Lei Yue Longmen

On the same day, there was a small yellow gate going back and forth to Cen's mansion to inform about important matters.At the same time, there was no movement in Caohou Mansion and Jiangyang County Sheriff's Mansion.Although the official announcement has not yet been made to the public, rumors have already been heard inside and outside the court.

The son-in-law, Guowei, is the number one scholar who "destroyed all Jiankang branches in one day", and the current servant of the household department, Cen Zhu.

"It seems that the love of beauty? Everyone has it, and Her Majesty the Empress can't be exempt!" The restaurants and teahouses in the capital are full of hot discussions like this.

"Hey, I heard that the empress was more interested in the eldest son of the Cao family, but she had no choice but to speak out from the emperor, so I had to settle for the second best and choose this first-marriage champion. After all, marriage is a big deal? It still depends on the situation." It was ordered by my parents. The queen is also for filial piety?."

"Hey, this is embarrassing for the eldest son of the Cao family. He is already 30 years old, and he has been defeated twice in a row. Do you want to continue to defend yourself?"

"Who says no? I don't think Mr. Cao has such luck in his life. Anyone who doesn't get married first? Can he be chosen? Who do you talk to for reasoning? If I were him, I'd probably die of depression."

"We don't need it? I'm depressed for others. Even if I can't marry the queen, the person's family background and character can be counted in the capital. He must not worry about marrying a wife. It's just that he can't let go of himself and insists on hanging a tree." Now, that's another matter."

However, to everyone's surprise, when the imperial decree that Cen Zhu was selected as the Prince Consort was officially issued, Caohou's family was the first group of people to come to Cen's residence to congratulate him.Mrs. Cao Hou still had the same gentle and kind look, smiling, offering congratulatory gifts, and talking about the purchase of the house back then. It turns out that they were also entrusted by someone. As for who this person is, the two sides have a tacit understanding Did not mention.Mr. Cao took the initiative to step forward to express his attitude, saying that he was right? Li Jingzhu has been a brother and sister since childhood, and he has already seen it away, and he doesn't want Cen Zhu to be blocked in his heart.It's really hard not to have a good impression of them with such demeanor and demeanor.

Unsatisfactory things in the world are common. Some people see it openly, and the sky and the earth open up. Some people don't see it, and they fall into the quagmire.Cao Hou and his wife are obviously the former?Being able to teach such a well-promoted youngster is no coincidence.

These few days, Cen Zhu felt like a dream.

When Xiao Huangmen came to report the news, she was still a bit calm, but was urged by Jiang and his wife, so she just had a good time in front of people.When the Ministry of Rites came to visit her family background, knowing that she was just going through the process, she still answered the wrong questions several times. When people asked her age, she answered her birthday, and when others asked her birthday, she answered her age. sweating a lot.Afterwards, I couldn't help laughing at myself. I'm already an old couple, why are you so excited like a newly-married couple?

As for the examination at the imperial hospital, Cen Zhu did not expect that Li Jingzhu would move Liangyue out. He thought she would find a trustworthy imperial physician. Who knew? Liangyue had been a court physician before, and even the former emperor had affirmed him. With medical skills, he is more than enough to be a prosecutor.When Liang Yue was having tea in the secret room, Cen Zhu suddenly remembered the scene when he invited himself to tea in the imperial mausoleum.

The auspicious day is set on the first day of March.

The process went too smoothly, giving birth to an unrealistic sense of dream.

In mid-February, the Empress went down to offer sacrifices to Heaven, Earth, and the Ancestral Temple. The Ministry of Rites sent a ceremony officer and Zongzheng Yuan Zongzheng to act as special envoys and come to Cen's mansion to perform six ceremonies, including accepting lottery and asking names.Originally, in folk customs, this procedure should be done by the man to the woman, but the status of the queen is different from others, so this rule was reversed.

Chuan Feiyan joked that she was like a little lady waiting to be married. Jiang Yiting was afraid that Cen Zhu would be annoyed, but in fact Cen Zhu was not annoyed at all, and was very happy.

Gu Mian, Mu Yunzhong, etc.? Eastern Palace's direct descendants successively came to Cen's Mansion to congratulate? It represented the recognition of? Donggong's old department.Ever since I knew that it was Cen Zhuo who escorted Li Jingchen down the Qixia Mountain back then, the former Eastern Palace department? Yes? Guowei is completely settled.

