As early as Wei Hanzhou became a young Jie Yuan last year, he was a popular candidate for the top spot. After he entered the capital, looking at his bearing, looks and knowledge, it made people think that he might become the champion.
Now, the news of Wei Hanzhou becoming the champion has spread all over the capital.
Some officials with daughters to be married at home were immediately moved.
Wei Hanzhou is excellent both in terms of knowledge, character and appearance. Although he was born in a poor family, he has no small family spirit. If he didn't know, he would have thought he was the son of a noble family. Such people will surely go a long way in officialdom.
Moreover, being born in a poor family also has the advantages of being born in a poor family.
Alone and without any support, he will not have to get close to the Yue family in the future.
Everyone's wishful thinking was very subtle.
Just waiting for the emperor to bring this matter to Wei Hanzhou when the emperor invites the champion, second place, and tanhualang of the new division.
In Marquis Wynn's mansion, he was also a little moved.
Wynn Hou's mansion, study.
"The daughter has seen her father." A clear and pleasant voice rang out.
I saw that the girl was wearing a light blue shirt with a white lining inside, and a white sachet for a month hanging on her body.
Walking, there is a slight gardenia fragrance, fresh and elegant, refreshing.
"An'an is here, get up quickly." Hou Wynn said with a smile.
Liu Yunan moved towards Marquis Wynn with a slightly blessed body, smiled slightly, opened his teeth, and said, "Thank you, father."
"Sit." Hou Wynn motioned for his daughter to sit on the chair beside him.
Liu Yunan took small steps towards the red sandalwood chair beside him and sat down slowly. The shape is like flowing clouds and flowing water, and there is no sound during the whole process. The Butterfly Love Flower Jinyu Buyao on her head only moved slightly.
Hou Huai'en looked at his daughter with great relief.
His daughter is really his pride. He was obedient and obedient since he was a child. What is even more rare is that he is smart and clever, with hills and valleys in his chest.
Their Marquis of Wynn can now hold a stable position among the marquis' mansions in the capital and will not be suppressed. A large part of the reason is because of his daughter.
Although the daughter is not very beautiful, she is not as bright as his eldest daughter who died young, but her temperament is not comparable to ordinary people.
Thinking of the eldest daughter who died young, Hou Wynn's eyes showed a trace of sadness.
Although the eldest daughter became more and more vicious as she grew up, and often wanted to harm several concubine sisters, she was his first daughter, and she was so cute when she was a child that he often held her.
As a result, the daughter fell off the cliff and was bitten by wild animals.
She has always been squeamish, and she didn't know how painful it was at the time.
Thinking of this, Hou Huaien felt a pain in his heart.
"Daddy, what's the matter?" Liu Yunan was keenly aware of Marquis Wynn's abnormality.
Hou Huai'en came back to his senses, looked at his daughter in front of him, and said, "hey, I just suddenly remembered your eldest sister. She has been gone for almost two years."
Hearing this, Liu Yunan's eyes flashed with an imperceptible light, she lowered her eyes slightly, picked up the handkerchief embroidered with orchids in her hand, wiped the corners of her eyes, and choked out, "Yes, whenever I think of this, my daughter's heart breaks.
It's very sad, big sister is such a good person, just like that... hey. "
Seeing the sadness of the second daughter, Hou Huaien thought of what the eldest daughter had done, and said, "hey, it's hard for you. You can still remember her goodness when she treated you like that. "
The reason why Marquis Wynn said this is because after Liu Tangxi left, it was revealed that she wanted to sell Liu Yunan. However, since she died, no one mentioned it anymore.
"Whatever Dad said, my daughter grew up with my sister, and the sisters are deeply in love. No matter how my sister treats her daughter, her daughter will not blame her. After all, we are all father's daughters, and we are a family. people."
Hou Huai'en's thoughts about the eldest daughter were diluted a lot by the obedient and sensible second daughter in front of him.
"By the way, what are you doing here today to find dad?"
Hearing this, Liu Yunan took up the handkerchief again and wiped the corners of his eyes. When he raised his head, his eyes were still red.
"I don't know if Daddy has a police officer who has inquired about the champion of the new division?"
Hearing this, Hou Wynn immediately regained his spirits. Listening to the meaning of her daughter's words, it is about to involve the important affairs of the court.
Daughter has always been very insightful about Chaotang, and can often point out some problems to prevent him from making mistakes. Moreover, the third prince has a deep-rooted love for his daughter, and he often reveals some news to his daughter.
"I have inquired about it. I heard that Wei Hanzhou, the champion of the new division, was born in a poor family, and no one has been an official for several generations." Hou Huaien said.
