Outside the hall, the groomsmen with red flowers in their hair and red silk draped sideways have been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Wei Chen come out, Qi Heng immediately stepped forward and put a red hydrangea on Wei Chen's chest.
Gu Tingye led a "jade lion" that was all white and draped in red, and said with a smile: "Groom, please get on the horse quickly, don't make the bride wait impatiently!"
"Okay, mount up!"
Wei Chen smiled and nodded, took the reins, and quickly climbed onto the horse.
"Let's go to the bride's house!"
The salute officer sang loudly, and the groomsmen led their horses and danced with dragons and lions to clear the way.
Behind him are a group of relatives and friends who went with Wei Chen to welcome the bride, each carrying vases, candles, incense balls, makeup sets, photo stands and other items.
There were also officials from the Kaifeng Prefecture on the left and right. Because the emperor granted the marriage, the Kaifeng Prefecture was also very considerate and sent soldiers to sweep the roadside to prevent dust from flying by.
Afterwards, the music officials played drums and played music, and the crowd gathered around the groom and the two sedan chairs, and headed towards Jiying Lane in a mighty manner.
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The Sheng family was also busy before dawn. Sheng Hualan returned to her parents' home early in the morning to help her mother Wang Ruofu and her younger brother and sister Hai Chaoyun.
Rulan and Minglan got up before the fourth watch, took a careful bath, and then went to the ancestral hall to pay homage to their ancestors like Wei Chen.
Rulan and Minglan both knelt down and worshiped in the ancestral hall, praying devoutly: "Now that I am getting married, I don't dare to be independent. I smoke cigarettes at all times of the year. I tell the gods, and all hope will show mercy. It is natural for a man to marry a woman...
…The harmonious relationship between the sisters-in-law makes the uncles carefree; the respect of the slaves makes the sister-in-law have a good relationship.”
After paying homage to their ancestors, Rulan and Minglan returned to their room, where two Quanfu women came to greet them.
The two women first applied fragrant powder to Ru Lan and Minglan, then held colorful yarn, rubbed it left and right, and used the twists of the yarn to roll it back and forth on Ru Lan and Minglan's faces, rubbing their faces
All the hair on your body is cut off.
Then, the forehead hair and sideburns are trimmed, the eyebrows are trimmed and the lips are decorated. This is called open face plastic surgery.
A woman only meets once in her life, on her wedding day.
After the two sisters finished dressing up, the seven aunts and eight aunts of the Sheng family brought their wedding clothes.
Different from ordinary people's wedding clothes, Rulan's wedding clothes are the fifth-grade pleasant clothes, and Minglan's wedding clothes are the sixth-grade Anrenguan clothes.
The seven aunts and eight aunts looked at these two noble clothes that could only be worn by the imperial wife, and they were all filled with obsession and envy.
This is not difficult to understand. After all, for women, a marriage is a symbol of status and the highest pursuit of life.
There are dozens of beads, peonies, emerald clouds, emerald peony leaves, gold and silver flowers, and various embellishments on the crown, which makes people feel dazzled just by looking at them.
The long-sleeved dress is made of red silk silk, with clouds and mandarin duck patterns embroidered on it, showing magnificence and nobility everywhere.
The seven aunts and eight aunts swallowed their saliva, hid their feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and dressed them up for the two young ladies.
But in my heart, I secretly vowed that my children and grandchildren would work hard, become a Jinshi, and become a high official in the future, so as to earn a job for my mother.
Not long after, after finishing dressing up, Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun came over to see the bride.
When they looked at the two carefully dressed brides in front of them, their eyes lit up and they couldn't help but admire them.
One has a light body, pink and jade; the other is tall and graceful, with graceful grace.
A black bun on the temples, you can tell by the light; a white teeth and red lips, star eyes and hazy eyebrows.
One is pretty and charming, the other is bright and generous, and the most beautiful one is spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums. Each is good at winning, and they are both first-class beauties.
