Weddings and funerals have always been major events, and the crown prince's wedding is a major event for the entire country.

The six royal rites are slightly different from those of the common people. They are divided into six steps: accepting the marriage proposal, asking for the name, accepting the betrothal gift, announcing the date, enthroning the title, and welcoming the bride. After that, Chu Jinyao must also pay homage to the emperor and empress, pay homage to the imperial temple, and accept the congratulations of officials and ladies. The rules are complicated and endless. The

crown prince's wedding was officially held in April, but Chu Jinyao was not enthroned until the beginning of winter.

A large team of ceremonial officials set out from the Fengtian Hall, with the Jinyiwei leading the way all the way. They solemnly and ostentatiously delivered the crown and clothes of the crown princess to the Changxing Marquis's Mansion, and at the same time, brought the crown princess's ceremonial guards. The procession of honor stretched from the central hall to the main gate, and everyone who saw it was astonished, secretly amazed at the power and majesty of the royal family.

As soon as the crown and clothes entered the mansion, after everyone knelt and bowed, they were immediately sent to Chu Jinyao's room. With the help of many female officials, Chu Jinyao changed into a full set of Crown Princess Zhaiyi. The Zhaiyi was dark blue with Zhai patterns on it, and there were a total of 138 pairs. The ceremonial dress was not fancy, on the contrary, the whole set of clothes looked particularly simple and solemn. Chu Jinyao looked solemn, and she changed into this set of clothes almost with awe. Many female officials and maids squatted or knelt around her, helping her to adjust the hem of her skirt, tie her knee pads, leather belt, jade pendants, etc. Finally, Chu Jinyao put on the Crown Princess' Four-Phoenix Crown. The whole set of clothes plus this ceremonial crown was really heavy. Chu Jinyao tried to keep her balance and walked towards the central hall with solemn steps.

The female official who read the book stood on the left side of the incense table. When she saw Chu Jinyao, she bowed deeply four times, and then shouted slowly and slowly: "Crown Princess Chu receives the book."

Chu Jinyao knelt down with the help of the female official and listened to the female official read the book. After the reading, the female official handed the book to Chu Jinyao with both hands. Chu Jinyao thanked her and handed it to the female official on her right, and then slowly stood up with the help of everyone.

As soon as she stood up, the hall was filled with overwhelming shouts: "Congratulations, Crown Princess, long live the Crown Princess."

From today on, even though Chu Jinyao has not yet married, she is the legitimate and only Crown Princess of the Great Yan Dynasty.

After Chu Jinyao was officially canonized, the six rituals had reached the last step. Next, the only thing to do was to wait quietly for

the Crown Prince to come and welcome the bride. The day for the wedding was chosen again and again by the Qintianjian and the Ministry of Rites. Compared with the seriousness of the court officials, the emperor, the biological father, seemed to be very unconcerned. After several discussions in the inner cabinet, several auspicious times were carefully handed over to the emperor. The emperor took a look, pointed at one and said, "It's been a year of trouble. Let's let him marry someone back before the New Year. Let's pick this one."

Fan Shoufu took a look and saw that the emperor picked the nearest one, the eighth day of December.

After Qin Yi heard the news, he felt for the first time that the emperor had made a personnel arrangement.

Since entering December, the atmosphere in the entire capital has changed. Chu Jinyao had been nervous for several months, as if she had been stretched to the extreme, and suddenly she felt relieved. Chu Jinyao, the person concerned, began to eat and drink well, but the people around her, on the contrary, suffered from insomnia all night.

The day before the wedding, when Chu Jinyao went to pay her last respects to Old Madam Chu, Old Madam Chu kept her with mixed feelings: "In a blink of an eye, you are going to get married."

In this year, in order to catch up with Chu Jinyao's wedding date, the third daughter and the second son got married one after another. Old Madam Chu felt that the number of girls in the family decreased with each passing day. Now, there are only the sixth daughter and the younger ones.

Duan Yinghua stood beside Old Madam Chu and smiled: "It is a blessing for the family to prosper when the children get married! Not to mention that the fifth sister is going to the royal family."

Now everyone calls Chu Jinyao the Crown Princess, only Duan Yinghua calls her the fifth sister.

