The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 196
On June 28, it is advisable to get engaged and make an alliance, and avoid moving land and property.

This day is exactly the auspicious day that the Ministry of Rites asked Qin Tianjian to look forward to.

Marriage rituals originated from the Zhou Dynasty, and "Rituals" says: "There are six rituals in marriage, namely Nacai, Asking Names, Naji, Nazheng, Asking for a Date, and Greeting in Person."

Afterwards, through the evolution of the dynasties, until Dayan, there were only three ceremonies of accepting money, accepting coins, and welcoming in person.

After receiving the emperor's instructions, the Ministry of Rituals did not dare to neglect, and immediately went to the Lin family to send a matchmaker according to folk customs, and the Lin family also sent grass stickers and Lin Zisu's birthday horoscope.

Because it comes from a gift of marriage, the ceremony of Nacai saves the matchmaker and blind date, and the steps are much simpler, but the Ministry of Rites came forward to exchange the Geng Tie and Ding Tie with the Lin family.

The horoscopes of the two are naturally a match made in heaven. The horoscope and hexagrams omit the past, and wait for the two parties to change the fixed post and agree on the date of accepting the levy.

Rong Zonghou, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, has been exhausted for the past two days. Because Xie Xi has been guarding the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, he had to go back and forth between the Forbidden City and Lin's house non-stop, and his face was already peeled off.

After changing Geng Tie, Rong Zonghou finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The left and right women are still young, so there is no need to be so anxious, even if it is not too late to perform the ceremony of accepting the levy a year later, after making an appointment with the Lin family, at least there will be no need to deal with Xie Xi for half a year.

However, Xie Xi didn't let him go at all, and urged him to go to the Lin's house to exchange appointments and arrange the recruitment early.

Nazheng is also called "fixed engagement" and "appointment". After the engagement, the marriage is completely settled.

It is said that after the marriage gift, Xie Xi and Lin Zisu's marriage cannot be changed, so there is no need to be so anxious.

According to the folk custom, it takes at least one month for a wife to marry a daughter from Nacai to Nazheng.

Xie Xi is a vassal king who has already been conferred, and the vassal king's big wedding must be more cautious. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, it will take at least half a year to accept the levy.

After the Ministry of Rites reported the regulations to the emperor, Xie Xi immediately jumped up, constantly urging the Ministry of Rites to revise the regulations, and even went to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to besiege Qian Minzhong, the Minister of Rites.

Qian Minzhong didn't dare to offend the emperor, nor did he want to offend Xie Xi, the demon king of the world, so he had to let Xie Xi mess around.He even asked Rong Zonghou to take care of him, and told him to make an appointment with the Lin family as soon as possible.

Exchanging fixed stickers is an extremely important part of this acceptance ceremony, and it can be regarded as a major event for the Lin family.Lin Yuanzhi was afraid that Bi's family would not be able to cope in time, so he took a rest at home one day in advance and directed his family to prepare the things used for the appointment.

Just after noon, firecrackers sounded outside the gate, and then Lin Yuanzhi welcomed Rong Zonghou into the mansion. Along with Rong Zonghou, there was Wang Momo beside the queen.

Mrs. Bi also came from the eldest daughter of Huanghua, and she still remembers the rules of folk marriage.At the end of Nacai, if the man's family is satisfied with the marriage, the future mother-in-law will insert the prepared hairpin on the head of the bride-to-be, which is called "inserting hairpin".

The empress has a noble status, so it is naturally inconvenient to show up, so today she will be replaced by Mother Wang by her side.

The few people had just sat down in the flower hall according to the host and guest, when Bi was about to say a few words of politeness, a porter ran into the yard and said out of breath, "Old...Master, His Royal Highness King Dun has arrived!"

According to the rules, today is only the day when the men and women decide to accept the levy, and there is no need for Xie Xi to come forward.

Both Lin Yuanzhi and Rong Zonghou looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine Xie Xi's gourd was selling, but it was not unusual for His Highness King Dun to visit, so naturally the front door had to be opened wide to welcome them.

Lin Yuanzhi gave orders, and not long after, the steward of the concierge greeted Xie Xi and entered the flower hall.

Xie Xi had obviously carefully selected a suit of clothes. He was wearing a golden crown, and the short and fitted purple brocade-pattern robe shone brilliantly under the sunlight.

"I have seen His Royal Highness King Dun!"

Several people in the flower hall rushed to the door, and all saluted Xie Xi. Xie Xi quickly stepped forward, supported Lin Yuanzhi and Mrs. Bi with both hands, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, there is no need to be too polite."

This title of Xie Xi scared Lin Yuanzhi and Bi's spirits, and they immediately straightened up.

Although Lin Zisu and Xie Xi have been married by the emperor, after all, this is just a stroke of the horoscope, and there is still a long time before they get married.

Lin Yuanzhi frowned, but didn't say anything.

Rong Zonghou on the side had the heart to hit the wall, he knew that His Highness King Dun came uninvited, and there would be a joke.

Hearing that Xie Xi called her "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law" directly, she hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Highness, you and Miss Lin are not married yet, so it is really against the rules to call you that."

Xie Xi was still full of joy at first, but when he heard Rong Zonghou's words, his face immediately became displeased.He glanced at Rong Zonghou, and said angrily: "Then I'm called future father-in-law, future mother-in-law, isn't that right?"

Rong Zonghou also saw that Xie Xi had opinions on him, so he couldn't help but panic, and he also had some thoughts of smashing the jar, and he couldn't stop the King Dun, so he might as well follow his wishes, and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right!"

Lin Yuanzhi had seen Xie Xi more than once, but it was the first time for Mrs. Bi to see her future son-in-law, so she couldn't help but take a few extra glances.

I saw that Xie Xi was tall, with bright eyes, and a face that could not be called crown jade, but it was still above average.Coupled with his breezy smile, he looks like a glamorous and noble son.

Mrs. Bi secretly regretted that this appearance was not bad for her daughter, but it was a pity that her temperament was really a headache.Thinking of her daughter's future, she couldn't help but sighed softly.

This small movement was noticed by Xie Xi. Naturally, Xie Xi also guessed what Bi Shi was thinking. He knew the importance of pleasing his future mother-in-law. He said, "Mother-in-law, my son-in-law will salute you."

With the arrival of Xie Xi, Lin Yuanzhi felt a big headache about the seating arrangements for several people.

It stands to reason that Xie Xi has a noble status and should sit in the highest position.But he is in the Lin family, and he called him "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law" just now, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with being treated as a junior.

Lin Yuanzhi was in a dilemma, Xie Xi sat down at the bottom with a carefree face, and said to Rong Zonghou: "Mr. Rong, while your father-in-law and mother-in-law are here, tell me, when will we make an appointment?"

Rong Zonghou's buttocks hadn't sat still yet. Hearing Xie Xi's question, his face stiffened, and he said, "Your Highness, don't be impatient. As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient..."

Xie Xi waved his hand, interrupting Rong Zonghou's speech: "You have to eat hot tofu while it's hot, it won't taste good if it's cold!"

After finishing speaking, he said to Lin Yuanzhi with a smile all over his face: "Father-in-law, July 26 is also a good day, what do you think about the appointment on that day?"

(End of this chapter)