Liu Yunan asked, "What's your plan?"
Marquis Wynn looked at his daughter, pondered the recent trends outside, and said, "Is An An talking about recruiting a son-in-law?"
Liu Yunan nodded and said, "Father is right."
Marquis Wynn frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Although many people outside want to recruit him as their son-in-law, I heard that he has already married a wife. Since he is already married, why should our family fight again? his idea."
In the view of Marquis Wynn, his daughters are all precious, how can he despise such a scholar from a poor family. What if it is the champion, the former champion is now attached to the prince, and he has no great promise as a pawn for the prince.
The emperor is obviously dissatisfied with the crown prince, isn't it stupid to move up to it
I don't know what the current champion of the new division is, so it is better to wait for the emperor's attitude to become clearer, and then give his daughter a marriage.
Moreover, if a daughter married such a person, she would feel wronged to be her first wife, not to mention being a concubine or a flat wife.
Marquis Wynn despises Wei Hanzhou very much.
"Father doesn't know anything, but my daughter heard that his mother bought her from outside when his father was seriously ill. Some people say that the girl was born in a brothel."
The first time Huai Enhou heard about such a thing, he suddenly widened his eyes with disbelief.
"Is there such a thing? The dignified new champion married a brothel woman as his wife?"
"Isn't it true, my daughter was shocked when she heard about it for the first time." Liu Yunan said, "I heard that the new champion is a smart person, so he must have a plan in his mind. He is now the champion, and his wife is a brothel. Women, the identities are too different. Not to mention his clan, even if the emperor heard about his situation, he would agree to divorce his wife, and she would not even have the position of the original spouse."
Hou Wynn gradually had some thoughts in his heart and clicked
head. However, after thinking for a while, he still felt that Wei Hanzhou was not worthy of his daughter. Even if it is the original wife, he is just a small champion now, and his future is still unknown.
"It's just that I haven't been in contact with him as he is, so I don't know if it's like the last champion."
Liu Yunan smiled and said, "Father is too worried."
"Oh?" Knowing that her daughter has something to tell, Hou Wynn is interested.
"According to my daughter's knowledge, the prince had private contact with Wei Hanzhou before the palace exam. The two talked for a long time in the restaurant, and the prince looked good when they came out. But people around the prince said that Wei Hanzhou did not promise the prince anything. "
"What about the third prince?" Marquis Wynn asked nervously.
Liu Yunan smiled slightly and said, "The third prince has also been in contact with him, and it is somewhat similar to the prince's side. That day, my daughter hid behind the screen and heard his conversation with His Royal Highness."
Marquis Wynn's eyes lit up and asked, "how?"
"He is indeed a wise man. He speaks without leakage. He neither rejects the third prince, nor does he explicitly support the third prince. But what he says makes people feel like he is perfunctory.
Hou Wynn's eyes brightened a bit.
Those who do not stand in line are always smarter than those who stand in line.
"I heard that he only started to study at the age of ten, and he became a scholar at the age of sixteen. After a few short years, he was even Zhongjieyuan and the champion. Such a person can't be found in the entire dynasties or dynasties. What's even more rare is that he is not only talented and intelligent, but also has a strong personality when dealing with people and accidents. At the same time, he is also smooth. It is really rare. The third prince said that such a person, even if he cannot become a friend, must not be an enemy. "
In three years of the Dali Dynasty, a champion can be awarded, and these champions are indeed well-read, but in the future they may not be able to be honored as a prince. Therefore, the status of the champion is not enough to attract the attention of Marquis Wynn.
But after listening to his daughter's words, he gradually began to pay attention.
He originally thought that Wei Hanzhou was just an ordinary poor family disciple, but he never thought that this poor family disciple was not quite the same as ordinary children. If it is as her daughter said, it is indeed a cost-effective business to win over such a person.
He was just a prostitute, and by letting her depend, he could exchange for a powerful minister with a bright future.
Thinking of Wei Hanzhou's appearance, Marquis Wynn murmured, "If he's really so good, it's not too bad for your sister."
No matter how good Wei Hanzhou is, Marquis Wynn never thought of marrying his second daughter, who will be the queen in the future.
"Indeed, although the champion is from a poor family, he is handsome and has extraordinary knowledge. It is enough to match his sisters." Liu Yunan said with a smile.
However, there is some disapproval in my heart.
Liu Yunan thinks differently from Marquis Wynn.
Wei Hanzhou knew at a glance that he had a promising future, and he would definitely make great achievements in the turbulent court in the future. And her two younger sisters... Oh, apart from their status, they really don't deserve him.