Because of Chu Jinyao, the wedding of the second young master and Duan Yinghua was actually a little rushed. Fortunately, the Duan family was considerate of the Changxing Marquisate and did not care. Instead, they cooperated with the Changxing Marquisate to perform the six rituals. Duan Yinghua has been married for a month now, and is still dressing up as a bride. Now she is looking at Chu Jinyao with a smile.

Chu Jinyao has a good impression of this second sister-in-law. She knows the importance of her natal family. The relationship between Zhao and her has reached a freezing point, and Chu Jinyao can only think of other ways. Fortunately, Duan Yinghua is smart and capable. Duan Yinghua is

different from Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao looks like a quiet and introverted person, while Duan Yinghua's aggressive aura can be felt as soon as she meets her. Although the two have very different personalities, they can get along well with each other. So Duan Yinghua deliberately made friends with Chu Jinyao, and Chu Jinyao let Duan Yinghua call her the fifth sister.

"I have only been married for a month, and the fifth sister is leaving. I really don't want to let her go." Duan Yinghua said with a smile.

Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "If the second sister-in-law wants to see me, she can go to the East Palace anytime. It's not like she will never see me again."

Duan Yinghua clapped her hands and laughed, "What a good relationship. I have never entered the palace in my life! Thanks to the fifth sister, I, a country bumpkin, can also enter the palace to broaden my horizons."

Everyone laughed at these words. But everyone knew in their hearts that it was not that easy to enter the palace. Now that there is no Queen Mother in the palace, the Empress Dowager Xiao Qi and her family are the only ones in power. With Empress Dowager Xiao Qi's aggressive personality, Chu Jinyao may not be able to live a stable life after entering the palace, let alone often invite her family members to the palace.

However, before the wedding, no one wants to mention these sad words. Duan Yinghua glanced at the sun outside and smiled, "The prince is now holding a ceremony in the palace. I think he will be busy all day."

"The wedding night is one of the four joys in life. I'm afraid that even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is busy, he will be very happy."

Everyone looked at Chu Jinyao and smiled, and Chu Jinyao blushed in embarrassment. When she thought of the inexplicable picture albums that the palace ladies handed to her yesterday, she felt guilty and extremely embarrassed.

Madam Chu really likes Duan Yinghua's character of taking on so many responsibilities, being capable and strong. After a few more years of training, Madam Chu intends to hand over the family's rewards to Duan Yinghua. Seeing that Duan Yinghua and Chu Jinyao get along well, Madam Chu is also happy to see it happen. Madam Chu took advantage of the last bit of time to confirm the wedding tomorrow: "Are all the ceremonial vessels needed for tomorrow's banquet and the Crown Princess' wedding ready?" "

Madam, we have checked everything several times, there will be no problem."

"That's good." The closer it got, the more worried Madam Chu became, fearing that there would be the slightest mistake tomorrow. Madam Chu calmed down for a while, looked at Chu Jinyao, and said, "You are getting married tomorrow. The royal family has strict rules, not to mention the prince's wedding. I'm afraid you will be busy all day tomorrow. Now is the time for you to go back and have a rest."

Chu Jinyao agreed and took her leave.

After Chu Jinyao returned to the house, she didn't rest for long before she was tormented again.

That evening, not long after dinner, Chu Jinyao was pushed by a female official to take a bath. A group of people surrounded her, placing flower petals and rubbing things on her body. Chu Jinyao felt like she was a peeled egg, and now they were sprinkling seasoning on her.

Chu Jinyao was frightened by her own strange thoughts. After she was finally exhausted, she was urged to go to bed without even taking a breath.

A person who looked like a head aunt said to Chu Jinyao: "Crown Princess, tomorrow's etiquette is very particular. I want you to rest quickly for your own good."

Linglong also said: "Crown Princess, you can rest at ease. The palace nanny has gone to the palace to prepare a bed for you. When you go there tomorrow, everything will be arranged."

Chu Jinyao took a deep breath and said, "I understand. It's getting late. You should go downstairs and rest. We still have a whole day tomorrow."

