When choosing a princess, it is not just one choice, but three at once. Of course, these three women cannot be all princesses, but they have to choose one princess from them. The remaining two are the prince's good-natured.

The so-called Liangdi can be understood as the concubine of the prince, but its status is very different from that of the concubine, because Liangdi is also of a rank. In the future, the prince ascended the throne, and the two Liangdi will become the second of the four noble concubines in the harem, and their status is only under the queen. Therefore, Liangdi's background, appearance, character, etc. are no worse than that of the princess.

"The three women selected by Wuji are all good-looking people. The queen felt very satisfied after seeing it. She just wanted to select a crown princess from the three of them. I and the queen were also undecided, so I asked you to help me take a look!" Li Shimin put the three documents in his hand in front of Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji, and said with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, I think that Wang family woman is good. The Wang family from Taiyuan is much better than the other two women!" Changsun Wuji did not look at the documents in front of him and directly expressed his opinions. After all, these three women were selected by him, so he naturally knew better than anyone else.

Li Xiu didn't know the identities of these three women before, so he picked up the documents and looked carefully. Only then did he find that the three women were all from famous families. For example, the Wang woman mentioned by Changsun Wuji was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan, and belonged to one of the five surnames and seven hopes. Moreover, the Wang family has always had the closest relationship with the royal family. When Li Yuan raised his army, he had received funding from the Wang family.

In addition to the Wang family, the other two women also have extraordinary origins. One of them was from the Lu family in Fanyang. However, the Lu family was only a partial branch of the Lu family, so they were worse than the Wang family in terms of identity. However, her grandfather and father successively served as the Minister of Rites, especially his father was once one of Li Shimin's original confidants, so this gave her a lot of points. However, the origin of the Crown Princess was the most critical, so Changsun Wuji was more inclined to the Wang family.

Compared with the first two, the Su family was a little worse in their origins. Although the Su family was also one of the famous families, it was still worse than the big clans like the Five Clan Qiwang. However, the ancestors of the Su family had served as the Minister of Duzhi in the Western Wei Dynasty, and their great-grandfather was a famous former Sui minister, Su Wei, and was appointed as the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe and was named Duke of Pi. His grandfather was a former Sui Dynasty official and a minister of the Honglu Temple. He was also a senior official of the third rank. He was a prominent family background.

In comparison, Su's father, Su Jian, was a little worse. He only served as secretary and governor of Taizhou in the Tang Dynasty, and his rank was not too high. However, the comments of the woman Su's woman were "high-quality and talented". Obviously, among the women selected, the character, appearance, talent of this Su family is far from comparable to other women. It is precisely because of this reason that she stands out from many girls of noble origins.

Li Shimin also found that Li Xiu was carefully watching the documents recording the three alternative crown princesses. When he read them almost, he asked: "Li Xiu, Wuji thinks Wang is more suitable. What do you think?"

"This..." Li Xiu was also a little hesitant at this time. The family background of Wang and Lu were better, but the talent and character of Su were more suitable. Of course, these were also relative. In fact, although there were differences in family backgrounds, talents and character among the three of them, the gap was extremely small, and there were other aspects that could make up for their own shortcomings. Therefore, it was really hard to choose a princess from the three of them.

"Your Majesty, this is really hard for me. These three women are the best choices, and I will find it difficult to make a decision for a while." Li Xiu thought for a long time, but finally smiled helplessly.

"Haha~, it seems that you have also realized the pain of me and the queen. These three women have their own advantages. Wuji values ​​family background more. Choosing the Wang family can increase the support of the Wang family to the court. However, these aristocratic families have always been family first and then country. I am really worried about enhancing the influence of the aristocratic families on the court!" Li Shimin laughed first, and then commented on the Wang family. It seems that his vigilance for the aristocratic families has not been eliminated.

"It's okay for the Wang family in Taiyuan. Although among the five surnames and seven hopes, the Wang family has the largest number of people, it is precisely because of too many people that the Wang family has more branches and many conflicts between the branches. It can be said that the Wang family has dispersed, and the influence of the Cui family in Qinghe has always been above the Wang family. Therefore, compared with other aristocratic families, the Wang family also wants to marry the royal family more to enhance their influence." Changsun Wuji spoke again at this time.

It seems that he really hopes to marry the Wang family, because this is not only good for the Wang family, but also for Li Chengqian. Even if the influence of the Wang family in Taiyuan is not as good as that of the Cui family in Qinghe, it is also one of the five surnames and seven hopes. With the influence of the Wang family, Li Chengqian's position as the prince can be made more stable.

