Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Forbidden City, Nanjing.
This was originally the Empress's bedchamber, but after Empress Ma passed away, Zhu Yuanzhang had vacated this palace.
Only during banquets in the palace would the palace be temporarily opened.
He also chose one or two of the concubines to organize a banquet for the imperial court's noblewomen.
The person in charge of hosting this time was Guo Huifei.
Consort Guo Hui was born from the concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang's foster father, Guo Zixing. After Zhu Yuanzhang seized the world, in order to repay Guo Zixing's kindness, he invited Guo Hui into the palace and conferred her as his concubine.
Consort Guo Hui also lived up to expectations and gave birth to three sons and two daughters for Zhu Yuanzhang.
The princes were all crowned kings, and their daughters were also married to the ministers of the court, which was used for the marriage between the royal family and the courtiers.
Therefore, even though she was older and less beautiful than before, Zhu Yuanzhang still respected her very much.
Although she was not conferred the title of Empress, she should be in charge of all matters in the palace.
The important task of selecting the Taisun Consort was handed over to Consort Guo Hui by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't say it clearly. He only said that he was choosing a wife for his adopted son.
Everyone knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had many adopted sons. Even though he had killed them for so many years, there were still many of them left.
Therefore, Consort Guo did not ask in detail and only asked about Zhu Yuanzhang's requirements for the woman.
Old Master Zhu's taste in choosing his granddaughter-in-law…Cough cough…It's a long story…
"As long as you have a good physique and can give birth!”
"Don't care about Di Shu, don't care about background!”
When Guo Huifei heard this, she felt bad.
He thought to himself, If it's really so casual, why do I have to choose from the rich and powerful women's houses?
You can go to the countryside and find a wild girl. She can basically satisfy your conditions!
Although Guo Hui Fei was cursing in her heart, she didn't dare to neglect Old Master Zhu's task.
Seeing that the old master valued him so much, the relationship between this foster son and the old master must be extraordinary!
While Consort Guo Hui was looking for a wife for Zhu Yuanzhang's 'adopted grandson', the Crown Princess Consort Lu was also looking for a wife among the young ladies of the various families.
Her son was already fourteen years old this year and was about to get married.
This military exercise had an unusual requirement. Civil and military officials above the third rank in the capital had to bring their families to attend the ceremony.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say it explicitly, anyone with discerning eyes knew why.
Other than choosing a concubine for the imperial grandson, what other reason could there be?
Thus, the Crown Princess Consort, Lady Lu, treated every guest warmly, especially those who held military power and important positions in the court. She was even more attentive.
She only had one criterion for choosing a wife for her son, and that was power and influence!
Only by doing so would he be able to increase his son's support and increase his chances of being conferred the title of Imperial Grand Sun!
With the Crown Princess's intention to win her over, she quickly gathered six or seven women around her.
Among these people were the wife of Duke of Song Feng Sheng, the wife of Minister of War Ru Wei, and the wives of other high officials.
Originally, she did not like generals very much. Because of her relationship with the former crown princess, Chang Yingzi, the military general group had always maintained a certain distance from the mother and son.
The reason why she won over Duke Song Feng Sheng's wife was because she heard Lan Yu once complain that with his contributions, he should not be inferior to Duke Song and Duke Ying.
Therefore, he instinctively thought that State Duke Song and Lan Yu were not on good terms, or at least had some grudges.
However, the Crown Princess Consort was still too young.
The discord between the generals was that they looked down on each other and compared their contributions.
However, even if they were not on good terms in private, they were still united when facing civil officials.
As Taizu said, there were individuals who betrayed their class, but there were no classes who betrayed their class.
In the face of the civil servants, the generals were a whole, a class!
"Madam Feng, is that your grandson?”
"Yo, you're really good!"
"How old are you this year?”
"Crown Princess, my granddaughter is thirteen this year!”
"Have you promised anyone?"
"Reporting to the crown prince consort, we haven't gotten engaged yet.”
"But there are a few of my master's good friends in the army who have been mentioned in jokes…"
"Mrs. Feng, what do you think of this child, Imperial Sun Yunwen?”
Madam Feng was in her sixties and was the first wife of Duke of Song Feng Sheng.
He had followed High Duke Song through all kinds of storms for decades, what kind of situation had he not seen?
When the Crown Princess held her hand and was overly attentive, she was already on guard.
Now that he heard this, there was nothing he didn't understand.
"The eldest grandson of the emperor is as handsome as a dragon and a phoenix. How can my stupid granddaughter be worthy of him?”
"It's better to find a small family and end this life!”
When the Crown Princess heard this, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
This was practically a slap in the face!
It's fine if you don't like our Lu family, but you don't even care about the eldest grandson of the emperor!
However, the Crown Princess Consort, Lady Lu, only dared to curse in her heart and did not dare to say it in front of everyone.
Otherwise, if it were to reach the old master's ears, a crime that was not in line with the royal family's etiquette could send her into a state of eternal damnation!
Since the Song Kingdom did not know how to appreciate favors, the Crown Princess Consort Lu would not waste her time on them.
She hurriedly left the wife of State Duke Song and grabbed the wife of the Minister of War, Ru Feng, to exchange pleasantries.
" Lady Ru's daughter isn't bad either. She has a graceful figure. I wonder which rich playboy will take advantage of her in the future…"
"Thank you for your praise, Crown Princess Consort!"
"I'm also worried about this matter. I've discussed it with his father countless times.”
"Let's find an ordinary family. I'm afraid that this child will suffer. If we find a rich family…"
When Lady Ru mentioned the word 'wealthy house', her eyes focused on the crown prince consort for a moment before she smiled.
"But we're from a small family. We're afraid that we won't be able to reach them…"
Compared to the Duke of Song Feng's ignorance, the wife of the Minister of War Ru Feng was much more sensible.
Not long after, she was chatting and laughing with the Crown Princess Consort, Madam Lu, as if they were sisters.
While the elders were scheming against each other, the little girls who were eating at the banquet below were not idle either.
The daughter of the Minister of War, Ru Ying Ying, expressed her admiration for Zhu Yunwen.
"Did you see His Highness Yun Wen's elegance?”
"He's really gentle and refined, and he knows when to advance or retreat!”
"I often heard my father talk about it at home. He said that His Highness Yun Wen is both civil and martial. No matter what the essence is, he will be able to teach it in one go. He is a genius…"
"When the wind was blowing, His Highness Yun Wen's horse was frightened and fell off his horse. I was so nervous that my heart almost jumped out!”
As soon as Ru Yingying finished speaking, a rich lady snatched the topic away.
"Tsk!"
"In my opinion, His Highness Yun Wen is far inferior to that young general of the Xuanwu Guards!”
When Ru Yingying heard this, she was so angry that her face turned red.
"How dare you!"
"Whose daughter are you? How dare you publicly slander the imperial grandson!”
In the face of Ru Yingying's aggressive stance, the other little girl stood up and confronted her without being at a disadvantage.
"My father was the Grand Tutor, the Right Prime Minister of the Hall of Governmental Affairs, and the Crown Prince's Junior Tutor. When he was alive, he was granted the title of Duke of Wei. After his death, he was posthumously conferred the title of Sun Yat-sen King by the current Emperor!”
"I am the direct daughter of the King of Zhongshan!"
"Xu Miaojin!"
"Sue me if you have the ability!"
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