"When you get married, you don't need to ask anything, just treat yourself as a case, a seat, and let the elders and the officials fiddle with it, so that you can go east to the east and west to the west, remember the distance, remember."
This is the advice given to Ren Hong by Chang Hui, who is also a person who has come over and is also a groom Binzan.Ren Hong also understands that no matter what era, when getting married, before entering the cave room to do business, the bride and groom are a pair of tool people.So, on the fifteenth day of July in the sixth year of Yuanfeng, from morning to evening, Ren Hong, a tool man, did those complicated rituals at a glance.In the process of welcoming him, he personally drove the ink cart pulled by the radish, and took two auxiliary cars to the door of Zongzheng Liu De's house in the noisy battle of gongs and drums.The door was wide open, Ren Hong got out of the car, took the fat wild goose handed by Zhang Chang and Yang Yun, and made concessions with Yuan Guimi, who was the woman's parent.When he raised his head, Ren Hong saw the same confusion as himself in the eyes of Prince Wusun, who had a beard on his chin and was dressed in a dignified dress: Who am I, where am I, and what am I doing?
Although Yuan Guimi was influenced by Princess Xie Wu and was more like a Han than a Wusun, a twenty-year-old young man who knew a fart wedding, could only dance awkwardly in front of Liu De's house with Ren Hong, who also didn't understand, under the command of the ceremonial official.Yuan Guimi had to run outside the door to worship the west twice, Ren Hong also had to worship, after worshipping and bowing, after entering the door, under the smile of Liu De's big family like watching a play, he moved in small steps to the temple dedicated to Liu Jiao, the ancestor of Chu Yuan, the ancestor of Chu Domain, and did the worship outside the door three more times.Out of the temple and in front of the hall, he humbly gave in three times, and finally put the wild goose that was too tired to toss into the hall, and Ren Hong was a little envious of it for a while.After experiencing these dizzying concessions, Ren Hong finally saw his bride.It is said that the newlyweds of the pre-Qin dynasty wore black clothes, and Ren Hong's own quilt was indeed "纁裳缁袘".But the bride's clothes have become bright, wearing leather clothes and raccoon dogs, wearing dew rings, with a long robe and a tie inside, a blue field jade on her head, and a large Qin bead behind her ears.Wearing lacquer clogs on his feet, tied in five colors, he walked out of the house on the left side of the hall and saluted Ren Hong.Ren Hong looked at the figure a little stunned, but it was really as amazing as the one he gave him when he first saw it.It's a pity that Yaoguang is holding a small feather fan in his hand, covering his face, and only a pair of eyes that seem to be able to talk also looked at Ren Hong, showing a smile.Counting, because of the damn clan marriage customs, they haven't seen each other for almost a month.And standing next to it is Fu's mother and daughter, a noble lady in her forties, with a somewhat strong look in her eyes, this is Mrs.
Feng, the wife of the right general of Wusun who made Ren Hong famous.Princess Xie was concerned about her daughter's marriage, and specially sent her closest confidant, Mrs.
Feng, to act as a female teacher, and she and the rest of the relatives were dressed in black clothes, only draped in a shawl with patterns, which highlighted the bride's glamorous beauty.But Ren Hong could also look at her twice, so he wanted to bow to the bride and turn away, and he had to suppress his desire to turn back.Yuan Guimi is very unfamiliar with Han-style marriage customs, but Mrs.
Feng is very proficient in this set.In Wusun, Princess Jiewu's concubines and concubines often got married, and she mostly presided over them.Although they are thousands of miles away from home, these ceremonies seem to be able to pull everyone back to the Han and laugh a lot.It's a pity that in recent years, there have been fewer and fewer happy events, but more and more funerals have been done.Mrs.
Feng knew that the wish of the Lord of Chu was that one day she would be able to return to Dahan with the people who were still alive, not to survive in Jiuquan, but to die in the Jade Gate.They were swept away by the torrent of the times and fell to the seeds of Wusun, but they could not take root in a foreign land after all."
In the past, Wusun Kunmi used a thousand horses as a dowry for the lord of Chu and his relatives Wusun, and now Wusun has received a dowry of 200 catties of gold from the Marquis of Xi'an, and also uses 200 Xiji horses as a dowry, so that Princess Yaoguang can marry into the Han family, which may be a good start."