The palace maids agreed in unison. Dingxiang pulled the bed curtain for Chu Jinyao, and Kikyo and another maid slept on the footstool outside to keep watch for Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinyao never let others keep watch before. At first it was because of Qi Ze, but later she got used to it. If others slept outside the house, she would not be able to sleep. But since the people from the palace came, many of Chu Jinyao's habits have changed. For example, now she must arrange for someone to sleep outside her bed. It is said that this is for the safety of the master. Everyone in the palace does this.

Chu Jinyao usually sleeps well, but today she has insomnia. She even thought in a daze that today might be the last time she could sleep peacefully in her own bed. After tonight, she would wake up in a strange place and face a group of strangers every day.

Chu Jinyao thought about a lot of things in a messy way. Sometimes she thought about Empress Xiao Qi, and sometimes she thought about the glazed tiles in the palace. Finally, she fell asleep in a daze, thinking about the lengthy procedures and etiquette for tomorrow. It was

Chu Jinyao's last night before she left the palace. There was no earnest teaching from her mother, no comfort from her sisters, only a room full of strict palace maids like puppets, and a room full of cold moonlight.

Chu Jinyao finally fell asleep because of her wild thoughts. As a result, she was forcibly awakened just as she fell asleep.

The female official stood in front of her bed with a serious face and said mercilessly: "Crown Princess, you should get up. It will take two hours to put on makeup and change clothes. There will be a ceremony today, so you need to change into two sets of clothes. If you continue to sleep, you will miss the auspicious time for the wedding."

The prince's wedding is not a trivial matter. The emperor and all the officials will be waiting for the auspicious time in the Fengtian Hall. Missing the auspicious time is no joke. After hearing this, Chu Jinyao could no longer sleep, and she quickly forced herself to wake up.

Chu Jinyao was drowsy and was forced to change into a heavy Yanju dress and a bright red silk shirt. After everything was ready, the female official brought the Crown Princess' Yanju crown. The Yanju crown has peony pearl flowers in front and back, golden phoenix beads on both sides, and four slightly swaying bobins at the back. After putting on this crown, Chu Jinyao didn't even dare to move her neck. If she moved a little, these pearl and jade tassels up and down would sway together, which would be too embarrassing.

Chu Jinyao stiffly went to pay respects to her parents and bid farewell to the family temple. Chu Jinyao stood in the center of the ancestral hall and saluted the ancestral tablets according to the instructions, offered wine, knelt down and stood up. It took an unknown amount of time before the ceremony was over. Afterwards, Chu Jinyao was taken to the main hall, where Changxing Hou and Zhao were already sitting. Under the guidance, or help, of the female official, Chu Jinyao bowed deeply to Changxing Hou four times.

The Marquis of Changxing looked at his daughter who had suffered a rough fate since childhood, and suddenly he was filled with emotion. The Marquis of Changxing still remembered that when Chu Jinyao just came back, she was thin and timid, and she didn't look like the daughter of the Marquis's mansion at all. Unexpectedly, three years later, Chu Jinyao, who was once the most inconspicuous, became the Crown Princess, and even now the prosperity of the entire family depends on her.

Life's encounters are so wonderful, the Marquis of Changxing sighed and said, "You go to the palace, be diligent and respectful day and night, and don't violate filial piety."

Chu Jinyao suddenly burst into tears, she held back her tears and continued to pay deep respects to Zhao.

Mrs. Zhao now doesn't know how to face Chu Jinyao. She originally thought that Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao were both her daughters, and she just needed to love both of them, but the final result was that she lost both daughters overnight. Chu Jinmiao is hard to see again in this life, and Chu Jinyao has become an enemy of her mother and daughter.

However, today, Mrs. Zhao suddenly discovered that when she deliberately avoided Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinyao had grown up so much. She has tied her hair into a woman's bun, and she is about to get married.

Mrs. Zhao suddenly felt sad, but at this moment, she could only hold back her emotions and said, "Your father has a teaching, and you should respect it."

Chu Jinyao agreed deeply, and before she could calm down her emotions, she was pushed down again and bid farewell to her parents one by one.

Old Madam Chu, second uncle, second aunt, third uncle, third aunt... Chu Jinyao bid farewell to these relatives earnestly. Even if she had been naughty in the past, now she bowed deeply. From then on, she would be a guest when she came back.

