Getting married, for anyone, is definitely one of the most important and memorable events in life, whether ancient or modern.

In the case of the aristocracy, first of all, a man must be twenty years old and perform a crown salute; A woman must be at least 15 years of age and only after the prostitution is considered an adult and is allowed to marry.

But even if you are an adult, it is not easy to get married in this era, and there are a lot of rules in it.

The first is Nacai, that is, the man sends a messenger to the woman's house with gifts to propose marriage.

It can be seen that Zhao Zhu is really anxious, so he did not wait for the envoy of Zhao State to go to Xianyang, and directly completed the Nacai at the meeting of Michi.

Then there is the question of the name, knowing that the name of a woman in this era is a kind of privacy, and few people know it except for the husband's family.

This is why many of the women of the Zhou Dynasty in the history books do not have names, only nicknames such as "Queen Zhao Wei" and "Queen Jun", because writing a woman's name in the history books is also a reprehensible act.

It is worth mentioning that the "princess of Qin", who is about to marry into the palace of Handan, her name is Mi Rong.

So the question is, isn't the Qin royal family surnamed Zhao? This princess is either called Ying Rong or Zhao Rong, how can she be called Qi Rong?

The answer is actually very simple, because she is not actually a member of the Qin royal family, but a princess of the Chu State, the granddaughter of the first generation of King Chu Huai.

Twenty-one years ago, that is, in 278 BC, Bai Qi led the army to flood Yandu, broke through the Yingdu Yiling, burned the ancestral tombs of the Chu State Temple, and by the way, a large number of Chu princes were taken back to Xianyang, including the unlucky parents of the princess of Mi Rong.

So this princess was born and raised in Xianyang a few years later, and then was selected as the candidate to marry Zhao Dan and his relatives.

The reason why Zhao Zhu married such a woman to Zhao Dan was of course not because there was no princess in the Qin State, but because Qin and Zhao belonged to the same surname Zhao, different branches under the same ancestor, so they must abide by the principle of "no marriage with the same surname".

So in order to bypass this, Zhao Zhu recognized this Mi Rong as a righteous daughter, and after turning a corner, he came forward with the Mi clan of the Qin State to marry this righteous princess to Zhao Dan.

The third step in getting married is Najib. That is, I want to go to divination and look at the eight characters of birth.

Since Zhao Dan agreed, then the eight characters of this birthday must be so compatible.

The fourth step is to pay the levy, that is, to pay the dowry.

The fifth step is to ask for a date, that is, the two sides discuss the selection of an auspicious day of the zodiac, which is chosen on the sixth day of the seventh month, that is, August 8, 257 BC.

These five steps are actually preliminary work, and each step is prescribed, what clothes the man wears when he comes to the door, what words he says, how the woman responds, what etiquette, etc., there are rules for everything.

These rules can be traced back to the etiquette formulated by Zhou Gongdan during the founding period of the Zhou Dynasty, which is the so-called "Zhou Rite".

After these five steps were completed, finally, the climax of the first wedding after Zhao Dan's crossing unfolded.

On this day, Zhao Dan got up early, and then dressed up under the service of the palace maid.

As a king, these tasks are actually very tedious, just a matter of dressing up and putting on makeup, and after finishing it, it is already noon.

Today, Zhao Dan wears Xuanduan, which is a very formal dress, which is usually worn on formal occasions such as the last dynasty, sacrifices, weddings, etc., until the time of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, the Xuanduan court dress was changed to Zhu Yi court clothes.

Xuanduan clothing is made of upper and lower clothes, Xuanyi is made of summer cloth fifteen liters, the width is two feet two inches, because the ancient cloth is narrow, only two feet and two inches of circumference, so each cloth is square, straight and square, so it is called the end.

And because the Xuanduan costume does not have the exaggerated things such as chapter color decoration, it also alludes to the connotation of integrity and squareness, so this kind of clothing is called "Xuanduan".

Xuan is a black color, that is, black, if you look closely, you will feel that there seems to be a trace of red in this black, Zhao Dan is wearing such a black and slightly translucent Xuanduan suit today.

In addition to the Xuanduan clothes, there are also drapery on the lower body, and the style of this drapery is also exquisite, and the requirements are the first three and the last four.

Then there is the crown, today Zhao Dan is wearing a Xuan crown, "Etiquette Shiguan Li" is called "no chase" in Xia, "Zhang Fu" in Yin, and "Appearance" in Zhou.

Therefore, at this time, Xuanguan is also called the crown of the commission, "commission" takes the meaning of stability, and "appearance" takes the meaning of positive appearance.

"Shu Wu Different Names" cloud: small on the top and big on the bottom, seven inches long, four inches high, like a covered cup, high and wide in the front, and humble and sharp in the back. There is no tassel, and the shape is like a covered cup.

To put it simply, it's like a large rectangular cup snapped over your head......

When the time comes, it's time to move on to the sixth step of the wedding, greeting.

Zhao Dan boarded the carriage and led a mighty team out of the palace to greet his relatives.

It stands to reason that the lady is a concubine, but after all, the wives of the princes still have a much higher status than ordinary concubines, so Zhao Dan also needs to come out in person when they welcome her.

At this moment, a large camp has been set up a few miles southwest of the palace city, and the black flag fluttering in the camp tent is the symbol of the Qin State, and it is also the destination of Zhao Dan to welcome his relatives this time.

Zhao Dan sat in the carriage, looking at the black color of the left and right relatives, there was no red at all, there was no gong and drum noise, and there were no firecrackers, and the whole team walked forward silently.

Well, a welcoming procession of hundreds of people in black......

Why is it a bit like the feeling of carrying a coffin out of the funeral in the TV series?

Zhao Dan's feeling is not quite right.

