Because the lady in the house got married today, the Yang family's settlement in Hongnong in the city was very lively. People from the Jingzhong tribe gathered together to prepare for the wedding. The cars and horses of relatives and friends who came to congratulate the couple even blocked the streets nearby.
The Yang Fu family's mansion was brightly lit and crowded inside and outside, but there was a strange atmosphere amidst the festive bustle, especially among the groomsmen who were welcoming the bride. They all looked embarrassed, with few exceptions.
The joyful color does not match the festive atmosphere.
"what to do?"
The groomsmen looked at the cross-courtyard door that was blocked by the stick-wielding servants, and then turned to look at their companions. They were all helpless: "How about rushing in directly? If you continue to wait here, the wedding will be delayed."
At that time, we would have failed Li Xiaoxie’s trust..."
"Would it be too rude to do this?"
Some people couldn't help but look embarrassed when they heard this, worrying that making the scene too ugly would offend the Hongnong Yang family.
But as soon as he finished speaking, his companion who was still a little hesitant couldn't help snorting coldly: "Isn't it rude for the Yang family to block us out? Even if other families block the door, it is just to add to the celebration.
That's enough, but now they really don't allow us in!"
Hearing this, several of the groomsmen all showed indignation. They felt that the Yang family looked down upon them by doing this. Even if someone rolled up their sleeves and yelled and rushed towards the door, there was already someone inside the door.
Being surrounded by all the slaves, there was no way to escape, so he raised his hand and pushed the person out.
At the same time, the laughter of the maids could be heard in the wall: "If Mr. Li doesn't come in, and if the lady doesn't come out, you and your besties are not allowed to force their way in!"
The bridesmaids had no choice but to give in. One of them shouted loudly: "I am here to welcome Li Lang's bride. Please show your respect to the ladies in the courtyard! The ladies are as beautiful as flowers.
Virtue is like jade, which will definitely not indulge one's sexual nature and hinder people's marriage..."
"Young Master, you don't have to act like a fool here. The ladies say that Mr. Li is someone else, not a newbie today."
The maid in the wall shouted again: "The children of other families are getting married, and Li Lang is here to welcome the bride. There is a wedding in my family today, so how can I be absent? I don't mean to make things difficult for you gentlemen, but the ladies of the house have come to the house early to wait.
I just wanted to see Li Lang's heroic figure, but I couldn't see him, I'm really upset!"
As soon as these words came out, echoes echoed from all over the inner garden, which showed that Li Lang was very upset about not coming to welcome his cousin to the wedding.
All the groomsmen looked helpless when they heard this. They were really at their wits' end and could only ask for help from their host, the Hongnong Yang family.
But everyone in the Yang family was a little at a loss at this moment. There were already many more people who came to congratulate today than expected, and there were especially many female guests among them. Many people who had not had much contact with each other before also came to visit.
Hey, originally they thought it was a wave of personal intimacy caused by Yang Kuan's return to the court, but they didn't expect that the root was actually here.
This situation was not expected. It was originally proposed by them not to allow Li Tai to come to welcome the bride, but now the people who are blocking the door and preventing the wedding procession from entering are the servants who came to congratulate each family, and they did not obey their orders at all.
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"These family members are really going too far! Even if Li Boshan is charming and charming, how can he make a fuss about other people's marriages?"
It was not only the people outside the courtyard who complained in their hearts, but not everyone in the courtyard was happy, especially a pretty girl with bright eyes and white teeth, whose face was full of resentment: "These noisy girls are really unruly and disciplined, other people's family's
What does the arrangement of the wedding have to do with them? Besides, even if Li Lang comes here for them to see, what will happen? Are you still dreaming of becoming his bride? The world is really perverse, how can it be unreasonable!"
"But, but Madam, before, Madam ordered her family to block the door and shout, and other slaves followed..."
The little maid next to her heard her wife complaining and couldn't help but remind her in a low voice not to forget who the culprit was.
"I only instruct my own family members, not them! Even if I did it first, there is nothing wrong with it, but it would be wrong for them to imitate me!"
After hearing this, Lady Miaoyin raised her eyebrows immediately, and her tone became even more unhappy: "I haven't been able to see my husband for many days, and I miss him so much that I hope to meet him here by chance. What's wrong with that?
But those unrelated women also want to join in the fun. They say they only want to admire the beauty, but in their hearts they are afraid that they will replace me. You all have to look carefully and decide who is the most noisy here. Treat me in the future.
When you get married, you must not let these enemies into the cabinet!"
