Concubine Sheng Chong

Chapter 63

Zhou Chengrui smiled instead of anger when he heard this, with a playful look on the corner of his mouth, "Oh? It's not that Miss Jiang is weak and incompetent... If she can stir up trouble like a snake and a scorpion, then this king will think highly of her."

This daughter of the Jiang family still has such abilities?It makes me want to see it quickly.

"My lord, Minister Xu from the Ministry of Officials is asking to see you."

Zhou Chengrui withdrew his thoughts, his face darkened, "I don't see you, just say that the king has a serious cough and is bedridden."

The entourage quickly bowed in response and exited the flower hall.

This Xu Junhui really failed to succeed and failed. He wanted to rely on him to do something in the official department, but who knew that he was so stupid that he was caught by the secretary of the official department.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was also under Wang Zhao's family. Fortunately, he couldn't afford to be ill now, otherwise Wang Zhao might have doubted himself.

"Yan Rang, tell the concierge that the king has not seen anyone these days."

Immediately persuading Emperor Yongning to choose a concubine is about to be submitted, and Wang Zhao can't stop it. Lu Shixun's granddaughter is sixteen years old and hasn't been engaged yet, isn't she waiting to choose a concubine?
With Lu Shixun supporting him, Wang Zhao could only watch the selection of concubines. Compared with the empress, who is the minister of the Ministry of War?
In the imperial study room, Wang Zhaozheng looked coldly at Lu Shixun beside him.

Emperor Yongning listened to the performances of several censors, pondered for a moment and then glanced at Wang Zhao, "What does the Grand Master think?"

Wang Zhao had no expression on his face, and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty should have chosen a concubine last year, which was delayed by the war in Youzhou. This year, he should also choose a concubine to fill the harem and extend his heirs."

Lu Shixun heard the gnashing of teeth in his tone clearly, and he smiled quietly: "The words of the grand master are really what I think in my heart."

Emperor Yongning looked at a bunch of papers that said he wanted to choose a concubine, and his heart turned a thousand times.

This is not what Wang Zhao meant. The Wang family no longer has any women of the right age to enter the palace.

He glanced at Lu Shixun, and shook his head slightly. Lu Shixun was the former prince and tutor, and he could be regarded as a loyal minister left by the former emperor.

Who the hell mean it?
Emperor Yongning thought about it for a long time without any thoughts. At this time, no Wang's daughter will enter the palace when choosing a concubine. This is the best, not to mention, it can also stabilize the situation in the court.

"Let's just follow the instructions of a few lovers, and leave this matter to the Ministry of Rites."

Emperor Yongning wrote the decree, sealed it with a jade seal, and handed it to Wei Fuhai.

Wei Fuhai glanced at Wang Zhao, saw that his face was cloudy and uncertain, and his footsteps paused, Wang Zhao nodded slightly to him, and then he hurried out to announce the decree.

This was the first large-scale selection of concubines in the Yongning Dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After receiving the order, the Ministry of Rituals organized it in a big way. All unmarried girls of the right age in the official residence above the fifth rank had to be selected.

For a while all the civil and military officials had their own plans, some who were engaged hurriedly withdrew their marriages and waited for election, and those who did not want to enter the palace hurriedly proposed marriages, Luoyang City was full of joy.

The news of concubine selection spread to the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and Jiang Jinyan thought about it. The daughters of Lu Yushi's family who entered the palace in the previous life and the daughters of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion seemed to be very high-ranking concubines. The first daughter of the royal family.

The marriage between Wang's family and Cui's family in this life was full of excitement in Luoyang City, and there were very few legitimate daughters of Wang's family, so Wang Zhao might not be able to be the head of the state this time.

Thinking of several incidents this time, it seemed that someone was pushing behind the scenes, but it seemed that a layer of fog was spreading in front of her eyes. Jiang Jinyan frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the essence of it.

She sighed, anyway, now that Jing'an Hou's mansion is filial piety, the selection of a concubine has nothing to do with her.

Suddenly she thought of that Miss Li, will she be sent to the palace in this life?With her temperament, she must have a bad life in the palace, right?

At this time, Li Qianyun blocked Fang Lijin's way in the Chaoshou corridor by the Fangfu Lake.

"Tell me, Brother Fang is not in the mansion, where did he go?" Li Qianyun was dressed in red, showing off to the extreme.

Fang Lijin had a playful smile, "Miss Li, are you still a lady? Do you know how to be ashamed to stop a foreigner in public?"

Li Qianyun curled her lips, "I don't want to reason with you! Just tell me where Big Brother Fang has gone and when will he be back!"

Fortunately, this Fang Lijin was born with a delicate and refined personality, so how could he behave so annoyingly!

Fang Lijin was a little surprised by the eagerness on her face, "What do you want from my elder brother?"

Li Qianyun stammered: "You don't need to worry about it! Just tell me!"

Fang Lijin laughed and walked around her, "I don't want to say, what can you do to me?" The fact that Fang Licheng went to Jiangnan should not be revealed, let alone this is the eldest lady of the Zuojun Governor's Mansion.

In a panic, Li Qianyun stretched out his hand and waved it towards him. Fang Lijin stepped aside when he heard the movement, and with a light movement, he had already bypassed Li Qianyun's attack, and with a flick of the folding fan in his hand, he had already forced her Take a few steps back.

Li Qianyun raised her brows, "You!" She said and swung her right hand up again.

The servant girls were shocked when they saw this, but they didn't dare to go forward, they stomped their feet anxiously.

