The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"The auspicious time is approaching~~The bride is getting married!!!"

Sheng Yuan had just put a piece of cheese in her mouth, and before she started chewing it, she heard Xi Niang shouting with a smile from outside the door, and she was suddenly confused.

So, just now those cousins-in-law covered their mouths and left with smiles, was it because the wedding was about to begin?

No, just start from the beginning. Why are you laughing like that? She thought this was the time everyone gave her to mentally build up before getting married!

It’s a pity that I can’t eat the dried meat I just got!

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Xi Niang came over, Sheng Yuan sighed regretfully, took the opportunity to grab two more pieces of dried cheese and put it in her mouth: "Isn't this just a wedding, why is my stomach hurting!"

She kept chattering to herself, and her head stuck out: "Xiaoyao! Xiaoyao! Come here! Come here!"

Xiaoyao was guarding the door at the moment, looking at the scene outside through the window. When he heard his young lady calling, he hurriedly asked the little girls on both sides to come over and watch.

Sheng Yuan waved to her like a thief: "Quick! Quick! Take out the stilts we prepared earlier."

"Hey!" Xiaoyao looked around and responded quickly.

The little girls in the house inside and outside looked at their majestic conspiracy in low voices with "utterly speechless" expressions on their faces.

"Miss, is this okay?" Xiaoyao helped Shengyuan put on her red wedding boots, not daring to let her get off the ground. He helped her fix her feet on a foot-high bamboo board with his own hands, and helped her stand up gingerly, for fear of Falling.

"No problem! The improved version of stilts designed by the craftsman's workshop is very stable, look!" Shengyuan was very confident in the craftsmanship of her craftsmen, and walked back and forth in the room several times in a swaggering manner, jumping up and down a few times. Xiaoyao looks.

She has practiced martial arts since she was a child and has good balance. In addition, the stilts modified by the craftsmen are only a foot high. Not only are there three points of strength at the bottom, but they are also a shock-absorbing structure. Sheng Yuan can jump up and down, not to mention just walking out. If you go out, you won't be able to fall easily.

"I mean, madam, they didn't know this before. If they go out later, they might be shocked!" Xiaoyao said euphemistically that the impact of these stilts might be extraordinary.

Sheng Yuan adjusted her wedding dress and motioned for her to come over and help put on the wedding crown: "Xi Niang only said that the bride should not touch the ground with both feet when leaving the boudoir, but now that my feet are on the bamboo board, it is not a violation, right? Besides, I With my little body, I would probably have to lie down at home for half a day! It’s as if I weigh too much.”

Xiaoyao stood on a high stool and adjusted her phoenix crown. Hearing this, he pursed his lips and said happily: "What the young lady said is too exaggerated. The prince is also a man who is good at fighting. How can he be so weak?"

"But he's always lazy! He might as well take the opportunity to take leave and study his map of the world!" Sheng Yuan curled her lips, feeling that the older her brother got, the more he looked like her father.

"..." Xiaoyao stopped talking. He quickly adjusted the angle of the phoenix crown and fixed it. Then he waved to the little maids who were arranged as pillars around him and asked them to bring a mirror to take a picture of Sheng Yuan.

"Very good." Sheng Yuan nodded with satisfaction, smoothed the bead curtain hanging in front of her, waved her hand with great momentum, and was about to set off.

"Wait a minute!" Xiaoyao jumped off the stool, picked up the gauze shawl that was put on her wedding dress, and stood in front of Shengyuan. "Miss, you can't go out now. You have to wait until the auspicious time comes and Xi Niang comes in to sing, Only then can we leave!"

"Didn't you just say that the auspicious time has come?" Sheng Yuan heard the commotion outside and wanted to take a look curiously.

"They said it would be there soon, but it's not even here yet!" Xiaoyao thought for a while, took out the sugar bowl that Zheng had just sent to her, and coaxed her, "Miss, look, this is the sugar bowl that Mrs. Zheng just sent to you. The sour plum gummy sent here will quench your thirst, please try it."

"Hmph, do you think I'm a two- or three-year-old kid? And you're coaxing me with candy." Sheng Yuan pinched a purple gummy candy from the sugar bowl and put it in her mouth, biting it down in one bite. Well, Mouthful of sour plum juice. Sour plum gummy sounds ordinary, but it is actually the specialty of the pastry chef at Yongxinghou Mansion.

The soft and chewy skin is wrapped in the sweet and slightly sour plum juice. It feels very wonderful when you eat it in your mouth. More importantly, one piece will refresh your mind and quench your thirst, which is particularly refreshing.

"Miss, Marquis Ancheng's poem urging you to make up has been sent. Please take a look at it." The little maid standing guard outside came over holding a stack of big red paper.

In the marriage customs of Kyoto in Dachu, if the groom wants to successfully marry his bride, he must write several poems to express his sincerity in asking for marriage. These poems that express the firm and urgent intention to marry are commonly known as makeup-inducing poems. .

These poems must not only win the applause of the guests, but also win the love of the bride. Only when these two conditions are met, the brothers of the bride's family will go in, carry the married sisters out, carry them to the front hall, receive blessings and warnings from their parents, and then Then Xiniang supported her into the sedan chair.

Basically, this is the process of a normal marriage. Although Sheng Yuan had changed the process a lot before, she had not reduced the number of poems to remind her of the wedding.

"[The palace has been built for thirty years, and the door is now opening; everything is ready to welcome the relatives, and finally welcome the phoenix back to its nest.]"

Sheng Yuan casually picked up a piece and read it. After reading it, he couldn't help but comment: "Although the poem is too straightforward and popular, it is better than simple, clear, easy to understand and smooth. Even if the poem is simple, it can still express his sincere feelings, which is acceptable." .”

Although Brother Yu's poems often have the shadow of limericks, it was not easy to write them down. Shengyuan Luoli made a few comments and gave them directly in the end, which can be regarded as a guarantee.

"[We have been together since we were married, and we have been good friends with you day and night. From then on, the two geese fly together, and there is no need for Qingluan to send a message.]"

After Sheng Yuan read this poem, she blinked, thought for a while, and continued to nod: "It's quite realistic, but passable."

Then, she read three more poems in a row, and all of them were approved.

"[Golden and jade dumplings are fully prepared, and the sake is sweet and the tea is crispy; please ask the girl to move quickly so that all five flavors can be displayed.]"

Suddenly, Sheng Yuan's stomach rumbled: "Actually, the writing is not very vivid, the main reason is that I am hungry! I don't know who has this clever idea, and I don't want to make people full after getting married!"

"Miss, please comment!" Xiaoyao reminded her in a low voice when she saw that her young lady's attention was about to wander again.

"Ah? Oh... Not bad, acceptable!" Sheng Yuan nodded and asked the little girl who was recording comments to send out the poems and comments, "Let's just pass it!"

……

Outside the boudoir, Xiniang waited for Shengyuan's comments, and as expected, they all passed.

I think she has been in Kyoto for decades during the wedding vacation of nobles. She has seen many simple and simple makeup-inducing poems, but no bride has ever been picky at this moment. Basically, no matter what the makeup-inducing poem is written, she can pass it smoothly.

"Your Majesty, please come with me to pick up the bride!" Seeing that the process went so smoothly, Xi Niang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and happily greeted Sheng Xin who was waiting aside.

"Okay!" Sheng Xin heard this and immediately rolled up her sleeves.

When Xi Niang went to lead the way, he also followed in.