Ke Zhengyan has a total of one wife, three concubines and four wives, and the main house is Ke Yuyao's biological mother Yao, in addition to Ke Yuyao, there are two sons under his knees, and both of them have married wives and had children. Ke Yuyao is seventeen years old, born demure and soft, elegant temperament, dignified and generous, is a famous beauty in the capital, and the suitor has already broken through the threshold. It's a pity that she has a very high spirit, and so far she hasn't seen anyone in her eye.

"It's fine. Ke Zhengyan shook his head and collected his thoughts, "Yu Yao, where are you going?"

Ke Yuyao walked closer and helped him to the hall: "My daughter was reading in the room, and Yahuan came to tell me that my mother wanted my daughter to come over." ”

Ke Zhengyan's heart moved, and he immediately knew the reason. Stepping into the hall, his wife Yao, the three concubines and the rest all got up to salute, and Yao stepped forward to greet him: "The master is back, sit down and rest." ”

Ke Zhengyan nodded and sat down, and motioned for everyone to sit back in their places, Ke Yuyao had already spoken: "Mother, what is the matter with your daughter?"

"Oh, sister, you still don't know?" Concubine Kang's daughter, the second lady Ke Yuqi spoke first, her eyes flashing with excitement, "The Queen Mother Yizhi, in three days, she will choose a concubine for the emperor, and she wants us to enter the palace to run for the election!

Ke Yuqi is one year younger than Ke Yuyao, although her appearance is not bad, her temperament is not as good, but fortunately, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she can be regarded as both talented and beautiful.

"How is that possible?" Ke Yuyao couldn't help frowning, "The queen mother is unparalleled in intelligence, kindness and generosity, and no one can match it. Since entering the Middle Palace, he has done his best to help the emperor govern the Yulin Kingdom, which can be described as a high level ......of hard work, and the emperor has already stated that he only needs the queen in this life, how can he suddenly choose a concubine?

Speaking of this, she suddenly understood the reason, and her eyes immediately lit up!

"Have you thought of it?" Ke Yuqi smiled proudly, as if a great good thing had fallen on his head, "The three-year drought in Yulin Country is precisely because the queen has been punished by God for three years!

"What Yu Qi said is," Kang looked at his daughter, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that she was unparalleled in the world, and she was simply the queen's best choice, "Master, Yu Qi is so talented, there are few people in the entire capital, in my opinion, the chance of winning the election is still very great! Of course, Yu Yao has an elegant temperament, and she will not be defeated, this time the Prime Minister's Mansion must be beautiful!"

Ke Zhengyan frowned, but before he could speak, Ke Yuyao shook his head and said, "My daughter thinks it's inappropriate." According to her daughter's opinion, it is better for the Prime Minister's Mansion not to participate in the selection of concubines this time. ”

Kang's obviously failed to understand the mystery, his face sank at the moment, and he snorted and said: "Yu Yao, what do you mean by this? I'm afraid that what you really want to say is not to let Yu Qi participate in the selection of concubines, right? lest you ......?"

"Aunt Kang misunderstood. Ke Yuyao smiled faintly and behaved elegantly, "Because of the saying of heaven's damnation, my father has repeatedly admonished him, hoping that the emperor will have a wide range of concubines." If I or Yu Qi also enter the palace to run for election, others will definitely discuss it in private, saying that my father wants his daughter to enter the palace as a concubine. Wouldn't this affect my father's reputation?"

Ke Zhengyan couldn't help nodding: Sure enough, it was his daughter, quite a father. It's a pity that this girl was not born as a man, otherwise she will become a great weapon in the future!

Kang was also stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he snorted unconvinced: "Let them say it! The daughter of the dignified prime minister is not qualified to run for election?"

"It has nothing to do with whether you are qualified or not," Ke Yuyao still shook her head, "If Concubine Li is proposed by someone else, Yuqi can enter the palace to run for election generously, and no one will discuss anything." In this situation, the Prime Minister's Mansion is still better to avoid suspicion. ”

"Sister, are you worrying too much?" Ke Yuqi's face had already become gloomy, and he said nonchalantly, "I know that you have a high heart and regard glory and wealth as floating clouds, so you don't want to be a concubine." But my sister is different, I am born with a custom, I just want to fly on the branches and become a phoenix......!

"Don't go. Ke Zhengyan finally spoke, and said unceremoniously, "Yu Yao is right, the Prime Minister's Mansion must avoid suspicion in this matter, otherwise I won't be able to wash it by jumping into the Yellow River!"

Ke Yuqi was stunned, and then became angry and anxious: "Daddy, don't listen to your sister's nonsense! Everyone knows that you are dedicated to the country, where will anyone talk about anything?"

"Yu Yao is not talking nonsense, that's the truth. Ke Zhengyan shook his head, there was no room for negotiation, "When I suggested that the emperor set up a concubine, I never thought of letting any of you two sisters enter the palace, so there is no need to mention this matter again!"

With that, he immediately got up and brushed his sleeves away. Kang's mother and daughter were stunned for a long time, and suddenly turned their heads to glare at Ke Yuyao and said in unison: "It's all you!"

