Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1140 Get married!
Compared with the previous dynasties, the weddings in the Ming Dynasty were simplified, but this simplification was mainly for ordinary people. When it comes to official weddings, there are actually many rules.As big as the well-known lottery, money, and request period, etc., as small as where a certain servant should stand and which direction to face during the wedding process, there are strict regulations, and there must be no mistakes.

Gao Yushi is different from most time travelers. He is the one who edited the Wanli version of "Da Ming Hui Dian". Although he was not the chief author of the wedding at the time, he also participated in the review and finalization of the summary, so he would not be concerned about the wedding. Dazed and clueless, being manipulated like a marionette.

What is Huaxia?The beauty of clothing is called Hua, and the beauty of etiquette is called Xia.As the No. [-] Scholar of the Six Poems and the god in the minds of the students all over the world, Gao Yu has put a little effort into etiquette. He just needs to arrange all aspects of manpower.

This wedding was so much-anticipated that the capital and nearby towns, regardless of their relatives, high-ranking officials and marshals, even those who could not be there in person, all sent heavyweight representatives to Beijing, and their only purpose was to attend This wedding.

What is the style of Jinghua Dadong?
When Gao Wushi confirmed that he would not object to the marriage, only the price of the red silk cloth in the capital increased by [-]%, and all other things related to wedding expenses rose almost without a drop, and even the ubiquitous The prices of the big red lanterns have all gone up.A large group of big businessmen and peddlers cheered happily, and even the bosses behind them also played their crowns to celebrate.

Or maybe it was because there were too many materials to be prepared and the affairs to be arranged were too complicated, the wedding didn't arrive until June [-]th.

The dowry has nothing to do with Gao Yushi himself, but mainly between his best man and the Huang family.

The specific process is as follows: the Gao family first writes the auspicious letter and goes to the temple to sue, and at the same time the bridesmaid goes to the woman's mansion.Huang Chengzu came out in official uniform, saluted to express his gratitude to the bridesmaid and the matchmaker.

At this time, the Gao family's dowry and the symbolic geese will be displayed in the main hall.Then the best man stands on the left, Huang Chengzu stands on the right, and the matchmaker stands on the south side of the best man, saluting each other and then worshiping.

The work of the best man is about to start officially, he needs to say loudly to the master: "The Prince Shaobao Military Department Zuo Shilang Assistant Manager Jingying Rongzheng Gao Wuzhen puts the emphasis on husband and wife on a certain person, and a certain one follows the ceremony. .”

Huang Chengzu also replied loudly: "The son of a certain person, Fuxian Muxun, has insulted Cai Cai and dare not worship him." What should be noted here is that she is obviously a married woman, but here she is called "son".

Then, the bridesmaid and Huang Chengzu will sit facing each other in the west and east. After Che Yan has received the ceremony, he will display the geese and ask for the gift at the same time.The bridesmaid is about to start reading the gift list at this time.

Who is Gao Wushi's best man this time?That's really a rare style in the world - Cheng Guogong Zhu Yingzhen! (At this time, the bridesmaids are not required to be unmarried. In fact, most of them are married friends, probably because they are more experienced and experienced.)
Zhu Yingzhen, if he is asked to lead troops to fight, it must be to deliver food, but his main job in the past few years is to host some visits and celebrations on behalf of the emperor. The etiquette is absolutely impeccable, and he is a mere best man. Simply inferior.

I saw him unfolding a long scroll on a jade scroll, and read calmly: "Gao Gongbao accepts the gift: Annan Metropolitan Commander Si Haiyang's mansion has two thousand hectares of first-class paddy fields!"

This has just started, and the bigwigs from all parties who watched the ceremony almost popped their eyeballs—two thousand hectares doesn’t sound amazing, does it?Well, change the unit of measurement—two thousand hectares equals 20 mu!

Let’s compare it again. When Princess Shouyang and Princess Yongning got married, the emperor gave them this amount of land!
Zhu Yingzhen smiled and enjoyed the gasping voices of various high-ranking officials and dignitaries around him, paused intentionally, and continued after they came back to their senses: "Annan Metropolitan Commander Si Shenglong City Huanjian Lake Bieyuan Therefore, the discounted price is 25 taels of silver."

Originally they heard that it was only a separate courtyard in Shenglong City, and everyone was relieved. Who knew that Zhu Yingzhen actually said "25 taels of silver discount", and the breath they exhaled just now was immediately sucked back.

In fact, this Huanjian Lake courtyard was originally built by Mo Maoqia and given to Gao Yushi, but it was not completed until Gao Yushi left office.

Later, when Gao Wushi took control of Annan, Mo Maoqia did not dare to be negligent, and expanded the other courtyard twice in a row. In the end, it was even more magnificent than his palace (Dutongshi Mansion), if not because Annan himself produced All kinds of precious wood, 25 taels of silver can't be repaired at all.If this Hoan Kiem Lake House is moved to Nanjing, the price will at least double.

