The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

On the fifth day of the second month, before dawn, the lights were already on in the Yan Prince's Mansion. The maids and servants carried the cages in and out to make a ball, mixed with the sound of horses and sheep. Zheng Shou, the chief manager, was even more untouched.

The commanders were directing front and back, and there were several officials from the Ministry of Rites who were guiding and lined up. Zhao Qi looked at all this with his hands behind his back and said nothing.

"Second Master, everything is ready, the young one is gone!" Jianxi bowed to the prince.

"Oh, go!" Zhao Qiong sighed and waved his hand, looking sad and helpless.

"Teacher Second Master, take care of him, come back when he goes!" Jianxi said worriedly as he looked at the prince's sad look.

"Get out, get out quickly, it's better not to come back!" Zhao Qi shouted impatiently. Seeing that Xi saw that things were not good, he quickly asked someone to leave quickly.

Zhao Qi looked at everyone carrying the box and panic out, and sighed again. This is really 'It's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster, it's a disaster.' He has been careful to avoid it after returning to Beijing and never dared to talk about marriage. Now he is

When the people in the southeast were in chaos, his father was also upset. He thought he could escape this disaster, but he still suffered a "planning". Liang Shicheng suddenly became concerned about his marriage. He somehow told the emperor to make a move for himself.

When the marriage was married, the Queen's thoughts were aroused, and a royal decree set his life for him.

In ancient times, when we talked about weddings, we must mention the "Six Leaves", namely, Naga, ask for names, Najib, ask for money, invite dates, and welcome them in person. These six main steps were, in the Song Dynasty, the title and practice of the Six Leaves were due to the parties involved.

The status varies, and the wedding model gradually evolved into official rituals and private rituals. Zhao Ji rebuilt the new rituals of the Five Etiquettes in the fifth year of Zhenghe. He asked people to abide by them. However, his red tape, he said that he was different from the noble and humble, and he was criticized for taking ancient rituals.

As a result, Qu Gao and his wife were poor, and he had strictly enforced the orders, but the results were very little. This time it was his son's turn to marry, of course he had to set an example.

'Six Lises' is just the main step of the wedding. The complete wedding should be discussed before the Six Lises. Zhu Yannian had been appointed as the doctor of Tongzheng, and Fanyang County Bo had transferred him to Beijing as the Minister of Revenue, and the Imperial Palace also sent him to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Revenue.

After asking, it is considered a marriage proposal. The next step is to perform the "Six Rites"!

Today is Zhao Qiong's ceremony of collecting and asking for names, using 100 taels of gold, 100 thousand pieces of color, 500,000 pieces of brocade, 300 pieces of silk, 300 pieces of silk, 10 pieces of gold embroidered paintings, and 10 pieces of real beads

Three pairs of jade hairpins each, one carved with letters and a bunch of silk, twenty horses, fifty sheep, fifty pots of wine, hundreds of red silk, pollen, flower, fruit plate, silver

, Luo Sheng and other things, plus only geese...

"Second brother, we're going here. Do you have any explanation?" At this time, the prince Zhao Huan walked over and said, catching his dress and wearing a crown.

"Your Highness, I'm working hard, my brother, I'll startle you. I'll make you feel uneasy!" According to ancient rituals, the envoy sent by Nacai should be his own children. He will speak at the wife's house to express his intention to propose marriage, and

The master answered correctly, gave geese, exchanged marriage letters and performed the ceremony of asking for names, etc., which was considered the plenipotent representative of the man. It was a great responsibility. Today, the prince took the initiative to serve as the envoy. It was also considered to be a great face for the wife's family. Although Zhao Qi was dissatisfied with the marriage.

But the prince showed his kindness and could not scatter his good intentions, so he quickly squeezed out a smile and said.

"My second brother is so polite. Although I am the prince, I am also the eldest brother in the family. I should do this!" Zhao Huan waved his hand and smiled.

"Then I won't say much, brother. I am preparing wine at home and waiting for you to come back!" Zhao Qiong said.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the time is getting late, we should start!" The attendant of the ceremony was a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He stepped forward and bowed and urged him.

"Brother, please, go early and come back soon!" Zhao Qi also bowed his fists, sent him out of the gate, and helped him get into the car. At this time, the ceremonial guards were arranged, and the music suddenly started and set off for Zhu's mansion until the team disappeared.

He returned home in a sad way at the alley.

"Second Master, why are you so depressed when you are overjoyed?" Zhao Xin followed and asked.

"Hmph, are you very happy?" Zhao Qi asked coldly.

"What's wrong with me? If I have too much mistress, I won't need to serve me every day!" Zhao Xin followed and said with a smile.

"You...you are so angry!" Zhao Qi was so angry that he stared at Zhao Xin with anger after hearing this, but it softened again in an instant. He walked around the main hall and walked straight to the backyard.

"Second Master, the emperor and the empress are also doing your own good and worrying about your lifelong affairs. Why do you have to do this?" Zhao Xin knew that the prince had always been dissatisfied with this marriage, but he had no choice but to do anything about it, thinking about being on the battlefield.

He had never been afraid of the powerful enemy prince, but he was tortured by this marriage and felt really distressed in his heart, so he poured tea for him and persuaded him.

"Haha, my parents' orders and matchmaker's words are all for my own good, but who has asked me what I think and asked me if I like it, it's just that they like it!" Zhao Qi smiled bitterly at the undulating tea leaves in the cup.

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"Second Master, what can I do? Marriage has been like this since ancient times. Second Master, don't think too much. But if Sister Zhe knew that you were about to get married, I don't know what would happen. I'm afraid her life will be even more difficult.

!" Zhao Xin sighed. The prince was powerless to resist this, so what could she do.

