The red candles were lit in the bridal chamber last night, and I waited in front of the hall to pay homage to my uncle. After putting on makeup, I asked my husband in a low voice, "How dark is the eyebrows?"

It is a seven-character quatrain composed by Zhu Qingyu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. It looks like a boudoir poem, but it is not, because this poem is actually a line poem. The first two sentences render the typical wedding bridal chamber environment and write

The bride dresses up meticulously. This poem compares the bride to herself, the groom to Zhang Ji, and the parents-in-law to the examiner, in order to solicit Zhang Ji's opinions.

Zhu Houzhao liked this poem very much in his previous life. Of course, Zhu Houzhao directly ignored the fact that it was a written poem. Of course, it was a love poem written in the bridal chamber.

There are countless touching poems in ancient times. This poem describes the sweetness of newlyweds to the fullest. A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Zhu Houzhao naturally cherished this night, and Xia Zhenzhu did not disappoint him. He himself

She was selected with the help of her mother. The standards were much stricter than those of later generations of beauty pageants. They were all top-notch in appearance and figure.

Especially her appearance, she is beautiful and refined, because she is a queen, so she must not be flirtatious, her voice is soft and waxy, and she is looking forward to making waves.

Zhu Houzhao had nothing to say about the appearance of his queen. The only thing left was her character. This needs to be understood slowly, but in Zhu Houzhao's view, the problem should not be big. In order to avoid the exclusive power of relatives, the empresses of the Ming Dynasty were all

She was the daughter of a commoner family. The only exception was Emperor Taizong Zhu Di, whose queen was the eldest daughter of Xu Da, King Wuning of Zhongshan.

"Your Highness." Xia Zhenzhu opened his eyes and called out shyly, because he saw Zhu Houzhao staring at him with burning eyes.

"I didn't even take a closer look last night, and then I realized that my concubine's eyelashes are so long!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile. When he saw Xia Pearl's face turned red, Zhu Houzhao immediately smiled. He quite enjoyed this feeling.

He had never experienced it in his previous life. Maybe it was due to bad luck. In his previous life, Zhu Houzhao always met you if you told her a joke, and she would tell you a more embarrassing one.

When Xia Zhenzhu heard this, her face turned even redder, and she yelled coquettishly: "Your Highness!"

This voice made Zhu Houzhao's heart tremble, and then he said with a smile: "It's time to get up, we have to visit the emperor and the empress today."

When a new daughter-in-law wakes up in the morning, it is also etiquette for a new daughter-in-law to meet her elders and offer tea. Xia Zhenzhu nodded gently, her face still flushed.

Zhu Houzhao's princess was named Xia Huo in the Ming Dynasty. She was named after choosing the princess. As for Pearl, it was a nickname within the boudoir. Zhu Houzhao felt that the name Xia Huo was not very good, but Xia Zhenzhu was very good.

The name sounded like an ancient beauty. He stretched out his hands to pick up his princess, and Zhu Houzhao greeted outside: "Come here!"

Following Zhu Houzhao's words, the door was pushed open, and groups of palace maids walked in, carrying toiletries and clothes, and stood aside respectfully.

As for the fact that there were no eunuchs, it was not because there were rules in the palace, but because Zhu Houzhao ordered not to let them in, and even the most favored Liu Jin was waiting outside.

After getting dressed, washing up, and tidying up, Zhu Houzhao took Xia Pearl's hand and headed towards Kunning Palace. When Zhu Houzhao and Xia Pearl arrived at Kunning Palace, their father Zhu Youtang and their mother Queen Zhang were already waiting here.

After completing the ceremony and serving tea according to the procedures, Queen Zhang took Xia Zhenzhu and talked for a while.

Of course, this conversation was not long, because Zhu Houzhao had to take Xia Zhenzhu to another place before the matter was over.

You must know that there are many grandmothers living in this palace, and the Empress Dowager Zhou also wants to go there. This trip will take a long time.

In the next few days, Zhu Houzhao basically didn't care about anything. He just accompanied Xia Zhenzhu, took her to familiarize herself with everything in the palace, took her to fly kites, took her to plant trees in the imperial garden, and even stayed in the palace.

He cut the ice to catch fish, and then lit a fire to grill the fish, which caused a lot of excitement in the palace. Zhu Youtang suddenly felt angry and funny, but he could not scold his son.

He was angry because his son was being too naughty, but he was funny because he knew that his son was not such a childish person. Not only was he immature after his wedding, why did he become childish instead?

More than anything, she felt distressed. As for Empress Zhang, she followed her son to make trouble. Seeing that her son was satisfied with the Crown Princess, Empress Zhang was very satisfied. You must know that she had chosen Xia Zhenzhu.

Zhu Houzhao took Xia Pearl everywhere to make trouble, naturally not only for fun, but also because he wanted Xia Pearl to get familiar with the inside of the palace as soon as possible and reduce her fear. It was also a declaration to both inside and outside the palace that he liked himself very much.

For the Crown Princess, this approach may seem like nonsense, but it can reduce a lot of trouble.

While Zhu Houzhao was playing around, there was not much peace in the Ming Dynasty. First, a round of Beijing inspections was launched in the capital. After the Beijing inspections, the imperial examination method was implemented.

Although there are many discussions and opinions, there is nothing we can do. Either you should stop being an official, or you should accept it honestly.

The three-party decision-making process for the imperial examination has been finalized. They are Shangguan, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei represents the emperor, the Metropolitan Procuratorate represents the civil service system, followed by the cabinet, and the Shangguan is adding weight to the Shangguan. The three parties work together

In the assessment, cheating was avoided to the greatest extent possible, which made the official circles in the capital feel quite uneasy.

Things in the court do not affect the people for the time being, and the most discussed matters among the people are the affairs between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the new Crown Princess.

The street rumors and novelist remarks of this era are basically equivalent to the dismissal from office in later generations. Everyone is very concerned about it and the discussion is very high. Because there are no literary prisons in the Ming Dynasty, the folk customs are still very good. This kind of atmosphere affects

Of course, some people will not be affected by these things. They are doing more important things.

Liao Yuan, as the chief shopkeeper of Qi Qi Zhai in Beijing, naturally has a high status. At this time, he was carrying trays with three kinds of wine dishes and a wine flask.

These snacks are neither good nor bad. For Liao Yuan, they are really simple. After all, he, the boss of Qi Qi Zhai in Beijing, is very rich. The plate of two halves

Shepherd's Purse was really obvious. He opened the door with a plate and Liao Yuan said with a smile: "Bohu, the food and wine are here. Let's have a couple of drinks."

A young man in the room heard Liao Yuan's words, turned around with a smile and put down the book in his hand: "Brother Liao is free today."
Chapter completed!