It's still a big chapter, nearly 6,000 words.

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"Did you hear that, Chen Kai and Da Mu talked all night."

"Didn't you quarrel all night?"

"Who accused you of arguing all night, when Chen Kai left the Guogong Mansion, Da Mu personally sent out the door, and it is said that the two of them still talked about the marriage with a smile."

“……”

Zheng Zhilong gained power, and the Shijing Zheng family became the most important wealthy family in Fujian. One person has ascended to heaven, and the children of the Zheng family are naturally not what they used to be. Martial arts examinations, examinations, entry into the camp, operation of sea trade, wandering in the officialdom and the business sea, like cooking oil in a fire, climbing the big tree of the Zheng Group, and the level of personal development has also been greatly improved.

In the sea trade, the Ishii Zheng family has dealt with the sea since the ancestor Yin Shigong Zheng Mian, and within the genealogy, the clansmen who died at sea abound, and the talent reserve of the clan for the sea trade is absolutely sufficient. Such as Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhipeng, Zheng Tai and others, they are Zheng Zhilong's right-hand man.

However, there are talents, but not all of them are talents. Especially in such a family, its inevitable lack of real wealth-like heritage, the rapid rise of many people in the clan can not see their environment clearly, do not understand what they need to do in such an environment. When faced with changes, how to deal with it, when faced with an existence full of variables like Chen Kai, how to weigh the pros and cons, I don't know at all, just relying on the mercenary in the original attributes of the Zheng Group, just relying on instinct to fight against it, the final result will only be failure again and again.

"It turned out to be a good thing, but fortunately, the old ancestor was angry."

"Yes, yes, it's good that the old ancestor is angry, so that after all, you can have both."

“……”

When he went back to rest that day and slept until the afternoon, Chen Kai planned to meet Lu Ruoteng and Shen Yanqi, but before he left the door of the post house, the children of the Zheng family came to visit.

Such a scene has not been seen since he killed Zheng Zhiguan in February of the previous year. With the most subtle estimate, it is probably the last hope - Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong collapsed, and then the matter of being eviscerated did not happen as they expected, and they lost hope, and some active brains began to think about easing the relationship. After all, Chen Kai's position in power is unshakable for the time being, and the trade volume in Hong Kong is also rising, and if they want to profit from it, they naturally have to put their faces aside.

The black cauldron, the old ancestor carried it, and as for them jumping up and down in it, naturally no one would talk much. There is another figure who has not been mentioned, that is, Zheng Xiyuan's own brother Zheng Zhaoji, especially since he is not in the center and left at all.

"Thank you for your concern, please come by then."

"That's nature, that's nature, it's polite, polite."

In the next few days, the Zheng family's children, relatives and friends, the island's maritime merchants, ship owners, and many of the remnants here came to congratulate, which made Chen Kai a little too busy, and even the party with Lu Ruoteng and Shen Yanqi had to be postponed again and again.

The wedding date is approaching, and things have become more and more common, and every day after seeing this, and seeing that, and seeing this, and seeing this again, they are all coming to congratulate, at least on the surface. Of course, there are some people who accidentally leak their mouths, and they just want to expand their business to Guangdong, or they want to get an errand on the ground in Guangdong, and they all come here in the name of this.

This is understandable, even Chen Kai had expected this before he came back, but it came more often than he imagined. Especially in Yu, those who have asked Chen Kai came to congratulate the happy event of marriage, and soon Chen Kai moved from the post house to the house that Zheng Chenggong gave him earlier, and there were a number of more people who came to congratulate him on the housewarming, and many of them came twice......

A few days have passed, and it is easy to get married, and the previous ceremonies have passed, until today, it is finally the last of the six ceremonies.

"Today's father said: Bow to welcome the couple, and rule the house."

"Dare not obey orders."

When he came to vote, Chen Kai reported to Zheng Chenggong that his parents were dead, because he had no way to prove that he had a pair of parents in this era, so he simply came to the most trouble-free one. Chen Kai, who had already changed into a full set of official clothes, retreated to his original position, bowed again, and then left the ancestral hall and went to Zheng Hongkui's mansion in Zhongzuo with Shen Yanqi, who acted as a matchmaker.

The Dingguo Mansion of the left has already been dressed in red and changed into a festive color, Chen Kai arrived here with Shen Yan, the latter entered to inform, and then Chen Kai entered the mansion to salute, and the goose was offered, and then bowed out of the gate of the Guogong Mansion.

As soon as the man's greeting ceremony is over, it is the woman's turn to say goodbye to her parents. Chen Kai went out of the door, and Zheng Hongkui also returned to the lobby, sitting on the main seat in the lobby with his wife, Zheng Xiyuan's mother.

