"Wang Chengen!" Chongzhen shouted.
"The old slave is here!"
"Send these to Princess Kunxing! Say they are engagement gifts from the prince consort!" Chongzhen said.
"I obey your order!" Wang Chengen immediately arranged for six young eunuchs to deliver the three boxes to the princess's residence.
After Wang Chengen left, Chongzhen said, "You are the only foreigner among the consorts I have recruited. Although we share the same culture and ethnicity, our style of writing is different from yours. Tomorrow you will go to the Ministry of Rites to learn etiquette and prepare for your marriage."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Xiaofei said yes, but in his heart there were ten thousand alpacas galloping through his body.
"Go to Kunning Palace to see the queen, and then see Kunxing. I'm very busy, so I won't go with you." Chongzhen said.
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, "You're busy for no reason. You're not busy at all." But he said, "Yes! I'll take my leave!"
Zhao Xiaofei left the Qianqing Palace and followed Wang Erxi to Kunning Palace to meet Empress Zhou. According to etiquette, the emperor and empress should have met their future son-in-law together, but Chongzhen was busy reviewing memorials, so he asked Empress Zhou to come through the formalities, say a few words, and then let Zhao Xiaofei leave.
Empress Zhou wore a formal dress today, appearing very solemn. Palace maids and eunuchs flanked her, symbolizing their power within the palace. As soon as Zhao Xiaofei entered the palace, he knelt and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you! May you live in peace and happiness!"
"Get up! I don't want to say more. Learn the rules and etiquette of our Ming Dynasty carefully, and don't lose face in front of the subjects of the world." Queen Zhou said.
Zhao Xiaofei stood up and replied, "I will remember your Majesty's teachings!" He glanced at Queen Zhou out of the corner of his eye. The thirty-year-old woman was well maintained and quite pretty.
"You have to change your words. Although I am not Kunxing's biological mother, I treat her as my own daughter. You should also change your words and call me mother!" said Queen Zhou.
Zhao Xiaofei said: "Ni Ma! You are only eight years older than me! You are the same age as my eldest brother, and I can't call you mother! If you let me call you sister-in-law, that would be better!"
Zhao Xiaofei took a deep breath, knelt down and shouted, "Your Highness greets your Majesty!"
"Well! Treat Kunxing well from now on! Go! Go see her!" Queen Zhou began to drive people away. At this moment, Zhao Xiaofei felt like ten thousand alpacas were galloping through his heart.
He then followed Wang Erxi to Yonghe Palace, the residence of Princess Kunxing. More accurately, it was the residence of Concubine Tian, because until the emperor's daughters married, they lived in the same palace with their biological mothers, usually in the West Palace. However, Concubine Tian was clearly not Princess Kunxing's biological mother. It's unclear what Chongzhen was thinking when he allowed her to live with Concubine Tian.
Arriving at the West Palace, Kunxing was wearing a formal robe and crown. He sat in the center like a little adult, with two palace maids standing on each side. Zhao Xiaofei bowed to the princess and said, "Your Highness, I greet you!"
"Don't be so polite, my dear son-in-law, please sit down!" said Zhu Mianzhu.
At this point, the maid brought a stool for Zhao Xiaofei to sit on. Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, "Otherwise, people would say you shouldn't marry a princess!" It turns out you have to bow and greet your wife, and if you want to see her again, you have to wait for an audience. This "princess syndrome" is something men have come up with based on their own experiences. The ancients weren't kidding!
"Thank you, Princess!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"I have never seen the gift given by the prince consort. Can you tell me about it? Especially the singing box." Zhu Mianzhu asked.
"It's for the princess's entertainment. It sings for her. If it stops singing, we can just put it out in the yard on a sunny day to dry it out," Zhao Xiaofei said. The speaker has solar panels on it.
"So that's how it is! Thank you, my Lord!" said Zhu Mianzhu.
Zhao Xiaofei pointed to a box filled with underwear and sanitary napkins and said, "That box contains things used by Chinese women. Princess, if you read this book slowly, you will understand how to use them."
"Okay! I've just taken a rough look at it. Thank you for your trouble, my Lord!" Zhu Mianzhu said with a blushing face.
"The box is full of food, which can only be kept for half a month. If you don't finish it, it will go bad." Zhao Xiaofei said, pointing to the box of snacks.
"I've tried it, it's very good!" Zhu Mianzhu said happily.
"As long as the princess likes it!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Cousin, can you tell me the story of your country Nan'ao?" Zhu Mianzhu said.
At this time, Wang Erxi coughed forcefully and said, "Your Highness! It's almost time. According to the rules, the Prince Consort should leave."
Zhu Mianzhu looked disappointed when she heard this. Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, "Great! I don't want to tell you any stories. I'm not a kindergarten teacher. I can't indulge your princess syndrome. If we get married, I'll have to tell you a story every time before going to bed." Thinking about that scene gave him a headache. Now he wanted to give Eunuch Wang Erxi twenty-four thumbs up.
"Princess, you have a long time to come, so I will take my leave first!" Zhao Xiaofei glanced at Wang Erxi and said.
Wang Erxi was very happy that Zhao Xiaofei had not violated any taboos today and had not said anything that was taboo. Wang Erxi led Zhao Xiaofei out of the palace. As soon as Zhao Xiaofei and the others walked out, Princess Zhaoren Zhu Miankou jumped out from behind the screen and said to Zhu Mianchu: "Sister! Although my brother-in-law is not as handsome as Pan An, he is much better than many princes-in-law I have seen. He also gives you so many delicious foods and fun things. Sister, you are so lucky. When I recruit a prince-in-law in the future, I will tell my father that I must find someone like my brother-in-law."
"What nonsense!" Zhu Mianzhu said. She then said to the palace maids, "All of you, go down!"
"Yes!" The palace maids agreed in unison and retreated.
"Meikou! You can't say this in front of others, or you'll be laughed at." Zhu Mianzhu said.
Zhu Miankou did not answer the question but pointed at the speaker and said, "Sister! Let's see if the box can sing first."
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