Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

"This time, I have to help Sister Xi to judge the selection. No matter what, I have to help you pick a good one..."

Well, this is the start of matchmaking for Nan Xi. Nan Xi couldn't resist Zhou Xinyuan's enthusiasm, and she thought that she still had the task of having children, so she would have to find another one sooner or later.

He casually said, "It doesn't matter what the family background is, at least she has to be good-looking and have good character."

After thinking about it, I added:

"It's best to be clean in body and mind. You can't have concubines, lovers, or anything like that before marriage, and naturally, you can't have them after marriage either."

Nan Xi estimated that this one point alone could screen out most of the noble young men in the capital.

After traveling through time for so long, she also knew that in ancient times, as long as a man had a little status and money, it was normal for him to have three wives and four concubines. And rich young men often had a concubine prepared for them as soon as they came of age.

This is also to prevent young men from being curious about matters between men and women and being seduced into brothels.

As expected, the Crown Princess was seen pondering, with a troubled look on her face:

"In this capital city, there are indeed some handsome young men...but this concubine is not clean..." Her eyes rolled around, obviously searching in her memory.

Suddenly, the Crown Princess' eyes lit up and she slammed her palm:

"Have it!"

Nan Xi was almost frightened and didn't understand why the Crown Princess was suddenly so excited.

"I have a half-brother from my mother's family. I wonder if you dislike him..." She was a little excited, searching for the right words as she spoke:

"I don't know how to describe it to you, he looks so... a..."

"A beauty of heaven!"

As if she felt that it was inappropriate to use such an idiom to describe a man, the Crown Princess hurriedly explained:

"It's not what his mother meant. It's just that my half-brother is indeed born with an extraordinary appearance. That's why he doesn't like to go out. Few people in the capital have seen him."

"My half-brother's background is not very good. His biological mother is from there...there," the Crown Princess said this with some embarrassment, and looked at Nan Xi worriedly, afraid that Nan Xi would despise her.

But he felt it was not good to hide it from Nan Xi, so he gritted his teeth and said:

"His biological mother was a courtesan in a brothel."

"Back then, my father's political enemies wanted to find something to hold against him, so they got him drunk and sent this courtesan to his bed. That's how I, his half-brother, came into being."

"So, my half-brother is not favored at home. He is a stain on my father's life."

Afraid that Nan Xi might misunderstand, she hurriedly explained:

"But he wasn't abused by his family. That courtesan was drugged before she was sent to my father's bed, so she passed away not long after giving birth to me, her half-brother."

"My father didn't assign him to any other concubine. He just asked the housekeeper to take care of him and make sure he had enough food and drink."

Or maybe her mother couldn't bear it, thinking that he was just a bastard without a mother. There were so many bastards in the house, so one more wouldn't make any difference.

However, since her husband disliked her, Zhou Xinyuan's mother didn't try to get too close to him. She had two legitimate sons and a legitimate daughter to worry about. At most, she would occasionally provide some financial support, send some things for expenses, and prevent the servants from bullying her too much.

"So naturally, my half-brother doesn't have any concubines, lovers, or anything like that. You can rest assured." The Crown Princess said with a smile:

"If you don't mind, I'll ask him to come to your house someday."

As he said this, he winked at her, as if to imply that she should send her brother to her doorstep and let Nan Xi do whatever he wanted.

Were the ancients so open-minded? Nan Xi was stunned when she heard this, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

Seeing Nan Xi remained silent, the Crown Princess thought she was disgusted and quickly added:

"Actually, my half-brother is quite intelligent, but he's not very well-educated and isn't very sociable. He enjoys gardening and usually works in the garden at home, and he does a great job."

"Today's flower viewing banquet, you see that pot of green calyx and delicate stamens, that pot of spring-intoxicated crabapple, that pot of black jade peony..."

All from his hands..."

Nan Xi recalled the pots of flowers that the Crown Princess mentioned, and they were indeed blooming more vigorously than the other flowers.

It can be seen that the flower grower really put his heart into it.

She didn't dislike the person the Crown Princess was talking about, but she felt a little embarrassed listening to the Crown Princess's endless introduction.

"Thank you for your concern, sister. I don't mean to dislike your brother. Your potted flowers are indeed well taken care of."

"It's just that I came here in a hurry today and haven't thought about my lifelong affairs yet. Sister, please let me think about it again..." As she said this, she lowered her head pretending to be shy.

Let’s just use the tactic of procrastination to deal with this hurdle today first.

The Crown Princess also realized that she had been too impatient. Anyway, finding out Nan Xi's feelings today was a big gain.

As for the matter of half-brother, little girls tend to be shy, so let this girl talk about it slowly.

Nan Xi was afraid that the Crown Princess would continue to matchmake for her, so she quickly brought up another matter.

"There's no rush about finding a son-in-law. I have another important matter to tell my sister." He said this while looking around.

When the Crown Princess heard this, her attention was instantly diverted.

She had a hunch that Nan Xi was talking about something important. So even though she had already dismissed her attendants, she still gestured to Nan Xi, stood up, and went to the outer room to check.

The Eastern Palace is also currently at the center of controversy, and in fact, various conspiracies and assassinations by spies are emerging one after another.

After making sure that no one was around, the Crown Princess said to Nan Xi:

"Sister, please speak."

Nan Xi: "Sister, you know, the reason why no one in the East Palace is pregnant is not actually your fault."

The Crown Princess was shocked: What?

Nan Xi said calmly, "Brother Crown Prince was given a sterilization drug, so unless there is a special method, he will never have any biological offspring in his lifetime."

"This...sister, how did you know? Is it accurate?" The Crown Princess' voice trembled.

If that's the case, then there will be big problems.

Once this issue is known to the court officials, the prince will be deposed soon, let alone ascend to that position.

Also, who did this cruel thing to the prince, and when?

In an instant, the Crown Princess's thoughts drifted away.

In fact, I already believed this statement in my heart.

After all, there are so many women in the Eastern Palace. Not only has she been infertile, but even the two concubines, three wives, and even Miss Azhu, who was recently brought back by the prince, have not been pregnant.

It’s just that the prince seemed to be in good health, so I never dared to think about it before.

Nan Xi said:

"It's true. I just discovered it accidentally when I met the Crown Prince last time." Nan Xi smiled bitterly.

"After all, I was poisoned by this very poison myself, so I am very familiar with the symptoms."

The Crown Princess was horrified: "Sister, you..."

"What, what should I do? Who is so cruel?" The news was too shocking, and I was at a loss for a moment.

She had previously wanted to let Nan Xi enter the East Palace to help raise the baby.

She had never expected that this poor girl would be sterilized by the same drug as her husband. She gave a bitter laugh, unable to tell who was more pitiful.