Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 168
There were a total of five noble ladies entering the palace this time. Each of them was carefully selected by Queen Mother Cheng. Even Princess An Ning looked over and couldn't help but sigh in her heart for Queen Mother Cheng's meticulousness and love. Son's heart.

The most eye-catching among these five noble ladies is the gorgeously dressed and dignified daughter of Marquis Cheng Guo.

This is also the Queen Mother's favorite candidate.

After all, this is her distant relative, and this girl also has a father who is a mainstay in the imperial court. Naturally, she is the best or most suitable candidate no matter what.

This adult girl stood in the center of the five people, very outstanding.

On her left are the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Huaibei and the granddaughter of the old Zhenbei Marquis. On her right are the youngest granddaughter of Xiao Shangshu and the second daughter of the Minister of Rites.

Because Daxia has always respected the left, the person standing on the far left has a more noble status.

From left to right, they represent the royal family, nobles, and court officials.

Of course Jiang Yi could see this, but he could only sit on the dragon chair with a dignified expression, and his eyes could only glance at the girl below from time to time, which was very embarrassing.

Like many people who were urged to get married, Jiang Yi was unhappy in every possible way, but Queen Mother Cheng was sitting on his lower left, and with his mother in front of him, he did not dare to move.

"Your Highness also wants to speak to you ladies."

Queen Mother Cheng and the ladies asked and answered questions. After nodding with satisfaction, she turned her head to Jiang Yi and said lightly.

"Yes, mother."

Jiang Yi sighed in his heart, he missed Anle more and more.

If An Le was still there, she would definitely stop the Queen Mother and go to his side.Then he won't be as embarrassed as he is now.

Thinking about it, Jiang Yi suppressed his embarrassment in his heart and said to the first girl on the left.

"Miss Wang, how are you doing, your father?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my father is in good health. He recently went to Jiangzhou for an outing to indulge in the mountains and rivers..."

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Jiang Yi asked the questions one after another, each of them talking briefly and greeting the ministers of the DPRK or the royal family.

He made this blind date very serious.

How would people who don’t know know that this is a concubine selection?He clearly cares about his ministers and sympathizes with his subordinates.

His performance made Empress Dowager Cheng couldn't help but give him an accusing look. Although she also felt that Jiang Yi's questions and answers were very inappropriate, after all, this was her son, and she still wanted to praise Jiang Yi for his "care for national affairs" and his love. Minister'.

When Jiang Yi finished asking each question, the scene fell into awkward silence again.

Princess An Ning saw that the atmosphere was tense and quickly came out to smooth things over.

"Your Majesty, look, which girl do you like more? Are you just blinded?"

After Princess An Ning finished speaking, the girls in the palace couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

When several girls with dignified and beautiful faces smiled, they were like flowers blooming. Jiang Yi felt relieved, but his eyes couldn't help but look at one of the girls.

She is the granddaughter of Xiao Si, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Jiang Yi just asked her if Xiao Si was in good health.

Her answer was generous, her drooping eyes, and her butterfly-like eyelashes flickering, fanned Jiang Yi's heart.

Wearing a light green horse-faced skirt, she looked more simple and dignified. The old hairstyle on her head made her look more solemn and gorgeous, like a goddess carved on the wall in the old days. "Ah...sister..." Jiang Yi was too shy to speak. At this time, he didn't look like a majestic king, but just a shy young man.

Seeing Jiang Yi's behavior, Jiang Mingchan felt confident.

"Your Majesty, please don't be shy. For such a major life event, please be more solemn. Tell me, which noble girl do you like?" Princess An Ning's eyes were a bit teasing.

The relationship between their siblings has always been extremely harmonious. Even when Jiang Mingchan and the first emperor were at their most tense, they did not blame the younger brother at all, and Jiang Yi was the same.

Both of them have pure consciences that are rare among the royal family. However, Jiang Yi's kindness can be expressed on his face and as the kindness of the monarch, but Jiang Mingchan cannot.

She was once the eldest princess of the late emperor. Except for King Wen, all the princes called her "Emperor Sister".

Although the eldest sister in the eyes of the princes was amiable and even treated them very kindly at times, she was not easy to mess with.

Even the most indifferent fourth prince and the most noble prince subconsciously did not want to provoke this eldest sister.

You know, the seventh prince had not yet been born at that time, and Jiang Mingchan only occupied the position of an eldest princess, and her mother-in-law was still a beauty.

But even in this situation, Jiang Mingchan is still a respectable eldest princess, and she is pulling her younger sister Jiang Yuan'er to gain a firm foothold in the palace.

It's not that there is an element of fox pretending to be tiger's prestige, but Jiang Mingchan did it.

She is now the good princess in the hearts of all the princes, and the eldest princess An Ning who is respected by both the government and the public.

In this situation, Jiang Yi couldn't help but look at his sister for help.

After asking Empress Dowager Cheng for instructions, Jiang Mingchan smiled and said to all the noble ladies: "Thank you, ladies, for going to Chonghua Hall today. You can leave first and wait for the imperial edict at home."

"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess Chang, thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Empress Dowager," the girls said in unison, and then left the Chonghua Hall in order.

When the outsiders had left, Jiang Yi let out a deep sigh of relief, regardless of his status.

Queen Mother Cheng still had a cold face, feeling helpless towards her son.

"Look at how you behave, even girls who have their own intentions are scared away by you." Empress Dowager Cheng could not help but complain along with her son.

"Queen Mother..." Jiang Yi had to call out repeatedly, and then turned his attention to Princess An Ning, who had been snickering.

"What do you think, sister?" Jiang Yi said hesitantly.

Jiang Mingchan said deliberately, "So? What do you mean, Your Majesty? Which girl is it?"

Seeing the bright smile on Jiang Mingchan's face, Jiang Yi lowered his head rather shyly and said, "Then...that Xiao Shangshu's granddaughter?"

After finishing speaking, Jiang Yi quickly glanced at his mother's face, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew who his mother was interested in early on, and this information was spread to Jiang Yi's ears overtly or covertly.

Marquis Cheng Guo is indeed an important minister of the country, but he cannot compare with his uncle, an upright general who governs the country.

Jiang Yi's uncle, Cheng Guifei's brother, had fought with Li Yancheng in the south.

Compared with this uncle, Cheng Guohou, who only has one Chinese character, is not enough.

(End of this chapter)