The warm sun shines in the yard.
The snow on the roof has melted, and the snow is dripping.
The weather was still very cold. Yun Chu was sitting in the greenhouse reading his account books. From time to time he looked up and saw two children chasing each other in the yard.
"Miss, there is an imperial edict from the palace!"
Tingfeng ran in from the front yard.
On the other side of the doorway, Manager Cheng ran over and said: "Miss Yun, the palace has come to announce the decree to the prince. I will take the two young masters to the front yard to listen to the decree."
Yun Chu had already guessed what the intention was.
She quickly changed into decent clothes and followed the maid to the front yard.
The person who came to announce the decree was Eunuch Gao, who was beside the emperor.
"Miss Yun, please listen."
Yunchu knelt down in the front yard.
"The emperor's edict is carried out by heaven. I heard that Yun Chu, the daughter of the general and chief Sima of the Zhu Kingdom, has a quiet face, is gentle, follows without hesitation, is a good friend and a benevolent person. She is a match made in heaven with King Pingxi. In order to achieve a god-given marriage, Yun, the daughter of the Yun family, is granted the title. I was the Princess of Pingxi at first, and the new Imperial Master calculated that February 28th was an auspicious day, so I got married on February 28th, this is a good time, I appreciate it!"
"My wife takes the order!"
Yunchu raised his hands above his head and received the imperial edict.
On the other side of the wall, Chu Yi also accepted the imperial edict.
The person who came to announce the decree to him was Mr. Qiu, the Minister of Rites. Mr. Qiu's eyebrows were so furrowed that he almost pinched a fly: "It's only mid-January, but the wedding is scheduled for late February. It's only been a month. It's really hard." It was too hasty, if there is anything that the Ministry of Rites did not consider carefully, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Chu Yi felt it was still too slow.
If it weren't for the fact that there was no auspicious day in January, he would have wanted to marry Yun Chu home tomorrow.
It's so hard every day.
He asked: "Mr. Qiu, after the marriage is granted, what do I need to do next?"
Mr. Qiu touched his beard and said: "When the son of the royal family gets married, it is a matter for the Ministry of Rites. All matters are handled by the Ministry of Rites. The prince only needs to handle the official business in advance and wait until that day to go to the Yun family to welcome the bride."
Chu Yi asked in a different way: "Generally speaking, what is the process for a distinguished noble in the capital to marry a noble daughter?"
"That's at least three matchmakers and six appointments." Mr. Qiu said clearly, "You need to hire three matchmakers, one for the man, one for the woman, and one for the bridge. The six appointments refer to the ones who accept the match and ask for names. , Najib, Nazhi, application for appointment, personal welcome, every process has rules passed down from ancient times... By the way, why does the prince ask this?"
When a member of the royal family marries a wife, a marriage decree is enough, and there is no need for three matchmakers and six betrothals.
Chu Yi asked someone to take out pen, ink, paper and inkstone and put them on the table: "Then please Master Qiu, please write down these procedures clearly."
Lord Qiu was a little unbelievable.
Is it possible that King Pingxi wants to marry Miss Yun with the gift of three matchmakers and six betrothals?
Chu Yi did plan this.
Taking the procedure written by Mr. Qiu, he ordered Manager Cheng beside him: "Go and hire the best matchmaker in the capital immediately."
Before the Yun family could react, the matchmaker invited by Chu Yi came to the door. The matchmaker's first visit was actually to ask the woman about her intentions. After the imperial edict was issued, what other intentions could she have? It was just a formality to express the man's intentions. of attention.
The next day, the matchmaker came to the door again, which was the second step. Asking for names, getting Yunchu's horoscope, and then doing the Naji, that is, re-inviting the newly appointed national preceptor to reunite in front of the royal family's ancestors' tablets. character.
Generally speaking, the horoscopes of both men and women should be worshiped in the ancestral hall for three days. If nothing happens during these three days, it will be good luck.
After these three days have passed, it is time to get married, which is also commonly known as engagement.
