The weddings of the Ming Dynasty are somewhat simplified compared to the previous dynasties, but this simplification is mainly for ordinary people, and there are actually a lot of rules when it comes to official weddings. From the well-known lottery, currency, and invitation period, to what position a certain servant should stand in during the wedding process, and which direction to face, there are strict rules, and there is no room for error.

Gao Pragmatic is different from most travelers, he is the person who compiled the Wanli version of the "Daming Huidian", although he was not the main writer of the wedding at that time, but he also participated in the review and finalization of the summary, so he is not at a loss for the wedding, and is manipulated like a marionette.

What is Huaxia? There is the beauty of uniforms, and there is the summer of etiquette. As the champion of the six dignified heads, the god in the minds of the world's students, Gao Pragmatic still has put a little effort into etiquette, he only needs to arrange all aspects of manpower.

This wedding was so much anticipated that the Beijing Division and the towns near the left, regardless of the relatives and nobles, high-ranking officials and handsomes, even if they could not be there in person, all sent heavyweight representatives to Beijing, and their only purpose was to participate in this wedding.

What is the style of Jinghua Big Boss?

When Gao Shishi confirmed that he would not object to this marriage, the price of Jingshi's red silk cloth alone rose by 30%, and the rest of the things related to the wedding price rose almost one by one, and even the price of the red lanterns that can be seen everywhere has increased. A large group of big merchants and vendors cheered, and even the bigwigs behind them celebrated.

Perhaps because there were too many materials to be prepared and too many affairs to be arranged, the wedding did not arrive until June 20.

The bride price has nothing to do with Gao Shishi himself, mainly between his concubine and the Huang family.

The specific process is like this: the Gao family first wrote a good Jiwen to sue the temple, and at the same time went to the woman's mansion. Huang Chengzu wore official clothes to greet him and bowed to express his gratitude to the courtesy and matchmaker.

At this time, the dowry of the Gao family and the symbolic wild goose will be displayed in the main hall. Then the prime minister stood on the left, Huang Chengzu stood on the right, and the matchmaker stood on the south side of the prime minister, bowing to each other and bowing again.

The work of the prime minister is about to officially begin, and he needs to say to the master in a loud voice: "The prince and the young guard, the assistant of the left servant of the military department, the Jingying Rong Zhenggao, are pragmatic and pragmatic, and the weight of the couple is applied to a certain person, and a certain rate follows the ceremony, and I would like to make a certain person take it." ”

Huang Chengzu also replied loudly: "The son of a certain person, Fu Xian Muxun, is humiliated and chooses, and dares not to worship Jia. It should be noted here that it is obviously a married daughter, but it must be called "son" here.

Then, the prime minister and Huang Chengzu will divide the west and east, sit facing each other, and after the goose is finished, the goose will be displayed again, and at the same time ask for gifts. At this time, the prime minister is about to start reading the gift list.

Who is Gao Pragmatic's husband this time? That's really a rare style in the world - Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of Chengguo! (At this time, the prime minister does not require to be unmarried, in fact, the vast majority of married friends are married friends, probably because they are more experienced and experienced.) )

Zhu Yingzhen, let him lead the troops to fight, it must be to deliver food, but his main job in the past few years is to preside over some greetings, celebrations and other things on behalf of the emperor, and his etiquette is absolutely impeccable, and it is simply condescending to be a mere minister.

I saw him unfold a long scroll of jade scrolls, and read calmly: "The gift of the high palace Bao Nacai: the commander of the capital of Annan, Si Haiyang Mansion, has two thousand hectares of high-grade paddy fields!" ”

This has just begun, and the bigwigs of all parties watching the ceremony almost stared out their eyeballs - two thousand hectares doesn't sound amazing, does it? Well, change the unit of measurement - 2,000 hectares is 200,000 acres!

Let's compare it again, when the eldest princess of Shouyang and the eldest princess of Yongning got married, the emperor's field for them was this number!

Zhu Yingzhen smiled and enjoyed the sound of various high-ranking officials and dignitaries around him gasping, and deliberately paused, and only after they came back to their senses did he continue: "The commander of the capital of Annan is Sisheng Longcheng and the Jianhu Annex, which is discounted by 250,000 taels of silver. ”

Originally, when they heard that it was just a separate courtyard in Thang Long City, everyone was relieved, who knew that Zhu Yingzhen actually followed the sentence "250,000 taels of silver at a discount", and the breath he exhaled just now was immediately sucked back by them violently.

In fact, this Huanjian Lake Annex, which was originally built by Mo Maoqia and given to Gao Pragmatic, was not completed until Gao Pragmatic left office.

Later, Gao pragmatic mastered Annan, Mo Maoqia did not dare to slack off, Shengsheng expanded this courtyard twice in a row, and finally built it more magnificent than his royal palace (Metropolitan Embassy Mansion), if it were not for the fact that Annan itself produced all kinds of precious wood, 250,000 taels of silver could not be repaired at all. If the Huanjian Lake Annexes are moved to Nanjing, the price will at least double.

