Chapter 299 Qing'an Marriage (Part 1)

A few days after returning from the farm, Li Qing'an's wedding day finally came. Today is February 18th, and the gods are still beautiful. Early in the morning, inside and outside the Gaolishi Mansion in Yishanfang, there were red colors, and the joyful lanterns and ribbons tied into flowers and dotted on the green trees and grass. Firecrackers exploded in front of the door, and the fragrance of burning green bamboo was spread in the air. It seemed that the entire mansion was a Jinshi who had won the first place in the lottery and cheered streets. The idle people who came to watch the fun blocked the corners of the street, but there were only a few carriages on the open space where the carriage was parked on the side, just like a cheering artist's hat was covered with only a thin layer of copper coins.

It was still early and the guests had not arrived yet. Today is the day when Li Qing'an officially married Mingyue, the eldest daughter of the Dugu family. In fact, Li Qing'an also had a large mansion and a small mansion in Chang'an. The large mansion was rewarded by Li Longji for his military merits. The small mansion was the house given to him by Gao Lishi back then. However, it took time to buy a house in the mansion. There were also maids and servants, and many things were complicated. He had no time to arrange it, so he borrowed Gao Lishi's mansion to serve as the man's house.

In addition, this time, Li Qing's actual enthronement of 800 households means that he will earn the taxes paid by 800 households every year. If he is a resident in the city and a middle-aged household, it will be a household tax of 3,500 cents per household every year, and 800 households will be 2,800 cents of guan.

There was no shortage of money. In addition, Gao Lishi was a famous rich man in the world. In order to win over Li Qing'an, he also took out a lot of money to make the wedding lively. Early in the morning, people from Gao's mansion gave gift bags from house to house in Yishanfang. The gift bags were five hundred cents, cakes, sugar and wine, of course, given in the name of Li Qing'an. In front of the mansion, several family members scattered a large handful of copper coins into the sky, causing a large group of children to compete for it, making the front of the mansion very lively.

The new house is located in Furong Pavilion. The entire yard is full of real and fake flowers, and the trees are covered with red satin, which is full of joy. At this moment, Li Qing'an was sitting in the wing room and was stunned. He got up at the third o'clock. In fact, he had not slept all night and no accidents happened anymore, which finally let his heart be relieved.

Li Qingan wore a wedding dress for the groom today, a red robe, a black gauze hat, and a red silk flower slanted. Today is his happy day, but he always felt empty in his heart, worried and looking forward to it, and even he himself could not tell the reason.

At this time, the door opened, and a little maid came in and bowed and said, "General, my master said that the time for departure is up, please go to the front."

"I got it, go now."

Li Qing'an sorted out his clothes and walked out quickly. Under the steps in front of the lobby, a large red-topped sedan chair was ready. Eight sedan chairmen and twenty-four fine musicians squatted aside and whispered. More than a hundred honorary guards dressed by Li Qing'an were ready and could set off at any time.

"Is the groom here?" Gao Lishi asked anxiously.

"If you ask someone to urge you, it will be a waste of time if you don't come."

"Here is here! Here!"

Several male concubines surrounded Li Qing'an. The male concubine was Dugu Mingyue's cousins, including her mother's nephew, Pei Min's two sons Pei Mingyi and Pei Zhili, and Dugu Hongyuan, the cousin of Dugu family. The three were young men of eighteen or nineteen years old, full of energy and great effort.

Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward and complained, "Qilang, how long has it been?"

"Mr. Gao, I'm a little nervous."

"What's so nervous about this? Thousands of troops on the battlefield have commanded it, but are you still afraid of this? You don't have to worry about anything, everything is arranged by us."

Gao Lishi put his hat straight for him, put a big red flower on his back, then looked at it and smiled and said, "Okay, you can go."

"Welcome - dear!" The host shouted a long time, and the drums and music soared into the sky. The sedan chair lifted up the large sedan chair. Li Qing'an turned over and the horse. Accompanied by the guard of honor and the male prime minister, the welcome team set off in a mighty manner.

China's weddings have been similar for thousands of years. They are carried out according to the six rituals set by the Zhou Dynasty. They are held, asked for names, Najib, Na Zheng, and invited him to greet him. Today is the wedding, and it is also the most solemn and festive part. They will return to the door in three days.

Today, newlyweds use cars to get married, while in ancient times, they used sedans to welcome their brides. Small families get married more simple and low-key, and it is enough to walk around the yard. However, wealthy families pay much attention to getting married. Not to mention a circle around the city, they also have to circle around the city halfway, so they have to go out very early.

