Chapter 37 Lang Family
Although Emperor Yongjia did not like the fact that the princes and the crown princes were associating with powerful officials, he made a different case for his favorite sons. For example, the Crown Princess came from a scholarly family. Although she was noble, her family had no real power. However, Emperor Yongjia was happy to see the marriage between the third prince and Feng Jiahe.
Lang Zhizhou knew his own limitations. With his official position, it was wishful thinking for him to want his daughter to be the principal wife of a certain prince. However, he could compete for the position of concubine, such as the concubine of the third prince.
Of course, if she could become a concubine to other princes, it would be considered too high for the current Lang family. However, Lang Zhizhou did not think so. The prince's in-laws' family, although it sounded good, were actually putting the entire family on the edge of a razor. Once they chose the wrong side and bet on the wrong horse, their family would be destroyed.
Among all the other princes, except for the crown prince who is not favored by the emperor, the third prince is the most likely to inherit the throne.
It's not surprising that Governor Lang had such thoughts. After all, since the founding of the Great Yong Dynasty, there have been nine people who served as crown princes but failed to succeed to the throne alive!
It is rare to find someone like Emperor Xiaokang who is revered after his death. Among these nine people, some were given poisoned wine, some went mad after being deposed, some were assassinated, and some were imprisoned until their death.
Therefore, it was not only Lang Zhizhou who thought so, there were many people in the court who had this idea. Although the prince was the prince, he might not be the one to sit on the chair in the end.
Among the many princes, the third prince has the greatest chance of winning.
Lang Zhizhou and Madam Lang also have their eyes on the Third Prince's backyard. As long as they can send Lang Yuyu in, even if she is only a concubine now, she will surely be favored by the Third Prince with her beauty. When the Third Prince ascends the throne one day, even if Lang Yuyu cannot become a noble concubine, she will still have a place among the four concubines.
For the Feng family, it is better to give the position of concubine to one of their own family rather than to others. Lang Yuyu's entry into the mansion will also be a help to Feng Jiahe.
But Lang Yuyu's greatest advantage is her beauty, and her greatest disadvantage also comes from her beauty.
Hancheng is a small place after all. The most beautiful woman in Hancheng is nothing in the aristocratic circle of the capital. A falling plaque in the capital can kill three third-rank officials. Lang Yuyu, who comes from a family of fifth-rank minor officials, is just a country girl in the eyes of the noble ladies in the capital.
The country girl was beautiful as a flower, and this was the beginning of her misfortune.
Therefore, when they learned that Princess Jiayi was going to pass through Hancheng, the eyes of Governor Lang and Madam Lang lit up.
Princess Jiayi has just experienced the pain of losing her son, and she must be in a bad mood now. If Lang Yuyu can show up in front of Princess Jiayi, make the princess happy, and get some praise, then when Lang Yuyu comes to Beijing one day, she will have a reason to see the princess. As long as she goes in and out of the princess's mansion once or twice, she will have a good reputation in the capital.
Madam Lang had already inquired about it. Many people had given gifts to Princess Jiayi along the way, including many rare treasures, but the princess only accepted a puppy and confiscated all other gifts.
What does this mean? It means that the eldest princess has everything she needs, except someone or something that can make her happy.
Mrs. Lang has put a lot of effort into Lang Yuyu. Lang Yuyu is good at singing and dancing, and is eloquent. She can even bring a dead person back to life.
Mrs. Lang firmly believed that Lang Yuyu would please the eldest princess better than the little white dog.
Princess Jiayi was not an ordinary princess. She was the legitimate princess born to the late empress dowager, who only gave birth to two children: Emperor Xiaokang and Princess Jiayi.
Moreover, the emperor is still alive.
If we were to ask who is the woman with the highest status in the capital, besides the Empress, it would be the eldest princess.
After all, Emperor Yongjia's biological mother is now only a concubine, not even an empress dowager. There are five people in the harem who have the title of concubine, and Concubine Li's ranking is even behind the other four.
Therefore, she had to be cautious when giving orders in the harem. Although her son became the emperor, there was still the emperor emeritus above him. Although the emperor emeritus lived in the Changshou Palace, as long as he had not ascended to heaven, Emperor Yongjia could not bypass his father and make his biological mother the empress.
As it turned out, Emperor Yongjia doted on his younger sister. A few years ago, the incident in which Princess Jiayi beat a vixen in the street caused a huge uproar and brought disgrace to the royal family. However, Emperor Yongjia did not dislike her because of this. On the contrary, he loved her legitimate son very much. It was a pity that the child was unlucky and died young.
Magistrate Lang and his wife had made thousands of plans and put all their thoughts into it, but they had never expected that the eldest princess would change her route and pass by Hancheng without entering. They were shocked and angry.
Lang Zhizhou's face was gloomy. Could it be that the news leaked from his side and the princess deliberately avoided him?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. After all, the princess and her husband did not go directly to Liangdi, but traveled along the way, taking a big detour. They did not take this route, so they did not pass by Hancheng. She had not even seen anyone from the Lang family, so how could she talk about likes and dislikes?
So he thought about it and there was only one reason, that is, the eldest princess already knew his plan.
He said to Mrs. Lang with a gloomy face, "Have you told anyone about this?"
Mrs. Lang quickly shook her head, but after being married for many years, her flickering eyes had already betrayed her.
Lang Zhizhou shouted angrily: "Who did you tell this to?"
Seeing him yelling at her, Madam Lang also lost her temper: "With whom? Who else could it be? It's your mother, our old lady! If she hadn't said such harsh words, I wouldn't have said our plan in such a rage. Instead of blaming me, why don't you control your mother's mouth!"
Lang Zhizhou closed his eyes. His father was from a poor family when he was young. He passed the examination to become a student on an empty stomach, which attracted his attention. The head of the village paid for his studies and helped him pass the examination to become a juren. In exchange, he married the head of the village's daughter.
Lang's father later passed the imperial examination and kept his promise, never taking a concubine until his death.
Unfortunately, Lang's father came from a low-class family and had no one to guide him. He died in depression at the age of 35. He was only a county magistrate until his death.
Fortunately, in the last two years of his life, he finally came to his senses and analyzed the detours he had taken over the years one by one, so that his son would not follow his old path.
Therefore, even though Old Lady Lang threatened to commit suicide, Governor Lang did not marry his cousin from his uncle's family. Instead, he married Lady Lang, who came from an official family. Although Lady Lang's family did not hold a high official position, she had followed her father in office since she was a child. In terms of knowledge and connections, she was not comparable to Old Lady Lang's niece.
Moreover, Mrs. Lang's father and Feng Ke were classmates, and the reason why Lang Zhizhou was able to get in touch with the Feng family was because of his father-in-law's connections.
But it was also for this reason that Old Madam Lang had always disliked Madam Lang, and as a result, she also disliked Lang Yuyu.
Lang Yuyu's beauty made her look like a foxy girl in the eyes of Old Lady Lang. When Lang Yuyu practiced the piano and danced, Old Lady Lang said that this was the behavior of a prostitute. In short, whenever Governor Lang thought of Old Lady Lang, he would get a headache.
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