In the end, Liao Yongnian still became a cripple. The eldest son of the prince of Zhenguo was also stripped of his official position, and he was released from the prison of Jingzhao Yin Yamen after 30 big boards.

However, this incident will no longer stir up any splash in the noble circles of the imperial capital, because the general election of Jokhang every three years is about to start again.

The show girls selected to be sent to Beijing from all over the country have been selected in Beijing one after another in recent months, and the officials of the imperial capital and the family members of the family have also been selected for the selection of girls of appropriate age. Emperor Chu had already released his words in this general election, and this general election was mainly for several princes and clan children who had reached marriage age.

Among them, the most popular is the second prince of the queen's adopted son and the eldest prince of Emperor Liu's concubine, these two princes are handsome and have impeccable backgrounds, and they are all candidates who are very likely to win the position of prince of the East Palace. Girls from their own families or relatives' families enter the palace to be selected, whether they are concubines or side concubines, even if they are Liangdi or Baolin, they can also become the guarantee of the family's wealth and prosperity in the future.

In the imperial capital, the nobles of the family have maintained their relationship by in-law for hundreds of years, and the relationship between the famous families is intertwined. On the eve of the election, people as important as the eldest princess of Yongshou and the Zhenguo Mansion suddenly had a lot of in-laws and old ones.

The second daughter-in-law of the eldest princess of Yongshou, Ouyang, is exquisite, and she is the best at ushering in. During this period of time, almost all of the female relatives who handed over the posts and asked to see them were sent out by the eldest princess of Yongshou.

"Mother, a few more families came to deliver the post today." The Ouyang clan sent the visitor away, and took a few more posts to talk to the eldest princess of Yongshou.

"Let's put the post down for now." The eldest princess of Yongshou instructed the maid to serve tea to the Ouyang family. "Sit down and tell me about the families you saw today."

"Back to my mother, a total of three families have come today. They are Su Yibo's eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law of Princess Qinghe, and Aunt Chen of the Liu family's fifth room. ”

"Why are people from the fifth room of the Liu family here?" The eldest princess of eternal life asked. "I remember that there are no girls of school age in their family who are going to participate in this election, what is the person from his family doing?"

The concubine of the eldest princess of Yongshou was born in the Liu family, and the Liu family is a well-known family, and there have been two prime ministers, four princesses, and three Zhongshu orders. The Liu family has many descendants, and there are hundreds of clansmen living in the imperial capital alone.

The five rooms of the Liu family in Ouyang's mouth, the master of the family and the concubine of the eldest princess of Yongshou are cousins who do not have five suits.

"It is true that there are no girls in the five rooms who want to enter the palace to run for election this time, but there is a cousin girl in the five rooms now, who was born by the original aunt in the house. Although the biological mother is no longer there, the biological father is still the third grade servant of the imperial court, who is exactly fifteen years old this year, and is also on the list of this election. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the daughter of that girl in Jiyue."

The Liu family has three sons and one daughter in the fifth room, and the only daughter is called Liu Jiyue. When I was a child, my body was weaker, and I died of illness only five years after marrying and having a daughter. Her biological father survived a year of filial piety, and immediately remarried his stepfamily. At first, the steproom didn't have its own children, and the girls left by the original partner were quite good, but a few years later, the steproom gave birth to a son and a daughter one after another, and a heart naturally favored its own children. This has a stepmother, and there is also a stepfather, and gradually the girls left by Liu Jiyue are living worse and worse in the house. Fortunately, the girl's nurse was the one who married out of the Liu family with Liu Jiyue, and seeing that the little master's life was not as good as day by day, she sent a letter back to the Liu family.

The husband and wife of the fifth room only had such a daughter, and they were originally pitiful that their daughter died young, and after learning the news that their granddaughter's life was not good, the husband and wife immediately went to the house to take their granddaughter back.

"Mother remembers that I have met that young lady once, she was born beautiful and elegant, gentle and submissive, and she is a good child who can be loved." The Ouyang family is responsible for receiving these seven relatives and eight relatives in the mansion of the eldest princess of Yongshou all the year round, and she has a good memory that she will never forget, so the relatives and old relatives in the imperial capital, she will remember them firmly after seeing them once.

"Well, it seems like you've been to our house once, right?" The eldest princess of Yongshou said after hearing this.

"Yes, when my mother celebrated my mother's birthday last year, that cousin girl came with the people from the fifth room to congratulate my mother on her birthday."

"Yes, it looks like a neat child." The eldest princess of Yongshou finally vaguely remembered the appearance of the cousin. "That kid's name is Sister Ying, right?"

"Yes, it's called Sister Ying."

"What kind of charter is the person from the fifth room?" At such a joint, the five rooms must have something to ask for. "Do you want me to send a message to the imperial concubine in the palace to take care of Sister Ying, who is about to enter the palace to be selected?"

"It is true that I want the imperial concubine to take care of Sister Ying, but my aunt means that Sister Ying has lost her mother and is not favored by her father, she is really a weak and unpopular person, and her family background is not as good as many high-ranking nobles in the imperial capital, so she is probably not suitable for famous marriages. I hope that the imperial concubine in the palace can help Sister Ying to do something, so that Sister Ying can be elected out of the palace, and then choose a husband who has a clean family and can treat Sister Ying well to send her to marry. ”

"It seems that the people in the fifth room live transparently and know what kind of marriage is the most affordable."

