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February 2nd.

This is the auspicious day calculated by Liu Xiang for Wang Mang.

On this day, Wang Mang came to Liu Xiang's house early wearing new clothes and rich gifts.

Liu Xiang has also been waiting for Wang Mang's arrival.

Today is an auspicious day for Liu Xiang to propose marriage to Wang Mang Nacai. As Wang Mang's great matchmaker, Liu Xiang is also honored.

"Please leave everything to Mr. Liu."

Wang Mang bowed to Liu Xiang.

Nacai is the first step among the six wedding rituals in ancient times. The man arranges for a serious matchmaker to come to the woman's door to perform the ceremony of nacai and propose marriage.

After completing this step, you can proceed to the next step - asking for your name.

Liu Xiang saw Wang Mang bowing so earnestly and said with a smile: "You may feel at ease, I will definitely live up to your high expectations."

Wang Mang said happily: "I believe in Mr. Liu."

After saying that, Wang Mang ordered someone to pick up a wild goose that had been prepared a long time ago, then caught it and handed it to Liu Xiang.

Don't underestimate this lively wild goose. This wild goose is an indispensable gift for the ancients to receive gifts.

"Book of Rites: Hunyi" says: "The person who accepts the gift is called the gift of selection. Therefore, when the gift is issued, the acceptance is adopted."

Moreover, it is only the beginning of mid-spring, and few of the geese that have gone south have yet to return north.

Therefore, Hua Wangmang spent a lot of thought to get this wild goose.

After Liu Xiang took the wild goose, he passed the wild goose to the servant behind him to catch it.

He praised Wang Mang again: "The wings of this wild goose are so smooth and clean, and they are full of energy. You have put a lot of effort into it."

Wang Mang said: "My heart lies in sincerity. Since this goose is the first of the six rites, even if I spend all my money, I still want this perfect and healthy goose as a good fortune."

Liu Xiang laughed and recognized Wang Mang's intention.

Liu Xiang said with a smile: "It's getting late. I'll go to Ban Mansion first to talk to you as a matchmaker. When things are done, you can't miss out on my wedding wine."

Wang Mang smiled and replied: "Mr. Liu must be at the top of the table!"

After listening to Wang Mang's words, Liu Xiang smiled even happier.

The two of them didn't waste any time. Liu Xiang quickly took the gifts and the wild geese and headed to the Ban Mansion.

At the same time, everyone in the class was happy.

It has been three years since Banshu was hired by her ex-husband in her 13th year.

Seeing Ban Shu growing up, Ban Kuang thought that he must be lying if he said he was not in a hurry.

However, there is no secret about Banshukov’s fate.

Although the Chang'an family has countless wealthy families, no one dares to marry anyone in the family.

Because the husband’s family that Banshu hired for the first time was the family of a prince.

Even the fate of the princes after the princes could not suppress Ban Shu's noble fate, so the rest of the people naturally became cowardly.

Therefore, Ban Shu was also dragged to such an age.

Now Wang Mang is like a warrior descending from the sky, trying to save Ban Shu from danger.

How can everyone in the Ban family not be excited and take it seriously?

So, when the second day of February arrived, except for Ban Jieyu who was serving as Jieyu in Weiyang Palace, she did not arrive.

Ban's family, old and young, have gathered here, waiting for Wang Mang's matchmaker Liu Xiang to arrive.

Seeing that the auspicious time was approaching, Ban Kuang was even more nervous. He was afraid that Wang Mang was afraid of death and regretted it temporarily.

Therefore, Ban Kuang couldn't help but become anxious and paced back and forth in the front hall.

"Ban Zhi, go to the house and see if Wang Mang's matchmaker is here?"

Ban Zhi listened to his father's order and sighed helplessly, "Let's go and see him now."

In fact, from early in the morning to now, Ban Zhi didn’t know how many times he had been arranged by Ban Kuang to visit Liu, but he never came.

Ban Zhi once again walked to the gate of the mansion, skillfully stepping up and looking into the distance to see where Liu Xiang was.

This time, before Ban Zhi could react, Ban Zhi saw a mighty team approaching from the alley ahead.

Looking at the happy team, Ban Zhi's face suddenly showed a look of surprise.

He knew that the Chief Thesis Officer would not back down from a battle!

When he saw Liu Xiang's team coming to accept the gift, he immediately shouted excitedly: "The matchmaker from the Wang family is here! The matchmaker from the Wang family is here!"

Ban Zhi's voice was so loud that it traveled directly through the entire Ban Mansion courtyard to the back house where the female family members were.

Ban Shu, who was pretending to be calm in the boudoir at the moment, couldn't help but feel his heart beat a little while looking at the letter, and wanted to open the window and look into the distance.

