Chapter Twenty-Six: The House of the Son of Heaven is a Fellow of the Country
For the princess to "open the face", it was Rui Wang Fujin, who first used a cotton thread to twist the hair on the face and the short hair on the sideburns, and then used the shelled boiled eggs, which were pushed flat on the face, and the princess's original childish face immediately shone brightly, giving birth to a charming little woman's complexion. The "volunteer preachers" all admired that Princess Rong'an was born beautiful, and in an instant, she was like a trick, dazzling and breathtaking.
Rui Wang Fujin's kung fu of "opening his face" is really good, and after picking it up, between Princess Rong'an's skin and hair, black and white are distinct, like a sharp blade cut, the real so-called "four sideburns cut".
After "opening the face", it is "going up", that is, changing to a new hairstyle. The princess originally combed the "double phoenix bun" of the girl and the year of the flute, and now she is married to a woman, and she has to change it to "swallowtail": flat and drooping, in addition to the style is more mature, there is also a practical function - the pillow is flipped up, more calmly.
Of course, when husband and wife run errands in bed, the wife generally has to go to the hairpin to untie the hair, whether it is a "double phoenix bun" or a "swallowtail", what is the difference? Meticulous hairstyles, about rare. However, these discrepancies are naturally not necessary to delve into them.
After "opening her face" and "going up", Princess Rong'an's whole childishness faded, she smiled, and the charm of a dignified woman jumped in front of her.
After the princess "changed her makeup", Mrs. Zhenguo Bai took the lead and introduced the princess into the cave room, and at that time, the forehead was already waiting in the cave room.
The princess "surrendered", the rules of the wedding are different from ordinary people, and the forehead does not need to be with the guests from beginning to end. Even if you fulfill your duty to be a hospitality. The entertainment that followed. It is done by two ministers who send the prince and two ministers who welcome the prince, namely King Alcohol, King Zhong, Wenxiang and Cao Yuying.
The forehead himself had to wait for the princess in the cave room in advance, and this rule, and the wife and other husbands who were married to ordinary people just reversed. Although Guan Zhuofan is the prince, Prince Heshuo and Princess Gulun are "enemies", and they are equal to each other. But you can't ignore this rule.
The cave room is arranged, inside and out, red and red.
Before entering the door, you must first turn a temporary wooden shadow wall, decorated with a large gold lacquer "Xi" word, which is called "going out to see joy".
Entering the cave room, the red curtains on the four walls are draped, and the ceiling is hung with double happiness palace lamps. In front of the "combined bed", the copper lamp of "honey and oil" is filled with a greasy aroma.
One of the most eye-catching. It is still a tent hung on the "combined bed": on it is a hundred playful children embroidered with gold thread, with different expressions. It is very vivid, this is called "Hundred Sons' Tent".
Before the princess and the forehead go to bed to "join the family", there will be another "joint banquet" - the main dish is actually a plate of dumplings, but this plate of dumplings is very special, and it will be scooped up as soon as the pot is made, so it is raw, and it naturally cannot enter the abdomen.
After that, all the wives, female officials, and maids withdrew from the cave room, and the rest of the matter was left to the princess and the princess by themselves. At this point, the most enthusiastic and mouthy "volunteer preachers" can no longer play a role.
Oh, and there's a little beginning: outside the cave room, a female official with a graceful singing voice slowly sings the Manchurian "Heyu Song". The melody is tactful, clear and long. Accompanied by the singing, the light of "honey blending oil" on the window of the cave room seems to be swaying slightly.
After Princess Rong'an, Princess Dunrou "surrendered", sent makeup, sent relatives, and so on, again.
In Princess Dunrou's makeup, there is also a "combined bed", and those who are interested will inevitably think when they see it, since the "combined bed" is two, what about the cave room? Will it be two too? If so, there is a distinction in direction - who is east? Who West?
It is impossible not to distinguish between east and west - if there is no distinction between east and west, there can only be division between south and north, but in Chinese houses, the houses on the north and south lines are clearly separated between the front and back, functions, regulations, and distinctions, and there are no two "equal" houses. Only between the east and the west can there be the possibility of "reciprocity".
However, thinking of the "East Queen Mother" behind Princess Rong'an and the "Queen Mother West" behind Princess Dunrou, this seemingly "reciprocal" "East and West" implies some kind of asymmetry, how to solve this contradiction?
The strange thing is that on this matter, all the "volunteer preachers" refused to say a word, and when they were asked, they always smiled freely or awkwardly, "Wang Gu talked about him left and right".
In fact, there are two "co-beds" and only one cave room.
The next day after Princess Rong'an's "surrender", she left the Efu Mansion early in the morning and stayed in the princess's mansion in the alley of the Houli Domain. As soon as Princess Rong'an left, she and Eyu were going to move out of the big bed that she had "together" yesterday, vacate the place, and wait for Princess Dunrou's makeup to come over and place Princess Dunrou's "bed".
The next day after Princess Dunrou's "surrender", she also left the Efu Mansion early in the morning and stayed in the Princess's Mansion in her own small Suzhou Hutong.
That is to say, the two exquisitely carved rosewood beds are only useful for one night from beginning to end.
In fact, not only these two big beds, but also the two princesses, from now on, will not spend the night in the Efu Mansion - from now on, it will be the Ebu "Shang" Princess, the Ebu and the princess, a lifetime of husband and wife, family life, are in the princess's mansion.
The princess "surrendered", and the people in Sijiu City were elated, but some people secretly muttered: The two princesses "surrendered", and the cost was very large, especially the princess's makeup, which has never been seen since the founding of the country. It is understandable that the painstaking efforts of "embellishing the peace" and "inspiring" are understandable, but Prince Xuan has always been one of the predecessors, deliberately "retreating from modesty" and getting married, but he is so flamboyant and extravagant, unlike his usual style?
What's going on with Nirvana?
Within a few days, the mystery was revealed.
On the seventh day after the "surrender", Princess Rong'an and Princess Dunrou successively "returned to Ning". Note that Princess Rong'an's "return to Ning" is naturally "returned" to the palace; Princess Dunrou "returned to Ning", and she also "returned" to the edge of the palace - not "returned" to Prince Gong's Mansion in Fengxiang Hutong.
After that, the news came out - the princess snuggled up to her knees, faced the Queen Mother, and said: I have discussed with the forehead, we husband and wife, relying on the grace of the court, living expenses, nothing is missing, the dowry of the Queen Mother and the emperor is too rich, and we will not be able to use it up in a few lifetimes. This, "the family of the Son of Heaven, is related to the country", one food and clothing, taken from the people, therefore, I implore the Queen Mother and the Emperor to imitate the example of Taixi's "charity auction" to sell the princess's dowry, and the proceeds will be returned to the treasury in a trickle. If so, it can not only let the people get a touch of royal joy, and under the hub, they can share the holy grace, and it can also be beneficial to the country.
Inside and outside Beijing, there was a sensation again.
*(To be continued......)