Happiness Consist in Contentment

In fact, the drafts in the palace are not necessarily all for His Majesty the Emperor. Most of the drafts in Qingguo are for the marriage of the descendants of the royal family.

This is what Liu Fang participated in the draft.

On the day of the selection, Liu Fang waited outside the Chengyang Palace with the large army.

Liu's father's official position is low, and Liu Fang's ranking is naturally very low, basically the last one.

However, in each draft, candidates have already been selected in advance, so it was Liu Fang's turn soon.

A row of five people entered the hall, bowed respectfully, and then stood up and saluted, waiting for the people above to be called.

Palace drafts have always been hosted by the queen, and the queen was actually a little tired after watching it for so long.

In this draft, the emperor didn't want to choose people to enter the palace, so he didn't bother to come over, and handed over to the queen to deal with it.

It's just that the queen looked at the beautiful girls standing below, but remembered what he said when Xiaoba entered the palace a few days ago.

I remember that she wanted him to choose the right concubine candidate, but Xiaoba smiled lightly and said, "The mother loves Erchen, Erchen understands, but now Erchen doesn't want to get married."

The queen was taken aback, "Why is this?"

Prince An lowered his eyes and said, "Actually, Erchen knows how people outside talk about Erchen. After all, Erchen grew up in the temple since he was a child, and he is different from the royal brothers.

A noble girl in Beijing, she grew up in gold and honorable place since she was a child, and what she saw and received was different from that of her sons and ministers.

Erchen felt that it was better not to force it. Why do you have to bring your daughter's house, which is so pampered and spoiled? "

When the queen heard him say this, she was really distressed, she said with red eyes, "No, Jing'er, you are the heart of the mother! The dignified first-rank prince, the prince Longsun, how can you not be worthy of them? In the end? Who said such words in your ear? The queen mother will never forgive him lightly!"

Prince An took the Queen's hand, squatted in front of her, and said, "No, Queen Mother. Erchen didn't mean to blame others, and others didn't say anything wrong. Erchen grew up in a monastery since childhood, and he has long been accustomed to a pure heart. Few desires, worship Buddha and recite sutras.

But these, where are the noble ladies in Beijing willing to accept it?

Queen Mother, if you have a daughter, you wouldn't want her to marry someone like Erchen, right?

Looking at the scenery and wealth, in fact, it is just suffering and being a widow. "

Seeing that the Queen's expression softened, Prince An also followed his words and pondered, and then continued, "So, Queen Mother, this draft will not be done.

I have to force it, Erchen, I really don't want to be so tiresome for others. "

The queen caressed his head lovingly, her heart was extremely sour and uncomfortable, but she still said with a smile, "Xiao Ba, don't worry, the queen mother will definitely choose a concubine who is willing for you."

Prince An frowned and wanted to continue to persuade, but the queen smiled and said, "Don't talk about it, your palace has been built, you can take a look when you have time, and if you are not satisfied, tell the Ministry of Engineering to revise it. …”

Seeing her like this, Prince An could only sigh and talk about the affairs of the palace according to her wishes.

...

The queen held her head and looked at the beautiful girls below, her eyes flashing slightly.

She knew Xiao Ba's concerns and understood his thoughts.

It is nothing more than growing up in Anping Temple since childhood, and the children have become accustomed to being a monk, and the noble ladies in Beijing have naturally different requirements for their husbands-in-law.

Even those who are lustful and lecherous are better than those who only pay attention to chanting scriptures and worshipping Buddha!

The former, anyway, they can still ask for a heir or something, but the latter doesn't even know whether the marriage will be consummated in the future.

It is conceivable how these people discuss Xiaoba in private.

The queen understood, that's why she eliminated all the noble women she had chosen before, and did not appoint such a woman as the concubine for Xiaoba.

Do you really want her to accept her fate in this draft? really don't care?

The queen didn't want to.

She knew very well that if she hadn't set a concubine for Xiaoba in this draft, then there would be many unpleasant rumors and rumors circulating in Beijing.

She felt sorry for this child who had not grown up by her side since childhood, and the queen did not want him to be criticized by outsiders again.

