Chapter 60 The wedding of Cao Shuang and Sun Luban!
It is already the beginning of July, and the weather in Jingzhou is getting hotter and humid, and the air is also tainted with some northern sultry heat. Only in the evening and night can there be a little more coolness. Of course, if there is a heavy rain, the weather will definitely be cool.
It will be much cooler...
Cao Shuang and Sun Luban's marriage was being prepared intensively under the auspices of everyone. Wang Sikong, as a veteran of the Fourth Wei Dynasty in Jingzhou, volunteered to help find a good and auspicious day, and their big day was three days later.
The seventh day of July is the Qiao Qiao Festival.
"The seventh day of July" is related to the ancients' worship of numbers and time.
In ancient times, newlyweds listed the "seven times" of the first lunar month, February 2, March 3, May 5, June 6, July 7 and September 9 as auspicious days.
"Chongri" was considered in ancient China to be a day when "heaven and earth communicate" and "heaven and man communicate".
In these "heavy days", it is not difficult to see the worship of numbers by the ancients. For example, nine and five are important numbers, and the supreme number nine and five is a symbol of status. And "one" means the beginning of all things, a symbol of achievement, status and
A symbol of honor.
"Seven" is the number of beads in each column of the abacus, which is romantic and rigorous, giving people a mysterious beauty.
"Seven" represents the stage of time among the people, and "seven to seven" is often used as the end when calculating time.
The calculation of the current "week" with "Nichiyo" is still reserved in Japanese. In Taiwan, July is called the "happy and auspicious month".
"Qi" and "吉" are homophonic, and "Qiqi" also means double auspiciousness, which is an auspicious day.
Two days later, with the efforts of the soldiers in Jingzhou and the envoys from Soochow, everything needed for the wedding of Cao Shuang and Sun Luban was prepared.
Just waiting for the wedding to be held on the seventh day of July, the security in Jingzhou City is tighter than in the past to prevent bad people from sabotaging the marriage of Sun and Cao...
Of course, it is highly debatable which force sent this gangster.
It is possible that the Shu Han did not want to see the reconciliation between the Sun and Cao families, so they sent some of Si Wen and Cao's masters to wreak havoc. After all, the saying that Han and Cao are not at odds continues to float over the Shu Han and in the hearts of every Shu Han person.
The words are still in your ears, don’t forget them and don’t abandon them…
It is also possible that Bi Yaner sent an envoy to send a "dowry" to confuse Cao Shuang, making Cao Shuang mistakenly believe that the Lord of Wu agreed to the marriage. Finally, he took the opportunity to surprise the two on their wedding day and rescued Sun Luban back to Soochow. Therefore, Cao Shuang must be more vigilant and be careful on this special day.
He Shao and Ding Feng were happy that the eldest princess's wedding could delay Cao Shuang and buy more time for Soochow's actions in Luoyang. In the past few days, they were also pretending to be their natal family and were constantly overjoyed for Sun Luban.
Being busy is a way to hide yourself from others.
The chief secretary, Yang Zong, stayed in Luoyang after paying his condolences to Cao Shuang and Chen Shangshu Ling. After all, the lord was overjoyed because he was the only one who got into trouble with an unlucky person before going to Chen Qunling.
Naturally, it was not appropriate to attend any more happy events in a short period of time, but he still ordered the servants in the palace to prepare gifts and send them according to his wishes to congratulate the Lord on his happy event.
Early on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Cao Shuang picked up Sun Luban from the Jingzhou Post House, who had arranged to rest here yesterday, and took Sun Luban to the Jingzhou County Sheriff's Mansion in a white-horsed carriage...
Sun Luban was already well prepared. When the rooster crowed and the sky was about to light up outside the window, Sun Luban got up and dressed up carefully with the help of the maid.
She put on a skirt embroidered with exquisite patterns and dressed up under the guidance of the maid. She had to do everything four or five times before it was right.
She wore silk shoes on her feet, and the precious double-beaded tortoiseshell hairpin on her head was shining.
A white silk belt inlaid with various colored gemstones is tied around her waist, and earrings decorated with moon beads hang from her ears.
Her ten fingers were as thin and white as pointed onion roots, and her lips were painted red as if she were holding a pearl in her mouth. She walked gently in small steps, and her beauty and beauty were unparalleled in the world. Cao Shuang, who came to welcome the bride, was fascinated by the sight... p>
Cao Shuang, wearing a black and red wedding dress, gently helped Sun Luban onto the carriage in front of the post house. Then Cao Shuang got on his horse, rode in front of the carriage, and slowly headed towards the Jingzhou County Sheriff's Palace. After taking the bride back to the palace, the Jingzhou County Governor held a banquet in the palace to entertain the generals of the Wei army, officials and envoys from Soochow.
When the auspicious time comes, the wedding officially begins, with a red carpet spread on the ground, and the newlyweds slowly go to the church in formal attire.
Men wear crowns and buns, and women wear combs. Men wear crowns and women wear skirts. The groomsmen, bridesmaids, and spectators behind the couple all wear formal clothes.
Wang Ling read out the entire wedding process loudly.
"Newlyweds upgrade!" Before entering the hall, the newlyweds need to climb up the stairs. They cannot enter the wedding hall directly from the ground.
At the time of the wedding, entering the wedding hall and completing the wedding means that you will enter a new stage of life. The ancients had a strict hierarchy. The so-called promotion has this meaning, and it is full of ritual feeling.
"Newlyweds wash up!" Before the ceremony, the newlyweds must wash their hands and face, symbolizing the purity and solemnity of the entire ceremony. The ancients paid attention to cleanliness, and washing hands and faces is the beginning of all etiquette, and it is also necessary to make the entire etiquette pure.
"Newcomers enter the hall", take off their shoes and formally enter the hall to start the ceremony. In ancient times, especially in formal ceremonial occasions, the entrance ceremony was required.
"Newcomers, please take a seat!" This is very particular about how to take a seat. Taking a seat does not mean just sitting around casually, but it refers to men from the west and women from the east, which means the intersection of yin and yang.
The entire wedding process had just been completed under the auspices of the master of ceremonies Wang Ling, and the guests began to have a banquet. Everyone gave many gifts to congratulate General Cao Shuang and Sun Luban, the eldest princess of Soochow, on their wedding.
Zhuge Dan sat down at the table, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I wish the general and the eldest princess a happy marriage and a son soon!"
All the generals rushed to express their congratulations to Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I accept your wishes. Thank you all for coming to support me and Dahu's wedding!"
Wang Ling took a sip of wine, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General, you're welcome. We should come here to congratulate the General on his newlyweds!"
He Shao also sat in the banquet, smiled and said with cupped hands: "Princess, I would like to congratulate the general on your behalf, the princess, on your wedding!"
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "After Zhonglang returns to Jianye, he will definitely thank my father-in-law for the generous gift for me."
He Shao said: "General, you're welcome. From today on, you and my Majesty are one family. There is no need to say these things."
After all, it was the wedding banquet of General Cao Wei and Princess Dongwu. This banquet was richer and more luxurious than the previous ones.
Some foods that would be extremely difficult for the middle and lower-level generals to take a bite of were also placed on the table for everyone to enjoy.
The wedding banquet ended at midnight. Cao Shuang also drank with the generals until the banquet was over, and then went to Sun Luban's bridal chamber with flowers and candles, and gently took off the skirt on Sun Luban's beautiful body...