Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 149

Finally, the day of getting married, Cao Yong frowned when he got up.I had a drink with De Tehei and the others last night, and now I feel a headache.He rubbed his temples, squinted his eyes and looked out the window, but the sun was already high.

Cao Yong reached out and touched the pocket watch next to the pillow, wanting to see the time.

Zhu'er and Cui'er in the outer room had been waiting for a long time. When they heard the movement inside, they drew the curtain and came in to wait on them.

It was already three o'clock in the morning (45:[-] in the morning), Cao Yong put down his pocket watch and asked, "Why didn't you wake me up, is there any visitor in the front yard?"

At that time, in the wedding customs, on the day when a man married a woman, close relatives and friends usually went to congratulate in the morning, and the whole family came.The friendship is average, but they just don't bring their family members, and they can come at any time.

"Sister Zijing said that the uncle will be busy until night today, let the uncle sleep more, so as not to be tired during the day!" Zhu'er handed over the clothes and replied, "I don't know the front yard, but I heard that there is a girl in the inner house. The guests have arrived, sister Zijing welcomes them, Fujin and the third girl are accompanying them in the inner hall!"

Cui'er called the little maid outside to bring hot water, Tan Tan's water temperature was just right, and asked Cao Yong to wash up.

These days, it is rare for female guests to come to the door alone. Since female guests arrive, there should be male guests accompanying them in the front yard.

Cao Yong shook his head and smiled wryly. He had done a dereliction of duty as the groom's official, so he had to hurry over to avoid being troubled.

After washing and washing, Chai'er and Huan'er came over with hangover soup and food.

Cao Yong was tired of the pain in his brain, but when he saw the hangover soup, it was just what he wanted, so he reached out and drank it.Looking at the food again, there are two dishes of dim sum, longan buns and golden shredded flower rolls; there is also one product of porridge, ginseng and wolfberry porridge; and four small dishes, mixed with mustard greens, mixed with bean curd sticks, diced pickled cucumbers, and shredded red ear ears.

Cao Yong clamped a golden silk flower roll, looked at the ginseng and wolfberry porridge, and asked: "Why do you make this again? Didn't you say that you don't need to supplement it?"

Chai'er replied: "Fu Jin and the third girl specially told me that I am afraid that the uncle is busy during the day and will not have time to eat, so let's eat more in the morning!"

There was a little more smile on Cao Yong's face. The two sisters looked like they were the directors of the family, and they thought of their parents in these two lives again in their minds.

In the previous life, the parents regarded the old son Cao Yong as a baby bump. Although they also told him twice to persuade him to marry Wen Qi early after he started working, but after knowing that Wen Qi followed someone else, they were worried about touching their son’s sadness. Just keep silent.The parents in this life are far away in Jiangning, more than 2000 miles away.He is the only son of the two of them, but he cannot be filial in front of them.It's a pity that they can't watch their son get married with their own eyes!
"Your son is going to marry a wife!" Cao Yong said silently in his heart, he is the parents of two lifetimes.This marriage is one of the four joys in life, but his mood at the moment is not only anticipation and joy, but also endless longing and loneliness.People are like this, the more important the moment, the more they miss their family members, and want them to share all their sorrows and joys.

Zhu'er, Cui'er and Chai'er saw that Cao Yong's face changed from a faint smile to contemplation, then to loneliness, and finally there was only endless melancholy, and their moods were also suspended.On that day, the teachings of the mothers of Chun Wangfu were still in my ears. After today, Cao Yong will move to live in the new courtyard, but their stay depends on Da Gege's arrangement.However, today is the day of the master's great joy, even if they are uneasy or apprehensive, they should bury it in their hearts and dare not show it on the surface.

Huan'er was young and thought the least. Seeing Cao Yong holding the spoon and not moving for a long time, he said, "Master, the porridge is going to be cold!"

Only then did Cao Yong wake up. He drank two bowls of porridge and half a plate of small flower rolls with pickled melon shreds.Although he got up early and had no appetite, but the rules were complicated at this time, and he, the official groom, was going to accompany the guests to welcome the bride, so he probably didn't have time to eat.

After breakfast, he left the sunflower courtyard, and before he left the second door, he saw Bao Ya and Cao Yi walking side by side, followed by many maidservants.Seeing Cao Yong, Cao Yi and everyone bowed down to salute, but Bao Ya looked at Cao Yong with a smile, with a somewhat smug look on his face: "Groom officer, after today, you have to follow Chu Yu , calling my sister!"

