sbdcsierra Chapter 491 She Has Her Family’s Backing
Chapter 491 She Has Her Family’s Backing
The Minister of Rites finished reading the long ceremonial text, which basically said that the daughter of the royal family, Xiao Mingyue, was to be married to a prince consort today, and that they should live in harmony with each other, treat each other with respect, and so on...
This ceremony alone lasted for two quarters of an hour, and when it was finally the Emperor's turn, he only said a few simple words.
"… Marry and live a good life. If you are wronged, go back to the palace and tell your father and brothers."
Mingyue's eyes, hanging behind the phoenix crown and pearl curtain, felt slightly warm and she almost cried.
The emperor's words were not meant to tell her anything, but to tell the Lin family not to bully or plot against her because she had the support of her mother's family.
But she could not say anything. She only performed the ceremony seriously according to the etiquette, kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times to bid farewell to her father. She was then helped up by Lin Shen'an, and then a palace maid came forward to support her.
After leaving the court, he got on the sedan chair and left the palace.
On the sedan chair, Lin Shen'an looked at her with concern and whispered, "Is your neck tired? Do your knees hurt? Do you have knee pads tied around your knees?"
Mingyue smiled and glanced at him sideways.
This person had earlier asked the third prince to secretly bring her a pair of long, soft knee pads, and asked her to tie them on her legs early today. No matter how long she kneeled, she would not be afraid of bumping her knees or freezing her calves.
With the long skirt covering her body, she was not worried about being seen, and she felt more relaxed.
If it were in the past, she would never dare to do this.
But the third prince said: You are stupid, rules are rules, but your body is your own.
The stone floor was hard and cold, how long could you kneel? You were a newlywed, why did you have to endure that? Even if you were discovered, would your father punish you?
She thought it made sense and agreed.
In response to Lin Shen'an's concern, she said "hmm" softly.
Although he didn't say much, Lin Shen'an smiled happily.
The sedan chair was only sent to the palace gate. Marquis Wenxuan's bridal sedan and wedding procession were waiting outside the palace gate. King Xiao Fei of Qi was also waiting here.
Xiao Fei stepped forward and picked up Mingyue from the sedan chair. He strode to the sedan chair and put her into it. After Mingyue was seated, he ordered the sedan chair to be lifted.
Of course, firecrackers could no longer be set off at the palace gate, but there was a drum and music team welcoming the wedding, which was more lively and not as solemn as inside the palace.
Lin Shen'an also rode on the tall horse with a big red silk ribbon and shouted, "Let's go back."
Although Mingyue and Lin Shen'an live in the princess's mansion and are married to a princess, in essence they are still princesses marrying into the Lin family, but they no longer live in the Lin family.
The princess's residence is not far from the residence of the Minister of Revenue Lin. Today's wedding banquet is actually held at the Lin's residence. The male guests drink the wedding wine at the Lin's residence, and the female guests take their seats at the princess's residence.
There was no rule that the princess's son-in-law could not serve as an official in the court of the Great Xia Dynasty, and he was not considered a son-in-law. The only difference was that the princess did not have to set rules in front of her mother-in-law, nor did she have to deal with the relationships with her sisters-in-law or her aunt.
This means that the couple will automatically separate their family and residence as soon as they get married, and they don't have to worry about the mundane affairs of their husband's family. The princess's residence has its own industry and personal relationships.
The lively procession slowly went away, and Xiao Fei also rode a horse with a team of guards to send off the bride.
As the wedding procession left, the ladies of honor also came out of the palace one after another and followed the team to see the bride off to the princess's mansion.
Xiao Ye and dozens of other young men also went along for the stroll. Of course, they would not miss out on drinking a glass of wedding wine at such a happy event, especially since Lin Shenan's two younger brothers were among them.
In fact, Yuntang also wanted to watch the fun, but she was the junior master's uncle and the eldest princess. If she went, she would inevitably cause trouble for others.
So she stood obediently beside Yun Xuanmo and watched the court ceremony of the princess' wedding.
Xiao Beichen had already announced the adjournment of the court. Without even saying hello to his ministers, he led his master and fellow disciples away from the side. Yun Tang was stopped by Marquis Yong'an.
Many people who were about to leave stopped immediately when they heard Marquis Yong'an calling out to the Princess Protector of the Nation, pretending to talk to the people next to them, but in fact they were all listening with their ears pricked up.
There was still some excitement and anxiety on Marquis Yong'an's face.
He walked over and asked in a low voice: "Tang'er, when you get married in the future, you will marry from your own house, right? You won't come to the palace, right?"
He used to think that she would be married from the Princess Protector of the Country's Mansion to the new Duke Dingguo's Mansion next door.
Although there was no news about the marriage, he had observed for a long time and determined that the new Duke Dingguo was his future son-in-law. He also always thought that this was the way to get married, but...
Today I saw Princess Mingyue getting married. She was bidding farewell to the Emperor in the court hall, and there was also a master of ceremonies from the Ministry of Rites.
Although his Tang'er is not a royal daughter, she is also the Princess Protector of the Country appointed by the Emperor. How will she get married?
Thinking of this, he was a little confused. If he went to the Princess Guardian's Mansion to get married, he could still help with the arrangements. If he came to the palace...
He can only watch from the side?
His eyes looked somewhat uneasy, but Yuntang was somewhat puzzled.
"My Lord, please hurry to the Lin Mansion to attend the wedding banquet. The other adults are probably waiting for you." Yun Xuanmo reminded him at the right time.
Marquis Yong'an looked around and saw at least a dozen pairs of eyes nearby secretly watching him. There were also some people who didn't look at him but didn't leave either.
Marquis Yong'an pursed his lips speechlessly and nodded. He glanced at Yun Xuanmo and Yun Tang again, and finally left.
The ministers who had been standing in the court hall in a lively manner just now, now left the palace in twos and threes, chatting noisily. However, no one went home directly, but instead they all rushed to the Lin Mansion to attend the wedding banquet.
The emperor asked them to come and watch the princess' wedding ceremony, and of course they had to rush over to watch the wedding ceremony at Minister Lin's mansion as well.
Although Minister Lin's residence and the princess' residence are not far from the imperial palace, the team with so many people today must not be moving fast. When they reach the main street, they can see the roadside crowded with people watching the fun.
The princess is getting married!
This kind of excitement is not often seen.
Although the number of guards in the Princess's Mansion is not as large as that of the Princess's Mansion, there are still several hundred people under regulation.
However, only two hundred people came today, plus a dozen palace maids brought out from the palace, so the number of people on Mingyue's side was not large.
However, there were still quite a few guards and servants who came to Shangshu Lin’s mansion to welcome the bride.
With the imperial guards clearing the way ahead, the journey was lively but not crowded, and no one dared to cause trouble, so the scene was festive and smooth.
The dowry procession had already set out a long time ago. When the bridal sedan was setting off, the dowry procession in front had not yet finished, so it was a good opportunity to catch up.
Behind the bridal sedan procession, there was another lady from high rank coming to marry her, followed by a long procession of carriages and horses. The bridal sedan entered the residence of Minister Lin, and the last carriage and horse in the bridal procession had just set off.
It was so lively and bustling.
The sixteen-person sedan chair carrying Mingyue stopped in front of the gate of Minister Lin's mansion. Lin Shen'an got off the horse, walked over to help her out of the sedan chair, and walked into the house according to the ceremony of marrying a wife in a common family.
Their team moved slowly, and Minister Lin and his son hurried back and had just drunk half a cup of tea and taken a short rest when the newcomer came in.
The hall was decorated with lights and filled with guests, and the Lin family and relatives were all excitedly looking forward to the princess's wedding.