Dajin royal family

Chapter 74 Prelude
Concubine Zhao's Zheng family has had a lot of emotional ups and downs recently, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that it's because of her son's affairs.In the beginning, Mrs. Zheng was actually very satisfied with Yuchi Chifan, because when her son was in prison, this girl kept coming to the palace to say hello to her. She thought that this child was a good and well-educated boy, and he would become her son's good wife in the future. In addition, Jiang Chengxiao himself is also willing, she thinks this marriage is very good.

However, the heavens failed as people wished. Unexpectedly, the emperor Jinkou Yuyan broke up the wedding ceremony and gave the eldest grandson's wife to her son instead.For the eldest grandson's family, she was actually very displeased in her heart, firstly because the eldest grandson's family was close to Li's family, and secondly because the eldest grandson Wuji behaved rudely at the gate of Dalin Temple that day.But Zhao Wang told her that this marriage was the emperor's intention, and they could not refuse.

So she thought about it and let it go, as long as the girl from the eldest grandson's family was honest and responsible, she would have nothing to say.She never expected that something happened during the autumn hunt. Now she strongly opposes this marriage, because she doesn't want her son's reputation to be ruined by that woman who goes out to meet people privately before she is married. She was stabbed, which made Zheng even more angry.

In the end, it was Zhao Wang who said that this marriage was His Majesty's intention, and they could not refuse it.

Mrs. Zheng felt wronged for her son, and she was a little reluctant when preparing for Jiang Chengxiao's marriage these days.

"Qingque, why do you want to move out suddenly? The palace is so big, and the family can live closer together. It's not good to move out. Is it possible to go to Wuhefang when I see you in the future? Anyway, why The mother does not agree with this matter."

In the warm pavilion, charcoal is burning in the fire niche, warm air flows in the pavilion, and the smell of incense flows through the mouth and nose, refreshing.

Today, Xiumu, Zhao Wang is also in the mansion, and the whole family is rarely gathered together.

As the head of the family, King Zhao naturally knelt down on the throne. He was drinking tea slowly, the princess was sitting beside him, and all the concubines and concubine daughters were standing in the side of the pavilion.Princess Leping sat next to Jiang Chengxiao, and Jiang Chengxiao knelt and sat under Zhao Wang's left hand seat.

He just proposed to King Zhao about moving out after marriage, but King Zhao didn't object in time, Princess Zheng was the first to refuse.

As for why he moved out, there were many reasons. The most important point was that King Zhao would stay in the capital from now on, and he didn't need to lead troops to go out. He didn't want to see King Zhao up and down.

The reason why Mrs. Zheng objected was because she was the hostess of this family, and she really regarded Jiang Chengxiao as her own son. In addition, what happened not long ago made her not at ease now that Jiang Chengxiao was alone. Go out to live, so refuse.

"Aniang, the baby is already an adult, it's time to practice." Jiang Chengxiao smiled slightly, his handsome face made people feel close.

Mrs. Zheng said: "Where can't I experience it? After you get married, it is experience to be an official in the court. What is it to go out to live? Since you have never cared about the livelihood of the royal family since you were a child, how can you rest assured that you will go out to start a mansion. This matter Don't argue with Wei Niang, listen to your mother."

Le Ping nodded, and echoed: "Aniang is right, brother don't go out, otherwise Le Ping will go out if he wants to see brother in the future, what a trouble."

With a sigh in his heart, he saw Zheng's love for him, and turned to look at King Zhao, "Father, please allow the child to make his own decisions."

Hearing this, King Zhao put down the teacup, but he was a little surprised why he called him father, but he didn't take it to heart, "Can you take care of yourself?"

"can."

After understanding the question and answer of the father and son, Zheng couldn't help frowning, which was obviously a tendency to agree, she said: "No, my mother disagrees with this matter, you have always been in poor health, so my mother is worried. "

"I don't agree either." Le Ping said, "Brother, stay here."

Jiang Chengxiao shook his head slightly, "Aniang, it's okay, my injuries are already healed. Besides, it will be inconvenient to live together after getting married, and my son will often go back home."

Mrs. Zheng wanted to say something else, but King Zhao interrupted her and said, "You can figure it out."

He turned to look at Zheng Shi and said with relief: "He has grown up, so he should go out to experience some experience. Although we don't live together, we are still in the capital, it's nothing."

Mrs. Zheng couldn't stand Jiang Chengxiao's subdued pleading, and finally agreed.

After this incident, Zhao Wang remembered something, and said: "Your slaves and guards are dead, you can pick a few better ones to take with you in a few days."

"No need." Jiang Chengxiao said with a smile: "Since I'm going out to practice, then naturally I have to maintain the family by myself. If I can't persist, I will definitely come back."

King Zhao nodded lightly, "Alright, you make up your own mind."

The matter of going out of the house is settled, and the next step is to discuss the matter of marriage.

