The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 172 The Little Transparent in the Princess and Prince Consort Story (37)

The third princess' coming-of-age ceremony seemed to have turned on a switch, and Emperor Zhaohui began to arrange marriages for princes and princesses.

As the eldest son, the eldest prince was first granted the title of prince and was also married to the legitimate daughter of an official in the court as princess. He was extremely powerful for a time.

But when the fiefdom was given to him, the eldest prince was completely dumbfounded. His fiefdom was close to the border of the Great Xia Kingdom, very close to foreign races, and the land was barren and the population was sparse.

Therefore, whether to become a vassal or stay in Beijing became a dilemma.

Being a vassal means being away from the political center, but one has the opportunity to have access to military power. However, the conditions there are harsh, with wars all year round, making it very difficult to survive.

But if he stayed in Beijing, he would always be a prince without real power. If the person who sat on that position in the future was not him, he would be in great danger.

Emperor Zhaohui didn't care what his son thought. He was busy looking for prince consorts for his daughters.

In the end, the prince consorts of the eldest princess and the second princess both came from their respective maternal families. This was something they asked for themselves. After all, their mothers wanted to continue the prosperity and wealth of their maternal families through their daughters.

Emperor Zhaohui was reluctant at first, and even avoided their mother to ask for his daughters' opinions. As a result, these people had already made sufficient preparations and had allowed the princesses to have contact with them in advance to cultivate feelings.

Since his daughter was willing, Emperor Zhaohui did not interfere too much, but he still confined the mothers of the eldest and second princesses for half a year as a warning.

When it came to the third princess, Li Danruo, the empress made it clear that her daughter's marriage would be arranged by Emperor Zhaohui, and hinted that her daughter should not marry into her mother's family.

Emperor Zhaohui thought that the imperial examination would be held in half a year, so he thought it would be feasible to find a good match for his daughter among the candidates.

As for the second prince who was buried in the imperial mausoleum, he seemed to have been forgotten, and no one reminded Emperor Zhaohui that his son had reached marriageable age.

Under the pretext of granting marriages, Emperor Zhaohui also granted fiefs and princess mansions to several princesses.

But according to etiquette, a princess can only own her own mansion after her wedding.

Emperor Zhaohui's idea was that the Fifth Princess Li Handan must have everything that others had, so even if Li Handan was not granted a marriage, she still had her own princess palace and fiefdom.

Regarding the fiefdom, Emperor Zhaohui's actions shocked many people again, because he gave the largest Yongjing City near the capital to the fifth princess.

There is no need to say much about the geographical location of Yongjing City. Its prosperity can be said to be second only to the capital - Huadu. The key is that this is not a county town, but a higher-level prefectural city.

If the queen has a second son, then this prince will be named Prince of Yong and his fiefdom will be Yongjing City, which is the city with military power.

The title of the fifth princess Li Handan changed as she gained military power, and she was given the title: Princess Rui'an who protects the country.

As soon as this title came out, people's hearts began to waver again.

If the marriage of the third princess Li Danruo is a hot potato, then the fifth princess Li Handan is the popular commodity that everyone is scrambling for.

Time passed unknowingly as these people were secretly speculating.

Half a year later, the imperial examination was officially held.

What Chu Yuhe didn’t understand was that his younger brother Chu Yuxuan also took part in this exam.

Although this younger brother was also knowledgeable in his previous life, Chu Yuxuan was not interested in fame and fortune. All he had in his heart were the mountains and rivers, and the endless feng shui maps that he could draw.

But why did Chu Yuxuan change in this life? According to the timeline of his previous life, Chu Yuxuan should have left home to study before the imperial examination.

"Second brother, are you sure you want to take this exam?" Chu Yuhe thought for a long time and finally came up with his own question, "Haven't you always wanted to go out and study?"

Chu Yuxuan was a little shy when asked by his brother, but he still told the truth: "As for the study tour, you can go anytime, but my mother told me that I must get a good reputation as soon as possible because there are many people who are interested in Yuhuan."

Chu Yuhe is now finally certain that his younger brother has feelings for the fifth princess Li Handan. He had always thought that Chu Yuxuan treated her as his sister.

Chu Yuhe couldn't help but clench his fists, but he immediately relaxed again. He absolutely couldn't let his younger brother know that he also had feelings for the fifth princess.

"Second brother, you have to know that after you marry the princess, you will no longer be free to do many things." Chu Yuhe pretended to be regretful and said, "You are still young and you don't understand. Are you sure that there will only be one woman in your life, the Fifth Princess?

You know, a prince consort can only take a concubine if he is 40 and has no children, and he must get the princess's consent. The fifth princess is so favored that she will not share her husband with others."

Chu Yuxuan looked at his brother with a surprised look: "Why do you need another woman? Since you love her, you should be with her for the rest of your life, just like your parents, isn't it good?

Big brother, it is wrong for you to have such thoughts. Listen to my advice. You must not let your future sister-in-law down in the future."

Chu Yuhe: I want you to know that the world is full of excitement, not for you to educate me.