Weddings in the Ming Dynasty were somewhat simplified compared to previous dynasties, but this simplification was mainly for ordinary people. When it comes to official weddings, there are actually many rules. As big as the well-known Cai Cai,
There are strict regulations on payment of money, application period, etc., down to where a certain servant should stand and which direction to face during the wedding process, so no mistakes can be made.
Gao Pragmatic is different from most time travellers. He is the one who compiled the Wanli version of the "Da Ming Huidian". Although he was not the main author of the wedding at the time, he also participated in the review and finalization of the summary, so he is not too concerned about the wedding.
I was at a loss and had no clue, being manipulated like a puppet on strings.
What is Huaxia? The beauty of service is called Hua, and the etiquette is called Xia. As the sixth number one scholar, a god in the minds of students all over the world, Gao Pingshi has put some effort into etiquette. He only needs to arrange
All it takes is good manpower in all aspects.
This wedding was so highly anticipated that the capital and nearby towns sent heavyweight representatives to the capital, including relatives, high-ranking officials, and famous marshals, even those who could not attend in person, and their only purpose was to attend.
This wedding.
What is the style of Jinghua Dadong?
After Gao Jingshi confirmed that he would not object to this marriage grant, the price of red silk fabrics in the capital alone increased by 30%, and other items related to wedding costs rose almost uniformly, even the ubiquitous wedding items.
The price of red lanterns has increased. A large group of big businessmen and vendors cheered for joy, and even the big guys behind them also celebrated.
Or maybe it was because there were too many materials prepared and the affairs to be arranged were too complicated, so the wedding was not completed until June 20th.
Accepting the betrothal gift has nothing to do with Gao Pragmatic himself, it is mainly a matter between his best man and the Huang family.
The specific process is as follows: The Gao family first wrote the auspicious words and went to the temple to announce the wedding. At the same time, the groomsmen went to the bride's house. Huang Chengzu came out to greet the bride in official uniform and bowed to express his gratitude to the groomsmen and the matchmaker.
At this time, the betrothal gifts of the Gao family and the symbolic wild geese will be displayed in the main hall. Then the groomsmen will stand on the left, Huang Chengzu will stand on the right, and the matchmaker will stand to the south of the bridesmaids, bowing to each other before bowing.
The work of the best man is about to officially begin, and he needs to say loudly to his master: "The Crown Prince Shaobao, Zuo Shilang, Assistant Manager of the Beijing Camp, Military Administration, is pragmatic and pragmatic, and treats so and so with the dignity of husband and wife. He takes the lead in following the ceremony. I would like to make so and so adopt it."
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Huang Chengzu also replied loudly: "My son, Fu Xianmu Xun, is an insult to my choice. How dare I not be honored." What should be noted here is that it is obviously a married daughter, but she must be called "son" here.
Then, the groomsman and Huang Chengzu would sit facing each other and sit facing each other. After Che Yan had received the ceremony, he would display the geese and ask about the gifts at the same time. At this time, the groomsman would start to read the gift list.
Who is Gao pragmatic's best man this time? He is really a rare man in the world - Zhu Yingzhen, Duke of Chengguo! (At this time, the best man is not required to be unmarried. In fact, most of them are married friends who are the best man. It may be that he is the best man.
Because I am more experienced and experienced.)
Zhu Yingzhen, if you ask him to lead troops in war, it will definitely be to deliver food, but his main job in the past few years is to host some visits and celebrations on behalf of the emperor. His etiquette and demeanor are absolutely impeccable, and he can only be a mere groomsman.
It's simply a waste of talent.
I saw him unrolling a long jade scroll and reading calmly: "The gift of Gao Gongbao Nacai: Annan Dutong Envoy Si Haiyang Mansion has two thousand hectares of paddy fields!"
This was just the beginning, and the big bosses watching the ceremony almost stared out of their eyes - two thousand hectares doesn't sound amazing, does it? Well, let's change the unit of measurement - two thousand hectares is two hundred thousand acres!
