Chapter 85: One Wife and Two Concubines
Because of pity for Jun Chen, who was not yet married, and then thought of the men of his age who were surrounded by children, Emperor Jin An felt a rare shame in his heart, and immediately put his marriage in his heart.
And the people or things he remembers are both good and bad.
For example, his whims were busy with the inner servants around him, and the inner servants not only had to inquire about the conduct of the daughters of each family, but also presented all the daughters of marriageable age to the eyes of Emperor Jin An one by one in the form of portraits for him to choose.
Gradually, the chamberlain inquired more, and there were rumors among the people that Emperor Jin An wanted to choose a concubine for the prince of the East Palace, and people were secretly visited.
When the nobles heard the news, they were all overjoyed, and they all disciplined themselves strictly, trying to show their best side and compete for the position of the crown princess.
Rumors from the outside world are widely circulated, and even Junchen is about to believe it.
At this time, Emperor Jin An took advantage of the early dynasty to inquire about Junchen's lifelong events in public, and rewarded the portraits of the noble girls selected these days, just to determine the final candidate.
After finishing speaking, Emperor Jin An stroked his beard with comfort, and deliberately said a little more: "The general is young and promising, strong and strong, if it is not enough to marry a good wife, we can also accept two beautiful concubines by the way, and open up branches and leaves for the Jun family." ”
It's troublesome enough to marry a wife, and if you still take a concubine, you can pay back two ......
While complaining in their hearts about Emperor Jin An's shameless behavior, the courtiers were uneasy, and secretly prayed that their daughters would not be on the list......
And those courtiers who have always regretted that their daughters are too ordinary in the past are all happy in their hearts, fortunately their daughters are ugly, otherwise marrying Junchen is marrying endless trouble.
Who knows when this person will be in a bad mood, and another disrespectful will come, and the family will be punished at that time.
However, as soon as this remark came out, it inadvertently debunked the rumors in Shangjing.
It turned out that the reason why Emperor Jin An suddenly paid attention to the nobles in Beijing was not to choose the crown princess for the East Palace, but to suddenly worry about the general of the monarchy.
I thought that Emperor Jin'an's divine stroke would make Junchen unhappy, but he himself did not change his complexion, and said to Emperor Jin'an respectfully:
"The eldest husband stands up to the sky and the earth and does his best for the country, how can he delay the private feelings of his children. Besides, over the years, the minister has been used to living alone, and if he suddenly marries a wife, he is afraid that he will lose the daughter of the family. ”
- Marry a wife, he has not thought about this question yet, he didn't have time to think about it before, but now he has no heart to think about it.
Emperor Jin An smiled, his smile was a little ambiguous: "The general has been alone all these years, and there is no girl around to serve him, so he naturally doesn't know the benefits of marrying a wife." In this case, the general will take these portraits back first, and if anyone he likes, just send someone into the palace to talk to me, and I am willing to be an intermediary. ”
…… Jun Chen was silent.
Wang Zheyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was even more ashamed, and couldn't hide his face and weep.
Your Majesty has always taken the rules the most, why is it so weird today? In front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he talked about the general's lifelong events, not to mention, and his words were so explicit, it was simply unseemly.
Since returning to Beijing, Junchen feels that his temper has become more and more gentle, even to the point of being forced to marry in public, he is not the slightest angry in his heart.
But a better temper doesn't mean that you can accept everything calmly.
At this time, his face stiffened a little: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." ”
"Aiqing is polite." Emperor Jin An smiled and waved his hand: "Aiqing is the pillar of the country, and lifelong events should naturally be cautious, pick slowly, and don't worry." ”
It's better to be picky than to make do.
He originally wanted Junchen to get married as soon as possible, so as not to call the prince out of the palace in the middle of the night to borrow wine to drown his sorrows.
But then I think about it, I've been waiting for so many years anyway, and it doesn't hurt to wait a few more months.
So, he was not in a hurry.
The news of Emperor Jin'an's intention to marry Junchen soon spread throughout Shangjing, some people sighed, and some people gloated.
Jiang You stared at Junchen's eyes with a sense of sympathy: "It seems that our majesty has a hobby of being a matchmaker, and you and I are both victims of his hobby." ”
The apprentice's wedding date is just around the corner, and His Majesty has begun to ponder the master's marriage again.
I have to say that their majesty is really idle.
Jun Chen lazily rolled his eyes: "Shen Yan, you have just regained your freedom from the Jiang Mansion, do you want to be locked up for a few more days?" ”
"I don't want to, I finally came out, who wants to go back to the cage and struggle?" Jiang You shook his head violently, and accidentally, the wine glass in his hand fell on the table with a 'bang', and water stains splashed everywhere.
He sighed, looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, and said in a somewhat sad tone: "In a few days, the Twelve Princesses should be in peace, I heard that the Twelve Princesses' Mansion has also been sorted out, and it is only one street away from the Ninth Princess's Mansion......"
It is also sad to say that he is young, and he should have shown his ambitions and had a good retribution, but he died before he could get out of school.
Moreover, it is known that there is a dirty dispute between the twelve princesses and the ninth princess, and now the two mansions are so close, if there is often a small friction, as a twelve-horse horse, he can't care about anything, it must be troublesome.
