[Comprehensive] The five elements are short of money

The young man is easy to love, the emperor saw the goddess in his dream, and he wanted to marry her as his wife, so naturally he would not listen to anyone's persuasion.It was the first time for the young emperor to be so calm, restraining Li Zhong to keep silent, and the emperor didn't reveal it until the Ministry of Rites had almost prepared the emperor's wedding ceremony and Xiunu was about to enter the palace.

"You want to come to the draft in person?" The Empress Dowager Xia asked in surprise. Daming did not have such rules. It was all selected by the family members of the empress dowagers and concubines.The emperor is not that kind of evil ghost, all the beautiful girls will not refuse.

"Yes, Empress Mother. After my wedding, I will be in charge of the government. It's better to do everything by myself. Why not start with the draft wedding."

"Okay, okay, that's great, I'm in charge, you can go. The emperor and your cousin have also met, so I'll take a look at you later. The Ai family has already said that she is beautiful, intelligent, and graceful, and she can't be wrong." The Empress Dowager Xia was very happy, the emperor in charge was completely different from the underage emperor, even though the Empress Dowager Xia came from a humble background, she understood after years of exposure.

"I'm afraid that the Ministry of Rites will not agree. There is no precedent for me to participate in the draft." The emperor wondered.

"Precedents, precedents! All officials want precedents, don't they just look down on our mother and son, don't see my bad background, don't understand these things. Emperor, you have read the books of sages, you have to make up your mind, don't let Those people lead by the nose!" These days when discussing the wedding etiquette, the Empress Dowager Xia often argues with officials from the Ministry of Rituals.Of course, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals respected the Queen Mother. They only said the key points, and put on a face, "Are you mentally ill?" Well, the skill that Empress Dowager Xia has mastered most in her life is to look at her face. The officials of the Ministry of Rituals look down on her, and she is very angry.

"It's better for the queen mother to make an order. When the draft is held, I will make Ruyi the queen. You will make the order, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites will not say anything." The emperor urged.

"Is it only Ruyi? What about the concubines? Why don't you give them Ruyi, big or small?" The Empress Dowager Xia has no doubts about her niece being a queen.Today was the longest time his son had invited An to stay. The Empress Dowager Xia was very happy, thinking that she would only know how good she was after marrying a daughter-in-law and someone would persuade and take care of her.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, and said: "If the queen bestows wishful thinking and concubines bestow silk flowers, what does the empress think?"

"Alright, on the day of the draft, the queen mother will make an order." Empress Dowager Xia nodded in agreement.

"Why don't you go down now?"

"You silly boy, you just want to catch them off guard. Now that I'm making an order, those officials in the Ministry of Rites are muttering again. It's very annoying. My son, you can learn a little bit. The same is true when you are in court. Don't let those officials The minister is leading the way." Empress Dowager Xia urged.

"Yes, son, remember." The emperor bowed and saluted. This was the first time he had cheated and schemed against the Empress Dowager Xia, but there must be many more in the future.

On the day of the draft, the Empress Dowager Zhang and the Empress Dowager Xia came together. As soon as the Empress Dowager Xia's order came out, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were stunned.However, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were more calm than expected. They were the ones who conducted the primary election. The show girls were all petty officials or common people. It didn't matter to them who was the queen.Anyway, let the queen mother and the emperor choose within the designated range, no matter how they choose.

As Yan Lide's adopted daughter, Qian Jingjing was among the top-notch group in this draft. She met with Empress Dowager Xia's niece and other honorable daughters whose fathers and brothers had no official titles, but whose ancestors had status.

Sitting on the high platform are Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Xia, Concubine Xian, Concubine De, Concubine Wang and Concubine Liu. This draft is not only about selecting queens and concubines, but also establishing the main concubine and side concubine for the vassal. The task is heavy.Everyone lamented that this year's show girls are really good luck.

The selection process is sparse and ordinary, and the qualifications that can stand together are almost the same, but in the eyes of Queen Mother Xia, her niece is naturally one in a million.These beautiful women are also generous, and they are basically predetermined to be ranked in the first row. Even if they are not allowed to be given to the emperor, they are also allowed to be given to the vassal king.Sure enough, five beautiful women in the first row came in gracefully, and after asking some random questions, the emperor's personal eunuch came out, followed by the little eunuch holding a tray of jade ruyi and silk flowers.