However, it was enough for her two younger sisters to have this status.
She can use them to win over courtiers for the third prince.
As far as she knew, among the officials who wanted to recruit Wei Hanzhou as their son-in-law, the lower-ranking officials wanted to marry their direct daughters, and the higher-ranking officials, such as the Duke and Marquis Mansion, were mostly prostitutes. And their Marquis of Wynn has a relatively high status here.
At that time, there will be three emperors
With Zi helping out, which one should I choose, I think Zhuang Yuanlang's smart people know what to do.
"Well, then your third sister."
Liu Yunan said with a smile, "Well, the fourth sister just got married, and she is cute and cute. She should stay for a few more years. The third sister is smart and smart, and she is the perfect match for the champion."
The father and daughter talked for a while, and Liu Yunan came out.
Back in his courtyard, Qing He, the maid next to Liu Yunan couldn't help but ask, "Miss, why didn't you mention to Lord Hou what the lady did to you?"
Liu Yunan took the evidence out of his sleeve and handed it to Qinghe, saying, "Father thinks of the eldest sister again today, and his eyes are full of sadness. If he mentions it at this time, he may not punish his mother. Father has already agreed. Promise the third sister to the champion of the new division. The mother has always disliked the third sister, and she will definitely have discord because of the marriage dowry. At that time, the father will be annoyed with the mother.
Qing He took over the evidence and said with a smile, "The girl is wise, it's the servant who is overthinking it."
The matter of Wei Hanzhou's wife is not a secret, not only Liu Yunan can find out, but those who want to catch a son-in-law on the list quickly find out.
It's a pity that Liu Yun'an was afraid that Marquis Wynn would find out Liu Tangxi's whereabouts, so the third prince made some moves.
Therefore, everyone can only find out that Wei Hanzhou's wife was bought by Li from Renyazi, and they also found out that Liu Tangxi was a brothel woman, and no matter how many others, they could not find out.
And the third prince did not go to investigate Wei Hanzhou's wife, it was Liu Yunan who went to investigate.
Therefore, Liu Yunan did not know that that person was her sister.
Two days later, a banquet was held in the palace.
New scholars, dignitaries, nobles and female relatives were all invited to the palace to attend the banquet.
Dali has this custom in the past, and every year after the temple trial, this banquet will be held. Originally, it was to celebrate Xinke Jinshi leaping over the Dragon Gate, and to increase the feelings between the emperor, courtiers and Xinke Jinshi.
But gradually, the banquet changed.
Everyone likes to catch a son-in-law under the list, and choose a son-in-law from among the new scholars.
Later, the emperor simply complied with everyone's wishes, not only invited officials, but also allowed them to bring their female relatives to the palace to see each other.
Some of the Lord's Households disliked the new jinshi, believing that their future may not be good, and they did not pay much attention to them in previous years. But this year, Wei Hanzhou, who was young and talented, was not as calm as in previous years.
With a slightly fat body and chamfered triangular eyes, Emperor Youdi squinted his eyes and looked around, and said with a smile, "This year, the Qing family has come a bit more than in previous years."
The third prince glanced in the direction of Wei Hanzhou and said, "Who made the new champion of the new division appointed by the father to be young and handsome, such as Zhilan Yushu, the ministers must all want to recruit the champion as their son-in-law."
Hearing the third prince mentioned, Wei Hanzhou stood up.
Emperor You glanced at Wei Hanzhou and nodded in satisfaction.
The crown prince was not far behind, and said, "My father's vision is very good. On the day of the palace test, since Wei Qing entered the palace, you can see that his knowledge has improved, and you have ordered him to answer."
Emperor You thought, it wasn't because of his good eyesight that in the hall that day, he saw Wei Hanzhou with outstanding appearance at a glance, and thought he was very powerful.
What the prince said today is not bad.
positive desire
Nodding, only listening to the third prince smiled and said, "What is the meaning of the prince? Before the palace examination, the father had already read all the articles of the scholars, and he knew Wei Qing's ability. How could it be as the prince said, because of Wei Qing's work? It's based on his appearance. The royal father clearly appreciates Wei Qing's knowledge, so he will be the first to ask him to answer."
Hearing this, Emperor You's face turned solemn, and he glared at the prince, and he was almost led away by the prince's nose. Afterwards, he turned his head and said to the third prince, "What the third child said is very true. I really appreciate Wei Qing's talent."
Hearing this, the prince's face was extremely ugly, and he looked at the third prince unhappy.
The third prince quickly stood up, first bowing to Emperor You, and then to the Crown Prince.
