III Jiangshan

"Doesn't I look good?" Yuan Youqi wore a brand-new wedding dress and turned around in front of the mirror.

"It's so beautiful!" Tang Xi stood beside him, laughing along with him.

"Is it because I look good, or because the clothes look good?" Yuan Youqi tilted his head and looked at himself in the mirror, already imagining how Mochi would react if he saw him.

"The clothes look good, and your Majesty looks even better!" Tang Xi laughed, "No one but Your Majesty can afford such clothes!"

"You're the only one who can talk!" Yuan Youqi raised his leg and kicked Tang Xi.

She only made a gesture, then turned her eyes back to the mirror: "I also think that I look better!"

Seeing this, the two maids behind her who were serving her combing, both lowered their heads and pursed their lips and laughed.

"How are the preparations outside?" Yuan Youqi asked Tang Xi after being served by the maids and putting on the golden crown, looking at himself in the mirror.

"It's all ready!" Tang Xi replied with a smile.

"Is the guard of honor ready?" Yuan Youqi asked again worriedly.

"Everything is ready! Just waiting for Your Majesty's orders!" Tang Xi laughed again.

The emperor marries a wife, such a grand event has never happened in the Wei Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.What's more, Yuan Youqi ignored everyone's opposition and wanted to marry Mochi himself.In this way, there are more requirements on etiquette, and the line of welcoming relatives alone is enough to line up from the gate of the Forbidden Palace to the gate of An Guogong's mansion.

At the Qionghua Banquet that day, Yuan Youqi solemnly asked Empress Dowager Wei to marry Mochi as queen.At that time, she had already made plans to fight Queen Mother Wei to the end.

If her mother refused to allow her to marry Mochi, she decided to kneel down in the hall until her mother agreed.Even, even if there were dozens of court officials and clan relatives in the hall at that time, as well as female imperial examination candidates who had just been admitted to the imperial examination.

Yuan Youqi never expected that after the Empress Dowager Wei asked the phrase "The emperor really wants to do this", and got Yuan Youqi's affirmative answer without hesitation, she agreed without hesitation.

Yes!The queen mother agreed!

Yuan Youqi never imagined that the queen mother would agree so happily.

Yuan Youqi was so ecstatic that he couldn't believe his ears.She once wondered if she had an auditory hallucination, and she had an auditory hallucination to the mother's reaction——

The queen mother refused, at least she agreed not so happily, and made things difficult for herself and Ah Heng, shouldn't that be her normal reaction?

Then, what did Yuan Youqi hear?

She heard her mother say, "This man was chosen by the emperor himself, and the emperor himself...so he can do it for himself!"

Yuan Youqi then laughed, from the bottom of his heart: This is the posture of a queen mother!

Yuan Youqi believed that her mother had really agreed to her marriage with Mochi!

After decades of infatuated love, once his wish is fulfilled, Yuan Youqi really wants to jump three feet high on the spot, and then announce to the whole world: I have a wife!I married Ah Heng!

What about after telling the world?She pulled Mochi into a big wedding, and then...then the bridal chamber!

Yuan Youqi was so elated that he grinned all the way to his ears.

However, a new problem arose——

When the emperor marries a wife, the ceremonies are extremely complicated. Not only must the world be announced and the ancestral temple be sacrificed, but also wedding clothes, auspicious clothes, crowns, bedding, etc. must be prepared according to the etiquette system. Until the final kiss...

Yuan Youqi listened to the chief officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Court talking about the process of getting married one by one. After talking for half an hour, his head turned into two big ones.

She asked the chief officers how long it would take to prepare.Several chief officials looked at each other, and they all sensed the emperor's eagerness to get married.

But, such a big thing...

Huang Zhusi of the Inner Court Department is an old man who came out of Shoukang Palace. He has served the Empress Dowager Wei for a long time.

"Your Majesty, a grand wedding is the most grand and grand ceremony. According to the rules of our court, it takes a long time to prepare." Master Huang said.

Yuan Youqi frowned upon hearing this, and could only ask, "How long is the shortest time?"

The emperor didn't say anything to blame, but just showed a little impatience, which was the best result.

The chief officials secretly rejoiced in their hearts that it was fortunate that Chief Huang blocked the emperor's words, and at the same time tried hard to figure out the emperor's question.

In the end, it was Chief Huang who took the responsibility, and Chao Yuan Youqi cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty has learned from you that the wedding ceremony is complicated, and the Empress Dowager even told the ministers not to make mistakes..."

Yuan Youqi became even more impatient when he heard that he had moved out of his mother.It was the first and only big wedding in her life, and the queen mother naturally hoped that it would be perfect. Why didn't Yuan Youqi himself want to give Mochi the best wedding in the world?

However, Yuan Youqi is in a hurry!

