Chang Feng found Liu Xiaoyan's name on the roster of Shuntian Mansion!
When a prince chooses a concubine, he will choose a woman from a good family with an average family background, but will not choose an official lady.
But officials and ladies have the opportunity to become the prince's third-class concubine - a lady. There are too many ladies, and most of them are only favored once in their lives.
For the sake of his own glory and wealth, Liu Bingyi wanted his daughter to die alone in the palace!
The selection age for the crown princess was between thirteen and sixteen, but Liu Bingyi faked his daughter’s age to sixteen! This is the crime of cheating!
Fortunately, it was Chang Feng who was in charge of handling the selection matters.
After all, Liu Bingyi is Liu Xiaoyan's biological father. Chang Feng was afraid that if things got serious, Liu Xiaoyan would follow her father and be punished.
So Chang Feng waved his hand: "All the prefecture and county officials should retreat first."
All the officials obeyed the order and retreated.
Chang Feng sneered: "Ah, I said today, Mr. Liu Fansi, you are so nervous that you look like you have done something wrong!"
"Why is Xiaoyan's name on this list? Is she still sixteen?"
"Xiaoyan is three days older than me. Speaking of it, she can be considered my sister. I am already twenty-one this year!"
"As a vassal of a province, you dare to deceive the crown prince. What crime should be committed?"
Liu Bingyi never expected that one day the trick would fall into the hands of Chang Feng, a poor boy he looked down on back then.
At this time, Chang Feng could manipulate Liu Bingyi at will.
If the crime of deceiving the crown prince is seriously pursued, Liu Bingyi's official position will definitely end.
Liu Bingyi was a little anxious: "My nephew, I was also confused for a moment. As long as you raise your hand, this matter will be over."
"Our Liu Chang family are old friends. For the sake of past friendship, please help me, this old uncle."
Chang Feng said angrily: "Now you remember that our two families are old friends?"
"What did you say when you broke up the engagement? You said that the Liu and Chang families have different family backgrounds! How can there be any reason for the marriage between Golden Phoenix and Little Sparrow?"
"Since you don't recognize this kinship, why should I help you cover up your guilt?"
Liu Bingyi was ashamed and embarrassed, and had to lick his face and beg Chang Feng: "If you don't help me, I'm afraid Xiaoyan will also be affected."
"If we really get to the bottom of it, maybe Xiaoyan will be punished and sent to the Jiaofang Department."
Liu Bingyi's "begging" actually contained a bit of a threat.
After all, he is the biological father of his sweetheart. Chang Feng would not really pursue him.
Chang Feng calmed down and said, "Uncle Shi, you are really obsessed with things. Fortunately, I was the one sent here by the East Palace."
"If the father-in-law is sent here, the age change will be revealed. You, the chief envoy, may not be able to keep your official title or even your head."
"I can pretend I didn't see it. Just remove Xiaoyan from the list."
Liu Bingyi turned from surprise to joy, walked up to Chang Feng, and stretched out his hand to get the list.
Chang Feng took the list and shrank back: "Wait a minute. Shibo, since you said that our two families are old friends. Then look at the previous engagement..."
Liu Bingyi changed his face from the past, where he looked sideways at Chang Feng. He said with a flattering smile: "You are now the prince's sidekick, and you have a bright future."
"Xiaoyan is lucky to marry you. After you finish selecting the crown princess, you can come to my house to make a wedding ceremony!"
"By the way, after all, you are just getting rich and your family resources are limited. Just give me nine pieces of money and a fat goose as a gift, and that's it. I'll prepare a generous dowry for Xiaoyan!"
Chang Feng handed the list to Liu Bingyi with a smile: "Then I will change my story when I see you in the future."
"Old Taishan!"
Liu Bingyi responded: "Wonderful son-in-law!"
The two looked at each other and laughed "Hahaha!"
Chang Feng warned Liu Bingyi: "Old Taishan, it's really dangerous. Fortunately, the list was not reported to the palace. Hurry up and find Xiaoyan's name."
Liu Bingyi took the list with a smile on his face: "Xian son-in-law, how did you get to be the crown prince?"
Chang Feng deliberately boasted: "Thanks to Eunuch Huai'en's favor and recommendation. I now live in Eunuch Huai'en's outer house."
Liu Bingyi was surprised: "Although Eunuch Huai'en was demoted to Nanjing, anyone with a discerning eye can see that when the prince ascends the throne in the future, Eunuch Huai'en will definitely become the internal minister!"
