Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 388 Choosing a Son-in-law
Jiang Changning's body and bones are better than those in the boudoir after these years of intensive care. Even if he has some minor ailments, he will be fine after taking a dose of decoction.

Never had he been in a coma for three days like now.

Emperor Xuanzhi panicked, "Amnesty to the world, pray for the queen."

Xiao Yu'er worriedly tugged on the prince's sleeves, "Brother prince, mother and queen will get better, right?"

"The queen mother will be fine. The queen mother is just tired. She will be fine after she wakes up." The prince pretended to be calm.

"It's okay to sleep for a long time, the queen mother always likes to sleep in." The ship king pretended to be relaxed and smiled.

"Second brother, don't talk nonsense. The queen mother is not sleeping late. The queen mother has insufficient energy and blood and is tired. She needs to sleep for a long time." The prince defended his mother's face.

"Brother is right." Wang Bao agreed.

"Brother Prince, Brother Prince, I heard from Xueer that the Buddha in Huangjue Temple is very effective. Let's go offer incense and ask the Buddha to let the queen wake up quickly, okay?" Xiao Yuer asked with tears in his eyes.

She was very scared, she was afraid that the queen mother would die of illness like the imperial grandmother.

"Let's go, right away." The ship king said eagerly.

In addition to the children, the three brothers took their wives and Xiao Yuer, and the seven went out of the city to Huangjue Temple.

I don't know if the Buddha has a spirit, anyway, they found out that Jiang Changning had woken up when they came back.

Xiao Yu'er thought the carriage was too slow, so he ran all the way into Qiyuan Palace, entered the bedroom door, and started calling: "Mother's Queen, Mother's Queen."

Jiang Changning just drank the medicine, leaned on the head of the bed and listened to Emperor Xuanzhi, and when he heard his daughter shout, a smile appeared on his face.

"Keep your voice down, don't scare your mother." Emperor Xuanzhi went out to stop his daughter, "Go and roast on the smoker cage to dissipate the cold air before going in."

"Understood." Xiao Yu'er took off his cloak, obediently went to the smoker to warm up.

After warming her body, Xiao Yuer ran into the hall, rushed to hug Jiang Changning, and wailed loudly, "Mother's queen, mother's queen."

The death of the imperial grandmother had given her the first taste of the pain of losing a loved one.

Jiang Changning hugged her, "Be good, Xiao Yuer, don't cry anymore, the queen mother is just too tired and slept a little longer."

"Well, my mother shouldn't sleep for so long in the future." Xiao Yu'er was also unwilling to say that she was sick.

Then the prince and the others also came in, and reported to the king: "Mother, the son and his brother and sister went to the temple to ask for a lottery, and it is the lottery."

"Worshiping Buddha is still useful." The ship king decided to donate more incense money to Huangjue Temple.

Jiang Changning may have woken up, but this illness still kept her in bed for a month.

This year's New Year's Eve palace banquet was canceled due to the death of the Queen Mother.

There is no queen mother in the palace, which has little impact on everyone's life.

In April of the 21st year of Xuanzhi, Fengtai, a 17-year-old fisherman, chose a son-in-law.

In the past dynasties, there are only a handful of princesses who can choose a son-in-law in Fengtai.

You must know that the marriage of the prince and princess is mostly a decision made by the emperor under the balance.

It was very rare for Emperor Xuanzhi not to interfere too much in his children's marriage, but now, because of his love for his daughter, he organized a grand Fengtai selection of son-in-law.

But Xiao Yu'er was not very happy, "I have already chosen, it is Xia Jingran, why do you want to help Fengtai choose a son-in-law?"

"Naughty girl!" Jiang Changning knocked on her forehead, "I don't understand your father's love for daughters at all."

Xiao Yuer stuck out her tongue, hugged Jiang Changning's arm, and rubbed her head on her shoulder, "Mother, don't tell father."

"I don't need to tell your father." Jiang Changning smiled, "Then what are you going to bribe me with?"

