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"Have you heard that Chen Kai and Damu talked all night?"

"Didn't we keep arguing all night?"

"Who told you that we had been arguing all night long? When Chen Kai left the Duke's Mansion, Da Mu personally walked him out. It is said that the two of them were talking and laughing about the marriage."

"..."

Zheng Zhilong gained power, and the Ishii Zheng family suddenly became the most important wealthy family in Fujian. One person was able to ascend to heaven, and the children of the Zheng family were naturally different from what they used to be. They took the martial arts examination, the imperial examination, and became generals in the camp, engaged in maritime trade, and traveled.

Walking in the officialdom and the business world, like a burning fire cooking oil, clinging to the big tree of the Zheng Group, the level of personal development has also been greatly improved.

In terms of sea trade, the Ishii Zheng family has been dealing with the sea since its founder, Yinshi Gong Zheng Mian. Within the family tree, there are many clan members who died at sea. The family's talent reserve for sea trade is absolutely sufficient. For example, Zheng Zhihu,

Zheng Zhipeng, Zheng Tai and others are even more helpful to Zheng Zhilong.

However, there are talents, but not everyone is a talent. Especially for such a family, it inevitably lacks the foundation of a real wealthy family, and its rapid rise makes many people in the family unclear about the situation they are in.

environment, I don’t understand what they need to do in such an environment. When faced with changes, how to respond, when faced with an existence full of variables like Chen Kai, how to weigh the pros and cons, they have no idea at all, just

Relying on the profit-seeking nature of the Zheng Group's original attributes, and simply relying on instinct to fight against it, the final result will only be repeated failures.

"It turned out to be a success. It's been a long time coming. Fortunately, my ancestor's anger has subsided."

"Yes, yes, it's good that the ancestor's anger has subsided. In this way, we can finally have the best of both worlds."

"..."

He went back to rest that day and slept until the afternoon. Chen Kai originally planned to meet Lu Ruoteng and Shen Quanqi. Unexpectedly, before he left the door of the post house, children of the Zheng family came to visit him.

Such a scene has never happened since he killed Zheng Zhiwan in February of the year before Yongli. Based on the most gloomy estimation, it was probably the last hope - Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong broke down, and then

The deprivation of authority did not happen as they expected, and they lost hope. Some quick-thinking people began to think about easing the relationship. After all, Chen Kai's position of power is unshakable for the time being. The trade volume in Hong Kong

It is also rising steadily. If they want to profit from it, they naturally have to put their face aside.

The ancestor took the blame. As for their jumping up and down, naturally no one would say anything. There is another person who has not been mentioned, and that is Zheng Xiyuan's brother Zheng Zhaoji, especially since he has no idea at all now.

It's not in the center left.

"Thank you for your concern, and please come again when the time comes."

"That's natural, that's natural, it's become polite, it's polite."

In the next few days, many children of the Zheng family, relatives and friends, maritime merchants on the island, ship owners, and survivors here came to pay their respects, which made Chen Kai a little busy. He even had a meeting with Lu Ruoteng and Shen Quanqi.

The gathering between them also had to be postponed again and again.

As the wedding day approaches, things become more complicated. Every day after seeing this, I have to see that, and after seeing that, I have to see this again. They are all here to congratulate me, at least on the surface. Of course, there are also some carelessness.

Those who let it slip are just wanting to expand their business to Guangdong, or those who want to find a job in Guangdong, and they all come here in this name.

This is understandable. Chen Kai had even expected this before he came back, but it happened more frequently than he expected. Especially because those who wanted Chen Kai came to congratulate him on his marriage. It was a happy event. Soon Chen Kai moved from the post house to the house that Zheng Chenggong gave him earlier. A group of more people came to congratulate him on the move, including some who came twice...

A few days passed by, and finally it was time for the wedding. All the previous etiquettes had been gone through, until today, it was finally the last of the six etiquettes.

