They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Chapter 221 Beauty

Of course Li Chengyu didn't dare to do that.

She was only showing off in words. If she really met Li Ce, she would be like a mouse seeing a cat. How could she dare to say anything disobedient?

Although her brain hasn't improved much in the past few years, she has at least learned one thing, which is to read people's faces.

As soon as he saw Jiang Wanyue's expression, Li Chengyu immediately shut up and ran behind Jiang Wanyue to massage her shoulders.

"My queen, please help me! Chen Yong is also a relative of the Jiang family! If I marry him, won't my relationship with you be closer?"

It was rare that she came up with a reason on her own.

only……

Jiang Wanyue looked at her helplessly.

"If we really want to talk about marriage from my perspective, then Chen Yong is your elder. Can this marriage still be successful?"

Li Chengyu opened his mouth and looked annoyed.

"I forgot! So what do you say I should do?"

Seeing that she was getting anxious, Jiang Wanyue sighed resignedly and gave her some advice.

"Chen Yong is still young, so it's not appropriate to get engaged now. So, I'll talk to the wife of Gu'an Marquis and ask her to ask Chen Yong what he thinks. If he is willing to marry, then I'll keep him for two years."

At this point, she paused.

I always feel that this sounds weird.

"As for you, I will have someone spread the word tomorrow that I am ill and that you should pray for me and voluntarily observe the precepts for two years. Once outsiders hear this, they will know that you will not propose marriage in these two years, and they will not doubt your reputation. After two years, let Gu'an Hou write a letter to ask for marriage on behalf of his brother, and then everything will be done naturally."

Li Chengyu felt a little embarrassed.

"Your Highness is very thoughtful."

Jiang Wanyue glanced at her sideways and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. This is just my idea. Your father hasn't agreed yet! If he doesn't like Chen Yong, it's useless to say anything. I can't cover this for you. You have to talk to him yourself."

You can give her some advice, but you can't do everything for her. Otherwise, when the child encounters any problems in the future, she will only ask her parents for help. Wouldn't she be so busy?

Jiang Wanyue looked serious and didn't give Li Chengyu any chance to act coquettishly.

Li Chengyu hung her face and looked a little nervous, but she soon thought of a solution and turned back into her cheerful self.

Jiang Wanyue invited her to have lunch together.

Originally, they wanted to wait for Li Ce to come and let Li Chengyu talk to him herself, but the court was too busy today, so Li Ce sent a message back saying that he would have dinner with the ministers and asked them not to wait.

Li Ce didn't come, but Li Chengye came.

He entered the hall and bowed politely.

"My son, I send my regards to my mother."

Li Chengye pays great attention to rules and etiquette and never makes mistakes.

Jiang Wanyue waved to him to get up.

"It's been more than a month since you came back. Are you fully recovered?"

"Mother, I'm well now, so I came here today to pay my respects to you." Li Chengye answered in a serious tone.

Jiang Wanyue didn't care. She waved her hand and asked him to sit down and have dinner with her.

Li Chengye has been ill for almost a month.

It is said to be an illness, but in fact it is an injury. Of course, we cannot tell others directly, so we just say it is an illness.

Last autumn, Li Ce gave him a position in the Ministry of War, hoping that he would gradually get involved in state affairs.

Li Ce himself started out in the Ministry of War. From this action, we can see that Li Ce still cares very much about his eldest son.

Li Chengye has been in the Ministry of War for three months and has done a good job.

So at the beginning of the year, the fighting on the border took a break. In order to train Li Chengye, Li Ce asked him to escort food and fodder to the border.

Of course, the main official in charge of escorting the grain and fodder was someone else, and Li Chengye was just taking advantage of the opportunity.

Unexpectedly, the delivery of the food and fodder went smoothly, but they encountered an ambush on the way back. Everyone in the group suffered a lot of injuries, but fortunately there were not too many casualties.

