Chapter 259: Choosing a wife
No one expected that King An would ask for a marriage on the Queen Mother's birthday. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Under normal circumstances, there are two situations in which the emperor gives marriage, one is that the emperor is particularly favored by a certain courtier, and the other is that both men and women who are given marriage have a tacit understanding, and ask the emperor to give marriage to show respect for the woman and give the marriage the icing on the cake.
King An didn't belong to any of these situations, he didn't even have a favorite object, and even said that he would let God choose a princess for him.
But what is the choice of God?
The Queen Mother subconsciously frowned and looked at the emperor.
The emperor was also contemplating his eyebrows and thinking about what was the real purpose behind Qi Chenjing's idea, after experiencing the previous few things, he knew that Qi Chenjing would definitely not be as peaceful and harmless as he seemed on the surface, on the contrary, there must be his purpose and meaning behind what he did.
What exactly does he want to do?
"Oh, King An will tell me the details." The emperor made a look of interest.
He wanted to know how Qi Chenjing asked the heavens to choose a princess for him.
Qi Chenjing put his hands behind his back, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Since it is the choice of the princess, the younger brother thinks that of course it is necessary to have a good heart with me, and like-minded parties can live a good life together, so the younger brother plans to write three questions and hand them over to the imperial brother, please answer these three questions on the paper together with the girls present today, if someone can write exactly the same answer as the younger brother, it is natural to have a good heart with the younger brother, and ask the queen mother and the emperor to marry the minister." ”
Qi Chenjing's words were slow and firm, and everyone listening below felt that King An was crazy.
He has only been in Beijing for a short time, and he is not familiar with the girls in the capital. Is there someone who would have such a heart-to-heart relationship with him?
And everyone's opinions and ideas are different, how can anyone have the same answer as his?
What is the difference between this and a woman's throwing hydrangea to recruit relatives?
The emperor's eyes flashed. "This method is peculiar. King An is really a good idea. ”
Qi Chenjing knew that it was impossible for him to marry a powerful wife, did he plan to gamble?
If he or the Queen Mother gave him a marriage, he would definitely try his best to give a woman from a declining noble family to Qi Chenjing, and when the wife family declined, Qi Chenjing naturally did not help.
According to Qi Chenjing's current thoughts, he wants to try his best, and with his method, it is unknown that he may be able to win the powerful wife of the Yifang family.
In his heart, he quickly went through the families of the people who attended the banquet tonight, and saw that those people could not marry King An. I quickly made a list in my mind.
The Queen Mother pretended to be annoyed and reprimanded Qi Chenjing, "It's really nonsense, marriage is a big event, how can it be child's play, your wife is going to be on the royal jade, she is the future Princess An, she must be dignified and courteous, gentle and virtuous, how can you choose it with this child's play method?" ”
Qi Chenjing didn't care. retorted with a smile, "That's why the minister chose today, and the people who can enter the palace to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday must be Zhong Mingding's family or the important ministers of the court, which of their girls is not knowledgeable." All of them are a good match for Cheng Chengchen. ”
The Queen Mother choked, she didn't expect Qi Chenjing to refute her by grabbing the language in her words, but behind her stood the foreign wife and relatives who came to congratulate her birthday today. In front of them, the Queen Mother couldn't say that the people who came today were not knowledgeable. Doesn't that offend everyone?
One after another, several ministers stepped forward to second, "....... Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. If the princess can be selected for King An today, wouldn't the royal family be double happy and happy. ”
"Yes, please also ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to consider King An's request."
Today is the birthday of the Queen Mother, the courtiers grasped the reason for the double happiness to speak, the Queen Mother and the emperor are not easy to refute, it can't be said that they don't want any double happiness at all, right?
The emperor quickly made a decision, and said loudly: "In this case, let's follow King An's wishes." ”
Qi Chenjing showed a overjoyed expression and saluted the emperor to thank him, "...... The minister's question will be written out first and handed to the emperor, and the emperor will look at it before sending it to the people on the second floor, the minister's answer? ”
Qi Chenjing pondered for a moment, and then arched his hand to the officials standing behind him: "Please also ask Liu Yushi and Wang Yushi to give a testimony to this king, how about this king's answer will be handed over to the two adults, and after the emperor has collected it, the two adults will check the answers." ”
Liu Yushi and Wang Yushi are the two young imperial historians of the Inspectorate, with upright personalities, speaking mercilessly, and always being alone in the court, never daring to speak because the other party is a powerful person, let alone choosing to conceal the facts because of the situation they are facing, although many courtiers have a headache when they mention the two of them, but they all understand in their hearts that the two of them are rare and upright people.
Handed over to the two of them to witness and supervise, Qi Chenjing was very relieved.
Liu Yushi and Wang Yushi glanced at each other, and then stood out from the line where the officials were standing, expressing their willingness to witness the incident.
