box of hearts

Chapter 152 Congratulations to the Groom (22)
After paying nineteen sons, Xiangshou entered the Prince Regent's mansion, and made nine kowtows to Qi She, who was also in gold and jade, and worshiped heaven and earth, ancestors, and birthday stars, and then Xiangshou worshiped Zaojun alone, which symbolized the vocation of being in charge of housewives.This is the end of the ceremony for civil and military officials to pay respects, and after that, the bridesmaids will sing in the bridal chamber, without involving the public.

And when the happy event of the Prince Regent's Mansion went behind the scenes, there was also a happy event going on behind the scenes for his in-laws, the Wang family.In the mansion hung with red silk and red flowers everywhere, Wang Zhengting, the third son of the Wang family, was sitting in a dusty hut, looking very energetic.He held a bowl of custard in his left hand, and delivered it forward with a spoon in his right, "Father, the Wang family has turned the corner. Although the current situation is still covered by the regent's hand, my son firmly believes that as long as time passes, the world will be reversed." Rejuvenate the family. The father has won the award, and the son will devote himself to the Wang family and die."

On the opposite side was Wang Chaezhao, who was leaning on a big chair, his hands were curled up like chicken feet due to a stroke, he couldn't speak, his saliva was rolling, and he wriggled out the food that had been forced into him. Going up and down the river is the late sunset of a hero.

Noisy, festive nights subside one by one.The clear light of the Paozi River is flowing, and the garden by the river is only a little bit of light from the eternal night lamp. The ten-mile lotus has become a lotus and leaves, making a low-pitched sound in the wind.

Under the big kang by the south window of the bedroom, the western chiming bell rang three times. At the beginning of the ugly day, Qing Tian was still restless, resting on his hands, still unable to sleep.Looking at the only candle in front of her, she imagined the big oil lamps in pairs on the table in Qi She's big wedding room where the wedding wine was placed. Honey was added to the lamp oil, and she wished the couple "mix the oil with the honey." ".This is the reason for the marriages in the world. Some of them are facilitated by people's whole country's power, and some people's whole country's power is used to break them up.But Qingtian is really not sure how long Qi She is willing to play this unsightly and uninteresting challenge of holding her tightly with one hand and supporting the giant wheel with the other. The slightest itch would make him let go of his hand in remorse, leaving her alone to be crushed into dust by the oncoming giant wheel.What's even more frightening is that before he has time to let go, he will be involved.Qingtian would shudder whenever he thought of the word "later".To solve this trouble, the past life taught her the simplest way to live, that is, "don't want to".As if knowing that there is nothing behind a door, then retract the curious hand that has touched the door.

Qingtian withdrew his thoughts, but the door still opened with a "Yiya".She was startled, looked up, and froze.

"you you--?"

From the bottomless night shadow, Qi She's face gradually floated up from the edge of the candlelight, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Seemingly ashamed of the desolate situation of being alone, Qing Tian hurriedly wiped the tears on his cheeks, and there was a hint of anger in his tone: "Why are you back?"

He was only wearing a plain fretwork uniform, and even the waist was only a ermine silk ribbon, he flipped the skirt of the robe and sat on his back, very disapproving, "As usual, I will come back when I have finished dealing with the outside affairs."

Qingtian glanced at the little clock placed on the trunk, "At this time, you, you haven't—" His lips pouted several times before he said half-awkwardly, "Is it a bridal chamber?"

The faint smile in Qi She's eyes was already evident, "How long will it take for the bridal chamber, don't you know?"

Qingtian was embarrassed at first, then panicked again, "Then you left the bride there alone?!"

Qi She sighed softly: "If you want to say, I will throw her there alone, which will make you feel more sad than throwing you here alone. I will turn around and go back immediately without saying a word."