"Now your father says: Be respectful and welcome your good friends, and treat them internally."

"Dare you disobey orders."

When Chen Kai came to invest, he reported to Zheng Chenggong that both his parents were dead. Because he had no way to prove that he had two parents at this time, he decided to do the easiest thing: to report the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Chen family. After being informed about the marriage to the bride, the ceremony official did the talking. Chen Kai, who had already put on full official uniform, retreated to his original position, bowed again, and then left the ancestral hall, following Shen Quanqi, who acted as matchmaker, to where Zheng Hongkui was. The residence of Zhongzuo Suo.

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion on the left center was already dressed in red and decorated with festive colors. Chen Kai arrived here with Shen Quanqi. The latter went inside to inform, and then Chen Kai went into the manor to salute, offered the goose, and bowed again before leaving. The gate of the Duke's Mansion.

The man's wedding etiquette came to an end, and it was the woman's turn to say goodbye to her parents. Chen Kai walked out of the door, and Zheng Hongkui also returned to the lobby, sitting on the main seat in the lobby with his wife, Zheng Xiyuan's mother.

"Blessed, happy."

"Blessed, happy."

"Blessed, happy."

"Blessed, happy."

"Plain body."

As the praisers sang, Zheng Xiyuan bowed down, stood up, and then stood up four times to listen to his parents' instructions.

"When you marry someone, treat it with obedience and never forget to be respectful."

"Be respectful and disciplined, and do not disobey your uncle and aunt's orders."

After the two adults had spoken, it was Aunt Qiu's turn to make the final addition.

"It pleases you to listen to instructions, and you are not ashamed to be a parent."

"Although I am not sensitive, I dare not obey orders."

After answering, Zheng Xiyuan bowed four more times before being led out by the wife and maid who had served him. When they arrived, they arrived at a car with exquisite workmanship. It was made of fine wood and was carved with festive patterns such as the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and the Kirin delivering a child. It was decorated with red and yellow satin. In front of the carriage with various colorful ribbons, he looked back and bowed before boarding the carriage.

The ceremonial guard is in front, and the escort is behind. The dowry is also followed by the carriage from the Dingguo Duke's mansion. Real estate, shops, furniture, decorations, rouge and gouache, jewelry, calligraphy and painting, ancient books and study room, Medicinal materials, spices, and a cube of soil representing farmland, I don’t know how long it will take for it to be complete.

The richness of the dowry has always been related to a daughter's status in her husband's family. If the dowry is too small, she will be looked down upon by her husband's family. This is not uncommon even in later generations. When a prince marries a daughter, the dowry is naturally indispensable, not to mention the husband's family. Sense of feeling, even if the wedding procession is in the eyes of others, the face of the Duke's mansion cannot be ignored. What's more, Zheng Xiyuan is Zheng Hongkui's favorite daughter.

However, in line with the principle of protecting women's rights in marriage, ancient Chinese laws also stipulated that if a couple divorces, the woman can take back the dowry on her own, unless there are special circumstances. If the husband's family robs the dowry, he will be punished by law.

Seeing the long procession of sending off the bride, the people along the way were all amazed. Many of them were envious of Chen Kai's ability to marry the daughter of the Duke, but they were quickly refuted by others.

"If the Tatars had not attacked the island, if Zheng Zhiwan had not abandoned the city and fled, I guess we would have gotten married after the war."

"Isn't that right? At that time, Duke Dingguo still had thousands of tiger warriors under his command, and Governor Chen was still a Taoist patrol officer. Now it's better. The Zheng family has gone through enough troubles, and Duke Dingguo's military power has been given away.

He was given the surname of the country, but he only had the title of Duke. However, Governor Chen came along and became a high-ranking official in the imperial court. He held the title of Minister of the Ministry of War and was a second-rank official. Today is different from the past.

Here you go."