When Li Shimin heard Changsun Wuji mention the Cui family in Qinghe, he couldn't help but look a little annoyed on his face, and then he spoke again: "This Wang family is a good candidate, and the queen is more inclined to her. Although I have some concerns, I also think that this Wang family is good. If I can win over the Wang family in Taiyuan, I might be able to use their hands to attack other aristocratic families in the future!"

Li Xiu also noticed the change in Li Shimin's face, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Speaking of the one thing that happened this time when he chose a concubine, that is, Li Shimin hoped that a woman from the Qinghe Cui family, who was ranked first among the five surnames and seven hopes, would also have a woman to participate in the selection of the crown princess. As a result, Cui family refused. And it was said that some people in the Cui family said that the women of their Cui family only married children from aristocratic families, and the implication was to look down on the origin of the royal Li family.

In fact, the big clans of the five surnames and Qi Wang do not want to intermarry with outsiders. They usually marry each other. For example, Cui and Lu have been married for generations, and they are from ordinary officials or nobles, and even take pride in marrying daughters from aristocratic families. In particular, Cui's influence in Qinghe ranks first in the aristocratic families. Women in the clan are very strict in choosing husbands, and even the prince's choice of concubines is not willing to participate. This shows how proud Cui is.

Li Shimin was also very angry about Cui's arrogance. It is said that when Cui refused to pass on the election of concubines to the palace, Li Shimin was so angry that he threw the inkstone and even wanted to take action against Cui. However, Cui's influence inside and outside the court was too great, and it can be said that it would affect his whole body with one blow, and in the end he could only swallow this breath.

However, Li Xiu thought that Li Shimin's tone was self-inflicted. After all, the matter of sending a woman to choose a concubine was originally voluntary, but Li Shimin issued an imperial edict to Cui alone, but the other party refused, which made Li Shimin unable to make a way out. If he had not issued that imperial edict before, there would be nothing left. In addition, in Li Xiu's opinion, if aristocratic families like internal intermarriage, they would be able to get through. I heard that many of them were intermarriages, which were definitely close relatives. Maybe more idiots would appear in these aristocratic families in the future. If the court did not need to take action, they would decline themselves.

"What Your Majesty said is that the great aristocratic family headed by the Five Clans and Seven Hopes is huge. If you want to attack from the outside, it will probably shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. However, it will be much easier to collapse from the inside. Moreover, Cheng Qian has always been smart and will definitely not be confused by the aristocratic family!" Changsun Wuji saw that Li Shimin's attitude was relaxed, and immediately persuaded him again.

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but show a look of heartache. After thinking for a while, he turned his head to look at Li Xiu again and said, "Li Xiu, what do you think?"

Seeing Li Shimin's opinion again, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel helpless. At this time, he found that Changsun Wuji also looked at him. Speaking of Changsun Wuji's initiative to take the initiative to choose a concubine for Li Chengqian, and he deliberately set his age below seventeen, just excluding Qi Niang. Therefore, Li Xiu also owed him a favor, and it was time to return it.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Wang is good, but this time, it is to choose a concubine for the crown prince. We cannot just consider our own opinions. The most important thing is the crown prince's opinion!" Li Xiu thought about it for a moment and finally expressed his opinion.

Changsun Wuji was relieved to hear that Li Xiu also supported Wang. As for asking Li Chengqian for his opinion later, this is also true, and he was confident that he could convince Li Chengqian. After all, it would be beneficial to him to make Wang the crown princess, so in his opinion, Li Chengqian had no reason to refuse.

"Okay, it seems that we all think that Wang is the most suitable candidate. As for the prince's opinion, of course it is very important. I will send this document to him for the selection of concubines to him later and let him take a look!" Li Shimin said happily when he saw everyone's unification of opinions.

"Your Majesty, it's not time to go and send this document in person. You can also explain it to the prince in person!" Changsun Wuji volunteered at this time. He also spent a lot of effort and energy on choosing a concubine, so he naturally wanted to confirm this matter earlier so as not to have too many dreams.

"Haha~, Wuji, you and the queen are really brothers and sisters, and they are very anxious about this matter, especially the queen is even more anxious to hold her grandson. Since that's the case, then you can go there yourself!" Li Shimin laughed happily and said, choosing a concubine for his son, which also made him relieve his thoughts.

Changsun Wuji immediately took the order and left Liangyi Hall with the documents. He did not leave the palace either. He went directly from a corner gate on the east palace wall to find Li Chengqian, and then handed the documents in his hand to the other party and said, "Chengqian, these are three alternative candidates for the Crown Princess. Your Majesty asked me to send them in person. You can check it out first!"
Chapter completed!