022 Ritual
Xiao Liu was so frightened that he almost jumped up and shouted in a low voice: "Oh, miss, you can't take off the hijab by yourself, it's unlucky."
"I'm going to starve to death. How can I eat if I don't take off the hijab? Do you want me to stay hungry until night?" I thought to myself that it was already extremely unlucky, and it was not bad to take off the hijab.
Xiao Liu pouted, "You can just lift up a corner and expose your mouth to eat."
I glared at her, "How uncomfortable it is to eat like that. Who are you with? Aren't you a spy sent by the Guihai family?" I raised my hand and pulled the phoenix crown. This thing was so heavy that it hit my neck.
When it was crushed, there was the headgear, which was simply torture.
"Oh, miss, what are you going to do? Stop it." Xiaoliu screamed and jumped over to hold my hand.
"Xiao Liu, please help me take this thing off quickly. My neck is sore and painful, and I can't even straighten it up." I was very strong, and Xiao Liu couldn't hold it down. I shook the phoenix crown from side to side, trying to pull it off, but he couldn't.
Because it is with the hairpin and cannot be removed.
"No, no, no, you can't take it off. This phoenix crown is only for the groom to see. You want the groom to be amazed when he lifts his hijab. How could the groom take it off first without looking at it? No, absolutely not!" Xiaoliu's face turned red.
He was blushing, gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, and pulled my hand down hard.
I saw the veins on her forehead burst out, and I knew she was really anxious. Just think about it, there is only a person like Xiaoliu who really wants me good, why should I make her angry and anxious, and there is also a new uncle she likes
It's Guihai·Yueming, it's true that Guihai·Yunkai is a cripple with a broken leg. The cruel truth is waiting for her, so let her rely on this little thing.
"Okay, I won't pick it off anymore." I put down my hands and helped Xiaoliu stand up, walking towards the table filled with food and snacks, "Let's eat something together, otherwise I'll be hungry if someone doesn't lift the hijab to look at the phoenix crown.
died."
"Yes, I will wait for the lady to eat." Xiao Liu smiled through tears, twisted a handkerchief for me and wiped his hands, then Fang sat sideways and ate a few snacks with me.
After eating and rinsing their mouths, they didn't rest long before it became dark. The wedding ladies came in to hold lamps, lit two arm-thick long-bright dragon and phoenix candles, and put on new tea snacks and fruits, as well as wine bottles and wine cups.
It will be used in the bridal chamber soon.
Xiao Liuzhong applied powder and dotted my lips again, then put the hijab on my head, and helped me sit on the edge of the bed to wait for the groom to return to the room.
After another long while, I heard a lot of noise coming from outside the door, with men and women laughing, and I knew that it was Guihai Yueming who came with the wedding party people.
After asking Xi Niang, I found out that Qise custom is that on the night of the wedding, unmarried men and women, the groom's relatives and friends, can come to the bridal chamber to make trouble, and there will be some problems to tease the bride and groom, but they did not listen to what the corner said, and they dispersed after the trouble. Qise custom is to
It is more open than ancient China. Male and female guests at festivals, weddings, etc. can sit together in the same hall, just sit separately. Naturally, they can also come to the bridal chamber together to watch the excitement. The bridal chamber must be noisy. It is unlucky if no one is deserted, which means that the family is not well-connected.
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The noise was getting closer and closer and we were already outside the door. I was sitting upright, but I became very nervous. Thinking about it, I felt ridiculous. There was no result for someone I really loved. I planned to have a perfunctory fake marriage, but it turned out to be huge.
Except for the groom, who is also a fake, the rest are all real, not a single bit has been omitted, and everything is in place and every detail is considered.
The door was pushed open from the outside, and several boys and girls in bright clothes ran in first, shouting loudly, "Look at the bride, look at the bride..."
Guihai Yueming, who was facing Guihai Yunkai, was immediately pushed in by a group of young men and women jokingly. The wedding room, which was not small in size, was immediately overcrowded.
"Little ancestors, don't push, don't push, stand back, you can see for a while." Several Xi Niangs maintained order with a smile, leaving a space for Guihai and Yueming.
"Hahaha..." Everyone roared with laughter, and the young laughter was full of joy. The relatives and friends in Guihai Mansion were either rich or noble, and the people who came to the bridal chamber were all unmarried men and women. The gentlemen and young ladies who lived a good life naturally did not know what it was like to be sad.
, the room was full of vitality.
A handle of blue jade Ruyi opened the hijab on my head, and the blurry smiling faces immediately became clear. Although most of them were unfamiliar, they were all bright and smiling.
