Chapter 1141 Wedding Anniversary
Datang Zhenguan sixteen years, spring.
Luoyang, the eastern capital, in March.
Today is the wedding day of Taibao Qin Lang and Princess Changle, and the city is full of celebrations.
This is a marriage that affects everyone in the Tang Dynasty. The relatives of the emperor and the nobles from both the east and the west came to congratulate them.
Although under Wei Zheng's remonstrance, the emperor did not offer a massive dowry of five million guan in the end, and the eldest grandson Wuji of the country and Gao Shilian, the uncle of the country, could not get a dowry of another million guan because of this, but it was still a sensation Datang, amazed the world's wedding.
Emperor's favorite eldest princess, married Wei Guogong, the most powerful upstart in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor publicly called it a marriage, which shocked countless people's jaws.
The wedding procession is mighty and mighty, traveling around Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Taiwei, Sun Wuji, the Duke of Zhao, Sun Shunde, the Duke of Pi, Shen Guogong, Shangshu Youpushe Gao Shilian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Jiangxia County King Li Daozong each married a daughter as a concubine.
All the royal relatives and relatives of the Li family of the royal family put on make-ups and gave them away one after another.
As for the bridegroom, Qin Lang, there was also a very large team to welcome the bride. Needless to say, Duke Wei's Mansion in Pingkangfang, Duke Qi's Mansion in Qinrenfang, and Huaihua County Prince's Mansion in Huaihuafang were also grand. The Qin family is now divided into three families. For Qin Wan Sheng attaches great importance to Lang's marriage.
Lu Guogong’s Cheng’s House, Yue’s Bull’s House, Yan’s Duke’s Li’s House, Wei’s Duke’s Li’s House, British Duke’s Li’s House, and dozens of noble families also helped to pick up their relatives. In addition, Ma Zhou, Laiji Brothers, Pei Xingjian, Xu Jingzong , Li Yifu, etc., not to mention, they all personally helped manage the reception.
At dusk, the grand procession to pick up the princess from the Changle Palace, paraded through the streets and returned.
All the relatives and aristocrats who received and sent off their relatives sent many Dingman Street sprinkles of wedding candy, red dates, longan, lotus seeds, and also sent people along the street to distribute cooked noodles.
And Niu Jianhu, Cheng Chumo and others asked for leave to stay in Beijing after the Zhengdan court gathering, and have been helping to prepare for the wedding. On the big day of the personal welcome, the two even wore red and colored colors and rode at the front of the line on a tall horse. He carried a big bag on his back, which was filled with happy money specially minted for the wedding.
The copper coin with a hole in the outer circle and the inner square is golden and shining. The four characters of Kaiyuan Tongbao are not cast on it, but the four characters of Hundred Years of Haohe are cast on the front, with a family emblem of Qin Lang's blood shield and golden lion. imprint.
Cheng Chumo and Niu Jianhu are also third-rank military officers now, and they can be regarded as small frontiers, but at this time they are as excited as a young man, grabbing the money and throwing it on both sides of the street.
The Yuchi Baoqi brothers and the Qin Cunxiaoyi brothers also followed behind to throw money.
After sprinkling one bag, another bag will come, all the way, all the way.
Those who spread money, sugar, food and noodles, and even clothes and shoes, are called Faxi.
Qin Lang is all red today, the red is purple.
The emperor gave Qin Lang a python robe with a jade belt and a purple gold crown, and he rode a **** BMW to welcome his relatives.
Qin Lang, who was already handsome and suave, looked even more chic under this noisy scene today.
Prince Chengqian sent a hundred of Lu Ben from the East Palace over, holding gourds, copper axes, and iron halberds to open the way.
Princess Changle sat in a six-horse carriage, followed by four dowry sisters. The eldest grandson Wuji, eldest grandson Shunde, Gao Shilian, and Li Daozong each married a prostitute daughter to Qin Lang as a concubine, which can be said to have alarmed Luoyang.
With the dignity of the four, their prostitute daughter is enough to be Qin Lang's official wife, but now she is a dowry for Chang Le, entering the Qin family as a concubine.
