Chapter 186: Re-entering the Cave Room
At this time, Lin Yizhe, who was far away in Europe, did not know that such an accident had happened in his family. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAt this time, he was immersed in the joy of being newly married.
"Shoot! Open the way to welcome your relatives! ”
On this day, the streets of London suddenly heard the sound of firecrackers.
In the curious eyes of a group of London citizens, a huge Chinese family greeting procession appeared on the streets of the city of London. A Chinese dressed in a splendid official uniform rode on a horse, followed closely by a red-colored eight-immortal palanquin, and walked towards the bride's house. The Chinese wedding quickly became a sensation throughout the city, attracting a large number of tourists and residents alike.
Soon, people learned from the news reporter that the bridegroom of the wedding was named Lin Yizhe, an envoy sent by the Chinese emperor to England for a friendly visit, and the bride's name was Lu Yingyan, who was the daughter of a wealthy British and Chinese businessman. The groom had just returned from a visit to Prussia and had a grand traditional Chinese wedding in London.
The reporters saw that in front of the procession, an official dressed in Chinese civil official uniform rode a horse, led a big red sedan chair with eight lifts, and opened the way with a golden boy and a jade girl, a "birthday star" followed closely with a big red firecracker, four servants carried a red double happiness plaque, 18 "colorful girls" dressed in traditional Chinese costumes stepped on embroidered shoes and walked slowly, the "chicken car" was loaded with jujubes, longan, walnuts, peanuts and grains, and the golden dragon dancing wildly and the lion rolling hydrangea accompanied them all the way, blowing and blowing and walking on the streets.
This jubilant and folk wedding scene surprised and puzzled many reporters and London citizens, and after a while, the bride in a red dress and a big red hijab appeared, and a group of British girls were attracted and unconsciously followed behind the bride procession, enviously following this wedding full of Chinese flavor.
As the man's big media and "brother", the wedding that Hong Jun helped organize was completely in accordance with the specifications when he got married.
Hong Jun helped Lin Yizhe to perform the Nacai ceremony the day before yesterday, and according to the regulations of the court system, he gave three satin clothes and two satin mattresses. He was dressed in auspicious clothes, and ordered his children to be envoys, and he brought gifts to women's houses. At the door, Mrs. Lu welcomed in auspicious clothes, and the servant displayed the gift in the hall, and the messenger explained the intention of Nacai, and Mrs. Lu accepted it happily, and burned incense to tell her ancestors. On the day before the wedding, the Lu family sent Miss Lu's dowry to the coastal villa where Lin Yizhe lived (that is, the place where Lin Yizhe and Lu Yingyan were "engaged", and the Lu family gave it to Lin Yizhe), and displayed it in the hall (to show the rich marriage of the female family). On the day of the wedding, Lin Yizhe, with the help of the Chen family, prepared a banquet for guests and friends, set up a guard of honor, prepared a sedan chair and a welcoming team, and went to the woman's house under the leadership of Hong Jun to marry the bride (the groom is waiting at home, no need to greet in person). Early that morning, Mrs. Lu dressed up her married daughter and waited for the car to greet her.
Not long after, the welcoming team arrived, Lu Zhongheng and Hong Jun saluted, firecrackers rang out again, and the entire Lu Mansion was full of joy. Seeing her daughter wearing a red hijab boarding the sedan chair, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but shed tears.
The welcoming party arrived at the Marina Villa, a small courtyard lit up with many guests, many dressed in Chinese costumes, even though many were not Chinese.
The bride's sedan chair was tightly covered. Lu Yingyan, who was sitting inside, couldn't see the situation on the street at all, and she didn't know where people were carrying her, and no one on the street could see the bride.
She didn't know that at this moment, everyone was waiting in the front hall for the arrival of the bridal sedan chair. The room was crowded with female guests dressed in fancy clothes, except for the Chen family and the Lu family, and a few of them came from other families in the Thirteen Lines.
The guard of honor came, and in front of them were the drummers. Firecrackers immediately went off. The band inside the gate immediately began to blow. A long red cloth three feet wide was spread from the gate through the courtyard to the steps outside the hall, which was for the bride to walk. At this time, people did not see the bride, only the red sedan chair embroidered with gold thread.
The sedan chair was carried into the yard, and the sedan chair driver first lowered the sedan chair, pulled out the two long sedan poles, and replaced them with two short ones. At this time, the bride was still hiding in a black sedan chair, Lu Yingyan felt a little hot, her head was a little dizzy, and she didn't know where she was.
At the beginning of the recital, Zanli wore a black gauze hat with gold leaves and red flowers, recited four lines of poetry aloud, and then sang: "The bride gets off the sedan chair and rises step by step!" Please! ”
As soon as the salute is finished, the bridesmaids walk to the sedan chair, open the curtain of the sedan chair, and take down the horizontal board in the sedan chair where the arms rest, and go to pick up the bride. At this time, the red hood was still covered on her face, and she still couldn't see anything. Letting the bridesmaids hold her left and right, she slowly got out of the sedan chair with her head down.