When the emperor saw that Qi Chenjing ordered the two most upright adults in the Inspectorate to be witnesses, he snorted coldly in his heart, he was quite smart, and he knew how to choose two upright people to supervise.
Is this because he is afraid that after the answer is given to him in advance, he will secretly send someone to do it?
However, you have your plan, and I have my ladder over the wall.
The emperor's eyes swept over the heavy figures on the second floor, "There are more people entering the palace today, all of them are important ministers in the court, and I can't deliberately entrust all the ministers just because King An is my younger brother, the women in the family who have already decided to marry or feel that they are not compatible with King An's personality can directly not participate, and the girls who are willing to answer the questions do not need to write your name on the paper, just write the name of a flower in the upper right corner of the paper to represent themselves." ”
Don't write his own name, just write the name of a flower, and if something is wrong, he can also let people find a way to fix it.
When the people on the second floor heard this, they looked at each other.
Although the queen mother was a little dissatisfied, the emperor decided directly without discussing with her, but the emperor had already announced the matter in public, she was no longer satisfied, and she couldn't express it directly, so she had to repeat the emperor's meaning to the people around her. At the same time, he motioned to Sun Zhong, who had been following him, to stare at the movements of the young girls present.
Kang Yeon, who had been silent, bit her lips tightly. His eyes were slightly anxious, and his heart was panicked. I don't know what questions Qi Chenjing will write?
The scene quieted down, and Qi Chenjing wrote three questions according to the prepared four treasures of the study and presented them to the emperor in person.
The emperor took a look at it, his face was picked, and suddenly a happy color flashed in his eyes.
I saw that on the snow-white paper, the quite penetrating font jumped on the paper.
"First question, what is your favorite flower?"
"Second question, what's your favorite place?"
"The third question. What's your most memorable event? ”
After the emperor saw it, he smiled dumbly, thinking that Qi Chenjing was going to ask such a difficult question, but in the end, he asked something similar to pediatrics.
Take a look at the first question of what is your favorite flower, and ask ten people to estimate that there will be ten different answers.
Everyone loves flowers, likes to appreciate flowers, there are various varieties of flowers, very numerous, and naturally like what flowers are. He didn't believe that there would be people in this who liked the same kind of flower as Qi Chenjing, and took a step back and said, even if the first question was answered correctly, it was impossible for the next two questions to be exactly the same as Qi Chenjing.
The second question is your favorite place. The answers are even more varied, and the farthest these girls in the capital are only to go to the temple to make incense, and the places they go are limited. Favorite places are even more varied.
Not to mention the last and hardest thing to forget, everyone's upbringing is different. It is impossible for two people to remember something exactly the same.
The emperor was slightly relieved, and asked the chamberlain to read the three questions aloud to the people upstairs.
Really. As soon as the three questions were finished, there was silence upstairs and downstairs.
What is the problem?
What does King An think?
The Queen Mother, who had been frowning, breathed a sigh of relief, her thoughts were the same as the emperor's, and she didn't believe that anyone would have the same thoughts as Qi Chenjing.
Qi Chenjing wanted to gamble on a capable wife in this way, but he was afraid that he would be disappointed.
Rao is so, for the sake of insurance, the emperor still specially added, "If someone's answer is exactly the same as that of King An, I also have to see whether the girl is worthy of being a royal wife before I can decide whether to marry you." ”
The implication is that if he feels that people are unworthy, even if the answer is exactly the same as Qi Chenjing's, he will not give marriage.
Qi Chenjing bowed, "If the emperor thinks that her character is worthy of his younger brother, please marry his younger brother at that time." ”
The emperor nodded his head indispensably, but he felt that this possibility was basically non-existent, even if there was really someone who was exactly the same as Qi Chenjing's answer, then he said lightly "not matched", and he could still not give marriage.
Looking at Qi Chenjing's self-satisfied calculations, thinking that he could get a capable wife, but in the end, the bamboo basket was empty, and he felt much more comfortable when he thought about the scene.
Here, Qi Chenjing has already written the answer and handed it to Liu Yushi and Wang Yushi by hand.
The girls upstairs also got the four treasures of the study issued by the palace maids at the same time.
Chen Kexuan has already made a marriage, so naturally she doesn't have to participate, she quietly attached her ear to Kang Yan's side, "What do you want to write?" ”
Kang Yan looked up and saw that some of the girls around her were contemplating and thinking, and some had already picked up their pens and started to write.
She bit her lip, her fingers trembled slightly, and she shook her head at Chen Kexuan, "I haven't thought about it yet." ”
The Queen Mother, who had been paying attention to the movement here, smiled with kindness on her face, and beckoned to Kang Yan, "If you feel embarrassed, you don't have to participate, so as not to waste your mind." ”
Kang Yan smiled shyly, revealing a shy look, "Anyway, I don't write my name, everyone participates, and I try to write it, it's fun." ”
After that, he turned his head and looked at the eldest princess Fuyun again.