"Bye, rejoice."

"Bye, rejoice."

"Bye, rejoice."

"Bye, rejoice."

"Flat."

As the praiser sang, Zheng Xiyuan bowed, got up, and reciprocated four times before standing up and listening to his parents' admonition.

"Marry in the past, take obedience as the right, and never forget to be respectful."

"You must be respectful and refrain, and do not disobey your aunt's orders."

The two parents said that it was the turn of Aunt Qiu to make the final addition.

"Listen to the admonitions, and don't be ashamed of your parents."

"Although you are not sensitive, you dare not obey your fate."

After answering, Zheng Xiyuan bowed four times, and then was led out by the mother-in-law and maid who served in the past, and arrived at a carriage with exquisite workmanship, carved with good wood with festive patterns such as eight immortals crossing the sea, unicorn sending children, etc., decorated with red and yellow satin and various ribbons, and only after looking back and worshipping, did he board the carriage.

The guard of honor is in front, and the greeter and send-off are in the back, which is the dowry, and it is also from the Nading State Mansion with the carriage, real estate, shops, furniture, furnishings, rouge gouache, jewelry, calligraphy and painting, ancient books and scholars, medicinal herbs and spices, and a square of soil representing the field, I don't know how long it has been to be regarded as a finish.

The richness of the dowry has always been related to the status of the daughter in the in-law's family, and the dowry will be looked down upon by the in-law's family, which is not uncommon even in later generations. The dowry is naturally indispensable in terms of marrying a daughter, not to mention the senses of the in-laws, even if the marriage team is placed in the eyes of others, the face of the Guogong Mansion cannot be ignored. What's more, Zheng Xiyuan is Zheng Hongkui's favorite daughter.

However, in line with the principle of protecting women's marital rights and interests, there are also relevant laws in ancient China that stipulate that if a husband and wife divorce, the woman can bring back the dowry by herself, unless there are special circumstances, if the husband's family has encroached, it will be punished by law.

Looking at the long dragon-style send-off procession, the people along the way were all amazed, and many of them were envious of Chen Kai's ability to marry the daughter of the prince, but they were quickly refuted by others.

"If the Tartars hadn't attacked the island back then, if Zheng Zhiguan's gang hadn't abandoned the city and fled, it is estimated that they would have married after the battle."

"But no, at that time, Dingguo Gong was still thousands of tigers under his command, and Governor Chen was still a sub-patrol platform. It's good now, the Zheng family tossed enough, and the military power of Dingguo Gong was given to the country surnamed Ye, but there was a vacant title of Duke Guo, but Governor Chen of the people came all the way, and he was already a member of the imperial court. ”

"Cut, it's true that this time is different from the past, but the family Dingguo Gong is by no means an empty shell of the country's grandfather, the family is thick, that's not just a joke, look at this dowry that can't see the end, we probably haven't been on the left island, it's really magnificent."

"Don't say it's our Zhongzuo, I'm afraid that even the emperor marries the princess is like this!"

“……”

With the enthusiastic discussion of the people on the side of the road, the team of relatives walked slowly, pinched the hour, and went straight to Chen Kai's mansion.

The procession of relatives circled around the castle until the auspicious time of the day, when the bride arrived at the bridegroom's mansion. Next, worshipping, drinking, eating, and taking a lot of time to walk down all kinds of rituals, the wedding banquet outside has already begun, and Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan have already been exhausted by these etiquettes. Even if they have already rehearsed it, they know very well what the whole process will be like.

In Confucianism, the word "rite" is not only an eternal and universal way of heaven, but also a ritual law that is binding on monarchs, princes, scholars and ordinary people, and it is also a tradition and custom of social spontaneous order. In other words, etiquette is a combination of law and morality, and the situation he expresses is nothing more than those "red tape" that later generations see, but it is also these "red tape" that help morality and law to build a better binding force in the depths of the human heart, thus further ensuring the harmonious coexistence between people.

The marriage ceremony is a great deal of work for both men and women, because it takes more energy and time, so under normal circumstances, the marriage of the man and woman is far more valuable than the rude adulterer. even used the joke that Chen Kai heard when he attended a classmate's wedding - marriage is so troublesome, it is enough to have this time in this life. The words are rough, and the reason is not rough.

The rituals inside are still going on, and those who come to congratulate them from outside have also appeared. The generals and high-ranking officials of the Ming army, the chief military officers of various towns, such as Pan Gengzhong, Yang Ying, Huang Weijing and others joined the army, and even Feng Chengshi, Feng Xifan and his son also made a special trip, and those who had status and status, Lu Ruoteng, Ruan Minxi, Xu Fuyuan, Wang Zhongxiao and others, and even Zeng Ying's family members also attended, even if they could not be in person, they also sent people to send a congratulatory gift.

