After a while, Emperor Chunjia was surrounded and walked in.
Because the concubine went first to Yanfu Palace and then to Mianfu Palace to pay her respects, and then to send the concubines back here, after a lot of trouble, it was almost noon, and the emperor had been in court for a while.
At this moment, he has changed into regular clothes. He is wearing a brocade robe made of embroidered flowers and woven gold on an azure background. He is wearing a mutton-fat jade jade crown engraved with Ruyi Ruiyun pattern. Around his waist is a wide belt of white jade, gold and eagle and bear, with colorful silk tied on it. There is a pair of emerald rings on the sash, and a sachet that is not exquisitely made. Looking at it, it looks like jade, and the light shines on people.
"Why did your Majesty take the time to come here?" the emperor called out. He lifted up his robe and sat down on the throne given by the queen. He also ordered the concubines to return to their seats. The palace servants who had been smart enough to add a pair of seats came from the side. On the side of the emperor, like this, the queen asked, "But where did I miss the oral instructions?"
Emperor Chunjia said warmly: "Queen, please don't misunderstand me. I just came here to join in the fun on a whim."
When he said this, his expression was calm and his tone was gentle. He seemed to have no other meaning at all. He looked really sincere.
But who would take it seriously as a concubine
Even though they didn’t show it on their faces, they had thousands of thoughts running through their hearts.
"I see." Empress Ji was definitely one of the people who didn't believe it the most. She even suspected that the emperor wanted to show his authority by intervening in the selection, and maybe he had the idea of beating himself up... But she couldn't drive him away either. , now he could only say respectfully, "The concubines are just about to start, so Your Majesty, now?"
"Let's begin." The emperor nodded slightly and put down the tea bowl in his hand.
So the queen asked her personal maid to go out to deliver the message. Soon she heard a burst of footsteps that were clearly trained but not neat enough, mixed with the crisp sound of hairpin rings and the rustling of clothes, such as Yunfenghuang. She has just entered the imperial concubine's position and is sitting at the bottom, close to the door. She can still smell a little scent of powder.
Of course it doesn't smell good.
After all, the female prostitutes are not from a high background and cannot afford good things. Even if they have supplies after entering the palace, they are only slightly better than the palace ladies.
The group of people stopped outside the door when they heard the commotion. After a while, a servant holding a whisk came in to report. After getting the emperor's permission, he went out and lowered his voice to give a few instructions. Yun Fenghuang could hear it from where he was sitting. Probably just to let them behave well. From now on, they will be masters or slaves, it just depends on this time.
It's easy to understand why the chamberlain was like this. Originally, the queen only planned to bring a few interested concubines over to watch the fun, and wasn't very interested. As a result, the emperor has come in person now. Even if the concubines were somewhat lazy before, they will definitely not slack off now and will seriously weigh these beautiful women.
During this battle, he couldn't help but worry that in just a few days, he would not be trained enough, and that he would be held accountable for his misconduct before the emperor, so he struck on the spot.
But Cai Nu are girls around fifteen who come from a small family. They are generally not very courageous. They are already nervous when they walk in front of the door. When they are told this, the fear changes from 70 to 80%. ten.
So the first group of eight people came in, and there was a girl in a green shirt. She got distracted and got caught on the threshold of the palace, and directly pulled the aqua shirt in front of her and the pink shirt next to her to the ground!
Waiter: "..."
The emperor and the concubines: "..."
After a period of silence, the chamberlain trembled and knelt on the ground: "This slave deserves to die..."
"It's a trivial matter." At this time, the Emperor fortunately spoke in a nonchalant tone, "I sometimes almost trip and fall when I come in thinking about something... right when I get up."
"My servant, thank you for your great kindness!" The servant was relieved and kowtowed hard before standing up tremblingly. For a moment, his forehead was already dripping with sweat. Looking at the three people who fell down, all of them were pale and pale. They were directly beaten. Stunned with fear!
The waiter was extremely anxious, and the masters around him did not dare to remind him openly. However, Yun Fenghuang sighed and turned his head and told Xile and Liu Hong: "Go and give me a hand, so as not to delay our time."
