Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

After resting in Bachuan for some days, Zhou Jun returned to Chang'an City and went to Shangshu Province as a foreign official to record Kan Ji.

When he arrived at Shangshu Province, Zhou Jun learned that the official who took over the management of Daqi Trading Road was Wang Xian.

Wang Fei was Li Linfu's ally in the court, and because of his ability to make money, he was highly regarded by the saint. Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that he could take on this job.

The Shangshu Province informed Zhou Jun that the handover of foreign officials required a series of procedures to be completed in person.

Zhou Jun took all the documents and seals and went to the household department to find Wang Xian to hand over the duties.

What Zhou Jun didn't expect was that Wang Jun actually avoided seeing the news, and the person who came to talk to him was actually a chief executive of the Department of Household Affairs.

It is recorded in the history books that Wang Zhi valued the family members and despised the members of the poor family. After gaining power, he became arrogant and domineering. Even Li Linfu had to avoid him when he saw him. Zhou Jun learned the lesson today.

The head of the household department originally thought that Zhou Jun would be angry, but he did not expect that the latter completed the handover procedures meticulously without any complaints or dissatisfaction from beginning to end.

After returning home, Zhou Jun was sitting in the hall talking to his mother. The sound of horse hooves and wheels could be heard outside the door.

Zhou Jun stood up and looked outside. Fan Jinian and several officials entered the small courtyard.

When Zhou Dinghai and Luo Sanniang were still in shock, Zhou Jun saw Fan Jinian take out the imperial edict from his sleeve, and he knew the purpose of these people's coming, so he knelt on the ground first.

Seeing this, Zhou Dinghai and Luo Sanniang quickly fell to the ground.

After a long series of palace speeches, the imperial edict finally reached the key point: "Zhou Jun, the son of Zhou Dinghai, pays homage to Princess Wanchun, Prince Consort."

After hearing the imperial edict, Zhou Jun thanked him calmly, but the expressions on Zhou Dinghai and Luo Sanniang's faces were as if they had seen a ghost, and they knelt on the spot dully.

Seeing this, Zhou Jun turned his head sideways, wanting to remind his parents to thank him for accepting the order.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Dinghai opened his mouth, as if something was blocked in his throat. He just suppressed a "uh" sound, rolled his eyes, and fainted on the ground.

This scene frightened everyone around him so much that Zhou Jun quickly called for the servants, carried the fainted Zhou Dinghai into the side room, and introduced Fan Jinian and a group of officials into the hall.

As soon as Fan Jinian sat down, he cupped his hands and said to Zhou Jun with a smile: "Congratulations to Zhou Jun for he got what he wanted!"

Zhou Jun: "Jun comes from a humble background and is the Princess of Wanchun. I am sincere and frightened. I hope Duke Fan and you can give me some advice."

Fan Jinian pointed at the officials who followed him and said, "These are officials from the Ministry of Etiquette. They are here to teach you some pre-marriage rituals."...

Zhou Jun met with the officials of the Ministry of Rites and ordered people to bring generous gifts, called Xiucai, and gave them to everyone.

When the officials of the Ministry of Rites saw the rich gifts, everyone's faces showed joy, and they were particularly attentive when explaining the rituals to Zhou Jun.

Before the prince-in-law and the princess get married, in addition to the common folk customs of accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting invitations, asking for an appointment, and personally welcoming the princess, there are also other rituals such as identification, identification, imprisonment, and meeting with aunts and uncles.

All told, there are a total of more than a dozen ceremonies before a royal marriage is officially held, and each one takes quite a long time.

Among them, the key one led by the Ministry of Rites is the Ming system.

The so-called Ming system is to teach the consort how to behave before and after marriage. Now, it is somewhat similar to a "training class for marrying into a wealthy family".

The quasi-consort went to the Ministry of Etiquette every morning to study for ten days.