Let’s compare again. When Princess Shouyang and Princess Yongning got married, the emperor gave them this amount of land!
Zhu Yingzhen smiled and enjoyed the gasps of the various high-ranking officials and dignitaries around him. He paused deliberately, and after they came to their senses, he continued: "Annan's Commander-in-Chief, Si Sheng Longcheng, Huanjian Lake Villa.
So, the price is 250,000 taels of silver."
Originally, they heard that it was just a villa in Shenglong City, and everyone was relieved. Who knew that Zhu Yingzhen actually said "discounted silver 250,000 taels", and the breath they just exhaled was immediately sucked back by them.
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In fact, this Hoan Kiem Lake villa was originally built by Mo Mau Chia as a gift to Gao Pangshi, but it was not completed until Gao Pangshi left office.
Later, Gao Jingshi actually took control of Annan, and Mo Maoqia did not dare to neglect it. Shengsheng expanded the courtyard twice in a row, and finally built it even more grandly than his palace (Dutong Envoy's Palace). If it were not for the fact that Annan itself produced
All kinds of precious wood and 250,000 taels of silver can't actually be repaired. If the Hoan Kiem Lake Villa is moved to Nanjing, the price will at least double.
Zhu Yingzhen continued: "Ten pairs of Hotan white jade, two cloud-patterned jade green luan, two ruby gold orchid corollas, two pairs of gold-inlaid Hotan jade butterfly flower ornaments... a total of one hundred pieces of pearl and jade jewelry.
There are also 10,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, a large boat with a three-story platform floating on the sea with 1,400 materials, and a boat with a golden lake painted with 200 materials..."
There were so many things written on this long scroll that it took Zhu Yingzhen to recite a stick of incense before he finished reciting. By the time he finished reciting, the surrounding spectators had already become stunned.
With all the betrothal gifts discounted, can one million taels be worth it?
No one dared to vouch for it, because the value of some things was hard to estimate at all. For example, the two jade green luan with cloud pattern, it was nothing just to say so, but when the servants of the Gao family opened the big rosewood box, everyone discovered that
The two green luan were actually about three feet tall - how big of a piece of raw jade would it take to carve this? How to measure its value?
Another example is the 1,400-material sea-painted boat (cruise boat), which is almost two times the size of an ordinary sea-going boat. Since it is a painted boat, it is definitely not as crudely decorated as an ordinary sea-going boat. You can almost imagine that.
It's like a palace on the sea - how much is it worth?
Even if you have money, you can’t buy it!
After Zhu Yingzhen finished reciting, he handed the long jade scroll to the servant of the Gao family beside him, bowed to Huang Chengzu again, and said: "Gao Gongbao is careful about the wedding, and will add a divination pot. May I ask for the name."
Huang Chengzu had already been in a daze when he heard it, but then he suddenly came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "My eldest daughter, my wife Tian is born." Then he presented Huang Zhiting's age, etc., written on gold paper.
Zhu Yingzhen stretched out his hands, took it with a smile, and then bowed and said goodbye. Huang Chengzu invited the attendants, and after the ceremony, he saw Zhu Yingzhen outside the door.
At this point, the gift of Nacai has been completed. However, in fact, there is another gift that cannot be mentioned directly. Gao Pragmatic has already discussed it with the Huang family before - Hainan, which was originally directly controlled by Jinghua.
Yang Mansion was transferred to Huang Zhiting from then on.
The reason why Hai Duong Province was directly controlled by Beijing was because most of the Red River Delta is located in this province. Not only is the land the most fertile, but it is also in an important location. It is the only place to go from the sea to the Red River and directly to Thang Long City.
Now that we are married, it doesn't matter if we transfer it to Huang Zhiting.
However, readers, please don’t misunderstand, this is not a simple matter of left hand and right hand, there is no difference at all, in fact there is a difference.
