The same was true for marriages among the common people, and when the groom's family went to settle arrangements with the family of the bride, it was also customary for them to bring a ju-i as a token of their sincerity.
皇帝大婚處處如意，尋常百姓，男方到女方家為一雙小兒女下定之時，信物經常也是如意一柄。