Empress Dowager Jiang fell ill, and the old lady, who was nearly fifty years old, suffered repeated blows in just ten days, first without her grandson, and then even her prospective son-in-law hung up, and finally couldn't withstand this blow and collapsed.

After Zhu Houxi visited his mother, he left Cining Palace like a walking corpse, for him, this is definitely a black July, except for the good news sent back by Xu Jin, nothing is happy.

Zhu Houxi's mood was extremely depressed, but unfortunately there was no one around him who could talk to him, at this moment, how much he hoped that Xu Jin would return to Beijing in triumph, in his subconscious, as long as Xu Jin was there, there was no problem that he couldn't solve, as long as Xu Jin was there, luck would also surround him.

It may be strange to say, but Zhu Houxi does have this strange feeling, Xu Jin is a person with great luck, there is nothing that cannot be done, such as leading the army to fight without tasting defeat, for example, the imperial examination is also cleared in one breath, throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than 150 years, Xu Jin is the only one who cleared the imperial examination, and even the Shang and Huang Guan of Lianzhong Sanyuan did not have this kind of luck.

It's a pity that Xu Jin, a blessed general, is now far away on the other side of the ocean, and Zhu Houxi can only pack up his mood to deal with the aftermath. Zhu Houfan is undoubtedly an extremely smart person, and now that he has been in the imperial pole for nearly six years, he has become an emperor with mature skills, and he is still comfortable with this kind of thing.

Soon, Zhu Houxi summoned the three elders of the cabinet, as well as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Yan Song, the officiating marriage envoy, to the Wenhua Palace.

The quasi-concubine Sun Bin suddenly hung up, but the marriage of Princess Yongfu had been announced to the world, and everyone knew that the representatives sent by the vassal kings from all over the country to congratulate, as well as the envoys of various countries, had either entered Beijing or were already on the way here, if they were not handled properly, it would really lose the face of the great powers of the Celestial Empire, so Zhu Houxi summoned the above five people to discuss countermeasures.

In the Wenhua Palace, Jiajing sat behind the imperial case, and the three elders of the cabinet, Fei Hong, Jin Xianmin, Jia Yong, and Luo Qinshun and Yan Song of the Ministry of Rites, stood separately in front of the imperial case.

After some deliberation, everyone finally decided that the wedding of Princess Yongfu was held as scheduled, and the horse was selected among the three people who entered the final election, anyway, the people of the world only knew that the princess of Yongfu was going to marry, as for who was the concubine, it is estimated that most of the people did not know, and they did not know how to read, not to mention the envoys of various countries who came to congratulate, they were invited to watch the ceremony, who was the surname of the horse, tall and short, fat and thin, there was no way to know, as long as the princess's wedding was held as scheduled.

After setting the plan and assigning the task, Zhu Houyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, the reason why he was so "willing", on the one hand, was to take care of Daming's face, on the other hand, it was to maintain the reputation of Princess Yongfu, and two fiancés died in a row, and the people would inevitably give birth to some rumors, so Zhu Houyu had no choice but to "strike while the iron was hot", and choose one of the three who were unsuccessful as a concubine to marry Princess Yongfu smoothly, so as to avoid the embarrassing situation that no one dared to participate in the marriage election in the future.

Soon, the news of Princess Yongfu's wedding was held as scheduled spread in the court, and the three who were originally unsuccessful also learned that a new horse would be produced among them, but in addition to Li Chun, the other two candidates were all worried, and they were eager to be selected before, but now they were worried that they would be chosen.

You must know that in ancient times when feudal superstition was prevalent, Kefu's woman was definitely the existence that made men talk about it, and now Princess Yongfu has "Ke" killed two fiancés before she got married, which is simply too evil. Although the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, who would dare to marry Kefu's golden branch and jade leaf? Horses are certainly valuable, but the price of a small life is even higher!

It is said that the peony flower dies, and the ghost is also romantic, but the princess Yongfu is a widow, and it is not nice to say, even the little hand of the princess was "grammed" to death in the air, and she can't be a ghost-wanderer when she dies, isn't it a big loss!

However, whether you want to or not, do you dare to do it if the emperor wants to be your in-laws? So soon, the three horse candidates, including Li Chun, were taken outside the Dong'an Gate again, ready to enter the palace to accept the selection of the emperor's brother-in-law.

The other two candidates were Ma Dai and Pan Tai, both white-faced scholars in their teens, and the three were standing outside Dong'an Gate waiting for the summons.

"Brother Ma is rich and handsome, and this time you are the only one." Pan Tai complimented.

Brother Ma Dai immediately felt like he had been pricked in the butt by a needle, and hurriedly said: "Brother Pan is falsely praised, in terms of knowledge, the younger brother is not as good as Brother Pan, and in terms of appearance, the younger brother is not as good as Brother Li, how dare you respect the former and plunder the beauty." ”

Pan Tai waved his hand and said: "Brother Ma's words are bad, in terms of knowledge and appearance, the younger brother is far inferior to Brother Li Chun. ”

After Pan Tai finished speaking, he looked at Li Chun on the left hand side, Ma Dai also raised his eyes, Li Chun smiled and said, "Brother Pan praised it." ”

Seeing that Li Chun was so calm, Pan Tai and Ma Dai couldn't help but glance at each other, and they were secretly strange in their hearts, could it be that this benevolent brother was not afraid of being restrained? Okay, that's the best, don't die poorly, I hope this life can resist until he hangs after marrying Princess Yongfu, otherwise the danger of the two of them has not been lifted, because if Li Chun hangs up before he marries the princess, he will definitely find a top candidate from other substitutes.

