Chapter 151 Bet on Marriage

As soon as the queen made her move, the entire capital jumped with chickens and dogs.

In this way, no one else can beat the horse.

Emperor Kaiyao listened to Xu Xianzhi, the left guard of the embroidered clothing, reporting the situation in the capital.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the major families in the capital are busy talking for their children, so that the official media is in short supply."

Kai Yaodi let out his breath and hummed.

"anything else?"

"Wei Chen's preliminary statistics show that in just a few hours, ten families have already decided on their children's marriage."

"List!"

Xu Xianzhi didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly took out the list from his arms and offered it with both hands.

Chen Dachang, the inner guard who was serving Emperor Kaiyao, took the list from Xu Xianzhi and put it in front of Emperor Kaiyao.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Kai Yaodi narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the list, all of them were familiar names.

Emperor Kaiyao snorted coldly, "The emperor's grandson chooses his wife, are these people so eager to get rid of the relationship? It's absurd that the grandson of the grandson should be so disliked by others."

Inside the hall, needles can be heard falling.

The palace servants bowed their heads and tried their best to reduce their sense of existence.

Xu Xianzhi was sweating on his forehead, feeling uneasy in his heart, for fear that His Majesty would turn his anger on him.

"Does Your Majesty have any instructions?"

Others were afraid of Kaiyao Emperor's Longwei and dared not speak, but Chen Dachang did not have such concerns.

He served by Emperor Kaiyao since he was a child, and the master and servant have been with him for forty years.

He is the servant of Emperor Kaiyao, and also the dead soldier and counselor of Emperor Kaiyao.

Emperor Kaiyao smiled coldly, "Send my word to let the emperors and grandsons hand in the list before sunset tomorrow. Such a ridiculous thing should end as soon as possible."

In the words of Emperor Kaiyao, it was obvious that there was a lot of dissatisfaction with the idea of ​​the Empress.

The grandsons get together to choose wives and get married. If nothing else, the wedding expenses alone are a huge number.

At that time,

Both the national treasury and the Shaofu will be under increased pressure because of this expenditure.

Even if the Shaofu was rich, they couldn't afford to spend so much.

The Shaofu is the private treasury of Emperor Kaiyao, and if he is asked to spend so much money at once to marry his grandsons, even if he is the son of the emperor and is rich in the world, he will feel pain in the flesh.

Chen Dachang bowed and took orders, walked out of the hall quickly, called a few servants, and went to the East Palace, the palaces of the princes, and the palace of the prince to pass on His Majesty's decree.

...

Ning Wangfu.

After sending off the chambermaid, Princess Ning's Pei Shi was worried and sent someone to call Liu Zhao to speak to him.

"There was someone from the palace just now, and I passed on His Majesty's word that the list must be handed in before sunset tomorrow. Do you have a suitable candidate for this time?"

Liu Zhao bowed slightly and said with a blank face, "Don't worry, concubine mother, my son has made up his mind on this matter."

Princess Ning Pei Shi said "oh", somewhat surprised.

"Have you made up your mind? Whose girl, let's hear it."

Liu Zhao said indifferently: "Wait until tomorrow, the concubine will know."

Princess Ning's Pei's mouth was stunned, and she was very angry.

With a stern face, she said displeasedly, "Whose girl is so precious, she still has to keep it a secret when she arrives here. Is this princess not qualified to know her name?"

Liu Zhao was unmoved, and said solemnly: "It's too much to be extravagant, so it's better not to know about the concubine for the time being."

Princess Ning's Pei Shi was so angry that she was almost speechless, "You are old, and your wings are stiff. Do you dislike this princess for dragging you back? This princess worked so hard to raise you, and it was you who got it. disgust."

Liu Zhao raised his eyebrows, but there was no extra expression on his face, "The concubine has misunderstood, and the son has no intention of it. Anyway, after sunset tomorrow, the empress will know who the son's wife is, and it will only take a day. Does the concubine also Can't wait?"

Princess Ning Pei snorted coldly, "You know it's only for one day, and you have to let this princess wait for a day. Do you have my mother-in-law in your heart?"

