In the lobby, Xue Tao said goodbye to his father, his most beloved daughter was about to get married, Xue Xun was also a little sad, but her daughter was eighteen years old, and it was impossible for her to always stay by her side, and how difficult it was for her to find a husband who was in love, so Xue Xun was very happy while being sad.

"What should be said, I have already said it before I am a father, and when I leave, I wish you a happy life, a husband and children as soon as possible, and let me hug my grandson as soon as possible."

Xue Tao gave a blessing gift, "Father teaches, daughter remember, that daughter is gone!" ”

"Go ahead! Let's not be sad, this is still your home, and you can come back at any time. ”

Although he said not to be sad, his voice was a little choked, and he quickly turned his head and waved his hand, "You go quickly!" ”

Xue Tao was also very sad in her heart, she held back her tears, saluted her parents again, and walked towards the courtyard with Ah Qiu's support.

The Tang Dynasty opposed the bride's use of hijab, believing that it was a violation of etiquette, so the Tang Dynasty did not have the custom of covering the face of the newlyweds, at most when they went out and entered the door, the bride used a fan to cover the bride's face.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that the ancient ritual of hijab was restored, which continued until the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Xue Tao boarded the carriage with the support of the two bridesmaids, as a dowry maid, Ah Qiu also followed her into the carriage, and then Xiaoyu Niang, her identity is not a lowly status, but a normal civilian identity, taking a monthly salary and paying poll tax to the government, but she often loses her identity and always regards herself as Guo Song's little maid.

Guo Song didn't know how to place her, so he could only use her as Xue Tao's personal guard.

At this time, Guo Ying shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived, let's go!" ”

The drums played, Guo Song said goodbye to Xue Xun and Han, and the Xue family sent everyone to the door and watched the carriage leave to the sound of drums.

Xue Xun smiled at everyone: "Close the door!" It's time for us to go, too. ”

The Xue family took a shortcut in four carriages to Qujiang Garden's house, and they estimated that they would arrive half an hour earlier, and they could drink a few glasses of joyful wine.

The greeting team went on Chunmingmen Street, turned the road to the west, they arrived at the Jinguang Gate in the west, and then turned to the south, went back to the Vermilion Bird Gate, and then took the Vermilion Gate as the starting point, walked along the Vermilion Bird Street to the south, and went out of Chang'an City from the Mingde Gate, which is the rule of Chang'an people to welcome relatives, no matter how you go, you must walk through the Vermilion Bird Street.

Guo Song rode a horse and followed closely beside the carriage, but in the carriage, Xue Tao was looking at the carriage with great interest, this carriage was specially customized for her, and she would take this carriage when she went out in the future.

The carriage is very wide, simple and comfortable, and there is a small compartment in the back, in which a toilet is placed, which is fixed very tightly and can also be removed, which is convenient for long distances, and it is well sealed, so you don't have to worry about the smell entering the carriage.

The three of them sat comfortably in the carriage, Xue Tao leaned back against the cushion, looking at the husband outside the curtain, from today on, he was his husband.

She gently opened a curtain and shouted, "Guo Lang! ”

Guo Song heard the shouts of the beautiful woman and smiled slightly: "How about the new carriage?" ”

"It's comfortable, I'm satisfied."

"The key is comfort, otherwise if you go to Ganzhou with me, I will be very worried on the road."

"When are we leaving for Ganzhou?"

Guo Song thought for a while and said, "Almost ten days later!" ”

"Guo Lang, are you nervous?" Xue Tao couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"A little! It's not so much nervousness as anticipation, though. ”

Xue Tao blushed, hurriedly curtained, she knew what Ai Lang was expecting, her mother told her in detail the night before yesterday, that thing was going to happen tonight, she was nervous in her heart, but she also had a trace of expectation, without that step, how would she be a mother?

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Although it was early spring and February, winter was still dark, almost five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun went down and dusk came.

Many people in front of the Xue Mansion are looking at each other, starting from noon, and now they are almost full of wine and food, and now they are waiting for the final wedding ceremony to begin.

At this time, there was a faint sound of drums in the distance, and a greeting attendant ran back and shouted, "It's coming!" Here it comes! ”

Several Taoist priests of Qingxu Palace hurriedly laid out the carpet, and the carpet was spread from the gate to the Qinglu in the West Courtyard, which was one of the two necessary rules that the master of ceremonies said, the bride could only officially step on the land of the man's house after worshipping the hall, although Xue Tao had been here several times before, but it was not the identity of the bride at that time.

The earliest was to use two felt blankets before and after rotation, called the turn felt, that is the custom of the Xianbei people, but also affected the Tang Dynasty, after the Tang Dynasty, the wind of luxury gradually rose, the wealthy and powerful began to lay long carpets, and the common people still retain the old customs, with two felt carpets before and after the alternation, in fact, more out of financial resources to use long carpets.

