Even though there was a precedent for women to enter the officialdom in the previous dynasty, a woman like Li Yu, who dressed up as a man and had no family background, still caused quite a lot of rumors.

Some even suspect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was fascinated and fell in love with Li Yu.

After hearing this statement, Zhou Gongyu wanted to sneer.

Even if you are confused by lust, it is Xiaoman and not him.

It is true that Li Yu is talented, but he was a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel. Although his appearance and voice were covered up, he was still ridiculed and mocked by his colleagues because he was too feminine.

In addition, she acted strangely, did not drink or go to the toilet with others, nor did she go to the fireworks and willow alleys to have fun. Others said some despicable dirty words in private, and she only smiled silently and never responded.

Over time, people around me also felt that she was too serious and did not like to interact with her.

Who can know that Li Yu, who is so upright and ridiculed as a novice, is actually a woman or a good-looking woman.

Those who have been scolded by Li Yu will inevitably be dissatisfied, but they are concerned about the rumors that involve the prince and dare not act too recklessly against Li Yu.

Jiang Susi actually did not agree with women entering the court as an official, not because of Li Yu himself.

He and Li Yu took the spring exam together, and naturally he knew her talent better than others.

Just letting Li Yu enter the North Korea will really cause unnecessary trouble.

There are many pedantic and stubborn officials, and her woman's identity is difficult to convince the public and it is easy to cause trouble.

But Zhou Gongyu insisted on this, so he could only think about protecting Li Yu more.

The reason for choosing Li Yu is only part of the reason.

If it were Zhou Gongyu, he would definitely not have let women become officials.

Xiaoman knew that the matter was difficult, and he did not think about asking him to keep Li Yu. He decided it himself.

Some old ministers were too arrogant and stubborn, unwilling to accept changes in government orders, and even wrote letters to criticize the style of the Crown Princess' behavior many times.

Instead of letting them talk about marrying their concubines all day long, it would be better to find something else for them to do, so as to be so idle that they are staring at the prince's backyard.

The uproar caused by the woman's entry into the North Korea was not only the previous dynasty, but also the people and the backyards of those officials' homes.

After all, those who praise this move are decimals, and more people still think that the prince’s actions are ridiculous, and everything is caused by Xiaoman.

The queen was so disgusted with Xiaoman that she wanted to choose a good wife who was knowledgeable and polite for the prince immediately.

Xiaoman knew that without thinking about it, he would inevitably be mocked by inviting her to appreciate the lotus.

Zhou Gongyu knew about this and asked Bai Yan to protect her, so he came to pick her up soon.

There is a larger water pavilion in the Imperial Garden, where the queen holds a banquet and invites the princesses to enter the palace to admire the lotus.

The scorching sun was blocked by bamboo curtains around the water pavilions, and layers of yarn curtains blocked mosquitoes and flies.

The four copper tripods placed at the four corners of the water pavilion were filled with ice, and the palace servants waved the fan to send wisps of cold air everywhere.

The bamboo curtain was raised, and after Xiaoman walked in, everyone's eyes gathered on her.

The queen glanced at her and said without waiting for the rest of the people to salute, "I'm here so late, why don't you sit down quickly."

Jiang Ruoruo secretly waved to Xiaoman. Xiaoman's eyes lit up and was about to walk towards her, but was ordered to stop by the queen's eyes.

"Crown Princess, come here."

Xiaoman withdrew his gaze in disappointment and walked to the queen's side and sat down.

Not far away is the wife of the Ministry of Rites Wang Shangshu. She was covering her face with a fan and whispering something to the woman beside her, her eyes swept over Xiaoman intentionally or unintentionally.

The other people's look made her feel uncomfortable, so she could only look down at the fruit pan and let herself ignore these gazes.

Seeing her silly look, the queen felt a little impatient and too lazy to be tactful, and she said directly: "The prince is busy with government affairs. As the prince's concubine, you should be virtuous and virtuous, and you should not always let him worry about you.

I don’t know that you can handle the affairs of the Eastern Palace, so what if I become the queen in the future?”

If you say this privately, it wouldn't be a big deal, but at this time there were many outsiders present, and the queen criticized her without mercy, which was simply embarrassing her, so that everyone knew that she, the crown princess, was incompetent.

Jiang Ruoru looked at Xiaoman nervously, and his hands shaking the fan stopped. Seeing Xiaoman lowering his head and being bullied without saying a word, he felt even more reluctant.

Xiaoman lowered his head and listened to the training, which was touched.

Fortunately, she is not like those ladies who are in the deep boudoir, otherwise these words would have made her cry.

"What the queen said is, my son will definitely alert myself in the future and learn how to manage the affairs of the palace."

There was no need for her to be angry when the queen said anything. She didn't see her too many times anyway, so she just endured it.

The queen glanced at her and didn't say whether it was OK or not, so she looked at the ladies sitting on the other side.

Among them was a lady in a blue skirt, wearing the unmarried woman's hair bun, sitting in a daze, but she didn't notice that the queen's eyes stopped on her.

