There were three types of weddings in the Edo period - weddings in front of gods, weddings in front of Buddha, and weddings in front of people.
Among them, weddings in front of Buddha are the rarest, and weddings in front of people are the most common.
As for weddings in front of gods, due to cultural elements and high cost, they have become the standard for dignitaries.
In a nutshell - ordinary people in Guizhou hold weddings in their homes; dignitaries hold weddings in shrines.
Based on Qingdeng's current status, it is naturally impossible for him to hold a shabby wedding in front of others.
Even if he wanted to do it, his mansion could not accommodate so many guests.
Aoden was once a member of the New Oniwaban, and often visited the headquarters of the New Oniwaban, the Tsukinomiya Shrine.
Strictly speaking, in theory, he is still a member of the New Imperial Palace.
After all, Tianzhangyuan never said to him, "You are fired."
Tsukimiya Shrine is an Inari Shrine dedicated to the god Inari.
Under the influence of this subtle friendship, when it came time to choose a venue for the wedding, Ayoto chose Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine without hesitation.
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine - the main shrine of Inari Shrine.
Speaking of this famous ancient shrine, the most impressive thing is the famous "Senbon Torii".
It is said to be "thousands of birds", but in fact there are more than a thousand torii gates - tens of thousands of bright red torii gates, stretching for several kilometers on the mountain, winding up to the shrine on the top of the mountain, how spectacular it is.
Holding a wedding in such a famous shrine, which requires both historical heritage and beauty, is in line with Qingnobo’s current status, and it adds a lot of prestige!
However, this was a hardship for the guests who came from afar.
According to the regulations of Shintoism, after passing through the torii gate, it means entering the divine world. You are not allowed to ride horses or sedans. You must go up the mountain on your legs...
Looking at the seemingly endless layers of tens of thousands of torii gates, countless guests wailed...
When they panted and finally reached the top of the mountain, they met Shannan Jingsuke who was already waiting here and greeted the guests with a smile on his face.
"Thank you for your kindness!"
Shannan Jingsuke, dressed in formal attire, bowed in a perfect arc while delivering impeccable and sincere thanks to the arriving guests.
Shannan Keisuke not only has a handsome and friendly face, but also knows etiquette - he is the best choice for welcoming guests.
Therefore, Seito sent him to welcome the guests without hesitation, and also sent Heisuke Toudo, who was also knowledgeable and courteous, to assist him.
Todo Heisuke swallowed and looked nervously at the back of the middle-aged man who just passed by.
"Even the elders of the Kaga clan are here...all of them are big shots..."
Shannan Keisuke shrugged his shoulders and laughed dumbly.
"This is natural, right?"
"This is the wedding of 'Nio'."
"Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised even if Mr. Dashu came here today."
"Todo-kun, cheer up."
"We represent the Qinjin Clan and the Shinsengumi, so we can't behave inappropriately in front of others."
Todo Heisuke nodded vigorously:
"yes!"
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Fushimi Inari Shrine, Aoto’s room——
"Woo...! Wu...! Wu...! Wu...!"
Qingdeng sighed helplessly:
"Kyuubei, why haven't you cried enough?"
"Woo...! Wu...! Master, please forgive me...! Wu...! You are finally getting married... I am so excited...! Wu...!"
Qingdeng stood upright and stretched his arms to the left and right.
A short old man with half-white hair was busy around Qingden, helping him get dressed.
Putting on the trousers, fastening the belt, and putting on the feather fabric...the old man's skills were particularly skillful.
This old man is none other than Kubei, an old servant of the Tachibana family.
Since entering Luo, Qingdeng has left this loyal old servant in the Trial Guard Hall.
Half a month ago, Kondo Shusuke, Abi, Atsune (Kondo Isamu's wife), Kubei and others who came all the way from Edo came to attend Qingnobo's wedding as scheduled.
The young master got married... This made Kyubei so excited that he couldn't control himself and cried many times.
Today, he took the initiative to take over the task of helping Qingdeng change clothes.
In this way, he kept picking up pieces of clothing with his hands and feet while crying.
Hence, the current scene happened.
Looking at Kyubey who couldn't hold back his tears, the helplessness on Aoto's face gradually turned into unspeakable relief and emotion.
"Okay...ok...! I've changed my clothes!"
"Young Master, how do you feel? Do you think the belt is too tight?"
Qingdeng put down his outstretched arms and stood on tiptoe twice.
"It fits very well! Kubei, thank you for your hard work."
