Outside the hall, the groomsmen with red flowers in their hair and red silk draped sideways have been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Wei Chen come out, Qi Heng immediately stepped forward and put a red hydrangea on Wei Chen's chest.
Gu Tingye led a "jade lion" that was all white and covered in red, and said with a smile: "Groom, please mount your horse quickly, don't make the bride wait impatiently!"
"Okay, mount up!"
Wei Chen nodded with a smile, took the reins, and quickly climbed onto the horse.
"It's time to welcome the bride!"
The salute officer sang loudly, and the groomsmen led their horses and danced with dragons and lions to clear the way.
Behind him were a group of relatives and friends who went with Wei Chen to welcome his bride, each carrying vases, candles, incense balls, makeup sets, photo stands and other items.
There were also officials from the Kaifeng Prefecture on the left and right. Since the emperor granted the marriage, the Kaifeng Prefecture was also very considerate and sent soldiers to sweep the roadside to prevent dust from flying by.
Afterwards, the music officials played drums and music, and the crowd gathered around the groom and the two sedan chairs, and headed towards Jiying Lane in a mighty manner.
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The Sheng family was also busy before dawn. Sheng Hualan returned to her parents' home early in the morning to help her mother Wang Ruofu and her younger sister Hai Chaoyun.
Rulan and Minglan got up before the fourth watch, took a careful bath, and then went to the ancestral hall to pay respects to their ancestors like Wei Chen.
Rulan and Minglan both knelt down and worshiped in the ancestral hall, and prayed devoutly: "Now that I am getting married, I don't dare to be independent. I smoke cigarettes at all times of the year. Tell the gods, and all hope will show mercy. Marriage between a man and a woman is natural... …The harmonious relationship between the sisters-in-law means that the uncles are friendly; the respect from the slaves means that the sister-in-law is destined to have a good relationship."
After paying homage to their ancestors, Rulan and Minglan returned to their room, and two Quanfu women came to greet them.
The two women first applied fragrant powder to Ru Lan and Minglan, then held colorful yarn, rubbed it left and right, and used the twists of the yarn to roll back and forth on Ru Lan and Minglan's faces, rubbing their faces All the hair on his body was cut off.
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Then, the forehead hair and sideburns are cut, and the eyebrows are trimmed and the lips are decorated. This is called open-face plastic surgery.
A woman only meets once in her life, on her wedding day.
After the two sisters finished dressing up, the seven aunts and eight aunts of the Sheng family brought their wedding clothes.
Different from ordinary people's wedding clothes, Rulan's wedding clothes are the fifth-grade Yiren crown clothes, while Minglan's wedding clothes are the sixth-grade Anren crown clothes.
The seven aunts and eight aunts looked at these two noble clothes that could only be worn by the imperial concubines, with eyes full of obsession and envy.
This is not difficult to understand. After all, for women, a marriage is a symbol of status and the highest pursuit in life.
There are dozens of various embellishments on the crown, including pearls, peonies, green clouds, green peony leaves, and gold and silver flowers. Just looking at them makes people feel dazzled.
The long-sleeved dress was made of red silk silk, with clouds and mandarin duck patterns embroidered on it, showing magnificence and nobility everywhere.
The seven aunts and eight aunts swallowed their saliva, hid their feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and dressed them up for the two young wives.
But in my heart, I secretly vowed that my children and grandchildren would work hard, become a Jinshi, and become a high official in the future, so as to earn a career for my mother.
Not long after, after finishing dressing up, Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun came over to see the bride.
When they looked at the two carefully dressed brides in front of them, their eyes lit up and they couldn't help but admire them.
One has a light body and is pink and jade; the other is tall and graceful with graceful grace.
A black bun on the temples, which can be judged by light; a white tooth and red lips, starry eyes and hazy eyebrows.
One is delicate and lovely, the other is bright and generous, and the beauty is spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums. Each is good at winning, and they are both first-class beauties.
