"Don't worry, eunuch. Nian Gao is smart and won't hurt anyone. He likes the emperor. Let me go in and call him out first."
Ye Jun said a few words to comfort her, then lifted her skirt and walked over the threshold.
Huai'an hesitated for a moment, then saw that the emperor had already reached out to touch the dog, and he finally felt relieved.
So he didn't close the door, he just stepped outside and stood guard.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Ye Jun bowed.
"I'm here." Ning Chen looked up at her and pointed to the seat next to him, "Come and sit down."
Nian Gao seemed to understand what was said.
He ran over and walked around Ye Jun, then followed her back to Ning Chen and sat at her feet.
Ning Chen found it interesting looking at this man and the dog.
"You have a pretty clever dog."
"The dog that the emperor gave to me is naturally a smart dog. Nian Gao learns things very quickly." Ye Jun raised her eyebrows and turned to her feet and said, "Nian Gao, hello."
“Woof woof!”
After hearing the order, Nian Gao immediately sat on the ground and raised his two front paws to bow.
This surprised Ning Chen and his eyes lit up.
There are dog trainers nowadays, but who would perform dog training in front of the emperor
So it’s very fresh.
Seeing that he was interested, Ye Yun knew that this was interesting, so she taught him, "The emperor stretched out his hand and said to the rice cake, 'Shake hands.' It can still distinguish left from right."
Ning Chen was skeptical, but he couldn't resist his curiosity and tried it.
He stretched out his hand unskillfully, "Nian Gao, shake hands."
The next second, a dog paw appeared in his hand.
Nian Gao wagged his tail and stuck out his tongue excitedly.
"Right hand." Ning Chen became excited and tried to give another order.
Just as Ye Jun said, Nian Gao put his right paw on it.
Ning Chen actually wanted to play more, but was afraid that he would appear too childish, so he played for a few times and then stopped, suppressing the itch in his heart.
"You must have spent a lot of time training it in private. Do you always play with dogs?"
There was no hidden meaning in saying this, but it sounded awkward to Ye Jun.
He rolled his eyes without any hesitation.
"I am useless and can only play with dogs."
"Tsk tsk, that's not what I meant. You really have a bad temper now." Ning Chen said with disdain, but with a smile in his eyes, he stretched out his hand to pinch her face, "Squeamish."
"Ah!" Ye Jun dodged in disdain, but failed to dodge, and pouted, "Your Majesty touched Nian Gao's paw, and then touched my face."
"How dare you despise me? You are such a rebellion!"
Ning Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out his long arms, pulled the person over and held him in his arms.
When their eyes met, there was a hint of evil in the phoenix eyes, just like a dandy boy who was flirting with a decent woman.
That's not enough.
The hand around the girl's waist was pinching her dishonestly, making Ye Jun giggle because of the itch.
The sound was like silver bells, and even the servants guarding outside the palace could hear it.
It is rare for concubines to smile like this in front of the emperor.
Ming Xiurong is worthy of being favored, she is very open-minded.
But the interaction between these two people made Nian Gao feel really happy.
I don’t know if it was because he was too full, but Nian Gao stayed in there for a while and then ran out on his own.
After a while, lunch was served.
This table today must have been specially ordered.
Half of it is Ning Chen’s favorite, and the other half is Ye Jun’s favorite.
Ye Jun particularly liked the dish of braised pork elbow, and ate most of it in one go.
Of course, the elbows nowadays are not whole ones, but cut into slices and placed on a plate.
It tastes good, but it lacks the flavor of chewing.
Someday when you are free and alone, ask the kitchen to bring you a whole one and enjoy it.
Ning Chen, who was eating at the same table, never expected that his little concubine would have such wild ideas.
After lunch, the two men sat down to drink digestive tea when someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked to see them.
Ning Chen didn't avoid Ye Jun and directly called him in.
The person who came was the chief eunuch Liu Quanzhong, who knelt down as soon as he entered the hall.
"Your Majesty, this is the list of girls who are participating in the selection this year. Their fathers or brothers are officials of the third rank or above, or their families have titles. Please review it."
"I understand. Leave it alone." Ning Chen waved his hand. "How are the preparations for the talent show going?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Everything is ready. This is the second selection of concubines. We, the servants, will not make any mistakes as we are comparing with the first time. The Empress has also put in a lot of effort and is watching it personally." Liu Quanzhong said.
This remark incidentally praised the queen.
It's not surprising. After all, the queen is the empress and has never lost her power, so it's normal for her to curry favor with the queen.
"Okay, you can leave now." Ning Chen waved his hand.
Ning Chen himself didn't have any feelings about this draft.
The election is held every three years, just according to the ancestral system.
After Liu Quanzhong left, the booklet was thrown aside without even being clocked in.
Ye Jun raised her eyebrows slightly and teased, "The Queen said today that they are all beautiful women with both talent and beauty, and they are young, but the Emperor doesn't even look at them. Is it because I am here that the Emperor doesn't look at them?"
"What's wrong? Is my beloved jealous?" Ning Chen looked at her with a smile.
"Hmph, I prefer spicy food to sour food, so I won't be jealous." Ye Jun raised his chin.
Showing the delicate and charming demeanor of a little girl.
Ning Chen curled his lips slightly, narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice and said, "Sour boy, spicy girl, Qingqing likes spicy food, it would be nice if you could give me a daughter."
These words made Ye Jun blush.
She glared at him in shame and anger, "It's broad daylight, Your Majesty is so ashamed!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say any more." Ning Chen squinted his eyes in a very good mood and slowly leaned close to her ear, "I'll talk to you tonight."
This time Ye Jun was really shocked.
When did the emperor learn to tease people with words, and he became more and more proficient in it.
Seeing that she was blushing so much, Ning Chen stopped with great satisfaction and did not make any more trouble.
He then picked up the booklet on the table and flipped through it.
There should be a few that have already been decided, and Ning Chen flipped through them with a purpose.
After looking at it for a while, he handed the booklet to Ye Jun.
"Look at this."
"What am I looking at? You are not selecting beauties for me." Ye Jun held the teacup but did not take it.
Ning Chen placed it next to her hand and said, "See if there is anything you don't like. Don't choose it. You are busy bullying others."
Ye Jun curled her lips, "Your Majesty, it's as if I'm a Yaksha Rakshasa. Why do I always bully others?"
Having said that, he still put down the teacup and opened it to take a look.
To be honest, this booklet can only reveal the family background, but not the appearance, which she can't tell at all.
After all, it is an ink painting, and a simple small portrait, so it is more freehand.
Ye Jun looked at a few of them and felt that except for the clothes, hairstyles and jewelry, the facial features were drawn similarly.
But the family backgrounds of these beauties were quite good, after all, they were picked individually, twelve in total.
I think some of these twelve should be included.
"How is it?" Ning Chen asked casually.
Ye Jun closed the book and put it back. "I can't tell anything. I have to meet her in person to know whether she is good or bad. I just hope her personality is not like Zhang Wanrong's."
Ning Chen was a little speechless. This woman's dislike for Zhang was really obvious.
What did she always say Zhang was, white lotus, little white flower
Oh yes, there is one more type recently, called fence-sitter.