It was precisely because of this conspiracy that Li Ce was furious. He issued several imperial edicts in succession, urgently transferring part of the border troops in the northeast to the northern border to cooperate with the border troops in the strong attack. Only then did he defeat the Tujie and capture Helu alive.

After Li Chengye was escorted back to the capital by his loyal guards, he has been recuperating in the palace. His most serious injury was a broken rib, so he has been unable to move for more than a month.

Fortunately, he was young and had the best physician, so he recovered quickly.

Jiang Wanyue asked him in detail about the meals and medicines he took every day.

"Although the imperial physician comes to see you every day, you should also be more vigilant. Food and medicine are the easiest to be tampered with. Aren't the two eunuchs beside you following the imperial physician in identifying medicines? Ask them to carefully check anything sent from outside before they touch it."

Jiang Wanyue's advice was earnest and sincere, and all her words came from the bottom of her heart.

Li Chengye's eyes moved and a smile appeared on his face.

He could feel Jiang Wanyue's sincerity.

"Yes, I have always done as you said."

Jiang Wanyue nodded with a smile.

"I am always very confident in your work. Unlike Yu'er, she will only listen to you after I tell her something three or four times."

Li Chengyu on the side was unhappy.

"Miss!"

"Okay, I won't talk about you anymore. Ye'er, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"

Jiang Wanyue patted her knees and stood up.

The lunch ended in silence.

After dinner, Li Chengyu couldn't stay any longer and was eager to go back.

Jiang Wanyue called two maids to see her out, then waved her hand and asked the other palace maids to retreat to the outer room, leaving only Xing'er and Qiongzhi.

Looking at Li Chengye, who was half a head taller than her, Jiang Wanyue cleared her throat and spoke carefully.

"Your wedding is scheduled for the second half of the year. There are still two months until the wedding. There are some things that should be prepared in advance."

Li Chengye was drinking tea from a teacup. When he heard this, he looked up with some confusion.

"What is the matter that the Queen Mother is talking about?"

Jiang Wanyue felt a little uncomfortable, but had to continue talking.

"You have been served by eunuchs since you were a child. Eunuchs are clumsy and rough. It's time to add one or two nice palace maids."

Finally said it!

Jiang Wanyue let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

It was really embarrassing for her to talk about this matter. But Li Ce didn't care about these trivial matters. The elders of the Lu family were gone, so she was the only one who could talk about it.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Li Chengye's face turning red little by little.

These brother and sister don't look alike normally, but when they blush, they look quite similar.

Li Chengye also felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't dare to look Jiang Wanyue in the eye. He lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.

"I will follow the arrangements of the Queen Mother."

Jiang Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief, but did not forget to explain.

"It's not that I won't make the decision for you, but you had to observe mourning before, and the palace sent out a batch of palace maids one after another two years ago, and there was no suitable one. Last month, your father selected some girls with clean backgrounds, and they were all reserved for you. It's just that because you were injured, this matter has been put on hold for the time being."

"If you agree, I will ask them to send them to your place after dinner, and you can choose two by yourself."

The reason for the selection was that two low-ranking concubines had disappeared from the harem in the past two years. Moreover, no children had been born in the harem since the little princess. The previous dynasty had already submitted petitions to propose the selection several times.

After seeing this, Jiang Wanyue decided to take charge of it herself and asked the Ministry of Rites to make a list. She took Zhu Yan, Wei Fuxue and Luo Yudian to look at the list one by one and selected eight people.

But because Li Ce had never summoned them to sleep with him, these new ladies could no longer sit still and began to make some small moves one after another.

Of course, their little movements were all under Jiang Wanyue's control.

When choosing for Li Ce, family background and beauty were more important. But when choosing for Li Chengye, temperament was the main consideration. They couldn't be too lively, but docile. They had better know some poetry and literature and be able to serve with writing. So, in the end, only six were picked out.

Anyway, it's just this time. After Li Chengye gets married, these things will be the responsibility of the prince's wife.

Jiang Wanyue muttered to herself.