Chapter 234 Curiosity
Yikun Palace

There were two lists of beauties spread out on Yihuan's desk. From the outside, the one on the left was neat and stereotyped, while the one on the right had rough paper but the text and pictures were fresh and interesting.

The one on the left is produced by the Imperial Household Department in the palace, and the one on the right is the version that was snatched up in the capital. It is a small booklet as thick as a finger and costs ten taels of silver. Of course, there is also a simplified version, which only gives you a general idea and does not come with illustrations.

Nanny Chen was explaining to Yihuan the ins and outs of these two rosters.

"My lady, please look at the last column of each page. Those marked with a vertical line are those who have been recommended and will definitely pass the first round of preliminary selection."

"Can the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs influence whether or not I choose someone?" Yihuan was a little curious.

"These people all come from good families and are good-looking. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has done a favor in advance to reassure people outside." Nanny Chen said, "After all, it's a preliminary selection. If there are no major problems, they will pass."

Yihuan shook her head. The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were very professional in how to transfer money into and out of their pockets.

"Your Majesty, here are your visiting cards for today." Nanny Chen handed Yihuan several beautiful invitations. Nanny Chen had already screened out those that she didn't need to attend to.

"Prince Yu's wife and mother?" Yihuan flipped through the pages and said, "Let's invite them both today."

The Princess of Prince Yu came to ask for a wife for her son. Since she had already had her eyes on this prospect for a long time, Yihuan was happy to do her a favor and repeatedly assured him that the Emperor would arrange a marriage for her.

"Yuxue, send someone to find out whether the youngest son of Prince Yu and this girl have already had a love affair."

Yuxue looked up in confusion.

"Now my palace is also in a hot spot, everyone wants to carry the fancy sedan chair, I can't let others use me as a gun." Yihuan said with a smile, "Prince Yu's wife is a kind person, but when it comes to children, mothers are always irrational."

"Yes."

In the afternoon, Mrs. Ulanara was brought in. She first put her hands on the stove to warm them for a while.

"It's freezing outside, but it's warm as spring here, madam."

"It just snowed, and my mother rushed over. I hope everything went well on the journey."

"Your Majesty looks better. I have to take a closer look at you so that I won't be unable to answer your father's questions when I get back."

"Mother, is Ama's leg okay?"

"This period of time is always difficult to endure. It will be fine when the weather gets warmer." Lady Ulanara said lightly.

"I asked the Imperial Hospital to change the prescription. Mother, please take it back and give it to Father to use. It can be applied externally and taken internally. I hope it can provide relief." Yihuan was a little worried. All the injuries Fei Yanggu suffered on the battlefield when he was young came back to her. She would have been sad even before this time.

"I came here this time to ask for your help," said Mrs. Ulanara, "about Mingxuan."

"Mother, you're joking. I watched Mingxuan grow up, so his marriage is naturally important." Yihua's smile faded a little. "Sister-in-law is a little different now."

"Your elder brother is a nostalgic man. Originally, according to my idea, I wanted to marry a second wife for your elder brother. Your elder sister-in-law is confused, so she should not leave the house." Lady Ulanara sighed, "I almost chose someone, but he couldn't bear it. In addition, your elder sister-in-law has indeed changed a lot, so for the sake of the children, I let her go."

"This is my mother's family affair, so I'll make the decision."

"You can tell you're angry." Ulanara's wife came closer and continued, "Mingxuan has to get married quickly, otherwise someone with ulterior motives will always make trouble for the child." "I don't ask for a wealthy family, as long as the family is upright and the child can endure loneliness. With mother's support, it won't be a disadvantage to marry into the family."

Yihuan nodded. How could she not suffer any loss?
Accompanying a body that has no self in its heart and being locked up in a cage in the backyard all day long, Yihuan would go crazy just thinking about this kind of life.

"Hongyan hasn't been to the mansion for a long time. Your father misses him very much. He talks about him every day and has left a lot of new toys for him. When the weather is good, come to the mansion to pick up the prince to play."

"Well, let Father see that Hongyan's skills have improved."

Speaking of children, Yihuan's smile became much more genuine, and Lady Ulanara breathed a sigh of relief. Although the person in front of her was her daughter, she was more cautious in her words because of their different identities.

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Honghui returned to his residence and saw his younger brothers fighting at the door.

Hongyan dragged Hongyun to break in, but was held tightly by Hongyun: "Hongyan, wait until big brother comes back, then we can go in, okay?"

"I won't!" Hong Yan said loudly, "I heard the Queen Mother say this morning that she would send some pretty girls to my brother. I want to see some pretty girls."

"You heard it wrong." Hong Yun said firmly, his ears red. His mother recently gave the senior palace maid to him. This was really not something a child of Hong Yan's age should know.

"No, Hongyan has very good hearing." Hongyan suddenly let go of his hand, bent down and lowered his head, and rushed inside. The guards at the door wanted to stop him but did not dare to. Everyone knew that the eldest prince doted on his younger brother. If the fourth prince cried, they would be in trouble.

"There are so many beautiful sisters at the Empress Dowager's place. Third brother will accompany you to see them. Let's go, let's go now!"

Honghui held his forehead with his hand. Four palace maids had indeed been sent over in the morning in the name of the Emperor. He had no way of refusing and could only accept them and settle them down. He didn't expect that Hongyan was quite well-informed.

"Hongyan, stop messing around!" Honghui put his hands behind his back and glared at Hongyan.

The little guy immediately became obedient. He stood still with his head down.

Honghui walked over, reached out and held Hongyun's arm, lifted up his sleeve, and saw the purple bruise.

Hong Yan was a little confused. He was so excited that he forgot to control his strength. The little guy was full of guilt: "Third brother, I'm sorry, Hong Yan was wrong."

"It's okay, Hongyan didn't mean it, Third brother knows." Hongyun touched Hongyan's bun.

"Come in, Hongyun, wait a moment, I'll go get the medicine first." Honghui has a lot of ointments for various injuries and bruises, all prepared for Hongyan.

After entering the room, Hong Yan began to peek around. After looking for a while, he didn't see any new faces. "Brother, I was playing in the Imperial Garden today, and I heard a lot of people whispering that you were going to take a concubine. What is a concubine? Why must a concubine be beautiful?"

“Cough, cough, cough!” Hong Yun’s throat hurt from choking. He pulled back his arm and said, “Brother, I suddenly remembered that my mother wants to talk to me about something. I’ll leave first.”

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Honghui looked at the one in front of him. The one who just left was too shy, and the one in front of him was too bold. It would be great if they could neutralize each other.

Honghui reached out and held Hongyan's hand: "I can take you to see it, but you are not allowed to talk nonsense."

"Okay." Hong Yan smiled contentedly.