Chapter 5: See Brother Huai again
The first general election of the new emperor to the throne, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of Shunxi were all happy.
In the early morning, at dawn, the Prime Minister's Mansion from Prime Minister Yuan Hongbo to the maids was all busy, and the entire mansion was draped in red and hung with colors, showing good intentions everywhere.
"Ge'er, today you are going to enter the palace election, remember not to be reckless, and take into account the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion in everything." Yuan Hongbo sat on the main seat, looked at his daughter and instructed carefully. Her daughter has always been spoiled to adulthood, no matter how dangerous the officialdom is, she has never been wronged, and now, let her enter the palace, I don't know if her future life is healthy, thinking of this, Prime Minister Yuan's heart is full of worry.
In June of the first year of Shunxi, the national women's general election, all the officials offered their female relatives, and if they could be successfully elected, it would be the glory of the whole family. Emperor Shunxi was full of brotherhood, and revised the law for his brother Chongcang, where the female election of the country, the county kings and generals can be selected again after the lord of the country, if selected, they can be married in the palace, in order to marry the Qin and Jin Dynasty.
"Emperor, this time Ran'er has taken a lot of effort, you have no children and no daughters so far, this time you must choose well, and give birth to an imperial heir for you as soon as possible."
"My son understands that he will live up to your request."
"The lord of the country, the queen mother, the queen mother has summoned someone to call, saying that it is ready, please move to the main hall." Mama Zhang paced in small steps and saluted.
On the top of the main hall, it is very solemn, the attendants are in a hurry but there is no mistake, Ji Ran is sitting on the left side of the noble dragon chair, and the one who is accompanied by Chonghuai's sister Princess An Dai, and the other side is sitting on the chair, the handsome man is his eldest brother Chongcang, Chongcang is worthy of the appearance of the perennial march, and the leg injury can't hide his masculine charm, I saw that several famous ladies in the lower hall looked at each other secretly with a shy face, and our suave General Yunhui still looked at him with that smile and frivolity, really concubines, Lang's unintentional heartbreak.
"The lord of the kingdom has arrived." As Ling An's sharp voice came, everyone present stood up and saluted, even Chong Cang, who had a leg injury, put his hand on his chest and bowed his head.
"Get up." Chong Huai took the lead in helping Ji Ran beside him up, and then walked to the center, raised his hand and gave a call, and sat down until he was finished.
"The eldest brother has been in good health recently, and the queen mother is very worried, and I hope that the eldest brother can enter the palace more." Chong Huai looked at Chong Cang on the right, since he was injured, except on the day of the enthronement ceremony, Chong Huai has never seen Chong Cang. It is often said that the royal family has no brothers, but for Chonghuai, Chongcang is not only his most respected brother but also a mentor on his way to growth. The eldest brother has been good at martial arts and riding since he was a child, but now he can only sit in a wheelchair and spend his time, I don't know if a proud person like the eldest brother is okay now.
"Don't worry, the lord of the country is fine." Chong Cang smiled at Chong Huai above the high hall, his gaze never shifting. Chonghuai subconsciously looked at Ji Ran, and unexpectedly she was as calm as a big brother. Chong Huai nodded to Ling An, and the election began.
"Xuan..."
"The daughter of the master of the Wupin Zhan Mansion, Wei Yu, sixteen years old. The daughter of the six-pin cabinet waiter, Ou Xiao, fourteen years old. The daughter of the British duke, Xiao Yuruan, is sixteen years old. The daughter of the British duke, Xiao Yuxiao, is fourteen..."
"Guogong is okay." With the completion of Ling An's report, Chonghuai's eyes shifted to the woman in the center, as early as a few days ago, I had heard that the prince was old, afraid of the decline of the family, the election sent two daughters into the palace, the two daughters looked quite similar, but the temperament was different, the eldest woman was generous and dignified, quite a good woman, the second woman was well-behaved and free, and she was a playful and troublesome character. Today, I saw that it was true.
"Everything is fine with my father, and the lord of the country is worried."
"The two sisters are really similar, they are both good-looking, good-looking, and good-minded." The Queen Mother sat on the side and glanced at the unwilling appearance of the two sisters in the hall, and her dissatisfied look was overflowing. Seeing this scene, Chonghuai didn't say a word, wanting to see how the clever sisters should deal with it.
"If it is stable today, the lord of the country is also a Ming monarch, and hundreds of officials perform their duties. My father is old, and I don't dare to mention any thoughts, but our sisters were born in such a prosperous era, which is a blessing for our father, and we should be loyal to the lord of the country. Xiao Yuruan stepped forward, the rules were not bad at all, and he bowed his head and replied.
Chong Huai smiled and nodded, "It's his blessing that the British princess is like this, then stay, and it is convenient for your two sisters to be companions." ”
"The daughter of the British duke, Xiao Yuruan, Xiao Yuxiao was selected, and a pair of jade pendants were given." When the Xiao sisters stepped aside, Ling An was announced. Not far away, Yuan Ge watched this scene in his heart, "This emperor is a little scary, I hope I don't win, don't win, don't win..."
"The sister of the four-pin defense governor, Pu Yuan, sixteen years old. The daughter of Dr. Wupin Guanglu, Cheng Yuehua, is seventeen years old. The daughter of the prime minister of the first product, Yuan Ge, is sixteen years old. The daughter of King Rui of Jizhou, Ji Huirou, fifteen years old..."Ling An read out the list of names in the book as usual, and when Chong Huai heard the daughter of King Rui, he was slightly flustered, and then looked at Ji Ran under the seat, her expression and demeanor told everyone that she was very calm, but Chong Huai still found her clenched fists in the corner where no one saw her.
