When Li Xiang first met Princess Yongning, he knew that she was incredibly beautiful. Later, when he met the Queen and Princess Yongping, Li Xiang realized that all three women in the family were like that. The latter two were even more beautiful than Princess Yongning. Of course, this was also because Princess Yongning was still young. When he grew up...
"To pick up the Crown Prince's concubine."
Li Xiang just needs to stand here. As a member of the royal family in feudal society, he does not need to do many things by himself, especially such an important member of the royal family. All things can be done by others. Even if you are getting married, you can just stand here. When you stand here, it means you are giving them face. Do you still need to do these trivial things?
Li Xiang is really grateful for this era. If it were in modern society, the wedding day would almost make people exhausted. There would be guests here and there. After everything was done, there would still be his own group of bad friends. When he returned home at night, he couldn't even straighten his back.
When he got married in Chang'an City, Li Xiang didn't have to work too hard, because he was Li Shimin's grandson. Now he was just a concubine of the crown prince, so there was no need for Li Xiang to do anything. If he did too much, Cheng Luan would not be happy.
As the saying goes, there is no order without rules. The royal family should pay more attention to rules. The gap between the wife of the principal house and the wife of the concubine can be described as heaven and earth. No matter whether you are a princess or not, if the other party enters the house before you, then you can only be the second wife.
If you meet a nice wife, then your life will be pretty good. But if you meet an unreasonable one, she will try to kill you every morning and evening. As long as she doesn't say anything when you offer her tea, you will have to kneel there until your knees are swollen.
Li Xiang had also heard of this matter, but it had not happened yet, so Li Xiang would not make trouble in his own home. Moreover, Cheng Luan was a sensible person and would definitely not let such a thing happen in the East Palace.
Of course, when facing Princess Yongning, she must be disciplined. Even though she is a princess in Nanzhao, she is a family member once she arrives at the family home. No one can act like a princess. Moreover, Cheng Luan is indeed the mistress of the family, so she must be respected. If she really crosses the line, Li Xiang doesn't mind intervening in the affairs of the harem.
This was the first time to see a new bride bow to the groom, because Li Xiang had a relatively high status. With the support of several noble ladies, Yongning walked in front of Li Xiang and bowed to him.
Li Xiang came from modern society and felt that he was about to return the gift. Fortunately, Qian Ping pulled him from the side, otherwise Li Xiang would have bent his waist. As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, there were few opportunities for Li Xiang to bend down. Even in the ceremony of taking a concubine, you don't need to bend down. This is the advantage of being the crown prince.
Although it was just a movement of about to bend down, some people caught it at this moment. Princess Yongping was one of them. People rumored that Li Xiang was very good to his women. Princess Yongping didn't believe it before. After all, who would take a man in a high position seriously about a woman?
But when she saw what Li Xiang and Qian Ping did just now, Princess Yongping believed in her heart that Li Xiang really treated his woman very well. It was a pity that she did not have that blessing. If the marriage could have taken place a few years earlier, perhaps she would be standing next to Li Xiang now.
"Mother, my aunt is so beautiful."
Princess Yongping finally came to her senses after hearing her son's childish voice. At this moment, she felt her face flushed. What had she been thinking about just now? This was her sister's wedding, how could she have been thinking about such messed up things?
Fortunately, everyone else's attention was on the two newlyweds. If anyone had glanced at Princess Yongping, they would naturally have noticed the difference at this moment.
When the ceremony was over, thunderous cheers were heard all around. All the Nanzhao people were cheering. Their princess was marrying the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty. This was the glory of their entire country, and it meant that their country's little prince might ascend the throne of the Tang Dynasty.
Lord Cui from the Ministry of Rites looked at all this coldly. You people from foreign and small countries are really ignorant.
If a princess gives birth to a son, it is possible for him to ascend the throne of my Tang Dynasty. Then even if the throne of my Tang Dynasty is divided into more than ten parts, I am afraid it will not be enough for people like you to share.
The throne of our Tang Dynasty is also based on bloodline. Just because your princess has the bloodline of Nanzhao Kingdom, the sons born in the future will not have the chance to succeed to the throne, just like His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu now.
Of course, Lord Cui did not show it on his face. Instead, he cheered with the officials and common people below. People in the Ministry of Rites specialize in etiquette. It is not difficult for us to put on a show. We are even happier than you guys. We want you to see that we in the Tang Dynasty like Princess Yongning very much. As for what happened in secret, that is a matter of opinion.
"Have a feast."
After completing all the rituals, he actually kowtowed towards the north, which meant he was kowtowing to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian. As for the palace of the Nanzhao Kingdom, he would have to visit it tomorrow. It could not be said that he was expressing his gratitude here. Even if he married the daughter of the King of Nanzhao, Li Xiang would not be able to bend down tomorrow. This was equivalent to a favor to you.
The people of Nanzhao also kowtowed. For them, the opportunity to kowtow to Li Shimin seemed to make them feel much more proud than others. After all, those who could come to the scene to cheer were carefully selected. Without connections, how could you get here? Go listen for the sound somewhere else. The gate of the guesthouse is not so easy to enter.
Hundreds of banquet tables were quickly set up, and the servants came in one after another. Many of them took their seats. They could brag about being able to attend this wedding banquet for at least a dozen years. These people came from all over the Nanzhao Kingdom. Some of them didn't even have a seat. They had to work hard to get this seat.
If it were in Chang'an, Li Xiang would definitely go down to toast, but this is Nanzhao, and Lord Cui from the Ministry of Rites brought several young officials to toast, which was already quite a courtesy.