"You live in his outhouse? Hey, when you were three years old, I told your father that you had a pretty face and you would definitely be something different when you grow up."
Chang Feng never expected that the engagement that had been canceled for several years would take a turn for the worse because of the crown prince's selection of a concubine.
To say that the prince's success in choosing his concubine was all thanks to his word "happy"!
Things in this world are so wonderful.
Chang Feng watched Liu Bingyi change the list.
Then he asked: "Old Taishan. Selecting a princess by audition is not a child's play! There is no one else on your list who uses the back door to change their age, right?"
Liu Bingyi said: "I swear to God, absolutely not. I just lost my mind for a moment and changed Xiaoyan's age."
Chang Feng said: "Yes. Then I will check the age, place of origin, and origin one by one."
Liu Bingyi said: "Okay, I'll go get someone to make a pot of good tea for my virtuous son-in-law."
After being busy for a long time, Chang Feng noticed a name on the booklet of Hejian Mansion.
Zhang Fengling was born in Xingji County, Hejian Prefecture. He was sixteen years old. His father, Zhang Luan, was born as a supervisor and failed in many examinations. His younger brothers, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, were educated and had no fame.
Chang Feng said: "Old Taishan, this girl's name is inappropriate. The emperor ordered the prince to have a concubine in order to bring happiness to Concubine Wan Gui."
"Concubine Wan Gui is the phoenix. I'm afraid the name Zhang Fengling is taboo."
Liu Bingyi smiled and said: "The virtuous son-in-law is still thoughtful. How about crossing her off?"
Chang Feng shook his head: "In order to get her on the list, her family may have spent a lot of money on the little devils in the county and government offices."
"If you cross it off, won't your money be wasted?"
"Let's do this, change her name to Zhang Fengling. Rich Feng, water chestnut of water chestnuts."
Liu Bingyi gave a thumbs up: "A good son-in-law is really reasonable and kind to others."
Chang Feng did not know that he had planted a good cause and would enjoy the good fruits in the next twenty years.
In the next ten days, the female candidates went through auditions, primaries, secondary elections, and selections.
Next is the fifth step, palace selection.
The palace election is very sad. The difficulty lies in the physical examination.
The female officials in the dormitory bureau will take off the clothes of the female candidates. Check whether there are any birthmarks or moles on the body; whether the legs are as white as jade, straight and neither long nor short; whether the buttocks and breasts are symmetrical, size and shape; whether the nails are white; whether there is any odor in the armpits...
The last step is the unspeakable lower body inspection...
After five steps, only two hundred people were left out of a thousand people. Regardless of whether these two hundred people are selected, they will at least become palace maids.
The sixth step is to watch and choose.
This step was originally the responsibility of Queen Mother Zhou. Zhu Youtang wanted to choose a wife himself, so he asked Queen Mother Zhou. Empress Dowager Zhou readily agreed.
Outside the East Palace. Two hundred young women stood in several rows. All of them are grooved and missing, and they are so beautiful that they are bubbling.
Zhu Youtang passed among thousands of flowers. Chang Feng and eunuch Xiao Jing followed him, and they worked together to carry a basket of festive silver coins.
When Zhu Youtang saw the woman he liked, he stopped in front of her and said "reward".
Xiao Jing will give a silver crown to the woman the prince likes.
After a while, more than thirty small silver coins were given out.
Suddenly, Zhu Youtang stopped in front of a woman, stunned...
Zhu Youtang stared at the woman's face and deeply understood the sentiment of "looking for him thousands of times in the crowd, but suddenly looking back, that person is in the dim light"!
There is a kind of love in this world called love at first sight.
The woman's face seemed to be something Zhu Youtang had seen in his dream.
Li Yunlong, the god of war in northwest Shanxi in later generations, once said: Making friends is like finding a wife. You can be sure at first sight that she will be yours in this life!
This is true vice versa.
Zhu Youtang asked: "What's your name?"
The woman replied: "Zhang Fengling, a folk girl."
Chang Feng, who was standing behind Zhu Youtang, was stunned and thought to himself: Ha, it can't be such a coincidence, right?
Zhu Youtang asked: "Which one is Feng and which one is Ling?"
The woman replied: "The abundance of water chestnuts, the water chestnuts of water chestnuts."