"Prime Minister Yuan's family? Little girl, you are much more well-behaved than when you were young, and the prime minister teaches you well. "The delicate chin, a pair of expressive eyes, black and oily green silk, a white light orange stacked scale needle Jiuyang cold picture axis rain flower brocade and dark rose red high embroidered straight sleeve tortoiseshell four-petal pattern shirt shirt slightly swinging is actually a straw yellow silk leaf pattern brocade skirt, the body is a deep army green long and short needle embroidered red ground small group brocade shawl, twisted, the ears are cloisonné bloodstone earrings, cloud temples chic, dressed Yuan Song, has its own state of falling city, Chonghuai has to admit that after so many years, if the little girl is standing in front of him like this, I don't recognize it.
"The lord of the country praised it falsely, and the little girl was ashamed." Yuan Ge silently thought in his heart, don't choose me, don't choose me, his head can't be low, and he never looked up from the beginning to the beginning. This small action can't be concealed from Chonghuai, Chonghuai looked at the appearance of the little girl, thinking, either shy or the little girl was afraid when she saw Shengyan for the first time.
"Queen Mother, you see that this little girl doesn't have the courage of her childhood."
"Ge'er is slim and elegant, and has a good temperament, if you can always accompany the lord of the country and the mourning family, it will be a pleasure, Ge'er, what do you say." The Queen Mother looked at Yuan Ge with a kind and kind face. It's a pity that our Yuan Song seems to have suffered from thunder in our hearts.
'This is a prelude to the election?!' ’
Yuan Ge was terrified, he didn't dare to be like this... Praise. ”
"Do you want to keep your head down all the time, and you won't be tired."
"Can you not be tired, there are so many things on my head, my neck is about to break..."After building up some psychology, Yuan Ge suddenly raised his head and looked at each other, this action also shocked all the show girls present.
Yuan Ge, who could get out of the palace smoothly after falling into the crime of disrespect, saw Chonghuai's appearance clearly, and said, "Brother Huai!" He blurted out that he didn't have time to react. After realizing what he had said, Yuan Ge was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.
"The courtiers are abrupt, please ask the lord of the country to forgive her sins." Brother Huai? Is it Brother Huai? He obviously has the same eyebrows and eyes as Brother Huai... Seeing this, everyone prayed for Yuan Ge, and unexpectedly, the queen mother and the lord of the country who were sitting at the right seat did not see any anger when they heard it, but also smiled.
"Get up, this scares you like this, when you entered the palace when you were young, you dared to snatch my BMW, and you are not as bold as before." It's the first time Chonghuai has heard such a title, even the queen has never done this to herself, this little girl is really interesting.
"The daughter of the right prime minister, Yuan Ge, was selected and given a pair of jade pendants." Ling An, who got the queen mother's nod, read it out, and inadvertently saw that Chonghuai was still looking at Yuan Ge with a smile, which was something she had never seen before, and Ling Anzhong was sure that this woman had a long future.
"Sister, how is my father doing?" Just when everyone was immersed in Yuan Ge's selection, Queen Ji Ran's inquiry focused everyone's attention on the woman beside Yuan Ge, the woman's white jade little face, a pair of eyes that seemed to be full of autumn water, looked at Chonghuai, and stepped forward after getting the inquiry.
"The courtier, Ji Huirou, has seen the lord of the country, the queen mother, the queen mother, everything is fine with my father, and my mother is at ease." The demeanor is generous and the tone is soft, adding a bit of beauty to the already swaying body.
"The daughter of King Rui, but the queen's own sister?"
"Courtiers don't have such blessings, but they are just the daughters of their aunts at home." Speaking of this, he lowered his eyebrows, there was a lot of sentimentality in his eyes, and he couldn't help but smile in his heart, interesting, this old guy stuffed another one, and the position of the mother of the country couldn't satisfy his appetite.
"The queen has lived in the harem for a long time, and my sister will accompany her in the palace for a while before going back." The Queen Mother looked at Chonghuai, and she also meant the same thing in her heart, there are no two kings in the country, there are no two masters in the family, the Ji family wants to stuff two daughters, it is impossible! Ji Huirou immediately understood what he meant after hearing Chonghuai's words, and her eyes lost their brilliance in an instant.
"The son still has government affairs, and he left first, and the following things depend on the queen mother." Chong Huai had already lost his interest, so he found a random reason and left. Ji Ran got up and saluted and retreated.
"Hey, these two children, when will they grow up."
Outside the palace gate, inside the Yuanjia carriage.
"Miss, you have been elected as the daughter of the country, and the lord will be happy." Xiao Tao looked at Yuan Ge's thoughtful appearance along the way, and wondered in her heart, if ordinary people can be selected, it will be a matter of adding luster to the family, even if the status of the queen mother is no exception, but why does the young lady look sad, is it because of Pei Gongzi? That's not going to happen!
"Miss, you don't still have Pei Gongzi in mind, do you? Before she finished listening to Xiao Tao's words, Yuan Ge hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, this stupid girl, there are still people in the palace in the driving car, how dare she talk nonsense, and then looked at Mama Zhao in the carriage with a weak heart, fortunately, Mama Zhao didn't say anything, and showed a reassuring smile to herself, and Yuan Ge was relieved.
"Silly girl, I'm just feeling sad because I'm going to leave home in the future." Yuan Ge made up a reason at will and sent away the innocent little peach, and the stupid girl immediately believed it when she heard Yuan Ge's words, comforted the deep feelings, and shed a few tears, which made Yuan Ge cry and laugh suddenly.
Picking up the curtain from the carriage and looking out, the people on the road seemed to be happy and sad, it was their life, and what about me? How long are you going to stay here?