The twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Auspicious days of the zodiac.
It is suitable for getting married, entering a house, offering sacrifices, breaking ground and praying for blessings.
It's nearly Mao hour.
The night is still dark.
Of course.
In the past, Juyang City had already melted into the thick darkness of night.
Today, uncharacteristically, they were fighting against each other in the thick darkness of the night.
Inside Juyang City.
Two red lanterns are hung high in the streets and alleys, and even in front of every house.
Although their light is weak, there are thousands of them.
Big red lanterns are like bright stars dotting the starry sky, reflecting in the streets and alleys of Juyang City.
For a moment, Juyang City seemed to be competing with the thick night.
In the south of Juyang City, in Qingfeng Courtyard, the ancestral residence of the Zhu family.
Zhu Wanning slowly opened her eyes at the sound of the first golden rooster.
Don't wait for it to drive away all sleepiness.
There was a gentle knock on the door of the inner bedroom.
"Dong dong dong."
Zhu Wanning's personal maid Zhichun was wearing a bright red wedding dress and gently knocked on the bedroom door.
"Miss, it's almost time."
Zhichun slowly took half a step back, bowed and saluted.
behind him.
A young maid holding a mahogany tray followed closely and bowed.
In the bedroom of Qingfengyuan.
Zhu Wanning rubbed her eyes, which were still slightly sleepy, and then slowly sat up on the bed.
He was ready to speak up.
A yellowed book slipped off the brocade quilt and made a soft "snap" sound in the quiet bedroom.
Zhu Wanning heard the sound and quickly closed her mouth that was about to speak.
Then he stood up quickly with a blush on his face.
He grabbed the yellowed book that fell to the ground.
Fang Yi started with yellowing books.
Zhu Wanning's already red cheeks instantly turned redder.
"It's true, too, mother."
Zhu Wanning, who was blushing, complained in a low voice, and then quickly closed the yellowing book in her hand.
Then he threw him under the bed with lightning speed.
After the yellowing book was no longer in the bedroom.
Zhu Wanning quickly took deep breaths several times to calm her wildly beating heart.
"Dong dong dong."
"Miss, it's almost time. The master and the young master are waiting for you outside the hospital."
Seeing no response from the bedroom for a long time, Zhichun had no choice but to slowly get up and gently knock on the bedroom door again.
"Enter."
In the bedroom.
After hearing the news that Zhu Guangli and Zhu Zongting were waiting outside the courtyard gate.
Zhu Wanning had no time to calm down again, so she had to respond slowly.
"yes."
Outside the bedroom.
Zhichun agreed softly, then gently opened the door and walked slowly into the bedroom with a group of maids.
"Miss!"
As soon as Zhichun entered the bedroom, he saw Zhu Wanning sitting next to the bed with a red face, and couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Miss, did you catch a cold?"
Zhichun's heart tightened. He had no time to feel the temperature in the room, let alone follow the series of complicated etiquette.
After screaming in surprise, he quickly rushed towards Zhu Wanning and raised his hand to touch Zhu Wanning's forehead.
"It's nothing, it's just that the bedroom is too warm."
"Don't make a fuss."
Zhu Wanning stood up slowly, avoided Zhichun's extended hand, and then spoke slowly.
"That's good, that's good."
Zhichun couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
On this special day, it would be a terrible thing if the bride feels cold.
Zhichun calmed down,
Then he spoke again and said, "Miss, please freshen up and change clothes, and pay homage to your ancestors."
"good."
Zhu Wanning nodded slightly, and then walked slowly to the first maid holding a mahogany tray.
What was placed on the first mahogany tray was a jujube wood brush, a dish of white tooth powder and a glass of water.
After a simple wash.
Zhu Wanning walked slowly to the second maid holding a mahogany tray.
Use the water in your hand to slowly wash away the traces of dreams on your face.
After washing up.
