The last part of the Tang Dynasty wedding was the wedding ceremony. The process was the same as today, but there were also differences in details. The biggest difference was that the wedding ceremony was set off at dusk, the ceremony was delivered at night, and there were some other details, as well as chanting poems and calling the door. If you don’t want to be troublesome, then knock on the door with money, and everything will be good.

According to the six rituals, the bride is brought to the husband, and the six wedding ceremony will be over, but there are still some rituals to be completed after arriving at the husband's house.

The Tang Dynasty did not have the ceremony of getting married, but this only happened in the Song Dynasty. It mainly consists of three steps: hair tie, drinking wine, and blessings in the hut. Others include walking on felt blankets, crossing braziers, riding horses and hiring father-in-law, etc., which are optional.

The braised hair and drinking wine are held in Qinglu, and it will not take too long and will not be troublesome.

The main difference between the simplicity and grand wedding is the two parts of welcoming and holding wedding banquets. The grand wedding invites thousands of guests, and the wedding will also be of great momentum, and everyone in the city knows it.

A simple wedding is the minimum standard, with a maximum of 100 guests. Of course, not including the guests' families, the wedding reception team will not be grand, and all kinds of arrangements and banquets will not be extremely luxurious.

There were more than twenty tables of banquets on both sides of the palace, and more than twenty tables of banquets were placed in the main hall and the living hall. This was the seat for the powerful and high-ranking officials. Qinglu was laid in Qiusi courtyard. In Qiusi courtyard was Li Xiu's outer study room, with a small door leading directly to the inner house, only a few dozen steps away from the bridal chamber, and the carpet was covered.

The guests arrived one after another at noon. The list of guests was drafted by the Interior Department. Basically, they were high-ranking officials of the court, powerful royal family members and relatives. There were 100 guests. Of course, there were more than one or five hundred people, and at least four or five hundred people came to attend Li Xiu's wedding. If you really couldn't come, you could also explain in advance, but the gifts must be delivered.

The wedding banquet started at noon, and everyone enjoyed drinking and waiting for the wedding to be held in the evening.

In the afternoon, the wedding fleet set out along the Caohe River.

Li Xiu chose to take a boat to welcome the bride, with a total of eight ships, one pioneering boat, one music boat, one gift boat, one main wedding boat, three gift boats and one escort boat.

The gifts were given the day before yesterday, and the woman's dowry was also delivered to the royal palace yesterday. The countless boxes with colorful silk on the boat were empty, including when she came back, the woman's dowry was also empty, which was also seen by passers-by. Basically, every household was like this. It was impossible for the gifts and dowry to be given at the last step.

The boat was driving the way forward, and the music boat was beating gongs and drums, and the suona was noisy. Li Xiu wore a black gauze hat, silk flowers on it, and a big red wedding robe. He was very happy. The princess was Li Yuchun, who just guarded the princess and Prince Gaochang to return to the capital the day before yesterday, and was caught by Li Xiu.

The envoy of the welcoming lord was Li Miao, Duke of Jiangxia County. He served as the Shaoqing of Zongzheng Temple and was also a royal family. He was of the same generation as the emperor Li Longji. He was generally the elders of the male side responsible for serving as the welcoming lord.

In addition to welcoming the lords, there were several deputy envoys on the gift boat. Their task was to open the door. Two strong men stood at the stern of the boat. They were responsible for throwing the baskets of money to the shore one by one, attracting competition from the people on both sides.

At this time, the woman was ready. There were three brides. In addition to the bride Yang Yuhuan, there were two brides who married together, Yang Yupei and Gongsun Xiaomei.

They sat in the newlyweds' pavilion, all wearing green embroidered long skirts, phoenix crowns on their heads and red silk on their shoulders. Of course, there is a difference in their wedding clothes. The bride wives were wearing eight floor-sweeping long skirts, while the two brides married together wore four wedding skirts without floor-sweeping.

In addition, when the Tang Dynasty did not wear a veil when getting married, ordinary people would use round fans to cover their faces. However, the powerful families have their own priorities. The brides should not show up in public. They should wear colorful flat-topped hats and light gauzes around them to cover their faces, but it is OK not to wear them, so you can choose.

The gate of the Yang Mansion was opened, and Yang Xuanyan and his wife stood at the door and stretched their necks out to visit. Their relatives did not come here in their hometown, and there were no aunts and aunts to help. Therefore, there was basically no door-blocking ceremony on the woman's side. More importantly, the two families had a huge gap in background. As the prince, Li Xiu was able to come to marry him in person, which gave the Yang family enough face.

Yang Xuanyan and his wife were really anxious. The auspicious time to go out was almost here, so why didn’t the wedding party come yet?