Xile and Liu Hong went over to help them, and finally brought them back to their senses. Tears immediately fell from their eyes. They choked with sobs and kowtowed to thank them, and then returned to the team... How could they adjust their condition at this moment
Even the other companions who didn't fall showed their uneasiness in their hearts. They looked like a group of frightened chickens, and the beautiful colors could not hide their panic.
Even though Emperor Chunjia, the first emperor, remained calm and did not express any opinions, the queen, who always liked dignified and generous girls, frowned and felt that they were really not worthy of the palace.
After all, the emperor was here, and Empress Ji patiently asked a few questions. Seeing that their answers were incoherent, and even a little incoherent, she showed obvious disappointment: "What are the flower and bird envoys like?" Who works? Why can't you answer such a question? "
Hearing this, the people in Xiuzhuo Palace knelt down and begged for mercy.
This palace has always been dedicated to the selection of female maidens. Whenever the imperial court sends flower and bird envoys, they will be selected from among them.
At this moment, the Queen was questioning, all of them were extremely frightened.
"It's not entirely their fault." The emperor came to the rescue again and said, "After all, when the imperial grandmother issued the edict at the beginning of the year, the court had not yet received the report of the drought in the three states, let alone that there would be so many rebellions. ... Many of them may have encountered wars and chaos along the way. Girls are timid and may be frightened. How can they think of learning the rules? They have already come to the Imperial Capital. The Queen will send people to teach them slowly in the future. ”
Seeing Empress Ji frowning, as if she was about to say something, he picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said calmly, "They are just concubines."
"... Your Majesty is right." It is of course impossible to say that the queen values these young women. That is to say, these people were brought here only after the empress dowager issued an order. As a granddaughter-in-law, she had to act in person to show respect for her elders, otherwise she would not be able to respect her elders. You may not come in person.
At this moment, he thought that there was no need to hold back the emperor who was already in power for such a small matter, so he nodded along the steps given by the emperor, "In that case, then..."
Empress Ji picked up the gilt silver inlaid with turquoise Ruyi prepared by the palace servants and said modestly to the three girls in the queue, "Just keep these three."
Then he asked the emperor, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Chunjia nodded indifferently: "The queen has very good taste."
Of course, the Cai Nu who were among the first batch to come in could not have been randomly arranged by the palace officials. Even if they wanted to seek a good omen and show that they were working hard, they must be careful. These eight girls are all outstanding in appearance, slim and beautiful, and they are probably among the most outstanding among their peers.
If all of them are defeated, it is estimated that better ones will not appear in the future.
Although Empress Ji didn't think so, the people in the palace didn't care about raising so many more people. She ignored the frightened, desperate and slightly expectant pleading eyes of the other five Cai Nu, put down Yin Ruyi, and ordered: "Next batch!"
Immediately, someone from the palace came out and led the three selected people to the side hall to pack their things. Of course, the other five were also led. They also packed their things and left Xiuzhuo Palace, but their destinations were completely different... Therefore After the eight people went out, there was a muffled sound of "dong" soon, followed by the woman's subconscious scream, which was immediately silenced in the middle of the scream. The movement was not small, but everyone in the hall acted as if they had not heard a word. Don't mention it, just focus on the second batch of picking girls who are trying hard to walk in.
The second batch is obviously inferior to the first batch, but there are a few that are particularly outstanding.
But Empress Ji took a quick look and discussed with the emperor, Concubine Shu, and Mrs. Yaoning, but in the end she only left one with fair skin, a round face, and a slightly plump figure: "Look at Yizi."
Then, although two of the other seven were more beautiful, they could only go down and become palace maids.
Then several batches came in one after another. The queen felt tired after choosing a few times and wanted the emperor to choose by himself, but the emperor refused and insisted that he would come over to see the excitement. The queen simply gave the silver Ruyi to Concubine Shu: " Don't just watch the excitement and not work, but also help the staff!"