Although Mrs.
Feng was born as a maidservant, she was extremely smart and clever, and she had been running for the Chu Festival in the Western Regions for many years, with long sleeves and good at dancing, and she was very good at reading people.She has seen the greedy and lustful princes of the Western Regions, and the envoys of the Central Plains who are eager for fame, but this Xi'an Marquis is an outlier, with the ambition of a teenager and the cunning and sleek of a middle-aged man.Seventeen years ago, on the shore of Atami, far away from the Central Plains, Madame Feng personally delivered Yaoguang for the lord of Chu.Watch her grow up rolling in the summer capital grasslands, and ride a bow with boys her age.Her strong competitive spirit makes her refuse to lag behind in everything, and even playing the Qin pipa has the sound of gold and iron, and she can't see her brothers and sisters being bullied.It was only when the menstrual pain was unbearable that he showed a slightly soft and weak expression.Mrs.
Feng was also worried, who would be able to lower such a woman in the future?
The worry disappeared today, it seems that Xi'an Hou does have some means to hold the princess, Mrs.
Feng glanced at the bride, and the look in her eyes at him was obedient that Madame Feng had never seen in the past.This made Mrs.
Feng feel more at ease, she knew that the princess was rigid on the outside and soft on the inside, like a little wild horse on the Wusun grassland, ordinary people could not be tamed, but once tamed, she was extremely loyal and affectionate.And because he was a marquis for meritorious service in the Western Regions, he had a lot of say in matters involving the Western Regions, and the Lord of Chu had such a son-in-law, or he could realize his long-cherished wish earlier.Therefore, Mrs.
Feng did her best to manage this marriage with Liu De's wife, not only to watch Yaoguang and not let her be rude if she was impatient, but also to instruct Yuan Guimi, so that he should tell the bride to be diligent after arriving at her husband's house, and not forget to honor her in-laws, although Ren Hong's parents died.Yuan Guimi said to his sister, "Respect the precepts, don't disobey the order at night", but Mrs.
Feng could see that Yaoguang, who had been very excited today, had a touch of melancholy in her eyes.Although the eldest brother is like a father, among the many children of Princess Xie Wu, Yaoguang is more like an eldest sister who can take responsibility.Although the eldest prince had many changes after the battle of Qiuzi, he still did not have the courage of Yaoguang when facing the two sons of the Xiongnu Hu woman.It was still Mrs.
Feng who was wearing a scarf for Yaoguang, and whispered in her ear: "Princess rest assured, Lord Chu has not lost his daughter, but he has one more son-in-law who can achieve great things, which is a good thing." ”Yaoguang bowed, Mrs.
Feng personally sent her out of the gate of Liu's house, and came to the long-awaited ink car, Ren Hong was gently caressing the radish forehead, so that it could step more steadily for a while, and when she saw Mrs.
Feng carrying Yaoguang over, she bowed to them and handed over the bridle in her hand.Ren Hong had specially asked Zhang Chang and others what this etiquette meant, and Zhang Chang talked to him about a bunch of words, "Today's imperial car, that is, the servant's ceremony, the servant's co-award".However, in Ren Hong's opinion, this etiquette, there is always a feeling that the husband is going to give up all the power of the family when he gets married, it is not appropriate, how can the husband have no power for a day!
If it had been changed to a weekday when they traveled together, Yaoguang would have taken it over without thinking, her equestrian skills were better than Ren Hong's, but today she couldn't speak, so Mrs.
Feng smiled and humbly excused herself: "Untaught, not enough to be polite." ”Put on a cover coat for Yaoguang to shelter from the wind and dust, help her to get into the car a few times, and sit in the curtain, Mrs.
Feng knew that she could only send it here.Seeing that the carriage was gradually moving away, and the heart that had been in operation for many days was relaxed, Mrs.
Feng had tears in her eyes, and quickly wiped them away, feeling a little sad in her heart, but more happy.It was as if she saw a tree that had been moved to a foreign land, blossoming and bearing fruit, and the seeds flew back to their homeland in the East with a gust of wind."
There's no one else, let's talk, we have to go around Shangguanli, and it will take half a minute for the car to reach my house."
Ren Hong held the bridle in both hands, thinking in his heart that this could be the origin of the wedding floats parading around the county town in later generations?
