Chapter 69: Candidates
"Speaking of which, the candidate I want to talk to my father about still has some heavenly blood." Although it is said to be a low marriage, Xiao Yu's chosen background is not very bad. "Father, do you remember the Lord of Lechang in King Kang's Mansion?"
The first generation of King Kang was the uncle of the first emperor, and he contributed a lot when the first emperor ascended the throne, so the first generation of King Kang lived a good life. It's a pity that King Kang's lineage has never had many heirs, and he has only one son from generation to generation. The latest generation is good, King Kang and his wife simply died of illness early, leaving only the eldest daughter Lechang County Lord who was only fourteen years old and a sick young son.
The sick young son did not wait for the day when he inherited the prince of Kang, he fell ill, and the clan had to consult the emperor of Chu to inherit a young son from the side branch to the knee of the deceased King Kang, inheriting the title of King Kang.
Emperor Chu has a mellow temperament, as long as the clan has no faults, he has always been very generous to the clan.
At that time, Emperor Chu took pity on the lord of Lechang for losing her parents and younger brother one after another, and thought about giving her a good family affair to ensure that she would have no worries for life. also because he knows that she has no relatives to support her, and now the well-off prince who has inherited the title is just a young son who has passed on, and he is not familiar with her, even if he can support her in the future, it will have to be a few years longer.
Emperor Chu spent a lot of thought to choose a young general for her to join the army, and the young general was originally an orphan who was taken in from the battlefield, without a father, a mother, or relatives. Emperor Chu only wanted to marry such a person, and he didn't have any worries about relatives and in-laws, and he was very suitable for the lord of Lechang.
So Emperor Chu gave the lord of Lechang a rich dowry, and also gave a qualified grandmother from the palace to assist the lord of Lechang in managing the family affairs of the house, and the queen personally went out of the palace to witness the marriage, and sent the lord of Lechang to marry with red makeup.
After the lord of Lechang and the young general got married, the husband and wife were in harmony, and the young couple lived a very happy life after marriage.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, in the third year after marriage, the lord of Lechang was easily pregnant, but there was a mistake when he was about to give birth. At that time, the lord of Lechang County was guarding the border with his husband, and the young general was accidentally hit by a stray arrow and injured his lungs while suppressing a border riot, and died of his injuries before he could be carried back to the barracks for treatment. The lord of Lechang was shocked to hear the bad news of her husband's death, and her grief and anger led to a difficult birth, and the fortunate thing in the misfortune was that she gave birth to a boy without danger.
Emperor Chu was grateful to the young general for sacrificing his life for the country, and thinking about the bumpy fate of the lord of Lechang County, he gave the boy who had no biological father at birth a hereditary title of Zhengwupin Cloud Cavalry Captain who could be hereditarily replaced, and enjoyed the support of the imperial court.
"It's the kid, I remember." Emperor Chu remembered. "King Kang brought that child to see me, and I saw that the relationship between their uncle and nephew was good. The boy was born well, and was like his father, and looked like his mother. ”
"Yes, when the lord of Lechang was first widowed, King Kang was eleven years old. Worried that the lord of Lechang would be lonely outside and had no relatives to take care of, he took the initiative to welcome the lord of Lechang back to Beijing and live in King Kang's mansion. Xiao Yu said. His name is Jiang Nian, and he won the lift last year. Because the lord of Lechang was bent on letting him study and take a scientific examination, he married by mistake, and now his age is just like his eldest sister. The lord of Lechang has a gentle temperament, Jiang Nian has a loose temperament, if the father and emperor marry the eldest sister, their mother and son will definitely be able to treat the eldest sister well. ”
"Listening to you say this, Jiang Nian is indeed a good candidate." Emperor Chu listened to Xiao Yu's words, nodded and said. Jiang Nian won the lift, if he did well in the next scientific examination, he would be allowed to explore flowers. Coupled with his original cloud knight captainship, it is enough to marry your eldest sister. ”
Emperor Chu thought that although Jiang Nian had no biological father, fortunately, he also had a mother from the clan, and now Jiang Nian had a good relationship with his uncle King Kang. Moreover, the staff of King Kang's Mansion is simple, which is more suitable for the eldest princess.
"Father, that's right." Xiao Yu echoed and said. "Jiang Nian is considered to be the queen of the clan, and his background is enough, and he has not completely insulted his eldest sister."
"Okay, this person you recommended is a good candidate." Emperor Chu turned his head to look at the piles of recitals on the table, and sighed. "It's just that things are busy at the moment, anyway, your eldest sister's marriage is not in a hurry, wait for me to see. Find another opportunity to let King Kang lead Jiang Nian into the palace alone, and let Concubine Chen also take a look. ”
Emperor Chu was kind, thinking that Concubine Chen was cowardly and only had such a daughter as Xiao Lu, if he really showed Xiao Lu a candidate for a concubine, he would still let Concubine Chen take a look.
"The father is merciful, Concubine Chen is the mother of the eldest sister, and the eldest sister's concubine can also make her feel at ease if she has seen her."
In Yuxiu Palace, Concubine Chen listened to Xiao Lu's reply from Brother Parrot next to her, and was finally relieved to learn that Emperor Chu finally relented.
