Hidden golden branches

Chen Zhao's marriage was hastily held before he left Beijing.

Although the wedding was held in a hurry, Yunman would not neglect the new daughter-in-law due to the proper etiquette.

Three media and six hires are not missed.

"Three Matchmakers" refers to the three matchmakers that appear in a marriage, mainly the matchmaker from the man's family, the matchmaker from the woman's family, and the matchmaker who bridges the gap between the two parties. "Six engagements" means the six necessary procedures for marriage, namely, accepting, asking for names, accepting, accepting, asking for dates, and welcoming in person. In ancient times, only after going through "three matchmakers and six engagements" could it be considered a formal marriage.

The betrothal gift from the Chen family was brought over, and the gift list was handed to Mrs. Cui Feng. After reading it, she was very satisfied. Originally, my daughter had lost her reputation and had no hope of marrying into a good family. Unexpectedly, not only could my daughter get married, but she would also marry into an unimaginable family, and her son-in-law was a very popular one. The betrothal gift was also much more than expected. When the make-up reminder boxes arrived on the first day of August, they were piled up in front of Cui's house, including whole pigs and sheep, goose wine cakes, gold hijabs, rouge boxes, and a set of red gold and pearl headscarves, which looked very respectable.

A gift of 10,000 taels of silver, four loads of gift cakes weighing 400 kilograms, three kinds of seafood, longan and peanut sticky... there were a total of sixty-six loads of various things. In addition, there were large gifts. When the betrothal gift list was handed to Mrs. Cui's hand, Feng's hands were shaking.

At noon, there was a burst of firecrackers, and Chen Zhao walked into Cui's house with a few young people. I knelt down to worship my father-in-law Cui Wen and Mrs. Cui in the main room of the front yard, then went to the East Cross Courtyard to serve tea to the old lady, and was surrounded by people before going to the West Cross Courtyard.

Cui Yinyin was heartbroken and took a peek at Chen Zhao who was going to Xikuoyuan from a distance. Chen Zhao cast a warm glance in Cui Yinyin's direction with emotion.

The day before the welcoming ceremony, Chen Zhao was wearing a wedding robe, and beside him were three or five friends who were also wearing festive costumes. The servants used big red and gold paint makeup boxes to carry whole pigs and sheep to Cui's house for makeup.

Chen Zhao grinned, very happy, but Yue Aoting and Zhao Peng teamed up to get him.

The next day was the wedding ceremony, and the bride's sedan chair was carried all the way from Cui's house to Chen's house.

The Chen family also sent people to deliver wedding candies and wedding cakes to the people watching the excitement along the way, from which we can see how much the Chen family attaches importance to the marriage.

It also blocked everyone's mouth, saying that because the eldest son was about to be released from home, the Chen family hurriedly found a wife for their son, and reluctantly married a woman who had lost her reputation.
When Chen Zhao came to pick him up, he was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He was not afraid of answering questions, but afraid of fighting.

Unexpectedly, the Cui family just asked questions and answered essays today.

Chen Zhao was originally a groom, he was very knowledgeable, and the helpers he hired were also talented in literature. He set out questions to test the bridegroom's official position one by one, and it took a total of twelve tests before Chen Zhao could meet his new wife.

At this time, the biggest feeling in his heart was that fortunately he had studied diligently since childhood and was able to get a wife! Thanks parents! Thank you, mentor! Thank you ancestors!
Before going out, Chen Zhao and Cui Yinyin were listening to the lecture in Yuan'an Hall. Mrs. Cui couldn't bear to leave her granddaughter. She choked up with sobs before she could say more than two sentences. So my brother Cui Changming was forced to come in. Cui Changming was a sinister and terrifying person. He served as an official in prison. His methods were ruthless, his actions were vigorous and resolute, and he was unkind. Even dogs were afraid of him and would run away from him.

Therefore, I am over 20 years old and still unmarried.

