Bai Qian said that when the Cui family sent Liu Zhenzhen to the eldest prince's residence, he suddenly remembered a rumor: "I heard that the emperor intends to choose the concubine candidates for several adult princes a few years ago. The high-ranking officials and nobles are all ready to move, and the Yasukuni government seems to be trying to find ways to get the eldest daughter of the third young master to also enter the candidate list, but she is two years younger than you, Miss. There is no power, and most likely it will not work."
According to the custom of this dynasty, women can only marry when they reach the age of Ji, and Bai Fuling's "cousin" is indeed a little too young.
"It is rumored that the Cui family sent Liu Zhenzhen to serve the eldest son of the emperor. Firstly, General Lu did not clearly express his support for the eldest son of the emperor, which made him very unhappy. The Cui family wanted to calm his anger and express their loyalty by presenting a beautiful woman. Secondly, I hope that Liu Zhenzhen can conceive a son and a half daughter before the concubine enters the door, and they will be able to talk in front of the eldest son of the emperor in the future." Bai Qian enthusiastically provided the gossip that he didn't know where he heard it.
The marriage of the princes of this dynasty has become a big joke among the people, because so far no adult prince has established a concubine!
In the final analysis, it was Taizu and the current emperor Laoer who were the victims!
Emperor Taizu had a virtuous housemate, who had been doing his best to help him and support him since he was a meager local official. After suffering countless hardships, he finally survived until Emperor Taizu ruled the country and ascended the throne as emperor.
As a result, the grassroots queen passed away within a year of enjoying the blessings because of her poor health in her early years. The emperor Taizu was distraught. You can only marry one original wife in your life, and you must never leave him regardless of any reason. If your wife unfortunately dies halfway, you are not allowed to continue.
The current emperor, Laoer, has been refusing to express his position on the issue of the crown prince, which directly caused the eldest prince and the second prince to push back and forth on the issue of Lizheng Concubine.
The reason is very simple, if you become a concubine now, you will definitely be the queen in the future. Marriage is a powerful way to win over cronies and ministers. Once the position of the concubine is confirmed, won't the enthusiasm of other future uncles and husbands be greatly affected? All three-year-olds know that although there is only a letter difference between empress and imperial concubine, there is a huge difference in the power they represent and the benefits they can bring to the family!
Of course, it is not absolutely impossible to establish a concubine, unless the background strength of this concubine is far superior to that of other concubines, and it is decisive for the eldest prince and second prince to inherit the throne, otherwise how can they easily choose someone
However, there is no such family background in the camp of the first prince and the second prince, so the two of them have dragged on until now, and there are many concubines without a real wife.
If the eldest brother and the second brother are not married, it is naturally not easy for the younger brothers to go past them. This has created a great spectacle since the founding of the country—the princes are all bachelors without wives!
Some old-fashioned veterans had great opinions on this. When the emperor came to the throne, because he did not decide on a wife, the Xia family and the Mao family launched an arduous battle for hegemony, from the harem all the way to the court. Not giving in to each other, one side represents the civil service system, and the other represents the general system, you come and go in the court, and the fight is bloody and bloody! They don't want to go through it again, it's better to set the marriage of the princes early, so that everyone can feel at ease.
At the same time, many people also hope that by observing the concubines selected by the emperor for the eldest prince and the second prince, they can figure out who will pass the country and society to in the future.
From the standpoint of the Cui family, their status in the court is not high. Liu Zhenzhen is just their cousin, and his status is even lower. It is more difficult to become the eldest prince's concubine than to train a sow to climb a wall and a tree. Don't dare to have such delusions, being able to give birth to a son and a half daughter for the eldest prince, get the title of side concubine and become one of the concubines in the harem in the future is Liu Zhenzhen's highest achievement.
Although Liu Zhenzhen is beautiful, for the princes who never lack women and are used to beauties, it is barely a novelty. Now that there is no mistress in the inner house of the eldest prince, she still has a chance. If she waits for the concubine If the concubine is unforgiving, she may not even have the chance to see the eldest prince, let alone conceive the flesh and blood of the first concubine under the nose of the new concubine.
Liu Zhenzhen didn't have enough background support, nor did she have any children to rely on. The noble princess wanted to clean her up, just as easily and naturally as drinking water and eating, and someone would take the initiative to clean up even the scum without leaving any traces.
When the eldest concubine has had enough births, even if Liu Zhenzhen is still alive and tenacious, the shelf life has passed, so what else can he use to compete with other fresh and tender newcomers
Bai Qian hadn't seen Bai Fuling for many years, and he was a little restrained at first, but after seeing Bai Fuling's approachable and peaceful attitude, he gradually relaxed, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, his mouth was frothy, his eyes glowed, and there were all kinds of gossip and secrets in between. Yes, there are fragrant ones, ups and downs, intertwined, only the couple of Bai Fuling, bayberry, ginkgo, and Atractylodes macrocephala are stunned and amazed.
