On a small chessboard, black and white are intertwined, as if there is a fierce confrontation.
With a "pop" sound, Yan Zheng dropped a sunspot and said at the same time: "I remember that your eldest son is already eighteen years old and he hasn't been engaged yet?"
Meng Dongchuan, the Marquis of Qingning, quickly put down the white zi in his hand, stood up and cupped his hands, saying, "My minister is mediocre in talent, so I thought of letting him study hard for a few more years, and it won't be too late to discuss the marriage."
Yan Zheng waved his hand: "No need to be so formal, sit down and continue playing chess."
"Yes." Meng Dongchuan sat back and tried to concentrate on dealing with this chess game.
Unexpectedly, Yan Zheng smiled again and said: "Speaking of which, my eldest daughter is now seventeen, and it's time to choose a consort for her."
After hearing this, the Marquis of Qingning stood up again, and then directly gathered his clothes and knelt down: "Although I have received the favor of the late queen, I am allowed to enter the palace to study with you, but my qualifications are really poor, how can I be worthy of my lord?!"
Yan Zheng carefully looked at the nervous look on Qingning Hou's face, "You don't have to be humble, I have always been very satisfied with the Meng family's upbringing. Although Queen Xianning has passed away, I always miss her." As he said that, his face
It was actually quite sentimental.
Meng Dongchuan breathed a sigh of relief and then said: "The emperor's emphasis on love is the blessing of the late queen and the blessing of the entire Meng family."
Yan Zheng nodded slowly: "I thought, your mother is a Yu family, and Concubine Xiang is also a Yu family. Therefore, Concubine Xiang also agrees with this matter." - It's just that the concubine is making trouble not to marry.
Meng Dongchuan couldn't help but feel anxious, "Concubine Xiang is from the Yu family. I'm afraid it's because of the affection of my family that I can't refuse her. The dog is really useless. I hope the emperor will think twice!"
"You really don't mean this?" Yan Zheng asked, squinting his eyes.
Meng Dongchuan gritted his teeth and said, "I would never dare to have such an intention!"
There was already a hint of coldness in Yan Zheng's eyes. Although he had never revealed his intention to get married, Wang Shu summoned Meng Shu to the palace and asked Chen to accompany him. In this way, with Meng Dongchuan's cleverness, how could he not guess
So, will your daughter also have the opportunity to marry into the royal family?
But it's just a chance.
For the sake of this opportunity for his daughter, he directly refused to let his eldest son become the master?
This would be too much of a loss.
But Meng Dongchuan insists on doing this "gain outweighs the loss" move, which can only show that he has a plan for a long time.
A prince's concubine and a consort are inseparable.
unless……
What he pictures is not a little prince, let alone a mere future princess.
Just like back then, Meng married the extremely intelligent Meng Ying to me.
Yan Zheng closed his eyes. After all, I had ignored it. I only remembered Meng Ying's virtues, but almost forgot that she was quite ambitious before I ascended the throne.
"Get up, since you don't want to, will I force your son to marry my daughter?" Yan Zheng said with a kind smile, that's it, that's all.
"I heard from the noble concubine that your daughter is also very outstanding, and she looks a bit like her aunt."
Meng Dongchuan was overjoyed when the topic turned to his daughter, and then he stood up and said humbly: "The imperial concubine is so complimentary."
Yan Zheng pointed at the chessboard: "Continue playing chess."
"Yes!" Meng Dongchuan quickly finished his words. In his eagerness to make a move, he made a bad move. Soon after, the emperor seized the opportunity and in a fit of anger, although Meng Dongchuan tried his best to deal with it, he still lost everything.
All lose.
"The emperor's chess skills have improved again, but I lost again." Losing to the emperor in chess was not a shameful thing, so Meng Dongchuan readily gave up his game and admitted defeat.
Yan Zheng smiled and said: "It's not that I have become more diligent, but that I have used extra moves, and your mind is not on the chessboard, so how can you win?"
"Yes, it's my fault that my intention was not focused." Meng Dongchuan quickly cupped his hands and said.
Yan Zheng smiled gently: "When your son is old, you should make arrangements for marriage. Only after you have a family can you start a career." - I don't know if this is referring to Meng Yuanqing or the second prince.
"Yes, I understand!" Meng Dongchuan couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Yan Zheng: No, you don’t understand.
A few days later, I heard that the emperor had summoned young talents from various schools in the capital to test their talents and martial arts. After hearing this, the eldest princess Chang Yu was so happy that she secretly skipped class without saying anything.
Run to Yuanzhi Palace of Yue Wangshu.
"Your Majesty, let's go to the school grounds and have a look!" Today is the day for the equestrian test for the children of each family in the school. It is said that it is a test of civil and military skills, but it is obvious that they are choosing a son-in-law.
Yue Wangshu gave him an angry look: "Don't be ridiculous. If your mother and concubine find out, I will spank you carefully!"
"Even if I get spanked, I still want to see it!" Lou Yu pouted her little mouth, "This is choosing a consort for me! How could I not go and see it?"
However, I saw that Lou Yu was wearing a delicate pink coat and a willow-green horse-faced skirt today. The red and green colors are very bright, but when worn on such a cute little daughter, it is indescribably charming and dazzling.
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In fact, Yue Wangshu also wanted to appreciate the young fresh meat, but after Yun Shu's incident, he was inevitably worried that Yan Laoliu would get angry, so he didn't dare to go.
But...it seems that it is Suo Yu who is dragging her there now...
"Okay, let's take a look from a distance." Yue Wangshu said with a smile.
The size of the training ground in the palace was comparable to a football field, and it was surrounded by sycamore trees. Therefore, Yue Wangshu got off the chariot early. She and Chang Yu each brought only their personal maids, and they cautiously moved forward, hiding under the sycamore trees.
Behind the tree.
That’s right, it’s voyeurism!
At this moment, handsome young people riding tall horses were racing around the school grounds. The neighing of the horses was endless, and a lot of dust was flying on the grounds, making them even more hidden.
Not long after, handsome young men riding horses came towards this place.
Two heads poked out from behind the sycamore tree.
"Your concubine, the tall and mighty leader is much stronger than Meng Yuanqing!" Lou Yu was a little excited.
Yue Wangshu said with a smile: "The one riding the white horse in the back is more handsome!"
"Yeah! He is indeed more beautiful than Pan An!" Su Yu's face turned red immediately, "Meng Yuanqing is not even worthy of carrying his shoes!"
Yue Wangshu: Take a good look at this handsome guy, don’t always diss your cousin.
"The Marquis of Qingning has proposed a marriage to Meng Yuanqing..." I'm not pestering you.
Lou Yao stuck out her tongue, and a group of young men riding big horses happened to pass by. The young man, who was more handsome than Pan An, was alert and noticed someone behind the sycamore tree, so he looked straight over.
At this moment, his eyes met with his own.
The bold and bold Princess blushed and hurriedly hid behind the sycamore tree, "Oh, we were discovered!"
Yue Wangshu smiled and said: "You were discovered!" - She had already retracted her head.
Lou Yu covered her hot face and said, "It's over, it's over, will he tell the truth to his father?"
Yue Wangshu couldn't help but said: "He doesn't know you are a princess."
"That's right." Lou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, your father will find out sooner or later." There is no reason not to keep a tight defense in front of the emperor. Even though they sneaked in, it was impossible to hide them.
But it was obviously too late. Zhang Ji, the chief steward of the imperial palace, came over with a smile and said, "The emperor said, please go to the Yan Qing Palace and wait for a while."
Lou Yu's face turned pale for a moment, but she still had no regrets!
