"But you have to be clear in your mind. She doesn't have to think about the position of the principal wife. If her family background is not good enough, your father and all the civil and military officials will not agree. Whether she can be a concubine, a concubine, or a concubine, it all depends on her ability."
Ye Jun said seriously.
Family background is now a hard threshold, a class that cannot be crossed.
"I understand, son." The prince bowed. "I can't say I like her very much, but among all the women I've met, she makes me feel different."
Ye Jun lowered his eyes slightly and waved his hand, "Okay, I know what I'm doing."
The mother and son revealed the truth to each other and then sent the prince away.
Choosing wives and concubines for the prince was not something Ye Jun could decide alone, so he changed his clothes and went to Jiuchen Palace.
Nowadays she seldom goes there, and it is always Ning Chen who comes to Zhaochun Palace.
On the other hand, after the prince left the palace and returned home, he asked someone to secretly go to the Earl of Jing'an's mansion.
"The Queen has approved of the girl, right?" the maid Cai Ping said happily.
Xiao shook her head calmly, "It just gave me the opportunity to compete for the position of Crown Princess."
"Oh..." The girl was instantly discouraged.
Apart from being pretty and smart, my daughter really has no other advantages. If I had to add one more, it would be that she won against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the casino once and asked him to do something like this for her.
Yes, these two people knew each other earlier.
Although Jing'an Bo was not a good-looking man, he had a good appearance. With his sweet words and good looks, he tricked the daughter of a merchant into marrying her.
It can be said that for all these years, such a large Earl's Mansion has been relying on the dowry from Xiao's mother to survive.
When Xiao was twelve years old, her biological mother passed away less than a year ago, and her father remarried. She completely gave up hope on this black-hearted father.
It was also at that time that the little girl hardened her heart and found a way to unite with her maternal grandparents to go to her mother's house and make a big scene, and take all the remaining dowry from her mother into her own hands.
But she knew very well that if she wanted to get rid of this family completely in the future, her future husband's family must be very powerful, so powerful that the Xiao family, the Earl's Mansion, would not dare to interfere at all.
After much thought, I decided on the Royal Family.
So from that time on, she spent a lot of money to find a nanny who had taught etiquette and rules in the palace to teach her.
No matter it is hot summer or harsh winter, I practice every day.
Ben had some basic skills, and after four years of hard study, he became as good as someone who walked out of a book on etiquette.
That's why Ye Jun looked surprised in the palace.
This Xiao is a person who is cruel to himself.
Let’s get back to why we went to the casino.
That day, the Crown Prince and a few young masters planned to play a few games.
Of course, it is not a smoky place, but a high-end place for rich people to have fun.
The old nanny who followed Xiao could tell at a glance that the servant next to the handsome young man in the lead was a eunuch.
This master and servant pair were none other than the Crown Prince and Bai Zhu.
Only the royal family can employ eunuchs, so their identities are self-evident.
Xiao had an idea in mind.
Then he followed into the casino.
This place was owned by the family of one of the young men who came with the prince. When they heard that there was a beauty killing everyone here, they were curious.
So they all went to see, and what happened next happened as the maid said at the beginning, that the prince lost the bet.
Xiao's maternal grandfather's family started out in the casino business. Although she looks like a dignified and steady lady, her gambling skills would make many men envious.
After the prince lost, he promised to do something for her.
Not long after, news of selecting a concubine for the prince spread from the palace, and Xiao made her request at the right time, wanting to enter the palace for the banquet.
After all, although the Earl of Jing'an had a title and was a fifth-rank official, he was really poor and his family was a mess. It was impossible for the ceremonial officer who sent the invitation to invite her.
But she wanted to give it a try, so she made this request.
It was also on the day when she entered the palace for the banquet that Xiao realized that the person who lost to her that day was the prince himself.
Similarly, Xiao's obvious and pure ambition also attracted the prince's attention.
After all, two equally strong-willed and outstanding people can really attract each other.
For example, today, the prince specially sent someone to deliver a letter to Xiao, which seemed to be a bit like doing her a favor.
The two people were competing with each other.
However, Xiao had to accept the prince's favor, otherwise, given her messy family background, the queen might not even look at her.
She had originally planned to find an opportunity to hook up with the prince after entering the palace, but she never expected that the prince had already known her.
I just feel depressed.
Looking at the beautiful face in the bronze mirror, Xiao secretly thought that she must get her revenge one day.
But before that, I received another invitation from the palace.
It was sent by Ye Jun. A total of seven people were invited. Apart from her, there were the four most outstanding ones from last time, and the other two whose positions had probably been determined.
The time was set for the next day, which meant they were not given any time to prepare.
This can also be regarded as one of Ye Jun's tests for these ladies, to see how strong their determination is.
When they entered the palace the next day, the banquet was held in the Qionghua Palace.
"Girls, please sit for a moment. The Queen has some things to do and will come later. The tea and snacks are ready. Girls, please enjoy them first." Nan Zhi said with a smile.
Lin stood up hurriedly, "Aunt, you are too polite. The Queen is in charge of the six palaces, so she is naturally busy. It's no problem for us."
“After all, she is the daughter of the Vice-Minister. Miss Lin is so sensible and reasonable, and her whole demeanor is different. Please sit down, Miss.” Nan Zhi curled her lips.
Having said these two sentences, he walked out.
In fact, he did not leave, but just listened to the noise outside.
As expected, as soon as Nan Zhi left, there was a quarrel inside.
The girl from the Shen family was having a disagreement with Lin, and Zeng, who was also the daughter of a military general, joined in.
The other two unknown people were trying to be peacemakers, but Xiao and Wu were the only ones who didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Nan Zhi listened for a while and then went to report to Ye Jun.
In fact, Ye Jun was sitting in the side hall drinking tea and knew everything that was happening in the main hall.
Just because of this small test, Miss Lin has no chance of becoming the Crown Princess.
Arrogant, reckless, and unable to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
Shen was quite a capable person. She had the upper hand in speaking and was so smooth that no one could find any evidence against her. Moreover, she looked calm and composed, and it didn't seem like they were arguing.
Zeng was no good either. Those words that seemed to be supportive were actually provocative.
It would be fine for a concubine to have such thoughts, but if the wife does not want to settle the matter and only wants to stir up trouble in the backyard and make everyone fight, it is not a good thing.
In just one stick of incense, the two people were eliminated.
If we can decide on a candidate today, it will be between Miss Wu and Miss Shen.
Ye Jun lowered his eyes slightly, finished his tea, and then calmly stood up to meet the group of ladies in person.