From the end of February, the capital city and the imperial palace began to decorate with lanterns and festoons, preparing for the wedding ceremony of Her Majesty the Empress and the Prince Consort.On the day of the wedding, Cen Zhu would ride a tall horse and follow the guard of honor from Cen's Mansion, walk along West Street to Zisheng Street in the center, and then head north, enter the inner city and the imperial palace in turn, and dismount from the horse. West of Huafeng Gate? The side entrance enters the palace.Go to the Yuanhua Hall to accept the canonization, and enter the hall to pay homage to the Empress, and receive congratulations from courtiers and wives.Afterwards, they have to share the imperial chariot with the empress, go outside the palace to pay homage to heaven, earth, and the ancestral temple, and then return to the palace for the wedding ceremony, etc.This process will take two days, and the series of procedures are complicated and cumbersome, which made Cen Zhu's head go dizzy.

After the beginning of the first lunar month, she never saw Li Jingchen again.In her heart, she really misses it a lot, but when she thinks that she has to go through so many hurdles before she can marry the person she loves, she feels exhausted, and feels that this son-in-law is really a helpless man. Things? If she was among the people, she would be able to marry the bride in half a day, and the rest of the day would be enough for the bridal chamber, so why would she need these things?

But as Bao Siniang and other people went to Beijing, her worries and resentments flew to the sky.

"You guys? Why did you come?" Cen Zhu looked at her and Yan Hui, feeling indescribably kind.

"Come to attend the wedding ceremony between you and His Majesty! Let's come to Beijing to visit the hot-tempered Prince Consort. No one will say anything? Doubt us? Are we old acquaintances?" Bao Siniang blinked slyly. , is no longer the submissive little girl she used to be, but there is a shadow of a feast.Cen Zhu was overjoyed and hurriedly invited them in.

"The deaf mother-in-law also wanted to come to Beijing, but she is getting old, and she fell ill when she came back to Beijing the year before last. This time, she can no longer ride in a carriage, so I brought her a gift."

Cen Zhuo opened the box and saw that it was a whole set of festive mandarin duck pillows from the people. He was amused, "You didn't tell her, how can you use this in the palace? This?" Bao Siniang said with a smile: " I said it, but she doesn't listen, the old man always wants to do his best." Cen Zhu's heart was warm and warm, which made people seal it up.

"Uncle Sun Ya also wanted to come, but there are so many things going on in the shop, and he is indispensable for a moment. He was also afraid that he would show up and leave traces for you, so he only sealed a congratulatory gift."

This time, Cen Zhu was not in a hurry. He hurriedly opened it, "Then? What about you? What gift do you give me?"

"Are you still willing to ask for a congratulatory gift?" After the banquet, he smiled and said, "Your 50 taels of cash almost killed us, and the proprietress almost freed up all the liquid cash in the shop to give it to you." You, if Uncle Sun Ya and I hadn’t picked out a few silver coins between our teeth, the entire Fufeng Rice Grain would have gone bankrupt for you.”

Cen Zhu apologized and said: "It's my fault. I thought I could pay you back a few years ago, but who knows... Well, anyway, it's a long story."

"Don't? Listen to the banquet? Nonsense, in fact, His Majesty has already repaid the money for you."

"Huh? When?"

"It was around August last year. You were probably in Lan Que at that time. I don't know how much His Majesty has worried about you." Cen Zhu couldn't help blushing.

Bao Siniang smiled meaningfully, "I never expected Brother Qin, you would really be with His Majesty, I still remember when you were arrested by Your Majesty, you lied to her for a long time by pretending to be Hua Qing." For a while. If it were me, I would have fainted from anger. You? Now you can? be married in this way. I am really happy for you. There are very few examples of lovers getting married in the world. Affectionate, don't let me down again. You and Your Majesty must cherish this unique fate and live a happy life? We are destined to grow old together in the future."

Bao Siniang was really good at persuading people, and Cen Zhu was very moved in his heart, and the uneasiness and fear before marriage gradually disappeared.

On the first day of March, before dawn, she put on the nine-beam crown and the red dress.With the blessings of Bao Siniang and others, surrounded by a send-off group composed of Jiang Yiting, Fu Minzheng, Zheng Langguan, Lou Manguan and others, he rushed out of the gate of Cen's mansion, and told his mouth to laugh before getting on the horse The old Chen and Zhuan'er and others guarded the door of the house. Maybe she will come back one day? Come and stay for a few days.

Amidst the festive and lively drum music, Cen Zhuangyuan, dressed in fresh clothes, stepped on the black steed with a red crown on his head, and walked happily to the palace along the predetermined path to welcome the bride.