Zhu Wanning walked slowly to the medicine jade mirror and sat down.
At the same time, the personal maid Zhichun slowly walked behind him.
Use an ivory comb to gently comb your hair.
Zhu Wanjing sat in front of the medicinal jade mirror and looked at the face in the mirror quietly.
I don’t know what he thought of while sitting quietly.
His blushing cheeks, which had faded away, unexpectedly suddenly had two blushes on them again.
After a while.
Zhu Wanning slowly stood up wearing many priceless and exquisite headdresses.
Qifang spread his arms.
There were two maids walking slowly holding a black Xia Pei.
There is a phoenix bird on the left and right sides of the black Xiapei.
This color and ornament can only be worn by princes and nobles.
Wait for the black clouds to hang behind you.
Zhu Wanning slowly turned her body.
The phoenix bird located on either side of Xia Pei looks like a living creature, flying up and down as its body slowly rotates.
It's a magical spectacle.
At three o'clock in the morning.
Wearing a black phoenix bird hat, a priceless and exquisite headdress, and holding a gilt heater in her hand, Zhu Wanning slowly walked out of Qingfeng Courtyard with several maids.
"Wan Ning paid homage to her father and met her brother."
Outside Qingfeng Courtyard.
Zhu Wanning slowly bowed to Zhu Guangli and Zhu Zongting.
"I followed my father to the ancestral hall to pay my respects to my ancestors."
Zhu Guangli nodded slightly and ordered.
"yes."
Zhu Wanning bowed again and then agreed softly.
The words are over.
The father and daughter turned around slowly and walked straight towards the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall.
Along the way, countless female relatives of the Zhu family were hiding in their own courtyards.
He looked at the black phoenix and bird hat worn by Zhu Wanning with envy on his face.
...
...
Halfway through Mao time.
When the eastern sky was filled with faint wisps of light.
Zhu Guangli, his father and his daughter walked slowly to the Zhu family ancestral hall.
At this time, the outside of the Zhu family ancestral hall was already filled with descendants of the Zhu family.
"We pay our respects to King Yan's concubine, to the head of the family, and to the young head of the house."
"We pay our respects to King Yan's concubine, to the head of the family, and to the young head of the house."
"We pay our respects to King Yan's concubine, to the head of the family, and to the young head of the house."
Zhu Guangli's father and daughter arrived at the Zhu family's ancestral hall. The descendants of the Zhu family who stood on both sides of the ancestral hall all bowed their hands in salute.
Of course.
The head of the family, Zhu Guangli, who used to be at the top of the list, could only take second place this time.
"My fellow tribesmen, there is no need to be polite."
Zhu Wanning slowly stopped in front of the white jade steps of the ancestral hall, facing the clansmen on the left and right sides of the ancestral hall and slowly bowed in return.
"Please invite the concubine of King Yan, the head of the Zhu family, and the young head of the Zhu family to enter the ancestral hall! Pay homage to the ancestors!"
All members of the Zhu family slowly stood up and then said loudly in unison.
The words are over.
Zhu Wanning, who was wearing a black phoenix and bird hat, slowly stepped onto the white jade steps and walked straight towards the closed main entrance of the ancestral hall.
Zhu Guangli was one step behind and followed closely behind.
On the other hand, the young head of the family, Zhu Zongting, took a mahogany tray from the clansman on the side, and then fell two steps behind Zhu Wanning.
Go up slowly.
Tens of breaths later.
Zhu Wanning slowly stopped in front of the closed door of the ancestral hall.
"Dong dong dong."
Zhu Wanning gently knocked on the closed front door of the ancestral hall.
"Who is outside the temple?"
A voice full of vicissitudes of life slowly came out from the closed main entrance of the ancestral hall.
"The daughter of the Zhu family, Wan Ning."
Zhu Wanning slowly took half a step back, then gently lifted the black phoenix bird hat, and slowly knelt on her knees in front of the main entrance of the ancestral hall.
