Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 396 Wedding (Part [-])

After taking two bites, it was time for Zhao Xin to leave again.When the ancients got married, they had to pick up the bride in the morning and hold the ceremony at dusk.

Following Wang Zhong's praise, Zhao Xin, who put on the leather flat uniform again, boarded the carriage again.Under the clearing of a group of horse-riding etiquette soldiers, the carriage started slowly and headed to Shen's house to welcome the bride.

Before Zhao Xin's motorcade started, Deng Fei, Wang Yuanfang, and Liu Siting, the first two were the principal and deputy envoys to greet the relatives, and they had already memorized the words by heart.Liu Siting, who was wearing the costume of a female official in the Ming Dynasty, was a compliment, and she was going to enter the back house with the ceremony of issuing books and making up.

Shen Jingdan and his wife made it very clear to Zhao Xin that before Na Cai, Wen Ming, Na Ji, and Na Zheng, we were in a hurry on the one hand, and the other was that we didn't understand royal etiquette, which made you, Zhao Xin, take a big loophole.Now that it's time for the personal reception, the guard of honor can come according to your requirements, but there must be a book-issuing ceremony and a make-up ceremony.

According to the Ming Dynasty, the gifts on the book launch ceremony are not "Chinese cabbage" that can be seen everywhere, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them, so you have to find a professional to order them!Not to mention anything else, just the "nine dragons and four phoenix crowns" and three sets of Zhai clothes, no one in the Qing Dynasty dared to do it.

Fortunately, except for a group of time-travelers, no one else has seen the phoenix crown made in the Ming Dynasty.In the end, relying on Director Liu, I bought a high imitation from a certain treasure.Back in the [-]th century, I went to the Mint to find several former jewelry craftsmen. Compared with the photo of the "Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenix Crowns" unearthed in Dingling, I replaced the fake ones with pearls, gold, silver and precious stones, and then used real ones. Cui Yu replaced the fake Cui Yu, and this was considered a pass.

The so-called Zhai clothing is actually the highest dress for women in ancient China. It is named after the Zhai bird pattern embroidered on it. (Zhai, pronounced the same as Di, long-tailed pheasant.)
Then why are there three sets?According to the "Zhou Rituals", the queen should have six clothes——袆衣, Chudi, Quedi, Juyi, Bareyi, and Kaiyi.Among them, the highest grades of Yiyi, Zhuo Di and Que Di are collectively called "San Zhai".The clothes are all brocade or Luo made of silk, and all of them are lined with plain yarn.

These three inner robes are the most important. They are not only sacrificial clothing, but also court clothing, canonization, and auspicious clothing for weddings.There is a dragon pattern on its side decoration, while the other two kinds of Zhai clothes have phoenix side decorations; in terms of color, they are Yiyi Xuan, Zhuo Diqing, and Que Dichi.Historically, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the princesses of the Joseon Kingdom continued to use Zhai bird pattern dresses until the Japanese invasion in the early [-]th century.

No one had ever seen Zhai Yi in the Qing Dynasty, not even the old eunuch of the Qing Palace.The high-end imitation purchased by Liu Siting from a museum in another time and space was based on the picture data of the portrait of Queen Renzong of Song Dynasty in the "Portrait of Emperors and Empresses of Past Dynasties" formerly collected by Nanxun Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In addition to the above two, there are a lot of miscellaneous things such as the wooden box painted with gold, clouds, phoenix and agarwood, four strings of knots, four pairs of gold and silver fragrant round treasure covers, gold incidents, jade incidents, etc., all of which are listed by Wang Zhong. People went to Jinling, Suzhou and Yangzhou to order.

No way, silver was expensive and valuable in the eighteenth century, but in another time and space, silver became "Chinese cabbage" and its value plummeted.

The in-person greeting is extremely cumbersome, but no matter how troublesome it is, it is not as troublesome as in later generations, where a group of women block the door and refuse to let in without giving enough red envelopes.However, Zhao Xinxin said that there is no need to give red envelopes, and the gifts that can be prepared are better than red envelopes.

After Shen's family knew that Zhao Xin had gone out, a large family came to the gate of the courtyard and stood facing south to wait.When Wang Yuanfang and the others arrived, Shen Jingdan followed the three into the main hall, where the incense table was already set.

