On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the first year of the Zhengde reign, the emperor arrived at the Fengtian Hall and held a morning court.
Civil and military officials were divided into two groups, first performing the ceremony of paying homage and then attending the court meeting.
The Minister of Rites submitted the notes on the emperor's wedding rites, saying that the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had already determined an auspicious date.
"In accordance with the late emperor's will, Your Majesty, who will rule over all the people, should choose an auspicious day for your wedding, to continue your lineage and consolidate the foundation of your country."
When Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he was fifteen years old and had not yet married a crown princess.
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