Chapter 510: Visit
Next, the bride in Gu Xu’s wedding team went to Zhao Yan’s boudoir and urged the bride to get on the sedan.
“Xi Niang”, also known as “Wedding Wife” and “Xi Auntie”, is a woman who knows etiquette hired by the man when he holds a wedding. She is eloquent, good at socializing, and is responsible for taking care of the bride and dealing with her. guests.
During this process, the bride will pretend that she does not want to get married, and has to be urged three times before she is willing to leave.
Gu Xu then went to the foyer to toast his father-in-law.
Zhao Changying looked at the elegant and talented son-in-law in front of him with a particularly complicated mood.
He used to worry about his daughter's marriage.
Zhao Yan has a perverse and independent personality. She doesn't like to deal with people of the same age, but she likes to hang out in brothels and hang out with oiran dancers.
Zhao Changying once suspected that his daughter liked a woman, thinking that the family line would be interrupted by her hands.
It wasn’t until Gu Xu appeared that he breathed a sigh of relief——
It turns out that it’s not that my daughter’s hobbies are abnormal, but that her destiny has not yet arrived.
However, on the day when Zhao Yan was actually going to get married, in addition to joy, he felt a strong reluctance and an inexplicable melancholy in his heart.
Qu Qingqiu is gone and his daughter is married. From now on, he will be the only one alone in the huge Zhao family courtyard.
"Take care of her."
Zhao Changying drank the wine Gu Xu handed him in one gulp, then patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly.
"I will."
Gu Xu's words were simple and calm, and he didn't make any heart-wrenching, thunder-struck, poisonous oaths. But his serious gaze seemed to have a heavy weight. Zhao Changying could feel from this that he would never joke about this matter.
At this time, Zhao Yan finally walked out of the room in costume, surrounded by the maids.
She followed the custom of the northern border and did not wear a red hijab like the newlyweds of Daqi. Instead, she held a round fan, and her demon-like face loomed behind the round fan.
Gu Xu immediately followed custom and left the house to escape.
Zhao Yan faced her father and bowed Yingying to express her gratitude to her father for his upbringing.
Zhao Changying let out a long sigh and squeezed out a faint smile: "Go. When you two have a child, I, an idle old man, may be able to help you take care of it."< br>
Zhao Yan’s eyes were moist again.
Then, she stepped into the sedan chair on the red felt carpet spread on the ground.
From the perspective of the Taboo of the Great Wilderness, the bride is prone to attract evil spirits, and many evil spirits are hidden under the land. In order to prevent dirt and keep it clean, carpets are laid to avoid stepping on the ground directly.
Of course, with Zhao Yan's current strength, most evil spirits would have to take a detour when encountering her.
Only in a major life event like a wedding, in order to seek good luck, anyone will inevitably become particular and superstitious.
After getting on the sedan chair, the bride’s hips can no longer move casually, which means safety and stability. Under the bride's seat, there is a fire harem burning with charcoal and spices, and a mat is tied to the rear bar of the sedan. It is commonly known as "the fire harem inside the sedan and the mat behind the sedan."
After getting up from the sedan chair, the sound of firecrackers roared like thunder again in the house, and the smell of smoke filled the air and lingered for a long time. Relatives and servants of the Zhao family sprinkled tea leaves and rice grains on the top of the sedan, which was said to be able to drive away evil spirits and avoid harm.
As the sun set and the sky was filled with red clouds, the sedan chair hit the right time and entered the gate of the Liangzhou magistrate's mansion where Gu Xu temporarily lived. Officials of all sizes in Liangzhou City have already organized a large number of musicians and civilians to play music and fire cannons to welcome the sedan chair.
They had just surrendered to Gu Xu, and they were gearing up to perform well in front of the new master and leave a good impression on him - so in the process of helping Gu Xu prepare for the wedding, everyone Work extra hard.
After the sedan stopped, a five- or six-year-old woman dressed up in costume and known as the "girl getting out of the sedan" walked out of the door. After the sedan door opened, she gently pulled the bride's hand three times. Ask the bride to get out of the sedan chair.
With the support of Xi Niang, Zhao Yan stepped over a vermilion wooden "saddle", walked on the red felt, and stood on the right side of the Xi Hall.
Gu Xu pretended to hide elsewhere, and was invited back by Xiao Xuan, who was holding flowers and candles, and stood on the left.
The next step should be to worship God and worship the elders.
However, since Taishang Haotian had long been declared a false god by Gu Xu, and the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei stood alive in front of everyone, this step was omitted.
As for worshiping the elders... Gu Xu's parents in this life have passed away long ago, so the newlyweds can only bow to the memorial tablets and offer incense to worship.
“Husband and wife bow to each other!” At this time, the celebrant shouted loudly.
Gu Xu and Zhao Yan looked at each other again and bowed three times.
When their eyes met, Gu Xu could clearly feel that the threads of cause and effect between the two of them were becoming more and more tightly entangled, no matter how difficult it was to cut or separate.
"After the ceremony, leave the class and go to the bridal chamber!" After the worship ceremony, the praisers shouted again.
Under the guidance of two little ladies holding dragon and phoenix candles, Gu Xu led the bride into the bridal chamber holding colorful balls and ribbons.
Along the way, the two of them had to walk on sacks - there were five sacks in total. When they passed one, Xi Niang would pick it up and pass it forward to continue paving the way, which means " "Continuing the family line" and "Five generations meeting".
After entering the bridal chamber, Gu Xu could not stay here for long. He would soon have to toast to relatives and friends outside.
Due to physical problems, Gu Xu has never been good at nor likes drinking.
But on today's special occasion, in order to celebrate, he drank a few large glasses - of course, in order to avoid being drunk and unconscious on the wedding night, he secretly drank The true essence dissolved the alcohol's power.
Since Gu Xu's identity was different from the past, the guests did not dare to pester him to keep messing around - they took turns toasting to him, saying some blessings, and then let him leave.
Gu Xu was finally able to sit by the bed and enjoy the quiet world of two people with Zhao Yan.
In the wedding room, a huge mahogany carved bed was placed in the middle, and beside the bed was a screen painted with auspicious clouds and mandarin ducks, symbolizing a happy marriage. The bed was covered with a red quilt embroidered with gold thread, and carved candlesticks were placed on both sides.
Zhao Yan had already taken off her fine clothes and put on casual clothes under the service of the maids.
The dim candlelight danced on her jade-like skin, making her whole body glow with a dreamy luster.
Seeing Gu Xu arrive, she exposed half of her cheek from behind the fan, looked at Gu Xu's gorgeous wedding dress, and chuckled: "It's the first time I see my husband wearing red today, and he looks so good."< br>
“Not as beautiful as my wife.” Gu Xu smiled.
He reached out and held Zhao Yan's wrist, asking her to gently put down the fan covering her face.
She finally bloomed in front of him like a beautiful and unparalleled flower.
(End of this chapter)