Chapter 39 The world is awake
“I usually stay in the palace and don’t know much about the outside world. How can I know which girl is good? We can’t delay Brother Yu. Mrs. Wu from the Earl’s Palace of Yongchang every spring and autumn Polo matches will be held every season, and Lord Bianjing’s official family members will almost always take their children there. Spring is about to begin, and then my sister-in-law can take Brother Yu to play." Concubine Zhu said with a smile.
"My empress is also in Bianjing anyway, so I have heard of her. I have been in Quanzhou these years, so how do I know which girl in Bianjing is good?" Mrs. Sun said with a smile.
Zhao Xing's eyes flashed slightly, as if he understood his aunt's intention.
My uncle mentioned his cousin's marriage before, with a bit of anger in his tone. It was obvious that the couple had quarreled over this matter.
But Sun, who had been biting his tongue, suddenly relented after meeting his mother, and implicitly meant to ask Concubine Zhu to help select the person.
There are two possibilities for Sun to do this. One is to ask Concubine Zhu to help find a high-ranking family.
The other is to leave Zhu Jingyu's marriage decision to Concubine Zhu, and let Concubine Zhu use it to win the marriage.
Zhao Xing felt that the latter was the most likely. After all, he was the only son in the official family, and the throne was destined to be his from his birth.
There are naturally many people in the world who want to take advantage of others, and there must be some high-ranking families who want to marry into the Zhu family.
If it was just to choose a high-ranking sect, there was no need to ask Concubine Zhu for help.
It’s just that Concubine Zhu was a political novice and didn’t understand her sister-in-law’s intentions at all.
"That's what my aunt said. Concubine, please help my aunt to find out when you get back." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Concubine Zhu did not think much after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law has already spoken, so naturally I have to help, but sister-in-law can't put all her hope in me. Madam Wu will do it as I said before. My sister-in-law will also go and see the polo club.”
“Well, I’ll take Yu’er to see it then.” Mrs. Sun nodded.
"Your Highness, Yuan'er and Yan'er were studying in Quanzhou Academy before. Now they have come to Bianjing. Their academic problems have not been solved yet. Do you think you can..."
"Uncle."
Zhao Xing heard this He knew what Zhu Shiquan was going to say, so he quickly interrupted him with a smile and said: "The studies of the two cousins cannot be delayed. The court has regulations that officials of fifth rank and above can send an heir to study in the Imperial College. I will meet you when I return to the palace. I asked my father for a decree to let both cousins go to the Imperial College to study."
Zhu Shiquan had a smile on his face at first, but his smile froze after hearing this.
Just as he was about to say something, Mrs. Sun said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Auntie, you're welcome. We're all a family, so it's not a big deal."
Zhao Xing smiled, looked at his uncle and said, "Uncle can just ask the two cousins to go to the Imperial College tomorrow. By the way, Where is the eldest cousin? Do you want to go to the Imperial College to study? "
He understood Zhu Shiquan's idea, which was just to let Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jingyan study in the palace.
But as his mother's family, the Zhu family's status alone is extraordinary.
If he lets two cousins from the Zhu family enter the palace to accompany him to study, it will be too much favor.
It’s okay for my uncle to be sober, but he’s a little confused.
If Zhao Xing agrees, there will probably be more people coming to give him gifts to curry favor with him.
The reaction of his aunt just now further confirmed his guess. This aunt is a smart person.
Seeing Zhao Xing’s direct determination, Zhu Shiquan opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
His original intention was to have his two sons enter the palace to study with him, and then let his daughter be Zhao Xing's concubine.
Now that Zhao Xing said this, he couldn't say anything else.
Hearing this, Zhu Jingyu cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, but this year's provincial examination is about to begin. I plan to prepare for the examination at home and will not go to the Imperial College." "Brother Yu, are you sure this time?" Zhu Guifei? Hearing this, he expressed concern.
Although my nephew failed the exam, he can still be an official, but if he can be named on the gold medal list, it will also be a matter of honor for the ancestors.
Only those who have passed the national examination will be awarded the gold list. But if you want to participate in the national examination, you must pass the provincial examination.
"There are many talented people in the world, but my nephew doesn't have much confidence." Zhu Jingyu said.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing’s affection for this cousin doubled. Let’s not talk about his knowledge. He knew that there was a cousin who was about to be canonized as a prince. He could become an official even if he did not pass the imperial examination, and he still had to take the imperial examination. There is no difference in xinxing.
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At noon, Zhao Xing and his mother had lunch at Zhu's house, chatted for a while, and then left.
Before leaving, Zhao Xing told his uncle that as an admonishment official, he was an official and should have less contact with officials in the DPRK.
When Zhu Shiquan heard this, he didn't think much about it and agreed with a smile.
Zhao Xing knew when he saw this that he didn't listen, but he wasn't worried that he didn't understand. After all, there was a smart aunt here who would definitely like him later.
It would be okay if his uncle could restrain himself, but if he still could not restrain himself, he could only think of other ways.
Zhu Shiquan led his family at the door and watched the imperial army escorting the carriage away before entering the house.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Shiquan said displeasedly: "My original intention was to let Yuan'er and Yan'er come to the palace to study with me. Your Highness didn't understand what I meant. Why are you just saying thank you?"
"Sir, do you really think His Highness doesn't understand? We are far away in Quanzhou and have heard that His Highness is extremely intelligent. Can Your Highness not understand what the official is thinking? If Your Highness doesn't understand, why did you interrupt the official before he finished speaking? What did the officials say?" asked Sun.
"Impossible!" Zhu Shiquan didn't believe it: "It's a trivial matter to accompany you to the palace for reading. I am His Highness's biological uncle. How could His Highness not agree?"
"Since the officials know that it is Why doesn't His Highness's uncle know how to avoid suspicion? If someone comes to give you a gift, the officials will accept it. If any of these people do something, will the officials help?" said Sun.
"Giving gifts to others is just a normal interaction. What are you doing with this?" Zhu Shiquan said with some displeasure.
“Why didn’t anyone give you gifts before Your Highness was born? And the gifts given were far beyond normal exchanges. Officer, His Highness’s words before leaving were to remind you to stay away from you. People in the court come and go. If you don't restrain yourself, it's hard to say how much love you will have between uncle and nephew. It's hard to think about it now."
After Mrs. Sun finished speaking, she left directly.
Zhu Shiquan's expression changed when he heard this. In his mind, it was not a big deal to accept some gifts.
Of course, this has something to do with the fact that those people gave generous gifts and he was really reluctant to refuse them.
Sun had told him several times before, but he didn't take it seriously at all.
But when he thought of what Zhao Xing said when he just left, he couldn't help but wonder, does Zhao Xing really care?
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When Zhao Xing returned to the palace, he separated from his mother. He came to Longtuge to ask for an audience with his father, and told him about the arrangement for two cousins from his uncle's family to go to the Imperial College to study.
This was just a trivial matter, so the officials would naturally not refuse and directly asked Eunuch Liu to send someone to the Imperial College to inform him.
"Father, you should know about my uncle, why did you transfer him to Bianjing and give him a high position?" Zhao Xing hesitated and asked his doubts.
The official smiled when he heard this and asked: "Do you think your uncle's matter is serious?"
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