Nightwatcher

In the princess' bedroom, the curtains hang down, and the sandalwood is wafting.

The door of the bedroom was open, and the maids in Shaoyin Palace were busy running around. In front of the vanity mirror, Lin An sat with his back straight, staring at himself in the bronze mirror.

The woman in the mirror has round cheeks, just like a goose egg with smooth lines. After applying powder and eyebrows, her appearance becomes more refined and energetic.

In addition, the maid's skillful hand painted plum blossom makeup on her forehead, so Her Royal Highness, who was already charming and affectionate, had an extra glamorous but not vulgar, charming but not bewitching temperament.

Once in a woman's life, she will have a chance to see her Fengguanxiapei.

She waited.

What is even more fortunate is that the groom is the lover, and the lovers will finally get married.

"Your Highness has become much quieter recently, is it hard for you to endure?" the eldest maid combed her hair for her and asked with a smile.

His Highness is usually chatty, lively and charming, but the closer the wedding day is, the more he learns to be a quiet and gentle golden branch and jade leaf.

"The queen mother said that if you marry a woman, you can no longer act rashly."

Lin'an sighed: "Let's just put on a show, and in the future I will gradually reveal my true colors."

Just as he was talking, the graceful and luxurious queen mother brought the maids in, glanced at the phoenix crown on the table, and said lightly:

"How are you getting ready?"

After the big palace maid beside Lin'an saluted, she respectfully said:

"Wait for the servant to comb His Highness's hair, and then you're done."

The queen mother walked to the dressing table, glanced at Lin'an, who was charming and charming, and frowned suddenly:

"Why don't you meet?"

The so-called "open face" is to use five-color cotton yarn to twist the fine hair on the bride's face, so that the bride looks more fair and beautiful.

The grand lady looked at Lin'an in embarrassment.

The delicate eyebrows drawn by the latter frowned, "Mother, it hurts too much."

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, swept across the maids in the room, and said in a flat tone:

"Your Highness won't show up. You each have twenty boards. If you miss the auspicious time, send them all to the Clothes Bureau."

The ladies of the court turned pale.

So the princess' makeup was washed off again, and several court ladies worked together, and after a lot of tossing, it was finally done.

The Empress Dowager looked at Lin'an, whose face was reddish and with tears in his eyes, and nodded in satisfaction:

"That's right, this is the skin that is as thick as fat, and can be broken by blowing a bomb."

When the auspicious time is approaching, the maid puts on the phoenix crown for Lin'an. The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes, looked at it for a moment, and sighed:

"it's beautiful!

"You were born to be a princess. Only by wearing gold and silver can you highlight your delicacy and beauty."

The Empress Dowager has seen many beauties, and she herself is an all-powerful beauty, but there are thousands of beauties with different looks, and different beauties need different attires in order to highlight their beauty and temperament to the fullest.

Among the beauties the Queen Mother saw, including her, they were more or less eclipsed by the gorgeous jewelry and costumes.

The more gorgeous the dress, the more beautiful it is, and only Lin'an is the one.

The Queen Mother continued:

"Neither your elder brother nor mother concubine can attend the wedding. As your mother, I should teach you how to live in your husband's house and get along with your uncle."

Lin'an sat solemnly, listening patiently.

"Although you are a golden branch and jade leaf, the honor of the princess, Xu Yinluo is not an ordinary husband-in-law, so after marrying into the Xu family, you must first learn to restrain your temper."

For many years in the past, the Empress Dowager ignored everything and ignored the harem and the princes and daughters, but she also knew that Lin'an often made troubles for Huaiqing.

If she has half of Concubine Chen's scheming and artifice, that's all. The Queen Mother is too lazy to talk about it. She is a girl who likes to pick things up, but doesn't have the fighting power to do so.

If you don't restrain yourself when you go to the Xu Mansion, you don't know what kind of bullying you will be, and it's still unreasonable.