The lobby was already overcrowded, and the other seats had to be opened to the front yard. At this time, the real highlight is long overdue, but it's not too late.

"The eighth grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, His Royal Highness King Ningjing of the Liao Domain, sent Shi Laihe ......"

"The fourteenth grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, His Royal Highness King Yi sent Shi Laihe ......"

"The ninth grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, His Royal Highness King Lu of the Prison Country sent Shi Laihe ......"

“……”

The Qing court slaughtered the Ming dynasty, and the Zhongzuo and the surrounding areas controlled by Zheng Chenggong became a refuge for many Ming clans. These dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren don't look at the soldiers and bravery, but the identity of the clan is particularly noble, Zheng Chenggong has been raising the clan for a long time, and I don't see them so attentive to anyone. This time Chen Kai got married, but he sent people to congratulate them one by one, not because Chen Kai had any kindness to them, just because Chen Kai is now a hot and powerful figure, and his future is limitless.

The roll call continued, and the status of the clan was noble, even if it caused a low exclamation from many guests present, even the celebrant of the roll call also raised his voice, lest others not know that even the clan came to congratulate Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan.

The outside is like this, and the bedrooms inside the house are silent. The etiquette has been completed, and Chen Kai is really tired enough, but when he lifted his hijab, Zheng Xiyuan looked very nervous, so nervous that Chen Kai was afraid that the next "etiquette" would frighten the new daughter-in-law.

"Zhu Ci, King of Luxi County (Huozhu), Zhu Ci, King of Shucheng County (Huoxi), Zhu Zun, King of Badong County (氵Cambodia), Zhu Ci (Huoguang), General of Fengxin County (Huoguang) ......"

The roll call can vaguely hear some words, Chen Kai relied on his memories to complete these words and words one after another, seeing that Zheng Xiyuan didn't seem to be able to relax, a flash of inspiration, just chatting and pulling up some idle articles.

"Lady, being idle is also idle, why don't you guess a question?"

The matter of marriage has been delayed for more than a year and nearly two years, but even if the baby at the bottom of the box in this era has been delayed for ten years, it will be taken out by the woman's mother the day before the marriage, so as to impart relevant physiological knowledge.

With her intelligence, it is impossible not to know what is about to happen, but as soon as she thinks of it, her mind immediately goes blank, and she does not know what to say or do. But at this moment, Chen Kai suddenly came to such a hand, which made her regain some consciousness.

"Husband...... Husband, excuse me, concubine...... Concubine...... The concubine must do her best. ”

She had just eased up, but she was still a little uncomfortable, her speech was stumbling, and she was even a little incoherent. But it was finally a little stronger than just now, seeing this, Chen Kai smiled and found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and quickly wrote down the names of those clans on it.

"The roll call just now has been very weak when it reaches the bedroom, and even many of them are only a few words. But now, the husband can write down the names of these clans, do you know why? ”

The roll call just now, Zheng Xiyuan, whose mind was blank, didn't hear it at all, but when Chen Kai asked the question, there seemed to be a roll call outside, but he also heard some words such as "Taizu", "Wang", "Come to congratulate" and other unwritten words. Come to think of it, Fang Cai is probably in the same situation.

Chen Kai asked, Zheng Xiyuan looked at these names, and always felt that something was not right. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly understood why, and pointed out to Chen Kai: "These words are newly coined, never seen in ancient times!" ”

"Exactly!"

I knew that Zheng Xiyuan was proficient in calligraphy and painting, but I didn't expect her to realize this problem so quickly. Chen Kai clapped his palms and praised, and immediately explained: "This dynasty has been stipulated since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, the name of the descendants of the clan must be three characters, the first word of the name must be used according to the unique generation words of each palace, and the tail word is to have the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, starting from the side of the wooden word, such as the mark of Emperor Xiaokang, such as the Di of Emperor Chengzu, followed by wood fire, such as Emperor Jianwen's boil, such as Emperor Renzong's blazing, and so on. ”

"However, the clan has multiplied for more than 200 years, and there are not enough characters with the five elements, and then they can only create new characters. There were some words faintly coming just now, in fact, the husband didn't hear it clearly, but these newly coined words had been seen before, and there were only those clans on the island, so it was easy to piece together the names. ”

Chen Kai told the story, in fact, it is not so simple. He has seen the names of these people on the Internet in later generations, because many words cannot be typed by the input method, often only four words of a name, even at first glance.

Although this is obvious, it affects the reading experience very much, but there is a theory that it is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, the modern Chinese scientist Xu Shou chose the method of transliteration when translating the periodic table, and was limited by the text, and it turned out that the name of the Ming Dynasty clan helped a lot.