After Shen Jingdan, who was the officiant of the wedding, bowed four times in accordance with the etiquette system, Liu Siting went to the back hall with the booklet ceremony and the Yugugui.There is also an incense table in the back hall. After Shen Xuan changed into a full set of robes, she was helped out of the boudoir by two female family members of the Shen family, and knelt down in front of the incense table.Liu Siting awarded Yugu Gui to Shen Xuan according to the rhetoric Wang Zhong taught her.

Afterwards, the incense table was removed, and Shen Xuan sat on a grand teacher's chair covered with yellow satin. The female family members of the Shen family stood up in the yard, and made four obeisances to Shen Xuan amidst the singing of the former eunuch.

So far, the link of "publishing the book" has been completed.

After Zhao Xin's motorcade arrived slowly and slowly, Wang Zhong and Lao You led them directly to Zhongtang.Shen Jingdan and his wife followed behind, and Li Ji followed at the end holding a live goose with its wings and feet bound.

It is said that when receiving a bride in later generations, the groom had to hold a bouquet of flowers; but in ancient times, he had to hold a wild goose.This is called "Zhi Jian Li", and it has become a must-have in ancient wedding ceremonies since the Qin and Han Dynasties.Among the six rituals of marriage in ancient times, except for "Nazheng", the other five rituals must use wild goose as a reward, so it is also called the ceremony of "Dianyan".

In order to prevent freezing, the goose was wrapped in a red satin cover with cotton, and Li Ji didn't dare to hug it too hard for fear of being smothered to death.In order to make up for this gift, several wild geese were caught in August before they moved south, and they were carefully served all the time, just to wait for this day.If you don't prepare in advance, the geese will have to fly to Guangdong and Fujian for the winter after Bailu.

When they arrived at the central hall, Shen Jingdan and his wife stood in the hall, one left and one right, facing east and west, waiting for Shen Xuan to come out and salute.

After about 10 minutes, Zhao Xin finally saw Shen Xuan who had not seen him for more than ten days.Zhao Xin was dumbfounded when the beautiful face that was fully bloomed just for today came out.

"Shuowen" says, "Xuan" is beautiful jade.There is another kind of flower called "Xuanhua", its color is like white jade; the ancients said, "Qiong tree stays in the sky, and Xuanhua enters the poetry."

Even though the two of them had been together before, Shen Xuan finally released all her youth today. The beautiful face with peach cheeks, cherry lips, black eyebrows and green frown is so beautiful that it makes people tremble, and it is uncontrollable. Autumn water, looking forward to brilliance.She was dressed in a gorgeous Zhai dress and a phoenix crown, which was solemn and festive. When her figure turned slightly, the jade ornaments on the ribbon jingled.

When Shen Jingdan and his wife saw Zhao Xin's expression and their daughter's appearance, they both had a satisfied smile on their faces; and Liu Siting, who was walking behind Shen Xuan, also had a look of color on her face, and said in her heart that I have been tossing about your wife today for more than half a year. , Whatever you say, you have to thank me well.

Bonuses are a must!
Chunlai, who was standing behind, waited for Shen Xuan to walk to Mrs. Shen's seat and stand still, then took the marriage letter written in brocade silk from the box and put it on the incense table.Zhao Xin and Shen Xuan performed eight prostrations according to Wang Zhong's instructions.

At this point, the ceremony on the Shen family's side is considered complete.If according to the Ming system, Shen Xuan would have to sit in a sedan chair, and Zhao Xin would have to go outside the door first and wait for the sedan chair curtain to be lifted.

Forget it, enough tossing is enough, the carriage is enough!

After the brigade returned to Zhao Xin's new house with several carts of gifts and settled down, Zhao Xin asked the others to go to the front yard to rest first, only Li Ji and a few guards stayed behind.

Accompanied by Liu Siting, Shen Xuan who was sitting in the room did not dare to move around, for fear of messing up the accessories on Zhai's clothes.According to the etiquette system, one should go to the ancestral hall to pay homage to the ancestors of the Zhao family for a while, and then the ceremony of congregation.

While thinking wildly, the door rang, and Zhao Xin opened the door and walked in.

"Ah Quan, come with me."

After hearing this, Shen Xuan got up slowly, and when she walked to the door with a jingling ring, she found that Liu Siting was sitting still, and only A Miao was following her.She felt surprised, and was about to speak, when Liu Siting smiled at her and said, "Go. I won't get involved in this matter."

