Hua Fushu gossiped, "Who could possibly catch your uncle's eye?"
She knew that Yu Xuanji had very high standards for people, and anyone who could fall in love with Yu Xuanji must be a good person.
Yu Chisu said, "Zhao Xi."
Hua Fushu asked, "Which family's young master is this?"
Yu Chisu said, "The Zhao family."
Hua Fushu said, "I know he's from the Zhao family. I mean, who is his father? Is he related to your family?"
Yu Chisu said: "No, I haven't even seen him."
Hua Fushu asked, "You haven't even met him, and you're going on a blind date with him?"
Yu Chisu said helplessly, "I don't want to go, but it's hard to disobey the order. If I don't go, my father will be stripped of his official hat."
Hua Fushu was confused. What did Yu Chisu say? She pushed Yu Chisu's shoulder and said, "Tell me clearly, who are you going on a blind date with?"
Yu Chisu felt that she had made herself clear, "It's Zhao Xi."
Hua Fushu knew it was Zhao Xi, "I know it's Zhao Xi, who is Zhao Xi, you explained it clearly."
Yu Chisu then realized that Hua Fushu didn't know who Zhao Xi was. She said, "Zhao Xi is the current emperor. Zhao Xi is the current emperor's name."
The current emperor's name is Zhao Xi, known to everyone in the world, but his courtesy name is Zixu, which is lesser known.
Hua Fushu nearly spit out his wine, "Are you kidding me? You're going on a blind date with His Majesty?"
Yu Chisu said seriously, "No."
Hua Fushu said, "Please explain clearly."
After Yu Chi Su explained the matter, Hua Fushu finally understood what was going on.
It turned out that it was not Yu Chi Su who was going on a blind date, but that the current emperor wanted to choose a wife and had issued an edict, requiring unmarried women of marriageable age from official families to participate in the selection. Yu Chi Su happened to be an official's daughter, unmarried and of marriageable age.
Yu Chi Su has always had a tomboyish personality. She can recognize a few characters and loves to wield swords and guns. She has never learned the etiquette and manners that a woman should learn. In order to prevent outsiders from laughing at Yu's daughter for being uneducated, Minister Yu specially invited an old nanny who is well versed in etiquette to teach Yu Chi Su.
The royal family has always had extremely strict rules for selecting women. They not only consider family background, but also pay attention to the woman's character and appearance.
Yu Chi Su had a good family background and was not bad looking, but her behavior was not the type that the royal family liked, nor was it the type that the court was interested in.
Yu Chisu leaned against the handle of the wooden chair and said, "Hua, I'm telling you, I definitely won't be chosen. As my uncle said, I'm just filling the numbers. If anyone in the palace is interested in me, they're blind."
Hua Fushu said, "You won't be selected, so why are you so worried?"
Yu Chisu yelled, "You don't know how strict and fierce the old nanny my uncle hired is. She looks at everyone as if they owe her money. I stepped on my skirt and fell, but she still wanted to spank me. I ran away secretly, and I don't want to be taught a lesson by that old woman. I want to avoid her every time I see her, but I can't avoid her. How can I not be worried?"
Hua Fushu's wine pot touched Yu Chisu's wine pot, "Just now I thought you wanted to be chosen as His Majesty's wife."
Yu Chisu snorted, "What's so good about being His Majesty's wife? Look at how many wives His Majesty has already. There's the Empress, and a whole bunch of concubines and imperial concubines, at least seventy or eighty of them. Who would be interested in such a playboy? If I weren't afraid of affecting my father and uncle's careers, I wouldn't go and see her!"
Hua Fushu stopped her, "That's a selection, a concubine selection, not a blind date."
Yu Chisu said, "Almost. I am indirectly dating His Majesty."
Hua Fushu was too lazy to argue with Yu Chisu about this. She said, "Hey, you said that His Majesty already has a lot of women, so why does he still need to choose a wife? You can be a playboy, but you can't waste so many girls."
Yu Chi Su said seriously, "My uncle said that Your Majesty chooses concubines for two reasons. One is to balance the court and stabilize the situation. The other is that Your Majesty has no princes, so you need to enrich the harem and produce an heir."
Hua Fushu asked, "Doesn't His Majesty have a prince?"
Yu Chisu knew Hua Fushu wasn't paying attention to the current situation. She said, "Not to mention no princes, there aren't even any princesses. To be precise, your Majesty did have princes. He had two princes: Prince Huaizhang, born to the Empress, and Prince Yu, born to Concubine Qian. These two princes died young, and your Majesty hasn't had any more princes or princesses."
Hua Fushu just treated it as a small talk, "Are there many daughters selected this time?"
Yu Chi Su wasn't sure either. "I'm not sure... probably a lot. The daughters of any civil or military official of some rank in the capital are all participating in the selection process. The chances of a lady from a distinguished family like the Lu family and your sister-in-law being selected are too high."
Hua Fushu murmured, "Tianyun is also going to run for election. I haven't heard of this."
Yu Chisu took a quick sip of her wine and said, "That's not your main concern. Your sister-in-law is also going to run for the election. The general is highly valued. Your husband is the emperor's tutor and is also favored by the emperor. The daughter of the Ye family is being selected, but your family hasn't made any noise. Are the general and your mother-in-law willing to let your sister-in-law run? If it were me, I would definitely not let my daughter run for the election. The palace looks beautiful and everyone wants to go in, but once you go in, you can't leave and will die in the palace. Who would be willing to let their daughter suffer like that?"
Hua Fushu shook his head. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have known about it. My husband didn't tell me about it either."
She spent every day in Doctor Li's Xinglin Medical Clinic, leaving early and returning late. She really didn't know about the promotion, and even if she knew now, she wouldn't pay too much attention to it.
Her sister-in-law's marriage is a matter of concern to her parents and brothers. As a sister-in-law, it would be bad for her to interfere too much. Besides, she doesn't have the time to worry about her sister-in-law's affairs. Even if Ruhuan gets married one day, she will just add some dowry and that will be the end of it.
Yu Chi Su had a women's training class in the afternoon, so the two drank and chatted for about an hour, and then Yu Chi Su went home. After leaving Ruifeng Tower, Hua Fushu went directly to Sifang Pavilion.
Hua Fushu asked about the selection. Lu Tianyun treated her as a good friend and told her a lot of her true feelings without hiding anything.
Yu Chi Su participated in the selection, knowing that she would not be selected and would only be there to make up the numbers. However, Lu Tianyun was different. For the honor of the Lu family, she had to participate in the selection of concubines and had no choice.
Lu Tianyun said, "My eldest sister has no children. If we want to secure our position as Empress and keep the Lu family standing, we must have a prince. Rather than raising a prince born to other concubines, it's better to raise a prince with Lu blood. For the sake of the Lu family, I must enter the palace. Taking part in the selection is just a formality. I've asked you to meet today. I'm afraid this will be our last time together."
Hua Fushu glanced at Lu Tianyun for a long moment before saying, "Are you willing? What are you and my senior brother going to do?"
Lu Tianyun had a clear understanding of the situation. "Fushu, I have nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. He doesn't know that I like him, and I don't intend to tell him my feelings. For me, personal relationships are not as important as the future of the Lu family. It is impossible for His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and I to be together in this life."
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