Fair Lady

The double number one scholar Xia Shujie was famous, and the double number one Yu Zhengran immediately became the number one favorite in the eyes of all the noble girls.

According to the investigation, Yu Zhengran is a direct descendant of the Yu family, a wealthy businessman in the former dynasty.

During the period of war between the two dynasties, the head of the Yu family disappeared.Some people say that the Yu family built an island overseas and moved to the island in batches; some people say that they hid in a paradise deep in the mountains, where there are mountains, rivers, and fields, farms, and all kinds of workshops. ...

Until 17 years ago, the Yu family reappeared in Kacheng in the southwest, where they opened the Yu family's "Good Taste" restaurant.According to legend, in the previous dynasty, the fortune of the Yu family was "good taste".

For more than ten years, "good taste" has almost spread all over Dazhou, and there are two in the capital.

However, the only master of the Yu family now is Yu Zhengran, a 17-year-old young man. I heard that Yu Zhengran has six loyal servants around him, headed by the housekeeper Yu who is in charge of external affairs, and Mama Yu who takes care of all the affairs in the house.

Because the master of the Yu family is young, the Yu family does not have any social activities other than business cooperation. The outside world does not know much about the current situation of the Yu family, and there are not many people who have friendships. There is only the Ding family in the capital.

The ancestral home of the Ding family is in Kacheng. When the Yu family came to Kacheng, the big house they bought happened to be on the same street, the same street, and the end of the same street.But that street is full of big houses of big families, and there are only five families on the whole street.

Once, the carriage and horses of the old lady of the Ding family were startled by firecrackers, and they ran wildly. Fortunately, the steward Yu passed by, subdued the horses and rescued old lady Ding.Since then, the two families have started to communicate, and Mother Yu, the housekeeper of the Yu family, knows the secrets of health care and maintenance.Very popular with Mrs. Ding's family and several wives.

Yu Zhengran and Ding Meier are also childhood sweethearts, plus they are both extremely beautiful and Yuxue is cute, and the Ding family also likes to let them play together.Anyway, both of them are young, and there are not so many rules in Kacheng.

When Yu Zhengran was eleven or twelve years old, the Yu family suddenly left Kacheng in a hurry and went to Yulin County, leaving only one servant to take care of the house. live.

But these years, before Mrs. Ding and the others moved to the capital.During the holidays, Yu's servants would still send gifts to Ding's house. When Mrs. Ding and her party went to Beijing, they passed through Yulin and sat in Yu's house.

This time Yu Zhengran went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and it was also the first time he visited Ding's residence.

Yu Zhengran's identity has been "revealed".All the official media and private media are flocking to him. You must know that the status of the Yu family was almost equal to that of the Nangong family, the richest man in Great Zhou.Even now, not to mention other things, only the "good taste" that spreads all over Dazhou and the customers are like flowing water is enough to feed a large family with good food and clothing, but the Yu family has only Yu Zhengran as the master.

The real rich man has both civil and military skills!There are no parents-in-law to wait upon entering the door, no sister-in-law to worry about...except for those who have other plans like the Ma family.The people who were staring at Xia Shujie before almost immediately turned their attention to Yu Zhengran.

It's not that the Ma family looked down on Yu Zhengran, it's just that they had "ulterior motives".And Ma Ling'er's determination to "not marry unless she is Xia Shujie"?

In the Yu family's mansion, Mr. Yu brought the lord's marriage intentions, Ma Ling'er from the Ma family, Niu Su'er, the eldest daughter of Niu Chaoyang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, or Sima Yan from the Anguo government.Sima Yan was ranked last because of her younger age (12 years old).

Yu Zhengran was not very happy: "I'm only 17 years old, don't you worry?" The lively figure of the little fairy appeared in front of his eyes, but unfortunately, he was too young.Only ten years old, Yu Zhengran became inexplicably depressed.

Mr. Yu smiled: "You are really not in a hurry. But those noble girls and their families are in a hurry. Young master, the three listed in the list are all beauties, and they have very good reputations. They will not humiliate the young master. Besides Well, the main purpose of the marriage is to help, whether you like it or not is the second. After the matter is done, what kind of woman does the young master want?"

This is the rationale, but I still feel uncomfortable.Of course, you can only feel uncomfortable in your heart, and you can't say it out loud.

Mr. Yu knew that Yu Zhengran was a rational and patient master. Such a matter was not a problem at all, and he didn't get entangled. He changed the subject: "Young master, the friendship between the same subjects has always been valued. You should make good use of it. Your main goals at present are: Two, one is to gain the trust of the emperor and key officials as soon as possible, and the other is to make friends with as many outstanding new scholars as possible, especially Xia Shujie. However, at least remember one sentence, haste makes waste. At this stage, as long as you make friends with them Just be good. Pay attention to their preferences, personality, strengths and weaknesses, and don't be in a hurry to win over, so as not to arouse suspicion, that one has always been a suspicious master."

"Yes, I will be careful." Yu Zhengran nodded, and he was happy to let him make friends with Xia Shujie, "I thought I would enter the Imperial Academy with him, but he was lucky enough to work directly next to that person."

Mr. Yu smiled reassuringly: "He is Jin Xida's adoptive son, and he has advantages that other people don't have. Even without him, that person would not be able to easily let another person get such a job that is close to him. There is nothing to envy Yes. It would be a good thing if we could win over him."

