Old days in the box

Chapter 259 Wang’s dream is shattered and the tiger roars

"What are you doing? Get up! What's the point of lying on someone's lap like this?"

The head of the Yuan family showed a helpless black face and immediately scolded Yuan Wuyou in a low voice.

His daughter, a fierce tiger, usually behaves openly and happily, but now she is rolling around like a little doll on the lap of Princess Xianning, the talented daughter of the Li family. What if word spreads about this?

Of course, Yuan Wuyou was greatly frightened. He immediately sat up from Li Xianning's lap like a frightened bird, and hurriedly arranged his messy hairpin: "Father, Father."

Princess Wuyou has unparalleled swordsmanship and is not afraid of heaven or earth. She is only afraid of the scolding of her father and brother like a mouse is afraid of a cat.

"You, you, you..." The original head of the family raised his finger and pointed at the daughter for a long time, but he couldn't find any suitable words to reprimand her. At the end, he had to hold back one sentence: "You are like this, who dares to tell the young master?" marry you?"

"Isn't that a great thing?" Yuan Wuyou's eyes lit up and he blurted out.

The original head of the family glared at him angrily. Yuan Wuyou quickly lowered his head and said nothing. Only then did he realize that his words were faster than his brain again.

But this time, the original head of the family did not continue to scold Yuan Wuyou like before. Instead, he slowly walked in. Sure enough, he had something important to tell her.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when his father came in, Yuan Wuyou also raised his head and glared at the servant who opened the door for the owner of the house, and wiped his neck fiercely.

Her father was going to the court today to discuss important matters, and she specifically ordered her servants to look after her.

Why not only did he come back early, but he also walked directly into her room vigorously and resolutely, leaving no time for her to warn him! ?

The person who was the spy must be fully responsible for this matter!

The servant outside had a helpless look on his face. In fact, he had nothing to do about it. Who would have guessed that the master would suddenly return home and go straight to the princess's boudoir as soon as he entered the door, leaving him no chance to tell the truth.

The servant closed the door, and there were only three of them left in the room. The original head of the family walked in and sat down. He nodded slightly to Li Xianning: "Princess Xianning, I made you laugh."

"Master Yuan." Xian Ning leaned forward and returned the greeting politely.

The original head of the family looked at Li Xianning, and then at his rude daughter. His face seemed to change slightly, and he continued to ask: "Princess Xianning, you are visiting at this time. It seems that you are also..."

"Yes, Master Yuan." Li Xianning gently interrupted the words of the original family leader, bowing his head deeply to him to express his apology for being disrespectful to him.

No specific matter was mentioned, but both of them obviously understood what the other party was referring to. The original head of the family did not continue talking, but nodded as if understanding.

"Are you... guessing riddles?" Only Yuan Wuyou was confused and looked at them with his eyebrows furrowed.

"In that case, I don't have to be shy about you." The original head of the family nodded towards Li Xianning, and then turned to Wuyou, his face becoming serious again: "Wouyou, regarding the results of Bailong's audition, the courtier We have already made a decision.”

Yuan Wuyou was stunned for a moment. She never expected that her father would come this time to tell her about the outcome of the emperor's selection.

The White Dragon audition is a bit like a preliminary test for selection. After all suitable candidates have completed the audition, the ministers will select a candidate based on their performance and present it to the White Jade Dragon Girl.

Since this decision is of great importance, the ministers often have to stay behind closed doors for several days or even ten days to make the most appropriate choice, but they did not expect that this time the results would come out so quickly.

"So fast?" Yuan Wuyou suddenly had a bad feeling.

"The imperial court has decided that the candidate to be submitted to the White Jade Dragon Girl this time will be the eldest son of the Chu family, Chu Shun. If all goes well, he will serve as the next crown prince of the Jade Realm Emperor and start studying behind closed doors for three years. Study.”

The original head of the family told the truth about the decision made by the courtiers, but there was no sign of regret for his daughter on his face.

