The news of the first lucky winner in the East Palace Draft was heard by Qin Hanzhen earlier than the Pei family.

She was really taken aback. She originally thought that with the negative attitude of the crown princess Tang and the inefficiency of the palace, it would take at least a month or two before the draft process officially entered the main topic, where did she think that someone would have been selected now?

Qin Bai had just returned from the palace, and he brought first-hand news.

The selected beauty was jointly selected by the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Don't look at the crown princess Tang's illness, and she has been passively procrastinating on the draft, the two bigwigs in the palace actually didn't expect her to carry the big matter of the draft.

The prince is nearly forty years old, and his early years were weak, which had a great impact on his fertility, and now although his condition has improved greatly, and he is close to the health of a normal person, he is still a little weaker, and as he gets older, his ability to make women give birth to children must also decline. Because of this, the emperor did not want to continue to let him be entangled with a wife and a concubine, but chose a young and healthy concubine to give birth to the emperor's grandson. Time waits for no one, if the crown princess Tang is allowed to drag on, God knows when the prince will have a male heir again?

Since 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 explained that she didn't care about anything, she often met with the clan, the royal family, and the official family, and it was not difficult to inquire about an unmarried woman of appropriate age who was not of high origin, had a good upbringing, had a docile temperament, and was in good health. The officials and relatives who were received by the Queen Mother, listening to the Queen Mother's inquiry, in fact, everyone also knew it, but there was no need to publicize some good things before they became successful, so there was no rumor outside.

The queen mother took a fancy to this beauty, her father was a seventh-grade supervisor in Shanglin Yuan, a small official with a sesame mung bean, born in a prison, and her family background was not prominent, so she was not a famous family. It was only because the girl's mother and the concubine of the eldest princess Lin'an, who was born to the queen mother, were brothers and sisters, that they had to call the eldest princess of Lin'an "aunt", so that the girl's name reached the ears of the queen mother.

This girl is also surnamed Chen, but she has nothing to do with Chen Liangdi, the two are not from the same family, and the two families have not even been related for eight generations, and they have never had a relationship. Miss Chen can be regarded as the queen of the old family in the capital, but there has never been a high-ranking official in the family, and there is only one benefit of a prosperous descendant. But it is precisely because of the prosperity of her family that the queen mother and the emperor will take a fancy to her.

Ms. Chan is middle-to-upper, fair-complexion, medium height, plump but not obese. She is seventeen years old, in good health, and has learned riding since childhood, but does not know martial arts. She has a delicate temperament, a little naïve who doesn't understand the world, but in general she is a very likable character. To some, it may seem a bit silly. But being stupid is not a bad thing, the concubines of the East Palace don't need any particularly smart and capable people. Besides, Miss Chen is just shallow in her thinking, she is not stupid, she is not bad at learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the female celebrity is also doing very well, she can memorize Tang poems and Song lyrics, learn pipa and, and make a good soup.

Ms. Chan's father had eight brothers, and her grandfather had four brothers and five sisters.

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

Miss Chen herself has four brothers of the same mother, two brothers who are concubines, and no sisters. But she had thirteen cousins and nine cousins.

Miss Chen's family is very large, and some people once wondered if such a huge family member could be the most important reason why their family, as a family in the capital, has owned thousands of acres of fertile land and dozens of shops, and is only a little rich today? Just supporting these children and grandchildren is enough to spend all the family's funds.

What's even more rare is that there are not many children and grandchildren of the Chen family, and almost all of them go to school to study - the Chen family has its own school, and specially invited three Xixi to teach the children, otherwise I am afraid that they will not be able to teach - while reading, they must practice riding and archery. However, except for those who are gifted, they will go to the children's student exam, Xiucai exam, etc., and all the way down, most people will only leave the school after reaching the age and go to find a living. Some people join the army, others go to business, or take care of the family business. The Chen family has not produced any outstanding children, but there are no too many losers, and the worst one is just eating idle meals at home.

But it doesn't matter. 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 were very prolific, and she herself was in good health, she rarely suffered from illness since she was a child, and she always paid attention to health preservation. Since it is necessary to choose the daughter of a suitable man as a concubine for the crown prince, isn't Miss Chen a good candidate? It just so happens that this girl is born well, is older, and is also related to the husband of the eldest princess of Lin'an, so she is naturally closer to the queen mother. If she can enter the East Palace this year, she may be able to get pregnant next year. With such good conditions, how can you not be selected?

The Queen Mother low-key motioned to Princess Lin'an to take Miss Chen into the palace to see her three times, and then she made a decision to settle down. Of course, this is only the first choice, and if there are other suitable beauties in the future, then it doesn't hurt to choose another one. But the Queen Mother and the Emperor had no intention of a large-scale public draft, and felt that it was too much work. Of course, if the crown prince succeeds to the throne and wants to open the draft, that's another matter. At present, both the queen mother and the emperor feel that it would be better to keep a low profile, and they cannot be used by some families with ulterior motives to send women to the palace, compete for power and profit, and cause turmoil in the harem.

