"Book of Rites: Hunyi" says: Those who are "Hunyi" will combine the good of the two surnames, serving the ancestral temple at the top, and inheriting the descendants at the bottom.
However, Fan Li's wedding banquet eventually turned into a fame fair.
The busiest person in the room was not Fan Zhongyan. After all, he was the protagonist of this wedding and had a lot to do.
It is necessary to report to the family temple, and then he will need to complete a series of rituals such as worshiping in the church and receiving candles.
After all the etiquette was completed, he had time to toast one by one.
Before that, his father-in-law Li Changyan was the busiest person.
In fact, Fan Zhongyan's father should have been responsible for receiving guests, but Fan Zhongyan's biological father died early, and his only real elders were his mother at home.
In this way, the person responsible for reception became his father-in-law.
To be fair, Fan Zhongyan didn't really like an occasion like today. There were too many people coming, and many of the guests were from famous families.
He was just a small teacher, and he was getting married. How could He De let all these people be present?
Moreover, his financial situation is not that rich. If the guests receive gifts today, don’t they have to pay them back in the future?
His wife, Mrs. Li, did bring a lot of dowry.
But if a man is born in heaven and earth, how can he spend his wife’s dowry?
He, Fan Zhongyan, is not that kind of person.
The noise always ends. As night falls, the red candles are lit high in the new house, and the noise outside gradually subsides.
Fan Zhongyan's wife, Li, glanced at the door from time to time. If you look carefully, you can see a few traces of worry in her eyes.
There were too many guests here today, there were hundreds of banquets, and many of them were from famous families.
The more people there are, the more wine Fan Zhongyan needs to toast.
Counting the time, the official had been out for more than an hour. At this time, he was probably drunk.
"Wang Sanniang, please go out and see the officials."
After a while, Mrs. Li gave instructions to the woman beside her.
"Yes, madam, I'm going to take a look."
Wang Sanniang was a servant who came with Li as a dowry. She was said to be a servant, but in fact the relationship between the two was far from simple.
To be precise, Wang Sanniang is Li's wet nurse. She has watched Li grow up since she was a child. The relationship between the two is very close.
In the future, Li's dowry will also be taken care of by Wang Sanniang.
a long time.
There was a movement outside the door.
"Madam, can I come in?"
(Servants call their mistress "Niangzi". If she is the young lady in the family, it is usually the first + youngest lady. If she is the third youngest lady, she is the third youngest lady.)
Hearing Wang Sanniang's voice, Mrs. Li felt a little at ease. She was finally back after being away for so long.
"come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened and Wang Sanniang led two strong women to carry Fan Zhongyan away.
Seeing her husband being carried through the door, Ms. Li panicked and fell down from the couch without caring about etiquette.
"What's going on, officer?"
"Madam, don't worry, Alang just drank too much."
Wang Sanniang is obviously more experienced in dealing with this kind of thing.
"I have asked others to get hangover soup and feed Alang some later. He should be fine tomorrow morning."….
"That's good."
Ms. Li whispered to herself that on their wedding night, her husband was drunk. Although it was a bit unethical, she could understand.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blame her father.
Li is a woman in a boudoir and does not know the specific situation in the court. In her opinion, the people who came today should have been summoned by her father.
If dad hadn't yelled so much, the official wouldn't have been so drunk that he couldn't even walk.
At this time, if Li Changyan knew his daughter's thoughts, he would definitely cry out for injustice.
These people really weren't called here by him.
Although he doesn't want to admit it, Li Changyan's face alone is definitely not enough, even for Li Changling, it is not enough.
(During the Taizong period, Li Changling served as an official to participate in political affairs)
These people who came today are all looking out for their virtuous son-in-law.
However, Mrs. Li didn't know about this. Li Changyan didn't tell her, and Fan Zhongyan naturally wouldn't tell her.
Because telling her this will only put pressure on her.
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The next day.
early morning.
Fan Zhongyan woke up from his drowsiness. When he opened his eyes, he saw Mrs. Li lying on the bedside, fully clothed.
Then, he glanced down and found that his clothes had been changed a long time ago.
No need to think about it, it must have been done by my wife.
'well. ,
When he thought of this, Fan Zhongyan sighed silently.
Last night, he complained a little about his father-in-law, and even wondered whether the marriage was a little too hasty.
But when he saw Mr. Li sleeping with his clothes on, he didn't complain at all.
What more can a husband ask for when his wife is like this?
Immediately afterwards, Fan Zhongyan stood up slowly, reached out his hand, and gently stroked the hair on his wife's forehead.
I don't know if he started too hard or because Li was too light asleep. As soon as he took action, Li woke up with a cry.
The two looked at each other, and Li's face suddenly turned red.
Although the two are already married, this is the first time for them to sleep in the same bed with a man, and Li is still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Madam, last night was not my fault, please don't blame me."
Seeing that his wife woke up, Fan Zhongyan quickly retracted his palm and immediately apologized for what happened last night.
To be honest, Fan Zhongyan, who has been single for more than 30 years, is also a little uncomfortable with it.
After all, it’s the first time and everyone has little experience.
"My lord... My lord has woken up, why don't you and I wake up?"
According to the etiquette of the Song Dynasty, on the morning after the wedding of the newlyweds, the bride had to perform the rites of her uncle.
The courtesy of aunt and uncle does not refer to visiting uncle and aunt, but refers to parents-in-law.
An aunt is also called the husband's parents. The husband's father is called uncle, and the husband's mother is called aunt.
The meaning of the courtesy of an old uncle is about the same as serving tea to the father-in-law and mother-in-law today, and then changing one's words. It is just the ancient ceremony of an old uncle. The etiquette is more complicated and the occasion is more formal.
However, no matter how complicated the etiquette is, the meaning is generally the same.
"That's fine."
Although Fan Zhongyan still had a headache, which was a sequelae of a hangover, he was still a scholar.
Gifts cannot be spent.
The gift of an old uncle is of great significance. If the wife misunderstands the mother because she is late, it will inevitably affect the future relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"I'll comb my wife's hair."
After saying this, Fan Zhongyan got out of bed first, then took Li Shi's catkin and moved to the dressing table.
This time, his expression and movements were much more free and easy.
After all, a man in his thirties must be thicker-skinned than a lady in her twenties.
At this moment, Fan Zhongyan had quickly entered the state.
Unfortunately, his hands were a little too clumsy, and when he saw a drawer full of toiletries, he suddenly felt numb.
Seeing Fan Zhongyan's embarrassment through the bronze mirror, Mrs. Li couldn't help but smile. Then she took out an ivory comb as white as jade from her makeup package.
"Officials, just comb your hair."
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