Chapter 250 Finale
Chapter 250 Finale
Forbidden City, Fengxian Hall.

Unlike the Taimiao, the Fengxian Hall is the emperor's ancestral temple, dedicated to Zhu Yuanzhang's parents.

The marriage of a princess is always different from that of ordinary people, and the customs are also different.

Before getting married, the princess had to meet the elders in the harem first, and finally go to Fengxian Hall to bid farewell to her ancestors, and kowtow and serve tea to the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the Empress Ma Xiuying.

"I bid farewell to my father and mother. I hope you take good care of yourself after today's farewell!"

In Fengxian Hall, Zhu Huan, wearing her wedding dress, kowtowed and bid farewell to Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, tears already falling from her phoenix eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang just sighed and said: "From now on, you must abide by the rules of being a woman and not bring disgrace to our royal family!"

Empress Ma left her seat, also with tears in her eyes, and hugged Zhu Huan, whispering in his ear: "You must be more stable after marriage, and don't be as willful as before."

"You ran away from the palace this time and were even kidnapped by criminals. Do you know how worried your mother was?"

Zhu Huan also held Ma Huan in his arms and confessed repeatedly: "I will remember your teachings and will never be willful again."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and urged, "It's not like you're marrying me thousands of miles away. I'll come back to the palace to chat with you often in the future! Now the auspicious time has arrived, so let's set off quickly."

Empress Ma glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, but still reluctantly let go of Zhu Huan, waving her hand and saying, "Go!"

"Your son bids farewell to his father, the Emperor, and his mother, the Empress!" Zhu Huan kowtowed deeply for the last time, then stood up, walked out of the Fengtian Hall, and got on the bridal sedan.

When the sedan chair arrived at the right red gate, Ye Xuan could be seen from afar, already wearing the royal robes of a royal consort, riding on a tall horse with a high spirit.

Cui Er, who was standing by the sedan chair, was fascinated again and could not help but say to the sedan chair: "Your Highness, the Prince Consort looks really handsome today!"

The curtain of the sedan chair was opened a little, and then closed again after a while.

Cui Er was slightly surprised and asked, "Your Highness, don't you want to see the Prince Consort?"

Zhu Huan's solemn voice came from the sedan chair: "I heard that it is unlucky not to see the other party before the groom lifts the veil."

Cui Er suddenly realized, and then laughed: "When did Your Highness find out about these customs? Cui Er didn't even know it. You really care about them so much!"

"Chou Cui'er, wait until after tonight and see how I'm going to deal with you tomorrow!" Zhu Huan's angry and embarrassed voice came from the sedan chair.

Soon, the eunuchs carried the princess's sedan chair to the right red gate and sang in unison: "Please raise the curtain, Prince Consort!"

Ye Xuan dismounted from the horse and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.

In the sedan chair was Zhu Huan, who was wearing a bright red wedding gown and a veil on her head.

It was not the time to lift the veil yet, so Ye Xuan just bowed according to court etiquette.

After the ceremony, according to the rules, Ye Xuan should lower the curtain of the sedan chair, and the eunuchs will then lift the sedan chair.

However, Ye Xuan did not immediately lower the curtain of the sedan chair. Instead, he smiled and whispered, "Madam, have you missed me after not seeing you for a few days?"

Zhu Huan didn't say anything. Only a shy and angry voice came from under the red veil: "It's a great day, don't be so careless!"

"Haha!" Ye Xuan laughed and lowered the curtain to make way.

The eunuchs lifted the sedan chair and prepared to leave the palace and go to Ye Mansion.

Due to time constraints, the Princess Mansion at Beishan Imperial Manor has not yet been completed, so Zhu Huan will temporarily live in Ye Mansion until the Princess Mansion is completed, and Ye Xuan and his family will also move to Beishan Imperial Manor.

After lowering the curtain of the sedan chair, Ye Xuan immediately mounted his horse. Instead of following the princess's wedding procession, he rode out of the west corner gate of the Meridian Gate and returned to the Ye Mansion first.

When Ye Xuan left the Meridian Gate, he saw the Crown Prince Zhu Biao and other princes and princes standing by the side. These people would meet the princess's wedding procession at the Meridian Gate and send the princess to Ye's mansion.

If an ordinary princess got married, the standards would not be so high.

At most, they would send out a few idle princes and princes. However, Zhu Huan had already been canonized as Princess Lin'an at this time. She was also the eldest daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma. Naturally, her status was not comparable to that of other princesses.

In addition, Ye Xuan was already highly regarded by Zhu Yuanzhang, and had also saved the life of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, so it was expected that Zhu Biao would come to see the bride off.

Ye Xuan did not stop at all. He bowed to Zhu Biao on the horse, and Zhu Biao returned the bow.

The two looked at each other from a distance and smiled at each other.

When they returned to the Ye Mansion, Nian Wei, Qiu Yan and others had already set up an incense table in the lobby, on which was enshrined the spirit tablet of Ye Xuan's deceased father.

Ye Xuan had nothing else to do, so he called everyone to the door and lined up to wait for the princess's wedding procession.

Not long after, Zhu Huan's wedding procession arrived at Xiangyun Lane. The Jinwu Guards, or the Bingmasi, had already set up defenses at various intersections in the quiet place to prevent any outsiders from colliding.

Therefore, Zhu Huan's wedding procession entered the alley very easily.

When the bridal sedan was put down, Ye Xuan, under the direction of the official acting as master of ceremonies, lifted the curtain and carried Zhu Huan into the bridal chamber in accordance with folk custom.

After they paid homage to their ancestors, they returned to the bridal chamber.

After all, it was a princess' wedding, so unlike the ordinary weddings where there is a bridal chamber prank, there was no such segment.

However, there were two deacons in the bridal chamber. When they saw the newlyweds coming in, the two deacons each handed Ye Xuan and Zhu Huan a glass of wedding wine.

They each drank, then poured themselves a second glass and drank again.

Afterwards, the steward ordered the maids sent from the palace to serve the dishes. After the table was filled with food, all the outsiders, including the two stewards, left the bridal chamber.

The whole ceremony comes to an end here, but of course there is still one last step.

Ye Xuan lifted the veil and looked at the pretty face. He couldn't help but smile: "Little slut, did you miss me?"

Zhu Huan tried hard not to speak, but his lips opened as if he were real, and he uttered softly, "I want to."

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Three months later, at Princess Beishan Huangzhuang’s Mansion.

Ye Xuan held Nianwei's left hand and Zhu Huan's right hand, and behind him were Qiuyan, Chunfeng, Xiayu, Qing'er, Cui'er, and the Chang sisters, standing in front of a field.

Zhu Huan smiled to Nian Wei and said, "Congratulations, sister. Your husband has continued the family line."

Nianwei blushed when she heard that, and said softly, "Nianwei is just a concubine, how can I let Her Royal Highness the Princess call me sister? Don't ruin Nianwei's blessing."

Zhu Huan glared at Ye Xuan charmingly and said, "It's what my husband said. In his place, whoever enters the house first is the elder sister. There is no distinction between high and low in our Ye Mansion."

Hearing this, Nian Wei said coquettishly, "My husband is always a heretic. Let's not bother with him. I am a court official, how can I overstep my bounds!"

Ye Xuan stopped the two girls from talking, pointed at the potatoes piled up in the field, and said, "Since it doesn't matter who comes first, let's see who can make the Ye family more prosperous and who will be the great contributor to our Ye Mansion."

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