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Chapter 302 The Wedding
The first day of the eighth month.
When the Years of Virtue and the Heavenly Virtues merge, it is appropriate to pray for blessings, get married, and build a house.
The sky was clear, blue and cloudless.
An Qingran let out a big yawn. At the stroke of midnight, she was called up, bathed, dressed, combed her make-up, and let the bridesmaids manipulate her around. Just soaking in the bath changed the water three times. The first is the cleaning wash. The imperial palace sent the bath cream, which is a flower stamen mung bean flour mixed with honey and rose petals and mixed with pearl powder. Four maids of honour seriously help her whole body scrubbing, over and over again, washing a total of three times.
An Qingran is served by them, but her heart remembers her past life. She also had this kind of bathing, also the same expectation, but only a little thought. Just that the second is rinsing, the third is aromatherapy, which is a bucket full of flower Petals, and many spices were added to it. When she came out, she felt that she was a lily that could walk, spreading fragrance from her sweat pores outwards.
Every step she took, she felt like she was about to drop petals. She felt funny and a little tired. Rendong was busy beside her. She always had a smile on her face because the young lady had agreed to take her into the palace with her. Then they won't be separated.
But Lian Jinyu was different. Her eyes were red, and she had cried secretly several times. She was afraid that An Qingran would know, so she deliberately made a loud noise and asked this maid to pour water, and the other to prepare jewellery. Rendong kept holding the wedding dress and phoenix crown, fearing that the crowd would make a mistake. An Yanran and An Ranyue were also here to join in the fun and kept helping. They mainly wanted to see An Qingran's appearance, but the result was... Look, they feel uncomfortable in their hearts.
She is not disfigured at all!
Although there are faint marks on her face, after applying makeup, it is not visible at all. The person who applied makeup on her was the most famous Quan Fu Xi Po in the capital. Her already beautiful face became even more beautiful after applying makeup. It's so beautiful that you can't bear to look away.
An Yanran even remembered that her mother had been given poisonous wine just because of her face. Her heart felt like it was being torn out, and her face became ferocious in pain. And it happened to be glimpsed by An Qingran from the mirror, she understood in her heart, even if An Yanran looks so docile, her hatred for herself has not decreased in the slightest. Just like herself, the struggle would have to continue, and the road ahead would be full of ups and downs. However, today is a happy day. An Qingran's heart also quickly swept away the gloom and a smile appeared on her lips.
"The Crown Princess is truly the most beautiful woman in the world." Quan Fu Xipo said with emotion after finishing her makeup.
An Qingran said thanks, although she was aware that she could have said that to a lot of people.
The morning sun has not yet appeared, the palace attendant eunuch has come to the General's residence with a palace lantern and given instructions on how to proceed, how to get in the sedan chair, as well as helping to seal up the road. The palace official brought people and ordered the streets to be drenched with clean water and paved with loam. After a while, several more teams of guards arrived, with one person standing every fifty metres, and started to guard.
The Crown Prince's wedding was celebrated by all the people.
The people in the neighbouring streets were up early, sweeping the streets and waiting, lest they should miss it.
The Crown prince also stayed up all night, and it would be time in a while. The officials from the Ministry of Rites also arrived at the palace early. The Crown Prince's Mansion was decorated inside and outside. All the door plaques and flower walls were covered with wedding silk. Looking from a distance, it was all red. Even the palace clothes of the palace people are tinged with red. The red skirts on women's clothes are as elegant as the wind when walking. Dongfang Jin wears a bright red wedding dress, which makes his face look like applied powder, his red lips and white teeth, and he looks like a jade tree facing the wind.
When he got up early, he started to order people to notify the General's Mansion, for fear that the people in the General's Mansion would be late in preparing and miss the auspicious time. In fact, the people from the Ministry of Rites had already made arrangements, and he was just worrying.
Empress Yun also got up early, went to the Crown Prince's residence, and checked from start to finish, fearing that there might be an omission, especially at the Crown Prince's side, as his main support. Seeing his excitement and passionate look, I could not wait to ride on a horse myself to meet the bride!
Empress Yun's heart was also panicked and happy, she was about to become a mother-in-law, she didn't even think that she would be able to see them get married in her lifetime. What made her panic was that her own body was particularly unwell today, she was afraid that there would be a problem on such a happy day, and when she woke up early, she couldn't help but drink more bowls of ginseng soup.
Finally, the ceremonial team outside the crown prince's mansion was ready, the female musicians stood next to the courtyard, and all the musical instruments were in place. The officials of the Ministry of Rites ran forward and back to maintain order. The chief supervisor of the Qintian department (department of astronomy) shouted that the auspicious time had arrived and the music started. The two imperial messengers, who are sent to announce the imperial edict and the deputy messenger, holding the imperial seal and the golden book(confer the title), announced that they were ready to depart. Twenty-four pairs of eunuchs carrying the imperial insignia went forward, followed by musicians, imperial envoys, and officials from the Ministry of Rites. After that, there were the guards and the palace attendants who were carrying the betrothal gifts. The head and end of the team almost didn't look at each other. They passed through the main hall and the Meridian Gate( the main gate of the imperial palace)and went straight to the General's Mansion...
Inside the General's residence.