The music workshop transferred by Taichang Temple sent them into the Taibao Mansion on Cherry Island.
Taibao Mansion on Cherry Island was decorated with festive lights and festoons in the early morning.
The big red silk is also on the gate, and today all the people in the mansion also put on new clothes.
In front of the gate, there is a long red carpet, and the bride group stepped on the red carpet to the door after getting off the car.
"Across the brazier!"
Husband and wife step across the brazier together to get rid of bad luck, and blessings come from heaven!
"Astride the Saddle!"
Husband and wife straddle the saddle together to ensure the safety of the whole life!
"Cross the rice bag!"
Husband and wife step over the rice bag, life is well-fed and well-fed after marriage!
Cheng Yaojin, who is a big matchmaker, took out a lacquer bow and three arrows and handed them to the groom Qin Lang.
"Come on, three arrows will determine the universe!"
Changsun Wuji's eldest son, Sun Chong, was very happy today. His cousin and younger sister married Qin Lang together. According to etiquette, he put a screen in the gate of Qin Mansion, which was only ten steps away.
But Chang Sun Chong carried the exquisite copper screen and ran a hundred paces inside, and then pointed at the three peacocks on the screen and shouted, "Please Sanlang shoot the peacocks!"
A group of relatives and children of the emperor who were sending off to marry were booing there.
Qin Lang smiled and took the bow and arrow from Lao Cheng. As the God of War recognized by the Tang Dynasty, Qin Lang's archery skills are quite good. Just as proficient.
Shooting the eyes of the three sparrows on the copper screen a hundred steps away is indeed a test of archery skills, but it is not difficult for Qin Lang.
Seeing Qin Lang's calm look over there, Li Daozong's son Li Jingheng immediately came to carry the overlord, and directly carried a copper screen weighing several hundred catties to his shoulders, swinging it slightly, adding a lot of difficulty to Qin Lang.
Princess Changle of Fengguanxiapei, like the four cousins, was holding a handful of exquisite ones but fanning her face. Seeing her cousins messing around, she couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
Qin Lang smiled at her and said, "My uncles want to see if my archery skills have deteriorated."
After speaking, Qin Lang raised his bow and fired three arrows in a row, all in one breath.
The arrow is like a shooting star chasing the moon, three points into the copper screen.
Dodododo three beeps.
Then everyone on the wedding side broke out in applause. The three vivid peacocks on the copper screen a hundred and twenty steps away, each of which had a feathered arrow in its eye.
"good!"
Arrow hit a screen sparrow!
Back then when Li Yuan went to Dugu's house for a martial arts competition to recruit relatives, he hit the screen sparrow's eyes with a single move of magic archery, and welcomed the beauty back. Now Qin Lang is even better. head.
Now Chang Sun Chong, Li Jingheng and others could only admire and applaud, and put down the copper screen.
Cheng Yaojin happily patted Qin Lang on the shoulder, and announced to the audience that the groom's three arrows will make everything happen, and the marriage will be stable from then on.
The door-entry ceremony was completed, and Princess Changle and her four cousins stepped into the door of the Qin family.
After they crossed the threshold, Mrs. Cui led all the people in the mansion out of the small gate, detoured to the front gate, and entered through the gate.
This is called stepping in the bride's footsteps, and we will be a family from now on.
After getting started, it's the bride's visit to her uncle.
People in the Tang Dynasty called their in-laws uncles, and they had to worship their in-laws when they entered the door. They had to serve their in-laws to wash and then serve tea. Of course, before Wang Gui’s princess daughter-in-law came in, the princesses of the Tang Dynasty would not worship and worship tea for their in-laws. , are held directly in their princess mansion, and they do not live with their in-laws after marriage.
At the beginning, Wang Gui asked the princess to meet and serve tea on the grounds that the family rules and etiquette of the five surnames in Taiyuan were strict, but after marriage, she could not force the princess to live in her husband's house.
And this time when Changle got married, Li Shimin called his daughter to his side and warned her repeatedly that when she leaves the court, she is married, and she obeys the father at home, and obeys the husband when married. Tell her to be polite.
