Chapter 1210 Postscript sixty-six·Bridal chamber flowers and candles
A few days before the wedding, several people from the Xie family came to Beijing.
Xie Shizhang, Xie Yiqin and his son came to Luoyang in advance to go through the process, mainly bringing money to purchase betrothal gifts.
This time Xie Yan's fourth uncle, fifth uncle and little sister came again.
The fourth uncle and the fifth uncle not only came to attend the wedding, but also came to inspect a new cement factory. Xie Yan licensed the cement patent to them for free and first set up a family factory in Cangzhou.
You may not set up a factory locally in Cangzhou. Anyway, you need to find a place with relevant raw materials nearby.
The younger sister, Xie Wan, came purely to have a wedding banquet and was escorted northward by loyal servants.
"The auspicious time has come!"
Xie Wan and her mother were standing in the corridor. When they heard the official's call, they couldn't help but crane their necks and look out.
Then, she was patted on the head by her mother.
"Stand still, don't move." Wang Yitong scolded in a low voice.
"Oh." Xie Wan pouted.
But I saw Xie Yan, wearing a red brocade robe, walking up to the elders to bow to him.
Xie Yiqin began to perform the memorial ceremony, picked up the wine cup on the tray, poured a glass of wine and handed it to his son and said: "Go to welcome Suyong, to show your favor to the ancestor." (It means: Go to greet the noble princess Chaoji, let us thank you.
The ancestral hall of the family is more glorious.)
"I only obey strict orders." Xie Yan took the wine glass and drank it all.
After drinking, Xie Yan put down his wine glass, bowed to his elders again, then turned around and went out to ride a horse.
Xie Wan chuckled and said, "Brother Six is ​​so majestic today!"
Wang Yitong said proudly: "How can you be a princess without being majestic? Come on, let's go to the princess palace."
The Xie family's process is basically over here, leaving only the final evening ceremony.
Xie Yan is indeed majestic today. The red brocade robe is a gift from the emperor and is estimated to be worth hundreds or even thousands.
The influence of Zhu Guoxiang, Zhu Ming and his son on this time and space is also reflected in many folk customs.
For example, Zhu Ming joked that "marriage is like a small entrance examination", that is, getting married is like being named on a gold medal, so he changed the "new son-in-law" to the "groom" - in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the bridegroom specifically refers to the first Jinshi who was awarded the title of Langguan, and generally refers to the first person who was awarded the title of Langguan.
Official's new scholar.
Since getting married is like taking the imperial examination to become an official, it is also necessary to wear official uniforms. Ju Ming also allowed the groom to wear the style of the ninth-grade official uniform when welcoming the bride, so that all grooms would have an official experience on their wedding day.
This change in etiquette and customs was immediately popular among the people and spread throughout the country in just a few years.
Immediately afterwards, the "bride" was also renamed the "bride", and Ju Ming's obsessive-compulsive disorder was finally cured.
"Groom officer, groom officer!"
"Prince-in-law..."
On both sides of the street, people rushed to watch and shout, and they had nothing to do but ran to watch the excitement.
The delivery of betrothal gifts was also very lively yesterday. Boxes of betrothal gifts were carried from the Xie family's temporary residence to the palace. The gift boxes were all open, and you could see what was inside. Many onlookers were calculating their value.
Xie Yan was in a state of ecstasy at this moment, riding on a tall horse as if he was in the clouds.
Before time travel, I had always been very miserable, and I could never dream of such a scene.
With a smile on his face, Xie Yan held his hands toward both sides of the street. Because of his poor riding skills, he held the reins with his left hand and waved his right hand towards the crowd.
In the past, there were princes-in-law who would scatter coins along the way when welcoming their brides, and the onlookers would cause a stampede as they grabbed the money.
Now no one dares to throw away money.
"Groom officer, groom officer!"
"Catch flowers!"
In a luxurious restaurant facing the street, Wu Yaochen, Ding Shaoyan and other ghost-like young men were lying on the windows and shouting towards the street.
Behind them were servants holding flowers. The will-o'-the-wisp boys picked up flowers or garlands and threw them vigorously in the direction of Xie Yan.
It means that Xie Yan is marrying the eldest princess, otherwise these guys will definitely be mischievous and deliberately throw fruits at the groom, and compete to see who can hit the most hits. There is no way to hold them accountable afterwards. Throwing fruits and flowers can do that.
What bad intentions do you have?
