Chapter fifty-fifth episode of the bridal chamber candle night
When the last ray of light between heaven and earth was shrouded in darkness, the flowing mat almost came to an end. The guests would not dissipate, but would wait for the newcomer to "bring" the ritual. At this time, the mighty wedding team drove towards the Xu Mansion.
In the marriage customs of the Dashun Dynasty, black is the main theme, and everything is to "avoid evil". Not only is the wedding dress black, but the sedan chair and the sedan chair bearer for wedding reception, and even the saddle used by Liu Yu to ride a horse is black. It is said that the wedding reception in the dark night is also to prevent evil evil from destroying the marriage.
The two lanterns at the Xu Mansion gate were covered with black cloth, emitting a faint light, and there were crowds of people in front of the door. The bride was covered with black veils, and the old woman sent by the Ministry of Rites carried a sedan chair. As the door of the sedan chair was closed and locked, the joyful man brought to the wedding began to blow and beat him, which was said to be to drive away the evil spirit.
The daughter-in-arms commander got married, and the grand occasion was unprecedented, and people watched along the way.
When he arrived at the mansion of Yu Ci, Liu Yu had to go forward to "collect" the bride from the sedan chair. He did not need to kick the sedan door, but to open the lock. Before the bride got off the sedan chair, some children came forward to "pleasant", which is also a custom. Liu Yu needed to take out candy to attract these children.
The bride's feet cannot touch the ground when she gets out of the sedan chair. When a folk wedding, she must use straw mats. Today, the black carpet separates the bride's feet from the earth to show her awe of the earth. Liu Yu held the bride and slowly entered the door step by step. When the bride enters the door, the door will be closed to show the bride's entry.
Under the gaze of all the guests, the bride and groom's hair should be tied together and cut a small handful of hair as a gift. Then the bride and groom's hair will be placed in a "bag of 100 sons and 100 grandchildren" and sealed with a red rope. The etiquette of knotting is completed, and the couple does not need to worship the world. Just worship each other, and the wedding ceremony will only be left to enter the bridal chamber.
Just as he was about to send the newcomer into the bridal chamber, news suddenly came that someone had come from the palace. A eunuch named Li, named Li, brought two young eunuchs, carrying two imperial edicts, and laughed forward to please.
The eunuch named Li took the wedding money, walked up to the main hall with a smile, pulled the first imperial edict in his hand, and said seriously: "Liu Yu and the Xu family of Liumen should receive the imperial edict."
The guests do not need to kneel down, they only need the person who received the imperial edict to kneel down. Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu were about to bow down, but Eunuch Li said again: "The emperor has said that the two newlyweds don't need to kneel down. It will be bad if the wedding rules are broken. Stand and accept the edict."
The first one was not an official imperial edict, but the emperor issued an edict, but gave Liu Yu's mansion a plaque with both civil and military skills. Looking at the big red background, golden lacquer, Liu Yu felt strange. Others were followed by husbands and wives, but their family was men and wives. The emperor even gave him "both civil and military skills" as if he was teasing him, which was a bit of a pretentious intention.
"This is what the emperor means. General Xu, General Liu Duwei, please find someone to hang up." Eunuch Li smiled wickedly, and then suddenly said with a righteous expression, "Liu Yu received the order."
The first one was given a plaque. Liu Yu didn't understand what the second one was, nor did he understand why he was the only one who received the order.
"In accordance with the heavens, the emperor ordered that the female military chariot commander Liu Yu was both talented and virtuous, and was specially promoted to the general in front of the palace..."
When the guests heard this, they were amazed. The 12th young master of the Liu family was the fourth-rank rank chariot commander, but in a blink of an eye, he became the second-rank rank general in front of the hall. Even Liu Yu's brothers looked very good. Unexpectedly, the 12th brother who was not very good at showing off was actually a noble wife, and his official rank was really promoted like a rocket launcher. However, everyone did not complain much in their hearts. After all, the "General in front of the hall" was just a false title, which was not very meaningful.
Eunuch Li paused and continued, "...he served as the right commander of the Imperial Guards and took office in three days. I will be the emperor."