The celebrant and eunuch who was in charge of guiding the way, listening to the words of the three horse candidates complimenting each other, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the people who wanted to participate in the marriage election flocked to him, but now it has become a mutual prevarication, and avoiding it is auspicious.

After about half a burnt incense, the emperor sent someone to pass the edict, so the ceremonial official led three substitute horses into the palace, this time directly to the Qianqing Palace Yangxin Palace.

Empress Dowager Jiang fell ill, and the queen's Kunning Palace didn't want to go, so Jiajing simply summoned the three candidates to the Yangxin Palace, and he made a decision on his own sister and wife.

Soon, Li Chun, Ma Dai, and Pan Tai were brought to the Yangxin Palace, and now in addition to Jiajing, there are also the three elders of the cabinet, Luo Qinshun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yan Song of the Ministry of Rites, Bi Yun, the old eunuch Hu Dahai (the representative of the Empress Dowager Jiang), and the imperial physician Li Yanwen.

"The grass people knock to see the emperor!" The three candidates knelt respectfully before the throne.

"Flat!" Zhu Houxi raised his hand slightly and said loudly.

The three candidates stood up, Ma Pan and both of them lowered their heads, looking cowering, as if they would be favored by the emperor, but Li Chun was long and jade, with a calm look, coupled with a handsome appearance, calm and elegant temperament, straight as standing out from the crowd.

Zhu Houxi's eyes couldn't help but light up, but he still remembered that Li Chun coughed darkly, so he didn't make a hasty decision, if he chose a short-lived ghost again, I was afraid that the rumors outside would be very loud, and then the "facts" of Yongfu would be clear.

"Your name is Li Chun?" Zhu Houxi asked a nonsense as an opening remark.

Li Chun nodded respectfully and said: "Back to the emperor, Li Chun, a grass man, is a native of Cixi County, Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang, and is now studying in Guozijian." ”

"Well, I remember the last time you said that you were hit and injured when you stumbled, and now you're okay?" Zhu Houxi nodded and asked again.

Yan Song immediately hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, Li Chun's internal injuries have been healed, and the imperial doctor has also checked and there is no problem!" ”

Zhu Houxi was a little uneasy, and asked Li Yanwen, who was standing on the side of the hall, "Imperial Doctor Li, what Lord Yan said is true?" ”

Li Yanwen flashed around and saluted: "Back to the emperor, the minister has carefully examined the three candidates, all of them are in good health, Li Chun's internal injuries have also healed, and the prescriptions prescribed by several courts are very effective. ”

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Li Yanwen mentioned that the Tai Hospital, which was still in prison, was in the spring.

It is said that this few courtyards are really unlucky, but when they encountered the miscarriage of Concubine Shu, they have been locked up for nearly half a month, and they have not been questioned for a long time, but the emperor does not seem to have any intention of releasing him, and the ministers are not willing to take the risk of revealing the emperor's scars to intercede for a mere imperial doctor.

At this time, Li Yanwen actually mentioned that there were several springs, and everyone present pinched a cold sweat for him, you must know that the current Jiajing is not the moment when he first ascended the throne, he has been in power for five years, and his prestige is getting heavier, and only a few days ago he issued an order to dozens of officials, and the two were killed on the spot.

However, Jiajing looked calm, nodded and said lightly: "This is very good, well, pass on my will, and let Beizhen Fusi let go of a few springs, but he was dismissed from his position as the head of the Tai Hospital, demoted to the Tai Doctor, and continued to serve in the Tai Hospital." ”

Li Yanwen hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Emperor Shengming! ”

Fei Hong and Jin Xianmin looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "The emperor is shengming!" ”

Jiajing is not a stupid person, he naturally knows that if there is no one behind him, Li Yanwen will definitely not dare to meddle in things, and the reason why he mentioned Jifeng Spring in front of him is that nine times out of ten he was instructed by Fei Hong and Jin Xianmin.

However, Jiajing didn't care, he was not a brutal monarch, the reason why he ordered someone to catch a few Fengchun was just a moment of grief and indignation, and when he calmed down, he realized that he was not kind, although he failed to save the small one, but at least saved Concubine Shu's life, and the day before yesterday, Concubine Shu also persuaded him to spare a few springs, so Jiajing took advantage of the situation to get off the donkey at the moment, and ordered the release of a few springs.

Jiajing waved his hand, signaled everyone to be flat, and repeatedly confirmed to Li Yanwen that Li Chun's body was fine, and then officially announced that Li Chun had been turned from a substitute to a regular and became Princess Yongfu's new prospective horse.

Ma Dai and Pan Tai both breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated Li Chun one after another, sincerely thanking him for his self-sacrifice and dedication. Li Chun was politely modest on the surface, but he was ecstatic in his heart, wahaha, after several twists and turns, now he finally took the horse in his pocket, and I, Li Dayi, am going to become a Daming concubine, while sleeping with the princess Yongfu with golden branches and jade leaves, while stealing the rivers and mountains of his old Zhu family, how fast! Cool!

It's just that Li Dayi doesn't know, will he repeat the mistakes of the previous two quasi-concubines?

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