Chapter 337: The Grand Ceremony
Xiao was taken aback and stood up; "Sent by His Majesty?"
"Yes, the person who came is Mama Ji, and she also brought an ivory comb given by His Majesty, a complete set of coral headdresses, a complete set of jade headdresses and a set of gold bead headdresses." Yuxi replied smartly: "Mama Ji has arrived at the main gate, the master has gone to greet her first, and Mrs. should go quickly." ”
Xiao's expression was a little stunned, and he turned his head to look at Mu Yunge, Mu Yunge tapped her head, she sighed, and then left quickly.
"Mama Ji is an old man who has served by Your Majesty's side for many years, and her status is noble, I didn't expect Your Majesty to assign her to comb Yun Ge's hair, it seems that in Your Majesty's heart, you still value you, the future daughter-in-law." Chen Shuhan didn't know why, and joked beside her with a smile.
Mu Yunge smiled faintly: "But in this way, the guests originally invited by the Mu family can't come in handy." The eldest princess is afraid that she will be unhappy. ”
"Your courtesy, the guest is the eldest princess?" Chen Shuhan's eyes widened in surprise.
According to the customs and etiquette of the Great Wei, Emperor Wu's sisters are called the eldest princess, Emperor Wu's aunt becomes the eldest princess, and Emperor Wu's daughter is called the princess. This eldest princess is the aunt of Emperor Wu, and since she returned to Ning, she has rarely stepped out of the Horse Mansion, and she is an extremely difficult person to get close to in the royal family. Mu Yunge has such a big face, he can actually work for the eldest princess to go out and personally preside over her ceremony! I'm afraid that I want to envy the boudoir woman in Beijing!
However, since Zhengbin is the eldest princess, the Mu family is afraid that they will also be embarrassed!
After inviting the eldest princess, if it is idle and abandoned because of a maid in the palace, the eldest princess is afraid that she will be dissatisfied. But if you let the eldest princess comb her hair and let Mama Ji be idle, it will be difficult for Emperor Wu to explain......
Of course, this question is not only thought of by Mu Yunge and Xiao Shi, but also by everyone.
Fortunately, how to say it today is also a happy event, Mama Ji has been in the palace for so many years, she has long seen through the contradictions in people's hearts, and is well versed in etiquette.
Xiao was worried, so he said 1510.
Mama Ji said: "Since Zhengbin invited the eldest princess, although the eldest princess is not in the court, her status is much more valuable than that of a slave, so she still asks the eldest princess to preside, right?" The slave maid is the palace maid beside His Majesty, and doing this job will neither disrupt the arrangements of the Hou Mansion nor make His Majesty unhappy, Madame thinks it is so good? ”
"Thank you, Mama Ji!" Xiao Shi solved the crisis, how could he not obey, busy with the blessing of the body, and asked the girl to send a rich red envelope thank you.
Mama Ji also accepted it unceremoniously, and said some auspicious words to suit the occasion.
Xiao led her to the main hall, which was already full of high-ranking friends and was very lively. As soon as Mama Ji came, many people rushed to give up their seats, Mama Ji was humble and respectful to the eldest princess, so the two of them talked about the old days next to each other.
Soon, the auspicious time has arrived!
Originally, according to the etiquette regulations, Mu Yunge's ceremony should have been held in the temple, but there were too many guests today, and the temple of the Mu family could not accommodate so many people, so Mu Zhizhao could only bathe and fast in advance, and temporarily took several important ancestors of the Mu family out of the temple and placed them in the main hall. As soon as the time came, Mu Yunge did not go to the temple, but was led by the girl and came to the main hall to receive the ceremony.
Next to the main hall is a path leading to the garden, and there is a side room on the side of the path, which is counted as the east room of today's and the ceremony. Mu Yunge came out of Ning Bi Pavilion, Pei Ying led her to the east room, changed the clothes that should be worn before the etiquette began, and sat in the east room and waited.
When the auspicious bell rang, everyone stood up and exited the main hall, retreating into the path and garden next to the main hall.
Mama Ji washed her hands, lifted the tray, and stood on the steps on the west side of the main hall; Mu Zhizhao and Yun Rao tidied up their clothes and stood on the steps on the east side of the main hall, and after getting ready, Xiao gave Yu Shan a look, Yu Shan raised her hand, and the prostitutes separated by the screen behind them began to perform.
The music was full of excitement, and the guests stretched their necks, waiting expectantly for the ceremony to begin.
The eldest princess was the first to come out, as a guest, her status was noble and extraordinary, she was the hairdresser of Mu Yunge and Lu Li, Mu Zhizhao and his wife, Yun Rao and the three of them stepped forward to greet each other, and after greeting each other, the two women personally helped her to take a seat.
After the eldest princess sat down, it was Mrs. Guangping Hou, who had originally ordered to be a tray Yousi, and she sat under the main guest. After the two of them were seated, the guests were seated in an orderly manner according to the originally arranged seats. The audience was silent, and nearly a thousand people had been seated in the main hall of the Mu family, extending from the house to the outside of the house, and the outside of the house could not be accommodated.
After the guests sat down, Mu Zhizhao and his wife, Yun Rao, who were the hosts, sat down.
Mu Zhizhao made a short speech, thanking everyone for coming to watch the ceremony in their busy schedules, and in the burst of applause, he happily ordered the ceremony to begin.
As Mu Yunge's best friend, Chen Shuhan naturally became a praiser at the ceremony. She came out first, washed her hands, and then stood on the west steps and waited. Immediately, Mama Si Ji also stood beside Chen Shuhan with the things she wanted to use for the ceremony.