The master ordered to keep an eye on the young lady, if nothing goes wrong, the eldest lady will enter the palace, how can she fight a man?Wouldn't it lose her reputation if it was publicized?
Fang Lijin was wearing an indigo blue gown, and the folding fan in his hand followed Li Qianyun's figure, as if teasing a cat. There was a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, which made Li Qianyun furious.

The folding fan in his hand bypassed Li Qianyun's straight right hand and hit her on the head, he said with a smile: "Miss Li, you are not as skilled as others and yet so arrogant? I don't know where you got the confidence. "

Li Qianyun's delicate face was flushed with embarrassment, she took a step back, bit her lip and said stubbornly: "I admit defeat, you tell me when Big Brother Fang will come back."

Fang Lijin glanced at a gold-plated cloud-piercing hairpin that the folding fan had drawn from her hair, and quietly gathered it into her sleeve.

"You say you can't beat me and you can't beat me, so I won't tell you, how are you doing?" Fang Lijin smiled and turned to leave.

Li Qianyun was both ashamed and annoyed, and said with red eyes: "Just treat me... I beg you once."

The two are like enemies, they have always been tit for tat, and fighting happens from time to time.

Seeing her suddenly softening, Fang Lijin turned his head in surprise, but saw that her eyes were slightly red, and there was mist in her angry eyes.

She will cry at all?

Fang Lijin paused, turned his back to her and frowned, "My elder brother will definitely return to Luoyang in five days."

After he finished speaking, he went to the upper room without turning his head.

Li Qianyun wiped the corners of her eyes casually with her sleeve, "Let's go back home!"

The servant girl didn't dare to raise her head, and asked in a low voice, "How do you answer Miss Fang?"

It was only then that Li Qianyun remembered that she had come to see Fang Lixian, and said sullenly, "Just tell her that Miss Ben is feeling unwell and has gone back home."

Fang Lixian was picking out a box of hairpins sent by Mrs. Fang. She picked up a white jade hairpin inlaid with red coral beads and double knots.

"Just this one."

In an instant, she blushed slightly when she thought of what her mother had said, and then became a little worried.

"Xian'er has a beautiful face and good looks, and her talents, learning and conduct are all top-notch. How can she not lose the Sacred Heart? What's more, with the support of the Fang family, Xian'er doesn't have to worry."

But Wuqing is the emperor's family the most, how could she not understand, not to mention that she is not ignorant of the situation of the Fang family, it is a time when walking on thin ice.

Is it right to enter the palace by yourself?
"Miss, Miss Li said that she is not feeling well and has gone back home."

She sighed, "Did Miss Li ever... Forget it, you go down."

The maid hurriedly bowed and retreated.

Fang Lixian looked at the red coral beads on the hairpin, and felt sorry when he thought of Li Qianyun. If the eldest brother and Li Qianyun were married and tied together with the Zuojun Governor's Mansion, then Wang Zhaoke would not dare to act rashly.

Li Qianyun is already married this year, because the eldest brother refused to nod, the marriage has been delayed until today, this time it is said that Li Dudu also intends to send his daughter into the palace, what a pity.

"Did the young master say anything before he left?"

These days, after her eldest brother got injured, Li Qianyun would bring good medicine or food to see her at home at every turn. In fact, she was still looking for her eldest brother. There is nothing wrong with her intentions, but why is her eldest brother so indifferent...

The woman who sent the hairpin was also a respectable person beside Mrs. Fang, she smiled and said: "The eldest young master went to Jing'an Hou's mansion before leaving, and sent things back to Miss Biao for the old lady, and left the mansion in a hurry after returning. gone."

Are you going to see Jiang Jinyan again?Fang Lixian frowned. She also saw Jiang Jinyan when her aunt passed away. This cousin had a very good life, but her background was a bit poor and her temper was a bit weak.

She shook her head, her eldest brother is the eldest son of the Fang family, and should be considered for the future of the Fang family, if the opportunity to marry Li Qianyun is missed, it will be even more difficult for the Fang family.

At this time, thousands of miles away in the south of the Yangtze River, a petite young master Pianpian appeared in the market. His stone blue robe was hidden from the crowd so that he was inconspicuous.

Xia He looked around, secretly thinking that fortunately, he didn't meet his senior brother along the way.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, and she quickened her pace with a smile. This way, there will be excitement?

A few guards ahead posted a notice on the wall.

"The Biezhuang outside the city of King Xuan's Mansion, did it just burn down like this?"

"It's just a Zhuangzi. King Xuan is a member of the royal family. Are you afraid of losing such a small idea?"

"I think I must have lost something. Otherwise, why are you offering a reward for clues?"

"Hey, don't look at it, let's go, after all, it's his palace's business, and we just join in the fun."

Xia He squeezed to the front and read the notice and sighed. Isn't this Jiangnan a rich place?How could King Xuan be so stingy, to burn a Zhuangzi and post notices with great fanfare offering rewards?

She shook her head and walked to the side, saying hello to Jiangnan, she has been here for a day or two, but she hasn't visited the market yet, so it's not interesting to see something exciting here after all.

Just as she was about to pass a corner, a hand suddenly pulled her sleeve. Without any preparation, she lost her balance and fell into the alley.

Xia He didn't expect to be attacked by someone in the market, and his body lost his balance and fell crookedly inside.

The man quickly picked up Xia He who was about to hit the wall, and supported her.

With a hint of anger and helplessness, he said anxiously: "Why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)