Therefore, she must decide on the candidate of Xiaoba's concubine in this draft.

However, seeing that fewer and fewer show girls came in, the queen really couldn't make up her mind.

When the five people in front of her came in, she remembered that Si Li, who had been sent to teach palace rules before, came back to report that there was a Liu Shi, the daughter of a ninth grade official from Taichang Temple.

Gong Ji is a good learner, serious and hardworking, and intelligent, and it is enough to teach it once.

Moreover, the queen remembered that she had specially sent someone to check on this Liu family, and found that her family had always believed in Buddhism and worshipped Buddha, and there were Buddhist believers in all of them.

Even this Liu Shi himself is a special believer in Buddhism. He transcribes scriptures every day and is very devout.

The queen listened to the people in the palace calling out their names one by one, and when Liu Fang came out to salute, she deliberately looked at it more.

The appearance is beautiful and elegant, not bad, really good.

have such looks, plus

She is also a devout Buddhist believer, and the Queen feels that this person is a good choice.

Although she was only a concubine of a ninth-rank official, her status was somewhat low, but the queen felt that as long as she gave the child more face in the future, she would be more self-confident, even if she came from a humble background, she would still be able to gain a foothold among the nobles in Beijing.

After all, her queen's preferences are the most important.

For the sake of Xiaoba, the queen doesn't mind raising her more.

Besides, because of her low status, she won the marriage of Xiaoba, and she would never resist and make trouble.

If it is the daughter of an important court official, she has to consider the relationship between the court and the court, and take into account the face of the courtier, and she cannot force it.

On the contrary, it is Liu Shi, she will not have such a problem.

The queen smiled slightly, put down her hand on her forehead, looked at Liu Fang and said, "This child is neat, has he read books?"

Liu Fang was taken aback and replied respectfully, "Yes, I have read some with my father and brother at home."

The queen nodded slightly, "Well, let's hear it, what have you read?"

Liu Fang replied, ""National Law", "National Rites", "National Calendar", "National Customs"..."

The queen was taken aback, what the **** is this child reading? Why is it all such a boring book of rites?

She listened and listened, and it really was all these extremely boring professional books.

The queen remembered that her father was only a ninth-rank petty official, and there were so many professional books at home, and she felt a little complicated.

It's not that she looks down on Liu Fang's father, it's just that she didn't expect it.

Obviously not the six officials, but the family is full of professional books related to the people's livelihood and political theory, and if you think about it, you know what their ambitions are.

It's just that the Queen has never intervened in government affairs, so I just think that a girl like Liu Fang has unique hobbies and doesn't think much about it.

The queen interrupted Liu Fang and said, "Are you good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

Liu Fang replied, "I understand a little."

The queen nodded, gave the palace servants a wink, and said, "Then write it down and show it to this palace."

"Yes, the ministers and daughters are showing their ugliness."

The palace servant brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the desk, Liu Fang quickly drew a few strokes with a pen on his sleeve, then wrote a poem, and then backed away.

The palace servant picked up the calligraphy and painting and showed it to the queen. The queen nodded with satisfaction, "It's spiritual, not bad."

Liu Fang pursed her lips and smiled, saluting respectfully, and said, "Thank you for the Queen's appreciation."

The queen raised her eyebrows, looking at her with a hint of liking.

Generous and magnanimous, neither humble nor arrogant, is indeed a very good child.

She smiled and nodded,

"Then leave the card."

Liu Fang leaned over and bowed down with a smile, "Thank you, Empress."

Then she got up and left with the palace servants. After the draft was over, Liu Fang went out of the palace gate and got on the carriage sent by the Liu family to pick her up, and she lost her smile at all.

Liu Fang secretly sighed, closing his eyes and not wanting to speak.

But Yao Le went out of the palace earlier than Liu Fang. This time, the emperor gave her a favor, and he specially kept the card. When the time comes, he will give her a marriage, which is the family that his father had promised.

Therefore, after Yao Le returned home, she realized that Liu Fang had also been left behind. She raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled and waited to see Liu Fang's excitement.

