Sanniang, Wuniang and Xue's family went out of Ci'an Palace, and naturally there were palace people leading them out of the palace.

When passing by the garden at the junction of the East and West Palaces, Sanniang found that there was a group of people coming and going in the corridor opposite, seemingly entering and leaving a certain palace in the West Palace.

"Yesterday, the queen ordered the renovations of the West Palace's Zhufang Palace." Leading Sanniang out of the palace was a small palace maid in the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Palace, and when she saw that the Xue family and several people looked over there, she whispered: "The Fang Palace is where the previous embroidery girls lived. ”

Because she saw that the Xue family and Sanniang were very favored by the Queen Mother today, this little palace maid also wanted to have a good relationship, so she would talk like this one more time, but she was also afraid of the reproach of the old lady who walked in front, so after whispering this sentence, she lowered her head and walked again, no longer speaking.

Sanniang thought about this in her heart, but she understood the meaning of the little palace maid's words, I am afraid that the emperor will choose a new person to enter the palace in the near future.

The current emperor is twenty-five or sixteen years old, although he is still young, but in ancient times, he generally had children everywhere in ancient times. It's a pity that the emperor, who ascended the throne at a young age, now has only one concubine with intellectual problems, and the second prince born to the queen has died. The offspring is very thin.

At this time, not only the queen mother, the emperor, but even the ministers of the court were also anxious. The issue of the emperor's heirs is not a family matter of the emperor alone, but a national matter related to the society. So at this time, it is imperative for draft girls to enter the palace.

I just don't know what the criteria for selecting embroidered girls in this dynasty are, Sanniang frowned. If all the women in the families of officials of a certain rank in the DPRK are selected for the election, then ......

After Sanniang returned home, she went to the backyard to inquire with Mama Zhuang.

"It is natural that the third lady does not know this, the current saint has not yet chosen a show girl, and the concubines in the harem are all old people in the prince's mansion when the saint was still the prince. And the emperor only chose a show girl once during his reign for decades. It was still the third year of Jianwu when the first emperor had just ascended the throne. According to the usual practice, after the state capitals received the decree of the imperial court, they selected women from good families with both ability and political integrity in the local area and sent them to Beijing, and then the queen mother, the emperor and the queen selected the top-notch ones to fill the harem. The rest of the good families who were not selected were sent back to their natural citizenship. ”

Speaking of this, Mama Zhuang glanced at Sanniang: "In addition, according to the convention." The daughters of officials of the DPRK and China who are above the fifth rank are also selected. ”

Sanniang frowned when she heard this.

"However......" Mama Zhuang carefully looked at the look on Sanniang's face, and added: "Because the scope of officials above the fifth grade is too broad, in fact, except for those families specifically pointed out by the emperor's decree. Whether or not the women of the other courtiers' families wanted to run for election was voluntary. ”

Sanniang was a little surprised when she heard this. It turns out that the draft in this era is still somewhat humane.

No wonder I haven't seen anything in Beijing in recent days, and in order to avoid the phenomenon of the women in the family being elected to the palace, the whole people are crazy about grabbing their sons-in-law. It stands to reason that if she gets the news, even if the news has not spread to the point that everyone knows about it, it is impossible for other people to go to the mansion of the big man or the powerful without getting any rumors. Now it seems that because of the flexibility of the draft, the provinces are safe.

After Sanniang inquired about what she wanted to know, the stone in her heart was put down. Although she vaguely knew that the Queen Mother summoned her today, it must be related to Xuan Shao. But until you get the exact news, everything is subject to change.

"Third Miss, why did you suddenly ask about the draft?" Mama Zhuang saw Sanniang get up and leave. I couldn't help but ask out loud.

Sanniang paused, and smiled back at Mama Zhuang: "It's just that I got the news by chance when I was in the palace today." The emperor is going to draft a draft girl in the near future, and Sanniang is curious for a while. ”

Mama Zhuang was shocked at first, but she was also an old fritter who had been mixing in the inner court for decades, and she quickly figured out the key. Thinking of Sanniang's reaction just now, Mama Zhuang was a little curious: "Just now, the slave maid looked at the meaning of the third lady, it seems that she is unwilling to enter the palace?" In fact, judging from the slave maid, if the third lady's qualifications are ......"

Sanniang interrupted with a light smile: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and Sanniang is not here." ”

Mama Zhuang nodded knowingly, but she couldn't help but feel a little pity.

Sanniang smiled and left the backyard by herself.

In the palace, when the emperor came to ask for peace in the evening, the queen mother told the emperor about the summoning of Sanniang and several people during the day. The emperor saw that the queen mother had chosen a daughter-in-law for Xuan Shao, and remembered that he had promised Xuan Shao before, so he asked him to invite Xuan Shao into the palace.

The emperor finished his dinner in the palace of the queen mother, and still in the imperial garden, he summoned Xuan Shao, who came to the palace overnight.

As soon as the emperor met, he got straight to the point and said: "The queen mother has already selected the daughter of Wang Dong's family, the right attendant of the criminal department, for you." This Wang family is also a famous family, and presumably the girls of the Wang family will not be far behind. ”

Seeing that Xuan Shao was silent, the emperor said again: "The person selected by the Queen Mother may be more restrained in temperament...... But when you marry a wife, you shouldn't be too picky. With your identity, it is also natural to accept a few concubines, since this Wang family girl was selected by the Queen Mother, she must be a virtuous person, and she will not be embarrassed by you. ”

The emperor thought he understood the thoughts of these juniors, hinting at the merits of Xuan Shao marrying a virtuous wife.