Sheng Hualan smiled and said: "It seems that Liuyuan Lang not only has a prosperous official career, but also has a lot of love!"
Hai Chaoyun smiled and nodded, looked at the two sisters-in-law, and said warmly: "Be your bride well. If the husband of the Wei family doesn't treat you well, just tell your sister-in-law that your second brother and I will never marry him."
Take a break!"
When Ru Lan heard Hai Chaoyun's words, she raised her head and said seriously: "Before getting married, it is no better than after getting married. The family can be angry for us sisters, but our happiness in this life still lies with our husband. If he refuses to treat us well, that is
It’s useless for the officials to help us.”
Hai Chaoyun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. These words were very reasonable, but they didn't seem to come from Ru Lan's mouth at all.
However, Yisheng Hualan knew the nature of his sister, who was a compatriot from the same mother. He poked Rulan's head with his finger and said angrily: "You also have such a brain? The sixth sister must have taught you this, right?"
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After being exposed by her sister, Rulan couldn't help but blush slightly, and turned her head away in shame and annoyance.
Seeing Minglan purse her lips and snickering, Rulan glared at her angrily, then grabbed a handful of red dates and pretended to throw them away.
Minglan quickly begged for mercy, and quickly took out a red date from Rulan's hand with her delicate hands and stuffed it into her mouth.
Rulan chewed it subconsciously, and then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Whose dates are these, so sweet?"
After saying that, he handed one to Minglan. Minglan ate one and nodded to express that it was delicious.
Then the two sisters fed each other one by one, and they ate the red dates with relish.
Seeing this, Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun shook their heads helplessly, but they were also quite relieved.
At this time, the sound of crackling firecrackers came from the front yard. Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun knew that the Wei family's wedding party had arrived, and immediately went out to check together.
Before leaving, Hai Chaoyun also asked someone to bring some more red dates and longans, stuff them into Ru Lan and Minglan's arms, and told him: "Eat more if you are hungry. You have to go all day without eating or drinking today."
Day."
After the two left, Ru Lan and Ming Lan held a lot of delicious red dates and longans in their arms, but they were no longer interested in eating them. An atmosphere called tension suddenly arose in the room.
Minglan listened to the loud drum music outside the house, twisted the handkerchief back and forth, and looked out the window from time to time: "Fifth sister, the sounds outside sound festive, but why do I always feel so scared..."
Minglan originally wanted to seek comfort, but she didn't know that Rulan, her sister, was even worse than her.
When Minglan turned around, she saw that Rulan's tears were falling freely.
Rulan dove into Minglan's arms, grabbed her sister's lapel aggrievedly and said, "Sixth sister, why don't you marry her alone and go to his family? I don't want to get married!"
Seeing Ru Lan's tears streaming down her face, Ming Lan suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, but the original sadness in her heart was also dispelled.
At that moment, Minglan smiled bitterly and shook her head, just like coaxing her young brother Chang Jin, and softly comforted her crying sister in her arms.
On the other side of the story, Wei Chen and his wedding team came to the door of the Sheng family with great fanfare, but the door of the Sheng family was closed tightly.
At this time, Wei Shuping, the staff member next to Wei Chen, signaled the drummers to stop, stepped forward and loudly said: "High-rolling bead curtains hung with jade hooks, fragrant cars and BMWs come to the door to win the bonus market, and wealth and prosperity will last forever!" p>
But as soon as he finished speaking, the door of the Sheng family opened, and Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng led a group of people to welcome them out, including their uncle Yuan Wenshao.
Wei Chen was overjoyed when he saw this. He immediately got off his horse and was about to enter, but was blocked by brothers Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng.
The two brothers looked at Wei Chen and said righteously: "Scholar Wei, my Sheng family's door is not that easy to get into."
"It's true, how can it be so easy to marry my two sisters?"
Sheng Changjin, who had just turned six, also ran out and nodded in agreement.