The wedding day finally arrived. When Lin Zhao got up and looked out the window, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
He sighed inwardly, knowing that his mother knew that he would be busy all day long, so she put some soothing aromatherapy on him to let him sleep a little longer.
Listening to the song outside, Tingyi had already been waiting. When he heard some movement inside, he opened the curtain and came in to wait.
Lin Zhao didn't have any maids here, but since they were getting married today, Jia Min mobilized Daiyu's two maids to come over and help.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, and Lin Zhao asked: "Why didn't you wake me up? Are there any guests in the front yard?"
At that time, the wedding custom was that on the official day when a man married a woman, most close relatives and friends would go there in the morning to express their congratulations, and the whole family would come. This was the so-called open-door presence, so as to appear affectionate. Those with normal friendship would just not bring their family members.
You can come at any time.
"My wife said that I will be busy until night today. Let me sleep more so that I won't be tired during the day!" Lingge handed over the clothes and replied: "But I don't know about the front yard. I heard that a female guest has arrived in the inner house.
, Madam welcomes the guests, and the Princess is with her in the inner hall!"
Tingyi called the maid outside to bring him hot water. After checking that the water temperature was just right, he asked Lin Zhao to freshen up.
These days, it is rare for female guests to come alone. Since female guests are here, there should be male guests accompanying them in the front yard.
Lin Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that he, the groom's official, would be so derelict in his duties. He had to hurry over.
Speaking of which, it is really unreasonable that the dignified Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard Zuo should sleep until this hour.
After washing up, several little maids had already brought food over.
As the head of the family, he always pays little attention to what he eats. But today, as the groom, he naturally has to pay more attention. When he took a look, he saw two plates of snacks. Longan buns and golden flower rolls; and a plate of porridge.
, ginseng porridge; and four plates of side dishes, mixed with shredded mustard greens, mixed with yuba, diced pickled melon, and shredded red oil ears.
Lin Zhao picked up a gold silk flower roll and looked at the ginseng and wolfberry porridge. He asked: "Why are you making this again? Didn't you say you don't need to supplement it?"
Tingyi replied: "The princess and Mistress Lian of Rongguo Mansion specially told me that I am afraid that the uncle will be busy during the day and will not have time to eat. Please bring in more food for the morning!"
Lin Zhaodi had a smile on his face, and Daiyu looked like a director of the family. Sister Feng was worthy of being the head of the Rongguo Mansion, and she had considered the details well.
Listening to the song, Lin Zhao's face changed from a faint smile to a thoughtful look, and then returned to normal. He couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing why.
But after all, they were just seconded, and their future was not arranged by the new young mistress, so although it was strange, they had no other thoughts in their hearts.
Lin Zhao quickly recovered and drank two bowls of porridge and half a plate of small flower rolls with pickled cucumber shreds. Although he had no appetite after getting up early, the rules were complicated at this time, and he, the groom, had to accompany guests to welcome the bride.
, I’m afraid I won’t have time to eat.
After breakfast, I left Kuiyuan. Before I left the second door, I saw Sister Feng and Daiyu walking side by side, followed by many maids and women. When they saw Lin Zhao, everyone was polite, but Sister Feng looked at Lin Zhao with a smile.
, smiled and said: "Groom, today is your special day, have you had enough to eat?"
Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank my second sister-in-law for her concern."
Everyone saw that his expression was as normal, without any of the uneasiness of other grooms, and they couldn't help but secretly admire him. As expected, he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard Zuo, a high-ranking military attaché and a hero who had killed the red-haired Japanese in the frontier. He was so calm on his wedding day.
Lin Zhao walked out the second door and went to the living room in the front yard. Sun Shaozong, Feng Ziying, and Jin Yiwei's friends were all there. The two often came to Lin's house and were considered good friends. They entertained several well-connected guests together. There were also several young people.
For older guests, Zhang Wannian will accompany them to talk.
Like Han Wenchong, Gu Haiquan was used to being a good friend of Lin Zhao's subordinates, and was waiting at the door to welcome guests.
As for Lin Ruhai, the eldest man of the Lin family, he was naturally chatting with those senior officials in the study.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and ordinary guests are not qualified for him to greet them.
Seeing Lin Zhao come in, several fellow guests stood up, bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "Congratulations to you!" Lin Zhao returned the salute and replied with a smile: "Same joy, same joy!"
The elder nodded to Lin Zhao and said, "Brother Zhao is very happy." Naturally, Lin Zhao could not help but return the favor and said, "I'll spare you the trouble."
He was the majestic Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard Zuo. If it were not today, which elder would dare to accept such a courtesy from him?
After noon, guests gradually filled the house. There were many in-laws and distant relatives of the Lin family and members of the Jia family, some of whom Lin Zhao had met, some of whom he had never seen before, and many relatives of all kinds came.
