The Ministry of Etiquette and the Qin Tian Jian often presided over wedding ceremonies for the royal family and nobles. It is reasonable to say that they are experienced and skilled in business, but Zhao Junchen's wedding ceremony caused them to run into trouble!
First of all, Zhao Junchen is not a royal relative, so Zhao Junchen’s wedding ceremony cannot be arranged with reference to the wedding process of an imperial relative;
Secondly, Zhao Junchen is not an ordinary son of a high-ranking official. Instead, he is one of the most powerful officials in the court, so the standards of Zhao Junchen’s wedding ceremony must not be low;
Finally, men who are as young as Zhao Junchen often have low status, and the wedding ceremony is not complicated. Court ministers who are as powerful as Zhao Junchen are often very old, and most of them have been married for many years.
There is no need for the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian to preside over the wedding in a house full of children and grandchildren. For someone like Zhao Junchen, who is young and powerful, but still needs the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian to preside over the wedding. This is unprecedented, and there is no such thing.
There are precedents to be found.
As a result, even officials from the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tian Jian were at a loss as to how to arrange the procedures for Zhao Junchen's wedding ceremony, and could only make arrangements while discussing.
In this way, ever since Emperor Deqing ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor to be responsible for Zhao Junchen's wedding ceremony, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Qintian Supervisor have been discussing urgently. But two days later, Zhao Junchen hosted a banquet for the guests.
All the invitations have been sent out, all the utensils needed for the wedding have been prepared, and even the wedding room has been tidied up. However, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Qintian Prison still have not discussed a suitable wedding ceremony process.
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Today is already Zhao Junchen's wedding day. It seems to be half past time, and soon guests will come to congratulate him. However, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Qintian Prison are still arguing endlessly in front of Zhao Junchen.
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In the Ming Dynasty, the main procedures for ordinary people to get married were to adopt, apply for a date, welcome the bride, meet the parents-in-law, see the ancestors' memorial tablets, etc. But when it comes to Zhao Junchen, many of the details that should be included seem extremely dazzling.
This became the focus of controversy between the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tian Jian.
At this time, Zhao Junchen was sitting in the living room of the Zhao Mansion, while officials from the Ministry of Revenue and Qintian Prison were standing in front of Zhao Junchen. They also knew that time could not be delayed, and they were also in an anxious mood, so the original argument changed.
It became a quarrel!
"Qin Tian Jian has set a good time. The woman must enter the house before noon, otherwise she will miss the auspicious time. We must come up with the process as soon as possible!" An official from Qin Tian Jian said with a serious expression.
An official from the Ministry of Rites looked irritated and said: "Of course I know, but because of Mr. Zhao's noble status, should I let Mr. Zhao personally greet the bride? Mr. Zhao is an important official of the imperial court, so let Mr. Zhao show off in the capital and show his face.
, but how decent is it? What’s more, Mr. Zhao’s reputation among the people has always been... somewhat controversial. If some people accidentally collided with Mr. Zhao during this period, wouldn’t this wedding ceremony become a joke? "
Another official of the Ministry of Rites retorted: "If Mr. Zhao does not go to welcome the bride, I am afraid it is against the rules! "The Book of Rites" says: 'There is no distinction between high and low in the six rites'. There were also regulations in the Taizu period, even if it was
Official weddings must also include all six rites! How can we omit this part of welcoming the bride?"
"No, no! If you are welcoming the bride, should Mr. Zhao bow to the woman's parents? Should you bow to the woman's ancestral tablet? But the woman has been separated from the family, there is no ancestral tablet to worship, and the woman's father is just a Hanlin scholar.
The court attendant said, if Mr. Zhao salutes him, wouldn't it be a loss of dignity? If Mr. Zhao does not need to bow to the woman's ancestral tablets or salute the woman's parents, why would he need to welcome the bride in person? "
"It's a pity that His Majesty is the matchmaker for Mr. Zhao's marriage. Otherwise, it would be a feasible strategy to let a matchmaker do the marriage at this time... The woman is also from a family of officials, and she must not send anyone to marry him at will, otherwise it will be a violation of the rules...
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"I heard that there are several supervisors in the Imperial College who are distant relatives of Mr. Zhao. How about selecting one of them to be the person to welcome the bride?"
"My lords, this etiquette must not be messed up. The most urgent task now is after the bride enters the house. Mr. Zhao's parents are not here, and there are no elders. How should the arrangements be made when the couple gets married? And who should be allowed to preside over the ceremony? The status is too light.
no!"
Seeing that the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Prison were just arguing about the details, but they still couldn't come up with an accurate plan. Listening to their quarrels, Zhao Junchen just felt a headache, plus the two days of household affairs
The various ceremonial procedures put in place by the ministry officials had tormented Zhao Junchen enough. As time passed by, everyone was still quarreling in front of him. Even Zhao Junchen, who had always kept his emotions secret, finally couldn't bear it anymore!
