At this time, the woman's family has prepared good wine and food and many red envelopes to entertain the welcoming team, and Li Yanqing was invited to go to the inner hall to meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Is the virtuous son-in-law going to Ezhou tomorrow?" Cao Pingxiao asked.

Li Yanqing nodded, "According to the notice of the ministry, in fact, you must leave Beijing today, because you get married today, it is excusable, if you don't leave tomorrow, you will be impeached by the imperial history, so the son-in-law plans to leave tomorrow afternoon, rush back and forth tomorrow morning, and then set off directly." ”

Next to him, Wang asked, "How is my uncle going to go to Ezhou?" I mean, what to sit on? ”

Li Yanqing hurriedly bowed down and said, "Back to my mother-in-law, I am going to take a boat to Ezhou, and I have already booked two thousand-stone ships." ”

"It's okay to take the boat, it's not too tired, and I have to trouble my aunt to take care of Yun Niang on the way."

"That's as it should be, please rest assured."

"Alright, let's talk about it tomorrow morning! Is the auspicious time coming? ”

As soon as Cao Ping's voice fell, there was the sound of drums outside, which was urging makeup, Cao Ping smiled: "Since it's almost over, let the bride come out!" ”

Outside the hall, Ke Zeguan shouted: "The auspicious time has come, please get the bride into the sedan chair!" ”

In the sound of drums, two brides supporting the bride step by step, followed by Cao Yun's personal little maid Ya'er, as well as a large group of Cao family's aunts and daughters are clustered around, the sound of firecrackers outside the house door sounded again, and there were hundreds of large boxes in the open space, which were silver ingots, jewelry, silk and satin and all kinds of expensive clothes, there were 30,000 taels of silver alone, this is Cao Yun's dowry, and her collection of books has been boxed, and then sent to the man's house in the future.

The bridal maid and Cao Yun entered the sedan chair, and the bride sat in the ox cart, and the master of ceremonies shouted: "The time is here, send the newlyweds." ”

Unexpectedly, the entourage refused to leave, Tang Zhengzong had a thought, "The high-rise bead curtain hangs a jade hook, the incense car BMW arrives at the door, the flower bonus market is rewarded, and the wealth and glory are over a hundred autumns." ”

This is to ask the woman's family for money, and when he enters the door, the man pays for it, but when he goes out, he asks the woman to break the bill, and several children of the Cao family hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed the prepared small silver ingots to the entourage and drummers, and Tang Zhengzong shouted: "Let's go!" ”

This is called the eaves, and it is also a rule that must be followed, as the team goes out, the women of the Cao family carry copper basins and splash water outward, indicating that Cao Yun has been married, that is, 'the daughter who marries out, splashes out the water.' ’

The team did not go directly to the alum building, they had to go to the man's house first, and they had to enter the door of the Li family before they could go to the alum tower to hold the wedding.

Although there is only one ceremony to go to the man's house, it is very important, in the sound of drums, the sedan chair landed in front of the man's house, surrounded by relatives and friends of the man's family, and the bride was covered with green cloth in front of the sedan chair, and a woman in front of her held the mirror and walked backwards, the green cloth was only two pieces, and it was necessary to keep exchanging, so that the bride stepped on the green cloth into the house, indicating the reception of the ancestors, extending the fireworks, and sprinkling the grain beans, suppressing the green sheep, the crow, and the green ox.

The man's family ceremony was presided over by the matchmaker, that is, the planter, he held a bowl of rice in his hand, and saw the bride get off the sedan chair, and the planter shouted with rice: "The relatives of the house come to pick up the treasure, add makeup and rice, and stay in the past, little lady, open your mouth to receive the rice!" ”

This is the most critical ceremony to enter the man's house, the bride must eat a mouthful of food, and the husband's family must eat the husband's meal.

The personal maid took the rice spoon, carefully served the bride to eat the meal, and the surrounding area suddenly burst into warm applause, and then, the bride stepped over a saddle into the house, and then took a sedan chair in the house to the alum tower to hold the wedding.

Later, the bride had nothing to do, and rested and waited for the chapel after entering the alum tower.

At this time, the alum building has been the guest door, the lively is abnormal, the banquet has begun, the alum tower is full of warblers singing and dancing, the guests drink and chat, one after another exquisite dishes are served up by the beautiful maids in the alum building, the guests are dazzled, many guests are still the first time to come to the alum building.

