Luo Nei Shi said, "Your Majesty, the Concubine Dowager is ill because of Prince Xuan's affairs. Your Majesty, please choose a virtuous and kind princess for Prince Xuan. Once the marriage is held, the Concubine Dowager will have fulfilled her wish and will naturally recover."
Zhao Zixu gestured for the maidservants to step aside. "That's right. There are many virtuous and gentle ladies from official families being selected this time. Well, pick one that the Concubine Dowager likes and give it to my eighth brother."
Eunuch Luo asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to grant King Xuan a marriage?"
"That's what I mean," Zhao Zixu said as he sat beside the dragon couch, a maid kneeling to take off his boots. He was thinking about arranging a marriage for King Xuan and not treating other members of the royal family unfairly. "Ajue from the emperor's uncle's family is already eighteen years old. Tell me, which other members of the royal family are still unmarried by the age limit?"
Eunuch Luo thought for a moment, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Qi, born to Concubine Guo, is now twenty-two. The Crown Prince of Fenyang and the Prince of Kang are also nineteen. The Ninth Prince, born to Concubine Xu, is sixteen. They are all unmarried." He glanced at Zhao Zixu and said nothing. Zhao Zixu looked at him doubtfully, and he slowly said, "Also, there is His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, born to Concubine Qin Shu."
Zhao Zixu remained calm, "Don't pay attention to him."
Eunuch Luo knew what to do and didn't respond.
The next day, the conversation in Xiangning Palace was reported to the Empress Dowager's palace. She said to her attendants, "Your Majesty, do you really say that? Well, the late Emperor is gone, and Concubine Shu died young. Your Majesty won't make the decision, so I, as the Empress, will make the decision for Yi'er. He's a bastard, so he can't marry a girl of noble birth, and he can't settle for a lowly family. I will find him a worthy marriage to comfort Concubine Shu's spirit in heaven."
The palace maids said, "It is a blessing for the King of Qin that the Queen makes the decision for him. The Queen will choose a girl from which family."
The Queen Mother said, "Of course she is the right girl. Isn't it appropriate for a concubine's son to marry a concubine's daughter?"
The palace maid complimented him, "Your Majesty is wise."
The Queen Mother smiled and instructed the palace maids, "This matter must not be spread outside. I must give Yi'er a surprise."
The palace lady should be.
The news that His Majesty wanted to choose a marriage for a son of the royal family spread like wildfire. Some palaces were happy, while others were unhappy, such as the Qin Palace and the Qinghe Palace.
In the Qinghe Palace, the Prince of Qinghe was thinking about the intention of Zhao Zixu's move, and the Princess of Qinghe was thinking about how to ask the Queen Mother for an imperial decree to grant the marriage. Since the Ye family declined to discuss the marriage with the Qinghe Palace, she has been looking for a suitable daughter-in-law again.
The one she had her eyes on was the fourth daughter of the eldest son of the Duke of Rong's Mansion, who was also on the list of candidates for promotion this time. The fourth daughter had a good reputation for being virtuous, and was the most suitable person to be the Crown Prince's Consort of the Prince of Qinghe's Mansion.
Although the fourth girl is not as beautiful as Ye Ruhuan, she is more virtuous and graceful than her. When a noble family marries a wife, appearance is not important, and character is the most important thing.
The happiest person in the entire palace was Prince Zhao Jue. He had a deep affection for Ye Ruhuan, and Ye Ruhuan was on the list of candidates for promotion this time. The Queen Mother had always liked her nephew, so she asked the Queen Mother to grant him and Ye Ruhuan a marriage when the time was right.
If the Empress Dowager has granted the marriage, the Ye family must not disobey her order.
Thinking of the opportunity to marry Ye Ruhuan, Prince Qinghe laughed like a fool.
Princess Yurong, her younger sister, gently patted her foolish brother with her peony fan. "Brother, nothing has been decided yet. You are too happy too soon. If Ye's sister Ruhuan had been interested in you, when father proposed to the Ye family, they would not have rejected you so bluntly."
