Marriage is definitely one of the most important and most memorable things in a lifetime, both in ancient and modern times.

For aristocrats, first of all, men must be twenty years old and perform the crown ceremony; women must be fifteen years old and only after performing the rituals are considered adults and marriage is allowed.

But even if you are an adult, getting married is not an easy task in this era, and there are many rules in it.

First of all, Na Cai, that is, the man sent an envoy to the woman's house to propose marriage with gifts.

It can be seen that Zhao Zhu was really anxious, so he did not wait for the Zhao envoy to go to Xianyang, but directly completed the Naoqi meeting at the Mianchi meeting.

Then ask for names. You should know that the names of women in this era are a kind of privacy, and few people except their husbands know them.

This is why many women in the Zhou Dynasty did not have names in history books, only nicknames such as "Queen Zhao Wei, Queen", because writing a woman's name in history books is also an act of condemnation.

It is worth mentioning that the "Qin Princess" who is about to marry into the Royal Palace of Handan is Mi Rong.

So the question is, isn’t the Qin royal family surnamed Zhao? Is this prince called Ying Rong or Zhao Rong? How could he be called Mi Rong?

The answer is actually very simple, because she is actually not a member of the Qin royal family, but a princess of Chu, the granddaughter of a generation of foolish king, King Huai of Chu.

Twenty-one years ago, in 278 BC, Bai Qi led his army to flood Yandu, captured Yiling, burned the ancestral temples and ancestral tombs of Chu State, and then captured a large number of Chu Dukes back to Xianyang, including the unlucky parents of Princess Mi Rong.

So Princess Mi Rong was born and raised in Xianyang several years later, and was then selected as the candidate to marry Zhao Dan.

The reason why Zhao Zhu married such a woman to Zhao Dan was of course not because there was no princess in Qin State, but because Qin and Zhao both belonged to the Zhao clan of Ying and had different branches under the same ancestor, so they had to abide by the principle of "not marrying the same surname".

So in order to get around this, Zhao Zhu recognized Mi Rong as his adopted daughter. After taking a turn, he took the lead and married the adopted daughter princess to Zhao Dan with the Mi clan of Qin.

The third step to getting married is Najib. That is, to go and divine and see the birth date and horoscope.

Since Zhao Dan agreed, the birth date and horoscope must be so compatible that it cannot be matched any more.

The fourth step is to receive a prize, that is, to give a betrothal gift.

The fifth step is to ask for an appointment, that is, both sides discuss and choose a zodiac auspicious day. This auspicious day is chosen on the sixth day of the seventh month, which is August 8, 257 BC.

These five steps are actually preliminary work, and each step is stipulated. What clothes the man wears, what words he says, how the woman answers, what kind of courtesy he will give, etc., everything has rules.

These rules can all be traced back to the etiquette formulated by Zhou Gongdan during the founding period of the Zhou Dynasty, which is the so-called "Zhou Li".

After all these five steps were completed, the climax of the first wedding after Zhao Dan traveled through time finally unfolded.

On this day, Zhao Dan got up early and then finished dressing under the service of the palace maids.

As a king, these tasks are actually very tedious. It is just a matter of dressing, dressing up and making up. After finishing, it is already noon.

Today Zhao Dan wore Xuanduan, which is a very formal dress, usually worn on formal occasions such as court, sacrifice, wedding, etc. It was not until Emperor Ming of Han that the Xuanduan court uniform was changed to red court uniforms.

Xuan Duan's robe is made of top and bottom robe. Xuan Duan's robe is made of fifteen liters of summer cloth, with a width of two feet and two inches. Because the ancient cloth was narrow in width, only around two feet and two inches, each cloth was square, straight and square, so it was called Duan.

Because Xuanduan’s clothing does not have exaggerated things like Zhangcai patterns, it also conforms to the connotation of uprightness and squareness, this clothing system is called "Xuanduan".

Xuan is black, that is, black. If you look closely, you will feel that there seems to be a hint of redness in the black. Zhao Dan is wearing such a black and slightly red Xuan Duan suit today.

In addition to Xuan Duan's clothes, there are also curtain robes on the lower body. The style of this curtain robes is also particular, and the first three paintings are required to be the last four paintings.

Then there is a crown. Today Zhao Dan wears a Xuan crown. "Yi Li·Shi Guan Li" says that Xia is called "Wu Zhui", Yin is called "Zhang Fu", and Zhou is called "Wei Feng".

Therefore, Xuan Guan was also called Wei Mao Guan at this time. "Vie" means stability and "Wei" means righteousness.

"The Commentary on the Different Names of Common Objects" says: The top is small and the bottom is large, seven inches long and four inches high. It is made of like a cup with a high and wide front and a low and sharp back. There are no hairpins and tassels, and it looks like a cup with a cup with a shaped like a cup with a covered cup.

