When the two parties arrived at the state-owned restaurant together, Mr. Guan, the Admiral of the Nine Gates, and Hou Popohou were already waiting in the restaurant. As soon as they arrived, they opened two tables.

The head chef here knew He Yuzhu, and when he saw them arriving, he led his apprentices to do their best and cooked dishes to entertain them.

While waiting, Mr. Guan, the Admiral of the Nine Sects, scolded Bai Zirui with a smile: "This brat is getting engaged, and he didn't come to me to prepare a betrothal gift for you. He really deserves a beating! I also prepared two things for you.

A small gift, given to a girl as a token of love."

After he finished speaking, he pushed the two small red boxes in front of him to Xu Jingli, nodded and praised: "Zi Rui, this brat has a much better vision for choosing a wife than my disciple. A girl who is so knowledgeable and sensible is actually chosen."

He was deceived, niece-in-law, open it and see if you are satisfied with the gift I prepared for you!"

Xu Jingli stood up and bowed and said, "Thank you! Uncle Guan." Then he sat down and opened one of the small red boxes, and saw an exquisite jade hairpin inside.

The hairpin is a commonly used love object for women in ancient times. The hairpin also symbolizes the dignity of the "majority". Legend has it that King Xuan of Zhou was once indulged in comfort, playing the flute every night and not thinking about state affairs. The ministers in the court were very anxious, but because of the respect of the monarch and his ministers,

He was humble and could not persuade King Zhou Xuan. But King Zhou Xuan had a virtuous queen - Queen Jiang.

Empress Jiang was well aware of her husband's current situation and the ministers had nothing to do, so she took off her hairpin and knelt down in Yuyong Lane, saying that she was guilty and failed to help King Zhou Xuan govern the world well, and thus advised King Zhou Xuan to be diligent in government. King Zhou Xuan knew his intentions and was extremely ashamed.

, from then on he worked diligently and loved the people, creating a prosperous era. This is the story of "retiring hairpins and encouraging government" that has been passed down to future generations.

The hairpin is also called a head scratcher. According to "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes": Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty doted on Mrs. Li. Once when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in Mrs. Li's palace, he suddenly felt that his head was itching unbearably! So he took off the hairpin and Mrs. Li's exquisite craftsmanship

The jade hairpin scratches the head, so the jade hairpin can also be called the head scratcher, and the name of the head scratcher comes from this. In ancient times, it was stipulated that criminals were not allowed to wear hairpins, and even concubines who made mistakes had to wear hairpins, because hairpins also symbolize dignity.

Bai Zirui, who was sitting next to Xu Jingli, saw that the jade hairpin in the box was extremely exquisite. He gently picked it up and observed it carefully. It was a hairpin made of Han jade, mostly made of XJ white jade.

The color of the jade is hazy and old, full of antiquity, the quality of the jade is excellent, the craftsmanship is fine, and the shape is beautiful.

It is carved in the shape of a phoenix, which is unique and elegant. The phoenix is ​​a traditional auspicious pattern. The phoenix flies on the hairpin, symbolizing a happy life and auspicious meaning. The phoenix holds a string of pearls in its mouth. It is not difficult to imagine that it was worn by ancient women.

The hair is swaying, that beautiful and extraordinary scene.

Bai Zirui's sharp eyes discovered that there was a line of small and graceful characters carved on the hairpin. There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent. He looked at Qingren City and then at Qingren Country. He would rather not know Qingcheng and Qingguo. Beauty is hard to find again - Li

Yan.

Bai Zirui combined these verses describing beauty with the very feminine name Li Yan, and combined it with the fact that it was a jade hairpin from the Han Dynasty, and he immediately knew who the owner of this jade hairpin was. She was Mrs. Li, the concubine favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Mrs. Li's name is Li Yan, and she is the sister of Li Yannian, a famous music master in the Western Han Dynasty. "Book of Han·Biography of Wife Relatives·Part 1" records: "Mrs. Li's filial piety was to promote progress." So some people think that she was born as a prostitute, but this kind of

The understanding is wrong, because this "advocate" is not the other "prostitute". In ancient times, "advocate" refers to singing and dancing artists, not prostitutes who sell their bodies.

