The wedding far away in Lin'an is still going on.

When the wedding party carried the bride back to the groom's mansion, it was almost dark.

However, when the big red lantern is lit, the night color adds a bit more beauty.

The rituals and music were also changed, and the songs composed specifically by Mingyue Academy for this new couple were replaced. They were melodious and elegant.

Xia Ningxuan got off the sedan chair with the help of the bridesmaids, and walked into the Han Mansion with Han Lan in a colorful ball and amid the sound of ritual music.

Above the yard, the hanging lantern array lit up as the couple stepped in.

The two of them went further, and the lanterns above their heads lit up in a row.

The guests on both sides also gave applause and auspicious remarks.

"This is the best red carpet I have walked in this life." Xia Ningxuan raised her head slightly, and through the red veil, you could vaguely see the lanterns on the ceiling above her head.

Han Lan led Hongshe and walked half a step forward, smiling and said, "I will walk again when we are on the day of our golden wedding."

Golden wedding...the fifty anniversary of the marriage.

By then, will both of them be old?

Xia Ningxuan nodded with a smile: "It's really that day, you'll do it."

"Okay." Han Lan responded and led Xia Ningxuan into the lobby.

The groom is on the southeast side and the bride is on the northwest side. She simply washes her hands, washes her face, washes away the hustle and bustle of weddings along the way, and starts the next wedding with the best side.

The process of traditional Chinese weddings is indeed cumbersome. Even after being streamlined, it is still much more than that of Western weddings.

If the wedding is based on the Western style, the newlyweds have begun to read the oath.

However, traditional Chinese weddings do not have such a straightforward oath, but are more scattered into various rituals, including the well-known three-worship ceremony.

Before the three worship ceremony, there are two links, one is the same prison ceremony.

The Tongzhuan ceremony is said to have originated from the fact that prisoners in prisons ate the same pot of rice together in ancient times. There is also a saying that it means that the couple share good fortune and misfortune. Of course, these statements need to be investigated.

Han Lan and Xia Ningxuan sat opposite each other under the guidance of the waiter, and the beef of the same cow was placed on the table.

The specific dishes vary from place to place. The beef here is purely because Han Lan likes to eat it.

And now they are not really full, they just ritually pick up a piece and eat half of each, which symbolizes eating a pot of rice and will become a family in the future.

The Tonglao ceremony is followed by the Tonglao ceremony, which is also collectively called "Tonglao Helan" in some places, as a link.

There may be few people who know about the ritual, but it is commonly known as "Jiao Gujiu".

But in fact, the Heli is not as in the film and television works. The couple holds wine glasses and hooks their arms to drink with each other, and there are other special aspects.

A sausage is a kind of sausage (páo) melon, that is, a gourd.

The wine glass used in the merry ceremony is to split a gourd into two petals, connect it together with red silk thread, and each holds one petal and drinks a cup.

It means that husband and wife are originally one and divided into two parts. Now they are tied together by marriage and can be combined into one.

At the same time, the melon tastes bitter, and the wine is also bitter. Drinking the bitter wine in the wine indicates that the couple will share the joys and sorrows after marriage.

Also, "口" is one of the eight ancient musical instruments, which also contains the meaning of harmony between the sound and the rhythm, so "口" also indicates that the bride and groom should be harmonious and harmonious after marriage and form a good relationship with the zither.

In fact, the oath in a Western-style wedding, "no matter whether you are rich or poor or healthy or sick" is the same. It is the oath made by both husband and wife to each other, and it is the blessing of outsiders to them after marriage.

It’s just that Chinese people are more subtle, or like to use realistic things to symbolize them instead of saying them directly.

In addition to the same-law marriage, there is also a very classic Chinese traditional wedding, called "The Tendering and Hair Gift", abbreviated as "The Tendering and Hair Gift", which is also a link that many people know.

The bride has a red ribbon on its head, which is a hair accessories used to tie her hair. It will be untied during the wedding, and then the couple will cut a strand of hair and tie it together.

That's how the saying "having a husband and wife" comes from.

But in fact, this link is not a necessary link for the explicit wedding, or it will not be taken out to operate it in front of all guests at the wedding. Even if there is, the couple will cut and play with them in the wedding room, then wrap it in red silk and put it away as a token.

Just like the husband who saw in some costume dramas draw thrushes on his newlywed wife, it is a private scene for young couples to promote their relationship.

The aforementioned wedding ceremony was also the same. Later, it did evolve into a cup of wine that appeared in film and television dramas. The young couple may play it again when they return to their new house and will be closer. But in the lobby, they must not show their love so explicitly, which is not in line with the implicit tradition of Chinese people.

Therefore, after the ceremony, Han Lan and Xia Ningxuan began to worship three times under the presidency of the ceremony.

This is also the last project for guests at the wedding.

After worshiping, the ceremony was sent to the bridal chamber and went to lift the red veil. The subsequent private games between the young couple, such as hair tie and drinking wine, are not worthy of being told to outsiders.

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In the new house, everything is mainly red and is decorated very festively.

Of course, you can't light a candle to pursue tradition. The lampshade is made of a red light bulb. After the lampshade is softened, the light is actually more soft than the candle.

The brightness is also suitable, otherwise the candle will definitely not achieve the romantic effect in movies and TV dramas. There are lights outside the camera.

Of course, the more important thing is safety.

"Sister Xuan, are we going out?" An Keke and others took them into the new house all the way, but they didn't follow them. They smiled and greeted them and closed the door.

It is impossible to make a bridal chamber. This bad habit will lead to Han Lan hanging them at the door for public display.

After three bows, the groom and the bride also held a hand and grew old together with each other, so there is no need for red silk anymore. You can hold hands and take Xia Ningxuan to the head of the bed.

The tray was already placed on the table, and the tray was covered with Yu Ruyi with red silk.

According to tradition, the bride's red veil can only be uncovered by the groom, but cannot be directly used to its hands. It must have a special ritual instrument.

Those who have conditions use Yu Ruyi, while those who have no conditions use Ruyi, which is also called Xixi. In fact, it is a scale rod.

But now times have changed, and scale rods are not easy to find.

So, I asked someone to order such a jade Ruyi.

"I'm revealing it?" Han Lan rubbed her hands and took Yu Ruyi, and bent in front of the bride with some excitement.

"Yeah." Xia Ningxuan responded, and put her hands on her thighs nervously.

In ancient times, newcomers could not meet before the bridal chamber, so when the red veil was lifted, it was the first meeting between the couple, which was a very important moment for both of them.

Although Han Lan and Xia Ningxuan have been familiar with each other for a long time, they are also a little excited in this atmosphere, looking forward to seeing each other when they lift the red veil.

It's like unboxing. I've known what's inside for a long time, but I still have expectations.

Han Lan gently lifted the red veil with Yu Ruyi. As the red veil was lifted, the two of them looked at each other and saw the best side of each other. Everything was just right.

Perhaps, this is the romantic ambition that Chinese people pursue.

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Chapter completed!