In order to facilitate the marriage, Yun Chu was ordered by Lin to move back to the Yun family, because she lived there, and in Lin's view, there was no difference between living with Chu Yi.
Since ancient times, there has been a rule that men and women are not allowed to meet before marriage.
After Yunchu moved back to Yun's house, he hadn't seen Chu Yi for four or five days. Every day, he was asked by Mrs. Lin to sit in the room and embroider the wedding dress with the embroiderers.
She didn't have the patience to embroider her wedding dress, so she asked people to go to the south. When her father went to the south, he stocked up some food, which could just help the people who were affected by the disaster... However, the Yun family is now in the limelight, and it is not suitable to be alone. Donate food, but work with other ministers to do your part through the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Soon it will be the day of engagement, which is also the day when the man makes his appointment.
King Pingxi led hundreds of guards from Prince Pingxi's Mansion to the gate of Yun Mansion.
The first person has arrived, and the last person is still at the corner of East Street. The huge red team occupies the entire street, which is staggering.
"God, how much dowry is this?"
"Isn't King Pingxi unwilling to marry a wife? Why does he seem to be in a hurry?"
"You don't know, the new Imperial Master said that Prince Pingxi and Miss Yun are a match made in heaven. If he doesn't marry Miss Yun, he will end up alone in his life."
"Besides, the Yun family is in a great position now. General Zhuguo and Grand Sima, these two official positions are so powerful. Moreover, General Yun is still young. He will be in office for at least twenty or thirty years. That means the Yun family can at least still be in power. After more than thirty years of glory, it is not a loss for King Pingxi to marry a daughter of the Yun family."
"However, the eldest lady of the Yun family has been married before. It is still a bit embarrassing for the prince to marry a second-married daughter."
"Look at this betrothal gift, do you still feel embarrassed?"
"That's right, this pomp is even grander than that of the Crown Princess back then. I don't know how much the dowry will be then..."
The betrothal gift was carried into the Yun family like running water, which made people envious.
Lin was also shocked.
I'm afraid these things cost seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver, and there won't be a second one in the entire capital.
Whether a person is sincere or not cannot be seen with the eyes alone, but it can be felt from the actions.
Mrs. Lin really believed in King Pingxi's determination to marry his daughter.
Chu Yi hadn't seen Yun Chu for several days. He coughed and said, "Mrs. Yun, can you let me see Miss Yun? I have another betrothal gift for her."
Lin couldn't say no at all, so she asked the housekeeper to invite Yun Chu.
Yunchu saw that the yard was filled with more than a hundred red boxes. She couldn't help pinching her eyebrows. She had agreed to keep a low profile, but why was this man so high-profile?
Chu Yi approached her and whispered: "The whole capital said that I was forced to marry you for various reasons. I want to tell them that it is not the case."
Now that the marriage has been settled, he no longer needs to hide his feelings.
He wanted her to become a woman envied by everyone in the capital.
She wants people to know that even if she is getting married for the second time, she is worthy of the best sincerity in the world.
Chu Yi picked up a small box from the butler's hand and handed it over: "Here are all my farm and real estate shops, as well as the stubs of the bank, and the dispatch tokens of the imperial guards. These are my betrothal gifts, Chu'er , you put it away."
Yunchu was stunned.
The farm real estate shop is managed by her, usually for his wife.
But the palace soldiers and secret guards were a prince's biggest trump card, and he actually handed them over to her like this.
He is not afraid...
"Chu'er, you are worth it."
Yunchu's heart felt warm.
She calmed down, raised her head, and said: "Now that there is an earthquake in the south, you are hiring me with such a high profile. You will definitely be impeached by the Yushitai. You..."
"Don't worry." Chu Yi held her hand, "Before the appointment, I have donated 10,000 taels of silver to the south."
"Cough cough cough cough!" Yun Silin heard that King Pingxi had come to offer employment, and rushed back immediately. As soon as he came back, he saw Chu Yi holding his daughter's little hand, and immediately came over to squeeze the person away, "Why don't you come back?" Not married yet, so sticky..."