This was originally a good thing, but both Zheng and Leping were not in a very high mood.King Zhao also knew the reason, so he said, "Don't worry about the rumors outside, the girl from the eldest grandson's family has been checked by the imperial doctor in the palace, so don't take it to heart."

Mrs. Zheng didn't take his explanation to heart. If it weren't for the large number of people in the Nuan Pavilion, she would definitely have a good fight with Zhao Wang.

"The date has been set. On the third day of the next month, someone will be in charge of all the procedures. By then, Qing Que will be the groom's officer. Prime Minister Bin has found a few people for you, and you can see which one has a good relationship with you. Mother, ask someone to come over."

The maidservant beside Zheng came over and handed over a letter with her name written all over it.The so-called guest minister is actually the best man, but the title is different.

In the list that Mrs. Zheng gave him, he saw many acquaintances, Yu Chijing, Yu Wen Zhiji, Yu Wenhuaji... Zheng Ruyi, Yu Qingze.

Most of the people on this list are the sons of dignitaries in Beijing, but Jiang Chengxiao didn't plan to invite these people.Not to mention Yu Chijing, he is considered generous if he can come, Yu Wenhua and his brothers will be wiped out directly, and it is impossible for him to invite anyone.Zheng Ruyi and Yu Qing are fine, the relationship between the two is okay.

"Aniang, when did Zheng Ruyi come to Beijing?" Jiang Chengxiao remembered frightening him in Zhengjia Village not long ago.

Zheng Shi said: "Just a few days ago, Qiu Lie visited the mansion the day you went out. I heard from your third uncle that the two of you get along well."

"Well, brother Ruyi is very knowledgeable." Jiang Chengxiao focused on the name Yu Qingze again, and asked, "Aniang, Yu Qingze, do you remember that he returned to Jiangnan, and when did he come back?"

Yu Qing is one of the few friends with this body, because he is the son of Yu Shinan, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty.Yu Shinan is one of Jiang Chengxiao's mentors, and it is precisely because he studied calligraphy with Yu Shinan that his writing skills improved by leaps and bounds.

Zheng Shi said: "I learned about it a few days ago when my mother was chatting with Mrs. Yu's family."

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, and said: "Then I will trouble Brother Ruyi and Qing Ze this time. Brother Ruyi will trouble Auntie to notify you on his behalf, and Qing Ze will leave it to me to invite him personally. I just happen to invite Master Yu to come with me."

"Okay." Mrs. Zheng said nothing.

In fact, there was nothing to discuss about the marriage, and the preparatory work was basically done in Zhao Wangfu.

Marriage in the Jin Dynasty pays attention to three books and six rituals, which is extremely comprehensive.The so-called three books are the documents that should be prepared for practicing the six rites, namely, the letter of appointment, the letter of ceremony and the letter of welcome.The letter of appointment is a letter issued by the man's family to the woman's family to confirm the marriage contract. This Zhao Wangfu made a thorough arrangement with the eldest grandson's family the day before yesterday.

The gift book is a letter from the woman's family detailing the items and quantity of the big gift; the welcome letter is a letter from the man to the woman on the day of the wedding.

The six ceremonies refer to the six etiquettes of nacai, asking names, najib, nazheng, asking for a date, and welcoming in person.

Nacai is to propose marriage, and asking name is to ask the woman's name and date of birth. These two items are mainly handled by the matchmaker hired by the man.

Najib is also known as Wending. The man's family will ask a fortune teller to calculate whether the two parties are compatible according to the horoscope of both men and women, so as to determine whether the marriage is auspicious.Jiang Chengxiao and Changsun's two people may be really destined, and the result of the horoscope calculation is very good, which surprised the two families.

If the horoscopes match, the marriage will be settled.Nazheng is also known as Nabi, that is, the man's family gives the bride's family a dowry gift, also known as a big gift.The woman's family accepts the bride price from the man and calls it Xu Ying.Zhao Wang's mansion, as a wealthy mansion, naturally gave a lot of good things, which gave the eldest grandson's family enough face.

Asking for a date is also called choosing a date, that is, the man's family chooses the date of marriage, prepares a gift, informs the woman's family, and asks for her consent.There is basically no need to ask about this, it was originally given by the emperor to marry, so it is omitted directly.

The last is to greet in person, that is, the bridegroom goes to the bride's house to marry.The completion of the six ceremonies means that the ceremony of becoming a wife has been completed.

Jiang Chengxiao's only job is to greet the bride in person, that is, to wear a wedding dress and ride a horse to pick up the bride.Originally, he wanted to push the matter away on the grounds of poor health, but King Zhao disagreed.

In Zhao Wang's words, the matter has developed to the present, and there is no longer an excuse for outsiders to discuss it.If you don't go to greet her in person, the eldest grandson's family and Prince Zhao's mansion will lose all face.Even more will sit on the gossip outside.

