Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 43 Youshi and Qin Keqing
On the day of the martial arts field test, after being appointed by Emperor Jing'an, the first, second, and third place winners were directly announced at roll call in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The first grade is awarded to Wu Jinshi. Among them, Wu Zhuangyuan will be awarded the first-class bodyguard of the third grade, and Wu Bangyan and Wu Tanhua will be awarded the second-class bodyguard of the fourth grade.

Erjia, who was born as a martial arts scholar, will select ten people to be awarded the third-class bodyguards of the fifth rank.

The third grade is given to those who were born in Tongwu Jinshi. Ten people will be selected and awarded to the guards of the sixth grade.

Other Wu Jinshi who have not been awarded the title of bodyguard are registered with the Ministry of War, waiting to be awarded the title of military attache.

As for Yuan Qingbai, who won the first prize in martial arts, he was not among the top three.

The title on the gold medal list, the honor banquet of the Ministry of Rites, going to the streets to praise officials... these naturally have nothing to do with Yuan Qingbai.

This year's Wushu champion, Wushu champion, and Wutanhua are all grateful for this. Fortunately, Yuan Qingbai, the grandson of Tianhuang nobleman, did not participate in the selection, otherwise their rankings would have been dropped one level.

But Yuan Qingbai's goal has been achieved.

He proved his strength and gained points in the hearts of both the emperor's grandfather and the cold-faced father.

Moreover, he can choose two people in the room for himself.

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On this day, Emperor Jing'an summoned Yuan Qingbai into Nuange of Qianqing Palace and handed Yuan Qingbai a list of names.

This list contains the names of many girls and their family backgrounds. Almost all of them are daughters of low-ranking courtiers.

After all, this time it was just for Yuan Qingbai to choose two people to live in before getting married.

Although Emperor Jing'an already had plans in his mind to make his grandson Qingbai the king.

This means that the two people in the room selected this time will be the concubines of Prince Qingbai in the future.

Even Emperor Jing'an had already planned to make his grandson Qingbai the next emperor of Zhou Dynasty.

This means that the two people in the house selected this time will be concubines when the time comes, and because they became people in the house early, the chance of being awarded the title of concubine or even concubine is not small.

But this time Emperor Jing'an still followed the method of selecting two people for Yuan Qingliang's house this time, and asked people to list the daughters of ministers whose families were not of high rank.

The daughter of a high-ranking courtier's family is not suitable to be included in this list.

After Yuan Qingbai looked at the list carefully, he felt happy in his heart.

The two candidates he wanted were both on this list, which saved him trouble.

Immediately, Yuan Qingbai checked two names on the list with a pen, and then handed the list back to Emperor Jing'an.

When Emperor Jing'an saw the two names that were checked, his gray eyebrows couldn't help but frown.

One of the girls, named You, is eighteen years old this year, three years older than Yuan Qingbai. Her family background is not bad, and her father is a sixth-rank official.

From Emperor Jing'an's point of view, there was nothing wrong with this Miss You. He chose the roommate for the emperor's grandson Qingbai before he got married, so that Qingbai could understand the affairs of the room. It didn't matter if the girl was three years older.

Another girl named Qin also had a good family background. Her father, Qin Ye, was a Yuanwailang of the Yingqiu Qingli Department of the Ministry of Industry. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, he could also be referred to as Yingqilang, and he was an official of the fifth rank.

However, this girl Qin is three years younger than Yuan Qingbai, which is a bit inappropriate.

Moreover, this girl Qin was adopted by Qin Ye from the health care hall.

Emperor Jing'an asked Yuan Qingbai: "Why did you choose these two girls?" Yuan Qingbai said respectfully: "My grandson did not dare to hide it from the emperor's grandfather, because the emperor's grandfather had given a girl from the Rongguo Mansion to his grandson in marriage, and the grandson therefore had a relationship with the government official of the Rongguo Mansion. I got acquainted with his eldest son Jia Zhu and had several contacts."