An Qingran finally finished her makeup. As she collected herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but smile at her own beauty. However, she couldn't shake the worries and troubles that weighed heavily on her heart. Despite the outward prosperity in front of her, she feared that nobody truly knew her. Her mind was filled with memories of her previous wedding. In her previous life, when she got married, her heart was full of expectations, thinking that she had married the most suitable person. However, unexpectedly, what she gained was not love but evil. In this life, wealth and glory are before her eyes and within reach, but what she wants is just that person. She doesn't know what is waiting for her after stepping out of the General's mansion. Is it happiness or another experience?
The marriage sedan chair has stopped outside the Qiuwu courtyard, and the envoys are outside the door, holding the booklet and the Crown Princess's seal waiting for the announcement of the imperial decree. Lian Jin Yu went up to give An Qing Ran once again to tidy up her clothes, An Qing Ran face has been wearing a light smile, although her heart is already aching with sadness, but she is still comforting her mother: "Mother, I will go home often, and I am so smart, even if I enter the palace, I will not be bullied."
This is what Lian Jinyu is worried about. Originally, she did not agree with her entering the palace, but now that the matter has come to this, she cannot resist. With that imperial edict, if the king wanted the minister to die, the minister had to die. She can only feel sad behind her back. But she didn't expect that on the eve of the seventh day of the seventh month(Chinese valentine's day), the Crown Prince had travelled together with Qingran and escorted her back again. It could be seen from her face that Qingran was very happy. She had never shown that kind of expression to almost any royal grandchildren or aristocrats. And it was clear that she had a bond with the crown prince as well, and she only wished for her daughter's happiness. Therefore, she endured the heartache, prepared a generous dowry for her daughter. Even mobilised the entire family to complete the wedding, just so that her daughter could marry in grandeur.
Today, she told herself not to cry, but unexpectedly, her tears still fell uncontrollably.
"Mother..." An Qingran only shouted once and was speechless.
After being reborn in this life, she spent another year with her mother. This year was her happiest year. Child with a mother is different.
Next to her, Mama Hong stepped forward and advised, "Madam, there's no harm in Eldest Miss marrying into the palace, it's so close, if there's something Madam can still go into the palace to see Eldest Miss. Furthermore, daughters always have to get married, but Eldest Miss married so well, Madam should be happy."
Chu shi and others also stepped forward.
Lian Jinyu knew that what everyone said was right, but who could be happy having their daughter getting married.
She held back her tears and smiled: "Qingran, from now on you must be filial to your parents-in-law..."
When she said this, she also stopped, the usual persuasion was not suitable for an imperial household, so she added: "You husband and wife should be respectful and take care of yourselves. Mother has nothing to worry about. Let's go quickly."
Finally An Qingran walked out of the house wearing a phoenix crown and cape, and all the people followed to the courtyard to listen to the decree. Before hearing the decree, An Zhongtao went to An Qingran according to the rituals and said, "In the future, as a wife and daughter-in-law, observe and honour the rules, and do not fail to do so at any time".
Lian Jinyu also stepped forward and said: "Respect the precepts and never violate them.
An Qingran knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully: "This daughter will obey the teachings of her parents..."
Lian Jinyu's eyes were filled with tears. Since the envoys were all there, it was unlucky to shed tears, so she had to hold back. An Qingran finally stood up. At this time, the envoys shouted: "The An family has accepted the order..."
"I inherit the Heaven’ fortune, and honour Hongmeng. The way to run a country is the way to run a family. The relationship between husband and wife is the righteousness of Heaven and Earth. I respectfully follow the Empress Dowager of the Sacred Mother, and grant the An Family's daughter Qingran to be the Crown Princess, and choose a rite of passage to come to the Crown Princess, Yours sincerely!"
An Qingran thanked her and received the Imperial Decree, the next person to hold the book awarded her the Crown Princess Seal, and finally announced that she would be seated in the palanquin.
Finally, An Qingran covered her head. Xipo( lady of good luck) carried her on her back and walked out of the General's mansion. After entering the sedan chair, she could no longer see her relatives. She could only hear the sound of firecrackers and loud drum music. Today was a great day.
The Crown prince is about to become her husband, she is also full of expectations for the new life. The palace is not like ordinary people's homes, can you live like a fish in water, that is a kind of ability, but also an opportunity, perhaps, their own trials and tribulations are over, the front are all open roads.
She smiled.
But her stomach growled twice, and she hadn't eaten since she got up in the morning. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but that she wasn't allowed to because the process of a wedding was very complicated. It only took several hours to complete a set of procedures. There was a fundamental reason for this. Don't move around, or you will lose the face of the Royal family.
Over here, she was troubled, but on the other side Crown Prince was unable to suppress his joy and kept looking at the door of the mansion. He has performed the sacrifice ceremony of heaven and earth and ancestors in presence of his Royal Father , just waiting for the big red sedan chair to enter the door, so that he can get what he wants.
The parade is very long, across the main street, around the footbridge, and then the vast and powerful straight to the palace, which the front of the parade has entered the Imperial Palace, the back of the parade just left the general's residence, The entire parade, orderly and quiet and silent, so that the people watching on the street can not help but be impressed.
Inside the palace, the princes and ministers have long been ready, the imperial kitchen has already set up the fruits and pastries, leaving only the boiling water for dishes waiting to be ordered. Dongfang Ye helped arrange things in the Crown Prince's Mansion. The ministers' congratulatory gifts came in one after another. He was jealous in his heart while directing people to carry them to the wing. There were more than a hundred corals in the room. Dongfang Ye secretly thought that he didn't la
ck these things, but he didn't know if he would receive them when he got married.