"Mother, I am your precious daughter, the most well-behaved little princess." Xiao Yu'er put her face in her hands and showed cuteness to her mother.

"You're really thick-skinned." Jiang Changning smiled and pinched her face lightly.

"Queen, don't you love me?" Xiao Yuer kept acting like a baby, and finally coaxed Jiang Changning to promise not to tell Emperor Xuanzhi about her unwillingness to choose Fengtai's son-in-law.

April [-]th is the day when Fengtai chooses his son-in-law.

The Fengtai made of white marble is very spacious. The open hall carved with dragons and phoenixes is hung with beaded silk curtains on three sides, and a thin crocodile gauze curtain that reaches the ground hangs on the front.

In front of the veil, there is a sparse bamboo curtain. Standing behind the bamboo curtain, one can clearly see the person standing in front, but those people cannot see the person standing behind the bamboo curtain.

The empress, the prince, the princess, the couple of the boat king, the couple of the king of newspapers, and Xiao Yuer sat down in the hall.
In the open space in front of the open hall, stood a dozen or so young talents, all of whom were well-known and talented men in Beijing, and Xia Jingran was among them.

They are all about 20 years old, with outstanding appearance and temperament, and they are also first-class gentlemen.

The son-in-law of this dynasty can not only obtain the noble title like the clan, but also participate in the state affairs, and even hold military power and be entrusted with important tasks.

This also makes the princesses of this dynasty less difficult to marry than the princesses of the previous dynasty.

"Xuanyi, go, Daqin's Haoerlang are all here, look around and pick." Jiang Changning patted Xiao Yuer on the shoulder.

Xiao Yu'er got up slowly, walked behind the bamboo curtain, glanced over those gentlemen, and soon found Xia Jingran standing in the crowd, pursed his lips and smiled slightly, and said to the maid next door: "Go and invite Mr. Xia over. "

The lady in the palace came out from behind the bamboo curtain and passed a message, "Young Master Xia, the princess invites you to go over and talk."

Xia Jingran stepped forward under the envious eyes of the men around him.

"My princess has a first couplet, and please ask Mr. Xia to come up with a second couplet." Xiao Yu'er said.

Fengtai's selection of a son-in-law is just a process, but it can't be done casually.

"Princess please." Xia Jingran saluted.

The couplet given by Xiao Yuer is: "The wind is warm, the red pepper and the blue bird are dancing together."

Xia Jingran smiled slightly, and said loudly: "The mirror of Rirong Cuibai has just opened."

Xiao Yuer asked with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Xia is versatile in both civil and military affairs. I wonder if Mr. Xia would like to dance a spear for this princess?"

"I am willing." Xia Jingran already has a sixth-rank official position.

Two young eunuchs brought a silver gun, and Xia Jingran held the gun in his hand.

He started a few times, and he could still see the movement of his gun, but behind him, there was only a cloud of light and shadow, but the gun was not visible, and it was flying up and down like the wind.

Like a silver snake spitting out letters, and like a golden dragon wagging its tail,

The top can stab people's throat and kill them, and the bottom can attack ghosts and gods in the crotch.

Wait for him to close his momentum, calm down.

Emperor Xuanzhi smiled and praised: "The silver spear is high in the sky, and the sun and the moon shine brightly."

"Thank you Mr. Xia, Mr. Xia has worked hard." Xiao Yuer said softly.

Then, she turned her head and said: "Father, Queen Mother, the son-in-law has chosen a good son-in-law."

Emperor Xuanzhi announced in public, "My beloved daughter Xuanyi is a descendant of the empress. Now Fengtai chooses a son-in-law, chooses Xia's family Jingran, and chooses a date to get married."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Jingran knelt down and thanked the emperor for his kindness.

Xiao Yu'er also saluted and said, "Thank you, Father."

The next day, Emperor Xuanzhi ordered the Ministry of Industry to repair the princess mansion, ordered Qin Tianjian to select an auspicious day using the two people's horoscopes, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to handle the princess's wedding.

(End of this chapter)