Author: Loeva

Qin Hanzhen heard about the news of the first lucky winner in the East Palace Draft before the Pei family.

She was really shocked at the time. She had thought that with Princess Tang's negative attitude and the palace's inefficiency, it would take at least a month or two before the draft process would officially get underway. Who would have thought that someone would already be selected now?

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Qin Bo just came back from the palace, and he brought first-hand news.

The selected beauty was jointly selected by the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Despite the fact that the Crown Princess complained of Tang syndrome and had been passively delaying the draft, the two big bosses in the palace actually did not expect her to be able to complete the draft.

Take care of this big thing.

The prince is nearly forty years old. He was physically weak in his early years, which had a great impact on his fertility. Now, although his condition has improved greatly and is close to the health of a normal person, he is still a little frail, and he is getting worse with age.

As he grew older, his ability to make women give birth to children would definitely decrease. Because of this, the emperor no longer wanted to let him be entangled with one wife and one concubine, but chose another young and healthy concubine to give birth to him.

Imperial grandson. Time waits for no one. If the Crown Princess Tang is allowed to drag on, God knows when will the Crown Prince have a male heir again?

After the emperor made up his mind and got his son's consent, he began to worry about this matter with the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother said she didn't care about the matter, she often met with the clan, royal relatives, and officials, and wanted to inquire about it.

It is actually not difficult to find an unmarried woman of the right age who is not high-born, well-educated, docile and healthy. Listening to the Queen Mother's questions, the official family members who were received by the Queen Mother actually knew that some good things were unnecessary.

It was publicized everywhere before it was done, so there was no news outside.

The beauty the Empress Dowager is interested in has a father who is a seventh-rank eunuch in the Shanglinyuan Supervisor. He is a minor official as big as a sesame seed and a mung bean. He was born as a eunuch and his family background is not prominent. He cannot be called a famous family. Only because the girl's mother and

The Empress Dowager's own son-in-law, Princess Lin'an, was a brother-in-law, so she had to call Princess Lin'an "aunt", so this girl's name spread to the Queen Mother's ears.

This girl is also surnamed Chen, but she has nothing to do with Chen Liangdi. They are not from the same family. The two families have not even been related to each other for eight generations, and have never had any friendship. Miss Chen can also be regarded as the descendant of the old aristocratic family in the capital.

, but there has never been a high-ranking official in the family, and she only has the advantage of having abundant descendants. But it is precisely because of the prosperous descendants of her family that the Queen Mother and the Emperor fell in love with her.

Ms. Chen has an upper-middle appearance, fair complexion, medium height, plump but not obese. She is seventeen years old and in good health. She has learned riding skills since she was a child, but is not proficient in martial arts. She has a charming and naive temperament and is a little ignorant of the world.

She is innocent, but generally a very likable character. In the eyes of some people, she may be a little stupid. But being stupid is not a bad thing. A concubine in the East Palace does not need anyone to be particularly smart and capable. Besides, being stupid is not a bad thing.

Miss Chen is just shallow-minded, not stupid. She is not bad at playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is also a pretty good female celebrity. She can recite Tang poetry and Song lyrics, has learned pipa and flute, and is also good at playing soup.

Ms. Chen's father has eight brothers, and her grandfather has four brothers and five sisters.

Ms. Chen's mother has five brothers, three sisters, nine cousins ​​and two cousins.

Ms. Chen herself has four direct brothers from the same mother, two brothers from the same mother, and no sisters. But she has 13 cousins ​​and nine cousins.

Ms. Chen’s family is very large. Some people once wondered whether such a large family member could be the most important thing for them. As a wealthy family in the capital, with thousands of acres of fertile land and dozens of shops, they are still just a small fortune today.

The reason? Just to feed these children and grandchildren is enough to spend all the money in the family.

What's even more rare is that there are not many dandies among the descendants of the Chen family, and almost all of them go to school - the Chen family has its own school, and specially hired three teachers to teach the children, otherwise they may not be able to teach them - while studying, they also

You need to practice riding and shooting. However, except for the talented people who will take the boy student examination, the scholar examination and so on, most people will only leave the school when they reach age and find their own livelihood. Some people join the army.

Wu, there are also people who do business or take care of the family business. The Chen family has not produced any particularly outstanding children, but there is also no excessive prodigal son. The worst one is just eating at home.

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But that's not important. The Queen Mother and the Emperor took a fancy to Miss Chen, of course, not because there were any outstanding talents in her family, but because both her parents' families were very productive, and she herself was in good health and had few problems since she was a child.

Despite his illness, he has always paid attention to health care. Since the prince has to choose a suitable girl as his concubine, wouldn’t Miss Chen be a good candidate? It just so happened that this girl was born well, was older, and had grown up with Lin’an.

The princess's husband's family is related, so she is naturally closer to the Queen Mother. If she can enter the East Palace this year, she may be pregnant next year. With such good conditions, how could she not be selected?

The Queen Mother quietly signaled to Princess Lin'an to bring Miss Chen to the palace to see her three times before deciding on the person. Of course, this was only the first choice. If there were other suitable beauties in the future, it would be okay to choose another one. But the Queen Mother and

The emperor has no intention of holding a large-scale public draft because he thinks it would be too laborious. Of course, if the prince wants to hold a public draft after he succeeds to the throne, that is another matter. For now, both the queen mother and the emperor feel that it would be better to keep a low profile.