He insisted on letting the radish be used as a horse today, the street in Shangguanli was very wide, and there were quite a few people watching the excitement on the side of the road, Ren Hong had to bow his head to them when he met the faces of acquaintances, but Yaoguang, who was sitting in the curtain, could speak quietly.Yaoguang didn't answer, Ren Hong could only follow the instructions: "If you don't say it, you won't have a chance, when you get home, there are still many etiquettes to go, and it will take half an hour to finish the busy work." ”At this time, Yaoguang couldn't hold it back, took a long breath, and said through the peacock feather fan that covered his face: "Ren Jun" "Still called Ren Jun?"
”A smile appeared at the corner of Ren Hong's mouth: "Shouldn't you call a lover or a husband?"
”Yaoguang was not fooled, and spit out: "Ren Junxiu wants to deceive me, Mrs.
Liu said, you can only change your name after the ceremony." ”"What else did Mrs.
Liu teach you?"
Yaoguang thought about it, but couldn't help laughing: "It's all about my daughter's boudoir, I can't let you know." ”Liu De's wife is a typical small family jasper, thirteen can weave, fourteen learn tailoring, fifteen play gonghou, sixteen recite poems, seventeen marry Liu De, as a continuation.Although she is not much older than Yaoguang, but according to the patriarchal etiquette, she must play the role of Yaoguang's female concubine, and she was sent to the door today, and she found Yaoguang more solemnly last night and talked to her about a lot of things.For example, what to do on the first night of the couple, Mrs.
Liu's face was so red that she was almost dripping blood, and her voice became quieter and quieter.Yaoguang was stunned, but it was not good to tell her that the women who grew up on the grassland, with cows, horses and sheep, are not seen every year, and they have seen a lot of people, the style of the Wusun people is fierce, every summer conference, it is a day of carnival, after getting drunk, those shouts that are never suppressed are really earth-shattering, and they can hear them snickering when they are sitting next to their mother, but they never feel embarrassed.And a female guard like her, with a man she likes, will directly step forward to sleep with her.But when it was really his turn, Yaoguang was still a little nervous at the thought of having to perform a husband and wife ceremony at the end of the marriage, and he didn't say anything.For a while, in front of and behind the car, the people who greeted relatives were still blowing and blowing, and it was very lively, and the families in Shangguanli walked out of the house to congratulate Ren Hong, but the car was quiet.When he went around the inner wall of the house, Yaoguang spoke."
Why did Ren Jun choose me?"
When she was in the Western Regions, she was extremely confident, but after coming to Dahan, Yaoguang was a little weak-hearted.She began to count her own badness: "I don't know etiquette, I don't have the grace of a Central Plains woman, I can't let go of my mother in my heart, Princess Wusun's identity seems to be honorable, but in the eyes of many people, she is a barbarian woman, and she can't bring some benefits to Ren Jun's career, but it will delay your future."
In the past six months, Yaoguang has more or less heard about the discussion of this marriage in Chang'an City.There is no need to worry about this, although Yaoguang is holding a feather fan covering his face in his hand at the moment, but Ren Hong himself is a "little Liuhou", why marry a female Zhuge and go home?
Ren Hong thought for a while and said: "When I was in the Western Regions, others said that I rode up the Tianshan Mountain alone and earned this title of marquis and wealth.As everyone knows, I passed through a fainting, and it was not only the radish that helped me get over that hurdle, but also you, the princess. ”Yao Guangle was happy: "So, Ren Jun is to repay his kindness?"
”"No, I think such a strange woman, once you miss it, you won't be able to find it again."
Ren Hong said: "I promised a person to set up Hanque to a very far place.Far away from Yumen, far away from the Green Mountains, it may be so far away that no Han people have ever been to the edge of the other sea. ”"In my life, I am destined to go very far.In the future, I am afraid that there will be more than one dangerous situation like the Tianshan Mountain, and I need a wife who can support each other with me all the way, never give up, and preferably at the critical moment, and protect me with a bow and knife. ”Yaoguang let out a sigh of relief and said seriously: "This can be done by the concubine!"
”After a few words, the last bit of suspicion has disappeared, Ren Hong clenched his reins, and his home is almost here."
Young gentleman, sit tight.""
I'm going to speed up for my husband!"
PS: There is only one chapter today.