Chapter 499: The Prelude to the Prince's Wedding March

Qin Sishui wrapped the sandalwood box on the table in red satin, held it in his hand and smiled: "Master, time is a bit tight, let's go to the next place quickly."

Qin Lei looked at the tall sun outside and said strangely: "Isn't it just to wear a hat and get a seal? How long has it been?"

"Marriage is very troublesome! When I got married, I was exhausted from running around, let alone you, Prince." Qin Sishui winked and couldn't explain clearly, and smiled at Qin Qi on the side, saying, "Sir, tell us Prince, so that the old man can't help but be too slow."

Qin Qi smiled and said, "Actually, the prince's wedding is no different from the folk procedures. You must also abide by the 'six rituals' agreed in "Book of Rites. Shihun Li", namely, 'Na Cai, ask for names, Naji, Na Zheng, report the period, and welcome him in person.'" As he said that, he raised the door curtain for Qin Lei and whispered: "But you are the prince and you are married to Princess Nanchu, which is naturally more grand and more important in appearance... there are more rules."

Qin Lei smiled and said, "It's more expensive." As he said, he said with a bitter face, "I looked at the previous process yesterday. Has the one million taels of marriage silver allocated by the Ministry of Rites used up?"

Qin Qi smiled dryly and said, "Your Majesty is getting married once in your life. Of course, you have to be a platoon leader. We are not short of money." He dared not say that before the wedding was held, he had already spent 1.5 million taels of 1.5 million taels of the royal family. Please note that this does not include the one million taels of silver allocated by the internal servants. According to the budget of the accounting department of the royal family, after all the ceremony is completed, the total cost should be around 3.5 million taels, which is basically half the cost of Jingshan City.

Basically, the emperor's marriage is at this price. It's not that Qin Lei's subordinates want to compete with Emperor Zhaowu... It's mainly because the entire royal system has too high expectations for this wedding, especially the rich men in the Fuxing Yamen. In order to shake Nan Chu, they strongly advocate the promotion of Qin Lei's strength, on the one hand, repay the prince's reinvention, and on the other hand, they can also build momentum for the future Qin Chu trade.

"Not bad money!" Qin Lei frowned and said, "How much does it cost?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. It's more than enough to pay with the gifts from the gentry in the south." Qin Qi saw the prince's face unhappy and said lower and lower: "Today's great day, can we not discuss this?"

While speaking, he left the inner mansion and got into the car. Qin Lei sat down and said, "I don't want to ask these days, and you don't tell me, are you going to fool me?"

The royal family system has a sound account and strict supervision. Some things cannot be hidden. Qin Qi had to hesitate: "The gifts paid to various places have basically been spent."

"The two million taels have been spent?" Qin Lei jumped up from his seat, staring at the old man and said, "What are you spending so much money?"

Qin Qi quickly explained: "You Princess Shang is of great significance. The court, the south and our palace all think it should be more grand, and each link is strived to be the best. The cost is mainly in three aspects: one is that in the process of the 'Six Ceremonies', each link is given a bride price, and it is more expensive at a time. It costs at least one million taels after six times."

"Where is the robbery?" Qin Lei's mood calmed down a little, and he said angrily: "It's not what I want to marry."

Qin Qi smiled bitterly and said, "The second aspect is to prepare supplies, gifts, and applications only require the best and most expensive, and do not ask for the price at all." As he said, his face was a little weird: "This matter is handled by the Sili Supervisor and the inner government. We can't get involved at all, so we can only pay according to the bill. The weaving cost alone cost 80,000 taels of silver. The rest can be imagined... It is very likely that he will be the sucker."

Qin Lei was already full of liver fire for a while, and he couldn't help but get angry and said, "I don't know how many corrupt officials have gained weight!"

"Oh, this time, I'll endure it." Qin Qi whispered: "The third aspect is a battle organized by our Jingshan City. Although this cost a lot, everything can withstand the audit. Please rest assured."

