Shu Chen

Chapter 160
"When a woman comes, the son-in-law bows to the woman to enter, eats together in the prison, and eats together when he is married, so they fit together, have the same dignity, and are intimate."

- "Book of Rites faint justice."

In front of the Zheng family's small house in the west of the city, there was an inexplicable hustle and bustle.

Many impatient guests, after hearing that Zheng Pu welcomed his wife back, they all turned around and stopped outside the gate of the house, wanting to be the first to see the bride's face.When Zheng Pu jumped off his war horse, walked over to the chariot and bowed in front of him, and asked Zhang Yan, who was tall and tall with a cloud bun and bright eyebrows, to get off the chariot, the uproar stopped abruptly.

All the people who watched the excitement were all staring blankly and tongue-tied.

"Hey, beautiful!"

I don't know who was the first to let out a sigh of admiration, which woke up the crowd and made the noise roar again.

"Beautiful!"

"A beauty too!"

"Pian is like a shock, and graceful is like a dragon."

Such compliments made Zheng Pu smile, and thanked everyone again and again.

When he glanced at the person beside him, he found that his face was calm, neither shy nor happy.

Perhaps, she has long been used to it?

Or is it that she doesn't care about other people's evaluation?
heh, interesting.

Zheng Pu said in his heart, and took the lead in slowly moving away from the crowd, stretching out his hand sideways to invite the little girl of the Zhang family to enter.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a girl, Xiao Shi, stepping over, leading the way together with the little maidservant of Zhang's family.

And with a smile on his cheeks, he unabashedly cast his gaze on Zhang Yan's face, looking at it carefully with a bit of curiosity.

This move also surprised Zhang Yan.

According to Shifang's Zheng family's poetry and book heritage, there should be no such impolite little maid.

And when the eyes of the two met, the girl smiled, and called out crisply, "Sister-in-law Zhong."

Immediately, Zhang Yan knew who this girl was.

After the two families were married by the emperor Liu Chan, the Zhang family got to know the Zheng family in detail and informed Zhang Yan.

It is the sister of Zheng Pu's same mother, Zheng Yan and Zheng Yuanji.

According to legend, she is similar to herself and lost her father when she was young, so she is loved by her family.It is not surprising that he personally came here today to take the responsibility of leading the way from the little maid.

"Ah."

Gently nodding, Zhang Yan also showed a few smiles.

Walk slowly, to the water washroom that has been prepared for a long time on the side of the house, and do some washing.

Zheng Yan and the Zhang family's dowry maids each held a bamboo spoon to scoop water for the new couple to clean their hands.

Gently raised his hands, letting the wide sleeves fall to the elbows, when Zheng Pu reached out to catch the water to wash, from the corner of his eyes, he saw the little girl of the Zhang family also rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and slender fingers.

When the water falls like a thread, the ten fingers are interlaced and stretched, which seems to be very flexible.

Seeing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but feel his heart move.

He also looked at the little dowry maid who was scooping water, although she was dressed in happy clothes but still wore a long dagger at her side, she said softly, "I heard what Brother Wenrong said, it seems that you are good at wielding swords?"

Ok?
Hearing this, the little girl of the Zhang family kept moving her hands and turned her head slightly.

When his eyes fell on Zheng Pu's slender and callused fingers, Fang Ming's eyes flashed, and he whispered with a half-smile, "I have never liked women since I was a child. But I don't know, is my husband my enemy?"

Alas!
Actually make provocative words, want to compete with me?

Involuntarily, Zheng Pu's expression became slightly astonished.

Immediately, he smiled again.

While wiping the drops of water from his hands with a Gejin, he also whispered in a high-spirited voice, "Whether you are an opponent or not, wait until you find an opportunity to dance together, and Xijun will know."

In this regard, Zhang Yan did not continue to answer.

It's just that Dai's eyebrows are bent, so that the smile on the right cheek will not let go.

Stepping into the main hall, many grease lamps have been lit, making the not-so-large house as bright as day.

Zheng Yan, who is like a father, and his mother, Lu Shi, are already present, and the guests on both sides of the table are all lined up, and drinks, roasted meat, candied fruit, etc. are laid out on the table.

The older brother Zheng Yan, who has always been known for his seriousness and smile, is now sitting upright and stroking his beard, his face beaming with joy.

As for Lu Shi, who already had silver threads on his temples, he held a scarf in his hand, and wiped the corners of his eyes from time to time.

There was a constant smile on his face, and the corners of his eyes were also wet.

As a mother, what she is most looking forward to and most gratified is not to learn that Zheng Pu has been made a marquis and worshiped general, which will bring more glory to the family.Instead, he witnessed with his own eyes that he got married and raised children safely.

The music of advocacy is preached, and the joy surrounds the ears.

After paying homage to the elders, Zheng Pu and Zhang Yan were led to the new house and sat side by side.

A small servant girl held a small pottery tripod and gently placed it between the two of them.

On the edge of the pottery tripod, there are two pairs of bamboo chopsticks; inside the pottery tripod, the stewed mutton is fragrant and steaming.

This ritual is called "community prison", also known as "same prison".