"Exactly, it's true that today is different from the past, but Duke Ding is by no means an empty shell. He has a solid family background. That's no joke. Look at this endless dowry. Our middle class

It probably has never been seen on Zuosuo Island, it’s really impressive.”

"Don't say that we are in the middle, I'm afraid this will happen even if the emperor marries a princess!"

"..."

Accompanied by the interesting discussions of the people on the roadside, the procession of seeing off the bride walked slowly, and headed straight for Chen Kai's mansion, seizing the time.

The procession of sending off the bride went around the city in Zhongzuo until the bride arrived at the groom's residence at that auspicious moment. Afterwards, they paid homage, drank together, ate together, walked down with all kinds of etiquette, and spent their time well.

Many, the wedding banquet outside has already begun, and Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan have already been exhausted by these etiquettes. Even though they have already rehearsed it, they know exactly what the whole process will be like.

The word "ritual" in Confucianism is not only the eternal and universal way of heaven, but also the etiquette and law that is binding on monarchs, princes, scholar-bureaucrats and common people. It is also the tradition and custom of the spontaneous order of society. In other words, etiquette is the law and the law.

The combination of morality and morality is nothing more than what later generations regard as "red tape", but it is also these "red tape" that help morality and law build better binding forces in the depths of people's hearts, thus further

It ensures harmonious coexistence among people.

Marriage rituals require a lot of attention from the families of both men and women, because they take more energy and time. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the men and women in a marriage value their relationship far more than those who are rude and have sex. Even Chen Kai used the term

It's like the joke I heard when I attended a classmate's wedding - getting married is so troublesome, just having it once in this life is enough. It's rough words but not rough words.

The etiquette inside was still in progress, and those who came to congratulate from outside also appeared one after another. Generals and senior officials of the Ming army, chief military officers of various towns, such as Pan Gengzhong, Yang Ying, Huang Weijing and others joined the army, and even Feng Chengshi, Feng Xifan and his son

They also made a special trip. Those survivors with status and status, such as Lu Ruoteng, Ruan Minxi, Xu Fuyuan, Wang Zhongxiao, and even Zeng Ying's family members, also came there one after another. Even those who could not come in person, specially sent people to send them a gift.

A congratulatory gift.

The lobby was already overcrowded, and other tables had to be opened in the front yard. At this time, the real highlight came belatedly, but it was not too late.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ningjing of Liao Fan, the eighth grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, sent Chief Shi to congratulate..."

"His Royal Highness King Yi, the fourteenth generation grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, sent Chief Shi to congratulate..."

"The ninth grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, His Royal Highness King Lu of the Supervisory State sent Chief Shi to congratulate..."

"..."

The Qing court massacred the Ming Dynasty clans, and the Zhongzuo Institute and the surrounding areas controlled by Zheng Chenggong became the refuge of many Ming clan clans. These dragons and phoenix grandsons were incompetent, but the status of the clan was particularly noble. Zheng Chenggong They have been serving the clan for a long time, but they have never cared so much about anyone. This time Chen Kai got married, but they sent people one by one to congratulate them. It was not because Chen Kai had any kindness to them, but because Chen Kai was now so popular. , a person with great power can be said to have an unlimited future. With such a thin face, it will be easier to talk in the future.

The roll-call was still going on, and the status of the clan was noble. Even though many guests present uttered low exclamations, even the officiant who was doing the roll-call raised his voice, fearing that others would not know that even the clan came to pay homage to Chen. Congratulations to the newlyweds Kai and Zheng Xiyuan.

As it was outside, the bedroom inside the house was completely silent. The etiquette had been completed, and Chen Kai was really tired, so he finally took off his hijab. Zheng Xiyuan looked very nervous, so nervous that even Chen Kai was afraid. The next "etiquette" will seem to frighten the new daughter-in-law.

"Zhu Ci (Huo Zhu), the king of Luxi County, Zhu Ci (Huo Xi), the king of Shucheng County, Zhu Zun (Huo Jian), the king of Badong County, Zhu Ci (Huo Guang), the general of Fengxin County..."

