Chapter 256 The Wedding of the Emperor and Empress (I)
After Xiao Jiwu said this, no one in the court dared to say another word.
Xiao Jiwu looked down at everyone from a high position, and after a long while he spoke again: "Director of the Imperial Observatory, please tell me."
Now, the entire Imperial Observatory is under the control of Xiao Jiwu. Upon hearing this, the director of the Imperial Observatory immediately stood up and spoke in a serious and dignified voice:
"Your Majesty, we observed the celestial phenomena at night, deduced the horoscope, and combined it with His Highness Yun's birth date and eight characters to finally arrive at a conclusion. His Highness Yun's fate is indescribably precious, a rare and peerless fate of 'Phoenix Singing in the Ninth Heaven'."
Now Yun Qingshi no longer has to hide his identity, he changed back to his real name, but of course he still couldn't tell the truth to the outside world, he just said that it was the name Xiao Jiwu personally gave him, Yun Qingshi, with the courtesy name Shutong.
That is why the Imperial Astronomical Observatory called him His Highness Yun.
The Director of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory continued, "Its fate palace is aligned with the Imperial Star Ziwei, and their radiance intersects. This is of extraordinary significance, possessing the ability to assist the heavens and earth and stabilize the state. If it were to occupy the central palace, it would correspond to the celestial phenomena and help stabilize the Imperial Star forever, ensuring peace and prosperity for the country, favorable weather, and tranquility."
"However, if Feng Ge leaves his position and goes against the will of Heaven, the Emperor will be without a supporter, and I am afraid that three disasters will befall the world. At that time, the order of heaven and earth will be lost, wars will break out, and the country will be shaken. This is by no means alarmist. It concerns the destiny of the world. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
Hearing this, Xiao Jiwu raised his hand to signal the Supervisor to return to his seat, and then spoke again in a calm voice: "My dear ministers, I have heard everything. Do you have any objections?"
No one in the hall dared to raise any objection, except for Grand Secretary Zhang, who sighed frequently.
Xiao Jiwu then opened his mouth again: "If there is no objection, this matter is settled. Let's adjourn..."
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According to common sense, when a son dies, he needs to observe mourning for 27 months. During this period, he cannot get married or take exams for positions.
However, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the emperor cannot really not ascend the throne for three years.
Therefore, the month was replaced by the day, and the national mourning lasted for twenty-seven days.
After the national mourning period ended, Xiao Jiwu ascended the throne as emperor on the sixth day of the seventh month, a lucky day chosen.
Three days later, on the ninth day of the seventh month, the emperor and empress got married.
Yun Qingshi came from a book, alone, so he has no family.
However, ancestral rules stipulate that the two people who are getting married cannot see each other three days before the wedding. Although others cannot stop them from seeing each other, they at least have to put on a show to the outside world.
Moreover, since Yun Qingshi was going to marry into the imperial palace and become the queen, she also needed a place to stay when she left the palace.
So, where Yun Qingshi would live before the wedding became a problem.
Xiao Jiwu had already thought of this, or rather, he had planned it in advance.
In the end, Yun Qingshi stayed in Lan Fei, which is the Yun residence, for three days.
Early in the morning of the ninth day, no, to be precise it was in the middle of the night, Yun Qingshi was woken up early to burn incense and take a bath, and Bitao and Birui helped her change into her wedding dress.
When the welcoming envoy arrived, around the hour of Yin, Zhao Mingde helped him sit on the sedan chair to enter the palace.
The sedan chair carried by sixteen people did not shake at all, but when Yun Qingshi looked at the red surroundings, he suddenly felt a little unreal.
He was a man and did not wear a red veil. The red color was because the entire sedan was covered with red silk.
So, are he and Xiao Jiwu really going to get married?
Well, it's like a dream...
Yun Qingshi had an apple stuffed into his hand, symbolizing peace. He unconsciously rolled the apple in his palm for a while, and then he couldn't help but yawn.
Because he hardly slept last night, and he couldn't sleep at the thought of getting married.
Later, he simply got up and wrote something at his desk. He didn't lie down until very late, and probably only took a nap for two or three hours before being woken up.
Thinking of this, Yun Qingshi tried to touch his sleeve. After confirming that the thing in the sleeve was still there, he felt relieved. Then he leaned back decisively and closed his eyes to rest.
The marriage process in ancient times was completely different from that in modern times, especially since Xiao Jiwu was the emperor, there were even more rules.
Until this moment, it was still pitch black outside.
Zhao Mingde had roughly told him the wedding process in advance. After entering the palace, there would be a ceremony to enthronize him, and then there would be a wedding ceremony, and officials would come to congratulate him, and so on. It would probably be busy for a whole day.
Thinking about the busy day ahead, Yun Qingshi became even more worried.
Xiao Jiwu is probably busy at the moment, although Yun Qingshi has no idea what he is doing.
Also, after their wedding date was set, Xiao Jiwu sent a letter to Ye Runan and their master, and the two of them arrived two days ago.
Ye Runan was also in the procession entering the palace at this time, following the welcoming team to welcome him into the palace...
Just as Yun Qingshi took a nap, the phoenix sedan was carried into the palace, and he finally met Xiao Jiwu.
They had just met yesterday, but Yun Qingshi felt inexplicably relieved when he saw him this time, and no longer had that unreal feeling of detachment.
Then, there was a long and tedious ritual process. Fortunately, he was not alone in facing it...
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The complicated process lasted for most of the day, and it was not until the afternoon that Yun Qingshi was able to sit down and rest.
At that time, Yun Qingshi was so tired that he was too lazy to move.
It's not his fault that he has poor physical strength. It's true that no one can endure wearing such complicated and heavy robes for more than ten hours.
I only ate a little bit and didn't drink much water.
Xiao Jiwu seemed to be as energetic as ever, but Xiao Yunqi was not an ordinary person and could not be judged by common sense.
Back to this point, after the wedding ceremony, the palace maids and eunuchs all withdrew, which means that the rest of the time finally belonged to them.
After the palace maids and eunuchs left, Yun Qingshi was so tired that he leaned back, and then he was successfully hit.
It is the dried fruit that is spread on the tent.
But Yun Qingshi was too lazy to get up, so he just continued to lie there, enduring the pain. Since his stomach was really empty, he even picked up a red date nearby and ate it.
The taste is not bad, quite sweet, Yun Qingshi silently commented in his heart.
Xiao Jiwu found it funny. He sat down next to Yun Qingshi and leaned over to help Yun Qingshi take off his hair crown. "Are you exhausted?"
If you lie down without taking off your hair crown, your hair will definitely be pulled.
However, Xiao Jiwu was stopped before he could even reach out and touch the boy's hair.
Yun Qingshi: "Wait a minute!"
Hiss, he was so tired that he almost forgot the most important thing!
Yun Qingshi immediately sat up again, propping himself up with his arms, then hurriedly groped in his sleeve and took out the note he had written last night.
Fortunately it wasn't lost.
Xiao Jiwu looked at it from the side in confusion and couldn't help asking, "Qingqing, what is this?"
Yun Qingshi opened the note and replied, "The wedding oath I prepared."
He thought that the ancient wedding ceremony had been completed, but the modern oath could not be left out.
Generally, one has to take an oath when obtaining a marriage certificate at the Civil Affairs Bureau. This process is very solemn, and Yun Qingshi feels that it is still necessary.
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