vrcanaries Chapter 369: The Palace Maids Are Not to Be Tried With
Chapter 369: The Palace Maids Are Not to Be Tried With
300 versus 500. When the strength is equal, more than 300 people naturally cannot beat more than 500 people, so John died in the previous life.
This time, with Zhang Xintong here, John must not be allowed to die.
When Zhang Xintong came out, she brought 500 female special forces members with her. In order to lure out the killer, Zhang Xintong kept them hiding in the dark.
After the killer appeared, the marriage team had no time to take action, and the women's special forces team killed them one-sidedly.
In the end, the killer only left two leaders, whose jaws had been removed by the female special forces team and the poison had been picked out of their mouths.
The two people who survived were fed low-level truth pills by Zhang Xintong. After interrogation, it was learned that they were sent by the Jin Kingdom in order to disrupt the marriage and cause a fight between the An Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom so that the Jin Kingdom could reap the benefits.
After finding out who was behind the Jin Kingdom, the two killers were useless and were dealt with directly.
The rest of the journey went smoothly. The Qing Kingdom's marriage team arrived at the imperial city and was accommodated in the royal inn.
When Zhang Xintong returned to the palace, Xiao Yuan was dealing with memorials with a frown on his face.
"Yuan Yuan, what's wrong?"
Xiao Yuan wants to act coquettishly when she sees Zhang Xintong
"Mother, the ministers do not agree with the Crown Prince of Qing becoming the Imperial Consort. What do you suggest we do?"
"That's understandable. The Crown Prince of Qing is from another country after all. You can just confer the title of Noble Consort on him. That would be considered giving face to Qing. The Imperial Consort of the Central Palace still has to be chosen from Anguo."
Xiao Yuan was surprised
"Mother, then I should marry two?"
"What happened to the two?"
"You and the Emperor are a couple for life."
"I'm different from your father. We have different feelings. Besides, I have the intention but not the courage to do it. Your father is watching you closely. Hahahahahahaha."
Xiao Yuan's face was filled with black lines
"Mother"
"Just kidding. Your father and I love each other deeply and there's no room for a third person. My daughter Yuanyuan is the empress and doesn't have anyone she deeply loves. Our circumstances are special, so it's okay for her to marry more than one person."
"That's okay!"
At the morning court the next day, the ministers began a new round of persuasion.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Consort must be from the Kingdom of An. We cannot allow a prince from the Kingdom of Qing to be the Imperial Consort."
"Okay, I agree."
The minister wanted to continue persuading him but the words were stuck on his lips. Why did His Majesty suddenly agree?
Xiao Yuan's concession led the matter in another direction. There was only one position for the Imperial Consort in the Central Palace, and the ministers all wanted to send their sons to the palace. The final result was that Xiao Yuan had no choice but to select a boy (equivalent to selecting a girl).
The eldest prince of Qing entered the palace a month later, and the Empress Dowager of An entered the palace earlier than the eldest prince of Qing, so the selection of male candidates was carried out in a hurry.
The candidates are all the men of marriageable age from the official families in the imperial city, between the ages of 16 and 24.
The men here get married early, and most of the young men who enter the palace for selection are between 16 and 18 years old. After the initial screening, 100 young men are left.
When finalizing the candidates to enter the palace, Zhang Xintong was beside Xiao Yuan to help her choose.
In addition to balancing the power in the court, Zhang Xintong only chose handsome men with tall height and long legs. She could not choose some ugly and disgusting daughters.
These handsome men include the handsome scholar type, the sunny and lively type, the heroic and extraordinary type, the wealthy and elegant type, the mighty and domineering type, the suave type, the muscular and macho type, the melancholic and temperamental type, and so on.
Finally, there were 20 people left. The Empress Dowager was the legitimate son of the Prime Minister, 18 years old. He was not only talented in literature and martial arts, but also had a handsome appearance with tall height and long legs.
On the night of the empress and the emperor's wedding, Zhang Xintong gave Xiao Yuan spiritual spring water and medicine.
"Yuanyuan, be gentle. There are so many people in the harem, and you are alone. In a few days, the Crown Prince of Qing will have to work hard. Take care of yourself."
Xiao Yuan's face flushed
"I understand, mother."
After Zhang Xintong finished giving instructions to her daughter, she just left the palace and was carried into a house by Lu Yunling.
Before Zhang Xintong had time to see the situation in the house, Lu Yunling threw her onto the bed in a bedroom.
Lu Yunling kissed Zhang Xintong while taking off their clothes. When only a red bellyband was left, his big hand reached inside.
"When will you marry me? Do you also want to enjoy the happiness of having two wives like the Queen?"
Zhang Xintong moaned and panted
"Yun Ling"
Lu Yunling pressed hard
"Answer me, when will you marry me?"
Zhang Xintong......
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Tomorrow, tomorrow... we will get married..."
That day, Zhang Xintong was tossed and turned until dawn.
Zhang Xintong couldn't stand it anymore and started to resist
"Lu Yunling, are you a perpetual motion duck? Get out of here!"
"What is a perpetual motion duck?"
Zhang Xintong......
"Just get up and leave."
"Don't get up. To prevent you from having the idea of having two wives, I will make sure you can't get out of bed."
"I don't have such thoughts, really, I absolutely dare not have them."
One of them can go crazy, and yet she dares to think of having two wives. She is not trying to kill herself.
After Zhang Xintong begged for mercy three times, Lu Yunling let her go.
Lu Yunling bought the house for his wedding with Zhang Xintong, and they were married three days later. Lu Yunling couldn't wait any longer, as he was afraid she would run away.
The day Zhang Xintong got married was also the day when the eldest prince of Qing entered the palace, and the marriage was finally settled.
After the marriage was concluded, Anguo and Qingguo sent troops to attack the Jin Kingdom. Although the Jin Kingdom was weak, they were a nomadic people who could always hide and reappear unexpectedly, causing the two countries to suffer a lot.
In order to destroy the Jin Kingdom as soon as possible, Xiao Yuan sent out the women's special forces team.
The women's special forces team is very powerful, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, and no one dares to compete with them.
The women's special forces team worked closely together to catch the Jin Kingdom off guard. With their precise judgment and swift actions, they left the Jin Kingdom powerless to fight back.
In just two months, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, and two-thirds of the Jin Dynasty's land went to the An Kingdom, and one-third went to the Qing Kingdom.
In Anguo, the people were praising the Queen and the Women's Special Forces. Women's status had been elevated, and they often said, "Who says women are inferior to men? Women can also hold up the sky above their heads."
Because of his two contributions in investigating the case and protecting the prince of Qing, Zhang Xintong was promoted to the Ministry of Works and became the Minister of Works, a third-rank official, and was able to attend court.
Taking advantage of the improvement of the status of women in Anguo, Zhang Xintong proposed to build girls' schools across the country. Because there were four female officials in the court, Zhang Shu, Chunyu, Qiuye and Zhang Xintong, as well as the support of the empress's faction, such as the prime minister, the father of the emperor's husband, and the chief justice of the Dali Temple, the construction of girls' schools was quickly finalized, and Zhang Xintong went to various cities to plan and supervise.
Before Zhang Xintong left, Lu Yunling spent three days threatening and warning her to behave herself.
Zhang Xintong almost swore that she would only have him in her life.
The construction of the girls' school was not smooth. There was a lack of cooperation from the government, and the people had deep-rooted ideas that it was useless for girls to study.
The situation improved greatly after the empress issued an order to deal with several prefects and announced that women could take part in the imperial examinations.