However, she did not expect that this Buddhist son really planned to choose Liu Fang as his wife.

Gee.

Also infatuated.

Yao Le just thought about it and let it go.

...

Liu Fang returned to Liu's house, and as soon as she entered the door, Mrs. Liu and others sat in the main hall of the front yard waiting for her.

She smiled and said to her family, "I've kept the card."

Mrs. Liu and the others were stunned for a moment, and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

When Father Liu came home in the evening, he heard it, sighed, and said to Mrs. Liu, "Forget it, it's all life. Prepare a dowry for Fang'er."

The worst result of keeping the card is also a concubine. Although it is a concubine, it can also enter the royal jade. If you have a salary and a canonical title, you can naturally bring a dowry. When you marry into the royal family, the dowry should not be too simple.

Their family's money is limited, and they still need to prepare early.

Mrs. Liu also knows, so she can only do her best to buy it.

However, every family has a tradition of depositing dowry for their daughters. When Mrs. Liu thought about it, it was not much different. If she bought some precious things, it would be almost the same.

However, when she thought that Liu Fang was finally accepted as a concubine by the royal family, she felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Why did you leave the card?

With such a family background as their family, what good results can there be in keeping the card?

It's really... ugh

Mrs. Liu sighed, lying on the bed full of worries, unable to sleep.

Probably, in the entire Liu family, only Liu Fang slept well.

In fact, she felt it, but seeing her family worried about her like this, she didn't know what to say.

After all, in the eyes of Mrs. Liu and the others, even if Liu Fang had contacts with Kongjing since childhood, the status of Kongjing after returning to the secular world is not something that their family can afford.

Liu Fang worried that after speaking out, Mrs. Liu and the others would be more worried.

Eight-year-old Ange'er said to Liu Fang seriously, "Auntie, don't worry, I will

I will definitely study hard, be an official seriously, and rely on you. "

When Liu Fang heard this, she really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she felt warm in her heart.

She stroked An Ge'er's head and said, "Good boy, aunt can rely on me when you grow up."

An Ge'er nodded solemnly, as if he absolutely wanted to do it.

Liu Fang smiled and said nothing more.

She knew that in the future only when she had a good life, the family would be truly at ease.

Three days later, the imperial decree from the palace arrived, and Liu Fang was indeed given the marriage to Prince An as the concubine, and she would get married in August next year.

Everyone in the Liu family was stunned, but they were relieved after returning to their senses.

They are still clear about how emptiness is a human being.

Even if the other party is still vulgar, the Liu family feels that he will definitely treat Liu Fang well.

As for growing up in the temple since childhood, will the house be consummated or not, the Liu family did not think of this.

Probably in their thinking, whether there are children is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Liu Fang will not be happy in the future.

After learning the news of the marriage, other people in the capital were a little surprised. Liu Fang's identity was so low, but he was given the marriage to Prince An?

This is nothing like what a queen would do.

Isn't she the one who loves Prince An the most?

But when the Crown Princess, the Queen's mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law delivered things in succession, sent people over, and occasionally called Liu Fang into the palace to meet, everyone understood: Oh, the Queen still loves Prince An.

It is precisely because she loves her children that she specially chose such a low-born woman to be Prince An's concubine.

Isn't it because he is afraid that Prince An will be wronged when he gets married in the future?

As a result, the nobles in Beijing felt a little regretful: if they had known that Prince An was so favored, they should have given up a daughter to please the emperor and the queen.

Yes, and the prince.

For Prince An's marriage to Liu Fang, the prince is a little distressed. If it wasn't for the younger brother leaving the palace since childhood, where would there be so many things now?

Fortunately, after hearing from the Crown Princess that Liu's conduct was really good, the Crown Prince was relieved.

This younger brother is ten years younger than him, and the prince really treats him as a son.

Now that he does have a good wife, the prince is naturally happy.

After entering the palace more often, Liu Fang will naturally be able to see Prince An, who has returned to secular life, who was empty in the past.

He has long black hair, and with that handsome face, he is like a person in a painting, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off.

