At dawn on the sixth day of June, every household in Pingkangfang also received a bamboo basket tied with red silk, containing ten eggs, three kilograms of cakes, and two copper coins. At the same time, bursts of firecrackers kept coming from the palace, so everyone in the house knew that King Wei Yang Ji was getting married today.
This is a traditional custom. On the one hand, it is to celebrate the joy together. On the other hand, it also implicitly reminds the neighbors to please give face and not choose to cause trouble on this day.
After several days of intense preparations, the palace has completely changed, with lights and colors everywhere, and it is full of joy.
The interior and exterior are draped in red, festive lanterns and colorful flowers are dotted on the green trees and grass, firecrackers explode in front of the door, and the scent of burning green bamboo fills the air. A huge green house was erected in the front yard of the mansion, with wedding candles and lanterns decorated inside. Among the three main halls, Xuanwu Hall, Yingwu Hall and the Atrium were also neatly filled with tables and cases.
There were also many people who came to help. The soldiers and servants in the mansion were responsible for arranging the carriages and horses of the guests and maintaining order. The maids served the guests with tea, water, food and wine. As the head of the family, Yang Jian was worried that the palace would not have enough manpower. In addition, he transferred two thousand male and female waiters and more than three hundred cooks from the palace. The ingredients were naturally top-notch.
Although the palace is not short of money, Yang Ji is the prince of the Sui Dynasty and the royal family is sparse. In addition, it is the first wedding after the death of Queen Dugu, so his wedding has changed from a personal matter to the first priority of the entire royal family. It is a big event. In order to make this wedding impressive, Zongzheng Temple has put in a lot of effort.
The welcoming guests were mainly Yang Qing, the crown prince of Hejian King Yang Hong, Yang Wei, the second son of Ande King Yang Xiong, and Yang Mian, the eldest son of Nayan Yang Da.
The important guests were greeted by Prince Yang Guang; this was usually done by the groom's father, but Yang Shuang had long been gone. If Yang Jian came forward, it would reduce the joyful atmosphere a bit, and the others were not direct descendants of the royal family. , so Yang Guang and Tao Wang Yang Jing were responsible.
As for the female family members dining in the Hall of Valor and the Atrium, Dugu Min, Crown Princess, Princess Cai, Princess Teng, Princess Jin and others are in charge of the "married" princesses and princesses.
Everyone in the palace was busy, but Yang Ji, who was the protagonist of the wedding, became the most leisurely person. Whenever he faced the laughing looks of others, he felt like he could neither sit nor stand. Affected by this atmosphere, his heart It also became extremely weird. I couldn't tell what it felt like. It seemed like I had all kinds of things, and it seemed like there was nothing at all. Yang Ji, who felt particularly uncomfortable, had no choice but to run from the main courtyard to the atrium to get some fresh air.
Not long after he appeared, Nanyang Princess Yang Feixu, who was dressed in a bright red dress, led a group of female officials to chase him out. She watched Yang Ji walking around from a distance, looking impatient and restless, and couldn't help laughing. The voice came: "Uncle Wang, why are you still wandering around?"
"Feixu, what do you think I can do?" Finally someone was willing to talk to him, and Yang Ji felt that he was in a better mood.
Yang Feixu was here. Although she was a woman, she understood Yang Ji's mood at this time and said with a smile: "Of course it's time to change into a dress. Doesn't it mean that Uncle Wang wants to wear regular clothes to marry his aunt?"
Yang Ji stammered: "It's still early, do you want to change now?"
"Guests will come to the door one after another. Of course, they need to change into formal clothes." Yang Feixu seemed to be afraid that he would get lost, dragging him towards the main courtyard. As he walked, he sighed: "Uncle Wang, your general's style and courage are so great." Where have you gone? What are you feeling uneasy about?"
"It's not the same at all." Yang Ji smiled bitterly: "To tell you the truth, my mood now is a hundred times more nervous than facing the Turkic army. I can't describe what it feels like. I don't even know what I should do now. "
Yu Wenshiji was directing the royal guards to straighten the red silk latte art at the entrance of the courtyard. He was half royal and was brought to help. At this time, he heard the conversation between Yang Ji and his wife and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang is here today. Groom, you don’t have to do anything now, just recharge your batteries and save all your strength until the evening. Hahahaha..."
Xue Ju and Li Daliang, who were hanging silk flowers on the ladder, also laughed loudly, which made the bamboo ladder tremble. The person on the escalator said nervously: "Be careful, be careful, don't fall."
Yang Feixu glared at Yuwen Shiji angrily, and said angrily with a red face: "You are a junior, look at what bastard words you said?"