During the roll call, you could vaguely hear some fragments of words. Chen Kai used his memories to complete the names of people one after another. Seeing that Zheng Xiyuan didn't seem to be able to relax, he had an idea and thought it was just a chat. Come on.

"Madam, if you are idle, you are idle. How about guessing a question?"

The matter of getting married has been delayed for more than a year and nearly two years. However, even if the treasure of this era is delayed for ten years, it must be brought out by the woman's mother the day before the wedding to impart relevant physiological knowledge.

With her intelligence, it was impossible not to know what was going to happen next, but once she thought of that, her mind immediately went blank, and she didn't know what to say or do. But at this moment, Chen Kai suddenly came like this With one hand, she regained some of her consciousness.

"Husband... Husband, may I ask, I... I... I will do my best."

She had just regained some composure, but she was still a little uncomfortable with it. Her speech was stumbling and even a little incoherent. But she was finally better than before. Seeing this, Chen Kai smiled and found pen, ink, paper and inkstone. , and quickly wrote down the names of the clans on it.

"The roll call just now was very weak when it reached the bedroom, and even many of them were just a few words. But now, my husband can write down all the names of these clans. Madam, do you know why?"

Zheng Xiyuan, whose mind was completely blank, didn't hear the roll call just now. However, when Chen Kai asked the question, there seemed to be a roll call outside, but he only heard some words such as "Taizu," "Wang", "Lai Congratulations." "" and other words that don't work. Come to think of it, it was probably the same situation just now.

When Chen Kai asked, Zheng Xiyuan looked at these names and felt that something was not right. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly understood why, and pointed it out to Chen Kai: "These words are newly coined, and they have not been used since ancient times." have!"

"exactly!"

I had known that Zheng Xiyuan was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but I didn't expect that she would realize the problem so quickly. Chen Kai praised the problem with his hands and immediately explained: "This dynasty has had regulations since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao. When giving a name, it must be three characters. The first character of the name should be used according to the unique seniority characters of each palace, and the last character should have the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, starting next to the character wood, such as Emperor Xiaokang's mark, such as Emperor Chengzu's Di. , followed by wood making fire, such as Emperor Jianwen’s 炆, Emperor Renzong’s 焂, and so on.”

"However, the clan has been thriving for more than two hundred years, and the characters with the Five Elements are not enough, so we have to create new characters. Some words were vaguely transmitted just now, but I actually didn't hear them clearly, but these newly created characters

I have seen the characters before, and since there are only those clans on the island, I can easily piece together the name."

Chen Kai explained that it was actually not that simple. He had seen the names of these people on the Internet in later generations. Since many characters could not be typed using the input method, they often only had four characters for each name, or even

It's at first glance.

Although this is obvious, it greatly affects the reading experience. However, there is a theory that Xu Shou, a modern Chinese scientist in the late Qing Dynasty, chose the transliteration method when translating the periodic table of elements, and was limited by the text. The result was that the Ming Dynasty sect

The name of the room helped a lot.

For example, in the "History of the Ming Dynasty? Genealogy List of Kings", there are Zhu Enna, the king of Changyang, Zhu Enka, the king of Changyuan, Zhu Gongxi, the king of Qin, Zhu Tongke, the king of Fengqiu, Zhu Tongniobium, the king of Luyang, Zhu Chengdu, the king of Xuanning, Zhu Chengpalla, the king of Huairen, etc. There are many examples.

It is said that Xu Shou used the characters next to the gold characters. Whether this is really the case cannot be verified, but many characters in the periodic table were indeed originally created to cope with Zhu Yuanzhang's strange system.

"Fortunately, it was already the end of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise Xu Shou would be so blatantly decorating the periodic table of elements with the names of the Ming Dynasty clans. It would be novel if he was not placed in a literary prison for opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty."

