Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1210 Postscript Sixty-six · Wedding Night

A few days before the wedding, several people from the Xie family came to Beijing.

Xie Shizhang and Xie Yiqin, father and son, came to Luoyang in advance to go through the procedures, mainly to bring money to buy betrothal gifts.

This time, Xie Yan's fourth uncle, fifth uncle and younger sister came again.

The fourth uncle and fifth uncle not only came to attend the wedding, but also to inspect the new cement factory. Xie Yan licensed the cement patent to them for free, and first set up a family factory in Cangzhou.

It is also possible that the factory will not be set up in Cangzhou, anyway, it is necessary to find a place with relevant raw materials nearby.

The younger sister Xie Wan came purely to eat the wedding wine, and was escorted by loyal servants all the way to the north.

"The auspicious time has arrived!"

Xie Wan and her mother stood in the corridor, and when they heard the shout of the ceremonial officer, they couldn't help but stretch their necks to look out.

Then, she was patted on the head by her mother.

"Stand still, don't move around." Wang Yitong scolded in a low voice.

"Oh." Xie Wan pouted.

But Xie Yan, wearing a red brocade robe, walked to the elders and bowed to greet them.

Xie Yiqin began to perform the ritual, picked up the wine cup on the tray, poured a glass of wine and handed it to his son, saying: "Go to welcome the noble princess, to make our Xie family's ancestral hall more glorious."

"Just follow the strict order." Xie Yan took the wine cup and drank it all.

After drinking, Xie Yan put down the wine cup, bowed to the elders again, and then turned around and went out to ride a horse.

Xie Wan laughed and said: "Sixth brother is so majestic today!"

Wang Yitong said proudly: "How can you marry the princess without being majestic? Let's go to the princess's house."

The process of the Xie family basically ended here, leaving only the final wedding ceremony.

Xie Yan was indeed majestic today. The red brocade robe was a gift from the emperor, and it was estimated to be worth hundreds or thousands of strings of cash.

The influence of Zhu Guoxiang and Zhu Ming, father and son, on this time and space is also reflected in many folk customs.

For example, Zhu Ming joked that "marriage is like a small imperial examination", that is, getting married is like passing the imperial examination, so he changed the "new son-in-law" to "new groom" - in the Tang and Song dynasties, new grooms specifically referred to the newly appointed officials, and generally referred to the newly appointed officials.

Since getting married is like taking the imperial examination, it is also appropriate to wear official uniforms. Zhu Ming also allowed the groom to wear clothes in the style of the ninth-rank official uniform when welcoming the bride, so that all grooms can experience the official addiction on the wedding day.

This change in etiquette was immediately sought after by the people and spread throughout the country in just a few years.

Then, "new bride" was also changed to "bride", and Zhu Ming's obsessive-compulsive disorder was finally cured.

"New groom, new groom!"

"Prince consort..."

On both sides of the street, people rushed to watch and shout, and ran to watch the excitement when they had nothing to do.

Yesterday, the delivery of betrothal gifts was also very lively. Boxes of betrothal gifts were carried from the temporary residence of the Xie family to the palace. All the gift boxes were opened, and you could see what was inside. Many onlookers were calculating their value.

Xie Yan was already feeling elated at this moment, riding on a tall horse as if he was in the clouds.

Before the time travel, he had always been miserable, and he could never dream of such a scene.

Xie Yan smiled and bowed to both sides of the street. Because he was not good at riding, he changed to holding the reins with his left hand and waving at the crowd with his right hand.

In the past, there were also princes-in-law who would throw coins along the way when welcoming the bride, and the onlookers would cause stampedes because of the money grabbing.

Now no one dares to throw money.

"Groom, groom!"

"Catch the flowers!"

In a luxurious restaurant facing the street, Wu Yaochen, Ding Shaoyan and other ghost fire boys leaned on the windows and shouted to the street.

Behind them were servants holding flowers. The ghost fire boys picked up flowers or wreaths and threw them hard in the direction of Xie Yan.

