Finally, Li Xiuwen ushered in the day of marriage. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On August 19, it is advisable to marry, collect, make alliances, sacrifice, pray for blessings, ask for heirs, enter the house, enter the population, build, break ground, make beds, and put up beams.

Early in the morning, the Li family began to get busy.

Li Xiuwen is the groom's official today, the absolute male protagonist, the male number one! But he can only be at the mercy of others like a marionette.

Wedding, the word marriage is the same as fainting. It means that they are married at dusk. But the weddings of this era have long been held during the day.

With the status and prestige of the Li family in Kaifeng Mansion, there are a lot of guests, and it is a flowing water banquet. If the wedding is held at dusk, I'm afraid I will have to eat until tomorrow morning.

When the sun was on the third pole, as soon as the auspicious time arrived, Li Xiuwen's welcoming procession was mighty, beating gongs and drums out of the gate of the Li family.

The eldest son of the Li family got married, and most of the people in Kaifeng knew about it. The crowd on the street saw this scene of welcoming relatives, and they all followed the line to watch the excitement. Among them, the most excited are the children. They are all saying to their friends, I will get married like this when I grow up.

Li Xiuwen sat on horseback and led the welcoming team out of Kaifeng City all the way. Behind him, is a big saffron sedan chair, festive red, the pattern is gorgeous and exquisite, the pattern at the sedan curtain is a "unicorn send-off" picture, carried by eight sturdy sedan chair drivers.

This is the "Eight Lifts Sedan Car".

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was lazy in order to avoid the peace of the world. It was stipulated that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs must ride a horse and was not allowed to ride a sedan chair. This is only the official below the fourth grade in Beijing and abroad, which is horseback riding; And officials below the seventh rank can only ride donkeys. There are two mounts, representing two different official ranks and positions of power.

After Jingtai, the imperial court relaxed the restrictions on the sedan chair of hundreds of officials. By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the sedan chair had completely become a means of transportation for officials at all levels, and horseback riders were very rare.

Of course, there have been many acts of transgression. For example, the grade can only be carried by two people, but four people are used to carry the sedan chair; A small landowner in the countryside, also riding in a sedan chair, etc. This also became an opportunity for political enemies to attack each other above the court.

The above are only the regulations of the official sedan chair. For sedan chairs, there are not too many rules.

At this time, they all pay attention to the fact that the media is marrying. Eight sedan chairs to marry, which shows the sincerity of the husband's family, as well as his status. Greeting relatives in such a grand way as eight sedan chairs is also in line with the identity and status of the Li family.

The Yang family is also wearing red and hanging colors today, which is extremely festive.

In the boudoir.

Yang Yuxuan was sitting in front of the dresser, and in front of her were two little maids, who were putting on makeup for her.

Lin Jingyun behind her was combing her hair, and said words of blessing in her mouth: "Once you comb your hair, you don't have to worry about being rich; The second comb is combed to the hair, disease-free and worry-free; Three combs to the hair, many sons and many longevity; then comb to the end, raise the case and raise the eyebrows; The second comb is combed to the tail, and the wings fly together; Three combs to the end, forever knotted with one heart, there is a head and a tail, and this life is rich and noble. ”

"Madame, Miss, my uncle is here." The voice of a maid came from outside the door.

"He's coming?"

Yang Yuxuan also happened to finish dressing up at this time, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but get nervous, and her little hand subconsciously grabbed the corner of her clothes.

"Uncle has arrived?"

When Lin Jingyun heard this, she immediately instructed the maid: "Quick, quickly get the red hijab and put it on." Oh, and lip grease. ”

One of the two maids took the red lip grease and put it on Yang Yuxuan's lips, Yang Yuxuan gently sipped it and printed the lipstick. Another maid also brought a red hijab and covered her.

Li Xiuwen first saluted his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and then greeted the elders of the Yang family one by one, and then distributed red envelopes, and was busy for most of the day before he saw Yang Yuxuan, who was covered with a red hijab and held by the maid, and walked out in small steps.

Leading his bride, Li Xiuwen had to stop after walking three steps, and it took him half a day to send Yang Yuxuan to the sedan chair. Then he turned on his horse, led the team in front, and returned with a blow.

The Li family congratulated guests. In the entire Kaifeng Mansion, there are only a handful of wedding banquets that can show such pomp.

