"What's the matter?" Li Zhang couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard Yan Niang's words. He had really ignored that Yan Niang's place was an excellent intelligence collection office. Of course, this information was mainly aimed at the officials and nobles. With Yan Niang's shrewdness, it was easy to collect this information.

Yan Niang smiled calmly at this time, then took out an exquisite small notebook from her arms, opened it, looked through a few pages, then looked up and said, "This news is related to the emperor, to be precise, the emperor chooses the queen. Do you want to hear it?"

"Of course I want to hear it, but how can you find out about the harem?" Li Zhang was also shocked when he heard this, and then asked curiously. It should be difficult for the women in the harem to leave the palace. How could Yan Niang know about Zhao Zhen’s choice of the queen?

"What I want to say is not something in the palace, but something outside the palace. This time you emperor is going to choose the queen, and there are three candidates, one of them is the granddaughter of the governor Guo Chong?" Yan Niang giggled at this time.

"Yes, have you found out some things related to this Guo family?" Li Zhang immediately shook his mind when he heard this. He was also worried about the matter after Zhao Zhen's election, and even wanted to see the Wang family that Zhao Zhen liked, but he didn't expect that Wang family would accidentally learn some news about the Guo family from Yan Niang.

"Hehe~, you've guessed it right. Two women came to buy things some time ago. I can't explain their relationship with the Guo family in detail. As long as you know that they are very close to the Guo family, they even often come and go. The Guo family they talked about when they were chatting is not as virtuous as they said when they were elected to the palace." Yan Niang smiled again and said, as if she liked this feeling of scattering people, her eyes were about to shine when she said it.

"Are you serious?" Li Zhang shouted in shock when he heard this. Guo, Wang and Zhang were all reserved candidates for the queen, and they were also selected from countless noble girls. It can be said that after layers of screening, character, appearance, virtue, etc., there must be no disadvantages.

For example, when choosing a girl in the palace, you need to look at her words and behavior, and even her whole body needs to be carefully examined by the old palace maid. Even if there is a little defect, such as bad breath, excessive body hair, uneven body shape, etc., you will lose the election. Choosing a queen is a hundred times more stringent than choosing a girl. Therefore, if Guo has defects in morality, it is impossible to be selected into the palace, unless the Guo family deliberately helped Guo hide his own defects.

"Of course it's true. According to the news I heard, although this Guo family has no problem with appearance and figure, they have a bad personality. They are also arrogant at home. Sometimes they scold their servants for no reason, and even contradicted her father. However, in order to send Guo family to the palace, the Guo family actually concealed Guo's true character. Isn't this news very interesting?" When Yan Niang said the last, her face also showed a bit of evil expression.

"Is this news accurate? Let me see!" Li Zhang couldn't help but take two steps forward when he heard this. He reached out and wanted to take the small notebook in Yan Niang's hand and check it out in person. However, he didn't expect that Yan Niang avoided Li Zhang's hand, and then stuffed the small notebook into his arms and smiled charmingly, "It's okay to see it. This notebook is my dowry. If you promise to marry me, you can read it casually!"

Hearing Yan Niang's words, Li Zhang's hand immediately froze in the air, and finally smiled embarrassedly and said, "Since this thing is so expensive, you should save it yourself!"

"Hmph, there is no ghast, how much do you want to marry me?" Yan Niang saw Li Zhang retreating again, and then stomped her feet in anger, then turned around and left the yard. It was probably that she was also angry with Li Zhang.

After finally waiting for Xiuxiu and Li'er to buy rouge powder, Li Zhang could finally leave here. However, when he left, Yan Niang was still angry and refused to even say something to him. Li Zhang didn't care about this. Anyway, he didn't plan to marry Yan Niang, so she would be the best idea of ​​her to die as soon as possible.

After returning home, Li Zhang also carefully considered the news he got from Yan Niang. If there was any problem with Guo's virtue, the Guo family was really bold enough to hide this matter and send Guo to the palace. It was really bold. For the sake of the position of queen, even the emperor dared to deceive.

Guo’s morality problem seems to be small, and scolding his servants is not a big problem, but contradicting his father is very unfilial in this era and is contrary to the ethical principles. After all, the father is the son, and children are only obedient to the father, but not disobeying the father. Even the law stipulates that it is not illegal to beat the son to death. This shows the strictness of this ethical principles.

However, now Guo dares to contradict her father. Although this seems to be very rebellious to later generations, it is already unfilial in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, today she dares to contradict her father. Maybe she may contradict the emperor or the queen mother if she becomes the queen. Therefore, such a woman should have been defeated long ago, but now she has become one of the candidates for the queen. If this case is verified, not only will Guo be kicked out of the palace, but even the Guo family will be in trouble.

