Dressed as a family of cannon fodder, the villain brother is busy opening up wasteland

In the fourth year of Jingtai, the emperor was twenty years old and finally could not withstand the pressure from court officials, so he established a queen and selected concubines.

When the list of elected concubines was presented, the emperor found a name on it that had long been forgotten.

"Shen Yan'er? Isn't she only thirteen years old? And the Shen family reported her name?" In the imperial study, the emperor sat behind the desk and looked through the information of noble ladies from various families.

There was no one else in the imperial study, only Maocai was left to serve. A young man was reclining on a soft couch nearby, and Maocai was carefully bringing him some fruit.

Hearing the emperor's words, the young man who was eating the fruit paused, sat up, walked to the emperor, and looked at the portrait and name in front of him.

He almost forgot about this kind of person.

Maocai followed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, there are several thirteen-year-old noble ladies on the list. After all, even if the emperor chooses a queen or concubines, he will not favor them immediately. It is appropriate to raise them in the palace for another two years. Others can also wait to be married at home after being selected and educated according to the rules for concubines. It is the same when they are old enough to enter the palace. This has always been the case in our dynasty."

The emperor frowned, feeling that this rule was not very good.

"Wen Zhao, what do you think?" The emperor looked at the young man beside him.

Without thinking, Datou put Shen Yaner's portrait directly on the eliminated pile and said, "She's not very good."

Maocai took a glance and found that Shen Yan'er's appearance was first-rate among all the noble ladies. Her talents were also top-notch. She was definitely a rare talented woman with both literary and beauty in the capital. Moreover, it was heard that the Shen family had put a lot of effort into the training of Shen Yan'er, so it was not an exaggeration to say that she was the most beautiful woman in the capital.

But Lord Wen said that she couldn't do it.

If she can't do it, who else can?

But Maocai didn't dare to say this. He had followed the emperor since he was a prince, and he knew the friendship between these people very well. He would never dare and would never be able to offend them.

I thought the emperor would say something, but he just said "oh" and moved on to the next one.

Maocai said nothing and quietly moved away the stack of discarded portraits of noble ladies.

The emperor searched for a long time but couldn't find it.

Originally, this kind of thing should have been something the empress dowager should have worried about, but now he is the only emperor in the palace, and the emperor emeritus and the empress dowager have already run away.

The Empress Dowager passed away in the second year after he ascended the throne. He had delayed it for three years on the pretext of observing mourning, but now, he could no longer delay.

The emperor threw the portrait directly onto the table.

"Don't choose, just pick one at random."

The corner of Datou's mouth twitched, and he held his hand: "Although you are the emperor, marriage is a lifelong event, you can't do it carelessly."

His sister taught him to marry a virtuous wife. If there is no good queen, the emperor's harem will be in trouble. At that time, the emperor will be the one who suffers from internal and external troubles. If the emperor is worried, he will be the one who suffers. He also wants to resign as soon as possible and go home to take care of his nephews and nieces.

The year before last, Wenjun and Xia Lanxin had a daughter who looked very much like his sister-in-law, with a chivalrous heart at a young age. His sister and brother-in-law also had a son last year, nicknamed Little Potato.

Every time Little Potato saw him, he would hug him and kiss him. His heart had long since drifted back to Gutong Village.

The emperor shook his head, getting rid of the images of his nephew and niece. He simply leaned back in his chair and said, "Then you pick one."

Datou withdrew his hand calmly and said, "Then you should just pick one at random. Anyway, my sister said that you should marry a virtuous wife. If you can't marry a good wife, you can expect unrest in your harem."

The emperor also seemed to think of that magical woman, his cousin's wife.

"It would be great if my cousin's wife was here. She would definitely be able to help me choose one that suits my taste."

He was an emperor, and an emperor should not expect any earth-shattering love. Even if the relationship was as good as that between his father and his mother, his father still married many wives into the palace.

It was his duty as an emperor to have more concubines. He knew very well that he could not have a loving and harmonious life like his cousin and his wife, but if he chose someone, he would give her the utmost respect.

Thinking of this, the emperor sighed helplessly and continued to look through his daughter's portraits and information. In the end, he chose Chen Yan'an, the granddaughter of Chen Ge Lao. She was also a talented woman famous in the capital. She was personally taught by Chen Ge Lao, and was well-educated, aware of current affairs, and knew how to advance and retreat. He needed such a woman to sit in the harem and help him guard his back.

