This year's Spring Festival, the Great Week is spent in a bustling atmosphere. Concubine Wan, who likes to provoke trouble the most in the palace, and Concubine Su, who is the most vicious, have all died, and the concubines have stopped a lot. On the New Year, Emperor Changping suddenly announced to his ministers that he wanted to make a prince.

Nowadays, Emperor Changping is also a man with many sons, although there are few adult princes, but there are many young princes. Originally, everyone thought that Emperor Changping would observe again to see which prince was more outstanding, but they didn't expect him to announce the crown prince so quickly.

However, the candidates announced by Emperor Changping are the same as everyone thinks. That is Xiao Kun, the fourth prince of Queen Fang.

Thinking about it, you also know that Xiao Kun is not only the prince of the son, but his mother, Empress Fang, has always been respected by the emperor. He also has a martial arts brother, King Qin, and a national teacher's sister-in-law, such a backstage, no matter how the candidate is, he will be the candidate. Not to mention, since Xiao Kun was very young, Emperor Changping often took him to meet the ministers in the Qinzheng Palace to deal with government affairs. Everyone can say that they grew up watching Xiao Kun.

Xiao Kun himself is smart and studious, calm and wise, he has emerged at a young age, not to be underestimated, most of the courtiers think that if Xiao Kun becomes an emperor in the future, he will definitely become a generation of Ming monarchs.

With such concerted efforts and no objections, the matter of establishing the prince will naturally progress quickly. Of course, a large part of the reason for the establishment of the crown prince depends on the results of the calculation of the Xuangui jade plate used by the national teacher of the dynasty.

Therefore, Qin Mingyue went to retreat and fast during the busiest Spring Festival.

After a month of fasting, a grand sacrifice was held in the Star Picking Tower, and in full view of everyone, Qin Mingyue used the Xuangui Jade Plate to open the supernatural power and calculate the candidate for the crown prince. Without any objections, the Xuan Turtle Jade Plate showed that the candidate for the crown prince was Xiao Kun.

Now Xiao Kun is already ironclad to become the crown prince. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there are many things to prepare for the canonization ceremony of the crown prince, because the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for a long time before, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is still a well-known capable official like Jiang Rui, so, just in February, the day when the dragon raised his head, Xiao Kun became the prince.

The new crown prince naturally wants to move out of the queen's Qifeng Palace and enter the East Palace. With the canonization of the crown prince, the selection of the crown princess is also on the agenda.

The various families scrambled to each other.

Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui didn't put much thought into the canonization of the crown prince, there was nothing to fight for anyway. What they have to prepare for now is another thing, and that is the upcoming national war.

Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui didn't care about dealing with the family, and the closest relationship with the National Teacher's Mansion was the Qin family, the Duke of Liguo. Now, their family is like a city, although there are concubines and children to help, the Duchess of Liguo Zeng Yutong is still a tired person on her back.

On this day, she had just rested for a while, and the maid came to report that Mrs. Gu had come to visit.

As soon as he heard that his fourth sister was coming, Zeng Yutong couldn't be lazy, so he could only change his clothes and ask Mrs. Gu to meet Mrs. Zeng Siniang in the flower hall.

When Zeng Yutong saw the fourth sister, he saw that the fourth sister was already wearing gorgeous spring clothes, but he laughed and said, "Fourth sister, you are too anxious, right?" Now that the spring cold is still strong, why did you change into spring clothes? ”

Zeng Siniang's family is now getting richer and richer, and the status of the imperial merchant makes the Gu family status, power, and business very good. In addition, with the Qin State Mansion and the queen in the palace taking care of them, their family has now not only become the only royal spice supplier, but also opened branches in major cities in the Great Zhou. Because the business of Nanyang sea trade is getting better and better, the Gu family also buys a large number of spices from Nanyang every year, because of Zeng Yutong's connection, the Gu family also has a relationship with the Shen family, the most powerful in sea trade, and can get the best spices every year. Is this business still good?

Business is good, the children are all older, and the father-in-law of the fourth lady died of illness a few years ago. There is only one mother-in-law left. The mother-in-law followed the example of the Qin family and divided the family for her sons. The eldest son, Gu Chun and his wife, inherited the royal business, and the fourth lady of Zeng also became Mrs. Zeng and became a family member.

Zeng Siniang is now more and more bold, Gege laughed and said: "Fifth sister, my youth is limited, and I am about to marry a daughter-in-law who enters the door, and if I don't dress up, I will really get old, of course I can't wait." ”

Zeng Yutong invited Zeng Siniang to drink tea and eat snacks, and said with a smile: "The fourth sister is not old, she is still a beauty." However, what you said is also true, our children are all older, not to mention your brothers and sisters, even if my eldest son can also take care of people and things and help me manage housework? ”

"His aunt is still not satisfied, and wants to ask him to go to Fenglan Island for a few years. This is to ask him to go and take charge of himself at a young age. ”

Zeng Siniang said with a smile: "Brother Liang'er is a dragon and phoenix among the people, and he has long been able to take charge alone." There is also a national teacher to protect him, and he can only increase his experience and become more intelligent and wise when he goes out, where can he not do it? ”

Zeng Yutong felt more and more comfortable when he heard this, and couldn't help asking: "Those brothers and sisters in your family are also good." Especially your eldest man, steady and courteous. And your eldest sister, there are fourteen this year, right? At the last Anfu County Lord's Week Ceremony, there were a few little girls who were very outstanding, and the national teacher also asked, including your eldest sister. ”

Zeng Siniang's eyes flashed with surprise: "Really? The National Teacher also asked about our family Cuiwen? It's really a blessing for our family. ”

Zeng Yutong said with a smile: "Your eldest sister, as well as the eldest daughter of our family's second master family in Jin Province, my eldest sister Rulan, Xiangyang Houfu's eldest lady Ma Simin, second miss Ma Shijia, three young ladies of the Shen family, two young ladies of the Cui family, three young ladies of the Bai family, two young ladies of the Xie family, two granddaughters of Yu Xiangye's family, two granddaughters, the two young ladies born to our old cousin of the Bian family, and the two young ladies of our sister-in-law Hu family, are all in the concern of the national teacher. The National Teacher focused on a few of them that day, and I heard that he also used the Xuangui Jade Plate. ”

This is a big deal, Zeng Siniang didn't expect that among a bunch of noble daughters from a family, there would be her daughter? Zeng Siniang's face was happy: "You actually used the Xuangui Jade Plate?" Isn't this a measure of national events? How can it be used on the ladies of the boudoir? ”

Zeng Yutong said with a smile: "This is a confidential matter, the fourth sister must not say it outside, well, you can tell your brother-in-law when you go back, so that he can have a number in his heart." ”

"Actually, now that the crown prince has been decided, the crown princess will be selected soon. The crown prince is already twelve years old, and it is indeed not the time for a big wedding, but it is also time to see the candidate for the crown princess. When they are optimistic, they will have to go down a series of red tape, how can they go for a year or two, so delayed, almost when the prince is sixteen years old, he can marry the princess. ”

"Now the whole capital is anxious about the selection of the crown princess, and all families are showing their abilities, and they have to fight. To tell my sister the truth, if I hadn't had some things to deal with in the past two days, I would have wanted to close the door and thank the guests, so as to avoid this right and wrong. ”