Prince Zhao Jue was furious at his sister for bringing up such a thorny issue. "It was General Ye who refused my father's proposal because he didn't want Ruhuan to marry off too soon, not because he didn't want to! The Empress Dowager has granted the marriage, how dare General Ye defy her will!"
Princess Yurong felt that her brother was more than qualified to be with Ye Ruhuan. Even though her brother and Ye Ruhuan were not engaged, she still hoped that her brother would marry her soon.
She smiled playfully, "Brother, Rong'er wishes you could catch up with Sister Ruhuan as soon as possible and marry her to be my sister-in-law."
Zhao Jue blushed with embarrassment, but at the same time, his fighting spirit was ignited. He decided to please the Queen Mother and get her to grant him a marriage with Ye Ruhuan. He immediately submitted an invitation from the Qinghe Palace, brought a bunch of rare things, and went to the palace to see the Queen Mother.
In the Donglixuan of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Qin Youran was wearing a dark green tights and holding a Qingshuang sword in his hand. As the autumn wind blew, he danced in the wind.
Qin Youran's sword dance posture is particularly beautiful and very entertaining. He sometimes looks back, sometimes flies into the air, and sometimes raises his sword. His sword dance is free and unrestrained, flying and smooth. If someone plays the piano to accompany him, the scene will definitely be a beautiful picture.
Mu Qing and Guan Yu were admiring their master's sword dance. Mu Qing was leaning against a column, the long sword in his hand reaching the ground. Guan Yu was sitting on the beam of the corridor, with his back against a column. He was wearing a robe and waving a feather fan, looking a bit like Zhuge Liang.
Qin Youran finished his sword dance, and Mu Qing handed him a handkerchief. He took it and wiped his sweat. He said, "What's the news?"
Guan Yu stood up, and Mu Qing said, "The palace wants to choose a Qin prince consort for you."
Qin Youran was surprised. "What? Who meant that?"
Mu Qing replied, "It was the Queen Mother's intention."
Guan Yu added, "There's been news from the palace that His Majesty wants to select a few of the women from the selected officials to marry Prince Xuan, Prince Jiu, Prince Qi, and the crown princes of Prince Qinghe, Prince Kangjun, and Prince Fenyang. This has reached the Queen Mother, and she wants to take this opportunity to choose a princess for you."
Qin Youran wiped the sweat off his face, handed the handkerchief to Mu Qing, and asked, "Which family does the Queen Mother want to choose for me?"
Mu Qing said, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother didn't specify which girl it was. She only said, 'A concubine's son shall be paired with a concubine's daughter.'"
"A concubine?" Qin Youran sheathed the Qingshuang Sword and sneered, "Your Majesty truly thinks highly of me."
Guan Yu said, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother's actions may not be well-intentioned."
Qin Youran said complacently, "What good intentions could she have? She's tried to kill me more than once or twice. She's just using the opportunity of granting me a marriage to plant someone to spy on me. Guan Yu, keep an eye on the selection process and see how many concubines participate in the selection of my brother's concubines."
Mu Qing said something out of place, "When I was delivering the Mid-Autumn Festival gift to Miss Fushu, I heard her mention that Miss Lu from the Shangshu Ling's family was also going to participate in the selection. Isn't Miss Lu the Shangshu Ling's concubine? The Queen Mother wouldn't want to give Miss Lu to Your Highness as a princess, would she?"
Qin Youran wanted to kick Mu Qing. "Will that old witch give her niece to me as my princess?"
How could the old witch let her niece spy on his every move? Is it possible?
Qin Youran thought that Queen Lu Yinli had no children, and Lu Tianyun must be participating in the selection to become His Majesty's imperial consort, give birth to a prince with Lu family bloodline, or even a future crown prince.
"No." Mu Qing shook his head. He knew it was impossible.
Guan Yu analyzed the matter of selecting a concubine, "Your Highness, although the Queen Mother wants to choose a concubine's daughter for you as the princess, most of the women participating in the selection are legitimate daughters, and there are very few concubines. The selection is complicated, and the concubines who can be selected must either have an extraordinary family background like the Lu family girl, or have extraordinary character and appearance. The princess who wants to monitor your Highness must be someone the Queen Mother trusts. The Queen Mother may not choose a concubine's daughter for you to marry."
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