If she doesn't marry Mo Chi to her side, she won't be able to live in peace for a day.

"You just said, how long will it take at the earliest?" Yuan Youqi asked with the last bit of patience.

Director Huang and the other chief officials looked at each other, and they all understood the meaning in each other's eyes, and they all replied: "Your Majesty's lesson! There is no three months for the grand wedding ceremony, and the preparations are definitely not complete!"

three months...

Yuan Youqi curled his lips helplessly, and had no choice but to accept his fate.

She repeatedly told all the ministers to hurry up and do things without any negligence.

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, but they knew better how busy the next three months would be.

They were still secretly worried about how to deal with the Empress Dowager, and how to make the wedding perfect.But the emperor threw out another sentence, which caught them off guard——

"I want to marry the queen in person. You have to be well prepared."

Pro...marry?

The crowd dropped their jaws.

The emperors of all dynasties in the Wei Dynasty, except those who married the main wife in the Qiandi or in the East Palace, which one has ever personally married the queen!

As a rule, when the emperor marries a wife, the trustworthy peers or junior princes and county kings are the envoys to welcome the relatives, and carry the guard of honor on behalf of the emperor to the queen's natal residence to marry.The etiquette rules of the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Court Division were also written in this way.

But at this moment, His Majesty actually proposed to marry the Empress himself!This... is there such a reason in the world?

Everyone could already imagine how difficult the next three months would be, and they couldn't help but secretly groaned in their hearts.

According to Yuan Youqi's thinking, as long as these three months are over, she doesn't have to go out of the palace in disguise to meet Mochi from time to time, and she can be with Mochi anytime, anywhere, day and night.

However, Yuan Youqi didn't expect that even the three-month meeting in incognito would be stopped.

"The husband and wife are not allowed to meet each other before the marriage ceremony is completed! Otherwise, it is unlucky!" These are the original words of the Empress Dowager Wei.

When Yuan Youqi heard this for the first time, her pretty face became as long as a donkey's.She tried her best to explain to Queen Mother Wei that this rule was unreasonable, and even said a few things like "our ancestors and ancestors protect me in the sky", but Queen Mother Wei was unmoved.

Yuan Youqi really had no choice but to think about Mochi so much that he had no choice but to curry favor and beg for mercy, saying: "Isn't the mother worried that the child will miss Ah Heng and become ill?"

Empress Dowager Wei rolled her eyes back at her directly, and said tit-for-tat: "You are not worried that she will pass through the door. Aijia will make things difficult for her?"

Yuan Youqi was completely silent.She was really afraid that the queen mother would make Mochi difficult for her in the future with any small mistakes that had nothing to do with Mochi.

Yuan Youqi is not stupid, she also understands now that after the conversation between the queen mother and Mochi in Yunxu's view, the queen mother gave in.And Mochi's initiative to propose marriage at the Qionghua Banquet that day was actually discussed with the queen mother. Zhang Guogong Qi Honglie and An Guogong Gu Shuyan were the two queen mothers moved to escort.

Yuan Youqi was already overwhelmed with gratitude for his mother to be able to do this.Besides, what else do you dare to ask for?

After all, Mo Chi was about to become her wife.

Therefore, Yuan Youqi had no choice but to turn her emotions into inexhaustible motivation, raising her head to ponder, bowing her head to criticize memorials. During this period of time, her efficiency in handling government affairs was not so high.

As a result, in less than half a month, she lost a lot of weight, and when she went to Shoukang Palace to greet her, she always had two blue eyes.

Yuan Youqi didn't notice it herself, Empress Dowager Wei was so distressed when she saw her like this, she hurriedly ordered Pan Fu to pass on Lian Xianglai himself, and under the eyes of Shoukang Palace, he gave the emperor a pulse diagnosis.

With this posture, Lian Xiang, who had been walking in the palace for a long time, also became nervous.He carefully checked the emperor's pulse three times, and repeatedly confirmed that the emperor was in good health. Only after being a little tired, he dared to report back to Queen Mother Wei with confidence.

Empress Dowager Wei knew what kind of children she raised.It's only been less than half a month. If it really lasted for three months, this kid would be so thin that he lost his figure?

After all, whose child is the one who loves it most.Empress Dowager Wei sent Yuan Youqi away as if nothing had happened, and just as Yuan Youqi was about to leave, she pretended to suddenly remember something, and said quietly: "The list of official officials has come down, only your daughter-in-law Don't worry about my son having no job or job?"

Yuan Youqi was stunned when he heard that.

The women's department had already let go of the list, and according to her will, the Ministry of Officials also arranged suitable positions for the candidates in each school as appropriate.Only Mochi, although she is the number one scholar, is the emperor's wife to marry, so it is impossible for her to get another position.