"When the grandson was chatting with Jia Zhu, they talked about the You family and the Qin family. Both families have contacts with the Jia family. Jia Zhu mentioned that the daughters of the two families have visited the old lady in Rongguo Mansion, and they have good appearance and personality. Yes, let the old lady of Rongguo Mansion appreciate it."

"This time, thanks to the great kindness of the emperor's grandfather, I wanted to choose two roommates for my grandson among the daughters of the ministers. So my grandson thought that maybe I could choose girls from the You family and the Qin family."

"My grandson has reached the age where he has thoughts about beauties. This time he is not marrying a wife, but just choosing two people to live with."

"That's why the grandson begged the emperor's grandfather to let him choose. Coincidentally, the girls from these two families are currently on the list."

Emperor Jing'an said in a funny tone: "You are quite honest. You dare to tell me this idea directly."

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "My grandson would not dare to deceive the emperor's grandfather. This is the thinking. To put it bluntly, if the emperor's grandfather is blamed for this, the grandson will admit his mistake. The deception will not work."

The grandfather and grandson have been together for three years, and Emperor Jing'an loves Yuan Qingbai. Now Yuan Qingbai no longer needs to be too reserved when he and Emperor Jing'an are alone, and they can talk more freely. Emperor Jing'an also likes his attitude.

And Yuan Qingbai knew that he had to give a reasonable reason for choosing girls from the You family and the Qin family.

Emperor Jing'an smiled and said: "This daughter of the You family is nothing. It's just that the daughter of the Qin family is three years younger than you and was adopted from the Yangsheng Hall. She is not suitable for being selected as a member of the house. "

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "My grandson thinks that one person in the house is enough before getting married. My grandson wants to continue studying diligently and practicing martial arts before getting married, but he can't let this kind of thing delay him."

"If the imperial grandfather allows it, this Miss Qin can also come to the palace. When he is three or four years old, it will not be too late to become his grandson's roommate."

He deliberately only responded to the issue that Qin Keqing was three years younger, and avoided the fact that Qin Keqing came from the Yangshengtang, because the latter was a bigger problem than the former.

Emperor Jing'an thought about it for a while and then nodded: "Forget it, since I have promised you to pick two people in the room, you shouldn't break your promise."

"Then let's tentatively decide on the two daughters of the You family and the Qin family. Once the people I call Qin Tianjian approve the Nian Geng horoscope, and if the Nian Geng horoscope is suitable, they will be allowed to enter the palace."

It's just a matter of choosing two people in the room. Although the Qintian Supervisor has to approve the birth dates, the requirements in this regard will not be as strict as when they approved the birth dates of Yuan Qingbai and Jia Yuanchun.

As long as the birth dates of Miss You and Qin are not inconsistent with those of Yuan Qingbai, it will be fine.

Emperor Jing'an originally thought about whether Emperor Sun Qingbai wanted to hold a face-to-face talent show for him this time and summon some girls from his courtiers' families for him to choose in person. If so, it would be outrageous.

Even though Emperor Jing'an loved his grandson Qingbai and made a promise this time, he would not tolerate Qingbai doing such a thing.

Now, although Yuan Qingbai had thoughts about beauties, he chose the two people in the room based on the list provided by Emperor Jing'an.

From the perspective of Emperor Jing'an, the emperor's grandfather, Yuan Qingbai was already more sensible.

Yuan Qingbai, who had chosen two roommates for himself, walked out of Qianqing Palace and thought to himself:

"As long as there are no inconsistencies in the birth dates, you and Qin Keqing in the original work will both be in my house."

"Jia Zhenke has lost Youshi as Mrs. Xixian, and Jia Rong has lost Qin Keqing as Mrs."

"Well, I've cut off both father and son in one fell swoop!"

The girl Yuan Qingbai chose for himself this time is the You family in the original work, and the girl Qin is Qin Keqing in the original work!

　One more update.

　　Don't rush to discuss Qin Keqing's identity now, it will be explained in the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)