Divination Ji, who was born as a thief, has bizarre experiences and mysterious background. Who is he? What mission does he carry? What can he change? Why are there almost no beauties in China throughout the fifth century? Why did he finally reincarnate for many years?
A mutation occurred?
The spring was bright, and several large sedans with eight carriages were parked at the door of the house of Mr. Qian Qianyi, the head of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Apparently there were distinguished guests coming to visit.
The visitors were the family of Hou Xun, the Minister of Rites, who is over 50 years old this year. He once served as the Minister of Household Affairs. This time he took charge of the Ministry of Rites, which is his second achievement. The qualifications of the veteran Minister are better than Yuan Chonghuan.
Song Yingxing, Hu Xuezhai, Qi Zhenming and others are all old, and their status in Donglin is not inferior to Qian Qianyi's, but they are more low-key. Now he is bringing his wife and son to visit him, and he is here to discuss his son's future. This
The future issue includes two aspects. One is whether the number one scholar will be a capital official or a foreign official, and what grade he will be assigned. The second is about his son's marriage. The first one should be discussed between him and Qian Qianyi. Regarding the marriage,
Just leave it to the ladies.
In the back house of the Qian Mansion, the two imperial ladies were chatting affectionately. Qian Qianyi's first wife was not a brothel girl like Liu Rushi, but a noble lady from a well-known family. She was only four years old this year.
Around ten years old, he was born dignified and generous, and was very well-mannered in his dealings with others. When Qian Qianyi married Mr. Liu, there was a lot of uproar in the city. Everyone thought that Mrs. Gaoming would be furious, but they didn't know that she would change her temper. Not only did she not lose her temper, but she would also
Liu Rushi treats her like a biological sister, because Mrs. Qian understands that her husband is using such dissolute behavior to cover up a righteous underground operation, so of course the wife must cooperate.
Mrs. Qian also has another advantage, that is, she has a cousin who grew up and was married to the palace as a concubine more than ten years ago. Although she did not give birth to a son or a half, she is still the widow of the late emperor.
The concubine is very skillful. When she should be low-key, she will be low-key. When she should be prominent, she will be prominent. When Empress Dowager Li was in power, she quietly carried her tail between her legs. Empress Dowager Li entered the cold palace, and the emperor's biological mother, Princess Nangong, returned to the throne.
Since the Sixth Palace, the Concubine Qian has also become more active. Empress Nangong is kind and kind. Concubine Qian knows how to get things done. She also helped Empress Nangong in a small way ten years ago, so she became famous in the harem in a short period of time.
, any news from the palace can be conveyed in time, and Mrs. Qian can find a way to go to the palace to see her cousin every now and then. This is an amazing way. It is precisely because of this way that Qian Qianyi decided to help Hou
Fang Yu got the identity of the Prince Consort.
"Old sister, when my sister entered the palace today, she not only met the Dowager Concubine, but also the Nangong Empress and Her Highness the Princess. Her Highness really has the appearance of a flower shy of the moon, a fish that sinks like a wild goose. Your family will be blessed." Qian.
The lady asked the maid to take the tea plate and invite Madam Hou to enjoy it while she was talking.
"Thank you, sister. It's just that the matter of the consort needs to be handled properly. Our Ming Dynasty's ancestral system stipulates that the consort cannot hold actual positions. If it delays my son's future, I think it is better to take a long-term approach." Mrs. Hou obviously said.
He is very proud of his son, has a clear political acumen, and knows the shortcomings of his consort.
"Sister, I don't know. Today's eldest princess is very different from those in the past. There was no seven or eight princesses in our Ming Dynasty. The emperor didn't feel bad when he had more daughters. He just found a suitable consort and married her.
But the Tianqi Dynasty is different. The Holy One only has such a sister, and she has suffered together since childhood. Later, she became a commoner and suffered countless hardships. You don’t know, when the Holy One heard that the eldest princess was sick and refused to eat, he himself
You just don’t eat, don’t worry too much. If you have a brother-in-law in the future who loves the house and the bird, you won’t care about it in the same way. So you still don’t believe me when I say that your family has enjoyed a lot of blessings. As for the ancestral system, it was still chaotic during the period of Empress Dowager Li.
Isn’t it enough? Now it is not difficult for the prince-in-law to become a powerful official. The cabinet and officials are all in the hands of our master. As long as others don’t jump out and say anything, it is not just arranged casually. This official in the world, your family
Yu'er can just pick whatever he wants."
"Well, I feel relieved when my sister says this. By the way, has Mrs. Qian mentioned our family's affairs to Empress Nangong?" Mrs. Hou asked.
"I mentioned it, of course I have to mention it, but I can't say it so straightforwardly. I just took some of Yu'er's poems and asked the empress to appreciate them, saying that they were written by the new top scholar."
"Then what do you say?" Mrs. Hou's heart beat loudly, but her face remained calm. After all, she was Mrs. Gaoming who was used to seeing this.
"Of course the empress knows how to appreciate talents. After reading the poem, she kept saying yes. The poem is good and the calligraphy is good, but she doesn't know what the person looks like." At this point, Mrs. Qian couldn't help but smile reservedly, and took the small
She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty is a sensible person. Of course she knows what Concubine Qian means, so she said that she would let Yu'er go to the palace to see each other in a few days."