According to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty Law, although a woman’s dowry when she gets married can be temporarily used by her husband’s family, its ownership does not belong to her husband’s family, but still belongs to the woman herself. No matter how much these dowries are, as long as she is still alive, they are not
The property of her husband's family can only be inherited by her biological children after her death - of course, theoretically, she can also designate it to other people, including non-biological children.
Therefore, when Gao Jingshi gave Haiyang Mansion away, at least from a legal perspective, it meant that it was really given away and it no longer belonged to him.
Compared with the mere two thousand hectares of paddy fields that were openly recruited, the cultivated land area of Haiyang Mansion is more than ten times. It is one of the famous world-class granaries in later generations. How can this value be explained clearly in a few words?
After Nacai, there are various etiquettes such as Naji and Nazheng, which will not be described in detail.
On the day of the welcome, it was Gao Cai who went to the temple first. After returning to the White Jade Tower, Gao pragmatically stood in front of him and bowed to the north. Gao Cai followed the etiquette and said solemnly: "Welcome the guest with courtesy, and Lier will be treated internally."
Gao pragmatic bowed and replied: "I dare not accept my fate." Then he bowed and said goodbye.
The matchmaker and his guide led Gao Pangshi to get on the horse, and a large procession of wedding guests set off from the Baiyu Tower and rushed to the Nanhu Villa of Cheng Guogong in the east of the city.
At this time, Huang Chengzu also finished his visit to the temple, treating the bride as a family member. He waited patiently at the gate, dismounted from his horse, and waited outside the gate.
Huang Zhiting's maid put on her attire, put on her phoenix crown and harem, and sat in the boudoir facing south.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as "marriage trouble" when a high-ranking official got married. Gao Jingshi only waited for a moment before Huang Chengzu came out to meet him. The two parties bowed to each other and entered. Huang Chengzu entered on the right, Gao Jingshi on the left, holding the wild goose
He followed Gao Pingshi to the front of the boudoir and stood on the north side.
At this time, after everyone stood, it was time to change positions. Huang Chengzu stood in the east of the boudoir, facing west. Gao pragmatically bowed again, paid homage to the geese, left the backyard of the boudoir and returned to the front yard. At this time, Huang Chengzu would not send him off.
Stand still.
After Gao Pangshi went to the front yard, Huang Chengzu entered the boudoir and sat facing south (Huang Zhiting's mother was gone, otherwise her parents would have been sitting here together). Huang Zhiting's wet nurse and maid bowed to him four times.
After paying homage, Huang Chengzu began to explain in accordance with the rules: "When you go to your daughter's house, be obedient and never forget to be respectful." The wet nurse admonished her mother on behalf of her mother: "You must be respectful and disciplined, and do not violate the orders of your uncle and aunt."
The one-year-old maid took the place of her concubine (Huang Chengzu did not continue his marriage, nor did he bring his concubine to the north, so he acted on his behalf) and declared: "You sincerely listen to the instructions, and don't be ashamed to be a parent."
At this time, Huang Zhiting didn't need or could answer anything. She just wanted to listen quietly, so she just lowered her head and didn't move at all, in an absolute ladylike manner.
After the admonishment, the wet nurse and the maid Yi Nu went out and got into the car. The Gao family's ceremonial guard led the way in front, and the Huang family's escorts rode behind.
Gao Yingshi was about to go back to the backyard to pick up Huang Zhiting, but he didn't need to hold her or anything, he just accompanied her out to the wedding car like a "respectful guest" - note that it was not a sedan chair.
The procession of welcoming and seeing off relatives along the way was extremely large, probably no less than a thousand people. They were playing pipes and instruments, and swaggering all the way from Nanhu Courtyard back to Baiyu Tower.
The wedding car arrived at the gate of the Baiyu Building courtyard, and a huge team of servants came out to greet the bride. They all bowed and bowed to welcome the hostess in. Walking on the red carpet created by Gao Jingshi and his unique style, he walked to the gate of the main building of Baiyu Building. Gao Jingshi came first.
Then Huang Zhiting followed the steps up under the guidance of a male and female wedding boy - there is no such thing as the groom carrying the bride across the threshold, and the bride's feet not touching the ground.
