In Kunning Palace, it is rare for a group of concubines to get together for dinner.

Emperors, empresses, concubines, concubines, and princesses sit at the same table, and such scenes rarely have such a scale except for the annual palace banquet.

After more than half a year of court innovation, many rules and regulations have been deleted, and the current harem looks like a family.

During the banquet, Zhu Cihong said seriously: "Sister, if you choose well, the imperial brother will make the decision for you." ”

A hint of blush appeared on Princess Kunxing's white face, and she buried her head and nodded gently.

The twenty-nine-year-old leftover princess of the Ming Dynasty is finally going to get married!

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "Okay, when you follow me and the queen and go to Cining Palace to inform your mother, this matter will be decided." ”

After a period of time, the three of them came to Cining Palace talking and laughing all the way.

When crossing the threshold of Cining Palace, Zhu Cihong and the queen restored the majestic appearance that the emperor and queen should have in the past, and Princess Kunxing also looked well-behaved.

The three of them entered the hall and saluted: "The sons and daughters meet the father and the queen mother!" ”

Emperor Zhu Youzhen waved his hand casually and said, "Come and sit." ”

Zhu Cihong's eyes looked at the Emperor Taishang from time to time, and found that his temperament was much calmer after he came back.

"What do you say about Kunxing's marriage, they are all so adults, and they are not married?"

The Emperor Taishang suddenly asked, which caught Princess Kunxing off guard, and as soon as she wanted to talk about it, she was asked by her father.

I only heard the Emperor Taishang say again: "The horse originally chosen was Zhou Shixian, right, emperor, let her get married on a certain day!" ”

Princess Kunxing's face changed suddenly, she lowered her head and didn't speak, and desperately pulled Zhu Cihong's sleeve: "Brother Huang......"

Zhu Cihong said: "Father, mother, Kun Xing, she doesn't like that Zhou Shixian, and she doesn't want to marry him, so I will issue an order to the Ministry of Rites to cancel the marriage and let Kun Xing choose his own son-in-law." ”

"Nonsense!"

Zhu Youzhen seemed to have been stimulated by something, and suddenly became furious, and said: "How can the royal marriage contract be changed just as it is said?" Where is the system? ”

This roar startled everyone in the room, and Princess Kunxing was so frightened that she was at a loss.

Zhu Cihong broke the calm and persuaded: "Father, the royal system also chooses horses through sea selection, and the emperor has only determined it after seeing it, I have seen that Zhou Shixian, so be it, I have no spirit at all." ”

The princess of the Ming Dynasty chooses her son-in-law under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites, and the children of the good family compete for the horses through the audition, and the conditions for participation are fourteen to sixteen years old, and they must have a household registration in the capital, and they are required to have good looks, dignified manners, clean families, and rich education.

If the capital can't find a suitable one, the selection scope can be expanded to Shandong, Henan, and Hebei.

Similar to the final process after the emperor's election, three candidates are selected, and the emperor chooses one lucky winner, and then participates in the horse study class held by the Ministry of Rites, and only after passing the study can he have the opportunity to become a horse.

Why are colts the lucky ones? Because in the Ming Dynasty, the captain of the horse is a knighthood, and he is still above the earl! The state also gave a mansion with an annual salary of 2,000 stones!

really succeeded in counterattacking by a dick, married Bai Fumei, and went to the pinnacle of life!

Hearing Zhu Cihong say this, Emperor Zhu Youzhen's face became even heavier: "Marriage matters, the order of my parents, I haven't died yet, when will it be your turn to worry?" ”

Sure enough, it's not for three days, and it's a shame to meet.

Empress Dowager Zhou's tone was also a little dissatisfied: "Sister, you are nineteen years old this year, and you have already passed the age of getting married. ”

Princess Kunxing cried aggrievedly: "The queen mother ......"

Empress Dowager Zhou continued: "Zhou Shixian is a loyal, capable and moral integrity, he is a good candidate, don't let your father be angry, let your imperial brother choose an auspicious day for you to marry as soon as possible." ”

After a long time, Princess Kunxing's pretty face turned red, tears swirled in her eyes, and the emotions in her heart also burst out at this moment, and she actually contradicted: "I just don't like him, I just don't want to marry him!" ”

With that, she ran out crying.

