Chapter 603 Out of Beijing
On July 18th, the ninth year of Pingguang in Yanli, the day was written very clearly on Yanli, and everything was fine.
It seems that God is also very proud of his face. The sun shines brightly on this day, and the entire Yanjing City is shrouded in the light of the rising sun. The streets leading from the imperial city to Bei'anmen in Yanjing City were crowded, and the people were waiting for the marriage delegation to leave the capital.
The princess gets married is naturally a major event for the country, and there are also many etiquettes in the palace. First, she went to Taimiao to worship the sky and ancestors, and then the eunuchs held the ceremony naturally had another cliché, and the lengthy reading lasted for most of the hour.
After many etiquettes were completed, amid the sound of the verdant music, His Majesty the Emperor held Princess Frost's hand and boarded the magnificent float together, and slowly left the palace along the road covered with red carpets.
Under the canopy, the emperor looked grim and held his daughter's hand tightly. Inadvertently, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Hundreds of important officials in the court, led by Taishi Xiao, followed closely behind the Chinese carts, followed by a large number of palace maids and eunuchs, holding flower baskets in their hands, raised their hands, and colorful flowers were flying all over the sky. Amid the wonderful rituals and music along the way, they were extremely festive.
Princess Frost was wearing a phoenix crown and a rosy cloak, which was naturally different from an ordinary bride. She was covered with gold and jade on her body, and a curtain made of pearls covered her beautiful face.
The delegation was outside the gate of the East Palace. At the front was a team of hundreds of royal infantrymen, followed by a guard of honor of hundreds of people, holding up colorful flags, and the colorful flags were clamoring in the wind.
Behind the guard of honor is a large carriage surrounded by twenty eunuchs and twenty palace maids. The carriage is extremely luxurious, shining with golden light, and there is a huge night pearl at the top of the carriage.
A huge carriage can accommodate at least twenty people, and must be pulled with three fat and long-legged horses.
Behind the carriage were ten large carriages decorated with princess dowry. Headed by Song Shiqing, the Minister of Rites, led more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Rites to Qingguo. First, they wanted to participate in the wedding in Qingguo. Then there was a guard team composed of two hundred archers and five hundred cavalrymen, and a thousand-strong gang delegation, like a gorgeous long snake marquis outside the East Palace gate.
Cao Yin, Changde Hou, was wearing a white brocade dress, surrounded by a snow-white horse. Behind him, Han Mo was wearing silver armor on the left, and Yun Canglan from Qing Kingdom on the right. The two of them also had a top-notch horse around them, and Han Mo was naturally surrounded by the fierce horse Jueying.
The three of them were waiting outside the palace gate, waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Frost.
Amid the ritual music, the Chinese carriage approached and stopped in front of the East Palace gate. A eunuch had already stepped forward and carefully helped His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Frost down from the carriage.
Han Mo stood like a javelin, looking at Princess Frost wearing a phoenix crown and a rosy cloud, and sighed in his heart: "The little girl must be very sad now, right?"
After getting off the car, the emperor still went over to hold Princess Frost's hand and stared at his daughter who was about to leave. The deepest part of His Majesty's eyes showed an unconcealed sadness.
"Father, you... take care of yourself!" Princess Frost looked at the emperor, and after a long time, she whispered: "Daughter, I'm afraid I will never see you again!"
For a long time, marrying a princess from other countries is almost the same as sending hostages, and few people can return to the country to visit.
The emperor obviously knew this, so he stretched out his hand, lifted the pearl curtain, wiped away the tears from the corners of Princess Frost's eyes, and said with a forced smile: "Don't be sad, I guarantee that you can still see your father."
At this moment, he heard the eunuch holding the ritual shouting loudly: "The auspicious time has come. Please ask Your Highness the Princess to get on the car!"
For a moment, the gongs and drums became louder, and the horns were also played. The sound of rituals and music was louder and tinnitus. Outside the entire East Palace Gate, the earth was shaking like mountains. Except for His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Frost, everyone inside and outside the East Palace Gate knelt down. The guards above the imperial city also knelt on the top of the city with long spears in their hands.
Princess Frost took two steps back, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed respectfully to His Majesty the Emperor. After three kowtows, two palace maids next to her stepped forward and helped Princess Frost up, and began to walk along the red carpet to the carriage.
The emperor watched Princess Frost slowly walk towards the carriage, and his eyes showed bitterness. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand, as if he wanted to grab something, and then slowly put it down.
Princess Frost passed by Han Mo surrounded by the palace maids. Han Mo knelt down on one knee and felt Princess Frost stop beside her, and then the little girl finally slowly passed.
Before the carriage, Princess Frost turned around and looked through the pearl curtain at the towering imperial city. This was the place where she gave birth to and raised her. Today, she was about to part with her, and maybe she would never see her again in this life.
Suddenly, she saw a lonely figure on the top of the city wall.