Bai Fuling secretly wiped off a cold sweat. If I told everyone now, the middle-aged uncle in front of me, exuding the brilliance of a gossip god, and full of enthusiasm for his parents and anecdotes, was once the leading killer organization in the Jianghu. One of the most ruthless characters in the court, who would believe it? !
Sure enough, time and environment are powerful catalysts to completely change a person, but this change is too drastic and thorough!
However, this kind of gossip uncle is much cuter than the kind-hearted, cold and murderous man who was like a poisonous snake... Bai Fuling smiled slightly, and suddenly he was in a very good mood.
Bai Qian is familiar with all kinds of gossip in the capital. The more he listens to the two sisters-in-law Yangmei and Baiguo, the more he admires them. Their big eyes almost turn into heart shapes. They are idols! It's so admirable! Bai Qian can only keep a lot of gossip and secrets in his heart on weekdays. It is inconvenient to tell outsiders, but no one has the time to chat with him in the Bai family. It goes without saying that I am happy.
The old, the two, and the young became confidants on the same day, and they still reluctantly left when Bai Qian had something to leave. They agreed to meet frequently during the time in the capital, so as to exchange information and knowledge.
Bai Fuling cast a sideways glance at the two guys and said, "Okay! If this goes on, within three days, you will all become living dictionaries of gossip in the capital."
Yang Mei was a little embarrassed, but Bai Guo sharply retorted: "We have figured out the situation, and we will have a clear idea when we enter the capital. Miss, aren't you the most impatient with socializing? We can help you. How easy should you be!"
"Yes, yes! I still have to thank you for sharing my worries and problems!"
"That's our duty, and we all know each other so well, why are you being polite to us, miss?"
Bai Fuling rolled her eyes, too lazy to talk nonsense to her. She won't stay in the capital for a few days at all, and she doesn't plan to deal with those miscellaneous people!
At this time, no one expected that Bai Guo's words would become a prophecy later on.
After seeing off Bai Qian, Bai Fuling took Bai Guo, Yangmei and a group of guards to leave, and Bai Shu and his wife went back with them to meet Bai Chou and Mu Peilan. Before the group reached the entrance of the village, they saw a circle of people in front of them, and a young man's voice came clearly: "You don't have to say more, I won't go with you, since he was able to beat him to death so cruelly, My mother sold me again just to not want my son, and I just pretend that I don’t have this father, you go back! Let him think about how to apologize to my mother when he goes underground!"
Is this someone coming to look for relatives? Also involved in domestic violence cases? Bai Fuling and Bai Zhu and his wife looked at each other, and the two couples went forward to line up the crowd and asked, "What happened?"
Standing in the arena was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, dressed in gray-blue homespun shorts, clearly dressed as a slave who sold himself to the Bai family and was undergoing training. His face was flushed red, full of hatred and excitement, and he was staring fiercely at a girl in green clothes standing in front of him.
This girl, Bai Fuling, had only met a few days ago, and it was Zicao, Yue Laosi's nephew.
Zicao didn't expect to see Bai Fuling here, and was taken aback.
Baishu's wife, Mrs. Hu, went to the young man to ask the reason for the incident. She was always gentle and considerate to the bought children, and never beat or scolded her. Many children who grew up here treated her like a mother. The young man saw her , with red eyes and said: "That person believed in a magic stick's nonsense back then, saying that I was the nemesis and would kill my parents. Grandpa and grandma happened to be seriously ill. They invited many doctors and took a lot of medicine but they were not cured. He wanted to Sell me and send me far away so that I can never overcome them again! My mother didn't want to, and she ignored her begging. On the day the traffickers came to take me away, my mother hugged me and refused to let me go. That The person got angry and came to push my mother, but the mother's head hit the well fence, and on the spot... on the spot, she lost her breath! My mother, she can't rest in peace!"
The young man couldn't help crying: "The man saw that my mother was hopeless, and he went crazy and wanted to beat me, saying that my mother was killed by me! Later, the traffickers took me away in the chaos, and I fell ill on the way. I woke up and almost died from a high fever. If I hadn't met Brother Bai who bought me, I... I would have died! I don't have a father! I don't want to go with her!"
After hearing the boy's narration, the onlookers were filled with righteous indignation and stared at Zicao with unfriendly expressions. Zicao was helpless and embarrassed, and reluctantly persuaded: "Then... that is your biological father after all, he will not survive for a few days now, you should go and see him and let him go with peace of mind."
The young man sneered angrily: "I don't care if he is at ease or not! Didn't he say that I killed my parents? I'm going, why don't I come to blame me to kill him?!"
Zicao knew that she couldn't convince him, so she rolled her eyes and immediately focused on Bai Fuling.