Who invented the word "Xi" when they got married?

In China, people should put big red slogans on the doors and windows when they get married. It is said that this is related to the story of Wang Anshi, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, who had a double happiness when he was young. That year, Wang Anshi was 23 years old. He went to Beijing Songdu (now Kaifeng, Henan) to study, and went to his uncle's home in Ma's hometown in the east of the city. Walking in the street after dinner, I occasionally saw a lantern hanging upstairs in Mr. Ma's house. I took a closer look, and it flashed "lantern, lantern, stop." A pair. I can't help clapping my hands and praising: "Good right, good right!" "At this moment, an old family member stood by and bowed to him:" This couplet has been posted for several months, and there has been no reply so far. Since "xianggong" agreed, please wait a moment, and I will ask for advice when I report to Members. "Because Wang Anshi is going to take the exam the next day, he has no time to think about the bottom line, so he went back to his uncle's house before his family came out.

The next day, Wang Anshi waved his hand in the examination room and answered freely. Seeing that he is young and talented, the examiners like him very much, so they asked him to go for an interview. In front of the finger hall, the flying tiger flag shouted, "Flying tiger flag, flying tiger flag, flag winding tiger hiding." Wang Anshi remembered yesterday's first couplet, and casually recited, "Run the lantern, run the lantern, and stop when the lamp goes out." Examiners nodded frequently.

Wang Anshi bid farewell to the examiner and returned to his uncle's house. Who knows that as soon as he sat down, he saw the old man come in a hurry yesterday: "Oh dear! Xianggong, I finally know that you live here. Come with me, my family is waiting outside! "

Wang Anshi came to Ma's house with his servant. Mr Ma gave up his seat and asked Four Treasures of the Study to write couplets. Wang Anshi is about to submit the first couplet of the examiner: "Flying Tiger Flag, Flying Tiger Flag, Flag Rolling and Hiding." Teacher Ma was very satisfied to see him writing while flying like a phoenix. Ask the servant girl to show it to her daughter. Correct, vigorous font, shy nod. Commissioner Ma was overjoyed, so he explained to Wang Anshi: "This couplet was made by my daughter's husband. It has been hung for several months, and no one can compare it. Now it's Wang Xianggong face to face. It's a few sentences, a few marriages! " Mr. Ma went to Wang Anshi's uncle's house to ask for relatives for his daughter. The two sides decided that Wang Anshi and Miss Ma would get married three days later.

The third day is an auspicious day. Suddenly, I heard people shouting horses outside the door. Two newspapers came to report: "Master Wang, the number one scholar, will be in court early tomorrow, and the emperor will personally summon him. Please go to the Qionglin banquet! "

Wang Anshi was overjoyed, and immediately drums and firecrackers exploded, worshiping heaven and earth with Miss Ma and entering the bridal chamber. The bride smiled and said to Wang Anshi, "Wang Lang and the gifted scholar won the top prize and married Nuwa. It' s really a double happiness for them to be admitted! " Wang Anshi laughed and told the story again. He said, "The whole fighting relationship is very good. What are the merits of being an official? " Later, he wrote a big double happiness on red paper, posted it on the door, and recited a poem: "Clever couplets make a double happiness, and natural media proves it." On the night of the first wedding, I met Da. "

Since then, wedding stickers have spread among the people and become a symbol of happiness and auspiciousness. Not only hang "Xi" in the room, stick "Xi" outside the gate, but also cut "Xi" on the window and embroider "Xi" on the quilt pillow to get auspicious colors.