Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1171 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 95

Seeing that the Fourth Prince had chosen his first wife, Jianqiu announced the choice loudly: "The Fourth Prince has chosen Suolengzhuo Gege as his first wife!"

The wives of the concubines in the main hall all saw that the Fourth Prince was satisfied with this Princess Solonzhuo. Others were a little surprised at the Fourth Prince's choice, especially the wife of Prince Heng and several young sisters-in-law, who couldn't help but look at the wife of Prince Ding, because Fucha Langya standing in the middle was her cousin.

In fact, the wife of Prince Ding only cursed the Fourth and Fifth Princes inwardly for being ungrateful, and her ugly expression was for her cousin Fucha Langya to see. The other beauties who could come out with Fucha Langya were not from bad family backgrounds, and Fucha Langya's appearance was indeed not as good as that of Gege Suolengzhuo.

Jiang Xinxin always had to step up and take charge of the situation, so she smiled and called for Suolentzhuo Gege to come forward, "These men are superficial and only like pretty girls, but they don't know that the looks of the Geges today are just embellishments."

The wives of Prince Heng, Prince Chun, Prince Jiu, and Prince Yi all agreed with him, "Oh, it's normal for young people to admire him."

"It was the Emperor who ordered the princes to choose their own wives. This matter is also the Emperor's fault."

"What Fourth Sister-in-law said is really right. The princesses here have good family backgrounds, good origins, good abilities, and good personalities. Their looks are really a embellishment."

It is impossible for a princess from a big family to develop an arrogant and domineering character, especially now that sinicization is becoming more and more serious. It is possible that such a Manchu princess would appear a few decades ago, but even if there is one now, it is impossible for her family to push her child to the place where the prince chooses his legitimate wife.

However, when this topic was brought up, the wife of Prince Ding couldn't help but say, "Nowadays, the customs have changed. In the past, we Manchu princesses didn't care about needlework and women's virtues. There were many princesses and wives who could use bows and ride horses. Now, they have learned the Han people's way of staying at home and not going out of the house."

Although all the concubines and concubines here are from Manchu families, the palace servants are mostly pure Han people and Han army bannermen. Some things cannot be said too much and there is absolutely no room for negotiation. Jiang Xinxin and other concubines complained a little, and then concluded with a smile: "Reading, writing, poetry and couplets are all good, not bad; we Manchus also pay attention to needlework, so of course there is no harm in it."

"It's this so-called female virtue. Although it's not all bad, it seems to be a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. It's said that times have changed. When we Manchus had not yet entered the Western Han Dynasty, we worked with men. How could we be locked up in a mansion after entering the Western Han Dynasty?"

"If I were to say, not only our Manchu princesses, but also families with the means should pick up horse riding and archery. If a good girl stays in the house all day, she might become stupid."

These words won the hearts of the other wives, but no one paid any attention to the newly-appointed Fourth Wife.

Princess Soren Zhuo's face was red, and she was still holding the jade ruyi that the Fourth Prince had just given her. Standing together with the Fourth Prince, they really looked like a perfect match. However, everyone had just said that appearance was just an embellishment, so now no one was talking about appearance anymore.

It was obvious that the Fifth Prince didn't like anyone, so Jianqiu quickly asked the princesses who were not selected to rest and replaced them with another group of people. When the Fifth Prince saw Princess Wu Zaku in the second row of the second group, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Seeing his brother's expression, the Fourth Prince lowered his voice and reminded him unhappily, "You should restrain yourself. The Empress Dowager just spent a lot of time and effort to explain it to us."

The Fifth Prince still had some opinions about the Fourth Prince, "Who told you to choose a good-looking wife? I chose a wife before you did..."

The Fifth Prince had no choice but to take the jade ruyi that Jianqiu was holding and stuff it into Princess Wu Zaku's hand. To be honest, Princess Wu Zaku was really good-looking. Her small round face and majestic facial features diluted the charm between her eyebrows and eyes. Her plump and round appearance was really the favorite of the older wives.

This time, no one mentioned Gege Wu Zaku's appearance. They just joked that the Fifth Prince was in a hurry to get married and have children, and said that Gege Wu Zaku looked like a person who would be easy to raise, which made Jiang Xinxin speechless.

When the third group of people came up, Jiang Xinxin asked the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince to choose a concubine and a princess. The Fifth Prince stood beside the Fourth Prince and quietly pushed him. The Fourth Prince was speechless, but he still stood up and said, "Empress Dowager, it is a blessing for me to choose my wife today. The princesses are all good. I am dazzled..."

Jiang Xinxin looked at the Fifth Prince again, "What about you, Fifth Prince? Are you also dazzled?"

The Fifth Prince quietly looked at his future wife, whose face was as red as an apple, and said, "My Queen Mother, I cannot be selected."

In order to prevent the Fourth and Fifth Princes from being criticized, Jiang Xinxin finally took over the mess left by the two young men. She turned to the wives and said, "The Emperor specially held this special election for the two of them. It's time for him to choose a suitable candidate for his son."

The ladies in the room all knew Jiang Xinxin's temper, so they would not maliciously speculate that she did not wish well for her concubines' sons. Everyone knew that she was trying to make amends for the two princes, so they all started talking about Big Fat Orange.

As they were talking, the sound of whipping was heard outside. Fat Ju came in against the wind and snow. A group of people all squatted down. As soon as Fat Ju came in, he saw a room full of people. He first saw Jiang Xinxin, who was also wearing a dark blue uniform. After helping her up, he saw the two girls standing next to his two sons, holding the jade ruyi.

Jiang Xinxin quickly introduced Da Pangju: "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince has chosen Suolentzhuo Gege as his principal wife, and the Fifth Prince has chosen Wuzaku Gege as his principal wife. The concubine and the Gege have not been chosen yet. I thought it would be better for you to choose for the two princes."

Big Fat Orange took a sip of hot tea and could tell that Jiang Xinxin, the stepmother, had no problem with the wives chosen by the two princes themselves, but the fifth prince directly chose Wu Zaku. Although he understood that the fifth prince was probably trying to show everyone that she had no intention of competing, he couldn't bear to see his own son suffer like this.

Fat Orange finally asked the Fifth Prince, "Are you really targeting Princess Wu Zhaku?"

Princess Wu Zaku's face turned pale immediately. Jiang Xinxin looked at Fatty Orange with a stern look. The wives of Prince Heng and Prince Chun, who were sitting nearby, saw it clearly. While they were amazed, they also raised the status of Jiang Xinxin, the queen, even higher.

Seeing Jiang Xinxin's daggers in his eyes, Big Fat Orange knew something was wrong, and quickly made amends for himself: "Since you have chosen the person yourself, I have no objection. I just want to ask if you are really determined and will not change it?"

The Fifth Prince stood up and said, "Father, we know our own business. I have been weak since childhood, and now I look like an ordinary person, but in fact I am still a little worse than ordinary people. I want to choose a wife who suits my heart. Since Wu Zaku Gege is eligible to participate in the election, she must be good."

In this case, Big Fat Ju really had no idea. As for the fact that both of his sons chose outstanding-looking wives, he had even less to say. After all, he himself fell in love with the outstanding-looking Chun Yuan at first sight, and he was very tolerant of his two sons' preferences.