The wedding ceremony of princes and nobles in the Qing Dynasty.
First of all, the marriage was mentioned, and Minister Jian ordered the wife to accompany the old man to support the wedding. Fujin's father, Mang, bowed down to the Qianqing Gate and knelt to the north. The minister faced to the west and passed the decree: "Today, a certain daughter of a certain surname will be chosen as a consort for the prince, so-and-so, as Fujin." Fujin's father knelt down three times and bowed nine times before retreating. Choosing auspiciousness, the ministers and bodyguards in the palace accompanied the prince to the Jin family to pay tribute. Fu Jin's father dressed up and greeted him outside. The prince went up to the hall to pay his respects. The same is true when seeing Fujin's mother. After resigning, Fujin's father saw him outside the gate. The ceremony was carried out, and the administrator was given ceremonial coins, and he was also prepared to give his parents clothing and pommel horses. The ministers of the internal affairs and palace supervisors lead the servants and serve as envoys. At the door, Fujin's father welcomed him into the middle hall, thanked him for his kindness, and had a banquet. The ministers accompanied Fujin's father at the banquet in the middle hall, and ordered his wife and female officials to accompany their female relatives to the inner room. After that, the envoy returned to the court and resumed his orders. The day before the wedding, the Fujin family packed the clothes and furnished the palace for the emperor. On the day of the wedding, the prince went to the emperor and bowed before him. If he was a concubine, he would do so together.
At the auspicious time, Luan Yi's guards prepared to collect opinions, and the ministers of the inner government led 20 subordinates and 40 guards to the Fujin Dynasty to welcome him. In the hall where the mother-in-law was collected, the female official told her to be "promoted to the mother-in-law". She was blessed with a promotion and received a good gift from her parents and family. The inner school is unruly. The female officer followed and rode out the gate. When they arrived at the gate of the forbidden city, everyone walked in with the crowd. When they arrived at the palace gate, the female officials entered the palace. At the end of the lunar month, the prince Xixiang and Fujin Dongxiang paid two obeisances. Everyone sat down, and the female officials drank some wine together before entering. They all drank, and the wine and food were arranged in three rows. After getting up, they still bowed twice. The curtains were drawn, the curtains were tied, and a banquet was held at the current palace. Fujin's parents, relatives and ministers, and his wife were present, and the ceremony was completed. The next day, the prince and Fujin came to court to meet the emperor and the empress. The female officer led the prince to the left and knelt down three times and bowed nine times. When they see the concubines, the prince kneels down twice and bows six times, and the princes of Fujian and Jin Dynasty kneel down twice and bow twice. Yue Jiu said, Gui Ning.
After the banquet, we will return together and it will not be past noon.
Prince's Wedding
Customized in the Chongde period, any prince would marry a courtier's daughter, and the official would serve as an envoy. On this day, a banquet would be held, and wine would be served. The same goes for wedding banquets. Give the female parents clothes and pommel horse talismans. If a foreigner is a relative, a prince, a Baylor, or a daughter from Taiji, the ceremonial items will be regarded as inferior in rank. On a wedding day, the number of sacrifices varies. Crown Prince, County King, Baylor, Beizi, Town,
The auxiliary state officials engaged in marriage, ritual objects and banquets, including sacrifices and wine, the number of which decreased, and there were differences. During the Shunzhi period, the marriage system was changed, and the use of beads and satin was restricted to Baylor and below. If a marriage is granted, the prince will go to Zhonghe Hall or Weiyu Palace to express his gratitude. If his son has not been ennobled, his father will be treated as his father in the wedding, and if he has been ennobled, he will be ennobled. In the early days of Kangxi, the princes were ordered to adopt Yi cloth as satin, leaving the rest as before.