Courtyard, Liu Zao still sensitively sensed something was wrong.Along the way, I met fewer people.

But she sneaked into Xie Yi's courtyard without thinking deeply.

There are figures on the window, doing needlework under the lamp.

Liu Zao's fear of being noticed all the way disappeared in an instant, staring at the figure on the window, his heart beating fast, is Xiang Xie embroidering a wedding dress?

The author has something to say: Mengmeng knows nothing about Xie Xiang's sewing ability.

Chapter 139

During the cold winter, Liu Zao came all the way, his face flushed with cold.

She looked at Xie Yi's shadow on the window, and the urge to see her suddenly subsided into calm.It's just that Liu Zao felt very satisfied seeing Xie Yi's shadow through the window paper.

There are plum blossoms in the courtyard, and the dark fragrance floats.

Liu Zao moved one step, without paying attention, stepped on a dry branch, and made a crisp sound.The shadow on the window heard the sound and stopped.

Then, she stood up and walked away from the window.

Seeing her leaving, Liu Zao was a little at a loss, but after a while, the door opened.

Xie Yi walked out of the room, stepped down the steps, and walked this way.Liu Zao bit his lower lip, and the smiles in his eyes overflowed.

Xie Yi saw her and said with a smile, "I knew it was you."

Liu Zao couldn't wait to run over, she stood still in front of Xie Yi, looked at her carefully, then couldn't help but hug her into her arms, hugging her very cherishingly.

If others who don't know the inside story see this situation, they may think that this couple has been separated for several years and has never seen each other.

Liu Zao hugged Xie Yi tightly, rubbed against her neck aggrievedly, and complained, "They won't let me see you."

Xie Yi said in her mouth: "This is the rule." But she patted Liu Zao's back with her hand, comforting silently.

"Hmph, what I say is the rule." Liu Zao spoke boldly, then reluctantly let go of his hand, backed away a little, and said to Xie Yi, "It's cold, let's talk indoors."

In the winter night, the chill is like ice covering the body, so cold to the bone.

She had put on enough clothes before coming, and Xie Xiang was suddenly drawn out by her, the clothes were thin, it must be very cold.Liu Zao said while urging her to go inside.

The room was warm, and the charcoal in the brazier was burning red. Liu Zao walked over, stretched out his hand to warm the fire, and grabbed Xie Yi's hand to roast together.

She was in high spirits, and happily said to Xie Yi, "I asked Fang Xiangshi to make a divination, saying that it is auspicious to return before the child's time. With this hexagram, we will definitely go smoothly. Even if the ministers If you catch me, I can block them with this hexagram."

She looked very righteous, looked at Xie Yi again, pulled the hem of her clothes, shook her, her eyes were bright, and said: "Hurry up and praise me for doing things properly."

Xie Yi guessed early in the morning that she would not obediently wait until the wedding day, and would come to see her quietly.So he broke down the defense of the mansion early in the morning to make it easier for her to come.

Unexpectedly, she waited and waited for several days, but she did not come.She was also surprised, only then did she realize that she was afraid of breaking the rules, which was unlucky.

She smiled and boasted: "Your Majesty is really appropriate."

Liu Zao was very happy, his eyebrows and eyes were curved.She didn't realize at all that until now, there was no minister who would dare to look for her.The ministers only hope that she can live in peace, get married, and become an adult, and stop being so domineering and sending them around.

The ministers who went out of Beijing to raise red silk are still on the road day and night, desperately trying to get back to Chang'an on the day of their wedding, just as His Majesty wished, paving the road from Gonghou's Mansion to Weiyang Palace. The red silk, let Xie Xiang step on the red silk to enter the palace and become the queen of the big man.

Xie Yi smiled when she thought of the ministers who had come to the house to complain these days.Those people didn't know whether they saw that the important matter had been decided, and they feared that Mengmeng came to the diary to hate them for obstructing the establishment of the empress, or they were really forced to have no other choice.It was partly to show favor, and partly to come to the mansion in a serious embarrassment. She cried once and asked her to persuade His Majesty that the emperor's big marriage should not be trifling with, but His Majesty's requirements were too harsh. The wedding ceremony this time The system is also too extravagant, and I am afraid it will be unprecedented.

Xie Yi didn't listen to them.

As soon as she came out of the palace, Mengmeng showed off to her triumphantly. For so many years, she didn't build a palace, didn't build a palace, didn't spend extravagantly, didn't waste money, and saved a lot of money and treasures, just for the sake of beauty to marry a daughter-in-law.Therefore, all the property used in this big wedding came from the emperor's private treasury.