Time flies. Not long after Princess Haogua's one-month celebration, she is already 15 years old.
The little princess inherited Tang Baozhu's looks, even surpassing her mother.
So once he turned 15, the ministers who came to propose marriage were endless. They simply couldn't refuse, because their sons weren't causing any trouble.
As the emperor's most beloved daughter, the little princess had everything she could want, not to mention how beautiful she was.
Every year when the ministers are entertained, everyone can see that the work is getting better and better each year; no one is blind enough to miss it.
Unfortunately, the ministers underestimated Zhou Hongsheng's doting fatherly nature; to him, every minister who came to propose marriage was an enemy.
Even though Tang Baozhu advised her daughter that she would have to get married sooner or later, it would be better to take advantage of the little princess's young age to carefully select a few good men, and then slowly observe and finally choose one who is the best in all aspects and also the best for the little princess, before she could feel at ease letting him marry her off.
Although Tang Baozhu was right, if they didn't select the best men in advance, all the good men would have been chosen by other families.
But the emperor was still uneasy. To him, those people were all trying to take away his daughter.
Fortunately, he also knew that he couldn't keep his little princess forever, otherwise it wouldn't be love for him, but rather imprisonment.
So, on New Year's Eve, when the little princess had just turned 15, the emperor directly selected five outstanding sons of ministers to host a banquet for his ministers.
These five ministers' sons were the five most outstanding individuals. Originally, they were five brothers with a good relationship, but after the emperor's actions, although they were not necessarily no longer brothers, there was still some competition between them.
This also broke up the alliance of interests among the ministers. The emperor never did things without reason. Because the younger generation had always had a good relationship, their respective fathers gradually came closer to him.
This was not what the emperor wanted to see, so he directly selected five outstanding sons of ministers to study under the imperial tutors in the palace, which was also a way to observe them up close.
At this time, Xiao Bao was already a mature 23-year-old man, an age where he could shoulder heavy responsibilities.
Zhou Hongsheng had told him long ago that once the little princess was settled, he would pass the throne to him directly. Then he would take his little girl to travel all over the country and see if the country he had governed was as peaceful and prosperous as he had imagined.
So Xiao Bao wasn't in a hurry at all, because he knew that position would be his sooner or later, and even if other ministers tried to sow discord between him, he wouldn't be swayed.
She would also tell her father, the emperor, about those who had stirred up trouble.
In reality, those people just wanted to gain merit by supporting the emperor's rise to power. The emperor didn't care; he just wanted to pass the throne to one of his sons, knowing it would be his sooner or later. Those ministers were too impatient.
It was also because Zhou Hongsheng looked too young that the ministers felt the emperor could live for another forty or fifty years without any problem, which made them anxious.
It's also Tang Baozhu's fault for taking such good care of the emperor. She really didn't want to see the emperor's face full of wrinkles. He would work hard in the imperial study until late at night every day reviewing memorials, and then continue working in bed when he got back. If it weren't for Tang Baozhu's care, his health would have collapsed long ago.
However, the emperor's health was so well-maintained that Tang Baozhu suffered the most. At the same time, she disregarded her own well-being and frequently stayed up late reviewing memorials.
Tang Baozhu wished he would abdicate and make way for a more capable ruler, for she had never seen a more diligent emperor.
So she always told her son that he must never be like his father, the emperor, because he would easily die from exhaustion at his desk.
He also told him about historical examples of emperors who died from overwork, advising him to learn to let go of things and take better care of his health in order to live longer.
Tang Baozhu thought that perhaps all founding emperors were like that, never trusting others to do their jobs, always feeling that if others did not do their jobs well, it would be the common people who would suffer.
At least that's how Zhou Hongsheng is.
So after the princess had spent some time with those five men, and she chose the one she liked best, the emperor immediately asked him to grant them a marriage.
Therefore, it's impossible for an emperor to marry off his daughter immediately, but at least the marriage partner has been chosen.
After observing them in the palace for a year or two, and then having occasional chance encounters with them, the little princess finally made the decision.
What the emperor didn't know was that the little princess had captured the hearts of all five boys.
So even though the little princess seems to have chosen one person, in fact, all five of them are still under her control. This was all told to Tang Baozhu by the puppet.
When Tang Baozhu found out, she secretly regretted not being on the front lines of the gossip.
All that's left is heartache. This little princess has chosen one man, but she'll be dealing with five men in the future. I wonder if her small frame can handle it.
Then he started making nourishing soups for the little princess every day, and he generously took out all the good things in his space.
Zhou Hongsheng and Xiaobao also benefited from the little princess's good food, which made them healthier.
Of course, Tang Baozhu added something special to the little princess's food, so that the five young men would never be able to leave their little princess.
After all, men are all attracted to beauty at first sight. They may like you now, but they might not like you in a few years. She didn't want to hurt the little princess of this family then.
So I simply fed my little princess more good food to make her body look especially appealing, so she wouldn't have the mind to look at the wildflowers and weeds outside.
Tang Baozhu felt that her little princess had done something she had never done before. She had never thought of having several men, and her little princess had opened a door for her.
However, seeing the emperor who always doted on her like a little girl, that thought instantly vanished. The older man treated her very well, and she couldn't let him be sad.
Moreover, she also had feelings for the emperor. Over the years, even the shallowest feelings would become very deep. Besides, the emperor was a very charming person. When he was kind to people, he was really exceptionally kind, which was truly irresistible.
Therefore, Tang Baozhu had no other ulterior motives.
The little princess got married at the age of 18, and it was truly a grand wedding with a magnificent procession of red bridal procession. Even decades later, this wedding is still considered the most luxurious.
The emperor was even worried that his little princess would be mistreated in her husband's family, so he built a luxurious princess mansion for her and her husband to live in.
This is simply a bargain for the princess's five men. With their frequent visits to the princess's residence, they'll be discovered sooner or later.
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