So, Zhao Junchen slammed the table and said angrily: "Have you had enough noise?"
Seeing Zhao Junchen's anger, all the officials from the Ministry of Rites and Qintian Prison trembled in shock. They stopped arguing one after another and lowered their hands to listen to the instructions.
Zhao Junchen glanced at the people in front of him coldly and scolded: "I have tolerated you for two days and never cared about you, but I didn't expect that you are completely ignorant of praise! It's my wedding day.
Seeing that the guests are about to come to watch the ceremony, you are still holding on to some insignificant details! If you are allowed to continue arguing like this, I am afraid there will be no result by tomorrow. If my wedding is delayed because of you
If it doesn’t happen, I will become a laughing stock!”
Having said this, Zhao Junchen's eyes paused for a moment on several officials from the Ministry of Rites. The behavior of these officials was particularly messy and had been deliberately provoking controversial topics, and their intention to delay time was very obvious.
"I'm afraid, in the eyes of some people, if my wedding becomes a joke, then their goal will be achieved! Right?"
Following Zhao Junchen's cold questioning, several officials' expressions changed slightly as Zhao Junchen revealed what was on their mind.
Like the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Rites is also a gathering place for some old scholars and officials from the elite. Naturally, these people wanted to see Zhao Junchen’s jokes. Unfortunately, the method was not very clever, and Zhao Junchen saw through it easily. Zhao Junchen had no intention of doing so.
When I asked them about their caution, I thought they knew how to be restrained, but I didn't expect that my forbearance would actually cause some people to kick their noses in the face.
After glaring at the officials again, Zhao Junchen suddenly shouted: "Here comes someone!"
Xu Qingyan quickly walked into the main hall and said: "Master, please give me your instructions."
Zhao Junchen said coldly: "Invite all the adults from the Ministry of Rites and Qintian Prison into the wing room, and let them leave after everything is over today!"
Xu Qingyan nodded, then turned around and said expressionlessly: "My lords, please follow me."
Zhao Junchen's actions caused the expressions of all the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor to change drastically.
Among them, the leading official from the Ministry of Rites exclaimed: "Master Zhao, we are assigned by His Majesty... You can't do this!"
Zhao Junchen glanced at him and said slowly: "I will explain your performance in the past few days to Your Majesty in detail. I want to see who Your Majesty will support when the time comes! The Ministry of Rites has always been Qingshui Yamen. In recent years,
It has also been ignored by everyone. I didn’t expect it to be so chaotic. It’s time to take action to rectify it!”
After saying that, Zhao Junchen stood up and walked directly to the door of the main hall.
Several Imperial Heavenly Supervisors and Ministry of Rites officials in the room were half-forced by Xu Qingyan to lead them into the wing.
After Zhao Junchen walked outside the main hall, he saw Fang Ru walking quickly.
Unlike those officials from the Ministry of Etiquette who only know how to deal with trivial matters, Fang Ru has been busy these two days, handling all aspects of things in an orderly manner.
After seeing Zhao Junchen, Fang Ru quickly asked: "Ms. sir, those officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs have already discussed it? Do you want to go to welcome the bride?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "You can't count on them, just follow your original method."
Fang Ru nodded and said: "In that case, Ru'er has prepared the wedding team and horses. It's getting late, so please prepare to go to the wedding."
Hearing what Fang Ru said, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be a little surprised and glanced at Fang Ru in surprise.
When Zhao Junchen married Fang Ru into the mansion, because of Fang Ru's status as a concubine, he did not welcome the bride in person. He only had people carry a sedan to enter through the front door, but it was considered that Fang Ru was given enough glory.
Fang Ru is very possessive and has never been an open-minded person when it comes to relationships. Therefore, Zhao Junchen originally thought that Fang Ru did not want him to welcome the bride in person, but he did not expect that Fang Ru had already made arrangements.
After seeing Zhao Junchen's surprised look, Fang Ru smiled, looking very calm on the surface, and explained: "When my husband married me, you made such a fuss and deliberately let Ru'er's sedan pass through the front door.
Entering the house, Ru'er is just the husband's side wife after all. Now that the husband wants to marry his wife, the standard must be higher, otherwise people will laugh and think that the husband cannot distinguish the priority... Ru'er doesn't want the husband to marry her.
Being laughed at.”
After hearing Fang Ru's explanation, Zhao Junchen nodded slightly and agreed with Fang Ru's point of view.
Apart from that, Zhao Junchen didn't say much, neither praised nor expressed his relief.
Based on the relationship between Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru, many things are already left unsaid.
Zhao Junchen just looked at Fang Ru deeply and said, "In that case, just listen to Ru'er and let me personally greet the bride. Speaking of which, I also owe Cui Qianxue a lot, and I really can't let her be wronged."
