Qiao Yingzhen cried, and the four princes almost fled.

The fourth prince, who was only seventeen years old in Chengping's ten years, gritted his teeth and swore that he would be good to Qiao Ying for the rest of his life.

The fourth prince is seventeen years old, Qiao Yingzhen is fifteen years old, and they don't know what 'a lifetime' means, but at this moment, the four princes are saying these words very seriously.

If the concubine he marries in the future bullies his cousin, he will never spare the other party.

Although the real cousin is a side concubine, she is a wife in his heart, and no one wants to go past the real cousin.

If he can ascend to the ...... in the future There is no chance to set things right.

The four princes said a lot of things to coax Qiao Yingzhen, Qiao Yingzhen always had a touch of sadness between his eyebrows, and the four princes took the initiative to mention Cheng Qing in order to divert Qiao Yingzhen's attention:

"Now the external saying is that the Qiao family lost their maidservant, but it is not good to thank Cheng Jieyuan, if you don't save you, I will give them a fortune!"

The fourth prince was also afraid when he thought of this.

Most of the guards of the Qiao family were injured, and they were no longer in trouble at that time.

If it weren't for the Cheng family's guards catching up, would those bandits completely destroy the real cousin?

Now Qiao Yingzhen is just a loss of honor, and she has to be a side concubine, if she is really humiliated, no matter how favored Concubine Ning is, it is useless for the fourth prince to be willing to do so, the emperor will not let a woman who has lost her virginity be the princess, the royal family can't afford to lose this face, and there is still the hidden worry of confusing the royal bloodline.

Qiao Yingzhen nodded lightly, "In the Great Compassion Temple, I also saw the daughters of the Cheng family, who seemed to get along very well, and I had the heart to be close to them, but my mother said that I was too easy to trust people." ”

The fourth prince coaxed her: "You have a pair of discerning eyes, how can you look at the wrong person?" Do what you want to do in the future, don't care what your aunt and others say, the Cheng family daughters you see are Cheng Jieyuan's mother and sisters, this Cheng Jieyuan will definitely be on the list today, and you will not lose your identity when you interact with the Cheng family's daughters. ”

The lintel of the Cheng family is not low, but Cheng Qing's branch is thin, and Cheng Qing does not have a father and brother as officials in the court, so that Cheng Qing's family is inconspicuous in Beijing.

However, this situation will change after Cheng Qing enters the court.

Although Cheng Qing offended the eldest princess, he let his name be remembered by the emperor, and the four princes had a hunch that Cheng Qing's future would not be bad!

Oh, it's just a little worse, and I should push Cheng Qing a hand.

Qiao Yingzhen had an accident, and the eldest princess was the first object of suspicion among the four princes.

The enemy of the enemy, the four princes felt that they could try to be friends.

The fourth prince said that Qiao Yingzhen and the daughters of the Cheng family did not lose their identity, Qiao Yingzhen's expression darkened, no matter how nice she said, the side concubine is a concubine, she is a person who is about to be a concubine, what else is her identity?

Just ask the daughters of the Cheng family not to look down on her!

In order not to worry the four princes, Qiao Yingzhen also barely held up his interest: "Then when I am ready to make the ceremony, I will invite the two sisters of the Cheng family to watch the ceremony." ”

The fourth prince smiled and said Okay, I wish Qiao Ying could really do something to dispel the haze of being taken away by the robbers as soon as possible.

The matter between Qiao Yingzhen and the four princes has passed the clear road, and they are waiting for Qiao Yingzhen and Lu Li to be the prince's side concubine, Qiao's family is happy to see the two close, and the four princes and Qiao Yingzhen are alone and there is no one to stop them.

Mrs. Qiao is still unwilling to be a side concubine for her daughter, and she is even a little stunned by this catastrophe, even if the fourth prince explains that this matter has nothing to do with Cheng Qing, because there is no evidence that the eldest princess did it, the fourth prince also covered up his guess and did not mention it, Mrs. Qiao has been stuck in her heart, and she always suspects that Cheng Qing is involved...... In fact, I didn't have the courage to bear the self-blame and guilt of Qiao Yingzhen being taken away.

