"Mother, let's choose him!"
Youqing was taken aback by her daughter's decisive manner: "Aren't you going to look at other things?"
Did she choose this based on her face?
Youqing's guess was correct; they really did choose based on looks.
Lian Yu is nineteen years old this year and has already passed the imperial examination. It is said that his ranking is quite high. In addition, he is good-looking. Anle heard Youqing say that since his parents are both intelligent, their child is also intelligent.
Anle only wants children, and as for the father of the children, she naturally wants to choose someone intelligent and good-looking.
Anle shook her head: "Not for now. I'll take a look at Lian Yu myself. If there aren't any major problems, then he'll be the one."
Youqing felt that she was being too frivolous.
"Alright, your mother won't force you, and you don't need to rush."
Getting married is no small matter. It's not difficult for royal princesses to divorce and remarry, but why go through that process again?
Anle: "Alright, I'll listen to my mother."
However, Anle still decided to go see Lian Yu. She had a feeling that if she didn't resolve the marriage issue after returning this time, she would most likely not be able to return to the military camp.
Anle plans to visit Lian Yu sometime, and if there are no other issues, she'll decide on him.
Meanwhile, in the Suochuoluo Mansion, Lian Yu's situation was not so good.
As the legitimate son born to the former wife, Lian Yu's situation in the mansion was not very good.
Lian Yu's father was a vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, a position that was not insignificant in the capital. Although he was quite capable as an official, he was a complete mess when it came to family matters.
Lian Yu's father was named Suo Chuo Luo Yongde. His ex-wife married the daughter of his father's colleague at his request. The two did not have a deep relationship. She had a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to Lian Yu. Although she was saved at the time, she died less than a year later.
Lian Yu's mother had only been gone for half a year when Yongde married a distant cousin. The two had known each other since childhood and were childhood sweethearts. Lian Yu was practically invisible in the mansion.
Yongde did not value the children born to his ex-wife. Although Yongde's current wife disliked Lian Yu, the legitimate son of his first wife, she did not kill him for the sake of her own good reputation. However, it was certain that life in the mansion would be difficult for her.
Lian Yu was not loved by his father and his mother died early, but he was a promising student who studied very hard. With the help of his maternal uncle's family, he went to Jiangnan for a few years and returned to participate in the imperial examination, where he made a name for himself.
In addition, his outstanding appearance made him somewhat famous in the capital; otherwise, his name wouldn't have been on the shortlist for the position of Prince Consort Anle.
In Jiangnan, it didn't matter; no matter how far his stepmother's influence reached, it couldn't reach her. But in the capital, it was different. Even though he was capable, he still fell for her trick and was pushed into the pond in his own residence.
When they were rescued, they were almost out of breath. The doctor came over and shook his head, not even prescribing any medicine.
This happened two days after Anle had originally planned to meet Lian Yu. Upon receiving the news, Anle secretly sent someone to check on things.
Lian Yu's situation was indeed not good. An Le investigated the incident of Lian Yu falling into the water and found signs of human intervention. She made up her mind that no matter whether Lian Yu survived or not, she would seek justice for him.
Just when the imperial physicians that Anle had secretly sent said there was no hope, Lian Yu woke up. Before Anle could do anything, one mishap after another happened to him. In the blink of an eye, the Suochuoluo Mansion had changed completely.
Anle had been keeping an eye on the Suochuoluo residence, so she naturally discovered the role Lian Yu played in it and became increasingly interested in him.
She changed her mind. Such a promising young man shouldn't be a prince consort; he should come and be her strategist.
So, Anle started thinking about how to get in touch with Lian Yu. After much deliberation, Anle decided it was better to be direct.
Lian Yu received a letter that said, in general, that he was impressed by Lian Yu's intelligence and wanted to invite him to be his strategist. The letter was signed by the General Who Protects the Nation.
Looking at the signature above, Lian Yu, who had been here for some time, naturally knew who this person was.
That's right, Lian Yu is a time traveler.
The original Lian Yu had already died, which allowed him to transmigrate through the body.
Lian Yu is an associate professor at a university, majoring in literature. He has a thorough understanding of history. After transmigrating, he first learned about Lushun from the original owner's memories, which helped him resolve the original owner's predicament. Only then did he begin to think about what was wrong with this world.
Literature and history are inseparable; those who study literature are generally good at history and naturally know what the Kangxi era should have been like in the original historical records.
It should have been the height of the power struggle among the nine princes, but in the end, not all nine princes could be gathered. Kangxi only had seven sons who survived, and now the struggle is not so fierce.
Lian Yu carefully investigated and discovered that everything was related to the current Empress. In addition, there were many things that only existed in modern times. Lian Yu became even more certain that the Empress was extraordinary and must have also traveled from the past.
He wasn't a delusional teenager; he was already in his early thirties before transmigrating, so naturally he didn't think of himself as some kind of chosen one. But since he had transmigrated, going back might be quite difficult.
Born into an official family, and with the Qing Dynasty undergoing a period of change, Lian Yu also aspired to leave his mark on the tide of history.
Furthermore, having witnessed the future's brilliance, they naturally cannot bear to see tragedy repeat itself.
Even as a literature professor, he still found the current imperial examination system somewhat daunting. However, it wasn't a problem, as he possessed all of the original owner's memories, though he still needed to study more.
With his family situation resolved, he was just getting back to his studies when he suddenly received a letter from Princess Anle, saying that she intended to make him her strategist.
Lian Yu was actually a little confused. He searched through the original owner's memories but couldn't find any interaction with the princess. However, Princess Anle wanted to meet him, and he really couldn't refuse.
Princess Anle, as the Empress's only daughter, was more favored than the Crown Prince in the Qing Dynasty.
So Lian Yu went to see the princess.
The meeting place was a restaurant owned by Anle, and the chefs there were brought from the West. It was the first "Western restaurant" in the capital and was quite popular there.
Lian Yu entered the "restaurant" and found the rather Western-style decor to be quite familiar. Having grown accustomed to the antique courtyards, this "restaurant" felt rather welcoming.
In modern times, Lian Yu prefers Chinese cuisine. He is not averse to Western food, but he doesn't particularly like it either. He only felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the decor of a Western restaurant in ancient times.
“Young Master Lian Yu, our general has been waiting for a long time.”
Lian Yu was taken aback. He had been on a blind date before, but it didn't work out. The other person was ten minutes late, saying that there was a traffic jam on the way. Lian Yu smiled and didn't say anything, but he still had a better impression of punctual people.
He had actually arrived earlier than the other person, but the other person arrived even earlier than him.
This made Lian Yu feel more favorably toward Princess Anle.
"Please lead the way, young lady."
Lian Yu was led to a private room on the second floor.
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