When a new emperor ascends the throne, the first thing he does is draft a draft to enrich the harem.
Fan Yuanxi's back house has always been empty, and even Lu Yi had doubted whether he didn't like women. However, over the years, apart from being warlike, he only liked those ferocious beasts and had no other hobbies.
Each government sent young ladies who had not left the palace into the harem.
In previous years, this kind of thing was compulsory. In the above sentence, the civil and military officials below had to send girls over fourteen years old to the harem for you to choose, but Fan Yuanxi did not force it.
I won't send it.
Otherwise?
If he issued a mandatory imperial edict like the previous emperors, the first person to behead him would be Lu Yi. After all, his family had a daughter who was as beautiful as a flower. If she was sent to the palace draft, would she win or not?
If he fails, does that mean his precious daughter is not as good as other women?
If he wins, he doesn't have such a strong taste. Taking a little girl who has watched him grow up as a concubine in the harem and letting him keep her as a goddaughter is more like it. Besides, Lu Yi will also have to fight for him.
After the imperial edict for the draft was issued, many civil and military officials were eager to send their daughters to the palace, even though those little girls were not much older than Lu Zhiyun.
The queen position was vacant, and everyone wanted to know who would be the queen. Originally, they all guessed it would be Lu Yi's family, but Lu Yi was not even willing to send his daughter to the palace, so there was no chance.
If Lu Yi's family has no chance, other families will have a better chance of winning. If Lu Yi sends his daughter to the palace, other ministers will have to weigh it carefully. After all, the Lu family is in the ascendant, and it is not a smart person to go against the Lu family.
"Brother Wang, aren't you doing business in Feng Lin Country? Why are you back?"
In a jewelry store, a man took a woman shopping for jewelry. He met an old friend who also took the woman shopping. The two asked the women to accompany them to choose jewelry, and they chatted next to them.
"Don't mention it. Fenglin Country is not safe. If I stay there any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to save my life."
"How do you say this? I remember that your business is quite big, and you should have a good industry in Fenglin Country."
"It is indeed a small achievement, but there has been civil strife in Fenglin Country recently. If I don't come back, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back."
"Didn't the Crown Prince of Fenglin just ascend the throne?"
"The little emperor couldn't sit still, and his power was emptied by the treacherous ministers. On the contrary, King Jin had just entered the court and saved many loyal ministers and generals from the treacherous ministers who monopolized power. I have a hunch that things will change in Feng Linguo.
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Lu Zhiyun listened to the conversation between the two and fell into deep thought for a while.
Ding Xiang picked up a hairpin and said, "Miss, the gems on this hairpin are very beautiful."
"Young girl has good taste. This ruby has a beautiful color, which complements the young lady's appearance perfectly!"
"It's her." Lu Zhiyun said, "Wrap it up."
"Hello!"
The master and the servant left the jewelry shop.
Ding Xiang said: "Miss, are you thinking about Feng Linguo?"
"I was thinking that the people were suffering from the civil strife in Fenglin." Lu Zhiyun said, "By the way, I haven't been back to Sibao Pavilion for a long time. Let's buy some more gifts and go back to see the master and the ministers."
Imperial Palace. Fan Yuanxi looked at the booklet in his hand and threw it to Lu Yi across from him.
Lu Yi caught it in time, opened it and started reading.
"Feng Linguo arranged for the princess to get married?"
"I never thought that the first thing I would rush to deal with after ascending the throne was not some urgent official document, but arranging women for myself, and there were more than one. That is the book of Feng Linguo, and I also have the book of Liangguo here.
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"A good country also wants to arrange a marriage for a princess?"
"That's right."
"The emperor of the Liang Kingdom has countless beauties in his harem, and has given birth to more than twenty sons and thirty daughters. Arranging a marriage for one daughter is nothing. The royal family of the Feng Lin Kingdom is very thin. Where did they get the princess? In my opinion,
, I just picked a woman from the clan to stall you. No, it’s not stalling, but trying to win over you.”
"Even so, we can't shut them out, otherwise we will start a war. I don't care, I just think it's unnecessary."
"It seems that the queen's position has to be vacant."
"The position of queen can only be left vacant, either to a woman from Liangguo or to a woman from Fenglinguo. I think it is more appropriate to leave it to a woman from Fenglinguo."
"Take a step and see."
"That's all."
"How is King Xuan doing lately?"
"My wife just passed away, and I feel sad every day in the house. I haven't even taken a step out of the door."
"Ha!" Fan Yuanxi chuckled.
Lu Yi smiled lightly: "Don't underestimate him, he is really good at acting. So many people died, but he, the main character, escaped unscathed. He is a cunning little fox."
"I like catching foxes most in my life." Fan Yuanxi said, "I'll leave him to you."
"If I'm not wrong, he will file a memorial requesting to go to Tibet."
"I only have him as my only brother, so why would I let him go to a place where birds don't shit? I will naturally keep him in the capital."
If you want to go to Tibet and become a demon, what sweet dream can you have?
"Your Majesty, Concubine Chu wishes to see you." A confidant eunuch came in and reported.
Lu Yi and Fan Yuanxi looked at each other.
Concubine Chu, the mother of King Xuan.
In this palace, the old emperor left behind several women who gave birth to children, and these women were all concubines.
Now that the harem is vacant and there is no one to manage these women, Fan Yuanxi directly hands it over to the Chief of Internal Affairs.
"Invite her in."
Lu Yi stood up and said, "The humble minister will leave."
When Lu Yi went out, he happened to bump into Concubine Chu.
Concubine Chu saw Lu Yi and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, you are still in the palace so late. It seems that you are really different among the emperor."
"The emperor has just ascended the throne and has too many things to deal with, so he asked the ministers to discuss government affairs here."
"Who doesn't know that the emperor trusts Prime Minister Lu and asks for your opinion not only on matters in the court but also on the draft in the harem? In fact, why bother so much? Just send your precious daughter to the palace to be the queen. Isn't that even more embarrassing?
Does your Majesty share your worries?"
"My dearest concubine, please be careful. My little girl does not have this blessing."
"Why be humble? If you can't say it, I will say it for you."
"The concubine is so leisurely and elegant, why not worry about the succession for Prince Xuan."
"Why does Prime Minister Lu have to pretend to be stupid? Others don't know what my son is thinking, but Prime Minister Lu should know it! If Prime Minister Lu is willing to fulfill his wish, I won't be so worried. After all, the Miss Lu family is really
She is so delicate that King Xuan doesn’t like her, and even the emperor doesn’t like her? Then what if your young lady from the Lu family is worthy of a god descending to earth?”
"The emperor is waiting for the concubine inside. If the concubine doesn't want to see the emperor, why not talk somewhere else? The truth is that she is willing to talk to the concubine about my daughter's life-long events."
Concubine Chu's face was ugly: "I have something to do with the emperor, so I will chat with Mr. Lu another day."