"Tuberculosis?" Queen Mother Chen was woken up by the palace maid in the middle of the night. She came to the palace a little unhappy. After listening to Huang Mengyu's narration, she finally came to her senses.
Seeing that Queen Mother Chen looked a little shocked, Huang Mengyu lowered his head, but said with certainty: "The Queen Mother Hui Rensheng is indeed tuberculosis."
"Hiss..." Empress Dowager Chen took a breath: "How did Chen Hong do things without even being diagnosed with tuberculosis? Does Cining Palace know the news?"
"The Empress Dowager Cisheng may not know for the time being, but Minister Gao, uh, Minister Gao has asked my servant to send someone to notify Chen Yuma. I think the emperor will also ask about it later."
Empress Dowager Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but before she had time to relax, she suddenly sat up straight again and said in shock: "That's not right. Even if the emperor knows about it now, I'm afraid it's too late. Yesterday Yao Lao and the man named Liang
He has been ordained and ordained one after another, and this morning the emperor has presided over Yao's wedding ceremony, and the man surnamed Liang must also have completed the marriage ceremony at home, this matter has been decided!"
It turns out that the reason why Zhu Yijun went to see Xinzhai this afternoon was because he had to hold a ritual ceremony for his sister in the morning.
I have to say a few words here. Different from the simplicity of weddings in later generations, weddings in the Ming Dynasty were much more complicated, and the processes required could not be completed in one day.
I won’t go into details about the wedding process of ordinary people (because Baidu is convenient). I will only talk about some key differences between princess weddings and ordinary people’s weddings.
In ancient China, when a daughter got married, her father had to preside over the wedding. However, due to the special nature of the princess, her father was the emperor and could not do these things in person, so he had to ask the highest-status "gong" with the same surname to preside over the wedding.
Therefore, such a woman is called a "princess". In other words, the earliest meaning of the word princess is actually "the princess will preside over the marriage."
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang personally formulated a lot of etiquette. Among them, there are some regulations regarding the "level" of princesses: "The emperor's aunt is called the eldest princess, the emperor's sister is called the eldest princess, the emperor's daughter is called the princess, and the prince's daughter is called the eldest princess."
The daughter of the princess is called the county princess, the granddaughter of the county prince is called the county prince, the great-granddaughter of the county prince is called the county prince, and the great-great-granddaughter of the county prince is called the township prince... Everyone from the princess level to the princess level is given the imperial title, and everyone from the princess level to the princess level is given the royal title."
Zhu Yaonao is Zhu Yijun's younger sister, so she is ranked as the eldest princess and needs to be conferred. The conferral was completed yesterday, and Gao Pragmatic had already known the title two months ago: "The eldest princess of Yongning".
In fact, her title has been decided a long time ago. The inner court and some people who can talk to the inner court, such as Gao Pragmatic, have already called her "Princess Yongning" in advance. However, it must be emphasized that the title is Gui, but
Only after the canonization was completed yesterday, the Princess Yongning was "recognized by the state."
As I said just now, the origin of the term "princess" is "to marry a princess", but this system later changed.
"In ancient times, when the emperor married a daughter, he did not marry his own daughter. Instead, the princes and princes with the same surname presided over her, so she was called a princess. In the Tang Dynasty, the prince still presided over the marriage. In the Song Dynasty, it was not used. Instead, the person in charge of the marriage was asked to accept the petition from the inner east gate, and then the emperor took charge of it himself.
.Ming the reason."
In other words, until the Tang Dynasty, she was still a serious "princess", but starting from the Song Dynasty, the emperor began to conduct weddings in person, and the Ming Dynasty followed suit.
As I said just now, except for its special part, the princess's wedding is the same as the civil wedding procedure in other aspects. It also has to go through the steps of accepting, asking for the name, accepting the wedding, asking for a date, and welcoming in person.
It is recorded in the "Da Ming Huidian" compiled by Gao Jingshi that when a princess comes out (pronounced jiang, four tones), she performs the wedding ceremony, and the husband's family prepares gifts and expresses them at home, and then bows to the palace. The person who conducts the marriage.
