(twenty one)
Three days slipped through the fingers, and in the blink of an eye, the day of hair extension ceremony arrived.
Before dawn, the Li family's mansion began to be busy.
Li Gefei was appointed as Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and his rank was slightly lower, but he had an excellent reputation for his reputation, a good family, and frequent contacts with many officials in the court.
In addition, he has outstanding talent and learning, and has written many works, which is highly praised by literati.
Li Qingzhao's talent is even more famous in Bianliang City, and some people even collected all Li Qingzhao's lyrics over the years into a book.
As for her?
Nothing else, she has a lot of money.
It is so simple and unpretentious, adding a touch of vulgar gold to the family's scholarly atmosphere.
Therefore, the momentum of Li Qingzhao's hair-raising ceremony cannot be shabby.
The process of the hairpin ceremony is complicated, including welcoming guests, taking seats, opening the ceremony, taking the place of the person holding the hairpin, washing the guests, first bowing, first bow, second bow, second bow, third bow, third bow, setting the wine, placing the wine, and then saying the hairpin. After listening to the instruction, the person holding the hairpin bowed his head and thanked him, and the ceremony was completed.
In this whole process, the person with the word hairpin worried Sunge the most.
Whether it is later generations or the original plot, it is only clearly written that Li Qingzhao calls himself Yi An Jushi.
Later generations once said that "Shuyu" was used as Li Qingzhao's character, but it is difficult to verify it.
Shuyu is originally the crystal clear spring water in front of Li Qingzhao's former residence.
Some people say that in ancient times, men were superior to women, and characters were a symbol of status. A woman's lack of characters is a reflection of her virtue.
This argument is also untenable.
As everyone knows, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Wenji's name was Yan and her courtesy name was Wenji.
Therefore, choosing a character for Li Qingzhao was a top priority for Sunge.
Before the ceremony, she and Li Gefei read through ancient books, and finally decided that Sister Zhao's name was simply Piao Yu.
損, meaning clear.
Yu: "The sun is as bright as the day, and the moon is as bright as the night." Yu originally means sunlight, which means bright.
The word "缿yu" is similar to the word "Qingzhao".
After deciding on this word, the only thought in Sunge's mind was that there are so many strokes!
As soon as the grand hair-raising ceremony was over, before Sun Ge had time to rest, he received a greeting card from Zhao Mingcheng's mother and daughter, who wanted to visit her.
What to talk about?
Talking about in-laws?
Sister Zhao has just gotten haircut, so she can't wait to come to snatch her little cotton-padded jacket?
Rounding things off, Zhao Mingcheng’s wolfish ambition no longer happened overnight!
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is from the third rank!
In comparison, her cheap husband's etiquette minister, Wailang, is even less impressive.
I don’t have a high position or a high position, so what else can I do?
Of course we are open to welcome guests!
Is it possible that you are waiting to be shoed in?
You know, a few years later, Zhao Tingzhi will be a very popular minister. How can he be a kind person who can fight to the death with Cai Jing?
Sunge said that she has always been aware of current affairs.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, how do you feel, this is the in-law and old friend of Zhao Jieer, who was very popular in the political arena at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Father-in-law, cousins, and cousins-in-law all became prime ministers one after another.
Each one is more famous than the other!
…
The ones who came to visit were Zhao Mingcheng's mother and his unmarried younger sister.
After some pleasantries, Zhao's mother expressed her intention to come.
"Have you ever made a promise to me, Miss Li?" Mother Zhao took a sip of tea, and the reluctance deep in her eyes dissipated a little.
It seemed that the Li family was not as poor as she imagined.
This tea is priceless.
Although she looked down upon the fact that an official's wife was willing to degenerate into a businessman's business, the master had already considered it if he relented.
In addition, Mingcheng was shouting at home that he would not marry Fei Qing, so she had no choice but to come to test his words.
Sun Ge remained calm and pretended not to understand the meaning of Zhao's mother's words. "Not yet."
"Sister Zhao, I'm just getting hairpins. Don't worry. I want to keep her for a few more years."
"That girl is unruly and childish. If she agrees to marry someone now, wouldn't it be enmity?"
Well, she does have some sense of the times, but not much.
She won't make any decision until Sister Zhao reveals her feelings to her.
What are the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers?
The sister-in-law she raised does not need her to worry about.
Mother Zhao: Is her family Mingcheng disliked?
If it weren't for Mingcheng's sincere thoughts, she would never look down on a woman like Li Qingzhao, who was somewhat talented and dissolute, as her daughter-in-law.
How can such a woman support her husband and teach her children?
Furthermore, given the Zhao family's family background and status, Li Qingzhao was in a high position.
Mother Zhao suppressed the anger in her heart and controlled her demeanor.
"Children's nature is as good as that of a childish child. They are simple, kind, and bright. They are the most lovable."
Simple and kind?
That's stupidity!
Mother Zhao added in her heart.
When an official's family marries a virtuous wife, what they need is a virtuous housekeeper who can not only stabilize the home, but also deal with people.
She is not a talented woman who admires herself, thinks she is noble and does not want to be conventional.
Sunge curled her lips. If Zhao's mother could hide her eyes a little longer, her words would be more convincing.
"Now that you have haircuts, it is common sense to accept your marriage and wait for marriage."
"If you don't stay in college, you will become enemies if you stay here and there."
Mother Zhao turned the jade bracelet on her wrist casually and joked.
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings." Sunge retorted in a neutral tone.
"If there is fate, we will come together."
"If there is no fate, you can't force it."
Hearing this, Mother Zhao paused her hands and did not speak for a long time.
"There's been a lot of trouble today." Seeing that Sunge didn't relent and agreed to marry her, Mother Zhao didn't intend to put her hot face on her cold butt.
Her family is sincere, her appearance is dignified, and her character is good. Young ladies waiting to be married in Bianliang City flock to her.
To put it ten thousand steps back, Mrs. Li's path cannot be taken, and I can't persuade Li Gefei to go there.
At the same time, people in the officialdom believe that Li Gefei knows how to choose.
Seeing the Zhao mother and daughter leaving, Sunge stretched lazily.
She was promised to marry at the age of fifteen, but she was not that crazy.
Not to mention, King Xiang still has a dream, but the goddess has no intention.
…
When Mrs. Zhao returned to her home, she was so angry that her head ached. Even after drinking several bowls of herbal tea, she couldn't suppress her anger.
The most hateful thing is that the tea in her house is not as good as the tea in Li's house.
"Mom, has the engagement been agreed?"
Zhao Mingcheng, who heard that his mother had returned home, hurried over regardless of Jin Shi and asked expectantly.
Mrs. Zhao choked and felt even less angry.
"What do you think?" Mrs. Zhao put down the tea cup and said coldly.
The anger he was filled with finally had a place to vent.
Zhao Mingcheng's heart sank, and he had the answer in his heart.
He begged his father, under the pretense of a dream, that he was destined to be a good match, and said, "We promised to be together with Si, and the marriage has been taken off, and the seeds have been removed." Only then did his father agree to his proposal to marry Qingzhao.
The combination of words and divisions is the word.
She has been put on and taken off, she is a woman.
Chi Fu pulls out the grass, it is the husband.
Together they are the husband of the poetess.
"Yes, it's normal for her to look down on her son."
"I can't learn from her, I don't know as much as her, and I don't even have the same temperament as her."
He is not as good as Qingzhao in everything, how dare he expect Qingzhao to be willing to enter into a marriage alliance with him.
What gave him the confidence to let his mother come to check on her?
(End of chapter)