After informing Zhou Jun of the class start time and contact person, the officials from the Ministry of Rites left first, leaving only Fan Jinian and Zhou Jun. Zhou Jun then ordered someone to take out the pocket box containing silk and distribute it to the chamberlains accompanying Fan Jinian.

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Finally, Zhou Jun took a large box of agate, sea beads, colored glaze and other valuables and gave them to Fan Jinian.

Fan Jinian originally wanted to refuse, but later thought that Zhou Jun would be happy, so he accepted it.

After accepting the gift, Fan Jinian whispered to Zhou Jun: "The news of Erlang's marriage to the princess has spread throughout the noble family... In Chang'an City, many people are interested in the princess. Now that Erlang has fulfilled his wish, it will attract many people.

Don't be resentful."

Zhou Jun just smiled bitterly when he heard this.

Fan Jinian: "The saint dotes on the princess, and Concubine Yang is on good terms with the princess. Erlang should be more concerned, so he should have nothing to worry about."

Zhou Jun understood the meaning of Fan Jinian's words. After marrying Princess Wanchun, if he wanted to gain a firm foothold and not be framed by others, two people were the key, one was the saint and the other was Concubine Yang.

Zhou Jun bowed his hand to Fan Jinian and thanked him.

Fan Jinian smiled and nodded, chatted some more, then stood up and left.

After being sent to the gate, Zhou Jun returned to the hall and sat down. He looked around and felt that he had forgotten something.

After a while, Zhou Dinghai's wild laughter suddenly came from the back compartment: "My son is going to be the prince-in-law! The Zhou family has become prosperous!"

Hearing this, Zhou Jun closed his eyes, rubbed his temples vigorously, and shook his head uncontrollably.

On the second day, Zhou Jun packed up and went to the Ministry of Rites to clarify the system.

The Ministry of Etiquette has not yet started classes, but there are chamberlains and imperial doctors waiting there early.

Zhou Jun was puzzled at first, but the chamberlain also got Fan Jinian's message and carefully explained the steps of self-identification to the former.

Appearance, height, and characteristics are all basic information. Genetic history, malignant sores, scars, and even male function are all necessary steps in body identification.

Zhou Jun had previously seen in TV novels that the prince-in-law married a princess and was extremely beautiful, but no one had ever mentioned that there were all these complications.

After finally getting through the self-examination, Zhou Jun entered the auditorium room. An older, solemn-looking man from the Ministry of Etiquette walked in, holding a thick stack of books.

The first lesson of the Ming Dynasty is called "Shangzhu".

After Zhou Jun listened to the whole class, the content could be summarized in one sentence: As a prince-in-law, you should know your identity clearly.

In name, marrying a princess with a horse cannot be called marrying a wife, but is called a lord. Marriage as the daughter of the emperor cannot be called a princess' marriage, but is called a lower marriage.

After getting married, the prince-in-law enters the princess's house, and the princess has the ownership and use rights of the princess' house. The princess is the head of the family, and the prince-son-in-law is a vassal. This is exactly the opposite of the husband-wife relationship in ordinary families.

If the princess dies, the princess mansion will be taken back by the court, and Fu Ma must move out of the princess mansion and find another residence. The princess's descendants will be returned to the court, and the descendants will move to another residence and have no right to stay.

After the princess gets married and gets the emperor's permission, she can establish her own palace, set up the princess's city department, the relocation order, the chief minister, the recorder, the chief bookkeeper and other officials.

The princess's chief officer is in charge of the owner's property, access to the inner palace, and farmland collection, etc. The prince-in-law has no right to interfere with the finances. Living expenses are allocated by the princess's palace, and all its systems are subordinate to Zongzheng.

After the class, the minister of etiquette, Wailang, told Zhou Jun again: "When a noble family marries a princess, they should be careful in their words and deeds. If you don't show your background, you should be walking on thin ice to avoid attracting criticism from others."

There are admonitions and reminders in these words.

Zhou Jun heard this, looked at the foreigner one more time, and bowed in agreement.

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