HCB Chapter 1153 The Grand Wedding
Chapter 1153 The Grand Wedding
Murong Yan looked in the mirror at the simple peach wood hairpin in her hair.
She looked again at the man standing behind her in the mirror, gazing at her with the gentlest eyes in the world.
Tears could no longer be held back and streamed down my face.
She turned around abruptly and buried her face in his chest.
"Husband..."
She couldn't say anything, she could only hold him tightly, as if she wanted to melt her whole being into his body.
Lin Zhen hugged her back tightly.
He knew that they had had a very difficult journey.
Fortunately, all the suffering is over.
From tomorrow onwards, they will be greeted only with endless light and happiness.
……
Day two.
The seventh day of July.
The entire nation of Daqian celebrated.
Before dawn, Chang'an was already bustling with activity, and the streets were deserted as everyone was out.
All the people spontaneously took to the streets.
They were wearing their most festive clothes.
Holding flowers and ribbons in their hands.
They gathered on both sides of the ten-mile-long street stretching from the Imperial Palace to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
They wanted to witness with their own eyes the legendary wedding of the emperor and empress, who were like gods in their hearts, a wedding destined to be recorded in history.
It is Chen Shi (7-9 AM).
The auspicious time has arrived.
"Boom-thump-thump-"
Nine deep, resonant chimes came from the direction of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, echoing throughout the entire world.
Immediately following was the booming of 360 cannon salutes!
Amidst the deafening roar of cannons, the heavy vermilion gates of the palace slowly opened.
A ceremonial guard of 10,000 elite imperial guards marched out of the palace gates in unison with resounding steps.
They were wearing brand-new golden armor.
He held a halberd and a spear that gleamed with a cold light.
Everyone stood tall and straight, their eyes fixed straight ahead, exuding a cold and menacing aura.
Following closely behind was a procession of three thousand palace maids and eunuchs.
They held aloft various symbols of imperial power and majesty: flags, canopies, umbrellas, and fans.
A bright yellow flag with five-clawed golden dragons.
A crimson-gold Nine Phoenixes Facing the Sun banner.
A magnificent canopy adorned with countless jewels.
A palm fan made from the most precious peacock feathers.
……
All of this left the onlookers dazzled and amazed.
They had never seen such a luxurious and majestic royal procession.
However, when the real protagonist appears.
Everyone's breathing stopped at that moment.
In the very center of the honor guard.
A magnificent dragon and phoenix palanquin, pulled by thirty-two exceptionally fine white imperial horses, was slowly driving out of the palace gate.
On the imperial carriage, two figures stood side by side.
The person on the left is wearing a princely robe made of the finest dark brocade.
Embroidered on the dress with tens of thousands of pure gold threads is a unicorn standing on auspicious clouds, roaring towards the sky.
The Qilin's eyes are inlaid with two enormous black gemstones.
Under the sunlight, it gleamed with a domineering, cold light that was too intimidating to look directly at.
He was none other than Lin Zhen, the regent of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Today, he shed his usual laziness and casualness.
He was like a peerless sword drawn from its sheath!
Show off your edge!
Unstoppable!
And the woman standing next to him.
It is so beautiful that even the heavens and earth pale in comparison.
She was Murong Yan, the only female emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Today, she is here for her wedding with the man she loves.
She put on her unique Phoenix Descends to Earth dress.
Furthermore, the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" brocade, made of the finest black and gold Suzhou brocade and the feathers of a hundred birds, was solemnly draped over the outside!
That dress, the Divine Phoenix Descent Dress, which served as her only nightgown, now shone brightly in the Chang'an sunlight. Its ultra-black Su brocade base seemed even purer and more vast than the deepest night sky!
It absorbed all the stray light in the world.
This was all to perfectly accentuate the colossal phoenix, hand-embroidered stitch by stitch with countless strands of the purest gold thread and the finest gold cotton, which ran from the hem of her skirt all the way to her graceful neck!
Under the sunlight, the phoenix shone with an unprecedented, dazzling, and almost blinding golden light.
It is no longer static embroidery.
It seemed to have truly come to life!
Every single phoenix feather seemed to be burning in the wind!
Every scale seemed to be flowing with molten gold!
Those phoenix eyes, adorned with two pigeon-blood rubies, were even more piercing and full of supreme majesty that seemed to see through everything!
She wore a nine-phoenix crown made of ninety-nine top-quality pearls from the East China Sea and thousands of gemstones of various colors.
Step by step, they walked to the very front of the imperial carriage.
The five-zhang-long dark gold brocade trail behind him was fully unfurled.
The enormous, messy, and magnificent skirt was spread out freely on the splendid carriage.
It resembled a magnificent sea of clouds woven from darkness and gold!
As she moved, the gold-threaded lining beneath her skirt shimmered brilliantly in the sunlight.
It was as if she was proclaiming to the whole world that this peerless empress possessed boundless power within her, enough to burn away all demons and monsters!
She stood there, as if a real phoenix had descended to earth!
Noble!
brilliant!
beauty!
powerful!
All the beautiful and powerful words seemed so pale and powerless when applied to her at this moment.
After a brief, deathly silence, hundreds of thousands, even millions, of people gathered in the square and along the streets.
A thunderous, tidal wave of cheers erupted from the depths of their souls!
"Long live your Majesty! Long live! Long live!"
"Long live the prince! Long live the prince! Long live the prince!"
"Long live the Great Qian Dynasty! Long live the Great Qian Dynasty! Long live the Great Qian Dynasty!"
Everyone was completely captivated by the scene before them.
They knelt down from the bottom of their hearts.
Towards the legendary emperor and empress on the imperial carriage, who seem like a divine couple.
They offered their highest respect.
And my sincerest blessings.
……
Amidst the cheers of the people, the imperial carriage slowly made its way to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
There they will worship heaven and earth to comfort their ancestors.
Then they received the congratulations of the officials and the tribute from all nations.
The entire ceremony was intricate and lengthy.
But Lin Zhen and Murong Yan did not feel tired at all.
They always had happy smiles on their faces.
Their hands were always tightly clasped together.
When all the rituals were over.
It was completely dark.
Lin Zhen and Murong Yan, surrounded by the crowd, returned to the magnificent dragon and phoenix carriage.
This time, however, the imperial carriage did not return to the palace.
Instead, they headed towards the Regent's Palace, located in the east of Chang'an.
According to the system of rites.
After the wedding, the emperor was required to stay at the prince's residence for three days.
Only then could they return to the palace.
When the imperial carriage slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the Regent's Palace, which was already decorated with lanterns and filled with joy.
Lin Zhen and Murong Yan exchanged a smile.
they know.
From this moment on.
They are now a couple in the true sense of the word.