The two of them had a very good relationship. After hearing this, Yu Wenshiji was not surprised. He laughed and said: "Hey! Isn't this a happy day for Uncle Wang? Today, no matter how big or small, high or low!"
Yang Feixu ignored Yuwen Shiji and dragged Yang Ji outside the master bedroom. She did not go in, but waited outside with the unmarried girls and juniors from the royal family.
Yang Ji walked into it and saw many sisters-in-law standing inside, all staring at him with malicious eyes. The smile on Yang Ji's face froze and he asked cautiously: "Do I have any?" What's wrong?"
"Take off your clothes!" These sisters-in-law didn't have so many scruples. They rushed up to him with a smile, took off his coat and put on his dress.
After he was neatly dressed in a bright red dress and a black crown, several sisters-in-law pressed him on a stool and pinched his face for a while on the pretext of how to put on makeup. I thought it would be another person, and after a while of fussing, I got serious about putting on my makeup.
Yang Ji was at their mercy like a puppet, and finally got dressed up. The Crown Princess brought over a bronze mirror. Yang Ji took a closer look and found that he looked in the mirror with red lips, white teeth, clear eyebrows, and was a bit more handsome than usual.
He had been exposed to the wind and sun in Liangzhou, and his skin color was originally dark, but now it was actually very fair. It seemed that the sisters-in-law had applied some good powder, but they were very careful and applied it evenly without any imperfections. Natural feeling. A pair of thick eyebrows were also trimmed and slightly traced with an eyebrow pencil to make the pair of sword eyebrows more heroic.
The sisters-in-law looked at their results, beamed with joy, and pushed him out of the door in a hurry. The juniors waiting outside suddenly surrounded him.
Generally speaking, in places where there are many men, women who are usually flamboyant will become quieter, but in places where there are many women, they become a little unscrupulous; the opposite is also true. Yang Ji faces a large group of sisters-in-law, sisters, and nieces alone. , female officials, being criticized by them in such a way, but unable to do anything to them, suddenly felt at a loss and were so ashamed that they almost shed tears.
Yang Jizheng felt embarrassed, and Zhang Chuchen shouted: "Sir, Duke Yue and Prime Minister Su are here. The prince invites you to come!"
"Uh... I'm going to greet the guests!" Yang Ji suddenly felt like he was being amnesty and hurriedly took the opportunity to slip away.
In the afternoon, there were more and more greeting guests. The high-ranking officials who had received the invitations arrived one after another; the petty officials in the capital who had not received the invitations, the families of local officials, and the candidate officials who were looking for opportunities all sent generous gifts, trying to show their faces on this big day, and have direct connections with them. Meet your boss and say a word. Merchants from Beijing and China also sent congratulatory gifts. Although they could not enter the key areas, they could still meet some of their peers and take the opportunity to discuss cooperation matters.
The servants of the royal palace in wedding clothes were running in and out. They were all exhausted and sweating, but everyone was smiling and very happy. The owner of the family is so proud, and they are naturally honored to have so many high-status congratulators coming to the house on the big day.
The bride has not arrived yet, and the banquet has not started yet. The seats spread across the two main halls, the front yard, and the atrium are only filled with candied dried fruits, cheese, drinking water, etc. Everyone is sitting and chatting, which is quite lively.
The ceremony of welcoming the bride in the Sui Dynasty was carried out at night. Both parties first worshiped their ancestors and then went to welcome the bride after dark.
The man's home is in Pingkangfang, and the woman's home is in Yongxingfang, which is due north. There is only Chongrenfang in between. Usually you only need to walk along the east wall of Daxing Palace. The straight-line distance is only a few miles. But Yang Ji's wedding route was not like this. His wedding team left the west gate of Pingkangfang and first walked south along Qixiamen Street until they reached Zhaoguofang, where Chongji Temple is located, and Jinchang, where Ci'en Temple is located. Then go eastward from the two streets to Lizhengfang beside the city wall, then go all the way north to receive blessings from the monks of Longhua Temple and Qinglong Temple in Xinchangfang, and then arrive at Tonghua Gate at Dongshangmen. After that, turn the road to the west, pass Yongjiafang and Anyefang, and then enter from the north gate of Yongxingfang. This is almost one-sixth of Daxing City.
Because the route is long, Zongzheng Temple has arranged for people to walk it several times in advance to get the time right. From this, we can plan the auspicious time to go out, and we can't delay even a moment.
As soon as noon passed, a huge wedding team, led by Yang Ji, set off at an auspicious time and went to Yongxingfang, where the Xiao Mansion was located, to get married.
