If not abolished

The people who came back told Zhu Zhanji in detail what they had found out.

The prince's uncle's family is quite powerful in Yongcheng, and they have tried to curry favor with many officials. However, the prince's uncle still knows his limits. He will never agree to anything illegal and disorderly, and he is considered to be law-abiding. His family members are also strictly controlled, and they have not encroached on the people's fertile land or plundered their wealth. If there is any movement, it is probably that the wife of the Earl of Pengcheng has been paying attention to talented and beautiful women in Yongcheng in the past two years. However, the wife of the Earl of Pengcheng is in the capital, so this matter is handed over to her daughter-in-law Zhang Chen.

"You are really well prepared. I wonder if my good aunt has found a woman who is both talented and beautiful." Zhu Zhanji looked at him with half-squinted eyes.

"This……"

"What? Don't tell me that you didn't find out after all this trip?"

"I did hear a rumor, but I don't know whether it's true or not." The man hesitated for a while.

Zhu Zhanji urged: "What rumor? Tell me."

"It is said among the families of officials of Yongcheng that the wife of the emperor's brother-in-law has recently found a young lady who is both talented and beautiful, but no one has seen her, so it is unknown whether it is true or not."

"When you were investigating these matters, did you find that the King's wife had any connection with the Sun family, the chief clerk of Yongcheng?" Zhu Zhanji was afraid that he had not investigated thoroughly, so he mentioned the Sun family.

The man was shocked: "Your Highness is very good at predicting things. There is indeed a Madam Sun who is close to the wife of the emperor's uncle, and it seems that the Sun family has a girl who is about the same age as Your Highness."

“Have you found out how these two families knew each other?” Zhu Zhanji had a feeling that this matter was not simple, so he wanted to see whether the marriage he had always thought to be a heaven-sent marriage in his previous life was destined by heaven or a human calculation.

"The details are not very detailed. I only heard that the two ladies met during a Buddhist ceremony, and later met at various banquets for officials' families. They hit it off right away and became close friends."

After hearing this, Zhu Zhanji snorted coldly: "This one is from Zouping and the other is from Yongcheng. They can worship Buddha together. What a fate they have."

"Is there anything else? The uncle's family wouldn't go to great lengths to find someone, and they would only pick one person from the Sun family in Yongcheng. If they don't find the right one, it would be unsafe."

"Your Highness is right. The King's uncle's family naturally didn't know about the selection of this one. It is said that there are some other daughters from eunuchs' families. Once selected, they will all be trained and screened one by one."

"That's amazing! It's not even time for the talent show yet. The prince's uncle's family has already prepared so many people. What a good plan." Zhu Zhanji's tone became increasingly cold.

"Go back to Yongcheng and investigate this matter. The more details the better. Send me a letter if you have any questions."

"I obey your command." The man bowed and went out.

Yongcheng, Sun family.

"Madam, please find out whether this matter is reliable or not." Zhubu Sun and his wife were whispering in the house.

Madam Sun swore, "How can it be unreliable? That's the Crown Princess's mother's family, a true royal family, so how can the news that comes out be wrong?"

Sun Zhubu still looked worried, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

Madam Sun looked at his timid appearance and could not help getting angry: "As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger. If I am as cautious as you for most of my life, what's the point? After so many years, you are still a chief clerk. You don't want to make progress, and now you want to stop my daughter and me from becoming rich and famous. Let me tell you, I have promised the wife of the emperor's uncle that I will send my daughter to the emperor's uncle's mansion in a few days."

"Madam..." Master Sun couldn't help but sigh.

Sun Ruoji was sitting in the room embroidering.

The maidservant standing by looked at her mistress who didn't seem anxious at all and hesitated to speak.

"Just say whatever you want to say." Sun Ruoji put down the embroidery frame and looked at her.

"Miss, why are you so surprised?"

"It's a bit too early to be happy now since we haven't even started yet."

"But Madam has already agreed to let the young lady go to the Prince's Mansion. When the time comes, she will just have to go to the selection. With her looks, she will definitely be the Imperial Concubine! And the young lady didn't even react." Xia Lian's eyes lit up.

"You show your emotions on your face, which is too unstable." It was impossible to say that Sun Ruoji had no reaction at all. She had no idea how many times she had been happy in her heart, but she still had to look calm, so that she would have a greater chance of being selected.

"Well, since we are leaving soon, let's tell mother that we are going to the neighborhood to buy some things."

"So we can go out now." Xia Lian was so happy that she almost jumped up.

