When Gao Pragmatic came out of Dongchang and rushed to the palace to watch the ceremony, it was already a little late.
It was Zhu Yijun's request that he come to watch the ceremony today. The reason is unknown. Gao Wuzhi was unhappy on his forehead and didn't bother to think about it.
When he arrived, part of the ceremony had already been carried out. Princess Yongning had already been demoted. The queen had asked her concubine to send her to the door of the inner palace, and the princess immediately ascended the chariot.
A large group of ministers watching the ceremony followed the princess's phoenix chariot to the inner east gate, where the princess descended the chariot.
It was the first time that Gao Pangshi saw Liang Bangrui, who was actually a dead man in his eyes.
This guy seemed to be well-groomed, if not for his obviously pale complexion. But now, even though it was obvious that he had powdered his face, he still couldn't hide his illness.
Liang Bangrui seemed to have some discomfort in his throat. He coughed a few times and stepped forward to lift the curtain. The princess was led into the sedan chair by her concubine. Liang Bangrui stood aside and stood in awe.
Because she was wearing a phoenix crown and a scarlet hijab, Gao Jingshi couldn't see Princess Yongning's expression, but her movements were obviously very stiff. I'm afraid only a blind person wouldn't be able to see it.
However, Gao Pingshi looked around and saw that all the ministers and dignitaries watching the ceremony had normal expressions and even smiles on their faces, as if they were no longer surprised. They must have just thought that the princess was nervous about her wedding.
At this time, the person holding the goose kneels with the goose and teaches it to Liang Bangrui. Liang Bangrui receives the goose, then kneels to the inner envoy. The inner envoy kneels to receive it, and then bestows it to the left and right.
Liang Bangrui bowed again, and sweat actually appeared on his forehead. Gao Pingshi stared at his expression carefully, and saw that he seemed to be forcibly enduring something, and couldn't help but snorted softly.
According to the rules of the ceremony, Liang Bangrui should ride back on his own horse at this time. However, he walked to the horse, grabbed the reins with one hand, and stepped on the stirrup with one foot. He exerted force twice in a row, but he was stunned and couldn't get up.
Chengguo Gong Zhu Yingzhen, who was standing next to Gao Pangshi, frowned and said: "What's going on with this consort? He doesn't have any strength at such a young age?"
That is, even Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of the country, can easily mount a horse, and even mount a war horse. Not to mention whether his riding skills are good enough for fighting, at least the act of mounting a horse will not be a problem. He thinks that he has every reason to question Liang Bangrui.
Zhang Yuangong made a sound on the side and said with some disdain: "Maybe he thought he had finally jumped over the dragon's gate, so he was too excited. It's really superficial."
Hey, you two really don't have the slightest favorable impression of the prince-in-law. Why? Don't the children of aristocratic families dislike such people who climb up to the throne and follow the phoenix?
Liang Bangrui couldn't get on the horse, so the eunuchs next to him had no choice but to step forward and give him a hand - not a hand, after all, this action cannot be done with a hand, but actually a hand. But there are also troubles with the hand, and you can only hold your butt.
This... is a bit indecent.
But there is no way, the ceremony can't be stuck here. If he doesn't leave, he won't be able to follow the procedure.
So Liang Bangrui, the Prince Consort Liang, with the help of two eunuchs holding his buttocks firmly, finally got on the horse out of breath. He spent a while to regain his breath before riding off.
Originally, he was supposed to ride the horse and walk by himself, but after what happened just now, the eunuchs were a little worried that this guy would fall to death on the road, so they simply sent someone to hold the horse for him - in fact, the main purpose was to see that he didn't fall.
Dismounted.
Gao Pingshi sighed and looked towards the princess's phoenix chariot. Unfortunately, the princess was already in the phoenix chariot and he could not see anything. A lingering regret wandered in his empty heart.
After Liang Bangrui left, the princess set off in the carriage, and the princes and officials who were watching the ceremony and the wife chosen by the queen traveled together to send the princess to the princess mansion.
Liang Bangrui was already waiting in front of the mansion. When the princess arrived, Liang Bangrui stepped forward to lift the curtain again.
