Resourceful beauty

Chapter 211 Goodwill
Xu Shilou sent someone to explain it, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs swept away the previous procrastination, and the matter of choosing a concubine for the sixth prince was handled very quickly. In just ten days, the roster of candidates was delivered to Concubine Han Shu.

Concubine Han Shu read it once, then sent someone to send the roster to the East Palace.

When Fang Ruxuan got it, she couldn't help but nodded with a wry smile.

As she said to Concubine Han Shu that day, most of the ladies selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs came from noble and famous families, and finally a few aristocratic families sent up the candidates, without exception, they were all concubine daughters.

It's not that Fang Ruxuan doesn't look down on concubines, there are so many concubines in the family, Fang Rulan's soft and quiet temperament is very good, but there are more concubines, like Fang Ruyu and Fang Ruhua, who are used to doing superficial work, but in reality Love vanity and strive for strength.

She only met the sixth prince a few times, and although she doesn't have much affection, she is seeking a job in his position. Now that she has taken on this responsibility, Fang Ruxuan still hopes that she can do her best, so that she can be the best in front of Queen Zhou. After paying the errand, the sixth prince can embrace the beauty again.

What's more, Concubine Han Shu's refusal to express her opinion is also another aspect of the school examination, Fang Ruxuan will naturally handle this matter well, so as not to let her look down on herself.

At noon when Chu Yuan returned to Xuanyi Palace, he saw Fang Ruxuan holding the roster in a daze.

Sitting on the edge of the soft couch, he took the roster from her hand and flipped through a few pages. Chu Yuan smiled and said: "Although the family background is not obvious, the good thing is that they are all upright people. Thinking about it, such a family, Miss's character It's not bad."

The implication is that as long as Fang Ruxuan puts her heart into the interrogation, she can always find someone who can match the sixth prince and be the concubine of the sixth prince.

"However, what if the person we elect doesn't suit the Sixth Prince's wishes?"

Fang Ruxuan asked back.

Chu Yuan was stunned.

After a while, he smiled wryly and shook his head, "In our position, do you think these are things we can choose? I was lucky enough to meet you and finally marry you. King Yong, King Xuan, before they got married , I'm afraid that I don't even know what my concubine looks like, and the one I married is just from the other party's family background, so how much help can I give myself."

What Chu Yuan said seemed to be correct, but Fang Ruxuan always felt that something was wrong.

After a while, she whispered: "Whether it is King Yong or King Xuan, there are people who are fighting for the crown. Naturally, the choice of the princess should be carefully considered. But the sixth prince is different. He has never fought for it from the beginning to the end. In the future, he He's just a rich prince, even so, can't he have a concubine who can stand side by side with him and share his heart?"

With a playful smile on his face, Chu Yuan turned his head and squinted at Fang Ruxuan, "Xuan'er, are you sympathizing with Lao Liu and wanting to marry a woman he likes as a princess sincerely?"

pity?Sincerely?
For a moment, Fang Ruxuan also didn't understand what kind of mood she had in this matter.

"Looking at him now is like seeing you when you were a child. I always feel that he... makes people feel distressed."

Thinking of the indifferent and gentle sixth prince she met in front of the stone path in the imperial garden, Fang Ruxuan felt that there were two figures overlapping back and forth in front of her eyes, and whispered out the words in her heart, "Mother and concubine died early, and I don't want my father to be king." Pay attention, if it wasn't for the blessing of the Empress Dowager Youlou, he might not be able to live safely until now. Sometimes when I look at him, I would think, if you hadn't gone to Dayuan, would it be like he is now?"

Chu Yuan felt slightly astringent in his heart: His little girl, this is caring for him, not the sixth prince.She wants to choose a concubine for the sixth prince who suits his heart, but she just hopes that the sixth prince can be like herself, even if the whole world abandons him, there is still a woman by his side who relies on him and loves him wholeheartedly, so that , no matter when and where, he will never be alone, not lonely.

Exhaling a few breaths, to calm down his turbulent mood, Chu Yuan stretched out his hand to hold Fang Ruxuan's hand, and said as if promising: "Okay, then you can let go and do it. Let's choose one for the sixth younger brother that he likes and also likes. A woman who likes him and can accompany him for the rest of his life."

From the observation at the beginning to the sincere support at this moment, Fang Ruxuan looked at Chu Yuan with some puzzlement, as if wondering why he changed so quickly.

But Chu Yuan didn't give her an answer, he just put down the roster in his hand, and led Fang Ruxuan to the main hall for dinner.

For several days, Fang Ruxuan devoted all her thoughts to inquiring about the family background and temperament of those ladies, and finally selected a few people who were considered to be of good appearance, and their family background was not completely useless to the sixth prince.

I don't know whether it is reassuring to hand over the matter to Concubine Han Shu, or she doesn't care about it at all. Half a month has passed, and she goes to Fengming Palace to pay her respects every day. Queen Zhou has never asked about this matter.

Coming out of Fengming Palace that day, Fang Ruxuan followed Concubine Han Shu to Changle Palace.