"Girl, be more steady." Sun Ruoji shook her head.

"Understood."

Sun Ruoji took a carriage to the most prosperous street in Yongcheng.

"Boss, are all the most fashionable materials here?"

"Oh, young lady, why are you here in person? This way, I'll take you there in person. This is the style that the ladies and young ladies in the city like now. Please feel it, the material is very good." The shopkeeper picked it up and showed it to Sun Ruoji.

Sun Ruoji reached out and touched it. "The material is good. Let's take all of them."

"Okay. I'll pack it up for you and send it to your house later." The shopkeeper was very happy.

Sun Ruoji was walking on the street when a fortune teller suddenly bumped into him.

"How do you walk? You're bumping into people." Fortunately, Xia Lian supported her.

"Xia Lian, are you okay, old man?" Sun Ruoji asked quickly after steadying himself.

The man was leaning on a cane and seemed to be blind.

"I am fine, is there anything wrong, young lady?"

"I don't have anything to do either, so we'll leave first."

"Wait, I think the girl and I are destined to be together. If you don't want to give me advice, can you let me tell you a fortune for you?"

"This……"

"I think the girl has a valuable opportunity recently, but it is not a good time and it is not advisable for her to leave home." The man said and touched his beard.

"What are you talking about? My lady is..."

"Sir, could you please explain it more clearly?" Sun Ruoji interrupted Xia Lian.

The man pondered for a long time, "The girl's fate is extremely precious, but this year is indeed not a good time to travel far away. There may be disasters. If you wait for a year, your wish will come true."

"Besides waiting, is there no other solution?" Sun Ruoji asked hurriedly.

"There is no better way. If you don't believe me, you can leave home. Your fate is such that you can't leave this small city of Yongcheng. You have great wealth and honor in the future. It depends on whether you want to be rich and prosperous for a lifetime or just for a short time."

"Of course...thank you for your advice, sir."

"I have one more word for you, young lady. Don't be greedy and reckless, and you will live a safe life." After the man said that, he turned around and left.

"Miss, can you trust what this man says? Is he trying to fool people?"

"It doesn't look fake, so I'd rather believe it than not."

"But we are leaving in a few days, and my wife has already agreed to marry the emperor's uncle. What should we do?"

"Go back first, I'll think of a solution."

three days later.

"How could she suddenly develop an emergency out of nowhere? How did you take care of the young lady?" Madam Sun rushed to her daughter's yard in a hurry. The servants knelt on the ground, and none of them dared to speak.

"Mother, please don't blame them. My daughter's illness came on suddenly. Cough, cough, cough."

"My darling, please lie down quickly." When Mrs. Sun saw her daughter wake up, she hurried to the bedside and helped her lie down.

"As for the matter of going to the Prince's Mansion, I'm afraid..."

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. You should take good care of yourself first and we can deal with other things later." Mrs. Sun tucked in the quilt for her.

"Ma'am, the medicine is here."

Madam Sun personally fed Sun Ruoji the medicine and watched her fall asleep before leaving.

When Sun Zhubu returned home and heard that his daughter was sick, he was anxious and went to see her immediately.

"Master, it's so late. My daughter has gone to bed. Let's go tomorrow." Mrs. Sun stopped him.

When Sun Zhubu heard what his wife said, he also realized, "That's right, that's right."

"Oh, I didn't expect that something like this would happen when I was about to die?" Mrs. Sun sighed.

Sun Zhubu comforted him, "This... maybe our family is not destined to be extremely rich, so forget it."

"If we miss it this time, there's always next time. It's not completely hopeless." Mrs. Sun said after thinking for a while.

"My daughter is already in this state, and Madam doesn't think about how to take good care of her. Instead, she's still thinking about next time. It's really...really..." When Sun Zhubu heard her words, he was so angry that he couldn't say a word.

"Really? What's wrong with me? I will naturally take good care of my daughter, but I am also telling the truth. With our daughter's talent and beauty, do you want her to stay in the small city of Yongcheng for the rest of her life? I tell you, it's impossible. I asked someone to calculate it. Our Ji'er, that's the fate of an imperial concubine or even the future queen. Don't make sarcastic remarks here."

"If you're like that, you can just say it at home, but don't tell anyone outside. If someone hears it, our family will be in big trouble."

"Of course I know."

"You are simply insane."

"When I become the father-in-law of the emperor, I'll see if you can thank me properly."

"I can't argue with you. I'm going to the study."

"Master~" Mrs. Sun was very disappointed.