Chapter 157 Shi Family
Yuying stood up, walked to the desk, and looked through a pile of portraits that she had marked.
Kangxi raised his brows and followed Yuying's every move closely.
Until Yuying stopped.
Found it!
The change in expression on Yuying's face was obvious.
Yuying found the portrait she wanted and walked back to Kangxi. She opened the portrait in her hand and motioned Kangxi to look at the person in the portrait.
"Shi Wenbing's daughter?"
Before Yuying introduced her, Kangxi knew who this was. This shows that in order to choose a crown princess for Yinreng, Kangxi had already done some research in advance.
[That’s what I said! With how much Kangxi cherished the crown prince, how could he possibly give me full responsibility?]
Yuying felt relieved, but when she saw Kangxi still looking at the person in the portrait with a scrutinizing gaze, she couldn't help but complain in her heart...
[How is it? This is the Crown Princess you personally selected, are you satisfied?]
I believe he is very satisfied.
[After Yinreng was deposed, Shi was still buried as a crown princess after her death.]
Kangxi had been busy dealing with court ministers and investigating women of appropriate age who would be suitable matches for Yinreng during this period. He had just finished this when he came to Yongshou Palace.
He recognized the person in the portrait at a glance because the detailed information of Shi and the other two noble ladies was still on the imperial desk in the study of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
But who would have thought that as soon as he came, Yuying would reveal her true colors to him.
Thinking of this, Kangxi couldn't help but glare at Yuying.
Can't we leave him some suspense? He is still struggling between Shi and the other two.
Yuying received Kangxi's cold stare, touched her nose, and smiled, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Seeing Yuying pretending to be so flattering, Kangxi actually had a hallucination of Liang Jiugong and simply turned his head away and stopped looking at Yuying.
However, was it actually Shi who became the Crown Princess in the end?
Kangxi could not help but look at the person in the portrait again, but this time his scrutiny was even more intense than before. Kangxi even wanted to use a magnifying glass to criticize.
Judging from her appearance, Shi's daughter could barely match Yinreng. Although she was not a beauty, she was also a pretty lady. What was even more rare was that she had the rudiments of a lady of a rich family at such a young age.
I also heard that she is filial to her elders and teaches her younger siblings well at home, so she must be a good person.
It is said that one should marry a virtuous wife, and Shi is barely worthy of that title.
However, is he satisfied with this Crown Princess?
Kangxi narrowed his eyes, curled the corners of his mouth, and revealed a not-so-obvious sarcastic smile.
Ah Ying's personality was still a little naive. Although she had the ability to predict the future, she couldn't see it with her own eyes after all.
He didn't think that Shi was satisfied.
The Shi family was not as prominent as the other two. Not to mention marrying a crown prince, they were almost unable to even become the legitimate wife of an ordinary prince.
So why did he finally decide to make her the Crown Princess?
Shi's father was the commander-in-chief of the Han army of the Plain White Banner and enjoyed great prestige among the Han people, and she herself was deeply influenced by Han culture.
Therefore, half of the ministers in the court naturally stood behind her. Yinreng's succession to the position of crown prince was so smooth, which was also intended to win over Han officials.
So in order to continue to win over Han officials, what could be easier than for the Crown Princess to be close to the Han people as well?
As for why Shi was still buried with the ceremony of Crown Princess after Yinreng was deposed, it is easier to understand.
A hint of coldness flashed across Kangxi's eyes.
He believed that when he appointed Shi as the Crown Princess, it must have been intended to make Yinreng close to Han officials.
But later, Yinreng was rejected and even abolished by him, so he would definitely not leave this great help of Han ministers to Yinreng. So how could he win the hearts of Han ministers?
Naturally, we have to start with Shi, the former Crown Princess.
Look, even though I don’t like the deposed Crown Prince, I still recognize Shi as the Crown Princess.
He separated the deposed crown prince and the crown princess, and also cut off the connection between the deposed crown prince and the Han officials.
And this was only rewarded with a trivial posthumous honor.
But Baocheng at that time...
I guess his life must have been difficult. It's no exaggeration to say that he was deserted by everyone.
Kangxi's heart tightened. Although Shi was innocent, he still subconsciously rejected the idea that Shi would become Yinreng's Crown Princess.
"Aying, do you have a more suitable candidate?"
Thinking of this, Kangxi looked at Yuying, reached out to collect Shi's portrait and threw it aside, then looked at Yuying with expectation, hoping that she could give him another answer.
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