Let the new husband and wife eat the meat of a tripod together to show that the two can share joys and sorrows and depend on each other with one heart and one mind.

After eating, it is "Hebei".The husband and wife each hold a goblet and drink from each other; they drink half of it, and then drink it up after exchanging, and the meaning is the same.

After drinking, Zheng Pu got up, and untied the tassel of Xu Marriage from the hairpin of the little daughter of the Zhang family.

Followed by hair.

The two took the small dagger from the maidservant's hand, cut off a strand of each other's hair, handed it to the maidservant to comb it together with red tassels, and kept it in a box, symbolizing their sympathy.

This move also means that the daughter of the Zhang family will be called "Zheng Zhang" from now on.

"Mr. Xi."

After a series of etiquette procedures, Zheng Pu got up first, and gently extended his left hand.

This is the "hand-holding ceremony".

The two need to come out of the main hall holding hands, which is not only a sign of the ceremony, but also a thank you for the friendship of the guests who came to the wedding banquet.

The white hand slowly reached out, and gently rested on the man's hand.When she was held, there was finally a touch of embarrassment on her face that had always been calm.

When Zheng Pu saw him, he couldn't help being stubborn.

While walking slowly towards the main hall, he gently kneaded.

He also sneaked a glance, waiting for Zhang Yan's reaction.

There was a slight pause in her footsteps, Zhang Yan's expression did not change, nor did she break away.

Only the voices of the two could be heard, and they snorted coldly: "Hmph, frivolous!"

Uh.
Is this considered light and thin?
Hearing the sound, Zheng Pu couldn't laugh or cry for a while, and he didn't dare to tease him anymore.

Zhang Bao has said that she has a rather rigid temperament.Play tricks a few more times, if she gets annoyed, who knows what will happen?
In the main hall, the guests cheered loudly.

At this time, it's time for them to come to the party for fun: booing and teasing the newcomers.

"Drink to each other!"

"Drink each other half!"

"Fu Xie Fu!"

All kinds of requests that were not excessive came out of the mouths of the guests frequently, making the hall full of laughter.

However, on such an occasion, sometimes it is inevitable that there will be dissonance.

The guest with a flushed complexion must have been overwhelmed by alcohol and lost his form, clapping his palms and laughing loudly: "Women embrace it! Women embrace it!"

Zhang Yan was actually asked to hug Zheng Pu in full view.

As soon as this sound came out, everyone in the hall fell silent.

Zheng Pu was also very embarrassed, and just wanted to signal Zhao Tong in the hall to Xiang Pingren to lure the drink-greedy person out, but found that Zhang Yan beside him raised her head and fixed her eyes on the wandering person.

Although there was no annoyance between his eyebrows, the man immediately fell silent.

Maybe now that he is sober, he also remembered that the new wife of the Zheng family is the second daughter of the former General Cheqi and the younger sister of the current Empress.

"Cough! Cough!"

The man coughed a few times and murmured, "I'm drunk! I'm drunk!"

While speaking, he raised his sleeves to cover his face, and stepped back to hide his figure among the crowd.

The same is true, causing everyone in the hall to burst into laughter.

Some laughed so hard that they leaned forward and backward, some laughed so hard that they fell on the mat and beat themselves on the ground.

Zheng Pu, who was also amused by this incident, couldn't help turning his head slightly, and jokingly said, "The power of the little gentleman's glance can take people's courage!"

Naturally, the answer he got was a sideways glance.

However, after she glanced at it, she blinked, thinking of something, and suddenly smiled like a flower.

He also raised his hand slightly, signaling the guests to calm down.

Said: "It's my husband's and mine's good fortune for you to come to the banquet. Since you haven't enjoyed yourself to the fullest, why don't you invite my husband to sing a song and express your heart."

Ok? !

Hearing this, Zheng Pu suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked sideways.

But Zhang Yandai's eyebrows were curved, she seemed to be smiling and angry, and her eyes were full of cunning.

It makes people feel annoyed, but it melts in an instant.

Because Zhang's family is a foreign relative, and the emperor Liu Chan came to marry in person, all the elders went to Zhang's family to have a banquet, and most of the people who came to have a banquet with Zheng's family were young.

At the age when you are most fond of laughing, after listening to Zhang Yan's words, how can you still hold back?

"good!"

"Wonderful!"

"Sing it!"

"Zheng Jun sing quickly!"

Everyone clapped their hands and praised, booing and shaking the roof tiles.

"No, no, no."

With a wry smile, Zheng Pu repeatedly bowed his hands to the crowd, begging for mercy, "I've been drinking a lot today, I'm afraid it's hard to sing. Please, gentlemen."

However, before he could finish his words, the guests in the hall started clamoring loudly.

"It's impossible!"

"I've heard about Zheng Lang's name in Mulberry Garden for a long time, now I'll see him!"

"If you don't sing it, we won't let Zheng Lang enter the new house tonight!"

"The bride has already told her that Zijin is a good man, can An Neng use it as an excuse?"

"Hehe~~~"

Seeing this, Zheng Pu could only feel helpless.