"I hope this is the case." Taking a deep breath, Qin Lei also knew that this was not the time for an attack.

After taking a look at the unhappy prince, Qin Qi whispered: "We and the gentry in the south think that we have built the 'building high walls' as you said, and we have accumulated a lot of grains. It is time to show the strength of our royal palace to the world.

"That can't be so extravagant," Qin Lei said with a slight ease: "The war is imminent, and waste is a crime!"

Qin Qi bowed and said, "Prince Rongbing, in your position, marriage is not a personal matter, but a decent and interests that are related to all aspects... The prince should just go there."

Qin Lei sighed and said, "Well..." and stopped talking.

The next stop was the Ministry of Rites, which made the officials of the inner court make a fuss, and Qin Lei lost his interest in hiding and seeking with his father-in-law.

Facts have proved that when Qin Lei was afraid of Li Guangyuan, he suffered from "obsessed imagination". Li Guangyuan was meticulous in the enthronement and discussion, and he did not say a single word of nonsense, and was very polite.

After completing a series of red tape such as bathing, changing clothes, burning incense and praying, Li Guangyuan read out the imperial edict in front of the incense table:

"In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor's system said: "Thick soil is distributed, and it is a vassal in the imperial family; Tonggui is favored by tin, and it is a great belt in the Wang family. Jiayu leaves are full of honor, and the kindness is prosperous; Tianhuang's division is divided into rituals and rituals are in harmony with Yi's relatives. The grand ceremony is rewarded by the etiquette, Xinlun's appointment is appointed to consult with you Qin Lei, and he is my fifth son. He is meticulous and honest, diligent and good, and filial piety is achieved in nature. His son's way is not to be damaged; he is in peace and practices in life, and he is not lazy; he is meticulous and meticulous in his mind, and he is calm in his manner. Therefore, according to the examination, he respects favor and order, and is granted the title of the Prince of Qin Cheng, and he will not replace him forever."

"In the play! Dai Enlun was in Yishi and still defeated Xin's family; he consolidated the rocks for thousands of years, and finally praised him forever. He maintained the Qing Dynasty and was silent, and was loyal to his feet without any sway. He praised his good intentions and gave up his life to Yang, and was so proud!"

For Qin Lei, understanding these things is as easy as reading newspapers as before. Although there is so much nonsense, there is only one meaning... I have named you Prince Cheng, and there is nothing else.

In fact, there are so many ironies in the imperial edict, such as the emperor saying that he is "filial piety is achieved through nature, and his son is free of loss" is simply cursing people; even the title of a dry prince also contains so many tricks... Prince Cheng, Prince Cheng? It is clearly saying that he was named a king in order to get married. The implication is that boy, you are not worthy of being a prince.

But Qin Lei didn't take it to heart at all. So what if Emperor Zhaowu deprived him of all the titles? A true strong man would not rely on others' gifts, because his name was more dazzling and powerful than all halos.

However, I was still inevitable when I cursed the little old emperor with a weird face. I took the golden seal with a strange expression. Qin Lei stood up and said, "It's nothing wrong, right? Then I'll leave."

"Congratulations to Your Highness." Li Guangyuan and the Honglu Temple both bowed and said, "I respectfully send you to Your Highness."

"Stay on your own." When he walked to the door, Qin Lei looked at Li Shangshu deeply, and Li Guangyuan looked back with a complicated expression, and the two waved goodbye.

In short, the whole process was relaxed and pleasant, and there was no such incident as the inner mansion... In fact, the more serious the officials in the department were, the more respect Qin Lei was. On the contrary, the miscellaneous departments such as the inner mansion were looking at the sky, thinking that with someone's support, they could be fearless. In fact, they were just clowns.

If there weren't too many taboos on the day of a happy day, Qin Lei would burn the third child's nest one by one.

The third stop is Zongzheng Mansion. Qin Lei did not step down as the chief of the Zongzheng position. Of course, he was still the chief here. The warm welcome he received is naturally not comparable to other places.

