Chapter 42: The Great Wedding (1)
Autumn in Kyoto is unlike any other, and the autumn leaves of Nishiyama are sold like flowers by young girls at the market. The white weeds of the Great Lake in the south were also tied into bundles and sent to the homes of various wealthy people to ward off evil spirits. The cool autumn breeze wafts through the streets and alleys of Kyoto, wafts through the treetops, brushes the smooth cheeks of the ladies on the street, and blows away the steaming heat in the restaurants, as if to blow away the dryness and gloom of the whole year.
Tianhe Avenue is the quietest, neat and most beautiful street in Kyoto, on both sides are the yamen of various ministries, today is the first day of the new year, it happens to be the first day of the ten-day rotation, officials rarely have a day to relax, but they can't be completely private, because today is the day of the wedding of Fan Xian, the eldest son of Fanfu, whether it is an official of the household department or not, always have to go.
This big wedding was a sensation in Beijing. The Fan family of the husband family is a big family in Beijing, and because of the relationship between Sinan Bo Fan Jian and the royal family, in recent years, the holy family has been quite long, and the household department Shangshu has long been sick and at home, and in about a year or two, Lord Fan will take that position.
The bridegroom, Fan Xian, is a figure who has recently become popular in Beijing, not to mention the heroic act of Niu blocking the street half a year ago, just saying that he was crazy after sprinkling poetry in the palace last month, which has pushed him to the peak of human speech. And Fan Xian has been hiding at home since then, so everyone can't help but be a little curious, what does this new Wupin Taixue Fengzheng look like.
Of course, the woman is also very remarkable, although the bride only returned to the Zonglin clan at the beginning of the year, but after all, she is the daughter of the prime minister, the prime minister of the world and the prime minister, the prime minister, the head of the Chinese officials, the daughter married, what a big deal, although recently the dynasty and the middle of the dynasty for some reasons. The prime minister's position is clearly not as secure as it once was. But this kind of marriage, which does not have any political danger, the officials are still very willing to participate.
The bride and groom are both illegitimate children, and this matter seems to have been forgotten by the people of Kyoto.
As for those high-ranking officials who know the true identity of the bride. It was a long time ago that he had secretly raised the specifications of the gift by a few grades, and he had already been sitting in the Fan Mansion for a long time, but he was curious. What kind of gesture will the palace show today?
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Fan Xian was dressed up like a puppet by five mothers-in-law, and he secretly swore in his heart that if he had to accept this kind of torture in the future, he would definitely run away from marriage, or be a brave unmarried, and would rather take the ease of cheating than accept the cumbersomeness of a big wedding.
Qingguo's wedding ceremony is usually carried out in the evening, but Fan Xian was dragged out of bed before dawn today, taking a bath, brushing his teeth, and it was okay to say. Anyway, there are convenient things that he does in Shanzhou, but then, there is actually a mother-in-law who began to use warm water to dissolve rouge, which frightened Fan Xian, and quickly asked her what she was going to do, until this time, he didn't know that he had to put on makeup when he was in the groom's hall!
Obviously, this matter has exceeded Fan Xian's tolerance limit. So he shook his head and didn't allow it. Even if Fan Jian personally came over to persuade and educate, he did not convince him. The two sides were deadlocked for more than half an hour before Fan Xian won the victory, but in this way, the time seemed to be much tighter, so five mothers-in-law poured in to help him get dressed.
Originally, Fan Xian had long been accustomed to the clothes of this world, but today he still couldn't stand it, inside the red dress with a straight skirt, there were three layers of different names inside, and the dress was full of jade pendants, colorful silk, and flower spikes, and the colors were so bright that they hit the eyes.
It took a lot of time just to put on this dress, and Fan Xian was already so stiff that he couldn't move, and the only brain that could move missed the miserable childhood time when he fought with Uncle Wuzhu with a wooden stick. Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Liu, who was busy in the room, sweating slightly, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and wonder, is she really busy, or is she taking the opportunity to take revenge on herself?
Wearing a crown on his head, tying a jade card, silver shoes and feet, and wearing a wrong gold collar and neck, Fan Xian was pushed to the front hall by his mother-in-law like a fool.
Fan Ruoruo and Fan Sizhen are also dressed up very happily today, especially Ruoruo, whose faces were slightly cold in the past are lined with pink clothes, which looks particularly energetic. The two sisters and brothers looked at their brother's pitiful appearance, covered their lips and smiled. Fan Sizhen teased and said, "Where did this flower zongzi come from?"
Fan Xian was angry, took two steps forward, didn't want to wear too many ornaments on his body, but the bell kept ringing, he laughed at himself: "Where is the flower zongzi, it is obviously a moving colorful wind chime." ”
The most painful thing in this world is that the big wind chimes have to go to the streets, fortunately, they don't have to ride a horse, but sit in a sedan chair, otherwise Fan Xian will definitely hide his face in shame and run back to Shanzhou. Finally, the team to welcome the relatives arrived at the Lin Mansion. Lin Wan'er had already moved back to the Lin family ten days in advance, and she couldn't go to the royal palace to greet her relatives in front of the entire Kyoto.