In addition to the granddaughter of Lord Chen, three concubines and four beauties were selected. There were those from civil officials and military generals' families, but their official positions were not high. Besides, all the people selected were over sixteen years old. There was even a daughter of a military general who was seventeen years old this year. However, because of her carefree personality and lack of the delicateness of those noble ladies, her marriage had been delayed. But she was finally selected.

The reason why the emperor chose her was simple. It was just because Wen Zhao said that the daughters of military generals would not be as delicate and weak as those noble ladies. Those who practiced martial arts since childhood would be in good health and easy to give birth to.

As for her personality, it is not necessarily a bad thing for such a genuine person to be around the emperor.

On the day of the Emperor and Empress' wedding, many people came to the capital, even the retired Emperor and Empress Dowager, who had been traveling with the Empress, came back, and Wen Xiuyi's family also came back.

Datou finally saw his family members whom he had been missing day and night.

Although his two little nephews and niece held his arms as soon as he entered the house, the smile on his face never disappeared.

After not seeing his son for a year, Wen Xiuyi felt that Datou had grown taller and was now taller than him.

Wen Yao was also filled with emotion. He was worthy of being the male supporting role with all the advantages in the original book. Her brother's appearance and temperament were simply amazing. Fortunately, they were not in the capital, otherwise the threshold of their home would have been trampled by the matchmaker.

After returning from the wedding banquet, the family sat together and talked. The weather was cool, so they set up a barbecue stall in the pavilion in the backyard and ate, talked and played at the same time.

"That's great." Wen Xiuyi's face turned red after drinking. He watched Datou and Guan Shengrui riding one on each other's neck, chasing and playing in the garden. Little Wenjing and Wenchen were running happily behind them. The third princess tried to stop one but couldn't stop the other.

Wen Yao was sitting in a rocking chair while Li Yi was peeling grapes for her. Xia Lanxin was sitting next to Wen Jun with a big belly, drooling as she watched him grill skewers of meat.

Wen Xiuyi held a wine glass in his hand, his eyes were blurry and his cheeks were flushed.

"All these years have been like a dream."

Wen Yao turned over and sat up. Before he could say the rest of the words, she stuffed a grape that Li Yi had peeled into his mouth: "Dad, you've drunk too much. Eat some fruit."

Wenjun grilled the skewers and gave them to Xia Lanxin: "I'll walk with you."

"Okay." Xia Lanxin held the skewers in one hand and Wen Jun supported her in the other, and they walked out of the pavilion together.

Wen Xiuyi also swallowed the grape and opened his mouth: "One more."

Wen Yao rolled her eyes in disdain: "No more."

Wen Xiuyi curled his lips and looked at his son-in-law with some grievance. Li Yi was helpless. Until his father-in-law drank too much, he had to peel a few grapes, put them on a plate next to him, and skewer them one by one with toothpicks.

Suddenly, Wen Xiuyi looked at the family in the yard and said to Wen Yao, "Yaoyao, can you get a camera and take a picture of your mother and your brother?"

As for Li Yi? This guy has known everything he should know over the years.

Wen Yao sighed helplessly and took out a Polaroid camera from the space and gave it to him.

Wen Xiuyi took it, laughed, picked up the Polaroid camera and ran to the Third Princess, shouting as he ran: "Wife, look at me here."

"Eh?" Wen Yao stood up and didn't stop him.

Li Yi patted her hands and pulled her back to sit on the recliner, saying, "It's okay. If anyone asks, just say you got it from the Fan Kingdom. The last time the Qiu family's ship came back, it brought Xiaobin's letter. Didn't he forget it? Didn't he say in the letter that there is a small box in the Fan Kingdom that can record a person's appearance?"

Wen Yao frowned: "That can't compare to what we have."

Li Yi fed her another piece of fruit, full of doting: "Then just say that we made this by ourselves after opening their small box. There is only one. Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

Wen Yao looked at him, the man who had been with her for many years, from their first meeting to their current mutual support, as if he was always standing behind her.

Even though they have been married for many years, Wen Yao still blushes when she sees his face again.

Suddenly, she sat up and kissed Li Yi on the face while he wasn't paying attention.

Li Yi was stunned.

Wen Yao smiled sweetly at him and said, "Thank you, thank God for letting me meet you here."

Li Yi's heart softened, and he looked at her in the same way: "Me too, meeting you is the greatest luck in my life."

As soon as the two finished talking, Wen Xiuyi's voice rang out not far away: "Come, look at me!"

The two of them still had happy smiles on their faces. When they heard the shout, they all looked over there. At the same time, Wen Xiuyi pressed the shutter button in his hand.

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