Chapter 1205 Epilogue Princess 61 Deals with Her Parents-in-Law

Chapter 1205 Postscript 61·The princess takes care of her parents-in-law

Although Wang Yitong said something tough, he was afraid when he really wanted to see the princess.

He didn't even go to the real princess' place, but just visited the princess's suburban manor. As he approached the manor, he started to feel uneasy.

She was afraid that she would offend the princess and cause her son to suffer even more cowardice after marriage.

"Is this all the princess's property?" Xie Yiqin asked.

Xie Yan explained: "The land on the outskirts of Beijing is mostly occupied by the descendants of the founding nobles. When the late emperor reorganized the army, he ransacked the homes and exiled some nobles who disobeyed the emperor's orders, and used their houses and fields as imperial property. Five of them Thousands of acres of land and a suburban mansion were given to the princess seven years ago, but the property rights belong to the royal family and will be taken back in the future. "

Wang Yitong exclaimed: "With five thousand acres of land on the outskirts of Beijing, the late emperor really dotes on the princess."

"Indeed," Xie Yan really understood this, "Normally speaking, one or two thousand acres are given at most. Land is often given verbally, without seeing the actual land at all, and the land rental income is converted into money and distributed, just like The food and seals of nobles are the same."

Wang Yitong felt even heavier. The person his son was going to marry was the richest princess since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

Can you have a bad temper?

As he spoke, the carriage slowly stopped.

Xie Yiqin asked: "Did you go to the wrong place? This is the main entrance."

"When my uncle comes in the future, can he still take the side door?" Xie Yan said with a smile.

Wang Yitong felt that he had gained face, and his impression of the princess changed slightly. He nodded and praised: "But she is also reasonable."

When they first entered the village, someone had already gone in to report.

At this moment, Qingluan and his servants stood at the door to greet them, saluting the couple respectfully.

Xie Yan introduced: "This is Qingluan, the princess's personal servant. She grew up with the princess since childhood. We are like sisters."

The couple quickly returned the favor, not daring to show any contempt or neglect.

Enter the gate and continue walking inside.

They entered another door and suddenly saw a graceful and elegant woman wearing a golden crown and a floor-length skirt, standing there with several maids.

The princess actually went to the outer courtyard to greet her in person?

Xie Yiqin and Wang Yitong hurriedly came forward to bow to him. No matter how they talked behind their backs yesterday, they did not dare to have any other thoughts at this moment.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, they still had to kneel down, so the Ming Dynasty only abolished the kneeling ceremony.

The kneeling ceremony is gone, but the dignity and inferiority are still there, and there are other etiquettes to supplement them.

So speculators borrowed allusions from "Zuo Zhuan" and invented a kind of worship called "bowing". That is to say, squat down with your hands on the ground, your head lowered, but your knees are not really kneeling.

To be honest, the posture is quite ugly.

But it satisfied the vanity of the superiors, so the bowing ceremony became more and more popular, especially among the common people who often used it when meeting officials.

Forty years ago, a local official, because of his outstanding political achievements, was summoned alone by Emperor Dingtai when he returned to Beijing to report on his work.

This official was very interesting. He bowed when he saw Emperor Dingtai and deliberately raised his buttocks high, similar to the preparation posture of a sprinter.

Emperor Dingtai was furious: "You are a dignified official of the imperial court, but you don't read the "Da Ming Code: Etiquette"?

But the official said: "Only when ordinary people see officials like this can they show the majesty of the government. Only when I bow to your majesty can I show the majesty of the heavenly family."

"How can there be any dignity in such an ugly salutation? You might as well just kneel down!" Emperor Dingtai became even more angry.

The official said: "If you kneel down, you will violate the "laws of the Ming Dynasty." Shangguan didn't bow, so he was resented for it. I have been in high and low officialdom for many years, and I am much calmer now. I am fortunate to be summoned by your majesty today, so I can't make the mistakes of my youth again."

Emperor Dingtai finally came to his senses, asked the official to stand up and speak, and then gave him a coat of brocade. An imperial edict was issued the next day, forbidding anyone to bow again, especially subordinates who saw the superior, and would be dismissed immediately upon verification.

