Chapter 620 Wedding Eve
The day before the wedding, a special etiquette officer came to tell Liu Jinpeng about the procedure of the day. The steps of the royal wedding were more than those of the people, but the more had nothing to do with the newlyweds. For example, Najib asked about names and other things were organized by the older generation. The newlyweds only need to wear dresses and prepare to walk the catwalk. The royal wedding before the constitution was relatively grand, especially the wedding of the eldest son had to be held one month in advance.
But after the constitution was established, the imperial power was restricted, so the royal wedding became low-key. Even if the crown prince got married, he would just be parading on a float. If a woman got married, such as a princess, she would just wait at home for the man to come to pick him up and circle the city. Of course, there were other procedures in between.
The itinerary this time is to start from Wangshan Garden to Qingyi Garden to pick up the eldest princess. The newlyweds take a bus around the Forbidden City and return to Wangshan Garden. The whole journey is about 20 kilometers, which is still a super simplified situation. In the past, it was not around the Forbidden City, but around the outer city. Before going around the Forbidden City, you have to go to the wedding venue to hold the wedding before continuing the journey. Returning to Wangshan Garden is considered the first half of the end.
The royal family still has preferential treatment in this regard. After any royal member who needs to get married applies, the government will clear the streets at that time of the day to carry out the wedding car. Some princesses think this procedure is too troublesome and directly save the item of circling the streets, so naturally they don’t have to apply for clearing the road. However, Li Xiwen is the emperor’s only daughter, so she does not have the power to save, and her mother Wan Qiwei is unwilling to save this item.
Of course, royal weddings will be held in the Dagaoxuan Hall next to Beihai Park. This place was the exclusive royal Taoist temple in the Ming Dynasty. In this dynasty, you can still enjoy royal incense. Generally, princes and princesses hold weddings here. Of course, if the emperor gets married, it is at the Temple of Heaven. The weddings are allowed to watch, but they cannot enter the interior of the Dagaoxuan Hall. The Taoist temple has been decorated and is waiting for the newcomers to arrive.
After going around and returning to Wangshan Garden, this place was the wedding banquet, which was essentially a royal marriage, so even if all the preparations were royal, it was still impossible to hold a wine in Qingyi Garden or other gardens. The number of people participating in this wedding was not large. There were about 20 or 30 people from the royal family of this dynasty, including the family of King Li Jingyu, Princess Anping, Li Xinran and several other relatives who were not out of the five-course period.
Many foreign royal families came, and Goryeo and Annan had to come recently. Japan also sent the crown prince, and Thailand also came as a prince. The Saudi royal family also sent a royal member. But the identity was not clear. Persia sent a diplomatic letter saying that it would also send representatives. It was also a son of the king. Said from Egypt came again this time. He also had to serve as Liu Jinpeng's best man, because he was the only one of the "coming" princes was unmarried.
The prince of Ethiopia studied at Pingjing University, the Han Empire. He was the closest guest. He and his wife both went to school in Beijing, so he was the first foreign royal family member to register. The above are information about guests from Asia and Europe.
The European royal family was not very sensitive to the marriage of the eldest princess of the Han Empire. Most of them called to congratulate, rather than to watch the ceremony in person. They probably wanted to continue to maintain a neutral and transcendent attitude between China and the United States. However, those small countries did not have the scruples of big countries. For example, Luxembourg, Monaco, Denmark and other countries all sent envoys, but they were basically women who were not heirs.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty only respected Taoism, while the Han Dynasty focused on Taoism and occasionally supported Buddhism. However, the state religion was still a certain Taoism, but it was no longer the only respected Taoism of the Heavenly Master. This can be seen from the venue of the royal wedding.
Liu Jinpeng is not passionate about religious beliefs. They also have the Three Pure Land statues at home. His father and mother occasionally burn incense whenever there are major events, but they are decorations most of the time. He himself is calm and bystander about most religions, but Li Xiwen often goes to Taoist temples to incense, which is also a kind of spiritual sustenance. At least a few hundred years ago, religion was very useful, and Taizu himself said so.
This is probably the case with the wedding process. After a long time, the etiquette officer said it, Liu Jinpeng barely remembered most of the time. It’s a blessing that he has a good memory. Lin Lin basically has nothing to do. All the security work during the wedding was taken over by the Royal Guard Bureau. She was bored and wanted to be a bridesmaid for Li Xiwen.
Liu Jinpeng was overturned by her thoughts. He didn't even count on the best man, so he didn't talk about the bridesmaid. However, Lin Lin had a rare request, and he couldn't just refuse. He called Li Xiwen with the idea of trying it out. Li Xiwen didn't object to this proposal. The problem was that he had already selected two best friends, so he had to kick one down.
Liu Jinpeng doesn’t care who she kicks, as long as Lin Lin has hope, he asked by the way: “Who are the two people you chose? Do I know each other?”
Li Xiwen replied: "I went to Wangxing Island last time, but you definitely don't remember it. Mai Jiaqi will get married in two weeks, otherwise I will pull her here."
Liu Jinpeng hehe: "I don't have a good impression, and I don't feel sorry if I kick it."