It was only because Xie Yan married the eldest princess that these guys would have done something bad, and deliberately threw fruits at the groom, and they were competing to see who hit the groom the most times. There was no way to hold them accountable afterwards. They were just throwing fruits and flowers, what bad intentions could they have?

More than ten years ago, a rich man in Beijing got married in style, but was directly knocked off his horse by the evil young men at that time with fruits.

A wreath flew over and knocked Xie Yan's hat crooked.

Xie Yan couldn't help but turn his head and look, and immediately found the group of ghost-fire boys. He smiled and pointed his middle finger in the direction of the restaurant window.

Bastards, grandpa will remember you!

"I hit it, I hit it, give me the money quickly!" Ding Shaoyan cheered and celebrated, but he was playing the game of hitting the groom.

Wu Yaochen said, "Don't worry, watch me show my skills."

This guy swung the wreath and threw it at Xie Yan, as if he was using the Qiankun Circle to hit Nezha, the third prince of the Dragon King.

Xie Yan caught it and pointed his middle finger upstairs again.

You bastard, I will take care of you sooner or later!

Wu Yaochen thought that the middle finger was a greeting, so he smiled and gave Xie Yan the middle finger.

They arrived at Donghua Gate in a lively manner, and the wedding procession stopped outside Donghua Gate. Only Xie Yan rode alone, leading his fourth and fifth uncles who were responsible for holding the geese to Donghua Gate.

Outside Donghua Gate, a concubine stood dignified, and behind her were dozens or even hundreds of noble ladies with imperial titles.

They were responsible for sending the princess to the mansion, and now they had to wait slowly. When they had nothing to do, they began to evaluate the groom.

They watched Xie Yan enter Donghua Gate and whispered to their besties.

"Young Scholar Xie is really handsome today, no wonder he won the heart of the Grand Princess."

"I heard that yesterday's betrothal gift included a rare musical score that included the lost "Guangling San" and "Hua Xu Yin."

"Is it true? "Guangling San" has been lost for a thousand years."

"My son-in-law works in the Hanlin Academy, how could it be false if he saw it with his own eyes?"

"That's really an honor!"

"I know "Hua Xu Yin", and "Guang Ling San" is also a lost ci tune?"

Inside Donghua Gate.

The ceremonial officer came to meet him, and Xie Yan dismounted.

Xie Yan was led by the ceremonial officer to continue walking forward, and his fourth uncle and fifth uncle each held a wild goose and followed. After walking for seven or eight minutes, they finally arrived outside the inner east gate.

...

In the palace.

Zhu Tangxi looked in the mirror again and again, and she was so beautiful that she almost died of beauty.

Outside the courtyard, there were many widows of Emperor Dingtai and the former crown prince (the father of the little emperor).

These concubines and concubines, no matter how they lived on weekdays, were all happy today, dressed up and waiting for the feast - the banquet was held inside the palace.

In addition, there was a 14-year-old eldest princess, who was the half-sister of the little emperor. She would have to wait until next year when she came of age to be officially named a princess.

They were going to send the princess to the outside of Donghua Gate with Empress Dowager Ye.

"The Queen Mother of the East Palace has arrived!"

"The Queen Mother of the West Palace has arrived!"

There are two queen mothers now. The Queen Mother Ye, the biological mother of the little emperor, is the Queen Mother of the East Palace.

There is another Queen Mother Meng of the West Palace, who is the biological mother of the little emperor. However, this one is almost fifty years old and usually doesn't care about anything. She only eats vegetarian food and chants Buddha in her own palace.

Queen Mother Meng is sitting in the carriage at this moment, fiddling with the rosary with her fingers, as if what happened today has nothing to do with her. Don't ask, if you ask, she is praying for the princess and the prince consort.

Queen Mother Ye pushed the door and went into the house: "Are you not dressed up yet?"

Zhu Tangxi stood up and turned around on the spot: "Sister-in-law, do you think I am beautiful today?"

"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, but it's cheap for that boy." Queen Mother Ye was full of smiles, as if she was sending her daughter to marry.

The two sisters-in-law sat in the house and chatted.

Until the ceremonial officer shouted outside: "The auspicious time has arrived!"

