Chapter 208: Presiding over the Invitation Ceremony
Yunyang closed the invitation, thinking to himself, although I have met with Princess Xuanbo a few times at the palace banquet, but I have no friendship, and today she suddenly came to invite, most likely it was Concubine Min's idea. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
One possibility is that she used herself as a puppet to attract popularity, just like the last time she was in the game, and the other possibility is that Concubine Min invited the queen and Concubine Chen but they both hit the nail, so she had to come to me.
In any case, Yunyang didn't want to wade into the troubled waters on Concubine Min's side, so she asked Sui Su to prepare pen and ink, and wanted to write a letter to politely refuse.
The gold wax stick was laid, but Yunyang held the pen but did not fall. Yunyang's temperament is still cautious in general, but he is often guided by feelings and often disturbed by some emotions.
When he saw Princess Xuanbo for the first time that day, because she was similar to Zhao Yuan's appearance, Yunyang suddenly had a good impression of her. Later, when he left the game, Yunyang saw the infatuation but neglect of the attached horse, and felt deep sympathy for the attached horse.
Today, the princess came to invite her for the engagement ceremony of her sister attached to the horse, so after thinking for a while, Yunyang said to herself: "Concubine Min is Concubine Min, and Xuanbo is Xuanbo, and it is always bad for people to ask me for the first time and refuse immediately." ”
After convincing himself, Yunyang ordered someone to go to the Longkang Palace to ask the queen. After a while, there was a word from the queen's side, saying that such a beautiful thing should be gone. So Yunyang wrote a reply and said that he would go on time and let someone send it to Princess Xuanbo.
There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Yunyang put on a wide-sleeved palace dress with red edge Gongluo gold thread embroidered with bird patterns, wore a peacock beaded skein gold crown, and pedaled the colorful auspicious cloud treasure beast with high shoes, and took the golden root car to the princess's mansion.
According to the routine system of this dynasty, there are more than 100 people in the honor guard of the concubine's travel, including horse teams, convoys, walking teams, some holding umbrellas and colorful flags, some blowing musical instruments, beating gongs and drums, and those who sweep along the way and drive away the crowd. It was not far away, but it took nearly an hour to arrive.
Princess Xuanbo's family stood in front of the door in their life clothes and waited for a long time before they heard the sound of the concubine's ceremonial music floating.
When Yunyang got down from the Kim Gen car and stood in front of the princess's mansion, Princess Xuanbo had been kneeling for a long time, and Yunyang stepped forward to let everyone be exempted. Only then did Princess Xuanbo stand up and walk in front of Yunyang, greeted her, and walked towards the inner mansion.
It is the first time for Princess Xuanbo to see this new lady in the palace so closely, not to mention her handsome appearance, the most memorable thing is that her eyes are as clear as water, her attitude is tactful and generous, and her demeanor is gentle and elegant, which makes people feel close at first sight.
Princess Xuanbo said in her heart: "I didn't take the initiative to visit this lady on weekdays, but I rashly invited her to come today, and she came over happily, and she is indeed a rare and good-natured lady." ”
After entering the main hall and taking a seat, Yunyang was afraid that he would miss the auspicious time, so he said to Princess Xuanbo: "When will you start asking for the big gift?" ”
Princess Xuanbo got up and saluted and said, "Niangniang hasn't rested since she entered the mansion, why don't you wait for Niangniang to rest for a while before starting?" ”
Yun Yang smiled and waved his hand and said: "The princess doesn't have to be polite, the palace is not tired, it is important to salute the newlyweds, don't miss the good time and auspicious moment." ”
Seeing that Concubine Niangniang said this, Princess Xuanbo was no longer polite: "Please move to Luanhui Pavilion." As she spoke, she stepped forward and raised her hand, letting Yunyang put her hand on her arm, and the two walked out of the main hall together.
Xuanbo thought as he walked, this concubine acted very sincerely, like a mellow person, not as charming and slippery as the mother concubine usually said.
As I was walking, I heard the sound of salute music in front of me, and a three-story pavilion seven or eight zhang high gradually appeared in front of me. Yun Yang said in his heart, presumably this is Luanhui Pavilion, and the invitation must be held here.
From the state of Qi to the relatives of the emperor and relatives, down to the common people, there are six steps to get married. The first is Nacai, that is, the man asks the matchmaker to go to the woman's home to propose marriage.
Then the name is asked, and the man asks the woman for the birth date, and takes it home to see if the two parties are suitable. If it is suitable, there is a third najib, which is a gift from a man to a woman's family for a marriage proposal.
If the woman's family agrees to the marriage between the two parties, there is the following sign, which means that the two parties are engaged to the marriage. This fifth item is very important, called the invitation period, that is, the man seeks a good day and an auspicious day, and sends the date to the woman's home, and if the woman's family has no objection, the marriage can be consummated. The sixth step is to officially get married.
Entering the Luanhui Pavilion, in the golden hall, a bookcase stands in the middle, with pen and ink and divination utensils on it.
Yunyang looked around, and thought to himself: From the time she entered the mansion to the present, she didn't see Concubine Min, originally this was her relatives to do a happy event, and today I came to preside over the invitation ceremony, so it was reasonable that she should come forward to accompany her, but she didn't come, and she didn't even ask someone to bring a greeting, which is really surprising.
However, Yunyang also knows that Concubine Min cares most about the famous position on weekdays, she asked Yunyang to preside over the invitation, and she must preside over the wedding ceremony, in order to make the final appearance full of finale feeling, before the wedding ceremony, Concubine Min will never show up.
Princess Xuanbo asked Yun Yang to take a seat, and she stood aside. Seeing that the guests were seated, and all parts of the hall had been arranged, Princess Xuanbo waved her hand lightly, and the servant standing at the door of the hall immediately said to the door: "Please come in on time!" ”
At this time, more than a dozen musicians standing in a corner of the hall began to pluck the flute and play a song "Mandarin Duck Pond", and in the melodious sound of the music, a team of ceremonial officials wearing vermilion robes and black leather soft boots walked up with shiny lacquer trays.
In the carved lacquer tray sprinkled with tea leaves in the hands of a ceremonial officer, there is a wild goose with a gold chain wrapped in its feet, this wild goose is fat and strong, energetic, and lying on the tray is quite imposing.
The first gift on the day of the invitation is a wild goose, and for good reason. The Qi people believe that the wild goose is a migratory bird that moves to the warm south according to the season, symbolizing the movement of wives and husbands. In addition, Dayan is extremely loyal, and if his partner dies, he will be lonely for life, which is the kind of character that the in-laws want the new daughter-in-law to have.
As for the tea in the tray, there is also a saying, Qi people like to drink tea, that tea does not move the root, plant must give birth to children, and can not be moved after planting in a place, move is dead, the in-laws sent tea for the hope that the future daughter-in-law is loyal, more children and more blessings.
After the wild goose, the ceremonial official brought in the tray respectively put nine kinds of acacia, Jiahe, Ejiao, Jiuzipu, Zhu Wei, Shuangshi, cotton wool, longevity wisp and dry lacquer, representing the meaning of nine kinds of good luck. Glue and lacquer take its solid, cotton wool takes its softness, Pu Wei takes its flexibility and stretching, Jiahe takes its blessing, and Shuangshi takes its two solids.
After the Nine Rites, a box of gold and silver, a box of East China Sea pearls, a box of jewelry, and a box of Jiangnan Gongjin were delivered.