Queen's Development

Chapter 117 Marriage
Lin Jiaduan sat there with deep phoenix eyes, watching Empress Zhu walk in with her head held high surrounded by female officials.

Her eyes are shining, her skin seems to have a halo, and her figure is round and beautiful. She is the same age as Emperor Yongtai, but she looks several years younger.

After Empress Zhu's carefully groomed eyes looked at her, Lin Jia got up and calmly looked at Empress Zhu and Lin Lun beside Empress Zhu.

After Empress Zhu took Lin Lun to salute Emperor Yongtai and stood up, Lin Jia bowed her hands and said in a calm voice, "I have seen the Empress."

Empress Zhu sat down on the right hand side of Emperor Yongtai, and looked at Lin Jia with a smile: "Ajia, get up!"

Empress Zhu is beautiful and imposing, but like a gentle elder, she is chatting with Emperor Yongtai and Lin Jialin Lun in a casual way.

She took a sip from the bisque tureen, put it down lightly, looked at Lin Jia with a smile, and looked at Emperor Yongtai with a smile: "Your Majesty, Ajia was born very well, very much like his father!"

Lin Jia smiled slightly, her eyes were clear, like a child's.

Emperor Yongtai's expression stagnated slightly: "Really?"

Empress Zhu glanced at Emperor Yongtai, her smile deepened, and she said, "It's good that this child was born well, but—"

Emperor Yongtai didn't answer her words.

Lin Lun smiled gracefully: "What the empress means is that brother Ajia is just too weak and sick, and a gust of wind can blow him away!"

Empress Zhu covered her lips and smiled: "Ah Lun, you child, why are you so smart, what you said is exactly what I have in mind!"

Lin Jia just smiled and didn't speak.

It is obvious that he is weak and sick, there is no need to argue.

Emperor Yongtai was a little unhappy, he looked up at Lin Jia: "Ajia, your body is indeed too weak, you must start to exercise!"

Yuzhi also said this twice, seeing that Lin Jia didn't respond, she didn't mention it, but urged Lin Jia to get up for a walk every morning.

At this time Emperor Yongtai mentioned it again, Lin Jia had no choice but to agree: "Nephew obeys the order!"

Empress Zhu heard this, her eyes flickered, and she glanced at Lin Jia with a smile: "Your Majesty, I said something that I shouldn't have said. Ajia is weak and sick. I'm afraid it was born in the womb. Can exercise be useful?"

Emperor Yongtai didn't seem to have heard Empress Zhu's words, and pondered for a while: "Ajia, I heard that practicing Taijiquan can strengthen your body... How about it, I will find a master for you after the new year, and take you to practice boxing every day Get fit!"

Empress Zhu's face turned cold, although she was still smiling, that smile was cold.

Lin Jiaxiu's long eyes were deep and unfathomable, and when she looked at Emperor Yongtai, she turned into a clear Mu Ru again: "Uncle Huang, when my nephew was working in Zhao County, there was a colleague named He Lianshan, who was a Tai Chi He Lian's people!"

Emperor Yongtai pondered for a while, and called Eunuch Ding to come in: "You write down He Lianshan's name, and transfer him to Beijing after the Chinese New Year, and arrange him with Ajia!"

Eunuch Ding answered "yes" respectfully.

Empress Zhu chuckled lightly, and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Taijiquan is a child's skill, and I have to practice it since I was a child. Ajia has done it this year. Don't waste a few years, it will be useless by then!"

Emperor Yongtai remained calm and composed: "Queen, I'm afraid the Queen Mother is in a hurry, so let's go to Yongshou Palace now!"

Empress Zhu answered "yes" and followed Emperor Yongtai to stand up.

The Yongshou Palace where the Empress Dowager lived was the last time Lin Tao was called to Beijing to bring him here. Lin Jia is no stranger.

When he and Lin Lun entered with the empress, there were four concubines in the main hall of Yongshou Palace talking with the empress dowager. Lin Jia recognized that the youngest and most beautiful one was Li Yuying, concubine concubine Li's sister, concubine Shu. The emperor's favorite concubine.

After seeing the ceremony, after chatting for a while, the palace banquet began.

After the palace banquet, Emperor Yongtai and Empress Zhu surrounded the empress dowager and moved to the side hall, where they talked with the empress dowager.

Emperor Yongtai sat on the brocade couch with the empress dowager, and said with a smile: "Empress dowager, at the grand court meeting tomorrow, my minister is going to take Ajia there to recognize someone!"

The queen mother didn't like to worry when she was young, and she didn't like to worry about it when she was old. She never cared about anything and said with a smile: "Okay!"

Empress Zhu glanced at Lin Lun and saw him looking at her as if begging for help. Her peach blossom eyes, which were exactly the same as Han Qing's, were full of pleading. You have to stop those ministers from pouring them wine!"