The queen continued:

"Among the daughters of the Xu family, you don't have to worry about the second mistress. Although I don't have much contact with her, I have tried a few times. She is a straight person with no twists and turns. The woman from Yunzhou, although she is Xu Qi'an's biological mother, But the affection between mother and son must not be deep.

"If she knows how to measure, she won't judge you, but treat you politely, and you should treat her like this. The eldest girl of the second room is smart, but she has little to do with you, and she will marry out in a few years .

"What you really need to care about is your husband's wishes and the women he provokes outside."

Ning Yan's aunt is straight? Ke Simu said, this aunt is clearly a formidable and frightening character, the queen mother misunderstood, or she deliberately said this to reassure me, Lin'an was muttering in her heart, when she heard "the woman who provoked outside", she raised her eyebrows Young.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, Lin'an knows how to deal with them, and will definitely treat them well."

The Empress Dowager glanced at her, swallowed back the "heh" that welled up in her throat, nodded and said:

"My queen mother's advice to you is to listen to Wang Simu's opinion more. She and Erlang are already engaged, and they plan to marry into Xu's family this year or next year."

Makes sense. Lin'an nodded.

"Don't just lose your temper when you encounter problems. You and Xu Yinluo are in love. You helped him a lot when he was in his infancy. If he was wronged, he would feel guilty if he mentioned this matter more. "

On the main road leading directly to the imperial city, Xu Qi'an sat on the back of a young mare, and being carried by it, the horse's hooves rattled towards the imperial city.

Behind him are Li Yuchun, Zhu Guangxiao, Song Tingfeng and other familiar colleagues, as well as cronies like Miao Youfang, forming a large-scale welcoming team.

The city defense army lined up on both sides of the street, blocking the onlookers from the side of the street.

The common people chanted words such as "Xu Yinluo is overjoyed" and "Hundred Years of Love", and they were extremely excited.

From their point of view, Xu Yinluo's marriage to the princess of the royal family is a strong alliance and will serve the country forever.

Moreover, apart from a noble princess, who else could be worthy of Xu Yinluo?

But others were deeply disappointed.

"Xu Yinluo is going to marry the princess, alas, it seems that my daughter can't be a real wife anymore."

"As far as your daughter's beauty is concerned, being a maid Xu Yinluo would dislike her, so let's make your spring and autumn dream. My sister is twenty-eight years old, as beautiful as a flower, and she is not yet married. Alas, it's a pity that Xu Yinluo can't see this sunken flower." A pearl in the sand."

"That's not easy. You send your younger sister to the Jiaofang Division. Since she is so beautiful, it won't be difficult to win an oiran over here, right? Xu Yinluo saw it. Who doesn't know that Xu Yinluo loves to hang out with oirans the most. "

Everyone on the side laughed.

Then the two fought, and were quickly subdued by the city defense army, and order was restored.

Zhu Guangxiao looked at the tall and straight figure in casual clothes in front of him, and whispered to Song Tingfeng beside him:

"I used to think that Ning Yan would marry His Highness Huaiqing."

When Xu Qi'an was still a bronze gong and silver gong, whenever he went to the palace, he always used the excuse of meeting Huaiqing. Although he often fooled around with Lin'an in private, in Zhu Guangxiao's view, Xu Ningyan was obviously closer to Princess Huaiqing.

In the past when investigating cases, they also ran to Huaiqing Mansion every three days.

Suddenly, he chose his younger sister instead of his older sister.

Song Tingfeng frowned and said with a smile:

"Not marrying Your Majesty does not mean that you and Your Majesty are innocent."

Zhu Guangxiao was taken aback, and whispered:

"Don't talk about the Holy Majesty."

"What are you afraid of? Ning Yan didn't care." Song Tingfeng nudged the bridegroom officer in front of him with his mouth.

What they said certainly couldn't escape Xu Ningyan's mouth. Since he didn't care, he didn't have to worry about His Majesty punishing him.