Queen Mother Ye took Zhu Tangxi's arm and walked to the outside of the yard to sit in the carriage.

The carriages moved forward slowly.

When they reached the inner east gate, everyone got off the carriages.

Empress Dowager Ye and Empress Dowager Meng supported Zhu Tangxi on both sides, and the other concubines, concubines, princesses, and female officials stood behind them and waited quietly.

"The one holding the goose enters!"

Xie Yan's fourth and fifth uncles were led into the inner east gate trembling with fear.

It was their first time to enter the imperial city, and they also entered the inner east gate. Seeing a large number of noble ladies in the palace in front of them, they were so scared that they lowered their heads and dared not look again. They bent down and bowed to offer the wild goose in their hands.

At this moment, Xie Yan stood outside the inner east gate, bowing to the inside of the gate, waiting for the etiquette officer to verify whether the wild goose was healthy - as long as it was not dead.

The wild goose was verified to be correct, and Zhu Tangxi also faced the outside of the gate and bowed to the prince consort across the inner east gate.

Soon, Zhu Tangxi was surrounded by the noble ladies in the palace and came out. When they passed by Xie Yan, the two smiled at each other.

Xie Yan opened his mouth and said silently: "Sister is so beautiful."

Zhu Tangxi felt so sweet in her heart that she also communicated with her mouth: "Wait for me!"

They showed off their affection without avoiding others, which made many noble ladies in the palace smile like aunts. Of course, some people were jealous or sad, and the concubines and imperial concubines who came to see her off were very lonely.

Xie Yan bowed to the princess again, and when he saw the princess change to a Zhai car, he was led out of Donghua Gate by the etiquette officer.

"Go!"

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Xie Yan got on the horse again and galloped all the way to the princess's house. He wanted to go back in advance and wait, instead of going with the princess.

Zhu Tangxi sat in a brand new Zhai car and was slowly sent to Donghua Gate by the nobles in the palace.

Getting off the car here, after some etiquette, Empress Dowager Ye handed the princess to the young concubine who was guarding outside the door.

Zhu Tangxi got on the car again and drove out of Donghua Gate.

Many noble ladies in the capital lined up in a row outside the gate to see the princess off on foot.

There were even more people watching on the street. It was unusual to see so many noble ladies gathered together, and they didn't take a car all the way.

Many young ladies and wives, especially those unmarried girls, stared at the princess's carriage with envy. This pomp and ceremony, this scene, how beautiful it is. If I could experience it, it would be worth it even if I lived twenty years less.

"Your Highness, be steady, don't lift the curtain!" Qingluan whispered beside the carriage.

Zhu Tangxi said, "I want it. I want to see with my own eyes how lively it is today."

Qingluan was speechless and didn't bother to say more.

Another plaque was added to the gate of the princess's house today. This was Zhu Tangxi's idea.

Two plaques.

The upper one reads: Qin Guojing, the eldest princess's house.

The lower one reads: Prince Consort's house.

No princess has ever done this before, but Zhu Tangxi insisted on doing so to show how much love she has with her husband. This is not only the princess's house, but also the prince consort's house.

The band played music and soon arrived at the door of the mansion.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Xie Yan stood outside the gate and bowed to the princess who was getting off the car.

Zhu Tangxi bowed and returned the greeting, then turned around and bowed to the concubines and noble ladies in the capital who were escorting her.

The concubines and noble ladies in the capital returned the greeting, which was considered to have completed the task of escorting her. They all had to go to the palace next to have a feast with the nobles in the palace who were escorting her.

The maid helped Zhu Tangxi step into the gate, and Xie Yan accompanied her to the inner courtyard bedroom.

This house was too big, and it took a long time to walk from the gate to the bedroom.

Standing outside the steps of the bedroom, Xie Yan bowed again and took the princess to the bedroom courtyard to wash.

There were already palace ladies waiting there, and the placement of hot water and towels was also very particular, and there were also things such as wine cups for drinking the wedding wine.

There was nothing wrong with bowing to heaven and earth first and parents second.

