The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Weddings and funerals have been major events since ancient times, and the wedding of the crown prince is even more a major event for the entire country.

The six royal rituals are different from the folks. They are divided into six steps: accepting, asking for names, accepting levy, giving notice, canonization, and personally welcoming. After that, Chu Jinyao will also meet the emperor and empress, visit the Taimiao, accept hundred officials and order women Heh. The rules are cumbersome and endless.

Since April, the prince's wedding was officially organized, but it was not until winter that Chu Jinyao was just canonized.

A huge team of ceremonial officials set off from Fengtian Hall. One route cleared the way for Jinyiwei, and solemnly and publicly sent the crown attire of the crown prince to the Changxing Houfu. At the same time, it also brought the ceremonial guard of the crown prince. The guard of honour snaked from the nave to the gate, and everyone who saw it was speechless, secretly shocked by the power and majesty of the royal family.

As soon as the crown suit entered the Hou Mansion, after everyone bowed down, he was immediately sent to Chu Jinyao's house. Under the service of many female officials, Chu Jinyao put on a full set of Crown Princess Di Yi. Di Yi was dark blue with woven Di patterns, a total of 138 pairs. The dress is not fancy, on the contrary, the whole outfit looks very simple and solemn. Chu Jinyao looked solemn and almost put on this suit in awe. She was either squatting or kneeling around the maidservant, who were all trimming her skirt corners, tying her knees, leather belts, and jade pendants. Wait. In the end, Chu Jinyao wore the crown of the four phoenixes of the prince, and the full set of clothes plus this ceremonial crown, the weight is not light. Chu Jinyao tried to maintain her balance and walked solemnly towards the middle hall.

The female officer who read the booklet stood on the left side of Xiangan. After she saw Chu Jinyao, she bowed deeply for four times, and then shouted slowly and long: "The crown prince and concubine Chu is enrolled."

Chu Jinyao knelt down with the help of the female official and listened to the female official reading the canonized book. After the reading, the female officer handed the book to Chu Jinyao with both hands. Chu Jinyao thanked him and handed it to the female officer on her right, and then slowly got up with the support of the crowd.

She had just stood up, and there was an overwhelming shout from inside and outside the main hall: "Congratulations to the princess, the princess is blessed and lucky."

From today onwards, even if Chu Jinyao is not yet married, she will be the only princess in the Dayan Dynasty.

After Chu Jinyao was officially enrolled, the Six Ceremonies had come to the last step, and the only thing left to do was to quietly wait for the prince to come and welcome her in person.

The day of welcoming was chosen by the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites. Compared with the seriousness of the court officials, the emperor's father seemed very careless. After several consultations, the cabinet handed over a few auspicious hours to the emperor. The emperor took a look and said with a finger: "It's been a year of tossing, let him marry someone back a year ago. That's it."

Fan Shoufu saw that the emperor picked the nearest one, the eighth day of December.

After Qin Yi heard the news, for the first time, he felt that the emperor had done some personnel affairs.

From the beginning of December, the atmosphere in the entire capital has changed. Chu Jinyao was nervous for a few months, as if her bow was stretched to the extreme, and suddenly she felt relieved. Chu Jinyao, the client, began to eat and drink, but the people around her suffered from insomnia all night.

The day before, Chu Jinyao went to make peace with Mrs. Chu for the last time. Mrs. Chu left her with a complicated mood: "In a blink of an eye, you are going to be married."

In this year, in order to catch up with Chu Jinyao's wedding, the third girl and the second young master got married one after another. Mrs. Chu only felt that when she closed her eyes and opened her eyes, there were a lot fewer girls in the family. Now, there are only six girls and the few younger ones left.

Duan Yinghua stood next to Mrs. Chu and smiled: "The children get married and the family is prosperous. This is a blessing! Not to mention that the five sisters are going to the royal family."

Now everyone calls Chu Jinyao the crown prince, but Duan Yinghua calls her five sisters.

Because of Chu Jinyao, the wedding of the Second Young Master and Duan Yinghua was actually a bit rushed. Fortunately, the Duan family understood the Changxing Hou Mansion and didn't care about it, but cooperated with the Changxing Hou Mansion for the six ceremonies. Duan Yinghua has been in the door for a month now, still dressing up as a bride, and is now looking at Chu Jinyao with a smile.

