When Ma Xiuying left the East Palace, there were several palace people standing at the entrance of the palace and a large group of palace people kneeling.

The palace people standing were Xunying and Fushun, and looking at Xunying's puffed appearance, they were obviously dissatisfied with Ma Xiuying's lack of information about her whereabouts and coming to the East Palace alone. Finding that Ma Xiuying was gone, everyone almost didn't turn Kunning Palace upside down, but fortunately, the patrolling guards told them that Ma Xiuying was going in the direction of the East Palace, and everyone hurriedly chased after them.

As for the kneeling palace people, they are all servants of the East Palace, and they usually rely on Zhu Biao's generous personality to be free and casual, sneaking and playing tricks, this will hear that Ma Xiuying has punished several internal prisoners, and they immediately raised their hearts to their throats, ran out of the lazy place, trembling and begging Ma Xiuying for forgiveness, and I am sincerely afraid that there will be no more slaves and bullies.

It was impossible for Ma Xiuying to remove all the people in the East Palace, so she warned them a few words and let them go for the time being. After Zhu Biao got married, someone helped her manage and supervise these minions.

Back in Kunning Palace, Xun Ying's small mouth was still pouting, and Ma Xiuying explained to her the reason for going to the East Palace, "The emperor asked me to choose the crown princess for Biao'er, but poor Biao'er is only thirteen years old, and I can't rest assured that I am a mother." ”

Xun Ying asked with a strange face: "What's wrong with the thirteen-year-old? The thirteen-year-old men in the folk have become fathers, and the prince, as the master of the East Palace, should be elected as a concubine. ”

Ma Xiuying held her forehead and sighed, feeling that she couldn't communicate with Xunying, if she put aside her previous life, it would be a crime to be under the age of fourteen. At the same time, her heart is sour, and the children she has poured all her care into raising are no longer only herself, and this feeling of loss is really indescribable. She had to say euphemistically: "The prince is not in good health, I don't want him to marry too early." Imagine how bad it is for the prince to be a teenager and have a bunch of little radish heads behind him. ”

Xun Ying blushed, and said hesitantly: "If the master doesn't want the prince to marry too early, you can marry first, wait a few years, the prince is older, and then enter the cave room......"

"That's all there is to it. The corners of Ma Xiuying's eyebrows and eyes were wrinkled, fifteen years old is still too young, they are all minors, they are simply instigating minors to commit crimes, and she is still one of the instigators.

Xun Yingcai didn't care about the entanglement in Ma Xiuying's heart, and asked curiously: "Is there a suitable candidate for the crown princess in the master's heart?"

Ma Xiuying said lightly: "The emperor has mentioned the daughters of several ministers, and I am going to summon them to the palace to meet them." ”

"The master has to choose a woman with excellent character and appearance for the prince, who must be gentle, sensible, able to run a family, will care about the prince, will take care of the prince......" Xun Ying babbled a lot, as if she was choosing a daughter-in-law.

Ma Xiuying also understands Xunying's feelings, Zhu Biao grew up watching Xunying, and her feelings for Zhu Biao are no less than herself. So Ma Xiuying smiled and said: "When choosing the crown princess, you, Aunt Ying, have to help Biao'er check it." ”

"The master doesn't say that the slave and the maid should also take a look. Xun Ying's chin was raised, and he looked like he was giving up on me.

Ma Xiuying couldn't help laughing, Xun Ying has been upgraded to "Aunt Shadow", and she is still like a child, I really don't know when this temperament will settle down.

The two talked and laughed for a while, and began to discuss the reason for summoning the officials' families, Ma Xiuying said: "Before the crown princess is decided, I don't want to be too public, and the people below the province will work hard. ”

Xun Ying frowned, "But the emperor still has to choose a concubine, you can't keep a low profile if you want to." ”

Ma Xiuying immediately felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Zhu Biao found a teenage princess who was of the same age, and Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to accept a teenage woman as a concubine, really, really...... endured and endured, she didn't say anything unpleasant after all.

Seeing that her face was pale, Xun Ying hurriedly said: "It's better to hold a banquet in the palace to welcome the spring and enjoy the flowers, and invite those female relatives to the banquet." ”

"The royal garden is not flowered. Ma Xiuying said stiffly, and she didn't know if she was angry with Zhu Yuanzhang or at herself.

"Rape flowers are also flowers. Xun Ying stuck out her little tongue and deliberately gaged, "Those ladies must be surprised to see all kinds of vegetables blooming, do you think they will recognize pea flowers as orchids?"

"I guess it's possible that they used turnips as ginseng. Ma Xiuying imagined a group of noble ladies treating vegetable flowers as rare products, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, that scene must be very funny. Immediately, it was planned to pass on the wives and daughters of officials above the third rank to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers, and let the people in the market recommend 30 folk women with innocent families and excellent character to enter the palace.

"There are only thirty show girls, will the emperor be too little?" Xun Ying rolled up and was a little worried. She heard that the previous emperor's draft had to be selected from all over the country, and Ma Xiuying only asked Li Zheng to recommend thirty show girls, which was too perfunctory.

If it weren't for the emperor's request to select a group of women with outstanding character among the people, I wouldn't even want these thirty. Just as Houmen is as deep as the sea, do you know how many people are willing to send their daughters to the palace to ruin their youth?" Ma Xiuying glared at Xun Ying, she deliberately only let a small number of women enter the palace, if it really makes a nationwide draft, except for cheap Zhu Yuanzhang, it will not be beneficial to the country and the harem.

Xun Ying disagreed, "The slave maid heard that many women want to enter the palace with their heads broken." ”

Ma Xiuying asked rhetorically: "Then have you ever heard that many people will rush to marry their daughters before the draft? If you have a daughter, are you willing to let her enter the palace?"

Xun Ying's face darkened, "The slave and maid are not married, and the slave and maid don't know ......"

Ma Xiuying sighed slowly, "In short, if I was born in an ordinary family, I would not want to let my daughter enter the palace, but it's a pity...... Forget it, don't talk about what you have or don't, go down and announce the edict. By the way, tell those women who want to enter the palace that there are no idlers in the palace, and they have to work when they enter the palace. ”

Xun Ying shuddered, Ma Xiuying is this for Zhu Yuanzhang's concubine or is she going to find some labor for the harem.

Although Yi Zhi only said that he would invite Mrs. Yu to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers, these officials and wives are all human spirits, and within three days, they have inquired and understood that Ma Xiuying's move is to choose a concubine for the crown prince. Suddenly, the families of officials above the third grade were busy, the officials were busy inquiring about the prince's preferences, the ladies were busy teaching the manners of the daughters, adding new clothes and accessories, and even some wives who did not have concubines specially called the concubines to teach them face to face, and even more inexplicably there were a few goddaughters and righteous daughters under the knees.

At the same time, Li Zheng's house was also lively, and the squire and rich man came to the door with gifts and portraits of his daughters, just to make his daughter one of the thirty show girls. There are many parents in this world who are willing to give up glory and wealth for the happiness of their daughters, but there is never a shortage of fathers and mothers who exchange their daughters for benefits.