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After the meal, the crown prince returned to the East Palace to accept the worship of the officials. The emperor half-lyed on the wooden couch in the Kunning Palace, holding a docile lion cat in his arms.

The courtier bowed to the side, "After the crowning ceremony, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhan Shiling, the Minister of Zhan in the East Palace, sent a jug of wine to the censor Jiang Luochuan, but the bottle contained pearls."

The emperor followed the long fur of the lion and cat, "Some people don't like fame, and they insist on drilling into the oil pan. They don't know the heights of the sky and the depth of the earth..."

Qi Liu raised his hands and frowned and said: "The villain really can't understand, Jiang Yushi is the son of the Queen's uncle, a cousin whose blood is thicker than water, and disregards the dignity of the Queen to provoke the relationship between the official family and the Crown Prince."

"Do you think he's wrong?" the emperor shook his head, "Speaking out and admonishing, not afraid of power or death, is a rare direct minister, but if I say he is wrong, he is wrong." The emperor held the handrail tightly, " Maybe I shouldn't have saved him more than ten years ago."

"The officials don't know how this man's heart is. Good people don't say he is a good person, and bad people do the same." Qi Liu bowed, "Fortunately, His Royal Highness was not bewitched by him, and everything related to officials and saints must be personally respected." After all, they are father and son whose blood is thicker than water."

"Father and son..." The emperor lay down slowly, tapped his fingers on the wooden couch in an orderly manner, and then got up and ordered: "Let the officials of the Taishi Bureau and the minister of Taichang Temple wait for me in the Chuigong Hall."

"Yes." Qi Liu retreated halfway and bowed to the woman who entered, "Saint."

"Where is the official going?"

"The crowning ceremony is completed, and the marriage should be settled. There are always vacillating voices from inside and outside the province. Make preparations this year, and welcome them in person in the spring of next year, so that the courtiers can settle down. "

"It's not a small expense to be the crown princess."

"That also deserves a book," the emperor stepped forward and patted Xiao Youqing's hand lightly, "he is our only son."

Xiao Youqing turned around and took off the crane cloak on the hanger to put on it, and said softly, "Come back early."

"it is good."

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In November of the 13th year of Qianyuan, the emperor issued an imperial edict to select the crown princess. In December of the same year, the imperial edict selected Zhao Luting's second daughter as the imperial concubine. , The Ministry of Officials made a book.

In the first month of the 14th year of Qianyuan, the Taishi Bureau made an appointment to welcome the auspicious day. In February, the crown prince got married. The Ministry of Rites prepared clothes, crowns, and festivals and sent them to the crown prince's house.

After the six ceremonies, the ministers were sent to visit the Jingling Palace, to tell the world, the ancestors, and the country, and to greet the day before the ceremony. Book, civil and military officials in order in the hall.

The crown prince entered Wende Hall in court clothes, and His Majesty Dan stood in front of the gate of the main hall, holding Huan Gui. When the order came out, Yi Gui bowed his knees and bowed his head four times, and then got up and entered the east gate of the main hall. meal.

After eating, the official quoted Crown Prince Binjie, "Seeing Dalang get married, I suddenly feel that life flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, it has been 20 years since the concubine married the official family."

The emperor was about to answer, but suddenly he felt his heart was blocked, so he covered his hands and coughed lightly, Xiao Youqing turned his head and said worriedly: "I told the officials to dress well, now it's the cold spring, and the officials' bodies have been coming back from Hexi a few years ago. It’s been bad all the time, do you think I’m still the same as when I was young, and the officials and concubines are always perfunctory.” Before the emperor replied, Xiao Youqing said again: “Don’t tell me you know, listen I don’t even know what to say to you if it’s too much.”

"..."

Crown Prince Wei Xu held Huan Gui in charge, gently lifted his red skirt and walked to the throne to bow down to him.

The emperor moved his eyes back from staring at Xiao Youqing, "Go to greet you, inherit my family affairs, respect from Shuai Xu, and the heir of the first concubine, if it is, it will be normal."

The crown prince raised his sleeves and said: "Chen Xu would like to follow the decree of the system, lest he be embarrassed and dare not forget his life." Immediately he fell down.

Xiao Youqing got up from the seat and went to the crown prince and helped him up, "After the kiss tomorrow, she will be your first wife. You are already an adult and you have your own ideas in your heart, but mother still hopes that you can be like your father." , don’t forget, don’t take responsibility.”

The crown prince glanced at the emperor who was sitting on the throne, and immediately bowed to his mother, "My son will remember your mother's teachings."

The officials led the crown prince down from the west steps of the throne, and the emperor, who was sitting quietly with his hands in his hands, suddenly said, "Prince."

The crown prince stopped and looked back, turned around and bowed: "The minister is here."

"Whoever wants to govern his country must first organize his family."

The crown prince raised his head from his sleeve, "Minister, remember."

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In the early morning of the next day, the crown prince greeted him in person, and Shang Shu introspected and sent people from the Shangfu bureau into the crown prince's house.

In the son-in-law's house, the male master is wearing court clothes and following the female master who is wearing the wedding gown. He doesn't dare to get too close or too far away, but just bows his head to listen to the scolding and complaints. The flower hairpin crown and the gown restrict the woman's walking Speed ​​and movement, "There is no reason to let my younger sister get married first. It's all your fault for pampering her. If you study, you can study. If you read it, you want to enter a Taoist temple or something."

"I think it's good not to marry. She has such a temperament that she will come back soon after she gets married. Can't our family support the aunt?"