It was a face divided into two halves by the candlelight, the half far away from her was gloomy, and the half next to her was golden and warm.Qingtian stared directly at Qi She for a while, then moved forward to wrap his neck around his neck, and hid himself in the socket of his neck.For some reason, she suddenly remembered the time when she was just sold into Huai Ya Tang when she was a child. Whenever she was free, she would sit behind the window in a daze every day, looking at the crowds of people from one end to the other, looking forward to the mother's arrival. Will come back and take her away.Of course my mother didn't come back.But if she comes back, Qingtian knows, she will feel like this now.

Qi She could feel Qingtian trembling in his arms, and he pulled the velvet blanket stacked on top of the kang with one hand to wrap her up.He can understand her too much and too deep-rooted helplessness, but he doesn't know how to comfort her.I had no choice but to not speak, and Shan hugged her quietly, hugging and hugging.

On the blue-and-white glazed red candlestick, teardrops fell from the fine wax, forming lumps in a blink of an eye, and in a blink of an eye, the candlestick had turned into a thick candle, burning until it was only half a finger long.

The pink wall under the candle is a wedding bed with four handles inlaid with jade ruyi pressing down the four corners, and a large piece of red dates, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds scattered all over the center, and a bride is sitting beside the bed.Dunxipa hung heavily in front of her face, like a piece of time that could fall at any time but never fall, time was ticking in the clock, all dripping on the place where her dignified hands were placed.Just on this small piece of knee, there are fourteen layers of royal wedding dresses depicting dragons, embroidered phoenixes, and gold and pendant jade, from the first layer, soaked to the last layer.

Notes:

[1] During the Warring States Period, various countries engaged in diplomatic struggles to win over other countries; "Lianheng" refers to "a strong country attacks the weak", that is, it follows a strong country to attack a weak country; ", that is, to unite weak countries to prevent strong countries from annexing.

[2] The sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius".

[3] Kunqu Opera "The Story of Shepherd·Celebration of Birthday".

[4] Kunqu Opera "Huansha Ji Huiying".

[5] (Ming) Tang Xianzu's "Peony Pavilion": "Smiles and flirtatious silver wax. The moon is as bright as a new moon. Ask what year the star Hancha is today? The golden hairpin guest comes to the house in the cold night, and the jade heaven and immortals stay in the world..."

[6] Ibid.

[7] All criminals sentenced to death who are awaiting execution shall be issued a roster of cases after the autumn trial and court trial, and request to be checked off.

[8] According to legend, during the Warring States period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Song Kangwang coveted the beauty of Han Ping's wife, He Shi, and forcibly occupied it. For this reason, Han Ping and his wife both died in love.The earliest record can be found in (Eastern Jin) Ganbao's "Sou Shen Ji".

[9] (Tang Dynasty) Li Shangyin's "Gong Ci": "The king's kindness flows eastward like water, and the worries of being favored and losing favor are lost. Mo Xiangzun's prelude to the flowers fall, and the cool breeze is only at the west end of the hall."

[10] The lecture hall specially set up for the emperor to lecture on classics and history, the lecturer is served by a Hanlin scholar or an in-service official.

[11] (Tang) Li Yi's "Palace Complaint": "The dew is wet and sunny, and the palace is fragrant, and the moonlight song is blowing in Zhaoyang. It seems that the sea water is added to the palace, and the total dripping on Nagato lasts all night."

[12] "Buddha Says Mahayana Diamond Sutra": "Fuji Manjushri. The male body has seven treasures. The female body has five leaks."

[13] The forehead covering hat made of fur is commonly known as "lying rabbit". It is a kind of forehead wiping and is worn in winter.

[14] The jewelry inserted upside down at the bottom of the back of the hair bun is called "full crown".

[15] (Tang Dynasty) Han Yu, the word Zhiyao, and one work Zhiguang.

[16] The original poem was written by Lin Nuer, a famous prostitute in the old court in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty.

[17] (Yuan) Zhao Mengfu, "Lin Huang Ting Jing".

[18] (Tang) Liu Yuxi's "Appreciating Peonies".

[19] The sentence comes from (Tang) Li Bai's "Two Poems of Changganxing".

(End of this chapter)