Unfortunately, she was in the back house, and even if she opened the window to look, she still couldn't see anything.

After Ban Kuang heard Ban Zhi's voice, he was even more nervous and overjoyed, and immediately ordered: "Open the door to welcome the guests."

After hearing the master's instructions, the servants in the class immediately performed their duties and began to prepare to welcome guests according to their respective divisions of labor.

Liu always arrived very quickly. Not long after Ban Kuang had given instructions to open the door to welcome guests, he arrived in front of the Ban Mansion.

Before arriving at Ban Mansion, Liu Xiang formally handed over his name to the servant in front of Ban Mansion and informed him of his intention.

The servants immediately sent Liu Xiang's famous assassin into the mansion without stopping.

After receiving the news of Liu Xiang's assassination, he immediately ordered his eldest son Banbo to greet Liu Xiang in front of the mansion.

At the same time, he also waited in the atrium to welcome Liu Xiang's arrival.

When Ban Bo arrived at the gate of the mansion, he bowed to Liu Xiang and said, "Junior Ban Bo pays homage to Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu invites you inside."

Liu Xiang looked at Ban Bo and said with a smile: "Then I'll ask Ban Bo to lead the way."

Banbo respectfully led Liu Xiang the way and invited Liu Xiang to enter the mansion.

After arriving at the atrium, Liu Xiang saw Ban Kuang.

Ban Kuang paid homage to Liu Xiang and said, "Mr. Liu is here, and the humble house will be filled with radiance."

Liu Xiang also smiled and bowed to him: "General Ban's words are true. I am entrusted by others to be loyal to others. Now I am entrusted by the master's family to bring geese to the door. I am the beloved of the master's family and ask for the noble daughter of the Ban family."

Ban Kuang was overjoyed and said, "Mr. Liu, please come in."

Liu Xiang hugged the wild goose and followed the class into the central hall of the class mansion.

When they arrived at the central hall, Liu Xiang performed the wild goose salute on behalf of his master. Ban Kuang laughed so hard that he took the wild goose from Liu Xiang's hand.

Ban Kuang said: "The wild goose is a zhi, and it moves in accordance with the yin and yang. Your family regards the wild goose as a courtesy, and I am very happy."

Liu Xiang smiled and said: "In that case, I would like to take the liberty of asking the general if he can accept the wedding ceremony?"

Ban Kuang replied: "Your family is well-equipped with etiquette, and it is a family that has accumulated good deeds. My daughter is lucky enough to be married to your family. It is a fate given by God. How can I not follow the etiquette? I hope Mr. Liu will tell me that my daughter can be with your family."

The relationship between the family and the Qin Dynasty is good, and they play the harp and harp in harmony."

Liu Xiangxi said: "In that case, I would like to thank the general on behalf of my master."

In this question and answer, Liu Xiang and Ban Kuang completed the process, completed the gift of acceptance, and earned a response from the Ban family.

Then, Liu Xiang and Ban Kuang discussed the ceremony of asking for names.

After the two of them agreed, the ceremony of asking for names was scheduled for seven days later.

Seven days later, Liu Xianghui arrived again with a gift of wild geese. May I ask his name?

After getting the woman's permission, you can present the wild goose gift, and then take the woman's name and birth date and return.

After obtaining this information, you can perform the third of the six rituals - Naji.

Najib's ceremony is just a formality. The man goes into the ancestral temple with the woman's birth date and fortune telling. After getting the good omen, he can prepare a gift to inform the woman and decide to enter into a marriage contract.

It can be said that among the complex etiquette of these wealthy families in ancient times, weddings are definitely one of the most complicated etiquettes.

After all, according to the concept of the ancients, a wedding is not only a ceremony, but also a symbol of family prosperity.

Therefore, when the ancients treated their wedding, they would be extremely cautious in every step, lest there be any mistakes.

It's completely different from the people of later generations who only look at whether Ma Nei is in place. Once Ma Nei is in place, there will be no problem in getting the wedding certificate on the same day.

It can be said that the etiquette of today's people is far inferior to the etiquette of the ancients.

The etiquette of the ancients depends on the heart, but the etiquette of today's people depends on the mind.

If your intention is in place, everything will naturally go smoothly. If your intention is not in place, it will be a toad that wants to eat swan meat.

Of course, these issues are not what Wang Mang is considering now.

Wang Mang's current identity is that of a member of the powerful Wang family. As long as he is willing, this will be a sign of his intentions in the eyes of the world.

Therefore, whether it is ancient or modern, marriage is a matter of willingness or unwillingness for the children of rich families, rather than a matter of so-called suitability.
To be continued...