Cao Yi was by the side, watching her tease her brother with a smile.How could Cao Yong argue with her? Although he already knew from his sister that Da Gege's boudoir name is "Chuyu", but at this time when Baoya mentioned it, he still couldn't help laughing at himself. He only knows the name of his fiancée, but he has never seen her face, so he fully understands what a "blind marriage" is.

Baoya followed Cao Yi to meet the wives of Zhaojia's mansion, so after teasing Cao Yong, they went forward to meet them without much delay.

Cao Yong also went out of the second door and went to the living room in the front yard.Both Neersu and Seishtu arrived, and they were considered half masters in Cao's house, and together with Cao Song, they entertained several well-connected guests.There were also several older guests who were accompanied by Mr. Zhuang.

Seeing Cao Yong coming in, several guests of the same generation got up and said, "Congratulations to you!" Cao Yong replied with a smile, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

The elder nodded at Cao Yong and said, "Brother Yong is overjoyed." Naturally, Cao Yong couldn't help but greet him and said, "I'll let you worry about it."

Among the early guests were Cao Yong's uncle Fu Ding and his cousin Changling. Although Cao Yong had been in Beijing for more than a year, he had only returned to Beijing a few days ago because Changling was working abroad, so the two met for the first time. .Changling was in his twenties, tall and strong, with the air of a warrior.But for some reason, it is difficult for Cao Yong to feel close.Perhaps because of the first meeting, both of them were very polite and unfamiliar.

Ning Chun also arrived early, in addition to his congratulatory gift, there was also Yong Qing's share.Because Yongqing was in the filial piety period, he couldn't visit the door in person, so he asked Ningchun to transfer it.In fact, according to the friendship between Ning Chun and Cao Yong, he should bring his family over here.But it was inappropriate to bring a concubine on this occasion, and he was too lazy to bring his wife, so he came by himself.

After noon, the guests gradually filled the door.The in-laws and distant relatives of the Cao family, the clan members of the Li family, the clan members of the Jueluo family and Prince Ping's mansion, some Cao Yong has met, and some have not. Many relatives of various kinds have come.

In addition to relatives, there are also some old friends of the Cao family who have friendship with Cao Yong's father and grandfather.Cao Yong's own colleagues, from the guard's office, and from the household department.Among these people are peers, subordinates, and superiors.Even among the several internal ministers, some came to congratulate in person.Also, like Cheng Mengxing, some friends I met on weekdays.In addition, there are some natives in Jiangning, who came to Beijing to work or to be officials, and many people came to give gifts.

"Bai Hu Tong" says: Marriage means salute at dusk, so it is called marriage. "Youyang Miscellaneous Zu" said: "Li", weddings must use fainting, because the yang goes and the yin comes.

According to the rules and hexagrams, the auspicious time for Cao Yong to worship the hall is set at the first quarter of Xuchu ([-]:[-] p.m.).

The married wife invited by the Cao family still invited the eldest wife of Zhaojia Mansion, the "full-blessed person".At the third quarter of Shenzheng (45:[-] p.m.), after three gongs sounded and the house ceremony was performed, the married wife first went to the Tiandi table to offer incense and kowtow, and then stood by the table to invite the bridegroom officer Cao Yong to come and offer sacrifices to the Tiandi table. The Jade Emperor and other gods kowtow three times.Afterwards, the married wife lights the lanterns, and performs a series of procedures of "lighting the sedan chair", "scenting the sedan chair" and "pressing the sedan chair" to exorcise evil spirits, and the wedding sedan chair officially sets off.

Cao Yong was dressed in a ceremonial gown, with a red cross, and rode a tall horse in front of the wedding sedan chair.Sai Shitu and other eight royal guards wore high-grade official uniforms, and also wore red and guarded the sides of the wedding sedan chair. The servants of Cao's mansion were dressed in brand-new clothes, holding drums, lanterns, and incense burners, and they sent each other off with a lot of noise.

Amidst the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, the wedding sedan chair arrived at Chunwang Mansion.Because it is winter and the sky is short, the sky is getting dark at this time, and the Chunwang Mansion is already red and colorful. At this time, the big red lanterns are lit up, and the surroundings are full of fiery red, which is really gorgeous.

After all, she is a married daughter of the prince's mansion. Although it is warm and festive, she is also upright with silk rules. When she called the door, she was less playful and amusing. After Cao Yong threw out the happy money and red envelopes, she carried the sedan chair in smoothly.The sedan chair goes to the boudoir in the backyard to pick up the bride, while Cao Yong goes to the main hall, kowtows to the father-in-law and mother-in-law three times, and performs the ceremony of thanking the relatives, and then goes to the boudoir to make a bow with a deep talisman, urging makeup to welcome the bride.

