Seeing the uneasy expression on Concubine Jin's face, all the maids and eunuchs in the palace held their breath for fear of offending their master.

Fortunately, Concubine Jin knew that she could not get angry at the news about Zhao Zhiwei, otherwise if it was spread to the emperor's ears, the emperor would be even more displeased with her.

She asked: "What did everyone in the court say?"

The little eunuch said: "The discussion lasted for a while. However, the rules of the imperial examination are very strict and cannot be changed after the list is published. What's more, Jie Yuan's articles have always been widely read as model essays. Everyone is convinced by Zhao Zhiwei's articles, so they

There aren’t many bad voices.”

He knew that the Empress might not like to hear these words, but the Empress always required them to report the facts and seek truth, and was not allowed to mix their own subjective emotions. He could only tell the truth.

"Okay, I understand. Back off." Concubine Jin said expressionlessly.

She knew that no matter how angry she was, no matter how disgusted she was with Zhao Zhiwei, there was nothing she could do.

The rules of the imperial examination are no joke, even her son, the third prince, cannot touch this matter.

In addition, even if it embarrasses Zhao Ruxi, what good will it do to her? It's just a sigh of relief.

Concubine Cen and Concubine He were both staring at her. Any troubles she had here would reach the ears of the emperor. And the emperor obviously had a great affection and appreciation for Zhao Zhiwei. Therefore, not only could she not do anything detrimental to Zhao Zhiwei, even if it was

If you say anything dissatisfied with Zhao Zhiwei, you probably won't be able to gain any favor.

By embarrassing Zhao Zhiwei, she gained little and suffered huge losses, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Therefore, she could only hold back this tone and only keep this account in her heart. Once her son ascended the throne, she would not let any of these people she disliked look good to them.

The lady who succeeded Princess Pingyang to manage the Girls' Academy in the capital had been trembling with fear when she heard that Zhao Ruxi had learned about the Yuan Dynasty, for fear that Concubine Jin would order her to deal with Zhao Ruxi.

The lessons learned from Princess Pingyang are still in front of us, which shows that the emperor values ​​Zhao Zhiwei's master and apprentice. She does not want to deal with Zhao Zhiwei and follow in Princess Pingyang's footsteps.

Fortunately, after waiting for several days, she didn't see any news from the palace, so she relaxed.

…

When the news spread, everyone in the Zhu family was very busy.

Relatives and friends came one after another to congratulate Suiping Bofu. Many people came in the name of congratulations, but in fact they came for the marriage.

There were also many people who made a special trip to propose marriage. The Mu family and the Jiang family were among them.

What surprised Zhu was that the Jingping Prince's Palace also sent an official mediator to propose marriage for the fourth son of the Prince's family. The fourth son was the direct daughter of the princess and had no bad reputation.

The official media was worried that she might have misunderstood the Fourth Young Master, so they also talked about the meaning of the Jingping Palace.

She first said that the Fourth Young Master likes painting, especially the paintings of layman Zhiwei, and admires him very much. He asked his mother for this marriage.

The princess of the county thinks that Zhao Zhiwei can pass the Jie Yuan after studying for one or two years, which shows that she is very smart; she is also a master of painting and is well-known. Although the Suiping Mansion is worse, the excellent layman Zhiwei can more than make up for this.

Not enough.

She probably felt that it was impossible for Suiping's family to refuse this marriage. The official media was a public servant, so she was not afraid of offending Suiping's family. On the contrary, Suiping's family still had to beg her, so she spoke very straightforwardly.

I am not afraid of any dissatisfaction from the Suiping residence.

Zhu said with a smile: "It's a blessing for the palace to take a fancy to our sister Xi. But I can't make the decision on sister Xi's marriage. I have to discuss it with the old lady and my uncle. Once the result is known, I will send someone to reply later.

you."

The official media originally thought that the Suiping Prefecture would be flattered and agree to the proposal of marriage by the county prince. Now, seeing that Mrs. Zhu was very calm after hearing the news, there was no surprise at all as she expected, and she said that they would discuss it, she was a little unhappy.

However, it is true that this kind of thing does not happen just by talking about it. Many families who love their daughters, in addition to being reserved to raise their daughter's worth, will also make further inquiries to find out the details of their relatives.

After all, many marriages may look beautiful on the outside, but are somewhat dirty on the inside.

And since she dared to talk about the marriage so straightforwardly, she was confident that the marriage in Prince Jingping's Palace was really not afraid of people from Suiping's Palace asking about it.

She stood up with an arrogant attitude: "Okay, then you can discuss it. But it must be done quickly. Otherwise, if the other party is not happy, the marriage may be ruined."

Zhu didn't take it seriously after hearing this.

Zhao Ruxi is not at home at the moment.

Before she left, she reported to Mrs. Zhu that the autumn harvest was coming to Zhuangzi in Beining. She had been bored at home for several days and wanted to go out for a walk and relax in Zhuangzi.

After sending away the official media, Zhu couldn't find Zhao Ruxi to discuss, so he simply went to the old lady and told the old lady about the matter.

She said: "In the past, when I heard about such a good marriage, I would grin from ear to ear. Isn't this the marriage we dream of? The reputation of Prince Jingping's Palace is pretty good, and it's not that messy. Four

The young master is still a legitimate child, and there is no bad reputation. At first glance, this marriage is not a bad one."

The old lady nodded without comment. She knew that there was a "but" behind her daughter-in-law.

"But now that I hear about such a marriage, I don't feel any trouble at all. It's not that I don't look down on Prince Jingping, but our sister Xi is so capable. If we just marry like this and raise our children, I feel too bad."

What a pity. She is more capable than other boys, so why does she have to stay in the back house, live by the looks of men, and bear children for others? "

The old lady nodded: "I have the same idea as you. Our sister Xi is so capable, she can definitely establish a family. Look at our family, it was getting worse and worse in the past; look at it now, even the prince's palace has come

I’m asking for a marriage. Under the guidance of Sister Xi, the children each have their own things to do, and their future prospects will be good. I really want to keep Sister Xi at home."

She looked at Mr. Zhu: "Tell me, in this capital, which 16- or 7-year-old boy is better than our sister Xi? They all rely on their parents, and they have to reach out to their parents for every penny.

They are disciplined by their parents. Even if some boys are admitted to the Juren Examination, they spend their family’s money and have to be forced by their families to make progress. Look at our sister Xi, not only is she better at studying than them, but she also manages the village and does business.

Not outstanding at all? How can those boys be worthy of this?"

"It makes my heart hurt to think about such a good child marrying into someone else's family, having children for someone else, and then having to look at her mother-in-law's face and be angry with her. It makes my heart hurt. I really can't bear to let our sister Xi get married."

As she spoke, she let out a long sigh.

"Who says it's not the case? What you always think about is the same as me." Mrs. Zhu also sighed.
Chapter completed!