The people in the fifth room of the Liu family have always been courteous, unlike the relatives who always come for the glory of the eldest princess. Either begging for this or that all day long, the eldest princess of Yongshou can think highly of people like Wufang.

"Isn't it?" Ouyang is also a mother, and it is really empathetic to think that the aunt of the fifth room can think about her granddaughter so much for her life. "Then does the mother have to answer the request of the next aunt?"

"I should go, I am a poor child, I lost my mother at a young age, my biological father was unkind, we are relatives as a family, so we can naturally take care of it on my behalf." The eldest princess of Yongshou grew up in the deep palace, and her beloved young daughter was also in the layers of palaces, so she didn't know how many red blood stains were hidden under the golden splendor of the royal family. "After the election, Sister Lan will be about to get married, and after Sister Lan gets married, you can use my post to invite Sister Ying to come to our house to talk to me."

"Yes, Sister Lan has been with her mother for a few years, and her mother must be lonely after she gets married, but if you want to come to Sister Ying'er, she will be well-behaved and sensible, and she will definitely be able to please her mother."

"You're a clever mouth." The eldest princess of Yongshou scolded with a smile. "You and your eldest sister-in-law know that I like girls, but they are all boys. Okay, you don't have to talk in front of me, go and talk to your eldest sister-in-law, tomorrow the three of us will enter the palace together to meet the imperial concubine. This time, the eldest prince and the sixth prince should choose a concubine, I have to tell her well, you must not be sloppy in this matter. ”

"Okay, I'll go talk to my sister-in-law." Ouyang responded and got up and left.

During this period of time, the palace of the eldest princess of Yongshou and the mansion of Zhenguo were full of people, and there was an endless stream of female relatives in the palace who came to visit the queen and the concubine of Emperor Liu.

Xiao Xuan followed Emperor Liu's side to meet a group of female dependents, and saw many young girls who were as delicate as flowers, or shy and timid, or down-and-out and generous, and had to meet with Emperor Liu's concubine.

"Mother, I'm so tired." Today, Xiao Xuan accompanied Emperor Liu's concubine to meet four groups of visiting female dependents, Xiao Xuan kept a posture in front of the visitors, and after the people left, Xiao Xuan leaned on the shoulder of Emperor Liu's concubine.

"When you're tired, go back and rest." Concubine Liuhuang asked Suihong to bring a snack, twisted a piece and stuffed it into Xiao Xuan's mouth. "Before the start of the general election, there will be no shortage of people who come to Yihua Palace to ask for a meeting. It's normal that you can't sit still when you're young, so you don't have to accompany me every day to meet guests, just go and play with you. ”

"That's not good, didn't the father and mother concubine set the future concubine and side concubine for the eldest brother and the sixth brother this time? That's my sister-in-law, and we will inevitably get along with each other in the future, so I have to look at each other well. Xiao Xuan grabbed his mouth and said.

"Listen to your mouth, what do your two elder brothers want you to see when they choose concubines?" Concubine Liu said with a smile. "The candidates for the concubines of your two elder brothers, I and your father have almost decided, and the candidates for the side concubines still need to be considered."

In Zhaoyang Palace, the queen has just finished dealing with a group of visiting female dependents.

"The Queen." Jinxiu brought a bowl of bird's nest over. "You've been really tired these days, and the doctor has specially instructed you to take care of it."

"Yes, it's a bit nerve-wracking to have to deal with so many people every day." The queen was indeed very tired, so she took the bird's nest offered by Jinxiu. "But this election is very important, and I will definitely set the most effective Yue family for Zhen'er."

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince is handsome and handsome, and he is your adopted son, so he will naturally be able to find the most suitable Yue family."

"I heard that Yihua Palace is also very lively these days." The queen drank the bird's nest spoonful, put the empty bowl on the table at hand, and rubbed the corners of the table with her fingers. "Do you know who the people come and go to Yihua Palace?"

"It's just some ordinary nobles in Beijing, but the day before yesterday, the eldest princess of Qinghe left from Niangniang and went to Yihua Palace to meet her." Jinxiu looked at the queen's unkind face and said hesitantly.

"Heh, you don't have to be so nervous, I can guess." The queen said. "Your Majesty's eldest sister, her biological mother was just a foot-washing maid beside the Empress Dowager back then, and the first emperor was drunk to give her a fortune. But she was not favored by the emperor, her biological mother was also a concubine until she died, and she was not noble when she married someone. But fortunately, His Majesty was kind and treated her brothers and sisters well after ascending the throne, which gave her all these years of honor and dignity. She wanted to please both sides and not offend both sides, so she arranged for her granddaughter and granddaughter to participate in the election. ”

"But the slave maid heard that when the eldest princess of Qinghe came out of the Yihua Palace, her face was not worried, and she thought that she was politely rejected by Emperor Liu."

"As a mother, I can understand her plans."