What to do?

In addition to the three etiquettes of arching hands, bowing, and bowing, there must be one etiquette to fill the gap.

Therefore, people slightly modified the bowing ceremony.

You don't have to squat directly, but you have to bend your waist deeply and bend your legs slightly. The hands no longer touch the ground, but they must be raised very high and then bowed very low.

To put it simply, it is the bent-leg version of the long Yi!

At this moment, Xie Yiqin and Wang Yitong are in this improved version of bowing posture.

It has been very common in official circles, but it is generally not used in formal occasions, and it will not be used within five grades, and it is strictly prohibited in public places in the capital.

Take Xie Yiqin, the general magistrate of the province, as an example. Generally, he would only bow when meeting the chief officials of the third division of the province.

If he were an official with a tough personality, he would not bow to anyone he met. This has also become a way for some officials to show their integrity. It is very likely to offend a certain official, but it will also be widely praised by people.

Straight-legged magistrate, straight-legged magistrate...that is, they cannot bend their legs to bow.

If Ju Ming could survive until now, he would probably not know whether to laugh or cry.

"No need to be so generous!"

Zhu Tangxi quickly asked the maid to help the couple up.

Xie Yan was speechless. He had told his parents in advance, but he still bowed to the princess when he met her.

When the couple stood up straight, Zhu Tangxi stood straight and Wanfu returned the gift.

When Xie Yiqin and Wang Yitong saw this, they both felt very proud.

Because as a princess, she only needs to nod in return. If she can bow slightly, it will show that she is very important.

But at this moment, the princess performed a standard bow.

When Zhu Tangxi turned around to welcome them in, Xie Yiqin quietly nodded to his wife, and Wang Yitong also winked and smiled at her husband.

Xie Yiqin thought: As expected of a royal noble, he is so polite and not at all arrogant.

Soon, they felt that their son was impolite.

Because after sitting down, Xie Yan seemed to be back home, leaning back in the chair and relaxing too much.

"Ahem!" Xie Yiqin coughed twice, reminding his son to sit up straight.

Xie Yan didn't seem to understand, and ate the grapes brought by the maid and said, "These grapes are very sweet."

Zhu Tangxi said, "These are planted in our own manor, introduced from the Western Regions, and have just matured recently. If Liulang likes it, I will send someone to send more, but it will take a few more days for a large number of them to mature."

"That's great." Xie Yan was unceremonious.

The couple finally realized that their son and the princess really had a good relationship.

Xie Yiqin said, "My son doesn't know etiquette. If he is rude in the future, I hope Your Highness will forgive him."

Zhu Tangxi smiled and said, "Your Excellency is overthinking. Liu Lang is very polite."

The princess actually called me "your Excellency"?

Xie Yiqin was instantly flattered, and his vanity was greatly satisfied. He felt that this future daughter-in-law was too respectful to the elders!

They just saluted each other in the outer courtyard, so the princess politely called Xie Yiqin by his position, and called Wang Yitong "Mrs. Wang".

Now in the inner hall, she directly called them "your Excellency" and treated them as her own elders.

Wang Yitong was also smiling at this moment. She didn't care if her son was bullied after marriage, as long as her daughter-in-law respected her parents-in-law. The princess was a good and polite child. If her son was disobedient, the princess should really discipline him.

Qingluan brought two gift boxes.

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Zhu Tangxi said, "This is our first meeting, and I don't know what you two adults like. I asked Liu Lang, but he didn't know. I took the initiative to choose two things, and I don't know if they are to your liking."

"Your Highness is thoughtful."

The couple stood up quickly, took the gifts and thanked them, but they couldn't open them to see what they were.

Zhu Tangxi said, "Yesterday, the Queen Mother sent someone to tell her that the wedding ceremony should be held according to the normal princess's marriage. At that time, the etiquette will be more complicated, and I would like to trouble you two old adults to practice with the etiquette officer for two days."

"It should be, the great ceremony cannot be abolished." Xie Yiqin said quickly.

