My father is Jiajing

Chapter 319 Choosing a Concubine
Talking about magazines has gotten off topic.

Zhu Zaigui sat in the first seat and looked at Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang who were concentrating on thinking, and laughed again.

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "It's my fault. Today is the New Year. I'm talking about these mundane matters again. I'll drink three cups as punishment and apologize to you gentlemen."

When several people heard Zhu Zaigui say this, they also laughed and said, "Your Highness's thoughts are so many times more flexible than ours. Whenever we hear your wonderful ideas, many of our questions suddenly become clear."

"So, during the banquet later, it is still us who will congratulate His Majesty."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "Okay, okay, then it's settled. I have asked the leader to prepare the best Shaoxing rice wine and Henan Shedian wine, which has just become famous in the capital. I haven't tasted this wine yet. I wonder if Mr. Gao has tasted it when he was in his hometown in Henan?"

Gao Gong was slightly embarrassed when he heard Zhu Zaigui talking about Shedian wine. He said, "My hometown is in Xinzheng, and Shedian is in Nanyang Prefecture. There are hundreds of miles between the two places, so when I was growing up and studying at home, I never tasted the wine from Nanyang Prefecture."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "It's better if you haven't tasted it. Then let's all taste it together later to see what's so special about this Shedian old wine."

Then everyone relaxed and chatted happily about happy topics in Prince Yu's Mansion, eating the snacks prepared by Zhu Zaigui. It was not until after lunch that everyone said goodbye to Zhu Zaigui and left.

Looking at the people leaving, Zhu Zaigui, who was 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 Zaigui knew that Yan Shifan was not easy to deal with, but when he thought that Yan Shifan escaped unscathed, Zhu Zaigui felt unhappy.

It was obviously Yan Shifan who plotted against him first, but in the end, Yan Shifan was not harmed at all.

From this we can see that in the heart of the current Emperor Jiajing, Yan Shifan is still more important than his son.

But just as Zhu Zaigui was thinking this, in the Wanshou Palace in the Western Garden, Emperor Jiajing was also worried about Zhu Zaigui's affairs.

Emperor Jiajing asked the Ministry of Rites to bring the illustrated book of women selected for Zhu Zaigui's wedding. He wanted to take advantage of the auspicious day of the New Year to choose a princess for Zhu Zaigui, and asked Huang Jin to go to Prince Yu's Mansion to announce the good news and congratulate Zhu Zaigui on the New Year.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the album in his hand. He was dazzled by the selection of good women in it. He thought they were all good, but in the end, only one could be worthy of the title of Princess Zhu Zaigui.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but feel conflicted at this moment.

However, even though he was conflicted, Emperor Jiajing had his own way of solving the problem.

Emperor Jiajing believed in the practice of immortality, so he was well versed in divination, a compulsory course for Taoist priests.

So, Emperor Jiajing took out the illustrations of several women who were good-looking and whose horoscopes were compatible with Zhu Zaigui's, and then began to choose from them according to his own divination method.

Emperor Jiajing circled around the eight trigrams carved around the cushion where he was meditating in the monastery. He muttered something with every step, and his pace was sometimes fast and sometimes slow. After circling several times, Emperor Jiajing finally stepped on the Qian trigram.

The Qian hexagram has the four phases of Yuan, Heng, Li and Zhen. It is a very auspicious hexagram.

So Emperor Jiajing's mood instantly became as good as it could be.

Emperor Jiajing took advantage of the auspicious divination and immediately picked out his favorite daughter-in-law from the picture album of several candidates for Prince Yu's wife.

Emperor Jiajing said to Huang Jin, who was serving beside him, "Huang Jin drafted an edict and ordered the Ministry of Rites to formally propose marriage to Changping Li according to the ceremony of a prince's marriage. I want to appoint Li's daughter Li Yuanzhen as Prince Yu's principal wife, and select the daughter of Tongzhou Chen as a concubine. The remaining women will be selected as concubines in the prince's palace. The wedding date is set for February this year."

"After you have drafted the decree, you should also go to San'er's house and tell him the good news."

After hearing the Emperor Jiajing's order, Huang Jin also responded happily, and then came to collect the female illustrations that Emperor Jiajing had just selected for Zhu Zaigui. As a result, the number was not a big deal, there were actually ten!

This number is incredible.

You should know that there is one principal wife, and nine concubines and selected maids. This is the marriage etiquette of the crown prince.

Because according to etiquette, when the crown prince ascends the throne, he becomes the emperor, and the emperor should have nine concubines.

Therefore, when the crown prince reaches adulthood and gets married, he must also have nine attendants, so that after he ascends the throne, he can directly enrich the harem and palaces to rectify the order of the world and the prosperity of the emperor.

Now Emperor Jiajing arranged ten female relatives in the royal palace for Zhu Zaigui without blinking an eye. This was a significant political signal.

So to make sure there was no mistake, Huang Jin asked carefully: "Emperor, there are a total of ten people in the book, including the princess and concubines you selected. Do you need to prepare all of them for the Ministry of Rites?"

Emperor Jiajing said indifferently: "Give them all, just ten! Not one more, not one less. San'er is responsible for expanding the Zhu family. If he doesn't work hard, who will?"

Huang Jin couldn't help but chuckle at Emperor Jiajing's words. "Your Majesty really loves Prince Yu. Maybe when I go to the palace and tell Prince Yu about your will, Prince Yu will be moved to tears and thank you for your love and care."

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "Haha, go quickly. This year is the beginning of the new year, and I have to intensify my cultivation and absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth."

Huang Jin hurriedly took his leave, and then went to the Ministry of Rites with the Emperor Jiajing's decree.

Although it is Chinese New Year this year, the Ministry of Rites will not be closed for holiday.

After all, the court's etiquette system is so complicated. Although Emperor Jiajing no longer attends court, the etiquette system still has to be carried out.

Therefore, during the New Year period, other government offices can take a holiday, but the Ministry of Rites can only rest for two days in the evening.

Therefore, when Huang Jin arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jie, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet who was also the Minister of Rites, was staying in the Ministry of Rites, continuing to handle all the ritual and sacrificial preparations for the New Year period.

When Huang Jin saw Xu Jie, he immediately smiled and said, "Happy New Year, Lord Xu."

Xu Jie did not dare to be arrogant, and immediately stood up to greet him, and also greeted Huang Jin: "Happy New Year, eunuch."

Huang Jin smiled cheerfully, "We are here today for a happy occasion. The Emperor has already selected the princess, concubines, and other female members of the royal family for Prince Yu. So, we are here to convey the Emperor's wishes and ask the Ministry of Rites to immediately prepare for Prince Yu's wedding ceremony and select an auspicious day for the betrothal and ceremonial arrangements."

When Xu Jie heard that Huang Jin came for Prince Yu's wedding, he was so excited that he smiled, which was rare on his face.

Xu Jie smiled and said, "Please tell His Majesty on my behalf, Eunuch, that I will do my best to arrange the prince's wedding."

Huang Jin hummed, then handed the booklet in his hand to Xu Jie, "This is the final result of the emperor's selection. Changping Li is the principal wife, Tongzhou Chen is the concubine, and the remaining women are selected as concubines. There cannot be any mistakes."

Xu Jie took the book respectfully and said to Huang Jin, "Don't worry, sir. I will keep it in mind and won't make any mistakes."

Then Huang Jin said, "Well, then I won't bother you anymore. I have to go to Prince Yu's Mansion to announce the good news. Please stay."

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