Prince Jia, who was nearly ninety years old, rushed to the capital without hesitation, and together with the other royal princes of the royal family, he waited at the gate, preparing to preside over the ceremony of crowning him.

When Qin Lei saw the old uncle, he jumped out of the carriage, walked a few steps quickly, and laughed, "How can you bother uncle and wait for a long time? My nephew is panicked."

Looking at the heroic young prince, Prince Jia smiled and said with relief: "Being able to 'priestly politely' for Your Highness is the supreme glory. I will climb up even if I climb." Qin Lei laughed loudly and said: "Why is it so quick, it's a burden to the emperor's uncle, but it's the sin of his nephew." He greeted others again. Seeing Qin Lei's attitude was kind, no one dared to take it. Although everyone was a prince, his status was completely different. They all returned the tribute in fear and fear, and looked as humble as he looked...

Surrounded by a group of princes and princes and clan children, Qin Lei helped Prince Jia into the courtyard and suddenly asked with a smile: "Why should I rush to celebrate today? Isn't this a fun place? Isn't it okay to be two days late?"

Prince Jia patted Qin Lei's hand and laughed: "Although the prince is a talented person, he still doesn't understand these red tape. The Book of Rites uses "six rituals" as "crown, marriage, funeral, sacrifice, township, meeting". It also says "twenty is weak, crown". It also says "crown is the beginning of rituals", which means that a man will be considered to be a formal adult when he is twenty years old."

As he said that, he looked at Qin Lei with a smile and said, "If you haven't held this etiquette, you are still a minor and are not qualified to get married. So you have to perform this 'initial beginning' before getting married." He is worthy of being a decades old Zongzheng, who has studied the textbook "Book of Rites" of Zong Zheng's mansion with great knowledge. His professional level is indeed not comparable to Qin Lei's half-baked one.

"So I'm still a minor," Qin Lei said with a smile: "What if I insist on getting married?"

"If you insist on getting married, it would be 'inappropriate'." The old prince was obviously in a very good mood and joked loudly.

After entering the ancestral hall, the clan relatives didn't sit there. Qin Lei asked softly: "Are you waiting for whom?"

Prince Jia nodded and smiled, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the Queen, your mother, and all the brothers in the clan will be present."

Looking at the chair with the innermost ring, there was not a single person. Qin Lei rolled his eyes and said, "How long will it take to wait."

Prince Jia smiled and said, "You just took advantage of this time to take a shower and change your clothes..."

Qin Lei smacked his lips and said, "I have already taken a shower at the Ministry of Rites..."

Prince Jia laughed and said, "The dust is flying all the way, and there is always some soil..."

Qin Lei pulled the collar and whispered: "You look so white, I've used soapcorns."

"It's just a ceremony, your highness should just let it go."

Qin Lei had no choice but to wash Baibai again under the service of the maid who was as beautiful as a flower. Then he put on a black cloth dress decorated with vermilion brocade edges and stepped on a light gray shoe.

Seeing the palace maids tied up their hair with a brown cloth belt, Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said, "How come some sisters dress up the orphan king like a boy?" The palace maids were dizzy about the handsome and handsome fifth prince with white neck and clean face. Hearing this, he quickly came back to his senses, covered his mouth and chuckled, "Your Highness, this is the boy's uniform."

When Qin Lei came out, the huge royal ancestral hall was still full. The eldest prince, crown prince, concubine Jin and other brothers and concubines were all present, and they all cast friendly eyes at Qin Lei, even Princess Heyang was no exception. No matter how dirty the relationship was, they had to pretend to be harmonious at this time.

Seeing that the Lord was here, the prince, who was the emcee of ceremonies, whispered loudly: "The auspicious time has come. I respectfully invite Your Majesty, the Holy Empress, and the Empress to sit down." Everyone quickly saluted.

Amid the sound of the mountain of "Sheng Shou and An Kang", the emperor and the queen helped the old lady enter from the left and stood in front of the hall.

