Chapter 53: Rites
The Ning family, the main house, the guests are full, there are a lot of people here today, almost all the people with heads and faces in Chenxian County are here, Tang Renjing, the county governor, Sun Fu, the head of the Lin family, Lin Huaiyuan, is sitting in two rows on both sides of the guest position, and the seating arrangement of the guests is also exquisite,
It's all according to the high and low seats, and whoever sits in that position is prescribed, this is an intangible thing, but it doesn't need to be arranged by Ning Caichen!
Ji Yuan sat in the main seat of the high hall, Ning Caichen stood next to him, waiting for the crown ceremony to begin, originally according to the process of the crown ceremony, after the crowning person bathed, the praiser assisted in combing his hair, changing his clothes and shoes, and then sat in the east room (dressing room) and waited; But since spring
During the Autumn and Warring States Period, the ritual music began to collapse, although Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, but advocated martial arts, and the ritual music was not valued, and then to the present experienced war, many ritual music has been abandoned, unlike before, the etiquette should be meticulous, and a little flaw must be exquisite,
A lot of things have become simple, as long as it's more or less so!
Ji Yuan sat on the main seat, not smiling, very serious, and not speaking, Ning Caichen naturally couldn't speak, but the guests below came out of the sound of communication, at a glance, Ning Caichen didn't know much, for example, the Li family lived in Li Sheng, and the head of the He family, He Quan
, These are the big families of Chenxian County, but he doesn't know them, he came here today, mostly for the face of his teacher Ji Yuan, of course, there is no intention of befriending him, after all, he now understands the literary atmosphere, and is no longer the poor scholar he used to be!
After about ten minutes, a master of ceremonies held a scarf and walked to the front desk-
"It's going to begin!" "It's going to begin!"
Seeing this scene, the guests in the audience also quieted down, and Ning Caichen also walked to the master of ceremonies at the front desk in a few steps and knelt on the mat that had been prepared-
"On the auspicious day of the month, the first Canadian dollar is served. Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. ”
The master of ceremonies shouted, and Ji Yuan also got up from his seat and took the scarf in the hand of the master of ceremonies!
The crown ceremony boils down to three plus three prostrations, according to the original crown ceremony process -
OnePlus: That is, the crown is turned to sit in the east; Yousi presented a scarf, Zhengbin took it, held the back with his right hand, and the front with his left hand, and walked in front of the crown; Loud chanting of the congratulatory message: "On the auspicious day of the month, the beginning of the Canadian Yuan service." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. Then he knelt down (on his knees) and put on the scarf for the crowner, then got up and returned to his place. The praiser came to make a good towel for the crowner. The crown gets up, and the guest bows to the crown. The crown person returned to the east room, and the praiser took the clothes to assist, and went to the room to change the clothes with the deep clothes and large belts that matched the top of the head
Wear;
One worship: that is, the crown wears a deep coat and a large scarf after leaving the room and shows it to the guests. Then make a formal prostration to the parents;
Two plus: that is, the crown sits facing east; Zhengbin washes his hands again and resets; Yousi presented his hat, and Zhengbin took it and walked to the crown; Loud chanting of congratulations: "The auspicious moon is the first day." Respect for the majesty, the grace of the soot. Eyebrows live for 10,000 years, and will always be blessed by Hu. "Praise
Remove the scarf for the crowner. Zhengbin knelt down, put on his hat for the crowner, and then got up to reset his position. The praiser helps the crown to be the hat. The guest bows to the crowner. The crown man returned to the east room, and the praiser took the clothes to assist him, and went to the room to change the clothes of the shirt and belt that matched the hat on his head;
Second prostration: that is, after the crowned person wears a shirt and a belt and hat out of the room, he shows it to the guests, and then bows formally to the guests;
Three plus: that is, the crown sits facing east; Zhengbin washes his hands again and resets; There is a priest who presents the head, and the guest takes it and walks in front of the crown; Loudly chanted the congratulatory message: "With the righteousness of the year, with the order of the month, the salty gar is served." Brothers are there, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus has no borders, and it is subject to the sky
Celebrate. "The praiser takes the hat for the crowner. Zhengbin knelt down, bowed his head for the champion, and then got up to reset his position. The praiser helps the champion to be the head. The guest bows to the crowner. The champion returns to the east room, and the praiser takes clothes to assist, and goes to the room to change the official clothes that match the head covering;
Three worships: that is, the crown wears official clothes and leaves the room with his head bowed to show to the guests. Then make a formal prostration to all the guests. This is followed by a coming-of-age ceremony, and it is officially an adult.
However, today, three plus three bows are only a rough process, not as detailed as before, and now almost the elders wear a scarf for the crowner, and the etiquette of the elderly is almost the same, and Ning Caichen's parents will not be able to complete the ritual sooner or later!
"Wear this scarf, you will be an adult in the future, you have to think before you move, remember to be impatient and rash, for the teacher to give you the word to enter, this is the meaning of forging ahead, but to guard against arrogance and rashness!"
Ji Yuan wore a scarf for Ning Caichen and reminded!
"Teachers are worried, students must remember!" Ning Caichen bowed!
Putting on a scarf, Ning Caichen bowed to Ji Yuan, and then greeted the guests, although the current coming-of-age ceremony has been reduced in almost many places, but for Ning Caichen, it is still cumbersome, and it is more troublesome than getting married in the previous life, this is half a day
Many hours
After the ceremony was completed, a banquet was set up in the inner courtyard to entertain the guests, and Ning Caichen sat next to Ji Yuan!
"Mr. Boyuan, Lin gives you a glass, thank you for saving your life a few days ago!" At the guest table, Lin Huaiyuan got up and toasted to Ji Yuan, Boyuan is Ji Yuan's word!
"Master Lin is polite!"
Ji Yuan laughed, raised his wine glass and touched Lin Huaiyuan in the air!
"Come in, all of you here are distinguished guests, you should also give you a drink!" Sitting down, Ji Yuan said to Ning Caichen again, his voice was not loud, nor small, everyone present could hear it clearly, and looked at this side!
Ning Caichen smiled when he heard this, poured himself a glass of wine and stood up-
"Today's Caichen crown, thank you for your support, this cup, Caichen drinks himself, and if you are sluggish, please don't be surprised!"
As he spoke, he drank all the wine in his hand, and then poured himself another glass—
"There are friends coming, and it is also pleasing to come, this cup, Caichen respects you!"
Ning Caichen raised his glass in the void, behaved elegantly, and spoke politely, which made everyone present happy to hear it, and even Sun Fu, a military general who was not good at words, had a rare smile on his face, and raised the wine glass in his hand-
"Ning Gongzi is polite!" "Drink together!" "Drink together!"
The guests enjoyed themselves and drank a glass together, Ji Yuan looked at this scene with satisfaction, Ning Caichen's performance made him very satisfied, a glass of wine, the atmosphere of the scene also became lively, the toasts were endless, some people toasted Ning Caichen Ji Yuan, but Ji Yuan did not return the salute, because of him
The identity is placed here, and there is really no one present who is worthy of Ji Yuan's toast, but Ning Caichen wants to get up, and when others toast, he also has to salute back, he is not as high as Ji Yuan!
On Lin Huaiyuan's seat, Lin Xuelian kept her head down, and her beautiful face was crimson, but she peeked at Ning Caichen from time to time, and Gan Yuying also looked at Ning Caichen, and a feeling of hatred suddenly rose in her heart!
"Why are you going to go inside!"
"Go away, what are you, dare to stop us!"
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and then I saw a man in white walking in with a black-clothed attendant, as well as Fu'an and Futai who were catching up behind!
(PS: Chapter 1!)