Chapter 286 Waiting to pay homage to my uncle in front of Xiaotang
To be fair, the ancients actually studied posture more fully than modern people.
There are "Ten Practices" and "Eight Movements" in "Combining Yin and Yang", there are "Nine Shapes" and "Six Potentials" in "Dong Xuanzi", and there is "Nine shallow and one deep, waiting for ten periods" in "Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Great Music Fu"
And Fang Bi"...
Look, even the ancients were literate Lao Sepi. However, the Lao Sepi more than a thousand years later would only blindly and confidently say, "How old are you? If you feel good or bad, call me daddy."
We have to make judgments and learn from the painful experience. The loss of traditional culture is worthy of vigilance and introspection for future generations.
On the wedding night, newlyweds read the yellow picture together before having sex. It is indeed a custom of the Tang Dynasty, and it is a custom only belonging to the powerful class.
And this is already considered very conservative. Before marrying off a daughter, a truly wealthy and powerful family will often send a sister or a maid to accompany the new uncle in advance. The maid will not be considered successful until the day of the wedding.
This is of course purposeful.
The first is to test whether the function of the new uncle is normal. If he cannot lift it, the maid will immediately report the truth to her parents' family after the test. Then the marriage needs to be reconsidered. After all, the daughter cannot be a widow after marrying, right?
The second is that the interests of the marriage between the two families are tied up. The women sent to test the waters are either sisters or very trusted personal maids.
If one day the main wife dies prematurely, the woman who initially tested the waters of marriage will immediately take her place. The marriage relationship between the two families will not be broken, and the interests will continue to be tied up.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything. For example, the Cui family in Qingzhou may not be too particular about this. Li Qinzai waited patiently in Chang'an for a month and saw no sign of his father-in-law. It was really rude.
In the bridal chamber with flickering candlelight, Li Qinzai carefully flipped through the little yellow book, and his concentration almost made him forget what he was supposed to do tonight.
Cui Jie didn't dare to look at the album at all, and sat next to him silently with a blushing face.
After a long time, Li Qinzai praised: "It's profound, profound and unfathomable!"
Cui Jie became even more embarrassed and snatched the album from his hand, throwing it aside in a hurry as if it was hot to her hands.
Li Qinzai said solemnly: "You little comrade, how can you not love learning? You didn't even look at it just now. If you were my disciple, you would be whipped now."
Cui Jie blushed and said, "I don't want to look at it... If Xi Niang didn't insist on me bringing it, I would have thrown it away."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "It's okay if you don't watch, I'll teach you..."
The red candle exploded slightly, and a double-pedicle lantern flower burst out.
Li Qinzai took her little hand and said with a smile: "Madam, it's getting late. It's time for you and I to have a rest, right?"
Cui Jie's body trembled slightly, she subconsciously refused, but she couldn't refuse. This night was the most precious night in life for him and her.
As soon as her hands touched the hem of her clothes, Cui Jie hurriedly retreated and whispered: "You...go and put out the candle."
Li Qinzai said solemnly: "The red candles in the wedding hall tonight cannot be extinguished according to the rules. It is unlucky."
Cui Jie's mind was confused and confused, and she stammered: "Yes, really?"
Closing her eyes sadly, Cui Jie said with a risk-taking expression: "Then, then... just rest."
Li Qinzai blinked and suddenly whispered in her ear.
Cui Jie suddenly opened her eyes, with a look of shock on her face: "Impossible! Of course men and women must perform courteous gestures, but...why do they use their mouths?"
Li Qinzai explained seriously: "Madam, think about the embroidery work you did before. The so-called 'threading the needle and threading'. To put the thread end into the needle hole, do you first have to lick the thread end to give it hardness so that it can be done easily and easily?"
Threading into the eye of a needle? The courtesy of men and women is the same as this."
Cui Jie was stunned for a long time, then suddenly punched him and said: "You must be tricking me!"
Li Qinzai said expressionlessly: "How could I lie to Madam? Madam, think about it carefully, is this true?"
Cui Jie blankly recalled the steps of her embroidery work, as if... she really had to lick the thread before threading the needle.
But associating threading a needle with the matter of men and women, Cui Jie suddenly had a picture in her mind, and her face was so embarrassed that it almost bled.
"I, I... don't know, no matter what, I'm going to sleep first." Cui Jie didn't even take off her clothes, so she threw them on the bed and quickly covered her whole body with the quilt.
Li Qinzai chuckled and got into the quilt.
There was a rustling sound, and after a long, long, long time, along with a long groan that sounded like pain and joy, the bridal chamber finally returned to silence.
When the clouds stop and the rain stops, one plum blossom blooms.
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At dawn, Cui Jie woke up despite the pain and called Congshuang, who helped the newlyweds dress and wash themselves with a red face.
Cui Jie had difficulty moving, so Li Qinzai helped her up, but she not only rejected him, but also pinched her hard.
"Does it hurt?" Cui Jie asked with a cold face.
Li Qinzai didn't pretend to be a hero, he said honestly: "It hurts."
"I was in so much pain last night, no, it was worse than this," Cui Jie was so angry that she pinched him again.
"Maybe the thread is not moist enough..." Li Qinzai tried to find the reason.
Cui Jie's pretty face turned red again, feeling that she would never be able to look directly at her embroidery work again.
The red candles were lit in the bridal chamber last night, and I waited in front of the hall to pay homage to my uncle and aunt.
Li Qinzai and Cui Jie came to the front of the hall together. Cui Jie bowed shyly in front of Li Ji, Li Siwen and Li Cui.
This time can be regarded as a formal "attendance".
Li Ji laughed heartily, Li Siwen pretended to be dignified, and Mrs. Li Cui was so happy to see her daughter-in-law's beautiful appearance and well-bred manners that she took Cui Jie's hand and looked left and right.
After meeting with her family members, Cui Jie officially became a member of the British Duke's family.
Li Siwen looked at Li Qinzai and said in a deep voice: "Qinzai is married. From now on, you will be a man with a small family. You must be calm when you speak and do things. You must not act wildly and cause trouble as before. Don't forget
You are now a family member..."
Before he could finish his words, Mr. Li Cui interrupted him, glared at him fiercely, and said: "It's so early in the morning, what are you talking about, husband? My daughter-in-law started to teach her as soon as she came in. Don't scare others."
Li Siwen shut up in frustration.
Li Qinzai said cautiously: "Dad, my son was quite calm before he got married..."
Li Siwen sneered: "Yes, he is quite calm. He is capable of burning down the family's ancestral home. He exudes a calm temperament from the inside out."
Li Qinzai laughed dryly: "Dad is getting better and better at praising others."
Cui Jie lowered her head and pursed her lips. She was originally nervous, but after seeing how the three generations of the Li family got along with each other, she suddenly felt much more relaxed.
The rumored British government is not as serious and scary as I imagined.
Thinking about it, in a serious atmosphere, how could she teach someone as unruly as her husband.
Just as Cui Jie was slowly integrating into the atmosphere of the Li family, Butler Wu hurriedly entered the hall.
"Sir, Fifth Young Master, Young Madam, there is a decree coming from the palace."