"Ugh...! No, I don't dare to...! Being able to put on these clothes for the young master with my own hands, it's worth it even if I die immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingdeng joked half-jokingly:
"Kyuubei, please don't say such unpleasant words on your big day."
"Yes, I'm sorry! Young Master, please forgive me!"
The clothes Aomori is wearing now are the first ceremonial attire for Japanese men - the monsuke haori hakama.
The monfu refers to the family pattern, which is located on the front and back sides of the haori and on the sleeves.
The Tachibana family's crest, the gentian leaf, is clearly visible on both sides of Ayoto Haori's chest, back, and both cuffs.
The haori hakama hakama is composed of 7 parts, namely haori, haori hakama, horn belt, hakama, foot bag, shoes, and white fan.
In the Edo period, this set of clothes was both a male formal attire and a male wedding attire.
As long as they are not destitute, they will grit their teeth every time it is their wedding day and either buy, rent, or borrow a set of embroidered haori robes - this set of clothes is so important.
After briefly checking his clothes, Aomori turned to Kubei and said:
"Kyuubei, I need to go out for a while."
"Young Master, where are you going?"
"It's still early and I have nothing to do. I plan to go outside and say hello to the guests I know well."
"That's it, young master, please pay attention to the time! In half an hour, the wedding will start!"
"Don't worry! This is the wedding I have been looking forward to for a long time. I care about this wedding today more than anyone else!"
After leaving these words, Qingden strode out of the room and came to the spacious open space outside the temple.
Looking around, there are crowds of people.
Roughly speaking, there are thousands of people at least.
A wedding gathered thousands of guests... Such a grand event is rare in the world.
Since the wedding date was determined early in the morning, Qingdeng sent invitation letters to various places two months in advance.
There was plenty of time, and the various forces scattered across Japan were able to send out their envoys without any delay.
Whether it is because they like and respect Qingdeng, or simply want to show Qingdeng a favor, in short, the guests here today come from all over the world, from all walks of life, and their composition is extremely complex.
First of all, the famous names from various places——
From Satsuma Domain in the south to Matsumae Domain in the north, almost all the three hundred feudal lords sent envoys, except for the Choshu Domain, which currently has a less than harmonious relationship.
A very few feudal lords, including Matsudaira Yōho and Uemura Ieho, even visited in person.
Uemura Ieho—the current lord of Takatori Castle.
In order to express his gratitude for the Shinsengumi's kindness in saving the domain, he is now very close to Aomori.
Next are the businessmen.
Thanks to Kinoshita Rin, Qingnobo's relationship with the business world has deepened a lot.
Therefore, the big businessmen related to Huluwu also came enthusiastically to congratulate and express their congratulations.
The imperial envoy will definitely not be absent.
The envoy sent by the imperial court was the former Guan Bai Jiu Tiao Shangzhong.
His predecessor, Guan Bai, came in person... It can be said that the court gave him enough face.
The status of the guests is all very noble, and each one is more important than the last.
So, unsurprisingly, before the wedding started, this shrine turned into a huge, high-level social venue.
The guests...especially the businessmen who were good at dancing were very busy running around looking for "targets", exchanging feelings, and broadening their connections.
Facing this huge crowd of guests, Qingdeng turned his eyes and looked for familiar faces.
What a coincidence - as soon as he raised his sight with his front foot, he spotted four familiar young faces on his back foot, facing straight towards him...
Chiba Jutaro: "..."
Chiba Eijiro: "..."
Chiba Dosaburo: "..."
Chiba Tamonshiro: "..."
The four young swordsmen of the Chiba family all put on poker faces with neither sadness nor joy, staring straight at Qingto.
Qingdeng: "..."
It was too late, but it was too soon! Qingden looked away without any trace, looking at the distant sky, and then subconsciously took half a step back!
"...Tachibana-kun, what a coincidence."
However... suddenly, a solid arm suddenly reached out from his right side and hooked his left shoulder.
Chiba Eijiro, who was not far away a second ago, "teleported" to Qingto's side this second. I don't know how he did it.
At first glance, he was just hanging out with Qingdeng, and seemed to be in a very good relationship.
But as the person involved, Qingnobu felt very clearly that Chiba Eijiro's palm had been secretly exerting force!
Its palms controlled his shoulders like iron pincers, as if to prevent him from escaping!
Before Qingdeng could calm down, another solid and powerful arm appeared.
This time it reached out from the left side and hooked his right shoulder——
"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"
As Chiba Michizaburo spoke, he put his expressionless face and lightless eyes close to Qingto's cheek - to be precise, "the cheek where cold sweat is oozing out".