Thinking of this, Chen Kai burst out laughing, but Zheng Xiyuan was stunned for a moment. However, there was really no way to explain the periodic table of elements to her, so he could only bring up another matter.

"Madam, do you still remember the carriage you rode in when you came here today?"

"remember."

"The "Da Ming Hui Dian" stipulates that a carriage must be used to welcome a bride, but folk customs mostly use a sedan. Does the lady know how a sedan came to be used to welcome a bride?"

This question somewhat stumped Zheng Xiyuan. She knew that the Ming court stipulated carriages, and she also knew that folk customs mostly used sedans, but she really didn't pay attention to this. She shook her head gently, and wrote in her big watery eyes

Full of doubts and puzzles, I just waited for Chen Kai to answer it.

"This matter starts with the Jingkang Disgrace. It is said that the Jin soldiers went south and plundered Huizong. The two emperors Qinzong went north and Emperor Gaozong came to the throne. However, the Jin soldiers were so arrogant that they chased the long-legged emperor everywhere. There is a saying

Searching the mountains and seas to capture Zhao Gou was what happened at that time."

"It is said that one time in Mingzhou, um, which is now Ningbo Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, Song Gaozong's imperial army was defeated by Jin soldiers. The long-legged emperor ran very fast, but he was surrounded by Jin soldiers. He was about to be defeated.

Jin Bing found it and met a girl from Mingzhou. The girl covered him, deceived Jin Bing, and cooked a meal for him who was hungry and cold. Later, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong defeated Jin Bing several times.

Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty had secured his position and sent people to look for the Mingzhou girl, but could not find her. Finally, he simply made a decree that in the future, girls from Mingzhou could use a four-person chariot when they get married, and this became the current custom."

A rumor was told in detail by Chen Kai. Zheng Xiyuan said, "My husband is knowledgeable," and then asked cautiously: "Is it because we lived in the south at that time and it was hard to find horses?"

The daughter of the Wu family is more sensitive to these things. Zheng Xiyuan asked her about it, but she immediately regretted it. Speaking of which, her mother had warned her a lot last night, asking her not to be smart in front of her husband, but as a result, she became tense while chatting.

His nerves gradually relaxed, and he forgot all about these instructions.

Zheng Xiyuan's regret had just arisen, but Chen Kai didn't care about it. He echoed "I thought so too" and mentioned that this rumor was told to him by a friend of his, and he didn't know whether it was true or not.

Zheng Xiyuan was relieved. But when he mentioned that friend, Chen Kai's expression turned gloomy.

After living here and working hard for many years, although he has achieved quite a lot and has become friends or enemies with many celebrities, the Chen Kai he once was has obviously been separated in another time and space.

"Son, tell dad the truth. You don't like men, do you?"

"Dad, is it too much to urge marriage like this?"

"You brat, the house price is so expensive, it's still too expensive, where is it, where is it, tell me?!"

"Okay, okay, okay, you two are great, I'll hold on, I'll hold on, that's not enough."

"..."

Opening the window and looking at the starry sky in the distance, Chen Kai thought that maybe his parents were looking at the same starry sky at this moment. However, it was actually a different time and space.

Sadness arose in his heart, but then, another pair of soft catkins gently wrapped around his waist, pressing the softness against his body.

"Husband, are you thinking about your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

Chen Kai has a resolute temperament, which Zheng Xiyuan has long understood. The life and death of a good friend may not be so uncertain, but when looking at the stars, nine times out of ten, she misses her parents, just like when her father Zheng Hongkui was away at war, she

I have looked at the starry sky like this many times.

Zheng Xiyuan's ice and snow cleverness immediately received Chen Kai's response. She turned around, held her in her arms, and sniffed the fragrance of the virgin, but what came to her mind was "Mom, Dad, I'm married."

The shouts and the happy smiles of the two elders.
Chapter completed!