Editing The Tzemach Tzedek (section)

==== Marriage ====
On 5th of Kislev 5564, when the Tzemach Tzedek was fourteen years old, he married in Liadi his cousin, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe.

In 5567, about three years after their marriage, the Alter Rebbe requested from Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka to bring him her husband's Chassidus writings. She complied with his request and among the writings she brought him was the maamar "Shoresh Mitzvos HaTefillah". When the Alter Rebbe saw his chiddushim, he called his brother Yehuda Leib and the chassid Reb Pinchas Reizes and asked them to answer "Amen" to the blessing of "Shehecheyanu". The matter became known to the chassidim who began to honor the Tzemach Tzedek.

When the Tzemach Tzedek learned that his Rebbetzin had transferred the manuscripts against his will, he told her he would divorce her. The Rebbetzin defended herself, saying she was obligated to honor her grandfather - the Alter Rebbe, which takes precedence even over honoring one's father. The Tzemach Tzedek responded that he needed to study the halacha, and since he had reservations about her actions, he couldn't live with her until he completed his study. For several days, the Rebbetzin cried continuously. After two months when the Tzemach Tzedek hadn't changed his mind, she told her father, the Mitteler Rebbe, who discussed the matter with his son-in-law. When he saw that his opinion was firm, he went to the Alter Rebbe and presented the situation.

On Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz, after the Alter Rebbe delivered a maamar (Chassidic discourse) in his room, he waited for everyone to leave and turned to the Tzemach Tzedek. He said he heard that he was studying a halachic matter, but since he was personally involved, it would be difficult for him to reach the truth objectively. He expressed his desire to study together, saying that two G-dly souls would be able to reveal the true halacha. After their joint study, the Tzemach Tzedek reversed his position and regretted considering divorcing his wife. The Alter Rebbe promised to learn with him twice a week nigleh (revealed aspects of Torah), and three times a week he would repeat maamarim he had previously delivered and explanations of Torah teachings he had received from his Rebbes. Afterward, the Alter Rebbe blessed the couple with the verse "You shall plant your plantings... on the day of your planting you will see growth, and in the morning your seed will blossom." He requested that no trace of anger toward the Rebbetzin remain and that he should make her happy, and sighed adding: "The harvest flees on a day of disease and mortal pain."

After his marriage, the Tzemach Tzedek was supported by his father-in-law, the Mitteler Rebbe, and served as Rosh Yeshiva under him, choosing not to make his living from Torah but rather from his own work. He invested the three hundred rubles he received as dowry in establishing a wax seal manufacturing business (used for sealing mail) as a source of income. He took the chassid Reb Nechemiah of Dubrovna as a partner. Throughout their work, they would discuss divrei Torah. After about a month, one night they became deeply engrossed in a particularly complex sugya (Talmudic topic) and the vat containing the raw adhesive material caught fire, and they barely managed to escape from the factory that went up in flames. Afterward, the Tzemach Tzedek decided to work in carpentry, but the Rebbe's court preferred that he not engage in manual labor and appointed him as a melamed (teacher).