Tang riddles

On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, Shen's mansion welcomes the relatives and their big wedding day.Perhaps it was Shen Jin's illusion, she seemed to feel that the whole Luoyang city had become different on this day.Bustle and celebration filled the air, and everyone seemed to have smiles on their faces.

Sister Lian Mai is going to marry her sister, and will live with them forever.While Shen Jin was happy, there was also a strong sense of unreality reverberating in his chest.Maybe it's because I have experienced too much suffering and happiness is not easy to come by, but it seems unacceptable.It was only for a moment to think wildly, she quickly put those behind her mind, and joined the ranks of the busy crowd in the Shen residence.

She has limited mobility and no one intends to ask her to help with work.But Shen Jin always felt that he had to do something, so he asked the blue robin to push her to the front yard of Shen's residence, and she wanted to see how the newly built Qinglu was arranged.

It is the end of the new year, and the wedding will be held at dusk.Shen Sui was taking a bath and was about to change into the bridegroom's wedding clothes. She would be ready to lead the team to set off soon.Although Zhang's Mansion is in Guiyifang, which is opposite to Sigongfang where Shen's Mansion is located, the distance is very short, but the etiquettes on the way are cumbersome and time-consuming. After discussing with the matchmaker, Shen Sui set the departure time for the wedding team At the beginning of the application period.

Newcomers worship heaven and earth, and spend the first night in Qinglu.Therefore, the Qinglu is very large, with thick tent materials and solid construction.Sitting north and facing south, the inside and outside are divided into three entrances.The outermost and most ostentatious style is the grand banquet hall for weddings.Before and after the big ceremony, this is the boundary where the male guests feast.The second entrance is a little smaller and more refined, and it is a place for the female relatives to feast.The last one to enter is the new house of the new couple, and outsiders are not allowed to enter except the new couple.In the bridal chamber, you can only recite poems and compose Fu outside, follow the literary path, and you can't step in half a step.This is not a common wedding custom, but a rule set by the Shen family themselves.Those who do not comply can be invited out without fear of offending.

The Shen family is thin, and Shen Jin is an "adult man", so there is no custom of younger brothers pressing the wedding bed.It's just that some peanuts and red dates were sprinkled on the bed, which means "be born early".The new house was furnished by Zhang's wife, Mrs. Wang. The curtains and quilts are of high quality.But the Shen family's situation is special. Shen Jin looked at the peanuts and red dates, and suddenly felt dumbfounded. If my sister could give birth to a baby with her maidservant sister, it would be the greatest miracle in the world.

After Shen Jin confirmed the layout of the Qinglu for the last time, it was almost Shen's time.The first batch of guests had already arrived, and they were all colleagues of Shen Sui, such as Qin Zhen and Ming Gui. After that, a large number of big businessmen who had business dealings with Shen's came successively.After arriving, they went to Qinglu to have a banquet. The banquet had already started, and the guests chatted while eating.

When Qin Zhen and others came, Shen Sui hadn't set off yet.Shen Jin happened to be at the door and greeted Qin Zhen, and the group went to Qinglu.At this moment, Shen Sui came out from the front hall.Zhao Ziyang who was following Qin Zhen immediately shouted:

"Yo! The bridegroom is out!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw a red-robed handsome man walking down the stairs and coming towards him.Most of you here saw Shen Sui wearing bright red for the first time. The deep red made her complexion whiter, her brows were handsome, and her face was more springy. She really has a unique masculine charm, which is irresistible Open your eyes and praise that this son is really a descendant of God.

She came in big strides, raised her hands from a long distance, curled her lips, and said with a smile:

"Qin Gong, Ming Gong, Zi Yang, Zi Jie (Wang Jian character), welcome."

"Oh, what a handsome man!" Ming Gui praised.

"Brother Bo Zhao, you look so good in red, you should wear this bright color more in the future, don't always be blue and white." Zhao Ziyang smiled.

"Don't talk nonsense, how can you wear red indiscriminately?" Wang Jian refuted him.

Zhao Ziyang said: "I didn't say red color, I said bright color, Zijie, you really believe in death."