Zhu Yingzhen continued: "Ten pairs of Hetian white jade discs, two cloud-patterned emerald green phoenixes, two golden orchid crowns with rubies, and two pairs of gold-inlaid Hetian jade butterfly decorations...a total of one hundred pieces of pearl and jade jewelry.

There are also 1 taels of gold, 10 taels of silver, a three-story floating sea painting boat with [-] materials, and a golden lake boat with [-] materials..."

There are too many things written on this long scroll, and it took Zhu Yingzhen a stick of incense to read it back and forth. By the time he finished reading, the audience around the ceremony had already been stunned.

The betrothal gift has been discounted all the time, can 100 million taels be worth it?
No one dares to be sure, because the value of some things is not easy to estimate.For example, those two emerald green luan with cloud patterns, it’s nothing to just say that, but when the servants of the Gao family opened the big red sandalwood box, everyone discovered that the two green luan were about three feet tall—how big should this be? Can a piece of raw jade be carved?How is this value measured?
Another example is the [-]-material sea-painted boat (cruise boat), which is about two times the size of an ordinary sea boat. Since it is a painting boat, it must not be as simple and simple as an ordinary sea-boat. It is almost conceivable that the It is equivalent to a palace on the sea - how much is this worth?

I'm afraid that money can't buy it!

After Zhu Yingzhen finished reading, he handed the long scroll of jade scroll to the member of the Gao family who was beside him, bowed to Huang Chengzu again, and said: "Gao Gongbao is careful about the wedding, and will add a divination divination, please ask for his name."

Huang Chengzu was already in a daze when he heard it, and then he suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "The eldest daughter of a certain wife is from the wife Tian."

Zhu Yingzhen stretched out his hands, took it with a smile, and then saluted and said goodbye.Huang Chengzu invites his followers, and after the ceremony, he sends Zhu Yingzhen to the door.

At this point, the gift of acceptance is considered complete.However, in fact, there is one of Na Cai's gifts that cannot be directly mentioned. Gao Yushi had already discussed it with the Huang family before - the Haiyang Mansion, which was originally directly controlled by Jinghua, has since been transferred to Huang Zhiting.

The reason why Haiyang Mansion was directly controlled by Jinghua before is because most of the Red River Delta is located in this mansion. Not only the fields are the most fertile, but also the location is critical.And now that he is married, it doesn't matter if he transfers it to Huang Zhiting.

However, please don't misunderstand, this is not a simple left-handed and right-handed, there is no difference at all, in fact there is a difference.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, although a woman’s dowry can be temporarily used by her husband’s family when she gets married, its ownership does not belong to her husband’s family, but to the woman herself.No matter how much the dowry is, as long as she is alive, it is not the property of her husband's family. Only after her death, her own children can inherit it—of course, theoretically, she can also designate it to other people, including Non-biological children.

So Gao Wushi gave Haiyang Mansion to him, at least from a legal point of view, he really gave it away, and it no longer belonged to him.

Compared with the [-] hectares of paddy fields that were publicly hired, the cultivated land area of ​​Haiyang Mansion is more than ten times, and it is one of the famous world-class granaries in later generations. How can this value be clearly explained in a few words?

After Nacai, there are various etiquettes such as Najib and Nazheng, which will not be described in detail.

On the day of the personal welcome, it was still Gao Xuan who first reported to the temple.After returning to the Baiyu Tower, Gao Wushi bowed to the north and stood up again. Gao Cho followed the etiquette and said with a serious face: "Bow to welcome Jiaqi, Lierneizhi."

Gao Yushi bowed and replied: "Don't dare to accept your order." Then he bowed and resigned.

The matchmaker Yushi led Gao Yushi to mount the horse, and a large team of welcoming brides set off from the Baiyu Tower to the South Lake Courtyard of Cheng Guogong in the east of the city.

At this time, Huang Chengzu also told the temple to finish, and the sweet girl was like a family member.When Gao Yushi arrived at the gate, he got off his horse and waited outside the gate.

Huang Zhiting's maid changed her into a fine attire, put on a phoenix coronet and Xiapei, and sat facing south in the boudoir.

There is no such thing as "marriage trouble" when a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty got married. Gao Wu only waited for a while outside, and Huang Chengzu came out to greet him, and the two sides bowed to each other and entered.Huang Chengzu entered to the right, Gao Yushi entered to the left, and the wild goose followed Gao Yushi to the north in front of the boudoir.

At this time, after standing still, it is necessary to change positions. Huang Chengzu stands in the east of the boudoir, facing west.Gao Yushi pays homage again, Dianyan, leaves the backyard of the boudoir and returns to the front yard.At this time, Huang Chengzu would not send him off, he stood still.

After Gao Wushi went to the front yard, Huang Chengzu went into the boudoir and sat facing south (Huang Zhiting's mother is gone, otherwise his parents should be sitting here), Huang Zhiting's wet nurse and maid bowed to him four times.

After the worship, Huang Chengzu began to confess according to the rules: "To the daughter-in-law's family, obedience is the right thing, and never forget to be respectful." On behalf of her mother, the nurse admonished: "Be respectful and refrain, and don't violate the order of your uncle." The one-year-old maid declared on behalf of her concubine (Huang Chengzu didn't continue her life, nor did she take a concubine to serve north, so she acted on her behalf): "Your Chen listens to the advice, so don't be ashamed to be a parent."