However, Song Tingfeng will not be able to say the following words blatantly, and said via voice transmission:

"I heard that recently, someone in the court proposed the establishment of a prince. This is the foundation of the country, and those scholars are most concerned about this."

Zhu Guangxiao said lightly:

"With His Majesty's ability, these voices can be easily suppressed."

"Idiot!" Song Tingfeng shook his head:

"The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are drunkards who don't care about drinking. You think, it's not unusual for His Majesty to have no heirs not long after he ascended the throne. But now that the rebellion has subsided and the world is at peace, shouldn't it be time to consider His Majesty's marriage?

"Establishing the crown prince is just a pretext. You want to urge your majesty to get married as soon as possible and give birth to an heir."

Zhu Guangxiao suddenly realized, and immediately said via voice transmission:

"Why are you saying this for no reason?"

Song Tingfeng said via voice transmission:

"Ning Yan married His Highness Lin'an. I don't know how many people laughed and clapped their hands. If he doesn't get married for a day, no one will dare to think about the position of "Master of the Harem". Get it!

"However, sooner or later, His Majesty will have to consider the heir, and there will be excitement in the future."

Although His Majesty is a daughter, she is also of the royal lineage of Zheng Miaohong. As long as her heirs have a strong enough background to support them, they will have no difficulty in succeeding to the throne.

After entering the imperial city, they began to go through the process meticulously. First, they rode to the south gate with the ceremony officer, where they changed into the official uniform of the son-in-law, and then offered wild geese, coins and silk as dowry gifts.

This is called the "Walking Geese Ceremony". Wild geese symbolize loyalty and a pair of people for a lifetime.

After the geese parade was over, Xu Qi'an and the welcoming team took a seat, drank and rested, and waited for the auspicious time.

After waiting from early morning until the sun was shining, the ceremony officer finally took the seat and said in a low voice:

"My lord, the time has come."

Xu Qi said with peace of mind that it is finally time to welcome the bride, Bladder Bureau.

He immediately followed the ceremony officer to Shaoyin Palace, where he saw the princess' guard of honor, as well as Feng Guanxiapei, a charming and charming Lin'an.

She was wearing a wedding dress and a phoenix crown, her beauty was dazzling.

With the support of the palace maid, Shi Shiran stepped out of Shaoyin Palace, and the two met their eyes from a distance away.

Thousands of words are in the eyes.

Without speaking, Lin'an Rourou glanced at him, lowered her head and got into Yandi's car.

Yandi chariots are mainly red. In addition to the decorations of Diyu, there are also various red and purple silks intertwined to form a gorgeous decoration.

There are incense cabinets in the horizontal shaft, incense burners with chi patterns, incense treasures, etc.

The overall style is gorgeous and bright, very beautiful.

It went pretty well, there was no such mess as asking for red envelopes to find shoes, breaking into the house, etc. Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

Of course, this is mainly because welcoming relatives is not the main event, and there is no custom in the previous life.

After leaving the palace, Xu Qi'an led the guard of honor to join the welcoming team, left the imperial city together, and returned the same way.

The purpose of going here was supposed to be the son-in-law's mansion, but after discussing with the second uncle, Xu Qi'an decided that he should still live in Xu's mansion, so he bought several surrounding houses and expanded them into a wealthy mansion with a grand courtyard.

The family still lives together.

It took another half an hour to return to Xu's Mansion. On the way, the drums and music blared, the maids wearing flower crowns carried the censers and lotus steps, and the imperial guards were sweeping in front of them, so they couldn't walk fast.

Amidst the sound of festive drums, Xu Qi'an led Lin'an into the door and went straight to the inner hall.

At this time, the hall was full of people watching the ceremony, all of them were members of the Xu clan, and there were no foreign guests.

The second uncle and aunt sat in the hall with their backs upright, and the aunt's eyes lit up when she saw Lin'an in Fengguanxia.

She likes gorgeous girls very much, and Lin'an's dress makes her aunt very amazing.

