"Thank you for your love. It is an honor to be able to win the favor of the mother and marry the princess. It's just that I don't dare to hide one thing in the next: when I was ten years old, my mother went to the temple to tell fortunes, and the monks of the temple said that he could not marry a wife before he was twenty-two years old, otherwise his life would be lost, and his wife would be killed. ”

Xiao Ruoyu was not happy about this family business, but when she heard this, she immediately pulled Concubine Jin's sleeve in the curtain.

Concubine Jin pulled her sleeve out of her daughter's hand, stared at the person outside the curtain, and did not speak again.

There was silence in the hall.

The eunuchs and palace maids all held their breath and lowered their sense of existence, for fear of being angry and losing their lives.

Duan Chen's refusal was a refusal, but at this time, his heart was naturally nervous, and his head was full of sweat. But he didn't dare to reach out and wipe it, letting the beads of sweat run down his cheeks.

Seeing this, Concubine Jin narrowed her eyes and said lightly: "That is the case, just treat this palace as if the palace didn't say anything." Little Lizi, send him out. ”

"Yes, sissy." The eunuch who led Duan Chen in agreed and motioned to Duan Chen to go out.

When Duan Chen went out, Concubine Jin asked someone to verify the matter, and instructed another eunuch: "Go and bring Lu Shan." ”

Xiao Ruoyu suddenly became anxious, and shouted at Concubine Jin: "Mother! ”

When Concubine Jin saw the eunuch go out, she turned her head and said to Xiao Ruoyu: "This matter is not negotiable. If you don't marry a new jinshi, who else do you want to marry? Otherwise, I'll find you a farmer, and you will go farming? ”

Xiao Ruoyu's face turned pale, and she bit her lip and stopped talking.

Concubine Jin is impatient with this daughter who has a bad temper and a bad brain.

The emperor was cold to her again, and it was more than twice as difficult to coax her back in the future. For this matter, her son complained a lot about her, thinking that she didn't manage Xiao Ruoyu well. His current situation is not as good as before, and if he disappoints the emperor again, it is really difficult for him to sit in that position.

The son can't ascend the throne, and once the emperor dies, their mothers and sons will have a hard time.

Thinking of this, Concubine Jin made up her mind.

She said: "As long as you come to Lushan in a while, as long as you are not crooked and inferior, you will get married, and you are not allowed to pick and choose." ”

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Ruoyu became anxious and shouted: "The person surnamed Duan just now was clearly making up nonsense. The one with the surname Lu is not as good as the one with the surname Duan, at least he is a role model. ”

is not only on the list, Duan Chen's appearance and conversation are still good. fell in love with Zhao Ruxi at him, and wanted to reject her, so she had to marry him and make both of them agree.

Whether it was nonsense or not, he showed that he was unwilling. Do you still want your father to know that we can't persecute the top eye? How much are you unable to get married? Are all the men in the world dead? Concubine Jin was angry at Xiao Ruoyu.

Xiao Ruoyu suddenly didn't dare to speak.

Lu Shanchu didn't expect such a good thing to fall on his head.

On the one hand, he sighed at Duan Chen's boldness, and on the other hand, he happily agreed.

Concubine Jin was very satisfied with Lu Shan's attitude.

This is the real lifting of knowledge.

She said: "If you are willing, I will go to ask the emperor for an order, and I will give marriage soon." He asked again for the address of Lu Shan.

Knowing that he lived in a small courtyard, he said, "You go and rent a decent house." There is no need to buy it, and after becoming a parent, you can live directly in the princess's mansion. ”

When Lu Shan heard this, he became more and more happy.

The house in the capital is old and expensive, and with his family's financial resources, he can only go to the west or north of the city to buy the kind of small courtyard that he enters. If he marries a young lady from those official eunuchs, he will get everything except buying a house and a dowry. It's a lot of pressure for him.

Now that she is still a princess, not only will she have a bright future in the future, but she also doesn't have to worry about the house, and she doesn't need a dowry, just get married directly when the time comes. The princess's dowry was more generous than anyone else's.

When the time came, he coaxed the princess to be happy, bought a house in the capital, and took his father and mother from his hometown to the capital, and this life can be regarded as complete.

"Yes. Rest assured, your subordinates will definitely rent a good house and not lose the face of her mother and Her Royal Highness the princess. He said with a well-behaved face.

Concubine Jin became more and more satisfied.

Xiao Ruoyu behind the curtain felt that Lu Shan was unpleasant no matter how he looked at it, and muttered silently: "Sycophant, hillbilly." ”

……

Duan Chen left the palace and went directly to his uncle's house.

At this time, it was the lunch break, and his uncle Duan Boheng happened to be at home, and when he saw him coming, he said regretfully: "It's a pity, the emperor favors Zhao Zhiwei, otherwise you will be the champion." ”

Although they are all first-class and all of them are Jijishi, they are not as good as the champions. Not to mention that people will only remember the name of the champion, but only that as soon as the champion enters the officialdom, it is from the sixth grade, which is naturally half a step higher than the list, and it is more valued in the Hanlin Academy, which is a real benefit.

Duan Chen didn't have the heart to say this, he took his uncle to the study, retreated left and right, and told Concubine Jin that he wanted to recruit him as a colt, but he made an excuse to refuse.

Duan Boheng was taken aback and said hurriedly: "You tell me in detail, don't leave anything out, and tell me all the details." ”

Duan Chen was admitted to the first place in the examination at the age of seventeen, and his memory was as good as Zhao Ruxi's.

He then recounted his conversation with Concubine Jin.

Duan Boheng stroked his beard and frowned, pondered for a while and said, "It should be fine." You've made a good excuse. Concubine Jin or King Ming will send someone to investigate, but you didn't say where the monks were, and they couldn't find out. Besides, they were so far away that they couldn't send anyone for a while. ”

He stood up: "I'll ask someone to go back to Jiangnan to arrange it and fill the loopholes." So saying, he walked out.

This reaction is wrong, shouldn't you scold him?

Duan Chen was a little confused.

He sat there in a daze, and when Duan Boheng returned to the study, he asked eagerly, "Uncle, are you...... You didn't scold me for rejecting the lord? ”

Duan Boheng sat down and took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "If you promise the lord, I will scold you." ”

Seeing that Duan Chen was gone, he shook his head and said, "King Ming's faction is not as beautiful as before. Concubine Jin was no longer favored, and King Ming was repeatedly reprimanded by the emperor. Our roots are not in Jiangnan, so there is no need to be involved with them. There is not much benefit, but it makes a fuss. ”

"Besides......" he looked at his nephew, his eyes were full of relief, "You are young and talented, you have a high starting point, and you have a bright future in the future, you are the most promising person in our Duan family, why bother to go to Shangzhu?" ”

"Lord Shang seems to enjoy glory and wealth, but in front of the princess, he is naturally shorter. In addition to living by looking at people's faces, your future will also be affected. The current emperor is no better than the previous emperor, and he is extremely taboo about these. Why did you summon you first and ask you to agree to ask for a decree? That's because the emperor absolutely doesn't agree to let you still be the master. ”