After finishing the words, Empress Dowager Xiaoduan suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart, thinking that the "daughter-in-law" her son mentioned was probably the little bitch surnamed Shen.
Her face suddenly turned cold, and her smile disappeared without a trace.
Daughter-in-law refers to the woman that the son has married into the family in a serious manner, and is the official wife. If the son calls that woman "daughter-in-law", doesn't it mean that he intends to marry her as the official wife
Thinking of this, her heart couldn't help but thump. She had heard rumors that the little bitch refused to be a concubine before, but she hadn't paid much attention to it. She felt that no matter how confused her son was, it was impossible for him to really agree to such a ridiculous Request, now it seems that Lao Qi was really bewitched by her, even agreed to such an unreasonable request, is this still her son who is known for being cold and domineering
It's just so insane!
The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan was so angry that she gritted her teeth secretly, and almost broke a mouthful of silver teeth.
The hateful little bastard, hooked her most proud son with no principle or bottom line. Isn't this going to destroy her son? If Lao Qi really wanted to marry a daughter-in-law of her background, wouldn't the world laugh out loud
She will never let her get what she wants!
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan said coldly, "Isn't An An still in Jizhou? When did you come back? Why doesn't the Ai family know?"
Although she doesn't like Chen Anan very much, she thinks she is scheming, and she is also afraid that she will be jealous and vicious like her mother, and there will be too many private things in the backyard in the future.
However, compared with the little bitch with the surname Shen, she thinks An An is better, but An An was pointed out to Lao Qi by the empress dowager. If Lao Qi does not marry An An, she and Lao Qi will be disrespectful and disloyal The reputation of being unfilial; moreover, in any case, An An's family background, appearance, talent and learning are all worthy of Lao Qi. She behaves dignifiedly and elegantly, and handles things generously and decently.
Unlike that bitch, who came from a small family, used to being lowly and coaxing men, she dared to kiss and hug the seventh child in front of the servants in the house, it was simply obscene and nasty, That behavior is similar to that of a prostitute fan.
This kind of woman will not agree to marry her son as a concubine. She wants to be Princess Zhan unless she dies!
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Chun Yuxuan say, "The son is not talking about An An. There is one thing that the son has not had time to report to the queen mother."
With that said, Chunyuzhen stood up again, and solemnly reported to the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan, "Mother, my son and An'an are at odds. Before we returned to Beijing in Jizhou, we agreed to divorce the engagement. The woman my son said It's not An An, but the girl my son likes, and the queen mother has probably heard of it."
Yu Rong's eyes widened, she looked at the seventh brother in surprise and panic, at this moment, she had already guessed who the seventh brother was referring to.
Empress Dowager Xiaoduan said sharply: "Bastard, the marriage between you and An An was decided by the empress dowager first, and the emperor agreed to it. How can you retire as soon as you want? It's ridiculous!"
Chun Yuxuan said: "My son will go to the emperor's grandmother's temple to plead guilty, and he will also go to the emperor to plead guilty. The emperor is beating or punishing, and the son admits it all. It's just that An'an and I really don't get along. I also ask the queen not to force him. We get together, even if we get together, we can't live together."
After finishing speaking, Fu knelt down again, and it seemed that he was determined to divorce An An.
The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan invited so many officials' daughters here today, just to let him choose a few he likes when he comes back to pay a visit, so that he won't just spend his time on that little bitch.
These official daughters were all carefully selected by her in accordance with his aesthetic standards (similar to Shen Ruolan), and she thought he would be attracted, but in the end, he didn't even look at it, it was really a waste Her painstaking efforts.
The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan didn't want to waste her efforts, and didn't want to get too stiff with her son in front of everyone, so she suppressed the anger in her heart and said, "We'll discuss this matter later, you just came back today, I'm sorry I have prepared a reception banquet for you, and you can eat here, and discuss your matter slowly after meeting the emperor.
As soon as Chun Yuxuan saw his mother like this, he knew that she must be planning to make some fools, and he didn't say anything, anyway, he had made up his mind, and no matter what the mother made of her, he would not change his decision.
"Yes, my son obeys!"