For example, in the "History of the Ming Dynasty • Lineage Table of Kings", Changyang King Zhu Enna, Changyuan King Zhu Enka, Qin King Zhu Gongxi, Fengqiu King Zhu Tong Chromium, Luyang King Zhu Tong Niobium, Xuanning King Zhu Cheng Cobalt, Huairen King Zhu Cheng Palladium, etc., there are many examples, all of which say that Xu Shou used the words next to the gold characters. Whether this is really the case is impossible to verify, but many words in the periodic table were indeed originally created to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang's strange system.

"Fortunately, it was already the end of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise Xu Shou would have blatantly used the name of the Ming Dynasty clan to decorate the periodic table, and would not be put on a literary prison against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty."

Thinking of this, Chen Kai burst out laughing, but Zheng Xiyuan was stunned. However, there was really no way to explain the matter of the periodic table to her, so she could only mention another matter.

"Do you remember the carriage you rode in when you came today?"

"I remember."

"The "Daming Huidian" stipulates that the greeting of relatives should be carried by carriage, and the folk customs mostly use sedan chairs, do the ladies know how the sedan chairs appeared?"

This question stumped Zheng Xiyuan a little, she knew that the Ming court stipulated a carriage, and she also knew that folk customs mostly used sedan chairs, but she really didn't pay attention to this. He shook his head gently, his big watery eyes were full of doubts and incomprehension, just waiting for Chen Kai to answer it.

"This matter should start from the shame of Jingkang, it is said that the Jin soldiers went south, plundered the two emperors of Huizong and Qinzong went north, and Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne. But Jin Bing was strong, and once chased the long-legged son of heaven running around, there is a saying called searching the mountains and checking the sea to catch Zhao Gou, which was the matter at that time. ”

"It is said that once on the ground in Mingzhou, well, which is now Ningbo Mansion in Zhejiang, Song Gaozong's Imperial Forest Army was defeated by the Jin soldiers, and the long-legged son of heaven ran very fast, but there were all Jin soldiers around. Seeing that he was about to be found out by Jin Bing, he ran into a Mingzhou girl, who covered for him, deceived Jin Bing, and cooked a meal for him who was hungry and cold. Later, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong defeated the Jin soldiers several times, and Song Gaozong sat firmly on the country and sent people to find the Mingzhou girl, but they couldn't find it. In the end, he simply made a will, and in the future, the girls in Mingzhou can use four people to drive when they get married, and there is the current custom. ”

A rumor was told in detail by Chen Kai, Zheng Xiyuan said "husband is erudite", and then asked cautiously: "Is it because I was in the south at that time and it was difficult to find horses?" ”

The daughter of the martial family is more sensitive to these, Zheng Xiyuan asked, even if she regretted it. Speaking of which, last night her mother told her not to be smart in front of her husband, but as a result, while chatting, her tense nerves gradually relaxed, and she even left this advice behind.

Zheng Xiyuan's remorse had just arisen, but Chen Kai didn't care about it, and echoed the sentence "I think so too", and mentioned that this rumor story was told to him by a friend of his, and he didn't know if it was true or not, but it made Zheng Xiyuan breathe a sigh of relief. But when he mentioned that friend, Chen Kai's expression darkened.

In the meantime, after working hard for many years, although he has made a lot of achievements and has become friends or enemies with many celebrities, the former Chen Kai has obviously been separated in another time and space.

"Son, you tell your dad the truth, you don't like men, do you?"

"Dad, isn't it a bit too much to urge marriage like this!"

"Stinky boy, the house price is so expensive, it's over, where is it, where is it, you tell the old lady?!"

"Okay, good, good, your second elder is amazing, I'll hold on, I'll hold on, can't you do it."

“……”

Opening the window and looking at the starry sky in the distance, Chen Kai thought that perhaps at this moment, his parents were also looking at the same starry sky. It's just that it's a different time and space.

The sadness in his heart was spontaneous, and then, a pair of soft wattles gently wrapped around his waist and put the softness on his body.

"Husband, are you thinking about your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

Chen Kai has a resolute temperament, which Zheng Xiyuan has long understood, and the uncertainty of a friend's life and death may not be so, but looking at the starry sky, nine times out of ten, she misses her parents, just like when her father Zheng Hongkui was outside, she also looked at the starry sky like this many times.

Zheng Xiyuan's ice and snow cleverness, even though he got Chen Kai's response, turned around, held him in his arms, and sniffed the fragrance of the virgin, but what came to his mind was the cry of "Dad, Mom, I'm married" and the second elder's relieved smile.

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law will definitely bless your husband."