In the past, the palace selection could only pick 300 candidates in three days, which was considered extremely fast.
After all, they are going to serve the emperor in the palace. In the past, the queen had to ask about her temperament and preferences. Only those who were good in all aspects would leave a mark.
Among the three hundred people, at least thirty or fifty people can be selected.
The speed with which the Imperial Concubine selected people was unparalleled. She had already selected three hundred people in one day. Almost every column that entered the palace came out again in the blink of an eye.
Occasionally, there are a few columns that stay a little longer, but it only lasts for two blinks of an eye.
What makes everyone even more unexpected is that the selected show girls are all plain-looking commoner girls, and the daughters of ministers have all been abandoned.
Those with high family backgrounds were all given marriages.
Okay!
If this continues, and there will be another day of selection the day after tomorrow, this large-scale concubine selection event will probably be over, and there should be no more than ten people who will become concubines in the harem.
This move caused dissatisfaction with the previous government.
The draft is in full swing, and the families of the show girls are not idle either. The palace servants responsible for delivering the news will send out the list of selected and unsuccessful candidates.
The servants waiting at the palace gate quickly searched for their girls' names on the list. Regardless of whether they were selected or not, they immediately rushed back to the palace to inform them of the news.
And this news is enough to cause chaos in the families of these officials.
"What? My daughter lost the election? How is it possible? My daughter is one of the best in Beijing in terms of appearance and talent. Why did she lose the election?"
"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible. My Xue'er is both talented and beautiful. Even the clothes she wears are bought from the palace with a lot of money. It is the emperor's favorite color. We are so well prepared, how could we fail? ?”
"Your daughter also failed?"
"Where's yours?"
"They're all defeated!"
These officials asked each other, only to find that the candidates were all unexpected beauties, and none of the popular candidates were selected. This stung the hornet's nest of the ministers.
The sun has set from the west, and the afterglow envelopes the entire palace like gold.
Jiang Xinyue took off her hairpins and prepared to have a meal with the emperor. The ladies had already selected a batch, and they would have to continue the party the day after tomorrow when Xiaotuanzi's first birthday banquet was over.
The emperor paid more attention to the sixth prince's birthday party than this draft.
The arrangements in the Hall of Supreme Harmony have been completed. Wang Dequan did not go to the Yaotai Hall today. Instead, he stayed at the Hall of Supreme Harmony all day long to ensure that nothing went wrong at the sixth prince's first birthday banquet tomorrow.
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Wang Dequan stopped a eunuch: "What is this?"
A familiar smell emanated from the jar held by the little eunuch.
The little eunuch hurriedly bent down and replied: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for the peanut butter sent from the imperial kitchen."
Wang Dequan frowned so hard that he could kill a fly: "The Sixth Prince is allergic to peanuts. Our family has told us that nothing related to peanuts is allowed at the banquet. Have you all turned a deaf ear?"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Damn it, slave. I just arrived two days ago. The royal chef who has the royal kitchen asked me to bring this in, saying that it will be used at the banquet tomorrow."
It's so sinister, these people have started to harm the Sixth Prince openly and openly.
Wang Dequan winked at the little eunuch behind him. The little eunuch cleverly picked up the small jar of peanut butter and threw it out. He also picked up the shivering little eunuch and said, "Things given to you by people you don't know in the future. You must be careful, if you violate the taboos of the masters, you will lose your life."
"Yes, yes, I know it. I don't dare to do it anymore. I'm scared to death."
Manager Wang was so cruel just now, he thought he was dead!
It's really not that easy to mess around in this palace. You must be smarter in the future and don't be stupid and taken advantage of.
After the weather clears, the sky is still bright when dusk sets.
The emperor had just taken a few bites of food when Tang Shiliang walked in from outside: "Your Majesty, dozens of ministers are asking for an audience at the palace gate."
After the morning court time, the ministers would not be able to enter the palace unless summoned by the emperor.
Jiang Xinyue touched her belly and looked up at Tang Shiliang. Their eyes only met in the air for a second, and she knew that these ministers were here for today's draft.
She looked at the emperor again, and the displeasure in his eyes showed, but he quickly calmed down and said to Jiang Xinyue: "You eat first, I will come back when I go."
"Okay, I will ask the small kitchen to prepare dishes for the emperor. He is always busy with court affairs. The emperor should not tire himself too much, but he should pay attention to his health."
Her eyes were filled with distress.
The emperor held her face and rubbed it carelessly, until the pain in Jiang Xinyue's eyes turned into anger, and then he let go of her hand in a good mood: "Little pregnant woman, please stop worrying. If you take good care of yourself, everything will be fine for me. Don't worry about me, I will handle all discordant voices and give you and your two children the best."
Jiang Xinyue smiled, like a little woman immersed in happiness, her face full of shy joy.
As soon as the emperor left, she took a deep breath and asked Aunt Xiang and Nanny Lu to take the sixth prince out, and the mother and son cultivated their relationship together.
Early childhood education still needs to be done.
The sixth prince's bedroom was filled with various educational toys and colorful character recognition books that Jiang Xinyue personally directed the palace people to make.
In addition, the emperor now left Mr. Jing in the palace to teach the sixth prince, and the fourth prince also followed him, going to the Wenhua Palace to "play" for two hours every day.
It is said to be playing, but in fact, it is through playing that we can help them understand the principles of life and work, develop their good outlook on life, and carve good habits into their bones from an early age.
The sixth prince wants to learn the way of an emperor, while the fourth prince wants to learn the way of a monarch and his ministers.
But the Sixth Prince is too young, so he can only subtly imitate it through play, letting him see it and unconsciously imitate the behavior of adults. When he is older, it will be easier to learn.
However, the fourth prince has made great progress. He has learned all the etiquette and rules that were not taught in the cold palace again, and he has read more seriously every day. It is said that Mr. Jing has different teaching plans for the fourth prince and the sixth prince.
What the emperor meant was that the sixth prince was the important one, and the fourth prince was just incidental, so there was no need to be so concerned.
When he said this, he was taught a lesson by Mr. Jing.
Since ancient times, many imperial power struggles have been caused by jealousy and anger among the princes. The emperor is so partial and will sooner or later cause the death of the six princes.
The fourth prince heard something and learned from Jiang Xinyue: "Mother and concubine, although I am very disappointed with my father, I will not be jealous of my sixth brother. Without my mother and concubine, I and my ancestor would have died long ago. , no matter what happens in the future, I will be willing to protect my sixth brother and my mother-in-law with my life."
After the sixth brother becomes the prince, he will be the most powerful arm of the prince.
