Chapter 3 The Candidate for Election
Outside the palace, inside the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister and her husband are persuading: "Child, blame you for being too good, you can chant poetry at the age of three, you can dance swords at the age of five, and you will be famous in the capital at the age of ten. ”
I saw a man in white standing in the living room, he was Luo Jingtong, the eldest son of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He frowned and said, "Is it possible that I have to suffer from this if I am excellent?" ”
"Don't talk about it, be careful that the wall has ears." The Prime Minister said.
"Besides, going to the game tomorrow is nothing more than to go through the motions, you don't want to show your true strength, you can't be defeated." Prime Minister Fujun added.
The man in white muttered, "Father, mother, you are reasonable, this is a good way. ”
He didn't want to be drafted at all, let alone be selected.
A man's husband wants to hide behind a woman's back?
No, who says men can't have a career? I want to brave the world, I want to make contributions! I don't want to be the queen's concubine!
And at this moment, in the mansion of the female general of Zhenguo on the other side of the street, a majestic and more powerful female general of Zhenguo, that is, the queen's aunt and the second sister of the mother, is persuading a man in black, her son.
"Son, you are the son of the world. The most important thing in the royal family is bloodline, and when you enter the palace, it is the fate that you decide as soon as you are born. ”
"Mother, the child understands. But I really don't want to be one of the three thousand concubines of that idiot queen. Even if I was given the throne, I didn't want to. The man replied that he was Wu Mingjun, the son of the general of Zhenguo.
"Say it quickly, my child," General Zhenguo hurriedly stepped forward to cover his mouth, looked cautiously left and right, and then said: "Born in this kind of family, there is nothing to think about. After this kind of thing enters the palace, you must not say such stupid things again! ”
The man was silent, he knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, in fact, he knew since he was a child that since his cousin was born, he was destined to enter the palace as her male concubine.
A manly man, he didn't go to guard the frontier, but he entered the palace as a concubine! It's really in vain that I have read poetry and books and practiced martial arts for many years! Thinking of this, the man swung his fist at the wall again.
Seeing this, the general of Zhenguo knew that his child was reluctant, but he still persuaded: "Don't forget, how your father died!" You have to remember your mission! ”
When the man heard this, his eyes couldn't help but burst into flames, and he said, "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely return my father's innocence!" that his spirit in heaven may rest in peace. ”
As he was talking, a refreshing laugh came from outside the door, and a woman in pink came in with a smile and shouted at Wu Mingjun: "Cousin, what do you see I brought you?" Then he hoisted a kite in his hand.
General Zhenguo's expression immediately faded, she didn't like this girl, although she was Lu Xuelan, the daughter of her third sister. General Zhenguo hated, not only because this woman had been pestering her child since she was a child, but also because this woman's mother-in-law, her third sister, that is, the queen's third aunt, the county lord, refused to stand up to help her husband at the beginning, so she hated it even more.
However, years of experience in the army have taught her to be patient, and irritability and recklessness will not solve the problem. So she didn't forbid her children to play with Lu Xuelan, and she never showed this hatred. Children's feelings always come and go quickly, and besides, she believes that her children will not forget their responsibilities.
Lu Xuelan saluted her second aunt, and the general of Zhenguo nodded slightly and left.
Lu Xuelan watched her aunt leave, and then happily walked over and grabbed Wu Mingjun's sleeve and said, "Let's go fly a kite!" ”
At this time, the housekeeper came in to report and said, "Childe, the things that will enter the palace tomorrow are ready, do you need to take a look?" ”
"No need."
"What? Cousin, didn't you say that you would rather die than enter the palace as a male concubine? Why did you lie to me? ”
Lu Xuelan asked anxiously as she pulled Wu Mingjun's sleeve, tears were about to fall.
Wu Mingjun immediately changed from a cold expression to a gentle smile, and said, "Fool, I can't help myself." I was forced, and if I didn't enter the palace, my mother would suffer. Believe me, I will find a way to make Her Majesty unhappy with me, and then expel me from the palace, and then I will be able to marry you. ”
"Are you serious? Don't lie to me. ”
Wu Mingjun nodded, then turned around again, walked to the desk and sat down to continue reading.
Lu Xuelan was afraid of disturbing her cousin's study, so she left gently. Seeing Lu Xuelan leave, Wu Mingjun threw down the book in his hand fiercely, and the expression on his face changed back to indifference.