After saying goodbye to her relatives, Chu Jinyao was pulled away like a puppet and went back to the house to change into the formal wedding dress, the Crown Princess's Zhaiyi. After changing into two sets of big clothes in one day and finishing her makeup again, Chu Jinyao felt very tired.

The scary thing is that the real wedding process has not yet begun.

Chu Jinyao wore a heavy Zhaiyi, a gorgeous four-phoenix crown on her head, and a bunch of ribbons and jade pendants on her body. She sat on the bed with difficulty, waiting for Qin Yi to come and pick her up. To be fair, Chu Jinyao thought the phoenix crown on her head was extremely beautiful. She roughly estimated that there were more than a hundred red and blue sapphires and at least three or four thousand pearls of various sizes on this phoenix crown alone. This phoenix crown was really gorgeous, with real jewels and glittering colors. It was really beautiful to look at, but it was also really heavy to wear.

Chu Jinyao now especially hoped that the prince would come quickly.

Chu Jinyao didn't know how long she had been waiting, and suddenly she heard the sound of auspicious music coming from outside the palace, followed by a burst of lively shouting. Linglong Dingxiang and the others were delighted. A female official walked in quickly but steadily, bowed to Chu Jinyao and said, "Crown Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here."

Before Chu Jinyao could react, she felt her eyes redden, and then she couldn't see anything. Perhaps because she couldn't see, the unknown made people more nervous. Chu Jinyao's heart suddenly started beating harder and harder, and her palms began to sweat.

After an unknown amount of time, someone came to her side, helped her stand up and walked out. Chu Jinyao was confused the whole time. She vaguely knew that she was being helped to someone, and vaguely someone released a wild goose, and someone was chanting something. Chu Jinyao really felt that her wedding was a mess. Everyone knew what happened, but she was covered by a veil and knew nothing.

After the speech, Chu Jinyao was helped to walk forward. When she turned around dizzy, she suddenly felt someone stopped beside her.

Chu Jinyao was startled and secretly turned her eyes to look, but she could only see a piece of crimson gauze through the gap in the veil.

It was the prince.

Chu Jinyao was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she found that the ceremonial officer had finished singing, and the people around him went out first, and then Chu Jinyao was supported by someone and slowly walked down the stairs. Chu Jinyao suddenly realized that she was about to leave.

Chu Jinyao was slowly helped into the sedan chair. Soon, the ceremonial music started, and the sedan chair started, swaying towards the palace.

Chu Jinyao tightly grasped the jade sceptre in her hand, not knowing what to feel for a moment.

Chu Jinyao was still confused about what happened later. She was manipulated by others throughout the whole process, getting off the sedan chair when she was told to, and lifting her feet when she was told to. In a daze, she seemed to enter a palace. Chu Jinyao guessed that this should be the Ciqing Palace.

It was also the famous East Palace.

The next step was the last procedure of the wedding today, the wedding ceremony.

Chu Jinyao had been tortured to the point of losing her temper. However, this was not the end. The wedding ceremony also had many details. Chu Jinyao was helped to sit down, stand up, and then bow deeply to something she did not know. The prince stood beside Chu Jinyao and performed the ceremony very smoothly each time. Chu Jinyao could not help but admire the prince's patience.

Finally, Chu Jinyao was helped to sit on the bed. The moment she touched the soft quilt, Chu Jinyao was still a little slow to react. Is it really over?

Before she could finish thinking, her eyes suddenly lit up. Chu Jinyao had been blindfolded for most of the day, and when she suddenly saw the light, her eyes squinted uncontrollably.

With the rhythm of the whole day's etiquette, Chu Jinyao originally thought that there would be singing when the veil was lifted, and after reading the elegant blessing, someone would guide the prince to lift the veil. But... why was it so sudden? Chu Jinyao was not prepared. If she was not really tired and had no energy to make unnecessary expressions on her face, she would probably be rude today.

Qin Yi threw the wedding scale into the tray with a bang, and waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, it's over, you all go down."

The eunuch standing aside shut his mouth in astonishment, and Chu Jinyao understood. She had just admired the prince's patience, but in fact the prince had been annoyed for a long time.

