Concubine Cen couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Here comes another one."

As Xiao Lingyan's health got better and better, Concubine Cen often had her daughter and granddaughter come to pay her respects. The purpose was obviously to give her daughter and granddaughter to King Qi as a concubine.

Even Zhao Ruxi, Xiao Lingyan's official daughter-in-law, who was highly valued by the emperor and who now flatters her and Xiao Lingyan, has not yet consummated their marriage. How could Concubine Cen be willing to let her concubine in?

She also wanted Zhao Ruxi to give her a very smart eldest grandson.

Therefore, she turned away everyone who came before her for various reasons.

It's just that the people coming now are a little troublesome.

It's not that Mrs. Tao is too powerful, but that her husband, Tao Jian, was newly promoted to serve as Minister of War. Concubine Cen was reluctant to let Xiao Lingyan give up.

Tao Jian was originally a general. He was as brave as Fu Dayong. He had served in various armies and was a very prestigious and capable man.

Just because he was seriously injured and his health remained poor after being rescued, and he could no longer go to the battlefield, the emperor transferred him back to the capital and joined the Ministry of War.

Because he was loyal to the emperor and was not attracted by the prince, he was originally suppressed by the Minister of War who belonged to the prince's line. After the rebellion, the emperor saw that he was flexible and resourceful, and he was very familiar with the situation in various places and the situation of the soldiers, so he sent him to prison.

He was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Now the eldest son of General Tao and Mrs. Tao is in the southwest, staying with the consort of Princess Shangde. Their youngest daughter is fifteen years old this year and is not yet married. Mrs. Tao's goal today is probably this little daughter named Tao Tao.

"Invite her in." Concubine Cen rubbed her brows and said.

After a while, a woman in her forties came in with a dozen little girls to pay her respects to Concubine Cen.

Concubine Cen raised her hand, looked at the little girl with a round face and round eyes, and asked knowingly: "This is..."

"This is my little daughter Tao Tao." Mrs. Tao smiled.

Tao Tao quickly stepped forward to greet Concubine Cen.

Although she is fifteen years old, Tao Tao still has some baby fat on her face and a bit of flesh on her body. When she smiles, her round eyes turn into crescents, and there is a small pear dimple on her face. She looks quite annoying.

Happy little girl.

Concubine Cen's first impression of her was very good.

She took Tao Tao and praised her sincerely, and gave her a greeting gift. Mrs. Tao and Tao Tao then sat down at her signal.

Although Mrs. Tao is the woman Tao Jian married out of town and is not from a wealthy family in the capital, she has been in Beijing with her husband for three or four years. Except for her accent which still has some foreign accents, in other aspects she is no different from a lady from a wealthy family in the capital.

.

Tao Tao came to Beijing at the age of eleven and was carefully brought up by her mother. She stayed in the capital for a few years and her speech and behavior were quite good, which made her impression of Concubine Cen even better.

"...I was thinking about the empress in my heart, but I was afraid of disturbing the peace of the empress, so I never dared to disturb her. No, we adults brought some earthen rituals from our hometown. We thought that the empress might not have tasted it, so we brought them to the empress.

Let’s have a taste.” This is how Mrs. Tao explained her intention.

She didn't mention Tao Tao's marriage at all. She only greeted Concubine Cen and her body and Xiao Lingyan's body, chatted for a few more words, and then left wisely.

Asking the young eunuch to send the two of them out, Concubine Cen smiled and said to Aunt Yu: "Look, this is a smart person. He only brought the girl to me to please me. When I really do it for Xiao Wu,

As a concubine, can I not choose the one I like?"

"It's not like the previous ones, who always praised how outstanding their girls were, but they even mentioned that they wanted to give Xiao Wu as a concubine. With a mother like this, no matter how beautiful the girl is and how virtuous she pretends to be, I can't

I can’t agree to it either.”

"That's right." Aunt Yu said with a smile, "Your Majesty is a sensible and kind-hearted mother-in-law. How can she not hope for her son's well-being and yet choose a troublemaker for the house, making the backyard of Prince Qi's house full of chaos every day? If so, Your Majesty.

I won’t agree either.”

"You see how capable Princess Qi is now. She made a farm tool in ten days and a half, and the emperor often sent rewards to Prince Qi's Mansion. If Prince Qi had a concubine to toss around all day long, and let Princess Qi take care of the backyard, it would be useless.

The best way is to calm down and make farm tools, and then the emperor may blame you."

Aunt Yu went to Prince Qi's Mansion twice and had a very good impression of Zhao Ruxi. On the surface, she was thinking of Concubine Cen, but on the inside she was still speaking for Zhao Ruxi.

In Aunt Yu's understanding, it is inevitable for the prince to take concubines, and it is impossible for her to persuade Concubine Cen not to take concubines for Xiao Lingyan. However, she advises Concubine Cen to be careful and pick two or three who are well-educated and sensible and understand the rules, and let Zhao Ruxi

When life is better, she can still do it.

Sure enough, Concubine Cen's expression froze when she heard Aunt Yu's words.

"If you don't tell me, I really didn't expect this." Concubine Cen was a little discouraged as soon as she got up.

But after much thought, Concubine Cen couldn't bear to leave the Tao family.

If her son accepted Tao Tao, would she still be afraid of potential threats like the Sixth Prince?

The emperor is in good health, and the sixth prince will eventually grow up. So what if Xiao Lingyan is made a prince? Wasn't the former prince killed by the third prince anyway?

After thinking for a while, Concubine Cen said: "I haven't seen Xiao Wu for a long time. You can ask him to come to the palace tomorrow so that we can have a good talk."

"As for Mrs. Tao, if she calls someone to ask you about my thoughts, tell her that I like her daughter very much. But Prince Qi is not in good health and he and the princess have not yet consummated their marriage. I hope they consummate their marriage.

I’m holding my eldest grandson.”

Aunt Jade lowered her head and responded: "Yes, my dear, I have remembered it."

Now that Xiao Lingyan was in good health, he had already begun to go to court. The next day after he came down from court, he went directly to Concubine Cen.

After greeting each other's bodies, Xiao Lingyan asked, "Concubine, why did you call me here?"

Concubine Cen told the story about Mrs. Tao and Tao Tao.

"Many people have come to visit us some time ago with their girls. Mom knows that you and Zhiwei are in a good relationship, and you haven't consummated your marriage yet, so naturally she won't send people in to disturb you and your young couple."

"But you know Tao Shangshu of the Ministry of War? In the past, the prince did not hesitate to win over him. Now it is rare for him to take the initiative to show his kindness. Moreover, the four girls in his family are beautiful, lively and cute. I think you can consider it after you consummate your marriage with Zhiwei.

one time."

"If you think it's okay, just give your mother a guarantee and I'll tell the Tao family everything. This will prevent Tao Shangshu from thinking that we won't accept his kindness and marrying the fourth girl out of anger."

As soon as Xiao Lingyan heard this, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by a cold expression.

"When I married Zhiwei, I told you that I would not take concubines. Do you still remember this? I still mean it now." He said calmly, "If anyone comes to you and says this, you will do it for me.
Chapter completed!