take a wife to support the family

Chapter 509 Grandson and Village Girl 8
He Zhen was joking with people every day that he wanted to marry a daughter-in-law. He was shy at first, but later he had to practice thick-skinned. Not only did his uncles and aunts want to say that the officials of the East Palace congratulated him with relief when they saw him, saying that the Qing Palace is prosperous. It is the blessing of Daming.

These people watched him grow up, and none of them were malicious, so He Zhen had no choice but to pretend to be calm and speak freely.

But now he gave Xinger a smile, he blushed again, and quickly changed the subject: "Are you doing well in school, can you keep up with your studies?"

Xing'er didn't want to embarrass He Zhen, and said along the way: "Everything is fine, it's just that school is a bit messy these days..."

The two went to Hanzhi's room while talking, Hanzhi came out happily, took Hezhen with one hand and Xing'er with the other, and went to the martial arts field to shoot arrows: "You two compete, let me see who is better !"

He Zhen just escaped from the crowd, but he no longer wants to be watched by others like a monkey. Archery is not like archery, but rather like he wants to show off.

Hezhen refuses, and Xing'er also refuses, these days, if someone gets too close to Hezhen, it is sending herself to the forefront of the storm, she can't be alienated from Hezhen, but she can't make herself a target either.

Brothers and sisters are unwilling to compete, Hanzhi has no choice but to hold her little bow with her lips pursed and said: "One day I will surpass you."

Hezhen smiled and touched his younger sister's fat chin: "Then you should grow up faster," he gestured from the top of Hanzhi's head to his waist, "otherwise you are not as tall as a big bow, how can you surpass us?"

Han Zhi stomped her feet angrily, simply ignored He Zhen, and turned to talk to Xing'er: "You haven't seen me for a few days."

Xing'er said: "Of course I have a reason, don't you know?"

Hanzhi rolled her eyes, understood Xing'er's concern, and whispered: "According to me, what kind of concubine should I choose, just marry you."

"Huh?" He Zhen didn't hear clearly, and turned to look at his sister.

Xing'er heard it clearly, and was so anxious to cover Hanzhi's mouth: "What nonsense!"

Hanzhi pushed Xing'er's hand away, and said with a smile, "Could I be wrong?"

No matter how dull He Zhen was, he should understand, and hurriedly said to his sister, "Stop talking nonsense."

Seeing his reaction, Xing'er was not in a hurry to deal with Han Zhi, and said with a smile: "I will be your servant in the future, you can be more confident, and be a wise king."

The little girl smiled brightly, which made Hezhen unconvinced: "You just have to be more aggressive, don't speak big words, if you fail the imperial examination, you will come to me and cry. No matter how good my relationship with you is, I can't open the back door for you to be an official." .”

He Zhen couldn't stay in the girls' school for long, and he was about to leave after talking with his sister for a while, Hanzhi and Xing'er sent him out of the hospital, and He Zhen waved: "Go back, it's not good for others to see."

He also understood that concubine grandson is a good position, but any ambitious girl will inevitably want it.If people know that he and Xing'er have such a good relationship, he doesn't care, I'm afraid Xing'er will suffer some grievances.

Xing'er cupped her hands and said goodbye to Hanzhi when she came back, "I know you're not mean, but there are some things you can't say nonsense."

Hanzhi was a little ashamed, she lowered her head and said: "I understand that I was wrong, and I will never talk nonsense in front of outsiders from now on, good sister, don't annoy me."

Xing'er couldn't bear to annoy her, "Your brother is gone, so we can be at ease, bring your bow, I'll teach you how to archery!"

Hanzhi cheered, hurriedly went to get her little bow, and had long forgotten about "picking a sister-in-law".Anyway, it's not up to her to decide.

He Zhen went back to the palace and had dinner with the empress. The empress asked him: "What do you think of those girls?"

"They're all very good." These girls have different personalities, some are softer, some are stronger, some are kind-hearted with harsh words, some look slow but are actually pretty, and Hezhen is a bit of a "worldly talent" Feeling excited, he said to his grandparents: "One or two, I think it is enough to put them in Honglu Temple. After a few years of experience, they will not be much worse than using courtiers now."

The emperor laughed, and the queen glared at the grandpa and grandson angrily: "I asked you to choose a concubine, but you have chosen an official?"

He Zhen pursed his lips: "If you talk about choosing a concubine, you can't see anything."

They are all the best girls, if you pick any one, you can be a qualified queen, but the emperor's grandfather told him, not only to choose a suitable queen, but also to choose a wife who is eye-catching.

I am ashamed to say that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun has not yet opened his heart, and he has never experienced such a thing as a heartbeat.If you want him to say which girl is suitable for marriage, it is better to ask him to arrange which girl should go to Honglu Temple and which girl is suitable for the National History Museum.

The emperor couldn't help shaking his head: "When De Yue is as old as you, even your father will be born soon, you are better..."

He Zhen smiled shyly, the empress couldn't bear to criticize him, so she could only say: "Take it easy, there are good girls on the left and right, so they won't be concubines. In the future, when they enter the court, it will be a good story for monarchs and ministers."

Only then did He Zhen heave a sigh of relief, and secretly said: "I don't have any grudges, I just hope that they will become my courtiers in the future, and don't have any grudges."

