Second spring

Chen Zhenyi set off very early.

The genius just turned pale, and the servants in charge of cleaning woke up to work sleepily. Chen Zhenyi had already finished packing, and set off in time for the first wave of the opening of the city gate.He left so early, and he didn't announce the time to everyone the day before, so juniors like Lin Yijia and Lin Jiakang, even if they wanted to send him out, they didn't get up in time.

Lin Yijia heard later that her aunt was not able to catch up.

Hearing this news, Lin Yijia felt a little sour in her heart.In her opinion, a man like Chen Zhenyi is really a very good husband - how many men in this world can do that kind of single-mindedness?And that one?There are countless concubines in the Sangong and Sixth Court... However, Lin Yijia also understands that there is no reason to speak of feelings.My aunt has been thinking about that one from the beginning to the end, and she almost only has disgust for her uncle... Sigh.

Then, uncle can leave Shengjing without having to stay here and suffer people's strange looks, without having to see and hear something with his own eyes... It's not bad to be able to avoid it.

Lin Yijia didn't get too entangled in this matter.

Because an imperial decree suddenly came out from the palace, which shocked the entire Shengjing City, and also shocked the entire Daxian at an extremely fast speed.

On the first day of May, under the imperial decree, the world drafts.

——After being silent for two terms, that is to say, after six years, the harem will have another general election.

This purpose was unexpected and expected.

Emperor Jinghe has been on the throne for 13 years, and only two drafts have been held.In the first year of Jinghe, the scale was very small.It was only through a flower viewing banquet that all the ladies of the right age in Shengjing were invited, and a total of eight ladies were selected from among them to be canonized to varying degrees. For example, the third prince's mother concubine, Concubine De, was the outstanding one back then.The scale of Jinghe's four-year draft and Jinghe's draft is not too big, it just follows the normal draft procedure, and the number of people who canonize is also a few more. A total of twelve beautiful girls live in Chuxiu Palace.After that, there should have been a general election in the seventh year of Jinghe, but Emperor Jinghe found a reason to postpone it.

And this time the draft.Unprecedented scale - all over the country, any official lady with a seventh-rank official position or above among the three generations of relatives in the family, aged between [-] and [-] years old, who has never been married, no matter whether he is a concubine or a concubine, are among the candidates. List!

can imagine.What a huge project this will be!

Although this election is definitely not only to fill the harem, but also has the meaning of selecting concubines for several grown-up princes...but... such a scale of selection has never been seen in Daxian's founding of the country for more than a hundred years!

This also means that, apart from Feng Mengyun, Lin Huijia and Lin Shijia, who live in the Lin Mansion, the other six girls are going to participate in the draft!

"This...is it too exaggerated?" Mrs. Lin frowned: "Twelve years old is too young. Even if you are selected, what can you do? Do you want to raise a three-year-old in the harem?" Five years? But a place like the harem. Ten good girls go in, and one or two will be left in the end. Can they wait until they grow up? Moreover, in a family of officials, there are no three or five daughters of the right age. One? What would it be like if all the bees were going to apply for the election?! According to the rules of previous years, one family only offered one candidate...how come this year..."

Mrs. Lin murmured in her heart: Is Jing Hedi's head broken?

Husband and wife for 20 years.In fact, Lin Shiqing probably knew what his wife was muttering in her heart.Just, at this moment.He didn't have the heart to tease his wife about it--he was really upset.

The ancestors of the Lin family taught that the daughters of the Lin family would not enter the harem or the prince's mansion.

Thinking about it before, Lin Yuan'er and the third prince at that time were obviously very compatible. With the Lin family's love for their children, they also broke them up at the same time and married Lin Yuan'er to someone else... But this time it is different from that time. It's different.This is a draft, it is an imperial decree!If one of the four girls of the Lin family is elected, it would be disrespectful not to enter the palace at that time!

That nature is completely different!

At that point, can the Lin family resist the decree?Although Lin Shiqing really wanted to, the answer was obviously - no.

Lin Shiqing sighed slightly, and said: "The important thing now is to think of a way quickly, how can we make a few children not choose."

Mrs. Lin said sternly: "It's not that there is no way. It's just that, Shiqing, there are four maids in our house who are going to go! Our so-called way, one is to quickly find someone to say that we have engaged in marriage and exchange tokens; It’s nothing more than an excuse to pretend to be ugly or sick. But if the four children can’t apply for the election at the same time, isn’t it telling Jing Hedi that our Lin family doesn’t like your royal family and doesn’t want to vote for you?”

This is a slap in the face!