Zhu Yingzhen continued: "There are ten pairs of Hetian white jade, two moire jade Qingluan, two ruby golden orchid crowns, and two pairs of gold-inlaid Hetian jade butterfly ornaments...... A total of 100 pieces of jewelry and jade.

There are 10,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, 1,400 three-story floating sea painting boats, and 200 gold lake boats......"

There are so many things written on this long scroll that Zhu Yingzhen took a long time to read a stick of incense, and by the time he finished reading, the surrounding audience had already been stunned.

This dowry is discounted, can a million taels be beaten?

No one dares to pack a ticket because the value of some things is simply not easy to estimate. For example, the two moire jade Qingluan, just saying it like this is nothing, but when the Gao family opened the big red sandalwood box, everyone found that the two Qingluan were actually about three feet tall - how big should this be a piece of original jade to carve? How does this value be measured?

Another example is the 1,400-material sea painting boat (pleasure boat), which is almost two sizes of an ordinary sea boat, and since it is a painting boat, it is certainly not a simple decoration like an ordinary sea boat, it is almost conceivable, it is equivalent to a sea palace - how much is this worth?

I'm afraid I can't buy it even if I have money!

After Zhu Yingzhen finished reading, he handed the jade scroll to the Gao family beside him, saluted Huang Chengzu again, and said: "Gao Gongbao is cautious about the wedding, and will add a divination, please ask the name." ”

Huang Chengzu was already in a trance when he heard it, but then he suddenly came back to his senses and said busily: "The eldest daughter of a certain one, his wife Tian is from the family." Then present the first line of Huang Zhiting's year and so on, which are written on gold paper.

Zhu Yingzhen stretched out his hands, took them with a smile, and then saluted and said goodbye. Huang Chengzu invited the servant, and after the ceremony, he sent Zhu Yingzhen to the door.

At this point, the gift of Nacai is considered to be completed. However, in fact, there is still one of the gifts that cannot be taken out directly, Gao Shishi has discussed it with the Huang family before - Haiyang Mansion, which was originally directly controlled by Jinghua, will be transferred to Huang Zhiting from now on.

The reason why Hai Duong Province was previously under the direct control of Gyeonghua was that most of the Red River Delta was located in this province, which not only had the most fertile fields, but also was in a critical location, which was the only place to pass from the sea to the Red River to Thang Long City. And now that they are married, it doesn't matter if they are transferred to Huang Zhiting.

However, don't get me wrong, this is not a simple left-handed to right-handed, there is no difference at all, in fact, there is a difference.

According to the provisions of the Ming Law, although the dowry when a woman marries can be used temporarily by her husband's family, its ownership does not belong to the husband's family, but still belongs to the woman herself. These dowries, however any, are not the property of her husband's family as long as she is alive, but can only be inherited by her own natural children after her own death—although theoretically she can also be designated for others to inherit, including non-biological children.

Therefore, Gao Pragmatic gave out Haiyang Mansion, at least from a legal point of view, that is, it was really given, and it no longer belonged to him.

Compared with the 2,000 hectares of paddy fields that were openly hired, Hai Duong Province has more than ten times the cultivated land area, and it is one of the famous world-class granaries in later generations.

After Nacai, there are various rituals such as najib and nazheng, which will not be elaborated on.

On the day of the welcome, it was still Gao Yang who told the temple first. After returning to the White Jade Tower, Gao Zheng stood in the north again, and Gao Yan said with a serious face in accordance with the etiquette: "Bow to welcome the Jia couple, and rule the house." ”

Gao pragmatic bowed and replied: "Dare not accept orders." Then he said goodbye.

The matchmaker and the guide were pragmatic and pragmatic, and a large team of relatives set off from Baiyulou to the Chengguo Gong Nanhu Courtyard in the east of the city.

At this time, Huang Chengzu also finished the temple, and the maiden was like a family ceremony. When he arrived at the gate, he dismounted and waited outside the gate.

Huang Zhiting's maid changed into a dress for her, put on a phoenix crown and a xiaxia veil, and sat south-facing in the boudoir.

There is no such thing as "marriage trouble" when the Ming official gets married, Gao Pragmatic is just waiting for a while, Huang Chengzu goes out to greet him, and the two sides enter each other. Huang Chengzu entered to the right, Gao pragmatic entered to the left, and the goose holder followed Gao pragmatic and stood in front of the boudoir.

At this time, after they all stood up, they had to change their positions, and Huang Chengzu stood on the east side of the boudoir, facing west. Gao pragmatic goodbye, lay geese, out of the boudoir backyard and back to the front yard. At this time, Huang Chengzu did not send it, he stood still.

After Gao Shishi went to the front yard, Huang Chengzu entered the boudoir and sat southward (Huang Zhiting's mother is gone, otherwise his parents should be sitting here), and Huang Zhiting's nurse and maid bowed to him.

After worshipping, Huang Chengzu began to confess in accordance with the rules: "The daughter's house in the past, take obedience as the right, and never forget to be respectful." On behalf of her mother, the nurse admonished: "You must be respectful, you must refrain from disobeying your aunt's orders." The one-year-old maid acted on behalf of her mother (Huang Chengzu did not continue the string, nor did he take a concubine to the north, so she acted on her behalf) declared: "Er Chen listens to the precepts, and does not be ashamed of his parents." ”

At this time, Huang Zhiting didn't need and couldn't answer anything, as long as she listened quietly, so she just lowered her head and didn't move, absolutely ladylike.