The royal family pretended not to announce the candidate for the grandson concubine immediately, and it would be futile for outsiders to be anxious, so they could only suppress their impatience and wait for His Highness the grandson to choose slowly.

But he said that when Hezhen met these girls, because he was going to choose the future mother of the country, he had to discuss some political affairs to see if they had the ability to be a director.

These girls can say a few words, but they are still far behind He Zhen - he followed the emperor and the prince since he was a child, and everything he saw and heard is the top knowledge in the entire Ming Dynasty, even these girls have also taught him. , how can it compare to him?

Hezhen said to Yi'an: "I'm still a little bit experienced, I have to teach it well, so I won't be my concubine, and it will be useful to be a courtier in the future."

In the turmoil of concubine selection, Yi'an was an outsider, with a very detached identity, and his cousin smiled and said: "Since you have this idea, why don't you be a gentleman and teach yourself?"

Yi'an reminded Hezhen, His Royal Highness Taisun returned to the palace that day and reported to the emperor, asking for the title of a female school teacher, and went to give lectures to those little girls in person.

His lecture on politics is not limited to the twelve beautiful girls, but there is one thing, if you want to listen, you have to take an exam first, and you are eligible to listen after passing the exam.

Although Xing'er and the others had no idea about the position of grandson concubine, but they wanted to be officials in the court, they asked Hezhen for papers to take the exam, and after the exam, they also took time out to listen to Hezhen's lecture: , I have to get used to Hezhen's way of doing things from now on.

Hezhen went to the women's school once every five days, and selected various places to send memorials, including local affairs, border information, and sometimes memorials for greetings and celebrations. From easy to difficult, they were used for female students to discuss how to approve, How to deal with it.

It is more comfortable for him to deal with political affairs than to deal with these girls dryly. The beautiful girls are also happy that they have a chance to show their talents, and they are full of energy to impress His Royal Highness.

It didn't take long for a few girls to stand taller than others. Among the show girls was a girl from Hangzhou named Wan Junlan, who came from a small official's family. Good at small things, you can often notice that others don't think about it. For example, in a flood disaster book, others only provide food and clothing for disaster relief, but Miss Wan can think that there are often epidemics after disasters, and people have to kill rats and distribute medicines to prevent epidemics.

Another girl, Hu Yuye, came from Liaodong, she is the daughter of a military family, she is quite knowledgeable in military affairs, she can speak clearly about the formation of troops and logistics support.

Others always have one or two outstanding points. He Zhen leads them in the front, gives them practice with government affairs, and has countless new ideas to confirm each other. These little girls grow up fast, and the more He Zhen lectures, the happier they are. Said: "There are so many powerful figures in the women's school, but they are not inferior to the Imperial College at all!"

Yi'an followed Hezhen to attend the class, and said, "It can be seen that women were not allowed to study in the past, and how many talents were wasted." The women's school was run by her mother, and she said this as a matter of course.

Don't look at Hezhen as a man. He has seen many powerful women since he was a child. He went up to the queen, the concubine Xin, and down to the two aunts. He knows that women are not inferior to men in talent. Talented people go.

He Zhen is very happy to be a teacher to others. He is happy to see the girls grow up, even if it takes his time to review their articles, he is happy with it.

The queen saw that this was not going to work, so she summoned the princess and said: "I really didn't expect He Zhen to be a child with a solid heart. He couldn't care less about those little girls with colorful flowers and willows. Our children are so pure and kind." Naturally, but husbands and wives are also human relations, after all he wants to pick concubines, not courtiers, you have to wake him up when you have time."

If you want to follow the concubine's mind, it's up to the queen and her to make the concubine the grandson, and He Zhen just needs to marry a wife and have children, and they will never wrong He Zhen.But the emperor had something to say before he asked Hezhen to pick someone he liked, the princess had to obey.

The princess returned to the East Palace and asked people to watch He Zhen come back, so they brought her here.Thinking about it, she was chosen by the queen back then, and she has a deep relationship with the prince and his wife to this day, so she really doesn't understand what it's like for a man to fancy a woman by himself.

After much deliberation, there was only one person in the Forbidden City who could answer her question, so the Crown Princess sent someone to invite Lu Shi, the side concubine of the Eastern Palace.This Lu family fell in love with the prince at first sight that day, and she wanted to marry the prince, and later she got her wish, and she did not compete for favor or bitterness, and she followed the prince contentedly, so she was satisfied.

From the point of view of the Crown Princess, Concubine Lu's behavior in her youth was naturally a little crazy, but she was full of doubts. Only this one can say a thing or two. Although she had little contact with her in the past, she had to invite her here at this time to inquire about the relationship between her children. Affection.

Little did he know that Mrs. Lu was also full of doubts. After hearing the question from the Crown Princess, he suddenly laughed: "I don't know the origin of the love, but it goes deeper and deeper. If the empress wants to ask my concubine this question, the concubine can't solve it."

The Crown Princess is too old to be jealous of the Lu family, and the Crown Prince is not a fool, he will definitely not spoil his concubine and kill his wife, even if Lu's answer is like this, the Crown Princess just angrily said: "You just can't figure it out. , should also break up with me, and when I come back with Zhen, I have to persuade him."

(End of this chapter)