"What - what -! Is that the young master of the Chu family who looks so weak? How does he look like an emperor?" Yuan Wuyou seemed to have a sudden illness, flicking the golden tiger pattern dress on his body and said angrily .

"Chu Shun is an emperor's talent selected by the ministers. The candidate has been approved by the current emperor and cannot be changed." The original head of the family ignored his daughter's anger and continued to speak in an orderly manner.

"Impossible! The candidates for the next emperor are always judged based on the results of Bailong's audition. After my performance is the best among all the royals of my generation, how could I not be chosen!"

Yuan Wuyou held the sword that was pierced into the floor, and vented his displeasure on the sword with resentment, piercing deeper and deeper.

"The results of Bailong's audition are only used as a reference for the ministers. In the end, the decision must be made by the imperial court. Otherwise, it would be enough to just recommend them based on the results of the audition. Why bother to set up a committee of ministers?"

"But if the next emperor doesn't have the ability to lead soldiers into battle and expand territory, what kind of emperor is he?"

"It is the general's job to charge into battle. What the emperor has to do is to be in the center and coordinate the four directions. With your temper, you will probably be on pins and needles after sitting for a while and start shouting." The original head of the family replied calmly.

The White Dragon Audition mainly tests the prowess of the royal children and their skills in using various weapons. It also includes simulated battlefield battles to test their ability to fight and lead troops. In these projects, Yuan Wuyou does have great abilities. The advantages.

However, the princess with unparalleled swordsmanship and her unassuming character have also become the focus of the ministers' thinking about her.

People say that the Yuan family produces more generals. This is not without foundation. The Yuan family has a strong and straightforward character. They are talented people who are naturally suitable for marching and leading troops and charging into battle. However, such a character can be integrated into the generals, but it is difficult to subdue the government and the opposition. .

"How do you know if you haven't sat on it!" Yuan Wuyou angrily lowered the entire sword into the floor, leaving only the exquisitely crafted hilt exposed. "Oh, don't be angry. If you are selected, you will have to go to the depths of Bailong Mountain for three years of closed-door study. You don't want to be trapped there for three years without seeing anyone, right?" Li Xianning also put down the embroidery in her hands and sat down. Beside her, he coaxed her and said.

"Oh! So you already knew this! That's why you came here to accompany me today!" Yuan Wuyou reacted slowly and wanted to cry.

It turned out that Li Xianning had already received gossip from the palace, and was worried that her childhood sweetheart would do something out of anger, so he rushed to Yuan Mansion non-stop to make an appointment with her.

Everything here is a trap!

Although Li Xianning is the same age as Yuan Wuyou, at only sixteen years old, she is already well versed in all kinds of worldly affairs, and she even has direct information channels to the palace. The speed of obtaining information is no slower than that of the Yuan family head, an important court official. This alone shows the difference between the two in the city.

There are many people in the Chu and Li families who have been involved in political affairs at a young age like her, and she is not even the most impeccable among them.

The selection for the emperor's throne is actually far more complicated and far-reaching than Yuan Wuyou imagined.

She is only suitable for those wars with smoke of gunpowder, but has never really set foot in this battlefield without smoke of gunpowder.

"Okay, okay, you broke many previous records in the Bailong audition. These are all recorded in the book. Isn't this quite majestic." Li Xianning stroked her back and said with a smile. .

"If they don't choose me even if they break the record, they will definitely regret it in the future!" Yuan Wuyou was even sadder when he heard this, and barked like a cat with fried fur.

"You are right. Your excellent performance in the White Dragon audition proved that you have inherited the excellent power of the dragon. The courtiers did not want to waste your talent, so they gave you a new proposal."

The original head of the family seemed to enjoy that his daughter had finally broken her childhood dream of becoming an emperor, and continued to talk about the purpose of the trip.

"What proposal?" Yuan Wuyou asked with puffed cheeks.

"I will betroth you to Chu Shun and marry him when he returns in three years. In this way, you will be the official wife and mother of the Emperor of the Jade Realm, give birth to an outstanding Lin'er who will be married to him, and continue to inherit the country... "

"He not only defeated me, but also wanted to marry me? How bold!" Before his father could say anything, Yuan Wuyou had already come out of his sadness again and cursed angrily.

