Nanjing Forbidden City, Cining Palace.

Zhu Cihong is talking with the Queen Mother, Princess Zhu Yujiao of Kunxing, who returned to the palace to visit relatives, and Princess Zhu Yujiao, who is twenty-eight years old.

This time when she entered the palace, Princess Kunxing came with her three-year-old son, who was Zhu Cihong's eldest nephew.

The family chatted very happily, only the emperor was not there, and he trained the prince Zhu and His Majesty in the palace outside the palace all day long.

Since Zhu Cihong drove to Nanyang, in order to avoid suspicion, the emperor took the prince out of the palace to live together, teaching himself the experience of being an emperor all day long, and occasionally training the other two princes.

However, the second prince Zhu Heqi can't play with the emperor, and always likes to sneak into the barracks of the Royal Forest Army to watch the Royal Forest Army practice.

Zhu Heyuan's biological mother Yang Guifei was born in a family of military generals, and the little prince grew up listening to the stories of his father Zhu Cihong and his grandfather Yang Guozhu since he was a child, and he was very interested in military affairs, and he was determined to lead troops to fight when he grew up and become a general!

The third prince Zhu Hedai is only five years old, like ordinary children, he has no high-end hobbies, and he is not old enough to read, his only fun is to play, especially like to tinker with fireworks.

The fourth prince, Zhu Heqiang, was born not long ago, and he was still nursing in Kunning Palace......

After chatting for a while, Zhu Cihong glanced at Princess Zhaoren, then looked at the Empress Dowager Zhou, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, Zhaoren will be seventeen during the New Year, why don't you see you in a hurry to choose a son-in-law for her?" ”

Princess Zhaoren Zhu Yujiao on the side blushed when she heard this, and quickly lowered her head in shame, not daring to say anything.

According to the new law on marriage in the Ming Dynasty, a man may not marry earlier than the age of 18, and a woman may not marry earlier than the age of 16.

However, China's thousands of years of early marriage has led most people to find a good family for their children when they are sixteen or seventeen years old, and women are engaged at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and they get married as soon as they are old.

Of course, there are also many people who secretly got married early, but they didn't go to the government to register.

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled gently and said: "Where is the queen mother not in a hurry, but I can't find a good person to pick and choose, if the emperor has a suitable candidate, he can't hide it!" ”

Although Princess Zhaoren was not born by the Empress Dowager Zhou, she grew up watching, and the princess would come to Cining Palace every day to ask for peace when she was a little older.

Princess Kunxing also said: "Yes, Brother Huang, you want to be a matchmaker, but you must find someone who can be worthy of Zhaoren." ”

Zhu Cihong laughed when he heard this, and said: "That is, if the person is bad, the imperial brother can't talk about it here, how can you be a hero to be worthy of our little talented girl!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Princess Zhaoren and asked with some teasingness, "Zhaoren, do you have a favorite person?" Say it, the royal brother will arrange it for you! ”

Being asked about this kind of thing in person, Princess Akihito's face flushed even deeper, and she buried her head in her chest.

After a long time, she shook her head slightly, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito: "There is no ....... for the time being."

Zhu Cihong seemed to suddenly remember something, and said: Queen Mother, the emperor also thought of a suitable candidate. ”

After hearing this, Princess Zhaoren peeked at Zhu Cihong with apricot eyes, and saw the royal brother's solemn face, her heart was like a deer jumping, and her pretty face turned even redder.

Princess Kunxing's eyes lit up and she asked, "Who, how old is you, and what is your character and appearance?" ”

Zhu Cihong listened to her questions and saw the Queen Mother's expectant gaze, so he smiled and said: "This person is two years younger than me, if you want to talk about his appearance and character, many people in the capital know him." ”

"Brother Huang, don't sell it, say it quickly!" Princess Kunxing urged.

Zhu Cihong said: "This person's name is Xia Wanchun, born in a scholarly family, his father Xia Yunyi is the new prefect of Yingtianfu, he is a graduate of the Huangming Military Academy, this time with me to pacify Luzon, made a lot of achievements, and is now a regimental ...... of the Tianwu Army."