Concubine Shu declined the offer twice but couldn't, so she chose two of them. They were both plump and round compared to the one chosen by the Queen in the second batch. It looked like the type of Yiko whom people had heard of. In terms of appearance, she was not very outstanding.
After that, seeing that the queen still didn't want to take back the silver, she handed it to Mrs. Yaoning.
Such concubines were passed down one after another, which was actually the queen's intention to add people to the palace for themselves.
Soon Yin Ruyi was in Yun Fenghuang's hands, and she immediately became energetic!
Emperor Chunjia, who was already a little drowsy while sitting on the main seat, suddenly became awe-inspiring!
"I don't want this, this, and this, keep the rest!" Just like when Yun Fenghuang occasionally went to the shop to buy things at home, Yin Ruyi, who was very reserved in the hands of the queen and other concubines, stretched out her hands as often as... Basically I never got it back, "These eight are good, I want them all!"
As long as she meets her aesthetics and thinks she is beautiful, she has named them all!
And... Unlike Concubine Shu's example of ordering two batches and then giving up, she ordered four batches and kept more than a dozen, without any intention of handing Yin Ruyi to her subordinate Jia Jieyu.
Although everyone here looked at such a bold move, the Cai Nu who met her were all extremely grateful to her. They looked at her as if they were the number one philanthropist in the world. That was so touching!
"...Mao Jieyu." In the end, Empress Ji couldn't stand it after being looked at by Jia Jieyu's aggrieved look for a long time. She also felt that the number of people was almost there, so she coughed dryly and reminded, "Although your Huanqing Palace is empty, these There are almost enough people, right?”
"Empress!" However, when Yun Fenghuang heard this, instead of obediently handing over Yin Ruyi, he tightened his grip on it and even put it in his arms defensively, as if he was afraid that Jia Jieyu would snatch it away. He said, "There is only Qing Man in my gorgeous palace now, and the rest of the place is still empty! I don't want to choose more people to live there to make it more popular and lively. As long as your majesty can't go there, I will be with you at night." Man was so scared that he couldn’t sleep!”
Then he looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, don't you agree? You just said that women like me are timid!"
Emperor Chunjia drank tea with an expressionless face, and chuckled in his heart: Isn't it strange that other women are timid, but you are still timid
You can really tell!
It's a pity that Yun Fenghuang not only said it, but also did it. He insisted on dominating Yin Ruyi and picked five or six more, and then reluctantly handed them over to Jia Jieyu - so much so that when Jia Jieyu received Yin Ruyi, He couldn't control his ferocious expression, and picked seven or eight people out of anger, and then handed Ruyi over to Lu Jieyu with a stern face.
Lu Jieyu only chose three or five before giving up. When Ruyi came into Wei Hengyan's hands, she hesitated.
According to the Queen's private explanation before, she should choose a few more.
But although Yun Fenghuang's behavior just now was not scolded, it was somewhat noticed. Wei Hengyan's plan was to let Yunfenghuang attract the attention and hostility of these veteran concubines, and he would just take advantage of it... So how many should he choose now? Suitable person
She nodded while thinking, and finally selected the number of people Yun Fenghuang selected before Queen Ji spoke to stop Yun Fenghuang.
It was almost the end here, and Yin Ruyi was returned to the queen's hands. The queen looked at the copper leak in the corner of the room, and was thinking about the choices that everyone in the palace would make. Should the masters go to have a meal first, and leave the rest? How many batches will a palace maid be left to preside over
As a result, eight Cai Nv came in at this moment, and the other seven were just waiting. The Cai Nv who was walking at the end, wearing an orange pleated skirt with wide sleeves and a lake blue skirt, had not yet crossed the threshold of the hall, and only stood outside the door. Everyone subconsciously remembered the description in the "Rong Zhi Pian" of the previous dynasty: The palace is still dark, but when this girl comes, the buildings are as bright as the morning glow.
The queen instantly stopped handing Yin Ruyi to her personal maid. The next moment, she turned her head and looked at Emperor Chunjia!