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Chapter 309 Erchen thinks Xu's daughter and Eleven Lang are a good match (second update)

Chapter 307

"Madam, the officials said they are coming to pay your respects. Yu Jia has already entered the yard..." The Empress Dowager Xiang, who was admiring a spring jasmine branch that was picked by someone, suddenly heard a rush of footsteps and reports.

"The officials are here at this time?" The Queen Mother looked up at the sky, and then stood up after being slightly taken aback.

After a short time, Zhao Xu, a young emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe, appeared outside the gate of the palace. When he saw the Queen Mother standing on the steps and looking at him with a smile, Zhao Xu quickly took two steps. Then he stepped forward and saluted. "The son has seen the queen mother."

"The officials don't need to be too polite. The Ai family hasn't seen the officials for almost ten days. Well, it seems to be a bit taller." The queen mother stretched out her hand to support Zhao Xu with a calm face, and looked at him a few times. With a smile behind his eyes, he said.

"Mother, son-in-law is really busy these days, it's really a sin not to come to pay respects to mother every day..." Zhao Xu explained with a embarrassed smile.

"Okay, Aijia just said casually, since you are the emperor of Song Dynasty, of course you must put state affairs first..."

While talking, he entered the hall, looking at the big copper stove in front of the couch in the hall, Zhao Xu couldn't help showing a smile on his face. "The queen mother is used to this stove?"

Pulling Zhao Xu to sit in front of the copper stove, he nodded happily to the Queen Mother and replied. "Well, speaking of it, this thing is really a hundred times stronger than that carbon basin. It doesn't smudge people's eyes at all, and there is no dust. Ai's throat problem has never happened all winter..."

"That's good. I think the Queen Mother doesn't know yet, but this thing was made by a blacksmith under the guidance of Mr. Wushan, a strange man."

The queen mother's expression moved slightly, and she smiled authentically. "Mr. Wu Shan, could it be that Wang Wushan who presented the Yuanyou printing technique to His Majesty at His Majesty's Qianqiu birthday banquet the day before yesterday? This Mr. Wu Shan, mother has heard his name for a long time..."

The Empress Dowager Xiang was chatting with Zhao Xu, but in his heart he kept speculating about Zhao Xu's purpose for coming here. After all, although he was the Empress Dowager, he was not the birth mother of the Son of Heaven. It was on the side of the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao.

After Zhao Xu, the emperor, came to his place, except for a few greetings, there was almost nothing extra to say, unlike today, he was rambling.

After the two chatted without saying a word for a long time, Empress Dowager Xiang saw the eunuch's figure peeking out of the door. Knowing that the arrangements were in place, she pointed to the outside of the house with a smile. "Guan family, the sun is warm today. I wonder if Guan family would like to take an old lady like me for a walk outside."

"This is the honor of my son, mother, please..." Zhao Xu laughed and stood up to invite.

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As the head wife of Emperor Shenzong, Emperor Xiang is currently the second-highest-ranking woman in the Song Dynasty palace, besides the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao.

Therefore, the courtyard she lived in was naturally not small, walking side by side with Zhao Xu and talking at the same time, after a short time, the two of them suddenly heard the sound of a young woman reading in their ears.

He seemed to notice the expression on Zhao Xu's face and explained to the Queen Mother with a smile. "The officials must also know that many of our officials have been transferred to various places. Because the location is remote and difficult to travel, most of your family members stay in Beijing..."

"But I went to the Imperial College to accept the children of eunuchs to study, so that their parents can rest assured of their children's studies..."

My son is studying in various schools of the Imperial College, but there are still many daughters, what should I do?Since the time of Song Taizong, the empress began to set up women's schools in the palace, allowing the daughters of those officials' families to enroll.

Not only to teach them to read and write, but also the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Of course, women's red, embroidery and so on will also be taught.Moreover, through long-term observation, we can understand the dispositions of the daughters of these official families, and choose their lovers from them for the emperor to choose.

"...Aijia's place is naturally better than that of the Empress Dowager, but there are also a few smart, dignified and gentle people. I wonder if the officials are interested in going to see them?" Speaking of this, The queen mother continued to move forward without stopping.

Zhao Xu naturally nodded and followed the steps towards the Queen Mother in that direction.Not long after, they came to the outside of a room. Through the bamboo curtain, one could see at least seven or eight young women from official families reading a book under the guidance of a female official. What they were reading was "Women's Training" .

"Does the official want to go in and take a look?" Seeing that Zhao Xu seemed to be quite interested, the Queen Mother couldn't help but feel happy, but it didn't reveal anything on the surface, but her voice became more and more benign.

"Then, there will be the mother-in-law..." After Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, he nodded with a very touched expression and replied.

There are a total of nine young girls between the ages of 11 and 15 in this clean and bright room, and four of them are currently 14 and a half years old or more than 14 years old.

Every woman looks beautiful and dignified, but when they heard that the emperor and the empress dowager were coming, they couldn't help being a little excited, but after a short period of commotion, they quickly suppressed their excitement and walked towards the empress dowager who entered the room. The empress and the emperor saluted.

And the queen mother introduced the family background and age of these girls to Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu didn't have the slightest bit of displeasure on his face, and nodded slightly while listening.

And his eyes are more on two of the girls, one is the daughter of the Wang family whom the eleventh man Zhao Ji is looking for, and the other 14 and a half year old daughter of the Xu family is not only beautiful but also beautiful. Shengxue, with bright eyes and white teeth, and an extremely sweet voice.

Seeing that Zhao Xu's eyes had been wandering between the Wang's daughter and Xu's daughter, Queen Mother Xiang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and was secretly proud.

Although the Empress Dowager had more resources, who could have imagined that the Emperor would actually choose two beloved men from his own place.

Zhao Xu soon left the room together with the Queen Mother, and after a little commotion in the room, the girls finally regained their tranquility and continued to study under the guidance of the female officer.

And the queen mother who led the emperor back to the hall again asked directly. "The official family is getting older now, it's time to get married. I don't know what the official family thinks of those girls. If there is someone who is interested, you might as well talk to the Ai family..."

"Thank you, Queen Mother. I think the daughter of the Xu family is good..." Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel happy and directly stated his goal.

"Of course there is no problem, but just now, I think the officials seem to be paying attention to another person, that is the daughter of the Wang family, but I don't know you, the official..." After nodding to the queen mother, he said with some doubts.

Zhao Xu explained with a smile. "Mother, Eleven Lang is only more than a year younger than me. Now, he is almost an adult. Unfortunately, the father passed away early. Now, only the elder brother, Erchen..."

"I noticed that the Wang girl is only thirteen years old, but she has a dignified appearance and responds quite appropriately. The important thing is that I feel that this girl seems to be a good match for the eleventh man..."

"The queen mother must also know that Erchen and the Shishilang brothers are deeply in love. Now, as an older brother, I have someone I like, so how can I not think about my brother? I ask the queen mother to agree." At the end, Zhao Xu stood up and bowed towards the Queen Mother.

(End of this chapter)