mtl008 Chapter 270 6 Rites (2)
Chapter 270 6 Rites (2)
"One hundred taels of gold, one hundred taels of pearls, six hundred taels of flower silver, twenty boxes of various jewels, ten boxes of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, one hundred rolls of various ramie silk, twenty rolls of scarlet silk, twenty rolls of raw yarn, eighty rolls of silk, one hundred bottles of cotton rouge, two taels of gold flower rouge, twenty bags of pearl powder weighing fifty taels, eight bunches of northern sheep, six pigs, sixty geese, eighty bottles of wine, eighty round cakes, eighty bags of green tea, six hectograms of fruit, twenty stone of white cooked rice, one hundred bags of flour..."
According to the economic level of Jing State, this betrothal gift is considered generous.
The host bowed and knelt in front of the table.
The chief envoy took the imperial edict, read it out, and then handed it to the eldest princess.
The princess carefully placed the meticulously written thank you letter into the extremely gorgeous messenger sedan.
I will consult the divination and ask for the name according to the imperial decree.
The so-called asking for the name is to inquire about the girl's birth date and eight characters, in order to determine whether the two parties are compatible and whether they can achieve a happy marriage.
In fact, it means "passing the small post" or "matching the eight characters", that is, divination to see whether a man and a woman will be incompatible, and whether there are other reasons why they are not suitable for getting married.
After the ceremony of accepting the marriage proposal and asking for the name is completed, wine and food are prepared to entertain the envoy.
After the banquet, the envoy returned to the palace, followed the colorful sedan chair into the palace, handed the woman's letter of thanks to the Imperial Household Department, and presented the birthday and surname of the goddess.
In the solemn and dignified palace, there was a group of officials with a special mission. They were the sorcerers of the Imperial Observatory who were specifically responsible for divination.
The leader was naturally the old acquaintance Cui Ji.
Since Nangong Li came to power, Cui Ji returned and resumed his original position.
These officials fiddled with various mysterious divination props with concentrated expressions, muttering to themselves.
The object of divination this time is the celestial being who is about to become the queen of gods.
Her name is as dazzling as the twinkling stars in the night sky, and her birth date contains endless power of heaven.
After some tense and solemn calculations, they finally came to a conclusion that satisfied everyone - this was a very auspicious sign!
Thus, a grand Najib ceremony began.
The imperial court sent a highly respected envoy, dressed in bright court robes, holding jade and silk that symbolize auspiciousness and blessings, riding a steady horse, heading towards the celestial palace of Linjiang.
When the messenger arrived at the girl's house, the whole mansion was filled with joy.
Everyone in Yuejianfang in the capital was happy for their daughter.
The bride's family welcomed the distinguished envoy with the highest etiquette and expressed their acceptance of the good wishes from the royal family.
The messenger solemnly handed the jade and silk in his hand to the eldest princess, and at the same time conveyed the emperor's earnest expectations for this marriage.
In a joyful and peaceful atmosphere, both sides witnessed this historic moment together.
Under Nangong Li's repeated urging, after the betrothal ceremony, the betrothal gifts were formally sent to the girl's family.
The betrothal ceremony used phoenix crown, phoenix robe, valley jade tablet, black silk, bundle of silk, six horses and other items, and the imperial decree was read out: I hereby invite the celestial being Chen Yuejian to be the queen of gods, and order you all to hold the imperial seal and perform the betrothal ceremony.
The Qingqi ceremony comes after the Naji ceremony, and all of the three ceremonies are held on the same day at the Queen's house.
The palace has a set of similar yet grand, warm and solemn regulations for offering betrothal gifts, asking for names, offering good luck, offering betrothal gifts and asking for dates.
Even the most simplified process is still very ceremonial.
After the invitation period is over, the six-ceremonial procedure will come to the last ceremony, which is the welcoming ceremony.
In folk customs, the last ceremony is the wedding reception, in which the groom leads the team to marry the bride.
But the emperor was the Son of Heaven, so when he took a empress, he would change the term "personal welcoming" to "welcoming with him" to show the difference in status, and the envoy would lead many ministers to marry the empress.
But there is no distinction between Nangong Li and Su Yuejian. No matter whether they are man and woman, emperor and empress, or divine emperor and human emperor, he and she are equal, share rights, and protect the country together.
He wanted to bring her back personally like an ordinary couple.
Therefore, in order to prepare for this wedding, it took more than a month to deploy security in the capital.
We cannot put all the streets under martial law for the sake of safety, as that would ruin the atmosphere, but we also cannot allow crazies to infiltrate the public.
So on that day, people on both sides of the streets will be able to see with their own eyes the emperor personally marrying the queen.
Naturally, the emperor's secret guards were all in plain clothes and mixed in with the people, so they could detect any unusual situation and deal with it as soon as possible.
The news of the Divine Emperor's upcoming wedding exploded throughout the Jing Kingdom like a bombshell.
People were shocked. They never expected that the God Emperor and the Human Emperor were such a perfect match.