"Mother, please help me. I don't want Ding Yuying to be the boss. She has peach blossom eyes, which is not good to look at. I want Luo Xiaohe or..."
In East Lake Kunning Hall, Crown Prince Zhu Hexing stopped abruptly in the middle of his conversation. Because what he wanted to say was Luo Xiaohe or Zheng Min. Halfway through, he remembered that his biological mother and Concubine Zheng were not dealing with each other!
Wu Sanmei had sharp ears and could tell that something was wrong. She frowned and asked, "Why is it Luo Xiaohe? Isn't Ah Huan good?"
"Ah Huan...good!" Zhu Hexin said: Wu Ah Huan should be Ding Yuying...Wu Ah Huan is good-looking, but so fierce, and there is a backstage! This is not asking for a wife, it is simply asking for a little stepmother!
Wu Sanmei frowned: "Whose daughter is Ding Yuying? There is no one named Ding among the nobles?"
"She is not from the Xungui family," the prince said with a hint of contempt in his tone, "It's okay to be a concubine, but it's too cheap to be a real one."
He looked down on Ding Yuying not only because she looked a bit coquettish, but actually the Eight-faced Guanyin looked more graceful, and her watery eyes were equally charming. But the prince didn't think she was being coquettish and vulgar, because her father was the Duke of the country and came from the most noble family in the Ming Dynasty - the prince's thoughts were rather feudal (a prince in a feudal dynasty! It's wrong to want freedom, equality, and fraternity. ), has a strong sense of hierarchy in her mind, and is looking at Ding Yuying through colored glasses.
Of course, it would be nice to have Ding Yuying as a concubine.
"Is that from a wealthy merchant?" Wu Sanmei said in a complaining tone, "Your father must be interested in her family's money!"
"Where...it's a small family in Jingzhou Prefecture," Zhu Hexing said, "Her father is just a small businessman who runs a farm, so he's not worth mentioning."
In fact, Ding Papi was considered a wealthy man in Yiling Prefecture, but in the eyes of the royal family, what did the Ding family's fortune mean?
"Really?" Wu Sanmei exhaled, "It seems that your father is interested in the Ding family's background!"
"Are you interested in her background?" Zhu Hexing was a little confused, "What kind of background does she have?"
"It's better if you don't have one!" Wu Sanmei said, "You should know that before entering the palace for your mother, the royal family had drafted talents from small families for more than two hundred years."
Zhu Hexing knew this. He frowned and asked, "Don't you think it's bad to do this?"
"One moment, another moment..." Wu Sanmei said with a wry smile, "Back then, the royal family encountered a catastrophe. To unite all the powerful forces, of course, we had to form a wide range of marriages. Now our Ming Dynasty is in its golden age again. Seeing that Sichuan and Yunnan are all To recover, the royal family can control the overall situation without marrying into a wealthy family. Moreover, the princess selected from a poor family is easy to train, and if there is anything bad, she can be easily replaced!"
"Replace? Who?" Zhu Hexing was still thinking about Zheng Min and Luo Xiaohe. If Wu Ahuan was to be replaced, then Ding Yuying should be the crown princess! Just like his mother said, this one is easy to train. If you want her to be round, be round, if you want her to be square, be square...
Wu Sanmei heard her son's words and sighed softly: "Yes, who should I replace him with?"
The Zheng family’s daughter definitely can’t! Empress Wu also doesn't like girls like Luo Xiaohe who come from a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River... Zheng, Shen, Luo and other famous political and business families in the southeast all belong to the same party in her opinion! When the Ming Dynasty fell to the point where it was impossible to expose the blame, weren't these people evading taxes?
And the number of girls in the Wu family is small. Because they cannot marry cousins, the girls from Wu Sangui, Wu Sanfu, and Wu Sanfeng are all excluded, leaving only the girls from Wu Guogui, Wu Guoyong, and Wu Guozheng... among them the most The beautiful Eight-Sided Guanyin Wu Ahuan can’t wait until that time! There are still a few young ones, and the prince can't wait. It's really embarrassing!
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!" When Wu Sanmei was worried, an aunt and palace maid shouted - now there are fewer and fewer eunuchs in the palace, because they have not been replaced for a long time, but there are more and more aunts and palace maids, and they are all useless. A helpless widow, and over forty.
