Zhao Yangang wanted to stand up and say goodbye and leave, because he always felt that something was wrong, but Zhao Shu suddenly said at this time: "Yan'er, don't leave in a hurry, it just so happens that today is the day when your eldest brother chooses the crown princess, the queen has already gone to invite the five alternative women of the crown princess, and she will be back soon, you can also stay and help your eldest brother choose it!" ”

"Pick...... Choosing a crown princess? Zhao Yan screamed when he heard this, he had heard Zhao Ji mention this matter before, but he never expected it to be just today, and he let himself meet him, no wonder Zhao Yan's expression was so strange when he saw him just now, it is estimated that he must be laughing at himself now.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan turned his head to look at Zhao Yan, and sure enough, he found that he was looking at himself gloatingly, which made Zhao Yan feel like crying without tears, originally he had already avoided Zhao Yan's choice of concubine, but he didn't expect that in the end, he would rush in, and he couldn't escape if he wanted to.

"Father, although the eldest brother's choice of concubines is a state affair, it is also a family matter, is it a little unreasonable for me, as a younger brother, to help the eldest brother choose a wife?" Although he knew that it was difficult for him to get out of this matter, Zhao Yan still couldn't help but give it a try, and what he said was right, how can there be a reason in the world for a younger brother to help his brother choose a wife?

"It's okay, you said it yourself, the election of the crown princess is a state affair, and it is related to the future national fortune of my Great Song Dynasty, Yan'er, as the county king of my Great Song Dynasty, naturally you have to contribute to the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, plus you have the best relationship with Ji'er, and you got married earlier than him, so you have to worry more about his marriage!" Zhao Shu waved his hand, and also used Zhao Yan's words to refute himself, which made Zhao Yan want to slap his two big mouths.

Zhao Shu didn't let Zhao Yan leave, and he had no choice but to stand next to Zhao Yan, but Zhao Shu didn't intend to let him go at this time, and poked his head over with a smile and whispered: "Third brother, you really have a fate with my marriage, it's better to choose the crown princess later, you can just help me choose it, I believe in your vision!" ”

"Phew, then it's better to let me just help you with the cave room, so as to save your little lady Huazhi from being jealous!" Zhao Yan heard Zhao Yan's cool words, and said angrily at the moment, Zhao Yan is the crown prince, and I am afraid that only Zhao Yan in the world dares to talk to him like this.

"Hehe, that relationship is good, but if you help me in the cave room, then you will have to take over the position of the prince, nothing else, but how should the one in your family arrange, can't let two queens appear in our Great Song Dynasty, right?" Zhao Yan was not angry when he heard Zhao Yan's words, and still said with a smile, originally he was not in a good mood, but seeing Zhao Yan seemed to be even more unlucky than himself, in such a comparison, it immediately made him feel much better, and he was also in the mood to joke with Zhao Yan.

However, as soon as Zhao Yan's words fell, she heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then several eunuchs and palace maids walked quickly into the main hall, and then lined up on both sides, and then Queen Gao walked in slowly, her face was also full of joy, but when she saw that Zhao Yan was also in the hall, her face was obviously stunned, but she soon returned to normal, stepped forward and saluted Zhao Shu, and then asked Zhao Yan cordially: "Why did Yan Er have time to visit His Majesty in the palace today?" ”

"Ahem, Erchen originally had something to discuss with his father, but he didn't expect to meet the eldest brother to choose the crown princess, so his father asked Erchen to stay!" Although Zhao Yan didn't have a good impression of Empress Gao, he still replied according to etiquette.

"I see, Yan'er, it's really a coincidence that you're here!" Queen Gao glanced at Zhao Yan meaningfully, she didn't think that Zhao Yan happened to appear here, and even thought that there was some conspiracy in it, and it was likely that she wanted to support a certain woman, such as the woman of the Cao family, Zhao Yan had every reason to support her, but unfortunately Queen Gao was a villain this time, Zhao Yan avoided the matter of choosing the crown princess, where would there be any idea of interference?

Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji are both shrewd, and naturally they can see Queen Gao's suspicion of Zhao Yan, Zhao Ji was worried that Zhao Yan would be unhappy, so he hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the third brother has also contributed a lot to my marriage, if it is not for his persuasion, I am afraid that I am still confused in Western Xia, so it is only natural for the third brother to help me check the matter of choosing a concubine today!" ”

Hearing her son say this, Queen Gao didn't want to say anything, so she asked Zhao Shu for instructions at the moment, and then ordered the five alternative women outside to enter the main hall. In fact, according to the rules of the palace, the selection of a concubine for the crown prince only requires the emperor and the queen to come forward, and the prince cannot meet with the princess before marriage, and it is impossible to let the alternative princess enter the palace together, and then let the prince personally choose, but Zhao Ji's situation is special, he almost established Huazhi's Hu woman as a concubine before, so Zhao Shu and Empress Gao changed the rules of the palace, so this situation will occur.

