After killing four concubines, the queen was sentenced to death and reborn

A few days later, Xiao Chengji summoned the new scholars to the Golden Palace. Lu Lingyuan ordered people to bring Princess Changle to watch the ceremony. She had already selected several people before this. Her family background, character, and past experiences were all checked out. She was just waiting for Princess Changle to make her own decision.

After reading it, Princess Changle felt complicated. She didn’t know how to choose. How could she want them all?

Weiyang Palace

Lu Lingyuan looked at the albums of these people and she took a liking to three of them. They were handsome and well-dressed. Among them, the best one was the Tanhua Lang, with long and slender eyebrows and a jade-like profile. Although she had not seen him in person, she could tell from the portrait that he was dignified and well-dressed.

"This year's third place winner is handsome, comes from a poor family, and is well-known locally. Even I can't help but take a few more glances at him when I see him." Lu Lingyuan said teasingly with a smile on her face.

Yun'er stood aside, covering her mouth with her hands and laughing, and whispered, "If His Majesty heard what the Queen said, he would definitely eat the wrong food."

Lu Lingyuan's expression changed slightly and her eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Xiao Chengji was handsome, but he was still far inferior to this third place winner.

"I am telling the truth." Lu Lingyuan said in a deep voice.

Yun'er smiled and said nothing more. Qinglan walked in and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Princess Changle is here."

"Please come in!" Lu Lingyuan said hurriedly, and then Yun'er helped her up.

Princess Changle knelt down immediately after entering and saluted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, sister-in-law. May you be blessed with good health and good health!"

Lu Lingyuan stepped forward and personally bent down to help the man up, and said in a gentle voice: "Okay, no need to be polite. How do you see it? Is there anyone you like?"

Lu Lingyuan took Princess Changle's hand and walked inside, "Sit down!"

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Princess Changle sat down carefully, her eyes drooping slightly, feeling a little nervous.

"Tell me! Is there anything you like?" Lu Lingyuan looked at her with a smile on her face.

Princess Changle unconsciously clenched her hands, frowned slightly, and asked hesitantly: "What do you think, sister-in-law?"

"This is a major event in your life. How can your sister-in-law make a decision for you?" Lu Lingyuan said with a smile.

"But..." Princess Changle hesitated. She liked the Tanhua scholar very much, but she also thought that the Chuanlu scholar was not bad either. They were equally good. She liked them both and couldn't make a decision for a moment.

Seeing her like this, Lu Lingyuan probably had her own ideas, but it was hard for her to say them out loud, so she ordered, "All of you go down!"

"Yes." Yun'er led all the palace servants out and closed the door.

"There is no one else now, so you can tell me anything you want. Don't be afraid. No matter who you choose, the Empress Dowager will do her best to fight for you." Lu Lingyuan said in a gentle voice.

"Sister-in-law, I actually don't know who to choose. I think the Tanhualang is pretty good, but I also like the Chuanlulang candidate. I don't know who to choose?" Princess Changle lowered her head and spoke very carefully. She didn't know if her idea was right.

Lu Lingyuan raised her lips and smiled, and the little girl was dazzled by the choices.

Princess Changle's face turned worse and worse. She became more and more nervous and uneasy, and said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, I...I..."

"It's okay, but you've only seen them once. Since you're not satisfied, then look at them a few more times. Your Majesty and I have selected three, and the list includes their portraits and hometowns, as well as their family demographics. You can go back and take a good look. The Flower Festival is coming soon, and I want to hold a banquet in the palace. I will invite women and men of appropriate age from the capital to attend. You can observe them carefully then." Lu Lingyuan said gently.

"Yes, thank you, sister-in-law!" Princess Changle quickly stood up to thank her, and sat for a while before going back.

Yongzhang Palace

Princess Qingping and Princess Yong'an knew that Princess Changle had gone to the Golden Palace to watch the ceremony, and they also knew why, so they had been waiting in the courtyard since early morning.

"Sister, tell me, who will Sister Changle's future husband be?" Princess Yong'an had a naive expression on her face, which was very cute.

"How should I know?" Princess Qingping said absentmindedly. She was worried about her own marriage now. After Changle got married, it would be her turn soon.

My mother was deposed during her lifetime and was a criminal. My maternal grandfather's family was driven out of Shangjing City and was not allowed to set foot there within three generations. She had no one to support her in Shangjing City. The emperor's sister-in-law said very nice things on the surface, but what was the reality?

Will she really think about herself?

Since ancient times, princesses of the royal family have been nothing more than tools for marriage alliances. She had already made up her mind that if she were to marry, she would marry a powerful man who could support her and bring her honor. She would never "marry down".

Princess Yong'an held her chin and said in a tender voice, "If Sister Changle can marry this year's new Jinshi, it will be a good story in the future!"

"You are useless!" Princess Qingping scolded.

Princess Yong'an sat up straight and said aggrievedly, "Sister, you scolded me for being useless again!"

Princess Qingping looked at her with some disdain and said solemnly, "A newly-appointed Jinshi? If his family background is equal and he is qualified to marry a princess, then that's fine."

"I'm afraid they are people of humble origins and low status. How can such people be qualified to marry a princess?" Princess Qingping became more and more annoyed as she spoke, fearing that she would end up like Changle.

Princess Yong'an's eyes drooped slightly, a little confused, "But sister, didn't Nanny say that? As long as the future husband has noble character and treats you well, that's enough for us."

"What do you mean by 'enough'? We are princesses, princesses of noble status, how can we marry others casually?" Princess Qingping became emotional, she would never let anyone manipulate her.

"But sister, although we are princesses, we have been rejected by our father since childhood. If it were not for our mother's kindness, we would be living a miserable life now. Our mother is a sinner..." Princess Yong'an said cautiously, but was interrupted before she finished her words.

"Shut up!" Princess Qingping threw the teacup on the table to the ground with an angry look on her face. What she couldn't stand the most was her timid and spineless look.

Princess Yong'an was startled, lowered her head in grievance, and her eyes were red.

"Princess Qingping, you scared our princess." Yingru, the maidservant beside Princess Yong'an, couldn't bear it and boldly retorted.

"Do you have the right to speak here? Get out of here!" Princess Qingping was furious. The palace maids did not dare to offend this ancestor and had to retreat. Yingru was frightened and retreated quickly.

"Sister, don't be angry. It's my fault. Please don't be angry, okay?" Princess Yong'an carefully tugged at her sleeve.

Princess Qingping got angry when she saw her like this, and said with a look of disdain: "Can you be more ambitious? Over the years, who in the palace really treats us as princesses? It's okay that we can't compare to the eldest princess Xiao Shuyue, but we can't compare to Jingle and Yining. Their biological mothers were just palace maids, how can they compare to our mother?"