Chapter 16 The Concubine Selection
Zhu Yuanzhang's favor for Zhu Yunwen made everyone jealous. Just one month after the King of Wu was demoted to a commoner, Zhu Yuanzhang actually personally organized Zhu Yunwen's selection of concubines, which was unique.
"Your Majesty, this is the list of all the ladies from the Ministry of Revenue..."
“Are there any portraits?”
"Only part of it will be delivered in the remaining three days."
"Three days, it's too late. You ask the Minister of Revenue to do it immediately and complete all the portraits for me in at most two days."
The eunuch dared to say that he was not right and immediately took the imperial edict to the Ministry of Revenue. Unfortunately, the unlucky minister of the Ministry of Revenue almost fainted after learning the news. In the end, he had to bite the bullet and finish the matter. Some people were happy and some were worried, and it was a great thing for others to worry about the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, especially the powerful and wealthy people who had beautiful daughters at home, and in the end they actually sent a picture. The minister of the minister of the Ministry of Revenue was also successfully solved because of this, and the work was completed in just one day.
The prince's choice of concubine made the entire palace lively, but the prince's mansion was extremely quiet. It turned out that the prince's concubine had become taciturn since she learned that Zhu Yunwen had chosen concubine again, and she didn't even say a word to Zhu Yunwen. Wenxing was really unbearable in the face of such a cold war. In the end, Wenxing had no choice but to show up with her.
"Sijia, if you really don't want me to choose a concubine, then I won't choose..."
"Your Highness, how dare I tell you not to choose a concubine?"
"Sijia, then what do you want?"
"Your Highness, Sijia actually doesn't ask for anything, just ask your Highness, you cherish our mother and son."
Wen Xing understood the meaning of the Crown Princess at once. She was following the three rules that Empress Ma made to Zhu Yuanzhang. As expected, Ma Sijia proposed three conditions. The first condition was not to neglect her. The second condition was to make her eldest son the crown prince after inheriting the throne. Needless to say, Ma Sijia must be the queen. Wen Xing agreed happily. He only followed history to do so, but the first one was the first one. It seems that he had nothing to do with Ma Sijia, which was indeed unrealistic. Finally, when Wen Xing was reluctant, he still had skin kinship with Ma Sijia.
Wen Xing was very regretful to provoke Ma Sijia, but he did not expect that this time he would ask him to provoke other women, and he also recruited three women at once, including Li Huier, the sister of General Li Lu, and Xia Yixue, the daughter of the censor Xia Zhiren. Needless to say, it was a political marriage. Wen Xing had no right to refuse, but he even thought that Liande was respected Huang Zicheng, who also came to take advantage of the excitement, and he actually introduced his niece Huang Ying to Zhu Yunwen.
"Your Highness, I have a niece who is well-behaved and has both talent and beauty. She is also a good match for your highness..."
"Old Huang, I appreciate your kindness, but have you ever thought about the happiness of your niece?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a phoenix among people. If you can get your favor, it will be a blessing she has cultivated for several lifetimes."
Huang Zicheng finally compared himself to Qi Huangyang, and recommended him not to avoid relatives. In this way, Wen Xing could not find any reason to reject him, so he had no choice but to agree to his request.
"Old Huang, I will think about it carefully..."
"Your Highness, I'm relieved to say this..."
When Huang Zicheng left, in addition to leaving behind a picture of his niece, he also left two gifts. This was made by Huang Ying himself to give to Zhu Yunwen. One was a pair of double-sided embroidered sachets, which were very exquisite in handwork. The other was actually a wood carving. From the handwork of the wood carving, this Huang Ying should be a woman with high martial arts skills. A woman with both literary, martial arts and talent and beauty are no wonder Huang Zicheng admired it so much.
Zhu Yunwen had already made three concubines before he started choosing a concubine, but Wenxing found that the crown princess was not disgusted with him at all, and even felt a sense of gratitude.
"Your Highness, are you curious about who Huang Ying is?"
"Sijia, do you know Huang Ying..."
"Your Highness, I not only know Huang Ying, but also Li Huier and Xia Yixuechen are very familiar with each other..."
Wen Xing never expected to get a ridiculous answer. The Crown Princess actually knew these three new concubines and was actually a good friend. This means that these concubines were in the same group. Wen Xing really didn't know whether this was a blessing or a disaster.
There was a little news from the King of Yan, which was really beyond everyone's expectations. I thought that if he didn't come out to sabotage, he would send one or two people to lurk at the scene of the concubine selection, but he did nothing.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, will the King of Yan make any secret plans? For example, taking advantage of the chaos while choosing a concubine is not good for Your Highness."
"This is impossible! With the character of King Yan, he would definitely disdain to do such things, not to mention that this would not do him any benefit."
"Your Highness, you are not afraid of ten thousand, but you are afraid of one. Besides, what the King of Yan disdain does not mean that the people under his command will not do it."
Everyone agreed with Qi Tai's statement. After all, everyone knew that Yao Guangxiao, the poisonous monk who had ruthless means by the King of Yan. Although Wen Xing was not very familiar with Yao Guangxiao, since he saw his methods in the Lan Yu case, he understood that this person was not simple and that even human nature could be abandoned in order to achieve his goal. Such a person is the most terrifying.
"Then let's do as Mr. Qi said. I also think it's necessary to send a few masters to stare at Yao Guangxiao, so that we won't be too passive."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is right."
Wen Xing's idea was very good, but Yao Guangxiao was not so easy to deal with. In just three days, none of the more than ten masters sent back alive. Needless to say, they died at the hands of Yao Guangxiao. In the end, Wen Xing even forced him to cancel the entire plan.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!