"One comb to the end; two comb to the eyebrows …" The empress's thoughts drifted as she listened to the voices. She lowered her eyelids and seemed to be resting.
At this time, several female officials were circling around the empress. Even Qing Yuan and Hong Luan were pushed to the side.
Some of them were preparing the bedding in the palace. The bedding on the couch had been changed to red, and the couch was surrounded by a circle of red muslin. In addition, a hundred-child tent was hung outside the red muslin, and a hundred-child quilt was placed on the couch.
Although the fertility rate of the aboriginals wasn't high, people always had to have some ideals!
On the table next to the bed were large red candles with the golden word "happiness."
The sky had just brightened, but the palace had been preparing since last night. The entire palace was decorated with lanterns and streamers.
After a while, the empress's fine black hair was braided into countless small braids. At the end of each braid was a small golden bell that made a crisp ringing sound as her hair swayed.
Originally, the empress was going to comb a phoenix coronet, a hairstyle that was decorated with golden phoenixes and jade.
However, the empress chose a hairstyle that was commonly used by aboriginal girls and decorated with golden bells.
This was because the phoenix coronet was often used by Great Xia's noblewomen on formal occasions. As the empress of the aboriginals, she naturally wouldn't choose this kind of hair ornament at this time.
As for the hair ornament that an empress should wear on her wedding day … No one had designed it yet!
There were at least a hundred braids, and they were tied together with a headband inlaid with red gems to form a high ponytail.
"Your Majesty, it's done."
The empress opened her eyes and saw the heroic and beautiful lady in the mirror when she heard these words.
"Your Majesty, no matter what hairstyle you have, you are still so beautiful!" A female official pursed her lips and smiled.
This was a heartfelt praise. Even women would fall for the empress.
"Even I don't want to blink when I see you. I really want to see Zhao Prince Consort's expression when he sees you later." Qing Yuan laughed happily.
The empress listened to the praises of others and wanted to know what kind of expression he would have when he saw her.
She stood up from her chair and gathered a group of people to help her change her clothes.
The main color was red, and the robe had large sleeves. There was a golden phoenix and flower embroidered with golden thread, and it looked exceptionally gorgeous.
If Ren Baqian saw this dress, he would definitely find it very familiar.
It was very similar to the clothes that he had given to the empress.
After everything was prepared, there was another round of praises.
The empress walked out of her bedroom with everyone following behind her. A table had already been prepared in front of the main hall with an imperial edict on it. Shi Qing, Kou Zhehai, and the rest stood at the side with a red cloth tied around their bodies.
The Empress walked to the front of the table and looked at Shi Qing with a probing gaze.
The other party had clearly told him about the process, but he suddenly couldn't remember …
"Your Majesty, please wait for a while." Shi Qing smiled at the empress.
The empress raised her head and looked in the direction of the clock tower. It was a quarter past six … That's right, there were twelve hours in a day on the clock tower. One hour was equivalent to two hours.
After a quarter of an hour, the Minister of Rites, Xuan Hua, walked to the front of the crowd and said, "The time has come, Your Majesty, please worship the spirits of the ancestors!"
The empress first lit a stick of incense before picking up the imperial edict and reading it. This was to announce the marriage between the empress and Ren Baqian, as well as the title of prince conferring on Ren Baqian to the ancestors.
Xuan Hua stroked his beard at the side. This set of seemingly ordinary etiquette … actually took a lot of effort to develop, especially in the Ministry of Rites. Other than the Honglu Bureau, which was used to receive envoys from other countries, the Taichang Bureau was like a big cat with two or three strands of hair and had never played any role. This time, they were finally able to do something for the empress's wedding.
In particular, the empress was a woman, which was unprecedented even in Great Xia. Naturally, there wasn't much for them to learn from.
"The time has come, Your Majesty, please set off!"
Upon hearing this, the empress heaved a sigh of relief. Ever since she was born, she had never been so well-behaved. Following which, she became worried because there seemed to be a lot of things to do today.
Especially now, they were about to set off for the Tong residence to escort the bride!
When they arrived at the palace, there were already a hundred imperial guards standing in front of them. There was also Qi Shui with a red cloth wrapped around its neck. It was lying on the ground, bored to death. Upon seeing the empress, it immediately perked up and shook its head.
In the distance, there were many onlookers. Many aborigines had been waiting in Lan City for a few days just for this day. There were also commoners in Lan City. In the distance, there was already a sea of people.
When the empress saw such a big scene, she immediately felt a little flustered.
In the past, no matter what happened or how many people were in front of her, the empress never cared.
However, today was different!
Other people's weddings were filled with joy, but the empress was panicking to death.
In a flash, she landed on Qi Shui's back, took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said, "Set off!"
A hundred imperial guards opened the way in front, followed by the empress and the people from the Ministry of Rites.
"Your Majesty!"
"Her Majesty is here!"
As the procession moved forward, the voices of the onlookers came one after another.
"I wish Your Majesty many children, a hundred children and a thousand grandchildren!"
It was unknown who shouted this, but immediately, there was a chorus of responses.
Logically speaking, there wasn't anything wrong with this, but the problem was that their empress was a woman …
A hundred children and a thousand grandchildren? One child a year, for a hundred years?
The imperial guards who opened the way in front had a twisted expression on their faces.
The empress was on the verge of turning from sunny to cloudy!
The procession slowly walked more than a hundred meters past the crowd. On both sides, a large number of fresh flowers floated down from the hands of the people standing on the courtyard wall. Suddenly, there was a loud shout in front of them, "Hey! This road is opened by me … and this tree is planted by me. If you want to marry a prince, you have to defeat me first! "
Immediately, there was a burst of laughter. It was unknown whether they were laughing at the first half of the sentence or the one about marrying a prince.
Many people then reacted. It was actually a woman marrying a man. All of them had a strange look on their faces!
Immediately, the empress's face turned black.
Qin Chuan, you are simply asking for a beating!
Without saying anything, the empress soared into the sky like a red cloud and covered the complacent Qin Chuan.
"Bang!" With a palm strike, Qin Chuan was nailed to the ground, leaving only his head outside.
"Set off!"
After walking another hundred meters, there was another person blocking the way. "Your Majesty, if you want to marry a prince, you have to get past me first!"
Zhuo Yan, the Minister of Justice, crossed his arms, raised his neck, and wore a pair of sunglasses.
This time, the empress went easy on Zhuo Yan and used three moves to defeat him before the procession moved forward again.
Not far from the entrance of the Tong Residence, there was another person blocking the way.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have come!" Hong Wu stood there shaking his head.
Not only was he there, but he was also holding a long iron rod in his hand. He had even prepared a weapon. This made many people feel strange. During the wedding, they only exchanged blows casually. Why would they use weapons?
Was he really going to stop the empress?
The empress's face turned even darker.
"Do I have to retreat?"
"It would be best if that's the case!" Hong Wu agreed.
The empress's face turned red. This time, she was angry.
In the past, you told me every day to choose a husband and have children. Now, you are here to create trouble for me?
"I haven't sparred with the Great General for a long time," the empress said faintly.
Hong Wu twirled the rod in his hand and said, "As long as you defeat me, Zhao Prince Consort will be yours!"
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