Hearing the name, Princess Zhaoren had a bottom in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face.

Isn't this the Shanghai Xia Wanchun who acted bravely two years ago, and I still saw him in the palace!

Empress Dowager Zhou was a little puzzled: "Two years younger than you, he is not too young, why hasn't he started a family yet?" ”

Daming's new marriage law has raised the age very high, and few men have not married a wife after eighteen, it stands to reason that such an excellent man can be single?

Empress Dowager Zhou had also heard about many cheating marriages in the past, and was deeply worried about this.

"I don't know."

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "Queen Mother, can the emperor still harm Zhaoren?" In this way, the emperor first asked Dongchang to transfer his identity information, and then summoned him into the palace, you are behind the curtain to observe, if the queen mother and Zhaoren are satisfied, then the emperor will be a matchmaker from it, I don't know what the queen mother wants? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is about the same, the queen mother must check for Zhaoren, of course, it is best for Zhaoren to take a fancy to it." ”

Princess Zhaoren became even more shy after hearing this, and her pretty face turned red.

......

Yingtianfu, Jiangning County, Xia Fu.

"You are an unfilial son, you are twenty-three or fourteen years old and still have no wife, do you want to be angry with your father?"

In the wide hall, there was a burst of angry scolding.

Xia Yunyi, the prefect of Tianfu, sat in the first seat of the hall angrily, blushing and pointing at Xia Wanchun who was kneeling in front of him.

"Your Uncle Hou promised his niece to you, but you didn't obey, your teacher Chen Zilong promised his daughter to you, and you also refused! What the hell do you want to do, rebel! ”

The more Xia Yunyi scolded, the more angry she became, and she almost didn't resist rolling her eyes.

He lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of friends with heads and faces, because of the marriage of his son Xia Wanchun, I don't know how many old friends from famous families came to the door to propose marriage and were rejected, and even Chen Zilong, the governor of Fujian, was politely refused.

Xia Yunyi really doesn't understand, is there a problem with his always excellent son, why are so many famous and talented women looking down on him?

Xia Wanchun, who was scolded, lowered his head, and only quietly raised his eyes after a while and said, "Dad, can you give your son another three years......

"Can't!"

Of course, Xia Yunyi's original docile temperament of a scholar is gone, he pointed at Xia Wanchun and scolded angrily: "Give you another three years, your father is sixty, and I don't know how many years I can live!" ”

Saying that, Xia Yunyi shook his beard, picked up a book of scriptures beside him, and was about to educate his son.

"Master, someone is in the palace!"

The gatekeeper of the Xia Mansion came running over and shouted excitedly.

"Someone from the palace?"

Xia Yunyi was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had misheard, and after repeated confirmation by the family, he quickly straightened his clothes, adjusted his mood, and hurriedly went out to greet the envoy.

For a period of time, all the people with heads and faces in the Xia Mansion gathered and lined up neatly in several rows to welcome the eunuch's announcement.

"Command!"

The imperial eunuch Shen Mao didn't take anything, only to see him puff the Buddha dust in his hand, clear his throat, and shouted: "Your Majesty's dictation, Xuantianwu Legion General Xia Wanchun will enter the palace immediately, there must be no mistake!" ”

Xia Wanchun was confused, he was a small regiment general, a five-rank general, why did the emperor suddenly issue an order to summon him?

Xia Yunyi, who has been an official for more than ten years, also can't figure it out, and I don't know if this is a good thing or a curse.......

It stands to reason that the summoning of the Son of Heaven should be a good thing, but who can guarantee it!

Tianwu Dynasty into the palace face saint is full of uncertainty, last year there was not an official of the Ministry of Industry, when entering the palace face saint the Son of Heaven asked him the specific amount of silver allocated by the river, the Ministry of Industry official did not answer for a long time, was dismissed on the spot to remove the black yarn hat.