The new emperor's choice for the future wife of the Marquis of Shanyin was surnamed Fang, not Zhong Yazhi.

This Fang clan is one year older than the Marquis of Shanyin, and he is also from a famous scholarly family. The Fang family is a big family in Shandong, from the Ming Dynasty to the generation of people into the court as officials, Emperor Taizu reigned, there are people in his family to achieve the highest position of the Ministry of Rites, Fang's grandfather was alive, Zeng Guan to the country to supervise the sacrificial wine, protégés and old in-laws all over the court. Of course, since Emperor Daxing ascended the throne, the Fang family's momentum is not as good as before, but the most famous thing about his family is that he is very good at training his daughters, and the girls he raised are all praised as good daughters-in-law, good wives, and good mothers.

When Emperor Daxing was the crown prince, he married the daughter of the Fang family; And one of the new monarchs and the princes of Guangping when they were on the throne of the crown prince in the past was directly the grandson of the Fang family.

Therefore, although the Fang family's family is gradually declining, and the children of this generation can only reach the position of Taichang Temple Shaoqing of the fourth grade, the name of the Fang family is still very loud. The Zhong family, who is also a scholarly family, was immediately compared with the Fang family, no matter in any aspect, it was far inferior.

However, in such a prominent Fang family, Fang's father was an outlier. He was originally born in the Hanlin Academy, and his official position was only that of the Zhongshu Sheren of the Seven Grades, but during the period of Emperor Daxing, this was an extremely important position. Don't look at the low grade, the real power is first-class. I don't know if he was dizzy, or if he was really opposed, King Ying's rebellion, he also got involved. Among the people who were arrested and brought to justice under King Ying, some confessed. King Ying has already agreed with Fang Sheren, and as soon as the "truth" of Zhu Lifei's rebellion with the six princes is exposed, Emperor Daxing refuses to issue an edict to canonize King Ying as the emperor's younger brother. The Fang Sheren was responsible for drafting the edict. He was originally the one who drafted the daily edict for Emperor Daxing, and the edict he drafted, as long as it was stamped with a jade seal, no one could tell that it was fake.

However, before the Fang Sheren could draft this fake edict, King Ying was defeated, and there was no physical evidence to prove that he participated in the rebellion. There is only the confession of King Ying's subordinates. Fang Sheren resolutely claimed that he was innocent, and considering his background and connections, he wanted to give face to the two Taifu. Both the Daxing Emperor and the new emperor spared his life, and only dismissed him from his official position, and even his family property was not confiscated. Fang Sheren can no longer be an official in this life, and even the future of his children is difficult to say. But there is such a big family to rely on. Life is still rich and leisurely, but I just need to endure the strange eyes of my family members.

Since the Fang family's upbringing daughter is famous, the daughter of the Fang Sheren is the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, or the eldest daughter of the patriarch's younger brother, so naturally it is not different. But she has no reputation in the capital, no other, just because she has been frail and sick since she was a child, and she is a well-known sick seedling. It is said to be a weak disease brought about by the womb, three hundred and sixty days a year. She will be sick for 300 days, and it is still unknown whether she will live to grow up and get married. For the Fang family, who has always been accustomed to raising her daughter to be extraordinarily outstanding, and marrying others as her own help, she is a waste chess piece and has been given up a long time ago. Not to mention that she has the reputation of a rebel again, and she will never think of getting married in the future. never expected that the new emperor would give this daughter to the Marquis of Shanyin as his wife.

From the new emperor's point of view, he was reluctant to pay attention to the marriage of the younger brother who had been passed out. Helplessly, his father repeatedly talked about this matter before he died, and he had to make an oath in front of all the ministers, saying that he would definitely give a good family to the Marquis of Shanyin. Now everyone knows that the Marquis of Shanyin is likely to be imprisoned for a lifetime, if he is lucky, maybe he will be old in the future, and the court will be peaceful, and he still hopes to be released and take a turn in a small area of the capital, but at the moment he will definitely not be free. Whoever marries him will be accompanied to prison. But his identity is here, if the new emperor points him to a commoner woman or has a family background that is not on the table, there will definitely be people who want to talk about the new monarch without benevolence and filial piety. But if you point him to a daughter of an official eunuch who has good conditions in all aspects, he is harming people. Unless the new emperor hates this family deeply, he really can't do such a thing. Originally, there was also Zhong Yazhi, a candidate, who was barely qualified, but it was not quite right in terms of generation. Originally, there was no need to pay so much attention to the side room, but if she was asked to make the main room for the Marquis of Shanyin, someone would definitely pick on her, not to mention that the Zhong family had frequently died recently, and Zhong Yazhi's reputation was also doubtful, so she was not a suitable candidate for a long time. Now it's a good thing, this Fang clan's father himself committed the crime of rebellion, but he was lucky enough to save his life, and letting the Fang clan marry the Marquis of Shanyin was by no means harming his family, but a grace. With the Fang family's family background and the reputation of being good at teaching daughters, the new emperor has decided on this candidate, and no matter who he is, he must praise the saint for being benevolent. And the Fang family didn't suffer a loss, because the Fang family was originally given up by them.