The Empress Dowager personally led the sacrifice to heaven and earth. After the ancestors, everyone sat down according to their identities. The crown ceremony was considered to be the main topic...

Qin Lei kowtowed to his ancestors first, and then, in front of everyone, to Emperor Zhaowu standing beside the incense table.

Emperor Zhaowu was wearing an imperial crown dress and looked quite energetic. Although his face was not very happy, he did not feel unhesitated. He looked at Qin Lei kneeling on the ground, and a ridiculous thought suddenly came to his mind: "The little beast will kowtow to me seven or eight times these days...'

He laughed at himself and said seriously: "Qin Lei, on this beautiful and auspicious day, I will add adult clothes to you in front of my ancestors and ancestors to complete the ceremony of adulthood for you."

"My son, thank you." Qin Lei said solemnly.

"Low your head." Emperor Zhaowu said calmly, and he felt relieved in his heart.

Qin Lei raised his face and happened to face the emperor. When he saw the face he didn't want to see, the two of them were both angry with fire at the same time. At the intersection of their eyes, there seemed to be a "sharp" spark sound.

Emperor Zhaowu looked at Qin Lei with a gloomy face, and said silently: "Boy, I'm always giving you a crown, you have to kneel down."

Qin Lei looked back without showing any weakness and fought back silently: ‘Kneel, kneel, kneel, anyway, kneel down once or twice.’

These two people stared at each other with big eyes and glared at Mung Bean, for a moment they forgot about their environment...

Hundreds of royal sects were dumbfounded. They vaguely heard that His Majesty and the Fifth Prince were in power, but they did not expect that the two of them would reach the point of being indifferent... 'The Fifth Prince is so awesome!' This is the voice of most people.

Fortunately, there were still those who could shock them. The old lady coughed unhappily, and finally made the two of them withdraw their indignant eyes and continue the unfinished ceremony.

"Low your head." Emperor Zhaowu said again, and added: "I can untie your hair."

Qin Lei lowered his head and asked Emperor Zhaowu to untie the ribbon of his hair, and his hair suddenly became loose.

Emperor Zhaowu put away the ribbon, took a step back, and heard the prince sing: "Please bore the hair for the crown."

As the "Praise", the eldest prince took Qin Lei down, tied his hair into a bun in the back hall, tied his head with a scarf, then helped him put on his deep clothes, tied his belt, put on his shoes, and finally took him back to the hall.

"Add the first crown." The prince sang.

The seventh prince, who was standing on the first stage, held a black cloth crown made of black linen, and Prince Jia, who served as the Great Bin, held the hat in both hands, put it on Qin Lei, and blessed him: "Let the good day of the month, start to add Yuan to the Yuan Dynasty, abandon the word "Young", and follow the word "Yu" to achieve virtue. Shoukao Weiqi, and Jie Jingfu."

It means that today I will put on adult clothes and act like an adult in the future. Don’t be ignorant as a child. It means that he has the qualification to participate in politics from now on and can shoulder the responsibilities entrusted by the state.

Then the eldest prince took Qin Lei down, then changed into a shirt, leather belt, and shoes. After he came out, the sixth prince stepped forward with a leather hat made of white deer skin... which was the military cap, indicating that he would defend the country and territory from now on.

Prince Jia put the military cap on Qin Lei again and praised loudly: "The auspicious month is the ruler of the Chen Dynasty, and he is respectful to the etiquette and righteousness, and is worthy of the sushi Erde. He will live forever forever and receive blessings from Hu."

Qin Lei followed the eldest prince down and changed into a blouse, royal clothing, leather belt, and boots... This dress was also the most commonly worn royal clothing for him.

The third prince brought up the last red and black crown... This is a top hat, indicating that he can participate in the sacrificial ceremony from now on.

Prince Jia put it on Qin Lei again and sang: "To the right year, to the order of the moon, to the order of Xianjia. Brothers are there to achieve the virtue of the emperor, and to the old man have no boundaries, and to receive the celebration of heaven."
Chapter completed!