He was very serious and usually spoke very little, but now he said a lot with a straight face, which made Cui Yinyin cry out of breath. Although she was usually jealous of her brother, now that she saw him saying so many words of advice, she felt extremely moved.

On the day of the wedding, before dawn, Chen's mansion became lively. Everyone in the mansion was busy and full of celebration.

Happy words were posted all over the house, red flowers were specially placed, red silk could be seen everywhere, and everyone in the house also changed into red clothes. Everything was filled with joy.

The sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums in the Chen family are noisy. After stepping over the money and grain basin, Chen Zhao shot the sedan door and the bride got off the sedan. Immediately afterwards, they went to the church and were helped into the new house by the best man. After the worship service, Cui Yinyin was still helped into the new house by Quanfu people. Cui Yinyin sat on the bed and only heard soft voices around her. After pressing the lapel and spreading the tent, the voice of Chen Zhao's aunt Wen Shi came: "Groom, please pick up your hijab quickly!"

But when the hijab was lifted, Cui Yinyin saw Chen Zhao standing in front of her at a glance. He was wearing the groom's wedding robe, tall and straight, and extremely handsome. He lowered his head to look at her, his eyes smiling and very calm.

Cui Yinyin thought she might be blushing. Fortunately, the girl's powder was thick...it shouldn't be visible!

Then the tents were laid, hair was tied, and after drinking Hexin wine, a girl wearing a purple short jacket with branch patterns came up with a bowl of dumplings. Mrs. Yu took it and handed it to Cui Yinyin. The dumplings were half-raw. Mrs. Yu smiled and asked, "Are they raw or not?"

Cui Yinyin was stunned and said without thinking: "It's raw."

"Ha ha."

As everyone laughed, Cui Yinyin finally understood, and her face turned red with embarrassment.

Mrs. Wen was deeply afraid that the bride would be embarrassed, so she quickly glanced at the maid in the new house and walked out of the door first.

After everyone left, "I'll go to the main hall to meet the guests first, and I'll be here soon." After Chen Zhao told her in a warm voice, he left the bridal chamber first.

Cui Yinyin was sitting on the black and gold-painted Babu bed. She was feeling hungry and was about to call her personal maid, when a mother-in-law opened the door and came in. The girls behind her came to the table one after another, stewed pigeon and eel. Silk noodles, stewed lotus root with ham, cold shredded radish and jellyfish... a whole table was set up.

By the time Chen Zhao came back from meeting the guests outside, Cui Yinyin, who had eaten and drank enough, had already taken a bath, took off her heavy wedding dress, changed into a pair of bright yellow regular clothes, and fell asleep on the Babu bed.

Chen Zhao walked over, fearing that he would freeze her, and helped her take off her coat, pulled open the big red quilt to cover Cui Yinyin's small body, and then went to the inner bathroom to take a bath.

When he came out wearing plain white clothes and covered in moisture, the bride was looking at him with a pair of misty almond-shaped eyes.

Chen Zhao's eyes darkened, and he quickly walked to the black lacquered gold bed, threw away his soft shoes, closed the red and gold curtains, and murmured with a sweet voice from inside: "Well"

Cui Yinyin's nanny Wang quickly asked Zhuo'er to go to the side room to sleep while she came to guard the bridal chamber.

The maid in Chen Zhao's courtyard had already gone to prepare hot water without waiting for instructions.

The night was dark, and the festive red candles in the new house in Feihe Courtyard were burning all night.
The morning light of the next day was faint, and a beam of golden light spilled in from the window lattice, and the dust factor in the air was clearly visible.

Chen Zhao had already gotten up, wearing a festive purple dark silver robe with Ruyi cloud patterns, a dark green jade crown on his head, and a lotus jade hairpin of the same color, which made his face look like a crown jade, making him look elegant and elegant.

After the couple had breakfast, Chen Zhao reached out and took Cui Yinyin's slightly calloused hand, and the two of them walked to Fuyi Hall together.