After Chiba Michizaburo appeared on the stage, he and Chiba Eijiro started singing one after another, and the two brothers sang and harmonized——
Said: "Why do you look like you 'want to leave'?"
Rong: “From today on, we are your ‘uncle brothers’~~”
Said: "It's great, I have another younger brother."
Rong: "This is a rare opportunity. It's still early anyway, so why don't we talk to my uncles more?"
I don’t know if it was agreed in advance that the two brothers each hooked one of Qingdeng’s shoulders.
If you are sharp-eyed, you will be able to see that the palm they are holding Qingdeng's shoulder is showing faint veins... It can be seen that they are continuing to exert force.
In this way, it's not so much "shoulder-to-shoulder"... it's more like controlling Qingdeng from left to right and not letting him leave...
At this time, Chiba Jutaro and Chiba Tamonshiro both walked over.
One of them stands in front of Aoto (Chiba Jutaro), and the other stands behind Aoto (Chiba Tamonshiro).
In this way, the four "Qianba" surrounded Qingden from four directions, leaving him with nowhere to hide.
Qingdeng: "..."
Qingdeng still said nothing...or rather, he was at a loss for words.
He is obviously so tall, but at this moment, he looks particularly petite...
After gaining Kinoshita Rin's approval and agreeing on his marriage to Kinoshita Mai, Ayoto started working non-stop to "settle" the parents of the other two daughters.
In order to show his sincerity, he specially made time and worked tirelessly to return to Edo.
He first went to Souji's sister, Hikaru Okita.
Just as Qingdeng expected, the negotiations between the two parties went smoothly.
He bowed down solemnly, and then delivered old-fashioned but sincere lines:
"Miss Guang! Please entrust Xiao Si to me!"
In response, Okita Hikaru just sighed lightly, and then said:
"...You must make Xiao Si happy."
Above, Aoden successfully conquered the Okita family’s parents with just one sentence.
Originally, according to common sense, a general who had no background, low status, and was just an ordinary daughter of the samurai family was not qualified to marry Qingnobo, who was a noble name.
Even if you get married, you won't have a high status. At most, it will be a small side room.
But now, not only can Souji marry Qingdeng, but she is also a dignified head wife.
For this kind of happy event, which in the eyes of others, is simply like the ancestral graves being erupted with green fire, Okita Hikaru is naturally blameless.
Okita Hikaru does not covet glory and wealth.
The reason why she recognized Qingden was not because she wanted the general secretary to become the mistress of the Qinjin clan so that she could also benefit from it.
Hikaru Okita has only one requirement for Souji's husband: he must have the ability to make Koji happy.
Qingdeng met the target, so she nodded and agreed - it was that simple.
Mai, Tsukasa's parents are all taken care of... Next, only Chiba Sanako is left!
The day after bidding farewell to Okita Hikari, Aoto went to the Little Chiba Sword Hall alone with great momentum.
Because we had said hello in advance, the Little Chiba Sword Hall was particularly "busy" that day.
Not only Chiba Doisaburo and Chiba Tamonshiro from Genbukan came, but even Chiba Eijiro from Mito also rushed back.
At that time, Chiba Sadakichi took the first seat, and the young people headed by Chiba Eijiro sat behind him.
The two generations "overlooked" Qingdeng in a condescending manner, exerting invisible pressure on Qingdeng.
Under such circumstances, Qingdeng did not panic, he directly acted according to the plan——
With a bang, he pressed his forehead tightly against the tatami! While setting up a standard soil seat, he loudly expressed his love for Sanako and his determination to "marry three real wives."
Aoshito's battles like this made the kind-hearted and soft-eared Chiba Nobuyoshi unable to deal with him at once.
Finally, after a long ideological struggle, Chiba Nobuyoshi nodded gently, and then whispered softly:
"Is 'Chiba Sanako' going to become 'Tachibana Sanako'..."
"Oh, I feel so complicated..."
"Obviously I always hoped that Sanako would marry into a good family, but now that she is really going to get married, she doesn't want to let him go..."
Chiba Eijiro and other younger generations all expressed their opposition to Chiba Sadayoshi's decision!
They were not against Aoto having a harem, nor were they against Sanako's husband having other women - these were common sense in the Edo period.
If it is objectionable, it is a manifestation of "against common sense".
They just think that the "three legal wives" thing is too hasty!
It has a sense of child's play from the inside out!
From ancient times to the present, have there ever been multiple principal wives among a man’s concubines?
Even Oda Nobunaga, who was so audacious that he even dared to burn down Buddhist holy sites, never did such an outrageous thing!