Chu Jinyao had a very good impression of this second sister-in-law. She knew the importance of her natal family. The relationship between Zhao and her had dropped to a freezing point. Chu Jinyao could only find another way. Fortunately, Duan Yinghua is smart and capable.

Duan Yinghua is different from Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao looks like a quiet and introverted temperament, and Duan Yinghua can make people feel her aggressive aura when they meet. Although the two people have different temperaments, the two aunts and sisters can get along well with each other. Therefore, Duan Yinghua deliberately made friends with Chu Jinyao, and Chu Jinyao also called her five sisters by Duan Yinghua.

"I've only been in the door for a month, and the fifth sister is about to leave. I really can't bear it." Duan Yinghua said with a smile.

Chu Jinyao laughed and said, "If Er's wife wants to see me, she can go to the East Palace at any time. It's not that she will never see me again."

Duan Yinghua clapped her hands and laughed: "This feeling is good. I've grown up so much and haven't been in the palace yet! Thanks to my fifth sister, I can also enter the palace to open up my eyes."

Everyone who said this laughed. But everyone knows in their hearts, how easy it is to enter the palace. Now there is no queen mother in the palace, Xiaoqi's family dominates. With the strength of Xiaoqi's Serb, Chu Jinyao may not be able to live a stable life after entering the palace, let alone taking her mother's family into the palace from time to time.

However, at the moment of the wedding, no one wants to mention these frustrating words. Duan Yinghua glanced at the sun outside and said with a smile: "Now the prince is taking precepts in the palace. I want to be busy all day long."

"The night in the bridal chamber is the four joys of life. I am afraid that even if his Royal Highness is busy, he will be extremely happy."

Everyone looked at Chu Jinyao smiling, and Chu Jinyao blushed embarrassedly. She felt guilty and extremely embarrassed when she thought of the inexplicable atlas that the maid of the palace gave her yesterday.

Mrs. Chu likes Duan Yinghua's kind of large-scale, capable and strong temperament. After a few years of training, Mrs. Chu will have the heart to give Duan Yinghua the central gift from the mansion. Now she sees Duan Yinghua and Chu Jinyao getting along. It's good, Mrs. Chu is also happy to see it happen. Taking advantage of the last little time, Mrs. Chu once again confirmed the matter of tomorrow's big wedding: "Tomorrow's feast, and the rituals that the princess needs when she gets married, are you ready?"

"Old lady, we have checked up and down several times, and nothing will happen."

"That's good." The more things happened, Mrs. Chu became more worried, for fear that there would be a slight mistake tomorrow. Mrs. Chu calmed down for a while, looked at Chu Jinyao, and said, "You are going to get married tomorrow. The royal rules are big, let alone the prince’s wedding. I’m afraid I’ll have to toss for a whole day tomorrow. Go back and rest quickly."

Chu Jinyao promised and retired.

After Chu Jinyao returned to the house, he didn't actually rest long, and was tossed again.

In the evening, not long after eating, Chu Jinyao was pushed to take a bath by the female officer. A group of people surrounded her, putting petals and wiping things on her body. Chu Jinyao felt that she was just a peeled egg, and now they were sprinkling seasoning on her.

Chu Jinyao was stunned by her strange thoughts, and when she was finally done, she was urged to sleep again without waiting for Chu Jinyao to catch her breath.

A person in charge of an aunt said to Chu Jinyao: "Prince princess, tomorrow's etiquette is very particular. The slave and maid will let you rest soon. This is for your good."

Linglong also said: "Princess, you can rest at ease. The palace mother has already gone to the palace to give you a bed. When you go tomorrow, everything will be arranged."

Chu Jinyao took a deep breath and said, "I understand. It's getting late, so go down and rest. There is still a whole day tomorrow."

The palace people agreed in unison. Dingxiang pulled Chu Jinyao's bed sheet, and Kikyo and another girl slept outside on the footsteps, giving Chu Jinyao a vigil.