Lu Xuelan returned to the mansion of the chief county lord, and hurried to find her mother, the chief county lord.
As soon as they met, they prostrated at their mother's feet and wept softly. The county lord was sitting calmly and drinking tea, but seeing this situation, he quickly picked up his baby daughter and asked, "Who bullied my child?" ”
"Lu Qingluo! That's the queen of scrapwood! ”
"Don't talk about it!"
The county lord hurriedly covered Lu Xuelan's mouth, looked left and right, and saw that no one was nearby, before he let go of his hand, and then said, "How can you say this about Her Majesty?" Besides, she's still your cousin!"
"So what? Since the day she ascended the throne, she secretly ate braised pig's trotters on the throne of Jinluan in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, and the whole country knew that she was a foodie! What is not waste wood? ”
The county lord asked dotingly, "What's the matter?" Since you were a child, you have been the closest to your cousin, and the two little sisters still play together all day long. How? Now that you've grown up, you're rusty? ”
"Who told her to snatch my Mingjun cousin? She already has 3,000 male concubines, isn't it enough? Lu Xuelan was angry.
The county lord said: "She has her mission, and she has to spread the branches for the royal family. Wu Mingjun, this kid has half of the blood of the Lu royal family, if he can successfully become the male king, then the descendants of the royal family will be more orthodox. So you can't blame the mother for wanting him to enter the palace. ”
Lu Xuelan knows that Wu Mingjun's entry into the palace is an irreversible fact, and now she can only believe that her cousin will find a way to be expelled from the palace, and then she will be able to fulfill her wish to marry her cousin.
The county lord watched his daughter sobbing and leaving, and his face became cold.
And this side, in the palace, Lu Qingluo got up early in the morning and kept sneezing.
Who is scolding me behind my back? I've only been here for a few days, and I have an enemy? Lu Qingluo had nothing to do, and he thought about it again.
The matter of the mother queen's draft is a foregone conclusion, Lu Qingluo persuaded left and right, she refused to listen, and gave Lu Qingluo a list, saying that the show men with names circled on it must stay. The rest is just Lu Qing Luoding.
She looked at the names circled on the list: Wu Mingjun, Luo Jingtong, Sun Wenbo and others, and hurriedly asked the mother emperor who these people were. Of course, Lu Qingluo has to ask clearly, one of these people may be her future husband.
I saw the mother emperor introduce them one by one: "Wu Mingjun is your only cousin." I have three sisters, and he is the son of your second aunt, who is also the general of Zhenguo. His father is no longer there, and he went out to fight with your emperor and was unfortunately martyred. ”
"Luo Jingtong is the eldest son of the Prime Minister, Wen Taowuluo."
"Sun Wenbo, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, is familiar with poetry and books, and likes poetry and songs the most."
"All three of them make up for your shortcomings. If they can break up with you, our Lu royal family won't have to worry about not having the talent to govern the country. ”
When Lu Qingluo heard this, he couldn't help blushing. She really wanted to tell the mother emperor: In my life, as long as I have a couple for the rest of my life, I don't want more. But she knew that the Mother Queen would definitely not listen.
"You can watch the rest slowly, stay if you like it, and send it out of the palace if you don't like it, and it won't prevent aspiring men from going to the border to create a career." The Empress continued: "By the way, your cousin Lu Xuelan will also come tomorrow, and she will stay for a while. ”
Lu Xuelan? Haven't heard of it. Lu Qingluo asked, "Who is it?" ”
The Queen Mother was a little crying and laughing, and said, "You forgot again? Your cousin Lu Xuelan, you two have had the best time since you were a child. Her mother, my second sister, is your second aunt, who is also the lord of Changjun. ”
The mother queen sighed and continued: "It's all my fault, the foundation was not stable before, and not long after you were born, you were let out of the palace with your grandmother to raise you." I didn't let you come back until before you ascended the throne, so you are now unfamiliar with things inside and outside the palace. But Lu Xuelan, you should remember, she also lived with her grandmother for a few years when she was a child, and you played with mud together every day at that time. ”
"Isn't this a little less socialized when you grow up?" Lu Qingluo smiled and confused the past.
For tomorrow's draft, Lu Qingluo is a little looking forward to it and a little resistant.
After all, for a person who has never been in love, can she not be excited to give her a bunch of beautiful men to choose from now? In fact, this is also thanks to Lu Qingluo's own beauty, if it was Lu Qingluo in the past, he might not dare to look up to see these male concubines who are beautiful and fragrant.