Zhao Xin's new house is a large courtyard with three entrances, and its shape is built according to the quadrangle courtyard, but it does not have the carved beams and painted buildings of the quadrangle courtyard.If a courtyard house were built in a place like Beihai Town, people would definitely cry in the winter.

After leaving the house, Shen Xuan saw five guards standing in the yard holding short guns, looking vigilant, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"What happened?" Shen Xuan looked at Zhao Xin, but seeing Zhao Xin's expression was normal, with a smile on his face, she felt a little relieved.But she couldn't understand why the gun was used on the big day.

When the three walked along the corridor under the eaves to the door of the backyard, Shen Xuan saw Liji guarding there with four armed guards, with the same expressions as the five before.Zhao Xin didn't speak when he walked to the door, he looked at Li Ji, saw the other party nodded, and then turned his head to signal Shen Xuan to follow.

Shen Xuan became more and more confused, what is he doing?Could it be that there is some treasure in the backyard?Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the gate, A Miao didn't follow and stopped outside the courtyard gate.Shen Xuan felt that the situation was not right, and was about to call A Miao over, when Li Ji walked to the door and closed the backyard door with her hand.

"Hey?" Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment, no longer caring about her manners, she pulled Zhao Xin's sleeve and asked, "What happened?"

"Come with me." Zhao Xin smiled and shook his head, holding Shen Xuan's hand, walked across the yard to the front door of the main room, before he pushed the door, the door swung open.This shocked Shen Xuan a lot, she had no idea that there were people in the room in the backyard!
"Stinky boy, your dad and I have sore waists from sitting there. You really married a wife and forgot your mother!" The person who spoke was an elderly woman who was almost sixty years old.Shen Xuan saw that this person had black shoulder-length curly hair, fair skin, and was wearing a red satin padded jacket. He looked very kind, and his eyebrows and eyes were eight or nine points similar to Zhao Xin.

The old lady saw Shen Xuan behind Zhao Xin at a glance, she immediately smiled, pushed Zhao Xin away, stepped forward to hold Shen Xuan's little hand, and said in a very gentle tone: "Oh~~ You are Ah Quan? I finally saw the real person! This little figure is much prettier than in the photos. Is it cold in this suit? Are you hungry after a busy morning? Let me tell you."

"Oh, you're the one who talks too much! It's cold and let the two of them come in first." Shen Xuan searched for the voice and looked again, only to see an elderly man of about the same age walking behind the elderly woman.The man was tall, with a square face and strong lines.He was also wearing a red satin padded jacket, and had short hair that was about the same size as Zhao Xin's.

This is the buzzing in Shen Xuan's mind, and her heart is like a deer bumping around, panicking.She seemed to have heard the old woman say "Dad" and "Mother" just now, could it be? !

Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at Zhao Xin in surprise, only to see that the other party was apologetic, and said to herself with some embarrassment: "Ah Quan, meet my parents."

Shen Xuan was stunned immediately, she only felt that her legs were weak, her body was tilted, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
In the front yard, Wang Yuanfang, Lao You, Deng Fei and others who have been busy since the morning are sitting together drinking tea and taking a nap. Because Wang Zhong is too tired from the busy morning, he went to the wing to rest in order to recharge his batteries and reward belly.

A figure flickered at the door, and Liu Siting, who had just changed, walked in, sat down on a chair, and poured a cup of tea by herself.

Deng Fei said: "The two of them went to see each other?"

Liu Siting rolled her almond eyes and said, "Life is a major event, and you can't be careless. If my son dares to hide it from me in the future, he must be strangled to death."

Lao You smiled and said, "Xiao Liu, I can't help my son, I can't control it."

Ding Guofeng said: "Then you said Mr. Zhao will pick up the old man now, can he go?"

Deng Fei lifted a sigh and said: "I see Xuan. Now our plates are getting bigger and bigger, and he buys too many things, it's hard not to be noticed." After that, he got up and walked to the window to look After a while outside the house, he turned his head and said in a deep voice to everyone: "He dare not bring back those two warships until now, because he is afraid of being targeted."

Old You said: "What do you all think? What are your plans for the future?"