Although Wang Yitong often scolded her husband, she behaved gentle and virtuous when she went out. It was basically her husband who talked, and she listened quietly beside him.

The normal princess's marriage was to come out of the palace and go directly to the princess's house to get married.

The etiquette was very grand. Generally, the queen or concubine led the imperial women in the capital to personally send the princess out of the palace. Then a certain noble concubine (the highest-ranking concubine) led the imperial women in the capital to send the princess from outside the palace to the princess's residence.

The princess' remarriage was much simpler.

Because the remarried princess no longer lived in the palace, there was no need for the queen and concubines to send her off from the palace.

The current situation is that Empress Dowager Ye gave Zhu Tangxi enough face and held a grand ceremony as the princess's first marriage. Before the wedding, Zhu Tangxi had to move back to the palace to live, and the various procedures of the wedding had to change accordingly.

It was the first time they met, and they didn't know what to talk about.

Xie Yan could only talk about gossip to warm up the atmosphere, and the couple smiled and listened most of the time.

Soon they went to the dining room. At Xie Yan's request, this lunch was not about pomp and circumstance. Only a table of home-cooked dishes was prepared, and no gold, silver or jade was used.

Low-key, but very luxurious.

Because those porcelains for serving dishes and rice were more valuable than his mother's gold, silver and jade!

Zhu Tangxi subconsciously wanted to pick up some food for Xie Yan, but just as she was about to take it out, she reacted and pretended to put it back into her own bowl.

Xie Yiqin didn't notice this action, he was observing the porcelain on the table.

It was just celadon and white porcelain, which looked very simple and elegant. But Xie Yiqin knew the goods. He had seen similar porcelain before, and the owner of the porcelain also showed off in detail.

Wang Yitong was always paying attention to the princess and was very clear about her every move.

Zhu Tangxi put the food back into her bowl, and looked at Xie Yan's parents with a guilty conscience, and happened to meet Wang Yitong's eyes.

At this moment, both women laughed.

After lunch and a rest, the princess talked about the betrothal gifts. She would not interfere with the Xie family's gift list, but would send a useful person to help the Xie family buy gifts in Luoyang.

In the afternoon, Xie Yan took his parents to say goodbye.

He returned to the Li family's courtyard, and his parents returned to the inn.

There are many things to do next. First, we have to visit Chen Shangshu at his home. After all, Xie Hong and Xie Yan have lived in the Shangshu's mansion for a while. By the way, Xie Yiqin went to Chen Shangshu to do some official work.

Preparing the betrothal gifts also takes a lot of time.

The couple couldn't wait to open the gift box in the carriage before returning to the inn.

The gift Xie Yiqin received was quite heavy, in the physical sense. There was a set of books in the box.

After carefully reading the title page, Xie Yiqin's eyes lit up instantly, and his voice trembled: "A copy of "Fan Wenzheng Gong Ji" from the end of the former Song Dynasty! Although it was not copied by a famous calligrapher, this calligraphy, this quality... you can't buy it with money!"

Wang Yitong was also playing with the gift she received, a golden jade crown.

"This princess, there is really nothing wrong with her." Xie Yiqin sighed again and again.

Wang Yitong said with a smile: "Our Liulang will be blessed in the future. We haven't even got married yet, but the princess is acting like a young wife. Did you see when you were eating that the princess wanted to pick up some food for Liulang? She must have done that often, and she's used to it, just like a mother taking care of her son."

She said with a bit of jealousy: "How can you marry a princess? You're marrying a mother."

Xie Yiqin laughed: "After all, the princess is older, how can she take care of people? Aren't you afraid that your son will be angry now?"

Wang Yitong sighed: "I'm afraid that he will forget his old mother when he has a new mother. The son I raised for more than ten years was given away for nothing. He can only live in the princess's house in the future, and the whole family can't live under the same roof."

"How can you have all the good things in the world?" Xie Yiqin said.

Thinking about how her son could win the princess's heart and even the princess treated her with respect, Wang Yitong became a little proud: "My son is still promising!"

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