West? Street was already full of people watching the ceremony. Looking at it immediately, it was crowded and very lively. It was even worse than when she paraded through the street with the champion and the first horse seven years ago.Everyone right? This famous champion in Beijing obviously still left a deep impression on her. Seeing her in fresh clothes and angry horses, she was radiant, her face was as white as a polished jade block, and her eyes looked like two The deep Ye Mingzhu, and the two courtiers next to her are both outstanding and beautiful men selected by the court, but compared with her, either there are too many pieces here, or there are too few pieces there, and their temperament is not as good.There is only the middle one, carved in powder and jade, neither full nor empty, like a perfect person in a painting.No, the people in the painting are not as radiant as she is at the moment.

Li Jingchen finished her makeup early in the morning and had a simple breakfast.Later, she will wear the Tongtian crown costume to attend the grand ceremony. The heavy twelve-beam crown is pressed on her head, which is not a small test for her neck.The unbearable wait is also longer than ever before.

Fortunately, Her Majesty the Empress has her own mediation. She sent four small yellow gates to take turns to find news for her.From the time the son-in-law Yi drove out of the mansion, time seemed to stop there, never going away, always unable to take a refreshing step.Hearing that the son-in-law Yijia was surrounded by the people and the road was blocked, the empress frowned. She couldn't even eat, and walked around the palace restlessly.It wasn't until the next moment that the consort Yijia arrived at the gate of the city, that Her Majesty the Empress breathed a sigh of relief.With a smile in his mouth, he got on the imperial chariot, looked up to see that the sun had already flown up to the temple tiles, and sighed wistfully.With the accompaniment of rites and music, go to Yuanhua Hall.

All the officials and wives were already standing on the steps of the majesty, and after three shouts of long live, the empress ascended to the throne and waited anxiously in the hall alone.Yuanhua Hall is the highest palace in Jiuhua Palace, standing on the steps of the emperor, you can directly see the imperial gate.

The sound of drums and music was heard from afar, and the guard of honor entered Huafengmen, followed by a large number of catering missions, led by Zongzheng Yuan, the deputy of Zongzheng Academy, and the deputy of the Ministry of Rites. They all dismounted in front of the palace gate. into the palace.And after that, there was the bright red suit of Cen Zhuo, the consort of the country.

Only a very small point, like a drop of cinnabar ink, gradually filled Her Majesty's field of vision from far to near, from shallow to deep.It is enough to make that high-hanging heart slowly settle down like dust.

Cen Zhu needs to walk a section of imperial road starting from Yushui Bridge and ending in front of the steps of Yuanhua Hall. Her beloved one is right in front of her. Waiting for her. Her soul has already been flying towards her impatiently. past.But the body is still following? Behind the buttocks of the ceremonial officer? Like a marionette being held by a string, walking forward with seemingly solemn but numb steps.

She also wanted to raise her head to glance at Li Jingchen on the palace, but the harsh ceremony officer told her that she was not allowed to look up at the king until the canonization ceremony was over.On the one hand, she complained about the perverted royal rules, and on the other hand, she comforted herself in her heart. On the one hand, her Majesty's rank was too high, and Her Majesty was sitting far away, so she couldn't see anything at all; on the other hand, even if she saw it, she couldn't see it now. Interacting with her is like a silent Maitreya Buddha, who only enjoys the incense in the world without giving any response.What's so good about it?

Forget it, it's better to be nice.When it came time for the wedding at night, she had to take a good look at it, in order to dispel her tossing and turning and deep-seated lovesickness during this time.

Finally arrived at His Majesty's steps, under the instruction of the ceremonial officer, she lifted up her front robe, and gave the empress a salute.

This is a scene that would never happen among the people. The newlywed husband kowtows to his newlywed wife.But in the Yurui imperial family, this is a necessary step to prevent the imperial husband from arrogating power.It symbolizes the identity of the Prince Consort and the Queen's Majesty as a courtier first, and then as a husband-in-law.

Two heavyweights from the Zongzheng Academy, Zongzheng and the Minister of Rites, appeared on the stage at the same time, one holding a golden book and the other holding a golden seal.The ceremonial officer announced the golden edict for conferring the prince consort, and after the reading, handed over the edict and the golden seal to the two adults.Cen Zhu took them one by one and handed them over to Xiao Huangmen for collection, and then kowtowed to the Queen again.

After the three worships, Liangyue, the head of the imperial court, led her up to the imperial steps, stood beside the empress, and received the congratulations from all the officials.The canonization ceremony was officially completed.