The prince's wedding was earlier than Zhang Tingxun's wife in the north.

In March, 100 girls from all over the country took the cultural test at the celebrant supervisor.

This news caused a sensation in the capital, and the people of Nanjing talked about it, and they all felt that it was very strange that the crown princess needed an exam. The most direct result of the incident was to reduce the dropout rate of girls in Jinling Province.

The low-level people, who learned to read and write a little, let their daughters drop out of school, gradually felt that they should let their daughters graduate from primary school.

Jiang Yuan is from Shandong and successfully passed the written exam.

The first round of interviews is very fast. It is to measure height and weigh, and all those who are too tall and too short, too fat and too thin are eliminated.

The second round of interviews is obviously much stricter. The female officials of the celebrant carefully examined the facial features, skin, hair, timbre, and demeanor of the candidate for the crown princess.

These two rounds of re-examination followed the rules of the Ming Dynasty.

If it was placed in the Ming Dynasty, only 2,000 people would be eliminated from these links (the total number of candidates was 5,000).

The next step, more private, requires undressing for inspection.

In the end, 50 people were left, and they were taken to the queen mother or queen, and 3 people were selected and handed over to the emperor for approval.

The new dynasty of Datong has actually saved a lot of processes, and when Empress Fei Rulan personally selected it, there were only 25 candidates left.

Jiang Yuan stood in the crowd, feeling quite worried.

When she saw the queen walking towards her, she tried to squeeze out a smile, but in fact, her facial muscles were already stiff. The queen watched her closely, then walked past her, and at some point returned to her seat.

One candidate after another, in turn, stepped forward to speak to the queen.

"Du Ruowei, a folk girl, meet the queen. Minnu is a native of Xichong, Sichuan, and graduated from Xichong County Middle School. The father of the family is a businessman in the county...... "A young girl stepped forward and introduced herself after saluting.

Fei Rulan asked, "What do you like on weekdays?" ”

The girl replied, "Read, paint, and write poetry." ”

Fei Rulan asked again: "What books do you read, what kind of paintings do you make, and what kind of poems do you write?" ”

The girl became nervous, and her speech was not so sharp: "Go back to the queen's mother, the people's daughter...... The folk girl reads the "Four Books of Women", paints flowers and birds, and writes landscape poems. ”

"No more preferences?" Fei Rulan asked again.

The girl replied: "I also learned female red with my mother, and I have some embroidery skills." ”

I don't know how long it took, but it was finally Jiang Yuan's turn: "People's girl Jiang Yuan, meet the queen." The daughter is a native of Anqiu, Shandong, her father is from Zhejiang, and her mother is from Jiangsu, both of whom are immigrants from the New Dynasty......"

Fei Rulan asked: "They either read books and paint, or women are red textiles, are you the same?" ”

Jiang Yuan replied: "If you go back to your mother, your mother will not be popular, and she has never taught this kind of skill to a people's daughter." In addition to reading, the folk girl can also ...... Pigs, geldings and winemaking are also raised. ”

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the candidates all pursed their lips and smiled.

Fei Rulan became interested: "Oh, how did you give birth to pigs?" ”

Jiang Yuan said: "The parents of the folk girl immigrated to Shandong and got a share of the land. In addition to wheat, some sorghum is also grown. Sorghum is a good thing, sorghum stalks can be fed to donkeys, sorghum can be used to make wine, and sake lees can be fed to pigs. ”

"You are a woman, how can you learn to be a gelding?" Fei Rulan asked.

Jiang Yuan said: "The family originally invited someone to gelding, but my father felt that it was not cost-effective, so he learned the skills of gelding by himself. One of his fathers was sick and had been bedridden for more than two months, and his mother wanted to invite a gelding craftsman, but the daughter volunteered to take a knife and gelding the pig. In fact, it is very simple, press the place of the piglet, it will raise a small bag, and then gently cut it with a knife, and then squeeze out the thing and cut it off. ”

"Poof!"

The candidates for the crown princess who were present suddenly couldn't hold back and laughed directly.

Others are red-faced when they hear it, as if gelding is a very shameful thing.

Fei Rulan also couldn't help laughing a little and asked, "How dare you say such a big thing?" Aren't you afraid of losing the election? ”

Jiang Yuan replied: "When Niangniang asked, I didn't dare to hide it. ”

Fei Rulan said: "Listening to you say this, the family must be extremely poor. ”

Jiang Yuan replied: "Thanks to Your Majesty's great kindness, the people's daughter's family is not bitter. His parents worked hard, and the family had more than 10 acres of land, raised more than 60 pigs, three donkeys, and more than 20 chickens, and opened a winemaking workshop in the town. The brewery was too busy to keep busy, so four guys were hired before and after. Most of the people in the town are immigrants, and the families of the women are considered wealthy. ”

There are a few young girls from large families, who feel more and more funny, and the farmers who farm, raise pigs, and make wine dare to call themselves rich in front of the queen.

Unexpectedly, Fei Rulan actually nodded in approval: "Your parents migrated to another place, empty-handed, and they were able to break into such a family business, which is very rare." Presumably, Ling Zun Lingtang is a down-to-earth and hard-working person. ”

Jiang Yuan said: "My father often taught me that we should be down-to-earth and hardworking. My mother also used to say that both men and women should strive for progress. She has two younger sisters and a younger brother, all of whom are studying, and our parents encourage us to read. ”

"A diligent and simple family, the family will surely prosper in the future." Fei Rulan sighed.

After working for most of the day, the 25 candidates, the queen all finished the interview, and announced on the spot: "Qiao Wuhua, Zhu Junmo, Jiang Yuan, the three of you stay." The rest of the women, given silver and gold, returned to their places of origin. ”

This result was very unexpected.

