Feng Heming

Chapter 200
"Is His Majesty crazy?"

Jiang Yuanxi's complexion was very bad, if the family had to present a noble lady to serve him in the palace, where did he have such a face?
"Could it be because of the recent rumors?"

Jiang Boyong has already understood that things have changed a lot from his previous life. The former prince died half a year earlier, this is one; the new prince Chen Xuan beat Yu Shi to death in the street, this is the second.

These two changes led to a series of subsequent changes, and Jiang Boyong's heart was always tense, reminding himself that even if he had the experience of his previous life, he could not rely on it completely.

Jiang Yuanxi narrowed his eyes, and tapped his finger on the table, repeatedly, "Because rumors say that he is no longer powerful, and the royal family has not had a new prince or princess in the past two years, so the Holy Majesty wants to select girls of the right age to serve in the palace, but why? If you have to have a daughter from each family, you have to be a noble daughter of the direct line."

This is what makes people puzzled. The aristocratic family can't choose a concubine daughter if they want to, but if they have to choose a noble daughter from the direct line, the aristocratic family will not do it now.

Take Jiang's family as an example. Jiang Taifu has five direct granddaughters, among which the eldest granddaughter is married, the second granddaughter is engaged, and the remaining three granddaughters are all of the right age in the imperial decree. Granddaughter, it is not appropriate to send anyone into the palace.

After this imperial decree, Zheng Youniang, Cheng Shi, and Lu Shi were all worried, for fear that their daughters would be involved in this matter.

"Did grandfather receive any news?" Jiang Boyong asked thoughtfully.

Since the two brothers and sisters talked about it, Jiang Yuanxi is more inclined to discuss with the fifth brother when encountering problems.

Hearing Fifth Brother asking her, Jiang Yuanxi snapped his fingers, "Grandpa doesn't know the reason for this edict, but he told me that there is now an extra alchemist in the palace."

Jiang Boyong was taken aback, "Alchemist? Isn't Your Majesty a Buddhist believer? Why is there an extra alchemist in the palace?"

Alchemists are members of the Taoist school. They have never heard that the Holy One believed in them. Why did an alchemist suddenly appear?
The two looked at each other, and they both saw the clarity in each other's eyes, this alchemist is weird!
"This alchemist seems to be trusted by the Holy One, but no amount of news can be obtained."

When Jiang Yuanxi finished speaking, Jiang Boyong frowned, "Don't Mr. Yue know?"

The existence of Yue Huarong was also informed by Jiang Yuanxi after Fifth Brother really built three shops and started collecting information for her.

"It's not easy for me to keep in touch with him frequently. He is too conspicuous in the palace. To keep him safe, I don't want to contact him for urgent matters."

This means that Jiang Yuanxi didn't ask Yue Huarong about this matter. After all, apart from him, his grandfather had another Anzi lurking in Beique Hall, and the other Anzi had already been buried with the Empress Dowager by Chen Xiong.

Jiang Boyong nodded understandingly, the two of them encountered difficulties at the same time, both thought that the extra alchemist in the palace might be the key person, but even his grandfather didn't know about it, the unknown makes people unable to guess.

"I heard that many mansions have received posts today." Jiang Boyong said calmly.

The imperial decree was issued in the morning, and many families received invitations in the afternoon, and the Jiang family also received quite a few, all of which were from the wives of various families who brought their daughters to visit Zheng Youniang and other three sisters-in-law.

As soon as Jiang Yuanxi heard it, he knew that he wanted to betroth his daughter before the selection started, so that he would not have to participate in the selection.

Jiang Yuanxi pondered for a moment, then quickly shook his head, "This method can only solve a temporary emergency, and it is easy to cause disputes among the various families, and the hearts of the people will be scattered. If there is a gap between the direct line of the family, and the hearts of the next generation are not in harmony It is difficult to reproduce the glory of the present."

The imperial decree has already stipulated that the direct line of the family must send out a noble girl who is waiting for her to enter the palace. If there is no noble girl of the right age in the family, that’s fine. A person who is engaged. This is purely playing the Holy One as a fool.

I believe that the heads of each family will not let each house play tricks. After all, the family is the most important. In this way, which noble daughter enters the palace is very important, and which one is sent in, there is no guarantee that her parents and brothers will not With resentment in his heart, and both of them are direct descendants, the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh, so it's not good to be partial to either.

"Could it be that this is a way that the Holy Majesty came up with to weaken the family?"

With a flash of inspiration, Jiang Yuanxi said suddenly.

Jiang Boyong also quickly thought about it, "You mean that the Holy One wants to use this method to cause divisions in the family, and in the end the power will be weakened under the distraction of the people? But this method is too petty."

There was a touch of disdain in Jiang Boyong's tone, "Relying on women to weaken the family's strength, such methods are petty and inferior, and he may steal chickens without losing money, if he doesn't distract the people of the family, Instead, it aroused the hatred of each family, and with one heart, tsk tsk."

There is gloating and irony in the unfinished words.

Jiang Yuanxi shook his head, "Fifth brother, even though this method is petty, it is disgusting enough. As long as the family loves their daughter, who would be willing to send it to the palace? Who would be willing to send the pampered heart to the palace to serve a cruel and raging old man. Then It's our family, isn't it also in trouble?"

Jiang Boyong's heart trembled, he looked at his sister sitting across from him, and took a deep breath, "Wu Niang, you are only 13 years old, and your grandfather loves you very much, so he won't send you into the palace."

Jiang Yuanxi laughed, "Look, fifth brother, even you have your own little thoughts. In your opinion, as long as I am not selected into the palace, it will be fine. Then in the hearts of the second aunt and third aunt, and in the hearts of other brothers, they He also doesn't want the third and fourth sisters to be sent to the palace.

And just because I was loved by my grandfather, my second aunt and third aunt also felt that I would definitely not be sent to the palace, so the candidate had to choose one of the third sister and the fourth sister, even if the second aunt and third aunt usually Love me, I'm afraid you will blame me at this time. "

Jiang Boyong was speechless for a moment, indeed, in this way, no matter how good the relationship between each house is, there will be a crack.

Seeing Fifth Brother's embarrassed look, Jiang Yuanxi comforted him, "Don't worry, Fifth Brother, Grandfather is reluctant to send anyone to the palace."

Jiang Boyong raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do you mean?"

"The imperial decree says that girls who are waiting to be married in the whole area of ​​Beiliang must be selected. Grandpa and the others will not agree to such an act of labor that has never been done before, and it also involves the vital interests of the aristocratic family, not to mention grandfather." I will let the Holy Majesty mess around."

Jiang Yuanxi was taught by Jiang Taifu, if anyone in the family can guess Jiang Taifu's mind, it must be Jiang Yuanxi.

"I guess, this time, grandfather is going to refute the imperial edict again."

Jiang Yuanxi sighed lightly, in the entire court, only his grandfather had the qualifications to do this, only in this way, his grandfather would be hated again.

Even if the Tai Tuo is the head of all officials and has the power to refute the emperor's edicts and remonstrate, but in front of the whole world, it is still a matter of resentment to refute the Holy Majesty.

(End of this chapter)