The members of the Tiandihui are not here, and Sitianjian's goods have not arrived yet, which is great. Xu Qi'an glanced at everyone in the hall, except for the face of Huashen, everyone else was smiling.

Especially Xu Lingyue, who smiled like a flower, was sincerely happy for her elder brother!

Under the auspices of officials from the Ministry of Rites, the newcomers perform the worship ceremony.

The worship process is very cumbersome-kneel three times, kowtow nine times, and worship six times.

During this period, Xu Qi'an noticed that Lin'an's heart was beating faster, and said via voice transmission:

"take it easy!"

Lin'an really settled down.

After the ceremony was completed in an orderly manner, two young maids held dragon and phoenix candles to guide the walk, Xu Qi'an and Lin'an followed.

Watching the couple enter the back hall, the birth mother Ji Baiqing gently wiped away the tears on her face.

Xu Yuanshuang looked at his mother, gently held her hand, and was about to say some comforting words.

At this time, she saw Lu'e coming over, and said in a low voice:

"Ma'am, come with me."

Ji Baiqing frowned, pinched the brocade handkerchief, and followed Lu'e out.

Walking through the corridor and across the courtyard, when they came to the wedding room of the newlyweds, Lu'e pushed open the door and said with a smile:

"Madam, please come in."

Ji Baiqing's heart moved, she already had a guess, she stepped over the threshold, entered the wedding room, and saw Lin'an and Xu Qi'an standing side by side, they had been waiting for a long time.

"This is Ning Yan."

Xu Qi'an said in a low voice:

"My aunt and my second uncle raised me up, and they are like my biological parents in my heart. I worship my second uncle and aunt in front of the guests to respect them. But you are my biological mother, my closest relatives. On the day of my wedding, I should pay homage to you." .”

He and Lin'an looked at each other, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed three times.

Ji Baiqing smiled and said:

"Mother is very happy, very happy."

She leaned over to help her eldest son and daughter-in-law up.

Xu Qi'an said in a low voice:

"mother!"

Ji Baiqing's body suddenly stiffened.

She nodded calmly, did not stay long, and left the wedding room.

After walking for a while, she leaned on the colonnade, lowered her head, her shoulders trembling violently.

Xu Yuanshuang saw her mother come back with red eyes, a little messy makeup, and looked embarrassed, but when she looked carefully, she found that the depression in the corners of her eyes and brows in the past twenty years was gone.

In the wedding room, Lin'an nestled in Xu Qi'an's arms, holding a piece of butter cake in his hand, gnawing on it, eating for a while, with a sad face:

"Will the national teacher rush in and hack me to death with a sword?

"I pretended to be full of confidence in front of the queen mother, but I was actually very scared in my heart."

Are you going to be cowardly now? Xu Qi'an comforted:

"As soon as the national teacher cut you with a sword, I stabbed her with a gun."

Lin'an felt relieved immediately, and continued:

"Help me take off the tiara. After wearing it for half a day, my neck hurts."

Xu Qi'an helped her take off the phoenix crown, grabbed the water snake by the waist, and said with a smile:

"The wedding dress is cumbersome, so I take it off first, so as to save trouble when the time comes, well, the bridal chamber is also done first, so I can concentrate on entertaining guests."

"No no!"

Lin An blushed, and pushed his chest hard with both hands.

Although the two are already married, she will still be shy if she is not a human being.

After arguing for a while, Xu Qi'an glanced at the water leak in the corner of the room, and pinched the space between his eyebrows:

"I'm going out to meet the guests."

There must be countless moths today, but it's okay, he has already thought of a perfect plan.

PS: I felt like throwing up when I checked the information today. The princess’s wedding specifications, process, entourage, etc. After checking, I found that each dynasty is different, and the content on the information is very simple. In one sentence, the specific process and how to operate , none at all. Skull hurts.

I think "completion" is the most important thing when writing a book to the later stage. Many things cannot be skipped directly. They may not be good-looking or interesting, but they can improve the style of a book and enhance its sense of reality.