Although Zhao Yan was very reluctant to participate in this matter, but now he couldn't get out, since it was a foregone conclusion, he simply let go, looking at the direction of the palace gate, planning to see what the several princess candidates Zhao Shu selected for Zhao Ji looked like?

I saw the eight palace maids in front of me open the way, and then five palace girls with different colors of clothing lined up and walked into the main hall, although these five girls have different appearances, they are all very beautiful, and their faces are also excited and a little nervous, and when they saw Zhao Shu's father and son, they immediately saluted and said: "The little girl sees His Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Before they came, they already knew that they were going to see Zhao Shu and Zhao Yan, but they didn't know that Zhao Yan was also here, and they didn't know Zhao Yan, so they naturally didn't know how to salute, and even after standing up, they glanced at Zhao Yan with some curiosity, not knowing why there was an extra young man.

Although Zhao Yan was also very curious about these five girls, he didn't dare to look at them anymore after just taking a look, after all, one of them would definitely become Zhao Ji's wife, and the remaining four would definitely be Zhao Ji's concubines in the future, so if he stared at others like this, it would naturally be a very rude thing, even if Zhao Yan didn't care, I was afraid that Queen Gao, who had been looking at him unpleasantly next to him, would also take the opportunity to make trouble.

However, although he only glanced at it, Zhao Yan found that the girl in white palace clothes standing on the far left was a little familiar, and after a little thought, he figured out that this girl's appearance was somewhat similar to Hu Yanping's wife Cao Ni, Cao Ying had said before that the woman in the Cao family who was the candidate for the crown princess was Cao Ni's own sister, and she thought that this girl in white was that Cao Ruo.

After the five girls who came in stood still, I saw Queen Gao smile and said to Zhao Ji next to her: "Xu'er, these five girls are all personally selected for their mothers, each of them is talented and beautiful, gentle and virtuous, especially the second girl in green on the far left, who has watched her grow up since she was a child, and she is also a very good match for you." ”

Zhao Yan was still thinking about which girl of the Gao family was, but now when she heard Queen Gao's words, she immediately understood that the green-clothed girl standing next to Cao Ruo was the woman of the Gao family, and I heard that this woman was Queen Gao's niece, no wonder she praised the other party so much, but unfortunately Zhao Yan was a donkey temper in her marriage, and it was estimated that Queen Gao's wishful thinking was about to fail.

I saw Zhao Ji silently looking at the five girls in front of him, whether he wanted to or not, these five girls would become his women, which was also a responsibility that he, the prince, could not escape, and now he was going to choose one of his own virtuous assistants from these five women, which could help him manage the huge harem.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji took a long breath, and then said to Zhao Shu and Empress Gao: "Father, mother, can the sons ask them a question?" ”

"Of course you can, my father has promised you, and you will be up to you to choose your own concubine!" Zhao Shu said with a smile, he is also very fond of Zhao Ji's son, otherwise he would not have made so many concessions to Zhao Ji.

Seeing Zhao Shu agree, Zhao Wei walked slowly in front of the five girls at the moment, which made Cao Wei and them a little shy, and they lowered their heads one by one and didn't dare to look at Zhao Xu, but they couldn't help but secretly look at him from the corner of their eyes, after all, they all knew that the man in front of them was their husband.

I saw Zhao Ji seriously look at the five girls in front of him, and finally spoke: "You are all candidates for the crown princess carefully selected by the father and the queen mother, and your appearance and talent are all the best choices, but it is not easy to become the crown princess, I want to ask you now, if you become the crown princess, how will you help me manage the affairs of the palace?" ”

Hearing Zhao Ji's question, Zhao Yan in the back showed an expression that was really like this, Zhao Ji only had that Hua Zhi in his heart, and he had been worried that the newly established crown princess would be embarrassed for Hua Zhi, so it was normal to ask this question now. It's just that Zhao Shu and Queen Gao frowned when they heard Zhao Zhi's question, they all knew about Hua Zhi, so they could naturally guess the reason why Zhao Ji asked this question.

I saw that Cao Ruo and the other five girls also showed contemplative expressions after listening, and after a while, I saw that the woman from the Gao family spoke first: "Prince Qiyu, the palace has its own rules in the palace, if the little girl becomes the crown princess, she will definitely act in accordance with the rules of the palace, and her merits will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished, even if the little girl herself makes a mistake, she must be punished according to the rules!" ”

The personality of this woman of the Gao family is a bit similar to that of Queen Gao, they are all relatively strong, and at the same time, they are not very emotional, so as soon as they open their mouths, they do things according to the rules, but Zhao Yan in the back heard her answer, but she shook her head slightly, Zhao Ji is most afraid of such a woman becoming the crown princess, it seems that this woman of the Gao family has no chance, and the Queen Gao next to her also guessed this, and there was an anxious expression on her face at the moment, but it was too late for her to remind her. R1152