Ding Guofeng said: "I don't care. I will learn from Mr. Zhao in the future, take my parents over and cover them with a big house. The air is fresh and environmentally friendly."

Deng Fei said: "If we are really being targeted, none of us will be able to escape! We have to make plans early. Liu Siting, what do you think? Have you discussed it with your Xiaohong?"

Liu Siting hesitated and said, "We have discussed it. We plan to wait until the baby is born and get all the vaccines that should be vaccinated."

At this time, everyone turned their attention to Lao You, who waved his hands and smiled, "I'm old, I can't compare with you. Just work for a few years to earn some milk powder for my grandson."

Ding Guofeng said with a smile: "Mr. You, you are not earning money for milk powder. Drinking bird's nest every day is enough. Hahaha~"

"Brat!" Old You also laughed.After a while, he suddenly asked Wang Yuanfang who had been silent all this time: "Xiao Wang, I heard that Cao Peng also joined the army?"

Wang Yuanfang nodded and said, "Yes. I just joined the training team for two weeks, and I'm training with other rotation officers."

"How about it?"

Wang Yuanfang shook his head and said, "It's a big move, take your time. Yesterday Wu Ping'an told me that there are still a few people from the power plant who want to join the army."

"Cut~~" Ding Guofeng said: "It's just a person who thinks that he can be a general. How can it be so easy! It's been five years, and sometimes I can't sleep. Looking back on this journey, it's really amazing. Whenever I go wrong At one point, we all have to start all over again with our tails between our legs.”

Liu Siting said: "I heard Hong Tao say that Zhao Xin often reads books until midnight these years, and he is really capable of tossing around. I heard that he dared to fight 600 Tsarists with [-] people. I was shocked. He Your guts are really fat!"

Deng Fei said: "He was also forced. When the matter got to that point, he had to fight. There are so many people in Beihai Town now, if they make a wrong move, they might die. If you want me to say, Zhao Xin is quite talented. , but you look at the books and maps piled up in his office, and he just sits there thinking about it. People who are just 30 years old have gray hair already emerging."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and as the saying goes, "If you want to be famous in front of others, you must suffer behind you." Zhao Xin's efforts were seen by everyone.Tens of 10 people are pointing at him. Without this hard work, Beihai Town would have been disbanded long ago.

Afterwards, everyone casually talked about the situation of Manchu Qing and Tsarist Russia. Deng Fei, who had the calmest personality, judged that both sides would not give up, and there might be trouble next year.

Ding Guofeng said: "If you want me to say, expand the size of the marine corps, give Qianlong a center to bloom in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, and let them focus on one thing and lose another."

Deng Fei said: "I don't need to say this anymore. I experienced the most when I went to Shandong. If you don't cooperate with the landlord class, you won't be able to take root. Why don't we build land in Shandong? Is it because we are afraid of getting entangled with the landlords and gentry?" Well. But if we really get together with those people, will the slavery system be abolished? Will the land be divided? Will those scholars who have studied the Four Books and Five Classics be employed?"

Liu Siting interrupted dissatisfied: "Stop, stop! What are you talking about on the big day? We'll talk about it after you get together for a meeting."

After that, she turned her head to look at the furnishings in the house, and saw a box that looked like a scroll on the table beside her, tied with a red ribbon on the outside, she walked over and untied the ribbon and asked: "What is this?" Who sent it?"

Old You said: "Oh, Mr. Wang brought this over early in the morning. It's from the Deputy Zhongtang, who said it was a congratulatory gift for Zhao Xin. Maybe he was busy and forgot it."

Deng Fei also came over, took out a scroll and opened it to watch.As soon as he opened it halfway, Deng Fei praised: "Good words!"

After hearing this, Lao You and Ding Guofeng gathered around and got another pair to watch.Especially Lao You, when he saw Wang Zhong's calligraphy with silver hook and iron painting, he was full of admiration.

The whole middle hall is put together: "Cut the ice sea and waves, open up good fields for thousands of miles to save the people from fire and water; restore the homeland of thousands of miles, and build thousands of mansions, only the king can do it!"

　The wedding part is over.In the Ming and Qing time travel novels I read before, I wrote about this part in a few strokes.Speaking of culture, from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Chinese culture is embodied in these etiquettes and customs. Many etiquettes and customs in the Song and Ming Dynasties can only be found from the pile of old papers.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)