Concubine Chen is now worried about Xiao Lu's marriage, but she is worried about her mother's Ding'an Hou family. Fortunately, the old lady Ding'an went to wait, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ding'anhou, came out of the nunnery. And Ding'an Hou and Ding'an Hou, who were punished for having no way to teach their godson, are also a lot more honest.
It's just that the marriage of Ding'an Hou Shizi is difficult, originally Ding'an Hou Shizi only has the name of the gentleman, which is nothing, who has not a few gentlemen in the imperial capital.
Even if the Ding'an Hou Mansion declines, as long as it is not downgraded for a day, it is still a super-grade Hou Mansion. Originally, the marriage of the Hou Shizi of Ding'an was just that the right people looked down on him, and there were always some official eunuchs from small families who wanted to marry their daughters.
When the prince of Ding'an Hou was saddled with the reputation of wanting to accept the women of the Qinglou and killing his grandmother, even those small households did not move.
But it's useless for Concubine Chen to be in a hurry in the palace, and her brother and sister-in-law are not in a hurry.
"You just said that the eldest princess was a little unwell when she came back?" She couldn't take care of the people outside the palace, there was only such a daughter in front of her, Concubine Chen sighed and asked Brother Parrot. "Why?"
"The sun is too strong today, and the eldest princess has been standing outside for a long time, and she has some heat." Brother Parrot replied respectfully and explained Xiao Lu's situation. "The eldest princess is already in the palace at this time, and she is waiting for the mandarin ducks to rest."
"Hey, since she's rested, I'll wait for her to rest before I see her." Concubine Chen knew Xiao Lu's temperament, and when she was really unwell, she didn't like people to surround her, so she could only ask Brother Parrot to take care of them. "You prepare the soup to relieve the heat and let her drink it when the eldest princess wakes up, the weather has been really hot recently, if the ice in the eldest princess's palace is not enough, let people come to my palace to get it first."
"Yes, the slave has written down Concubine Chen's instructions." The parrot responded. "The slaves will take good care of the princess."
"Alright, let's go down."
"Yes."
Xiao Xuan left the palace on the second day, she went to the palace of the prince in the morning, and she was going back to the palace after staying for most of the day.
"Princess, it's time to go back to the palace." The pennant guard who escorted Xiao Xuan looked at the sky outside and reminded Xiao Xuan that it was time to go back to the palace. "Your Majesty has instructed the ministers and others to escort the princess back to the palace before it gets dark."
"Auntie won't go~" Xiao Xuan had no choice but to get up and say goodbye to the eldest princess Wen and the side concubine Shen who were talking with her, but the two little radish heads on the side rushed over and stopped in front of Xiao Xuan, begging in a milky voice.
These two little radish heads are the youngest son of the Wen family and the daughter of the Shen family, and the original two children were the most sticky to Xiao Xuan when they were still in the palace. Some time ago, because of the trouble caused by the Red Lotus Sect, the two children hadn't seen her for several months. I've only been playing kung fu for most of the day today, so why am I willing to let Xiao Xuan leave.
"Don't mess around." Wen and Shen glanced at each other, smiled helplessly, and the two stepped forward to pick up their respective children. "It's getting dark, if your aunt doesn't return to the palace, your imperial grandfather will be angry, and your aunt will not be allowed to come out of the palace to see you next time."
"Auntie, when will you come next time?" King Yujun, who had grown up, stepped forward and took Xiao Xuan's hand and asked.
"Brother Yu." Xiao Xuan has the deepest feelings for King Yujun, she squatted down and hugged King Yujun and said. "Even if your aunt can't leave the palace, you can also follow your mother into the palace next time."
"Yes, Brother Yu." Wen looked at his eldest son and said softly. "You study hard at home, and in a few days the mother concubine will take you into the palace with your younger brothers and sisters, okay?"
After easily appeasing the three children, Xiao Xuan reluctantly got into the carriage.
Back in the palace, Emperor Liu was waiting for Xiao Xuan to come back for dinner.
"Mother, have you encountered anything good?" As soon as Xiao Xuan came in, he looked at Emperor Liu's concubine who was in a very good mood, and asked suspiciously.
"That's a good thing." Concubine Liu Huang beckoned to Xiao Xuan happily and motioned for her to sit down beside her. "Isn't your grandmother going to have a full birthday this year, your aunt handed over the fold and wanted to go back to the imperial capital to celebrate your grandmother's birthday, and your father has already agreed."
The eldest sister of Emperor Liu's concubine is now Princess Mu, and as a vassal king with a different surname and his family, it is a big crime to leave the fief without permission. Therefore, if Princess Mu wants to return to the imperial capital to celebrate the birthday of the eldest princess of Yongshou, she also has to hand the fold to Emperor Chu in advance.
Princess Mu has been married for more than 20 years and has only returned to the imperial capital twice.
"I can't even remember what my aunt looks like." The last time Princess Mu came back, Xiao Xuan was still a little baby girl wrapped in swaddling clothes, so naturally she had no impression of Princess Mu. "Does my aunt come back alone, or do you bring your cousins and cousins with you?"
Princess Mu has three sons and one daughter.
"Your first two cousins have errands that can't come, and your cousin can't come back if she gets married." The letter written by Princess Mu to Emperor Liu and the excerpt handed to Emperor Chu arrived at about the same time. "Your aunt will only bring her young son back with her, he is the same age as you, you get along with your cousin well, and you are not allowed to mess with your children when the time comes."