Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 306
Everyone more or less understood the profound meaning of the empress's edict.

But now that the crown prince has been established, even if he sits in the middle palace, it is just a pawn to stop the courtier Youyou's mouth. Who would really be willing to push his daughter into the fire pit?
Those high-ranking nobles in Beijing are not worried that this bad luck will fall on their own heads. After all, the crown prince has no power at the moment.So we can only choose from small households.

As soon as this news came out, all the officials below the third rank wanted to marry off their daughters as soon as possible, and they could even make a marriage.

In short, no one wants to be taken advantage of by this.

In the Songhe Hall, after hearing about this matter, Mrs. Cai lamented, "Although the queen is seriously ill, she is still alive and well. The intention of choosing a concubine in such a hurry is too obvious. I'm afraid no one will be willing to take this Hot potato."

Hu Jingshu answered: "After all, this matter is not our responsibility. Everyone can take the position of queen, except the daughter of the Cai family. Madam, you can rest assured."

Madam Cai's expression changed slightly, and she gave her a warning look: "Don't say this again, if your grandfather listens to it, he will scold you again!"

Hu Jingshu realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly admitted her mistake: "Yes, my daughter-in-law made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, old lady."

"Forget it, you were unintentional." Mrs. Cai sighed deeply, "Xiaoya will be eighteen next month, but the marriage has not been settled yet. I always feel uneasy."

Cai Fuya is the eldest daughter of the Cai family, so naturally she can't marry a poor family, but she couldn't find a suitable one.

Mrs. Cai was anxious, every time she talked about this matter with Cai Fuya, she always faltered and couldn't explain why.The eldest daughter's marriage is undecided, and it is not easy for other sisters in the family to go beyond the elder sister's marriage.

After going back and forth, Mrs. Cai wanted to find out from Hu Jingshu.She looked at Hu Jingshu, and said straight to the point: "You picked so many people earlier, isn't Xiaoya a match?"

Hu Jingshu's face showed embarrassment, she knew that Cai Fuya and Ji Shuyu were in love, but she didn't dare to say it!

The old lady has always paid attention to the character of the family, not to mention the status of Ji's family, just based on Ji Shuyu's original dandy appearance, I am afraid that the old lady will directly deny this marriage once she hears about it.At that time, don't fold it in the old lady's hand before you even flip it.

Mrs. Cai was suspicious and said, "Is there something you are hiding from me?"

"Daughter-in-law dare not!" Hu Jingshu hastily defended, "It's just that I don't know whether I should tell you about this or not"

"What's the matter, you just say it."

Hu Jingshu pinched the handkerchief, a little hesitant.

Mrs. Cai showed displeasure on her face: "Why, is there something that my old lady can't know?"

"No." Hu Jingshu couldn't tell the truth, so she had to confess, "Aya has a favorite candidate, but I was afraid that you would disagree, so I didn't tell you."

"But the son of General Xuanwei Ji Youhuai?"

"You know?" Hu Jingshu was surprised.

Mrs. Cai snorted reproachfully: "Although I'm old, I'm still not confused! Xiaoya has been close to that kid from the Ji family since she was a child. If we hadn't moved here later, the two families wouldn't have become estranged."

Hu Jingshu couldn't figure out what she meant by this, so she asked tentatively: "Old lady, what do you think of this marriage?"

The old lady thought for a moment, and said: "It is said that marrying a daughter should be a high-ranking one. Although the Ji family is not as good as ours, it can be regarded as a clean family. General Ji keeps a low profile in Beijing, and Madam Ji has never talked to anyone in recent years." It's a good friend who has never had a dispute."

Hearing this, Hu Jingshu felt something was going on.

Before I was happy for a while, I heard the old lady say again: "It's just that I heard that the Empress Dowager intends to let the Su family marry the Ji family, and I don't know if his two families still have this intention."

"It's all over! Besides, Second Miss Su is gone, so how can we make a kiss!"

As soon as she reminded her, Mrs. Cai remembered that Su Lingxi had died unexpectedly last month, and then said: "In this case, you send someone to inquire about that Young Master Ji Wu. I haven't gone out for so many years, and I don't want to go out." I know what he looks like now, but he was clever when he was young, and I don't know how he will grow up."

"Hey, my daughter-in-law will save it!" Hu Jingshu agreed happily, thinking to tell Cai Fuya about it quickly, and left Songhe Hall in a hurry.

After watching her walk away, Nurse Lan, who was serving Mrs. Cai, asked in a low voice: "Old lady, you promised so readily, are you afraid that the eldest girl will marry into the palace?"

Mrs. Cai sighed and said: "Xiaoya's mother passed away early, and I have loved her a lot these years. In the past few years, I was reluctant to let her marry so early, thinking that people can see each other slowly, but I don't want to be alone. It has dragged on till now."

"Now the empress is seriously ill, and intends to choose a new queen for your majesty. Although I know that because of Yu'er, your majesty will not marry a daughter of the Cai family again, but when I look at Xiaoya, my heart is always in a panic. The entrance to the palace is as deep as the sea, I'm afraid Xiaoya will follow in her aunt's footsteps."

The Yu'er she was talking about was Cai Yuan's youngest daughter—Cai Yu.

Outsiders often say that the Cai family has three sons, the eldest son, Cai Jin, is the father of Cai Fuya; the second son, Cai Ju;

Cai Yu married into the East Palace together with the empress back then, and when Fu Xiuyun came to the throne, she became a noble concubine and was deeply loved by Fu Xiuyun, but four years ago she suffered a sudden illness and died suddenly in the Changchun Palace.

Also after this incident, the relationship between Fu Xiuyun and Cai Yuan became much estranged.

Whenever Mrs. Cai thinks of her youngest daughter who died young, she can't help being sad. Seeing that Cai Fuya looks more and more like her aunt, she feels even more frightened.

Nanny Lan knew what was on her mind, and comforted her: "Madam, don't be sad, the eldest girl is blessed, and she will never end up in such a situation. Besides, you have already asked the eldest lady to inquire about it. There will be a result tomorrow, so you can rest assured."

Cai Fuya's marriage has always been a worry for Mrs. Cai, every day there is no definite date, she will be restless every day.

Now that the queen is seriously ill again, she is worried that someone will have something that she shouldn't have, so when Hu Jingshu mentioned Ji's family, she agreed so neatly.

"Although Ji's family background is not prominent, it is better than being stable. Needless to say, General Ji and his wife are good people, I can see it. Besides, Xiaoya and Ji Shuyu have known each other since they were young. If she marries, she will never be disadvantaged." gone."

Sister Lan nodded in agreement: "What you said is that the eldest girl is a bit out of character. If she is allowed to marry into the Gaomen Hou Mansion as the mistress, I'm afraid she will be restrained. Ji's family only has General Ji and his younger brother. , and they are all brothers from the same mother, so they are much more relaxed than other families in Beijing!"

"Yeah, it's good to settle down early, or it's good, but I have one thing on my mind."

(End of this chapter)