After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xie Yunji.

Since the most important party has denied the matter, there is nothing more to say.

After all, the world is so big that there are people who look similar.

Since she is not my wife, let me tell you the identity of this Madam Mingde.

Although he was a second-rank official, he was once a lowly person.

But the lowly status of the previous dynasty is not a big deal today and can be put aside.

The emperor also pardoned her status as a slave.

But if this is the case, being the queen is still a bit far-fetched.

But the emperor likes it.

The emperor was very devoted and had only this one concubine in his harem, as if he didn't want to have a queen or a harem.

All the officials looked at each other and remained silent for the time being on the issue of making Madam Mingde the queen.

After all, even the women of lowly origin were given to the third place winner as their wife.

It seems that the emperor has made up his mind to make Lady Mingde his empress.

This matter will not be discussed any further.

After the court session, Xie Yunji returned home.

"Brother You's daughter is very talented. These are her poems. Take a look. Poems reflect one's mind. This girl is more elegant than her dandy brother and her father." Mr. Xie handed a stack of poems to Xie Yunji. "I met her once before she came of age... She just lacked a little in appearance."

Xie Yunji opened the poetry collection, read a few lines and put it down.

Mr. Xie then remembered that his son's poetry talent had won first place in the poetry competition. If he said he was second, no one would dare to be first. It was normal for him to look down on the poems of these girls.

Since my family background is not as good as the Xie family, my poetic talent is not as good as Xie Yunji, and my appearance is not good enough, then forget it.

"This Miss Lin, her father and I are from the same school. When I was young, I worked as an official in Jizhou Prefecture with her father." Mr. Xie said, "This girl is steady and generous. She has also written poetry collections, but she has not publicized the name of a talented woman."

Xie Yunji still remained noncommittal. The light and shadows were dim, and he leaned back in the armchair, staring absentmindedly at the rain hitting the banana leaves outside the window.

Like an ink painting.

"Take a look for yourself." Mr. Xie said no more and handed a stack of engagement letters to his son. "I have screened out some inappropriate ones. The rest are all good. Take a look."

Xie Yunji took it.

Now that he has entered the cabinet, he is the best among the civil servants. He only needs to wait for a few more years and outlast the white-bearded Prime Minister. Then he can reach the pinnacle of being a scholar and a powerful minister.

There is no need to rely on marriage to make friends.

Just pick the ones you like.

Unexpectedly, he put down all the engagement letters, looked up at his father, and asked, "Among those that were screened out by father, are there any from poor families?"

Mr. Xie was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly: "Zi Che, you have already made your choice in your heart, why bother your old father? Tell me, whose daughter do you like?"

Xie Yunji said, "Lu Xun, the Left Jindu Censor of the Supervisory Council, is Lu Man, the sister of Lu Xun. Can she be included in this list?"

"Who is Lu Xun? He has entered the Supervisory Council, but he used to run around in government offices. He was just a peasant. He said he was in the Northern Pacification Office, but he did some evil things?" Mr. Xie was surprised. "This person's way of dealing with people and his political views are quite different from those of the Xie family."

Lu Xun was even a close minister to the emperor, a representative of a humble family, and had once served the emperor well. These military generals loved to do this.

Such people would look down upon the Xie family, a noble family of civil officials who never took sides.

"Why do you like Lu Man?" asked Mr. Xie.

"My son has never seen Miss Lu." Xie Yunji said, looking up at his father, "Please, father, please get her engaged."

Mr. Lu was extremely angry. This Lu Man was simply the most unsuitable one.

Besides, Lu Xun knew that Xie would not want to be associated with someone like him, so she did not send him an engagement letter.

"Lu Man is an old maid, with a strong temper and doesn't know how to adapt." Mr. Xie stood up and walked to his son, telling him about the girl from the Lu family. "She is already 20 years old this year, but she hasn't married yet. I heard that she was arranged to marry a man a long time ago, but the monk from Lingshan Temple said that this girl's horoscope would harm her husband, so she was rejected."

"Twenty is still too old, father?" Xie Yunji smiled. "My son is thirty this year, ten years older than Miss Lu. The ones chosen by father are only of marriageable age, so they are too young."

"Whose family doesn't arrange marriage before a woman reaches the age of 15 and then get married after that? A year of preparation is just right. You're marrying an old girl like this, it's going to make people laugh..." Mr. Xie was very depressed. Suddenly he thought of something, his face changed slightly, and he whispered, "Zi Che...what are you going to do?!"

Xie Yunji leaned forward and said, "Please send someone to the Lu family to propose marriage. It's better for father not to know about other matters."

"Our Xie family has served in the court for many years. We are a family of emperors that come and go, but remain the same. The reason we have remained standing is that we do not take sides." Mr. Xie stopped his son and said coldly, "What are you doing now? Are you trying to win over the emperor's close ministers through marriage?"

Xie Yunji was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Father, you also have a wife. Even if you are ruthless to my mother, you should be able to understand the pain of having your loved one taken away by force."

Speaking of his beloved, Xie Zhihuan's heart was shaken, and he couldn't help but think of Xie Tan's mother, Lan Jia. She was physically in Xie's house, but her heart was with the emperor. He couldn't bear it.

Not to mention that your body and mind are elsewhere.

Seeing his father's expression slightly moved, Xie Yunji continued, "Xie has indeed always maintained his own political views, not taking sides, and being a loyal minister. But this time, it's not that the son wants to take sides, but that the person sitting in that position is a usurper!"

"As a loyal minister, shouldn't we be loyal to the legitimate emperor? Instead, should we allow such disloyal and unfilial people to disrupt the government?"

Mr. Xie seemed to have anticipated his son's obsession, but he still held on to the hope of persuading him. He sighed and said, "Zi Che, do you know that we are not loyal to the emperor, but to the people of the world? As an orthodox scholar, what we should think about is how to assist the wise emperor in governing the world."

"A wise ruler?" Xie Yunji asked back.

"Since the emperor ascended the throne, no one has criticized his actions. Why do you want to stir up this clear water again? Just for a woman? A man should have no worries about not having a wife."

Xie Yunji's eyes were deep, "How can a man tolerate the hatred of having his wife taken away from him?"

Taking Lu Xun, the representative of the poor family, as the breakthrough point, the relationship between the aristocratic families, the poor families, and the military generals was completely disrupted.

Among the four classes of people, scholars are the most respected. Most of the anecdotes written in the classics of great scholars were from children of aristocratic families.

Being recognized as orthodoxy opens the door to a higher level of power.

In the face of great temptation, human nature cannot stand the test.

"Since Lu Xun is from a humble family and is a close minister to the emperor, then we should win him over. These humble families are against the aristocratic families because the aristocratic families are too noble to make friends with them, and the humble families think highly of themselves and say the grapes are sour when they can't eat them." Xie Yunji stood up and pointed directly in the direction of the gate. "How many hermits and talented scholars want to be guests of the Xie family? How do you know, father, that the ultimate goal of those humble children is not to replace the aristocratic families?"

"The emperor wants to balance the conflicts between the aristocratic families, the poor families, and the military generals, so I will help him!" Xie Yunji said.

Outside the window, flowers are in full bloom and the sun is shining brightly, but the maids and servants standing outside the door seem to be unaffected by the spring light. They are quiet, standing with their heads down, and silent.