She insisted that Emperor Yongtai also bring Lin Lun to meet the important officials of the whole dynasty.

Emperor Yongtai raised his eyes to Empress Zhu, but Empress Zhu did not give an inch and stared at him intently.

Thinking of Empress Zhu behind the Zhu family in Ganzhou who occupied the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the power of the Zhu family all over the court, Emperor Yongtai suppressed the chill in his eyes and said with a smile: "That's natural, they are all my nephews!"

Lin Jia sat there with his back straight all the time, watching the confrontation between Emperor Yongtai and Empress Zhu with a smile on his face, and he discovered a terrible fact—Emperor Yongtai seemed to be unable to do anything to Empress Zhu!
After reaching this conclusion, Lin Jia clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves into fists.

During the court meeting, Emperor Yongtai formally introduced Lin Jia and Lin Lun to the ministers.

As the confidants of Emperor Yongtai, Prime Minister Yu Yizhou and Hubu Shangshu Han Chaozong have been quietly observing Lin Jia, and found that Lin Jia was born very similar to Emperor Yongtai, with beautiful long phoenix eyes and a tall figure, but Lin Jia He is really too sick and weak, his face is as pale as jade, but his lips are sickly red, his face is so thin that it seems to be only the size of a palm, and his body is too thin, as if he is too thin to stand clothes...

Both Yu Yizhou and Han Chaozong were extremely disappointed. They looked up at Emperor Yongtai and sighed secretly.

Naturally, their prostitute daughters were also spoiled and spoiled. Even though they are greedy for power, who would be willing to let their daughter be a widow?
After the court meeting ended, Emperor Yongtai ordered Eunuch Ding: "Ding Dang, send Ajia and Alun out of the palace!"

Eunuch Ding answered "yes" calmly and led Lin Jia and Lin Lun out.

As soon as Emperor Yongtai returned to the Yutang Hall, the little eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the prime minister, Mr. Yu, and Mr. Han of the Household Department are asking to see you!"

Because he had just brought Lin Jia to meet the ministers of the court, Emperor Yongtai was in a happy mood, and immediately said: "Xuan!"

Yu Yizhou and Han Chaozong got up after saluting, sat down on the brocade bench on the left hand side of Emperor Yongtai, and began to chat about the affairs of the court.

After talking about the business, Emperor Yongtai looked at Yu Yizhou and Han Chaozong, and said with a showy smile: "I have met Lin Jia, what do you think? Is my nephew born well enough? Let me tell you, he is not only born Well, people are also very clever!"

Yu Yizhou and Han Chaozong listened intently to Emperor Yongtai's bragging, and after looking at each other, Yu Yizhou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Jia is a little weak!"

Emperor Yongtai was at a loss for words for a while, but he always defended his shortcomings, and immediately said: "Ajia was only a picky eater when she was a child, but now she is no longer picky eaters, she will definitely grow up strong!"

Yu Yizhou and Han Chaozong thought to themselves: Is this a matter of picky eaters?With Lin Jia's small body, a gust of wind will blow him away!It's obviously a congenital deficiency or the appearance of being poisoned!

Seeing that Yu Yizhou and Han Chaozong didn't seem to care, Emperor Yongtai also felt a little guilty, and said: "I have ordered Ajia to practice Taijiquan, and I will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future!"

Han Chaozong smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, it's better to wait for Mr. Jia's health to recover, and it's not too late to discuss marriage!"

Emperor Yongtai didn't speak, but quietly looked at Han Chaozong and Yu Yizhou, his eyes were a bit unfriendly.

After a while, Yu Yizhou said: "Your Majesty, is it possible for a year?"

Emperor Yongtai thought for a while, and had no choice but to agree, thinking: Anyway, Ajiacai will only be 19 years old in a year, so he can afford to wait!

Lin Jia, Lin Lun and his group left Zheng'anmen, and immediately saw Han Qing, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs waiting outside.

Eunuch Ding smiled and exchanged greetings with Han Qing, and after handing Lin Lun to Han Qing, he helped Lin Jia get into the sedan chair and escorted Lin Jia back to the Lin House in Yanqingfang on horseback.

Lin Jia chatted with Eunuch Ding for a while in the study outside, and then sent Eunuch Ding out.

When they arrived outside Tingsong Courtyard, Lin Jia asked Li Rui and Alan to go back to the courtyard of the study outside to rest, then went into Tingsong Courtyard by himself, and walked towards Mingjian.

Han Hua was sitting in the warm pavilion in front of the Ming Dynasty, when she heard footsteps, she hurried out of the warm pavilion, and went up shyly and timidly: "I have seen the young master!"

Lin Jia walked up the steps without stopping, and asked, "Where's Yuzhi? Did you go outside to burn incense?"

It is a custom in the capital that female family members must go to temples or nunneries to burn incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year, in order to pray for a good life for the family for a year.

(End of this chapter)