Li Xiwen pretended to be angry: "You dare to feel sorry for the woman you don't know, you are also protecting the flowers, and your courage is getting bigger and bigger."
Liu Jinpeng smiled and said, "It's not that, I just love you."
Li Xiwen was really unhappy: "It's time for you to return it. I'm convinced you, I feel unhappy, and I'm dead."
It’s too difficult to serve my wife. The miserable man hung up the phone, looked at Lin Lin with a look of expectant face, and sighed: “It’s done, your wish is fulfilled, work hard, don’t embarrass me.”
Lin Lin curled his lips disdainfully: "When did I lose anyone? Only you often do this."
Liu Jinpeng found that he was at a disadvantage when he was bickering now, so he simply stopped talking.
The next morning, the maid called Liu Jinpeng up. When he got up, he found that there were already a lot of people waiting outside, including makeup artists, dressmakers, guard bureau agents, etiquette officers and other people, all of whom were ready to serve him outside. As usual, the etiquette officers came up and talked a lot, but it was just that today was a happy day. They should show a calm demeanor and not be frivolous and arbitrary.
Then the dressmaker started to take off his clothes. Yes, it was to take off his clothes. The casual clothes he wore had to be removed before, and his underwear had to be specially made. It is said that it was made in the Royal Workshop. Liu Jinpeng guessed that one piece would have to be at least 998. After putting on the middle clothes, he wrapped the deep clothes outside, and then tied the jade belt. This jade belt was also specially made, called the Royal Prince Consort's rhinoceros horn white jade belt. If you wear this thing, you will be considered a genuine Prince Consort.
After wearing a deep robes, you have to wear a wedding robes on the outside. This wedding robes are worn by a car. They have to take them off when they arrive at Dagao Xuan Palace. It feels like a waste to use them once. After the wedding robes are covered, the makeup artist started to work. Since Liu Jinpeng has short hair, the hair tie is skipped and he started to put on his face. He first applied a layer of white powder, and then began to draw his eyes and lips, making Liu Jinpeng feel that he was a married princess, not a princess who was welcoming the bride.
After the face is torn, you still have to wear a crown. Now no one wears a crown, and basically they wear a hat, but families who pay special attention to marriage still have to wear a crown. There are many types of crowns, some are used for court, some are used for offering sacrifices to heaven, and some are worn normally, like Liu Jinpeng wore this time, the crown of the prince consort, with a black gauze squid head and two flapping wings, which is like a performer.
I have to say that Liu Jinpeng is really photogenic. After dressing up, he looks like a slutty person. After looking in the mirror, he was very satisfied with the urge to give advice to the country. After applying makeup, the dressmaker brought him shoes to him. These shoes are soap boots and are also old antiques. No one is wearing them now. After tying the shoelaces, the shoelaces are tied directly to the calves, which is very uncomfortable.
After this set was completed, several male and female masters who were wearing clothes and makeup went to change their clothes and prepared to go to the Dagao Xuan Palace. They were always on hand to be on standby, and if there was any situation, they would be able to make up for it on the spot. What was left was one etiquette official, one male and one female who had already changed their clothes, plus a large group of guards who had changed their black and red hidden flowers, so that they could open the way.
Lin Lin went to Qingyi Garden yesterday. She should have been merciless now. She probably wouldn't be used to it. Liu Jinpeng thought that this was your own question, but he was also very curious about what Lin Lin would look like in a bridesmaid outfit. Fortunately, she was not wearing Eva this time, otherwise Eva, with a blond hair and blue-eyed appearance, would look even more strange among a group of ancient costume people.
Liu Jinpeng led a large group of people to the main entrance of Wangshan Garden, and there were more than 30 bands of music in the square inside the gate. The side halls of Wangshan Garden had already begun to prepare for afternoon banquets. Not only were there servants carrying tables, chairs and benches in and out, but many were officials from the Affairs Bureau who were carrying decorative pictures for the final inspection. These people did not see Gao Ming.
There is a convertible parked at the entrance of Wangshan Garden. The domestic blue sword is luxurious. The shell is covered with festive balls of flowers. It must be a royal special model. The outside of this car is surrounded by a circle of red gauze scarves and is decorated with a lot of roses, which is also considered a combination of Chinese and Western styles. The other models of the fleet are all blue swords. Only one white elephant is used for cameras, and there is a window on the top to open. The license plate numbers of this fleet are all smooth, from Beijing yq001 to Beijing yq021, a total of 20 vehicles.
The male etiquette officer opened the car door for Liu Jinpeng, asked him to sit in the back seat of the convertible, and reminded him not to sit in the middle, but to leave the right side. This etiquette also shows that Liu Jinpeng was marrying a wife instead of going backwards, because this dynasty regarded the left as the respect, and the husband was on the left and the wife was on the right side, while the funeral was the opposite.
The driver is Chief Wu of the Royal Guard Bureau. This man looks like a Bao Gong in a black and red outfit. In addition, there is no one in the car. The etiquette officers of men and women are in the front and back cars, and the other guards are also in the front and back cars. The cameraman also carried the cameras and emerged from the roof of the White Elephant car. Everything is ready. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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