Chapter 24: Returning Home with Families (Part I)
[This is to make up for yesterday's share, around twelve o'clock, and there is a watch]
After worshipping heaven and earth and drinking wine, Wang Yi was sent to the cave for the third time.
According to the wedding ceremony at this time, after the bride enters the door, she first enters the cave room and sits on the bed, which is called the Zhengzheng Rich Ceremony. Then the bridegroom leads the bride out of the river with a concentric knot to worship heaven and earth, ancestors and parents. The hijab of the bride is carried by the woman with both children holding a machine, that is, the shuttle of the loom. In the hall, he used a gourd broken in half as a wine vessel, exchanged a glass of wine, and then sent it to the cave room for the second time, and this time the bride was holding the groom in turn.
After re-entering the cave room, the woman who was in charge of the wedding feast placed the two gourds used for the wine under the bed. The two newcomers had to cover up and change their makeup, and changed out of the black and yellow dresses, Wang Yi changed into a big red and auspicious dress, while Han Gang put on a green robe and put on a flower head. At the urging of the ceremonial officer, he went out to salute relatives and friends three wines. At this time, there was no such thing as Wang Yi's bride.
As the groom's official, Han Gang had to continue to deal with the guests, while Wang Yi sat on the edge of the bed in the cave room, his head bowed.
Two arm-thick ambergris incense candles reflect the light in the cave room. The silk and utensils given by the Son of Heaven were offered at the table along with the edict. The big red wedding tent was hung on the edge of the bed by two golden hooks.
In the cave room, in addition to Wang Yi, there are only two maids who accompany the marriage, and they are serving Wang Yi on weekdays. However, at this time, the bride is not able to speak or move. The two close maids, also obeyed the previous lesson, and stood like wooden carvings, not daring to talk or move.
Wang Yi sat quietly on the edge of the bed, breathing softly and delicately, and his body did not move at all. It's just that the red silk scarf is twisted in her hand and grasped tightly, showing that she is not at peace at all.
When Fang just sat on the bed, as soon as Han Gang sat beside her, her whole body immediately tensed. Not out of fear, but out of unaccustomed and nervous.
The first time I heard the name Han Gang was three years ago. At that time, she just listened to Han Gang's experience as a story like a Tang legend, just like listening to the legend of Zhang Gangya's chivalrous behavior when she was a child. Whether it was shooting the three thieves in the armory, or dying with Kou Bo on the way to deliver food, it was all twists and turns, and people couldn't help but worry about it when they heard it. After listening to Han Gang's story, Wang Yi was a little curious about him at that time, but he never thought about what would happen in the future.
Later, because Han Gang became friendly with his second brother, there was gradually a correspondence between the two sides. When Wang Shao sent a letter from Qinzhou to Beijing, Han Gang would also bring a greeting. In the mouth of the second brother Wang, he often heard this name.
And Han Gang's participation in the opening of the river is one of the things that his father is most concerned about. Even with Wang Yi's shallow understanding of current affairs, he knew very well how important the expansion of territory in the direction of the Xihe River was to his father, who advocated strengthening armaments. Therefore, his name appears more and more in the mouth of Wang Yi's most admired father. Coupled with the achievements in Kansai, when the father and brother talk about the young and handsome people in today's court, the name Han Gang can often be ranked first.
And soon, her mother, who had always been worried about herself, also mentioned Han Gang from time to time. At this time, the parents' intentions gradually became clear. When it comes to talent, merit, appearance and even reputation, Han Gang is very good. Wang Yi also knew that even the eldest brother, who was already famous when he was a teenager, was difficult to compare with him in terms of merits.
It's just that you have to look at the husband, and you can't just look at these places.
Brother-in-law Wu Anzhi is the son of the privy envoy, and his knowledge, appearance, and character are not bad, and he still met when he was a child, and he and his eldest sister are childhood sweethearts. The two are a good match, and there is nothing to be faulty about in either aspect. But such a marriage eventually became a tragedy.
The eldest sister was so lively when she was not married, and she played with her and the swing. But after marrying into the Wu family for a few years, he suddenly became less talkative and less desired, full of twilight, and his newly made poems were full of sadness. In the past two years, as long as the eldest sister comes back to save her relatives once, her mother will cry once, and even her father has a gloomy face for several days.
The Wang and Wu families were originally very close, otherwise they would not have married their in-laws, but now they have turned against each other, making the eldest sister blamed in her in-law's family. Wang Yi was really afraid that she would become like an eldest sister in the future. Making parents sad is the most unfilial performance of being a child, it is better not to get married, and to die old - when he went to see Han Gang that day, Wang Yi really thought so.
It's just that......
There was a babbling sound, and the door of the cave room was pushed open from the outside.
A group of people laughed and pushed Han Gang, who was dressed in green, outside, and said a good word in a random manner, and then the team went to the front hall again.
The banquet of the official wedding is not the responsibility of Han Gang like the concubine earlier, but by the acquaintance. After Han Gang came out, he just toasted five or six glasses of wine to the guests, and Wang Hou and Feng Congyi, who had been entrusted by him, entertained the guests on his behalf.
