Big Wedding Day
In the blink of an eye, the big wedding has arrived.
Because it is a matter of harmony and the interests of the two countries, this wedding is very grand, and the etiquette is particularly cumbersome. A few days before the wedding, Qian Gongling, a female official of the Shangyi Bureau in the palace, came to Zhanhua Palace to teach me the number of weddings. From the cloth, the setting of the feast, the feast, the lowering of the table, to the bowing, the acceptance, the baptism, the small knock, the prayer, the series of words, I was dizzy and depressed. Hate has to marry this pro.
On the winter solstice, although there is no ice and snow in Nanzhan, the weather is cool and slightly cold. Fortunately, the layers of auspicious clothes wrapped me like a rice dumpling, and the slightest cool breeze could not penetrate it, but it was too hot.
I sat at the dresser, waiting for the lady to do it for me. The hairpin gown cannot be missed in one step.
Before that, the first person to comb my hair was still Anping. She took a small warm jade comb, combed one wall along the top of my head to the end, and said blessings leisurely on the other wall.
A comb raises the eyebrows, and the good fate is long-awaited;
The two combs respect each other like guests, peace and joy;
Three combs of white hair grow old together, and the melons stretch.
I don't know if it's because Anping's voice is soft and gentle, or because he's in a good mood, these words of greetings sound very pleasant.
Anping put down the comb and moved to let the female makeup officer apply the makeup for me.
Vermilion dotted red lips, Asan painted eyebrows, Huadian printed on the center of the eyebrows, waist-length long hair pulled into a towering bun, and the clouds slanted into the hairpin. After the hair is tied, it is matched with jasper and phoenix hairpins and gilt flowers and beads.
I'm overwhelmed with this gem. Just turn around slightly, the hair ornament swaying and dazzling.
Duobu stood on my left side with An Ping, smiling. Pleasant and quiet, the corners of my mouth went up, only Hua Fu was overjoyed, and kept praising my makeup. There are so many compliments, such an exaggerated tone, and a rich expression, if you don't know, you still think that she is talking about a peerless fairy. But in fact, there is only a woman painted like a ghost in the bronze mirror.
I fixed on the mirror, with a white face, a red mouth, long, thin eyebrows, and a delicate makeup, but it was too thick for me to adapt to. Looking at the people in the mirror, I just felt strange.
The car I was riding in was completely modeled after the ancient system. The wheel axle, carved dragon and phoenix, very exquisite.
I remember that the female official said that the top of the car is a square mirror, the lower part is a round mirror, and the left side is built with a red flag that drags the ground, and there are two out of ten, and the dragon and phoenix are painted on it, and the blue embroidered silk bar is embroidered, and the picture of the Vermilion Bird Xuanwu, a hundred sons and a thousand grandchildren. On the right side of the door, it is the halberd, four feet long, three feet wide, engraved with black and blue patterns such as sub-shapes, which is black and long, and the meaning is profound.
When the bell played, I was supported by He Duobu, covered my face with a fan, and slowly stepped out of the threshold, followed by a neat hundred and ten maids and servants.
The palace fan only covered half of my face, and as soon as I looked up, I saw Changji. Duobu waited for me to board the car, and Changji rode on the green horse, handsome and elegant, hunting in red.
When I was in Beiqiu, the Jiangnan master who taught us the Chinese dialect taught us a lot of poems, but I didn't remember most of them, or I couldn't remember them all, and I could only memorize one or two sentences. The only one that was fully recited was the song "Childe Xing".
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Light and thin, the face is like jade, and the purple spring breeze wraps around the horse's feet.
The double pedal hangs the golden wisps flying, and the long robe is pierced with snow and rhino bundles.
The green locust sandwich road is in the beginning of the cloud, and the coral has a few enemy meteors.
The red muscles brushed the wine and looked ruthless, and when the street was back, he pulled Jin Wu line.
The sound of the drum in the morning and the drum of the twilight tour is overwhelming.
The entrance refuses to ascend to the hall, and the beauty steps on the golden ladder moon.
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This poem is really long and difficult for me to read, full of unfamiliar words, so many strokes, so annoying pronunciation that at first reading, they are the only ones who recognize me, but I don't recognize them. The reason why I gritted my teeth and carried it down was because of the beautiful boy described in the poem, which caused me to have a wireless reverie.
"Light and thin, the face is like jade, and the purple spring breeze wraps around the horse's feet"
When I read it, I wondered what the man depicted in the poem looked like. In the dream of the spring boudoir, I have also fantasized countless times, but unfortunately there is only one back, and I can't see the face clearly.
Now, I can finally see that back. The person in front of him, the person in his heart, is him.
When the auspicious time comes, the happy car will set off.
There is a low fence at the end of the axle, and the four-pillar Chinese pole is the support, and the thin red yarn is set up to form a tent. I sat in the middle of the car, and I could see the people and things outside through the red veil.
There are more than 1,000 candles, front horses, drums, attendants, and guards, and they hold the royal wheel.
Pedestrians on the long street gathered, and the red flags flipped over.
When traveling on the "waterway", the guard of honor will walk at the forefront, and the soldiers composed of 100 people will line up on both sides of the long street, holding brooms, carrying buckets, and singing greetings while sprinkling water. There are dozens of other women, wearing beads and hairpins on their heads, carrying gold robes and curtains, and lining up in two columns at the head of the city, this is the maid of the palace who the Southern Emperor rewarded me, all of them are beautiful, and they are beautiful, I really don't know what heart he has for the old man.
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It took about two hours to go around the city before arriving at King Jing's Mansion, which is the new house of me and Changji.