The eldest princess of Fuyun turned her head and said to the queen mother: "The queen mother has a good temperament, this happy day is also by King An, if you really choose a family background, the princess with the right temperament is just that, in case the family background of the selected person is not worthy of King An, where did you say before, wouldn't it make people laugh?" ”
Between the words, he was obviously very dissatisfied with Qi Chenjing's approach, and he was faintly dissatisfied.
The queen mother put her mind at ease, her family background is not better, she is worried that she can't find an excuse to give Qi Chenjing such a marriage.
But his face still put on a loving look, "....... In the end, he is a little more youthful and vigorous, that's it. Let him be there today. ”
It seems that he dotes on King An very much and has to follow him.
Kang Yeon pouted secretly in her heart. The Queen Mother can really pretend.
However, seeing that the Queen Mother's attention was finally not on herself, Kang Yan was relieved. began to think intently about Qi Chenjing's three questions.
What exactly is his answer?
Kang Yan closed her eyes slightly, and the scenes of acquaintance with Qi Chenjing appeared in front of her.
When they first met, she hid in her father's study and cried because of the persecution of the clansmen, and he suddenly appeared from the epiphany, cold and arrogant, saying that he could make a deal with him, he could help her protect the family property, choose the heir she wanted to inherit her parents' family business, and she would help him be reborn.
At that time. She is a girl who has just been reborn, full of infinite confusion and fear for the future, and her parents are dead, and he is a wisp of soul living in her epiphany.
Gradually, from the beginning of trading, suspicion, bickering, and accusations against each other. to the later guarding, communication, and finally nothing to talk about, day and night. She unconsciously clinged to this wisp of soul and spent the hasty years of her first rebirth.
Later, he was finally reborn. The two separated, and she realized that it was unconscious. He had carved a mark on her heart.
Half a year later, the two reunited again in Macheng Mansion. He concealed his identity, but tried his best to help her be thoughtful at the Douhua Club, and later she was angry with him, but Qi Chenjing apologized over and over again, and in the end his confession, his care, and his affection........
It turned out that unconsciously, the two had experienced so many things along the way.
Kang Yan's eyes were inexplicably hot, and her heart moved, she thought that she should know Qi Chenjing's answer.
Lowering her head and slowly calming down her mood, she saw that many girls had already handed over the paper they had written to the palace maid in front of the Queen Mother.
Kang Yan took a deep breath, picked up her pen and hung her wrist, wrote down the answer in her heart on paper, and then handed it to the palace maid who was waiting by the Queen Mother's side.
The Queen Mother squinted slightly, quickly filtered the paper in her hand, and saw that the answers written by everyone on the pile of paper were very different, and there was not even one identical, and the smile in her eyes couldn't help but become even stronger.
"Queen Mother, it's better to have you come and see, and it will save you a waste of time passing back and forth." The emperor said on the high platform, looking at the face of the queen mother, he knew that the answer was very exciting.
The Queen Mother nodded and handed the paper to Sun Zhong.
Liu Yushi below began to announce Qi Chenjing's answers, and Wang Yushi came up to check the girls' answers with Sun Zhong.
"The answer to the first question is epiphany, ask grandpa Sun to pick out the paper on which epiphany is written."
Sun Zhong and Wang Yushi picked out five or six sheets from a pile of papers and released them individually.
That is, five or six of all the people present chose Epiphany.
Kang Yan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she had a hunch, she would not guess what Qi Chenjing meant, the key was how the emperor and the queen mother would react when the answer came out.
The people below and the ladies on the second floor began to talk in whispers.
Liu Yushi opened the second note in his hand, "The answer to the second question is the study, please ask Grandpa Sun and Lord Wang to choose the paper with the correct answer." ”
Sun Zhong and Wang Yushi looked at the remaining five or six pieces of paper, picked out a piece of paper and released it.
In other words, there is a person who answers this question exactly the same as King An.
There was a lot more talking.
There is nothing strange about King An's three questions, on the contrary, they are very ordinary, just like eating and dressing on weekdays, they are all things that they will talk about on weekdays.
The more things you talk about on a daily basis, the more different the answers are, because everyone's preferences and choices are so different.
The first question is a common flower, and it is not unusual to like the same epiphany as King An, after all, epiphany is a rare thing on weekdays, and there are not a few people who like it.
But the second question is that there is still the same place to be a favorite, which has to be surprising.
The queen mother's face changed, and the emperor's face also fluctuated slightly, staring closely at the selected piece of paper, eager to go up immediately to see who was written on it.
In fact, the Queen Mother had already seen it, because Sun Zhong was next to her, and the paper selected by Sun Zhong was placed in front of her.