When the bridegroom entered the room, the two maids, who were like sculptures, withdrew with interest, and closed the door softly outside.
There were only two people in the room, and Wang Yi felt that his heart was beating hard, and he wondered if the person who came over heard it.
Han Gang saw Wang Yi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, stiff and stiff, feeling a little funny. Fang just felt that he was frightened and treated himself like a tiger wolf.
"How?" Han Gang walked over, "Still afraid of me?" ”
Wang Yi shook his head, but as Han Gang approached, he became even more flustered, and he didn't know what to say for a while. In the confusion, the doubts that had been turning in my heart churned up: "Official...... My dear...... Official, why do you want to marry a slave? ”
"Lady, have you been thinking about it since that day?"
Seeing Wang Yi's nod, Han Gang smiled. I didn't expect that I would bring her such deep doubts. Although he likes to calculate people's hearts, there are always times when he is tired and tired. When I returned home, I didn't want to worry about my family, so I tried to say as bluntly as possible, "Although there were some other reasons at first, I married you just because you came to me for your parents that day." ”
What Han Gang values Wang Yi is this filial piety. With his identity, political marriage is inevitable, and wanting to fall in love freely is simply wishful thinking. It is very rare to meet a girl who is filial to her parents and has a good heart, and she can't let go when she meets her.
Sitting next to Wang Yi, Han Gang forcibly pulled her hand over and held it in his palm. The other hand held Wang Yi's small chin strongly, turned to face him, and looked deeply into the panicked and shy eyes: "Lady, you have a lifetime to see if what I said is true or not." Now just look at me and don't think about anything else! ”
Han Gang's actions were very tough, and the memory of being pressed by Wang Yi in his heart was opened, and the scene of being forcibly kissed by Han Gang on Qingfeng Tower that day suddenly surfaced again.
When I dreamed back at midnight, I was so shy that I woke up with a memory, and now I reappeared in the cave room.
His lips left his wife, who was breathless from being kissed, and Han Gang's hand reached into her waist again.
Wang Yi didn't dare to move, and closed his eyes tightly. Before getting married, Wang Yi was taught about men and women. Just under the cage, there are several spring pictures, along with several porcelain statues in several poses. It's just that when it was time to go into battle, the things that were forcibly written down by my mother and uncle after some teachings suddenly disappeared.
Wang Yi stiffened her body, and the family strictly abided by etiquette, although it was not as strict as the difference between men and women at the age of seven, but after the age of ten, her father and brother did not even step into her boudoir, let alone be touched by strange men. She endured her shyness, but she still listened to Han Gang's words, and let him untie Luo's skirt and withdraw his clothes one by one.
Han Gang took the initiative to guide his clumsy wife, and his movements were as gentle as possible. Directly touching the skin, Han Gang immediately felt that the delicate body he was touching suddenly tightened again. When his hand was taken away, Wang Yi relaxed. But he touched his delicate and soft breasts again, and his body tensed again.
Han Gang couldn't help laughing, thinking that such a girl was really simple and cute. Lay down the delicate body that was stripped like a white sheep on the brocade embroidered with mandarin ducks: "The Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, lady...... It's time for us to rest, too. ”
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A long-pitched rooster crow made the bed with the curtain hanging down move.
Wang Yi propped up the bed, trying to sit up. But in normal times, it's a very easy movement. Not only is the private part of the lower body hot and painful, but the bones of the body are almost kneaded, and there is no strength at all in the body. As soon as she thought of last night, from the stiffness and restraint at the beginning, to the involuntary pandering later, she couldn't help but blush. I didn't dare to look at my husband lying beside me, so I only used all the strength of my arms to sit up.
When she was about to get up, a hand suddenly pressed against her waist. Wang Yi was shocked, and the arms that had barely accumulated were gone, and he fell into a solid chest.
Han Gang hugged his slender and soft waist and chuckled in his wife's ear: "Wait for Xiaotang to worship my aunt." I don't know who to worship when I get up so early? ”
If the marriage is made at home, the bride still has a procedure to go through on the second day of the wedding. Wash your hands and make soup as soon as the rooster crows, and then serve it to your aunt, that is, your parents-in-law - of course, this is the name of later generations. But Wang Yi didn't need it, and Han Gang's parents were not in the capital, so after she got up, there were no elders to visit at all.
Wang Yi was held in Han Gang's arms, struggled a few times, blushed, and didn't dare to move anymore, his voice was low: "The slave family wants to serve the officials, and they can't get up late." ”
"You served well enough last night." Han Gang bit his ear and laughed, "I didn't sleep well either, there's no need to be so early today, it's okay to sleep a little longer." ”
Because of Han Gang's words, Wang Yi's face was hot, and he hummed twice obediently.
Han Gang hadn't been close to a woman for a few months, and he had to ask for too much, so of course Wang Yichu couldn't bear it, and soon fell asleep again.
When he watched his wife fall asleep again, Han Gang went outside energetically to move his muscles and bones, take a shower and change clothes, and felt refreshed.
Looking back at the cave room, the major events of life have been decided.