"Prince please forgive me, my younger brother was just afraid that everyone would misunderstand the father and emperor, so he didn't hide his words and refuted you in a hurry."
The prince's face was dark blue, and his eyes looked sharply at the third prince, as if he wanted to slash him with a thousand swords.
Emperor You turned his head to look at the face of the prince, and suddenly felt unhappy, and said, "It's the prince's fault, the third one doesn't need to apologize, I think you're right."
The prince was even more angry, but Emperor Youdi was criticizing him, so he had to stand up.
The third prince glanced at the prince and said with a smile, "Father, my son thinks that Xu is the prince who is happy today. He only said the wrong thing after drinking a few more glasses of wine. Please don't punish him."
Emperor You turned his head to look at the prince, looking at the angry look on the prince's face, not only did he lose his anger, but he became even more angry, and said, "Hmph, as a prince, I don't pay attention to my words and deeds. I did something wrong. I'm sorry, your brother apologized to you, but you still don't know how to repent and hold a grudge, it's just outrageous!"
The prince clenched his fists and lowered his head quickly, hiding the emotion in his eyes.
The third prince said again, "Today is a happy event in Japan. Father, please don't get angry, the prince must not have a heart."
The crown prince's eyes flashed with coldness, and he was so angry that he still said, "My son knows I'm wrong, please forgive me."
"Okay, sit down." Youdi said impatiently.
The ministers looked at the things above, and there was a feeling in their hearts.
The prince became more and more outrageous, and the third prince became more and more outstanding.
During the whole process, Wei Hanzhou was caught between the prince and the third prince, and said nothing.
After getting rid of the crown prince, the third prince looked at Wei Hanzhou, who bowed his head and said nothing, and brought up the topic just now.
"Father, Wei Qing is so outstanding, I don't know how many ministers want to recruit him as a son-in-law."
Speaking of this kind of thing, Emperor Youdi's face turned brighter, looked at the champion he had chosen, and said with a smile, "Can you have an idea, what kind of lady do you want to marry?"
Hearing this, Wei Hanzhou finally reacted, bowed to Emperor You, and said, "Thank you for the love of the emperor and the ministers. Wei Chen already has a wife, so there is no need to marry again."
"Huh? You actually have a wife?" Emperor Youdi was stunned.
Seeing that the officials wanted to recruit him as their son-in-law, he thought he didn't have a wife. Since they already have a wife, why are these people looking for him as their son-in-law? What are you all thinking? Do you want to ruin someone's marriage
The third prince smiled and explained, "I don't know anything about the father. Wei Qing's father was seriously ill two years ago. The mother listened to a liar and spent twenty taels of silver to marry him a brothel girl."
"Brotherhood girl?" Emperor You showed a displeased look on his face.
"Isn't it?" Said, the third prince looked at Wei Han
Zhou, "This lady was married by Wei Qing's mother. Wei Qing must be a filial person, so I just said that I don't want to marry another wife, but a woman of this status really wronged Wei Qing."
The third prince thought, with Wei Hanzhou's intelligence and rationality, he would not let this kind of woman be his wife, but he just passed the exam and divorced his wife immediately, fearing that some Qingliu would be dissatisfied. For example, the previous champion had encountered such a situation, and now the house is still very messy.
He said what Wei Hanzhou couldn't say for him, and gave him a step down. At that time, Wei Hanzhou would not be in the same embarrassing situation as the previous champion, and he would be grateful to him afterwards.
The courtiers sitting below who wanted to recruit Wei Hanzhou as their son-in-law also agreed with the words of the third prince.
However, things were beyond their expectations, Wei Hanzhou did not go down the stairs as the third prince said, but said, "Although Wei Chen's wife was indeed bought by her mother from Renyazi, she was not from a brothel, and she was also A girl from a good family, it was just bad luck and was sold."
Liu Yun'an was sitting down and leading the fruit wine in front of him. Hearing this, his heart suddenly froze. For some reason, she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.
"My lady is good at embroidery, subsidizes the household, and provides for Wei Chen to study. Moreover, Wei Chen is studying abroad all year round, but when he is not at home, the wife does laundry and cooking at home to take care of her parents. The credit is really great. Thank you, the emperor, the three princes and the ministers for their love. I never planned to divorce my wife."
The prince was still angry just now, and when he heard this, he burst out laughing.
"Third brother, the champion doesn't want to divorce his wife, so don't think of ways to ruin the relationship between husband and wife and ruin the marriage."
The third prince frowned slightly, glanced at Wei Hanzhou, and felt a little unhappy at his just rebuttal.
The third prince was not the only one who was displeased, and the courtiers sitting below couldn't help but speak.
