Chapter Twenty-Six: Happy Events
On June 15 of the first year of Changyuan, all the etiquette and trivial matters about Xue Chongxun's marriage were prepared.
The weather is hot and humid today, there is no wind around at all, Xue Chongxun waited at the gate of the mansion with a bunch of slaves, and they were so hot that they were sad faces. Thin Dingding's slave Jixiang stood behind Xue Chongxun with a paper fan in both hands, fanning hard, but he himself was sweating profusely.
The Xue Mansion was still the palace, and he should have been stripped of his throne, but at the moment of the happy event, the matter was slowed down first. At the gate of the palace was hung with red silk flowers, and even the lanterns inserted on the base were framed with red paper. Festive colors, but warm colors make people feel hot to look at. Xue Chongxun was wearing a purple silk robe and a purple head, and he was so hot that he was covered in sweat.
In the shadow of the doorway, a big yellow dog was half-lying, panting with its tongue out.
At this moment, a man came running on horseback, and the man got off the horse and said, "Lang Jun, the time is almost up, and Madame is about to leave the palace." โ
"Okay, got it." Xue Chongxun walked to the side of the white horse, turned over and got on the horse, Pang Er led the horse onto the street, and then a group of musicians followed, all the way to the north.
After the East City, it didn't take long to arrive at the Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace. After waiting for a while, I saw a large sedan chair lifted out of it, carried by eight people, and a large group of people behind it, many palace maids and eunuchs, carrying boxes out of it. It's all a dowry, right? Xue Chongxun said in his heart that he didn't spend money to marry a wife, but made a fortune.
At this time, the group of musicians led by Xue Chongxun played the drum and blew the sheng, and they made noise hard, and there was a lively scene at the gate of the palace, and many officials stopped there to watch. Xue Chongxun rode his horse to the front of the sedan chair, said a nonsense on etiquette, and returned south with the sedan chair.
Because Xue Chongxun is married for the second time, the ceremony is very simple, but it is also a royal event, and there are many people who see the excitement along the road. The boxes of dowries made people envious and panicked, but Xue Chongxun was uncomfortable and panicked. Damn, how did you choose this auspicious day of the zodiac today, why is it so hot! There was a scorching sun on his head, and he was dizzy from the sun when he rode a horse and couldn't hold an umbrella.
Although Chang'an is located in the north, it is not so cool in summer. In history, the Tibetans once occupied Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and it was summer, but Chang'an was too hot for them to stand it, so they simply withdrew their troops and gave up, which shows that the weather is very fierce.
His body was uncomfortable, but his spirit was still very happy, there were so many people watching by the roadside, and some servants in the palace were carrying baskets and scattering shredded colored paper on the road, a joyful scene. He rode on a tall horse, and he had the feeling of winning the championship.
Xue Chongxun smiled wryly as he desperately endured the stuffiness, quietly kicked the horse's belly in a painful and happy feeling, and quickened his pace. The coolies who carried the sedan chair and the boxes were sweating profusely.
The music, cheers, and noise were all in a lot of noise, and finally arrived at the gate of the palace. There is a red lacquered dragon gate at the gate, which is equivalent to the entrance hall of later generations, which is the gate. At this moment, something went wrong, the sedan chair was too big for the sedan drivers to carry in......
This Hedong Royal Mansion used to be the Weiguo Mansion, but nothing has changed since Xue Chongxun was crowned king, and a plaque has been changed, and the specifications are limited. But the palace sedan chair that carried the county lord of Yuyao was wide and large, and there was no way to do it now.
Someone said: "It's already on the ground, so I can only ask my wife to get off the sedan chair here." โ
At this time, the sedan curtain was lifted and a small corner was opened, maybe Li Yan'er couldn't help but be curious to see the situation outside, and a woman next to her reminded her that the curtain was lowered.
Xue Chongxun thought about it, Li Yan'er is the Li family clan in the end, and she can't be wronged without entering the door when she marries Lao Tzu, and her resistance will be stricter in the future, right? It's not good to pass it out. He waved his hand: "Rip, tear off the dragon gate!" โ
When the housekeeper Xue Liu heard this, he asked the sedan chair man to pull back the sedan chair, and shouted at a group of slaves to start pulling the door, and the scene was a mess and a mess. After being busy for a long time, the Dragon Gate became a ruin, and Xue Chongxun beckoned the band to blow it again, and swaggered in with the sedan chair. He rode past Xue Liu, and explained, "Tomorrow you find someone to fix it." โ
Xue Liu hugged his fists and said, "Lang Jun doesn't have to bother, I will definitely do it." โ
The sedan chair was carried to the front of the gatehouse in the backyard before stopping, and Xue Chongxun instructed Xue Liu to take the people who sent his relatives down to eat, give a reward, and then recruit the maids to come and pick up the new wife from the sedan chair.
Xue Chongxun looked around, although he pasted red paper and other things to decorate the festivities, but because there were no guests, it was really not lively enough. His parents were not there, his father had died a long time ago, and his mother, Princess Taiping, did not come to the palace, and they waited a few days before they went to the palace to greet Taiping. Seeing this humble situation, Xue Chongxun felt a little sorry for the bride.
