Next morning, the wedding procession set off.
The large, ribbon-covered carriage at the front was particularly eye-catching.
Sultan stood on his horse beside the carriage, waiting for his bride.
A little girl, veiled and with a slender figure, stepped onto the carpet and, supported by her bridesmaid, came to the decorated carriage.
"Your Highness, you must cry, it's the rule," the bridesmaid reminded softly.
"Ying~ ying~ ying~"
The little girl began to sob, then suddenly let out a "puchi" sound and laughed.
"Cough~", the bride's fifth uncle, Gumu Bu, coughed sternly, interrupting the laughter, and carried her onto the decorated carriage.
Sultan rode his horse around the decorated carriage carrying the bride three times.
Singers lined up on both sides began to sing "The Farewell Song for the Bride": "You flow like clear spring water, you drift like spring willows; the girl marries far from home, we sing loudly to bid you farewell.
You are as bright as a mountain spring, you wave like a mountain elm tree; the girl marries far from home, we sing loudly to bid you farewell."
As soon as this song was sung, it was extraordinary; it made the previously carefree little girl cry aloud, calling out "Ehe" repeatedly, summoning her mother.
"Set off!" Sultan shouted loudly, and taking his bride and five thousand soldiers, returned to the Yulduz Grassland.
He suddenly felt inspired and chanted: "A beautiful time and scene, tears spill inside the carriage.
Generous songs are sung endlessly, this melancholy feeling is hard to convey.
Why should the beauty worry?
The green waves still flow east.
Look at the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, a bright moon like a hook."
This poem, "Qing Ping Yue · Welcoming the Bride," used the format of Song Dynasty poetry, but was chanted in Mongol language, sounding a bit strange.
"Puchi," the girl inside the decorated carriage heard this strange singing, forgot her worries about being far from her parents, and laughed aloud.
Seeing that singing could make his bride happy, Sultan ordered the entire army to sing a military song together.
Upon this order, the majestic Mongol Army song "Alalai" resounded across the vast grassland: "The sun rises and sets, the Khan's life is boundless.
Only my Great Khan, holding the banner and flag, below sees no rivers and seas, above sees no clouds and rainbows.
Heaven has no Asuras, Earth has no spirits, Heaven and Earth above and below, prostrate themselves in reverence.
What foolish little clowns dare to stand against the horse's hooves!"
Singing the military song, the wedding procession hastened south.
"Taiji, look, the Great Taiji is back," Grand Secretary Batu and Tan of the Inner Cabinet said to Eluo Li Ke Heshoki.
Eluo Li Ke Heshoki was an old Huit noble; before leaving, Sultan ordered him and Batu and Tan to serve as the wedding officials.
Although the official system had been reformed earlier, Eluo Li Ke Heshoki was still accustomed to calling Batu and Tan by his old title, "Tushmer, quickly have someone lay out white felt, we must not let the Biji's feet touch the ground."
"Don't worry, I have already made arrangements," Batu and Tan said calmly.
Suddenly his expression turned serious; a clear song came from beside his ear: "A Hero's drop of blood can hold the four seas, when the Khan is enraged, the pillars of heaven tilt.
Live as the Khan lives, die as the Khan dies.
Between Heaven and Earth, whose heroic name compares!
The lion swallows the moon at night, the Khan reviews the troops in the morning.
Once the military tally is issued, travel a thousand miles without stopping.
The Hero receives the tally, and grooms his horse at midnight.
Grooming his horse, he awaits dawn, letting out a long cry beneath the great banner."
The groom brought the decorated carriage into Yingsuo River City; civil and military officials welcomed them on both sides of the city gate, and the Huit Tribe people densely packed the streets and alleys, welcoming their Great Taiji and Biji.
The cheerful sound of the matouqin rang out, and there was singing and dancing everywhere.
Sultan did not dismount, and taking his bride, circled the palace three times.
According to custom, they were supposed to circle the Great Taiji's ger three times, but since the city was built, the Great Taiji of the Huit Tribe no longer lived in a ger, but in the constructed palace.
This custom was then changed to circling the palace three times.
"Respected Biji, please taste this," at the main entrance of the palace, E'luolike Heshoki respectfully presented a silver bowl containing fresh milk.
After drinking the fresh milk, Ulji Bayar, wearing a veil, slid onto the white felt with the support of her bridesmaid and two Huit noblewomen.
Stepping onto the white felt and entering the hall, singers who had already prepared sang loudly to show a warm welcome.
After entering the bridal chamber, the noblewomen helped her comb her hair, parting it in the middle, covering it with a hair net, putting on jewelry, changing into new clothes, and preparing to worship fire.
Yes, worshipping fire, similar to Han people worshipping heaven and earth when marrying, Mongols worship fire, their custom is to worship fire first.
After worshipping fire, they then bowed to parents and elders.
Looking at her son and daughter-in-law who were kowtowing and bowing to her, old princess zhangwu Subude was overjoyed, as if she had eaten honey, and even her smile was sweet.
She ordered someone to present a gift, a peacock lamp.
The peacock is a symbol of auspiciousness.
Subsequently, the officials Eluo Li Ke Heshoki and Batu and Tan announced the start of the banquet.
A luxurious whole lamb feast was set up, and it wasn't just lamb; there were all kinds of dishes, dairy products, and pastries.
With singing and dancing everywhere, the best man and bridesmaid led the two newlyweds in offering toasts; Sultan held a silver pot, Ulji Bayar held a silver bowl, and they presented Hada and offered celebratory wine to each elder and relative one by one.
This wine was not offered for free; guests had to present a gift list on the spot to express congratulations, which was called "Jingxi Cup".
The types of gifts were varied, such as cattle, sheep, camels, bedding, and so on.
After the wedding, Great Taiji Sultan truly made a small fortune.
The young men raised their silver cups and drank heartily; the girls sang loudly accompanied by the matouqin.
When ordinary families held weddings, singers would sing nine songs, but the Great Taiji, being of noble status, sang a full eighteen songs, lasting for three days and three nights.
Mongols are a people who are good at singing and dancing: "Generous songs are never passed down, a song from the yurt is naturally born.
The heroic spirit of the Central Plains throughout the ages, also reaches the Yin Mountains and Chilechuan."
"Uh," the big bad wolf, no, Great Taiji Sultan, entered the bridal chamber hiccuping from alcohol.
The moment he lifted the veil, his heart was excited.
Then, he found out he had been misled by his mother; the legendary "more beautiful than a swan" was not apparent.
The eleven-year-old girl's body hadn't fully developed yet; whether she was beautiful or not, she was just a Embryo , but she was quite cute, with a round face and a bit of baby fat.
"Wow~"
Perhaps scared by the stranger, the little girl burst into tears.
No matter how hard Sultan tried everything he could, she still cried non-stop.
"Don't cry, look, what is this?"
The Great Taiji took out a small packet of Sanzi cake, cylindrical, red and white, with an exquisite pattern.
This cake was made by steaming millet flour and cutting it into pieces; its texture was loose, and it was mellow and delicious.
The little girl was stunned, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, tasting it with smacking sounds, and then ate another piece.
Suddenly realizing Sultan was watching her, she immediately felt a bit shy, her pink face blushing red.
Sultan chuckled inwardly and began to look for a topic of conversation.
"What's your name?"
"Ulji Bayar."
"That's a nice name, does it have any meaning?"
"I heard my Ehe say, it means auspicious happiness."
"Oh, when you eat the cake, can you feel auspicious happiness?"
"Yes, it's sweet, chewy, and very tasty."
That night, the two children didn't do anything but talk nonsense all night.