Chu Jinyao never allowed others to watch the night. At first, it was because of Qi Ze. Later, she got used to it. On the contrary, she couldn't sleep when others were sleeping outside the house. However, since the people in the palace came, Chu Jinyao's many habits have been changed. As now, she must arrange for people to sleep outside her bed. It is said that this is for the safety of the master, and the people in the palace are like this.

Chu Jinyao usually sleeps well, but today she has some insomnia. She even wondered in a daze, that today was the last time she fell asleep in her bed at ease. After tonight, she will wake up in a strange place and face a group of strangers every day.

Chu Jinyao thought a lot in a mess. For a while, she thought of Xiao Qi, and then of the glazed tiles in the palace. In the end, she carried the lengthy procedures and etiquette of tomorrow and fell into sleep in a daze.

On the last night before Chu Jinyao came out of the pavilion, there was no mother's ardent teaching, no sisters' comfort, only a house of harsh palace people like a doll, and a room of cold moonlight.

Chu Jinyao finally fell asleep because of her wild thoughts. As a result, she was forcibly awakened as soon as she fell asleep.

The female officer stood in front of her bed with a serious face, and said mercilessly: "Prince princess, you should get up. It takes two hours to put on makeup and change clothes. If you want to quit today, you need to change two sets of clothes. If you continue to sleep, , It’s about to miss the auspicious time for the greeting."

The wedding of the prince is not a trivial matter. The emperor will wait for the auspicious time in the Fengtian Hall. It is not a joke to miss the auspicious time. After hearing these words, how could Chu Jinyao stay asleep, she quickly strengthened her spirits.

Chu Jinyao was drowsy and fiddled with a heavy Yanju dress and a big red silk shirt. When everything was in order, the female officer held the crown of the crown prince. There are peony bead flowers on the front and back of the Yanju crown, golden phoenix beads are inserted on both sides, and four slightly swaying temples at the back. After wearing this hair crown, Chu Jinyao dare not even move his neck. It would be too embarrassing if these beaded tassels swayed together with a slight movement.

Chu Jinyao stiffly went to greet his parents and bid farewell to the family temple. Standing in the center of the ancestral hall, Chu Jinyao followed the instructions to salute the ancestor's tablet, sacrifice wine, knelt and got up for an unknown period of time, but it could be regarded as the end of the ceremony. Afterwards, Chu Jinyao was taken to the main hall, where Changxing Hou and Zhao clan were already sitting there. Chu Jinyao, under the guidance or help of the female officer, gave a deep worship to Changxing Hou four times.

Changxing Hou looked at the fateful daughter of this childhood, and suddenly felt full of emotion. Changxing Hou still remembers that when Chu Jinyao first came back, she was thin and timid, and she looked like the daughter of the Hou Mansion. Unexpectedly, three years later, Chu Jinyao, who was once the most inconspicuous, turned out to be the crown prince, and even now the prosperity of the entire family is pinned on her.

What a wonderful life's fate, Changxing Hou said with emotion, "You go to Da Nei, you will be diligent and cautious all night, filial piety is not violated."

Chu Jinyao burst into tears suddenly, and she held back the tears and continued to worship Zhao.

Zhao doesn’t know what kind of mood to use to face Chu Jinyao. She originally thought that Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao were both her own daughters. It would be good if she both hurt. But in the end, it was her. Two daughters were lost at the same time during the night. Chu Jinmiao is hard to see in this life, and Chu Jinyao also became enemies with her mother and daughter.

However, today Zhao suddenly discovered that Chu Jinyao had grown up so much when she deliberately avoided Chu Jinyao. She has put up the woman's hair bun, and she is about to marry.

The Zhao family suddenly felt sore, but now and now, she can only endure her feelings and say: "Your father has discipline, you should respect it."

Chu Jinyao responded deeply. Before she could calm down her feelings, she was hugged and walked down again, saying goodbye to her parents one by one.

Old lady Chu, second uncle and second aunt, third uncle and third aunt...Chu Jinyao earnestly said goodbye to these relatives. Even if he had been dirty before, now they all turned into a deep worship. After that, she will be a guest again.

After bidding farewell to her relatives, Chu Jinyao was dragged away like a puppet, and returned to the house to change into a formal dress for her wedding, Princess Di Yi. After changing two sets of big clothes in one day, Chu Jinyao felt very tired after she finished dressing up again.