According to the rules, the elder brother and uncle of the bride should be carried into the sedan chair. Since Da Gege has no elder brother, he had to find the uncle to carry him.Because the first few elder brothers are all princes, it is not easy to invite each other. The seventh elder brother was looking for help from the twelfth or fourteenth elder brother, but this job was taken over by the sixteenth elder brother who likes to join in the fun.

Before going in to hug the bride, Elder Sixteen even stabbed Cao Yong, jokingly said in a low voice: "But I have to give you a big happy seal, Uncle Sixteen, otherwise I accidentally put my eldest niece fell..."

Seeing that he was in high spirits, Cao Yong was also willing to cooperate, and he really stuffed a big red envelope sealed with silver ingots to Elder Sixteen.Sixteen elder brothers weighed it, and then went in with a smile.

Before the wedding sedan chair leaves the door, the woman must hold a banquet to entertain the wedding officials and guests and the married wife respectively, but it is only a courtesy cutscene, Seshitu and others didn't move their chopsticks at all, they just sat down and looked at it for a while.As soon as the wedding sedan chair leaves the boudoir, a bowl of clear soup will be served here, and the waiter shouting "serve soup" means the end of the banquet.The married person immediately puts down the soup seal to reward money, and takes his leave at the table.

Because the rule is that carrying the bride and groom back from the bride's house cannot go back the original way, which means that they will not go back, so it is inevitable to take a detour.

Just like when the bridal sedan chair arrives at the woman's house, when the bridal sedan chair arrives at the man's house, the door must be closed first and then called. On the Cao Mansion side, there are many more amusing duets than on the Wang Mansion side, and then the door is opened. He bought a happy bag of copper coins, and welcomed the sedan chair into the door.

The send-off wife of Prince Chun's Mansion is the eldest sister-in-law of the concubine Fujin Nala. She and Mrs. Zhaojia, the married wife, brought her into the wedding hall and offered incense at the table of heaven and earth.The saddle that has been offered on the table of heaven and earth has been set up in front of the sedan chair here, and the bride and groom brought up bows and arrows.

Ningchun Saishitu and others came over Cao Yong, looking at the tightly closed sedan chair curtain, Cao Yong was suddenly a little nervous, sitting behind the curtain was the other half who would be with him for a lifetime.

But Ning Chun leaned over from the side, and grinningly whispered in his ear: "Look at those dowry maids, they are so beautiful, brother, you are very lucky..."

Cao Yong's little emotion that had just surged up here was completely cut off by this sentence, he smiled and looked at Ning Chun's unscrupulous face, and didn't know what to say.Seeing him, Saishitu hurriedly smiled and pulled Ning Chun aside.Cao Yong took the bow and arrow from Xiguan'er, and shot three arrows through the sedan chair curtain.

The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and the "Quanfu" girl who had been invited from Zhaojia's mansion in advance brought makeup powder from the table of heaven and earth, filled the bride with makeup powder, and then helped her get off the sedan chair.

The bride was dressed in full dress, and the little hands holding the apple and the "treasure bottle" were white and tender, like creamy fat. They passed the saddle, the brazier, and stepped on the red felt. The two "Quanfu" invited by Cao's mansion With the help of his wife, he walked all the way into the wedding hall and stood beside Cao Yong.

The two of them knelt down in front of the heaven and earth table and worshiped the heaven and earth according to the rules. A red wedding silk led the two strangers who were originally strangers but were destined to be together for a lifetime, and they entered the bridal chamber together.

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The two newlyweds sat in the tent according to the direction specially asked for guidance, and then the married wife began to spread the tent.While spreading longan, litchi, red dates, chestnuts, peanuts and other happy fruits in the tent, she chanted auspicious words to bless the couple.Then the tent was withdrawn, and a new scale beam wrapped in red silk was brought up.

The tension surged up again, and Cao Yong felt that he had never been so nervous in his two lifetimes combined. There was anticipation in the tension, mixed with some inexplicable emotions, and a little apprehension.He gathered himself together, and saw the brides-off and married wives standing opposite him smiled and nodded at him, as if encouraging the groom.He felt a little embarrassed, and thought to himself: "Such an adult, isn't it just marrying a daughter-in-law, why are you nervous!" He held the scale in his hand, raised his hand and lifted the hijab.

Big Gege seemed to be nervous all the time. With the hijab together, seeing the candlelight suddenly, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, then blinked twice, then raised his head slightly, a pair of bright eyes penetrated the bead curtain hanging from the phoenix crown, slightly Shyly looked at Cao Yong.
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