"But even without Guo, from the previous attitude of the Grand Empress, she may still be unable to accept Wang. Moreover, if there is a Guo family, there may be Zhang, Li, Zhou, etc., so it is meaningless to just drive away Guo family." Finally, Li Zhang suddenly thought of something again, and frowned and said to himself. The focus of the conflict between Zhao Zhen and Liu E was on that Wang family, and Guo family was not that important.

After thinking about the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh. Since Guo was not important, there was no need for him to report it to Liu E again, because doing so would not solve Zhao Zhen's problem, and it was thankless to offend a big family like Guo. As for Guo's personality, it was Zhao Zhen's business. Anyway, there was a destined to have countless women in his life, and one more Guo was nothing.

"It seems that we have to see with our own eyes who the Wang family is, which can make the eldest lady hate her so much, and Zhao Zhen is so infatuated with her, even Miaoyuan is silent about her, as if there is something amazing secret?" Li Zhang finally said to himself again. Since the focus of the conflict is on Wang family, then everything can only be decided after he sees Wang family.

Li Zhang rested at home for two days, and on the third day, he finally felt that the fatigue of the journey had been completely eliminated, and Zhao Zhen and Wang could not be delayed anymore. So early that morning, he got up early and entered the palace without even having breakfast.

Zhao Zhen was just getting up at this time. Seeing Li Zhang coming to find him so early, he said in surprise: "Cousin, you came so early. You must have not had breakfast yet. You happened to have dinner with me."

Li Zhang was not polite either. He smiled and chatted with Zhao Zhen for a few words. The breakfast was soon delivered, and the two of them were also having a chat. At this time, Li Zhang also said, "Has the Grandma urged you these days?"

"How could it be that the eldest lady asked me to agree to make Guo the queen within this month. If I don't agree, she would bypass me and issue an imperial edict to make Guo the queen." Zhao Zhen also showed a weak expression at this time. No matter how firm his attitude was, it would be useless, because now the power is in the hands of Liu E. Unless he can take power immediately, he has to obey Liu E's arrangements.

"It's already the fifteenth day. In other words, you still have half a month. This time is neither long nor short, and it's enough to do some things." Li Zhang said calmly when he heard this, and then he spoke again, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted me to meet that Wang family? How are you doing now?"

"No problem, cousin, you can meet him anytime you want. Let's go immediately after breakfast!" When Zhao Zhen heard that Li Zhang wanted to see the Wang family who was suitable for him, he immediately cheered up and said. Although Liu E gave him an ultimatum, his feelings for Wang family remained the same, but Liu E's attitude towards Wang family became worse and worse, and she even wanted to drive Wang from the palace.

Seeing Zhao Zhen agreeing, Li Zhang nodded immediately. Then the two of them had some breakfast in a hurry. When they were about to meet the Wang family, they didn't expect Miao Yuan came again. When they saw Li Zhang, they also said excitedly: "Cousin, are you going to meet the Wang family? I want to go together!"

"Miaoyuan, don't join in the fun!" Zhao Zhen said helplessly at this time. Since Li Zhang asked Miaoyuan to stop using the golden bowl that caused her to poison, Miaoyuan's body has improved day by day and his temperament has become more and more lively. Although he is still wearing a Taoist robe, how can he have a little solemnity of a monk?

"I just want to go, and I think my cousin must be very interesting when he meets the Wang sister!" Miao Yuan held Zhao Zhen's arm and said coquettishly. Zhao Zhen was extremely pampering with this only sister and had no resistance to her coquettishness. This was just like Li Zhang was to Li'er, so he quickly agreed to her request.

"Let's go, Wang and the others should learn the etiquette in the palace in Qunyu Hall. Let's go over together to see her!" At that moment, Zhao Zhen took Li Zhang and Miaoyuan out of Jingfu Hall, and the three of them did not let the others follow him, wearing heavy palaces to Qunyu Hall.

Qunyu Hall is located on the east side of the palace, very close to Zhao Zhen’s Jingfu Hall, but there is some distance. According to the rules, before choosing the queen, Zhao Zhen should not have too much contact with the three alternative queens, but the rules are dead. If Zhao Zhen wants to see them, no one dares to stop him.

Li Zhang and the other two came to Qunyu Hall. The palace was not large in size, but it was built very differently. Guo and Wang were temporarily arranged here, mainly to be familiar with the situation in the palace, learn the etiquette in the palace, etc. When Li Zhang and the others entered here, they happened to see several old palace maids teaching three girls to learn etiquette in a corridor.
Chapter completed!