Chapter 227: Tempered Steel

Not only the official lady who sat below Madam Sun praised Zhu Xuntao for her good looks,

but also those who were close to Zhu Yingyan, within Zhu Yingyan's ear range,

nearly 90% of what she heard was praising Zhu Xuntao's beauty,

saying that Zhu Xuntao must be the most outstanding child in the Zhu family.

Some even said that they used to think Zhu Yingyan was good-looking,

but now that they saw Zhu Xuntao, they knew what it meant to be really good-looking.

The last sentence, that she, Zhu Yingyan, was far inferior to Zhu Xuntao, made Zhu Yingyan so angry that she tore her handkerchief in half.

Thinking that this was a palace banquet, Zhu Yingyan suddenly raised her face with a slight smile, and

calmly put the torn handkerchief back into her sleeves without letting anyone notice.

It doesn't matter if others are praising Zhu Xuntao, the one who laughs the last is the real winner.

"The emperor has arrived."

Following the singing of the palace servants, the emperor's procession came out, and his bright yellow clothes were particularly eye-catching under the curtain.

"Your subjects, we bow to the emperor, long live the emperor."

Everyone knelt down one after another, and after paying respects to the emperor, they could not stand up yet, and

had to pay respects to the grand empress and the queen.

Only after shouting the last thousand years did the emperor raise his hand:

"My dear ministers, please stand up."

Hearing that she could stand up, Zhu Xuntao was about to raise her head, and a man's big hand appeared in front of her.

Without looking, Zhu Xuntao knew that the owner of this hand was Xiao Jingzhan.

Zhu Xuntao stretched out his hand without hesitation and took it. With the help of Xiao Jingzhan's strength, it was easy to get up.

Xiao Jingzhan was the emperor's favorite child. His action immediately attracted the emperor's attention.

The emperor smiled heartily:

"I only know today that Jingzhan is a man who cherishes women. This marriage is not in vain."

When the emperor gave the prince a concubine, he mentioned that he would also make some arrangements for Xiao Jingzhan.

Even if Xiao Jingzhan couldn't take a concubine casually before Zhu Xuntao got married,

it wouldn't be too much to arrange a woman to serve him personally and add fragrance to his life, right?

At Xiao Jingzhan's age, he not only had several women serving him, but also the eldest prince was born.

It's a pity that the eldest prince was born weak and died before he was three years old.

As for the rules of the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion, the emperor really didn't take them seriously. It is common sense for a man to have three wives and four concubines . It is a bit ridiculous and embarrassing for

other men in the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion to live with one woman . It's just that the other person is willing, and the emperor can't force them to take a concubine. There is no such reason in this world. The reason why the emperor intervened in Xiao Jingzhan's bedroom affairs was just because he was worried that Xiao Jingzhan had his own ideas, but was afraid that the elders in the family would not allow it. Therefore, he was already "old" and didn't know what it was like to be with a woman. The emperor made it clear that he wanted to support Xiao Jingzhan, but Xiao Jingzhan was a principled child. Not only did he reject the emperor's kindness, but he also only married one wife in his life and never took two women. Normally, he was already so busy with official duties. He just wanted to focus more of his energy on state affairs and serve the emperor. Too many women would only hinder him from doing things for the emperor. So, no. Seeing that Xiao Jingzhan never looked away no matter how beautiful the woman was, as if the person passing by was not a beauty but just an ordinary person, the emperor began to worry about Xiao Jingzhan. He was afraid that a man passing by might attract Xiao Jingzhan's attention, but a woman, especially a beauty, would not get a single glance from Xiao Jingzhan. In this way, Xiao Jingzhan not only did not want to take a concubine, but he was afraid that without the old marquis's wife to arrange a marriage for him early, he would not even want to marry a wife. The emperor was worried that Xiao Jingzhan would have no children to carry on the family line in the future. But today, seeing Xiao Jingzhan helping Zhu Xuntao, the emperor knew that his previous worries were a joke. Xiao Jingzhan doesn't dislike women, he just doesn't like other women. It seems that all the men in the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion are really love-sick. Fortunately, Zhu Xuntao is good-looking, no worse than the concubines in his palace. It is not a big loss for Xiao Jingzhan to spend his whole life with such a Zhu Xuntao. The emperor's two light words attracted everyone's attention to the two hands of Xiao Jingzhan and Zhu Xuntao. So many people were staring at his hands, and Zhu Xuntao almost shook his hands, but fortunately he controlled himself. [Didn't you just help me? Why are you following me into a zoo to see monkeys? 】 These were not extraordinary actions. Zhu Xuntao did not understand what these people were so excited about. Their gossip level was too low. After Zhu Xuntao's thoughts came out, the people in Yongjing Marquis' Mansion did not move, but the empress and the prince sitting on both sides of the emperor cast their eyes at the emperor at the same time, observing the emperor's reaction. For a moment, the emperor's face was normal and there was no change. The empress and the prince looked at each other: Did the emperor not hear Zhu Xuntao's thoughts? The prince said he was not in a hurry: Wait a little longer. Zhu Xuntao's thoughts just now did not reveal any terrifying inside information. When his father heard it, he just thought that his hearing was good, and naturally he would not guess what he was thinking. It was not surprising that he did not react. Therefore, this time, it cannot be used as a basis for judgment. The empress nodded and agreed with the prince's point of view. "Seeing how loving and affectionate Jing Zhan and his wife are, I can really rest assured." "It's just like turning steel into something as soft as silk."

"It is worth it that I have arranged a marriage for you two. In the future, you two must live in harmony like today, understand?"

The emperor said this because he did not want the couple to have a quarrel,

which would affect their work.

Who said that Xiao Jingzhan and Zhu Xuntao were both capable people, each of whom could not only do things for the emperor, but also do big things for the emperor.

The emperor could not do without this couple, and they must be the top priority.

Otherwise, how could they become the emperor's opening remarks.

How could everyone not understand the emperor's intention of these words? Everyone was extremely surprised.

They had known for a long time that Xiao Jingzhan was valued by the emperor.

But Zhu Xuntao...

a woman, what made Zhu Xuntao so highly regarded by the emperor?

Don't tell them that Zhu Xuntao is borrowing Xiao Jingzhan's fame.

Borrowing fame is not what Zhu Xuntao is like.

Wei Shoufu sneered and did not comment.

Not to mention that he just used Zhu Xuntao as an opening remark to let everyone know Zhu Xuntao's status in the emperor's eyes,

he would not think it strange even if the emperor gave Zhu Xuntao many generous rewards on the spot. No

matter how many things the emperor gave Zhu Xuntao, all he spent was the money earned by Zhu Xuntao.

Therefore, the person who is best at doing business in the world must be the emperor.

A money basket like Zhu Xuntao must be used no matter who gets it.

After all, it's money, and everyone likes it.

"My Lords, the Emperor values ​​your second daughter so much. It seems that I will have to rely on you for more support in the future."