On the day of the imperial election, there was a day off for morning court, and Zhu Jianshen did not get up so early. He had a rare sleep in the cage. After waking up and dressing up, he went to the palace of Empress Dowager Sun and had breakfast with the empress dowagers of the two palaces.
Empress Dowager Sun had some physical problems and she didn't eat much in the morning, which made Zhu Jianshen worried.
Because Empress Dowager Sun died of illness six years after Zhu Qizhen was restored to power, and now there are still three years left, which is why Zhu Jianshen decided to get married in advance.
No matter what, the Empress Dowager Sun was very kind to him, and he couldn't really be cruel enough to prevent her from seeing his son.
Queen Qian didn't have much appetite because of Zhu Qizhen's affairs. Of the four, only Queen Mother Zhou and Zhu Jianshen had some appetite and ate more.
After finishing the meal, Empress Dowager Sun took Zhu Jianshen and said something. Empress Dowager Zhou sat aside, with a smile on her face all the time. Empress Dowager Qian was the only one who seemed to be an outsider. I can't put it into words.
Empress Dowager Qian also knew about Zhu Qizhen's arrangements. In fact, she did not bear any grudge against Zhu Jianshen. Everything was fate and luck.
After Zhu Jianshen listened to some words, he finally understood what Grandma Huang meant by these vague words to him.
"After the imperial election, Your Majesty will get married and give birth to an heir as soon as possible to continue the direct lineage for the Ming Dynasty and rectify the country's destiny."
Zhu Jianshen nodded in agreement.
"Although Your Majesty has been smart since he was a child, he still doesn't understand many things. The ancients often said that you should be sensitive and eager to learn, and don't be ashamed to ask. Your Majesty understands."
Zhu Jianshen was a little confused when he heard this, and then after thinking about it carefully, he finally understood the implication of the Queen Mother Sun's words.
To put it bluntly, it is hinting to yourself that you need to educate yourself about that kind of thing before marriage as early as possible.
At the moment, Zhu Jianshen felt somewhat embarrassed.
As an emperor, it is important to govern the country, but it is also very important to have heirs and give birth to sons to inherit a huge empire.
Before the emperor's wedding, he must conduct training and education.
And this process was guided by the old palace maid, and the emperor began to favor the dignified, beautiful and beautiful palace maids.
It is almost impossible for a maid who comes to the emperor's wedding to become a concubine.
Because these women make the emperor shy and remind him of his nervousness and cowardice for the first time. He will never be relaxed in front of her. More importantly, the emperor is the supreme existence of the Nine Five Years. The first time is not for his group. It's too important.
But even so, it is a good thing for those favored palace maids. Although they have no status, they will have several different female officials in the palace, such as master of ceremonies, door secretary, dormitory secretary, and accountant. There is also a certain amount of salary per month.
The master of ceremonies, door secretary, dormitory clerk, and account clerk serve the emperor as a royal servant, that is, they are dedicated to the emperor. There is no need to work in the palace, they just wait for the emperor to summon them at night. However, these maids are generally much older than the emperor. They can get the opportunity to be favored by the emperor before marriage. That is because the emperor is not selective. Many, but when the emperor has a queen and concubines, it will be difficult for these women to be favored. And because they devote themselves to the emperor, they cannot get the power to leave the palace like other palace maids, and they can only die alone.
This was the dregs of feudal society. Zhu Jianshen despised it in his heart, but he couldn't go against Grandma Huang's arrangement. After understanding it, he just nodded and agreed to let Grandma Huang make the arrangements.
Empress Dowager Sun, striking while the iron was hot, immediately called out all twenty-three palace maids, including Wan Zhen'er.
Let Zhu Jianshen choose six or eight people, and spend a month before the wedding to supplement their knowledge in this area.
This caught Zhu Jianshen a little off guard.
Among these palace ladies, only Wan Zhen'er is the oldest, while the other palace ladies are only four or five years older than Zhu Jianshen, and are only in their early twenties.
These palace ladies, including Wan Zhen'er, kept their heads lowered.
"Your Majesty, please choose a few." Empress Dowager Sun whispered.
In fact, it is Zhang Bao who should act as a middleman between the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor. It is most appropriate for him to come forward to arrange this matter.