At this moment, the maids carefully lifted the curtain, and Xue Chongxun saw Li Yan'er, who was wearing a bright red dress, sitting inside, and walked out with a slight bow. I saw her ankle-length skirt, wearing a large-sleeved saro shirt on her upper body, lightly covering her breasts, and her skin was faintly exposed...... It's just that I can't see my face, but I don't wear a red bandana, that thing has only become popular since the Later Jin Dynasty, and Li Yan'er is holding a beautiful fan to cover her face.
Legend has it that when the universe first opened, there were only two Nuwa brothers and sisters in the world, and they wanted to do that to reproduce, but the brothers and sisters were incestuous and felt a little ashamed, so Nuwa covered her face with a fan. Of course, this is just a legend, but the custom of covering one's face with a fan has been handed down.
Xue Chongxun was very surprised to see Li Yan'er's rules. It is estimated that someone in the palace has taught her for a long time, so she is like this.
Pei Niang took an umbrella and ran to the sedan chair, and when Li Yan'er came out, she hurriedly covered her head. Xue Chongxun saw that Li Yan'er's demeanor was very polite, and he didn't talk much, and he was not good at nonsense, so he walked up to Li Yan'er and hugged his fists as a courtesy, Confucianism seems to advocate respect between husband and wife. The slaves and maids crowded around to send Li Yan'er in, but Xue Chongxun did not follow, he did not go to the new house until late in the evening, which was also a rule.
After working for a long time, he finally brought the bride to the house, Xue Chongxun strode into the wing, and the slaves and maids brought in a basin of ice cubes, and he put his hand into the ice water, only then did he feel cooler. Ji Xiang had a good performance today, and immediately came up with a fan to fan the wind.
Xue Chongxun praised as soon as he was happy. Ji Xiang said happily: "Today is a day of great joy for Lang Jun, we have to work hard to do good things!" โ
Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "Thinking that you are loyal, I will ask Xue Liu to give you a credit." โ
Jixiang was even happier when he heard this, and the master and servant laughed and enjoyed themselves. But Xue Chongxun laughed and wondered, Li Yan'er's little lady was so arrogant and didn't make any sense at all, she was the master who wanted to cut people with a knife, and she was so obedient today, could it be that Lao Tzu was dreaming? But it's good that she can stop a little, and save a lot of trouble, otherwise this wedding night will not be easy.
Finally, the sun went down, Xue Chongxun ate and then took a bath, and after putting on his new official robe, he walked into the backyard, walked along the corridor, and came to his bedroom. The houses in the house are all useful, and the big houses are all halls and the like, but Xue Chongxun's bedroom is large and well-furnished, so it was made a new house.
After entering the cave door, I walked to the door of the house, where the word "Xi" was pasted on the windows and doors, and red lanterns were hung under the eaves, and the lights inside were also warm. But Xue Chongxun still felt very strange, he hadn't seen Li Yan'er a few times at all, and he had no feelings at all, and now she actually lived in his bedroom?
He entered the door with mixed feelings, and the slave inside gently opened the lattice door, and he swaggered in. Bypassing the screen, I saw Li Yan'er sitting upright on the edge of the bed.
Her hanging sideburns have been combed up, combed into cloud temples, wearing a phoenix hairpin made of gold, full of pearls and jade, goose yellow on the center of her eyebrows, and her makeup is completely like a woman, but the innocent little face below is childish...... That innocent face has been made full of fat, and his lips are as red as blood. What kind of makeup is this? Xue Chongxun felt that he didn't look good after putting on makeup!
Sure enough, Li Yan'er also looked innocent, and looked at Xue Chongxun with wide eyes.
"You might as well take off the makeup on your face first, it's ...... on this hot day," Xue Chongxun said as he walked.
At this moment, Li Yan'er suddenly shouted, "Don't come here!" After a while, she heard her voice out of tune and shouted angrily, "What do you want to do? Don't come over ......."
At this moment, Li Yan'er's rules and disguises finally disappeared, she seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, grabbed the phoenix hairpin on her head and fell: "What is this, it is as heavy as a stone, and it has to be carried on my head...... My face is covered with a layer of paste, and I'm almost stiff! โ
Xue Chongxun stood in place in amazement, and said in his heart: This is her true face...... Lao Tzu suffered some later.
Thinking that she was still young, Xue Chongxun calmed down and persuaded patiently: "We are already married, you are now my wife, and tonight is the night of candles in the cave room...... Someone taught you, right? You don't like the decoration on your head and the paste on your face, wash it first, I look weird. โ
Seeing that he was going this way again, Li Yan'er hurriedly moved to the head of the bed, almost crying: "Don't come here, don't touch me, you big black charcoal, don't think I don't know what bad things you want to do!" โ
Xue Chongxun was already a little annoyed, she could tolerate it when she was a princess in the past, and even climbed a tree to let her. But now I am her husband, and now the world is inferior to men and women, if I can't even cure my wife, how can I save face? He snorted and swaggered up.
Li Yan'er was frightened and cried when she saw this, and her tears came down, which made Xue Chongxun feel a little soft-hearted, and he said in his heart: This little girl is going to live with me for the rest of her life, too rough or maybe it's not right, right?
He changed his tactics and pretended to be kind: "Don't be afraid, I'm a good person...... Do nothing, but you can't make me stand here. โ
Li Yan'er cried: "You lie! I know, you're going to poke me with a hateful stick! โ
Xue Chongxun: "......"
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