Wu Sanmei and Zhu Hexing hurriedly stood up to greet Emperor Zhu. When they saw Emperor Zhu coming, one bowed and the other bowed.
Zhu Cixiang did not come to Kunning Hall alone. He was also leading three girls behind him. The one walking at the front was Ding Yuying, followed by Wu Ahuan, and the last one was Luo Xiaohe.
Seeing Luo Xiaohe, the prince's heart immediately started to pound - could he want Luo Xiaohe to be his concubine?
At this moment, Emperor Zhu spoke, "Queen, let me introduce you. This is Ding Yuying, our daughter-in-law. She was chosen by the prince himself. The prince has good taste!"
Wu Sanmei was stunned and looked back at her son - why did you choose it yourself? Why didn't you choose Wu Ahuan?
The prince looked so wronged! He chooses the person himself, but there is only one option... that is Ding Yuying!
Wu Sanmei withdrew her gaze and looked at Wu Ahuan who looked happy and Luo Xiaohe who looked as red as an apple.
What do these two people mean?
Emperor Zhu added: "After the lucky ones were selected, I asked the wealthy children and the chartered king to choose the concubine. The wealthy children chose A Huan, and Cibing chose Xiao He... Hahaha, everyone is happy. Got it!"
Father, my son and I are not happy! Zhu Hexing could almost hear their own hearts breaking... Such a good girl, it's so cheap to be a chartered uncle. What's so good about a chartered uncle? Just be more knowledgeable, have more money, be a nicer person, and be more handsome. You can't compare with yourself at all!
Wu Sanmei looked at Wu Ahuan and sighed softly. It was Wu Sangui's last wish to marry Wu Ahuan to the rich king... She could not object. As for marrying Luo Xiaohe to the charter king, it suits her well. She regards Zhu Cibing as her son, and of course she is worried about Zhu Cibing's marriage. Grand Duke Luo is also a noble man who overcomes difficulties - it was he who organized Shanghai, a place with abundant wealth, and he was in charge of all kinds of negotiations with Westerners (he was in charge of this matter when he was the magistrate of Shanghai), so His merits are great, and he has been granted the title of Marquis (Marquis of Kenan). His daughter is certainly worthy of being the chartered king. Moreover, the Luo family is a big landowner in Shanghai, and much of the land in the family has been included in the city of Shanghai. Therefore, the Luo family is now extremely rich and can definitely provide a large dowry.
Moreover, Grand Duke Luo is also the leader of the Southeast Shilin. Since he is the elder, with his support, it will be easier for him to have an official career as a chartered king. He may also be able to become the elder in the future... With his help, the life of the prince will be smooth. Much better.
"Yuying," Zhu Cixiang ordered Ding Yuying after he sat down on the chair, "please pay your respects to the Queen, and call her Queen Mother!"
"Daughter-in-law, I respectfully wish my mother the best." Ding Yuying respectfully made a blessing ceremony to Wu Sanmei.
Wu Sanmei looked at Ding Yuying, she was indeed a rare beauty!
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Third sister, does the prince have good taste? From now on, she will be our daughter-in-law... I plan to let Kou Baimen teach her for ten days and a half, and then choose an auspicious day. , let her and the prince come to the church to get married, what do you think?"
"Is it too fast?" Wu Sanmei looked at her husband and asked, "Should the prince's wedding be more grand?"
Zhu Cixiang said: "Isn't this grand? It's a test to choose a concubine! The whole world knows it... I don't think there is any need to delay, let's get things done quickly! The prince is not young now, and it's time to start a family. In addition, the rich man My son and Cibing’s good deeds, as well as my marriage to Princess Nisha, have been arranged together. How about a happy wedding?”
Wu Sanmei was a little unhappy - why is there Princess Nisha? She entered the palace as a noble concubine, how could she hold a wedding? Even if I am a queen, I have never done this...
"Okay! Let's do it quickly, so we can have our grandson soon!" She was not happy, but Wu Sanmei still nodded and agreed. She has been with Emperor Zhu since she was a child, and has been trained to be very obedient. She does not dare to disobey her husband.
Zhu Cixiang looked at his son again and saw helplessness on his face. He thought to himself: You boy is so blessed that you don't know how to be blessed! Ding Yuying is a beauty, not much worse than the Eight-faced Guanyin. Once you have tasted her, keep what you like! And with her helping you in the future, your good days as a silly boy will be here!