Qiao Wuhua and Zhu Junmo both studied in the Imperial City School, and they were already older.

Moreover, Zhu Junmo is tall, and when he measures his height, he is exactly the same as the qualified value. Obviously, the height qualification value has been changed for her.

Many candidates speculated that these two people could go all the way, and it must be the prince's own favorite.

So everyone tacitly went to compete for the last spot.

Which Cheng thought, was robbed by the peasant girl who handled the gelding!

"Mother, I want to report!" A young girl suddenly stood up and knelt on the ground as if to report someone.

Fei Rulan's face was not good, and she asked, "Which one do you want to report?" ”

The girl pointed to Jiang Yuan: "Her grandmother is a thin horse in Yangzhou." Her mother used to be a concubine, a nun and a famous prostitute! With such a background, you can't be a crown princess. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan's expression was dazed, obviously not knowing the past of his elders.

Fei Rulan asked, "How do you know this?" ”

The girl explained: "My father was originally from the Hangzhou Wang clan, and the imperial court split the big clan, so my father moved to Shandong, and lived in Anqiu County with this Jiangyuan, and lived in the town next door to her house. Jiang Yuan's mother, whose real name is Feng Xuanxuan, and her flower name is Xiaoqing. Her maternal grandfather was Guangling Zhi County, the capital of Yangzhou in the former dynasty. Her maternal grandmother was a Yangzhou skinny horse gifted by a wealthy businessman. Her grandfather's family was in the middle of the road, so he sold her mother to a wealthy merchant in Hangzhou as a concubine. The eldest woman in the rich merchant was jealous and kicked her mother out of the house to become a nun! To say that you are a nun is to be a prostitute! ”

"The people don't dare to speak falsely, and everyone in Hangzhou knows it at this time. Her mother also wrote many poems, one of which is the most famous Gu Ying's self-pity: New makeup actually competes with painting, and it is known that it ranks first in Zhaoyang. The thin shadow shines from the spring water, and I have to pity me. ”

This young girl was obviously prepared, and it is estimated that her parents at home explained it.

If Jiang Yuan loses the election, then he won't say anything. If Jiang Yuan is selected, he will report it on the spot, and even memorize Jiang Yuan's mother's old poems.

After listening to that poem, Fei Rulan was basically sure that it was true, even if she made false accusations, it was impossible to make up such a good poem.

"She's telling the truth?" Fei Rulan asked.

After the initial confusion, Jiang Yuan calmed down at this moment, knelt down and replied, "The people don't know about this matter. Even if it is true, the people's daughter is not guilty of bullying the king. His Majesty advocated equality between men and women, and many prostitutes also made meritorious contributions to the new dynasty, and some even became officials. The mother followed the decrees of the imperial court and migrated to Shandong to be self-reliant, diligent and not illegal. How can you use the law of the old dynasty to sin against the people of the new dynasty? ”

Fei Rulan hesitated, she liked this Jiang Yuan very much, but her life experience was indeed a little uncomfortable.

But no matter what, this girl who jumped out to report must have no hope of being the crown princess, because she made Fei Rulan unhappy.

Thinking about it, Fei Rulan said: "Li Ruosu also stayed." ”

Li Ruosu is the daughter of a military general, and she was overjoyed when she heard this.

This is equivalent to electing four crown princesses, and Jiang Yuan must be the one with the lowest status.

The twenty-one girls who were unsuccessful left the Forbidden City in disappointment. I don't know who spread it, and in a few days, it made Nanjing City Street know about it.

Zhang Dai, who was in charge of the Zhan Mansion, was the nominal teacher of the crown prince and took the initiative to ask to see the emperor and empress.

"You know the truth?" Zhao Han asked.

Zhang Dai replied: "At the beginning, there was indeed a Feng Xiaoqing in Hangzhou, who was placed under house arrest by the eldest woman to be a nun in Gushan. But this woman was not a prostitute, but only occasionally received celebrities and wrote poems together. And in order to avoid suspicion, she never meets with men alone. The name of the prostitute is spread by the jealous woman. ”

Fei Rulan asked, "How did you go to Shandong?" ”

Zhang Dai said: "The new dynasty recovered Zhejiang, so that the monks of the unbridled monks returned to the vulgar. Feng Xiaoqing took the opportunity to return to the vulgar and went to the government to ask for a divorce, and was the first concubine in Hangzhou to file a lawsuit for divorce, so everyone in Hangzhou made a fuss. Many celebrities went to propose marriage and were willing to take her as a concubine, but this Feng Xiaoqing married a house slave of a wealthy pig farmer in Gushan. The husband and wife gave birth to a daughter, which should be the Jiangyuan girl. Because of chewing too much tongue, there are often prodigal sons, after the Datong army recovered Shandong, the couple immigrated to Shandong with their daughters. ”

In history, Feng Xiaoqing was forced to death by the eldest woman, and Zhang Dai also wrote an article to regret it.

Zhao Han listened to it, and immediately smiled: "It's also a strange woman." ”

Jiang Yuan's life experience is very clear, his grandfather is Damingzhi County, his grandmother is Yangzhou Skinny Horse, and his mother married a wealthy businessman as a concubine, and was forced to leave the house as a nun by his wife. The matter of prostitution is pure slander. His biological father was just an honest pig farmer slave, who took advantage of the establishment of the new dynasty and got rid of his slave status.

Zhao Han immediately decided: "This Jiang Yuan can be the crown prince and concubine." Let the "Datong Monthly" publicize this matter, so that everyone in the world knows that the new dynasty is to help the miserable! ”

The mother of the crown princess and concubine was a nun concubine who remarried, and her father was still a domestic slave.

Isn't that the most vivid example?

The new dynasty of Datong has allowed countless women and domestic slaves to be reincarnated as human beings and get a new life!

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