Chapter 319: Choosing a Concubine
Talk about the magazine and get off topic.
Zhu Zaijing sat in the front seat and looked at Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang, who were concentrating on thinking, and laughed again.
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "Blame me, blame me, today is the New Year. I actually talked about these secular affairs again. I will punish myself with three cups later and apologize to all gentlemen."
When several people heard what Zhu Zaijing said, they also laughed and said: "Your Majesty's thoughts are jumping, and I don't know how many times more flexible than I and others. Whenever I hear these wonderful thoughts of the Prince, I and others suddenly have many questions." Suddenly enlightened.”
"So, when it comes to the banquet, it is up to the ministers and others to congratulate the prince."
Zhu Zaijing chuckled and said: "Okay, okay, then it's settled. I have asked the leader to prepare Here we have the fine Shaoxing rice wine and the newly famous Henan credit store wine. I haven’t tasted this wine yet. I wonder if Mr. Gao tasted it when he was in his hometown in Henan?”
Gao Gong was slightly embarrassed when he heard Zhu Zaijing talking about the credit store wine. Gao Gong said: "Chen's hometown is in Xinzheng, and the credit store is in Nanyang Prefecture. There are hundreds of miles between the two places, so when I was growing up at home and studying, , and I have never tasted wine from Nanyang Mansion."
Zhu Zaijing said with a smile: "I have never tasted anything better, so let's try it together later to see what is so special about this old wine. "
Then everyone relaxed, chatting happily about happy topics in Prince Yu's Mansion, and eating the refreshments prepared by Zhu Zaijing. It was not until after lunch that everyone met Zhu Zaijing. Say goodbye and leave.
Looking at the people leaving, Zhu Zaijing, who was also a little tipsy at the moment, was in a very good mood.
I haven’t been so dedicated in a long time.
Last time, Zhu Zaijing knew that Yan Shifan would not be easily dealt with, but when he thought that Yan Shifan escaped unscathed, Zhu Zaijing felt unhappy.
Obviously Yan Shifan plotted against him first, but in the end, Yan Shifan was fine.
It can be seen that in the heart of the current Emperor Jiajing, Yan Shifan still weighs more than his son.
But just when Zhu Zaijing was thinking this, Emperor Jiajing was also worried about Zhu Zaijing's affairs in the Longevity Palace in Xiyuan.
Emperor Jiajing asked the Ministry of Rites to obtain the illustrations of the women selected for Zhu Zaijing’s wedding. He wanted to take advantage of today’s happy New Year’s day to select a candidate for the princess for Zhu Zaijing, and asked Huang Jin to Go to Prince Yu's Mansion to announce the good news and wish Zhu Zaijing a happy new year.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the album in his hand. He was really dazzled by the women from good families in it. He thought they were all good, but in the end, only the one who could be worthy of Princess Zhu Zaijingyu’s status was Can have one.
So, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but feel entangled at this moment.
But even if it was entangled, Emperor Jiajing had his own way of solving it.
Emperor Jiajing believed deeply in the theory of immortal cultivation, so he also had great experience in divination and divination, which were compulsory courses for Taoists.
So, Emperor Jiajing took out the illustrations of several women with good looks and horoscopes consistent with Zhu Zaijing, and then began to choose from them according to his own divination method.
Emperor Jiajing circled around the eight trigrams engraved around the futon where he meditated in the monastery. He muttered words at every step, and his steps were sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Finally, after turning several times, Emperor Jiajing's feet Stepping on the Qian Gua.
The phases of the Qian hexagram are the four phases of Henry Zhen in the Yuan Dynasty, which is a very auspicious hexagram.
So Emperor Jiajing's mood instantly improved and couldn't be better.
Emperor Jiajing took advantage of the auspicious divination and immediately selected his favorite daughter-in-law from among the several candidates for Princess Yu he had selected.