The two were having a heated conversation when Yu's mother came in, holding two posts in her hand, one of which was a document from the palace. The Empress Dowager summoned the top three and four members of the new department, and the time was tomorrow morning.The other is a post from Xia Zhai. According to the usual practice, after the errands are settled or the new house is completed (the number one scholar admitted to Beijing from other places must buy a house in the capital, or be arranged by the court), he will hold a social banquet and invite Mentors (examiners of this year) and some Jinshi of the same subject participated.

Most of the new champions whose families are in the capital will host the celebration banquet and the fellowship banquet together, so that it is convenient for the aristocratic families, officials and noble wives to see each other.

Yao Xuelan had already received the requests of many wives, so Shujie's fellowship banquet was also a celebration banquet for Xia Zhai.

Yao Xuelan had informed Nangong Mansion a long time ago.

Xia Zhai doesn't have the head of the house now, although Yao Xuelan is in charge, and Nan Gongmiao, as Shujie's fiancée, had better go to help entertain the female guests that day.Both Nangongmiao and Mrs. Nangong knew that Yao Xuelan was going to investigate Nangongmiao, so they naturally prepared carefully.

This is the third time that the four top three new subjects including Shujie and Zhengran have entered the palace together.The first time was to participate in the palace examination, the second time was to thank the Xihe Hall, and the third time was to meet the Queen Mother.

When the four of them knelt down and bowed in unison, the queen mother raised her hand cheerfully: "Let's be fair, you are all young talents, I hope you can all become the pillars of the Great Zhou."

The Empress Dowager's face is full of appreciation. No wonder people in Beijing who have daughters of the right age are enthusiastic and ready to move. Needless to say, the double champion and the second place in the list, if she has a princess of the right age, she will definitely not let it go.The other two Tanhuas are also bright and dignified men with good facial features.

The queen mother first congratulated Shujie, not only won the double champion of civil and military affairs, but also got a happy marriage.Empress Dowager Nangong Miao has also seen it, she is extraordinarily beautiful, courteous, and likable.If it weren't for the consistent avoidance of the Nangong family and the long-standing tacit understanding of "no intermarriage" between the royal family and the Nangong family, the queen mother would have made an appointment for her grandson or grandnephew long ago.

The queen mother knew well that the emperor was becoming more and more taboo about the expansion of foreign relatives.The queen mother also knew that the emperor had declined Ma Guifei before.As the emperor's own mother, she naturally supported her son and set an example for all the concubines in the harem.

Therefore, let alone the marriage of her nephew and grandnephew, it is impossible for her to recruit a powerful family like the Nangong family, that is, the grandnieces and nephews of her natal family begged her to marry Xia Shujie and Yu Zhengran, but she did not agree. They are all the talents that the emperor is optimistic about and plans to focus on training.

Looking at Yu Zhengran, who is so noble and heroic, the Empress Dowager thought of Sima Yan, um, five years difference is not too much, the more the Empress Dowager thought about it, the more she felt that it was a good match, and she planned to call Mrs. An Guogong to discuss it tomorrow. I know whether the An Guo government has taken a fancy to other candidates.

The queen mother talked with the four people for a while, expressing her concern for their families and her expectations for them, and finally one person rewarded a famous inkstone.

After the four of them left, the Queen Mother smiled at Liu Mama: "What do you think about Yu Zhengran's match with Yan'er? Both of them are excellent."

Liu Mama hesitated for a moment, but still replied: "Master Yan seems to be very special to Prince Yong's son." What can be hidden from the empress dowager?

The queen mother really smiled and said: "But Jun Ao (Qi Haoning's word) doesn't like her, this child, I don't know why, at such a young age, he always has a dark face towards Yan'er, how can he look at Yue'er and the fourth girl? It's so peaceful." The Queen Mother really loves Sima Yan, but she will not force Qi Haoning for Sima Yan, that is her grandson.

Although Prince Yong was not born to the Queen Mother, she was brought up by her side since childhood.Without Prince Yong, the emperor would not be able to defeat the empress dowager so smoothly and succeed to the throne.Until now, Prince Yong is still defending the territory in the southwestern border for the emperor, rectifying the turmoil.

Therefore, not only the emperor, but also the queen mother trusted and got close to Prince Yong.When the emperor ascended the throne, he proclaimed King Yong as the hereditary Prince Yong, which was more honorable than Prince Qi, the younger brother born by the same mother, and the queen mother did not object.The Empress Dowager Qi Haoning and Qi Yueling's brother and sister dote on no less than their grandchildren, especially Qi Yueling who was taken to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to be raised at the age of two.Who in the palace doesn't know that princess Yue is the empress dowager's favorite?

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, Liu Mama hurriedly echoed: "Isn't it? Ning Shizi has loved Princess Yue and the Fourth Princess since he was a child. He looks like a good brother, which is exactly like Xia Zhuangyuan."

The four of Shujie left the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and within a short distance, Father-in-Law Dafuzi came to look for Shujie in person: "Xia Zhuangyuan, the Emperor and Madam Ma Guifei want to see you, and they are waiting in the Palace of Harmony." Ma Guifei actually has Her title is Concubine Yi, but except for formal occasions such as canonization ceremonies and sacrifices, everyone is used to calling her Concubine Ma. (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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