At a glance, she saw the words "Red Plum in the Snow" written in the upper left corner of the paper, and couldn't help but secretly complain to the emperor why they asked them to write the name of the flower. Instead of writing her name, now she just wants to know who this "Red Plum in the Snow" is. You can't open your mouth to ask.
The Queen Mother naturally didn't know that the emperor had originally made this idea, thinking that it would be convenient for him not to write his name. It's a pity that the emperor didn't expect that Qi Chenjing would invite the second floor of the royal history to check the papers with Sun Zhong, and he just signaled Sun Zhong to destroy the only paper, and it was too late.
The Queen Mother's eyes swept sharply to the people behind her, and she saw that all the girls were curious, staring at the piece of paper that had been picked out, and wondering who wrote it.
Even Kang Yan, who was next to the eldest princess of Fuyun, was also curious.
Well, it shouldn't have been written by her, the Queen Mother secretly lined her heart.
It doesn't matter who it is. The answer to the third question can no longer be checked by him, in case it is too late to regret it if something goes wrong.
The Queen Mother gave Sun Zhong a quick look, signaling him to destroy the only piece of paper that had been picked out.
Sun Zhonggang wanted to secretly use the gong to blow the piece of paper away and let it fall outside, even if he arranged for someone to pick it up, presumably the answer on it would be different.
Who knows, but suddenly stretched out a hand and quickly pulled the paper back.
Who is so bold? Sun Zhong subconsciously raised his head, but saw that the eldest princess of Fuyun didn't know when she had come over. Two hands clipped the paper over.
"Oh, what kind of girl is this, the first two are exactly the same as King An's answers, tsk. Could it really be fate? Let me see what the third answer is? The eldest princess Fuyun sighed with emotion, looked at the paper in her hand, and read the third answer aloud. Third, the most memorable thing is betting with people. ”
The voice of the eldest princess of Fuyun was very high. Almost everyone present heard her voice.
At the same time, Liu Yushi also announced Qi Chenjing's answer. "The answer to the third question, and one of the most memorable things, is to make bets with people."
The two of them could be said to have read out the answer almost at the same time, and Liu Yushi's voice was only a little bit behind the voice of the eldest princess Fuyun.
There was an uproar.
The faces of the Queen Mother and the Emperor suddenly turned pale.
How could anyone have the exact same answer as Qi Chenjing, under such an open-ended question, this probability is almost zero, okay?
Could it be that someone is secretly doing something?
Kang Yeon's fist, which had been clenched in her sleeve, finally let go, and she guessed correctly.
She hesitated for the answer to the third question, did not make up her mind, and thought about it for a long time before deciding to write about it.
She originally wanted to write about rebirth or her previous life, but thinking about it, the answer would be too terrifying and would cause many people to be suspicious, and Qi Chenjing's answer would definitely not be this.
Finally, she thought about it.
After she was reborn, although she has always vowed not to repeat the mistakes of her previous life, in fact, there has been no clear direction and ideas in her heart, and she made a bet with Du Yunche to win the right to maintain the "love in the snow", thus befriending the power of Qiao's prefect's family, this matter is very unforgettable in Kang Yan's heart, she has always thought that it was a very important turning point in her life.
Since then, she has learned to deal with the problems she faces independently, relying on her own wisdom and hands.
She had mentioned this matter to Qi Chenjing, so Qi Chenjing must have remembered this incident as well.
None of the people present thought that someone would actually answer, and after being surprised, they asked each other which girl wrote this paper.
The eldest princess of Fuyun asked this sentence on behalf of everyone.
"This "Red Plum in the Snow" is the one, stand up quickly, and let the Queen Mother and the Emperor give you a marriage. ”
Everyone else looked at it with anticipation.
A girl wearing a blue and gold-threaded placket, a light blue moonlight pleated skirt, and a shallow smile with a touch of shyness stood up slimly and saluted the queen mother, "The piece of paper is written by the courtier." ”
It's Kang Yeon.
The faces of the Queen Mother and the Emperor were so dark that they couldn't look at it.
How could it be her? How could it be her?
Could it be that Qi Chenjing fell for it again?
Many people at the bottom looked at Kang Yan curiously, this is the daughter of the county lord of Xiangning, who was most favored by Emperor Taizu back then? Well, between the eyebrows, there are two imaginaries with the lord of Xiangning.
This is Kang Yeon's first official appearance in the noble circle in the capital, and it is still with such a high-profile demeanor.
She stood gracefully in everyone's gaze, smiling lightly, without any restraint and unnaturalness, and the pear vortex on her lips made her whole person look fresh and sweet, which made people feel comfortable in their hearts.
Qi Chenjing knelt down, "Please ask the emperor to marry his younger brother and the lord of Lanxin County." (To be continued.) )
ps: It's still a little late for the update, I don't have the face to apologize, and I ~~~~~ run away