From the courtier's point of view, the Fang clan's ration to the Marquis of Shanyin, except for the fact that his health is not very good, is simply impeccable. Although she was suspected of rebellion, after all, she was not imprisoned, exiled or beheaded, but only dismissed. Let her marry as the granddaughter of the country's priest wine, or marry as the niece of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, it is enough to match a child of the clan, not to mention that the Fang family has such a prominent reputation. If she is not in good health, she may not be able to fulfill her duties as a wife and mother in the future - a child of the clan who has been imprisoned, what other duties does his wife have besides accompanying him to prison? If you can't give birth to a child, you can save a lot of trouble, and it also makes those remnants of the Zhu Ming clan directly die of the heart that is about to move. If her body can't last the day of marriage, then it's time to talk about it. The courtiers all have a consensus in their hearts, and they quickly set a similar candidate, as long as they can get by on face, there is no need to work against the new emperor for the sake of a former prince who has no future. In case he annoys the new emperor, he directly ordered your daughter, isn't it too late to cry?

Fang's finger marriage quickly followed the path of gì guò, and only waited for the Marquis of Shanyin to marry three years later. There is nothing to do with the Zhong family here, even if someone talks about the will of Emperor Daxing's marriage, Zhong Yazhi can only condescend to the side room. Regardless of family background or personal upbringing, she can't go beyond the Fang family. But the eldest master of the Zhong family now has nothing to rely on, and desperately grasps this last straw, only to find that this straw is just a phantom. He just collapsed. It is said that he cried in the cell of Dali Temple, and howled all day long regretting that he looked down on his nephew when he saw his brother-in-law lose his position as the prince. I tried every possible way to marry my daughter to the sixth prince, even if I was a concubine, but I didn't expect that in the end, it was a bamboo basket that was empty, and I couldn't even keep the good reputation and family property passed down from generation to generation, and I turned against my sister, and now even my sister is dead, and I still have a brother-in-law and nephew who still have some friendship. Completely turned his face with him.

The old lady of the Zhong family couldn't bear the blow when she heard it, and fainted directly by vomiting blood. This time, she really vomited blood. Really dizzy. However, the officials of Dali Temple present had heard some gossip, and only thought that she was making a show, and directly ignored the crying Zhong family, and sent soldiers to confiscate the Zhong family's property. The ladies of the Zhong family were stripped of all the jewelry on their heads. Dejected, he was kicked out of his home. I didn't let me bring any luggage, and now I live in the porter's hut, except for a few big girls who are waiting closely, almost all the servants have been escorted away, and there are soldiers guarding them outside the door, forbidding them to move around at will.

The second master of the Zhong family's family left the capital two days ago because they walked fast, but they escaped.

Zhao Xiu listened to this. Sighing. However, the Zhong family died by themselves, otherwise they would never have fallen into this field. She didn't feel much sympathy for them. However, the Fang clan who was given to the Marquis of Shanyin as his wife, she felt a little pitiful. Although Fang's father was a rebel, how old was Fang's own? is one year older than the Marquis of Shanyin, that is, similar to Zhao Xiu himself. At such a young age, he was regarded as a waste son by his family, and he wanted to marry the Marquis of Shanyin and accompany him to prison for the rest of his life, and her father was a party of King Ying, and the Marquis of Shanyin was miserable by King Ying, can he be good to her in the future? Her body is so weak, and she is still so young, is this life going to be buried?

Zhao Xiu said these words, and Zhang sighed when he heard it: "It's really pitiful, although she is the daughter of a criminal minister, even if she falls into such a pitiful situation, it is just to atone for her father's crimes, but at a young age, she will be imprisoned in the Marquis Mansion of Shanyin, and she may not be able to see her relatives again for the rest of her life, which is too miserable." What did her father do with her? Since the Fang family has a way to keep her father, why don't they want to think about it and keep her again? The wife of the Marquis of Shanyin, in fact, does not necessarily have to be chosen from the family of high-ranking officials. ”

Even if you don't choose from the family of high-ranking officials, you must pick someone out. In fact, whoever is picked is just as pitiful.

Zhao Wei said: "I also think this matter is a bit surprising. Needless to say, the reputation of the Fang family is needless to say, the two generations of Taifu are related to his family, even if the father of the Fang family is the Yu Dang of King Ying, the new emperor does not necessarily have to pick a girl from his family to match the Marquis of Shanyin. When I was staying in the palace, I met many people and heard some gossip. The new emperor had to pick the Chinese girl, but he was afraid that he would also warn his family, but he didn't want to slap the face of the two princesses too much, so he used this roundabout method. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly asked, "Why do you want to warn the Fang family?" Did the Fang family do anything bad? ”

