Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Ye Jintang and Liuli both have daughters, and when talking about arranging marriages for their daughters, their words are filled with reluctance.

"No matter how good my daughter is, she can't stay with me for many years. As long as I think about my daughter Zhuzhu marrying someone else and becoming someone's daughter-in-law and having to serve her parents-in-law, I feel uncomfortable as a mother. If possible, I really want to support my daughter Zhuzhu for life."

"That won't do. Zhuzhu has her own life. Maybe she already has someone she likes."

Ye Jintang comforted Liuli with a smile, and they just complained about this in private.

"Zhuzhu is a slow learner. She is obsessed with lotus flowers all day long. Her classmates in the academy asked her to go out and play but she refused to go out."

"That's great."

When Ye Jintang was talking to Liuli, he was thinking that he didn't know if An An had someone she liked. She was a few years older than Zhuzhu, and this was the age when she was just beginning to fall in love.

If she had someone she liked, she would be extremely curious about what kind of young man could win An An's favor.

After dinner in the evening, Ye Jintang talked to Xiao Mo about the children's marriage.

"Several ministers in the court did mention the prince's selection of a concubine. I asked Pingping about it and he didn't care."

"Huh? What do you mean by indifferent?"

"Pingping said he doesn't have anyone he likes, so it doesn't matter who he marries as the Crown Princess."

"Pingping has always been a strong-willed person since he was young. When they were young, I saw that he treated Zhuzhu well. At that time, I thought that they grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. It would be best for Zhuzhu to be his wife."

"Who would have thought that as he grew older, Pingping would become completely clueless about love and would be busy with government affairs all day long."

"This won't work either."

Xiao Mo was in a lot of trouble. He wanted Pingping to marry the Crown Princess, but he didn't want him to marry someone he didn't like and then treat her coldly and end up as a pair of resentful lovers.

"We have to find a way to make Pingping come to her senses. Otherwise, let Aunt Zhang pick a suitable maid for Pingping."

Xiao Mo thought about it for a long time and came up with this one trick.

"Forget it. If Pingping really has this idea, how could he not like any of the many maids serving him?"

"What should I do?"

"Let Pingping make his own decision on this matter. If he wants to choose a concubine, then he can choose one. If not, then he can wait another two years."

"Okay, we won't interfere in this matter. If Pingping can meet someone who truly likes him, then he is lucky. If he doesn't, then it means that his marriage destiny has not arrived yet."

Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo are very clear-headed when it comes to their children's marriages. Children have their own lives, and the less they interfere, the better.

As for Pingping, the future emperor, they did not require him to marry only one queen. As long as he was willing to have more concubines in his harem, they did not care.

Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo are definitely an open-minded pair of parents. They give the choice to their children.

They get to choose their own path forward, and no matter how sweet or bitter it gets, they have to walk it themselves.

The Crown Prince's marriage is a big deal, and all the ministers in the court will give their opinions.

The matter was even brought up for discussion at the morning court session. Most of the veteran ministers hoped that the Crown Prince would choose the Crown Princess according to the ancestral system, and that the candidate would be decided after layers of screening, and finally the Crown Prince himself would be allowed to choose the Crown Princess.

At first, Ye Jintang thought Pingping would object. After all, the two of them would have no emotional basis with each other for a Crown Princess chosen in this way.

But Pingping was very calm and agreed readily.

"Father, Mother, according to our ancestral system, I can build a prince's mansion after my wedding. I have thought that building a prince's mansion would take too much manpower and material resources. It would be better to choose a house in the capital and convert it into a prince's mansion. This way, I can save a lot of expenses."

Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang exchanged glances and nodded almost at the same time.

Xiao Mo thought that the prince would grow up in a few years, and he would give the throne to him, and he would travel around the world with his wife. The prince's mansion was just a transitional residence and there was no need to make it too luxurious.

Ye Jintang also said that he was very pleased to see Pingping being so frugal, and he would definitely become a good emperor in the future.

"That's fine too. Just take any house you like."

Xiao Mo was very generous. He wished Pingping could get married right now so that he could become the emperor.

After the morning court session, Ye Jintang specifically called Pingping to the warm room to inquire about the selection of the concubine.

"Pingping, this is your marriage, you really need to think it through and choose a concubine according to the ancestral system."

"Yes, anyway, I don't have anyone I particularly like, so let's just follow the ancestral rules."

"So do you want to choose only the Crown Princess or both concubines as well?"

When saying this, Ye Jintang was nervous. She really wanted Pingping to be like Xiao Mo and only choose one Crown Princess. However, she was also mentally prepared that Pingping had her own ideas and might not agree with Xiao Mo.

"Mother, for now I only want to choose the Crown Princess. As for the concubine, we can talk about it later."

"Well, that's fine."

There was really nothing Ye Jintang could teach Pingping when it came to relationships; he could only figure it out on his own.

According to the ancestral system, when the prince chooses a concubine, only girls from aristocratic families are selected. They will submit their portraits to the palace together. In the first round, those with ugly looks will be eliminated first, and then those with family backgrounds that do not match those of the prince's consort will be eliminated. Finally, ten looks will be left. Those with good family backgrounds will be allowed to enter the palace to meet Ye Jintang, and then the prince will make the final decision.

"The Empress's Ministry of Internal Affairs came to inquire. Miss Liu Yuexi's portrait was sent to the palace, and the internal service didn't know whether to keep it or not."

Ye Jintang was very familiar with the name Liu Yuexi. Firstly, she was An An's good friend and she often heard An An mention her. Secondly, the establishment of a female household could be carried out smoothly because she was almost wiped out by her relatives.

"Miss Liu sent herself to the palace?"

"It was sent in by the Liu family."

Ye Jintang nodded slightly. It seemed that the Liu family was still targeting Liu Yuexi. If she could enter the palace and become the Crown Princess, the Liu family, which had already begun to decline, could make a comeback.

"Stay, the girl's character is still fine."

"Yes."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs gave the ten selected portraits to Ye Jintang and Pingping for review.

Pingping was busy with things inside, so he just glanced at them and let them take away. He didn't even know the origins of the ten noble ladies who were left behind.

Ye Jintang, as a mother, was very careful and inquired about the family background and character of these girls.

When the day came for the Crown Prince to choose a concubine, only six noble ladies came, and the others were eliminated.

Ye Jintang had someone investigate secretly and found some of them who appeared to be good people on the surface but were actually cruel and violent in private, and some even had murdered people. She would never dare to let such women enter the palace to be queens.

The six noble ladies were all first-rate in appearance, family background, and character, and Ye Jintang liked them all very much.

Pingping, wearing a bright yellow prince's uniform, hurried to Wutong Palace.

He walked a little too fast, and the young eunuch behind him could hardly keep up.

"My son has met his mother."

As soon as Pingping entered the inner hall, he walked forward without looking around and saluted Ye Jintang first.

"You're finally here."

Ye Jintang looked at Pingping with a smile. Today she specially called Zhuzhu to see if Pingping was interested in Zhuzhu. She had always been optimistic about Zhuzhu.