Transmigrating to the Great Zhou Dynasty (The Romantic Martial Tang Dynasty) - Chapter 198: The Selection of the Crown Princess

Seeing Li Yifei deep in thought, Wu Zetian quickly offered several of her top choices: "When you were still on the front lines in Fengcheng, your grandmother had already selected a few candidates for you. I will summon them to the palace another day, and you can then see which one best suits your taste!"
Li Yifei nodded, pulling himself out of his reverie, and hurriedly asked curiously, "Grandmother, who are the people you've chosen? Tell me so I can be prepared!"
Wu Zetian smiled charmingly, "Hehe, you little rascal, you can't wait to see me! But these girls are indeed rare beauties in our Great Zhou, and you should be very familiar with one of them."
Who is she?
Li Yifei's curiosity about Wu Zetian was piqued.
"Hehe, she is Sansi's granddaughter, Zhang Wei. I think you should be quite familiar with this little girl, right?"
Wu Zetian stared at Li Yifei with a half-smile, her eyes full of mockery.
She had heard bits and pieces about the absurd things that Li Yifei and Zhang Wei and her daughter had done.
When Wu Zetian exposed his secret in public, Li Yifei blushed and then awkwardly laughed, "Grandmother, you're just teasing me. I, Wei'er, am naturally familiar with this!"
Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Hehe, as long as you're satisfied, that's all that matters. Your grandmother is just worried that you'll be running back and forth so often, which will cause others to gossip!"
Li Yifei nodded slightly. He hadn't expected Wu Zetian to be so thoughtful. With a wife like that, what more could a husband ask for? To be honest, he hadn't seen that little girl and Wu Xuan'er for several months, and he really missed them.
"By the way, Grandmother, who are the other candidates?"
Wu Zetian smiled and said, "One of them is Zhang Jianzhi's beloved daughter, Zhang Xue. As for the other, she is Yao Chong's precious daughter, Yao Qing."
"Zhang Xue and Yao Qing?"
Li Yifei froze on the spot after hearing this. He had heard a little about Zhang Xue; she was the beloved daughter of Zhang Jianzhi and his first wife, Han Mei. She was said to be an absolute beauty, inheriting all of Han Mei's best features. Thinking back, he had just been having an affair with Han Mei not long ago, and now he was already involved with her daughter.
"Fei'er, what's wrong? Don't you like them?"
Seeing that Li Yifei hadn't reacted for a while, Wu Zetian assumed he was dissatisfied with her chosen candidates for the Crown Princess. She quickly smiled and explained, "Fei'er, let me tell you, Zhang Xue and Yao Qing are two exceptionally beautiful girls. They are well-educated, polite, virtuous, and dignified—absolutely the best candidates for Crown Princess. Moreover, their families are relatively clean and respectable, without the tangled relationships of other powerful clans. This will be entirely beneficial to your future rule of the court!"
"If you meet them, you'll definitely like them very much!"
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Grandmother, you're overthinking it. I have no objection to this marriage. If the two of them are really as good as you say, then there's no harm in meeting them!"
While Li Yifei said this, he was already fantasizing about when he could get Han Mei and Zhang Xue, the mother and daughter, into bed together. That would be so exciting!
Moreover, once he takes Zhang Xue as his concubine, he won't have to keep his trysts with Han Mei so secret anymore.
Wu Zetian, of course, had no idea that Li Yifei harbored such a bold idea. Seeing that Li Yifei had finally agreed, she chuckled and said, "Since you, little fellow, have no objections, then Grandmother will immediately order someone to arrange this!"
The weather in Fangzhou is unpredictable; the sky was clear in the morning, but suddenly dark clouds gathered and thunderstorms struck in the afternoon.
At Li Xian's residence in Luling, the person in question is currently having a low-key conversation with Wei Xiang'er and Madam Chu.
"Xiang'er, is your news reliable? My mother is planning to have that brat Li Yifei oversee the country?"
"Yes, my husband, not only does that old witch Wu Zetian want Li Yifei to oversee the country, but I've also heard that she's openly choosing a concubine for that boy. This matter has already caused quite a stir in the city, and I'm afraid it won't be long before Wu Zetian holds a wedding for him!"
"How could this be? What should we do? Ever since Li Yifei successfully drove the Turkic wolf cavalry out of the Central Plains, his position in the court has become increasingly secure. Now many court officials have sided with him, and even Lord Zhang, who used to support me, seems to be considering switching sides to that kid Li Yifei!"
Wei Xiang'er curled her lips, a hint of disdain in her mockery, and said, "Don't mention that old bastard Zhang Jianzhi. I heard from Father's letter that his precious daughter is now a hot candidate for Crown Princess. Why would he care about you, a prince who has lost power? He's probably too busy trying to curry favor with Li Yifei!"
Li Xian said with a face full of resentment, "That old bastard Zhang Jianzhi, I knew he was unreliable a long time ago, and now he has indeed betrayed me."
