In the lobby, Xue Tao bid farewell to her father and her beloved daughter was about to get married. Xue Xun was also a little sad, but her daughter was eighteen years old and could not always stay by her side. Moreover, it was difficult for her to find a husband who was in love, so Xue Xun was sad and very happy.

"I have said it before my father. When I leave, I wish you a happy life, take care of your husband and children as soon as possible, and let me carry my grandson as soon as possible."

Xue Tao gave a blessing gift, "Father's teachings, my daughter remember, that daughter is gone!"

"Go! Don't be sad. This is your home, and you can come back at any time."

Although he said he should not be sad, his voice was a little choked. He quickly turned his head and waved his hand, "You go quickly!"

Xue Tao was also very sad. She held back her tears, bowed to her parents again, and walked towards the yard with the support of Aqiu.

The Tang Dynasty opposed the bride's use of veils, believing that this was against the etiquette system, so the Tang Dynasty did not have the custom of hiding a newcomer's face. At most, when going out and entering, the wedding girl used a fan to cover the bride's face.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that the ancient ritual of the veil was restored again, and it continued until the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

With the support of two wedding ladies, Xue Tao boarded the carriage. As a dowry maid, Aqiu also followed her into the carriage, and then Xiaoyu Niang. Her identity was not a low-key family, but a normal civilian status. She received her monthly salary and paid a count tax to the government. However, she often lost her identity and always regarded herself as Guo Song's little maid.

Guo Song didn't know how to resettle her, so he could only use her as Xue Tao's personal guard.

At this time, Guo Ying shouted, "The auspicious time has come, let's go!"

The drum music sounded, Guo Song said goodbye to Xue Xun and Han, and the Xue family sent everyone to the door and watched the carriage leave amid the drum music.

Xue Xun smiled at everyone and said, "Close the door! It's time for us to set off."

The Xue family took four carriages to take a shortcut to Qujiangyuan House. They probably arrived half an hour earlier and could have a few more wedding drinks.

The wedding party went to Chunmingmen Street and headed west. They reached the Jinguang Gate to the west, then turned south, circled back to Zhuque Gate, and then took Zhuque Gate as the starting point and walked south along Zhuque Street, leaving Chang'an City from Mingde Gate. This is the rule for people in Chang'an to welcome brides. No matter how you walk, you must walk Zhuque Street all the time.

Guo Song followed closely by the carriage. Inside the carriage, Xue Tao was looking at the carriage with interest. The carriage was specially customized for her, and she would have to take the carriage when she went out in the future.

The carriage is very wide and is arranged in a simple and comfortable manner. There is also a small compartment behind it, with a toilet inside it. It is tightly fixed and can be taken off. It is convenient for long-distance travel and is well sealed, so you don’t have to worry about odor coming into the car.

The three of them sat comfortably in the carriage. Xue Tao leaned against the cushion and looked at the husband outside the gauze curtain. From today on, he will be his husband.

She gently pulled open a crack in a gauze curtain and shouted: "Guo Lang!"

Guo Song heard the beautiful woman's shout and smiled: "How is the new carriage?"

“It’s very comfortable, I’m very satisfied.”

"The key is comfort, otherwise I will be very worried on the way if you go to Ganzhou with me."

"When will we set out to Ganzhou?"

Guo Song thought for a while and said, "It's about ten days later!"

"Guo Lang, are you nervous?" Xue Tao couldn't help asking in a low voice.

"It's a little bit! But it's more to say it's expectation than to be nervous."

Xue Tao's face turned red and she hurriedly said to her. She knew what her lover was looking forward to. The night before yesterday, her mother told her in detail that something was going to happen tonight. She was nervous, but she also had a little bit of expectation. Without that step, how could she be a mother?

Although it was early spring in February, it was still dark early in winter. It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun set and it was coming at dusk.

Many people in front of Xue Mansion were looking at each other, starting from lunch, and now they are almost full of wine and food. Now they are waiting for the final wedding ceremony to begin.

At this time, drums and music came faintly from afar, and a bride-welcoming entourage ran back and shouted: "Here is here! Here!"

Several Taoist priests of Qingxu Palace quickly spread the carpet, which spread from the gate to the Qinglu in the west courtyard. This was one of the two necessary rules mentioned by the ceremonial ceremonies. Only after the bride could the bride officially step on the land of the man's house. Although Xue Tao had been here several times before, he was not the bride's identity at that time.

The first two felt carpets were used to rotate in front and back, called turning felts. This was a custom of the Xianbei people and also influenced the Tang Dynasty. The luxury trend gradually rose in the middle and Tang Dynasty. The wealthy and powerful families began to lay long carpets, while ordinary families still retained the old customs and used two felt carpets to replace them in turn. In fact, it was more because they did not have enough financial resources to use long carpets.

