On April 24, the fifth year of Jiajing, Tao Zhongwen, a real person, entered the palace again and handed over to the Empress Dowager Jiang. In the main hall of Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Jiang met with Tao Zhongwen, Empress Wu and Concubine De were also present, but the pregnant Concubine Shu was not there today, it was said that she was unwell, and the Empress Dowager authorized her not to come to Cining Palace to ask for peace.

Concubine Shu didn't come today, but Princess Yongchun came, this Nizi had a lot of eyes, and kept looking at the pile of rosters in Tao Zhongwen's hand, like a little fox who was thinking about the meat in the crow's mouth on the tree.

"Poor Dao, see the Queen Mother!"

"Weichen see the Queen Mother!"

Tao Zhongwen shook off the dust, bowed his head, as a real person of the imperial seal, he didn't have to kneel when he saw the emperor, and he naturally didn't have to kneel in front of the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile: "Bingyi is a real person who is exempt from courtesy, and Lord Luo and Lord Yan are flat." ”

After Luo Qinchen and Yan Song stood up, Tao Zhongwen put the roster he was holding and said: "Poor Dao is fortunate not to be dishonored, he has already combined the eight characters, among the twenty-eight rosters here, there are eight people who clash with Her Royal Highness Princess Yongfu, and another eight people complement each other, and twelve people are fine. ”

The so-called eight-character conflict is that the eight characters do not match, and those eight unlucky eggs are naturally not suitable to be the concubines of Princess Yongfu, and they will be brushed down; And the eight-character complement is in line with the eight-character of Princess Yongfu, which is auspicious; And the eight characters are not hindered, that is, they are neither compatible, nor conflicting, nor vicious.

All in all, through the link of combining the eight characters, eight candidates for young talents were eliminated, and only twenty people were left shortlisted, and among the remaining twenty people, only eight candidates were selected to match the princess, and Princess Yongfu's concubine is likely to be born among these eight candidates.

Of course, the twelve candidates who are unhindered are not without a chance, if their conditions in other aspects are good enough, or even a unique ride, they still have a chance to enter the final selection and finally win the beauty, but the probability is much lower.

The old eunuch Hu Dahai took over the roster from Tao Zhongwen's hand, and the eight copies of the roster that were in opposition to each other were directly picked out and thrown away, and the remaining twenty copies were divided into two piles and transferred to the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Jiang first took over the roster of eight characters that complemented each other, and couldn't wait to look at it, Concubine Shu and Concubine De next to her subconsciously stretched their necks to peek, Princess Yongchun sat a little farther away, but this girl stood up generously, and then walked lightly to the side of the queen mother to watch.

Whether it is an ordinary family or an emperor's family, it seems that they are particularly tolerant of the old man, and the Empress Dowager Jiang did not reproach Princess Yongchun for being rude, but just acquiesced to her at a glance.

"Li Chun, the expression is righteous, twenty years old, a native of Cixi, Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang, a son of the country, with sword eyebrows and bright eyes, white teeth and red lips, good appearance and demeanor, and ...... height" Princess Yongchun read silently, and unconsciously read it out in a whisper, and immediately ate a warning look from the Empress Dowager Jiang.

Queen Wu next to her also secretly showed disdain, obviously disliking Princess Yongchun's disgrace, but Queen Wu also knew that her weight in the Queen Mother's mind was far less than that of Princess Yongchun, so she didn't dare to reprimand.

Princess Yongchun covered her small mouth and stuck out her tongue, and closed her mouth with interest, but her eyes were spinning, this Li Chun's name sounds good, and her appearance seems to be very handsome, she is still a Guozi supervisor, she must be a handsome young scholar, the same type as Xu Jin, maybe Sister Yongfu will like it.

In ancient times, there were no photographs or anything, and it was too troublesome to find a painter's portrait, so most of the time it was through words to describe someone's physical characteristics, such as the imperial examination, the invigilator would identify the reference through the text description, if the physical characteristics of the reference and the description are not attached, it may be an impostor, and further verification is required.

Empress Dowager Jiang seemed very satisfied after reading Li Chun's file, and asked, "Bingyi Zhenren, how is this Li Chun's eight characters?" ”

Tao Zhongwen stroked his beard and said vigorously: "Li Chun was born at XX hour of XX year, XX month, XX day, four pillars, no shortage of five elements, life is indescribable, life belongs to water, water is born of wood, and Princess Yongfu belongs to wood, the two complement each other, complement each other, it is a match made in heaven!" ”

Empress Dowager Jiang was so happy when she heard this, she nodded again and again: "Very good, very good!" ”

Yan Song and Luo Qinshun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, glanced at each other, after Tao Zhongwen said so, it is ironclad that this Li Chun will enter the final selection, but I don't know if this person's eight characters are really as Tao Zhongwen said, and the eight characters of Princess Yongfu are highly compatible?

Yan Song was deeply suspicious of this, because Li Chun had already bribed his son Yan Shifan several times in a row, so he suspected that Tao Zhongwen had also accepted Li Chun's benefits, so he bragged for him in front of the Queen Mother.

"Lord Yan is the marriage envoy, what do you think of Li Chun?" Empress Dowager Jiang was obviously interested in this Li Chun, and turned to Yan Song to ask.

Although Yan Song has another candidate in mind, he is a person who is accustomed to seeing the wind and the rudder, Tao Zhongwen is deeply favored by the Queen Mother, he will naturally not be stupid enough to refute Tao Zhongwen's face, so he said respectfully: "Back to the Queen Mother, Li Chunbiao is righteous, a native of Cixi, Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang, according to Weichen, this person is smart and studious, and now he is studying in the Guozi Prison, and this son is humble and filial, dignified, and elegant in temperament, and he is indeed a rare young talent." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang was even more satisfied when she heard this, and nodded: "Very good, very good, such a talent, the mourning family really wants to see it." ”

Tao Zhongwen's eyes flashed with joy, as soon as Empress Dowager Jiang's words came out, it meant that Li Chun would definitely enter the final election and occupy one of the five places in the final election.

However, at this time, a discordant voice appeared, and the eunuch Bi Chunpi said with a smile: "Queen Mother, this Li Chun is indeed a dust-pulling person, but his background is a bit despicable, and his father is a businessman who does Caoyun business. ”

It is said that this Bi Chun and Bi Yun are not the same person, and they are not related, but they just happen to be surnamed Bi. Bi Yun is the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch, but this Bi Chun is the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the palm seal.

It just so happened that Bi Chun was the deputy envoy for marriage, and this guy also had his own candidate for the horse (received benefits), and when he saw that the queen mother seemed to belong to Li Chun, he hurriedly came out to make a trip.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother heard that this Li Chun's father was a vulgar businessman, and immediately became a little displeased, as the so-called Shinong industry and commerce, the merchant ranked last, is the most despised profession, although since the opening of the sea trade, the status of the merchant has been improved, but the concept formed by the ancients for thousands of years is not so easy to reverse.

Empress Dowager Jiang's enthusiasm instantly cooled down, and she sighed noncommittally, put Li Chun's file aside, and opened the second file.

Bi Chun was secretly happy when he saw this, but Tao Zhongwen was secretly anxious, and glanced at the former coldly.