Li Qing'an got married this time. The man's family is in Yishanfang, while the woman's family is in Wubenfang. It is not far from the straight line. It is enough to walk along the imperial city and the east wall of Tai Chi Palace, only five or six miles away, but the route cannot be like this. The marriage team must first go south, bypass the east city, and walk all the way to Ci'en Temple in Zhaoguofang, accept the blessings of the monks, then go west, walk to Zhuque Street, then to the top to Zhuque Gate, and finally walk two yards east to enter Wubenfang. This is almost half of Chang'an City.

Therefore, I have to go out early in the morning and can only arrive at Wubenfang at noon. Someone has already walked through it several times in advance and has grasped the time. Moreover, I will ask for it in advance when going out at auspicious times, so I can't delay it for a while.

People in Chang'an like to watch the fun. The marriage of the Anxi Jiedushi Li Qing'an caused a sensation in the whole city. Everyone knows that he had split the table with a sword a few years ago and set up Dugu Mingyue. After several ups and downs, he finally became a relative. Pedestrians along the way watched, and people kept applauding loudly, "General, congratulations!"

Li Qingan bowed his fists and returned the greeting, but his guards were very nervous. They put him in the middle and looked around vigilantly, fearing that a poisonous arrow would be shot from the crowd. Fortunately, the journey was going smoothly. At about noon, the wedding team finally entered Wubenfang. Firecrackers suddenly sounded loudly in Wubenfang, and almost all residents went out to watch the fun. A large group of children jumped and followed the wedding team and headed towards Dugu Mansion.

In the back house of Dugu Mansion, more than a dozen women were all dressed brightly, with pink, eyebrows drawn, and fitting all busy for the bride. Mingyue has been putting on makeup for the third time. She looked carefully in the mirror for a long time. Mrs. Zhang, who was responsible for makeup on Mingyue, still felt less joy, and applied a thin layer of rouge to her face.

Today, Mingyue's bridesmaids were also three. One was naturally her sister Mingzhu, and the other two were sisters Rusi Ruhua. Mingzhu held the mirror in her hand and looked at her sister wearing makeup. The uniform and delicate rouge was slapped on her face, the hazy and smoke-filled eyes, and a pair of slender eyebrows were extremely beautiful. In Mingzhu's eyes, it seemed that the sister wearing makeup had become herself.

"Mingzhu, have you wanted to get married too?"

Mrs. Zhang, who had the best relationship with Mingzhu, saw Mingzhu lose her composure, and joked and smiled. Mingzhu blushed and pouted, "What are you talking nonsense? When did I want to get married!"

"Looking at your dazed look, what are you thinking?"

"It's nothing. I'm thinking that if my sister goes to Anxi, I won't see her anymore."

Mingzhu was originally looking for excuses, but she really thought of her sister going to Anxi, and her eyes couldn't help but feel sad. When Mingyue saw her sister's true love reveal, she gently stroked her face and smiled: "If my sister really went to Anxi, you can come to find her at any time, and you can come to any grievances when you encounter."

"Yeah!" Mingzhu nodded slightly, but tears rolled out from the corners of her eyes in a bad mood. Mingyue became sad. She held her sister's hand and her eyes were slightly red.

At this time, Mrs. Pei walked over and stroked her little daughter's head and comforted her: "Zhu'er, stop crying. My sister's marriage is a happy event today. You should be happy for her."

"I feel happy and uncomfortable!" Mingzhu said in a choking voice.

At this time, the sound of firecrackers came faintly in the distance, and Mrs. Pei immediately said anxiously: "Hurry! Hurry! The wedding team is here, we must hurry up."

Everyone immediately became busy. The poetic and picturesque sisters came forward with a phoenix crown and a robe. The wedding dress was a six-width embroidered silver clay skirt with wide edges. The skirt was tied to the chest, the skirt was long and the skirt was swaying to the ground. The upper body was wearing a waist jacket and a gauze shirt. The outer part was mainly green, and then it was covered with a bright red gauze. The colorful phoenix crown, rings, bracelets, arms, jade pendants, and sachets were all available. The bright moon was dressed in full, and it immediately looked beautiful and glorious.

Mrs. Pei took the eyebrow pencil, carefully made up for her daughter's eyebrow, and then took another box, and smiled and said, "Come on! Mom is going to open a date for you."

Opening the noodles, that is, using two silk threads to snatch the bride's forehead, means that the age of girls is over. Mrs. Pei took out two silver threads from the box and carefully snatched the hairs on her forehead. The sound of drums and music in the distance is getting closer and closer, and it has arrived outside the mansion, and the sounds are urging people to hurry.

"Madam, here we come! The wedding team has entered the mansion."