After the admonition, the nurse and the maid went out and got into the car. The Gao family's honor guard led the front, and the Huang family's relatives were in the back.

Gao Shishi was going back to the backyard to pick up Huang Zhiting at this time, but he didn't need to hug her or anything, just "respectful like a guest" and accompanied her out of the wedding car - note that it was not a sedan chair.

The team of welcoming relatives and sending relatives on this way is extremely large, I am afraid that there are not as many as thousands of people, blowing and blowing, instrumental music ringing in unison, and swaggering all the way from the Nanhu Courtyard to the white jade building.

The happy car went to the gate of the courtyard of the white jade building, and the huge family welcoming team went out to welcome the hostess in the door, bowing down to welcome the hostess inside. Walking on the red carpet made by Gao Pragmatic and unique, he walked to the gate of the main building of Baiyu Building, Gao Pragmatic first ascended, and then Huang Zhiting followed the promotion under the guidance of Xitong of one male and one woman - there is no groom holding the bride over the threshold, and the bride's feet can't touch the ground.

Waiting for the north master bedroom, Gao Shi is in the southeast of the room, and Huang Zhiting's maid takes a towel into the water to clean her hands; Wong sat in the northwest of the room, and was cleaned by a pragmatic attendant with a towel in the water.

At the end of the game, both sides sat down, Gao Shishi sat in the east, and Huang Zhiting sat in the west. The waiters on both sides are still exchanged with men and women, each holding a food table, Gao Shishi and Huang Zhiting each have wine and food—of course, they are just meaningful, not to eat and drink to their heart's content.

After the wine and food were all meaningful, the maid poured wine into Gao Shishi and Huang Zhiting in front of him. This thing is not the "glass of wine" often played in later TV dramas, but each drink their own small glass.

The taste of this wine is extremely light, basically equivalent to a small glass of sweet wine, and it is sure that you will not get drunk. After drinking, the two stood in the south of the seat again, still facing each other east and west, and bowed to each other.

At this point, the various maids and attendants left the stage, and the rest of the time was left to the newlyweds - you read that right, they didn't need to go out to toast the guests or anything, these tasks were all the tasks of the Gao couple and Huang Chengzu.

Think about it, you also know that after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he emphasized the "rules" so much, how could he agree to go out to drink with the officials when they got married, and then most of them would accompany him to get drunk.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, what is a banquet guest or something like that, can it be more than a "courtesy"? As for other haunted houses, there are still a lot of people, but they will never appear when the officials get married.

Therefore, as soon as Gao Shishi heard the sound of the door closing, the whole person suddenly relaxed, and said with a smile: "It's not easy, I have carefully read the wedding chapter so many times, I'm afraid that I will make a mistake today." ”

He was relaxed, but Huang Zhiting was still sitting motionless at the west end of the big bed, let alone answering.

Gao Shi was stunned for a moment, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot that you can't move ......" As he spoke, he took out a gold weighing rod from the rosewood box on the table, and approached Huang Zhiting with a smile.

He stretched one end of the gold scale rod to the bottom of the front of the hijab, and Huang Zhiting, who had been sitting upright, suddenly subconsciously grasped the hands that had been folded on his legs.

Gao Shishi saw that her hands were clasped tightly with each other, knowing that she was nervous, and suddenly couldn't help but think of teasing, and the scale rod suddenly retracted.

Huang Zhiting obviously saw it, and the head of the mantis wearing the red hijab moved slightly.

Gao pragmatic smiled: "I was suddenly thinking...... If I don't pick a hijab, will you really not say a word and remain motionless? ”

Huang Zhiting still did not respond.

Gao Shi laughed, and suddenly reached out to her left waist without hesitation!

"Oops, oops...... Let go, let go! ”

"To pick or not to pick?"

"Pick and choose...... Pick it right away, you let go first! ”

It turned out that the moment he stretched out his hand, Huang Zhiting moved almost subconsciously, his backhand was like electricity, he grabbed the little finger of his right hand, reversed it with a little force, and Gao Pragmatic called forgiveness.

Huang Zhiting snorted lightly, but still obediently let go of her hand.

Gao pragmatic rubbed his little finger with a bitter face, and pretended to complain: "Catch up with Ming'er and wait for me to be free, I have to find Liu Ling's guy to learn a few tricks...... Although you have practiced martial arts, you shouldn't be stronger than me in terms of strength alone, right? See how I ...... when the time comes. Cough! ”

Huang Zhiting's shoulders moved slightly, and she seemed to be snickering.

Gao Shishi was suddenly "furious", holding the golden scale rod, and sneering: "What's wrong with learning martial arts, when I take off your hijab, it's not like you can punish you as much as you want!" ”

As he spoke, the golden scale rod was lightly picked, and the big red hijab flew out, revealing the jade spirit under the phoenix crown, which seemed to be happy and disgusted.

(In order to avoid the 404 warning, 3,000 words are omitted below......)

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