The Emperor realized the truth: his daughter did indeed want to find a stud.
If the prince consort is a decent person, the marriage can continue; otherwise, they should divorce.
It is difficult for ordinary women to get a divorce, but for a princess like her, it would be quite easy to get a divorce or divorce her husband.
Who would dare to stop us?
The princess returned to her palace with great joy, waiting for her father to choose a husband for her.
The emperor was stumped by the princess's question.
If you have any problems, go to the Empress, but she will remain silent.
"Your Majesty, when choosing a consort for the princess, one must surely be an exceptional individual."
However, marriage requires good relations between the two families, and both sides must be satisfied.
I'm afraid those young men might not be willing to marry her..."
The Emperor understood the Empress's unspoken words.
The princess is old enough to be a mother to a young man.
Since ancient times, men have always wanted to marry a young woman.
No one wants to marry someone who is like their mother. In all such cases, though not all, there is usually an ulterior motive.
Sigh, the Emperor is now scratching his head in frustration.
His hairstyle, however, restrained his restless hands.
She had only just arrived at the Empress's palace when she messed up her hair; who knows what gossip would spread about her later.
For the sake of the Empress's dignified reputation, the Emperor refrained from doing so.
No, he has something on his mind and needs to talk to his eldest son.
Well, it's time to talk about when to abdicate.
The Crown Prince, who was busy with government affairs, was summoned to the Hall of Diligent Governance.
The Crown Prince was also in a dilemma upon learning that Princess Changyanyue was choosing a husband.
Where can we find a suitable husband for the princess in such a short time?
Of course, relying on their power and influence, they could easily find a suitable husband for the princess.
However, what they hoped for was to ensure the princess's happiness in her later years, rather than simply selecting a plaything to bring into the household.
If you're simply choosing a plaything, there's no need to choose a prince consort at all.
There are plenty of good-looking entertainers who know how to serve their masters.
However, that would be somewhat disrespectful to the royal family's authority.
The father and son both fell silent.
Princess Yan Yue was unaware that her idea of choosing a consort was causing her father so much trouble that he went bald.
Since she wanted to choose a consort, Yan Yue naturally couldn't put all her hopes on her father; she also needed to send people out to inquire.
Any single man in the capital who holds an official position and is between 25 and 40 years old can be included in the scope of the investigation.
After this screening, only a few remain.
At this age, unless widowed, most people have a large family with many children.
Even without a principal wife, there are a whole bunch of concubines and mistresses, not enough to make a mess.
Finally, after much screening, Zhao Minggeng was selected.
She is the right age, has a decent appearance, a clean backyard, and her son and daughter are both quite successful.
However, there's a problem with the generational ranking.
Prince Rui married the second daughter of the Zhao family. According to the traditional family hierarchy, Yan Yue should address Zhao Minggeng as "uncle".
This was a bit awkward. Yan Yue looked at the list of candidates that Uncle Wa had put forward, her face slightly red. It was really quite embarrassing.
However, Yan Yue blushed with embarrassment, which Uncle Wa mistook for the princess having feelings for her.
Although he didn't say anything, Uncle Wa kept it in mind.
The old man was going to send someone to thoroughly investigate Zhao Minggeng.
Don't let him be someone with malicious intentions. At this age, unless someone is stupid, they're all as cunning as a sieve.
In fact, according to Uncle Wa's opinion, a princess of noble birth could find any kind of man she wanted.
There are plenty of fine young men who are eighteen or nineteen and still unmarried.
With the princess's status as their identity, being favored by her is a blessing they could never attain even if they burned incense for a lifetime.
Could anyone refuse? Absolutely not.
The princess just didn't want to bring back someone with ulterior motives. That would only cause more trouble later.
If the imperial family chooses a son-in-law and things don't go well, the husband can be divorced.
But if a child is born, that child will have an unbreakable bond with the prince consort's family.
Uncle Wa was also in a dilemma. Therefore, since the princess was not looking for young men, she could only choose the tallest among these short men.
Uncle Wa sighed, thinking about how pitiful his precious princess was.
Uncle Wa sent someone to investigate Zhao Minggeng, and if the investigator hadn't reacted quickly, Zhao Minggeng would probably have discovered it long ago.
Recently, Zhao Minggeng has been feeling like someone is following him, but the person is quick to dodge and he hasn't been able to catch them.
Zhao Minggeng started to speculate about conspiracies, wondering who in the capital wanted to harm him.
Back home, I told my two sons not to go out unless necessary.
The same applies to the servants in the household; their food and water must be checked at all times to prevent them from being poisoned by evil people.
This time, the dog at home roamed around the front and back of the house more than once at night.
Instead, they roam freely during the day. The dogs are already familiar with the people in the house, and with them running back and forth in the front and back yards, they can provide more security for the family.
Naturally, Zhao Minggeng sent someone to inform Xu Dongsheng about Zhao Qingyan's side.
His daughter chose to get pregnant so as not to cause her worry.
Therefore, Xu Dongsheng must be very serious about strengthening security precautions.
The spies followed Zhao Minggeng for ten days.
This person's life is so routine.
Going to work, leaving the office, going home—that was his entire life.
Eat at home, take a walk, disappear, pet the dog, practice boxing, martial arts, and read books.
He doesn't even drink alcohol at home, is he still a government official?
Occasionally, when there were activities, it would be dining with colleagues at restaurants near the government office; it really was just eating.
They don't even call out the singers.
Wow, what an amazing man!
Where could they find them? What surprised the scouts even more was the number of servants in the Zhao household...
Apart from two old women in the kitchen who were in charge of washing clothes and cleaning, there wasn't even a single young maid.
In fact, the Zhao family did have a young maid, but that maid went back to Lingnan with Madam Huang.
There wasn't even a female mosquito around Zhao Minggeng and his two sons.
The Zhao family was very wary of the idea of a maidservant sleeping with someone else.
Uncle Wa gave the princess the results of his investigation.
"Zhao Minggeng is a good candidate."
He had a very clean personal life and had never been close to any woman since divorcing his wife.
The reason he doesn't plan to remarry is that he's worried about marrying another troublemaker who would ruin the harmony of the family.
Recently, Zhao Minggeng has been looking for people to inquire about where he can acquire suitable farmland.
They said that if they didn't acquire some property, they wouldn't even have enough money to give their grandchildren New Year's money in the future, which would be a real disgrace.
Furthermore, Zhao Minggeng and his two sons had separated their households many years ago, and after the eldest son and the second son got married, they would live separately in their own residences.
Then only Zhao Minggeng and his parents remained in the Zhao family.
It is said that his parents also loved traveling and sightseeing.
Once they go out for a trip, they won't come back for at least a year or two.
If we disregard the issue of seniority, this Zhao Minggeng, in my humble opinion, is the most suitable person to be the imperial son-in-law.
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