A burst of firecrackers rang out, and Fan Xian sat in the sedan chair with a slight look, smelling the faint smell of paste, and somehow, remembering something from a long time ago. He shook his head, pulled his thoughts back, forced a smile on his already stiff face, and stood out of the sedan chair.
According to the regulations, Fan Xian can't enter the house, and the prime minister can't go to Fan's Mansion today, in the sound of firecrackers, the sound of sheng and flutes, the door of the Lin Mansion gradually opened, and what came out was Yuan Hongdao, the head of the Lin Mansion.
"Fan Gongzi. Yuan Hongdao greeted him with a smile on his face.
Fan Xian smiled bitterly in his heart, slandering the other party for having the style of Yang Er, but his face forced him to say, "Mr. Yuan." The two have met a few times in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past, and they are not strangers to each other's identities.
Today, half of the veterans in Kyoto who specialize in kissing relatives were snatched by the Fan Mansion, so as soon as the Lin Mansion opened, those mothers-in-law opened their mouths and said auspicious words there, which made Yuan Hongdao stunned, and after a while, everyone rushed to the door.
And then there was really strong resistance.
As mentioned earlier, half of the wedding masters in Kyoto today were robbed by the Fan Mansion, and the other half was robbed by the Lin Mansion, so I saw the two parties spitting and festing on the surface, but secretly they were swords and eyesless, boasting about themselves and secretly belittling each other, which sounded more like the marriage of two rich people in the township, rather than the daughter of the prime minister marrying the son of Sinanbo.
Fan Xian smiled bitterly, he understood that this was just a Qingguo custom, but before the kiss, the woman's house must have a quarrel, saying that after this ceremony, the newlyweds can quarrel all the fights in the future.
Because it is a custom, there are very few people who are angry because of this, but which side wins the quarrel is the main event. After all, although the woman is married to her husband after marriage, the mother's family must also show their strength in advance, so as to ensure that the woman will be in the complicated backyard life in the future.
Fan Xian stood dizzily, and he didn't know how long he had been arguing, but finally found that the noise in his ears had become smaller, and he was overjoyed, opened his eyes, and shouted, "It's done, right?"
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After an awkward silence, someone whispered, "Master Fan, it's still early." ”
The clerk of the Lin Mansion found the conversation, and said with a smile: "It seems that my uncle is in a hurry, but that's right, this young lady of our family ......" is another good blow to the girl of his family.
I don't know how long it took, Yuan Hongdao found that Fan Xian's face was a little pale, squeezed over and asked in a low voice: "Fan Gongzi and forbearance, Kyoto is not as good as Shanzhou, and there are indeed more rules." ”
Fan Xian forced a smile and said, "I'm not in a hurry. He said to himself in his heart, Lao Tzu has endured it for more than 30 years, of course he is not in a hurry. After a while, this very vulgar ceremony finally ended, and after a period of ceremonial music, the gate of the Lin Mansion was opened for the second time, and under the greeting of the two Xi Po, the bride Miss Lin finally came out.
Fan Xian's eyes lit up, today Wan'er was dressed in red, with wide sleeves and plackets, with infinite joy in her beauty, but the red on her head covered the beaded crown on her head and the face that she never forgot.
The people of Kyoto, who were isolated from the periphery to watch the excitement, snatched Fan Xian's eyes, their eyes lit up, and they screamed, and some young people even shouted for the bride to lift the red cloth on her head, so that the big guys could see if the bride was beautiful or not.
If these young people talk like this in normal times, not to mention that the family members of the Lin Mansion will beat them to cripples, let's just say that the members of the Qi Nian group who have been scattered in the crowd today, secretly watching everything, will definitely lock up these little bastards who humiliate the future housemother to the supervision institute and lock them up until they die of old age.
But today is a day of great joy, the emperor marries his daughter-in-law and children to have fun with the world, and the second prince Lin Fan is not exempt from vulgarity, so it is not good to destroy this atmosphere. It's just that Fan Xian was a little unhappy, and glanced at those people lightly, and those people under him understood, and suddenly there were a few inaudible ouches in the crowd, and it was estimated that the young people with the highest interest had black feet.
After another set of routine procedures was over, Lin Wan'er, who was red all over, moved her steps lightly and got into the wedding sedan chair in front of her head.
During the whole process, Fan Xian couldn't say a word to her, and he glanced at her and slid a fingertip.
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The guests who returned to Fanfu had arrived, and the ceremonies and music were singing in unison, so lively.
The bride was first welcomed to the inner room to sit temporarily, the groom stood in front of the main hall to greet the guests, Fan Xian smiled and talked to the people who came to know and didn't know, while whispering to the people around him, "When will you worship heaven and earth?"
"It's still early, young master, after the same prison, the same table, the same instrument, and the same ......"
Fan Xian didn't listen to the next words, but just suppressed the conflict of swearing and told himself not to worry. I said before, I've been waiting for more than 30 years, what are you in a hurry?