Sheng Hualan smiled and said: "It seems that Liuyuan Lang not only has a prosperous official career, but also has a lot of sexual fortune!"
Hai Chaoyun nodded with a smile, looked at the two sisters-in-law, and said warmly: "Be your bride well. If the husband of the Wei family treats you badly, just tell your sister-in-law that your second brother and I will never marry him." Take a break!"
When Rulan heard Hai Chaoyun's words, she raised her head and said seriously: "Before getting married, it is no better than after getting married. The family can be angry for us sisters, but our happiness in this life still lies with our husband. If he is not willing to treat us well, that is It’s useless for the officials to help us.”
Hai Chaoyun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. These words were very reasonable, but they didn't seem to come from Ru Lan's mouth at all.
However, Yisheng Hualan knew the nature of his sister, who was a compatriot from the same mother. He poked Rulan's head with his finger and said angrily: "You also have such a brain? The sixth sister must have taught you this, right?"
After being exposed by her sister, Ru Lan couldn't help but blush slightly, and turned her head away in shame and annoyance.
Seeing Minglan purse her lips and snickering, Rulan glared at her angrily, then grabbed a handful of red dates as if to throw them away.
Minglan quickly begged for mercy, and quickly took out a red date from Rulan's hand with her delicate hands and stuffed it into her mouth.
Rulan chewed it subconsciously, and then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Whose dates are these, so sweet?"
After saying that, he handed one to Minglan. Minglan ate one and nodded repeatedly to express that it was delicious.
Then the two sisters fed each other one piece at a time, and they ate the red dates with relish.
Seeing this, Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun shook their heads helplessly, but they were also quite relieved in their hearts.
At this time, the sound of crackling firecrackers came from the front yard. Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun knew that the Wei family's wedding team had arrived, so they immediately went out to check.
Before leaving, Hai Chaoyun ordered some more red dates and longans to be brought and stuffed them into Rulan and Minglan's arms. He also told him: "Eat more if you are hungry. You have to go all day without eating or drinking today." day."
After the two left, Ru Lan and Ming Lan held a lot of delicious red dates and longans in their arms, but they lost interest in eating them. An atmosphere called tension suddenly arose in the room.
Minglan listened to the noisy drum music outside the house, wringing the handkerchief back and forth, and looking out the window from time to time: "Fifth sister, the sounds outside sound festive, but why do I always feel so scared..."
Minglan originally wanted to seek comfort, but she didn't know that Rulan, her sister, was even worse than her.
When Minglan turned around, she saw that Rulan's tears had fallen freely.
Rulan dove into Minglan's arms, grabbed her sister's lapel aggrievedly and said, "Sixth sister, why don't you marry her alone and go to his family? I don't want to get married!"
Seeing Ru Lan's tears streaming down her face, Ming Lan suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, but the original melancholy in her heart was also dispelled.
At that moment, Minglan smiled bitterly and shook her head, just like coaxing her young brother Chang Jin, and softly comforted her crying sister in her arms.
On the other side of the story, Wei Chen and his wedding team came to the door of the Sheng family with great fanfare, but the door of the Sheng family was closed tightly.
At this time, Wei Shuping, the staff member next to Wei Chen, signaled the drummers to stop, stepped forward and loudly said: "High-rolling bead curtains hung with jade hooks, fragrant cars and BMWs come to the door to win the bonus market, and you will be rich and prosperous for a hundred years!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, the door of the Sheng family opened. Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng led a group of people to welcome them out, including their uncle Yuan Wenshao.
Wei Chen was overjoyed when he saw this. He immediately got off his horse and was about to enter the door, but was blocked by brothers Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng.
The two brothers looked at Wei Chen and said righteously: "Scholar Wei, my Sheng family's door is not that easy to get into."
"That's right, how can it be so easy to marry my two sisters!"
Sheng Changjin, who had just turned six, also ran out and nodded in agreement.