Mrs. Li (birth and death unknown), the concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, named Yan. She was recommended to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by Princess Pingyang. Li was named his wife. She gave birth to the fifth son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Kun (King of Changyi), and had brothers Li Yannian and Li Guangli.

In 186 BC, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty posthumously named her "Queen Xiaowu".

She was deeply loved by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and knew well the principle of "use sex to affect others, and love will fade", so she never saw Emperor Wu before her death. Not only did she leave her sorrow to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but she also left her beauty in his heart forever

It touched the heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and gave future generations a lot of insights.

Bai Zirui put the jade hairpin in the brocade box and said to Xu Jingli solemnly: "Sister Jingli, this jade hairpin was worn by Mrs. Li, the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. You must keep it well."

Xu Jingli heard that Bai Zirui said that the original owner of this jade hairpin was actually Mrs. Li, the beloved concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. She said hurriedly: "Uncle Guan, I accept your kindness, but this gift is too expensive.

.I cannot accept it, please take it back."

Mr. Guan, the admiral of the Nine Sects, pretended to be angry and reprimanded: "You little girl, you just finished praising you for being knowledgeable and polite. Don't you know that elders cannot refuse to give you gifts?"

Xu Jingli looked at Bai Zirui at a loss. He smiled and said, "Sister Jingli, this is Mr. Guan's wish. Put the gift away. Let's have a proper toast to Mr. Guan with two glasses of wine later."

Mr. Guan, the Admiral of the Nine Sects, smiled and said, "Zi Rui still understands the truth."

After looking at the jade hairpins in the brocade river, Bai Zirui opened another brocade box, which contained a beautifully crafted and festive concentric knot in bright red, which is a traditional handicraft in my country. The concentric knot is an ancient and meaningful flower knot, because The characteristic of two connected knots is often used as a symbol of love, which means "forever united".

"The Source of Poetry" says that Wenzhou fell in love with his neighbor's wife Jiang, and gave Jiang a hundred-refined crystal needle as a token. Jiang opened his shoebox, took the connecting thread, threaded the two needles, and knitted a concentric knot in return as a gift to Wenzhou.

The thread means purity, while the needle has the same pronunciation as chastity.

The general shape of the concentric knot is two strands of colored rope tied into a chain palindrome, and then tightened. Later it developed into a concentric knot - that is, two brocade ribbons folded into flat strips and pressed into a concentric knot.

The method is woven into a rectangular shape.

Weave the strands of silk ribbons into a palindrome-like concentric knot and give it to the other party, which contains endless longing and thousands of emotions. Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Double silk belts around the waist, dreams are concentric knots". Song Dynasty

Lin Bu has a poem: "The king is full of tears, and the concubine is full of tears. The knot between Luo and Dai has not yet been completed, and the tide at the head of the river has subsided."

The words are the voice of the heart, as the saying goes, "Heaven is not old, love is hard to break, the heart is like a double silk net, with thousands of knots in it." The Chinese character "knot" is like a net that "will not let go of the heart, and the love will be tightly knotted", but

There are endless stories about crazy children all over the world, and it would be very sad to see them.

"Knot" is a Chinese character endowed with too many beautiful colors. Compared with other tokens, Tongxinknot has an implicit depth because it incorporates the ingenuity of lovers.

The old man, the Ninth Admiral, said with a smile: "This is the knot of love that I specially asked someone to make for you. I wish you, a talented and beautiful couple, a happy marriage forever."

Bai Zirui and Xu Jingli stood up, bowed to Mr. Guan, and said respectfully: "Uncle Guan, thank you for your blessing."

Mr. Guan said: "As long as you live happily together and grow old together, all my efforts will be in vain."

At this time, the head chef came to He Yuzhu and told him that the dishes were ready and could they be served? He Yuzhu asked them to serve the dishes for the engagement banquet.

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