More than ten years ago, a wealthy man from Beijing got married in a glamorous manner, but was thrown out of the marriage by the bad guys at the time.
A garland flew over and knocked Xie Yan's hat crooked.
Xie Yan couldn't help but turn around and immediately spotted the group of will-o'-the-wisp boys. He smiled and gave a middle finger towards the window of the restaurant.
Bastards, grandpa remembers you!
"I hit the mark, I hit the mark, give me the money quickly!" Ding Shaoyan cheered and celebrated, but he was playing a game of ruining the groom's officialdom.
Wu Yaochen said: "Don't be anxious, watch me show off my skills."
This guy picked up the garland and threw it towards Xie Yan, as if he was using a circle of heaven and earth to hit Nezha, the third prince of the Dragon King.
Xie Yan caught it and gestured upstairs again with his middle finger.
Straight bitches, I will deal with you sooner or later!
Wu Yaochen thought that showing his middle finger was a greeting, so he also smiled and pointed his middle finger at Xie Yan.
It was a bustling journey all the way to Donghua Gate, where the wedding procession stopped. Xie Yan was the only one riding a horse, leading his fourth uncle and fifth uncle, who were responsible for holding the geese, to the Donghua Gate.
Outside the Donghua Gate, there was a concubine standing dignifiedly, followed by dozens or hundreds of noble ladies.
They were responsible for sending the princess to the mansion, and now they had to wait slowly. When they had nothing to do, they began to criticize the groom.
They watched Xie Yan enter the Donghua Gate and started whispering to their girlfriends.
"Bachelor Xie is really handsome today. No wonder he has won the heart of the eldest princess."
"I heard that as a betrothal gift yesterday, there was a rare book of piano music, which contains the lost Guangling San and Hua Xu Yin."
"Is it true or false? "Guangling San" has been lost for thousands of years."
"My son-in-law works in the Hanlin Academy. How can he be false after seeing it with his own eyes?"
"That's really honorable!"
"I know "Hua Xu Yin", but "Guang Ling San" is also a lost Ci Pai?"
Inside Donghua Gate.
The courtesy officer greeted him, and Xie Yan dismounted.
Xie Yan was led by the courtesy officer to continue forward. His fourth uncle and fifth uncle each followed with a wild goose. After walking for seven or eight minutes, they finally arrived outside the inner east gate.
…
In the palace.
Zhu Tangxi looked at herself in the mirror again and again. No matter how beautiful she looked, she was almost dying of beauty.
Outside the courtyard, stood Emperor Dingtai and many widows of the former prince (the father of the young emperor).
These concubines and concubines, no matter how they spend their daily lives, today are all in a happy mood, dressed up and waiting for a banquet - a banquet is held in the palace.
In addition, there is a 14-year-old eldest princess who is the half-sister of the little emperor. She will not have an official princess title until she gets hairpin next year.
Together with Queen Mother Ye, they will send the princess to Donghua Gate.
"The Queen Mother of the East Palace has arrived!"
"The Queen Mother of the West Palace has arrived!"
There are two empress dowagers today. The little emperor's biological mother, Empress Dowager Ye, is the empress dowager of the East Palace.
There is another Empress Dowager Meng of the West Palace, who is the aunt of the young emperor. However, this woman is almost fifty years old and usually doesn't care about anything. She only eats fasting and chants Buddha's name in her bedroom.
Empress Dowager Meng was sitting in the carriage at the moment, playing with her rosary beads, as if today's events had nothing to do with her. Don't ask, just asking is to pray for the princess and the consort.
Queen Mother Ye opened the door and walked into the house: "You haven't dressed up yet?"
Zhu Tangxi stood up and ran around in circles: "Sister-in-law, do you think I look beautiful today?"
"Beautiful, beautiful, as beautiful as a flower, but that kid is cheap." Queen Mother Ye smiled with a smile on her face, as if she was about to send her daughter off for marriage.
Aunt and sister-in-law were sitting in the room chatting.
Until the ceremony officer shouted outside: "The auspicious time has arrived!"
Queen Mother Ye took Zhu Tangxi's arm and walked outside the courtyard to get on the carriage.
A group of cars drove forward slowly.
When they arrived at the inner east gate, everyone got off the bus.
Queen Mother Ye and Queen Mother Meng held Zhu Tangxi on their arms, while the other concubines, concubines, princesses, and female officials stood behind them and waited quietly.
To be continued...