Jing Yutang helped Han to worship the prime minister

The proud son is newly married

These days, Jing Yutang is very excited, since he got to know Han Yanxuan, he has been smooth sailing, in less than two years, he has been promoted from signing the Privy Council to Zuo Prime Minister, and he has been promoted so fast that even he himself can't imagine it. What's even happier is that his only son Jinggang is getting married.

He got married when he was twenty years old, and his wife Wang gave four daughters in a row, such as his wife Zhang, who also gave birth to two girls. At that time, his parents were still there, urging him to marry another one and give birth to a boy early, but he happened to be an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, and when he came back half a year later, his father was seriously ill again, and he was too busy to take care of household affairs.

In the second year, Mrs. Zhang gave birth to a boy. Later, Mrs. Wang also gave birth to one, but unfortunately, she died before she was one year old. Fortunately, in this Jinggang, although he is used to being proud, he likes to read. Originally, he could be an official through Enyin, but this kid has ambition and must be admitted to the Jinshi by himself.

Three years ago, he was betrothed to his son. The girl is the eldest daughter of Mingzhou Tongju Hou Chaoyang. The son is only nineteen years old this year, and he didn't want to get married so early, but the grandfather of the Hou family was seriously ill and offered to get married early, so he had to push the boat down the river.

Getting married and marrying a daughter-in-law is a major event in life, and the procedures and ceremonies are quite complicated.

Although the woman proposed it first, he still had to write a draft post first and send a matchmaker to send it to the Hou family, and the Hou family naturally had no opinion and also drafted a draft post. Next, there's the fine sticker. It is written in turn the names of the four generations of the husband and wife of the great-grandfather of the Jing family, as well as the close relatives of the groom's parents, the property, the official position and so on.

This matchmaker is two middle-aged women, wearing a red crown, wearing a purple back, holding a blue parasol, the family is a large family, this Xu Qin wine is a precious rose dew, with eight wine jars, covered with silk rope woven meridians, and then gown on eight red silk flowers, wrapped with eight brightly colored silk and silver horn eight, all with red silk wrapped together, called pay the burden of red. The matchmaker and the housekeeper sat in a sedan chair and carriage, and went to the woman's house with the burden of red.

Arrive at the door of the woman's house, set off firecrackers, and the woman will hold a banquet to entertain her.

After that, it is a financial gift, gifts, mainly bedding, clothes for the four seasons, wine and food, and naturally there are also coins, and the financial gifts given by the family are given according to the highest standard, and the copper coins are 16,800 yuan. The man's parents will come to the house in person to agree on the wedding date.

Jinggang's wedding ceremony is set on the 16th day of the 10th lunar month. The day before was hypnotic. Early in the morning, the family sent someone to send the crown and pollen needed by the bride to the woman's house, and the woman's family sent back the official clothes and flower heads. The woman goes to the man's house, hangs the tent, lays the bedroom, and displays the dowry, which is called the shop. After the bride returned, the bride's parents gave tea and wine and money as a thank you.

On the day of the big gift, the Prime Minister's Mansion in Yongshunfang in the south of Lin'an City was lit up, and it was filled with a relaxed and cheerful festive atmosphere.

In the morning, the groom wore a flower head, wore a red uniform, rode a red horse, followed by six carriages, and headed towards Jiaxing. The carriage was loaded with items used to welcome relatives, including chickens, fish, rice, etc., as well as silk, a joyful team of eight people, and a big red sedan chair carried by eight people in the middle, all the items on the carriage were covered with red silk, and all the relatives were dressed in wedding clothes. There were also 16 cavalry in front to open the way.

The bride's house was not far away, and it was two hours away. As soon as they entered the village, the joy team played joy, and the sedan chair man strode to the door of the Hou family with the sedan chair, and then, the sound of firecrackers lasted for a long time.

After some noise, the people who greeted the relatives got the happy money, the bride got on the sedan chair, and the welcoming team returned to the capital. When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, some men stopped in front of the mansion and asked for gifts and money.

The bride got off the sedan chair, walked slowly on the blue cloth, could not step on the soil, and walked upside down with a bronze mirror in front of her, guiding the newlyweds to cross the brazier, the saddle, and then cross from the lawn, after entering the door, go straight to the room, sit on the rich bed, and the woman sent her relatives to withdraw after drinking three wines.

Now, the man's wedding has officially begun.

After the prime minister and the two wives of the king and Zhang dressed in wedding clothes, they greeted the guests in the main hall, and the officials above the seventh grade in Beijing, as well as some princes and nobles, and big businessmen and magnates came, and Han Yanxuan also looked festive, came in and out, and said that he wanted to help.

Jing Yutang hurriedly persuaded: Taiwei, how can I ask you to do it, there are so many people, please drink tea in the living room. and asked the eldest brother in the family to accompany him, and then, Wu Bogang, Liu Lan, Su Shicheng and others came, and asked them to accompany the captain to talk.

Su Shicheng said, Tai Lieutenant, you sit and command, and leave the errands to the small one, and the banquet is open, I will invite you.

After the bride enters the wedding room, the groom covers his face with flowers through steel, sits in the middle of the hall, and the wedding banquet begins, only listening to the master of ceremonies singing loudly:

The sun is beautiful, the wind is beautiful, the phoenix and the pearl are linked;

A hundred years of good harmony and wings, full of brilliant chords.

The two newlyweds held the concentric knots of satin, face to face, walked to the front of the family temple to worship, and then drank a glass of wine. When you have finished drinking, throw the cup on the ground. The master of ceremonies checked the shape of the wine cup on the ground, but saw that the wine cup was tilted up and closed, and the custom at that time thought that this shape was a good omen, and the master of ceremonies immediately shouted: Great joy, great joy, and a group of people asked the Xi family to enjoy the money.

Then the bride visited her in-laws, served tea to her in-laws, and changed her name to Daddy.

At noon, the wedding hall was full of people, and the guests drank the joyful wine, said auspicious words, and were full of joy.

Suddenly, the inner palace knew Guan Li and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to convey the emperor's decree of Zhao Kuo, the bride and groom, all the people in the palace, etc., and nearly 1,000 guests came to congratulate them, all kneeling on the ground, shouting long live.

Guan Li shouted loudly: The emperor's dictation, through Aiqing's virtuous and fair, resolute and decisive, has always been diligent in royal affairs, abiding by the constitution, is the minister of the court, today's beloved son's wedding, it is really a beautiful thing in the world, and two altars of rose dew are specially given, and the money is 6,000 yuan, in order to show my congratulations.

Jing Yutang led the whole family to bow down again and thank him loudly:

Thank you for the lord Longen, the family will keep in mind the royal kindness, be loyal to the country, and always protect the community.

At this point, the wedding banquet entered the climax, and the groom thanked his relatives and elders through Gang, and toasted the guests with his parents.

In the evening, it is the groom's relatives and friends who make trouble in the new house, mainly to say happy words, make the bride talk, enliven the atmosphere, and ask the groom's parents for money.

The next day, at the fifth watch, there was a table in the middle of the living room, on which a mirror was placed, and the new daughter-in-law bowed upwards to worship the church. Then visit other relatives and elders, for each visitor, the new daughter-in-law will offer colored satin, shoe pillows, incense powder and other items to congratulate, and the elder will exchange another colored satin or hand ornament as a gift, called congratulations.

The whole wedding lasted for seven days, and the prime minister was tired and happy.