If you can endure it, don't go to worship the Buddha and make a vow too early, and the villains will not be able to seize the opportunity to ruin Qiao Yingzhen's reputation.

Qiao Yingzhen's heartache brought to Mrs. Qiao from the prince's concubine to the side concubine, which was better than the pain of Mrs. Qiao's body being cut off.

Qiao Sanniang couldn't help but blame herself for snuggling up to Mrs. Qiao, and was deeply worried about her sister Qiao Yingzhen's future: "I don't know which noble girl the emperor will refer to as the fourth imperial concubine, can my sister's temperament compete for the future four imperial concubines?" ”

Mrs. Jo grew more and more worried.

Yes, the real sister's temperament can be liked by Concubine Ning and the four princes, but it is really not suitable for the battle in the back house.

Mrs. Qiao didn't care about it, because she was afraid that Qiao Yingzhen would lose the love of the four princes after changing her temperament.

Being a concubine is soft and nothing at all, with the position of the concubine, the other women in the backyard of the four princes dare not easily bully Qiao Yingzhen.

Now that she has changed from a concubine to a concubine, Mrs. Qiao is going to worry about Qiao Yingzhen.

The fourth prince will definitely protect the real sister.

The four princes now only have one person they like, the real sister, and there will be a bunch of women in the future, will it be like now?

Even if the four princes' feelings for the real sister remain unchanged in the future, the energy of the four princes will not be all focused on the inner house.

Mrs. Qiao muttered: "In order for Sister Zhen not to be bullied in the future, the concubine of the fourth prince must be chosen well." ”

Qiao Sanniang nodded vigorously, "We have made plans in advance, and my sister's side will be guaranteed." ”

Mrs. Qiao looked at the beautiful face of her eldest daughter, and a bold idea suddenly popped up in her mind - if the concubine is also from the Qiao family, and the sisters serve the same husband, they can not only support each other, but also ensure that the heirs of the four princes come from the belly of the daughter of the Qiao family.

This idea Mrs. Qiao had never thought of before, but now that the situation is special, once it comes out, Mrs. Qiao will not be able to suppress it.

Whether it can be done or not, you have to hand the sign into the palace and discuss it with Concubine Ning.

……

The day before the trial release of the list.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites and Mei Hanlin were both examiners of the examination, and there were two test papers in front of them.

Regarding who to choose as the Huiyuan, Zhang Shilang and Mei Hanlin had a dispute.

Neither of the two gave in, and the examiners were also divided into two factions, some supported Zhang Shilang and some agreed with Mei Hanlin.

The examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Shilang and Mei Hanlin were unable to elect the Huiyuan for a long time, and they also alarmed the Ministry of Rites.

Before the examination list is released, the Ministry of Rites will submit the list of the examination admitted to the emperor for inspection, and the two examiners have a dispute, and the list cannot be decided, and Lord Shangshu cannot make a difference.

Zhang Shilang is several years younger than Mei Hanlin, less than forty years old to be a three-grade squire, there is still sharpness in his character, and his favorite articles are also sharp and enterprising, Mei Hanlin has been in Hanlin Academy for ten years, and no matter how much sharpness he has, he prefers articles that are stable and stable.

The experiences and personalities of the two determine different preferences, so the stalemate is useless for the Ministry of Rites to mediate.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu can't go past Zhang Shilang and Mei Hanlin to make a decision, after all, these two are the chief examiners of the current examination.

Lord Shangshu proposed that the two examination papers be submitted to the emperor for decision, and Zhang Shilang and Mei Hanlin both agreed.

The emperor read the two test papers, and the evaluation he gave was also equal in the level of the two lifters.

Since the test paper was submitted to the emperor, naturally there was no need to be confused, and the emperor was a little puzzled by Mei Hanlin's choice:

"I remember that Mei Aiqing is also from Xuandu, why didn't she have the intention of bringing her fellow villagers?"