We, "Chiba", are a powerful swordsman family! How could we do such an unreasonable thing?
Although their opposition is fierce, it is a pity that Chiba Nobuyoshi is the unquestionable patriarch of the Chiba family.
His words had the final say.
Now that he has made a judgment, even if Chiba Eijiro and others strongly oppose it, it will be of no avail.
At this point, all the parents of the three daughters recognized Qingdeng and accepted his idea of "three legal wives".
All obstacles on the road to "getting married" have all disappeared!
However, to this day, the younger generation of the Chiba family is still casting meaningful glances at him...
Sanako is the apple of the eye of the Chiba family.
Putting aside his brother Chiba Jutaro, even his cousins Ei, Micho and Tamon all loved Sanako very much.
In other words, they are all sister-controllers/sister-controllers!
My cherished sister/sister was abducted by the guy in front of me with his inexplicable distorted theory of "three real wives"...
It is not difficult to imagine how they will feel when facing Qingdeng who is now "alone"...
At this moment, Qingdeng felt as if there was low pressure swirling around his body...
In order to lighten the atmosphere, Qingdeng laughed a few times in a slightly artificial way:
"Ah ha ha ha ha... yes, that's right! Dingji... ah, no, where is father? Where is father?"
After Qingdeng finished speaking, what he received was not a friendly reply, but an angry rhetorical question.
Chiba Tamonshiro raised his eyebrows and said with an unhappy look on his face.
"Ah? You can call 'Father' very smoothly."
Chiba Dosaburo took over the conversation:
"Zanako hasn't even come to the door yet, but you've even called me 'father'. Are you too self-conscious?"
——Didn’t you call me “uncle” just now?!
While complaining crazily in his heart, Qingdeng used his brain to think of ways to leave.
His instinct told him: he must leave here quickly!
If we don’t get rid of the siege of the “Chiba” people quickly, there’s no telling what will happen!
Fortunately, Chiba Jutaro, who was closest to him, came to his rescue in time and answered his question:
"Father is accompanying Sanako."
There is less than an hour left before the wedding starts.
At this critical moment, the three women were all in their respective rooms, changing clothes, putting on makeup, and making final preparations.
Compared with the groom who wears simple clothes and does not need makeup, the bride's "wedding dress" is undoubtedly much more complicated.
Just for that gorgeous white dress, it would take a lot of time to dress neatly.
At this moment, a familiar old male voice suddenly came from behind Qingdeng:
"Huh? Oh! Isn't this Mr. Tachibana?"
I saw two energetic old men walking straight towards Qingdeng.
Behind these two old men were a large group of people.
"Mr. Asai! Mr. Shimada!"
Qingdeng took the initiative to say hello.
The two old men headed by them were none other than Kinoshita Mai's two elders - Asai Shichirobei and Shimada Katsurokuro.
Their grandsons—Asai Moriyasu and Shimada Kanichi—followed closely behind them, and behind them were the senior officials of Calabash House.
Kinoshita Rin and Boss Kiryu were not seen... Qingto guessed that these two people, like Chiba Nobuyoshi, were accompanying the beautiful and lovely bride in the room.
Kinoshita Rin fulfilled her previous promise of "definitely coming to the wedding."
When Aoto announced the exact wedding date, she led boss Kiryu, Shichirobe Asai and other relatives and friends to appear in front of Aoto and Mai Kinoshita as scheduled.
Shichirobe Asai walked up to Aoto, looked at the "Chiba"s, and then asked curiously:
"Ji Jun, who are these?"
Before Qingdeng could answer, he heard a familiar voice again:
"Eh? Mr. Ju, why are you here?"
In an instant, Qingdeng's body seemed to have turned to stone.
He turned his neck and sight stiffly, following the sound - the figures of Shusuke Kondo, Abi and Kane Okita came into his eyes clearly.
Okita Kane - Souji's second sister.
Because he married out of town, Qingdeng had never had the opportunity to get to know her before.
Thanks to today's wedding, Qingdeng has finally recognized the "Three Okita Sisters" - Yaomei is getting married, and there is no reason not to come even if she is far away.
I have to say that the genes of the Okita family are indeed powerful!
The three sisters are all beautiful embryos as if they were carved out of the same mold!
"..."
Qingto, who was suddenly silent, looked at "Chiba", then at everyone in the Calabash House, and then at the relatives and friends of the Okita family...
Suddenly, the corners of his mouth suddenly elongated and drooped, resembling an inverted "U" shape.