The scary thing is that the actual wedding process has not yet begun.

Chu Jinyao wore heavy Zhai clothing, with four luxurious phoenix crowns on her head, and a bunch of ribbons and jade pendants on her body. She sat on the bed with difficulty, waiting for Qin Yi to come and welcome her. In all fairness, Chu Jinyao felt that the phoenix crown on her head was really beautiful. She took a rough estimate and felt that there were more than 100 red and sapphires in this phoenix crown alone, and there were three or four thousand pearls and pearls. This phoenix crown is really gorgeous, really jeweled and radiant, it looks really good looking, and it is really heavy to wear.

Chu Jinyao now especially hopes that the prince will come soon.

Chu Jinyao didn't know how long she waited, when she suddenly heard the sound of Ji Le from outside the house, and then there was a lively shout. The faces of Linglong Dingxiang were joyful, and a female officer walked in quickly but steadily, and bowed to Chu Jinyao and said: "Prince Concubine, the Prince is down."

Before Chu Jinyao had any reaction, she felt her eyes go red, and then she couldn't see anything. Xu was because she couldn't see it, and the unknown made people more nervous. Chu Jinyao's heart suddenly throbbed, and her palms gradually ooze sweat.

I don't know how long, I don't know who came to her, helped her get up and walked out. Chu Jinyao was stunned the whole time. She vaguely knew who she was being helped to. Someone vaguely released a wild goose, and others were thinking about something. Chu Jinyao really felt that her wedding was extremely confused. Everyone knew what had happened, but she was covered in a hijab and knew nothing.

After the congratulatory speech, Chu Jinyao was helped to walk forward. She was dizzy and suddenly felt that someone stopped by her side.

Chu Jinyao was shocked, and turned her eyes to look, but only a piece of crepe-jacket corner could be seen through the gap in the hijab.

It's the prince.

Chu Jinyao was taken aback for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, she found that the ceremonial officer had finished singing, and the people around her took the lead to go out, and then Chu Jinyao was supported by others and slowly walked down the steps. Chu Jinyao suddenly realized that she was leaving now.

Chu Jinyao was slowly supported to the proud son, and soon, the ritual music played, the proud son got up and walked slowly towards the palace.

Chu Jinyao squeezed Yu Gui in her hand, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Afterwards, Chu Jinyao was still confused. She was manipulated throughout the whole process. She asked to disembark from the sedan chair and lift her foot when she lifted her foot. The fuzzy room seemed to enter a palace. Chu Jinyao guessed that this should be It's Ciqing Palace.

It is the famous East Palace.

Next, the last procedure of today's big wedding is the ritual.

Chu Jinyao has been tossed and has no temper. However, this is not the end, and there are a lot of attention to the ceremony. Chu Jinyao was helped to sit down and stood up again and again, and then bowed deeply to what he didn't know. The prince stood beside Chu Jinyao, and every time he saluted very neatly, Chu Jinyao couldn't help admiring the prince's patience.

Finally, Chu Jinyao was helped to sit on the bed. The moment Chu Jinyao touched the soft quilt, Chu Jinyao still couldn't react. Is it really over?

Before she finished thinking about it, her eyes suddenly lit up. Chu Jinyao was blindfolded for most of the day, and suddenly encountered the light, her eyes narrowed uncontrollably.

With the rhythm of saluting today all day, Chu Jinyao originally thought that there would be singing when he lifted the hijab, and only after the verbal greetings would someone guide the prince to lift the hijab. But... why is it so sudden? Chu Jinyao was unprepared. If it weren't for her tiredness and lack of energy to make extra expressions on her face, I'm afraid she would be rude today.

Qin Yi threw the hi-scale into the tray with a bang, and waved impatiently: "Okay, it's over, you all go down."

The **** Sili who was standing on the side shut his mouth in astonishment, and Chu Jinyao understood that she also admired the prince's patience just now, but in fact, the prince was already annoying.