Whether it is near or far, there are basically people present. Li Dong, Chen Yi and Sun Mingwen and other henchmen and subordinates also came to congratulate them. Wang Wu also arrived with his daughter Wang Bing.

Some literati in Kaifeng Mansion, Li Xiuwen had an impression and those who were not, and some also came. Ma Mingda, the prefect of the government, Zhao Xiong, the official and his son Zhao Yuanliang, and some officials of the government also attended.

Zhu Shaoye also came over, and he is now the son of King Zhou. His arrival naturally caused a lot of discussion among the guests. With him, there were also the third prince Zhu Shaoyu and the little county lord Zhu Huaiyu.

If it was placed in his previous life, Li Xiuwen would definitely say: "I can blow this thing for a year." No, it's okay to blow it for a lifetime! ”

Yang Yuxuan got off the sedan chair, led by Li Xiuwen, and once again stepped over the brazier at the door and entered the hall of the Li family.

In the hall, Li Hongshen sat at the top, and the guests gathered on both sides.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Second worship high hall!"

"Husband and wife worship each other!"

With the sound of firecrackers, after worshipping heaven and earth in the singing and praising of the minister, and after the tea ceremony, Li Xiuwen sent his daughter-in-law into the cave room before coming out to entertain the guests.

Li Xiuwen was busy, greeting many guests and toasting from table to table. Of course, his wine was mixed with water, and it was still a lot of water. Rao is like this, he doesn't dare to drink more. It's just that when I pay tribute to some important people, I drink it all up. Other times, it's just a symbolic wetting of the lips.

It wasn't until the moon hung high in the sky that the grand wedding was over.

The Li family's lanterns were hung high, and the whole courtyard was bright, and many guests were already drunk.

Li Xiuwen's body staggered, and he staggered back to the cave room step by step. After closing the door, when Li Xiuwen turned around again, his eyes became clear.

No one really came to the cave room. Those scholars and literati are not familiar enough with Li Xiuwen, so naturally they will not come. Chen Yi and the others are Li Xiuwen's subordinates, so naturally they will not come to do this. As for the officials of the government, they only have some scene contacts with the Li family, and they are all very old, what kind of trouble is there?

Counting up, among Li Xiuwen's friends, there are really few young people. However, just in case, Li Xiuwen had already arranged manpower outside. Those who are going to come to the cave house will all be blocked by him.

Yang Yuxuan sat on the bed with a red hijab on her head. On the big red quilt on the bed, embroidered with the pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water.

Xi Niang pulled Li Xiuwen over with a smile and sat side by side with Yang Yuxuan.

Afterwards, the bride sprinkled some red dates, peanuts, longan and chestnuts on the bed tent and the newlyweds. While sprinkling, he muttered in his mouth: "Sprinkle a date, lead a small, sprinkle a chestnut, lead a ni, a handful of chestnuts and a handful of dates, and the small one will run with the big one."

Dates, peanuts, longan and chestnuts take the homonym of "early born precious son". Li Xiuwen listened to the blessing of the rolling bed, but felt quite pleasant.

"Hey, you guys go on!"

Seeing the two of them stunned, Xi Niang hurriedly reminded them. Only then did Li Xiuwen remember that he had to use the placket to pick it up. It is said that the more you receive, the more children you will have in the future. Yang Yuxuan still had a red hijab on her head, but she also followed the words of the bride to pick it up.

Next, it was time to pick up the hijab, and the bride handed a scale to Li Xiuwen.

Li Xiuwen stepped forward, gently picked up the red hijab, and saw that amazing face. Jade skin, autumn water-like eyes, diamond-shaped lips are delicate, and swan-like slender neck......

Li Xiuwen was a little stupid, and said that the most beautiful moment for a woman was on the day of the wedding, which was true.

"Strip off."

Li Xiuwen shook his kung fu, and the voice of the bride came from his ears. Then, a pair of scissors was handed to him.

Li Xiuwen raised it and cut it off, cut off a lock of his hair, and then passed the scissors to Yang Yuxuan's hand. Yang Yuxuan also made the same action, "clicked" and cut off a lock of her hair.

Xi Niang took the hair in their hands, knotted the hair of the two together, put it into the silk bag around Yang Yuxuan's waist, and left the room after saying words of blessing. The space here was left to the two newcomers.

There are four happy events in life: a long drought and a rainstorm, and a foreign country. The cave room spends candle night, when the gold list is inscribed.

Tonight, Li Xiuwen ushered in the night of candles in his cave room.