When he heard these words at that time, what Jiang Chengxiao thought in his heart was this sentence, "You don't have any points in your heart?"

After that incident, he felt that King Zhao didn't care much about face.

After all these were resolved, Mrs. Zheng asked for some wedding dresses to be brought up.

Dajin's men's wedding dress is not pure red, but three kinds.

One is a dress with a black top and a red striped hem, black means black, and the first one is a combination of red and black.

The second type is a pure white wedding dress, and the children of the clan like Jiang Chengxiao can add silver borders.This type of wedding dress inherits the customs of the previous dynasty, but the Dajin fully inherits the Han system, so this type does not occupy the mainstream.

The last one is the more common one, that is, red clothes, which are more popular in Dajin.

"These are all made by the Shangyi Bureau in the palace. Which one do you like?" Zheng asked him with a smile.

Jiang Chengxiao glanced back and forth on the three wedding dresses, and said, "Let's go with Xuan Chang."

Xuan Chang is the first black and red match.He has always preferred dark colors.

"Success." Mrs. Zheng waved her hand, and the two maidservants went up and left with their wedding dresses.

Le Ping seemed a little absent-minded, this scene was seen by Zhao Wang, and he couldn't help asking: "Le Ping, why are you so depressed?"

Everyone in the Snapper turned their attention to Leping.She smiled lightly, "Le Ping thinks brother must look good in wedding clothes."

Zheng Shi said: "That's natural, you will look good in wedding clothes in the future."

"I don't want it." She whispered.

Some things seemed to be forgotten on purpose. Zhao Wang didn't go into the details of what happened that night, as if he firmly believed in the emperor's judgment.And Jiang Chengxiao also kept silent about this, and the tacit understanding between the two coincided unprecedentedly.

Leaving the Nuan Pavilion, the light snow outside had already covered the palace with a layer of silver frost, and there was a muffled "creak" sound when one stepped on it.

Standing on the small bridge, looking at the calm lotus pond, a few dead branches floated on the water without making a sound.

"Master, it's snowing, go back and rest." Nan Jiyun stretched out his hand to hold a piece of ice crystal, and persuaded him.

When Jiang Chengxiao turned to leave, he found a woman walking towards him, who was his third sister from a concubine.

"I've seen you, brother." Sanniang bowed gracefully.

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, "Are you going back to the dormitory?"

Sanniang said: "Yes, brother."

"You seem a little..." Jiang Chengxiao stopped talking halfway through.

Sanniang was a little strange, "What did brother say?"

"It's nothing, it's cold outside, let's go back earlier." Jiang Chengxiao tilted his head, looking calmly at the lotus pond.

In fact, he just wanted to say, you seem to be a little afraid of me.But I didn't say it after all, maybe because I'm not familiar with it.

Sanniang nodded lightly, and said in a low voice, "Congratulations, brother, on his marriage."

"Well."

Among the many younger sisters in the mansion, Le Ping and the third younger sister left a deep impression on him, because the former was noisy and the latter was quiet.

Recently, Leping's impression of him has changed, from being noisy to being "smart".And this third younger sister is still quiet, no matter where she is seen, she always looks quiet.

"I've seen the princess." The voice of the third lady came from next to his ears. Hearing her words, Jiang Chengxiao knew who was coming, so he stood still.

Le Ping held an oiled paper umbrella to block the wind and snow, nodded to her expressionlessly, then walked to Jiang Chengxiao's side and held an umbrella for him. "Brother is just recovering from a serious illness, and he doesn't cherish his body at all."

Seeing the two of them talking, San Niang said goodbye and quietly left.

Jiang Chengxiao turned around and looked at her leisurely, and said with a smile, "Look at you, how are you holding up the umbrella." He looked at the rib of the umbrella next to him, and took the umbrella from her hand.

"I'm not as tall as elder brother, of course I can't." Le Ping pouted, "brother, do you really want to leave the house? When I am scolded by my mother in the future, who will save me?" She said bitterly Face.The only people in the mansion who can intercede with Zheng are her elder brother and father.

"Can you take back what you say casually? Don't always think about going out to play. You don't know Auntie's temperament. If you are honest and obedient, you won't suffer." Jiang Chengxiao said.

Le Ping said: "But brother, it's not that you don't understand, those rules of etiquette are torturing people."

"If you are really depressed in the future, you can come to Langya County to live for a while." Jiang Chengxiao said: "But remember, you must learn what you need to learn, otherwise I will not be able to protect you."

"Oh."

Le Ping thought for a while and said, "Brother, I didn't want to make you unhappy, but a few days ago, when I met sisters from the Yu family and sisters from Hou Mo and Chen's family, they were always gossiping. Brother, you are really serious Do you mind?"

"The mouth grows on other people's faces, can you make them shut up?" Jiang Chengxiao said with a smile: "Just do your own thing, it's for my brother."

Le Ping pouted and lowered his head, looking at the snowflakes on the ground.

(End of this chapter)