Yongjiahou Qin Bai only entered the palace and heard the news after Miss Chen was designated as the new Donggong Liangyuan. He hadn't seen the new Chen Liangyuan, but he had just inquired about the prince's tone, and seeing that His Royal Highness the prince's impression of the new concubine was not bad, and he was in a good mood, so he was relieved.

After he returned home, he said to his wife Niu: "I hope that Chen Liangyuan can give birth to a grandson for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible, so that those of us who are elders can really settle down." ”

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 crown prince all think she is good, I think she shouldn't be stupid. However, even if she is stupid, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not let her mess around. After suffering Chen Liangdi's loss, who will eat it 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 knew about Chen Liangyuan's entry into the palace, and instructed the people of the East Palace to clean up the palace courtyard and prepare for Liangyuan to enter the palace. If you want to come to the crown princess to be virtuous and virtuous, she will not be confused in this kind of thing. ”

The candidates have all been decided, the date of entering the palace has also been set, the queen mother personally issued an order, the emperor personally stared at the Ministry of Rites, the prince nodded, what is the use of the princess to delay any longer at this time? It will also destroy her virtuous character all along, causing people to criticize, and it is too unworthy. Moreover, when the Queen Mother and the Emperor chose people, they specially chose candidates with a more pure and naïve heart, just for the sake of the crown princess. If the crown princess doesn't know what to do, it will only embarrass herself even more.

Qin Hanzhen sighed secretly, feeling some sympathy for the crown princess. However, now it is not a question of whether a man is looking for a junior or fourth, but it is related to the change of the throne of a country, whether there is a successor to the royal family, whether the court is stable, and whether the country is turbulent. The feelings and thoughts of the crown princess Tang herself have become less important. Anyway, she had personally chosen a concubine for her husband, and lived with the latter for nearly twenty years. It shouldn't be too sad to accept a new person now, right?

But Chen Liangdi, who is acting more and more excessively, sees that the newcomer is about to enter the palace, younger and more beautiful than her, and has a better chance of being pregnant with the emperor and grandson than her, I don't know how she will feel?

Qin Hanzhen thought again that Pei Guogong's mansion wanted to send Pei Er, the daughter of Pei Sanye, into the East Palace as a concubine, but Pei Eryu was childish, whether it was age, temperament, or physical condition, she was far from Chen Liangyuan. In addition to the advantage that the Pei family itself is not a thin heir, how sure can the second girl Pei be selected? A year later, she is only in the middle of nowhere, far from the best age to have children. The crown princess Tang can't even intervene in the specific selection level, so what can the Tang family do to help the Pei family?

I don't know if Pei Guogongfu will see the advantages and disadvantages of his daughter and change his mind in time after discovering the real reason for Chen Liangyuan's selection?

Qin Han was really distracted, and he heard Mama Hu come into the house to report: "Brother Jian is here, he is in the study, and he said that he wants to see Master Hou." ”

Qin Bai raised his eyebrows: "Oh, you tell him, let him wait first, and I'll come." ”

Mama Hu went out, and Niu asked: "Why did Brother Jian come again? Or did he withdraw from the palace examination for him? Really, he obviously did well in the exam, why did he think that he couldn't pass the exam and wanted to try again in three years? What if he couldn't pass the Jinshi exam in three years? In fact, the top three are not bad, and Zhonghai didn't even take the exam. The child's heart is high, and he only wants to go to the second class, the middle jinshi, and he doesn't want to think about the consequences. He is not young, and if he doesn't get a result in the exam, how can his old son and mother say goodbye to him? Zhonghai's daughter-in-law is waiting for him to pass the exam earlier, so that he can go to a high-ranking family to propose his marriage, how can he be willing to wait another three years?"

Qin Bai said: "He is also a child who has been studying since he was a child, and he has done well in the township examination and the general examination, so it is natural for him to want to go further." It's a good thing that he has this kind of heart, he has studied for three more years, and he is more prepared, and he should be more sure of passing the exam after three years. In fact, he just studied seriously for a shorter period of time, and it is indeed more beneficial for him to take the exam in three years. I don't think it's anything, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law and Zhonghai's daughter-in-law won't be able to accept it. That's why Brother Jian came to beg me, and wanted me to help him intercede. ”

Niu couldn't help but think: "I'm going to take the exam with Xu Zheng in three years, God knows what the eldest sister-in-law will say? Why bother to scold someone?"

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

Qin Hanzhen blinked, watched Qin Bai leave, suddenly turned around, lowered his voice and asked Niu's: "Grandmother, do you remember...... Last time you mentioned Brother Lobby's family affairs, I gave you the idea?"