At this time, Huang Zhiting didn't need and couldn't answer anything, as long as she listened quietly, so she just lowered her head and didn't move at all, she was absolutely ladylike.

After the admonition is over, the wet nurse and the maid, Wing Maid, go out and get into the car.The guards of the Gao family lead in the front, and the escorts of the Huang family ride behind.

Gao Wushi is going back to the backyard to pick up Huang Zhiting now, but he doesn't need to hug her or anything, he just goes out with her as if "respecting each other like a guest" and getting into the wedding car—note that it's not a bridal sedan chair.

The team of welcoming and sending off the relatives on this journey is extremely huge, probably not as many as a thousand people, playing music, playing instruments and music, and swaggering all the way from Nanhu Bieyuan all the way back to Baiyulou.

The wedding car arrived at the gate of the courtyard of Baiyulou, and a huge family welcoming team came out of the gate, all bowing and bowing to welcome the hostess to enter.Walking on the red carpet uniquely made by Gao Yushi to the gate of the main building of Baiyu, Gao Yushi was promoted first, and then Huang Zhiting followed the promotion under the guidance of Xitong, a man and a woman. There is no such thing as a bridegroom carrying a bride across the threshold , and things like the fact that the bride's feet can't touch the ground.

After entering the master bedroom in the north, Gao Yushi washes in the southeast of the room, and Huang Zhiting's maid holds a towel and pours water to clean his hands;

After washing, the two sides sat down, Gao Yushi sat in the east, and Huang Zhiting sat in the west.The waiters on both sides still switched men and women, and each set up a meal table. Gao Wushi and Huang Zhiting each had wine and food - of course, it was just for fun, not to eat and drink to the fullest.

After eating and drinking, the maid poured wine in front of Gao Wushi and Huang Zhiting.This thing is not the appearance of "making a cup of wine" that is often played in later TV dramas, but each drink their own small cup.

The taste of this wine is extremely light, basically equivalent to a small glass of sweet wine, and it will definitely not get you drunk.After drinking, the two stood in the south of the seat again, still facing each other, and bowed to each other again.

At this time, all the maids and servants left the stage, and the rest of the time was given to the newlyweds—you read that right, they didn’t need to go out to toast the guests or anything, these tasks were all the tasks of the Gao Choi couple and Huang Chengzu.

Thinking about it, I know that Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized "rules" so much after he became the emperor. How could he agree to go out to accompany officials to drink when they get married, and then most of them will be drunk. It's filth, isn't it inappropriate!
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, what are banquet guests and so on, can they be more important than "rituals"?As for other bridal chamber troubles and the like, there are still a lot of folks, but it will never appear when a senior official gets married.

Therefore, when Gao Wushi heard the sound of closing the door, he immediately relaxed, and said with a smile, "It's not easy. I've read the chapter on the ceremony and wedding carefully so many times, and I'm afraid I might make a mistake in some steps today."

He was relieved, but Huang Zhiting was still sitting at the west end of the big bed without moving, let alone answering.

Gao Wushi was stunned for a moment, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot that you can't move..." Then he took out a gold scale from the long red sandalwood box on the table, and approached Huang Zhiting with a smile .

He stretched the end of the golden scale under the front of the hijab, and Huang Zhiting, who had been sitting still, suddenly grasped the hands that were folded on her legs subconsciously.

Gao Wushi saw her clasping her hands tightly together, knowing that she was nervous, and suddenly couldn't help but play tricks, and the scale beam suddenly retracted.

Huang Zhiting obviously saw it, and the head in the red hijab moved slightly.

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "I suddenly thought... If I don't wear the hijab, will you really not say a word or move?"

Huang Zhiting still did not respond.

Gao Wushi laughed, and suddenly stretched out his hand towards her left waist without hesitation!
"Oh, oh, oh... let go, let go!"

"Pick or not?"

"Pick, pick, pick... Pick right away, let go first!"

It turned out that the moment he stretched out his hand, Huang Zhiting moved almost subconsciously, her backhand was like lightning, she grabbed the little finger of his right hand, turned around and exerted a little force, and Gao Wushi begged for mercy.

Huang Zhiting snorted softly, but obediently let go of her hand.

Gao Wushi rubbed his little finger with a bitter face, and pretended to complain: "Come on tomorrow and wait for me to be free, so I have to learn a few tricks from that fellow Liu Ting... Although you have practiced martial arts, you are not good enough in terms of strength alone." It should be older than me? Then let's see how I...cough!"

Huang Zhiting's shoulders moved slightly, and she seemed to be smiling.

Gao Wushi was immediately "furious", holding a golden scale, and grinning grinningly: "What's wrong with Xuewu, when I take off your hijab, you can punish me however you want!"

Saying that, Jin Scale raised lightly, and the big red hijab flew out, revealing Xia Fei's cheeks under the phoenix crown, the jade dimple that seemed to be both happy and angry.

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