"What do you mean by the ancestral hall?"
The voice full of vicissitudes of life slowly came out from the ancestral hall again.
"The daughter of the Zhu family, Wan Ning, is marrying into the Tian family and has come here to pay her respects to her ancestors."
"I tell my ancestors that Wanning of the Zhu family will marry the Tian family and become the concubine of King Yan."
"Second message to our ancestors, Wanning of the Zhu family, keep in mind the ancestral precepts. If you join your husband's family, you will be diligent and thrifty in running the house. You will be gentle and virtuous. You will never disgrace the Zhu family's family tradition."
"Three words to our ancestors, Wanning of the Zhu family was born in the Zhu family and raised in the Zhu family. She will definitely remember her family's kindness."
Zhu Wanning slowly leaned down and kowtowed in front of the main entrance of the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall.
"Special permission is given to the daughter of the Zhu family, Wan Ning, to enter the ancestral hall to worship her ancestors!"
The voice full of vicissitudes of life slowly came out from the closed main entrance of the ancestral hall again.
The words are over.
Two heavy doors full of age slowly opened from inside.
Wait until the door no longer creaks.
Zhu Wanning slowly stood up and took three pillars of fragrance from Zhu Zongting's hand.
Walk slowly into the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall.
As soon as he entered the ancestral hall, the first thing he saw was the tablet honoring the ancestors of the Zhu family.
On both sides of the ancestral hall, there were white-haired old men sitting one after another.
The leader was surprisingly none other than the former head of the Zhu family, Zhu Huaimin.
Zhu Wanning composed herself and then slowly stepped forward to offer incense.
After a while.
After going through a series of cumbersome etiquette.
Zhu Wanning slowly retreated from the ancestral hall.
As soon as he stepped out of the main entrance of the ancestral hall.
Zhu Huaimin, who was at the front of the ancestral hall, slowly spoke again: "Head of the Zhu family, please enter the ancestral hall to tell your ancestors!"
...
...
It's past half hour.
A red sun slowly rises from the eastern sky.
The ancestral ceremony that lasted for an hour finally came to an end.
Zhu Wanning, who was feeling slightly tired both physically and mentally, slowly left the ancestral hall and headed straight back to Qingfeng Courtyard accompanied by Zhichun and other maids.
The so-called ancestral ritual.
It is nothing more than asking the daughter who is married outside to remember the grace of her family.
certainly.
This gift is the same as the black Xiapei.
Not everyone can do it.
Three quarters of a hour.
Zhu Wanning walked slowly to Qingfeng Courtyard in a sedan.
"My eldest lady, you have finally completed your ancestral rites."
Sanskrit Wenqian, who had been waiting outside Qingfeng Courtyard for a long time, quickly came forward.
"Why don't you wait in the courtyard?"
Seeing this, Zhu Wanning slowly got off the sedan and then chuckled.
"It's not just to see this black Phoenix Bird Xia Pei earlier."
San Wenqian chuckled, and then slowly reached out to touch Zhu Wanning's black phoenix bird harp.
"The material is so soft and the Xiapei is so beautiful."
After feeling it carefully, San Wenqian looked at Zhu Wanning with envy.
"You, you, which piece of clothing on your body is not soft?"
Zhu Wanning chuckled and spoke slowly.
"That's different."
Fan Wenqian retorted with a chuckle.
The words are over.
No need to wait for Zhu Wanning to refute again.
Sanskrit Wenqian seemed to suddenly think of something.
He quickly asked: "I heard that your phoenix crown is inlaid with two thousand pieces.
Orb? "
Zhu Wanning nodded slightly when she heard this.
The law of Da Zhou said: "A great gift can win the victory."
That is, you can wear clothes that exceed your status for important events such as weddings and funerals.
When marrying a daughter among the people, any wealthy family will prepare a phoenix crown and harem for their beloved daughter to show that the family is rich and to show the love of the mother's family.