Princess Qin paused, then turned around and glared, "Can you and I still be with her forever?"

"Second sister's eldest daughter hasn't married in her tenth year, and besides, with your temperament, you are willing to leave Chen'er?"

The eldest princess turned and walked into the second girl's boudoir. In the courtyard decorated with lanterns and festoons, the palace attendants and the servants who were in the princess's house came and went, and they all bowed and said, "Happy princess, happy son-in-law."

The four sons-in-law sent the eldest princess to the door, the princess turned around and said, "Go back to the ancestral hall."

"Chen'er should be in her younger sister's boudoir, the lady will remember to let her come to the ancestral hall later."

"En." The eldest princess called again: "Wait." Immediately, she caught up with the first two steps, fastened the crooked square heart collar on the son-in-law's neck again, and straightened his beam crown, "I'll go and see Xi I'll bring Chen'er over in a while."

"it is good."

In Zhao Xi's boudoir, a room full of wombs are busy in an orderly manner to dress up the bride who is about to marry, Zhao Chen looked at his younger sister, "My younger sister has really become the crown princess, but my father still does not allow me to choose an official. "

"It doesn't matter whether my sister is an official in the court or not, as long as she can come to the East Palace often." Zhao Xi held the elder sister's hand.

"Sister, don't worry, if you and your brother-in-law give birth to a grandson in the future, I will definitely convince Dad. Although he doesn't have an uncle, he has an aunt."

The two palace guards gently pushed the door open, and a graceful and luxurious woman entered the boudoir.

"All blessings, the eldest princess."

"All blessings, the eldest princess."

"Mother." Zhao Chen straightened up and turned towards his mother.

Zhao Xi also sat up in front of the bronze mirror, "Mother."

"It's time to apply, I'm here to see Xi Nu." The eldest princess looked at her daughter who had just finished her makeup, and immediately stepped forward to hug her, "You have not been back for two years, and you are going to marry again, mother is the most guilty The only thing is that I didn't watch you and take care of you, and left you there alone."

Tears welled up in Zhao Xi's eyes, and he stretched out his hand to respond to his mother, saying: "Uncle and aunt have treated Xi'er very well, and this marriage is also Xi'er's own insistence."

The princess stretched out her hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her daughter's eyes, "Before when you were a daughter of the clan, you had half of your foot in the Tian family. Now that you marry into the East Palace, you are doomed to never leave for the rest of your life, and you can't be the same as before. , Under the ten thousand zhang radiance, what bears is responsibility, and the phoenix crown is exchanged for freedom."

"My daughter knows that he is here, and I am here. I married into the Tian family as his wife. From now on, no matter what my status is, my daughter will bear it, but I can afford it. Her Royal Highness said that people cannot deny themselves from the beginning. You can't be arrogant but you can't belittle yourself, my daughter knows what she should do, and she will be a good example of a wife and all women in the future."

The eldest princess wiped her eyes, turned her head and said: "You go out first, I will call you in later to touch up the makeup of His Royal Highness, and Chen'er will also go out."

"..." Zhao Chen hesitated for a while, and then blessed himself, "Yes."

The eldest princess pulled her daughter to sit down, "In the past, you were a nephew in the palace with the protection of official uncles and sage aunts, but now you are married to the East Palace in the name of a bride, it is different from the past. It is not a simple marriage. Your father has always been cautious in the court. He has been silent for more than ten years, but he still has the trust of the officials. Your father has always controlled the imperial army. It was nothing before, but now you are married to the crown prince. The family will be different after the Crown Princess, so everything must be careful."

"Daughter knows," Zhao Xi wiped away tears, "His Royal Highness has also told my daughter that once she is tainted with the status of a foreign relative, she will become the fear of the courtiers."

"Foreign relatives seize power and eunuchs mess up the government. It's not uncommon in ancient times. Your Highness the Queen has taught you very well. Mother is very relieved about this."

A figure approached the door, "Princess, the carriage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already on the way."

Seeing that her daughter hadn't changed her clothes yet, Princess Qin hurriedly ordered: "Let them all come in."

"Yes."

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The officials and inner court officials of the Eastern Palace all changed their court clothes, the gold ceremonial frame and the stew book were used to promote Chen outside the gate of the Eastern Palace, the palace lanterns and curtains were also changed to red, and the crown prince in the palace changed his clothes and sat in front of the bronze mirror .

The warm spring sun gradually fell, and the afterglow shone in the hall. Half of the face in the bronze mirror was glowing with copper and the other half was slightly dark in the shade. The servant bowed his waist and approached, crossing his hands and said, "Your Highness."

Seeing that the crown prince retreated, the left and right crowns and the red shoes were quietly put aside, so she stepped forward and picked up the vermilion shoes and squatted down to the crown prince's knees, and reminded in a harmonious voice: "The guard of honor for welcoming relatives and Jin Ren is waiting in front of the gate of the East Palace."

A deep and long bell sounded outside the hall, and the servants carefully put on the red shoes for the crown prince, and immediately got up to present the crown, "It's seven o'clock."

The crown prince looked up for a while, then sat back and put his hands on his knees, "Wu's wife has been out of the palace for a few years." The servant praised the crown for him, and then walked up to the prince and bowed his waist to hold Zhu Ying under his neck. Fasten.

"Huaizheng, do you think she will still be in Tokyo..."

The servant stepped aside and knelt down, "Your Highness, please come out of the palace and get on board."

The crown prince lowered his head, and immediately stood up with a sigh, "Let's go, it's not good to delay the time."