The wedding is a singing stage in the atrium, with a row of tables in front of it, in the middle is the spiritual tablet of the man's ancestors, on which there are offerings for the four o'clock, and a huge Xi character is hung directly above, and several chairs are placed on each side, mainly for the witnesses and the man's parents and other direct elders to sit.

And in the west built a green house, the green house is a marriage must have the layout, drink the wine, the combination of buns must be carried out in the green house, the green house only has a symbolic bed, spread with new satin quilts, at this time, the bride is sitting in the green house.

Li Daqi and Seed Master Dao sat on the chair next to him, Seed Master Dao is not only a matchmaker, but also a witness, because this is a wedding held by the man's family, and the woman's parents can only sit down and watch the ceremony, whether it is a small family or a family of eunuchs and magnates.

The wedding has begun, there are two highlights in the wedding, one is called 'sitting on the high', the other is the chapel, the so-called high sitting, is to put a saddle in the middle of the lobby, that is, the saddle that the bride enters the man's house to step on, the groom rides on the saddle, and the woman's family invites him down, which is also one of the most solemn ceremonies in the wedding.

The master of ceremonies was served by the professional master of ceremonies in the alum tower, and the master of ceremonies shouted: "Sit high, please get on the horse!" ”

The singing and dancing stopped, and hundreds of guests on both sides looked up to the lobby, only to see the groom Li Yanqing being invited to the high platform, and the ceremonial official Tang Zhengzong led him to ride into the saddle, and there was a burst of laughter all around.

The first one to come up to toast was Cao Yun's sister Cao Yun, the reason why she didn't let Cao Jiaojiao go on was because she was too young, and she couldn't invite the groom to cry.

Cao Yun handed the wine glass to Li Yanqing and said with a smile: "Please drink the officials!" ”

Li Yanqing took the wine glass and drank it all, Cao Yun smiled again: "Please dismount the official!" ”

Li Yanqing waved his hand, "I just got into the saddle, how can I get off the horse, you go!" ”

Cao Yun asked again, but Li Yanqing just refused, so Cao Yun ran back with a smile.

The master of ceremonies shouted: "The newcomer refuses to get off the horse, two please!" ”

The second one who came up was Cao Yun's sister-in-law, named Cao Meifang, who was married to the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion, and she handed the wine glass to Li Yanqing, "Please drink from the officials!" ”

Li Yanqing took it with both hands, raised his glass and drank it all, Cao Meifang smiled again: "Please dismount the official!" ”

Li Yanqing shook his head, "If you haven't finished drinking, how can you get off the horse!" ”

Cao Meifang asked again, but Li Yanqing still refused to get off, and the master of ceremonies shouted again: "The newcomer still refuses to get off the horse, three please!" ”

The third is an important person, it is the bride's mother Wang who personally appeared on the field, although Wang did not like this marriage before, but today is a happy day, and she must also smile.

Wang served wine to Li Yanqing and said with a smile: "Uncle, please drink!" ”

"Thank you, mother-in-law!"

Li Yanqing took the wine glass and drank it all, and Wang asked again: "The bride has been waiting for a long time, please let my aunt get off the horse and enter the house." ”

Li Yanqing also smiled: "Mother-in-law invites, how dare the son-in-law disobey!" ”

He finally got off the saddle, followed the ceremonial officer to the Qinglu walked, the surrounding suddenly thunderous, at this time, the ceremonial officer hung on the Qinglu a red satin took off, threw to the guests, the guests rushed to be the first, the satin was torn into pieces, each hidden a piece, this is a good color head, called 'Lishi pay the door red'.

Li Yanqing and Cao Yun sat side by side on the bed, and Li Yanqing laughed in a low voice: "The lady is tired today. ”

Cao Han whispered shyly: "I'm okay, the officials are hard." ”

"The bride and groom are not allowed to speak!"

A voice suddenly came from under the bed, Li Yanqing was suddenly startled, only to see Cao Jiaojiao come out from under the bed, Li Yanqing suddenly smiled: "Why is Jiaojiao hiding here?" ”

Cao Jiaojiao smiled and said, "The hole is in the room!" ”

Cao Yun couldn't help but say, "Jiaojiao, don't be naughty, get out quickly, you can't stay here." ”

"People are so panicked that they want to talk to you!"