For example, Wayne Hou.
"Although this woman is filial to her parents-in-law and takes care of the family, she was bought from Renyazi after all. How can she be worthy of being the champion with this status?"
"The Marquis is right. When you marry a wife, you should marry a virtuous person. But the champion is not willing to give up because of the beauty of his wife?"
Hearing this, everyone laughed, and someone said, "Isn't it true, that lady must be beautiful, but the status of this kind of bought woman is too low, and being a concubine is already flattering her, if it is a wife, it is inevitably too much It's been a while."
Emperor You nodded, agreeing with the ministers' words very much, turning his head to look at Wei Hanzhou standing below, and said, "I think what you said is very reasonable, how can this woman be worthy of your wife, it is still early. It's better to leave. If you really don't want to, then let her be your concubine."
Wei Hanzhou clenched his fists tightly and his face turned blue.
Thinking of what Liu Tangxi said when he came, he closed his eyes.
The man does what he does and what he does not do.
Hearing a pop, Wei Hanzhou knelt on the ground.
"Many thanks to the emperor for being sympathetic to Wei Chen, but the lady is not at fault, and she is very kind to the minister, so the minister cannot divorce his wife."
Being refuted by Wei Hanzhou, Emperor Youdi's face was not very good-looking. He hated people refuting him the most in his life. Originally thought that Wei Hanzhou had nine points pleasing to the eye, but now there are only three points left. Immediately I wanted to scold him.
At this time, an old man sitting on the side stood up.
"The old gentleman is very
Appreciate the character of the champion. Although the woman did not take the initiative to marry the woman, but after all, it was the intention of the parents in the family. As the so-called parents' life, the matchmaker's words. It would be unfilial if Zhuang Yuan Lang agreed to the emperor to divorce his wife at this moment. That woman earns money for Zhuang Yuan Lang to study and serves his parents-in-law at home. Now Zhuang Yuan Lang abandons her after the entrance examination, which is inhumane and injustice. Does the emperor wish to have an unfilial, unkind and unjust subject? "
This old man is not someone else, but the teacher of Emperor Youdi, the prime minister of the dynasty, the elder of the three dynasties, and the prime minister.
When Emperor Youdi was told by him, the expression on his face was embarrassed. Ever since he became emperor, he has always done as he pleases and is no longer constrained by others. If there is anyone else he has scruples, it is his mentor, Zheng Xiang.
Xu Shi grew up with age, and Zheng Xiang liked to raise flowers and play with birds every day, but he rarely came to the court to refute him.
However, Emperor You was glad that the words he just reprimanded hadn't been said yet.
After saying these words, Zheng Xiang looked at the courtiers again and said, "If the top scholar divorces his wife at this time, what is the difference between him and those who abandoned their wives when they saw the fall of the Yue family? You really want to Is there such a son-in-law? Also, speaking of the appearance of that woman... The champion is so handsome, what kind of girl can't be found. If you really only want the other person's beauty, why should you only be attached to this person."
Zheng Xiang said this, and those who didn't think about Wei Hanzhou, or who just didn't speak, nodded in succession.
Seeing that Wei Hanzhou was so ignorant of praise, Marquis Wynn snorted coldly.
Liu Yunling, who was sitting in the back, glanced at Liu Yunyi who was sitting next to her, and mocked in a low voice, "Third sister, it's a pity, people would rather have a brothel girl than look down on you, you are not as good as a brothel girl."
Although Wei Hanzhou explained that his wife was not from a brothel, Liu Yunling made a deliberate comparison.
Liu Yunyi's face was flushed with anger, his eyes were full of anger, and he scolded, "Fourth sister, what do you mean, why did my father and mother promise me?"
Hearing this, Marquis Wynn and Mr. Yin, who were sitting in front, looked over.
Yin shi looked at the two prostitutes who couldn't get on the stage, his eyes were full of indifference, and he turned his head. If she thought about taking care of the prostitute before, but now she has no such thoughts. Since her daughter's death, she has not cared about anything except avenging her daughter.
Marquis Wynn felt ashamed of his old face, and scolded in a low voice, "what does the shouting look like?"
Yin Shi coughed a few times, glanced at Marquis Wynn, and then turned to Wei Hanzhou, who was kneeling upright and neither humble nor arrogant, and said, "Why is this Marquis? I think this champion is not bad, if he abandons his wife today, There is no guarantee that the three girls will not be abandoned in the future. If a woman can meet such a husband, it will be a blessing from her previous life. "
For some reason, she suddenly remembered her daughter, who had a poor life, and she coughed a few times.