Soon, the greeting procession came to the front of the camp.

Zhao Dan stepped out of the carriage, and Yangquan Jun Michen had already stepped forward: "I've seen the king!" ”

Due to the uniqueness of this wedding, the Qin family did not come forward, and the bride's father had passed away a few years ago, so Mi Chen, the bride's Mi Rong clan, was the eldest of the "mother's family" this time, and played the role of this father-in-law as the eldest brother.

After Mi Chen greeted Zhao Dan, he bowed twice to the west.

Zhao Dan smiled at Mi Chen, remembered the instructions of the officials in advance, and bowed back to the east twice.

Then Mi Chen made another gesture at Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan stepped into the camp gate, still holding a live goose (big goose) that was firmly tied up.

There is a temple behind the door.

Small temple.

Zhao Dan walked in front of him, looked at Qi Chen, and exchanged glances at each other at the same time.

Do this three times in relation to each other, and then pass through the temple.

Behind the temple is a large hall.

There are steps under the hall.

Zhao Dan and Mi Chen walked to the front of the steps, and then spoke: "Yangquanjun, please." ”

"Please, my lord."

"Yangquan-kun, please."

……

And so on and so forth.

Mi Chen took the lead in climbing the steps, followed by Zhao Dan.

There was only one seat facing west in the lobby, which was supposed to be the place of Mi Rong's father, but Mi Rong's father had passed away, so there was only a spirit tablet on it, and Mi Chen was standing on the right hand side of the seat.

In addition, there were some people standing on both sides of the lobby, all of whom belonged to the important figures of the Mi clan, that is, the mother's family.

To the left of the seat stood a young girl, a twenty-eight (sixteen) year-old.

This is the first time Zhao Dan has seen his bride, Mi Rong.

I saw that this princess Mi Rong had a pointed face, thin red lips and makeup, and was also dressed in a black robe, her figure was quite petite, and a pair of big eyes flickered at Zhao Dan, and when she saw Zhao Dan's gaze, she immediately dodged like a frightened bird, and two blushes appeared on her white cheeks, looking quite shy.

Zhao Dan breathed a sigh of relief slightly, fortunately, Qin Guo didn't fool people, and what he sent was indeed a beautiful woman.

Well, it's still a loli......

The legal kind.

Zhao Dan identified the direction left and right, put the live goose in his hand on the ground, and then turned around and bowed down to the north.

Bow twice and prostrate to the ground.

Mi Chen led all the Mi clansmen present to salute Zhao Dan in return.

After Zhao Dan finished prostrating, he stood up and walked towards the hall.

Yangquan Jun Mi Chen also breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Mi Rong on the other side of the seat: "Go, serve King Zhao with peace of mind, and don't forget the trust of An Guojun." ”

The girl nodded silently and followed Zhao Dan.

After the two of them left the hall, hundreds of servants and maidservants appeared from the side of the hall and followed behind the two, all of whom were going to follow to serve Mi Rong.

A moment later, Zhao Dan took Mi Rong to the front of the camp gate, where a carriage was already waiting.

Before Zhao Dan came to the carriage, he took the guide rope in his hand, turned around and showed a smile to the girl behind him: "Madam, please." ”

The girl blushed and said in a low voice, "Thank you, King." ”

Mi Rong moved the lotus step lightly and slowly boarded the carriage.

A middle-aged woman with a rather polite demeanor boarded the carriage with Mi Rong, who was Mi Rong's nanny.

Zhao Dan handed the lead rope to Mi Rong.

The nanny standing beside Mi Rong took the lead rope and said respectfully, "King Xie." ”

Zhao Dan nodded, turned around and returned to his carriage.

The convoy began to set off slowly, like a long black dragon, heading towards the palace city of Zhao Kingdom.

After getting in the car, Zhao Dan couldn't help but sigh, this solemnity is solemn enough, but there is no red, no firecrackers, no gongs and drums, it is not festive at all!

It's not fun!

The time was calculated very accurately, and when I returned to Miyagi, it was dusk.

The "Evening Prayer" officially began.

This is the end of the sixth step of greeting.

Then there's the seventh step, which is to get together.

To put it simply, it means that two husbands and wives eat and drink together.

Zhao Guo Xiangbang Zhao Sheng is responsible as the celebrant of this step.

After a bunch of extremely tedious rituals, it was completely dark.

Zhao Sheng, who had completed all the steps, got up and walked out of the new house.

The lights had been lit, and Zhao Dan sat in place, carefully looking at the shy and timid girl in front of him.

I have to say that such a girl looks soft and weak, with bright eyes and bright teeth, which makes people want to protect and pick.

There are flowers that can be folded straight and must be folded.

In terms of appearance alone, Zhao Dan is still very satisfied with this marriage......

Zhao Dan stared at Mi Rong for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

"Madame, rest well."

Mi Rong nodded lightly and said in an inaudible voice, "Congratulations to the king." ”

Then Zhao Dan stood up and left the palace that was used as a wedding room.

This is the most depressed place for Zhao Dan at the wedding of the Zhou Dynasty.

There are no candles in the cave......

This is the final step of the wedding, the temple.

To put it simply, it means that newlyweds cannot have sex together for three months, and this intercourse not only refers to certain exercises in bed, but also does not include sleeping in the same room.

The reason for this is to beware of the bride's fornication with someone else before the wedding.

Three months is enough time to tell if you are pregnant.

Such a delicate flower was placed in front of him, but he had to wait three months to be able to pick it.

Depressed!!

Zhao Dan walked out of the hall door with a helpless face, looking at the stars above his head, he really wanted to roar.

"Comrade Zhou Gong, you resurrect the widow, let's talk about these broken rules you set!"