Chapter 570: Serving the King Is Like Serving a Tiger
On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Prince Rong entered the palace and asked to see Her Majesty the Queen.
After hearing the purpose of his visit, Chu Qinghuang was quite surprised: "Marriage?"
Prince Rong nodded: "Yun Yao is already seventeen years old, and she will become an old girl if she delays any longer. Therefore, the minister and the princess have been choosing a suitable husband for her for the past two months."
Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment: "Why do you like Wen Zhan?"
"First of all, he was the second in last year's rankings. He has outstanding talents and good looks. He deserves to be praised as a young talent. Secondly, he is someone who is highly valued by His Majesty. His conduct is naturally impeccable. Your Majesty has checked it in advance." Wang Chenyin said, "Thirdly, Wen Zhan himself has a good temper. I am an official in the same dynasty as him, so I know everything about him. I am not worried that Yunyao will suffer a loss after marrying him."
Chu Qinghuang nodded slowly: "That makes sense. But his background is a bit incompatible."
"Since ancient times, if the son of a poor family becomes the number one scholar, the emperor often marries the princess. What's more, Wen Zhan has now become the Minister of Household Affairs, and his status is not low."
Chu Qinghuang smiled lightly: "It seems that the emperor came well prepared."
"I don't dare." King Rong said humbly, "Although there are many men of the right age in the entire imperial city, I have been picking and choosing, and there are not many that are really suitable for Yunyao. This daughter of yours has a simple temperament and no scheming. It is not suitable for the complicated family. I decided on Wen Zhan after several considerations and careful consideration."
Chu Qinghuang thought for a while: "What is Yunyao's attitude?"
King Rong replied: "Marriage is a matter of parents' order and the matchmaker's words. Yunyao has no objection to it."
So, she also readily agreed?
Chu Qinghuang was confident in her heart and was secretly thinking about Wen Zhan and Yun Yao... In fact, she did not expect that Prince Rong would make such a decision. After all, she was a prince of the royal family, and Yun Yao was the legitimate daughter of Prince Rong. No matter what, he should be paired with a serious young master from an aristocratic family.
But after much thought, Chu Qinghuang couldn't find anyone who was superior to Wen Zhan in three aspects: knowledge, appearance and character.
"I know this matter well." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "Uncle, please go back first. I will have someone call Wen Zhan into the palace to ask his opinion."
"Yes. I retire."
After King Rong left, Chu Qinghuang quickly sent someone to pass on Wen Zhan.
"Prince Rong has discernment." Fucang came over with a cup of tea and handed it to Chu Qinghuang, "The temperament of the princess of Prince Rong's mansion is simpler than that of the legitimate daughter of an ordinary family, and she is not suitable for marrying into an official with many wives and concubines. Family."
Chu Qinghuang glanced at him: "It seems that you understand his thoughts very well."
"You can try to guess and analyze." Fucang said, "This is also the judgment and inference ability that an imperial husband should have."
Chu Qinghuang took a sip of tea and said, "As the daughter of Prince Rong's palace, no one in the emperor dares to bully her."
Fucang nodded: "But even if her future husband-in-law and mother-in-law do not dare to bully her because of the power of Prince Rong's palace, she will not be happy if she is in a complicated environment."
Chu Qinghuang was actually convinced by him and smiled: "Well, I'll just assume you are right."
"The complicated environment of an official family with many wives and concubines is only one aspect. There is also a more important reason. Can Nuan Nuan remember her previous evaluation of the princes of the imperial family?" Fu Cang raised her lips, "Nuan Nuan once said that the imperial city None of the legitimate sons of the major families can catch your eye."
Chu Qinghuang said nothing, but she did say so.
Okay, she understood what Fu Cang meant.
Since she couldn't even look down on the legitimate son of the Imperial City family, how could Prince Rong look down on him?
What's more, what King Rong really considers is not those who are reliable or unreliable, but his low-key character.
Wen Zhan is alone, does not form any cliques for personal gain, does not form cliques, does not have close contacts with powerful officials in the DPRK, and his appearance, knowledge and conduct are all up to par. Such an outstanding young official means maximum security and will not Easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.
King Rong, who had a deep city and was good at protecting himself wisely, probably thought about it countless times and chose Wen Zhan to make him feel at ease.
Chu Qinghuang slowly leaned towards the brocade couch: "People often say that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. At the feet of the emperor, in the imperial capital, dignitaries enjoy the ultimate glory and wealth in the world, but they are also faced with the risk of confiscating their homes and annihilating their clans at any time, especially They are the nobles of the royal family and powerful officials in the court, as if I have a guillotine in my hand, waiting to chop their heads off at any time. "
Extreme wealth means extreme risks, and now, Chu Qinghuang has deeply experienced this feeling of being on the edge of the cliff from King Rong.
She doesn't like killing people, and she thinks she's broad-minded and won't eradicate dissidents at every turn, and she doesn't like to be willful and jealous of loyal ministers.
But it was obvious that no matter how tolerant she was, the ministers still felt that the emperor's heart was unpredictable and he was always walking on thin ice.
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