After saying this, Concubine Chen glared at Gong Shanshan and said, "If you dare to be the last one, I will starve you for a month as a punishment."
Uh! Starving for a month? Gong Shanshan's eyes widened. The weak spot was firmly grasped by the Concubine Chen. This life was too difficult.
"My lady, please don't. I'll try my best. If I starve for a month, I'll starve to death. My smiling face won't be round if I starve to thinness. If it's not round, it won't be pretty, right?"
The concubine rolled her eyes and said, "Then you better prepare well. I have already announced the punishment. The same goes for the rest of you. If anyone gets last place, prepare to be punished. You won't be starving for a month."
For these skinny and small women, starving for a month would help them lose weight! However, punishment was just to scare people. She didn't want these guys to really come back with the last place.
"How about this, you guys can perform together or individually, whatever you decide, but the prerequisite is that you have to win, understand?"
Several people looked at each other. Who wouldn't want to win? "Okay, let's go back and discuss it."
After several people left Chen Fei's place and returned, they gathered in the same room. Gong Shanshan asked directly: "How should we perform? Should we perform together, or?"
"No need for that. Let's each perform one show. What do you think?" Wei Yuanyi spoke quickly. It was obvious that Gong Shanshan had no talent. If they performed together, she would only be a burden to her.
Gong Shanshan was rejected as soon as she opened her mouth, feeling a little uncomfortable: "Oh, then does anyone want to team up with me to perform together?"
When asking, I looked at the other people. Wei Yuanyi had already made it clear that she couldn't do it. Then maybe Zhang Miaoer and the others could do it.
Zhang Miaoer rolled her eyes and said, "I don't want to be on a team with you. You're so stupid and ugly. If you get last place, I will be punished with you."
This was quite straightforward. Gong Shanshan glared at Zhang Miaoer and said, "You are ugly! How can I be ugly? If you don't want to be with me, then don't be with me. I don't believe that I can't find someone else."
Looking at the remaining two people, Qi Xing's mouth twitched: "Well, I was planning to perform alone, sorry."
Gong Shanshan said "oh" and looked at Tong Yue pitifully: "Yueyue, Yueyue..."
Tong Yue had a helpless expression on her face: "Okay, I'll go with you. Then we have to think about how to perform and what to perform. Well, we don't need to get any ranking, just make sure we are not the last, otherwise you will starve."
Wei Yuanyi sneered: "That's really difficult."
He turned around and walked towards his room. It seemed that the remaining three people did not plan to form a team, and each played their own game.
Gong Shanshan covered her mouth and said, "Yueyue, she is bullying me."
Tong Yue looked at Gong Shanshan with a headache: "Okay, don't bother with her. Tell me, what else can you do besides eating?"
This was too insulting, but when she thought about it carefully, she seemed to be really not good at anything else. It’s not that she couldn’t do it, she was just very ordinary.
Gong Shanshan is not the only one who is worried about this matter. Other ladies are also thinking about what show to perform.
Only the five people accepted by the Queen were very calm after hearing the news, because it had little to do with them. This was also related to the people chosen by the Queen. She chose women with average looks but good family backgrounds.
After these women entered the palace, they could live well even if they did not fight or compete, except for those who did not compete for favor. Obviously, these few had no intention of competing for favor. After knowing this, they just performed together and were also preparing.
And they were given a long time to prepare, a full half a month! Gong Shanshan met Aunt Qin while she was having dinner.
"Madame Qin, can I ask you what the emperor likes? Do you know? You also know that if we want to perform, we must cater to his preferences, right?"
This young lady finally got it. This was the first thought that came to Nanny Qin's mind when she heard this. She smiled and looked at Gong Shanshan: "Miss Gong, what you said is true. How can an old Nanny like me know what the emperor likes?"
Gong Shanshan looked disappointed. Oh, yes. Tong Yue smiled and took out a hundred taels of silver and put it in Nanny Qin's hand: "Mammy, you are an old man who follows the Empress. You have seen the Emperor more times than most people in the palace. You must be able to guess something. Nanny, you can speak boldly. It doesn't matter who is wrong."
Nanny Qin looked at the 100 taels of silver and couldn't help but raise her lips. This young lady Tong was sensible: "Then I will give you a guess."
After she calmed down, Nanny Qin spoke up: "Actually, the emperor likes peace and prosperity for the country and harmony between husband and wife. Do you understand?"
The country is peaceful and the people are safe, the couple is harmonious, Gong Shanshan is confused, what is this? She turned to look at Tong Yue: "Yueyue, do you understand?"