After Chu Jinyao's eyes adjusted to the light, she could see the man standing in front of her. When she saw him in the past, he always wore narrow-sleeved casual clothes, and the colors were mostly indigo, ochre and other deep and majestic colors, which made people intimidated. But today he changed into a bright red, and his warm eyes neutralized the coldness around him. His eyebrows, which were originally a little sharp and heroic, also softened, leaving only the dazzling exquisiteness. In the room, he was dazzling and almost glowing.

Qin Yi was also looking at Chu Jinyao at this moment. He didn't know whether to say she was stupid or to praise her for being calm. On the wedding day, after her husband lifted the veil, she squinted her eyes reflexively at the beginning, and then she was expressionless, without shyness or panic. The nanny

in charge of ceremonies saw that something was wrong, and hurried forward, smiling and said: "Congratulations to your highness and the Crown Princess on the completion of the ceremony. Your highness and the Crown Princess, please drink the wedding wine."

The nanny held a big red tray in her hand. Chu Jinyao held down her wide sleeves with one hand and reached out to take the wine glass on the tray.

Qin Yi's sleeves were also very wide, so if they drank their own wine, it wouldn't be a problem, but for this step they had to wrap their arms around each other and then drink. Chu Jinyao was wondering what to do, but Qin Yi had already sat down next to her, leaned slightly towards her, and wrapped his arm around Chu Jinyao's.

Chu Jinyao really didn't expect the prince to adapt so quickly, and she was half a beat slower because of this shock. Qin Yi had already made the move, but Chu Jinyao was still stiff. At a very close distance, Qin Yi's eyes moved up and looked at Chu Jinyao steadily.

At that moment, they could almost hear each other's breathing. Chu Jinyao immediately came to her senses and cooperated with the prince to stretch out his hand to drink. She tried her best to appear calm, but her cheeks turned red unconsciously.

After drinking, the palace maids in Ciqing Palace were overjoyed and said auspicious words as if they were free. The eunuch who supervised the ceremony came forward, bowed to the two of them, and said: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Princess. Your Highness and Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess, please change your clothes."

After hearing this, Chu Jinyao was relieved from the bottom of her heart. She could finally take off this beautiful phoenix crown. However, Chu Jinyao was still thinking about the fact that she was married, which was different from when she was a girl before, so she did not stand up, but turned her head and asked: "Your Highness?"

Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao in this gorgeous dress. She was beautiful, but she looked a little listless. Come to think of it, after such a long day, she must be very tired.

Qin Yi stood up and said, "You go change clothes first, I'll change clothes and go out."

Qin Yi is different from Chu Jinyao. After the ceremony, he still has to deal with the court officials outside.

The servants in the palace were a little stunned for a moment. Is the prince explaining to the princess? It is true that the husband has to go out to deal with the banquet, and it is normal to say goodbye to his wife... But, this is the prince! However,

Chu Jinyao did not realize this. She stood up and watched Qin Yi go to the clean room to change clothes. Chu Jinyao turned around and found that the servants in the palace were all stunned. Chu

Jinyao couldn't help but call out: "Eunuch?" The eunuch in charge of ceremonies came to his senses and immediately put on a smile and bowed to Chu Jinyao: "Congratulations, Crown Princess. I wonder if the Crown Princess has any instructions?"

Chu Jinyao nodded slightly to the eunuch in charge of ceremonies and smiled: "Thank you for your hard work today, Eunuch. Linglong?"

Linglong understood and immediately stepped forward to distribute the rewards to everyone. In fact, the prince had already rewarded her once, but Chu Jinyao, as the Crown Princess, was showing up in the palace for the first time, and she couldn't let people look down on her. The palace servants who served her were naturally happy to take two rounds of rewards, and everyone in the palace was happy. After all the other servants in the palace left happily, only the maids Chu Jinyao brought with her were left. She couldn't help showing her fatigue.

"Miss." Linglong immediately stepped forward and said, "Let me help you remove your makeup. Take off the phoenix crown first. You have been wearing it all day."

Chu Jinyao nodded and agreed. The palace nanny beside her reminded her, "You should call her the Crown Princess from now on."

Linglong hurriedly agreed. She was also anxious today. Since Chu Jinyao was crowned, several maids in the family have changed their way of addressing her. But today, when she was anxious, Linglong said the name she was used to calling her again.

