There was a huge crowd of people in front of the palace today. Zhu Muchen was getting married today. Zhu Meng ordered that each household in Wuchang City be given a bucket of rice and a pack of preserves. Since Zhu Muchen opened the supermarket, the economic conditions of the palace have suddenly become much richer.
"Hurry up, it will be gone if it's too late.", a group of people said while running.
"Thank you, thank you His Royal Highness." Many women held a bag of rice with a bag of candied fruits in their hands, and thanked Zhu Muchen in an orderly manner with sincere smiles on their faces.
More and more people were collecting things, and the door of the palace was suddenly blocked. Zhu Muchen commanded: "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, we have everything, move back."
"Kekeke~"
"Quack quack~"
"Quack~quack~quack~", a sound of chickens, ducks and geese suddenly came from behind Zhu Muchen.
"Oh my god!" Zhu Muchen turned sideways and looked back, and was frightened when two chicken heads appeared in front of him.
"Little prince, my family doesn't have anything good. These two chickens are given to you as a token of our family's gratitude." A dark-skinned aunt said to Zhu Muchen, and there were many people behind with chickens, ducks and geese.
Said in unison.
Zhu Muchen looked at the woman, smiled and shook his head, pushed it gently with his hand and said: "No, you can keep this. This palace is not short of food and clothing. I accept everyone's thoughts. Thank you, thank you very much."
Everyone."
Hearing this, an old man held up the duck in his hand and shouted excitedly: "If His Royal Highness does not accept it, we will not leave."
Among these people are farmers who plow their fields rent-free, and some are traders who operate in supermarkets. When they heard that Zhu Muchen was getting married today, they all brought gifts to give to Zhu Muchen as congratulatory gifts.
Seeing that the battle in front of him was hard to avoid, Zhu Muchen smiled and ordered: "Aji, keep these gifts and give each person a sling of copper coins."
"Yes, young prince." Aji responded with his hands raised.
"No, no, we are not here to ask for money, Your Highness," several women said after hearing this.
"Don't get me wrong, this is a little bit of my thoughts. After you have sent the gifts, please collect the rice before leaving." Zhu Muchen cupped his hands and looked at the gift-giving team and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness." Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and thanked Zhu Muchen.
Xiaohu quickly came to Zhu Muchen, wiped the sweat from his cheeks and said with his hands: "Little prince, it's getting late, you should go back and change clothes."
Today the palace was decorated with lights and the corridors were filled with red lanterns, which looked very festive. The princess sent wedding money to everyone in the palace today. Everyone was smiling and working extraordinarily hard.
After Zhu Muchen got better dressed, an old man who presided over the wedding led him to the lobby of the palace. Zhu Meng and Yuan Xi were sitting in the square of the lobby. The two of them had never closed their mouths and smiled. Then two servants held their hands.
A pair of wild geese walked into the hall. In ancient times, wild geese had the implication that husbands and wives would share weal and woe together.
Zhu Muchen looked at the wild goose in the hands of the two men and couldn't help but sigh, these ancient people can really do whatever they want. This wild goose is also called a wild goose, a large migratory bird belonging to the swan class. In the modern Big Rabbit Country, it is a national second-level protected animal. In this
Two of them were caught during a wedding in a year. It’s strange that they are considered an endangered species.
Aunt Su put a red hijab on Bai Xiaoman and Shang Ziyou and prepared to go to the lobby. According to tradition, the bride and groom were required to bow to their parents, and then the bride listened to her parents' instructions and put on a red hijab with the help of the wedding ceremony.
, but the two have no father or mother, so they can only let Aunt Su take their place. As for the kowtow ceremony, since Zhu Muchen is the prince and Aunt Su is not their mother, this link has been simplified today.
Aunt Su supported the two brides in the middle and led the two brides into the hall. They walked to the ceremony stage and brought them to Zhu Muchen's side to prepare for the third salute.
When the old man saw the two brides taking their seats, he shouted in a bright voice: "Bow down to heaven and earth." Bai Xiaoman and Shang Ziyou turned towards the direction outside the palace door under the guidance of Grandma Su.
Zhu Muchen was a little at a loss for a moment, and hurriedly turned towards the palace door. He had watched this scene on TV since he was a child. He never expected that this kind of scene would happen to him.
"Bow." The old man shouted when he saw several people standing in their proper positions. Zhu Muchen, Bai Xiaoman, and Shang Ziyou all bowed and bowed toward the outside of the palace door.
After several people finished bowing, Grandma Su guided the two brides to turn back to Zhu Meng and Yuan Xi, who were sitting directly in front. Zhu Muchen also turned around when he saw this.
When the old man saw several people, they all turned around and shouted: "Two bows to the high hall." After hearing this, several people bowed and bowed to Zhu Meng and Yuan Xi.
"Okay, okay, okay." Zhu Meng nodded excitedly and said repeatedly. Yuan Xi was also excited and looked at Zhu Meng with a smile and nodded repeatedly.
After the second salute, Aunt Su stepped forward and directed Zhu Muchen to turn around and face the two brides, then bowed and stepped aside.
When the old man saw Zhu Muchen turning around, he shouted: "Husband and wife, bow to each other." Upon hearing this, several people bowed to each other and bowed to each other.
After the third salute, Aunt Su presented a golden scale rod to Zhu Muchen with both hands.
Zhu Muchen took the scale and dropped it a few inches in an instant. He looked at the golden scale in his hand and muttered in his heart, "I'm going here to be honest. Isn't it too luxurious?" Suddenly he was a little confused. He had been there before during the three bows just now.
I've seen it on TV, but what is this scale used for? Could it be used to beat my wife if she disobeys me?
