Originally Zhu Yijun thought that the wedding would be held in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, but he didn't expect it to be in the Kunning Palace.
This time, Zhu Yijun saw how important the Empress was in this era. No wonder it took so much effort to depose the Empress in history.
Perhaps this was a reflection of the etiquette of this era. Spoiling the wife and neglecting the concubine was definitely a big crime.
In his previous life, Zhu Yijun had seen this kind of plot in many movies, but only in this era did he know that this kind of thing was really rare.
Spoiling the concubine and neglecting the wife was a Daming Law. Normal people couldn't do it, not to mention scholars.
If they really did this, they would definitely be condemned by the mainstream. They would probably be pushed into the mud and then stepped on a few times.
Unless the wife died and the concubine became the main wife, but even in this situation, it was more often a second wife and not a concubine becoming the main wife.
The two imperial concubines didn't have this fate. They had to wait until tomorrow and there was no ceremony, but they still had wedding clothes.
Zhu Yijun had to be the groom for three days in a row, but today all the glory belonged to the Empress.
Zhu Yijun didn't understand the ceremony at all, so he could only follow the eunuch's instructions.
After a large set of ceremonies, Zhu Yijun welcomed the most important ceremony of the wedding, entering the bridal chamber.
Different from entering the bridal chamber in the future, entering the bridal chamber in this era was also a part of the ceremony. Zhu Yijun had to treat it seriously.
When the Empress and the Emperor got married, they also had to enter the "bridal chamber", but it was different from the customs of the common people. The Empress and the Emperor's bridal chamber wasn't in the Emperor's original palace and there wasn't a fixed bridal chamber. Usually, the place where the ceremony was held was the bridal chamber on the night of the wedding.
Zhu Yijun's bridal chamber was naturally in the Kunning Palace. This was also arranged by Queen Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen. It could be seen how much the two protected the Empress.
This was clearly to support the Empress. With the support of the two Empress Dowagers, Empress Wang's power in the inner palace would be unstoppable.
The Empress and the Emperor's bridal chamber was much more luxurious than the common people's, but they couldn't avoid the custom of putting up red and happy couplets.
The theme of the bridal chamber was also bright red, forming a red glow and a joyous atmosphere.
A 'hundred-child tent' would be hung in front of the bed, and a 'hundred-child quilt' would be placed on the bed. It was a tent and quilt embroidered with a hundred children with different expressions.
At the head of the bed hung a red satin curtain embroidered with dragons and phoenixes. The emperor's family also hoped to have many children and many blessings.
Looking at the luxuriously decorated bridal chamber, Zhu Yijun knew where his 700,000 taels of silver had gone.
The bridal chamber was filled with gold and jade treasures. It was magnificent.
On the east side of the northern wall was the Emperor's throne. On the right side was a jade scepter that symbolized good fortune. Naturally, it was the kind that could not be bought even if one had the money.
The bed was made of red sandalwood with dragons and phoenixes carved on it. Beside it were porcelain vases, precious weapons, and other furnishings. On the long table to the left of the bed was a pair of double happiness table lamps.
The wedding bed was covered with thick red satin mattress embroidered with dragon and phoenix characters. The bedding consisted of bright yellow satin and vermilion satin quilts and pillows.
The design was beautiful and the embroidery was exquisite.
On the wall inside the bed hung a festive couplet. In the middle was a picture of peonies. Leaning against the wall was a pair of Hundred Treasure Wishful Cabinets.
Needless to say, the things inside the cabinets would be priceless even if they were placed in the present.
There was a dining table under the west window of the new landlord's room. In front of the table, there were beans, pans, cauldrons, baskets, and chopsticks that symbolized the couple feasting together. The meaning was the same as the folk saying, "In the future, we will eat a pot of rice together."
After entering the bridal chamber, the worshipping activities were carried out before the marriage ceremony. The couple would worship together.
Every time the ceremony was carried out, the newlyweds would have a meal together. In this way, they would have a full stomach before going to bed and would not be hungry for food and sex.
Because they drank some wine, they could adjust the interest of both parties. It was also a means of flirting before going to bed.
However, Zhu Yijun did not feel any interest at all. He felt that he was going to be exhausted.
Looking at his bride, Zhu Yijun did not know where the little girl's body came from. He was afraid that she would be tossed around more than him today.
The next thing to be carried out was the marriage wine. The so-called "marriage ceremony" was the so-called "drinking the wine in the crossed cup" in the folk.
The "gourd" was the "scoop".
The original meaning of "gourd" was to combine the cut gourd into one. In ancient times, it was often used to hold wine.
Mixing the wine of the emperor and the empress together and drinking together was the "gourd".
In ancient times, a gourd was cut into two scoop. The bride and groom each held one and drank the wine in the crossed cup, taking the meaning of "combining two into one".
Before that, Zhu Yijun needed to lift the veil of the empress. A red sandalwood stick was sent to Zhu Yijun's hand.
Zhu Yijun did not know what the scientific name of this thing was. Anyway, it was quite heavy in his hand. Zhu Yijun felt that this stick could be sold for a lot of money.
If it was put in the future, he did not know how much money it would be worth.
Gently lifting the veil of Wang Xi's sister, Zhu Yijun saw a face. Although he was prepared in his heart and had seen a lot in the future, Zhu Yijun was still shocked by this makeup.
Holding back his emotions, Zhu Yijun even smiled at Empress Wang. He was afraid that he would leave a bad impression on Empress Wang if he did not perform well.
After all, she was only a 13-year-old girl. It was estimated that she was already very nervous now.
The two did not talk too much. They sat directly opposite each other and began to make a marriage ceremony.
Empress Wang poured a cup of wine and handed it to Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun took a sip and handed it to Empress Wang. Empress Wang drank it in one gulp.
Zhu Yijun poured another cup of wine and handed it to Empress Wang. Empress Wang took a sip and handed it back to Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun drank it in one gulp.
After drinking the nuptial wine, things were not over. Although they only had to go to bed, they still had to go through the etiquette.
This time, Zhu Yijun was taken away. In fact, they went to the next room to change clothes.
He took off the royal robe on his body. It was the emperor's new regular clothes. It was said to be the regular clothes, but it was actually the clothes for sleeping.
It was the same for Empress Wang. The palace maid helped her remove her makeup and change her clothes. After both sides were done, Zhu Yijun was led back to the nuptial chamber.
After entering the nuptial chamber, she asked everyone to leave, leaving only Zhu Yijun in the palace.
At this time, Empress Wang timidly stood by the bed. When she saw Zhu Yijun walking over, she respectfully knelt on the ground and bowed to Zhu Yijun. This was also part of the wedding etiquette.
Zhu Yijun extended his hand and helped Empress Wang up. He could clearly feel the young girl's body tremble. Zhu Yijun smiled faintly and seemed to be less nervous.
After helping the young girl up, Zhu Yijun looked at his Empress for the first time with the light.
To be honest, Zhu Yijun was a little stunned. This was definitely not because of the light.