Chengtian Hall
Twenty women stand in a row, wearing brocade clothes and gorgeous skirts, and graceful figures. Each one is more beautiful than the other, and they are as colorful as thousands of flowers competing for beauty.
During this period, there was a woman who was very different. I don't know whether it was a prank or a real inconvenience. She kept her face covered with a gauze veil and only took it off to the interviewer during the interview.
A pair of exposed watery eyes looked around, looking around, seeming to be very novel about the palace, but also a little afraid.
Yes, she is Zizhuo.
She had no choice. When she arrived at Nanxuan, she thought that since Emperor Nanxuan said she was Mo Shuang, then she should be Mo Shuang. This was the easiest way to meet that man.
Later, she asked the guards to pass the instructions at the palace gate, but she was almost arrested as an assassin.
Because, the guards said that their Mo Zhaoyi had already died, and they also asked several questions about the woman. As a result, she didn't guess any of them correctly, which made them even more sure that she had bad intentions.
If she hadn't made up a crazy excuse saying that she just wanted to see the emperor's face and begged them to let her go for a long time, she would have died long ago.
Fortunately, she came across a concubine selection and private selection, so she got this good opportunity.
But, I wonder what will happen in the palace examination today
Can we really meet that man
What would that man do to her
After all, she had almost killed that man.
He should hate her, right
The Dragon Pearl is the treasure of the country, how could he give it to her so easily
No, we can't bring up the matter of beads yet until we understand his intentions.
She gathered her thoughts and already had a plan.
Some people around me were already starting to get anxious.
"Why hasn't the emperor come yet?"
"Yeah, we've been standing there for two hours..."
"Could it be that you are testing us on purpose?"
Everyone was talking at once, until an old nun shouted sharply, "If you can't afford to wait, please leave the palace now, no one will stop you!"
Everyone was so scared that they fell silent.
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Longyin Palace
Li Quansheng bowed and walked in, kneeling respectfully in front of the palace, "Your Majesty, this selection of concubines went through auditions and primaries, and in the end twenty were left, and now they are all in the Chengtian Palace."
"Yes." Leng Qisu seemed to agree. He didn't even raise his eyes, still focusing on something in his hand.
Li Quansheng straightened up slightly, raised his eyes slightly, and then saw clearly that the hairpin in his hand was actually a woman's hairpin. He couldn't help but be stunned. It could be seen that his face was calm, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and he could not see any meaning. He pursed his lips and suggested cautiously: "How about your Majesty follow me to the Chengtian Palace to visit?"
Leng Qisu raised his head and glanced at him sharply with his dark eyes, "Didn't I tell you? You are solely responsible for this matter! You just have to read it!"
Choose a concubine!
In the past few months, he heard these two words the most, in memorials, in the morning, and on weekdays.
He knew full well that this was started by those senior elders of the Three Dynasties.
Nowadays, he has long since calmed down. Originally, he didn't want to keep some women by his side, and then leave them aside like the women in the Four Princes' Palace before, causing them to waste their time.
However, those stubborn old men seemed determined and determined to send their daughters in. Since they didn't feel bad, he granted their wishes.
Anyway, he knows who is loyal, but whoever is unfaithful will not be able to sit still for long.
Although he had only been on the throne for less than half a year, he had a clear mind. It was not that he was unwilling to do something, but the time had not yet come.
"Then, slave, would you like to invite Concubine Ying to come over and take a look?"
Li Quansheng was sweating, but he still had the guts to suggest it. After all, this was a big deal, and he was really afraid that he would accidentally make a big mistake.
Leng Qisu was startled, Linglong
"Need not!"
He knew that Li Quansheng could handle this matter well.
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When Li Quansheng arrived at the Chengtian Palace, his heart was still in a state of turmoil. However, after thinking about it all the way, he already had several candidates in his mind.
However, the formality of the scene still has to go.
Therefore, he sat in the side hall and let twenty women come in one by one for a private interview.
Although the women were a little disappointed because they did not wait for the emperor, they heard that the eunuch was selected for the emperor and directly decided whether they would stay or go, so each one of them performed with all their strength.
The last one is a woman whose face is covered by a gauze veil. According to the household registration, she is an ordinary folk woman, both of her parents are dead.
Li Quansheng smiled. No need to ask, he just wanted to stay.
Because the man had asked to choose one or two people with no background, but this time the quota was set to leave five.
The three daughters of the Prime Minister, Taiwei and Shangshu, as well as the daughter of the Shen family, the richest man in the capital, occupied a total of four places, and she was the only fifth.
Both parents are dead, so many simple backgrounds!
Because he had been asking questions for a long time, he was a little tired. Besides, he had already decided on this woman in his heart, so he didn't want to ask more questions. Therefore, before the woman could say anything, he waved to her and asked her to go out and wait for the order with everyone.
The woman seemed a little reluctant, and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "My father-in-law hasn't asked me any questions yet, and he hasn't seen my true face, so why are you asking me to go out and wait for the order?"
Yes, she is Zizhuo.
Before Leng Qisu came, she was already a little frustrated. Now this eunuch didn't even ask or see her, so he just let her out, killing her last hope.
