Great Tang princess

Chapter 801 Matchmaker for nephew

Lu Yao is different from Li Yuechen, she is not well-known among the people.

But no one in the court knows that the super genius who was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 16 is not an exaggeration to say that he is a natural child prodigy.

Not long after entering the household department, she was accepted as a disciple by Princess Xuancheng, which can be regarded as inheriting her mantle in arithmetic.

Now only 21 years old, he is already the governor of the Imperial Central Bank.

The importance of banks is now known to more and more people. It can be said that there is no one in court who is not greedy for this position.

Of course, Li Chongrun had heard of such a person.

But he never thought that his aunt would introduce her to him.

"But aunt, at this age..."

"I said it's not important, how about this, I'll go talk to her. If you don't object, how about you get along for a while?" Li Yuechen asked.

Li Chongrun thought for a while: "Is this inappropriate? After all, she is an unmarried woman. If she gets too close to me, will her reputation in the future be bad?"

Li Chongrun, who has received a normal education, thinks about problems comprehensively.

He also didn't want to have any bad influence on Lu Yao's future life because of this.

"Hey, why do you care about that? Even if you don't like her, she is a young genius, are you afraid that you won't find a suitable husband in the future?"

Li Yuechen waved his hand.

I didn't intend to force the marriage at first, after all, I still need to talk to her first.

It can be said that this is already a very respectful approach to human rights.

"Speaking of which, my nephew has some doubts. What if my nephew married a senior sister from a military academy before the age of 20?"

Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows: "What do you want to say?"

"I'm just thinking, since ancient times, the royal family has always married the daughters of the powerful and powerful. Could it be that the folks can't marry the women they like?" Li Chongrun asked, "When my nephew was young, my aunt told many stories, and I always felt..."

"I always feel that the reality is different from the story, right?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

Hearing what she said, Li Chongrun nodded slightly.

"My nephew used to look at history, and he had a deep affection for Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, so he had doubts about this." Li Chongrun replied.

"Well, I didn't expect you to be somewhat girlish." Li Yuechen laughed out loud.

"Girl heart?" Li Chongrun was taken aback, "My nephew is obviously a boy..."

Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Okay, okay, you mentioned the old sword deeply, but have you ever thought about the price behind it? You don't know how Xu Pingjun died in the end, do you?"

"This... my nephew understands a little better. If Xu Pingjun's family had some influence, the Huo family wouldn't dare to be so blatant..." Li Chongrun nodded slightly.

Li Yuechen picked up the teacup: "That's right! Class is an insurmountable mountain. Since ancient times, very few people have been able to cross it. Besides, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was deeply affectionate, so there is such a good story."

Speaking of this, she put down her teacup, looked up at her nephew and said, "Why did I stipulate that it would be best for you to find a wife before the age of 20? Because marrying a wife before the age of 20, even if it is a folk girl, can barely have time to cultivate. But After the age of 20, even if I marry an ordinary person because I like it for a while, there will always be various estrangements in the future."

This was what Li Yuechen thought at the beginning.

For example, now that Li Chongrun is married to a folk girl who is less than 20 years old, the royal family is also capable of immediately forming a team of teachers to train her as an elite. After seven or eight years, it is enough to train her to be a qualified queen candidate.

But after the age of 20, it is basically unlikely. Even if Li Chongrun likes her and forces her to be the queen, I am afraid that she will soon be defeated in the palace battle in the future. To end up dead without a place to bury him.

So now that Li Chongrun proposed to let him, an aunt, introduce someone to her, it must be impossible to consider ordinary people.

In Li Yuechen's view, the empress should be a member of the think tank behind the emperor, and there is no problem with the harem's participation in politics. As long as it can provide substantial help to the emperor, it will make the country develop better.

But wanting the queen to become the emperor's think tank means that ordinary people can't do this job at all.

Since ancient times, almost all empresses who have made achievements are from big families.

Even if it is my mother Wu Zetian, don't look at the poor life when I was a child.

But there are still fundamental differences in culture and education from ordinary people.

Grandpa Samurai Xun was the governor of Lizhou, that is, the position of commander of the military region.

Grandma Yang, who came from Hongnong Yang's family, is not only familiar with a subset of scriptures and history, but also has good attainments in Buddhism and calligraphy.

Therefore, the choice of Li Chongrun's future wife is a very important matter.

