Zhou Qiongyue just covered her mouth and smiled. She never interfered in the affairs of the three of them, father and son.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that it was pointless to ask the brothers, as they both wanted someone who was smart and virtuous. This kind of person was hard to find, as the wives of Yuan An had good taste!
Who wouldn’t like this kind of daughter-in-law?
Zhou Qiongyue thought about it and felt that for this kind of thing, the person involved had to like it. So she looked at Yuan Chaochang and his brother seriously and said, "On the day of the flower viewing banquet, you two should also come with me. If you see someone you like, tell me then."
"Okay, then I'll go with my second brother and fifth uncle." Yuan Chaochang felt that living next to Prince Rong in the palace would result in less trouble.
Yuan Chaokang felt that being with his fifth cousin that day was the most troublesome thing. But he had no objection to his eldest brother wanting to be with his fifth cousin.
Zhou Qiongyue thought about it and realized that there must have been the most noble ladies leaning towards her fifth cousin that day. It would be fine if the two of them could choose one that her fifth cousin didn't like.
Zhou Qiongyue did not have the idea that the best ones were picked and the rest were not worthy of her son.
The noble ladies who came that day all came from different families, so how bad could they be?
Besides, when it comes to marriage, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so there's no such thing as the best.
However, Zhou Qiongyue still patiently reminded them, "You two can follow your fifth cousin, but this time, your fifth cousin will be given priority in choosing a wife, so you two must not steal the spotlight.
You two can still take your time to look for someone, but your fifth cousin is already too old."
If the fifth cousin's wife cannot be decided this time, Zhou Qiongyue can imagine how ugly the Empress Dowager's face will be.
Yuan Chaokang still had another question that puzzled him. "Mother, shouldn't it be time for the First and Second Princes to choose a wife? What are their rules?"
"The emperor probably has no intention of choosing a queen for them yet." Zhou Qiongyue didn't know what the emperor was thinking when talking about this. The prince was already at the age to marry a queen, and he had no intention of revealing it.
The princes are all grown up and it is time for them to get involved in court affairs. What's the point of just sticking to studying?
Are all the princes going to become literary masters? After all, the emperor is reluctant to give up the power in his hands. He is already wary of his sons before he is old. This is not a good sign.
When Zhou Qiongyue said this, even Yuan Chaochang opened his mouth in surprise!
Before Yuan Chaochang could say anything, Yuan Chaokang stuffed a pear into his mouth and said, "Eat your pear and stop talking!"
Yuan Chaochang could only glare at his brother unwillingly, but finally he took the pear and started to eat it.
After finishing their business, Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang bowed and took their leave. Now they were no longer like before, insisting on disturbing their father and mother's world of two.
The main reason is that they are both old now, and their mother doesn’t feel sorry for them even if their father beats them.
Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang sometimes really want to go back to their childhood, when the mother belonged to them both.
Seeing the two little brats tactfully retreat, Yuan Bohua smiled with satisfaction and said gently to Zhou Qiongyue, "Yue'er, let's take a walk in the palace!"
As Yuan Bohua spoke, he reached out to help Zhou Qiongyue up.
Zhou Qiongyue stood up swiftly. "I'm still young! How can I need help to get up?"
"Your husband wants to support you." Yuan Bohua simply took Zhou Qiongyue's hand and walked outside.
Yuan Bohua felt that the longer he stayed with Yue'er, not only did he not lose the so-called novelty, but he loved Yue'er more and wanted to stick to her more.
Yuan Bohua now really wants his youngest son to get married and move out of the palace as soon as possible, and stop hanging around Yue'er every day for no reason.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua were strolling around the palace hand in hand, and she was in a good mood.
Zhou Qiongyue felt very satisfied with her current life. She had a loving husband and wife, a smart son, and was well-off in both money and status. This was the life she had always longed for.
On the day of the Empress Dowager's flower viewing banquet, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaochang both woke up early to get dressed. After all, they were about to enter the palace, and it was a major event, especially the selection of a queen, so of course they had to dress up well.
When they arrived at the palace, the brothers Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang saw that all the men of marriageable age who came today were handsome and elegant, and almost none of them were dressed casually.
Originally, Yuan Chaochang wanted to go with his fifth cousin, Prince Rong, but when Yuan Chaokang saw that there was already a circle of people around Prince Rong, he grabbed his eldest brother who wanted to go over.
Yuan Chaokang has always been afraid of trouble. The more people there are, the more trouble there will be. So it’s better for the two brothers to take a leisurely stroll!
Prince Rong originally wanted to ask his cousin's two children to stay by his side for protection, but when he looked at the people around him, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Prince Rong didn’t understand why these princes were surrounding him?
Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang strolled around for a while and then met Sun Yuancheng who was looking for them, and later met his cousin Zhou Yirong.
Then Sun Yuancheng led them to a rockery covered by trees and a small platform. They climbed up the rockery and found a safe place to sit.
As soon as they sat down, they realized the advantages of this place. With the lush branches and leaves blocking the view, it was difficult for people below to notice the situation above.
But the people above can see the situation of the entire garden clearly through the gaps between the leaves.
Yuan Chaochang put his arm around Sun Yuancheng's shoulders and praised him generously, "Cousin Cheng, you have a really good position!"
"Right! This is my secret base." Sun Yuancheng smiled with great pride.
Yuan Chaokang and Zhou Yirong also thought this place was great and praised it, which made Sun Yuancheng even happier.
Afterwards, Yuan Chaochang and the other three hid on the rockery and observed the interactions between the ladies and gentlemen below. They had all been told by their families to try their best to choose someone they liked today.
So they mostly observed the noble ladies.
After paying her respects to the Empress Dowager and the Queen, Zhou Qiongyue and Princess Yongchun chatted with the Empress Dowager and the Queen.
Of course, the content of these conversations was mostly about which noble lady was good, and it was mostly Princess Yongchun and the Queen who talked about it, with the Queen Mother also saying a few words occasionally.
Zhou Qiongyue had been staying in Hong County for the past few years, and she was really focused on sightseeing. She didn't pay any attention to these noble ladies of Yuan'an, so she really had nothing to say.
The Queen Mother noticed Zhou Qiongyue's silence and asked with concern, "Yue'er, why are you so quiet today? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to ask a doctor to come and see you?"
When the Queen Mother asked this, both the Queen and Princess Yongchun looked at her with concern.
Zhou Qiongyue said in a slightly coquettish tone, "Aunt, Imperial Sister-in-law, I didn't expect to become a mother-in-law so soon. I didn't get to know these noble ladies in advance. I was in the dark, so of course it's hard for me to say anything."
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