In the third year of Hongyuan, the beautiful women were elected. The elegant*wen*y*qing*first* was published

Emperor Hongyuan had been married for three years. He only favored Queen Lou and never had a concubine. All the ministers were deeply worried.

"Your Majesty, the emperor's heirs are few and it is time to replenish the harem." Yang Youting, the left minister, said honestly and sincerely.

Xiao Chengjun glanced at Zuo Xiang with a deep look, and said solemnly: "Now that the crown prince has been established, the heir is not a top priority."

The sentence choked up the left prime minister and he didn't know how to continue. It is indeed true. In the final analysis, the matter of the emperor's heir is to select the prince. The late emperor established the emperor's grandson, and the emperor's kindness made the emperor's grandson the prince. It is also true that he has not accepted a concubine for three years.

In order to make a gesture to the world and show that the emperor attaches great importance to the crown prince, he will never treat him harshly.

Right Prime Minister Sun Liang was still taciturn. He glanced at Left Prime Minister and didn't answer. Everyone knew how much the emperor doted on Queen Lou. I'm afraid it wasn't for the sake of the crown prince but for Fengyi that he didn't accept a concubine.

The man at the palace, he was not going to answer such a thankless thing.

Zhao Xi, who had been promoted to the position of Minister of Rites, rolled his eyes, stepped out of the queue and bowed: "The election of show girls is not to select concubines, but actually to select palace maids. Many of the palace maids have reached the age and are waiting for the election.

When the time comes to release him, in my opinion, this general election must still be held."

Yang Youting, the Prime Minister of the Left, glanced at Zhao Xi appreciatively and was very satisfied with such a subordinate.

This Zhao Sanyuan is indeed an unparalleled genius. He worked very well in the Ministry of Industry for three years and completed two major projects, namely the Summer Palace and the Qingzhou River Channel, at the end of his three-year term.

, was promoted to Minister of Rites.

You should know that to reach the position of minister, you often work for many years. Many people's career ends at a certain minister. For example, Yao Zhu, the original minister of the Ministry of Rites, worked in this position for nine years. Recently, he has been in poor health and retired.

Returning home, his official career ended here, and Zhao Xi had just reached the age of weakness.

Sure enough, Emperor Hongyuan heard this and did not object again. He asked the Ministry of Rites to draw up a charter and stopped talking about it.

There was no objection, but there was some relief. The courtiers who had daughters of the right age at home became more active and began to inquire about the news.

The news that the female talent show was about to start soon spread to Fengyi Palace. At this time, Lou Jing was talking to Yang in the main hall.

"The Duke has recently become obsessed with playing Pai Gow, and no amount of persuasion will help." Ms. Yang was wearing the dress of a first-class lady, sitting at the bottom, smiling gently, and holding a baby over one year old in her arms. She looked pretty.

Yuzhuo, very cute.

"Father always has to find something to do, let him do it." Lou Jing was wearing royal blue uniforms and a gold crown with sapphire on his head. He rested on the armrest with one hand, supporting his head, and there was a lingering look on his lips.

With a smile, she looked quietly at the child in Yang's arms.

This child is Lou Jing's younger brother, Lou Jin, who just turned one year old last month.

An Guogong's wife Wei was pregnant during her filial piety and gave birth to a daughter. She was raised outside until she was more than one year old before she was brought back and raised as a concubine. Wei held her breath and insisted on giving birth to a son. Who would have expected that she would give birth to another son in three years?

They gave birth to two daughters. Lou Jianyu was nearly forty and had no son to inherit the family business, so he was extremely anxious. At this time, the young Yang was also pregnant and successfully gave birth to a boy. Just before Wei gave birth to her third daughter,

I was so angry that I had a dystocia and hemorrhage, and I just died.

Lou Jing was not very sad when he saw Yu, so he hastily handled the funeral and made Yang his wife. After having a son, An Guogong was very happy. He decided to raise him personally this time, so that he could not raise another rebellious son like Lou Jing.

"Jin'er, come here, salute your brother." Yang carried her son to the main seat and put him down.

