Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Next, the bridal bride in Gu Xu's wedding team went to Zhao Yan's boudoir and urged the bride to get on the sedan chair.

"Xi Niang", also known as "Welcoming Wife" or "Xi Aunt", is a woman who is proficient in etiquette and is hired by the man when he holds a wedding. She can speak well, is good at socializing, and takes care of the bride and guests.

During this process, the bride will pretend not to want to marry and has to be urged three times before she is willing to go.

Gu Xu went to the hall to toast the old man.

Looking at the handsome and talented son-in-law in front of him, Zhao Changying felt extremely complicated.

He had been worrying about his daughter's marriage before.

Zhao Yan has a eccentric personality and a maverick. She doesn't like to deal with the opposite sex of the same age, but likes to linger in brothels and hang out with oiran dancers.

Zhao Changying once suspected that her daughter liked women, thinking that the lineage of the family would be interrupted by her.

It wasn't until Gu Xu appeared that he breathed a sigh of relief——

It turned out that it wasn't that my daughter's hobbies were abnormal, but that her destiny hadn't arrived yet.

However, on the day when Zhao Yan was really going to marry, besides joy, he felt a strong reluctance and an inexplicable melancholy.

Qu Qingqiu is gone, and his daughter is married. From now on, he will be the only one in the huge Zhao family courtyard, alone and alone.

"Take care of her."

Zhao Changying drank the wine that Gu Xu handed over in one gulp, then patted him on the shoulder, and said solemnly.

"I will."

Gu Xu's words were very simple and calm, and he did not swear such heart-pounding, thunder-struck oaths.But his serious eyes seemed to have a heavy weight.Zhao Changying could feel from it that he would never joke about this matter.

At this time, Zhao Yan finally walked out of the room in a costume surrounded by the maidservants.

She followed the customs of the northern border, and instead of wearing a red hijab like the newlyweds in Daqi, she held a round fan, with a demon-like face looming behind the fan.

Gu Xu immediately followed the custom and went out of the house to avoid it.

Zhao Yan faced her father and bowed gracefully, expressing her gratitude to her father for his upbringing.

Zhao Changying let out a long sigh, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Go ahead. When the two of you have children, maybe I, an old man with nothing to do, can help you."

Zhao Yan's eyes were moist again.

Afterwards, she stepped on the red felt carpet on the ground and stepped into the bridal sedan chair.

From the perspective of the taboos of the wild spirits, the bride is likely to attract evil spirits, and many evil spirits are hidden under the ground.In order to prevent contamination and keep it clean, carpets and felts are laid to avoid stepping on the ground directly.

Of course, with Zhao Yan's current strength, most evil spirits would have to take a detour when they encountered her.

It's just that when it comes to major life events like weddings, everyone will inevitably become particular and superstitious for the sake of auspiciousness.

After getting on the sedan chair, the bride's buttocks can no longer move casually, implying safety and stability.Under the bride's seat, there is a fire box burning charcoal and spices, and a mat is tied to the rear sedan chair, commonly known as "the fire box inside the sedan chair, the mat behind the sedan chair".

After getting up the sedan chair, the sound of firecrackers in the courtyard roared like thunder again, and the smell of smoke filled the air and lingered for a long time.The relatives and servants of the Zhao family sprinkled tea and rice grains on the top of the sedan chair one after another, which is said to be able to drive away evil spirits and avoid harm.

When the sun was setting and the sky was full of red clouds, the bridal sedan chair entered the gate of the Liangzhou prefect's mansion where Gu Xu lived temporarily.

The officials of Liangzhou City, big and small, have already organized a mighty number of musicians and folk husbands to play music and set off cannons to welcome the sedan chairs here.

Not long after they surrendered to Gu Xu, they were gearing up to perform well in front of the new lord and to impress him—so they worked extra hard in helping Gu Xu prepare for the wedding.

After the sedan chair stopped, a well-dressed five or six-year-old woman called "Miss Leaving the Sedan Sedan" came out of the door. After the sedan chair door opened, she lightly pulled the bride's hand three times to invite the bride to get out of the sedan chair.

With the support of Xi Niang, Zhao Yan stepped over a vermilion wooden "saddle", walked on the red felt, and stood on the right side of the Xi Hall.

Gu Xu pretended to hide elsewhere, and Xiao Yan, who was holding a candle, invited him back and stood on the left side.

The next step should be the link of worshiping the gods and elders.

However, since Taishang Haotian had long been declared a false god by Gu Xu, and the reincarnated body of Emperor Ziwei stood alive in front of everyone, this step was directly omitted.

As for paying homage to elders... Gu Xu's parents in this life have long since passed away, so the newlyweds can only bow to the spiritual seat and offer incense to worship.

"Husband and wife worship each other!" At this time, the person who praised the ceremony shouted loudly.

Gu Xu and Zhao Yan looked at each other again and bowed three times.

When their eyes meet, Gu Xu can clearly feel that the lines of cause and effect in the two are becoming more and more tightly entangled, no matter how difficult it is to cut off, no matter how difficult it is to separate.

"After the ceremony, leave the class and send it to the bridal chamber!" After the worship ceremony, the praiser shouted again.

Guided by two Xiaoyans holding dragon and phoenix candles, Gu Xu led the bride into the bridal chamber with a silk ribbon of colored balls.

Along the way, the two had to walk on sacks—there were five sacks in total, and when they passed one, Xi Niang would pick it up and pass it on to the front, continuing to pave the road, which means "passing on from generation to generation" and "five generations meet". ".

After entering the bridal chamber, Gu Xu couldn't stay here for long, and soon he was going to toast to relatives and friends outside.

Due to physical problems, Gu Xu has always been bad at drinking and doesn't like drinking.

But on this special occasion today, in order to celebrate, he drank a few big glasses to the brim - of course, in order to avoid getting drunk on the wedding night, he quietly used his true energy to dissolve the alcohol.

Since Gu Xu's status was very different, the guests didn't dare to pester him for nonsense - they toasted him in turn, said some blessings, and then let him leave.

Gu Xu was finally able to sit by the bed and enjoy the quiet world of two together with Zhao Yan.

In the wedding room, a huge mahogany carved bed is placed in the center, and beside the bed is a screen painted with auspicious clouds and mandarin ducks, implying a happy and happy marriage.The bed is covered with a red quilt embroidered with gold thread, and there are carved candlesticks on both sides.

Under the service of the maids, Zhao Yan had already shed her fine clothes and changed into casual clothes.

The hazy candlelight danced on her jade-like skin, making her whole body glow like a dream.

Seeing Gu Xu's arrival, she exposed half of her cheek from behind the round fan, looked at the gorgeous wedding dress on Gu Xu's body, and smiled lightly: "Today is the first time I see my husband in red, and he looks so good-looking."

"It's not as beautiful as a lady's country." Gu Xu smiled.

He stretched out his hand to hold Zhao Yan's wrist, and asked her to gently put down the round fan covering her face.

Finally, she was like an unparalleled flower, completely blooming in front of him.

(End of this chapter)