Her eyes only paused on the portrait for a moment, then quickly looked away, and replied with a calm expression: "It's acceptable."

The queen picked up the scroll and walked to her: "What's acceptable, Yu'er needs to look carefully. How can you be so careless? Choosing a husband is the most important thing in a woman's life. You are the one who will be on par with him in the future.

It's not enough that the queen mother likes her, she also has to like Yu'er herself, and only then can she be satisfied with her marriage."

"..."

"Forget it, if you don't like the prince of Changyang Hou, it doesn't matter. There are many portraits of Queen Mother here. I remember the second son of King Hubu's family, and the prince of Uncle Rongyuan's family... they were also born well, although

Not as good as the Changyang Marquis family son I showed you just now, but he is still a good-looking boy."

The eldest princess finally said with a hint of helplessness in her tone: "Queen Mother... How can the portrait reveal the character, talent and learning?"

The queen was stunned: "Eunuch Wu said that before sending the portrait, he had specially sent people to check it and there was nothing wrong with it."

"In the previous dynasty, there was a precedent of a princess choosing a bride, an internal official accepting bribes, and recommending bribers to the palace. I'm afraid the internal official's words may not be credible."

As soon as she finished speaking, Eunuch Wu, who had been standing next to her and dared not express his anger, was so frightened that his knees weakened and he immediately knelt down.

He kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy: "Please forgive me, Your Highness the Princess, please forgive me!"

"The old slave was ordered by the empress to sort out the names and portraits of all the officials' children of suitable age in the capital. All of them were in accordance with the instructions of the empress. Only those with good talent, learning, character and appearance were selected. They were good in everything, even if they had the slightest stain.

I dare to take it, but I am deeply afraid that I will miss the important event of His Highness’s life. I have tried my best from the beginning to the end, how dare I do such a bold thing as accepting bribes!”

The eldest princess sat down on the bench next to the queen. The little palace maid standing beside her immediately handed over the tea that had been prepared at a suitable temperature with a wink. She lowered her eyes and took the tea cup, gently flipping the lid of the cup.

I dialed it, and my voice sounded emotionless.

"Eunuch Wu is working as an errand for the queen, and the days are not short. If I hadn't seen the eldest son of the Changyang Hou family coming out of the Huayue Tower in the south of the city on my way back to the palace today, I wouldn't have doubted you."

The queen suddenly stood up in shock and said: "What? Huayue Tower?"

Eunuch Wu was also struck by lightning. He was so frightened that he could no longer speak. His old face trembled and he said: "This...how is this possible..."

"I should ask you this," she said calmly, "The queen mother ordered you to choose someone, so you chose a dandy who hangs around Huajie and Liuxiang to come back for business?"

"Eunuch Wu, is it because he is old and dim, or has Changyang Marquis Mansion stuffed you with money?"

Eunuch Wu was so frightened by her words that he almost fainted. He knew how harshly the eldest princess punished the palace servants who had an affair with the queen. If he was really misunderstood by the princess, he would not only be the head of the inner court

If you can't keep your position, you will have to suffer a lot.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he hurriedly defended himself with a grimace: "Your Highness! I really never lied!"

"This...this is the Crown Prince of Changyang. His father, Lord He, has just returned to the capital from Chenghe to quell the chaos. He is a good general who is also highly valued by the Holy Emperor. His grandfather was also a diligent king when the late emperor was there.

Old General Yan. The prince’s archery, horse riding, and archery have been taught by Marquis He and General Yan since he was a child. Among all the noble disciples in Bianjing, he said that no one dares to be the first.”

"This old slave also heard about He Shizi's talent and reputation, so he handed his portrait to the empress. He Shizi's reputation in the past was not bad, and this old slave didn't know where he was wrong. Suddenly he was about to go to that flower street and willow alley.

Drill in."

Eunuch Wu almost burst into tears when he said these words. The queen couldn't bear it and said: "Maybe Eunuch Wu made a mistake accidentally, Yu'er..."

The eldest princess put down the tea cup: "In that case, since you are old, I won't hold you responsible for this matter."

"It's just that since my father-in-law can make a mistake with a prince, the character of other noble sons may not be infallible. So let's wait a little while choosing the prince consort."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and bowed to the queen: "My son returned to the palace in a hurry without changing his clothes. The dust on his body is not clean. I am afraid that my mother's residence will be soiled, so I will leave first."

The queen sighed helplessly and said: "Okay..."

He had no choice but to watch his daughter leave Zhiyang Palace.

As soon as the eldest princess came out of the palace, she did not leave immediately. She stood in front of the door and waited for a while, and sure enough, a nanny followed her out of the palace not long after.

"Your Highness."

"How is your mother these days? Are you taking your medicine on time?"

"I took it on time." Mammy Li knew what the eldest princess was worried about, and added, "The empress has not been ill these days. She only fell asleep in a dream a few nights ago and was a little frightened. The slaves took good care of her, and now she has nothing to do.

It’s in the way.”

Although the veil around the eldest princess's neck had been taken off just now, the laces were still hanging on her ears, and the pure white moonshadow gauze, made of fine material, fell under her neck. At this moment, she put the veil back on her face, and a gap was slightly exposed between her movements.

The protruding Adam's apple on the slender neck is vaguely visible.

But Nanny Li didn't seem to see anything, and Lan Shu, the only maid accompanying the eldest princess, also turned a blind eye.

She turned and left, and Lan Shu followed behind with her head lowered. A row of palace attendants who had been waiting quietly in front of the palace gate immediately followed them with warm yellow palace lanterns, and the group left in a grand manner.