, some families with ulterior motives cannot use this opportunity to send their daughters into the palace to fight for power and cause turmoil in the harem.

Yongjia Marquis Qin Bai only entered the palace and heard the news after Miss Chen was designated as the new Liangyuan of the East Palace. He had not seen the newlywed Chen Liangyuan, but only inquired about the prince's tone and saw His Highness the prince's attitude towards this new concubine.

The impression of the room is pretty good, the mood is OK, and I feel at ease.

After returning home, he said to his wife Niu: "I hope Chen Liangyuan can give birth to a grandson for His Royal Highness as soon as possible, so that we elders can really feel at ease."

Mr. Niu was very curious about Chen Liangyuan: "Is her surname Chen again? I hope she is different from Chen Liangdi. But since the queen mother, the emperor and the prince all think she is good, I think she will not be stupid. But even if she is stupid,

His Highness the Crown Prince will not let her do whatever she wants. Who will suffer Chen Liangdi’s loss again?"

Qin Hanzhen thought of the Crown Princess Tang and asked, "What did the Crown Princess say?"

Qin Bai shook his head: "I don't know. However, the Crown Princess already knows about Chen Liangyuan's entry into the palace, and has ordered the people of the East Palace to tidy up the palace courtyard and prepare for Liangyuan's entry into the palace. I think the Crown Princess, a virtuous empress who knows etiquette, would not do anything like this.

You are confused."

The candidates have been decided, and the date of entering the palace has been set. The Queen Mother personally issued the order, the Emperor personally watched the Ministry of Rites act, and the Crown Prince nodded. What's the point of delaying the Crown Princess at this time? It will also be ruined.

Her virtuous persona has always attracted criticism, and she is too unworthy. Moreover, when the Queen Mother and the Emperor selected candidates, they specifically selected candidates with a relatively pure and innocent nature, which was for the sake of the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess is not already

Knowing good and evil will only make yourself more embarrassed.

Qin Hanzhen sighed secretly and sympathized with the princess. However, the issue now is not about whether a man should find a mistress, but about the change of the throne of a country, whether the royal family has a successor, whether the court is stable, and the country.

Turmoil or not. Crown Princess Tang's own feelings and thoughts have become less important. Anyway, she personally chose a concubine for her husband and lived with the latter for nearly twenty years. Now it is no longer so important.

It shouldn't be too hard to accept a new person, right?

On the other hand, Chen Liangdi, who was acting more and more excessively, watched helplessly as a new bride was about to enter the palace, who was younger and more beautiful than her, and had a better chance of conceiving a grandson than her. How would she feel?

Qin Hanzhen thought again that Pei Guogong's palace wanted to send Pei Er, the daughter of Third Master Pei, into the East Palace as a concubine, but Pei Er was childish. No matter her age, temperament, or physical condition, she was nothing like Chen Liangyuan.

There is a huge difference. Apart from the fact that the Pei family itself is not considered to have a small number of heirs, what confidence does Miss Pei have in winning the election? She is not superior in age alone. A year later, she will be no more than hairpin, far away

She has not reached the optimal childbearing age. The Crown Princess Tang cannot even intervene in the specific selection process. How can the Tang family help the Pei family?

I wonder if Duke Pei’s government will see clearly the strengths and weaknesses of their daughter and change their mind in time after discovering the real reason why Chen Liangyuan was selected?

Qin Han was really distracted when he heard Aunt Hu come into the room and report: "Brother Jian is here and is in the study. He asked to see the Marquis."

Qin Bai raised his eyebrows: "Oh, tell him to wait for a moment, and I'll come right away."

Aunt Hu went out, and Mrs. Niu asked: "Brother Jian, why are you here again? Or is it because he withdrew from the imperial examination? Really, he obviously did well in the examination, so why did he think that he failed the examination and wanted to

What if we try again in three years? What if we fail to pass the Jinshi exam in three years? In fact, the top three is not bad, Zhonghai has not even passed the national examination. The children are very worried, and they only want to get into the top two.

, he didn't even think about the consequences if he passed the exam. He was not young anymore. If he didn't get a result in the exam, how could his mother propose marriage to him? Zhonghai's wife was waiting for him to pass the exam early so that she could propose marriage to a wealthy family.

If you go, why are you willing to wait another three years?"

Qin Bai said: "He is also a child who has been studying since he was a child. He has done well in the provincial examination and the general examination. It is natural for him to want to go further. It is a good thing that he has such ambition. He will study for three more years and be more fully prepared.

He should be more confident that he will pass the exam after three years. In fact, his years of serious study are shorter. It is indeed more beneficial to him to take the exam after three years. I don't think it is okay, but I am afraid that my sister-in-law and Zhonghai's wife will not accept it. Jane

That’s why my brother came to beg me and wanted me to intercede for him.”

Niu couldn't help but think to herself: "I will take the exam with Xu Zheng in three years. Who knows what my sister-in-law will say? If you stand up for Brother Jian, others will do the same, and it's hard for my sister-in-law to say anything about you."

What, but Zhong Hai’s wife will definitely complain in her heart. Why bother inviting others to scold her?”

Qin Bai smiled slightly, didn't take it to heart, and walked out.

Qin Hanzhen blinked and watched Qin Bai leave. He suddenly turned around and asked Niu in a low voice: "Grandma, do you still remember... the advice I gave you when you mentioned your first cousin's marriage last time?

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Chapter completed!