Seeing the two of them quarreling, Shen Sui lowered his head and smiled, gentle and elegant.She looked very calm, and she was overjoyed today, but she didn't see how passionate she was.But those who know her know how nervous and happy she is now, and the eyebrows that are flying can no longer be suppressed.

Qin Zhen was very happy, he kept laughing, his eyes were full of appreciation and relief.

"Everyone, the auspicious time has come. I have to go to greet my relatives. Please do as you please." Shen Sui cupped her hands again and said to Shen Jin, "Zhongqin, welcome some of you for me."

Shen Jin nodded. It was a pity that she couldn't move with her elder sister to greet her relatives, so she had to stay at home and receive guests for her elder sister.

Shen Sui set off with a few bridesmaids and a motorcade to welcome his relatives.

The wedding custom in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty is to welcome the relatives, and the groom leads the motorcade to set off.The carriage is a black-painted carriage, a total of three, one for the groom, and the last two for the bride.The bridesmaid rode on the side of the car, and in front of the convoy, there was a special person holding a candle to lead the way.Shen Sui got married, and four young men recommended themselves to be the bridesmaids.One is Li Bai, one is Lu descendant who rescued Yang's uncle and niece, one is Ming Gui's eldest son Ming Zhuang, and the last one is quite unexpected. The youngest disciple, Taoist name Xuan Linzi, came here specially from Songshan Mountain.The Taoist leader had delicate features and eyes, and once he wore the bridesmaid's wedding dress, no one could tell that he was a Taoist priest.

As soon as the convoy left Shen's mansion, before they left Fangjie, they were surrounded by a large crowd of ordinary people who watched the excitement and followed them one after another.Many people also spontaneously ran home, took grain, beans and copper coins, and threw them on the car.In recent days, Shen's residence has been filled with joy, decorated with lanterns and festoons. Who in Luoyang doesn't know that "Snow Dao Mingjue" Shen Bozhao is going to marry "White Lotus Fairy" Zhang Ruohan?Shen Sui has been thinking so much about today's wedding, but she doesn't know that her neighbors have also been preparing for a long time. Many people are very enthusiastic to help. These grains, beans and copper coins are one of them. To ward off evil spirits and make a good fortune.

The convoy was surrounded all the way forward, the speed was not fast, and they walked through the streets and alleys, which led to a large number of people watching the excitement.It took Shen Suileng three quarters of an hour to walk from Sigongfang to Guiyifang, which was a short distance, which shows how many people are watching the excitement.If it wasn't for her to advance a lot of time just in case, and with the help of many brothers from Qianyu Sect to help open the way, I'm afraid they will be stuck in the road and unable to walk.

When the convoy finally arrived at the gate of Zhang's Mansion, the scene can really be described as an empty alley.Fearing that something might happen, Shen Sui hurriedly got out of the car, wanting to quickly enter the door and pick up Zhang Ruohan back home, but Xi Po who accompanied him said that this was not in compliance with the rules, so he had to follow the rules.The rule is that Shen Sui has to recite the introductory poem before he can welcome the bride.At the door, Zhang Jiuzhang, the second owner of the Zhang family, was standing there, marrying his niece instead of his elder brother.

As Shen Sui's bridesmaid, Ming Zhuang was quick-witted, and he opened his mouth before Li Bai, a great poet. Makeup shop."

After passing the first pass, Zhang Jiuzhang smiled, moved away, and welcomed Shen Sui to enter. Shen Sui handed over a pair of live geese, Zhang Jiuzhang took it with his own hands, and then gave it to the servants.After that, a group of people went together to Zhang Ruohan's boudoir.Along the way, Shen Sui's footsteps were in a hurry, and all the bridesmaids, including the Zhang family, could hardly keep up.Everyone laughed secretly, the bridegroom was really anxious.

Blinking to the door of Zhang Ruohan's boudoir, there were three more "door gods" at the door.It turned out that Zhang Ruohan's two cousins ​​came back and went to the second aunt Wang's. The third daughter blocked the door, aggressively.