The crowd seemed to be in a panic. I thought this kid was just taking the title of a void, but I didn't expect to take the job of the right commander of the Imperial Guard. In the Imperial Guard, except for the president, he belonged to the official commander of the right commander. The Imperial Guard with more than 10,000 people can be said to be the highest armed force in Chang'an City. No matter how you look at this kid, it doesn't look like a troop leader. What do he know about promoting him to be the right commander of the Imperial Guard?
When others heard it, Liu Yu was surprised, and he was almost smiling bitterly. The emperor was wrong today. Although it was not an exaggeration to be the general in front of the palace according to his merits, the right commander of the Imperial Guard... Liu Yu sighed in his heart. Could it be that he would not be able to be an idle person? He had no choice but to accept the imperial edict and couldn't help feeling confused about his future depressed life.
Liu Zhaolai was responsible for sending guests, and Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu entered the bridal chamber surrounded by them. There was no such thing as a wedding ceremony in the Dashunchao. After entering the bridal chamber, it was truly the world of the couple.
Uncovering the veil, the bride was dressed very beautifully today, so shy that she couldn't even lift her head. Liu Yu looked around and muttered, "It doesn't look like it."
Xu Xuanzhu asked a little surprised: "Husband... Why don't he look like him?"
"Why do you mean that this person in front of you is not like the general who once whispered on the battlefield?"
Xu Xuanzhu then realized that Liu Yu was teasing her, and lowered his head again and said, "I was just too voluntary at that time. Husband, I... served you with a generous dress."
Liu Yu was surprised by Xu Xuanzhu's directness. After asking, he realized that Xu Xuanzhu had to receive "training" before getting married. The old wives in the Ministry of Rites should give a careful explanation of the etiquette of the wedding, the bridal chamber, and the future care of husband and children. After all, most of the ladies in Chang'an City do not go out of the door, and their families are ashamed to say these things, and many of them are not aware of.
"It's a certain amount of rest, but the clothes are loose... are done by your husband." Liu Yu smiled and turned around and looked at the big red candle, "This candle is a bit dazzling. Do you think it's blown out, or will it continue to light up?"
Liu Yu thought Xu Xuanzhu would definitely say it was blown out, but Xu Xuanzhu obviously didn't know how to answer and stammered: "Leave everything to your husband's mind."
"Listen to me? It's better to light it up and add some interest."
When the newlyweds were in a state of love, Liu Yu was also full of energy. It was natural that you and I were in love with each other and I felt tender and sweet, but there was a small episode. Xu Xuanzhu started this small episode first, mainly because there was a missing tool. Those old women said that they needed a white handkerchief to get married at night.
Only then did Liu Yu understand why his sister Liu Jue gave him a white handkerchief. It was supposed to be prepared by the woman's wife for the bride, but there was no one in the woman's family. Liu Jue was so thoughtful that he prepared a piece for his younger brother. Liu Yu took out the handkerchief, and Xu Xuan's face became even more blushing. Liu Yu had already taken off his body and only had his small clothes left. At this time, he wanted to get into the quilt and hide.
"So my husband... has been prepared for a long time..."
Liu Yu originally wanted to use it like this, but when he thought about it, it was inappropriate. The handkerchief fell to the ground and was seen by many people, which was a bit indecent. Liu Yu threw it to the edge of the bed and said, "This handkerchief is a little unclean, so he simply cut off a piece of it. Madam..." Liu Yu took out the long tone of the opera and called it, and then said, "Don't delay the beautiful scenery."
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After a night of love, Liu Yu thought that General Xu was majestic in killing the enemy in front of the formation, and he was also a hero in the bed, but he didn't expect that the bed would become his stage. The wedding night was short, and I didn't realize that in the second half of the night, even the candles were burned out. The two of them came to an end.
Liu Yuben was about to sleep with the tired Xu Xuanzhu, but he seemed to hear some sound and sat up. He looked out the window and suddenly realized.
"Did you think of the Han sisters?" Xu Xuanzhuo held up a little, buried his head in his arms, and asked in a soft voice.
"Yeah." Liu Yu did not hide it. Although he knew it was a bit inappropriate to mention the Han sisters at this time, when he met them earlier today, the two little girls had red eyes and obviously had cried.
"Get them in the house earlier." Xu Xuanzhu said, "It is also the emperor's marriage. I also want to have two sisters. I won't be too bored when talking on weekdays."
Chapter completed!