Hearing her answer, Li Chongrun lowered his head and thought for a while: "If that's the case, then I'll trouble my aunt about it."

"Well, it's okay. As an aunt, I also hope that my nephew can have a good wife." Li Yuechen smiled slightly.

After all, in her opinion, Li Chongrun is just like her own son, and there is no ambiguity about finding a wife.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen sent someone to Lu's house to meet Lu Yao.

Faced with the princess' invitation, Lu Yao naturally did not dare to refuse, and followed the sent people to the princess mansion.

Today's Lu Yao is only 21 years old. Although she has been in the officialdom for several years, she is still a girl after all.

When entering the main hall and seeing the simple and grand interior layout, I couldn't help admiring in my heart.

Xiaodong poured her a cup of tea: "President Lu, stay here for a while, His Highness has just finished practicing and will be here soon."

"No hurry, no hurry." Lu Yao quickly agreed.

After careful observation, there were no paintings or calligraphy hung in the main hall, which seemed a little too simple.

But this seat is soft, unlike the chairs in other people's homes.

On the main seat facing the door, there is a boss chair.

This thing is not uncommon, and the office of Princess Xuancheng of Hubu is also this kind of chair.

I heard that it was made by the top craftsmen according to the princess's design. The backrest seems to be folded down, and then people can lie on it.

It is said that the emperor also sat on this kind of chair in office on weekdays, but I don't know if it is true or not.

And Li Yuechen's chair was covered with a complete tiger skin.

Of course, it wasn't Li Yuechen's fault. Her attitude towards animals was quite kind, and she basically wouldn't take the initiative to hunt and kill animals.

This tiger skin was bestowed by the late Emperor Li Zhi many years ago. It used to be kept in his room, but now it is placed on a chair.

She even thought about putting it on the ground as a carpet in a few years.

After a while, Li Yuechen, who was wearing a big red round collar robe, came out, and Lu Yao got up and saluted quickly when she saw it.

"I have seen Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

"Excuse me, sit down and talk slowly." Li Yuechen waved her to sit down.

Lu Yao agreed, and then observed quietly, this Highness's hair was still wet, could it be because she didn't wait for her hair to dry after seeing her coming?

After sitting down, Li Yuechen took the tea cup handed over by Xiaodong, and then said: "Today, I asked President Lu to come over. I have nothing else to do, just chat casually, don't be nervous."

Hearing this sentence, Lu Yao became even more nervous.

Generally speaking, if the princess tells you to chat casually, it means that it is not suitable to talk about it in the open, and it is often something difficult to handle.

Lu Yao became even more nervous all of a sudden, and she didn't know what the mighty Princess of War God was looking for her for.

"Yes, please speak, Your Highness." Lu Yao agreed softly.

"Speaking of which, does President Lu have a sweetheart?"

"Ok?"

This question made Lu Yao stunned. She was thinking about why she asked me to come here, but she didn't expect to ask this?

However, he still shook his head slightly and replied, "Return to Your Highness, not at all."

Li Yuechen nodded after hearing this, and then leaned forward slightly, with his chin propped on his arm, showing a very satisfied smile.

Lu Yao was taken aback by this appearance, she immediately concentrated her attention and waited for her next words.

After all, it is somewhat strange that the princess of a country suddenly smiled.

"That's right, my nephew has been transferred back to the Eastern Capital recently. This year, he is not married yet. I wonder if President Lu is interested in meeting and chatting with my nephew?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

Hearing this sentence, Lu Yao didn't realize it for a while. Is this some kind of mandarin duck?
And that doesn't seem right?How do you find someone older than him when you are a matchmaker for your nephew?

She thought the princess had made a mistake, and reminded her aloud, "Your Highness, I... am 21 this year."

"This palace is naturally clear." Li Yuechen nodded slightly, "So, would you like to meet and chat with him?"

Lu Yao thought for a while: "Your Highness nephew, what you are talking about..."

"Yeah, Li Chongrun, the eldest son of the emperor." Li Yuechen nodded and replied, "But don't think too much, he may not be the prince in the future. Now the royal family may not choose the eldest son to be the prince."

Having said that, she added: "I just want to ask if you are interested in meeting him and chatting."

Has even the self-proclaimed title of the palace been cancelled?Lu Yao secretly complained in her heart, it seemed that His Highness really wanted her to agree.