Pedestrians lined the streets to watch this rare and luxurious wedding. When they saw the wedding procession approaching, they all applauded and cheered, "King Wei, congratulations!"
Yang Ji rode on a big horse with a smile on his face, clasped his fists in salute, and kept thanking the crowd watching the ceremony. The entourage in the wedding procession distributed gifts to the crowd, and sent out colorful bags containing pastries, fruits, and copper coins like raindrops, causing the crowd to cheer. The adults can still keep order, but the children are so happy that they have long since escaped the supervision of their adults and wandered through the crowd to grab gift bags on the floor. The crowd was immediately thrown into chaos, and the atmosphere was very lively.
The atmosphere was enough, but Yang Ji's group of personal guards were extremely nervous. Although they knew that there were left and right Wuhou guards in regular uniforms on both sides of the street watching, Xue Ju and Yu Chigong, who were highly skilled in martial arts, still led a group of people wearing uniforms. The guards in uniform sandwiched Yang Ji and looked around cautiously. Fortunately, the journey went smoothly. At dusk, the wedding team finally entered Yongxingfang.
There was a loud sound of firecrackers in Yongxing Square, and almost all the residents went out to watch the excitement. A large group of children jumped behind the wedding procession, heading towards the Xiao Mansion in a mighty manner.
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Because of the Xiao family's status as a royal family in Xiliang, the head of the family, Xiao Cong, was originally a royal family, so the Xiao family has always been quiet and low-key, but today it was also decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and was full of joy. In the back house of the Xiao family, many warblers and swallows gathered together, all busy with the bride.
Xiao Ying was just like Yang Ji before her. She was also tormented by a group of sisters-in-law. The people responsible for dressing her up were six very old ladies. They were originally female officials from the Xiliang Kingdom. It is said that Xiao Kui and Xiao Cong were present. On important occasions, they are responsible for dressing up. In the past, Crown Princess Xiao Wan was also dressed up by them when she got married. In front of such a highly respected person, what else can Xiao Ying do besides letting him manipulate her?
Xiao Ying actually couldn't sleep all night. She finally drowsied for a while before she was woken up. Not long after breakfast, she was stripped naked by a group of maids in colorful clothes commanded by these six old women. Throw it into the steaming tub.
After scrubbing her clean, the maids took her out of the bathtub and threw her naked into a steamer for steaming. Various spices were boiled in a large iron pot under the steamer, and the aroma produced by the heat was poured into the steamer. Drilling, making her whole body dripping with sweat. When the two old women felt that the heat was enough, they ordered the maids to carry her out and throw her into the tub to wash her again. Wash and steam again.
From the middle of the night, she kept washing and steaming until noon. The hot water was changed dozens of times, and various secret bath medicines were also changed dozens of times. When she was finally allowed to crawl out of the bucket, The whole body was red like a cooked prawn, and the whole body was filled with fragrance.
Poor Xiao Yingrao. Xiao Ying has a strong body. She can usually walk more than ten miles without any problem, but today she was so tired that stars appeared in her eyes. During the steaming and scrubbing process, she fell asleep, woke up, and fell asleep again. , and finally I was so tired that I couldn’t even lift a finger. After finally staying up until noon, he was finally given two bowls of medicinal porridge to replenish energy and blood, and then a new round of torture began.
She was arranged to sit on the Jindun and did not leave for a moment for the whole afternoon. Under the command of the six old women, her hair was tied up and untied again and again, until the hairstyle made the six people Until everyone is satisfied.
Xiao Ying felt that her eyebrows and eyelids were hanging slightly upward because her scalp was too tight, and her face was also so tight that it was difficult to smile. But before she could breathe a sigh of relief or say a word, her pretty face suffered another disaster.
Xiao Ying is naturally beautiful and young. She rarely puts on makeup or powder. She has never heard of the dazzling array of cosmetics on the dressing table, let alone what they are used for. When the six fussy old women were all satisfied, they changed the hairpin dress over and over again.
There were twelve layers of a bright red skirt with large sleeves and hairpins. If it weren't for the help of the maids, Xiao Ying would not be able to put it on by herself. After the maids helped her put it on, she put on another skirt. The splendid palace clothes trailing to the floor were tied with red albizia ribbons, and then she was helped to stand in front of six old women.
The six of them sat side by side on the couch and talked about it. They shook their heads and sighed in dissatisfaction. They all said in unison: "It's not noble and gorgeous enough. Let's start from scratch!"
"..." Xiao Ying almost shed tears after hearing this. She has never missed Yang Ji so much as she does now. She really hopes that Yang Ji will appear in front of her immediately and rescue her immediately.
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