Today the weather is clear and the sky is sunny.
It was an auspicious day calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.
Since dawn, there has been an autumn rain, and the sky, which had been cloudy for several days, suddenly cleared up, and the rosy glow dyed the entire capital city with a layer of golden glow. The flowers that had been wilting due to the cooler weather now bloom again, as if heaven and earth were celebrating this special day together.
The streets outside the Wei family mansion were already decorated with lights and red silks hung high.
In the inner house, in the Yilan Courtyard where Wei Yunlan lives.
Several dressing maids sent from the palace helped Wei Yunlan to do her makeup and change into her elaborate wedding dress. Finally, the wife of the Duke of Xu, who was a "blessed person", personally combed the last strand of Wei Yunlan's hair, muttering auspicious words, "Comb it to the end once, and you will be free from illness and worry. Comb it to the end twice, and you will be as harmonious as your eyebrows. Comb it to the end three times..."
"Thank you, aunt." Wei Yunlan smiled.
There was no tension or worry on his face, only anticipation for future life.
Seeing her like this, Gao and Wei Jingyi's eyes were filled with relief and reluctance. Since early spring, my aunt divorced the third master of the Tong family and returned to the Wei family with my cousin Wanshi.
"Mother, aunt."
Wei Yunlan gently held one of their hands and said, "If you miss me in the future, just pass a sign into the palace to see me, or send someone to the palace to say a word. We are both in the capital, and we are not separated by two places. It is no different from the past."
Gao smiled and shook her head, patting her daughter's hand. "That being said, you are marrying into the royal family after all. It's not right for you to go back to your parents' home whenever you have nothing to do."
It was not like this in the past in the Jinyang Marquis Mansion.
"Mother, His Majesty is different from Chen Feng. The palace is not the Marquis of Jinyang's residence." Wei Yunlan was not worried that she would experience the hardships she had experienced before.
It’s not that she thinks Qi Xu is a reliable person who will never let her down. But now she doesn't need to rely on anyone, she can give herself strength.
This is the fundamental reason for no longer being anxious and confused about the future.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"If Your Majesty betrays me, I will go home and live with you, my aunt, and Wanshi." Wei Yunlan joked.
Gao gave her a reproachful look and said, "Childish talk."
"In front of you, I will not always be a child." Wei Yunlan smiled and leaned lightly on his mother's shoulder.
Wei Jingyi hurriedly reminded her, "Be careful not to smudge your makeup."
As they were talking, there was already a loud noise of gongs and drums outside.
Wei Yunlan seemed to be able to hear faintly the cheering and joyful voices of the people lining the streets in the distance.
It should be the wedding procession, coming soon.
The wedding procession was getting closer and closer, and faint exclamations could be heard.
A hint of surprise flashed across Wei Yunlan's eyes. It turned out that Qi Xu came out of the palace in person to greet him.
The man dressed in dragon robe and with an imposing manner came to the Wei family mansion in person on the imperial sedan chair.
Soon, Wei Yunlan, wearing a phoenix crown and draped with a red robe, climbed onto the phoenix chariot with the help of her elder brother Wei Mingyi.
The team set off and headed towards the palace.
People kept exclaiming along the way.
This exclamation was not only for the emperor and empress's guard of honor, but also for the fact that at the front of the wedding procession, leading the way was a pair of majestic white tigers!
Two big red hydrangeas are hung on the necks of the two white tigers, adding a bit of joy to the majestic scene.
"See? This pair of white tigers and the majestic black dog beside the Phoenix Chariot are all the Queen's divine pets. I heard that they saved disaster victims many times in the North, and they also saved Your Majesty..."
"The Queen actually has the ability to tame beasts!"
"Yes, the Queen has many abilities. I heard that..."
On the streets, people are talking about this happy event that the whole country is celebrating today.
When talking about the woman sitting on the phoenix chariot, there was only blessing in his eyes, without any doubt or slander.
The sky grew brighter, and the wedding procession slowly entered the palace.
The sounds of gongs and drums and suona were intertwined. Wherever the team passed, the rosy clouds spread, flower petals flew, and red silk fluttered.
There was peace and harmony between heaven and earth, as if even the gods in the sky were blessing the newlyweds.
After the complicated ceremony.
Witnessed by hundreds of officials, the two performed the wedding ceremony and drank the wedding wine.
From now on, husband and wife will be one, forever connected.
After the ceremony, all officials congratulated in unison: "This is a match made in heaven, a great joy for the country!"
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Above the emperor, there is Emperor Xiaoming, who has reached the rank of Supreme Emperor, and the former empress dowager, now the Grand Empress Dowager, both of whom still live in the palace.
Normally, the first thing the emperor and empress should do on the day after the wedding is to pay their respects to these two elders.
But obviously, this was not on the emperor's schedule.
Although no one has discussed it, people who know the inside story know that the two are just figures in name only.
If the death of Emperor Xiaoming had not affected the wedding date, I'm afraid he would have died long ago.
The "Grand Empress Dowager" will be sent to the imperial mausoleum today. From then on, she will be unable to die and will have to kneel in front of the late emperor's tomb and repent for the rest of her life.
Dawn.
After the emperor and empress had dressed up, they sat on the imperial carriage again.
The emperor no longer has any living elders to worship, so the ones they are going to worship today are the late emperor and the Heavenly Master.
It is not going to the imperial mausoleum, but to the Xiantai Mountain where the late emperor and the Heavenly Master once offered sacrifices to the sky.
Civil and military officials accompanied him and waited at the foot of the mountain.
The emperor and the empress walked side by side, step by step up the steps of Xiantai Mountain and climbed to the top of the mountain.
After the death of the Heavenly Master, the Astrology Pavilion, which had been closed for many years, was opened again.
The two of them first entered the pavilion, took out the jade and magical instruments that Master Gao had used, and then climbed onto the altar in front of the Astrology Pavilion.
A sacrifice to heaven and earth.
Second bow to the late emperor and the Heavenly Master.
Thirdly, I pray that Dayong will have good weather, peace and prosperity in the future.
After the three ceremonies, the emperor and empress stood up.
Civil and military officials looked up from the foot of the mountain. Golden light was shining from the sky, and loud roars of dragons and cries of phoenixes seemed to come from the sky above.
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