The Regent's little cutie is four and a half years old

Chapter 707 Portrait of a Woman
Gu Qingning asked someone to pass the news to Ye Xunnan. Although she didn't get a satisfactory result, she felt relieved when she thought that it was Ye Huaichu's decision.

I didn't expect him to agree, I just had the mentality of giving it a try.

The next day, during the court, Ye Huaichu announced the draft, and no one raised any objections.

The courtiers most hoped that Ye Xunnan would choose a concubine to be the heir. Firstly, it would enrich the harem and extend the heirs, and secondly, it would provide a lot of help.

Seeing that Ye Xunnan will be an adult in two years, the government will be handed over to him sooner or later.

At that time, if Ye Huaichu disagreed, the courtiers would all be on Ye Xunnan's side.

After the court meeting was over, the officials got together in twos and threes.

"Seeing that the emperor is about to choose a concubine, but the prince doesn't even have a side concubine. There must be a reason for abnormal things. Shall we find a time to mention it?"

"I'm afraid the prince won't. Over the years, have you ever seen the prince caring about any woman? In my opinion, it's better to leave this nosy business alone. If the prince marries the princess, the princess's mother's family will definitely become a The help of the prince is not good for the emperor."

"Then really let him go?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do? Force him to marry a woman who is of no help to him? Do you think he will agree? Don't forget that a few years ago, the prime minister persuaded the prince to marry the concubine, but the prince didn't even give him a good face. Let's not meddle in our own business."

The two officials who were talking were Lord Sun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Lord Qian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

"Our top priority right now is to help the emperor do a good job in the draft. The portraits selected before will be sent to me at night, and tomorrow I will hand them over to the emperor for review, so as to decide on the fourth concubine as soon as possible. As for the choice of the empress, we still have to make a long-term plan .” Sun Shangshu said.

Qian Shilang bowed: "Yes, I will take orders."

The draft is scheduled for May [-]th, and it is now April. They only have one month to prepare for this month, and some of them are busy.

Ye Xunnan heard that the people from the Ministry of Rites wanted to show him the portrait, so he quickly summoned Gu Qingning from Jinxiu Palace.

"Didn't you mean to look at the portraits? Where are the portraits?" When Gu Qingning came in from outside the hall, she only saw a few court ladies and eunuchs, and Ye Xunnan and Eunuch Jiang. There were no shadows of the two portraits.

Ye Xunnan pulled her over to sit down, and said: "It's not here yet, it should be delivered later. Boss, you can help me take a good look at it later, my cousin just came, at least pick one out after talking." , or double my homework."

"I thought about it for a while. I would rather choose a concubine than double my homework. It's too uncomfortable."

"You ah you..."

After half a stick of incense, people from the Ministry of Rituals came with portraits, and each of the court ladies and eunuchs held a pair. The paintings on them were all noble ladies from the capital. They were screened out from among many noble ladies, and finally these thirty were selected.

These thirty noble daughters are all prostitutes in the family, and there are many princesses and county heads among them. They are all of good appearance and conduct, and their fathers are all officials above the fourth rank of the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, the portraits have been brought here, please have a look at them." After the ceremony, Sun Shangshu led Ye Xunnan to look at the portraits, and introduced the ages, names and backgrounds of the women in the portraits to him one by one.

Ye Xunnan looked at a few more, and muttered, "How can this portrait be as good as a real person's?"

Sun Shangshu didn't hear what Ye Xunnan said clearly, "Your Majesty, what did you just say?"

(End of this chapter)