After hearing the words, the maid hurriedly nodded in agreement. She even stuck her head out of the window, but quickly took it back and said with a sad face: "Madam, there are too many to count! If they are all banned, I'm afraid that
There will be no guests…”
"No, no! As long as Li Lang knows where to marry me, I don't need the help of these female guests!"
Miaoyin did not feel timid because of the large number of rivals in love. Instead, she became more motivated. She clenched her fists and beat the small case with a generous look on her face. She said with a generous look: "Langjun, he dares to go deep into the enemy's country alone and fight thousands of miles away."
There is no one who can rival him. Now I am going to take charge of the housework for him. If I can’t even do anything about these disturbing bees and butterflies, how can I be worthy of being a great lady in this family!”
At this time, several low coughs suddenly sounded in another room separated by a screen. Miaoyin knew that this was her stepmother Cui who came here with her, reminding her to pay attention to her words and deeds, so she took back her words that were pressed on the table.
fist, but still hummed with undiminished momentum: "I have many methods..."
She was cheering herself up when suddenly a series of people's voices sounded outside the attic. The little maid looked out, then pulled back with a look of surprise on her face: "My lady is here, my lady is here!"
"My wife has always been here, where can I go?"
After hearing this, the young lady was in a good mood. She stood up and rushed to the window. Looking down, she saw a crowd of people. At the same time, there were many silhouettes of hair buns reflected in the attic windows of other houses. It can be seen that inside those windows
Many women looked down, and this little lady couldn't help but feel half proud and half disgusted.
With Li Tai's arrival, the servants who had surrounded the entrance to the inner courtyard also dispersed, and the groomsmen who had been blocked outside for more than an hour were finally able to surround Li Licheng and enter.
According to the general etiquette procedures, the groomsmen have to perform their own tricks here to invite the guests and entertain the guests. However, they were blocked outside the door for too long and now everyone is too restless.
The content of the previous rehearsal has long been forgotten. Moreover, there are voices calling for Li Lang all around, and all the young groomsmen, including Li Licheng, the groom and official, have become supporting roles.
Li Tai didn't want to be in such a limelight, but he really couldn't live up to the voice of the masses, so he strode into the green hut where the lights were interlaced in the inner courtyard, bowed to the surrounding guests and said: "Today, my clan brother is polite.
We welcome the ladies of the Yang family. The two families celebrate this happy marriage together and each prepares a banquet to entertain the guests. The master of this household is very polite and courteous, but there is still a false chairman in the other house. Please allow me to hide my humiliation.
If there is another grand gathering in the future, it will be doubled to compensate for the lack of enthusiasm today."
After hearing what he said, the noise around him subsided for the time being. Not long after, two maids came out of the attic where Yang's bride was staying. They walked towards Li Tai and bowed their skirts, saying: "The old lady in the house is here.
It is said that the former Li Lang petitioned for a virtuous bride at the General's Mansion, which became a good story for a while. Now when getting married in one's own family, one should also show his performance, encourage people at auspicious times, and do not make things difficult. Please use ancient ritual songs.
Happy makeup.”
The Yang family had no intention of letting Li Tai come to pick up the bride, but now that he is here, it is hard to leave without making any show. After all, his performance in helping the Jin family welcome the bride last year is still talked about to this day. Now the Yang family
When marrying a daughter into her clan, of course she hopes that she can show some respect in front of the masses.
Song music to encourage makeup is an ancient custom, but there are still some differences from the makeup-inducing poems of the Tang Dynasty. The society in the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, the culture was developed, especially the development of poetry was a great monument, so the makeup-inducing poems
It can also develop into a literary genre.
But in today's Southern and Northern Dynasties, the social and cultural level obviously does not reach this level. Therefore, people usually sing folk songs and slang songs to promote makeup. If they are of good quality, they choose more auspicious chapters in Yuefu. Therefore, the Yang family's request is indeed considered
Not to make things difficult, just to create a lively atmosphere.
Li Tai didn't feel stage fright after hearing this request. He slowly walked out of Qinglu and stood in the open space illuminated by the lights.
Because he had to entertain guests today, he was specially dressed in a solemn dress with upper and lower clothes. It was not convenient for him to swing his arms and kick his legs to dance and step songs, so he chose a relatively elegant song "Yan Ge" from ancient Yuefu.
: "Today I have a lot of fun, and we are walking along Yunqu. God brings out fine wine, and the river god brings out carps..."
This is an ancient Yuefu immortal poem describing a banquet in the immortal world. The lyrics and music are gorgeous and melodious, and it is just right to be used in today's wedding banquet.
