The emperor responded to the Empress Dowager Zhang's instructions and decided to hold the wedding in the winter of the first year of Zhengde.
Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites scolded Liu Jin in front of the king that day, saying that "time is too tight". This reason is really outrageous.
But it's already August, just over four months away, and the wedding is a national ceremony. How can we not be in a hurry? There are so many etiquettes here, including how to choose the envoys and deputy envoys, how to decide on the emperor's book making, the woman's father also needs to write a reply...even the clothing and decorations must be all available.
This cannot be wrong at all.
In addition, Queen Mother Zhang also attaches great importance to her only son's wedding and counts the days every day.
Therefore, Lin Shangshu is also said to be diligent when he enters the palace recently.
On August 19, he hurriedly entered the palace again. But when they arrived at the attendant's room, only Jin Gui and Xie Pi were still there, but the emperor was nowhere to be found.
That's because the emperor is very busy.
In summer, people wear light makeup and light clothes, and they are people who have passed through layers of screening. They walk like birds and lotus flowers at every step.
Zhu Houzhao always felt that the atmosphere in the Forbidden City was not very good. After staying there for so many years, it was only now that I suddenly discovered that there was a fragrant breeze and beautiful scenery.
The shadows in the house and the light in the courtyard are separated at the threshold. The woman in the corridor who comes from nowhere makes this small world colorful.
I don't know when a young girl came to the corridor. She didn't apply any makeup and her color was like morning glow reflecting snow. Her watery eyes were full of hope, and her dripping red lips were pursed sweetly. A pair of beautiful eyebrows are like a crescent moon, showing shyness and beauty. The black hair on her head was only tied into a simple bun, and the remaining black hair was draped behind her. When the breeze came, the black hair flew up.
There is really a kind of soft beauty of ancient ladies.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at it for the first time and subconsciously averted his eyes, as if he was caught peeking on the street in his previous life.
Some people say that seeing too many beauties will lead to aesthetic fatigue, but Zhu Houzhao does not believe this now. The two nobles in the palace and Qiu Yun are both very beautiful women. Even so, he still felt that when he saw these women from good families selected from thousands of …It’s great to be an emperor.
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Qiuyun beside him secretly looked at the emperor with his peripheral vision, and found that the emperor's eyes were averting his eyes, so he couldn't help but purse his lips and smile.
Although the emperor controlled the court with sophisticated methods, he still had a naivety when it came to women.
"Your Majesty...?" Liu Jin called softly, because he didn't know whether to continue or stop here.
Zhu Houzhao waved,
The old eunuch bent his waist and approached. But listen to the emperor ask,
"The Queen Mother is the one who praised me?"
Liu Jin shook his head and said, "In response to Your Majesty's words, no."
That said there are better ones.
Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt that this was a very difficult thing. Who has the ability to choose the three most suitable ones from these fifty people? This is simply forcing people to do something difficult.
"If Your Majesty likes it..." Qiu Yun also whispered, "It can be approved."
Zhu Houzhao thought, what if there are more than three orders?
He thought so in his heart, but he had always had a stable personality, and it was difficult to say such extremely frivolous words.
"Let me take a look again."
Then the second one came immediately, probably because of Qiuyun's control. The people who came were all made up with pink makeup, their foreheads were as white as snow, and their small faces were white and flawless, just like the white lotus that emerged from the mud and remained unstained.
And the slender jade hands half-exposed in the sleeves of light cherry gauze also give people a first taste of the beauty of bright wrists covered with frost and snow.
In this case... if everyone has exquisite facial features, then they can only win by their temperament.
Zhu Houzhao still more or less likes the cold feeling of being free from the world of mortals. This is probably the case with people, the more they have that inaccessible sense of nobility, the more they like it. It's just that such a temperament can only be used as a royal concubine. The queen probably still has to have the kind of temperament of a 'mother who cares about the world'.
"Your Majesty, this is the one the Queen Mother praised."
Around the fourth person, Qiuyun reminded him like this.
Zhu Houzhao took a quick look and found that she was indeed graceful and graceful at the same time. She had her hands crossed in front of her lower abdomen. Her good looks and figure were not to mention, but more importantly, her temperament was noble, calm and dignified, and her eyes were full of hope. When you smile, you feel like a spring breeze.