Shen Sui saluted, but was yelled at by the big lady:

"New uncle, sing a reminder poem."

This time, Li Bai shook his head and said:

"It is rumored that the red powder will be lowered by the candle, and the spring will be in front of the mirror stand. There is no need to wear makeup on the face, and keep the eyebrows ready for painting."

"Hahaha..." The bridesmaids laughed one after another, even the three ladies who guarded the boudoir were all smiling, like "keep your eyebrows waiting for someone to draw." This is Xiangru Wenjun, the thrush is loving.

After urging the make-up to complete, he saw the door of the boudoir opened a crack, Wu Ya leaned out ghostly, and whispered something in the second cousin's ear.The second cousin covered her lips with a smile, then turned serious, looked at Shen Sui and said:

"My third wife said that she would not come out if she wanted to hear the bridegroom make a makeup poem."

As expected of the third lady of Qujiang, it was really unexpected.

Shen Sui smiled, thought for a moment, opened his mouth and said with a clear voice:

"I don't know what evening it is, so I urge Shaotai to get closer to Jingtai.

Who knows that hibiscus is planted in water?A branch opened in the bronze mirror. "

"Okay!" The bridesmaids applauded and applauded. After all, it is the bridegroom. This poem is tailor-made for the bride. How is it not affectionate? "Shaotai" coincides with the Zhang family in Qujiang, and Qujiang is in Shaozhou. "Mirror table" refers to the mirror table used for dressing up in the boudoir of husband and wife.

The second makeup reminder poem was completed, the boudoir door opened a small gap, Wu Ya leaned out again, muttered something, and then heard Wang laughing:

"The bride has arrived at the door. Let's play another song and go out."

The bridesmaids gave up after hearing that, and booed one after another:

"New wife, come out! New wife, come out!" He shouted and applauded.

The three "door gods" looked at each other coldly, Shen Sui hurriedly calmed down, turned around, and played another song:

"Beifu welcomes Chen Nanjun to come, don't return Fangfang later,

Although it is said that the time in the sky is different, and it is even more urgent in the world.

The smoke tree hangs down the apricot with its pedicles, and the children pick the acacia cups.

Blowing Xiao is not a fairy song, trying to lure Qin E down Fengtai. "

The Shen family is in the north, the Zhang family is in the south, the Shen family is in the north, and the Zhang family is in the south.In a short period of time, Shen Suilian used allusive images such as "Lian Di Xing", "Acacia Cup", "Immortal Song", "Qin Wang Nu" to blend the heaven and the world, the past and the present, and the past and present. .

So, with a sound of "squeak", the door of the boudoir finally opened, and the bride in a phoenix crown and xiapei was behind the door, covered with golden tassels and red curtains, holding a round fan in her hand, although it was tightly covered from head to toe, she couldn't see anything When he arrived, Shen Sui was stunned on the spot, his hands and feet were numb, and he didn't know how to react.

Wu Ya helped Zhang Ruohan cross the threshold carefully, and walked out, Shen Sui still looked at Zhang Ruohan blankly like a fool, her eyes could no longer tolerate anything else.

Seeing Shen Sui's stupid look, Wu Ya burst out laughing with a "poof", and said:

"Grandpa, why don't you hurry up and take Sanniang away."

"Oh!" Only then did Shen Sui realize that the person next to her had already handed over the red silk, with fiery red flowers knotted in the center, she and Zhang Ruohan led one end, carefully leading Zhang Ruohan out.Walking three steps and looking back, it was almost a thousand turns, for fear that Zhang Ruohan would bump into him.

Li Bai next to him couldn't stand it any longer, he slandered Shen Sui for being such a good boy, why did he marry a bride so crookedly.A single guy from Lu was even more miserable, wondering if this was another punishment from the head of the sect?Ming Zhuang didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and the little Taoist Xuan Linzi had a smirk on his face.

The two cousins, Mrs. Wang, even covered their faces and laughed lightly all the way, their cheeks were flushed, showing the sincerity of the new couple, they would blush and heartbeat when they saw it.

