Carrying Cui Jie out, Li Qinzai didn't feel heavy at all.
Cui Jie has a slender figure and light weight. She conforms to the aesthetics of the time, both in ancient and modern times.
Thousands of years later, future generations have a misunderstanding about the Tang Dynasty. They say they like fat women, but this is not true.
The aesthetics of men in the Tang Dynasty mainly depended on their faces. This aspect has not changed for thousands of years.
Of course, the aesthetics of looking at faces are slightly different. The awl-faced and snake-like face that people had after plastic surgery would definitely be regarded as ugly in the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, it was a sign of being mean and cynical.
For the faces that people in the Tang Dynasty liked, you might as well look at the painting of a chariot handed down by the painter Yan Liben, as well as the Dunhuang murals. The women in them all have oval faces, with narrow eyes and straight noses, thin eyebrows and thick lips. These are the faces that are truly blessed. , and also conforms to the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty.
As for the body shape, the Tang Dynasty did not like fat women, but a slightly plump beauty. The formation of this aesthetic is probably related to the environment at that time.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, three generations of emperors have conducted countless foreign conquests. Men have been deployed as soldiers to fight for the country, and the tasks of farm work and taking care of the elderly and children at home can only be left to women.
Therefore, a woman must be slightly plump to highlight her image of being able to shoulder the burden of the family. This image has gradually become a man's aesthetic standard.
What does "slightly plump" mean? This question can probably be answered by men thousands of years later. They all have a tacit understanding of where fat women should be and where they should be thin.
Cui Jie is not plump, and the lady from the aristocratic family also attaches great importance to the figure. Maybe she is trying hard to become plump, but unfortunately her appetite is too small. Li Qinzai has seen her eat, which is about the amount of a dog.
Carrying Cui Jie out of the backyard, Li Qinzai smiled unconsciously on his face.
This beautiful woman finally belongs to her.
The mentality of a social beast in the previous life overlapped with the identity in this life. I never imagined that I could marry a young lady from a well-known family, and she was also a beautiful woman.
In my previous life, I couldn't even raise the down payment for a house, and I didn't even have a car. I only dared to go out to a restaurant and order two hard dishes on the day my salary was paid.
Such an ordinary self actually married a well-educated and beautiful woman in this life.
No matter how skinny a toad is, no one would dare to have such a dream.
Li Qinzai laughed unconsciously while carrying Cui Jie on his back.
There was a pain in the neck flesh at the back of his neck. Cui Jie pinched him hard, and her anger came from under the red hijab.
"What nonsense were you talking about just now? You set fire to the house, and you don't restrain your bastard temper on the big day."
Li Qinzai bared his teeth: "Woman, you are playing with fire..."
"Obviously you want to play with fire!" Cui Jie said angrily.
Li Qinzai sighed, forget it, she doesn't understand the story of a domineering president.
When women play with fire, what men need is to vent their anger...
"Be honest and don't annoy me. In theory, you are still at Cui's house and I can return the goods at any time. Your father just said that we will accept returns within seven days without any reason."
Cui Jie was stunned and became very angry. She pinched him hard again: "You are still talking nonsense!"
Carrying her on his back, he walked out the door.
In addition to the procession to welcome the bride, there was also a sedan chair carried by eight people parked outside the door.
The sedan chair existed as early as the Xia Dynasty. "Shangshu" records that when Yu Dayu was controlling floods, he said: "Traveling in the mountains rides on Sheng". This "Sheng" is the oldest sedan chair in China.
By the Han Dynasty, sedan chairs had become a means of transportation for powerful families. By the Tang Dynasty, it had become a custom for women to ride in sedan chairs when they got married.
Li Qinzai sent Cui Jie into the red-draped sedan chair and turned to look at the door of Cui's house.
Cui Linqian is an elder, so naturally he will not send him out personally.
Standing outside the door is Cui Sheng.
