Chapter 36: The Rite of Peace
The third day of the third month of March is the day when Ye Chuqing holds the ceremony. In the country of prayer, every woman who has reached the age of 15 is required to perform a ceremony to indicate that the woman has reached the age of majority and can be married.
On this day, my father and brother were not around, but they also knew that Ye Chuqing was doing the same thing, and sent a letter from the border gate.
Ye Chuqing held a banquet in the mansion and held her ceremony.
There were also many people who came to watch the ceremony in person that day, such as Lord Ning, Emperor Yunhua, Sikong Jing, Prince An, Sikong Yu, Prince Ning, Sikong Muyu, the county lord of Pingwangfu, Sikong Muyan, the prince of the Wangfu and Sikong Muyan, Mrs. Jin and Jin Yunruo of the Hubu Shangshu Mansion, as well as Ye Chuxia and Zhong Hanyu and his wife, the families of several generals and the daughters of several ministers' families all came to participate in Ye Chuqing's ceremony.
In addition, the mother of the country in the palace, several nobles, the emperor and the three princes all sent gifts, and the eldest princess of Qinghua also sent gifts. In short, Ye Chuqing's gift is also spectacular enough and valued enough.
Ye Chuqing is a lively person, and she is naturally happy to see her ceremony so grand. It's just that how many of these people who are here today are sincere? And how many come with their own purposes? After all, General Ye Qingyun's momentum is now in full swing. However, Ye Chuqing didn't want to think about it, today was her day, her happiest day.
When the time came for the ceremony, the crowd came to the prepared venue. There is an incense table in the field, and three pillars of incense are placed in front of the incense burner. Tables and chairs are placed on the left and right sides in front of the incense table, which is the seat of the guest chairman. From the left front of the master's seat to the table and chairs, a tray is placed on the table, and a straw mat is laid in front of the incense table, and a futon is placed on it.
Everything was ready, and Zheng Nushi, the female official next to Emperor Yunhua, was the salute and presided over the whole process. Xu's mother Sun and Ning Gui's side Fu Nushi are the praisers, Ning Guizhu is the main guest, Xu's big maids Zhu'er and Yu'er, as well as Ning Gui's personal palace maids Su Yun and Su Yue are the four people who have a division, specially for Ye Chuqing's tray. Everyone else was a guest of honor.
After Zheng Nushi made a brief introduction, the ceremony officially began. First of all, the salute was sung by the praise of Zheng Nushi: "At the beginning of the ceremony, the audience is quiet." Heaven and earth create all things, all things prosper constantly, and the family is the country, and the ancestral light is glorified. My parents passed on to me, and my life and country are noble and honorable. Husband, because people are young, young and old, young people inherit independently. The establishment of the family, the clan, and the state is governed by the rights of others, and the adult is subject to individual survival, family responsibilities, and social obligations. Here, the formal ceremony is given, and the adult ceremony begins. Played! Then the arranged performers in the audience began to play.
After that, I heard Zheng Nushi say loudly: "Please take the praisers!" Mother Sun and Fu Nushi, two praisers, stepped forward to sit at the table. Zhu'er, Yu'er, Suyun, and Suyue also followed and sat on one side, and the two praisers stood on the other side and began to light candles and burn incense.
Then the salutation is sung: "Father and mother, please do it." "Because Ye Qingyun is fighting outside, his parents are only Xu. Mother Sun and Fu Nushi stepped forward, exchanged formal salutes with Xu, and introduced Xu's into the master's seat.
Then the salute was sung, "Guests are invited." The two praisers helped Xu to get up, and Xu and Zheng Binning exchanged formal bows, and exchanged formal bows with the rest of the guests, and then entered. Mother Sun and Nu Shi introduced Lord Ning into the seat and sat down, and then introduced other guests into the seat to sit down, and the Xu family sat down.
Then the salute is sung: "The salute begins, and the one who is invited to go out of the east room." "The courtyard where Ye Chuqing lives is just east of the inner courtyard.
The two praisers, Mother Sun and Fu Nushi, entered the inner courtyard, came out before Ye Chuqing, washed their hands and took their respective positions, and exchanged salutes with Ye Chuqing after Ye Chuqing came out. After Ye Chuqing stood up, he first bowed to Xu's family, and then bowed to the noble lord of Zhengbin Ning, who got up and bowed back and sat down. After that, Ye Chuqing was sitting on the straw mat.
