On the ninth day of the third month of the fifth year of Wanli, the time has just passed the fourth watch, and the Forbidden City, decorated with lights and colorful decorations, is already bustling with people coming and going.
Zhu Yijun, who was fully dressed in formal attire, first went to the Fengxian Hall to pay homage to his ancestors. Then he went to the Ciqing Palace of the Queen Mother Rensheng on the east side of the Forbidden City and the Cining Palace of the Queen Mother Cisheng on the west side, respectively, to report the matter of marrying his wife today.
, the two queen mothers also responded with courtesy and completed the first process.
When Zhu Yijun visited the Empress Dowager Rensheng in Ciqing Palace, he met Princess Leping, who was adopted by the Empress Dowager. The princess had lived in the palace for more than a year and had completely matured into a little beauty. When she met Zhu Yijun, she saluted him to express her congratulations.
Zhu Yijun saw her eyes looking at him with joy, and guessed that she was living a good life recently.
Subsequently, Zhu Yijun visited the Huangji Hall. Zhonghe Shao music was installed in front of the hall, and Danbi Da Le was installed in the hall. The Fajialu book and the Queen's guard of honor were fully furnished. Honglu Temple set up bookcases, festival records, and treasure cases on the throne.
In front of you, the Ministry of Rites presents gifts to Lord Dan.
The emperor passed on the system and still sent envoys Zhang Rong and Zhang Juzheng, the British public servants. The lyrics read: "I hereby appoint Zhuang Jingjia, the legitimate daughter of Zhuang Yunzhang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, as the queen. I ordered the ministers to hold the ceremony and present the treasures in the ceremony to welcome her." The two welcoming envoys left the mission.
By decree.
The salute officer praised: Congratulations! All the princes, princes, nobles, civil and military officials in the world all wore auspicious clothes and bowed three times and kowtowed to the emperor with joy. The sound of drums and music were mixed with shouts of long live, which highlighted the joy of the Huangji Palace.
Incomparable.
The officer of praise signaled that the ceremony was over, and all the ministers stood up. The greeting envoy Zhang Rong was holding the ceremony and the queen's book-making treasures were covered with umbrellas, and they went out from the middle door first.
The internal officials and deacons carried the gifts and walked with the umbrella cover, and the chief and deputy envoys followed. More than a thousand people went straight to the former Zhuang Mansion - which has been renovated many times according to the instructions of the internal officials and renamed the Queen's Palace.
In the Queen's Middle School, on the eighth day of March, the main and deputy envoys' offices were set up outside the gate to the south - similar to a tent, with tables and chairs inside for the envoys to drink water and change clothes. At the same time, there were three cases for making cases, making cases, and registering treasures.
A table with a yellow table surround is at the main entrance of the main hall.
When Zhang Rong and Zhang Juzheng arrived, they first took out the knots, made books, and recorded treasures from the queen's colorful carriage under the umbrella, and then went to the scene to rest.
The female officials and wives around Empress Dowager Li entered the right side of the middle hall with the Queen's jewelry and the Kowloon and Four Phoenix crowns and coats, and entered the back hall from here. The inner officer, Queen Chen, had a guard of honor, chariot wheels and other items inside the gate. When the guard of honor was neatly arranged, Zhang Rong,
Zhang Juzheng came out of the act again and entered the queen's rank.
Wan Shi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the etiquette officer appointed to welcome him this time, first said to Zhuang Yunchang and other dealers who were greeting him respectfully: "After the book is made, send envoys to hold the treasures in the book, perform the greeting ceremony, and kneel to welcome you."
Xiaodu knelt on the red carpet in front of the main hall.
Lu Shusheng and Zhang Jing, both ministers of the Ministry of Rites, acted as the officiants and signaled the deacon to lift the big case at the door and move forward. Zhang Rong and Zhang Juzheng followed behind the big case being carried away, with Lu Shusheng and Zhang Jing following at the end.
After entering the main hall, the festival case is placed in the northernmost position, and the case making is delegated to the lower level. The treasure collection case is placed in the southernmost position.
Zhang Rong placed the festival on the case, and Zhang Juzheng placed the book making on the case, and then placed the treasures on the case. Then Zhang Rong stood on the left side of the case, and Zhang Juzheng stood on the right side of the case, facing each other. At this time, the ceremony leader
The supervisors Zhang Hong and Chen Ju came out of the central hall to accept the making of books and treasures on behalf of the queen.
At this time, the female official who entered the back hall from the right side of the main hall had already served Zhuang Jingjia to put on the queen's crown and dress. Ever since Empress Dowager Li issued the edict to select Zhuang Jingjia as queen, there has been no one around her - all of them.
The servants were separated by the eunuchs and palace ladies sent from the inner palace. Her parents had to obtain permission from these people to see their daughter in person.