But Zhu Jianshen was not an ordinary young emperor. He had a decision in his heart. Zhang Bao respected and feared Zhu Jianshen in his heart. He didn't know whether his arrangement of these things would make Zhu Jianshen feel unhappy.
In the tenth year of his stay in Chenghua, he began to arrange for palace maids to serve in the Qianqing Palace, but Zhu Jianshen never asked any of the palace maids to serve him. This made Zhang Bao conclude in his heart that their heroic emperor was an upright monarch who did not want to be lewd. Now I am even more afraid to arrange study time and courses for His Majesty.
Because of this mentality, although the Empress Dowager Sun kept urging Zhang Bao, Zhang Bao did not dare to take the job, and could only let the Empress Dowager Sun personally go to hint Zhu Jianshen.
Zhu Jianshen looked at the palace maids in front of him and smiled awkwardly. Then he glanced at the Queen Mother Zhou calmly and saw her looking at him with a smile on her face. Then Zhu Jianshen looked at the Queen Mother Qian again. She was still the same as before. Put yourself out of the situation, look indifferent and absent-minded.
Zhu Jianshen looked at the palace maids again. The first person he pointed at was Wan Zhen'er, and then he randomly pointed at seven other palace maids.
This time Wan Zhen'er was able to join the team of palace maids, she must have asked the Empress Dowager Sun. As for Wan Zhen'er, she had taken care of her for two years when she was young. Since she wants to be the king's woman, If he doesn't care about his status, he can only follow the trend. No matter what, among these palace ladies, Wan Zhen'er is the one he likes the most.
She has watched herself grow up, and being able to be a romantic couple for once has fulfilled her and herself...
Wan Zhen'er saw Zhu Jianshen pointing at her, and she was extremely pleasantly surprised.
Zhu Jianshen thought well. This time, Wan Zhen'er was not on the list arranged by the Empress Dowager Sun. Indeed, she only passed it after repeated requests.
Zhang Bao, who had been standing aside and waiting, saw that the maids selected by Zhu Jianshen, including Wan Zhen'er, were all slightly older among the maids. This made Zhang Bao's heart move. It turns out that His Majesty does not like people of the same age. I like older ones, but I have always made the wrong arrangements.
In the Palace of Qianqing.
Zhu Jianshen sat in the main seat, while Empress Dowager Sun, Empress Dowager Qian and Empress Dowager Zhou sat in the arranged seats respectively.
On top of Zhu Jianshen's dragon table, there is also a jade Ruyi.
After everything is in order.
Empress Dowager Sun said: "The ladies of Xuanxiu enter the palace."
"Yes. The Empress Dowager." Zhang Bao said, then took two steps outside and shouted: "Xuanxiu has entered the palace."
"Xuanxiu Nu enters the palace..."
"The draft girl enters the palace..."
Accompanied by a group of palace maids and guided by eunuchs, the three beautiful ladies stepped onto the red carpet and entered the Qianqing Palace.
Zhang family, Wu family, Wang family.
The three beautiful ladies were all dressed up. After entering the palace, the three of them saluted first, and then the Empress Dowager Sun allowed them to stand up without ceremony.
After the three of them stood still, Empress Dowager Sun looked at Zhu Jianshen and said, "Your Majesty, whoever you like as your wife will be the future empress of the Ming Dynasty, and I will give this jade Ruyi to her."
"Yes, Grandma Huang." Zhu Jianshen said as he picked up Yu Ruyi and looked at Zhang Yan standing in the middle. He felt very good, I will finally have a wife.
The three show girls already knew the answer before they participated in the selection. Of course, this cannot be said to be a shady matter. A small competition in later generations will have a shady story. What's more, the royal selection of the queen must be complicated. More.
Zhu Jianshen held Jade Ruyi in his hand, walked down the jade steps, and then walked towards Zhang Yan without looking away.
When he reached Zhang Yan, Zhu Jianshen took her hand proactively and put the jade ruyi in his hand into Zhang Yan's hand.
Let her become the second queen in the Ming Dynasty to receive Yu Ruyi from His Majesty the Emperor and enter the Ming Dynasty...
After Zhang Yan took Yu Ruyi, she bowed and thanked her...
The Queen Mother Qian, who was the first to receive Yu Ruyi from His Majesty the Emperor, looked at this scene as if she had gone back many years ago.
At that time, he was also a young man who took her hand, gave her a jade wish, and promised her to become the most noble woman in the world...
Biquge