The female official who came out of the palace guided the prince consort and the princess to wash their hands and faces, and then poured the wine in the cup into the wedding cup.

"Sister!" Xie Yan said with a smile.

Zhu Tangxi was full of sweetness, and acted annoyed: "Are you still calling me sister?"

Xie Yan said: "I will always be your sister. Sister, my wife!"

Zhu Tangxi glanced at him.

"Ahem!" The female official couldn't stand it anymore, and coughed repeatedly to remind her.

Xie Yan then said: "My wife, please drink the wedding cup wine."

Zhu Tangxi raised the wedding cup and said: "My husband, please drink."

This thing doesn't actually require a cup-to-cup exchange, just two wine gourds, each holding a gourd to drink.

Xie Yan held the princess's hand, and in the shocked eyes of the female officials, the couple crossed their arms and drank together, drinking the world's first real wedding cup-to-cup wine.

Zhu Tangxi felt very novel and surprised. This way of drinking made her smile, and the deep affection in her eyes almost melted away. She said angrily: "You have so many tricks, and you are not polite at all."

"As long as my sister likes it." Xie Yan continued to flirt.

This enemy, how can he coax a woman so well? Even the wedding ceremony is full of surprises.

Zhu Tangxi wanted to throw herself into her lover's arms immediately and make love with him. She turned her head and said to the female officials: "Don't laugh anymore!"

The female officials quickly restrained their smiles and said seriously: "Your Highness, don't worry, we will never spread this matter."

Zhu Tangxi said: "Who told you not to spread it? Just tell it, it's not something shameful."

"Puff!"

Qingluan was the first to hold back and laughed with her hands covering her mouth.

She understood the princess's thoughts and wanted to show her love to the whole world.

This love-brained person is hopeless.

The other female officials also kept holding back their laughter until they helped the couple complete the hair-tying ceremony.

The wedding ceremony was completed.

The guests who came to the wedding banquet were greeted by the Minister of the Imperial Clan and Xie Yiqin, so the newlyweds did not need to show up and toast everywhere.

The guests who came to the banquet today, except for Xie Yan's relatives, were all powerful and important officials.

All seven cabinet ministers came without a single one left.

This was not a big deal. In the Southern Song Dynasty in another time and space, the marriage of Princess Zhou Hanguo was grand.

As soon as you hear her title, you know how favored she is, Zhou and Han.

At that time, the princesses of the Southern Song Dynasty had always died young, and no princess had married for many years. The old emperor did not even have a son. Not to mention that the emperor was happy, even the ministers and the people were happy. The wedding of Princess Zhou Hanguo was truly a universal celebration.

Even the prime minister personally inspected the betrothal gifts.

Unfortunately, the title was too big to bear. In the year when she was promoted from Princess Zhouguo to Princess Zhou Hanguo, the princess died of illness at the age of only 21.

"It's dark, it's quite lively outside." Xie Yan listened to the faint noise of the banquet.

The bright moon rose, and the red candles burned.

Zhu Tangxi lay in her lover's arms, lying together on the newlywed bed. She lay for a long time and changed to a comfortable position: "It's a bit hot today, and I sweat a lot in my wedding dress."

"Sister's sweat is fragrant." Xie Yan took a deep breath.

Zhu Tangxi let him sniff everywhere, stroking her belly and said: "Husband, we have made love many times, why is there no movement? I really want to give you a few children as soon as possible."

"Then let's make love ten times tonight!" Xie Yan turned over and held her down.

Zhu Tangxi laughed and said: "You are just bragging, you would have been exhausted after ten times."

"You little lady, how dare you underestimate your husband, today I will let you taste your husband's methods!" Xie Yan was furious and began to take off his clothes.

Zhu Tangxi pushed him away mercilessly: "Oh, go take a shower first, you're all sweaty."

"Take a shower together!"

Xie Yan picked up the princess, like a bandit grabbing a bandit's wife, and carried her on his shoulders to the bathroom.

Zhu Tangxi screamed in fear, and then laughed sweetly.

Qingluan pouted and said to the maid beside her: "Prepare the bath."