Fair Lady

The wind blows the peach groves full of trees and flowers, the magpies chirp on the branches, and the joy of Xia Zhai almost dyes the entire capital.

When Xia Shujie, the young master of Xia Zhai, was named on the gold list and was hand-picked as the number one scholar in the Jinke, it was the time when the good news broke that he and Nan Gongmiao had made a marriage.

Only then did everyone know that Xia Shujie, the first three-yuan and double champion in civil and military affairs in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Nan Gongmiao, the number one beauty in the capital and the only daughter of the richest man in the Great Zhou Dynasty, had exchanged tokens and birth dates, and formally engaged in marriage.

The girls' Liuli's hearts were broken all over the place, and the boys and buddies who had witnessed Nangong's beautiful face were envious of Shujie for hugging the beauty.

Nangongmiao retired, and Nangong Ying's scandal broke out again. Although Nangong Ying was only a concubine and had been expelled from the Nangong family, the reputation of the Nangong family girl would still be affected to some extent. This made many originally qualified, The sons who are not qualified to marry the concubine girls of Nangong Mansion have started to harbor fantasies about getting money and sex.

These people originally planned to wait around the first half of the year, and then come to ask for marriage when the matter of divorce is less serious. On the one hand, Nangong Mansion will start to worry about Nangong Miao's marriage, and on the other hand, they will not offend the University Scholars Mansion too much. On the way, he was cut off by Shu Jie, "the best son-in-law candidate in the capital".All of them felt sorry for each other, the double champions with both civil and military skills had the courage to strike without hesitation, why are they so hypocritical?A possible opportunity was lost in vain.

In the Palace of Xihe, Xie Enwan, a hundred rookies headed by the top four in civil and martial arts, had just left, and the emperor still had a satisfied smile on his face.This year's civil and military Jinshi are all better than the previous ones, which makes the emperor who is thirsty for talents very pleased.

The left and right prime ministers, Marquis Weiyuan, Tang University scholar, and Minister of War Niu Chaoyang who stood at His Highness all had smiles on their faces.Qiqi knelt down: "I congratulate the emperor, congratulate the emperor! Such an outstanding rookie in civil and military affairs is the joy of my dynasty and the emperor. God bless me, God bless your majesty!"

"Hahaha" the emperor looked at the five ministers of civil and military affairs that he had always valued, and laughed happily. Whoever grabs it counts. Hahahaha, I'm not greedy, if Yu Zhengran leaves it to you, I won't snatch it from you. But this is also a great talent, you have to protect me."

Everyone was shocked, is the emperor planning to practice Xia Shujie himself?all the time.The outstanding new scholars are trained by the civil and military ministers trusted by the emperor, and their conduct is further inspected by the way.Before this, the emperor generally would not reuse it directly.

The emperor didn't hide it either: "I'm going to let Shujie be the sixth-rank imperial writer and imperial sword guard."

"Your Majesty---" Except for Marquis Wei Yuan, the others tried to stop him, "Should we investigate for a while first?"

There is nothing wrong with "Six Grades", "Imperial Writer", and "Guard". Xia Shujie's ability lies there.The key is "bringing a sword in front of the emperor", which is too... so what?Generally speaking.The guards with swords in front of the imperial court are all trained and tested people from childhood, which is almost as harsh as the selection and training of the emperor's dark force "Netherworld".

The emperor waved his hand: "It's okay, I trust Shujie, you don't have to worry about it."

These few are smart people, and they know that the emperor is not a monarch who will change his mind easily, so they didn't insist much.Besides, Xia Shujie is Jin Xida's adopted son, who loves Wu and Wu.Human nature.

After several ministers went down, the emperor put a smile on his face: "Has the Ma family entered the palace again?"

Da Fuzi hurriedly said: "Yes. I don't know why, Ma Guifei only sent the news to the Ma family two days ago, but the happy event of Xia Zhuangyuan's engagement was made public on the second day."

The emperor snorted: "She is thinking that the food should not be too ugly." The Ma family wanted to marry Shujie, whether they liked Shujie or because of Jin Xida and Shujie's help, the emperor knew very well.The power of the Ma family has increased dramatically in the past few years, and the family has spread a lot, and the second prince's voice in the crown prince's dispute is also high.

The marriage between Shujie and Nangongmiao is the best in the eyes of the emperor. Nangong's family has ancestral precepts. As long as the emperor does not persecute him unreasonably, he will be absolutely loyal to the emperor and will not participate in any battle for the throne.And Jin Xida is enough for him to trust, and Shujie's character is also reliable.Shujie is a talent, how could the emperor let Concubine Ma draw Shujie into the Ma family's camp?However, Weiyuanhoufu and Shujie are also smart, the emperor nodded in satisfaction.Reliable talents must not only be capable, but also politically sensitive and vigilant enough. Otherwise, they will either kill themselves or betray the emperor.

In Concubine Ma's Palace of Harmony, Mrs. Ma said dejectedly: "Ling'er has fallen in love with Xia Shujie since he met Xia Shujie in Nangong Mansion that day. Father and your eldest brother are also very supportive, but be careful that the Queen Mother's natal family will attack first. That's why I want you to ask the emperor for a marriage, but I never thought... that Nangong Mansion took the lead."

Concubine Ma is also very regretful. After mentioning it to the emperor that day, she originally wanted to call Mrs. Ma into the palace the next day, but who would have thought that Mrs. Ma caught a cold and rushed to the palace for the purpose of discussing marriage? It will arouse the emperor's suspicion.If you want the people around you to spread the word, but also feel that it is better to explain some things to your sister-in-law in person, then Yao Xuelan is also difficult to deal with.Unexpectedly, it was only a few days late, and the Nangong Mansion made the first move.

"Forget it, it's too late to say anything now," Concubine Ma waved her hand, "Let father choose a good concubine, and send it to be a concubine when the time comes, we still have to find a way to bridge this line. "

Mrs. Ma hesitated to speak, thought for a while, and then said bravely: "Ling'er, she said... Xia Shujie will not marry. Madam, can you, can you ask for an imperial decree to marry you as a flat wife? You know, That girl Ling'er is very stubborn."

"Ping wife?" Ma Guifei thought for a moment, "What did father say?"

Mrs. Ma hurriedly replied: "Father has always loved Ling'er the most. He thought about it all night, and called my husband and me over this morning, saying that it would be all right if he could obtain the imperial decree. After all, Nangong Mansion is not easy to wait for. Husband and wife have the same fate, and Nangong Miao is Nangong Renhao's lifeblood. If Nangong Mansion can be brought over, it will be more beneficial to the second prince. However, my father said that it is best to enter at the same time."

Ma Guifei's eyes lit up, didn't they?Sure enough, ginger is still old and hot, and my father is more thoughtful.

However, how should I obtain this imperial decree from the emperor?Will the emperor suspect anything?The last time I went to propose marriage to the emperor, the emperor's reaction was not clear.This time, the matter of "equal wife" cannot be discussed with the Marquis of Weiyuan first, otherwise the Nangong Mansion will definitely not agree, and it will be even more difficult to ask for the imperial edict at that time. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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