Lou Jin is still young, and her eyebrows and eyes have inherited Yang's appearance. She looks very gentle and has a very well-behaved temperament. She didn't cry when her mother put her down, and she looked up at Lou Jing in confusion.

Lou Jing raised her eyebrows, "Jin'er is so young, Madam, is she willing to bear it?"

Mrs. Yang touched her son's furry little head and said with a chuckle: "The elder brother is like a father. It is best for this child to leave him to the Queen for his upbringing. The first words of elegance, literature, and love..."

In fact, the head of the Lou family has always been Lou Jing. If he wants to become the eldest son of Duke An, he must be taught by Lou Jing. The Yang family is not that confused Wei family. She knows very well. Her father Yang Xing is because of Lou Jing.

Jing's promotion has made her the governor of Jiangzhou, and if her son wants to become the head of the Lou family, he must be close to Lou Jing.

Lou Jing glanced at Yang with admiration, stretched out her hands to pick up her younger brother, "Jin'er, how about living in the palace with your elder brother from now on?"

Lou Jin blinked, glanced at her mother with tears in her eyes, then turned to look at Lou Jing, and nodded obediently. Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and just then Le Xian hurried in and whispered to Lou Jing.

A few words.

"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first." Ms. Yang said goodbye with a wink.

Lou Jing narrowed her eyes slightly after hearing Le Xian's words.

"Yes?" Lou Jin tilted her head to look at him and called her brother inarticulately.

"Take Jin'er down." Lou Jing handed the younger brother in her arms to Le Xian and stood up.

"Yes..." Lou Jin held on to the corner of the queen's clothes. It was her first time away from home, and only her brother was familiar with her. She was not happy to let a stranger take him away.

"Father!" A crisp voice came from outside the door. Not long after, a small apricot figure rushed over. It was the crown prince Xiao Qirui who had just finished school.

The prince was already five years old. As a strict father, Xiao Chengjun wanted him to be enlightened early. He could not follow the queen every day and not do his job. Because he had just begun the spring, he found the dean of the Hanlin Academy to teach the prince.

"How is the prince's studies today?" Lou Jing glanced at the guy who was holding on to his legs, and stretched out his hand to tug on his little ears.

"Father, that old man Lin is too ugly. I want the Minister of Rites to make me a tutor." Xiao Qirui looked up at him.

Lou Jing picked up Lou Jin, who was holding his corner, and stuffed him into the crown prince's arms.

Xiao Qirui was startled and struggled to hold the fat white baby in his arms, not knowing why.

"This is your little uncle. If you can coax him not to cry today, I will go and talk to the emperor about the Taifu." Lou Jing chuckled and left the two children in the main hall, and talked leisurely.

Go to the imperial study room.

Xiao Chengjun was approving the memorial. Now the officials he promoted have been put into use. The prime ministers on his left and right are working hard. The things he has to deal with personally every day are much less than before, so it is very easy to review them.

Zizhen brought tea in and placed it in Xiao Chengjun's usual place. Xiao Chengjun raised his hand to take it without looking at it, but he touched Zizhen's finger and could not help but frown slightly and turned to look at her.

Zizhen and Zitao have been serving Xiao Chengjun since they were in the East Palace. When the queen selected the maids for the prince, they all chose ordinary-looking maids. Who would have expected that after the age of 18, Zizhen would actually become more beautiful in these years.

"Your Majesty..." Zizhen showed a shy smile at the right time. This year's female talent show will be held. She has reached the age of release. If she has not been favored by the emperor, she will leave the palace. How difficult it is to be a palace maid these years.

Scenery, she doesn't want to marry an ordinary person and live a simple life.

When Empress Lou came in, she happened to see this scene, and she immediately turned cold and asked, "What are you doing?" Her tone was not necessarily harsh, and sounded a bit teasing, but once the Queen, who is always smiling, turned cold,

There will definitely be blood.

Zizhen was so frightened that her legs went weak. She never expected that the queen would appear at this time. Usually the emperor and empress had lunch together. When taking a nap, the queen got up first and went to the imperial study room to finish approving the remaining papers.