After entering the master bedroom in the north, Gao Pragmatic washed in the southeast of the room, and Huang Zhiting's maid held a towel and filled the water to purify her hands; Huang Zhiting washed in the northwest of the room, and Gao Pragmatic's attendant held a towel and filled the water to purify her hands.
After washing up, both parties took their seats, with Gao Yingshi sitting in the east and Huang Zhiting sitting in the west. The waiters on both sides still exchanged men and women, each holding the food table. Gao Yingshi and Huang Zhiting each had wine and food - of course, it was just for a while.
It’s not about eating and drinking as much as you want.
After enjoying the food and wine, the maid poured wine in front of Gao Pragmatic and Huang Zhiting. This was not the "exchanging glasses of wine" often seen in TV dramas of later generations, but each drank his or her own small glass.
The taste of this wine is very light, basically equivalent to a small glass of sweet wine, so you will definitely not get drunk. After drinking, the two of them stood in the south of the seat, still facing east and west, and bowed to each other again.
At this time, the various maids and attendants left the scene, and the rest of the time was left to the newlyweds - you read that right, they did not need to go out to toast the guests or anything like that. These tasks were the tasks of the Gao Cai couple and Huang Chengzu.
If you think about it, you will know that after he became emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized "rules" so much. How could he agree to go out to accompany officials to drink when they get married?
It's filth, isn't it indecorous?
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, things like banquet guests are nothing. Can they be bigger than "rituals"? As for other things like bridal chambers, there are still many people among the people, but they will never happen when a high-ranking official gets married.
Therefore, as soon as Gao Pragmatic heard the sound of the door closing, he suddenly relaxed and said with a smile: "It's not easy. I read the wedding ceremony carefully so many times, just because I'm afraid I'll make some mistakes today."
He felt relieved, but Huang Zhiting was still sitting on the west end of the big bed, motionless, and didn't even answer.
Gao pragmatic was stunned for a moment, slapped his forehead, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot that you can't move yet..." After saying that, he took out a gold scale rod from the long rosewood box on the table, and approached Huang Zhiting with a smile.
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He stretched one end of the golden scale rod under the front edge of the hijab. Huang Zhiting, who had been sitting still, suddenly subconsciously tightened her hands that were folded on her lap.
Seeing her hands clasping each other hard, Gao Pingshi knew that she was nervous, and suddenly he couldn't help but think of teasing her, and the scale suddenly retracted.
Huang Zhiting obviously saw it, and her head wearing a red hijab moved slightly.
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "I suddenly thought...if I didn't wear a hijab, would you really be silent and motionless?"
Huang Zhiting still had no reaction.
Gao Pingshi laughed, and suddenly reached out towards her left waist without hesitation!
"Oops, ouch... let go, let go!"
"To choose or not?"
"Pick, pick, pick, pick... pick right now, please let go first!"
It turned out that the moment he stretched out his hand, Huang Zhiting moved almost subconsciously. She grabbed the little finger of his right hand with a backhand like lightning, turned it around and applied a little force, and Gao Qingshi asked for mercy.
Huang Zhiting snorted slightly, but still let go of her hand.
Gao pragmatic rubbed his little finger with a grimace and pretended to complain: "I'm waiting for me tomorrow, so I have to learn a few tricks from Liu Wei... Although you have practiced martial arts, you don't have enough strength alone.
It should be older than me? Let’s see how I do it then…cough!”
Huang Zhiting's shoulders moved slightly, as if she was snickering.
Gao pragmatic was immediately "furious", holding the golden scale pole with a ferocious smile on his face: "What's wrong with Xuewu? When I take off your hijab, I won't punish you however you want!"
With that said, the golden scale pole was gently lifted, and the bright red hijab flew out, revealing the dimples on Xiafei's cheeks under the phoenix crown, which seemed to be both joy and anger.
(To avoid 404 warning, here is a summary of 3,000 words...)
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