The Wedding
Early the next morning, Ao Yi's wedding was held at Shanghai's Jin Jiang Hotel. This hotel was the most famous hotel in Shanghai!
The owner of the hotel was a very famous woman in Shanghai. Her name was Dong Zhujun. In this era, all the big shots in Shanghai basically ate at her hotel. Even Chaplin from abroad had come to her Jinjiang Hotel. She had only spent a short ten years in Shanghai from scratch. The story started when she was young. She was born into a poor family. Due to her family's financial conditions, her father sent her to a brothel.
However, Dong Zhujun was a strong-willed person. She was not defeated by reality. Her looks were very likable, and her singing was also very melodious. Therefore, when everyone liked her, she became the money-printing machine in the robbery.
However, no one knew the pain of this. She sang until she was exhausted every day, and this kind of life would not last long. She wanted to leave this place, the Zhou Corporation, but at the same time, she was very clear about her ability to earn money. The brothel owner would not let her go. In the end, he would squeeze her dry and chase her out when Dong Zhujun was old. She didn't want to end up like this!
At this moment, a noble young master appeared. He was the husband of Dong Zhujun, Xia Zhishi. This was a young man who had improved. The two of them took a fancy to each other at first glance.
Dong Zhujun immediately escaped from the brothel and went to Japan to study with Xia Zhishi. In fact, Xia Zhishi had the ability to redeem Dong Zhujun from the brothel, but Dong Zhujun didn't allow it. She was afraid that Xia Zhishi would say," I bought you with money!"”When they got married, Dong Zhujun didn't ask Xia Zhishi for any monetary gifts. She only wanted Xia Zhishi to promise that she would go to school and that she wouldn't be a concubine.
In the beginning, everything was fine. However, after studying in Japan and returning home, Xia Zhishi's career suffered a series of setbacks. Slowly, he started to become anxious. Was he going to quarrel with Dong Zhujun and suspect that she had someone else on the outside?
Dong Zhujun couldn't take it anymore. She decided to separate from Xia Zhishi and came to Shanghai. Xia Zhishi chased her to Shanghai, but Dong Zhujun did not change her mind. Xia Zhishi even laughed at her. How could a woman with no money and a few children stand firm in Shanghai? However, Dong Zhujun had single-handedly founded the Jinjiang Hotel under such circumstances. He raised his children alone.
On the day of Ao Yi's wedding, Dong Zhujun paid great attention to it. The First Lady of the First Republic of China had personally come to preside over the wedding for the newlyweds!
The second girl's father was actually an elder of the National Party! The chairman's mentor. The head of the National Executive Committee, the governor of Zhejiang Province!
Thirdly, the three underground forces in Shanghai had specially instructed her to do a good job with this wedding! For this reason, the Dragon God Association sent people to watch over the place for Du Yuesheng and Boss Du! Du Yuesheng was on the same side as the chairman! He was here to protect the chairman's wife!
How could Dong Zhujun not take this seriously? She couldn't afford to offend the underground forces in Shanghai!
Ao Yi was not present at the wedding. Zhang Dingjiang's daughters were all born abroad, so they were more westernized. However, Zhang Dingjiang decided to use a Chinese wedding this time! Ao Yi would probably choose a Chinese wedding if he was present!
The Chinese wedding in the Republic of China was exactly the same as the ancient Chinese history. It was much better than the messy Chinese wedding in modern society! The procedure was very complicated!
One, Three Books and Six Rites
[Letter of appointment: A letter of engagement. A man and a woman officially enter into a marriage contract.] Naji (Guo Wending) was used at that time.
Book of Gifts: A book of gifts, a list of gifts, listing in detail the types and quantities of gifts. It is used when accepting the expedition (paying a big gift).
The Book of Bride: The Book of Bride. On the wedding day (personally welcoming), it was used to pick up the bride.
Nacai: In ancient times, the first wedding ceremony was to invite a matchmaker to be the matchmaker when the bride was in love. It was called Nacai, and now it was called "marriage proposal".
Ask the name: the man asked the woman's name and the time of birth, with 1, auspicious omen, called ask the name, now called "close eight characters."
Naji: If the name is a good omen, send a matchmaker to give a small gift, called Naji, now called "Guo Wen Ding" or "Xiao Ding."
Accepting the levy: to send gifts, gift cakes, gifts and offerings, etc., that is, to officially send betrothal gifts, called accepting the levy, now called "too big gift."
Request date: The male family asked the fortune-teller to choose a date, which was called the request date, also known as "begging day", now called "choosing day".
Pro-welcome: The groom takes the car to the woman's house to welcome the bride, which is called pro-welcome.
Bed: Choose an auspicious day, and a few days before the wedding, the new bed will be moved to the appropriate position by the lucky man. And then, before the wedding, by fate
The granny was responsible for making the bed, spreading the mattress, bedsheet, dragon and phoenix quilt on the bed, and sprinkling all kinds of happy fruits, such as red dates, longan, dried lychee, red mung beans, etc.
And red packets. After the bed is installed, no one is allowed to enter the new room or touch the new bed until the newlyweds enter the room on the night of the wedding.
The wedding of Chinese people could not be separated from the bright red color. It was customary to use bright colors to set off the atmosphere. Therefore, the color of women's wedding clothes in the past dynasties had become a custom to show joy, to set off the newcomers, and to indicate that their future life would be prosperous and happy. Before dawn, Ao Yi was wearing a red robe at the Immense Forest Villa that his father-in-law had given him!
In fact, Ao Yi was very unhappy with those mandarin robes from the Republic of China. These were all remnants of the Manchu Dynasty! How could it be compared to the traditional Han clothing! However, he didn't prepare any other clothes, so he could only make do with it!
Zhang Liying got up earlier and dressed up. The bride's gown was a wide-sleeved, double-lapped Zhai dress and she wore a beaded phoenix crown. It was worth mentioning that the patterns on the clothes were very particular. The lapel itself had a complete sense of symmetrical, and in Chinese culture, it represented a collective name and beauty. The dense pattern of the left and right symmetrical golden pheasants symbolized the beauty and joy of the husband and wife's life in Chinese traditional culture.
Finally, it was time to welcome the bride. Ao Yi took the dozens of cars his father-in-law had found and went to the Zhang family's villa in a grandiose manner! Bridal escort!
There was currently no one getting married in Shanghai, so they had found dozens of cars as a bridal procession. This was the first time in Shanghai's history! The six trucks in front had a band playing and singing on them. They were responsible for clearing the way! The bridal escort team followed behind! Looking at the long line of cars, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the entire Shanghai Bund. The later marriages probably followed suit and competed for face!
Because the wedding was held at the Jinjiang Hotel, some procedures were simplified. Ao Yi directly pulled Zhang Liying, who was wearing a red veil, into the wedding car! Before the bride boarded the bridal sedan chair, she had to use a red scarf to cover her face. She couldn't take it off inside the bridal sedan chair. This was the barrier, also known as the veil. After the man's family entered the bridal chamber, the groom or the woman who had both good fortune and longevity could take it off and let the people who congratulated the bride look at the bride's elegant demeanor, which was called picking the veil.
Looking at his beautiful and charming wife, Ao Yi was secretly pleased. This was his first marriage in two lifetimes. In both his previous and present lives, he was a pure virgin who had never even eaten meat! He had never plowed the land!
Thinking of plowing (you know)! Ao Yi's face instantly darkened. He didn't know if his dragon whip would work! Otherwise, he could only serve his wife himself!
It was a pity that his wife's first time was wasted like this! However, he definitely could not spread the news that he could not do it. If that happened, his reputation would be ruined! How should he go out and meet people in the future?
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