Okay, it’s complete...
The parents of the three girls are all here!
Suddenly, Qingden felt a chill on his back - the cold sweat oozing out slightly wetted the clothes on his back, and the cold wind blew, chilling him to the bone...!
At this moment, he sincerely reflected: He should not have gone out hastily! Until the wedding started, he should have stayed in the room and not come out!
However, the matter has come to this, and avoiding it will no longer help.
After gathering his emotions for a moment, Qingdeng pretended to be calm and said slowly:
"Then...please allow me to introduce you."
"These are Sanako's family members."
"These are A Wu's family members."
"These are Xiao Si's family members..."
The further Qingdeng continued to speak, the lower his voice became... just because a stream of unspeakably complicated eyes fell on him.
"Chiba" people: "..."
Everyone in Calabash House: "..."
Relatives and friends of the Okita family: "..."
That's probably what the so-called "embarrassment" is.
Everyone present looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke... It was so embarrassing!
The wives’ natal families gathered together... In this situation, everyone didn’t know what to say!
If it is a "normal situation", then it is easy to handle - the "concubine" party should take the initiative to say hello to the "wife" party.
But Qingdeng created Lao Shizi's "three real wives", which made everyone no longer know how to get along with each other.
Should we take the initiative to say hello?
But will this make us look inferior?
That's not okay! We represent Sanako/Awu/Xiaosi's face! We can't embarrass her!
Since everyone is the "maternal wife's natal family", then their status should be equal, right?
In this way, under the influence of these thoughts, each party closed their mouths tightly, waiting for the other party to speak...
Qingdeng, who was sandwiched between the three parties, felt that the "low pressure" around him suddenly increased sharply!
Fortunately, at this moment, someone suddenly appeared and "broke" the suffocating situation.
"Hey! Tachibana! What are you doing?"
Hijikata Toshizo not far away put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly:
"The wedding is about to start, why are you still lingering here? Why don't you go back to your room to get ready?"
Qingdeng, who was granted amnesty, responded hurriedly:
"Okay! I'll go back to my room right now!"
After that, he used brute force to break free from the control of the Chiba brothers, and fled the scene as if running away, leaving the three relatives behind and continued to stare at each other in the cold wind.
Just when Qingneng passed by Hijikata Toshizo, he heard helpless muttering:
"Really...you want me to wipe your ass again..."
Hijikata Toshizo calmly patted Aoto on the shoulder, and then walked quickly in the opposite direction to Aoto:
"Everyone, please come with me! The wedding is about to start!"
With Hijikata Tobizo's full "mediation", the three girls' natal families finally lifted their "cold war" status, and instead moved to the wedding venue with expectant and excited expressions.
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Sanako's room——
Sanako's mother said softly while adjusting the white hat on Sanako's head:
"Sanako, you look beautiful today!"
Sanako didn't reply, but lowered her head shyly, and her hands folded on her knees were tightly twisted together due to nervousness.
Chiba Nobuyoshi on the side smiled slightly.
"Come on, Sanako, let's go."
The old father stretched out his rough palm to the bride to be married.
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A similar scene also happened in Kinoshita Mai and Souji's room.
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Kinoshita Mai's room——
"Ah Wu, don't be nervous. Your hands are shaking like this, so you can't drink a glass of wine."
Kinoshita Lin gently held her granddaughter's hands to comfort her.
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The Chief's room——
"Xiao Si, what are you doing?"
Okita Hikaru looked at Souji with confusion.
"I'm writing the word '人' on the palm of my hand, and then eating it in one go! This is the method Tachibana taught me, saying it can effectively relieve tension!"
"Really...be careful, don't ruin your hard-earned makeup. It's almost time to set off! The wedding is about to begin!"
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As the news spread that the wedding was about to begin, the guests returned to their seats.
In an instant, the originally noisy shrine became extremely quiet.
Stretched necks, unblinking eyes... all the guests were eagerly waiting for the bride and groom to enter.
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Outside the shrine, Qingto stood quietly, silently waiting for the brides to arrive.
Although he looked calm and composed, in fact, he was far more nervous than he appeared, and every second seemed like a year.
Finally... three soft footsteps that were extremely familiar reached his ears from far to near.
Just like a conditioned reflex, he turned his head impatiently and raised his gaze——
The next moment, he seemed to have suffered a huge mental shock, staring blankly at the three white girls in front of him.
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This is the plot content that most arouses my sexual desire...ah, no! The plot content that most arouses my creative desire, so Bao Baozi is very happy to write today! If I don't pay attention, it will change!