Of course, knowing that this person who was about to become the master of the harem was only under the Queen Mother of the two palaces, no internal officials had the courage to show off and make things difficult for others. Everyone just followed the etiquette so that the "quasi-empress" could not interact with them.
It’s nothing more than contact with anyone.
Ever since the Queen Mother's edict was issued, Zhuang Jingjia has been living in a dream, as if she is no longer herself.
The fourteen-year-old cardamom girl, when she was pregnant, had imagined what her "beloved" would be like - a suave, handsome and tall young man, a well-read poetry and literary talent.
A talented man; he is also an infatuated person who neither takes concubines nor steals maids, but only loves himself.
Zhuang Jingjia thought crazily, comparing the emperor with these three standards, none of them could match up. He was only of average height, with narrow eyes. Except when he looked at himself with a straight face, he looked a bit majestic, not very handsome.
Although he knew that his name came from the Book of Songs, he once heard his father say that he hated Hanlin the most and he never wrote poetry. As for the last one, now that I think about it, it is a joke.
However, this man is the emperor after all. Thinking of this, Zhuang Jingjia felt hot all over and her head felt dizzy. From the ninth day of March, she will become the mistress of all people in the world. She is only fifteen years old now. This month
Twenty-eight, she had just celebrated her fourteenth birthday.
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard loud music and music playing in the main hall in front of me. A female official said: "The Chief of Ceremony and Eunuch Chen have received the festival and treasures." Sure enough, in less than a cup of tea, the two officials praised the ceremony and the ceremony.
Before Zhang Hong and Chen Ju, who had collected the treasures, entered the central hall, they each placed them on a yellow silk table in the central hall.
Zhuang Jingjia quickly recalled in her mind the etiquette she had been practicing these days.
With the support of a group of female officials and palace people, he went to stand in front of the incense table.
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Zhang Hong and Chen Ju knelt down first and bowed four times. Then they stood up and Zhang Hong said: "Announcement". Chen Ju said: "The Queen kneels down to receive it."
Zhuang Jingjia knelt down, and Zhang Hong read out the Queen's Book of Treasures. He was just praising Zhuang Jingjia for being virtuous, gentle, and outstanding in virtue. Now she has been appointed as Queen by the order of her mother.
After he finished reading, Chen Ju said: "The Queen receives the title." Zhang Hong awarded the Queen's title to Zhuang Jingjia. Zhuang Jingjia took it and passed it to the female officer next to her to keep. Then Chen Ju praised: "The Queen receives the treasure." Zhang Hong immediately took the Queen's seal.
It was awarded to Zhuang Jingjia. Zhuang Jingjia still handed it to the female officer, who knelt down to receive it.
Finally, Chen Ju praised: "The Queen picks up the Gui." So Zhang Hong gave the Queen a white jade Gui. Zhuang Jingjia stood up and took it, holding it with both hands and placing it on his chest. Zhang Hong and Chen Ju immediately knelt down and bowed four times before finishing the ceremony.
Then Zhuang Jingjia still moved to the back hall, and Zhang Hong and Chen Ju walked to the main hall and reported to Zhang Rong and Zhang Juzheng that the empress received the treasure ceremony. Then, the relevant people in the main hall kowtowed and then reported the ceremony.
All these things were done, and the last task for everyone in the Queen's Palace was to pick up the Queen. So, the Queen's ceremonial guard, under the control of the ceremonial attendant, began to form a team.
Since Zhuang Jingjia had already accepted the Queen's title, Bao, Zhang Rong, and Zhang Juzheng knelt down to the female official, who went to the back hall to invite the Queen to wear her crown and come out.
With the female singer in the lead and the palace people supporting her, Zhuang Jingjia walked from the back hall to the east side of the main hall and walked down the steps to the book-making and incense table in the main hall.
The internal deacon praised and said: "Blessings!" Zhuang Jingjia finished the four prayers. Then he went up to the hall, stood in front of the incense table, and turned to the south.
Lu Shusheng and Zhang Jing stood in front of the queen, facing east and west. Lu Shusheng praised her and said, "I respect her. She has never disobeyed her orders all night long!" After four bows, the two of them left the main hall.
The Queen's father and mother entered and stood to the west of the Queen, facing east. Zhuang Jingjia's mother put a colorful silk rope and a scarf on Zhuang Jingjia, and her father Zhuang Yunchang said: "I respect her. I will do it day and night." Then the two of them bowed four times and left.
Main hall.
Zhuang Jingjia held back her tears and did not dare to look at her parents who were retreating on the steps on the west side. Then, attendants and female officials surrounded her, music played, and the queen was promoted to the throne.
After being greeted by the ceremonial guard and marching happily, the Queen set off in a grand carriage, accompanied by the envoys and deputy envoys - heading towards the palace city that Zhuang Jingjia could never leave in this life.