Emperor Jiajing said to Huang Jin who was waiting on the side: "Huang Jin has drafted an edict and ordered the Ministry of Rites to formally propose marriage to the Li family in Changping according to the prince's wedding ceremony. I want to appoint Li Yuanzhen, the daughter of the Li family, as the royal concubine of Prince Yu. , and the daughter of the Chen family in Tongzhou will be selected as the concubine, and the remaining daughters will be selected as attendants for the palace. The wedding date is scheduled for February this year. "
"After finishing the decree, you will also go to San'er's house. , give him the good news.”
After hearing Emperor Jiajing’s instructions, Huang Jin responded happily, and then came to collect the female illustrations that Emperor Jiajing had just chosen for Zhu Zaijing. It turns out that the number doesn't matter, there are ten!
This number is incredible.
You must know that the main concubine is one, and the side concubines and the selected attendants are nine. This is the wedding etiquette of the crown prince.
Because according to etiquette, the crown prince becomes the emperor when he ascends the throne, and the emperor should have nine concubines.
Therefore, when the crown prince gets married as an adult, he must also have nine attendants, so that after he ascends the throne, he can directly enrich the harem and gardens, so as to rectify the rule of the world and the prosperity of the emperor.
Now Emperor Jiajing has arranged for Zhu Zaijing ten female family members of the palace without blinking an eye. This is an incredible political signal.
So to make sure there was nothing wrong, Huang Jin asked carefully: "Emperor, there are ten people in the book including your selected princess and concubines, etc., should they all be prepared for the Ministry of Rites?"
Jiajing The emperor said nonchalantly: "Give them all, just ten! Not one more, not one less. San'er is responsible for the important task of spreading the branches and leaves of my Zhu family. If he doesn't work hard, who will work harder?"
The words of Emperor Jiajing made Huang Jin couldn't help but chuckle, "The emperor really has nothing to say about his feelings for Prince Yu. Maybe later when I go to the palace to talk to Prince Yu about the emperor's will, Prince Yu will The emperor will also shed tears of gratitude for his care."
Emperor Jiajing smiled and said: "Hehehe, go quickly. This year is the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. I have to step up my practice and absorb the power of heaven and earth. "
Huang Jin quickly resigned, and then went to the Ministry of Rites with Emperor Jiajing's order.
Although it is the Chinese New Year this year, the yamen of the Ministry of Rites does not have a holiday.
After all, the etiquette system of the imperial court is so complicated. Although Emperor Jiajing is no longer in court, the etiquette system that should be in place still needs to be carried out.
So, during this Chinese New Year period, other yamen can take a break, but the Rites Department has to take two nights to rest.
So when Huang Jin arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet who was still serving as the Minister of Rites, was staying in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, continuing to deal with all the ceremonial and sacrificial preparations to be prepared during the New Year period.
When Huang Jin saw Xu Jie, he immediately smiled and said: "Happy New Year, old Xu Ge."
Xu Jie didn't dare to ask for help, so he immediately stood up and came over, saying New Year greetings to Huang Jin: "Happy New Year, father-in-law."
Huang Jin smiled cheerfully, "We have a happy event coming here today. Yes. The emperor has already selected the princess, concubines, attendants and other royal family members for Prince Yu. Therefore, our family is conveying the emperor’s wishes and asking the Ministry of Rites to immediately prepare for Prince Yu’s wedding ceremony and appoint those who should go. We have chosen an auspicious day to hold the ceremony.”
When Xu Jie heard that Huang Jin was here for Prince Yu’s wedding, he was suddenly excited and showed a rare smile.
Xu Jie said with a smile: "Please tell me, my father-in-law, I will do my best to handle the prince's wedding."
Huang Jin hummed, and then handed the booklet in his hand to Xu Jie said, "This is the result of the emperor's final selection. The Li family from Changping will be the main concubine, the Chen family from Tongzhou will be the side concubines, and the remaining girls will be the chosen attendants. There must be no mistakes."
Xu Jie took the booklet respectfully and said to Huang Jin: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will definitely keep it in mind and there won't be any mistakes."
Then Huang Jin said again, "Okay then. , then our family will not bother Mr. Ge. Our family is going to Prince Yu’s Mansion to announce the good news, so Mr. Ge will just stay.”
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