In addition to relatives, there are also some old friends of the Lin family.
"Bai Hu Tong" says: "Wedding ceremony" refers to the ritual performed at dusk, so it is called marriage. "Youyang Za" says: "Li", wedding must be done in dusk, because Yang goes and Yin comes.
According to the rules and divination, the auspicious time for worship is set at the first quarter of Xu.
The wife invited by the Lin family to get married was a "blessed person". After the ceremony of ringing the house with three gongs, the wife first went to the heaven and earth table to burn incense and kowtow. Then she stood sideways at the table to invite the groom, Lin Zhao.
Come over and kowtow three times to the Jade Emperor and other gods enshrined on the table of heaven and earth. After that, the bride lights the lanterns and performs a series of procedures of "lighting the sedan", "lighting the sedan", and "pressing the sedan" to ward off evil but evil spirits, and welcome the bride with joy.
The sedan officially set off.
Lin Zhao was wearing a ceremonial robe and a red cross. He rode in front of the wedding sedan on a high-headed horse. Eight Qianhu guards wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives on their waists were also wearing red and guarding both sides of the wedding sedan. The servants of the Lin family wore
Wearing brand new clothes, holding drums, lanterns, and incense burners, they send each other off in a noisy way.
Amidst the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, the wedding sedan arrived at Xue Mansion.
Maybe the people Lin Zhao brought were all in Feiyu uniforms, and they looked very impressive. In addition, after all, it was a high-class wedding, and the Xue family was from a small family, so they didn't dare to make any fuss. After Lin Zhao gave away the red envelope for the wedding, everything went smoothly.
Then the sedan chair was carried in. The sedan chair went to the boudoir in the backyard to pick up the bride, while Lin Zhao went to the main hall, kowtowed three times to his mother-in-law, and thanked her mother-in-law, and then went to the front of the boudoir to bow to the ground across the talisman to make up for the bride.
According to the rules, the bride's brother and uncle were required to carry her into the sedan, and Xue Pan had already prepared for this.
On his big head, the mouth was so big that it almost reached the base of his ears, which showed how good he was.
After all, my dear sister is married to a strange man in the world, the son of the Minister of Household Affairs and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard Zuo. That is the good fortune of the Xue family.
However, Xue Pan also knew that his sister's talent and character were extremely good, and she was worthy of being a prince, let alone a royal guard left governor.
Maybe he drank wine last night, but before going in to hug the bride, Xue Pan actually poked Lin Zhao and said in a low voice: "But you have to give me a big wedding envelope, otherwise there will be something wrong with my hand."
My sister fell..."
Lin Zhao glanced at him and couldn't understand how Baochai could have such a gangster brother and actually make such a joke on this occasion.
However, he was willing to cooperate and immediately stuffed a big red envelope containing a silver ingot to Xue Pan. Xue Pan weighed it and went in with a smile. He didn't even feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
Before the wedding sedan leaves the door, the woman must hold a banquet to entertain the wedding officials and the bride respectively. However, it is just a formality. The thousands of royal guards did not use their chopsticks at all. They only sat down and watched for a while. They only waited for the wedding sedan to exit the boudoir.
, a bowl of clear soup will be served here, and the waiter's shout of "Serve the soup" means the banquet is over. When marrying a relative, he will immediately put down the soup, seal the reward with money, and stand up to say goodbye.
Because the rule is that when carrying the newlyweds back from the bride's house, you cannot go back the same way, which means you will not go back, so you have to take a detour. It is already the second moment of Youzheng when the wedding sedan returns to Lin Mansion.
Just like when the sedan chair arrives at the bride's house, when the sedan chair arrives at the groom's house, the door must be closed first and then the door is called. After a lot of funny singing, the door is opened, and copper coin wedding packages are sprinkled all over the sky to greet the sedan chair.
The bride-to-be wife of the Xue Mansion was also a "blessed person". She and the wedding wife entered the wedding hall and offered incense to the heaven and earth table. The saddles that had been offered on the heaven and earth table were placed in front of the sedan chair.
Xiguer came up with a bow and arrows.
A group of friends and eight thousand members of the Jinyi Guards came with Lin Zhao. Looking at the tightly closed sedan curtain, they took the bow and arrow from Xiguer's hand and fired three arrows through the sedan curtain.
The sedan curtain was lifted, and the "Quanfu" girl who had also been invited from the Xue Mansion in advance took the powder from the heaven and earth table, filled it with the bride, and then helped her out of the sedan.
The bride was dressed in a rich dress, holding an apple and holding a "Treasure Vase" in her little hands, which were as white and tender as gelatin. She steadily passed the saddle, the brazier, and stepped on the red felt. The two "Quanfu" invited by the Lin Mansion
"My wife" supported her all the way into the wedding hall and stood beside Lin Zhao.