The Lin family slapped Jing and Di Jian on this issue 18 years ago!If in the past, Emperor Jinghe was busy with government affairs and had no shortage of all kinds of beautiful women, he might not be able to think of Lin Yuan'er, and he might not be willing to think of the pain of that year.But this time when Lin Yuan'er returned to Shengjing, when the two met again, if he didn't have any resentment in his heart, he would be called hell!

At this time, if the Lin family once again finds excuses for not being selected for all four girls, what will Jing Hedi think? Do you still need to ask? !

Back then when he was slapped in the face, he was still a not-so-famous prince.But now, he has ruled the world for 13 years!He is the emperor who holds the power of the world!

Back then, the Lin family had Wen Xiangong, who was an important minister of the empire and a veteran of the empire, so he didn't need to take too much care of a prince.Well, even, the Lin family was so desperate back then, and told the emperor at that time, "Look, look, my Lin family is only loyal to the emperor, I am a pure minister... How can I still gain the trust and appreciation of the emperor at that time... But now , Wen Xiangong has passed away for nearly 20 years, and the Lin family only has a fourth rank in the officialdom...

"Three find excuses to reject, and one to choose." Lin Shiqing saw it clearly, and no longer hesitated: "Min'er is old, and she said that she is engaged. The rest, Yi'er... and Yin'er Changer... "

Of course he wanted to get it for his little daughter too.But the question is, what will Erye Lin and Mrs. Li think?What are the two girls thinking?Does Aunt Fu have any plans in mind?

"We are going to lose the election." Mrs. Lin said: "If anyone wants to go wrong and insists on the glory and wealth, it will be bad... Therefore, how to choose this candidate has to be considered."

"Then let's wait a few days to see them." Lin Shiqing waved his hand, rubbed his brows, and asked Mrs. Lin, "Now let's talk about Min'er... Are there any good candidates for you? This matter is troublesome. , if it had been a few days earlier, it would have been a good idea to give Miner to Song Jie... in a while..."

Mrs. Lin is not very willing to marry her daughter to Song Jie, but Lin Shiqing always thinks that Song Jie is still a very good candidate-he knows the basics, has good character and talent, and because of his own reasons, he will definitely treat "Junior Sister" very well ...However, when it comes to his daughter's marriage, he is still willing to respect his wife's wishes, and it is not necessary to make Song Jie his son-in-law.

Speaking of Song Jie, he remembered that he still had two students.

Wei Chen is a bastard, that's not the point, the point is that his family is quite troublesome; and Qin Mingyuan...

Mrs. Lin immediately said: "I have two suitable ones here, just listen to them."

She said seriously: "A few days ago in the Song Mansion, our mothers also received several wives. One of them is the second wife of the Dou family. Her husband is Dou Lianli, who is serving as the Minister of Dali Temple..."

Lin Shiqing nodded: "I have met him a few times, I heard that he is upright but flexible, and his ability is also good. He should be able to be promoted a few times in the future. The Dou family is a noble and noble family, and the family tradition is also good...Which child is it? "

Mrs. Lin said: "It's their second son, named Dou Libai. He is only 15 years old this year, and he has just been selected as a scholar. He has not yet had time to participate in the provincial and general examinations. According to Mrs. Dou herself, the child is quiet and quiet. He is a very gentle child who has never lost his temper... Mrs. Dou herself said that she liked Miner's cheerful and quarrelsome temperament, and felt that children with these two temperaments complemented each other when they were together. It's easy to live a good life. In her words, the son is quiet enough, if the married daughter-in-law is also quiet, will the young couple stop talking for a day?"

Mrs. Dou's words were interesting, and this last opinion was quite to Mrs. Lin's taste, so Mrs. Lin took this matter to heart.Based on her original intention, she also wanted to find a gentle and tolerant husband for Lin Minjia... However, there have been too many things happening recently, and she hasn't taken care of it for a while.She originally thought that Lin Minjia was still young, and that Dou Libai was not too old, so she would not be in a hurry, but unexpectedly, she became very anxious all of a sudden.

"Sounds good." Lin Shiqing thought for a while and asked, "Who else?"

"Also, you also know that kid, Kang Yongtong, who once worshiped you as a teacher." Mrs. Lin had a little smile on her face: "We all know that kid, and he is good in every way. And It is said that it was decided in Guangzhou, let alone the past. Moreover, as far as I can see, Yongtong seems to have a little bit of interest in our Miner, but Miner is quite dull and didn't notice it at all. Before, I thought So, Shengjing and Guangzhou are thousands of miles apart, and the child is still young... But right now, nothing else matters..."

Moreover, Mrs. Lin has always wanted to find a gentle and tolerant husband for Lin Minjia... As for Kang Yongtong, he also has a hearty and rough personality, that is, a carefree personality...

Lin Shiqing nodded instead.

Among the parents in the world, if there is no unavoidable reason, no one would be willing to marry their daughters far away. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)