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At the same time, in the residence where Cui Yu and Cui Qianxue lived, Cui Yu had already prepared everything after a period of busy work and was waiting for the wedding team to arrive.
In Cui Qianxue's boudoir, Cui Qianxue had already put on bridal attire, put on a red hijab, and sat on the bed waiting for a long time.
In the boudoir, besides Cui Qianxue, there was another woman accompanying her, but it was Chu Jiayi.
Since Cui Qianxue was kicked out of the house by Cui Mian, Zhao Junchen arranged Chu Jiayi, who had lost her use value, to Cui Qianxue's side, making Chu Jiayi Cui Qianxue's maid.
From then on, Chu Jiayi was still ostensibly a member of the Zhao family, but she was always by Cui Qianxue's side and had almost lost contact with the Zhao family.
Chu Jiayi entered the Zhao Mansion originally to avenge her adoptive father, King Gong'an. She also repeatedly stole information from Zhao Junchen and handed it to Prince Zhu Heyu. However, she did not expect that Zhao Junchen had already seen through her true identity and used her instead.
She tricked Prince Zhu Heyu several times.
Chu Jiayi is not stupid. After today, she has been vaguely aware of the fact that she was being used by Zhao Junchen. Feeling deeply powerless, her views on Zhao Junchen have become more complicated.
Her adoptive father was persecuted by Zhao Junchen, and she was fooled by Zhao Junchen. Logically speaking, Chu Jiayi should hate Zhao Junchen even more, but after a period of contact with Zhao Junchen, the hatred in her heart was not as deep as expected, but on the contrary
It's a feeling that I can't explain.
During this period of time, Chu Jiayi followed Cui Qianxue and left the Zhao Mansion, and had no contact with the Zhao Mansion for a long time. Although she could no longer contact Zhao Junchen, and could not avenge her adoptive father, King Gong'an, Chu Jiayi felt relaxed.
I have learned a lot, and I just feel that I have got rid of some very complicated and contradictory things.
But now, as Cui Qianxue is about to marry into the Zhao Mansion, Chu Jiayi is also going to follow Cui Qianxue back to the Zhao Mansion. Her mood is a bit complicated, with obvious resistance and vague expectation. But is it resistance or expectation?
Chu Jiayi herself couldn't explain clearly.
While Chu Jiayi was feeling complicated, Cui Qianxue, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't bear the loneliness. She secretly lifted a corner of her red hijab and asked Chu Jiayi: "Sister Chu, it's almost noon, what do you mean?"
Why hasn’t the wedding team arrived yet? This hijab makes me feel depressed.”
Since Zhao Junchen decided to marry Cui Qianxue, and the relationship between Cui Qianxue and the Cui family has gradually recovered, Cui Qianxue has now gone away from her heartache, and has returned to her original charming and innocent self, but she is a little more well-behaved and knowledgeable.
After hearing Cui Qianxue's inquiry, Chu Jiayi turned her head and glanced at Cui Qianxue. She saw Cui Qianxue's cheeks were red and her eyes were shining, as if she was looking forward to it, but she seemed shy, but she couldn't help but joked: "Miss Cui is so anxious.
Are you so desperate that you want to get married?"
Cui Qianxue became even more shy. She quickly lowered her hijab and hummed, "They asked you seriously, but you made fun of them and ignored you!"
Chu Jiayi smiled and said nothing.
Chu Jiayi treats Cui Qianxue like a younger sister. She likes her very much and is very close to her on weekdays. On the surface, she is Cui Qianxue's maid, but in fact, Chu Jiayi makes more decisions.
But not long after, Cui Qianxue couldn't bear the embarrassment and asked again: "Sister Chu, do you think Mr. Zhao will come to welcome the bride in person?"
Chu Jiayi thought for a moment and said: "Probably not. After all, Mr. Zhao's identity is different from that of ordinary men. He should not be able to show off in person."
Hearing Chu Jiayi's answer, Cui Qianxue seemed a little disappointed, but she didn't speak for a long time.
Just when Chu Jiayi was about to open her mouth to comfort Cui Qianxue, bursts of gongs, drums and firecrackers suddenly came from the distance, which was quite loud.
Chu Jiayi's expression changed, knowing that the wedding team was coming, while Cui Qianxue quickly straightened her sitting posture, as if Zhao Junchen had come in front of her, and her cheeks under the red hijab became even redder.
Then, a shout came from outside the boudoir: "Master Zhao has come to welcome the bride in person!"
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Well, second update!
It was already four o'clock in the morning when I finished writing this chapter. I was sleepy and tired. I could only sleep for three hours. It was my own fault. Who let the bugs be handicapped and slow in coding?...
Please give me some motivation~ I’m asking for all kinds of things~