Aunt Li stood in front of the palace gate, bowed her knees and bowed her head in salute: "Send you off to Your Highness."

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The next day, Changyang Marquis Mansion.

The sky was fine, so He Gu got up early. He didn't eat breakfast after washing, but took Zheng Ye directly to Wangshu Zhai where He Rong lived.

Although the Changyang Marquis Mansion is large, it is divided into many small courtyards. The master's family lives in the inner courtyard, and the outer courtyard is where the servants live. The congratulatory Wangshu Zhai is on the east side of the inner courtyard.

Not long after Zhengye knocked on the door, a little girl with her sleeves rolled up and a bun opened the door. She was holding a broom in her hand. When she saw Zhengye and He Gu behind him, she was obviously stunned, and then a look on her face

He showed an expression of surprise and said: "Sir, why are you here... Miss hasn't gotten up yet today, I'll just..."

He Gu waved his hand: "No need to wake her up, just let her sleep in. I'm here to see Aunt Qu."

He Gusheng's handsomeness, this little maid is thirteen or fourteen years old, which is the age when love begins. When she sees him, her heart can't help but beat wildly, and she blushes and says: "Yes... yes, I will call grandma right away."

"

After saying that, he threw down the broom in his hand and ran away as if running away.

Zhengye lowered his head and looked at the crooked broom that was thrown to the ground, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

He had followed He Gu since he was a child, and he had seen He Gu getting older and older in the past two years, and his appearance became more and more similar to his late biological mother, the first wife of Mr. He, the eldest daughter of the Yan family, Yan Meiruo.

Miss Yan is more like her father than her younger brother. She is born with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and is full of heroic spirit. It is a pity that she is a woman, and there are always people who cannot appreciate this kind of temperament in women.

But this appearance was inherited from He Gu, and He Gu gradually showed its destructive power on women of all ages - Zhengye felt that he had never met a woman who didn't like He Gu.

Even when He Gu was very young, when he followed He Gu to study at home in Lord Wang's house next door, He Gu was the most lovable cub among a group of chubby little babies. Lord Wang's wife came to see him. His son would bring him extra candied snacks, just to hear the little Marquis' soft and glutinous "Thank you, Queen Mother."

If I really have to say one thing I don’t like...

Then I'm afraid the only one is the Wan family.

Zheng Ye's face was expressionless as he wandered away from the sky. The little maid had already walked out of the courtyard with Nanny Qu.

Although Nanny Qu is called Nanny, she is actually only about forty years old. She has a slim figure and a straight back. She looks very capable and neat in a navy blue short coat. When she saw He Gu from a distance, she immediately walked forward quickly. Come and kneel down in front of He Gu.

"Your Majesty, you are finally back."

He Gu hurriedly grabbed her and said: "Mommy followed my mother and married into the Marquis Mansion. She has watched me grow up since I was a child. Why is she still kneeling at every turn? Isn't it embarrassing for me?"

Mother Qu was supported by him and sighed: "Did Miss Third tell me about the good things that woman did yesterday?"

"Rong'er only told me that someone wanted to do something bad, but the nuns discovered it. Sure enough, it was done by the main courtyard?"

As she led him into the house and sat down, Aunt Qu said, "Who else can be there besides those in the main courtyard who have no conscience? It's just that I rubbed my head against the sky and wanted to find out what happened in Wang Shuzhai. Fortunately, Wang Shuzhai I personally selected all the girls in Shuzhai, and they all have good mouths, so they can't ask anything."

"Who would have thought that a few days ago, I found someone in the kitchen adding crab roe cakes into the snacks made for the third lady? The young lady was greedy and could not recognize what the snacks were at her young age. If it weren't for Cai'er's sharp eyes, she would have almost screamed Eat it in."

He Rong has a problem. He gets rash when he eats crabs. He had a rash all over his body because of this when he was a child. At that time, Miss Yan, the biological mother of the He family brothers and sisters, had just passed away, and He Gu himself was still half a child. Seeing that his sister had a red rash and a high fever, he was almost frightened to death. At this moment, after listening to Aunt Qu's words, his face became so dark that it was almost dripping with water, and the hands on his knees slowly clenched into fists.

"Now that the girl is getting older, if the rash occurs again at this time, I'm afraid it won't go away. If it ruins her appearance, what will she say to others in the future? That woman really has no conscience, she has no conscience, she will be punished by God! "

He Gu lowered his eyes and said nothing.

He was thinking, why on earth was he so cowardly in his previous life?

Wan Shu'er had already gone to this extent just for the sake of the illusory future and did not want to bear the reputation of being a disobedient stepmother, but he still swallowed his anger. His brother was incompetent, so He Rong was naturally harmed.

Since the death of his mother, apart from the Yan family, the closest thing to He Gu in this world is his sister He Rong. She has not changed in her previous life or after her rebirth.

He would not let He Rong end up like the previous life again.

He Gu raised his eyes and suddenly asked expressionlessly: "Mommy, how much of the shop and farm land deeds my mother brought as a dowry do you still have in your hands now?"

Aunt Qu was stunned for a moment, her face became even more gloomy, and she sighed and said: "There are only a few Zhuangzi still in her hands. The most valuable shops in Bianjing City are not good at taking care of them. They were handed over to me when I first got married."

I gave it to Manager Wang in the mansion. Later, when the lady left, I went to ask for it, but Manager Wang sent me back. He only said that the shop was the lady's dowry. If the lady left, it would naturally return to the Hou Mansion..."

He Gu sneered: "I'm afraid he didn't return to the Marquis Mansion, but to Wan Shu'er?"

Aunt Qu was stunned and said: "Master, what are you doing..."
Chapter completed!