"Look, the emperor is still in a hurry. The Ai family said that their young children are in love with each other." The Empress Dowager Xia said happily, watching Li Zhong give things casually, without worrying at all.Concubine Xian couldn't help but roll her eyes sitting at the bottom right, isn't there another queen coming out?It's not your branch of Qingyang uncle's mansion, why are you so happy.

The nobles above chatted happily, and Li Zhong below used his body to cover up, and quickly sent Yu Ruyi and silk flowers to the contestants, stood facing south, and sang loudly: "I look forward to the empress dowager, the empress dowager, the book The daughter of Juren Qian Zeda is the empress, and the Ministry of Etiquette is in charge of the wedding ceremony." "According to the empress dowager, the empress dowager's benevolent orders, the daughters of Xia An, Xie Qifa, Hu Yun, and Zhong Wenmin, who are from the capital, were brought into the palace to serve. "

"The courtiers and concubines would like to obey Yi's decree, thank the Empress Dowager for your kindness, thank the Empress Dowager for your kindness." All the beautiful girls in the first row knelt down and bowed down, thanking in unison.The Empress Dowager Xia was stunned, and Li Zhongxuan's voice was coherent, without giving the Empress Dowager Xia any time to react.Following the order, Xia Wen and Qian Jingjing, who were standing in the middle, stood up, and the Empress Dowager Xia saw Yu Ruyi in Qian Jingjing's hand clearly.

Boom - Empress Dowager Xia's mind is blown, this is different from what she said. "No, Ai's family disagrees!" The Empress Dowager Xia patted the armrest and stood up, her niece should be the queen, the queen!

Concubine Xian and Concubine De, who were originally joining in the fun, were very happy, they didn't expect such a big show.Concubine Xian covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The empress dowager is joking, isn't the edict given by the empress dowager and you? What do you disagree with now?"

"That's right, if you disagree, it's probably because the Empress Dowager is kind, she couldn't bear to choose all the good girls into His Majesty's palace, and wanted to leave one or two for his brothers? The concubine thanked the empress for her kindness on behalf of the children, but there is still more to come." Many girls, we dare not compete with His Majesty." Concubine Liu smiled happily, how long has Empress Dowager Xia been showing off that her family is going to have two generations of queens, and now that her own son has slapped her in the face, Concubine Liu is so happy, her son is the eldest son, If the Empress Dowager Xia had not given birth to a son suddenly, she would be the Empress Dowager now!

"No, no, Ai's family disagrees!" The Empress Dowager Xia didn't say the reason, but just stared at Qian Jingjing fiercely. She didn't pay attention to who the girl was, but she looked like a vixen, who provoked Qian Jingjing before entering the palace. With the emperor against her. "Li Zhong, how dare you falsely preach the imperial decree!"

The Empress Dowager Xia hadn't realized that it was her own son who was making things up for her. After blaming Qian Jingjing and Li Zhong, she couldn't believe it was her son who disobeyed her.

"Okay!" The Empress Dowager Zhang who sat on the top clapped the armrest, and the daughters-in-law below all shut up and dared not speak. Didn't you see that the canonized empress and concubines have to use the name of the Empress Dowager?As long as her old man sits on it, she will become the magic needle of Dinghai. "The decree has been made. This is the emperor's meaning, and it is also the meaning of Aijia. The emperor's golden words are as good as his words, Xia family, you can understand."

For many years, no one called her the Xia family, so the Empress Dowager Xia lowered her head and remained silent, while the nurse beside her whispered, "Your Majesty, it is important to maintain His Majesty's majesty."

The Empress Dowager Xia had no choice but to agree, angrily waved away the beautiful girls in this row, and did not speak in anger.The other concubines exchanged glances and took a break from watching the fun, but they couldn't bear the good mood. They were much more tolerant when choosing concubines for their sons. It fulfilled the prophecy before the start. good fortune.

After returning to the palace, the Empress Dowager Xia exploded, dragging the emperor and cursing her, blaming Qian Jingjing for being coquettish and bold, and charming the emperor.The emperor had no experience in dealing with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so he retorted on the spot: "Miss Qian is gentle and elegant, graceful and generous. She has the distinction of being a mother in the world. It is also right for me to make her a queen. If the queen mother wants a girl from the Xia family to enter the palace, I will not." Has she entered the palace?"

