They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Chapter 230: Calculations at the Wedding (Part )

March 30th is the wedding day of Prince Dingbei and Princess Qixia.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory had calculated long ago that this was an excellent day, everything would be right, the sky would be clear, the air would be fresh, and all things would be reviving.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were almost overwhelmed with work. First there was the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince, and then there was the wedding. The Minister of Rites slammed the table and cancelled the days off for all his subordinates. He also seconded dozens of officials from the other five ministries and the Honglu Temple to avoid any mistakes.

Because Prince Dingbei and Prince Qixia had no direct elders, the Ministry of Rites consulted both parties and then invited the emperor and empress to serve as the elders of both parties.

It was the end of the Shen hour, close to dusk.

The wedding procession was like a long dragon. After picking up the bride from the Princess's Mansion, they marched towards the Prince of Dingbei's Mansion in a mighty manner.

The two mansions were actually quite close to each other. In order to show off their power and to wait for an auspicious time, the wedding party took a long detour and almost went through half of the capital city.

Every time the wedding procession passed a street, a servant would bring a basket of copper coins and shout "Congratulations to Princess Qixia and Prince Dingbei" while scattering the copper coins.

Citizens all over the city cheered, shouted auspicious words, and scrambled to pick up copper coins.

In this way, the wedding procession scattered copper coins along the way.

When the wedding procession arrived at the gate of Prince Dingbei's Palace, the servants scattered the last two baskets of copper coins before leaving.

In the lobby, Jiang Wanyue and Li Ce sat on high seats, listening to the excitement outside and occasionally whispering a few words.

Next to Jiang Wanyue was Wei Fuxue, who was dressed in casual clothes.

She stood on tiptoe, staring at the door, feeling excited, worried and nervous.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Wanyue asked someone to bring her a cup of tea.

"The bridal sedan is already at the door. It will be there soon. Everything will be fine. Just relax."

Wei Fuxue drank a cup of tea, suppressed the nervousness in her heart, and then smiled.

"I know, with your arrangements, nothing will go wrong."

She was grateful.

If the Queen hadn't taken her along, she wouldn't have been able to see her daughter get married.

Moreover, the queen deliberately asked her to stand closest, so that when Qixia and Fu Nian paid their respects to their parents, she could be considered to have received half the greeting.

Wei Fuxue herself couldn't think of such a meticulous method.

Jiang Wanyue patted her arm soothingly.

Before she could say anything, someone outside suddenly shouted.

"I'm coming!"

Everyone turned their gaze and looked towards the door.

Amid the praises of the bridesmaids, King Dingbei, dressed in a bright red dragon robe, and Qixia, dressed in a bright red dress sprinkled with gold, stepped over the threshold and walked into the hall.

Qixia was not wearing the blue wedding dress of an ordinary bride, but a specially made princess dress with dragon and phoenix patterns embroidered on the chest, and mountains and rivers embroidered on the shoulders, arms, back, and front and back hems. The crown on her head was extremely luxurious, and its design was the same as the one worn by Princess Yong when she got married.

She held the round fan in both hands, covering the lower half of her face, and slowly walked in front of the emperor and empress.

The ceremonial officer's rhythmic voice spread throughout the courtyard.

"Bow down! Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two kowtows! Worship the ancestors!"

"Kowtow three times! Pay homage to the Emperor and Empress!"

Because the wedding customs of the Tujie tribe and the Great Zhou are very different, the wedding ceremony today combines the two. The lyrics sung by the ritual officer were also revised by officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Led by the best man, the two newlyweds knelt in different directions.

By the third bow, Jiang Wanyue and Li Ce had not yet reacted, but Wei Fuxue was already in tears.

"It's done!"

Following the ceremonial officer's final shout, congratulations rang out from inside and outside the hall.

Qixia tightly gripped the handle of the fan, feeling relieved but also nervous.

Then comes the bridal chamber.