"what is it call?"
"Called Xia. His father is Xia Ru, the chief administrator of Daxing County."
The "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" clearly stated: The emperor, princes, concubines, palace servants, etc., must be married to the children of good families, regardless of their location. Don't be escorted by ministers, for fear of treacherous plots. But prostitutes are not allowed to approach.
The royal marriage selection in the Ming Dynasty was quite special among all dynasties because of this ancestral system. Of course, in the early days, the families of honorable ministers were the main ones, but after Xuande, the ban on the selection of noble ministers' families has been strictly enforced.
Civil officials also found that this method would cause the least harm to relatives.
There should be no opinions from both inside and outside the Manchu court on the current status of the county's chief registrar.
"I understand."
Liu Jin understood the situation and waved the people behind him to continue moving forward.
Zhu Houzhao looked at several girls, all of whom were full of pure aura, which made people feel affectionate. However, as an emperor, he chooses a queen not only because he likes it, but also because he likes it.
In fact, the identity of the queen also needs to be considered.
To put it bluntly, at least he can't find someone like his mother...
When the time comes, you will protect your shortcomings and favor your family members, bullying this and that all day long for a few taels of silver, and if he blames you, you will still cry...
He didn't even want to find someone who would fight with other concubines in the harem.
When the time comes, he, the emperor, will be fighting with his ministers outside the palace, and he will have to use his brains to deal with these women inside the palace.
There is no way to survive this day.
In the end, the queen must be kind, but not just kind.
Because there are a lot of bad people in this world, the queen should be in a position where she doesn't care about others, but she also needs to be smart enough to get people who care about her.
In this way, this candidate is actually difficult to find.
Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao opened the document in his hand. The cover said Daxing Xia clan, and more detailed information was recorded inside...
His appearance is graceful and graceful, unparalleled in the world.
His nature is gentle and kind, quiet and elegant.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't tell his character at a glance, so he could only believe what was written on it.
"Liu Jin, ask the Daxing Xia clan to come here again."
"Yes. Do you want her to come in?" Liu Jin was a little surprised, secretly remembering that the emperor liked this one.
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, "Come in, I have something to ask her."
Mrs. Xia was also a little surprised. She thought she had passed smoothly and was relieved, but she didn't expect that the little father-in-law next to her came to her again and told her not to go back.
This time when she went back, it was different from just now. It was the emperor who called her.
The young father-in-law reminded, "After Xia Shuyuan enters, she kneels down to salute and say long live your majesty."
Xia made a soft 'ah' sound. This reminder was in place because she had indeed forgotten it because of her nervousness.
"Thank you."
"It should, it should."
Among these people, there is no telling who will be extremely noble in the future. They try not to offend them. It would be better if they can win some favor.
Xia Shi breathed tightly, always reminding herself of her next move.
"Daughter Xia, please see your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Get flat."
"Thank... thank you, Your Majesty."
Her voice was sweet, but a little shaky at the moment.
"Don't be nervous. I have a few questions for you. Can you read? Have you read any books?"
Xia didn't dare to lie, so she replied: "Women of the common people are literate, but they don't read many books."
"You raise your head."
The girl's face turned red with embarrassment, as if she could squeeze out water.
As she got closer, Zhu Houzhao could see more clearly. She was indeed a beautiful woman. Her eyes were like autumn waves, her mouth was like red cherry blossoms, her nose was like hanging gallbladder, her white teeth were fine and clean, she was dressed in a pale green dress, and she had a A feeling of being out of this world.
"Back off."
There are many things that are not suitable to be said at this time. And since the Queen Mother has already praised her, there is no need to say anything else.
After that, the process continues.
But when he arrived at the sixteenth person, Zhu Houzhao smiled playfully. He raised his head and glanced at Qiu Yun, and found that Qiu Yun also blushed slightly.
Because this girl looks somewhat similar to Qiu Yun.
"This man is incredibly beautiful."
The emperor spoke with a smile, but it actually meant something else.
Qiu Yun looked at her angrily and slightly panicked, "Your Majesty, this is outside..."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, it was rare to see her like this, "It's good outside, it's good outside..."
"What? It's better outside."
Zhu Houzhao also hinted meaningfully, "Ah, it's good inside, it's good inside..."