"The Ai family wants her to be the queen! The queen!" The Empress Dowager Xia was furious, "Don't you even listen to the Ai family? How much the Ai family has suffered for you. When your father was here, the Ai family worked hard. Only to protect you..."

The Empress Dowager Xia was so angry that she began to speak indiscriminately, scolding the emperor for being ungrateful, scolding Qian Jingjing for being a seductress, and even angering Yan Lide, who didn't know that Qian Jingjing was his adopted daughter.

The emperor was a child in the rebellious period, how could he suffer from this, he couldn't persuade the queen mother to just throw up her sleeves and leave, so the relationship between mother and child dropped to freezing point.The emperor and empress dowager had a temper tantrum with the most honorable mother and son in the world, but it had no influence at all in the previous dynasty, and Yan Lide was in charge.Yan Lide just said to the emperor: "Your Majesty happened to be in charge after the wedding, and the old minister is worthy of the late emperor's entrustment."

The emperor remembered some of the teachings of Emperor Wuzong back then. Not marrying the daughter of the Xia family to be the queen is the first thing, and the winner of the cabinet struggle is the second. He strengthened his determination to make Qian Jingjing the queen.

The Empress Dowager Xia couldn't hold back the emperor, and under the persuasion of the palace people and her natal family, she reluctantly accepted Qian Jingjing's idea of ​​becoming a queen, but whimsically wanted Xia's daughter to be the imperial concubine.Just kidding, the queen has not yet married in, and the spare tire is already ready. How can it be possible to realize Sima Zhao's heart.

But Empress Dowager Xia insisted on this, and the emperor was also very distressed, so he asked Qian Jingjing to discuss it at Baoguo Temple where they met for the first time. For example, the words are still in my ears, how did His Majesty answer me?"

The emperor can't speak.

Qian Jingjing sighed, "I can't bear to embarrass Your Majesty. If the daughter of the Xia family is a high-ranking woman in the palace, and she is eyeing the queen's throne, then please let me go. Your Majesty can go back on her words, but I, Qian Jingjing, mean what I say." , I would rather have my hair twisted and be a sister-in-law than repeat the mistakes made by Empress Qian."

Qian Jingjing's words were decisive, and the emperor blushed and asked, "Don't you care about our friendship at all?"

"It's just that I can't bear to embarrass Your Majesty because of my old feelings. Otherwise, if my adoptive father comes forward to put pressure on the courtiers, how can the Empress Dowager resist? I am doing my best for Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to think about it for me. After I enter the palace, I can only rely on Your Majesty. I'm so weak now, I can only die in the palace. I die sooner or later, why don't you let me go clean!"

The emperor pulled Qian Jingjing in embarrassment, and wanted to persuade him but didn't know how to speak.Qian Jingjing staggered him violently, and said angrily, "You're such a loser, you can't even protect your own woman, you deserve to be my husband!"

Li Zhong assisted the emperor who was about to fall, and felt nervous. Miss Qian had lost her position as empress.

The emperor stood in the same place coldly, but he didn't look ashamed and angry. He clenched his fists tightly, and there were white marks on his palms.

The next day, the imperial decree was issued in the palace, Qian Jingjing was registered as the queen, Xia Wen, Xie Xier, Hu Wei, Zhong Jingbai entered the palace as concubines, there were also nine Jieyu, 27 talented people, and 36 selected servants. A total of 77 people entered the palace to serve the concubine.

Jieyu, Cairen, and the servants were carried into the palace in a small sedan chair. There was a simple ceremony for the concubine's position. Three months after everyone entered the palace, it was the day of the emperor's wedding as determined by the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian.Prior to this, the emperor insisted on not sleeping with his concubines in the name of the empress not entering the palace. The angry Empress Dowager Xia scolded Hu Meizi for delaying the emperor's wedding and letting the concubines enter the palace, but she couldn't stop the money. Jingjing's position in the emperor's heart.

In the tenth year of Chengzheng, the emperor was 15 years old and officially married the queen.Three months after the wedding, the cabinet returned to the emperor, and the emperor began to rule in person.