After Xie Qin left, Yin Yu told Zhou Jun about taking the concubine.
The latter was stunned for a long time, and finally blurted out: "Nonsense."
Yin Yu was unhappy and asked with her hands on her hips: "Why is this nonsense?"
Zhou Jun: "Look at the other princesses, who would agree with the prince-in-law taking a concubine...?"
Yin Yu: "When the twenty-ninth mother married into the Dou family, didn't she marry the concubine to the concubine?"
Zhou Jun: "Princess Changle is marrying Dou E, and Dou E's aunt is the saint's biological mother. Given the seniority, it is natural for her to have a concubine."
Yin Yu: "Then there is Luan Niang. She married Yuanqing, didn't she become a concubine?"
Zhou Jun: "Princess Zhenyang's husband is the youngest son of Prime Minister Yuan Qianyao's family. All the other sons of the Yuan family have gone to work in other places. The princess and the consort have been childless for a long time, so the Yuan family begged to take a concubine."
Yin Yu: "After all, there is no law in the Tang Dynasty that prohibits taking concubines."
Zhou Jun smiled bitterly and said: "How can the royal etiquette be taught by Tang laws? As a last resort, the princesses would like to have their concubines die, but it's good of you that you actually took the initiative to talk about concubines."
Yin Yu spoke eloquently: "Song Ruo'e is my close friend, and Xiao Qingchan is your maidservant. They are not like the smokey willows in the trick, but they know the basics. Why not?"
Zhou Jun held his forehead, his head was so big.
In the history books, Princess Wanchun was the best among the thirty daughters of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in terms of talent and appearance. But in terms of personality, she had avant-garde ideas and was completely different from the Tang people, but she was different from other princesses.
Princess Wanchun has never liked staying in the palace since she was a child. She likes to disguise herself as a man and sneak into banquets to compete with literati in poetry contests. She also loves to ask foreign visitors about the world outside the Tang Dynasty. She even once wanted to go to sea on a boat. Go and travel around the world.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once told others in private that among all his daughters, only Naniang was the most extraordinary.
While Zhou Jun was thinking, he supported Yin Yu and asked the latter to sit down first.
The other party is now pregnant. Zhou Jun did not dare to speak too much. He could only ask: "What have you seen and heard? Why did you suddenly think of concubinage?"
Yin Yu then told Zhou Jun about taking a shower to meditate.
Zhou Jun heard this and was moved in his heart. He just said: "I am sensible and will not interfere with anything."
Yin Yu: "That's not possible. It's been a long time. What if you get sick if you suppress it for a long time?"
Seeing that Zhou Jun didn't speak, Yin Yu said again: "If this continues for a long time, Erlang might hide it from me and go to a prostitute to have fun, causing a rift between the couple. Wouldn't it be worse?"
Zhou Jun gets along with Yin Yu and knows that the latter acts freely and never hides anything. No matter what he says or does, he is a person of his own temperament.
But now Zhou Jun still feels a little weird about taking concubines from the mouth of this Princess of the Tang Dynasty.
When things got to this point, Zhou Jun had no choice but to say to Yin Yu: "Having a concubine is not a piece of cake. It is equivalent to adding a family member. You have to think carefully about it."
Yin Yu nodded.
Zhou Jun: "After this, there are two more formalities: matchmaking and marriage contract. Let’s not mention the marriage contract for now, but have you decided on a matchmaker?"
Yin Yu: "The Jie Qin from Huaqiong Tower is familiar to me, so I can help you as a matchmaker."
When Zhou Jun heard the name Jingqin, he was stunned for a while, and then asked: "Song Ruo'e and Xiao Qingchan were also mentioned to you by Jie Duzhi, right?"
Yin Yu: "Yes, I found Xie Qin and discussed with her before deciding on the candidate."
Zhou Jun remained silent, with many thoughts in his mind. At the same time, in the outer garden of Bachuan Villa, the Xiao family's daughters lived in a small courtyard.
In the side hall of this small courtyard, Xiao Qingchan bowed his head on the ground, and the person standing in front of him was Xie Qin.
Xiao Qingchan's voice was choked with sobs: "Jie Dou is a great kindness, and Qingchan will remember it in her heart."
Xie Qin helped Xiao Qingchan up and said softly: "You have served Zhou Erlang for many years and you have been doing your best. You are naturally suitable for your master to add a house to your family."
There were still tears on Xiao Qingchan's face: "Qingchan only followed Erlang in her 20s. After all these years, she has not been accepted. I originally thought it was the incident with the Xiao family that caused a gap in the master's heart... Qingchan has also done a good job.
The plan is just the end of old age, sex, and a lonely life."
Xie Qin: "Zhou Lang is a kind man and never expresses his anger on his servants, but you have gone astray."
Xiao Qingchan nodded and said: "Later, Qingchan thought about it carefully. Everything in the master's house is complicated, and I don't know how to serve people with sex. I'm afraid Erlang has never thought of letting a maid into the house. Now, I know everything about it.
Talking about matchmaking, no matter whether it can be done or not, it will be a blessing for Qingchan to rebuild her life."
After saying that, Xiao Qingchan bent her knees and wanted to kneel down again.
Jie Qin grabbed her, brought her to the folding chair, and sat down together.
After Xiao Qingchan's mood calmed down, Xie Qin said: "I not only recommended you, but also recommended you as a layman."
Xiao Qingchan raised her head and looked at Jie Qin.
Xie Qin added: "She and I are like sisters. When we were in Beili, I treated her like a family member. It would be great if she could enter the princess's mansion with you this time."
Xiao Qingchan responded.
Xie Qin: "However, although Ruo'e is talented and beautiful, she has an impatient temper and does not know how to adapt. She can get along with the princess and discuss dramas, but I am afraid that the Lord will not be able to follow the etiquette."
When Xiao Qingchan heard this, he was thoughtful and vaguely understood what Qin meant.
Xie Qin: "Qingchan comes from a famous family and is a good person. Everyone in Bachuan Market praises you for being gentle, courteous and kind. If one day, you and a layman enter the princess's mansion together, out of sisterhood, remember to help her.
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Xiao Qingchan was already smart, and after hearing this, she fully understood Qin's intention.
She stood up, saluted to Jie Qin, and said, "Jie Du knows that he is kind to Qing Chan, but he has entrusted him with his care and will do his best to repay her!"
Xie Qin nodded, with a smile on his face.
A few days later, Xie Qin acted as a matchmaker and arranged for the two daughters, Song Ruo'e and Xiao Qingchan, to enter the princess's residence and make Yin Yu their noble master.
As the saying goes, if you hire someone, you will be a wife; if you run away, you will become a concubine.
In the Tang Dynasty, taking a concubine was not as good as marrying a wife, and the etiquette was naturally different. Although it was not a concubine, the procedures were naturally much lower.
First of all, the matchmaker cooperates and submits the matchmaking letter first.
Secondly, your master accepted the matchmaker's letter and returned the gift to make an agreement.
Then, because Xiao Qingchan was Zhou Jun's maidservant, according to Tang law, the master was not allowed to take a maidservant as a concubine, so Zhou Jun had to release her.
Finally, concubinage requires the conclusion of a marriage contract. This contract is different from the marriage contract between husband and wife, because "concubines can be bought and sold", and the concubine marriage contract is more like a commodity contract.
This includes the concubine's physical condition, the purchase price, guarantors, witnesses, signatures, liability for breach of contract, etc.
After the concubine's marriage contract was established, the concubine entered the house through the Congmen Gate in a carriage at sunset.
At this point, the entire process of concubinage in the Tang Dynasty was completed.
In the princess's mansion, Zhou Jun also added two side chambers.