The princess descended the chariot, and they both went to the ancestral hall together. Liang Bangrui was in the east, and the princess was in the west. They both worshiped again.
The next step is to enter the title, read the congratulations, and then do the homage again.
After that, they went out and went to the dormitory together, but this time it was not to consummate the marriage, but to salute. There was a princess's seat in the room. Liang Bangrui had to salute the princess first, then face each other and bow again. Each took a seat, Liang Bangrui sat in the east, and the princess sat in the west. The waiter
After the meal was served together, the two of them faced each other and bowed again.
The ceremony is basically over here. According to the rules, you should see your uncle tomorrow. Generally speaking, your uncle will sit in the east, facing west. At that time, the princess will stand in the west, facing east, and bow four times. Your uncle will answer two bows. Then
After ten days, it was time for the prince-in-law to go to court to thank him, and he had to perform five salutes at that time.
In fact, this set of rituals was not established like this from the early Ming Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang took Li Qi, the son of Taishi Li Shanchang, as his consort, Princess Shang Lin'an.
The ritual at that time was to inform the Xian Palace in advance, and two days before the wedding, the envoy was ordered to register the princess. The next day after the registration, he visited the Xian Palace again, and appointed the consort to receive the imperial edict.
In the Grand Master's Mansion, the prince-in-law paid homage to him in court. The next day, Shan Chang went to the prince-in-law to express his gratitude. Ten days later, the wedding date was invited.
In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu's reign, this ritual was slightly changed. However, although the ritual existed, the ceremony of worshiping the uncle and the princess's consort was not practiced in the Ming Dynasty. Another year later, the princess was changed again.
Princess titles, weddings, consorts, etiquette and guest rankings.
In the second year of Hongzhi, the eldest princess Renhe was ennobled and the wedding ceremony was re-arranged. The situation at that time was: "When entering the palace, the princess and her consort will worship heaven and earth together and perform eight bows. In the hall, there are seats for the princess facing east and west, and for the consort facing east, as before.
instrument."
In the second year of Jiajing, An Pan and other officials from the Engineering Department said: "The prince-in-law saw the princess and bowed four times, and the princess sat down to receive two bows. Although noble and humble are different people, the husband and wife are separated, so they are uneasy about the ceremony."
Jiajing was not one to tell what was going on, so he naturally refused to listen, so the prince-in-law still had to bow to the princess when he saw her.
However, later there was a "Benevolent Lord" who was very good at speaking out on this kind of matter, and that was Emperor Chongzhen.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Chen Zhongsheng, the person in charge of teaching the Prince Consort, said: "All the ministers were studying the Prince Consort Gong Yonggu. The Prince Consort bowed four times on the platform outside the mansion gate at dawn. After three months, he went to the hall, to the door, to the screen wall, and saluted as before. Then he started to look at it.
The meal was served in front of the princess, with the princess eating and drinking on top, and the prince-in-law standing beside him. After passing by, the marriage was discussed. The prince-son-in-law gave fruit and food to the courtier, and the princess responded with a letter and gave it to the courtier, which was very rude. When the husband married, they looked like a couple, and they knelt and worshiped several times.
In the month of the month, you will serve as a minister and then get married? According to the "Hui Dian", four bows are made before the He's Day, and there is no bow after the He's Day. If you are a nephew in the emperor's palace, you will be serving as a servant, how can you respect the imperial court? "
The result is that "the emperor is true to his words and orders Yonggu to choose a day to get married." - This system has been in place for more than two hundred years. When the sage Chongzhen came to him, he changed it as soon as he said it. He was very good at listening to the advice of civil servants. The only thing
The problem is that the civil servants don't seem to appreciate it and try to trick him into trying to support him.
Originally, the ceremony could be completed smoothly, and the eunuchs who knew the inside story of last night were relieved. Who knew that the change would happen at this moment.
The nobles and officials who were watching the ceremony were originally planning to disperse. Liang Bangrui was sweating on his forehead after performing the salute. He just got up and turned around to say a few polite words to the nobles watching. Unexpectedly, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
, his face twisted twice, he coughed suddenly, and a mouthful of blood spurted out!