"You have a good idea. Mr. Chu would not take the initiative to bring up such a marriage. This is my idea." The original head of the family slowly made tea and looked at the hairy daughter and replied.

"Okay, do you have a father like you? I want to marry my daughter off because I can't compete with others! You clearly promised not to interfere with my marriage!" Yuan Wuyou was trembling with anger.

"It used to be the past, but now Mr. Chu is the only candidate for the heir apparent. If you marry the future emperor, my father will feel at ease for the rest of his life." The head of the original family retorted confidently.

But then he suddenly realized that Li Xianning, the princess of the Li family, had not interrupted for a long time, but was looking at him secretly with a rather unfamiliar look.

"Master Yuan, our Chu Yuan and Li families have never intermarryed easily. I think you should know the reason, right?" Li Xianning suddenly said, the chuckle in his tone had long since disappeared.

The three royal families in the Jade World will not intermarry easily, in order to avoid the emergence of a powerful family that monopolizes the throne and becomes hereditary.

The selection of the throne has always been full of open and secret fighting. This is not any bad habit, but a deliberate act by the courtiers.

The person who can sit on the throne of God must have the imperial skills to control his subordinates and coordinate them, and these skills cannot be learned in just three years of closed-door study.

Therefore, they must let each generation of heirs compete as much as possible. In this process, those who are not suitable for the throne will be naturally screened out, and those good candidates who are suitable for the throne will accumulate their own political power.

When a final winner emerges from these seedlings, he will be able to rely on the power he has accumulated to easily ascend the throne and control this country into a farther future.

This is the destiny of all those who are qualified to inherit this position. If they are not good at fighting for it, they will have to leave as losers. They will not be recalled until the final winner competes.——The original person who was transferred to the border gate Zhenyao is a living example.

But now the suggestion put forward by Master Yuan is to marry Chu Shun, the most outstanding person in the contemporary era, with Yuan Wuyou. With their talents and status, the offspring they will give birth to in the future will have more obvious advantages than others. .

If the throne always falls on the same bloodline, wouldn't it violate everyone's original intention of setting up the selection?

In recent years, the Yuan family has been in a state of gradual decline. With the death of Yuan Wuyou's mother long ago, their generation only has the twin twins Wuyou and Zhenyao, and they have fallen behind in the royal family.

Li Xianning wanted to know whether the former master only wanted to do good for his daughter, or whether he was planning to borrow the power of her husband's family to revive her and use her, her cherished best friend, as a tool of the family.

"Do you think I don't hear much about outsiders' gossip in the palace, Princess Xianning." The original head of the family laughed to himself, "As soon as I made this proposal, others were already suspicious, but So what can I do... I am just a daughter, and I don’t want her to only be with the sword all day long, dreaming of being able to travel to the end of the world with a sword."

Li Xianning carefully looked at the emotion in the man's eyes, considering the truth and falsehood of his words; while Yuan Wuyou sighed longly and stopped shouting frantically.

Every time her father looked so serious, she didn't dare to continue messing around. She was already a princess with long hair, and she could no longer be the little girl who always had a temper like before.

"Wouyou, you are not young anymore. You should remember that I taught you since you were a child that we are born into the royal family and belong to a noble family. This is not a privilege given to us by God, but a responsibility assigned to us by the Dragon Girl."

"We carry the name of the royal family and are born to work harder and be better than ordinary people, so that we can shoulder the important responsibilities of the court and lead all aspects of the jade world to move forward. You are sixteen years old, and it is time to think seriously. Think about what kind of life you want.”

It was also a great empire born in the East, and it also had the highest nobility and royal family in the country.

However, between Byzantium and the Jade World, the two had completely different understandings of their respective "royal families", and thus two completely different upper classes were born.

The original head of the family sighed, stood up and left Yuan Wuyou's boudoir, closing the door.

(End of this chapter)