After finally walking to the gate of Zhang's mansion, the bride's feet cannot touch the ground when she leaves her mother's house, and the bridegroom has to bear it.Shen Sui lowered his waist and carefully carried Zhang Ruohan on his back.Immediately, the familiar fragrance enveloped her, her heart was trembling, and her whole body was shaking slightly.Suddenly, the earlobe was gently pinched by the person behind, and Zhang Ruohan's soft voice came into her heart like a feather:

"Don't worry, take your time."

"En." Shen Sui responded softly, his heart seemed to be filled with something, and it was sore.

The moment Shen Sui went out with Zhang Ruohan on his back, the common people in Luoyang City who were crowded with people watching the excitement shouted in unison:

"New wife! Urge it out! New wife! Urge it out!" The voice continued, shaking the sky and the earth, and continued.

Shen Sui sent Zhang Ruohan to the bride's carriage amid wild shouts, and she immediately got on the horse, circled the carriage for three weeks, and then led the team of carriages and horses to leave first.The bride's carriage is driven back by the bridesmaid Lu Yi, and the groom needs to go back to the house first and greet him at the door.

Shen Sui rushed back all the way, rode on the horse, and galloped back.Only after seeing that posture, did he understand what a real "angry horse in fresh clothes" was, and he was in high spirits.

Behind the bride's carriage, thousands of people supported the carriage and moved forward slowly. The common people scrambled to squeeze together, wanting to touch the bride's carriage and feel happy. Everyone's face was filled with smiles.

Apart from festivals, Luoyang City hadn't seen such joy for a long time. This happy event seemed to be a carnival for the whole city.

The road was blocked and it was difficult for the carriage to travel. After finally arriving at the gate of Shen's residence, the sun was setting and it was almost dusk.A soft carpet had already been laid at the entrance of Shen's residence. Wu Ya helped Zhang Ruohan get out of the wedding car. As soon as he landed on the carpet, Xi Niang swayed the grass festival and sang: "Today the newcomers come from afar, and the gods of happiness and blessings line up on both sides. Open the door Both sides are auspicious, now invite newcomers to come here." Then he handed Zhang Ruohan a vase and sang: "The vase was originally left by a sage, and the root of Xuanyuan Huangdi was born. Today it falls into the hands of the newcomer, and the wealth and glory will last forever."

There are a lot of good words, and there are many etiquettes, stepping on the saddle, walking on the brazier, and the bride is greeted at the door.Enter Qinglu, share food in prison, and drink together for three times.Worship to the sky and bow to the ground to respect the elders, husband and wife pay their respects, and when the ceremony is completed, it is the time of the bridal chamber.

"Enter~cave~room~" the official sang.

The author has something to say: that’s all for today, I can’t write any more, the next chapter will continue.

All makeup reminder poems appearing in this article are modified and quoted from Tang Dynasty makeup reminder poems recorded in historical books.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the urging makeup was simple and rude, and instead of reciting poems against each other, they simply shouted "new women, urge them out".Make-up reminder poems appeared in the Tang Dynasty and have been inherited by later generations. The Song Dynasty issued reminder poems, and in the Ming Dynasty, there was also a way of pairing.

Another point to mention, "Blowing the flute is not a fairy song, and strive to lure Qin E down to Fengtai." The allusion of this poem is the story of the history of Xiao who is good at playing the flute and Qin Mugong's daughter "Nongyu". "Eastern Zhou Dynasty Chronicles" records, those who are interested can look it up.This allusion is often quoted. The most famous ones are Bai Juyi's "The emperor blows the flute and wins immortals, and the five clouds fly to the sky." When Feng Yi came to play the drums, I realized that Ying Nu was good at playing the flute." Du Mu's "24 Moonlit Nights at the Bridge, Where Can the Jade Man Teach to Play the Xiao?"

PS: Due to the continuation of the length, the ending was a little rushed.But it doesn't matter. Marriage is a matter between two people. I won't just write from Chishi's point of view. In the next chapter, there will be a big wedding from San Niang's point of view, and the big ceremony will be connected in detail.