When he was brought to the inner east gate, he went to the inner envoy and said: "The son of a certain official is in the imperial court, and he has learned the etiquette of his ancestors. The envoy please accept it." He knelt down to teach the inner envoy.
The inner envoy knelt down to receive it and presented it into the inner hall. Those who were holding the geese and the gifts entered. The inner envoy came out and the person in charge of the wedding said: "I will add a divination pot, and the envoy asked for his name." Entering the table was as before, and the inner envoy went out and said: "Yes.
"Control." The person in charge of the marriage knelt down, and the emissary announced: "Who is the emperor's daughter? I will confer a princess title." The person in charge of the marriage prostrates himself, and when he comes in, he will be given a banquet.
Of course, Zhu Yaoniao is the eldest princess, so the emissary the day before yesterday should have been Xuan: "The emperor's fourth sister, the eldest princess Feng Yongning."
After that, the ceremony of Naji was roughly the same as that of Nacai. The person in charge of the wedding said: "Add all the divination signs to predict the auspicious day, and I would like to envoy someone who dares to sue Naji." The son-in-law's furniture was made of black paper, jade and silk, and a horse, with the following words:
instrument.
The person in charge of the marriage made a speech and said: "The imperial court is consecrating the son of a certain official. With the courtesy of the ancestors, the envoy will bundle the silk and ride on the horse to march."
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If you can get married on an auspicious day, to some extent, it can be said to be a good sign for your marriage. The royal family will naturally attach great importance to it and will not neglect it at all.
In addition, they are also very concerned about the birth date of the prince-in-law. Of course, for those who are actually selected, the impact of this factor may not be as great as in theory, and will be affected by factors such as the recommendation of an important minister.
Then comes the wedding ceremony, which is held separately for the prince consort and the princess, but on the same day.
The prince-in-law put on his official uniform and announced to the temple: "The state's favor is in the house of a certain person. I will welcome you personally on a certain day. I dare to tell you." His father laid a memorial ceremony in the hall and gave a warning at will. The prince-in-law bowed again and went out to the inner east gate. The inner envoy Yan
After entering, those who hold the geese and those who present the gifts are placed in the court.
As for the princess, she left the Emperor's Palace in formal attire, bowed four times before the emperor, and received a knighthood. The emperor gave instructions at will. After receiving the order, she bowed four more times. She was demoted, the concubine was sent to the door of the inner palace, and the princess ascended the chariot.
. Arrive at the inner east gate, lower the chariot. The son-in-law lifts the curtain, and the princess ascends the sedan chair. The son-in-law comes out and stands next to him. The person holding the goose kneels with the goose to confer on the son-in-law.
Bow again, go out first, and return on horseback.
It can be seen from this process that at this point, in fact, more than half of the "wedding" has been completed, and only the wedding ceremony on the last day is left - in layman's terms, it is the consummation of the wedding at the Princess Mansion.
Empress Dowager Chen's so-called "the matter has been settled" refers to this issue: now, except for the final formalities of consummating the marriage, all other parts of the marriage have been completed.
In terms of etiquette, Princess Yongning and the tuberculosis man named "Liang" are already a legal couple!
Of course Huang Mengyu also knew this truth, but he did not dare to speak - did Dongchang neglect his duty in this matter? It depends on the final characterization of this matter, in other words, it depends on how this matter is finally defined by the royal family: recognition of marriage
?Doesn’t admit the marriage? Dongchang has merit in finding out the truth? Dongchang only finds out the truth after the fact, is it pure incompetence?
Who knows what the outcome will be! It all depends on who among the gods above wins in the end!
At a time like this, how could he, a naughty person like Huang Mengyu, be willing to talk to him? Of course he was just pretending to be stupid.
Empress Dowager Chen didn't think much about it. Instead, she suddenly stood up and said anxiously: "What nonsense! Chen Hong is not doing things well, damn it! Gao Pragmatic is also fooling around. Things have come to this point. He still comes to see the emperor because he wants to say
What? Are you asking the emperor to regret his marriage? What will Cining Palace think of it? What will all the people in the world think of Tianjia? Huh?"