After Chu Jinyao's eyes adjusted to the light, he could see the person standing in front of him clearly. In the past, when I saw him, he always wore narrow-sleeved casual clothes, and the colors were mostly indigo, ocher and other deep and majestic colors, which was daunting. But today, he changed into a red body, and his warm eyes neutralized the coldness of his body. His originally slightly fierce and heroic eyebrows also softened, leaving only the scorching exquisiteness. In the room full, he almost glowed dazzlingly.

Qin Yi was also looking at Chu Jinyao at the moment. He didn't know whether to say she stayed or praised her for being calm. On the day of the wedding, after being lifted by her husband, except for the reflexive squinting at the beginning, he was expressionless. No shyness or panic.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the ceremonial grandmother on the side hurried forward and said with a smile: "Congratulations to your highness and the princess concubine Licheng. Please your majesty and the princess concubine have a drink together."

Mother held a big red tray in her hand, Chu Jinyao pressed her wide sleeve with one hand, and reached out to take the wine glass on the tray.

Qin Yi's sleeves are also extremely wide. It is not a problem if they drink their own wines, but at this stage they have to go around their arms before drinking. Chu Jinyao was embarrassing what to do. Qin Yi had already sat next to her, leaned towards her slightly, and walked around Chu Jinyao's arm.

Chu Jinyao didn't expect the prince to adapt so neatly. She was taken aback for a while, Qin Yi had already done a good job, and Chu Jinyao was still stiff. Across a very close distance, Qin Yi's eyes moved upwards, fixedly looking at Chu Jinyao.

At that moment, he almost breathed and heard each other, and Chu Jinyao immediately recovered and cooperated with the prince to reach out and drink. She tried her best to make herself calm, but her cheeks turned red unknowingly.

After drinking, the palace maidens in Ciqing Palace were overjoyed and spoke auspicious words outside without money. The ceremonial **** stepped forward and arched his hands to the two of them, and said: "Congratulations to the prince, and congratulations to the princess. Please change your clothes with the princess."

After Chu Jinyao heard this, she was sincerely relieved, and she was finally able to take off this beautiful phoenix crown. However, Chu Jinyao was still worried that she was married, which was different from when she was a girl before. So instead of getting up, she turned her head and asked, "Your Highness?"

Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao's gorgeous clothes, she was beautiful, but she was a little lackluster. I want to come too. After tossing for so long today, it is estimated that she is already very tired.

Qin Yi stood up and said, "You go to change clothes first, I will change clothes and I have to go out."

Qin Yi is different from Chu Jinyao. After Li Cheng, he has to deal with courtiers outside.

The servants in the temple were a little stunned for a while. Is the prince prince explaining to the prince? It is true that the husband-in-law wants to go out to deal with the banquet and tell his wife it is not unusual... But, this is the prince!

However, Chu Jinyao didn't realize this. She stood up when she heard the words and watched Qin Yi rightly to go to the clean room to change clothes. Chu Jinyao turned around and found that the servants in the palace were stunned. Chu Jinyao couldn't help but call out: "Father-in-law?"

The celebrant **** returned to his senses, immediately put on a smiling face, and handed over to Chu Jinyao: "Congratulations to the princess. I wonder what the princess has to say?"

Chu Jinyao nodded slightly to the ceremonial eunuch, and smiled: "Thank you father-in-law today, father-in-law has worked hard. Linglong?"

Linglong understood, and immediately stepped forward to distribute rewards to everyone. In fact, the prince has already given a reward once, but Chu Jinyao, as the prince, made her first appearance in the palace, which can not be taken lightly. The waiting palace people are naturally willing to take two rounds of rewards, and everyone in the palace is happy for a while. After the rest of the servants in the palace left happily, only the maid brought by Chu Jinyao herself was left, and she couldn't help showing fatigue.

"Girl." Linglong immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll take care of the girl to remove her makeup, first take off the phoenix crown, the girl has been doing it for a day."

Chu Jinyao nodded and said okay, and the maternal grandmother on the side reminded: "I will be called the prince princess from now on."

Linglong hurriedly promised. She was also anxious today. Since Chu Jinyao's canonization, several maids in the family have changed their mouths, but as soon as she is anxious today, Linglong has spoken out her former name again.