Anyway, whether it is a wealthy family or a commoner, this rule must be spoken.

As for the customs of crossing the brazier, riding a saddle, sprinkling dates, feeding the in-laws' family and so on, this is determined according to the situation of each family, and it is not a mandatory option, so there is no such thing here in Guo Song, but the second rule that must be done is to sit in the tent, which will be held after the wedding and when the relatives and friends of both parties are blessed.

As for drinking wine, it's not a rule, it's a wedding procedure.

In the joyful drum music, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate, more than a dozen Xi Niang with a big fan in their hands ran up, surrounded by a channel, Xue Tao slowly walked off the carriage with the support of Ah Qiu and Xiao Yu Niang.

Although the large fan was tightly covered, many guests could still catch a glimpse of the bride's peerless face through the cracks, and they were immediately amazed and couldn't help but applaud.

"The bride is in the house!"

The master of ceremonies shouted, and Xue Tao entered the mansion surrounded by more than a dozen brides, walked along the red carpet to the west courtyard, and walked into the huge green house.

The green house has been arranged, in the middle is a big bucket of the word, the table below is full of all kinds of festive things, geese, pomegranates, mandarin ducks, etc., there is a huge red candle on both sides, burning brightly.

On both sides are huge red drapery, which fills the whole Qinglu with a festive atmosphere.

Qinglu has a back account, Xue Tao transferred into the back account, and a bride who specializes in makeup stepped forward to make up a little fat powder for her, and the bride couldn't help but praise: "I have been putting on makeup for the bride for more than ten years, and a beautiful and gentle bride like you, I have seen it for the first time, and it is comparable to the concubine in the palace." ”

Xue Tao smiled faintly, "Thank you for the compliment!" ”

Another bride next to him also sighed: "The groom is also very young, I heard that he is still a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and he can live in such a large garden house, it is difficult to find such a husband with a lantern!" ”

Xue Tao had a sweet smile on her face, others praised her, she didn't care, but others praised her husband, she was very happy, although the praise was more cheesy, but Xue Tao could hear that she was praising from the heart, who said no, her husband was far from being comparable to the children of the powerful.

At this time, the master of ceremonies asked outside the tent, "Is the bride made up?" The auspicious time is coming soon. ”

Xi Niang hurriedly replied: "It's okay!" ”

At this time, the sky was already dark, and there was still the last little afterglow left on the horizon, and it was when it was dark and not dark, the lights in the Qinglu were bright, shining like day, and almost all the guests entered the Qinglu.

There is a row of soft piers on the left and right sides in front, the woman's parents sit on one side, and the man's side is a little funny, there are two gray-haired old men, one is Guo Ziyi, he and Guo Song are indeed of the same clan and have a blood relationship, so as the husband's family, he is also a witness.

And the other is Gongsun Auntie, Guo Song regards the master as a father, and Gongsun Auntie, as a teacher, is also an elder recognized by Guo Song, if you don't know them, you will think that they are an old couple, the man's grandfather and grandmother.

The master of ceremonies said loudly: "Good day, we bless the wedding of a couple today, and now the auspicious time is coming ........."

Before the master of ceremonies finished speaking, someone outside shouted: "The Son of Heaven has arrived!" ”

Everyone dodged out of the way, Guo Song hurriedly greeted him, only to see the eunuch Huo Xianming walking in quickly, he hugged his fists and smiled: "Congratulations to Guo Dudu on his new marriage, our family is specially entrusted by the Son of Heaven to present a wedding gift to Guo Dudu!" ”

Guo Song hurriedly clenched his fists and saluted back, "Thank you Gonggong Huo for coming!" ”

Huo Xianming smiled and waved his hand, a eunuch stepped forward with a jade plate, and there were two five-inch-tall villains on the jade plate, white and fat, naïve and cute, both wearing wedding dresses, the groom is made of gold, and the bride is carved from white jade, which means that it is a golden boy and a jade girl, and there is a gold medal next to it, which is written God-given marriage.

Guo Song hurriedly took the jade plate and thanked him again, Huo Xianming smiled again: "Our family has to go back to restore our lives, so we won't disturb Guo Dudu's wedding." ”

"Ask Grandpa Huo to drink a glass of wine before leaving!"

Guo Song hurriedly gave Zhang Lei a look and asked him to thank the eunuch again.

Zhang Lei understood, and hurriedly invited Huo Xianming to the lobby, there was a lot of discussion in the Qinglu, no one thought that the Son of Heaven would send a congratulatory gift, and the groom's face was too big.

Guo Ziyi smiled silently, it seems that the Son of Heaven has high hopes for Guo Song to go to Hexi.

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