Liu Zhao frowned, he didn't like this kind of argument that was doomed to have no results.

So he simply said neatly, "If the concubine has nothing else to do, the son will leave first."

After saying that, Liu Zhao got up and walked outside.

"You stop for this princess. This princess told you to stop, did you hear me?"

Liu Zhao was unmoved, as if he didn't hear anything, he walked to the door before stopping.

He turned back and looked at Princess Ning's Pei Shi, "What advice does the mother-in-law have?"

Snapped!

Princess Ning Pei patted the table, extremely annoyed, "Am I unable to control you now?"

Liu Zhao suddenly smiled, "Does the concubine think that the choice of wife this time is a simple choice of wife?"

Princess Ning, Pei Shi frowned.

Liu Zhao simply walked back to the hall and said to Princess Ning Pei: "Mother, you should have heard that this time, the Queen's wife was deliberately targeting me. Mother, think about it, under such circumstances, what kind of son would you choose? Only the wife of the queen can satisfy the empress?"

"Why should she be satisfied? She hasn't lived for a few days." Princess Ning Pei's face was dissatisfied.

Liu Zhao nodded, "The concubine is right, the empress does not have a few days to live. But this time, as long as the son is negligent in choosing a wife, the concubine believes it or not, the empress still has a way to live before she dies. Let us never have peace in Prince Ning's mansion, and our father will lose the trust of his grandfather forever? It may even be deprived of the king!"

"How is that possible! If she really has the ability, why should she wait until she is about to die, so that our palace will never have peace."

Princess Ning Pei didn't believe Liu Zhao's words, thinking that Liu Zhao was alarmist and nonsense.

Liu Zhao shook his head slightly, "Mother concubine underestimated the empress, she really has this ability.

She didn't do this before, that's because our Ning Palace has always been low-key and never took the initiative to provoke things.

Moreover, the Empress's energy is all in the court and the East Palace. Seeing that we are keeping our own feet, she will naturally not deliberately target us at Ning Wangfu.

But this time was different. This time, the son took the lead in provoking the dispute and exposed himself. The Empress will stare at me firmly until she dies, and she will rest her eyes only if I can't hurt Donggong.

If I don't cooperate with her, she will definitely think that our Ning Wangfu is more dangerous than Zhao Wangfu, and she will do her best to solve our Ning Wangfu first.

Therefore, choosing a wife this time is not a simple choice of a wife. This is a game, a war without gunpowder. "

Princess Ning's face changed, "Are you going to sacrifice your marriage in order to dispel the suspicion of the empress?

Are you going to pick a girl at random as your wife? What do you want me to say about you?

On a good day, seeing that the queen is coming to an end, why did you provoke the queen at this juncture and take the initiative to expose yourself. Don't you call yourself smart, why would you do such a stupid thing?

Now even your marriage has been implicated, what do you say? Let me tell you, if you really choose any girl as your wife, I will never agree. "

Liu Zhao smiled, with a light smile, "I already have an idea about my marriage. When the big wedding is over, the mother-in-law will just wait for her daughter-in-law's tea. Having said that, the son will leave."

"You come back to me!"

Princess Ning Pei roared.

Liu Zhao didn't stop this time and left.

Princess Ning, Pei Shi angrily smashed a blue-and-white porcelain tea set.

Liu Zhao left Chunhetang and went to the outer courtyard to meet King Ning.

When the father and son met, Liu Zhao said straight to the point: "Please take good care of the mother and concubine!"

"What about her?" Ning Wang was cheerful, not caring at all. It seemed that he was quite happy to see Liu Zhao deflated.

Liu Zhao frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction, "If the concubine wants to interfere in her son's marriage, you have to take care of her."

"You can solve it yourself, why should this king come forward." King Ning didn't take Liu Zhao's orders at all, and he didn't have the self-consciousness of being a father at all.

Liu Zhao's face was stern, dissatisfied.