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly dropped to freezing, and there were so many people in a room that no one spoke.

In the end, Queen Xu Chenyun said softly: "Your Majesty, you go and talk to your concubine, I will talk to my father and mother here." ”

Zhu Cihong cast an approving glance at her, and went out of Cining Palace to find Princess Kunxing.

Compared with the princesses of previous dynasties, although the princesses of the Ming Dynasty did not get along, did not do political marriages, and only married commoners, they were also very miserable, and only a very small number of princesses chose their favorite horses.

Princess Daming's selection of horses is theoretically an audition, and it is selected through careful selection, but in fact it is all out of shape.

In addition to the conditions for evaluating the horse himself, the family background of the horse should also be evaluated, and the emperor's draft is the same, the first few rounds are run by eunuchs, lack of supervision, stuffing money is fake, and any cat and dog can get by.

Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi's daughter, Princess Yongchun, suffered this loss, and originally determined a young man who was knowledgeable and talented, and Emperor Jiajing also liked it more and more, and decided the marriage on the spot.

But he later learned that this kid's father was only born to a concubine!

Who is Emperor Jiajing? Immortal cultivator! Can you suffer this loss? Resolutely divorce for her daughter!

But Princess Yongchun's wedding date has been set, so she can only seize the time to re-audition, and in a hurry, this wave is even more lost!

The family of the new colt is no problem, but when Emperor Jiajing saw this new colt, he immediately took a few more pills, not to mention that this son is ugly, he is still bald!

This is a bit excessive, Emperor Jiajing has the heart to regret it, but the marriage date is imminent, and it cannot be changed at will, otherwise where will the royal face go?

In the end, the immortal cultivator could only knock out his front teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and married his daughter, Princess Yongchun, to the bald son Xie Gongzi......

This is nothing, Emperor Wanli's sister Princess Yongning is even more miserable, Wanli chose a horse for his sister with great fanfare, and finally chose a young man born in a wealthy merchant and not bad-looking.

The eunuch who ran the audition praised this young man as Pan An, and Emperor Wanli also thought it was good, and everyone in the palace was happy, waiting for the princess to marry and live a happy life.

Who would have thought that on the day of the wedding, the horse master in the wedding robe sprayed blood on the spot, which scared the guests at the scene.

The eunuch in charge of the audition is also a talent, saying that the concubine was amazed by the princess, and the wedding was very popular, festive and auspicious!

What can you do on the big day? can only think about the benefits, and Emperor Wanli didn't think much about it.

However, Princess Yongning had only been married for a month, and she ran back to the palace crying, wanting to die or live.

Emperor Wanli used to be a domestic violence, but when he inquired, the newly married colt died for a month!

It turned out that the buddy who looked like Pan An was a tuberculosis ghost, and he was sick enough when he participated in the audition, and he only mixed up with the horse by stuffing money for the eunuch, and he hung up before even the honeymoon exceeded 10,000 in the first month of marriage.

Poor Princess Yongning, the royal golden branch and jade leaf, can only be a widow.

Daming originally attached great importance to chaste martyrs, and some folk women resolutely remarried regardless of the eyes of others, but the royal family can't do it, the princess is widowed, and she must be kept to the end!

Within a few years, the widowed Princess Yongning died of depression.

Due to too many cheating marriages, and the fact that you can't be with the horse at will after marriage, you have to look at people's faces and arrange time.

Therefore, the marriage rate of the Ming princess has plummeted, and since the founding of the country, there have been 81 princesses with titles (excluding those who died young), and only 57 have been married.

Zhu Cihong, who knows the inside story, will not let his sister marry a waste casually!

On the side of the Wangjiang Tower, Princess Kunxing held the white marble stone carving, crying with pear blossoms and rain.

Zhu Cihong walked over, gently wiped the tears on her face, and said firmly: "Leave this matter to the imperial brother, I will persuade my father and mother, but you also have to promise the imperial brother that after choosing a husband, you will get married as soon as possible, so as not to make them worry, okay?" ”

Princess Kunxing saw hope again and nodded frequently.