"Madam, you have always been exceptionally intelligent; do you have any good ideas?"
As Li Xian spoke, he hurriedly turned his head to ask Madam Chu.
Madam Chu chuckled and gently waved her jade fan, saying, "Brother Xian, there's no need to rush. That brat Li Yifei hasn't ascended the throne yet, has he? We still have plenty of opportunities to deal with him. This time, his public selection of consorts will definitely be conducted among the ministers of the court and the precious daughters of those aristocratic families. We can take this opportunity to place our people by his side."
Li Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he asked curiously, "Oh, does Madam already have a good candidate in mind?"
Madam Chu nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, I have a disciple who was my husband Wu Chengsi's granddaughter. She has been learning from me since she was a child. Not only is she beautiful, but her seductive skills are also unparalleled. She has already mastered seven or eight parts of my skills and should be able to stand out among all the women and win Li Yifei's favor!"
At this moment, Wei Xiang'er suddenly frowned slightly and said with some worry, "Master, although Junior Sister is outstanding in appearance, it is said that Li Yifei has quite a few beautiful women around him. Moreover, Senior Sister Chu Yun, whom you sent out last time, also failed at his hands. I am a little worried that Junior Sister will repeat the same mistake!"
"snort!"
Upon hearing Wei Xiang'er mention Chu Yun, Madam Chu immediately snorted coldly with displeasure, saying, "Don't mention that little slut to me. How could your junior sister's looks and seductive skills compare to that little slut? No matter how powerful Li Yifei is, your junior sister will definitely have a way to turn him into Rao Zhirou!"
Wei Xiang'er naturally agreed, but in her heart she was somewhat skeptical of Madam Chu's confidence. If Li Yifei were so easy to deal with, her master would not have failed time and time again.
Madam Chu was unaware of Wei Xiang'er's thoughts. She simply waved her jade fan, burst into laughter, and said, "There's no time to lose. I'll go write a letter to your junior sister now and ask her to attend Li Yifei's selection of concubines!"
After saying that, she hurriedly got up and walked outside, leaving Li Xian staring blankly at her.
"Husband, are you thinking about my master again? Isn't she charming? Doesn't she drive you wild?"
Wei Xiang'er had already come to Li Xian's side and collapsed into his arms.
"Yes, my wife is indeed very beautiful, it's just a pity that she has never been able to satisfy her husband!"
Li Xian said it subconsciously.
As soon as he said this, Li Xian immediately realized he had made a mistake. Praising another woman's beauty in front of Wei Xiang'er was tantamount to courting death.
Sure enough, the next moment, Wei Xiang'er grabbed his ear and scolded him loudly, "You, Li Xian, what do you take me for? How dare you think about other women right under my nose? Are you itching for a beating? Go home tonight and kneel on the washboard and face the wall to reflect on your mistakes!"
"Ah, my wife, please forgive your husband! I was just saying it casually, I didn't actually do anything about it!"
"Hmph, even thinking about it isn't allowed!"
Wei Xiang'er said domineeringly, and then swayed her slender waist and left the room, leaving Li Xian there sighing.
The same scene was unfolding at the Zhang residence in Luoyang, where Zhang Jianzhi, the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was bowing his head and enduring Han Mei's thunderous roar.
"Zhang Jianzhi, who gave you permission to agree to this marriage with His Majesty? Do you want to push Xue'er into a fire pit?!"
Han Mei stood with her hands on her hips and her eyebrows raised, a stark contrast to her usual dignified and noble demeanor.
To be honest, she was furious with Zhang Jianzhi. Her husband had agreed to Wu Zetian's marriage proposal without her consent. Others might not understand Li Yifei's character, but she certainly did. As his mistress, she knew his nature all too well. He was clearly a philandering playboy. She could tolerate sleeping with him herself, but she didn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps. The thought of sharing a husband with her daughter in the future seemed absurd to Han Mei.
A gentle and dignified young lady like her daughter could never hold Li Yifei's heart.
Zhang Jianzhi glanced at Han Mei cautiously, then hurriedly explained, "Madam, please listen to me. Where can you find such a talented and outstanding man as His Highness the Crown Prince? I'm doing this for our daughter's sake! With His Majesty's favor towards His Highness the Crown Prince, I think it won't be long before he inherits the throne. At that time, Xue'er, as his wife, will at least be granted the title of Imperial Noble Consort!"
"Does Madam intend for her daughter to marry one of those纨绔子弟 (spoiled brats)?"
Han Mei naturally didn't want her daughter to marry one of those idle and dissolute playboys in the capital, but she was even more unwilling to let Zhang Xue marry Li Yifei, the philandering crown prince. She sighed softly and said, "Forget it, I can't explain this to you anyway. Tomorrow I will go to see the emperor and ask him to rescind his decree. It doesn't matter who our Xue'er marries, just not this little bastard Li Yifei!"
Han Mei was about to blurt out the nickname "little rascal," but she immediately realized her mistake.

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