Presented the selected candidates to Concubine Han Shu, and Fang Ruxuan expressed her opinion, "I think, Ms. Lin from Mr. Lin's family who is a student of the Hanlin Academy, Ms. Hu from Mr. Hu's family who sacrificed wine to the Imperial College, and the minister of Honglu Temple Miss Wu from Mr. Wu's family, all three of them are good."

Before asking what is good about these people, Concubine Han Shu directly asked: "Then what are you going to do? Out of the three people, one should always be picked."

Fang Ruxuan hesitated for a moment, "I think, ask the Sixth Prince what he means."

Concubine Han Shu slightly raised her willow eyebrows, a look of surprise floated on her face, after a while, she smiled lightly, "You've got a heart."

Afterwards, Concubine Han Shu didn't mention the sixth concubine anymore, instead she cared about Fang Ruxuan's body, and even asked her if her sunflower water was regular every month.

Knowing that Concubine Han Shu was looking forward to her early pregnancy and she had good intentions, Fang Ruxuan was still very shy, and when she answered, she was not as neat as in the past, and her voice was like a mosquito.

After leaving Changle Palace, Fang Ruxuan exhaled several times, but her cheeks were still warm.

Back in the East Palace, he told Chu Yuan about Concubine Han Shu's acquiescence. Chu Yuan didn't seem surprised, so he summoned Dexi and said, "Go to Zhaoqi Palace and tell the Sixth Prince that I invite him to play chess."

Dexi responded and left.

In the afternoon, Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan got up after taking a nap, and after a while, the sixth prince arrived.

"The younger brother has met His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess..."

After saluting respectfully, the sixth prince got up, and was greeted by Chu Yuan to go to the Nuan Pavilion, while Fang Ruxuan was embroidering flowers in the inner hall, thinking about how to speak later.

Three sets were played, the sixth prince and Chu Yuan won one set each, and the last set ended in a draw.

Seeing that Chu Yuan threw the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box, and didn't intend to pick it up and play again, the sixth prince was about to stand up and say goodbye, but Chu Yuan patted his shoulder, "Today, I am not the one who came looking for you."

The sixth prince was stunned, Fang Ruxuan walked in with the roster.

In the warm pavilion, only Ding Xiang was left to serve, and all the others were sent out. Fang Ruxuan put the roster in front of the sixth prince without saying anything.

There was some suspicion on his face, the sixth prince didn't rush to ask questions, he lowered his head and opened the booklet, and after just one glance, he understood why he was called to the East Palace today.

Rao had known for a long time that the palace had already begun to choose a concubine for him, and this matter fell into the hands of Concubine Han Shu and the Crown Princess, but now facing this matter directly, the sixth prince was still a little embarrassed.

Although his complexion was as usual, his faintly red ears had already exposed the shame in his heart.

After only reading the first page, the sixth prince closed the booklet, "Princess, this is..."

"She has good intentions, I hope you don't misunderstand me. The princess and I are in love, so we know how important it is who is with us. And a person's life is so long, if there is no woman who is willing to accompany you, It is not an exaggeration to say that the life in the future will be the same. Therefore, I still want to see if you are interested. If so, that would be great. We sincerely wish you a happy life in the future. If not, you can only rely on What we mean is to choose a woman who matches you, with good looks and good temperament."

After the rare conversation, Chu Yuan got up, patted the sixth prince on the shoulder affectionately, held Fang Ruxuan's hand, and the two left the Nuan Pavilion.

There was a leak in the corner of the wall, and there was a slight rustling sound, and the incense in the copper furnace filled the air. The sixth prince felt that the whole person seemed to be floating in the clouds, which made him feel unreal like in a dream.

No one ever cared, did you like this, or, would you like to try that?

From childhood to adulthood, no matter his clothes or hobbies, there are always people around him who choose for him. Although his mother and concubine have a low status and passed away early, because of the empress dowager's intervening from time to time, his life is not too sad. It can be regarded as clothes to stretch out hands and food to open mouth.

This kind of life is what ordinary people dream of, right?

But he felt that he was living like a puppet. There were always people around him reminding him of what he should do and what he could do, not to make a wrong step.

Countless times, he wanted to get rid of those people, find an uninhabited high place, roar a few times unscrupulously, and vent his frustration and dissatisfaction in his heart.

Even so, it cannot.

Therefore, he became more and more gentle and indifferent. All his resentment could only be vented on rice paper that also could not make a sound. Afterwards, those arrogant and messy paintings could only be burned in a brazier. Dare to be seen.

But now, someone asked him: Take a look, is there anything you like?
Finally, can I make a choice?
Seeing Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan walking out together holding hands and shoulder to shoulder, the sixth prince suddenly felt that he was envious, and that kind of envy was so urgent.

He always thought that when he was 20 years old and left the palace, the person who would be by his side would probably be a gentle woman. That's about it.

But at this moment, the thick booklet in front of him caused a ripple in his heart.

Can he also find a woman with such a sweet and happy back just now?
(End of this chapter)