I was led by Changji and walked into the middle hall, above the chief sat the Southern Emperor, Anping and Yonghe Wang stood on the right side, and Baili Yuan and Yu Gui were on the left side. Looking through the thin and transparent red veil, the hall was full of royal clans, ministers, and wives. An Kang and Yan Chen winked at me at the same time, smiling lightly. Qin Luoxue stood beside Yunkang, Zhao Qingyu, Tao Ruo, and Wu Ping were all hidden in the crowd, almost everyone had a smile on their faces, their eyebrows were curled, and their faces were happy. Almost all the people I knew had arrived, but I didn't see Tao Yu'er, Sheng Yunjiang, or Meng Jie.
The guests sang loudly, followed by a long and cumbersome ceremony, which kept knocking, bowing, and rubbing.
The female official led the long pole to the left and bowed three times and bowed nine times to the Southern Emperor, while I was behind the right, and I knelt three times and bowed three times. To salute, I stood up, and the palace attendant drank wine for me and Changji, according to the ancient system, and used three lines of wine and food.
I bowed to Changji in pairs, and the fan blocked my view so that I couldn't see his face, but I knew that he was not happy.
I lowered my eyelids and could see my glorious clothes. The long, wide wedding dress draped from the floor, and the heaviness forced me to slow down. The head shake vibrated gently as I moved, making a crisp clanging sound.
By the time I was put into my new house, I was exhausted. Duobu and Huafu carefully took down my soap, and four maidservants on each side hung their hands to serve them.
As far as the eye can see, it is all dazzling red.
The carved windows of the new house are ajar, and the bright moonlight blends into the room. Calm and concentrate, sit quietly on the wide bed, and listen attentively, it is the faintly recognizable laughter, persuasion, toast, and alcohol order.
The servant came in from outside the room and brought a plate of snacks and dried fruits. I swallowed, I hadn't eaten anything all day, I was so hungry that I couldn't stand it, I just couldn't ask for it.
I glanced at Duobu, and she immediately understood, and picked out a few pieces of snacks for me.
Two huge dragon and phoenix candles, shimmering with flames, I looked at the door for a moment, waiting for that person with joy and sorrow.
I don't know how long it took, but the noise outside the door did not abate, and I leaned against the bedpost and fell asleep slowly.
At the first point, a bead flower suddenly fell and smashed on the blanket, making a muffled sound, and I remembered that my head full of golden hairpins and jade had not yet been removed, and it was very uncomfortable to be heavy, so I hurriedly reached out to pluck one of the hair. Because of my clumsiness, I barely pulled out the four butterfly golden steps, and I didn't pull out the gold-inlaid gemstone tourmaline and emerald hairpin for a long time, which made my hair ache, frowned and groaned softly,
The night grew deeper, the noise faded into fading, and I sat and yawned. Half an hour later, a woman walked in, beautiful and dressed as a maidservant, who owed me a salute, and said in a respectful but not very gentle tone, "Princess." The prince said that he was drunk tonight and his energy was not good, please ...... Take a break first, don't have to wait for him. ”
I was stunned for a long time, and nodded slowly.
When I first met Changji, although he was cold and arrogant, and he looked unapproachable, he would laugh and joke with me. I caught a glimpse of him, and I've been thinking about him ever since. said that it was unintentional, but in fact it was intentional, and it was intentionally close to him with unintentional disguise. However, as time went on, I became more and more stuck in the mud and found it difficult to control myself.
Although I knew that he had no self in his heart, I never thought that he would ignore and snub me on his wedding night.
I had a smile on my face, but my heart was sad and frosty.
Lost and sad are entangled for no reason, and both of them are surging like a tide.
Alas, I am really getting more and more sour, and the sour and rotten literati smell is undoubtedly revealed.
Duobu looked at me with a surprised expression. I came back to my senses as she gazed at her, and then I realized that I was in tears.
Duobu sighed and walked towards me step by step.
Her feet were nailed to the ground like nails, and her brow furrowed, "What are you crying about?" She asked.
I pursed my lips, then wiped my face with my sleeve and whispered.
"I didn't cry, I just yawned and my eyes were sore."
"Can't stand it? Hmph, you will be sad in the future. Duobu turned around indifferently and stopped looking at me.
I was apprehensive by her back-and-forth attitude.
Sometime? What happens in the future? I didn't understand the meaning of Duobu's words, but I didn't dare to ask directly, so I had to endure it.
Thinking that I was crying just now, I couldn't help but laugh out loud, I am the princess of Beiqiu, I am Wuluolan Muxia, how can I cry?
It's just that these tears are too uncompetitive and inexplicable
After falling for a long time, I dropped the price in front of Duobu.
Sometimes people who are confused tend to live happier than smart people. As long as you don't care, everything is fine.
I smiled bitterly, even if I cared, what could I do, if I wanted to be more serious, it was completely impossible and impossible for me. If it's more true, it's not me who will be sad in the end, so I just don't bother with it, just pretend not to see and don't understand.
Although Changji treats me very well, it is not the kind of good I expected, and it is not what I desire. There are many types and reasons to be good to people, and they are completely different between lovers, relatives, and friends. He treats me well between friends and relatives, but what I desire is the good of a lover.
After a day of fatigue, no matter how low my mood was, it couldn't stop me from being sleepy. I took off my hair ornament and fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, I slept in a daze.
In the haze, there seemed to be a pair of warm jade hands caressing my forehead and cheeks, gently brushing my hair, and the slight smell of alcohol, I woke up suddenly.