Chapter Ninety-Four: Three Books and Six Rituals
Li Shimin and Guanyin stood up from the stools in the flower pavilion and prepared to return to the inner courtyard.
As soon as she walked to the gate of the garden, Guanyin suddenly giggled.
Li Shimin was a little confused, so he asked Guanyin suspiciously,
"Why are you laughing for no reason?"
Guanyin looked at Li Shimin with a smile, "I almost forgot about the big thing."
Li Shimin said, "What's the big deal?"
Guanyin Wanwan smiled:
"We went back on our own, and we almost forgot the letter that stood guard for us. Maybe she's shivering at the west gate of the garden."
"If we go back and don't call her, she will surely say that we are ungrateful."
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Li Shimin also felt that it was indeed inappropriate to leave without shouting the book, and he said to Guanyin,
"You wait here, I'll call her."
Guanyin refused, ridiculing Li Shimin,
"I'd better shout, it's really indecent for you to shout at a woman's throat."
Li Shimin had to rely on her.
Guanyin walked one or twenty steps west from the garden gate, and saw the figure of Fengshu.
She shouted crisply in the direction where Fengshu was standing, "Fengshu."
Fengshu turned around and saw Guanyin waving to her, so she hurriedly ran over.
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Fengshu saw Guanyin and asked with concern,
"It's cold. Sanniang, are you sitting there cold?"
When Guanyin heard this, she became angry and said angrily:
"Well, damn Bongshu, he peeked at us."
Saying that, if you catch up, you will hit the book.
Feng Shu ran to the garden gate with a smile, and when he saw Li Shimin, he hurriedly hid behind him for help.
"Erlangjun help, Sanniang wants to beat me."
Immediately after, Guanyin chased after her.
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Li Shimin stopped Guanyin and asked with a smile,
"Just now, I said that Fengshu was a benefactor, why did you beat her in the blink of an eye?"
Guanyin looked unforgiving, pointing to Fengshu and scolding,
"This damn girl, let her look at the garden gate and not let others in."
"But she's fine, she's peeking at us."
Li Shimin heard that the two were chasing and fighting because of this, and laughed and shouted for Fengshu.
"A-maid, you've wronged the book."
"I listened to the arrangement of the fourth brother, but I just asked her to guard the west gate of the garden, but I didn't say that I wouldn't let us look at us."
Guanyin glanced at Li Shimin, pretending to be angry,
"This time Erlang-kun pleaded, and I won't be able to bypass you next time."
Fengshu knew that Guanyin was not really angry, so he grimaced at her, curtsied and said,
"Xie Sanniang forgive the slave."
Guanyin glanced at her and didn't speak again.
After a period of frolic, the three of them returned to the inner courtyard as if nothing had happened just now.
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In the evening, the eldest grandson Wuji asked Li Shimin how to arrange the next few days.
Li Shimin thought about it and told the eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin,
"I came to Xinfeng this time, first, to bring good news, and second, to meet Guanyin."
"Both things are done, it's better to go back right away."
"Maybe in a few days, the person sent by the eldest brother to formally discuss the marriage will come."
"You also have to go back to the city early and tell your aunt the news in advance, so that she can be prepared."
The eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin felt that he was reasonable, so they didn't keep Li Shimin anymore.
On the second day, Li Shimin set off early to return to Hedong.
The eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin sent Li Shimin away and returned to Chongren, Chang'an.
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The eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin returned to Gaofu and went to greet their grandmother first.
It just so happened that Gao Qiuniang and Xianyu Niangzi were also there.
Due to some things, it was inconvenient to talk about it in front of Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Xianyu, so a few people talked about it for a while and talked about some things in the village.
After staying in Mrs. Gao's room for a while, the eldest grandson Wuji excused himself to let his grandfather rest and bid farewell to Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Xianyu.
Then, he returned to the courtyard where he lived with Gao Qiuniang and Guanyin.
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On the way back, Gao Qiuniang saw that Guanyin's eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and she walked much brisker than before.
She was also very happy in her heart, so she asked Guanyin,
"Isn't it better to go out for a walk than to stay at home?"
Guanyin didn't say anything, pretending to be nothing, perfunctory mother,
"If you can go out, who wants to stay at home?"
Back in his own courtyard, the eldest grandson Wuji told Gao Qiuniang that Li Shimin had gone to Xinfeng Laozhuang and that the Tang Guogong Mansion was going to set Guanyin's wedding date for February next year.
Gao Qiuniang's heart that she had been carrying was finally relaxed, she looked very calm, but her heart was excited.
As for the eldest grandson Wuji's arrangement for Guanyin's private meeting with Li Shimin, where will she pursue it again?
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Next, both sides will be busy preparing for the marriage of Li Shimin and Guanyin.
According to the wedding customs, the three books and six ceremonies are indispensable, and they need to be carried out in turn.
Li Yuan and Mrs. Dou agreed that after the New Year's Day, they would marry their two sons.
However, Hedong is too far away from Chang'an, and there are many inconveniences in doing things.
In order to facilitate the marriage of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin,
Mrs. Dou discussed with her eldest son Li Jiancheng and decided to move back to Chang'an for the time being.
After the marriage of the two, the family returned to Hedong.
Why does Li Yuan's family have to live in Hedong if they don't live in Chang'an City?
The reason for this is more intriguing.
Because Li Jiancheng wants to prepare for future moves.
Chang'an City is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and it is difficult to keep a secret if there is not much to do.
In Hedong, the emperor is far away, and it is much more convenient to accept heroes and expand their own strength.
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According to customs, it is impossible for Guanyin to marry from her uncle's house.