Glancing sideways, she saw that Zhang Yan was lowering her head slightly, covering her lips with one hand on her sleeve, her eyes narrowed like crescent moons, and her shoulders were shaking slightly.

It seems to be overjoyed.

Alas, that's all.

Slightly closing his eyes and thinking, Zheng Pu made up his mind, raised his hand to stop the noise of the guests, and said loudly, "Since the gentlemen are very affectionate, and I am not happy, let's sing a song!"

"That's a great word!"

"Wonderful!"

The crowd cheered loudly, and hurriedly gathered their clothes and sat quietly waiting.

Zheng Pu didn't sing immediately, but leaned his head towards Zhang Yan slightly, and asked softly, "Xi Jun is good at playing the piano, can you play "Yi Lan Cao" for me?"

A slight heat came to the ears, making Zhang Yan, who was still enjoying himself, stiffen.

For a while, there was no answer.

It also made Zheng Pu a little surprised, and also misunderstood, thinking that Zhang Yan had never learned this song, so he said in a loud voice, "I drank too much, and I wanted Xi Jun to play the piano with everyone."

After saying that, he wanted to call out to the hall for advocacy, but was interrupted by Zhang Yan.

She recovered.

"Okay, my concubine caresses her as a husband."

Nodding her head slightly, she raised her hand and beckoned to the dowry maid, her voice was like an oriole coming out of the valley, "Bring me my zither."

Well, "Yi Lan Cao" was written by Confucius.

When traveling around the world in the past, because his talents, learning and ideas were not employed, and he hurt himself at the wrong time, he excused himself to Xianglan to express his sadness and disappointment.

The tune is extremely sad and vicissitudes of life, and it is not suitable to sing it at a feast.

However, what Zheng Pu wanted to sing was the reformed "You Lan Cao".

Because in his dusty memory, Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty changed the lyrics of "Yi Lan Cao" to "You Lan Cao", which was sung by a queen in the 21st century. It is the theme song of the movie "Confucius".

The song is the same but the farewell is not, and the sadness and vicissitudes also turn into ethereal and indifferent.

When I was young, the dowry maid of the Zhang family brought the qin, and asked Zhang Yan to lay it on her lap, flicking and flicking it gently.

"Ding dong."

The sound of the piano sounded, just like the original song's sadness and desolation, there is no way to be sad and angry
It also surprised the guests.

The people who can come to the banquet are not idiots with different writing styles, so naturally they also know "Yi Lan Cao".

Therefore, it is also surprising.

With Zheng Pu's current career prospects, is he still worried about self-harm?

But when Zheng Pu closed his eyes and opened his mouth, he sang a different charm to the sound of the piano.It is a kind of indifference after sadness, and it is the relief of Youlan's self-defense, which makes the whole style of music magically become leisurely.

The orchid and Yiyi spread their fragrance.

All the fragrances are arched, and their fragrance is faint.

If you don't pick but wear it, how can Yu Lan hurt?
From day to year, we will travel in all directions.

King Wen Mengxiong, the Weishui River is vast.

Pick it up and wear it, Yiyi Qingfang.

The snow and frost are lush, and Lei Lei is in winter,
The protection of the gentleman, the prosperity of the descendants.
Accompanied by the sound of the last word falling to the ground, Zhang Yan hooked her little finger and closed the song with a "boom".

Needless to say, everyone shook the roof tiles again.

Some quick-witted people already thought about visiting again the next day, so they copied this speech back.

After playing the piano, Zhang Yan's eyes were full of brilliance, and when they fell on the person beside him, she suddenly felt that this person was not tall and not strong enough.

After Zheng Pu sang, he stood up and cupped his hands, bowing, "This is for joy, please take care of yourself."

Afterwards, amidst the knowing laughter of all the guests, she took the hand of Zhang Yan, whose face was full of shyness, and slowly walked towards the new house.

The guests are enjoying themselves, the ceremony of thanking the guests is over, and it is time for the last part of the evening ceremony.

Naturally, the couple withdrew, and the fun of the guests was not over yet.

They can still stay in the banquet, accompanied by Zheng Yan, the head of the Zheng family in Shifang, singing and drinking to their heart's content.You can also go to the walls and windows of the new house to find some fun.

"Hanshu" has a cloud: "On the eve of the wedding, eavesdrop on the bride's words and behavior outside the window, thinking it is a joke."

Hundreds of years ago, the customs of the Han Dynasty had the custom of making bridal chambers.

It's a pity that Zheng Pu had already prepared for this.

The incomparably majestic begging tooth house stands one foot above the door of the new house, so that the guests have nothing to listen to.But outside the window curtain, I saw the Zhang family's dowry maid standing outside the window holding a short dagger, looking around vigilantly.

It's a complete waste of their thoughts.

Let those obstinate guests, when they followed, couldn't help sighing when they saw it.

"That's it! That's it! Zijin has been on guard for a long time, let's have a drink!"

"Oh, Sang Yuan Zheng Lang's move is too much! It's too much!"

Each made regrets and left alone.

And Zheng Pu and Zhang Yan, who entered the new house, naturally started another contest of "I know your depth, you know my length".

The taste is not enough to be humane!

(End of this chapter)