Guan Suyi was picking and choosing among many posts, and Mrs. Zhong would introduce which son to which one she picked up, which shows that she had already sent someone to inquire about it. She had only one daughter, Guan Suyi, in her life, so she naturally did not dare to take her daughter's marriage lightly.
However, the information from the matchmaker or the neighbors is mostly false and untrue. Guan Suyi listened carefully, and sighed in her heart: among the seven or eight men of the right age, as far as she knew in her last life, there were at least six wives and concubines in the family, and the back house was in chaos; another one died before the weak crown. And their family rank is comparable to the Guan family, they have neither power nor surplus, and their lives are stingy. However, even so, they have to take concubines one by one, as if they are comparing something, they are not entrusted to their life-long sweethearts.
Today, women still have some positions that are difficult to stop. After four or five years, Xu's philosophy completely prevailed, and his idea of "preserving the principles of nature and eliminating human desires" spawned a large number of hypocrites, and pushed the oppression and mutilation of women to the extreme.
Guan Suyi has really experienced it once, and she seems to have regarded marriage as a dreadful way, so how can she dare to jump into the fire pit? But she couldn't tell her story to her mother, she thought for a while, and replied, "Mother, we still need to find someone who knows the bottom line of marriage, lest my daughter be wronged but have nowhere to complain after she gets married. Grandfather and father are all over the world. There will be a few disciples coming to Yanjing together, you can wait and see. After all, marriage is a lifelong event, so you must be careful, my daughter would rather put it on hold for another three years than make a wrong payment."
Mrs. Zhong was also reluctant to let her daughter suffer. She was still a daughter-in-law at home, and she became a young daughter-in-law when she went out. Day is a teacher and a father for life." He never dared to treat her too badly.
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhong hurriedly retracted the post, and was ready to write down one by one after a while. She thought for a moment, then smiled, "Fortunately you reminded my mother, and then my mother remembered that your fourth senior brother will be going to Beijing in a few days. Although his family is poor, his talent and character are first-class, and his parents are also Kind man, I just don’t know if you are willing to suffer from poverty or not.”
How can poverty be considered hardship? Guan Suyi laughed even though she was about to nod her head in agreement but stopped in time. The fourth senior brother is indeed a rare good son in the world. He has a good character, is full of talents, and is devoted to his wife and never leaves him. If you marry him, even if you eat bran and pharyngeal vegetables every day, you will feel more comfortable and more comfortable than staying in Zhenbei Hou's mansion and enjoying the delicacies of mountains and seas, and the brocade clothes.
But the problem is that in his previous life, his wife was someone else, and the couple were both sympathetic and affectionate. If they agreed at this time, it would be like stealing someone else's fate. If she stole the luck of others because of her own misfortune, Guan Suyi would not be able to pass the test in her heart. In my memory, there are few men in the world who can rely on lifelong like Fourth Senior Brother. If I miss it at this time, I may fall into another quagmire. Guan Suyi thought about it and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "Mother, my daughter doesn't want to get married."
"As a woman, how can you not marry? Isn't Yiyi shy?" Mrs. Zhong embraced her daughter and patted her.
Guan Suyi also knew that her words were a little stupid, so she changed her words, "Mother, the fourth senior brother's family is poor, and my daughter is afraid that she can't bear the pain. You can look at it differently." Next time, I will continue to make excuses to push it down. In her life, she would rather be a female crown than marry.
Mrs. Zhong pinched her daughter's smooth little face, and thought to herself: I can't stand the pain, it's not like what Yiyi said when I dislike the poor and love the rich. This child is ashamed to reveal it because he has a sweetheart? She repeatedly hinted that I was looking for it from my husband's disciples, which one did I see? It's not the fourth, is it the sixth? Ming Lan and Ming Fang had to be brought in and asked carefully.
When Mrs. Zhong was busy marrying her daughter Zhang Luo, Mrs. Ye handed a sign to the palace for an audience. Inside the Ganquan Palace, the mother and daughter screened away from left and right to talk in secret.
"Just where is Guan Suyi so sacred that His Majesty is thinking about it?" Ye Zhen's eyes were full of sternness.
"Your father has already checked it out. Guan Suyi is the granddaughter of the Confucian master Guan Qiguang. She had a relationship with His Majesty at Jueyin Temple that day. Maybe she liked it at that time." Ye Mu said anxiously, "Nowadays The emperor has announced to the world that he canonized Kong Ming as Confucian sage and teacher of the world, and praised Confucianism as the way of kingship, and built a Confucian temple in the suburbs of Beijing, intending to go to worship in person. Nowadays, Confucian scholars have been widely used, and as Confucian leaders, Guan Qiguang is a high-ranking person and can be expected. Your father has received the exact news. In two days, His Majesty will call the Guan family and his son into office. Guan Yunqi will be promoted to be Tai Changqing. Guan Qiguang is incredible. A salary of 10,000 stones. Before that, they were just ordinary people, powerless and powerless.”
When the words fell, Mrs. Liu showed a gritted expression, showing that he felt extremely resentful about the sudden wealth of the Guan family.
Ye Zhen was also greatly shocked and said in shock, "Tai Changqing? That is the head of the nine ministers, who is in charge of the ancestral temple etiquette, and has a very noble position. And the official position of the emperor is unprecedented. Prime Minister, how can they match up with the common people?"