Mu Yunge was supported by the girl and walked out of the east room slowly. Peiying let go of her before going down the steps, she walked to the front of the hall dignified and natural, and after saluting all the guests, she turned to the main hall and saluted her parents, the guests, and the secretary.
Xiao Shi and Yun Rao had tears in their eyes, looking at their beautiful daughter, they were extremely moved.
Xiao raised his hand, turned slightly sideways to wipe away tears, and Yun Rao sat beside her, holding her tightly with one hand.
After Mu Yunge saluted, he knelt on the small mat in front of the hall. Chen Shuhan took the ivory comb from the tray, walked to Mu Yunge's side, and gently combed her hair, then quietly pinched Mu Yunge's hand, put the comb down, smiled brightly at Mu Yunge, and retreated to his place.
The eldest princess got up to wash her hands, Mama Ji brought Luo Pa and a hair flute and a glass of sake, the eldest princess dipped her hand in sake, tapped Mu Yunge's forehead, and chanted loudly: "On the auspicious day of the moon, the first plus yuan is served." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. After reading it, he walked behind Mu Yunge, picked up a comb, and added a haircut to Mu Yunge.
After finishing, the eldest princess returned to her place, Chen Shuhan stepped forward again, symbolically tidied Mu Yunge's hair, and Mu Yunge got up and returned to the east wing.
Mama Ji's tray has been changed, and it is a set of plain skirts. Chen Shuhan took the tray and accompanied Mu Yunge back to the east room to help her change into this body.
While Mu Yunge was changing his clothes, Chen Shuhan asked strangely: "Why hasn't His Royal Highness King Yu come yet, how can he miss it when you are in time for the ceremony?" ”
"Someone is coming." Mu Yunge pursed his lips and smiled, "You probably didn't see him, he was sitting on the big locust tree outside the main hall!" ”
It's just that people are here, why don't they come to the main hall? Mu Yunge shook her head with a smile, she was also puzzled.
Time was pressing, and after changing his clothes, Mu Yunge came out accompanied by Chen Shuhan, returned to the soft seat just now, and bowed to his parents in a dignified manner. It is not the blessing ceremony just now, but the regular three bows and nine bows.
This worship, thank you for the nurturing grace of your parents, Mu Yunge is grateful, and naturally she is meticulous, so that people can't find the slightest mistake.
The guests nodded secretly, apparently satisfied with her courtesy.
After Mu Yunge finished bowing, he got up, and then added and retired. After the eldest princess cleaned her hands, she removed her hair flute and chanted: "Jiyue Lingchen, Nashen Erfu." Respect for the majesty, the grace of the soot. Eyebrows live for 10,000 years, and will always be blessed by Hu. Afterwards, she picked a coral hairpin from Mama Ji's tray and gave it to Mu Yunge. Chen Shuhan symbolically tidied up, took the second set of clothes from Mama Ji's hand, and accompanied Mu Yunge into the east room to change again.
This time, he wore a deep coat in a curved coat, and he also bowed three times and nine times in front of the main hall to thank his parents, teachers, and elders in the family.
After she finished bowing, the eldest princess washed her hands again, removed the hairpin on her head, and chanted with a smile while serving: "With the right of the year, with the order of the moon, the salty gar is served." Brothers are there, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus is boundless, and it is celebrated by the sky. Immediately afterwards, she picked out the whole set of coral's hair crown from Mama Ji's tray, helped Mu Yunge put it on, and returned to her position with a smile, Chen Shuhan stroked the hair crown, took the third set of clothes from Mama Ji's hand, and accompanied Mu Yunge back to the east room to change the last outfit.
After changing this body, from now on, Mu Yunge will be regarded as an adult woman.
This last set of clothes was a long-sleeved dress, which was not used by the Mu family, and this one was also given by Emperor Wu. The lotus-colored long-sleeved skirt is very flattering to Mu Yunge's complexion, and with the beautiful coral hair crown, it shows a fresh and refined temperament. After she finished changing her clothes, Chen Shuhan helped her hair crown up, reinserted the hairpin that had just been removed, and after tidying up her clothes, he accompanied her out of the east room.
Mu Yunge bowed three times and knocked nine times again, and after bowing, she got up, and the girl immediately removed the soft mat with her hands and feet, and set up a banquet next to the steps on the west side.
Chen Shuhan led Mu Yunge to the side of the small banquet, and the eldest princess stepped forward, picked up the wine glass, and read: "Gan Li is only kind, and I recommend Ling Fang." Worship and accept sacrifices, in order to determine the auspiciousness. The rest of the heavens, the longevity test will not be forgotten. ”
Mu Yunge took the wine, knelt and sprinkled a part of it to pay tribute to the ancestors, and took a small sip of the second cup. Mama Ji served the rice, and she also took a symbolic bite.
At this time, Mu Zhizhao and Yun Rao had already stepped forward, waiting for the extremely important moment in Mu Yunge's life.
The eldest princess waited for Mu Yunge to swallow the rice, and then chanted again: "The etiquette is ready, the moon is auspicious, and the word is announced." The word Kong Jia, the fashionable person is suitable. It is advisable to be fake, and it will always be protected, and it is said that Zijingfu. ”
Mu Yunge knelt on the ground and took a small step forward, took the booklet in the eldest princess's hand with both hands, and replied respectfully: "Although Zijing is not sensitive, dare not come all night!" ”
She took the booklet with trembling hands, and from now on, she was officially named and got another name given by the eldest princess: Zijing!
From this moment on, she will be a real adult! In addition to being married, you can also step into officialdom and hold power!