Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancient wedding customs, from the emperor to the common people, all adopted the custom of "Six Rites".
The Six Rites gradually became the standard of marriage in ancient times.
What are the six rites?
Take the reward, ask the name, take the reward, ask the date.
Finally, it was a personal welcome.
Which was to escort the bride.
In Xudu City.
When the news of Xun Yu proposing a marriage to Cao Jie on behalf of Zhuge Mu, the Governor of Yongling, spread under Cao Cao's instructions…
Zhuge Mu did not hesitate.
He immediately brought Huang Xu to the wild to catch two living wild geese that symbolized loyalty and went to Sikong Manor to propose marriage.
Through Cao Cao's words, Zhuge Mu learned that Xun Yu's hair had turned white overnight because of his words.
This made him feel helpless and at the same time, he really did not know what to say.
He had never dreamed of it.
He had never thought that the words he had said would have such a huge impact on Xun Yu.
But even so.
A few days later, Zhuge Mu still braced himself and went to the Xun Residence.
He had no choice!
The second step of the Six Rituals was to ask for the name of Cao Jie. Xun Yu, the matchmaker, had to go to Sikong's residence to ask for Cao Jie's birth characters to see if Cao Jie and Zhuge Mu's birthdays were suitable.
In Zhuge Mu's opinion…
It should be suitable.
If it wasn't suitable, Cao Cao didn't need to do it himself. He would have asked the Taoist priest who had divined his and Cao Jie's birthdays to say "auspicious".
After that, things became simple.
Inform Cao Cao in writing of the news of the marriage divined by the Taoist priest. It was called Naji, also known as the "alliance".
They couldn't come empty-handed to sign an alliance.
For this, Zhuge Mu brought Huang Xu to hunt a pair of wild geese and sent them to Sikong Manor.
This made him sigh repeatedly. This was the good thing about ancient times.
The engagement only required a pair of wild geese flying everywhere in the wild. The worry-free thing was…
In this era, even pandas were food for hunters, and wild geese were not even worth mentioning.
If this was in the future…
Gold rings, gold earrings, gold necklaces, and many other accessories would definitely not be able to escape.
After Naji was the recruitment!
It was also commonly known as the complete engagement.
The betrothal gift Zhuge Mu gave to Sikong's residence could be said to be extravagant.
Needless to say, he didn't keep the jade and jewelry that Liu Xie had given him on behalf of the imperial court.
In fact, Zhuge Mu even gave a few special items that occasionally appeared in the Battle Merit Shop, a few Divine Armors that far surpassed the craftsmanship of this era, to Cao Cao as betrothal gifts.
When Zhuge Mu saw Cao Cao's joyful expression, he felt his heart bleeding.
Finally, after nearly half a month of proposing…
After the fifth step was completed, the date of the wedding was finally set.
It was the eighth day of the eighth lunar month.
It's time to marry.
It was indeed a good day to welcome the bride.
Of course, in the process of performing the Six Rituals…
Zhuge Mu didn't forget to send letters to his eldest brother Zhuge Jin, who was working for Sun Quan in the River East, his second brother Zhuge Liang, and his fourth brother Zhuge Jun, who were far away in the Jing State, inviting them to attend his wedding in Xu City.
……
River East.
Wu County.
Chaisang City.
Chaisang City was located along the Jinjiang River (Yangtze River) with the Poyang River (Poyang River), and it was backed by Mount Lu. Due to its unique military geographical location, Sun Ce, the little tyrant who dominated River East, chose this place as the foundation of his hegemony.
As for Sun Quan moving the capital of Wu from Chaisang to Jingkou, Jianye, Wuchang, Jianye, and Jianye, all of that was a story for another time.
Before the Battle of Red Cliff, the current capital of River East could only be Chaisang.
He had almost forgotten.
At this moment, the burly man did not even mention Jianye!
Jianye was still a small, dilapidated county town, so its name should be Moling.
After a thousand years, it would still be called Jinling by the world.
Regarding this, anyone who had read the Three Kingdoms: All of the great ancestors of the novel," Brother Crouching Dragon," should know.
Thousands of miles away in Xudu City, Zhuge Mu glanced outside the screen.
Right? Dear ancestors!
……
In Chaisang City, Zhuge Manor.
Zhuge Jin, who was Sun Quan's chief historian at the time, was reading a letter from home sent from Xuchang.
After reading the letter, a faint smile appeared on Zhuge Jin's face.
"Good boy!"
"I didn't expect that before Second Brother got married, Third Brother would walk ahead of him.”
Zhuge Jin let out a loud laugh. He turned around and handed the envelope in his hand to his wife, Wang.
"Furen, Third Brother will be getting married soon. At that time, can you come with me to Xu City to attend his wedding?”
Before Zhuge Jin's wife could say anything, Zhuge Jin's eldest son, Zhuge Ke, who was playing in the courtyard, ran over.
"Father, father, Ke 'er also wants to see Third Uncle!”
"Ke 'er likes Third Uncle the most!"
Zhuge Ke grabbed his father Zhuge Jin's sleeve with his small hand, his face full of longing.
"Good, good, good!"
"All of you, all of you!"
Zhuge Jin laughed and patted his son's head, but he was filled with emotions.
As for his son's attachment to his third brother, even as a father and brother, he was a little jealous.
He did not know what kind of bewitching drug his third brother had given his son, Zhuge Ke, to the point that his son's eyes lit up when he heard his third uncle's name.
Beside him, Zhuge Mu's wife, Madam Wang, glared at Zhuge Jin angrily.
" Husband, I do want to attend Shu Zhi's wedding, but Qiao 'er is only three years old now. I'm afraid that she'll be tired from the long journey…"
Qiao 'er was Zhuge Jin's second son, Zhuge Qiao.
Madam Wang's eyes were filled with worry, which made Zhuge Jin feel extremely guilty.
"Furen is right. It's your husband's fault for not considering things properly!”
"This time, I'll have to trouble Madam to stay at home. I'll go to Xuchang to give Shuzhi my blessings on your behalf.”
Zhuge Jin said.
"Brother Ziyu, where are you planning to go?”
" What do you mean by giving blessings?!"
Outside the courtyard, a burst of soft laughter could be heard.
Zhuge Jin looked up and saw a scholarly man in green walking towards him.
When he saw who it was, Zhuge Jin laughed and scolded,""Lu Zijing, you're really not a son. I didn't expect you to actually do this kind of eavesdropping.”
The people who had come were Lu Su and Lu Zijing from Dongcheng County, who were on good terms with Zhuge Jin and were also officials under Sun Quan.
Zhuge Jin didn't hide anything from Lu Su.
As there was nothing shameful recorded in the letter, Zhuge Jin passed the letter to Lu Su.
After reading it, Lu Su let out a sigh.
"Ziyu, your brother is amazing!”
"Not long ago, he was conferred the title of Marquis after exterminating the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes.”
"Now, you are going to marry Cao Cao's daughter. The rise of the Zhuge Clan in Langya under Cao Cao's hands is just around the corner.”
Lu Su asked Zhuge Jin after sighing.
"Does Marquis Wu know about this?"
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