The East Palace occupies a large area, so there is no shortage of clean rooms. When Chu Jinyao changed into casual clothes in another clean room and came out, she learned that the Crown Prince had been out for a long time.

Since the prince had already left, Chu Jinyao was no longer in a hurry. She returned to the bathroom, combed her hair, took a bath, and washed away her fatigue before coming out comfortably.

When Chu Jinyao finished her bath, she was already very hungry. The palace nanny had already prepared a meal for her and kept it warm. When she saw Chu Jinyao coming, the people in the room hurriedly served the meal.

Chu Jinyao sat down and was about to start eating, but suddenly she remembered that she was married. She asked, "Where is His Highness?"

"His Highness is still outside having a banquet with His Majesty and the other gentlemen. He won't be back for a while. Crown Princess, please have your meal first."

It sounded reasonable. Chu Jinyao took a few bites, but finally put down her chopsticks: "Forget it, let's prepare some for His Highness. If he comes back late, it may be too late to serve the meal."

Chu Jinyao specifically asked the palace maid what Qin Yi liked to eat, and asked someone to save it for him.

Even though it is very likely that the Crown Prince does not need these arrangements, what if? What if he comes back late, or drinks too much, and needs a little food to fill the gap?

After eating, Chu Jinyao felt a little sleepy immediately because of a hard day's work. She tried to hold on at first, but in the end she couldn't hold on any longer, and actually fell asleep leaning against the bedpost.

Chu Jinyao was suddenly awakened by the noise outside the door. Before she could react, the door of the inner hall was pushed open. Chu Jinyao woke up immediately, secretly complaining about how she fell asleep, and hurriedly got up to greet the prince.

"Your Highness, you are back." It

was the coldest month of winter, and the night wind was already very cold and biting. Qin Yi had been busy all day to welcome the bride, and he drank a lot at the banquet. When he came back, he had a headache when the night wind blew. However, when he entered the inner hall and saw Chu Jinyao, who was dressed in casual clothes and sleepy, coming towards him in a daze, the pain in his head suddenly felt better.

"You fell asleep?"

Chu Jinyao thought to herself, is it really that obvious? But she shook her head firmly, "No."

"The wrinkles on my face are all exposed."

Chu Jinyao touched her face upon hearing that. As soon as she stretched out her hand halfway, she realized that the prince was deceiving her. However, it would be too deliberate to put her hand down at this time. Chu Jinyao was a little unsure of what to do. Qin Yi saw her expression and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, you've been tired all day, and you should go to bed early. Go inside first. It's cold outside, be careful not to catch a cold."

Qin Yi stretched out his hand and put his arm around Chu Jinyao's shoulder and walked inside. Through the thin clothes, Chu Jinyao could clearly feel the coldness on Qin Yi's body, as well as the strong masculine aura that was completely different from the people she had come into contact with.

Her back froze immediately.

Qin Yi didn't notice Chu Jinyao's stiffness. After pressing Chu Jinyao to the edge of the bed, he went into the clean room to wash and change clothes. Chu Jinyao sat alone beside the bright red wedding bed, her whole body stiff, unable to calm down for a long time.

Today was not only their wedding day, but also their wedding night.

After Qin Yi changed his clothes and came out, he found that Chu Jinyao was still sitting in the same place, and it seemed that she had not moved at all. The expression on her face was very strange, and when Qin Yi approached and sat on the bed, her expression became even stranger.

Qin Yi understood in his heart that he wanted to laugh, but he had been holding it back, just looking at Chu Jinyao silently. One of them was at ease, and the other pretended to be calm. Sure enough, in the end, Chu Jinyao was the first to lose: "Your Highness..."

"Yeah."

Chu Jinyao tried, but still didn't know what to say at this time. She looked at Qin Yi with eyes that were getting brighter and brighter, and there seemed to be a smile on her lips. Chu Jinyao couldn't stand it anymore, and gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, I have something to tell you!"

The author has something to say: Successfully paused at the bridal chamber flower column:)

Your father ordered: You go to the palace, be diligent and careful, and be filial and respectful. Your mother ordered: Your father has taught you, you should respectfully follow it. The concubine listened and accepted the instructions. ——"The Records of Emperor Xianzong of Ming Dynasty"