Simply put, it is like a large rectangular cup buckled on the head...

After the time comes, the sixth step of the wedding should be held, and the jeans will be welcomed.

Zhao Dan got on the carriage and led a huge team out of the palace to welcome the bride.

Logically speaking, the wife is a concubine, but the wife of the princes is still much higher than the concubines of ordinary families, so Zhao Dan is also required to take action in person when welcoming her.

At this moment, a large camp has been set up several miles southwest of the palace city. The black flag flutters in the camp tent, which is the symbol of Qin and the destination of Zhao Dan's wedding this time.

Zhao Dan sat in the carriage, looking at the darkness on his left and right, with no redness at all, no gongs and drums, and no firecrackers. The whole team walked forward silently.

Well, a wedding party composed of hundreds of men in black...

Why is it a bit like the feeling of carrying a coffin in a TV series?

Zhao Dan’s feelings are not right.

Soon, the wedding team arrived before the camp.

Zhao Dan walked off the carriage, and Yangquan Jun Mi Chen had already come forward: "I have met the king!"

Due to the uniqueness of this wedding, the Qin Duke did not come forward, and the bride's father had passed away several years ago, so the bride's Mi Chen, who is the same clan of the bride, is the eldest of the "family family" this time, and she acts as the father-in-law as the elder brother.

After Mi Chen welcomed Zhao Dan, he bowed to the West twice.

Zhao Dan smiled and gestured to Mi Chen, remembering the prior instructions from the ritual officials, and also bowed back to the east twice.

Then Mi Chen bowed to Zhao Dan again.

Zhao Dan stepped into the camp gate, holding a live goose (big goose) tied tightly in his hand.

There is a temple behind the door.

Small temple.

Zhao Dan walked up to him, looked at Mi Chen, and bowed to each other at the same time.

He bowed to each other three times and then passed by the temple.

Behind the temple is a lobby.

There are steps under the hall.

Zhao Dan and Mi Chen walked to the steps and said, "Yang Quanjun, please."

"Master, please."

"Yangquanjun, please."

...

So repeated.

Mi Chen took the lead in climbing the stairs, and Zhao Dan followed.

There was only one west-facing seat in the lobby, which should have been Mi Rong's father's position, but Mi Rong's father had passed away, so there was only a spirit sign on it, and Mi Chen stood on the right hand of the seat.

In addition, there were some people standing on both sides of the lobby, all of which belonged to the important figures of the Mi clan, namely their mother's family.

On the left side of the seat, there was also a person standing, a girl in her 28-year-old (sixteen years old).

This is the first time Zhao Dan has seen his bride Mi Rong.

I saw Princess Mi Rong's face was pointed, red lips and thin makeup, and also a mysterious suit. She was quite petite. Her big eyes flashed and looked at Zhao Dan. When she saw Zhao Dan's gaze, she immediately dodged like a frightened bird. Two flushing appeared on her white cheeks, looking quite shy.

Zhao Dan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Qin did not fool people, and the one who sent it was indeed a beautiful woman.

Yes, it's still a luoli...

The legal one.

Zhao Dan identified the direction left and right, put the live geese in his hand underground, and then turned around and bowed to the north.

Bow twice, kowtow to the ground.

Mi Chen led all the Mi clan members present to bow to Zhao Dan.

After finishing the bowing, Zhao Dan stood up and headed down toward the hall.

Yangquan Jun Mi Chen also breathed a sigh of relief and said to Mi Rong on the other side of the seat: "Go and serve King Zhao with peace of mind, and don't forget the trust of King An Guojun."

The girl nodded silently and followed Zhao Dan.

After the two men left the hall, hundreds of servants and maids appeared from the side of the hall and followed them, all of whom were going to serve Mi Rong.

A moment later, Zhao Dan brought Mi Rong to the camp gate, and there was a carriage waiting here.

Before Zhao Dan arrived at the carriage, he took the lead rope in his hand and turned around and smiled at the girl behind him: "Madam, please."

The girl blushed and said softly: "Thank you, the king."

Mi Rong moved her lotus steps lightly and slowly got onto the carriage.

A middle-aged woman with a very demeanor came onto the carriage with Mi Rong, who was Mi Rong's nanny.

Zhao Dan handed the lead rope to Mi Rong.

The nanny who was standing beside Mi Rong took the lead and said respectfully: "Thank you, King."

Zhao Dan nodded and turned back to his carriage.

The convoy began to set off slowly, heading towards the Zhao Kingdom Palace City like a long black dragon.

After getting on the bus, Zhao Dan couldn't help but sigh. This solemnity is solemn, but there is no red, no firecrackers, no gongs and drums, and it is not festive at all!

Not fun!

The time is calculated very accurately. When you return to the palace, it is dusk.

The "Dunting Ceremony" officially began.

So far, the sixth step is over.
To be continued...