Cui Sheng stared at Li Qinzai, his usually cold expression, but now his eyes were slightly red. Seeing Li Qinzai looking at him, Cui Sheng turned his head away, sniffed, and tried to regain his composure.
Li Qinzai saluted him: "Brother, Jie'er and I are leaving."
Cui Sheng hummed, and just as Li Qinzai was about to turn around, he found that his sleeve was grabbed by Cui Sheng.
Li Qinzai looked at him, Cui Sheng still looked expressionless.
"Li Jingchu, be kind to your roommate and don't hurt her heart." Cui Sheng's eyes were sincere this time, completely different from his previous disgust.
Li Qinzai said seriously: "Smile to me more often, otherwise I will beat your sister three times a day."
Cui Sheng was stunned for a moment, then said sternly: "How dare you!"
Li Qinzai laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Just kidding, my mother-in-law will naturally love her...but your stinky face is really ugly."
Then Li Qinzai added: "The last sentence is not a joke."
After waving to Cui Sheng, Li Qinzai led the wedding team away.
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The wedding procession started from Cui's house, and this time the procession was longer.
The Cui family's dowry was packed into more than a hundred carts and stretched for miles without end. The people of Chang'an City were once again shocked by this extravagant wedding.
When powerful families marry, the pomp is really different. From Anrenfang to Zhuque Street, in Chang'an City today, the wedding of the grandson of the British Duke has become a hot topic that attracts everyone's attention.
The common people could not see the bride, but the wedding and dowry processions passed through the city in a real and swaggering manner. There were many retinues beside the motorcade, and the scene was sensational.
It was just in the evening when we returned to the British Palace. The guests gathered at the door. The concubine helped Cui Jie out of the sedan chair. Under the watch of everyone, the newlyweds walked through the door and walked into the front hall.
In the front hall, British Duke Li Ji was sitting aside in a brand-new Chinese robe. At the top of the table were Li Siwen and Li Cui. The elders watched with smiles as the newlyweds approached.
The person who served as the official was Wang Shouxin, the Minister of Rites. It must be said that the British Duke was really quite proud. He could actually invite the Minister of Rites when his children and grandchildren got married. The job of the Minister Wang was to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth on behalf of the emperor.
Walking into the wedding hall at the right time, under the guidance of the official, Cui Jie Yingying, who was wearing a red hijab, bowed to Li Ji and Li Siwen, officially meeting her elders as the bride of the Li family.
Then Cui Jie was helped into the backyard by the maid, while Li Qinzai stayed in the front yard to greet the guests.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were no rules about worshiping in the church.
In movies and TV dramas, a newlywed couple enters the wedding hall and bows to heaven and earth, and then bows to the high hall. This kind of custom did not exist in the Tang Dynasty. This kind of rule only emerged in the Northern Song Dynasty.
When the bride enters the ceremony, she just pays homage to the elders in front of the guests, and then is sent to the bridal chamber.
A poet from the Tang Dynasty said, "Double cups of wine and six happy marriages, my bride should go to the church." The "go to the church" here refers to the morning after the wedding of the newlyweds. The bride visits her parents-in-law and relatives and elders of the groom's family. The wedding day is There is no worship service.
It wasn't until Cui Jie was sent into the bridal chamber that the guests in the wedding hall started to rejoice.
Li Ji was in a good mood today, smiled and waved, ordering the banquet to begin.
The wine and delicacies that had been prepared long ago were brought to the table by the servants. The Duke's Mansion held a banquet for guests today, and low-legged tables were placed from the wedding hall to the center of the courtyard.
The courtyard, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, was filled with joy both inside and outside. The courtiers, dignitaries and families all congratulated.
Li Qinzai went around socializing and toasting with a wine glass. When he was half-way drunk, a eunuch suddenly walked in outside the gate.
The eunuch hurried to the wedding hall on tiptoe and whispered a few words in Li Ji's ear.
Li Ji's face tightened, he stood up quickly, adjusted his clothes, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor is coming, follow me to welcome him."
The guests inside and outside the courtyard stood up one after another and bowed in silence.
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