"Pick up the hijab." Just when Zhu Muchen was thinking about it, the old man suddenly shouted.
When Zhu Muchen heard this, he had a feeling of enlightenment. He felt that he was really a scumbag. He just got married and wanted to beat his wife with a stick. Then he hurriedly lifted the hijab of the two brides in front of him.
In fact, in ancient times, the use of a scale to lift the hijab on the bride's head symbolized: satisfaction.
At this time, six maids came in at the door, three maids carrying three basins of water, and the other three maids carrying a wooden basin with a gold basket on top, came to a few people.
When the old man saw that the maids were all in place, he shouted: "Clean your hands."
Hearing this, three maids knelt down in front of several people and held up a golden basin. The other three maids picked up the basin with both hands and gently scooped up a ladle of water.
When Zhu Muchen saw this, he complained in his heart, "The ancients were troublesome. Does it have to be so ritualistic for newlyweds to wash their hands before eating?"
Aunt Su guided the two brides to reach over the water basin. Zhu Muchen also reached over the water basin in front of him, and then the three maids on the side slowly poured the water from the basin onto the faces of several people.
On hand.
The old man looked at the guests in the hall and shouted: "We have finished the ceremony. Please take a seat at the table." Then the old man bowed and stretched out one hand to salute and shouted: "Please take the newlyweds and sit across from each other."
When Zhu Muchen heard this, he was overjoyed. He could finally eat. All these things had trapped him.
The old man waited for Zhu Muchen, Bai Xiaoman, and Shang Ziyou to sit at the table facing each other and shouted: "We are in prison together."
When Zhu Muchen heard this, he was speechless and his eyebrows twitched. He originally thought it was over, but he was greeted by another prisoner.
Several more maids came in from outside the door. The maid at the front brought a bowl of millet, a bowl of millet and a bowl of meat sauce and placed them in the center of the table. The three maids at the back each held a pair of chopsticks and handed them to them.
I picked up Zhu Muchen, Bai Xiaoman, and Shang Ziyou, and then each took three bites under the guidance of Aunt Su.
Zhu Muchen wiped his mouth and couldn't help but look at Aunt Su and asked: "What is the gift of being in prison?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Su responded with a smile and narrowed her eyes: "The ritual of being in the same prison is for the newlyweds to eat a meal together, offering sacrifices to millet, millet, and lungs in turn, and serve them with soup and sauce. Each of them eats three meals to complete the ceremony, which means
It means that a couple loves each other and becomes one from then on.”
After Grandma Su and Zhu Muchen finished explaining, several maids brought a pot of wine and placed two pairs of melon ladles. Grandma Su picked up the wine pot and poured wine into the two pairs of melon ladles.
"Let's go together." The old man shouted when he saw the wine was filled. Zhu Muchen, Bai Xiaoman, and Shang Ziyou, under the guidance of Grandma Su, drank a glass of wine one after another.
Zhu Muchen still understands this Heli ceremony. The Heli ceremony is also called Hexin. It means that the couple exchange cups and drink. The container for the Hexin wine is made of a melon split into two. The couple each holds a piece of wine and drinks together, which is also
It is said that the cup is broken into two and combined into one, which symbolizes the unity of the couple. The cup is tied with red silk thread, which means that the couple will always be together. The gourd tastes bitter, which means that after drinking the cup together, the couple will share joys and sorrows, and share weal and woe.
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After several people drank a glass of wine, the old man shouted: "The ceremony is complete, let's do the ceremony of untying the tassel and knotting the hair." Then a maid came to several people carrying scissors and two brocade bags.
Aunt Su bowed and said with a smile: "Little prince, please untie the red ropes on the heads of the two brides." Upon hearing this, Zhu Muchen untied the red ropes on Bai Xiaoman and Shang Ziyou's hair.
Then Grandma Su cut off a strand of hair from the two brides and put them into a brocade bag respectively. Then she cut off a strand of Zhu Muchen's hair and put them into two brocade bags respectively.
Aunt Su put down the scissors, tied the two brocade bags, and shouted: "The bride and groom's hair are entangled with each other, and they swear to be of the same heart. Their love is eternal, they will depend on each other in life and death, and they will never be separated."
As soon as Aunt Su finished speaking, the old man presiding over the wedding shouted: "It's a ceremony to untie the tassel and tie the hair." After the ceremony was completed, Aunt Su led the two brides to Zhu Meng and Yuan Xi. A maid
He led Zhu Muchen over.
Aunt Su brought three cups of tea, and then the old man on the side shouted: "As a married woman, kneel down and thank your parents for their upbringing." Then Zhu Muchen, Bai Xiaoman, and Shang Ziyou sat facing each other.
Zhu Meng and Yuan Xi knelt down in front of the lobby.
Zhu Meng straightened his beard and said with joy on his face: "Hahaha, okay, okay, okay, get up quickly, get up." Yuan Xi, who was sitting next to him, was also smiling happily.
After several people stood up, the old man shouted: "Offer tea."
Zhu Muchen took a cup of tea with both hands and knelt down and said: "Father, please have tea." Then he took a cup of tea with both hands and said: "Mother, concubine, have tea." Then Bai Xiaoman and Shang Ziyou also asked Zhu Menghe one after another.
Yuan Xi offers tea.
After several people served tea, the old man who presided over the wedding shouted: "The ceremony is completed. The admirers and the newlyweds thank the guests."
Zhu Muchen let out a long sigh in his heart. Only now did he realize that the marriage of the ancients was not as simple as on TV. It could not be done with just a few bows. There were many salutes that he had never heard of before.