Anyway, whether it is a wealthy family or a civilian, you must follow this rule.

As for the customs of crossing braziers, riding horse saddles, sprinkling dates, feeding food from a woman's family, etc., this is determined according to the situation of each family and is not a necessary option, so there is nothing in Guo Song, but the second rule that must be made is to sit in the account, which will be held after the wedding, when the relatives and friends of both parties are blessing.

As for drinking Heya wine, that is not a rule, it is a wedding procedure.

Amid the joyful drums and music, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate. More than a dozen of her wives holding big fans ran up and formed a passage with fans. Xue Tao slowly walked off the carriage with the support of Aqiu and Xiaoyu Niang.

Although the large fan was covered closely, many guests could still glance through the gap. When they saw the bride's peerless face, they were shocked and couldn't help but applaud.

"The bride comes into the house!"

The host shouted loudly, and Xue Tao entered the mansion surrounded by more than a dozen of her ladies, walked along the red carpet to the west courtyard, and walked into the huge green hut.

The Qinglu has been arranged, and in the middle is a big character "囍", and the table below is filled with various festive things, such as geese, pomegranates, mandarin ducks, etc. There is a huge red candle on each side, burning brightly.

There are huge red curtains on both sides, making the entire Qinglu liven up with a festive atmosphere.

Qinglu has a back tent, and Xue Tao transferred it into the back tent. A wedding girl who specializes in makeup came forward and made up a little makeup for her. The wedding girl couldn't help but praise: "I have been putting on makeup for more than ten years. This is the first time I have seen a beautiful and gentle bride like you, and it is comparable to a concubine in the palace."

Xue Tao smiled faintly, "Thank you for your praise!"

Another wedding girl next to her also sighed: "The groom is also very young. I heard that she is a high-ranking official in the court. She can live in such a large garden, so it is hard to find such a husband with a lantern!"

Xue Tao showed a sweet smile on her face. She didn't care if others praised her, but she was very happy when others praised her husband. Although she was praising her vulgarly, Xue Tao could hear that she was praising her from the bottom of her heart. Who said that was not? Her husband was far from comparable to that of the powerful and powerful children.

At this time, the emcee asked outside the tent: "Have the bride put on makeup? The auspicious time is coming soon."

The wedding girl quickly replied: "It's OK!"

At this time, the sky was already dark, and there was still the last little afterglow in the sky. Just when it was dark, the lights in Qinglu were brightly lit, illuminating like daylight, and almost all the guests entered Qinglu.

There were a row of soft sluices on the left and right in front. The woman's parents sat on the side. The man was a little funny. They were two white-haired elderly people, one was Guo Ziyi. He and Guo Song were indeed of the same clan and had blood relationships, so as the elder of the husband's family, he was also a witness.

The other one is Gongsun Auntie. Guo Song regards his master as his father. As the master, Gongsun Auntie is also an elder recognized by Guo Song. If he doesn't know them, he will think that they are an old couple and the man's grandfather and grandmother.

The master said loudly: "Good times and beautiful scenery, we wish the couple a wedding today, and now the auspicious time is coming."

Before the emcee could finish his words, someone outside shouted: "The emperor's congratulations are here!"

Everyone went a long way, and Guo Song hurriedly came forward, and the eunuch Huo Xianming walked in quickly. He clasped his fists and laughed: "Congratulations to Governor Guo for his newlyweds. Our family was entrusted by the emperor to present a newlyweds gift to Governor Guo!"

Guo Song hurriedly clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "Thank you, Eunuch Huo for coming!"

Huo Xianming smiled and waved his hand. An eunuch came forward with a jade plate. There were two five-inch-high villains on the plate. They were white and fat, and they were all wearing wedding dresses. The groom was made of gold, while the bride was carved from white jade, which meant that it was a golden boy and a jade girl. There was also a gold medal next to it, which wrote about the heavenly marriage.

Guo Song hurriedly took the jade plate and thanked him again. Huo Xianming smiled and said, "Our family still has to go back to report his life, so we won't disturb Governor Guo's wedding."

"Please give me a glass of wedding wine before leaving!"

"Guo Song quickly winked Zhang Lei and asked him to thank the eunuch again."

Zhang Lei knew it and quickly invited Huo Xianming to the lobby. There was a lot of discussion in Qinglu. No one expected that the emperor would actually send a gift. The groom had too much face.

Guo Ziyi stroked her beard and smiled without saying a word. It seemed that the emperor had high hopes for Guo Song to go to Hexi.

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