Chapter 130: The Ceremony of Sacrifice to Heaven (1)
Queen Yunban said: "A princess dances around the world, but you can imagine that the queen's charm must be the best beauty in the world."
The emperor felt a little sad during the meal and nodded to say yes.
The queen said again: "I wonder if the princess has a princess beside her?"
The emperor said, "Rui Ji has not been betrothed yet. She said that she must be willing to marry her son-in-law. I also feel that Rui Ji is my treasure in my heart, and you must not be careless when choosing a prince-consort."
Concubine Zhang noticed the queen and prince's appreciation for Rong Ruiji.
She saluted, "Look at me, the prince of Yunban is a talented person, and he is very compatible with the eldest princess."
Bai Ling and Rong He looked up together and looked at the malicious Concubine Zhang.
The road to Yunban Country is long and the princess is married far away, so she is a marriage bride.
Rong Ruiji knelt down in the dance clothes, "My son wants to accompany her father more, and she is not in a hurry to get married. The prince is elegant and the son is mediocre, so he really dares not to be up to the top."
How could the dignified Princess Nanyan not be worthy of the prince of Yunban Kingdom?
Everyone could hear her excuse.
The queen looked a little embarrassed, and the emperor pinched his beard and said, "This matter... let me consider it again."
Rong He, who was originally drinking with his head down, wanted to stand up.
Bai Ling held him down and whispered: "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense in the hall, otherwise it will only harm the eldest princess."
"The prince of Yunban Kingdom is the one who inherited the throne. If the father wants to consolidate Yunban Kingdom, it is probably a sure way to get along with each other. If the emperor sacrifices his elder sister, the father should not care. But the emperor will definitely not want to."
Bai Ling lowered half of his face wrapped in the shadow, "The prince cannot act rashly for what has not yet arrived. Your words will not work at all now."
Rong He raised his wine glass weakly and drank it all, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.
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Gu Wanqing did not attend the ceremony of heaven worship because she didn't like to join in the fun. The scene of crowds really made her a little annoyed.
Before she was ten years old, Yan'ancheng held three times, but she was too young at that time and was not tall in the crowd, so she was afraid that she would be pushed and injured.
More importantly, no elder is willing to take her out.
Uncle Gu disliked the trouble and refused to take her niece with him more. He simply stopped going.
After she was fourteen years old, she was the famous General Wanqing, so she could not use her normal mind to play and sacrifice.
Military generals are always assigned to implement "safety measures", and Gu Wanqing is no exception. It probably means that a front-line singer holds a grand concert, and she is the leader of one of the security teams.
This year is no exception.
Gu Wanqing and others also received the imperial edict and would be responsible for the safety and order of the parade that day.
She would wear heavy armor with runes on it, symbolizing sacredness and inviolability.
Xuan Ming tried it on for her, and the armor was heavier than in previous years.
The sword in his hand is also covered with gems, which ordinary people cannot lift with one hand.
Looking in the bronze mirror, Xuan Ming sighed that the general had different styles in both women's clothing and such outfits.
"If the general wears the same clothes as the courtesan and dances on the parade, it will definitely be a more beautiful scenery than the courtesan." Xuan Ming fantasized.
Gu Wanqing raised her eyebrows and threw the sword up and carried it on her shoulders. She felt it was cool, "It's a pity that I know everything, but I just don't have the dance gene."
"What is gene?"
"It's Huigen." She put the sword to Xuan Ming.
Xuan Ming caught it and was almost taken to the ground by the heavy sword.
She held her hands and suddenly had a question in her heart, "General, Mr. Bai seems to be participating in a sacrificial parade this year. I wonder if he is with the general?"
Gu Wanqing's expression, which had just relaxed, suddenly became gloomy.
"Don't worry about others."
"Oh." Xuan Ming was frightened by the general's extremely serious face, even a little angry.
She wondered that since Ruohong came back, the general would be very unhappy whenever he mentioned Bai Jue's name.
Although the general was not very happy when talking about Bai Jue before.
But this is different from the situation these days, and there is obviously something wrong with it.
...
Ninth day of the ninth month.
On the day of the ceremony for worshiping heaven.
People have been looking forward to the beginning of the parade guard of honor since the early morning.
This is a ceremony that will parade along all the major streets of Yan'an City for a whole day until night, presided over by the Heavenly Master, and everyone prays for blessings together.
All the ministers of the court will participate.
The procession was divided into four parts - amateurs, ghosts, gods, and demons.
The emperor would be at the end of the team, worshipped by the people, and finally climb to the altar to burn incense.
Each parade has strict etiquette, including guides, corresponding sacrificial items, and various styles of flags and flags drifting far away in the wind.
The leader of human beings this year is Princess Rong Ruiji.
This is something that everyone hopes for. When the first queen was alive, she almost always took on this important task.
The one who plays the ghost is Qin Xixue, the courtesan of Qixiang Street. She has a charming face and is the best among all the flowers, which amazed everyone.
He has a low background and cannot look up in this life. It is very suitable for ghostly characters.
The gods are the ones who lead the way by the heavenly masters themselves, which is the routine every time.
The leader of the demon has always been the highlight of every sacrifice. Because the leader of the demon team must not only have excellent aura, but also have a fierce fate. And it cannot be repeated every time.
The Heavenly Master said that the fate must be strong, otherwise this time of sacrifice will be at risk of losing life.
So a few times, I couldn't find a suitable candidate at all, so I cut off one and turned my head, and the Tianshi painted a rune, carried it by ten people, serving as the heads of demons to conduct a parade.
But this year, there is an unexpected candidate - Bai Jue.
As soon as the news of this candidate came out, everyone thought it was really suitable!
He is a tough life and a fierce and fierce person. This is simply a demon!
Bai Jue was not in Yan'an City before, and now he is back, he cannot disobey the imperial edict.
Although he thought it was a bad idea in his heart.
When the Ministry of Rites delivered the clothes to Bai Mansion, Bai Ling laughed: "I didn't expect that one day I would see you wearing this exaggerated clothes."
Bai Jue expressed his calmness, "I've dressed in black. I've dressed up all the white bride's makeup."
Bai Ling thought about it, that's the same.
So he set out in a black feathered dress that seemed to be covered with chicken feathers.
Gu Wanqing had to believe in coincidence. She was responsible for the safety and order of the team of gods and demons.
As the leader of the security team, she could only bare the bullet and meet with them.
She held a sword and wore armor, like a delicate and petite version of the martial god, riding on a red horse, with flags flying behind her.
Beside him, Bai Jue sat high on the altar.
He wore a heavy and tedious hat on his head, which was exactly the same as the bride of the mountain god.
Chapter completed!