Tong Yue nodded: "I think I understand."
Huh? Gong Shanshan looked at Tong Yue in shock: "Yueyue, you are so amazing. Tell me, what did Nanny Qin mean?"
Tong Yue smiled and whispered in Gong Shanshan's ear: "Don't worry, we will go up and sing and dance a little, and then bless the emperor and the queen, and the emperor will be happy."
So is it that simple? Gong Shanshan was a little confused. Never mind, it doesn't matter whether she understands or not, anyway, does Yueyue understand
Other people were also asking Nanny Qin, but the information they got was different. Nanny Qin smiled and presented the silver bills she had collected to the Queen.
"My lady, I have already passed on all the information as you instructed."
The queen nodded in satisfaction and looked at Nanny Qin with a smile: "Since it's given to you, you can keep it yourself."
As the queen, she naturally looked down upon this little tribute. Nanny Qin smiled widely and then returned to Chuxiu Palace.
Back at Chuxiu Palace, Wei Yuanyi was thinking about the news she had just received, that the emperor liked to watch people dancing, especially people wearing red clothes dancing. Her mind instantly became active.
There was also a little palace maid who brought a message while delivering food. The emperor would pass by Jinxuan Pavilion tonight, and if she danced on the road, she would definitely meet the emperor.
The Queen is hosting a banquet at Jinxuan Pavilion tonight and has invited the Emperor to dine there, so the Emperor is going there. It is said that the winter jasmine flowers are blooming in spring, and the Queen wants to invite the Emperor to go and enjoy them together.
Wei Yuanyi searched through the things her family had sent her, and unexpectedly found a bright red dress. After putting it on impatiently, Wei Yuanyi nodded in satisfaction. It looked great.
After calculating the time, it was almost time, so she ran out. Gong Shanshan saw Wei Yuanyi go out through the crack in the door, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Yueyue, look, Wei Yuanyi is going out. Should we go over and take a look? She is wearing so little clothes, isn't she cold?"
This guy must have received some news. Tong Yue smiled and said, "Okay, if you want to go, let's go. Let's go."
Gong Shanshan and Tong Yue followed quietly behind, but saw Wei Yuanyi come under a pavilion and start dancing.
My goodness, this guy is actually dancing here in such a cold weather, this guy must be mentally ill. Gong Shanshan widened her eyes, a little unbelievable.
"I'll go up and stop her."
Just as he was about to go up, Tong Yue pulled him back: "Look, who is that?"
Gong Shanshan looked over and saw the emperor coming from the other side. Her eyes widened instantly: "She, she, she is here to seduce the emperor. She is really restless."
Tong Yue was speechless. What were they doing in the palace? Just to win the favor of that man. Speaking of which, among the concubines of this year, only Wei Yuanyi was doing her job seriously.
The others either didn't have the intention or were still waiting and watching. This was the boldest person: "Okay, be quiet and don't let anyone find out."
They weren't the only ones peeping at the scene! Upstairs in Jinxuan Pavilion, the Queen and Consort Chen were standing together, watching Wei Yuanyi dancing.
The Concubine Chen chuckled twice: "With such a dance, she actually wanted the Emperor to look at her more. What on earth was she thinking? How could the Emperor's taste be so bad? Humph, I bet the Emperor would not even look at her once."
The queen couldn't help but twitch her lips when she heard this, and laughed: "You are very confident in the emperor."
The concubine said proudly: "That's right, the emperor is not a good person, but he is still a good person, and he must have some appreciation level..."
Before she could finish her words, the Queen interrupted her: "The Emperor has passed by."
As expected, when the emperor came over, he saw Wei Yuanyi. It was really hard for her to dance here in such a cold weather, so he walked over.
When Wei Yuanyi saw the emperor coming, the charm on her face became even more intense. Looking at the emperor, her eyes seemed to be able to speak, and her pulse beat more and more gently.
When the emperor arrived, Wei Yuanyi suddenly stopped and said, "I have seen the emperor. Long live the emperor."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Not bad, you dance very well. Keep going."
Don't mention it, it's so cold, but she didn't feel cold at all after dancing. And the emperor didn't care about her at all, why was she dancing here in such a cold weather, but just kept watching, Wei Yuanyi seemed quite happy.
The Concubine Chen was furious: "I always thought that the Emperor knew how to be a good person and had a certain level of appreciation. Who could have thought that his appreciation level was so low? It makes me so angry."