The Story of My Aunt in the Red Chamber

The 23rd of the first month is Baochai's birthday, and because it is the year of Jiji, it is particularly important.Wang Zimeng started to prepare early, even though many things happened in the middle, there was no delay.

As the stepdaughter's Jiji ceremony, Lin Ruhai also put in all her efforts, and specially invited a servant from the Ministry of Rites as a compliment.The waiter who only listened to it sang, "At the beginning of the ceremony, the audience is quiet and playing music, please praise." Then Mrs. Xue came forward, lit candles and incense at one end.

He also sang, "Please meet Ji's parents." He stepped forward to bow to Lin Ruhai and Wang Zimeng, and introduced him to the right seat.

Sing, "The ji ceremony begins, and those who invite the ji to come out of the east room." I saw Baochai walking out of the east room in a dress, first bowed to his parents three times, and then bowed three times to the official guest, Mrs. Chen, and then Kneel in the center of the main hall.

Sing: "Please wash your hands for the honorable guest, and ask the praiser to do the make-up for the general." Mrs. Xue put Baochai's hair down, combed it into a bun for an adult woman, and fixed it with a hairpin.Mrs. Chen washed her hands and dried them.

Sing: "Please honor the guest to add a crown to the general." Mrs. Chen took the crown from the maid and carefully put it on for Baochai, while saying blessings in her mouth, "On the day of the auspicious month, the first Canadian dollar Obedience, abandon your young ambitions, follow Er Chengde, Shoukao Weiqi, to introduce Jingfu."

Sing: "The hairpin is suitable for the east room." Baochai bowed to her parents and Mrs. Chen, then followed Mrs. Xue back to the east room, changed into a dress, and returned to the center of the main hall again.

Mrs. Xue took the wine utensils from the servant girl and handed them to Mrs. Chen. After taking them, Mrs. Chen walked up to Baochai and said, "Hold the wine to offer sacrifices to relatives, recommend Lingfang, worship and accept sacrifices, so as to determine Erxiang. The rest of Chengtian, the life test will not be forgotten."

Baochai took it, knelt down and sprinkled some wine on the ground, took the wine again, and touched her lips symbolically, and a servant girl took the wine set.Another servant girl served the meal, Baochai took it, and ate a little symbolically. After another servant girl took the rice bowl, Baochai bowed to Mrs. Chen three times.

Sing: "Please give me the word." Mrs. Chen said, "The etiquette is ready, and the auspicious day of the month will be announced to you. Baochai replied, "Although An Ning is not sensitive, I dare not come here at night."

Sing: "Three bows to those who are filthy. Those who are filthy pay homage to their parents, thanking their parents for their upbringing; those who are filthy pay homage to their teachers, study diligently, and strive to forge ahead; those who are filthy worship their ancestors, inherit civilization, and serve the motherland." Baochai knelt in the middle, facing Lin Ruhai and Wang Zimeng bowed three times.

Sing: "Ask the mother of the filthy one to show the precepts to the filthy one." The prince said dimly, "When you serve your parents, you should treat them with filial piety, and then with kindness. They are gentle, upright and obedient, courteous, thrifty and modest. They are neither overbearing nor arrogant, nor deceitful nor deceitful. Ancient precepts It's the style, and you should keep it." Baochai replied, "Although my son is not sensitive, I dare not only accept it!"

Sing: "The ceremony is complete." Baochai bowed to her parents, Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xue, then got up from the ground, bowed to the guests watching the ceremony, and returned to the east room.At this point, the entire Jiji ceremony is considered complete.

After that, it was Lin Ruhai and Wang Zimeng who greeted the people who came to watch the ceremony to eat and drink, and there was joy.Because the members of Jia's family were quite sensible, they didn't do anything amazing, so it saved Wang Zimeng a lot of things.