How could she not be angry
Seeing her like this, Li Quansheng was very happy, "Oh, you are still a hot-tempered young master, so let me let my servant take a look at my beautiful face!"
Zizhuo was startled, and then he was happy again.
"Little Master", he used the word "Little Master", doesn't that mean...
Pulling down the gauze with her bare hands, she smiled sweetly at Li Quansheng.
"Plop~" There was a loud noise, and Li Quansheng fell straight to the ground, staring blankly at the woman in front of him, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Mo... Mo..."
"Mo Shuang?" The woman came to him with crooked eyebrows. Seeing that his face was pale, she suddenly straightened up again and paced, "They all said that I look like Mo Shuang, but I am not her. My name is Ru." Yan!"
This was an identity she bought with money, just in case the palace sent someone out to investigate. She couldn't be born out of thin air. It was better to have a solid foundation.
Regardless of whether she is Mo Shuang or not, even if she was in the past, she cannot admit it easily now. Firstly, if she is regarded as an assassin like the guards guarding the palace gate, it will be completely over. Secondly, if she admits that she is Mo Shuang, she will have to bear the consequences. She had no memory of Mo Shuang's past, including the people she knew and the things she had done, and she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to cope with it.
Li Quansheng squinted his eyes and stared at her for a long time, and found that she was indeed similar to Mo Shuang, but not similar at all.
They look basically the same, almost identical.
However, in comparison, this woman is more lively and playful, not as calm, restrained, and melancholy as Mo Shuang.
Moreover, the eyes are completely different.
No matter how much a person pretends, his eyes cannot deceive others.
But, how can there be people who look so similar in this world
I don’t know, is it a good thing or a bad thing for that man
While he was thinking to himself, a small white hand stretched out in front of him and lifted his arm, "I'm sorry for scaring my father-in-law!"
"It's okay!" Li Quansheng sat back on the stool and suddenly thought of something, "By the way, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, you can keep your veil hidden in the palace for the time being!"
Upon hearing this, Zizhuo became even more certain about choosing a concubine. He immediately smiled like a flower and bowed to Li Quansheng Yingying, "Thank you for your advice, father-in-law!"
Li Quansheng smiled back. In fact, if he talked about Mo Shuang and this woman, he liked her temperament better.
It's just... He thought again, wondering how that man would react
Good or not
He still remembers that the Eleventh Prince told him not to mention Mo Shuang from now on, so now...
As he thought about it, his expression became serious.
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In the end, five people were selected, four were named Zhaoyi, and Zizhuo was named Jieyu, one rank lower than Zhaoyi.
Zizhuo didn't care about this at all. After all, her birth was the worst compared to the other four, and she was not the woman who really wanted to live in this palace and become Emperor Nanxuan.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter what status you have, what’s important is that you can stay.
With five people and five palaces, she was arranged to live in Feiyan Palace.
Each palace is also assigned two maids to serve as servants.
Looking at the splendid palace, she was a little confused. She didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong.
But she knew she had no choice.
Two days have passed, and Leng Qisu has not been seen, and he has not gone to the usual court meeting with the new concubine.
She wanted to find a chance to meet him, but according to the regulations, they couldn't run around casually, and they couldn't meet him without an edict, so they were literally trapped in their own palace.
However, in the past two days, she had already gotten a rough idea of the general situation in the palace from the maids.
In addition to the five people this time, Leng Qisu originally had a concubine Ying Guifei, a concubine Zhaoyi, and three concubines Jieyu.
Legend has it that this shadow concubine was gentle, graceful and noble. She had the highest position in the harem and was Leng Qisu's favorite.
Zizhuo was confused. Since she had a favorite, what did it mean when this man risked his life to save Mo Shuang on her wedding day to Chu Xunmo.
I don’t understand. I don’t understand.
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Night falls again.
Longyin Palace
The charcoal fire in the stove was burning brightly, and Leng Qisu was sitting in front of the desk, wearing only thin pajamas, reading a book.
Li Quansheng knelt beside the stove and added charcoal cores to the stove. From time to time, he secretly raised his eyes to look at the man sitting on the table, sometimes pursed his lips, sometimes frowned, as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.
"Snapped!"
The sound of books being thrown on the desk.
Leng Qisu looked up at him, "What? Is something wrong?"
Li Quansheng was thinking to himself, thinking about the woman who looked like Mo Shuang. He didn't know how to tell this man that the Eleventh Princess was going to give birth in the next few days, and the Eleventh Prince didn't come into the palace. He wanted to find her. No one asked.
Suddenly hearing Leng Qisu speak, he was really startled. After thinking for a while, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, Inspector Yeting has sent another Green Head Card..."
Leng Qisu was startled for a moment, then he smiled softly, "That's it? Doesn't Supervisor Ye Ting send green-head cards every night? What's the fuss? Just leave them there, I'm very busy!"
"But, Your Majesty... This servant is bold. I think this new concubine has just been chosen, and the Emperor has to show something. Even if he is not favored, it is always appropriate to go and have a look at the scene..."
As Li Quansheng spoke, he raised a box of green-head cards above his head, and Ru Jieyu placed him in the first position.
(End of chapter)