Ke Yuyao let out a breath, trying to make them understand the stakes: "Aunt Kang, Yuqi, this matter is really not as simple as you think, the emperor has to set up a concubine, he will not tolerate anyone except the queen in his heart, you ......"

"Shut up!" Ke Yuqi gritted her teeth, "It's your business that you don't want to be a concubine, why do you want to destroy my glory and wealth?! I don't care who the emperor has in his heart, as long as I become the emperor's concubine, he will definitely have me in his heart! In short, I must enter the palace, and no one can stop me! Hmph!"

After screaming, she turned away. Kang glared at Ke Yuyao fiercely, and then chased after him: "Yuqi, wait for me!"

When the two of them went out, Yao suddenly smiled bitterly: "You girl, are you causing trouble again?"

"What my daughter said is the truth," Ke Yuyao smiled, her eyes clear, "Since they don't believe it, if they suffer a loss at that time, it will be none of their daughter's business." ”

Yao Shi was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "Actually, you are right, the Prime Minister's Mansion should indeed avoid suspicion in this matter, otherwise your father was originally dedicated to the country, and he will also take the opportunity to seek personal gain." ”

Ke Yuyao smiled, but she was not worried: as long as Ke Zhengyan insisted on not nodding, Ke Yuqi would have no chance to run.

Who knew that just one day later, the Queen Mother's second decree went down to the Prime Minister's Mansion the next morning, saying that she had heard that Prime Minister Ke Cheng's knees were both talented and beautiful, and that they had a good family and a good reputation, so please Prime Minister Ke Cheng must send him to the palace to run for election, and there must be no mistake.

Sending away the person in charge of the decree, Ke Zhengyan frowned: What does the Queen Mother mean by this? Could it be that she already knew that she had no intention of letting her daughter run for election, so she deliberately made this decree to relieve her worries?

However, in any case, the decree has been made, and if it is not followed, it will be a rebellion, and the consequences will be even more serious! But if it is done, will it not be destined to endure the discussion of the world?

What can I do?

After thinking about it for a long time, but still couldn't think about it, Ke Zhengyan had to sigh and send someone to tell his two daughters about it, and asked them to try not to attract attention after entering the palace, let alone attract the attention of the emperor and the queen mother.

Hearing Yahuan's relay, Ke Yuyao just smiled faintly: she thought so too. In this election of concubines, there must be a lot of candidates, she only needs to enter the palace unobtrusively and hang around, neither will she be selected, nor will she go against the will of the queen mother, the best of both worlds.

"Haha! Great! Hahaha!" On the contrary, Ke Yuqi was looking up to the sky and laughing proudly, where was there still half of everyone's beautiful appearance, "Don't be eye-catching? How is it possible? I want to dress up in a fancy way, and I will definitely let the emperor choose me as a concubine!"

Kang's smile was also a tricky smile, but he shook his head pretending to be reserved: "Yu Qi, how can you speak? How can you say that you are showy? After entering the palace, you will be the emperor's concubine, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and you must never give someone a handle." ”

Although the eight characters have not yet been brushed, Ke Yuqi has already raised his head proudly: "Mother, don't worry, my daughter knows! Hmph! I was almost killed by Ke Yuyao's dead girl! Fortunately, my mother thought of going directly to the palace to give the Empress Dowager, otherwise it would be trouble!"

Yes, it is naturally impossible for the Queen Mother's decree to arrive at the Prime Minister's Mansion for no reason. Seeing that Ke Zhengyan had no room for negotiation here, the mother and daughter were angry and anxious, and they got together and muttered for a long time.

Seeing Min Xinrou, she snorted and cried, saying how Ke Yuqi admired the emperor, and looked forward to pouring tea and water in front of the king, making beds and stacking quilts, so that she could be satisfied. But Ke Zhengyan had a lot of concerns, and he refused to give Ke Yuqi this opportunity, how to do it, and said a lot.

Min Xinrou also understood Ke Zhengyan's concerns, comforted him softly at the moment, and said that he would immediately order him to send his daughter to the palace to run for election. Kang was overjoyed, and then left with a thousand thanks.

Thinking of the future scenery, Kang's beauty was bubbling, and he said with a smile: "The day of choosing a concubine will come soon, let's choose clothes and jewelry quickly, so as not to delay the big event!"

Ke Yuqi nodded like pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, yes, take out all my clothes and pick them out, if there is nothing to look at, I have to do it again!"

The mother and daughter on this side were busy, and Ke Yuyao on the other side was reading and watering flowers calmly, not taking this matter to heart at all.

But the matter has come to this, the selection of concubines has been imperative, is that three days later, the civil and military officials have a woman of appropriate age has been dressed up and sent into the palace, looking forward to being able to be selected in the screen and glorify the lintel.

The most important thing is that at this critical juncture, if his daughter gives birth to the prince first, she will definitely be the undisputed choice of the prince, and she will inherit the throne in the future, and the glory of the first generation is just around the corner!

The selection of concubines was held in the main hall. Although Tanglin Guyun was sitting in the middle, his mind was obviously not on any woman in front of him, and his eyes had already crossed the heads of everyone to look at the sky in the distance, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

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