He really suspected that His Majesty had deliberately arranged it so that the two princesses would kill each other.
Jun Chen didn't speak, of course he understood Jiang You's distress.
Three days after the ceremony of the twelve princesses and the princess, it was their big wedding.
At that time, Jiang You will not be Jiang You, but the twelve horses who have entered the army.
"I wish my dad would come back later, he would come back later, and the wedding might be postponed." Jiang Youmei was daydreaming.
Junchen really wants to tell him that even if your father postpones his return to Beijing, it is impossible for your marriage to be postponed any longer.
However, looking at the smile on Jiang You's face that was more ugly than crying, Junchen finally had a little self-consciousness as a master, and did not make up for his scarred body.
Seriously, Jiang You is just a victim of Qi Changrong's conspiracy.
On the other side, after learning the news of the court, Chen Sansi fell on the wine table with a smile, slapped the table with one hand, and tears were about to burst into laughter.
"I think His Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom is obviously looking at Junchen unpleasantly and wants to make some trouble for him."
How can anyone take a concubine by the way when he marries a wife? It's clear that he wants to turn his wife into enemies!
Looking at the world, even if he is as confused as him, he would not dare to do such an unobtrusive thing.
Chen Yixuan, who listened to the news, clarified: "The general did not agree, and none of the hundreds of officials and ministers in the court dared to speak up. ”
In the absence of anyone's help, Emperor Jin An deliberately targeted him, one can imagine how embarrassing Junchen's situation was at that time.
Chen Sansi laughed with a stomachache, leaned against the wall with one hand, pressed his stomach with the other, and hummed uncomfortably: "But he didn't refuse, and implemented the 'drag' calligraphy." ”
Chen Yixuan handed over a cup of tea, afraid that Chen Sansi would laugh, and complained mercilessly: "It's a normal person who will refuse, change your Royal Highness, do you dare to marry a wife and take a concubine within one day?" ”
Chen Sansi thought about it carefully, and then shook his head: "Unless I want to die young." ”
Chen Yixuan said faintly: "Isn't that over, it is reasonable that General Jun will refuse." ”
Even so, Chen Sansi also understood the reason, but the laughter came to his heart, and he still couldn't stop being happy and happy.
It's so funny, and being able to watch Junchen's jokes is a great joy in his life.
Seeing that Chen Sansi was more and more exaggerated the more he smiled, Chen Yixuan looked at him with a somewhat depressed expression, and reminded: "It will be the wedding day of the twelve princesses of the Jin Kingdom in a short time, can Your Highness prepare gifts?" ”
Chen Sansi took a sip of cold water, and after his mood regained calm, he supported his head with one hand before he said casually: "You can just prepare for such a trivial matter, why bother me." ”
Knowing that he would answer like this, Chen Yixuan had already expected it, and as before, he said with interest: "Then when the time comes, I will send the gift to the Twelve Princesses' Mansion on behalf of His Royal Highness." ”
"Who asked you to send it?" Chen Sansi looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Did I say I wouldn't go?" ”
Chen Yixuan held his breath: "Didn't you ask me to prepare a gift by myself?" ”
Since they all said so, it means that he will definitely not participate in the wedding ceremony of the twelve princesses of the Jin Kingdom.
Chen Sansi sighed, looked at him with disgust, and explained in a serious tone: "The gift is given by you, and the wine is eaten by me." ”
"Why?"
"They don't want me to meet Prince Changrong, but I want to meet, I want to see what Prince Changrong looks like, who is closely protected by them, the twelfth princess is the sister of Prince Changrong, such a grand ceremony, as the eldest brother, she should always come forward to support her sister."
So I don't have to worry about not seeing people when the time comes.
Chen Yixuan: "......"
In the final analysis, the master still wants to compete with Prince Changrong.
However, one is a well-known gentleman, and the other is a virtuous prince who is famous...... Are the two comparable?
What to do, I don't want to communicate with my own second cargo owner at all.
The conversation ended with Chen Yixuan's silence.
He resigned himself to preparing a gift that was not thin or thick, and on the day of the wedding of the twelve princesses of the Jin Kingdom, it was brought to the door by his master.
The Twelve Princesses' ceremony came as scheduled, and on this day, she put on the most beautiful golden crown dress, proud like a peacock, raised her chin high, looked down on all the slaves kneeling at her feet, and made a domineering appearance.
Qi Changrong is the gift-giver, and he holds a jade spike in his hand that represents the adult of the royal princess, and he wants to give it to her when the atmosphere of the ceremony is the most enthusiastic.
Qi Zihuan was terrified, thinking that Qi Changrong was going to embarrass himself at such an important moment.
But the truth was beyond her expectations, from beginning to end, Qi Changrong's expression was faint, with a gentle and polite smile on his face, and even carefully prepared a rich gift and filled it in her dowry column.
It wasn't until the moment of the ceremony that her high heart slowly let go, but she felt a sense of loss in her heart for no reason.
Because...... The prince did not say a word to her.
The whole process is really just a passing scene.
She didn't have time to be discouraged.
Three days later, in the early morning, before dawn, she was pulled out of bed in her sleep, and a room full of maidservants methodically washed, cleansed, and dressed her face, makeup, and dressed.