She was led up the stone steps. At this time, the music sounded, and the firecrackers were lit and crackled.
Lin Yizhe approached, lifted a corner of her big red hood, held a new scale wrapped in red paper in his hand, and used the end of the scale rod to remove the veil from her face. This is done with a scale hanging on the scale**, for auspiciousness, because it is to take the meaning of "satisfactory", "satisfactory", and "all the best". Although the audience was large, it was silent, and immediately a low voice of admiration was heard, like a delicate and perfect marble statue unveiling the curtain.
The bride's beauty is indeed beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Lu Yingyan kept her head down, moving forward mechanically, and was instructed to act. The salute is sung: "Kneel - one prostration, prostration, prostration, three prostrations, up!" Kneel again - one prostrate - prostrate again - three prostrations - salute! Her knees couldn't help but bend down, but her eyes were always unconsciously looking for him.
Two chairs are placed in the middle of the hall, and the bride's parents are invited to take their seats on them and accept the bride's bow. Beside them, what was originally the seat of the groom's parents was now replaced by Hong Jun sitting there. Because Hong Jun is Lin Yizhe's brother, on behalf of the man's parents, and a big media, and he is also the messenger who reads the queen mother's wedding message, representing the queen mother in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Lo wore official uniforms. Wearing official hats and official boots, they looked burly and solemn, but both of them were smiling, saluting and singing loudly that the bride and groom knelt down and kowtowed, so Lu Yingyan knelt down and kowtowed with Lin Yizhe, and stood up as ordered.
Watching their daughter and son-in-law salute themselves, Lu Zhongheng and his wife burst into tears for a while.
The daughter's lifelong event has always been a heart problem that has plagued their old couple for many years. How many times has Lu Zhongheng imagined the scene at his daughter's wedding and imagined the appearance of his son-in-law. He never imagined that there would be such a day and such a son-in-law who made him so satisfied.
Hong Jun's subdued voice sounded, Lu Zhongheng knew that he was reading out the congratulatory message of the Queen Mother's marriage, but at this moment, he no longer cared about the content of the congratulatory message, he looked at his daughter and son-in-law who were matched by heaven and earth, and there was only incomparable joy and excitement in his chest.
"What does Madame think of our son-in-law?"
"It's really the dragon and phoenix among the people - and our Yan'er are really a match made in heaven!" Mrs. Lu said, tears oozing from the corners of her eyes.
Lu Yingyan got up, seeing that her parents were so happy today, her heart was full of warmth.
She looked at her lover in front of her with a smile, and a feeling of happiness surrounded her, and she was in a trance for a while.
The salute shouts "Husband and wife worship each other!" She obeyed the order and stood to the west, facing Lin Yizhe, and bowed deeply to each other.
From the beginning of the wedding, she had been a little impatient with these rather cumbersome ceremonies, but at this moment, she suddenly understood what they meant.
"I wish the newlyweds a long life, a hundred years of good together, many children and grandchildren, and melons and vines!" He sang in praise and chanted.
Hearing this congratulatory speech, Lu Yingyan felt a burst of heat on her face, and the feeling of strong happiness permeating her whole body made her intoxicated.
After completing all the rituals, Lu Yingyan was accompanied by the bridesmaids, followed by the maidservants, and was led to the cave room on the red cloth spread on the ground. At this time, there was a lot of music, and firecrackers rang out. She walked slowly, thinking about the moment in that quiet evening, in that room, when she had given herself to him...... When I think about it now, it's like a lifetime away.
When she walked up the steps, she felt only a golden red dazzling, and the walls were covered with silk and red tents, flashing with large gold letters. The tables and chairs are also covered with red embroidered cloth. Red and green colored silk was hung at the door, and red cloth was also laid on the carpet on the steps. A pair of new red candles, three feet long, with silver characters on them, are inserted on wax sticks on the middle table, and there are cloisonné vases and tripods on the left and right. Although it was daytime, the wax was still lit, and a red tent hung on the middle wall, on which was the word Double Happiness, three feet high. The smell of sulfur filled the air after the firecrackers were firecracker, making her feel a little dazed.
On the bed, covered with a new red quilt. On the table, a pair of big red candles were burned high, and the candles occasionally crackled. It seems to remind something.
She sat down on the bed and waited quietly for his arrival. Her mother had told her before the wedding that there would be such a wait.
Although she knew that the wait would not be long, at this moment, every minute passed, it felt like a century was long.
Eventually, the noise of the guests outside gradually subsided. After a while, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.
She knew the sound of his footsteps and tried to stand up, but sat down again.
He walked straight up to her, and she could feel the drunken smell of wine on his body, and the familiar smell of a man.
He gently lifted the big red veil on her head, and she looked up at him, just in time to meet his tender and concerned gaze.
"You...... Didn't drink too much, did you? She could smell his slightly alcoholic breath, and although she was full of joy, she was unconsciously a little flustered.
"Nope." Lin Yizhe smiled and took her fragrant shoulder and sat beside her, "I only drank a little, Brother Tao Shi helped me carry it, he drank a little too much." ”