"Since it is a person carefully selected by the Queen Mother, the minister has no opinion." Xuan Shao pretended not to hear the emperor's hints, and said in a steady voice as much as possible.

The emperor thought that his persuasion had been effective, and nodded with satisfaction: "Even so, after I summon Wang Xian and Wang Dong tomorrow, I will choose a day to marry you." By the way, tomorrow you will go to the Jingwei Command Envoy to take up a post, I have already said hello to the Commander. ”

Xuan Shao was ordered to retreat.

Outside the Qinjuan Zhai is the Imperial Garden, at this time the autumn sun has set, and the Imperial Garden is no longer the brilliant scene in the daytime, but the look in Xuan Shao's eyes is to make people feel that what he sees is a unique beauty in the world.

On the second day, Sanniang was recruited into Wang Dong and Xue's main room before lunch.

Wang Dong and the Xue family sat on the main seat, and Sanniang stepped forward and stood aside after finishing the salute. glanced at Xue inadvertently, and when she saw the undisguised joy in her eyes, Sanniang was stunned.

"Yesterday, you entered the palace with your mother, and you won the favor of the Queen Mother." Wang Dong looked at Sanniang and said lightly.

Sanniang's eyes look at the nose and nose and the heart, and the eight winds do not move the chaste and quiet appearance.

Wang Dong nodded secretly: "As the daughter of the Wang family, you have lived up to the teachings of the elders, which makes my father very pleased." Saying that, Wang Dong turned to the Xue family and said: "The holy decree of marriage is estimated to come down soon, and it is also the glory of the Wang family to be able to get the queen mother and the emperor to marry in person." You should prepare well, if you don't understand, go to Wenjiayuan to ask your aunt, don't make your own opinions. ”

Xue Shi hurriedly responded happily.

Sanniang's heart was pounding.

Could it be...... Is it done?

Wang Dong naturally couldn't see how uneasy and excited Sanniang was in his heart, so he only turned his head and talked to Xue softly.

"I'm afraid the wedding date will be next year, because it is a marriage, Sanniang's marriage should not be sloppy. In addition to the dowry left by her mother, and the three thousand taels given by the princess, you can go to the outer court to find Quanfu and withdraw ten thousand taels, and when the time comes, it will go into my account in the outer court, and if it is not enough, tell me. ”

"Originally, the young and the young were orderly, and it stands to reason that they should be busy with the marriage of Brother Jing and Erniang first, but the emperor's order is great, and the words of marriage have always been different. It's just that you have to worry about Brother Jing'er's marriage. ”

When Sanniang heard Wang Dong mention Wang Jing, she couldn't help but restrain her mind and planned to listen to it, but she didn't want Wang Dong to realize that it was not good to discuss these things in front of her daughter, so she nodded to Sanniang: "You go back to the room first, don't always go out after the holy decree comes down, and prepare your dowry at home." ”

Sanniang was stunned, this is going to drive herself out? The question is...... Third master, you don't seem to have explained to your daughter which family she wants to marry!

Is it difficult to achieve it, because it is not your turn to make decisions about marriage, so it is not necessary to even know who your future husband is before getting married?

Sanniang secretly rolled her eyes in her heart, but she bowed and retreated in a proper manner.

When Wang Dong came out of the inner courtyard after taking a nap, Sanniang went to the main room to see Xue's again.

As soon as Xue saw Sanniang come in, he stared at her with a smile, and Sanniang was a little helpless by her, so she could only say loudly: "Mother, what is the matter with what my father said about giving marriage?" ”

Xue Shi then remembered that when Wang Dong had just recruited Sanniang, he only said a few words ambiguously, but he didn't make the key clear, and he couldn't help but be a little funny.

The Xue family sent the maids out, pulled Sanniang to sit down beside him, and said with a smile: "Today, the master and uncle were summoned by the emperor, saying that the queen mother liked you very much when she saw that you were well-behaved and dignified yesterday, so she decided to marry you to the current commander of the Jingwei Commanding Envoy Xuanshao." I have inquired, although the commander of the Wei Command Department is only a four-rank military position, it has always been a cronie selected by the Son of Heaven among the nobles. The old man also said that this Xuan Gongzi has a good future in the future. ”

At this time, the stone in Sanniang's heart was finally put down, and the beauty was ...... It's done!

In fact, these days, Sanniang is also very awkward, she feels her youth in terms of feelings, if Xuan Shao doesn't take the bait, she has no choice. It can be done, Sanniang thought, maybe because Xuan Shao is also a rookie like her.

Xue Shi saw Sanniang lowering her head and thinking that she was shy, and suddenly remembered something: "Hey? When I first heard the name Xuan Shao, I still felt a little familiar, but now that I think about it, isn't Xuan Shao the young man who saved your life when we were attacked on the way to the chrysanthemum banquet last time? ”

Sanniang bowed her head and was silent.

Xue Shi was very happy: "In this way, you have a fate." Besides, I saw that Xuan Gongzi that day, and he was really a talent. Sanniang, the Queen Mother's marriage is really good. (To be continued)