Mrs. Hou also laughed. It is easy for women to communicate with each other. She took the handsome boy's articles and poems to show them to the mother of a daughter who had left the court. She made it clear that she wanted to propose marriage. Her son came from an official family. The family background was the first thing.
No problem. Secondly, he is the first of the four famous young masters in the south of the Yangtze River. He is the number one scholar in the new science. He is equivalent to a young talent recognized by all officials among the people. Finally, when it comes to appearance and figure, there is nothing to say. His handsome face is so charming.
He is very tall and has a good temperament. It is a pity that such an outstanding man is not worthy of a princess.
The ladies were eating snacks and conversing in the back house. Qian Qianyi and Hou Xun were also discussing in the main hall. The two senior officials were wearing ordinary robes and not official uniforms. This was because the two families were family friends and their families
Brothers don't use clichés when interacting with each other.
"Brother Shou, I'm still worried. What if this incident offends the south?" Hou Xun said cautiously. The so-called south refers to the Nanchang Yamen and the red shirt camp in the south of the city, which can represent this power.
Of course there is only Liu Ziguang.
"Brother Dazhen is overly worried. Yes, there are some rumors that the eldest princess has some affection for the man from the south, but I thought it was just a repayment mentality. After all, he saved the concubine and her daughter several times. I haven't seen anything.
Of course, the little girl in front of him will have an inexplicable affection for him. It doesn't matter. The important thing is that the person is already married, so he has no excuse to ruin the marriage. Isn't it possible that the eldest princess is showing off a young and handsome new top scholar?
Marry, marry him, a married man? This theory makes no sense anywhere. The empress's test is passed first, and then the emperor's test. As long as these two tests are passed, the matter is settled.
What do girls think? Once you get married, you will be honest. We all know Yu'er's methods of dealing with women. It won't be long before the eldest princess will be obedient and obedient to the prince-in-law. When the time comes, she will be the emperor.
Brother, can you say a few words without us two brothers talking to each other? In the future, Yu'er will no longer need our care. On the contrary, we still need the care of his consort. Only in this way can we offset part of the advantages of the south.
, after all, the emperor trusts him too much."
After listening to Qian Qianyi's words, Hou Xun felt a little relieved. He was still very clear about his son's charm. This boy was even more dashing than his father and I. Such a handsome young man who played with the entire Qinhuai River could use whatever he wanted.
With a few small tricks, the eldest princess, who was born among the common people, was still confused.
While the adults were talking, Hou Fangyu, who was bored, was wandering around in the back garden of the Qian Mansion. When he got impatient, Mr. Hou habitually flicked a few locks on his forehead to spread them out, took out a box of red and gold-lettered cigarettes from his sleeve, and skillfully
He tapped the bottom of the cigarette box, and a slender cigarette popped out and he held it in his mouth. Then he took out a box of matches, lit the cigarette, and puffed out two puffs of smoke handsomely from his nose.
Not far away, outside the Moon Gate, four or five little maids who came to take a peek saw Hou Fangyu's chic and charming smoking posture, and couldn't help but exclaimed together: "So handsome!"
When Hou Fangyu heard the exclamation, he turned around and naturally showed a sunny smile, which made the little maids almost faint intoxicated. Hou Fangyu was very confident in his own extraordinary charm and went to visit Uncle Qian this time.
, for the important matter of his marriage to the eldest princess, Hou Fangyu knew about it and firmly agreed with it. It stands to reason that with his bold and unruly character, he would not be willing to be locked up by the princess, even if it could exchange for a higher political status.
It's not surprising that Hou Fangyu could completely rely on his own ability to change, but this time he actually agreed to the proposal of his father and Uncle Qian very cooperatively. It was entirely because Hou Fangyu had met the eldest princess.
It was at the Deyuelou Hotel that the Fourth Young Master first met the eldest princess and Liu Ziguang who were traveling incognito. At that time, Zhu Cheng had just come to the city from the countryside. The fresh and simple aura on his body was still there, and his eyes were clear and timid.
A timid demeanor can very much trigger a man's protective instinct. His unparalleled handsome face and innocent and flawless temperament are very appealing to Hou Fangyu. If Liu Ziguang, a desperate man, was not present at that time, Hou Fangyu would have used all his skills to control his long-lasting beauty.
The princess is seduced.
Any man who often hangs out in the flower streets and willow alleys likes innocent girls the most. Hou Fangyu is like this. Especially after knowing that the girl is the current eldest princess, this feeling, or to be more precise, this kind of desire, is in Hou Fangyu's heart.
The feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he wanted to get the eldest princess in his dream, even if he no longer haunted the Qin Tower and Chu Hall.
Fortunately, there was just such a link in the strategic arrangement of father and Uncle Qian. This link could not only fulfill his long-cherished wish, but also hit Liu Ziguang, who had long hated him. It really killed two birds with one stone. According to what Eunuch Wei provided
The news was confirmed by Uncle Jinyiwei Qi that the eldest princess and Liu Ziguang had a vague relationship, but for various reasons, Liu Ziguang still married someone else first.
Because of this, Hou Fangyu felt a more special kind of excitement. He felt that by becoming the consort, he had robbed Liu Ziguang's woman. This feeling made Hou Fangyu very comfortable and high.