Although the poem describes immortals, they still need to surround me to provide services, which reflects a high-spirited and confident spiritual outlook, which is many times more positive than the state of various immortal poems in later generations that are about ascetic cultivation and seeking the Tao.
As soon as the song was over, the surrounding area was filled with thunderous cheers, and the crowd applauded and cheered. After all, what is important for such an occasion is to be lively and happy, not to mention Li Taiben's outstanding style and melodious singing, which gave people an excellent audio-visual enjoyment.
"I didn't expect that he could sing so beautifully. I didn't know it before!"
In the attic window, Miss Miaoyin kept applauding the husband downstairs. Her eyebrows were full of surprise, but she said with some lingering thoughts: "Singing ancient songs is already so beautiful, if I sing his sultry thoughts
The new words are even more touching..."
When she said this, her eyes and brows were full of eagerness to try. She pulled the little maid and came close to whisper. After hearing this, the little maid had a look of embarrassment on her face. However, after the lady repeatedly pushed and urged her, she had no choice but to do so.
He quickly went downstairs and ran towards Qinglu.
After Li Taigao sang a song, he felt that the atmosphere was about the same. He didn't want to continue to be in the limelight. He was about to walk out of the hospital when he suddenly heard a female voice calling from behind: "Li Lang, Langjun, please stay!"
The host came up with the title because he wanted to sing to praise the couple's deep affection, but not to boast about the wonderful banquet at home. The husband only sang old songs, which was too, too perfunctory..."
There were many onlookers around who were doing bad things. Before, they were embarrassed to continue to pester, but now that someone was taking the lead, they naturally no longer hesitated and clapped their hands and loudly agreed.
Li Tai was already a little unhappy when he heard that there were still people who were unwilling to give up, but the voice sounded familiar, so he turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a maid in a skirt standing on a lamppost.
Under the shadow, the appearance was not very clear. Just when I was about to take a few steps closer to see more clearly, the maid finished shouting and ran towards the attic at the back with her head shrinking.
Li Tai raised his head and looked towards the attic. Soon he saw a silhouette passing by on the curtain screen of the balcony window. After thinking for a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he said with a smile: "You should enjoy yourself when the time comes. Thank you."
The masses have wrongly favored me, so now I will sing a new song."
As soon as these words came out, there were cheers all around. Miaoyin, who was originally about to scold the maid for escaping back too quickly, ignored it and turned around and returned to the window.
Li Tai watched the silhouette reflected on the window screen again, so he sang a cappella again: "The moon in Chang'an, the sound of thousands of households pounding clothes..."
"Midnight Song", also known as "Song of the Four O'clock in the Midnight", belongs to Wu Shengqing's Shang Dynasty Yuefu. It is divided into four songs of spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is a Yuefu opera that has been widely circulated in the Southern Dynasties since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, Xiao Yan and Bao
According to many famous poets, there are imitations. But what Li Tai sang was composed by Li Bai, a poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Wu Sheng's tunes are inherently graceful and moving, and Li Bai's "Midnight Autumn Song" blends scenes with scenes, tells the story of lovesickness, and the trauma and suppression of human emotions caused by war. It can be said to be deeply touching.
There are many female relatives in the attic houses who have been in the army for a long time and cannot get together. When they hear this singing, they can't help but be deeply touched. Even the sensitive ones can't help but burst into tears. No one can do it anymore.
My mind continued to be noisy.
"When will the Hulu be pacified, the good man will stop going on an expedition... This man is really annoying. Even though we don't see each other often, he always reveals people's thoughts with just a few words!"
Lady Miaoyin sang in a low voice the lyrics of the song she had just listened to, and her mood became depressed for a moment. However, before she could feel any more sad, she heard the maidservant tapping her feet anxiously beside her and whispering:
"Madam, come here, come here..."
The lady looked out and saw Li Taizheng striding towards her. He was looking at her with his head raised and a smile. Although there was a window screen covering it, his sight seemed to penetrate directly through.
Although they haven't officially gotten married yet, since the marriage contract has been concluded, since Li Tai knows about it, of course he has to go into the house to meet his mother-in-law.
Mrs. Cui became more and more satisfied with her son-in-law. After exchanging a few words, she saw Li Tai looking frequently towards the other room, so she stood up with a smile and moved to express her intention to go to the front of the master's house to watch the bride put on her makeup. Then she came out of the pavilion with a few people.
The maid then left the attic.
Li Tai sent his mother-in-law out the door and then turned around and walked back. When he reached the front of the room, he reached out and grabbed the screen behind the screen. The little lady then put her fair forehead on his palm and walked out, smiling and saying: "You discovered me.