King Ning pretended not to have seen it, but instead asked: "The list will be handed in at sunset tomorrow. Which girl do you want to marry? Talk to this king, and this king will give you some reference."

Liu Zhao did not give face, "Don't worry about the father and the king."

King Ning stepped forward, patted Liu Zhao on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "As the eldest son of this king, you should marry a girl who matches your status. If you insist on going your own way, you must marry a girl from a small family. As a wife, your brothers will soon surpass you. Have you ever thought about this consequence?"

Liu Zhao smiled, "Did the father never trust his son?"

King Ning laughed, "Of course this king believes in you, as long as you have to come up with something."

Liu Zhao was silent.

King Ning added: "Being in the royal family, interests are the most important thing. You don't need to be reminded by this king. You should understand. You are not the prince, and you have no title. It will definitely fall on your head, do you know that?"

Liu Zhao lowered his head and smiled contemptuously, "Thank you father for reminding me, my son is clear."

King Ning patted Liu Zhao on the shoulder again, "Your Majesty is always stingy in granting titles to royal clansmen. If you want to be knighted in advance, you must have a capable wife. Otherwise, it is up to you to fight alone. Nothing."

Liu Zhao looked at King Ning, "Is it like King Father?"

"Ha ha……"

King Ning laughed loudly, "Anyway, you can do it yourself."

Liu Zhao said expressionlessly: "Father is busy, son will not disturb, farewell!"

Liu Zhao left without looking back.

Ning Wang snorted, a little annoyed, and quickly smiled.

The servant entered the room to wait and asked in a low voice, "The eldest son chooses his wife, does the lord not care at all?"

King Ning looked out the window, "If this king cannot take that position, it doesn't matter who he marries. After a hundred years of this king, whether the palace is prosperous or declining, this king does not need to care.

If this king takes that position one day, then he will also suffer the consequences. The reasoning that should be said has been explained, whether he listens or not, this king does not care. "

"Your Highness is all for the eldest son, but it's a pity that the eldest son doesn't appreciate it."

"He was stubborn and unlikable since he was a child. Hmph, this king wants to see what he wants to do with so many things."

King Ning's face was instantly distorted, but in the blink of an eye, he laughed again, cheerful and very kind.

...

Gu Mansion.

In front of Master Gu, Gu Jun beat the matchmaker out. He shouted, saying that his wife had to choose by herself.

Gu was so arrogant that he beat Gu Shu on the spot.

Gu Shun's legs would have been broken if it hadn't been stopped by the eldest master Gu Zhiming.

Gu Jun was beaten, but he didn't learn the slightest lesson.

He was still cheerful, rubbed his buttocks, and said to Gu Jiu, "It doesn't hurt."

Gu Jiu gritted her teeth angrily, only resenting how Master Gu didn't hit harder. The leg injury has not yet healed, so he dares to make a fuss, and he can't be idle all day.

Mr. Gu was so out of breath that he sat on the chair, pointed at Gu Jun, and cursed, "Get out! Get out of here. You bastard."

After speaking, he picked up the teacup and threw it on Gu Shun's head.

Gu Jun was a flexible wounded man, and when he tilted his head, he avoided the flying teacup.

Master Gu's anger was rising, how could he give birth to such a son of a debt collector.

The eldest man waved his hand and motioned for Gu Jun to leave quickly.

Gu Jiu also pulled him, "Brother, hurry up. Be careful that your father is going to hit you again."

Gu Jun was obedient, grabbed Gu Jiu's wrist with his backhand, and ran away.

Gu Jun ran away, but Master Gu was still angry.

"This stinky boy runs fast. If he doesn't run, I'll have to break his legs."

The eldest master Gu Zhiming laughed, "Second brother, calm down first. I like Saburo's temperament. Why don't you just obey him and let him join the army with me."

Master Gu sighed, "Big brother misunderstood, it's not that I didn't let this kid join the army. Do you know what he said? He said he wanted to join the army, so he went to the northwest to be a frontier army. I raised him to such a big age, but he Going to the northwest to die. Do you think he is a debt collector?"

