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« on: August 12, 2022, 10:22:38 PM »Quote
PRINCE CHUN'S BRIDE SELECTED
With Prince Chun yesterday having completed his time as a student at the Shūyuàn of Baoshan the Imperial Family have been busy preparing for the next stage in the 18 year old Prince's life. With the Prince finishing ranked 87th out of this years 516 Shūyuàn graduates he would have by merit qualified to continue studying in the Imperial University however instead it is understood that the Prince will joing the Engineering faculty in the Fengtai Institute for Science and Technology (FIST) where he will follow a degree in Urban Engineering. The Prince explained his decision saying, "I admire greatly the graduates of the Imperial University and appreciate how valued they are to our nation. We though need to modernise rapidly and have some great opportunities before us. It would be an advantage to have a member of the Imperial Family with first hand knowledge of something we could consider modern."
The Prince traditionally would have married at an extremely young age, usually by the age of 14 but it has been the desire of both the Dragon-Emperor and Empress that marriages take place at a later age. The Dragon-Emperor passed the Decree for Morals which placed the age of consent at 16 and that no marriage may take place before then. The Dragon-Empress has spoken publically about the dangers of marriage and in particular childbirth at ages younger and so it is perhaps not surprising that the Imperial Family have waited until the Prince finishes his studies before making a marriage arrangement. The Prince will however have to wait until February next year before marrying. His family have concluded negotiations with High Lord Huan Chang of Gāodì for the Prince to marry his 17 year old daughter Jincheng who will turn 18 in mid February. High Lord Huan said "I had intended Jincheng to be married well before now but as a good servant of the Imperial Family I have honoured the wishes of the Dragon-Empress that girls should wait until they are older before marriage and I am proud that I have been rewarded with the faith of my daughter one day being the Dragon-Empress." High Lord Huan Chang of Gāodì currently acts as chief adviser to the Dragon-Priestess for her militia guard and also is considered by many to be the de-facto Minister of Defence for the Majestic Empire.
The ceremony to make Bao Yijun an "Imperial Lady of the Emperors Chamber" took place. The Dragon-Emperors Concubine strolled the Golden Enclave with Dragon-Empress Chun thus showing the public that she gave her blessing to the arrangement. Once the two had finished their parade Bao Yijun was formally presented to the Dragon-Emperor and the Matron of the Lodge who acts as a guide and guardian of the Concubines. The three then repeated the parade around the Golden Enclave this time with residents bringing out gifts for the young girl ranging from perfumes, silk sheets and sweet treats. Finally the Dragon-Priestess blessed the new concubine. The girls family were present and it is understood that as part of the arrangement the Dragon-Emperor has cleared her fathers debts and set funding to be able to add significant irrigation to the Baoshan district where the family originate.