The next day, both the emperor and Jiang Xinyue got up early.
There is no master in the harem, and even the Empress Dowager Wu has already gone west. Jiang Xinyue is the biggest master besides the emperor.
She must preside over the palace draft. If not for this, the emperor would not be willing to let her get up so early while pregnant.
Jiang Xinyue was particularly lethargic this time around.
When he was awakened by magpies and frost in the morning, he could not open his eyes. He was held by the emperor and dressed in front of the bronze mirror.
The show girls got up earlier, before dawn, to match their clothes and jewelry, and tried several makeup looks, striving to maximize their beauty.
Mu Qianqian looked at the pretty girl who was almost dressed up, then looked down at her old clothes that had been washed until they turned white, and she hid back in shame.
Wei Shu noticed her movements and said a few words to the maid beside her. After a while, the maid walked towards Mu Qianqian holding a bright dress.
Through the heads, Mu Qianqian glanced at Wei Shu flattered. Wei Shu smiled at her and nodded, without going over to talk.
When Mu Qianqian changed her clothes and came out, all the show girls waiting in line for the palace selection were stunned.
The eyes that glanced at her showed jealousy, envy, disgust, and hostility...
She anxiously returned to the waiting line, holding the sides of her clothes tightly with both hands, and kept cheering herself up: Mu Qianqian, don't be afraid, you can do it!
She cannot lose the election, cannot be a palace maid, and cannot be kicked out of the palace.
His father and brother were both gamblers, waiting for her to grow up and sell it at a good price.
If her father-in-law hadn't gone to Tongzhou to look for beauties that day and accidentally saw her being forced to be sold into a brothel by her father and brother, her life would have been over.
If she were to be a palace maid, with her beauty, no master in the harem would be able to tolerate her.
etc!
No!
There is a place for her.
As soon as the thought came out, my mind was already spinning a thousand times.
Before Grandma Duan came, she quickly rushed into the room, changed out of the bright clothes, and put back on the old clothes that had been washed until they turned white.
Even the carefully combed bun was broken up, and only a loose hair bun was randomly pulled up and a wooden hairpin was inserted.
That beautiful face was blocked by her thick bangs. The face that was 70% similar to Jiang Xinyue's suddenly became only 30% similar.
Although the show girls didn't understand the meaning of her coquettish moves, they were happy to see the result without a strong competitor.
Huang Yanyu curled her lips disdainfully: "What else could it be? She imitated my imperial concubine's cousin and was afraid of being noticed by my imperial concubine's cousin, so she wanted to cover up her sharpness first and didn't want to be noticed by my imperial concubine's cousin!"
There is some truth to that.
On the first day of palace selection, the address was chosen in Yaotai Palace in the Imperial Garden.
Concubine Yu and Concubine Wen also came with them.
After all, the emperor said that if the imperial concubine and the empress were tired, they would be allowed to take charge of the situation.
Concubine Yu had a hunch that she was about to be upgraded. Otherwise, why would the emperor let her participate in such an important job?
Under the leadership of the chamberlain, the beautiful ladies lined up four in a row in the courtyard of Yaotai Hall. Only the beautiful ladies whose names were called could enter the palace for selection.
"The emperor really doesn't have any beautiful girls that he must keep?"
Jiang Xinyue leaned forward and whispered in the emperor's ear: "If the emperor doesn't tell me, I can do whatever I want. Don't blame me then..."
"My heart belongs to you alone, why are you still doubting my sincerity?"
The emperor said with a straight face: "If you do this again, I will be really angry."
The guilty beauty pouted and said "hehe" and laughed twice: "I don't want the emperor to be mentally prepared!"
what to prepare?
Emperor Xuanwu reflexively asked, but he didn't care about it. Instead, he smiled and touched her little head with his forehead: "Yue'er just choose the beautiful girl who suits your liking. The one who suits your eyes will have a good temper." Yes, you can stay if you want, anyway, these people will accompany you to relieve your boredom in the future."
As for him, he has Yue'er.
He also has the sixth prince and the little princess who is about to be born. In addition, he is busy with political affairs. Twelve hours a day are not enough. How can he have time to cultivate feelings with the new show girl and play small games between men and women? ?
One Yue'er is not enough to coax him. If he coaxes a few more, he might as well kill him directly.
"Xuan - Yang Juehe, the daughter of the minister of Taipu Temple, Meng Wanqing, the daughter of the Imperial Academy's bachelor's degree student, Han Rui'er, the daughter of the secretary of Zhanshifu, Shi Ruojun, the daughter of the governor of Yanzhou."
As the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs finished singing, the three-day selection of beautiful ladies began.
There are also several wives of the emperor's relatives in the main hall. Not all of these beautiful ladies want to be the emperor's concubines.
There are also some wives from each family who have already decided, but in order to show the importance to those ministers, the emperor will go through the motions and grant marriage to the sons of the ministers.
This is also a very honorable thing for these noble ladies.
Who can say that their daughter-in-law is well-educated and has bad moral character?
Waves of beautiful ladies came in and out one after another, with different expressions on their faces, but they all had one thing in common, that is, they all seemed to be in a state of confusion.
"Did you lose the selection or get selected? Why don't any of them look happy or sad?"
"How's it going?"
"Wei Shu, the daughter of King Xuan Ruyang, Huang Yanyu, the daughter of a wealthy businessman from Yizhou, Mu Qianqian, the daughter of a commoner chosen by the chamberlain, and Su Hongliu, the daughter of the salt transport envoy from Hangzhou."
Among all the beautiful girls, the ones with the most beautiful looks are in this column, and the ones with the best family backgrounds are also in this column.
When he heard "Yizhou", Magpie looked at Huang Yanyu carefully, and then said something in Jiang Xinyue's ear.
Wei Shu behaved very confidently and generously. The ladies present nodded frequently, and the emperor smiled lovingly at her: "Your father often said that you are naughty and have a boyish personality, but when I saw you today, I knew It’s your father who has clumsy eyes, and you are clearly a little lady.”
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Huang Yanyu lowered her head, with a very angry expression on her face. This Wei Shu was used to showing off her coquettishness, and the limelight had been given to her. What was going on with the people behind them?
Fortunately, Mu Qianqian was so crazy that she covered up her face, which looked like an imperial concubine. Otherwise, her appearance and family background would be worse than theirs, and that would be really bad.
Could it be that Wei Shu has already been hired?
Huang Yanyu was itching her teeth with hatred when she heard a clear female voice say: "I have heard your sister-in-law mention you several times, but I have never had the chance to meet you. As expected, you are as cheerful as she said."
King Ruyang was the child of a clan sister of the late emperor. When the late emperor was in danger, this clan sister tried to protect him. Therefore, after the Yan Dynasty was stabilized, the clan sister was granted the title of princess and was deeply loved by the late emperor.
Later, the princess got married, and the late emperor named the princess's consort the King of Ruyang, which was hereditary.