Chunyuzhen did not disobey the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan's intention, and obediently agreed as she was when she was a child.
When the daughters present here heard that they had the opportunity to have dinner with Prince Zhan, they all showed a bit shy and excited expressions on their faces, but they all acted very covertly and did not dare to let others see it.
Everyone is clear-eyed, although the queen mother did not explain, but they already know the purpose of the queen mother summoning them.
Prince Zhan is already twenty-five years old, and he is about to start a family and start a business. It is impossible for him to marry only one concubine and one concubine. The candidates have not yet been decided, so they are likely to be announced to be selected.
Although it is for him to be a side concubine, concubine, concubine, but they are still very willing.
Not to mention King Zhan's status as a royal nobleman, nor his admirable name as the god of war, just his luxurious and proud aura and stunning appearance are enough to make them excited and flock to him up.
If they could be his woman, not to mention being a side concubine or concubine, they would also be willing to be his wife and aunt. There is no way, who told him to be so handsome and imposing!
During the meal, Chunyu Yu was called to the Queen Mother's side and sat with the Queen Mother. The ladies each had a small table, and they were arranged on both sides of the table of the Queen Mother and King Zhan like wild goose wings.
In this way, when Chun Yuzhen was eating, he could see the faces of the ladies sitting down as soon as he raised his head.
The queen mother also ordered the ladies to perform to add to the fun, poetry and songs, playing the piano and drawing pictures, as long as they can attract her son, so that her son will no longer focus all his attention on that little bitch, just dance and sing She also recognized Qu'er.
The ladies didn't disappoint her either. This opportunity is rare. Who wouldn't want to show up in front of this man who makes all the women in the world fall in love and leave a deep impression on him
So with little encouragement, they performed spontaneously.
The first performer was Bai Zhiruo, daughter of the Minister of Rites, who performed throwing pots.
What she performed was playing the piano, a song "Xinghuawu", which was as smooth and melodious as flowing clouds and flowing water. The language, the continuous sound of the piano, is melodious, like a kind of clear rhyme but it is soul-stirring.
Miss Bai is only seventeen or eighteen years old, it is quite difficult to be able to play such a good piano, no wonder she is competing for the first performance, such skill is really worth showing off.
After the performance, the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan was the first to applaud and praise again and again, making that Miss Bai blush and secretly delighted.
However, after she heard King Zhan's evaluation of him, the joy in her heart disappeared immediately.
The Queen Mother asked: "Lao Qi, what do you think of Miss Bai's piano playing?"
Zhan Wang lazily said: "My son doesn't understand music theory, he just thinks it's a bit noisy. It would be great if he can eat quietly..."
For those women who couldn't wait to express themselves and wished to marry into Prince Zhan's mansion to make things difficult for Lan'er, Chun Yuxuan was not polite at all, even though her piano sound was melodious and beautiful, but he just refused to admit it.
Since the Queen Mother is choosing someone for him, it is natural to listen to his opinion. Although the Queen Mother thinks that Miss Bai's piano is beautiful, but he doesn't like it, the Queen Mother has no choice but to give up.
Chun Yuxuan originally thought that he had just brushed off Miss Bai's face, and the other girls would surely learn from her, and they would no longer have the intention of showing off.
However, after all, he underestimated the mentality of these girls' desire to become a dragon and a phoenix. Even after beating Bai Zhiruo, the rest of the girls are still eager to try. There is a mentality that she has no ability to attract the prince, and I will definitely be able to.
Soon, the second lady appeared.
It was Wu Yuhuan, the daughter-in-law of Duke Anguo's family. Because King Zhan disliked Miss Bai's playing the piano, she chose a quiet performance - "Painting".
She painted a picture of a lotus after the rain, and it was quiet during the performance, which didn't affect Chunyuzhen's meal at all, but painting is a time-consuming thing. finished painting.
Anyone who dares to perform in front of the Queen Mother must be talented. As expected, this Miss Wu's painting skills are also very good. The crystal clear dewdrops on the leaves are all painted, and the painting skills are comparable to those of court painters.
