Marrying Gold and Jade

The Queen passed away and the country observed a 27-day mourning period, so the Lantern Festival at the end of the year could not be celebrated.

After the seventh day, Concubine Rong, worried, called Concubine Xian over, and the two of them chatted behind closed doors.

"You said, now that the queen is gone, His Majesty is in his prime, so the choice of successor..."

There were only two women left in the harem. It was Concubine Rong who was temporarily in charge of the harem affairs these days, and Concubine Xian seemed to be much more relaxed.

"The crown prince is going to become a monk, so the selection of the successor will inevitably be linked to the crown prince."

Yes, seven days after the Queen’s death, another major event happened: the Prince became a monk.

Perhaps because he had lost his wife and mother in succession, and his sister had threatened that they would never see each other again, the prince could not bear it for a moment, so he found a small temple where no one knew him, and became a monk.

Now that the position of crown prince is vacant, it must be decided among the five existing princes.

The virtuous concubine was not worried at all. She knew that the affairs of the six palaces had not been handed over to her for the time being. More importantly, her sons were twins and could not inherit the throne, so she did not have to worry at all.

"My two sons are unlucky anyway. Sister, why not ask the second son to try his luck and become the master of the Forbidden City in the future?"

Rong Fei immediately glared at her and said, "You and I have been sisters for thirty years. You should know that I have the same idea as you. I am just waiting for my son to be crowned as a king, and then I will go to live a peaceful life as a concubine when I am old enough."

"Besides..." She paused as she spoke, and quickly lowered her voice, "Besides, they went to their fiefdom when they were 20 years old, and they have been enjoying a good life for many years. How can they fight those two freaks when they return to the palace?"

The two "freaks" mentioned by Concubine Rong are naturally Xu Jinxuan and Mingyuan. There were previous rumors that the prince gave up the throne because he felt he was no match for these two.

When mentioning them, Concubine Xian also looked embarrassed, and said: "Back then, I complained about the difficulty in giving birth to the twins, but now it's convenient. I can go to whoever's fief I want, and I can switch places when I'm unhappy."

Sisters do not share the same joys and sorrows, and Rong Fei just thought she was noisy.

After the national mourning on the 27th, the empress was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the power to temporarily manage the six palaces was still in the hands of Rong Fei. She immediately took the opportunity to say: "The harem is deserted now, and Your Majesty has not held a general election for many years. Why not take this opportunity to accept a group of new people into the palace."

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life. It is a good time to have children for the royal family!"

Emperor Xianzhen heard two key points from these words: First, Concubine Rong did not want to be the next empress.

Second, she didn't want her son to be the crown prince.

Regarding the election, Emperor Xianzhen rubbed his brows and said: "I am old. The more I see young girls, the older I feel."

Regarding Rong Fei's second worry, he added: "Recently, I often think of the time when the children were young. I remember the time when the second child failed to climb onto the horse's back and fell off, dislocating his arm. After that, he refused to ride a horse again."

Rong Fei's eyes rolled. How could she not understand what he said? It was obvious that he looked down on her son.

But she immediately held her breath, fearing that Emperor Xianzhen would have another "but".

"The second prince has been a real playboy since he was young. He only knows how to enjoy himself and doesn't care about state affairs. Oh..." Rong Fei racked her brains and almost counted how many times the second prince had intoxicated himself since he was young.

In terms of ambition and character, Emperor Xianzhen naturally knew that the fifth and seventh brothers were far superior to their older brothers.

But everything has two sides. It's not good if they are too angry and too obsessed.

On this day, Emperor Xianzhen summoned Lin Yu after a long absence.

In just one month, he lost his wife and eldest child one after another. The man who originally still had a "childlike innocence" now seemed to have aged twenty years.

"When did your brother leave the palace?"

When the emperor spoke, Lin Yu replied, "Just a few days ago, the Lu case was already settled, so it's not appropriate for my brother to stay in the palace."

"You haven't had an easy time these days."

Even the prince has asked to become a monk. The conflict between Xu Jinxuan and Mingyuan has long been on the verge of breaking out, and they have used many schemes to fight for her.

Lin Ji gave her some advice before leaving the palace. She even stopped Master Shen once and asked him to show her a way out.

The two of them just happened to have the same idea.

Lin Yu knelt down in front of Emperor Xianzhen and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

Emperor Xianzhen actually had plans in place long ago, and Lin Yu happened to need a favor from him, so the two of them hit it off immediately.

"Since you have come to me for help, it means that in your heart, my two sons are equally important."

"I am optimistic about them and intend to choose one of them as the heir, but before that, they need to hand in a test paper for me to judge."

After listening to his entire plan, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh that he was the emperor after all. It seemed that as long as he got rid of those family affairs trapped by love, his wisdom would be extraordinary.

"Whether or not a candidate is finally chosen, as long as I am in power, I can protect you."

Lin Yu agreed.

She would never lose anything by working for the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The whole process is very simple. She only needs to take turns to get along with each person for three days, and no one can interfere within these three days.

According to seniority, Xu Jinxuan's turn is first.

It is already February now, and Lin Yu has long taken off her heavy palace dress, and her figure looks a lot lighter.

As soon as he was dragged into the main hall of Chonghua Palace, his waist tightened, his body lightened, and he was lifted onto the table.

"Can you……"

Xu Jinxuan didn't even give her the chance to question him and kissed her passionately on the lips.

It should be said that it was very convenient for her to sit on the table. Her body was elevated, so Xu Jinxuan didn't have to lower his head.

During this month, Lin Yu's love poison had also broken out. Ming Yuan had fed her blood several times, but he just refused to let her out to find Xu Jinxuan.

Xu Jinxuan pressed her down and kissed her thoroughly. The two of them pressed together, panting heavily. Lin Yu's body had already softened, and her chin rested on his shoulder.

"What are you trying to do?" The man's voice was in his ear, almost biting Lin Yu's earlobe, "Do you think that after three days of being together, you can be together with whoever you choose?"

Xu Jinxuan and Mingyuan were told that after six days, the emperor would grant Lin Yu a marriage to whomever she chose.

But what was required of Lin Yu was to convince the two of them to give up on himself.

The person in front of him was Xu Jinxuan, so even if Lin Yu had prepared a speech, it would be futile in front of him.

This is Xu Jinxuan after all.

"If you don't choose me, I'll kill anyone you marry and I'll take you back even if I have to."

Their ears were rubbing against each other, but the man's hand was on the back of her neck. Both his words and actions revealed the threat that Lin Yu was familiar with.

"Don't forget, you have a love poison in your body, you can't leave me."

In the past, Lin Yu would have refuted, scolded and hit him after hearing such words, but today was different. She did not say anything for a long time.

It lasted so long that Xu Jinxuan realized something was wrong. He pinched her cheek and asked, "Why don't you speak?"

Lin Yu turned sixteen in the new year. She seemed more beautiful than when she first met him, and her beautiful features added a touch of feminine charm.

She stared at him seriously and said, "Can you please let me be the master for once?"