"Your Highness ordered, of course..."

"Hey, it's not an order." Li Yuechen interrupted her, "I don't like messing around with mandarin ducks. If you are interested, you can agree. If you are not interested, it doesn't matter..."

Hearing what she said, Lu Yao thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "This... Your Highness, will you allow me to go back and ask Grandpa..."

"That's natural!" Li Yuechen agreed without hesitation.

Then Li Yuechen invited her to stay for lunch, and chatted with her casually for a while in the afternoon before letting her leave.

……

After returning home, Lu Yao was still in a daze, and hadn't fully reacted to what happened today.

Since she was admitted to Jinshi, her relationship with her family has somewhat changed.

Parents have also changed from the previous command style to the discussion style when talking to her, and they will respect her own opinions on many issues.

In the past few years, people have come to propose marriage, but after asking her, and knowing that she doesn't like it very much, they all refused.

But today the princess is the matchmaker, so I have to discuss this matter with my family.

After returning home, he happened to see his father Lu Jingchu drinking tea with his mother in the main hall, so he entered the room to salute his parents.

"Yao'er, you look a little dazed today, what happened?" Lu Jingchu asked.

Today's Lu family is quite good in the court, Lu Yuanfang was Luantai's servant back then.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, due to physical discomfort, he became an official and recuperated at home.

But his son Lu Jingchu was promoted to Wenchang Youcheng, and now his daughter Lu Yao has become the governor of the Imperial Central Bank. The whole family is very powerful.

"The boy is also preparing to tell his parents that His Royal Highness Princess Taiping is looking for me today..."

She explained everything that happened today.

After hearing this, the parents looked at each other, and the mother asked first, "What do you think, Yaoer?"

It is no longer a big deal for children of collateral descendants of the nobles to fall in love freely these years, and it has begun since the Gaozong Dynasty.

But today, it was the princess who said it, and she refused directly. I always felt that I would slap the princess in the face invisibly.

"I don't know this Highness, I haven't faced him before, so I don't understand at all." Lu Yao replied, "I don't know how to answer."

After hearing this, Lu Jingchu thought for a while and replied, "In that case, why don't we meet first, if you don't like it, we'll talk about it later."

"After all, you are also 21. At this age, it will become more and more difficult to find a suitable husband and son-in-law in the future. Since you have the opportunity at this time, you might as well give it a try." Lu Jingchu replied.

As for whether this Highness will become the prince in the future, this matter will not be considered for the time being.

Now the royal family's behavior style has begun to confuse them.

But no matter what, everyone knew about Li Xian's rebellion back then, but even so, he didn't die, and he is still serving in the army today.

So Lu Jingchu felt that even if his daughter married the emperor's eldest son, even if he was not the emperor in the future, he should not let his daughter suffer along with him.

What's more, the new emperor did not change the law after he ascended the throne. At least for now, as long as Li Chongrun does not rebel in the future, his daughter will not be implicated.

As for whether her daughter can become a queen in the future...it depends on luck, anyway, now outsiders don't know what the royal family thinks.

All the princes and princesses are now in the army, and outsiders can't get in touch with them. It's really hard to say who will be the emperor in the future.

Lu Yao nodded: "In that case, let's meet and talk first."

"Promise!" An old voice suddenly sounded, and when he turned his head, it was Lu Yuanfang walking slowly.

Lu Yao hurried over to help him: "Ah Weng."

"En." Lu Yuanfang asked his granddaughter to help him sit down slowly, waved his hand to disperse all the servants, and then slowly said: "The eldest princess has spoken in person, so this highness will probably inherit the crown prince in the future , agree!"

"Grandfather, but... now the royal family..." Lu Jingchu wanted to say something, but he interrupted him.

"Hmph, His Majesty is lazy now, so he must want to abdicate as soon as possible. Now this Highness is already a servant of the Ministry of War, and it is obvious that the Eldest Princess deliberately cultivated him. There is a high probability that he will become a prince in the future." Lu Yuanfang looked confident.

Lu Jingchu replied: "It's right to think so, but now His Majesty is in his prime, and no one knows when the other princes and princesses grow up..."

"Even so, His Highness has a better chance of winning. In any case, it's worth the gamble." Lu Yuanfang picked up his teacup and took a sip.

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