Praise and sing: "Please take the hands of the guests, and ask the praisers to take care of the makeup of the generals." Mother Sun and Lady Fu came forward to comb Ye Chuqing's hair. Ning Guizhu got up, Xu Shi followed him, Ning Guizhu washed his hands, and then wiped dry. Lord Ning and the Xu clan gave way to each other and then returned to their respective seats. Mother Sun and Fu Nushi combed Ye Chuqing's adult woman's hair bun and fixed the decoration with hairpins, and after finishing, Ye Chuqing and the praisers exchanged favorites.
After that, the salute was sung: "Please crown the general." Lord Ning got up and saluted Ye Chuqing. Ye Chuqing was sitting on the mat, and Su Yun stepped forward with a tray in the middle of the plate. Ye Chuqing had also done his homework before, and knew that the people here called this thing Xu. Lord Ning Guizhu took the hairpin, held it in his hand, walked in front of Ye Chuqing with a serious face, and said: "The auspicious moon and the day, the first plus yuan service, abandon Er Youzhi, Shun Er Chengde, Shou Kao Weiqi, and introduce Jingfu." Immediately, Lord Ning inserted a hairpin for Ye Chuqing, Ye Chuqing got up and bowed back, and Lord Ning returned to his position and sat down. Then he sang again: "The one who is in the east room is suitable." Immediately, the two praisers helped Ye Chuqing back to the room and put on a gown. After changing clothes, I returned to the table.
After that, several priests stepped forward with their trays. Mother Sun took the wine glass from the tray in Zhu'er's hand and handed it to Lord Ning. Lord Ning walked to the table with a wine glass and began to pray: "Hold the wine and sacrifice to the relatives, recommend the Lingfang, worship and accept the sacrifice, in order to set the auspiciousness, inherit the rest of the sky, and never forget the longevity test." Then Ye Chuqing took the wine glass from Ning Guizhu's hand, knelt up straight and sprinkled some wine on the ground in front of him, and then held the wine glass symbolically dipping his lips to indicate that he had drunk it, and Zhu'er took the wine glass and took it.
Then Yu'er stepped forward to serve rice on a tray, and a bowl of rice was placed on the plate. Ye Chuqing took the rice bowl and took a symbolic bite, and Yu'er withdrew the bowl. Immediately, Ye Chuqing bowed to Lord Ning.
The salute sang, "Please give me the word." Immediately, Su Yue stepped forward with a tray, and the word giving document was on the plate. Ye Chuqing sat upright, and Ning Gui sang: "The etiquette is prepared, the moon is auspicious, the word Er, the word Kongjia, the lady is appropriate, it is appropriate to be protected, and it is always guaranteed, and it is called Jing Xizi." After singing, Lord Ning handed the word-giving document to Ye Chuqing. Ye Chuqing solemnly took the letter and handed it to Mother Sun on the side. Then Ye Chuqing said: "Although Jingxi is not sensitive, dare not come at night." With that, he stood up.
Praise and sing: "Three prostrations." Those who worship their parents and thank them for their nurturing grace; Those who learn from their teachers, study diligently, and forge ahead; Those who worship their ancestors, inherit their ancestors, and glorify the lintel. ”
After the prayer, chant the prayer: "Ask the mother of the person to give a speech to the person who is on the pipeline." Xu got up, walked in front of Ye Chuqing, and said, "Filial piety, take it." Gentle and upright, frugal and humble. No overflow, no arrogance, no deception. The ancient precept is a formula, and it is observed. Ye Chuqing said: "Although my son is not sensitive, I dare not accept it." ”
Then the salute was sung: "Those who are in charge of the house worship the priest and the guests." Ye Chuqing got up and stood still, saluted in turn, and everyone returned the salute.
Finally, the salute is sung again: "The ceremony is completed, and the parents of the person who are invited to bow to all the spectators." With the support of Mother Sun and Yu'er, Xu saluted everyone to express his gratitude, and then was led by Zanli to leave the venue in turn.
When she returned to her room, Ye Chuqing took off the dress on her body and threw it away, and the whole person fell on the bed, leaving only one sentence for the person behind her: "Mom, toss me to death!" ”