At this moment, drums and music came faintly from afar, "Here! Come!"

Yang Xuanyan jumped up and shouted, "Set off firecrackers!"

Several warriors ran out with torches, and they lit the bamboo tube of fire and prepared in advance.

Nowadays, tincture is still a forbidden object for civilians. Only for military purposes, and only royal relatives can have the opportunity to use it for weddings. This is a special approval by the Firearms Bureau. It has received thirty military bamboo tubes of fire. It means that the firearms are placed in the bamboo tube, sealed with mud on it, inserted into the fuse, and after ignition, it will explode and make a loud noise. This is much better than the firecrackers burned by ordinary people who throw bamboo tubes into the fire.

"Bang!Bang!Bang!"

Amid the continuous explosions of bamboo tubes, the fleet stopped at the dock opposite Yang Xuanyan's gate. Hundreds of soldiers quickly lined up, facing outward, forming a passage. Dozens of soldiers from afar prevented neighbors from stepping forward.

Li Miao strode ashore, walked towards the gate, clasped his fists to Yang Xuanyan who was waiting at the door and said, "The speed of the ship is too slow, and it almost took the time."

Yang Xuanyan nodded and said, "It's just the right time to get on the boat, why don't you just get on the boat!"

Generally, the bride-taking team will stay at the woman's house for about half an hour and eat a bowl of boiled candy eggs, but it is too late today and you must go out at auspicious time.

"Check the bride, go out!"

Twenty palace maids lined up in two rows with round fans. The bride dressed up in a gorgeous manner was helped by two palace maids and walked out of the door. The two brides who were married together were also helped by two palace maids. It is still easy to distinguish. The main bride wore colorful flat-topped veils, covering her face with a veil, and the two brides who were married together did not wear veils. This is their biggest difference.

The Yang Yuhuan sisters knelt down to their parents with tears in their eyes and said goodbye. Yang Xuanyan smiled and said, "I won't wait for anyone at auspicious time, hurry up and go out! We are going to rush to the royal palace, and we will meet again soon."

Zi Linfeng led the way with four female warriors. Dozens of palace maids held up group fans and walked slowly with three people. The ground was covered with thick carpets. At this time, the sun had set and the afterglow reflected red sunset.

Li Xiu stood by the side of the boat and reached out to Yang Yuhuan. Yang Yuhuan's delicate fingers, like jade-singed green onion, slowly got on the boat and was led into the cabin by the palace maid.

The second Gongsun Xiaomei who boarded the boat, her pretty face turned red, shy and timid, handed her hand to Li Xiu.

Li Xiu held her hand and got on the boat. He was very familiar with Xiaomei's hand, but holding it at this time was another feeling.

Li Xiu handed the little eyebrows to the palace maid and took Yang Yupei's hand. Yang Yupei had four bright gold bracelets on her white wrist. She didn't stand firm when she got on the boat, and her body rushed forward. Li Xiu hurriedly supported her.

Yang Yupei's pretty face leaned against Li Xiu's ear and asked in a low voice, "Does the bracelet look good?"

Li Xiu smiled, it turned out to be pretending to be a mistake, "Well! I finally look like a rich woman."

Yang Yupei scratched Li Xiu's palm with her fingers and got on the boat.

All three newcomers were picked up on the boat, and Li Miao shouted, "Come on and set off!"

Twenty palace maids stood on both sides of the ship with lanterns in their hands. The various lanterns on the ship were shining brightly, and the entire fleet was brightly lit, forming a long team, heading towards the royal palace.

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Shortly after the sun set, Li Mao got the exact news. Luo Qiushan finally discovered the house where Li Feng raised a housewife, which made Li Mao ecstatic.

At this time, Liu Quan advised him: "At the critical moment, Your Highness must calm down. It's still early, wait until the hour of Hai before taking action."

It was nine o'clock in the evening at the hour of Hai, just when the city gate and the yard gate were closed. At this time, everyone was rushing home. It was very lively and it was just the time to start.

Li Mao nodded and said to Deputy Commander Yang Rong: "Commander Yang led the warriors to Baoningfang to closely monitor the other party and prevent them from escaping!"

Yang Rong is also very tall, almost 1.8 meters tall, and her figure looks very similar to Zi Linfeng. She is ruthless and has a strong martial arts skills. She has become the leader of the Mile Sect's ghost mother and daughter warrior.

Yang Rong bowed and turned around and left.

Li Mao asked Liu Quan again: "Do you think I need to go to Baoningfang?"

"It is recommended that Your Highness go in person. I am worried that if something happens, they will not be able to bear it."

Li Mao nodded. He thought so too. At the critical moment, he had to take action himself.
Chapter completed!