Princess Datang is not very well-known nowadays. There are face-raising heads like Danyang, and there are also princesses like Nanping whose father-in-law just died and divorced her husband, which led to being seen clearly by the gentry.
Qin Qiong has passed away, and now the elder of the Qin family is naturally the Qin Cui family.
Although Qin Lang has separated from the Qin family in Qinrenfang and formed another branch, of course the Cui family came early on today's occasion, and they are sitting in the high hall at this time.
So the princess and the four sisters came to the front of the hall together. They fetched water, kneaded the towel, and finally the princess handed the washed towel to Cui.
Cui's family is also fully decorated today. Mrs. Guo's imperial outfit, coupled with the temperament of a woman with five surnames, makes this lady look very graceful and luxurious.
For the wedding of the concubine, Princess Shang, Cui felt a little envious. Although she didn't want her son, Princess Shang, she just thought that the royal princess was too wild and frivolous, and her son couldn't be controlled. But no one knew Qin Lang's abilities, and Princess Changle is also famous for her etiquette, this couple's marriage is really enviable.
Besides, there are four powerful and famous prostitutes married as concubines. This is no ordinary princess Shang, but an amazing political marriage, a strong alliance.
The Li family of the royal family, the relatives, the grandson's family and the Gao family, and the Qin family will form an alliance with these families in the future. It can be seen how prominent Qin Lang's branch will be in the future.
Therefore, when Princess Changle handed over the towel, Cui took it happily, wiped her face symbolically, and took the tea to rinse her mouth.
Then the princess offered another cup of tea, and Cui also drank it with a smile.
Li Cheng.
Then came the guest.
Among the guests who came, those with higher seniority were also invited to sit on both sides of the hall, and then the princess led the four sisters to offer tea one by one.
Qin Lang's adopted brother, Qin Guozhong, King of Huaihua County, Cheng Yaojin, Lu Guogong, Ma Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of War, Cui Dunli, Minister of the Ministry of War, etc. all accepted tea offerings.
Cui Dunli, whose new prime minister was only three months old, was also very emotional when drinking tea. Thinking back seventeen years ago, he was still very young, and he had a bright future as a member of Zhongshushe in the imperial court, so he was very proud and self-confident. He also looked down on Qin Qiong, the upstart martial artist, and even more looked down on Qin Lang, a general and bastard.
Once scolded Qin Lang in the Qin Mansion that mud would not be able to support the wall, and dog meat would not be on the table. He even dared to refuse the relatives of the first daughter of the Zheng family who had five surnames Xingyang introduced by the prince.
Who would have thought that after more than ten years, Qin Lang is now an existence that the Zheng family in Xingyang could not afford to reach. Not only the emperor asked him to become the eldest princess, but even the two relatives, the grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian, were also prime ministers. Dowry the prostitute's daughter, the famous king Li Daozong, and Xungui's grandson Shunde together.
This decent, who can compare?
After more than ten years of ups and downs, although he has also sat on the position of prime minister now, Cui Dunli is not what he used to be. He is very clear that his position is more supported by Qin Qiong, and his five-surname status does not work. big.
Over the past ten years of the Zhenguan Dynasty, the Qin family has become more and more famous in the court, and the reputation of the four nobles in Zhenguan has become more and more solid. However, they have five surnames and seven families. Return to the top giants.
It's just that he couldn't understand Qin Lang more and more.
Such a noble family member, yet he wants to withdraw from the center. He is only in his early thirties. This year, he is only thirty-two. At this age, how many people are only ups and downs in green robes, but Qin Lang thinks about the torrent and retreats bravely?
However, the more Qin Lang behaved inadvertently in the past few years, the more the emperor favored and reused him.
He was still thinking wildly there, the bride had already finished respecting the guests, and then a group of young guests began to hug the bride and groom into the green tent, and they were going to make a show of marriage.
Qin Lang stepped backwards to the green felt tent set up in the courtyard, and drank the carousel wine with the brides.
The sky was dark, but the atmosphere in the mansion became more and more lively!
(end of this chapter)