I'm going back to wake up the emperor. I haven't had lunch yet, so why are you here?

"See the Queen." Zizhen quickly walked out from behind the table and knelt down to salute.

Lou Jing stared at her coldly until her body was soaked with cold sweat, and then said quietly: "For the sake of serving the emperor since you were a child, go and get the twenty imperial staffs."

"Thank you, Queen." Zizhen trembled and kowtowed to thank the emperor. Last year, a palace maid seduced the emperor and was killed by the queen. She only received twenty strokes of the stick. She was really lucky, although twenty strokes of the stick would have cost her half of her life.

, at least he won’t die.

"Zhuo Yu..." Emperor Hongyuan dismissed the servants, stood up and walked to the Queen.

Empress Lou took out a bright yellow handkerchief from the emperor's sleeve, dipped it in tea and wiped the emperor's fingers one by one, and finally took a bite on it.

"Hiss——" Xiao Chengjun was bitten in pain and took a breath of cold air. Then he was gently licked by a soft tongue. The pain suddenly turned into numbness. His fingertips trembled. He took his hand out, but was touched by the man.

He reluctantly took her into his arms and sealed his lips.

Originally, they came to investigate and investigate, but what happened just now made Lou Jing realize that these older palace maids must be released from the palace immediately, but if they open the mouth of the draft girls, there will definitely be high-ranking officials and noble families who will infiltrate the palace.

Women, I'm afraid they will be even more anxious by then.

Lou Jing pushed the memorial to the ground irritably and pressed the emperor, who had not yet come to his senses, on the desk.

"Uh... no, it's daytime now... ah..." Emperor Hongyuan struggled endlessly. Promoting prostitution in broad daylight is something only a foolish king would do.

"Your Majesty just flirted with a woman, so you should be punished." Lou Jing smiled with an unknown meaning and slapped the two round pieces through the dragon robe.

Xiao Chengjun was stunned. He was spanked by the queen...

Seeing the emperor's solemn face turn red instantly, Lou Jing felt his mouth dry for a while. After three years of marriage, he was still in a state of being "seduce" by Xiao Chengjun anytime and anywhere. He didn't take off his dragon robe and quickly stripped it.

Bright yellow trousers.

"You..." Xiao Chengjun was so embarrassed that he stood up and wanted to beat him.

With a sound of "Pah!", my bare butt was slapped again, and at the same time, a finger stained with grease penetrated into my body.

"Well..." Emperor Hongyuan was so anxious that his eyes were red, "Lou Jing, you fool... ah..."

In the royal study, the room is filled with endless spring scenery.

For three consecutive days, the emperor did not visit Fengyi Palace and slept alone in Panlong Palace.

Le Xian looked at the queen waiting under the lamp and felt very sad. He comforted her in a low voice, "Your Majesty may be tired. You might as well rest early."

The news that the emperor agreed to the draft has spread widely. I heard that the two had a dispute in the royal study room. After that, the emperor, who visited almost every day, never came to Fengyi Palace again. There were rumors that the emperor had lost interest in the queen and planned to hire a new one.

Concubines, and the fact that the emperor did not go to Fengyi Palace undoubtedly confirmed this rumor.

"I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent more than 20 portraits today?" Lou Jing propped her head on one hand, her dark eyes reflected by the candlelight, which were obscure and unclear.

That day in the royal study, Xiao Chengjun was annoyed and refused to see him for three days. The Ministry of Internal Affairs took advantage of the queen's absence and quickly sent the portrait prepared in advance to the Panlong Palace.

The noble and high-ranking officials in the capital, as long as there are girls of the right age in their families, have prepared portraits early. These rich ladies do not need to enter the first round of elections. Showing the portraits to the emperor in advance is also a cover for the emperor's considerations, such as

If the emperor wants to win over that family, he will keep the portrait of the young lady from that family to ensure that this person will not lose the election.

"Yes..." Le Xian responded awkwardly.

"Humph!" Lou Jing snorted coldly, stood up, waved her sleeves and walked out of Fengyi Palace.
To be continued...