Liu Shi quickly agreed, "Yeah, your father is still the head of the state, but he has only been named Taishi Cheng, with a salary of 400 shi, and even his family can't support him. Before Guan Suyi entered the palace, the emperor carried the Guan family to his place. With such a high position, could it be that you want to canonize her as the queen?"
Ye Zhen immediately denied it, "With the Queen Mother, the Queen still can't get a Han woman to do it."
"But there is another seat of Zhaoyi. Could it be that you forgot?" Liu shi reminded worriedly.
Yes, there is Zhaoyi on top of Jieyu, who is the "Deputy Empress", who is also powerful enough to overwhelm him. If the emperor wanted to promote Confucianism, he would naturally raise the Guan family high, and he would definitely be willing to take the position of Zhaoyi. Ye Zhen frowned more and more tightly, and pondered, "How is Guan Suyi's talent?"
Liu's eyes flickered slightly, and she was about to modify her words, but she listened to her daughter's stern order, "Tell the truth! If you deliberately belittle her, this palace will underestimate the enemy. You should know what will happen to the underestimation of the enemy."
The back house is full of swords, lights, swords, and intrigues, not to mention the filthy palace? If the daughter is a little careless, she will lose the whole game, and the Ye family will definitely be overthrown. Thinking of this, Liu Shi no longer dared to hide it, and said urgently, "That Guan Suyi followed Guan Qiguang to learn literature and calligraphy since childhood. Guan Qiguang's gentleman is proficient in all six arts, poetry, words, songs, and fu, which are the best in the past and present, even Han Xin, the leader of the Legalist school. Fang also praised him as a generation of writers, and his talent and learning are evident..."
How could Ye Zhen listen to Guan Qiguang's deeds patiently, and was about to wave her hand to interrupt, but she listened to her mother's words, "Someone once said that Guan Suyiqing is better than blue, and his talent is not under Guan Qiguang, a humble and prudent person like Guan Qiguang. , but also nodded and smiled, showing that she agrees with Guan Suyi's talent. Niangniang, you can't compare to her in terms of talent."
Ye Zhen's lips curled slightly, and she asked, "What about the appearance?"
Seeing her daughter's conceited appearance, Liu Shi dared not to hide it, "Do you remember the poem "Shuoren"? Guan Suyi's appearance is roughly comparable to that of Zhuang Jiang."
Ye Zhen was stunned for a long time before she spoke in a trembling voice, "Shuoren's handsome face... hands like soft weeds, skin like sebum, collar like a grub, teeth like a rhinoceros, a scorpion head and a moth eyebrow, with a beautiful smile and beautiful eyes. Is that so? Does anyone really grow up like this?"
Liu Shi nodded solemnly, "My sister-in-law and I both went to see it quietly. That's true. You and her...you are still a little worse than her."
Ye Zhen could hear the resentment and helplessness in her mother's voice, thinking that it was not only "a little worse", but a lot, right? She always boasted her beauty, but she really couldn't imagine what kind of demeanor a woman more outstanding than herself would look like? Her talent is incomparable, her looks are also incomparable, and now even her family background has been suppressed. When Guan Suyi enters the palace, how can she survive? Over the years, she has offended the empress dowager and other palace concubines many times. Seeing that she has fallen out of favor, these people will definitely fall into the trap and leave no room for it.
When Ye Zhen was terrified, Liu Shi comforted, "Miss, don't think about it, things may not be that bad. Your Majesty has no children yet, as long as you are the first to give birth to a prince, you will be able to be promoted to Zhao with the merit of fertility. Yi. Your Majesty has been fond of you for several years, how can his deep affection be comparable to others? You must be steady at this time."
Speaking of the son, Ye Zhen's eyes quickly flashed a touch of bitterness, but he hurriedly covered it, for fear that his mother would see the clue.
Liu Shi did not investigate, and continued, "Although Zhong Shi is looking at others for Guan Suyi recently, but the Queen Mother will soon call the beauty to the palace for selection, this marriage will definitely not be possible. I plan to come after the calculation with your father. A trick to draw money from the bottom of the pot will destroy her innocence first."
Ye Zhen pondered for a moment and then waved, "No! Ben Gong and His Majesty spent two years together at the border. Although they could never guess what he was thinking, they knew more or less how he acted. Since he decided to reuse Guan's father and son, he would definitely send People are staring at them all the time. If something happened to Guan Suyi at such a critical juncture, His Majesty will definitely investigate it to the end. Are you sure you can escape His Majesty's eyes and ears?"
Avoid Huo Shengzhe's eyes and ears? I am afraid that only ghosts and gods dare to answer this sentence. In the world, there are only things that he doesn't want to know, or even disdains to know, and there is nothing that he can't know.
"Then what should we do? Let Guan Suyi enter the palace smoothly?" Liu's tone was anxious.
"She must never enter the palace!" Ye Zhen closed her eyes fiercely, and when she opened it again, she could not wave her hand, "Go back first, and let Daddy not act rashly. He is a little Taishicheng, what big things can he do?"
"He is indeed a humble official, but you are Jieyu's concubine after all. You should blow the pillow wind to the emperor. Why don't we go up?" Liu Shi wanted to say more, but was invited out by two big palace maids.
Ye Zhen thought about it for a long time, and finally slowly spread out a piece of rice paper, and raised a pen to ask someone for help. Guan Suyi can't enter the palace, so let her get married. She pointed her to a rare good marriage in the world, not sure, she would have to kowtow to her in the future.
After making the last stroke, Ye Zhen smiled briskly.