"Mom!" Mingzhu suddenly grabbed her mother's hand, looking at her mother with great attachment, her eyes turned red.

"Child, today is your happy day for marriage, you should be happy."

Mrs. Pei's voice choked, and she turned her head away to prevent her daughter from seeing the tears gushing out of her.

Mingyue knelt down in front of her mother and cried, "Mom, from today on, my daughter will leave you. I can't be filial to you. Mom, take care of herself."

Mrs. Pei hugged her daughter and said tremblingly: "As long as you live a good life, my mother will be happiest. After marrying, she must serve her husband well, abide by the wife's manners, and give birth to a son for the Li family early, so she will feel at ease."

Mrs. Pei pulled Rushi and said to their sisters: "Although the bright moon is long, she is kind-hearted and will not treat you badly. You should also treat her well. I hope you can take care of each other and support each other like sisters."

Like a poem or a painting, bow obediently, "Please rest assured, madam!"

Mrs. Pei looked at Wuyi standing at the door again. She had heard Wuyi play the piano before, but she did not expect that the Qinxian in the past would marry a husband with her daughter. In the past few days, she had a lot of contact with Wuyi and gradually got to know her. She is a very sensitive and self-esteem woman, noble and unique, never paying attention to what others say, nor do she care about worldly rules. Her daughter may not be good for her in the future, but she is not bad by nature, and with her daughter's tolerance, she should not be able to make trouble.

Mrs. Pei waved to Wuyi, "Miss Wuyi, please come here."

At this time, Wuyi's heart was full of bitterness. Li Qing'an was going to get married, but the bride was not herself. Although Li Qing'an had promised her the identity of a concubine, she still felt sad when she saw Mingyue marrying.

She walked up to Mrs. Pei and gave a salute, "Madam!"

"Wuyi, I also want to ask you to take good care of Mingyue for me. Your husband will not be an ordinary person in the future. He will give you the right status. But no matter what, I hope you can be as close as sisters and that your husband can make achievements with all his heart."

Wuyi nodded silently. She didn't like to talk too much, so she turned around and carefully repaired Mingyue's tears. She put her shiny crown on her face, looked at it, and smiled.

Mingyue read a hint of blessing from Wuyi's smile. She held Wuyi's hand and said with a smile: "Sister Wuyi, please accompany me out!"

At this time, the sound of drums and music was blowing in Dugu Mansion, and hundreds of firecrackers inside and outside the mansion were clattering!” The eunuch who followed him shouted at the door: "Please prepare for bride!"

The time for wedding reception has finally arrived.

The wedding team did not take the bride away immediately when they came to the door. The Dugu family needed to treat the people who came to the wedding, that is, having lunch at the Dugu family. In addition, the groom, accompanied by the princess, was questioned by the Dugu family's three aunts, six women and seventy-two aunts, just like Li Qing'an had his first blind date.

For example, will the daughter of the Dugu family be abused when they marry into the Li family? Will Li Qilang raise a housewife, etc., these are not just talk about it, but they need to be expressed in practice. To put it bluntly, they have to pay for the hush money and can blatantly bribe them. At this time, the princess will work and hand over the gold and silver wrapped in red paper to pass.

Of course, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome, so the daughter of the Dugu family cannot get married! So the difficulty of overcoming this hurdle lies in the degree of generous action of Li Qing'an. If he is more generous, he will suffer much less difficulties. He even laughs over it. If his husband's family is a little stingy, of course he can pass it. He just has to answer all kinds of embarrassing questions. How much money does Li Qilang earn in a year? How much money does he plan to give to fragrant powder in a year? How much land is there in his family? How many houses? How many maids?

However, this time Li Qing'an made a real capital to get married. He put twenty coins in each red bag, which is twenty coins. This was a considerable amount of happy money. The Dugu family's three aunts and six wives all smiled happily and passed the test smoothly.

The next time is to wait, waiting for the sedan chairmen and drummers to eat and drink enough before they can get on the road. These people eat and drink, and they rely on this to eat and eat and eat and drink, and it is rare to have a meal at a wealthy family. This opportunity will not be missed. It took nearly half an hour for this lunch to end. The sedan chairmen and drummers who are satisfied with eating and drinking will start to hold their strength and blow the trumpet loudly and are ready to go out.

The sound of firecrackers sounded again, and a large sedan chair full of red silk was already waiting in front of the main hall. Sixteen sedan chairmen were crossing their waists and smiling faces waiting for the bride to get into the sedan chair. The curtain door had been pulled up. The two bridesmaids were like poetry and painting, one left and one right, standing aside with the curtains. Accompanied by the loudest sound of firecrackers, Mingyue was helped out by two dowry maids, one left and one right, and her sister Mingzhu followed behind with a basket.

