"Folk girl Ding Yuying? Is she really that smart?"
"Bingxue is really smart! Just look at her French test papers and you will know that she has made such great progress in just a few months. It is not easy!"
"Oh, is it so?"
In the imperial study room of the Red Castle in East Lake, Emperor Zhu was watching Zhu Cibing deliver high-scoring test papers while talking to the charter king.
The written test for the Women's College Examination has ended, and the top 10 candidates in the written test after excluding the candidates surnamed Zhu who cannot participate in the selection of the Crown Princess have been announced.
Ranked first is Luo Xiaohe, second is Zheng Min, third is Shen Xiulan, fourth is Wei Qingxiu, fifth is Ma Yuxiu (granddaughter of Ma Shiying), sixth is Hou Xiaolan (grandniece of Hou Xun), seventh is Zuo Xianglian (the daughter of the Zuo family in Laiyang), the eighth is Gu Cailian (the niece of the same clan as Gu Jiang), the ninth is Zheng Yu (also the granddaughter of Zheng Zhilong), and the tenth is Xia Weizhen (the daughter of Xia Wanchun).
Wu Ahuan, who was highly recommended by Wu Sanmei, also did well in the exam and ranked 69th. However, considering that her martial arts can score 100 points, she still has a chance to give it a try.
As for Ding Yuying, recommended by Zhu Cibing, she ranked eighteenth and scored 372 points! She scored 30 points more than Wu Ahuan, but her martial arts skills cannot be compared with Wu Ahuan after all...so the hope of winning in the end is not very high, unless Zhu Cixiang values this girl particularly.
After Zhu Cibing analyzed the top ten girls, he found that only Wei Qingxiu, Zuo Xianglian and Hou Xiaolan were the daughters of the Northern Party. Moreover, Wei Qingxiu, Zuo Xianglian and Hou Xiaolan are all ladies from civil servant families. Even if they have practiced a little martial arts, they are at a level of fifty or sixty and cannot surpass the daughter of the Zheng family. The Zheng family is a general after all!
That's why Zhu Cibing decided to recommend Ding Yuying...because he felt that this girl was probably the smartest and the most able to endure hardships among all the girls who took the exam.
"Brother Emperor, look, this is her exam paper." Zhu Cibing took out Ding Yuying's exam paper and handed it to Emperor Zhu with both hands.
Zhu Cixiang took the test paper and read it. The handwriting was beautiful, the article was well written, the organization was clear, the arguments were strong, and she did well on the arithmetic test... This shows that she is really smart. As for French, I got a score of 92, which is pretty good.
"Brother Emperor," Zhu Cibing said, "Ding Yuying only scored 35 points in French when she first took the exam. She has improved so much in a few months, which shows that she is smart and hardworking. And she is a civilian girl...not among the Northern and Southern Party members. "Although the family has some assets, they are just ordinary people. They are not like those ladies from wealthy families. They were all born in the clouds and do not know the sufferings of the people or the cunning of the unruly people."
Zhu Cixiang finished reading Ding Yuying's paper, then picked up Luo Xiaohe's paper and asked Zhu Cibing: "Lao Liu, what do you think of her?"
"She is the daughter of Grand Duke Luo," Zhu Cibing said, "She has been very smart since she was a child, but she is a little weak...and the Luo family is a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, like the Zhu family of Jinhua, the Xu family of Shanghai, and the Shen family of Chongming. The Qian family (Qian Qianyi) in Changshu are all relatives! If you must rely on Jiangdong families, she is the best choice. If His Majesty wants to continue to take the path of controlling the south from the north, my brother bluntly said... Luo Xiaohe is not suitable. Princess!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "I'm asking you what you think of her? Lao Liu, you're not married either!"
"Ah, Brother Chen..." Zhu Cibing's face suddenly turned red.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Lao Liu, I will not let you be the king of the vassal state, but I want to keep you to assist the country... You are from the north, and it is best for the princess to choose from the famous families in the southeast. Zheng, The Shen family is too strong, and you have a weak temperament and cannot suppress them. This Luo family is just right. Grand Duke Luo is a smart man, but he is not very courageous. Moreover, he is very clean when he is in the government and has no corruption or bribery, just like you. , just be a charterer."
Zhu Cibing thought to himself: There are more than a dozen streets in Shanghai that have rents to collect, so why is there any need for corruption and bribery? Even if you take bribes, the rental money will be confiscated. But this Luo Xiaohe is really good! A rare Jiangnan beauty!
"Thank you, brother!" Zhu Cibing thought of this and hurriedly saluted.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Lao Liu, please don't make any announcement about this matter. We will discuss everything after the interview... I will arrange for Ding Yuying to be seen by the prince first. If he likes it, then Luo Xiaohe will marry you. He If I look down on Ding Yuying but fall in love with Luo Xiaohe, then there is nothing I can do about it."
