After rushing all the way slowly, Xiao Han's wedding convoy arrived in Sanyuan County only after the sun had set.
Along the road decorated with lights and colorful decorations, the motorcade arrived at the entrance of Xiao's mansion. Only then did Xiao Han get off the horse with great difficulty. With Xiaodong's help, he returned the favor to the villagers who came around to congratulate him.
When they got home, there was a lot of excitement at the door, and several rounds of candies were scattered, causing a group of children to grab them. Then the bride got off the carriage, accompanied by two maids, stepped over the brazier, and walked along a red road. The long carpet leads towards the mansion where the middle door is wide open.
On the red carpet where the bride walks, there are golden boys and girls behind her who scatter grains and grains, symbolizing that the couple will have plenty of food and clothing in the future.
There were many congratulators on the edge of the red carpet, which made Xiao Han unable to help but raise his hands in greeting.
Behind him, Xue Pan looked out slightly under the semi-transparent red hijab. He looked at the extremely familiar Xiao Mansion, which had been cleaned and looked brand new. The bright red lanterns filled the courtyard, lighting up the entire mansion. Get red.
"After today, we are husband and wife."
Thinking of this, Xue Pan's pretty face turned slightly red, but under the red hijab, no one unexpectedly saw her shy side.
Walking along the red carpet to the end is the main hall of the worship hall, where Xiao Han and Xue Pan need to complete the last step of the wedding process.
Speaking of which, Xiao Han had seen countless scenes of ancient people visiting the church to get married in those TV series of later generations.
But at that time, he just thought it was funny and probably beat him to death. He never thought that such a day would happen to him!
"Take this!"
As soon as he stepped into the hall, when Xiao Han was still a little nervous and didn't know whether to kowtow directly or wait a little longer, Zhang Qiang handed Xiao Han something from behind.
"What is it? A bow? What are you doing for me?" Xiao Han, who was already nervous, heard the sound and subconsciously reached out to pick it up!
As soon as he got the things, he discovered that what Zhang Qiang handed over was actually a soft bow, and at the same time, three feather arrows with their arrowheads removed were also stuffed into his hand.
"Why are you standing there stunned?" Zhang Qiang took a step back and saw a man standing on the red carpet holding a bow and arrow. He couldn't help but anxiously shouted to him in a low voice: "Shoot!"
"Shoot? Shoot who?"
Hearing this, Xiao Han suddenly felt that his brain was a little weak for a moment!
Is it such a big rule to get married at this time? Do you want to kill a relative or friend on the spot to add to the fun? Then you can't use arrows without heads. How painful will it be?
"I...you..."
Zhang Qiang waited for a long time and saw no movement from Xiao Han. When he looked up and saw Xiao Han's dazed look, he knew something was wrong! I had no choice but to bite the bullet and leaned into his ear amidst the roar of laughter around me: "This is the rule, you have to...forget it! Just shoot where there is no one in front of you, I will tell you the rest!"
"Oh...ok!" After hearing this, Xiao Han finally realized that he had misunderstood! Blushing, he hurriedly set up his bow and arrows, randomly pointed under the altar table in front of him and started shooting, regardless of whether there were any rats inside that would get caught.
The first arrow was shot, and Zhang Qiang behind him quickly shouted loudly: "When you shoot three arrows from your bow, one arrow will prove to the world!"
"Two arrows, the sun and the moon are the same match!"
"The newlyweds of Three Arrows are united! Husband and wife join hands!"
Three arrows were missed, and Zhang Qiang, who shouted so hard that his throat hurt, hurried over to take the bow and asked in a low voice: "The next step is to worship at the church, let's worship at the church!"
"Hey, you don't need to teach me how to do this!" Xiao Han grinned, and the people around him burst into laughter again.
Today, those who can come and sit in the hall are all people with extremely high status in the Tang Dynasty!
Not to mention Li Shimin who was the witness, even the heads of the three provinces and six ministries were almost half here. Being teased by these people, even if Xiao Han was embarrassed and annoyed, he had no choice but to smile at the opponent.
Fortunately, these people don't have any malicious intentions. It's the first time to visit the church. It's right to be a little unfamiliar. They are all well-informed people. It's not like they have never seen anyone worse than Xiao Han.
"Worship heaven and earth."
The official marriage ceremony has finally begun. Even after a thousand years, this routine has not changed much, so Xiao Han and Xue Pan are not afraid of making mistakes when they do it.
"Two bows to Gaotang."
Xiao Han has no parents or relatives in this world, so the person sitting in this position today is his master, Old Man Hua.
Old Man Hua, who had specially dressed up today, was so happy that all the wrinkles on his face relaxed when he saw the newlyweds in front of him saluting him respectfully! It seems that the whole person has become much younger.
Don't look at the fact that Old Man Hua usually hits or scolds Xiao Han, but he never gets angry or angry! But anyone who is familiar with the two of them knows that in his heart, he really regards Xiao Han as his son!
Now that I see my son finally marrying a wife, I feel really happy from the bottom of my heart!
"Husband and wife bow to each other!" the conductor shouted.
Originally, in Xiao Han's imagination, it should be a very exciting scene, but due to the complicated procedures of this day, there was no fluctuation.
The two of them bowed in silence, without the legendary affection or shyness. Instead, there was only the word "tired" on their faces.
"In this life, if you don't get married again, you will have to work hard to death!" Xiao Han thought from the bottom of his heart!
Looking up again, the person holding the ceremony did not shout out the familiar four words of "Send into the bridal chamber" by Xiao Han.
Instead, the witness, Li Shimin, cut off a strand of his and Xue Pan's hair, carefully tied them up with red thread, and put them into a brocade bag.
As husband and wife, we will always be united.
This is the last part of the wedding!
Next, the bride was helped away, but Xiao Han, as the groom, was left alone. Next, there was the charter that everyone loved to hear.
drink wine!
This should be something that runs through the blood of the Chinese people, regardless of status, rich or poor, even if thousands of years have passed, nothing has changed.
As soon as the banquet in Sanyuan County started, it entered a feverish state.
After three rounds, there were already people holding on to the wall, and I had reached the point where I couldn’t move even if the wall moved.
"Why do I always feel that Xiao Hou's wedding today is a bit sloppy?" An official of the Ministry of Etiquette was still wondering, but he was unexpectedly caught by a drunk colleague who forced him to drink three glasses of the strongest wine of the Xiao family. After that, he asked no questions Gone……
Sanyuan County, north of Chang'an, is extremely lively.
But the Jiucheng Palace to the west was deathly silent!
"Let's go back to Chang'an overnight!"
Looking at the moon rising little by little in the night sky, Li Jiancheng, who had been sitting in the pavilion for a long time, finally stood up and said bitterly to Li Yuanji, who had been inseparable from him these days.
"But what should I do, father?" Li Yuanji was startled and quickly stood up and asked.
Li Jiancheng in the pavilion gritted his teeth, and a hint of evil flashed in his eyes: "Find a way to fool him first! It's impossible for my father to investigate this kind of thing in a big way!"
(The worship rituals described in this chapter are basically a set of procedures handed down from the Northern Song Dynasty, and they are also the ones most familiar to future generations.)