The bride of the Tang Dynasty had no veil. The four maids of Dugu family held large rounds of fans in their hands, covering the bride's front, back and left and right tightly. As a poem came up, he helped the bride walk into the sedan chair.

In the big sedan chair, you can only sit in the bride and dowry maid, while the bridesmaid sit in the sedan chair.

"Get up the sedan chair!"

The host shouted a long time, and the two teams of joy came out one after another. The sedan chair was lifted up, surrounded by a hundred people, and the gate of Dugu Mansion was rushing out of the door. More than a dozen Dugu relatives chased out with copper basins and poured water from the copper basins out.

This time, the scale of going out was even larger. More than 200 servants from the Dugu family carried more than 100 boxes of dowry to accompany them, which seemed unprecedented. Mingyue's father Dugu Haoran, mother Madam Pei, and uncle Pei Min were accompanied by them. As parents of the women, they would accept the kneeling of the newcomers. However, they did not sit in a sedan chair, but instead took a carriage and went around in circles with the sedan chair. Instead, they took the shortcut to the Gaolishi Mansion first.

The wedding procession set out from Dugu Mansion and still followed the old road. This time, the pedestrians along the way were all over the place. There was no bride in the morning, and the people were not interested. However, the bride appeared in the afternoon, which immediately aroused the curiosity and enthusiasm of the people. They surrounded the roadside and pointed at the sedan chair. Although they could not see the bride, it further aroused the space for the people to imagine. The bright moon in the Dugu family is a famous beauty in Chang'an, and it is said that she is no less than a concubine. Now her beauty as a bride has made people have infinite imagination.

For Li Qing'an, this kind of wedding is also a kind of favor. Whenever he arrives at the gate of a yard, there will always be high-ranking officials and officials living in the yard to ask their families to come out and beat drums to celebrate Li Qing'an. Li Qing'an had to return the gift and ordered his guards to send gifts. However, when he passed by Dongshi City, it became even more lively. Thousands of Lingxi Hu people living near Dongshi City heard that the Anxi Jiedushi Li Qing'an got married, and they all ran out, singing and dancing, passionate, singing and dancing, laughing and loud, playing various musical instruments, congratulating Li Qing'an on his marriage with their customs and enthusiasm.

At this time, two young women riding horses came from a distance. The young woman in front wore a hat, a tight red suit, and high leather boots, making her look slim and extremely heroic. They walked to the gate of Dongshi and stopped.

The wedding party was coming, and the sound of the trumpet and suona was blowing loudly. Hundreds of Hu people beat the warm skin drums to express their blessings to the newlyweds. Dozens of young Hu girls danced the warm and unrestrained Hu Xuan dance amid the dense drum beats. The people around them applauded loudly, and the atmosphere was at its peak. Li Qing'an, dressed in the groom's wedding uniform, waved to the enthusiastic Hu people, thanking them for their blessings, but he did not notice the young woman a hundred steps away.

A hundred steps away, the hat covered half of her face, revealing only her distinctive lips and high nose. She lifted the hat slightly upward, and looked at Li Qing'an with sad eyes.

After six years, he is still so handsome and upright, and his face full of spirit is filled with the joy of a newlywed. Back then, the soldier from Sulou Fengshou Castle had become a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and the king of Anxi, but the situation of him selling black panther skins in a restaurant seemed to appear clearly in front of the woman, and the careless smile could not dissipate in front of her.

"Of course I sell this leopard skin, but I ask for it very high price, I guess you can't afford it."

"Do you think I have no money?"

"This is one hundred and fifty taels of silver, you take it."

How can one hundred and fifty taels of silver be enough? I want at least one thousand taels."

"What do you think you are selling? A skin costs 1,000 taels of silver."

"What's wrong with one thousand taels of silver? I didn't force you to buy it!"

"No, this girl in the leopard skin is going to make a decision."

"My mother, you are so angry that you won't get married in the future!"

Six years have passed, and she has been waiting for six years, but she has waited for the news of his marriage. No! It is not the news, it is the scene of his marriage.

She stared at Li Qing'an's red wedding dress, stared at the big red sedan chair, stared at the groom riding on the horse, the red red one was so dazzling. The woman grabbed the reins tightly, her lips almost bite and bleeding. She stared at her only target in the world at this moment, motionless and silently, like a thunder and lightning. Her sad eyes never shed tears, but she was silently crying.

In a sea of ​​joy and joy, amid the sound of drums and music, she lowered her head and urged the horse to leave silently, and walked alone in the opposite direction.
Chapter completed!