Of course Emperor Zhu will not really leave the choice to Zhu Hexing. He will interview Ding Yuying with his son - because of the recommendation of the charter king, Ding Yuying is already the first choice. However, the charter king would probably not dare to talk to anyone about this matter, because if he did, he would become a thorn in the eyes of Zheng Zhilong and Shen Tingyang!
"My brother knows." Zhu Cibing was about to leave when he suddenly thought of the King of Hezhong. "Your Majesty, who do you want the King of Hezhong to marry? Can you tell me everything?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said, "I have to talk to the rich man before deciding on the candidate."
"Your Majesty, the Zheng family..."
Zhu Cihong said: "I have more than two sons, so I am afraid that no one can take the Zheng family's daughter? Besides, if the prince falls in love with Zheng Min, I will not beat the couple."
...
The official title of Zhu Hehao, the King of United States, was actually King Shen, a prince who took 10,000 acres of land to collect rent. The King of Hezhong was actually held concurrently by Zhu Cixiang, but an edict had been issued stating that he would succeed King Shen after his wedding.
Among Zhu Cihong's dozen sons, the Shen King Zhu Hehao was undoubtedly the smartest, the best at reading, and the best at managing money. Moreover, his grades in the Army Lecture Hall were also very good. The graduation examination results ranked third among students in the same period!
It can be said that he is the most ideal model of king in Zhu Cixiang's mind - if Emperor Zhu's heir was him, maybe he would not go through such trouble to choose a crown princess.
But he was not the legitimate son, and the eldest son Zhu Hexing was too "martial". He is about to ascend the throne, and he should have no problem controlling the army, but there will definitely be some financial problems... So Zhu Cixiang must find a good wife for him to help him manage Nuo Da's property!
Zhu Hehao, who lost his position as prince because his mother failed to win the position of queen, was summoned to the Red Castle by Zhu Cihong on the night when his new love Ah Hai failed the written examination for the entrance to the women's university.
Seeing his son, Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile: "Boss, can I call you over and not disturb your meeting with the beautiful lady?"
"Beauty..." Zhu Hehao smiled bitterly, "Father, Emperor Shengming, my son can't hide anything from you!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled and waved to his son: "Sit down, sit down and talk."
Zhu Hehao pulled up a chair and sat down respectfully, holding his knees with his hands, looking particularly well-behaved.
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "How is it? How good is that Ah Hai?"
"She, she..." Zhu Hehao hesitated at first, and then gritted his teeth, "Father, I want to make her my concubine, please give me permission!"
"Oh." Zhu Cixi smiled, "Is this what she asked for?"
Zhu Hehao shook his head, "This matter is tacitly understood. She is the princess of the vassal country, and her son is the king of the vassal state..."
"That's right!" Zhu Cixiang was still smiling, "You are the king of a vassal. You can have two sides, and a concubine who has to go to Japan. Xu Guangguo's daughter has also come to take the exam. Why don't you go and take the exam too? Did she get it?"
"Father, my son," Zhu Hehao looked troubled, "My son is not sure..."
Zhu Cixiang waved his hand, "What are you not sure about? You are a wealthy king, you are so good-looking, and you can't handle a yellow-haired girl from the Xu family? This matter is settled... But your princess must treat her well." To sum up, do you like Wu Ahuan?"
"Wu Ahuan?" Zhu Hehao was stunned again and again. Didn't this happiness come too quickly? He was already so happy with Ah Hai, and he was about to get a girl from Japan's Xu family, and then another Eight-faced Guanyin, but he was afraid his body wouldn't be able to bear it!
"Father, are you serious?" Zhu Hehao couldn't believe his ears, "Have you heard that your mother wants her to be the crown princess?"
"But the prince doesn't like her," Zhu Cihong said. "The prince thinks she is too fierce. Rich man, do you think she is fierce?"
"Ferocious?" Zhu Hehao was confused. He was a few years older than Wu Ahuan. Of course he wouldn't have been bullied by this little girl Wu Ahuan when he was a child.
Zhu Hehao smiled and said, "No matter how fierce she is, can she be more fierce than that Mongolian girl Ahai? Ahai followed her sister Anu to the battlefield in the Western Regions, so she won't be obedient in front of her son?"
"In this case," Zhu Cihong said, "when the selection of the crown prince is finished, you can choose Ah Huan... Remember, she is your true concubine! Your heir apparent can only be born to her. You and Ah Huan The sons of Princess Hai and Princess Xu cannot be named Zhu, and they have to start another family. Do you understand?"