"Not today.... Ay! You are still young, and my sister will tell you to get out quickly. ”

Li Yanqing also smiled: "Jiaojiao can move in with her sister in the future, but not today, let's go out first!" ”

Cao Jiaojiao suddenly smiled, "Brother-in-law agrees!" Repentance is a puppy. ”

Li Yanqing stretched out his little finger, "Pull a hook for you!" ”

Cao Jiaojiao was happy in her heart, and hurriedly hooked up with her brother-in-law, and then slipped out from behind with a smile.

"Don't get used to her, be careful to spoil her."

"It's okay, Jiaojiao is smart! Won't spoil her. ”

"Official, are we going to go out tomorrow?"

"Yes! We'll go to Ezhou tomorrow, lady, I'm sorry. ”

"Of course I don't care, by the way, where is Sister Sisi?"

"She is in Chicang Town, with Qing'er, tomorrow we will go south to Cai River and pick them up on the boat in Chicang Town."

At this time, the master of ceremonies shouted outside: "The auspicious time has come, please visit the newlyweds!" ”

The two brides came in, handed over a knot made of red satin to the two, and each of them held a brocade belt at each end of the face to face, Li Yanqing walked backwards and slowly walked out of the Qinglu.

The ceremonial officer recited a poem to congratulate, "The reunion is beautiful tonight, and the concentric emerald belt hangs, and then don't make the dust and dye, he is old and cold." ”

A couple of newcomers stood side by side in front of the hall, and the master of ceremonies shouted: "Please lift the curtain below!" ”

Li Zhen's wife Mo Shi stepped forward with a smile, she held a scale in her hand, and suddenly lifted the bride's cover on her head, revealing the bride's shy and beautiful face.

In the Song Dynasty, the hijab was not in the cave room waiting for the groom to lift, but had to be lifted by a woman with both children and daughters in the man's family in front of the worship hall, and it had to be lifted with a scale or a machine.

There was an exclamation and applause all around again, most of them were amazed by the bride's beauty, Cao Yun was originally beautiful and dignified, but now after careful makeup, she is even more beautiful like a fairy, which amazed the guests.

"Worship the ancestors!"

The Song people are also three worships, not to worship heaven and earth, but to worship the ancestors, two to worship the in-laws, and the third is to worship the husband and wife, because it is inconvenient to go to the temple to worship the ancestors, so it is generally to invite the ancestors into the lobby, and then send the ancestors away afterwards.

The two knelt down and kowtowed three times in front of the spirit card, and the master of ceremonies shouted again: "Second worship in-laws!" ”

The two walked to Li Daqi and knelt down, Li Daqi was holding his wife's spirit card in his arms, he was so excited that he burst into tears, and silently said: "Yun Niang, have you seen it?" Our children have married today, and you have become a mother-in-law. ”

The two bowed three times, and Li Daqi hurriedly said, "Good boy, get up!" ”

The master of ceremonies shouted again: "Enter the Qinglu, husband and wife worship each other!" ”

This time, the bride held the knot in her hand and led the groom into the Qinglu, which was presided over by the matchmaker, and the bride and groom bowed to each other again.

At this time, the man and the woman's family came on the field and began to spread the tent around the Qinglu, that is, the copper coins, miscellaneous fruits, sugar, and flower petals were sprinkled to the big tent to express their blessings to the newlyweds.

In addition, there is also drinking Jiaoyu wine, that is, today's cup of wine, indicating that the husband and wife share weal and woe, the planter Dao poured two halves of the jade gourd full of wine, and smiled at the newcomer: "After drinking this cup of wine, I hope you will support each other in the future, share weal and woe, and share weal and woe." ”

Li Yanqing and Cao Yun picked up the jade gourd scoop, the two stared at each other, and slowly drank the wine together.

At this time, the master of ceremonies said loudly: "The wedding is over, send the newlyweds back to the cave room!" ”

Of course, the cave house will not be located in the alum building, the alum building is just a place for drinking and feasting, and the wedding will be held at most, and it will not be used as the cave room for newlyweds, and the cave house is of course in the house of Li Daqi on the freezer street.

The guests continued to drink and celebrate, and a gorgeous carriage had quietly driven out of the alum building, escorted by Zhang Bao, Zhang Ying, and Yang Guang, towards Freezer Street.

At this time, it was already dark, in the carriage, Li Yanqing hugged Cao Yun's slender waist, lowered his head and kissed her pretty face, Cao Yun lowered her head shyly, but Li Yanqing gently raised her chin and kissed her on the lips, Cao Yun's heart finally opened, she greeted her husband gently, and in the carriage, a couple of newcomers hugged each other tightly.