Prince An looked at the unconcealed surprise in Liu Fang's eyes, and felt a little proud.

The queen was also happy to see that the two of them stared at each other as soon as they met.

It's good to like each other, and she will definitely be able to live a good life in the future, and she can feel at ease.

The queen deliberately created opportunities for them to get along. Prince An's interactions with Liu Fang in the past actually seemed normal. Few people knew that they grew up as childhood sweethearts.

The people in Anping Temple wouldn't say it, and the Liu family didn't have the habit of saying things like that. Yao Le and the others were even more of a sect of mystic arts, and they basically wouldn't reveal to the worldly people what was going on in their circle.

Therefore, it seems that the things about Liu Fang and Kongjing are well known, but in fact, probably only the emperor knows a little.

But even if the emperor knew, he would not take it to heart. And the queen really didn't know anything about it.

Therefore, it is like this, the queen deliberately gave them the fiancée couple a chance to be alone.

Liu Fang and Prince An naturally did not refuse, and walked together to the garden in Fengqi Palace.

Liu Fang stood on the Jiuqu Stone Bridge on the lotus pond, looked at the blooming scenery of the lotus pond in front of him, and said quietly, "I thought you and I would never have the chance to meet again."

When he is still empty, he can see him while he is bowing to the Buddha, or when he is praying for alms.

But after he returned to the secular world, Liu Fang really would never be able to see him again, otherwise, if outsiders knew, all the girls in the Liu family would be implicated.

Liu Fang would never do this.

Prince An naturally knew that, so he would endure and wait, waiting for the rare opportunity now, before he came to see her.

For more than a year, Prince An finally realized that he was in love with his thoughts.

As for whether this love calamity can be survived, Prince An does not know.

What he knew was that he wanted to get along with her like this all the time.

Prince An looked at Liu Fang's profile and said, "Do you miss me?"

Liu Fang lowered her eyes, do you think? Naturally thought.

In the previous tasks, she had never had such an emotion, but the empty net seemed to be different.

He would always be by her side, quiet, gentle, and tolerant. This feeling made her nostalgic and made her reluctant to let go.

Maybe she really likes him.

This was the first time she liked someone in the mission world.

In the past, it was only after she got married that she gradually developed deep feelings for her husband, but this time it was different.

Liu Fang knew that she was really reluctant to be empty.

of.

Prince An didn't speak, smiled, and didn't force. Standing beside her, he said slowly, "Actually, I miss you. I miss you so much, every day. I don't know what this is. Why, anyway, since you were lying on the stone and asked my name, your name has been firmly engraved in my heart.

Xiao Fang'er, I really want to marry you. "

Liu Fang turned her head, looked at him, and smiled slightly, "Well, I know. I am willing to marry you too."

Prince An looked at her, raised his hand, and touched her face with a slight trembling, until he really touched Liu Fang's delicate and fair face, he suddenly recovered.

He blushed slightly, withdrew his hand, lowered his eyes and said, "You can be married at home with peace of mind, don't worry, everything is with me."

Liu Fang smiled and understood what he meant.

Whether it's the dowry, the future, or the queen in the palace, he will handle it well and won't worry her.

She just needs to wait at ease to marry him.

It is rare to meet such a strong, yet gentle person, is Liu Fang happy and satisfied?

They will have a very good life in the future.

...

Yao Le also received an imperial decree at home, and her fiancé was ordered for her at home—Yao Cheng.

Although Yao Cheng is her senior brother, he is not the Yao family, but an ordinary orphan. Because of his good talent, he was accepted as a closed disciple by Yao Le's second grandfather.

If it weren't for her, I'm afraid the Yao family would still need him, an outsider, to be drawn.

Yao Le has no opinion on marrying Yao Cheng. Anyway, the big brother is a good person and he spoils her enough. She will definitely have a good life in the future.

Yao Le was very satisfied with this arrangement.

Hearing that Liu Fang and Prince An get along well and have a good relationship, Yao Le pouted.

Of course not bad, both of them have grown up together since childhood, how can their relationship be so bad?

Could it be that these people are all blind, so why can't they see that these two people know each other?

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