After the queen mother saw it, she was full of praise and applauded again and again. When Chunyuzhen saw her painting, he immediately remembered the portrait that Lan Er had painted for him. He felt that compared with Lan Er, this lady's painting skills were not worth it at all. Just mentioning it, it is simply not on the same level.
Therefore, when the Empress Dowager asked her how the painting was done, Chunyu Juan said very bluntly, "It's not satisfactory."
Hearing this comment, the queen mother was very dissatisfied, thinking that he must have said that deliberately because he rejected these girls, and the reason for rejecting them was naturally because of the little bastard surnamed Shen.
The Empress Dowager said with a straight face, "It's very rare for her to be able to draw such a picture. You look down on others' paintings. Is it possible that the girl you like can draw better than others?"
"That's natural!" Chun Yuzhen curled his lips into a smile, and there was a little pride in his smile, as if he was honored.
"Yeah, she created her own style of painting, called oil painting, which is different from the paintings we usually see. Our paintings are based on freehand brushwork, while her paintings are based on realism. It seems that when my son saw it for the first time, he was shocked!"
Empress Dowager Xiaoduan glanced at her son, sneered and did not speak.
She didn't believe a word of Chunyuxuan's words, because she had sent someone to inquire about it a long time ago. That little bastard was born as a peasant girl. Before that, her family was so poor that she couldn't help but her mother was not by her side. Who would teach her to draw? Woolen cloth? It can be seen that it is Lao Qi who protects his shortcomings, afraid that she will look down on that little bastard and deliberately lie.
Although he thought so in his heart, he couldn't say it out of his mouth, because in front of everyone, if he revealed that he lied to his mother, it would affect his reputation.
She wouldn't do anything that would affect his son's reputation. Even if she was half-dead by his anger, she wouldn't want to leave any stain on him.
The next performer was the concubine daughter of Chen Chengxiang's family, who was his default side concubine, and the one who presented the plum blossom pistil snow water to the Queen Mother before.
At the age of sixteen or seventeen, she was born graceful and beautiful, behaved gracefully, dressed dignifiedly and beautifully, and acted like a lady of the family.
She was performing singing, and Chun Yuzhen didn't care at all at first, but when he heard the song she sang, he was so surprised that he took a few extra glances at that Miss Chen.
Because, what Miss Chen sang was the song "Moon Full West Tower" that he sang when he heard Lan'er sing for the first time.
This song was heard when he met Lan Er for the first time. Although he didn't know Lan Er'er that time, he just heard her sing the song, but there is no doubt that Lan Er's singing really moved him , which made him interested in the song for the first time.
Compared with Lan'er's singing, Ms. Chen's singing is much inferior. Her voice is thinner and softer, which is exactly the voice that fits the aesthetics of people in this era.
However, Chun Yuxuan didn't like it, and felt that this way of singing with a strangled voice was too unpleasant, sharp and thin, not natural and smooth at all, far less beautiful and touching than Lan'er's singing.
The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan saw him look at Ms. Chen several times, thinking that she was moved by Ms. Chen's singing, the expression on her face softened a lot.
He moved to introduce him and said, "This lady is Chen Chengxiang's youngest daughter, named Kouzhu, who is only sixteen years old this year. She is a good woman with a heart, integrity, and ability. The cup you drank when you first came in The snow water of plum blossom stamens is what she dedicated to the queen mother... "
Seeing that Chen Kouzhu was being watched by Prince Zhan, the ladies in the audience were very anxious, and wished they could go out to perform immediately, and attract his attention like Miss Chen.
However, their expectations were doomed to fail.
Because King Zhan has been in a state of absent-mindedness after looking at Ms. Chen a few more times, and the ladies behind him tried their best to attract his attention.
The girls were so disappointed, but Chen Kouzhu was ecstatic. It seemed that he only had his eyes on herself at this banquet.
Even the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan thought so. She saw her son from the beginning to the end, so she looked at Ms. Chen a few more times, and there was a little fluctuation in her eyes. At first glance, they didn't take a fancy to them at all.
Although this result was a bit different from what she expected, at least there was someone who could attract his attention, and that little bastard was finally no longer the only one out there...
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