Empress means...

Yuan Youqi blinked, the original lovesickness for Mochi suddenly turned into uneasiness——

Although she and Mochi have long been in the same mind and are inseparable from each other, but there are still more than two months before they can see Mochi, she is really worried.Even if you can't meet the people in Mochi, it's still good to hear about her!

Yuan Youqi blinked, and responded in a low voice, already planning to go back and write a thick stack of lovesickness letters, send an appropriate person to Mochi, and have to return to Mochi's handwritten letter !

The Empress Dowager Wei pretended not to notice the small calculations in her head, and snorted secretly, thinking that she should remind her mother of this matter. Bullying to death?

Yuan Youqi got this method. When she misses the ink pool, she turns her thoughts into ink and ink, line by line of lovesickness flows on the tip of the pen. When she is face to face, she is embarrassed to say love words. She loves so much that she can't help resorting to The pen and ink made Mochi blush every time he read her letter.

Fortunately, Yuan Youqi knew privacy and propriety very well, and every time he sent his confidant to deliver the letter, he had to seal the envelope with fire lead.Naturally, no one dared to open the secret letter of the Son of Heaven to read it, but Yuan Youqi was very self-aware of the words inside, if she accidentally sealed it tightly, she would always feel like she was being spied on, which was quite... embarrassing.

In this way, during this period of time, Yuan Youqi's letters and Mochi's replies, together, have saved up a full box, which has become a sweet memory for the two of them.

Now, everything is ready, Yuan Youqi can finally marry her queen in person.

Empress Dowager Wei did not express any objection to her marrying Mochi in person, which made Yuan Youqi feel relieved, and felt that her mother was becoming more and more considerate.

At this moment, she was riding on horseback, wearing a wedding dress, and guards of honor in front and behind, heading towards Duke Anguo's mansion in a mighty manner. Looking around, all she saw were bright yellow barriers, and she didn't even see half of the people watching the ceremony. It didn't affect her good mood.

The emperor is traveling in person, the Ministry of Rites and the imperial guards are so nervous, they wish all the residents in Beijing could move out of the city temporarily to ensure the absolute safety of the emperor.

These are small things, and marrying Ah Heng smoothly is the most important thing.Yuan Youqi said to himself.

At first, Mochi was planning to marry in the small courtyard that Yuan Youqi bought for her, but Yuan Youqi felt that she had been wronged too much, so she mentioned it to Gu Shuyan.

Gu Shuyan readily agreed.

Mo Chi was a little hesitant at first, but Yuan Youqi said that she had lived in Anguo Gong's mansion before, and some people believed that she had an old relationship with Gu's mansion.Gu Shuyan tried his best to invite Mochi.

In the end, Mochi had no choice but to agree.She understands that Yuan Youqi intends to elevate her status so as not to make others look down on her; but Gu Shuyan has some knots with Gu Heng, and there is a feeling in her heart that she wants to find a good place for Gu Heng herself. .

Moreover, up to now, the Gu family and the Qi family have already become the "Queen's confidantes" in the eyes of the world, and there is nothing to avoid suspicion.

Yuan Youqi took the guard of honor and soon walked outside the gate of Duke Anguo's mansion.

Gu Shuyan brought everyone from the entire family to welcome him out to meet him.

Yuan Youqi didn't bother to talk to them any more, just met each other in a hurry, and hurried to the inner house without everyone's courtesy——

She really wanted to see her Ah Heng soon.

It was still the boudoir that once belonged to Gu Heng. The layout of the front and back of the house was not much different from that of ten years ago.However, more than ten years have passed, and the vegetation is no longer what it used to be.

Yuan Youqi stood in a daze outside the boudoir, in a trance.

Back then, when she was still the King of Wu, she was tricked by the late emperor to come to Gu Mansion to welcome Gu Heng into the palace as a welcoming envoy.After that, Gu Heng became the concubine Zhao of the late emperor.

Now, as time goes by, she has become the emperor of Wei, and Gu Heng has also become Mochi. After experiencing the vicissitudes of life, she can finally marry her as his wife and become the empress of Wei.

Yuan Youqi's heart was surging, and he couldn't tell whether his heart was more sweet or more sour at the moment.

In front of and behind him, the maids and attendants of Gu's mansion all bowed their heads and stood respectfully, the house was quiet inside and outside, just waiting for Yuan Youqi to open the door.

Yuan Youqi woke up from the memory.She straightened her back, straightened her clothes, and straightened her crown with an incomparably solemn expression.

She took two steps towards the door of the boudoir, stood still, and towards the door, her clear voice revealed infinite tenderness——

"Aheng, I'm here to pick you up!"

The author has something to say: there is one more chapter to conclude.

Finally married, sitting on the bed with a gratified smile like an old mother.