"Jinsi should be in the hairpin this year."

The queen slowly spoke and turned to the lady named Jinsi, her face turned much better.

When Ruoru heard this, his eyebrows suddenly jumped, he raised his head vigilantly to look at Jin Si, and then looked at Xiaoman who looked indifferent.

Wen Jinsi hurriedly stood up to salute and replied, "Grandma, I have one month left to receive the gift of the girl."

The queen's smile became stronger and she asked softly: "I remember you have not betrothed to others yet..."

Xiaoman sat next to her and suddenly felt that the air around him was squeezing, making people feel uncomfortable, and looked silently at the mother and daughter who were answering.

Wen Jinsi's mother hurriedly replied to her with a happy look on her face: "Report to the Empress, Jinsi is still young and has not been betrothed yet."

"Jinsi was grown up in my palace. You were still young at that time, but you didn't expect that you were so old. At that time, you were still a little bit too small. When you saw the prince in the palace, you couldn't walk and chased him for candy.

Now that I have grown up, I am distant, and I am not even close to me..."

When Mrs. Wen smiled and replied, many people were secretly looking at Xiaoman's expression.

She always listened indifferently, except for the place where Wen Jinsi cried and asked the prince for candy, there was a hint of shock on her face, and there was no movement at all, and there was not even the anger that should have.

Wen Jinsi glanced at Xiaoman with guilt, then lowered her head quickly.

Soon, it seemed that it was going to rain. The clouds covered the sun and blocked the heat. The water pavilions became stuffy. Instead, the bamboo curtains were raised, and the breeze blew across the lake to relieve the heat.

The queen stood up, and the ladies accompanied her to enjoy the lotus together.

Xiaoman stood up, and the cool breeze blew, but he couldn't breathe his depression.

The wife of Shangshu who had been looking at her for a long time approached the queen, glanced at Xiaoman, and said, "The Crown Princess is now a big girl, but don't be like a child."

His Highness the Crown Prince is the future nineteenth emperor, so he will naturally have to spread branches and reproduce offspring.

As a wife, you must be considerate of your husband and put him first in everything.

It is very common for a man to marry three wives and four concubines, let alone His Highness, the Crown Princess should be generous. Choosing a dignified and virtuous concubine for the Crown Prince is also the duty of the Crown Prince."

The queen just glanced at Xiaoman coldly and said nothing.

The wife of Shangshu seemed to feel that she could preach to the Crown Princess, and her eyebrows were a little proud.

If it weren't for Xiaoman, the Crown Princess, who was not as good as the queen's intention, wouldn't anyone dare say that the Crown Princess was bad in person? Seeing that the queen acquiesced to her approach, she would be even more obsessed with it and wanted to send her daughter to the East Palace.

Xiaoman was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but show a hint of mocking on his face, and asked, "Is it okay for a man to marry a concubine?"

The lady thinks that she should be generous and must not be reluctant, right?"

"Of course."

Xiaoman nodded in agreement.

"Mrs.

Seeing that Xiaoman agreed with her words, the woman felt even more proud, and she looked like she was preaching to her daughter-in-law, as if she was the one who was superior to the Crown Princess.

Jiang Ruoru waited by the pond for a long time, and finally waited until the queen let Xiaoman leave.

"Xiaoman, come here quickly."

When Xiaoman approached, Jiang Ruoruoping left the maid next to him, then lowered his voice with displeasure and said, "It's fine for the Empress to say this. The remaining few are so talkative that they are annoying. Whether the Crown Prince accepts his concubines or not, how can others let others interfere?

Even if they really take the concubine, it won’t be their turn to have their daughter.”

Jiang Ruoru stood up for Xiaoman, with a look of righteous indignation on his face. Xiaoman smiled bitterly and comforted her: "Don't be angry with these people. In any case, it's just that you're living with them, and you'll never see you later."

"The Crown Princess..."

The two were talking, and someone beside him called Xiaoman, turned his head to look, and found that it was Wen Jinsi.

The Queen is optimistic about the legitimate daughter of the Wen family. To be precise, the Queen is optimistic about many noble girls, but she just doesn't like Xiaoman.

Wen Jinsi was not as flattering as her mother, and had a flattering face, as if she could immediately wash her daughter and send her to the prince's bed as long as the queen spoke.

When he saw Xiaoman, he bowed in a regular manner and bowed to Jiang Ruoruo with a sinister face.

"What's wrong with you?"

After Xiaoman asked, he saw Wen Jinsi quickly turned his head and looked at his mother's absence, so he whispered helplessly: "Report to the Crown Princess, the little girl already has a lover, but her mother wants me to enter the palace and has never agreed to this marriage.

Please... please help me..."

Wen Jinsi's words were sincere, and she seemed to be really reluctant.

After hearing this, Xiaoman said, "I will discuss this with the prince..."

When Wen Jinsi heard this, her face turned pale.
To be continued...