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The intention of "washing three" is, first, to wash away filth and eliminate disasters; The second is to pray for auspiciousness and seek good fortune.

On the fifth day of the second lunar month, it was the third baptism ceremony of Zhou Tingyu's daughter.

Today's presiding over the three baptism ceremonies was to help Shu Yanhua deliver the baby that day, and to hold the swaddling mother that day.

According to the requirements of the midwife, the prince's mansion has prepared all the things needed for the baptism ceremony in the past few days.

Pick the umbilical hairpin, the pot cloth, the furnace (a kind of dim sum) millet, gold and silver bills, flowers, flowers, flowers, sheng'er, buckets, locks, scales, small mirrors, toothbrushes, tongue scraping, green cloth tips, green tea leaves, new combs, new cages, rouge powder, pig pancreatic soap balls, new towels, copper tea trays, green onions, ginger slices, mugwort leaf balls, baking cages, incense candles, money and grain paper yards, raw and hard-boiled eggs, mallets, etc., these are all essential objects in the three baptisms.

In addition, it is necessary to boil the water of acacia and pu wormwood, and dye red cinnamon, lychee, raw peanuts and chestnuts with rouge.

Because Shu Yanhua was a little girl, and she had to prick her ears and eyes, Qi's mother wore embroidery needles with red silk threads, soaked them in sesame oil in a wine cup for three days, and waited until the three baptisms began.

Early in the morning, a number of carriages came one after another outside the gate of the Five Princes' Mansion.

First of all, the first to arrive was the people from the Guangguo Mansion, Shu Hongxuan and his wife, and Shu Ershu and his wife all arrived.

The second one to arrive was Shu Yanhua's maternal grandfather's house. Mr. and Mrs. Yan, Mr. and Mrs. Yan Xiangrong, Mr. and Mrs. Yan Xiangming, and Mr. and Mrs. Yan Le, who have now begun to gradually take over the business of the Yan family, are all here.

The third one arrived was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and then the second prince and his wife, the third prince and his wife, and the fourth prince and his wife also arrived one after another.

At noon, I had lunch, and the staple food on the table was noodles, commonly known as "washing three noodles".

After lunch, the baptism ceremony will begin.

Mother Lan and the others were directing the maids to remove the banquet and arrange the scene of the three baptisms.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is here with the Queen Mother and Concubine Jing."

Wang Changshi hurriedly ran in, found Zhou Tingyu, and whispered in his ear.

Zhou Tingyu was slightly stunned, then stood up and said to the relatives and friends present: "Big brother, the father and the emperor are here with the queen mother and the concubine, let's go out to greet you." ”

The prince and others all stood up and rushed out, meeting Emperor Chengde and his party halfway.

Emperor Chengde and others were dressed in regular clothes, dressed as rich masters, and there were many guards around them.

"Greetings to my father, the queen mother, and the concubine Jing."

"Welcome to Your Majesty, the Queen, and Concubine Jing."

Emperor Chengde waved his hand, "Let's all get up, Concubine Jing hasn't seen the little girl yet, I thought, in this case, it is better to bring your queen mother and mother over today to see the little girl." The baptism hasn't started yet, has it? ”

Zhou Tingyu was naturally pleased that his father and mother could come to his daughter's baptism, and replied with a smile: "Father, you came just in time, and it is about to start." ”

"Then let's go into the main hall." Emperor Chengde walked to the main hall familiarly, and asked, "What about the little obedient man?" ”

"Because the baptism has not yet begun, she is sleeping at her mother's place." Zhou Tingyu said lovingly.

"Well, the children are sleepy, let her sleep more. Does she eat the milk of those nurses now? Emperor Chengde asked with concern.

"Refuse to touch, no one but her mother. But fortunately, the milk and goat's milk that she did not resist could still feed her. ”

When Zhou Tingyu said this, he could only give his mother an apologetic look, the five nurses carefully selected by the mother concubine, but the little baby didn't want any of them, wasting her mother's heart.

Concubine Jing waved her hand and said indifferently: "My good granddaughter refuses to eat if she refuses to eat, do you want to force her to be a father?" As long as you're not hungry. ”

Concubine Jing had anticipation on her face, "The mother concubine hasn't seen the little girl yet, isn't she very handsome?" ”

"It's the same as her mother's mother." Zhou Tingyu held the hand of the concubine and said with a smile.

"Ouch, that must be a handsome little girl." Concubine Jing smiled even more cheerfully.

The queen mother was supported by the crown princess, and listened to the conversation between the two mothers and sons with a quiet smile.

Emperor Chengde, the empress, and Concubine Jing were honored on the throne, and after everyone was seated, Mother Lan and the others continued to start their work.

In the front of the hall of the main hall of the prince's mansion, there is an incense case, which enshrines thirteen gods such as Bixia Yuanjun, Qiongxiao Niangniang, Yunxiao Niangniang, Giving Birth to Niangniang, Sending Sons Niangniang, Bean Rash Niangniang, and Eye Niangniang.

The incense burner contains millet, which is used as incense ash for incense. A pair of "small double bags" are inserted on the wax skewers, and all godly money and food such as yellow coins, ingots, and thousands of pieces are pressed below.

In the delivery room, Shu Yanhua's bed was dedicated to the statue of "Kang Gong and Kang Mother" on the kang head, and five bowls of osmanthus pot stove were offered as offerings.

The midwife mother held a stick of incense, bowed three times to the statue of "Kang Gong and Kang Mother", then washed her hands, hugged the swaddling clothes that were sleeping peacefully beside Shu Yanhua, and turned around and went to the main hall hall.

In the hall, at this time, there is a copper basin containing a soup made of acacia sticks and mugwort leaves, and there is a table next to it, on which all the objects used for washing are placed.

The midwife's mother hugged the swaddling clothes and shouted, "Please add to the pot!" ”

Emperor Chengde stood up, picked up a small wooden spoon from a small wooden barrel with a moderate temperature, and personally scooped a spoonful of warm water into the copper basin.

Then there are the queen mother, Concubine Jing, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the Crown Princess.

I don't know how Zhou Tingyu prepared the copper basin and wooden spoon, anyway, after the princess scooped a spoonful of warm water, the copper plate was about to overflow.

Emperor Chengde looked at it and said, "Well, let's add a pot here." ”

The second prince, who was about to pick up the wooden spoon in the back, stiffened his hand, and retreated as if nothing happened.

Emperor Chengde took out a mutton fat white jade pendant from his arms, the jade pendant is carved with the ornament of the dragon and phoenix, this jade pendant is warm and thick under the sunshine, and there is a sense of brilliance.

The queen added a red gold collar inlaid with five-colored gemstones, the gems on this collar, each the size of a thumb nail, full and shiny, the gold lock carved with Fu Lu Shouquan on one side, and the words peace and wealth on the other.

When the queen put it into the copper basin, there was a "ding dong" sound at the bottom of the basin, and the weight of this collar was really heavy.

Concubine Jing added a warm jade, this warm jade is faintly blue under the sunlight, this is the famous "Lantian warm jade".

The three nobles in the palace made extraordinary shots, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who was an uncle, was not stingy, and his shot was also a small and exquisite jade Ruyi.

The crown princess, the second prince and others all added basins, and the objects lying quietly at the bottom of the basin made the midwife's eyes straighten.

One of these is enough for an ordinary family to live a prosperous and prosperous life.