Above the high imperial city, the figure was wearing bright yellow clothes, lying on the wall with both hands, looking down at Princess Frost from above.
All the guards had already kneeled down, so the figure on the top of the city was extremely conspicuous and seemed extremely lonely. Han Mo saw Princess Shuang standing in the local area in a daze, and couldn't help but look in the direction she was looking at, and also saw the lonely figure on the top of the city.
Although the city walls were extremely high and the man's face could not be seen clearly, the bright yellow clothes on his body showed his identity.
The Great Yan Kingdom is a country of fire virtue, and the emperor's dragon robe is bright red. However, in the Great Yan Kingdom, only the prince is qualified to wear bright yellow clothes.
Standing on the top of the city, of course, is the crown prince of Yan State today.
When Princess Frost got married, he finally stood alone on the top of the city and came to see her only sister farewell.
The prince just looked at Princess Frost from afar. When Princess Frost found him, he had raised one hand, waved it gently, and then turned around. The lonely and desolate figure soon disappeared from the top of the city.
The prince appeared at the top of the city and few people saw him. The people inside and outside the East Palace Gate were just kneeling quietly amid the rituals and music.
Princess Frost glanced at the emperor again. At this moment, the emperor seemed to have grown a lot older. Her previously straight and majestic body seemed to be a little hunched at this moment.
The emperor was in his prime and was in his prime, but at this moment, he seemed very tired. Perhaps his appearance was still full of the majesty that a monarch should have, but his bones exuded a tired aura.
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After the eunuch who held the ceremony said again, "The auspicious time has come, please wait for the car", Princess Frost finally got on the luxurious and atmospheric carriage, and the guard of honor in front even raised the flag and canopy.
The Changde Hou Cao Yin and the Deputy Envoy Han Mo walked to the emperor and knelt down respectfully.
The emperor tiredly asked the two of them to get up and waved, "Go!"
The two stood up and bowed to the emperor again. Then they turned around and walked to the side of the horse, and turned over the horse together. Changde Hou turned the horse's head, shook the reins of the horse, urged the horse forward, and rushed straight to the front of the team.
Han Mo turned his head to look at the ministers and saw Han Xuanchang looking at him from afar in the crowd, his face full of worries.
Han Mo smiled slightly, shook the reins of the horse, and urged the horse to go forward. An eunuch who held a tribute shouted: "Get up!"
Amid the sound of the trumpet, the ministers led by Tai Shi Xiao said in unison: "The princess has a good journey!"
The team finally began to move forward and followed the long street to Bei'anmen.
On the long street, there was a rush of people. Wherever Princess Frost's carriage went, people on both sides immediately knelt down and shouted, "Princess Thousand Years Thousand Years Thousand Years Thousand Years"!
The fact that the princess married far away was a hot topic in Yan State recently. Although everyone has different opinions on this, one thing they understand is that the princess married far away did make Yan State temporarily avoid the disaster of war.
Countless soldiers did not have to go to the battlefield. The reason was that their princess sacrificed herself and went to other countries.
So deep in their hearts, people still respect and love their princesses deeply.
Yun Canglan followed the princess' carriage from beginning to end. Five of the ten tiger brave men around him were on the left and right, and they were all on guard. His right hand was pressed tightly on the hilt of the knife around his waist, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
Huyong is the strongest samurai in the Qing Kingdom, and all of them are powerful samurais who are carefully selected and then strictly trained.
It is no exaggeration to say that each of these ten tiger brave men can deal with the attacks of three or four elite imperial warriors. With ten of them guarding the carriages, no matter what happens suddenly, with their ability, they can react immediately and deal with it immediately.
It is naturally reasonable for Yun Canglan to be so cautious.
Qingguo kept him because he understood his abilities and allowed him to protect himself while Princess Frost is heading to the capital. After all, the Qingguo Shang Zhongli did not want Princess Frost to have any mistakes on the road.
Han Mo occasionally looked back at Yun Canglan who was calm by the carriage and couldn't help but frown slightly. As Princess Xiu said, Yun Canglan is not a simple person. On the way, if you want to find an opportunity, it is really not easy.
The team moved forward slowly. Amid the shouts of the people along the way, they finally left Bei'anmen and Yanjing City.
Yanjing City is more than 2,000 miles away from Shangjing City. Although there are three roads to Yanjing City from Shangjing City, in the end, for safety reasons, it is still far away from Nanyang County and on the east side. That is to pass through Kuaiji County and Wu County of Yanguo. After leaving the pass, enter Wuping County of Qing State, and turn to Changqing County of Qing State in the northeast. Shangjing City is located in Changqing County.
Among the four counties passing by on the way, except for Wu County, which is slightly smaller, the other three counties are extremely large prefectures and counties on the Central Plains, with a vast territory, with a journey of more than 2,000 miles. It will take at least half a month to get to Shangjing as soon as possible in early August.
After leaving Beijing, the team headed north and began a long journey of brides.
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Chapter completed!