Chapter 730 Draft
Early the next morning, Mrs. Zhuo finished her meal, handed over the housework at home to Aunt Ren, and hurried to Chu's house.
After receiving the information, Ms. Zeng had a look of hatred on her face and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you can do as you wish. Don't worry about the Zeng family. We can't just do it for the sake of the Zeng family's reputation." Don’t care about the life and death of Tian’s family.”
Then he said, "The person you sent went to the Yamen and told Brother Ran that Zeng Ning went to find him, and asked him to send someone to take Zeng Ning directly back to Zeng's family temple, not to Zeng's family temple. It’s embarrassing for me to be in the capital.”
Zeng gritted his teeth and said the last four words.
Zhuo nodded her head.
She stayed in the Chu residence and had lunch with Mrs. Zeng before returning to Prince Anjun's mansion. As soon as she returned to the mansion, she called a housekeeper who knew Mrs. Tian's family and told her to go to Tuanghuaicheng. By the way, he told the lady in charge of Mrs. Zeng’s instructions.
The lady in charge thought about it carefully in her heart, and then left with a heavy expression on her face.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued another decree. All officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital, and families with girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who were not engaged and had not left the government, could participate in the palace draft.
This is the emperor's first draft since he ascended the throne.
This was big news, and it was also a big bomb. It exploded instantly all over the capital, knocking out many people's heads.
There are many families who want to curry favor with the royal family. They have girls of the right age who have just gotten engaged, and they all regret it.
Mrs. Liao regretted it.
Miss Liao Qi, the legitimate daughter of Mr. Liao Ge, is exactly fourteen years old this year. She is old enough, beautiful, and talented. She is enough to be the emperor's concubine.
It's a pity that a few years ago, the Liao family betrothed her to the fourth young master of the Dou family.
Although the Dou family of the Marquis of Guangji Mansion has a higher status than the Liao family, Miss Liao Qi still married high, but there is no comparison between the Dou family and the royal family.
The fourth young mistress of the Dou family competes with the emperor's concubines for status, and they can kill them in a matter of minutes.
Not to mention the fourth young lady of the Hou family, even the eldest lady of the Dou family had to kneel down and kowtow in salute when she saw the emperor's concubine.
What's more, based on Mr. Liao Ge's current status, if his legitimate daughter was sent to the palace, she would at least be able to gain the position of fourth concubine.
When Mrs. Liao thought about it, because Miss Liao Qi got married early, she had missed an opportunity to sit on the position of the fourth concubine, and she regretted that she could not sleep all night.
This is not a simple position of fourth concubine.
The queen has been married for several years, but she has not been able to give birth to a legitimate son for the emperor. Maybe her family Liao Qi will give birth to a son after entering the palace. In the future, her great-nephew may still be the emperor of Dasheng.
If the nephew of the Liao family becomes the emperor, the Liao family will at least be granted the title of Duke.
That was a major event to honor our ancestors.
However, just because Liao Qi was married, such a good opportunity was missed. It was such a pity, it was really such a pity.
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Mrs. Liao feels distressed. When she thought that her granddaughter had missed an opportunity to be called a royal concubine, her heart ached with pain.
For several days, I didn't eat, couldn't sleep, and stayed in bed all night, tossing and turning.
Finally, three days later, Mrs. Liao couldn't sit still anymore, called Mr. Liao Ge, and quietly discussed with him about going to Dou's house to break off the engagement.
As long as the marriage between Liao Qi and the fourth young master of the Dou family is canceled, Liao Qi will be eligible to enter the palace draft.
Mr. Liao Ge stared at his mother in disbelief, "Mother, our Liao family is from a scholarly family. How could we do such a thing? I don't agree. Let's not talk about whether the seventh girl can sit on the throne after entering the palace. For her position, let’s talk about entering the palace draft. Just because Qi Yatou has broken off the engagement, the palace will not accept her.”
If the girl's family has broken off the marriage, there will be stains on her body. If you dare to send someone with stains to the palace, isn't this asking for death? What is it?
Mrs. Liao's face froze, as if she had not thought of this. After being pointed out by her son, she was silent for a while, and then said cautiously, "How about we hide it, and wait until Qi Yatou takes down the emperor? In the future, even if he is the emperor, I know, it’s probably not a big deal.”
If a man's heart is captured by a woman, he will not listen to her in everything. What's more, her seventh girl only broke off the engagement, not got married, as long as the person is given to the emperor intact.
Afterwards, even if the emperor knew it, what would he do to Qi Yatou?
Mrs. Liao only thought about the good things. After those things were exposed, the Liao family would be convicted and the bad things would collapse in an instant. She subconsciously suppressed them in her heart and did not think about them.
Liao Ge looked at his mother with a very strange look, which made Mrs. Liao almost lose her temper. Then he said, "Mom, do you know the consequences of deceiving the emperor?"
Seeing Mrs. Liao's face turn pale for an instant, he said again, "That is a serious crime of confiscating your home and being exiled."
Then, with a tired look on his face, he said earnestly, "Our Liao family, starting from our grandfather, has always been upright and upright. We will never sell our daughter for the sake of our future."
"Mom, do you know where the harem is? It's the dragon's pond and the tiger's den, it's the wolf's den. The seventh girl is also your granddaughter after all. How could you have the heart to send her to the wolf's den to be eaten alive? ?”
"Qi Yatou is very simple and has no scheming. She is lucky to be married to the fourth young master of the Dou family. Several generations of the Dou family live together and live in harmony. There has never been any intrigue. When things happen, Qi Yatou will definitely be happy if she marries into the Dou family.”
But in the harem, I'm afraid that not even a single bone will be left if Qi Yatou enters it within a month.
Mrs. Liao looked decadent, like a defeated rooster, and said feebly, "I just mentioned it, and I didn't intend to actually send her to the palace. This matter ends here, and you don't want to tell anyone. , just pretend that we didn’t say anything just now.”
She was worried that Mr. Liao Ge would tell Mrs. Liao about this, and Mrs. Liao would come to make trouble with her.
If this matter breaks out and the Dou family knows about it, Mrs. Liao will be embarrassed to see anyone.
On weekdays, she relies on the fact that she is the elder of the pavilion and his mother, relying on her elders at home, bullying her daughter-in-law, and treating her grandchildren and daughters-in-law harshly. For the sake of their reputation of filial piety, the younger generation has to swallow this in their stomachs and dare not say a word.
But she didn't care at all about this matter. If Mrs. Liao knew about it and got hold of her, Mrs. Liao wouldn't cause an uproar. It would be strange if someone found out.
Ever since Mrs. Liao Jingtang was driven out of the Liao family's house in disguise by Mrs. Liao, Mrs. Liao hated Mrs. Liao very much.
On the surface, Mrs. Liao is still very filial to Mrs. Liao, but in fact, Mrs. Liao is no longer as respectful to Mrs. Liao as before.
Although filial, respectful and respectful, it is a lot lighter.
(End of chapter)