Zhao Wei smiled: "The reputation of the Fang family to raise their daughter is too loud, and it also raises the heart of his family." Although his family generation has a criminal minister, the family's reputation is good. The Shaoqing of Taichang Temple of the Fang family raised two good daughters, and he had a good reputation in Beijing, so he was a little delusional and wanted his daughter to enter the palace. The eldest daughter is seventeen years old this year, and she is at a good age, so if she can be the emperor's concubine, it will naturally be great. It's just that the new emperor's harem is only the queen, and the queen has two princes, and the position is as stable as Mount Tai. When the new emperor was the crown prince in the past, he refused to accept concubines many times, and now he may not be willing to accept concubines. If this doesn't work out, then his youngest daughter is exactly nine years old this year, only a few months older than the eldest prince born by the queen, and she is also beautiful and intelligent. Where is the new emperor impatient to pay attention to him? directly pointed to this marriage, which can be regarded as pouring cold water on him. ”

The Marquis of Shanyin is a former prince who once rebelled, and his wife's maiden sister, so it is naturally impossible for him to enter the palace as a concubine. It is impossible for the eldest prince to marry his aunt's sister. As soon as the marriage was granted, the Fang family's abacus was broken by two, and the bitter water could only be swallowed by itself. However, the daughter of the Fang family has never been worried about not being able to get married, and the head of the Fang family probably won't be stuffed for too long.

Zhao Xiu secretly sighed in his heart, and he was a typical example of not dying if he didn't do it. Whether it's the Fang family or the Zhong family, they are obviously all famous scholars, their ancestors have been beautiful, the children of the family have official positions, and their protégés and in-laws are all powerful, why are they not satisfied, they don't go on the right path, they have to be relatives?

Zhang gave an answer, perhaps telling the truth: "After Emperor Daxing ascended the throne, there were relatives who gained power one after another, and they were promoted quickly and powerfully, and they were even better than the official who was born in the imperial examination. The Zhong family and the Fang family are not as good as the next generation, maybe they are also in a hurry, so they want to take a shortcut, right? It's a pity that the new emperor is not the emperor of Daxing, and his temperament is very different. His relatives still want to gain power in his hands, but I'm afraid it will be difficult. Only the queen is the only one in his palace, the two sons and one daughter are all from the queen, the emperor and queen have always been harmonious, but the Xie family of Qushui Bofu, where the queen was born, has never been added to the official rank, and the queen's father does not even have a real job. The Xie family is still like this, let alone someone else? ”

After Zhang said these words, he said to Zhao Xiu and Zhao Wei brothers and sisters very strictly: "In the future, you are not allowed to have any wishful thinking, trying to seek fame, fortune and power by climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix. If Brother Wei wants to be an official, he must also follow the right path. Even if you are now the Marquis of Jiannan, you can't leave your books and martial arts behind, and you will always have to pass the assessment in the future before you can be awarded a real position. If you are satisfied with this title and eat and wait for death for the rest of your life, don't tell anyone that you are your grandfather's grandson in the future! ”

Zhao Wei hurriedly stood up and replied with a solemn hand: "Grandson obeys his grandmother's teachings. Zhao Xiu also got up and followed.

The next night, the king of Quang Binh and his son returned to the palace of the king of Quang Binh from the palace. The Zhao family got the letter and rushed over the next morning.

King Guangping looked a lot thinner and not in good spirits, but he was very happy that Zhang had arrived in the capital, greeted her body, thanked her for saving his brother and son, and praised Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu brother and sister to her.

In the past 20 days or so, Zhao Wei has been very good in the palace, low-key and humble, without damaging the prestige of the Nanhou Mansion, and he soon met many royal relatives and nobles, civil ministers and military generals who stayed together, and everyone spoke very well of him.

As for Zhao Xiu, he came to the Guangping Mansion every day during this period of time to help, and saw that the people in the palace had mistakes, omissions and laziness, and also reminded the head of the palace and Cao's mother, so that the princess's future affairs would not be on a business trip.

Zhang modestly thanked King Guangping for his praise on behalf of his grandchildren, and also said that Zhao Wei: "He is not sensible, and I will ask you for more guidance in the future." Then said Zhao Xiu: "How old is she?" What can you know? said that she was here to help, but in fact, it was just a false story, and she had to ask the lords and managers of the palace to take care of her. The princess's future affairs are handled properly, and they all depend on the efforts of everyone in the palace, so what credit does Sister Xiu have? ”

King Guangping smiled slightly: "If there is, there is, if there is not, if there is not." The old lady doesn't have to be too modest, Brother Wei and Sister Xiu are both good children, and the king is happy in his heart, and he is willing to see them often come to the palace to play. ”

Zhao Xiu lowered his head a little embarrassed, but he was praised, and his heart was still quite beautiful. She secretly gave her brother Zhao Wei a look, Zhao Wei smiled, and there was a little joy on her face.

Zhao Xiu retracted his gaze, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Gao Zhen since he entered the palace, so he asked King Guangping: "Lord, why don't you see the prince?" ”

King Guangping put away his smile: "He's on the front mourning hall." Since today, the number of people who have come to mourn has suddenly increased, and I have difficulty moving, so I have to leave the matter ahead to him. ”

Zhao Xiu was a little surprised, and began to worry about Gao Zhen again.

At this time, the head of the palace suddenly rushed to report: "Lord, the emperor is here!" (To be continued......)