If the man does not have an official status, he will wear a ninth-grade official robe on the wedding day to show respect.
This is not the case for a daughter from an ordinary wealthy family, let alone a top family like the Zhu family, which is at the top of the place.
After a while.
In the Zhu family's ancestral residence and Qingfeng courtyard.
Zhu Wanning leaned down and slowly opened a rosewood box.
Carefully take out a phoenix crown from inside.
As Zhu Wanning slowly lifted up the red silk covering the phoenix crown.
A phoenix crown inlaid with two thousand orbs slowly appeared in front of San Wenqian's eyes.
Although the colors of the two thousand orbs are different, the size and specifications of each orb are extremely similar.
From this alone, you can see how valuable it is.
"Is this your phoenix crown inlaid with two thousand orbs?"
In the bedroom of Qingfengyuan, Sanskrit Wenqian couldn't help but open her mouth wide and murmured unconsciously.
"Um."
Zhu Wanning nodded slightly and then slowly sat down in front of the phoenix crown.
"This is so beautiful."
Sanskrit Wenqian gradually came back to her senses and sighed from the bottom of her heart.
Zhu Wanning chuckled lightly when she heard this, and then stopped talking.
In his opinion, no matter how dazzling the phoenix crown is, it is priceless.
If you can't marry a man you love.
It will always be a dead thing.
very lucky.
Although it is also a family marriage.
But she married the man she loved.
Qingfengyuan did not completely quiet down because of Zhu Wanning's chuckle.
Today's Sanskrit Qian is surprisingly "lively."
Take a moment to look at the phoenix crown placed on the table.
After a while, I touched the joyful Xiapei which was placed in the mahogany tray.
Of course.
No matter how much he pretends to be.
The loss and melancholy hidden deep in the eyes could not escape Zhu Wanning's eyes in the end.
As a close friend.
How could Zhu Wanning not know where the sense of loss deep in San Wenqian's eyes came from?
"Wen Qian."
Zhu Wanning sighed softly in her heart, and then slowly called out.
"Um?"
Fan Wenqian looked at Zhu Wanning with some confusion after hearing this.
"Are you willing to wait? As short as one year, as long as three years?"
Zhu Wanning looked deeply into the eyes of her close friend, and then slowly asked.
"what for?"
Fan Wenqian's heart stopped beating instantly when she heard this. After a few breaths, Fan Wenqian forced herself to calm down and asked slowly.
"You know it in your heart."
Zhu Wanning glanced around, then slowly spoke in a low voice.
The words trailed off.
San Wenqian felt as if her heart had stopped beating again.
"As short as one year, as long as three years..."
"Can you wait?"
"Is your family willing to gamble?"
Fan Wenqian forcibly calmed her mind, and then kept asking herself questions in her heart.
I do not know how long it has been.
Fan Wenqian gradually came back to her senses, then slowly shook her head and said, "I don't know."
Seeing this, Zhu Wanning's expression remained as usual, and she was not surprised at all.
"There's no rush on this matter, I'll leave it to you to think about it calmly in the future."
Zhu Wanning slowly reached out and patted the back of San Wenqian's hand and comforted her softly.
If Sanskrit Qian is willing to wait, it is a good thing for Zhu Wanning.
At least she and San Wenqian were close friends in her boudoir, and it would be a good idea to enter such a palace together.
It can at least have one more natural "ally."
After receiving repeated warnings from Zhu Guangli, Zhu Wanning knew that she could never replace Wang Qiujin's position.
It is even more impossible to play the so-called scheming in front of Xu Yi.
but.
Who said you can't get more love without playing tricks.
Thinking about this.
Zhu Wanning couldn't help but think of the things described in the yellowed book again.
What's more, the illustrations in the yellowed book appeared particularly clearly in his mind.
Unknowingly, Zhu Wanning's cheeks turned red with embarrassment again.