Because marrying a daughter from an uncle's family is indeed inconsistent.
According to the rules, Guanyin and maids have to go out from the mansion of the eldest grandson.
Therefore, before getting married, Gao Qiuniang wanted to move back to the Changsun General's Mansion with Guanyin.
When the family was separated, Gao Qiuniang said to the eldest grandson Wuxian that when Guanyin got married, she would have to handle the marriage in the eldest grandson's general's mansion.
The eldest grandson Wuxian also kept this matter in his heart.
After Gao Qiuniang moved out of the house, the couple did not occupy the upper house, and all kinds of furniture and everything were kept intact.
Gao Qiuniang and Guanyin can move back to live at any time.
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Mrs. Dou took the family and returned to the Tang Guogong Mansion in Tongyili, Chang'an, and began to handle the marriage of her two sons.
First of all, Nacai conveyed his intention to marry to the Changsun General's Mansion, and preliminarily discussed setting the marriage date at the beginning of spring next year.
The eldest grandson's general's mansion accepted the bride price of the Tang State Mansion, which was equivalent to agreeing to the man's request.
After the wedding date was preliminarily set, Gao Qiuniang began to arrange for the eldest grandson Wuxian and the eldest grandson Wuji to purchase a dowry for Guanyin.
The dowry of this Guanyin maid is not a small amount.
In addition to the grange, all kinds of things in life must be prepared.
Therefore, the purchase of a dowry is a cumbersome and complicated matter.
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Because the man's family is the Tang Guogong Mansion, according to the Sui Dynasty etiquette system, the Guogong Mansion marries, in addition to two wedding cars to receive relatives, you can also send fifty slave cars to pull the dowry.
Since the imperial court etiquette system allows, who doesn't want to show pomp and grandeur and do their children's marriages in a beautiful way?
Therefore, there will be no shortage of cars from the Tang State Mansion, and there will be a full number of fifty cars.
How could the eldest grandson's general's mansion allow the chariot to return empty, and the dowry prepared would also fill fifty carts.
Therefore, the purchase of a dowry for Guanyin is the highlight of the woman's marriage, and it is necessary to show the generosity of the woman's family and withstand the criticism of the neighbors.
We must not lose the face of the Eldest Sun General's Mansion.
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While the Changsun General's Mansion was preparing the dowry, the Tang State Mansion was following the procedures in accordance with the requirements of the "Three Books and Six Rites".
A few years ago, he completed "Asking for Names" and "Najib".
After the New Year's Day, in the first month, the ceremony of "Nazheng" is held.
The Tang State Mansion sent a dowry gift in accordance with the rules of a first-class official.
One lamb, two sheep, two calves, and a pair of geese.
Wine, millet, millet, rice, rice, and flour are six each.
A pair of jade, two leopard skins, forty brocade horses, and one hundred and forty silk horses.
Out of the first month, the Tang State Mansion came to ask for an appointment.
The auspicious day is scheduled for February 20.
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On the auspicious day, the mansion of the eldest grandson general was lit up.
The mansion is festive, waiting for the Tang State Mansion to marry Guanyin.
Just after noon, Guanyin had finished dressing up.
At this time, Guanyin was already a newcomer.
The hair is combed in a bun, the hairpin golden phoenix spreads its wings and shakes, the whole body is dressed in black brocade silk, inlaid with crimson embroidered edges, looking forward to brilliance, graceful and luxurious.
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Ding Niangzi, as a female teacher, has a golden hairpin on her head, a headscarf to tie her hair, and is wearing a black brocade dress.
The four maidservants of Fengshu, playing chess, serving the piano and painting are married, all wearing black dresses, silver hairpins on their heads, hair tied with turbans, and embroidered shawls on their shoulders.
Zhen's, Ku's, Helan's, eldest mother, Erniang, and all the nieces who got married, all came to give the marriage.
Xin'er and Yuan's family, as nieces, also came to say goodbye.
The ladies gathered together to laugh and shout, and all kinds of topics were discussed.
The children were also noisy and came to please.
If you should confess, Gao Qiuniang has already explained.
In this festive and joyful atmosphere, where is the mother and son still allowed to talk in a low voice?
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Just after the hour, the women's interest suddenly increased.
Laughing and looking for a broom and a wooden stick.
Guanyin asked Ding Niangzi, why is this?
Ding Niangzi smiled from ear to ear and told her, "They are going to beat Langzi."
Guanyin looked at Ding Niangzi and asked with doubts, "Is it to beat Brother Shimin?"
Ding Niangzi smiled: "It is said that it is to beat Langzi, who will you beat if you don't beat him?"
Guanyin didn't understand the reason, and asked Ding Niangzi, "Why do you want to beat Langzi?"
Ding Niangzi patiently explained, "This is called 'Tan Lang', he came to rob his relatives, and he wanted to snatch our Sanniang away, of course he wanted to beat him."
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Guanyin suddenly became worried, "If Brother Shimin is beaten away, how can we get married?"
Ding Niangzi smiled and said with a straight face,
"If a few sticks can beat him away, why are you going to marry her?"
Hearing Ding Niangzi say this, Guanyin pursed her lips and laughed,
"That's right, if he really wants to marry me, go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, he will also come, and he will never beat him away with a few sticks."
Then, I was a little worried about Li Shimin,
"You shouldn't have injured Brother Shimin, right?"
Ding Niangzi soothed softly, "How can you really fight? It's just for show."
"If you really fight, your brother Shimin is strong in martial arts, and the ladies of the whole mansion are not his opponents."
Guanyin was relieved at this time, and she couldn't help but smile and nod.
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