The East Palace occupies a vast area and naturally there is no shortage of clean rooms. After Chu Jinyao changed her clothes in another clean room and came out, she learned that the prince had been out for a long time.

Now that the prince is gone, Chu Jinyao is not in a hurry. She returned to the clean room, loosened her hair, took a bath, and washed away all fatigue before she came out comfortably.

When Chu Jinyao finished bathing, she was already too hungry. The palace mother had prepared a meal for her a long time ago, and she kept warming her with water. When she saw Chu Jinyao coming away, the people in the room quickly passed the meal.

Chu Jinyao sat down, originally planning to move his chopsticks, but suddenly remembered that he was married. She asked: "Where is your Royal Highness?"

"His Royal Highness is still out for a banquet with the Lord, sirs, and I won't be able to come back for a while. The princess will eat first."

It sounds reasonable, Chu Jinyao moved two mouthfuls, and put down his chopsticks: "Forget it, I'd better prepare it for His Royal Highness. If he comes back late, I'm afraid it will be too late to pass on the meal."

Chu Jinyao asked the palace clerk Qin Yi what he likes to eat and asked to save it for him.

Even though the prince may not need these arrangements, but what if? In case he comes back late, or drinks too much, he needs a little pad of food.

Chu Jinyao felt a little sleepy immediately after a tiring day. She tried hard at first, but finally couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep leaning on the bedpost.

Chu Jinyao was suddenly awakened by the noise outside the door. Before she realized what was wrong, the door of the inner hall had been pushed open. Chu Jinyao immediately became sober, complaining secretly why she fell asleep, and quickly got up to welcome the prince.

"His Royal Highness, you are back."

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the wind at night was already very cold and bitter. Qin Yi greeted his relatives and tossed for a day today, and was filled a lot at the banquet. When he came back, he was blown by the night breeze and had a headache. However, when he entered the inner hall and saw Chu Jinyao, who was dressed in normal clothes and had sleepy eyes, greeted me in a dazed manner, the tingling in his head suddenly got better.

"You fell asleep?"

Chu Jinyao secretly asked if it was so obvious, but she shook her head firmly on the face: "Never."

"The folds on your face are pressed out."

Chu Jinyao touched her face when she heard the words, and as soon as she reached halfway her hand, she realized that the prince was deceiving her. However, at this time, it was too deliberate to let go of his hands. Chu Jinyao was a little uncertain about what to do. Qin Yi couldn't help but laugh when she saw her expression: "Okay, you are tired for a day today, so you should go to bed earlier. First. Go inside, it's cold outside, be careful of colds."

As soon as Qin Yi stretched out his hand, he took Chu Jinyao's shoulder and walked in. Across the thin clothes, Chu Jinyao could clearly feel the cold air on Qin Yi's body, as well as the strong masculine aura that was completely different from the people she had been in contact with.

Her back froze instantly.

Qin Yi didn't pay attention to Chu Jinyao's stiffness. After pressing Chu Jinyao on the edge of the bed, he went into the clean room to wash and change clothes. Chu Jinyao sat on the side of Scarlet Xi's bed alone, stiff all over, unable to slow down for a long time.

Today is not only the day of their wedding, but also the wedding night of the bridal chamber.

After Qin Yi changed his clothes and came out, he found that Chu Jinyao was still sitting in the same place, and it seemed that he hadn't moved. The expression on her face was very strange, and when Qin Yi approached and sat on the bed, her expression became even stranger.

Qin Yi knew in his heart that he wanted to laugh, but he endured it all the time, just looking at Chu Jinyao silently. One of them was calm and composed, and the other pretended to be calm. Sure enough, it was Chu Jinyao who lost the battle first: "Your Highness..."

"Ok."

Chu Jinyao tried it, but still didn't know what to say at this time. She watched Qin Yi's eyes brighter and brighter, and her mouth seemed to have a smile. Chu Jinyao couldn't stand it anymore, and gritted her teeth and said, "His Royal Highness, I have something to tell you!"

The author has something to say: Successfully suspended in the bridal chamber style:)

The father's fate said: Go to Da Nei, be diligent and cautious in the night, and honor no violation. The mother's life said: Your father has discipline, you should respect it. The concubine was accepted. ——"Ming Xianzong Record"