I was used to the darkness under the hijab, and my eyes suddenly became brighter, and I couldn't help but squint my eyes.
"Wow, she is actually a stunning beauty..."
"Oh, Brother Guihai is so lucky..."
"That's right, that skin is whiter than jade..."
There were endless compliments from below, but I knew that most of them shouldn’t be taken seriously. At this time, I could only say auspicious words and good things, and no one would offend others.
After Xi Niang waited for the admiration to subside, she took the jade Ruyi from Guihai Yueming's hand with a smile and asked: "Uncle, is Ruyi bad?"
Guihai Yueming looked at me awkwardly, lowered her eyes and said, "Ruyi."
The naughty person underneath said, "It's my wish, too." This caused another round of laughter.
I was infected by the atmosphere and blushed involuntarily. I looked like a shy newlywed without having to pretend.
Then Xi Niang brought a plate of lotus roots cut in half, put a silk handkerchief on it and asked each of us to pick up half. I wonder if the lotus root silk has gone through any special process, and the silk threads are connected continuously.
Xiniang immediately sang and shouted: "Love is like lotus root silk, which is endless. Grandpa and grandma, please take a bite and taste whether it is sweet or not."
I lowered my head and took a small bite. It was sweeter than honey. I didn't know how much sugar was put in it.
Guihai? Yue Ming also took a bite and replied gently: "Sweet."
I glanced at him and said, "Sweet."
Xiniang immediately smiled and said: "I wish you and your love will grow sweet as honey."
The attendant Ling Zhou hurriedly took out a red envelope and handed it to the Xi Niang, smiling sweetly and saying: "Thank you, Aunt Jinkou, for good luck."
Xi Niang accepted the offer of thanks, but replaced her with a girl carrying a tray. On the tray was a bowl of dumplings. This custom was the same as on Earth.
The girl had a pleasant face and said crisply: "Grandma, please eat dumplings."
I knew clearly that they were raw, but I still accepted my fate and took a bite. Guihai Yueming did not dare to look into my eyes, and asked in a vague whisper: "Are the dumplings... raw?"
I really wanted to smash this bowl of dumplings on his face and yell, "I'm going to kill you." But I could only grind my teeth secretly, and it took me a long time to choke out the word, "I'm going to kill you."
But everyone thought I was shy, so they were slow to answer, and there was another burst of laughter.
The last procedure is to exchange glasses of wine. There are two gold and jade wine cups with red ropes tied at the bottom. We each hold one cup and drink with our arms crossed. Our arms are intertwined and we breathe. This posture is really too awkward for our current relationship.
, my sister-in-law and my brother-in-law have a glass of wine together, it’s like having sex. Even I, a modern earthling, can’t hold it in. I don’t know how Guihai Yueming can endure it, but from my position, he looks white jade.
Her ears were all red. I thought that if she didn't wear a mask, the color on her face would be even more exciting.
After drinking a glass of wine, I breathed a sigh of relief, but the group of young men and women couldn't wait to ask the maids and women to get things and prepare to start the wedding ceremony. Not only did I secretly glare at Guihai Yueming, what if he told me last night
The wedding is so troublesome, I will reconsider whether to regret the marriage, but now there is really no way out.
The fruits on the table were moved to one side, and seven glass cups were placed in a row. The cups were filled with blue wine. The ceremonial officer recommended to preside over the wedding ceremony was Guihai Yuemingtang's uncle's younger brother Shengsheng, who was ten** years old.
He is still young and his brows are bright and he looks like a naughty master.
"Ahem..." Guihai Zhengsheng saluted me with a smile, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, you have come from afar, we can't make things difficult for you, so we put together seven simple questions..."
Someone below laughed and shouted, "Sister-in-law, please don't listen to his good behavior. There are seven questions in the wedding ceremony, and you haven't missed any of them."
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed again.
"Go, don't make trouble, talk about serious things." Guihai·Zhengsheng was very thick-skinned, and continued without blushing or out of breath: "Of course, the more correct answers to seven questions, the better, but generally four questions will be considered correct.
If you pass the test less than three times, you will be punished. The punishment is to drink all seven glasses of wine. Sister-in-law, please don’t underestimate this wine. It is charming to the eyes and sweet in the mouth and has a long lasting aftertaste. If you drink these seven glasses, tonight
I can only sleep, not have a bridal chamber..."
o(n_n)oThank you dear friends for voting for me. I also saw the request from the Heart Girls for extra updates. I am really helpless. I am too busy at work and I have already gritted my teeth to hold on to daily updates. I will wait until I retire.
Double update. Sorry.
Chapter completed!