"Zhao Xin, what I want to marry the most is you, not the wife of the Zhu family or the Zhe family. How can you understand my feelings?" Zhao Qi pulled Zhao Xin and hugged her in his arms and said.

"Second Master, don't do this. I am just a servant in your house. It is against etiquette to get married with you. That will only harm you and make the Empress sad." Zhao Xin struggled and said.

"Etiquette, what kind of ritual law is he? Etiquette, I will smash it all one day!" Zhao Qi said angrily.

Although there are only words about the royal marriages of the Song Dynasty, regardless of wealth, there are also strict restrictions. In any royal marriage, it is not allowed to marry a mixed family. Those who say that their uncle once served as servants or prostitutes are young. If their parents are outside and they are living in the house, they are not allowed to marry.

The descendants of the two families along the border shall not be allowed to marry. The relatives above the lord shall not be allowed to take office with the clerks of various departments, and shall be allowed to take grain and obtain officials and be prosecuted to be accepted, including arts, industry and commerce, miscellaneous, and evil families.

The descendants of the disciples are married. Those who are married should choose three generations of state officials or above, and those who are promising to get married will be considered as violations of the rules. The royal family and the media guard will sit together, and will not surrender for surrender. Those who surrender will be reduced by surrendering themselves.

, the complainer will be rewarded. 'If Zhao Xin is in such a situation, he will never marry into the royal family, and there is no hope!

"Second Master, you don't have to take the blame for me. As long as we can meet each other every day, why should we stay together forever?" Zhao Xin knew the prince's "character". If he dared to say it, he would definitely do it.

He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corner of the prince's eyes.

"There will definitely be a solution, I will definitely come up with a solution!" Zhao Qi hugged Zhao Xin tightly and said...

Regardless of whether Zhao Qi was willing or not, things still moved forward step by step. Next, Naji and Najiben. Najiben's son-in-law asked about the woman's birth date and horoscope, and he would calculate the good or bad luck. If he got the auspicious sign, he would send an envoy to his wife.

The family informs you that if the fortune tells you that you are not auspicious, the marriage has to be abandoned.

Zhao Qi originally planned to do something in this. If the eight characters are not in line, it will just be a matter of reversal. Both sides are at peace, but he underestimated the wisdom of the ancients. In fact, Najib's ritual was a purely false story in the Song Dynasty, just like Sima Guang

In "Shuyi", "The plan for Nacai has been deciphered before, and he told his daughter here to complete the six rituals." Later, Zhu Xi simply incorporated the name and Najib into Nacai for simplicity.

The master asked the Zhu family’s wife about her birth date and horoscope in Jiangnan. She had calculated it, otherwise the empress would not have been involved in detaining the Zhu family into the capital. There is no need to ask Zhao Qi that failed before she could use it.

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On February 16th, the emperor received a good omen and the Yan Prince's Mansion sent an envoy to inform the Zhu family. At this point, the two sides had determined the relationship.

On February 21, the Yan Wang Mansion went to Zhu's house to pay coins. The coins are to send money to the woman's house, also called "Nahui" and "Nacheng", which is equivalent to today's formal engagement ceremony. With this step, the marriage is considered

It's done.

According to the system, the kings accepted concubines and gave the daughters a betrothal gift of platinum, of course, not only that, but also had to use twenty sheep, twenty pots of wine, forty pieces of color, hundred kilograms of tea, three turbans, satin, silk, and silk.

Ten pieces, four pairs of golden hairpins, one pair of strips, two pairs of pearls, amber, necklaces, and two pairs of pearls, green hair and jade hairpins; one pair of gold-stained colored clothes, two pairs of gold-painted silver, three hundred pieces of brocade silk, fruit plate,

Pollen, flower power, sleeping sheep, deer flower cake, silver victory, small color gold, silver and money as a pre-design.

At this moment, the marriage has basically been decided. The Yan Prince's Mansion, which had just been built for two years, began to be repaired again. His father must have paid for the money for this work. The craftsmen who were the generals of the palace were sent out, the entire front hall and the back

The palace was painted and the furniture was replaced with water. The queen also spent a lot of money and bought a product for her son. She also sent a personal guard to arrange a new house.

Of course, the Yan Palace is not willing to waste manpower and material resources when encountering this major event. The Yan Palace is the most in short supply of money now. The income in Xiangyi Palace is enough to deal with it, and there is no need to use the prince's small treasury. The royal palace is not enough, Xiang

There are some people in Yizhuangzi, Zheng Fu and Zheng Lu brought three or four hundred people, from all over the world to cooks, and the chores who sweep the floor, without having to invite outsiders, the vegetables, wine, and food they need,

Brocade and flowing water were pulled into the royal palace, and the three caravans who received the letter worked hard. As long as the mansion needed it, they would send people to find it and send it to you thousands of miles.

Another month, the Yanwang Mansion was renovated, and it was March again. The withered and yellow receded, and the greenery was full of green. The red candles that were tall in the hall were not extinguished day and night. The dense red tents were hung on the surrounding walls, which were reflected.

The house is full of red, with the night pearls of the East China Sea, the corals of the South China Sea, the tapestry of Persianity, the jade screen of the Western Xia, the white deer skin of the Khitan, the fragrance of Southeast Asia in the house is replaced with glass windows... The emperor's handwriting is hung high in the main hall.

The golden plaque made by heaven is magnificent...

Wang Fu passed by the Yan Wang Mansion at Sunrise City, looked at the crowds coming in and out, and the convoys flowing in and out, and he smiled, "The adoptive father is really a good plan. This girl is busy getting married, so she probably forgot the northwest long ago!" (To be continued

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