When the eldest man heard this, he also frowned, "How could Saburo think of going to the northwest to be a frontier army? That's a life-threatening battle. Wouldn't it be bad to join the army in the capital?"

Master Gu gritted his teeth, "That's right! I told him the same. In the end, what he said was that a good man should not be greedy for wealth and pleasure, but go to the northwest to earn military merit and seal his wife and son. It's absurd. He thought he was fighting a war. Is it like a child playing a house?"

The eldest man laughed, "I didn't expect Saburo to be ambitious. But joining the army is not as simple as he thought. Don't worry about this second brother, I will solve it.

Change tomorrow, when I get rid of the leave, I will take Saburo with me and let him see what the real military camp looks like.

When he knew that the war was not a joke, he would not clamor to join the army in the northwest. "

Master Gu was overjoyed, stood up, and thanked him personally, "Thank you eldest brother. Saburo will ask you."

Grandpa Gu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Family, don't talk about the two families. Saburo is promising, and I am also honored to be the eldest uncle."

Gu Jun didn't want to get married, but Gu Jun was a little moved.

In the evening, he looked for an opportunity to meet Master Gu in the study.

"Father, my son is not too young, and I want to settle the marriage as soon as possible."

Master Gu was a little surprised, "Have you made up your mind?"

Gu Chen nodded, "The eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, the son thinks it is very good."

Master Gu frowned slightly.

The Servant of the Ministry of Rites is of the fourth grade, and Master Gu is of the third grade. Moreover, Master Gu had his back to the Hou Mansion. Speaking of which, if the daughter of the servant of the Ministry of Rites was to marry Gu Chen, it would be considered high.

Master Gu said: "Your marriage, why don't you look at it again."

Gu Chen opened his mouth and said, "Father, in three years, my son will have to take the exam. The son thinks it is very suitable to marry the eldest daughter of the servant of the Ministry of Rites."

Master Gu hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your marriage was considered for your father. For your father, he wants to marry a noble daughter as your wife.

Saburo was out of tune and wanted to join the army, and it is estimated that he will not be in the mansion for a long time in the future. In this way, the home can only be handed over to you.

Your wife will be the young grandmother in the house in the future, and she will take on the important responsibility of managing the whole family.

The daughter of a civil servant is still too weak, and the daughter of an honorable woman is more aggressive, bolder, and more suitable for you. "

Gu Chen bowed slightly and said with a firm attitude: "My son likes Jingjing, and doesn't like girls who are bold and bold. If my son wants to marry the daughter of a civil servant, he also asks his father to do it."

Master Gu frowned, "Why are you so determined."

"Also ask my father to do it."

Master Gu was very annoyed, "I can fulfill you, but there are so many daughters of civil servants, so I don't have to marry the daughter of the servant of the Ministry of Rites."

"Who does the father think his son should marry?"

Master Gu snorted coldly, "Go directly to marry the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites. His family has several granddaughters, and none of them are married yet."

"My father thinks it is better to marry the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites than to marry the eldest daughter of the servant of the Ministry of Rites?"

"Of course. "

Gu Chen shook his head slightly, "But my son doesn't think so. According to the Minister of Rites, according to my son's understanding, this year is seventy-one. No one can say whether this adult will survive until three years later. Besides, how can a granddaughter be compared to a direct relative? The girl who is close to each other is always separated by a layer.

On the contrary, now the son of the servant of the Ministry of Rites has paid special attention to the other party's resume. This lord is from the same town as Chang Shi Shen, who is beside His Majesty, and should have contacts in private.

Chang Shi Shen is currently one of the youngest and most useful people by His Majesty's side. Not surprisingly, he will soon be promoted to the inner servant and junior supervisor.

With him there, once the Minister of Rites has three strengths and two weaknesses, the Minister of Rites will definitely take his place and become the youngest Minister of Rites. "

Master Gu stared at Gu Zhen with some doubts, "Who told you all this?"

Gu Chen bowed slightly and said, "These are things that my son learned slowly after he returned to Beijing."

Master Gu let out a sigh of relief, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"This matter, you let the father think about it again."