Li Xian never imagined that the Queen of Heaven would have such thoughts. Perhaps, as that sentence says, there are some things she can do, but she will never allow others to do them.
Fang Furong was personally selected by her to become Princess Yong. Now that she has become the Crown Princess, she will become the Queen in the future. It can be said that at least the Queen still likes Fang Furong very much. She will even try her best to maintain her position.
Mother is more valuable than child, and children, especially boys, are the top priority for a woman, let alone a woman in the royal family.
According to the rank, Fang Furong is now below the queen and on the same level as the imperial concubine. However, if she can retain the dragon grandson, it is no exaggeration to say that her status will instantly surpass that of the imperial concubine, even if the imperial concubine has a son.
Compared with the emperor's eldest grandson, the prince who is a concubine is still worse.
Since the Queen's arrangement was for the good of the Crown Princess, Li Xian thought about it and decided not to refuse.
Although this will bear the reputation of being a lolicon, but in this era where everyone is a lolicon, this is nothing.
"Aniang, Furong, why didn't you tell me when you were choosing a concubine?"
Hearing this voice, the queen was startled. When she turned around and saw that it was indeed Li Xian, she frowned immediately.
Fang Furong, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that the woman she chose would not suit her husband's wishes.
Seeing the evil look on the Queen's face, Li Xian's heart skipped a beat.
Needless to say, although he is the prince, he is not qualified to direct his own concubine selection. These should be the sole authority of the queen.
only....
Thinking about his future life, Li Xian took two steps forward without hesitation, sat down on the ground next to the queen, leaned on her legs, and said with a smile: "Auntie, I know how to choose a concubine." Erchen is not qualified to participate in this matter, but think about it, Erchen has never told you his thoughts, hasn't he? You have to choose according to Erchen's thoughts, which is the best, right? "
Regarding Li Xian's appearance, which was almost cheating, the queen found that she unexpectedly liked him very much.
At this height, she stretched out her hand and pressed it on Li Xian's head. So, she stretched out her hand and pressed it on Li Xian's golden crown, and said with a smile: "How can you be like this? Parents order matchmakers, although our Tian family does not Just like an ordinary family, but if you do this and spread the word, won't you be laughed at?"
Li Xian curled his lips and glanced around before saying, "My slave, I'm sure you won't talk too much. In that case, you don't have to worry about this."
The queen nodded with a smile and turned to look at Chunmei.
Chunmei immediately understood, coughed slightly, and whispered: "His Royal Highness has never been to Ziyuting today, but have you remembered it?"
The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs all saluted.
Seeing this scene, Li Xian suddenly had the idea of giving it a try. He reached out and fiddled with it in his arms, pulling out the jade pendant jikai.
If the Queen of Heaven was surrounded by people from the Alliance of Despicable People, he would have a crush on this alliance.
After instructing the palace maid to open one layer of the gauze hanging outside the pavilion, Tiancai smiled and said to Li Xian: "You really don't know what you think. Anyway, I will choose for you according to your ideas. Tell me, what do you want?"
Li Xian thought about it carefully before saying: "First of all, I like the whiter ones."
The Queen of Heaven looked outside, and could already see the specific situation outside only through a layer of hollow gauze.
These women were already registered when they were young. A woman in the family was lucky enough to be on the palace's candidate list. Her parents raised her like a baby, so how could they be willing to let her work? Therefore, none of these women outside are really bad.
"I don't see any black ones, but there are two dazzlingly white ones. Do you want to choose?"
Li Xian just glanced outside and shook his head.
Too young. If these two were fifteen years old, he would find a brick to stuff in his mouth.
"Aniang, my second request is that this woman should have some skills."
The Queen smiled and said: "You can rest assured about this. They are all familiar with "The Commandments of Women" and are good at female celebrities. If they were not like this, they would not be qualified to stand here."
Li Xian shook his head and said: "That's not it. Erchen hopes that she has other skills, such as playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, or even being good at growing flowers and grass. Otherwise, Erchen won't even talk to her, wouldn't it be boring? Complete?"
Hearing these words, the Queen couldn't help but think of what she looked like back then.
I remember that when I was still a talented person of Taizong, in order to win Taizong's favor, I acted tough and said such words when I was training horses.
After following the current saint, she followed his fancy and worked with him to judge the character of a minister. After all, when a man and a woman are in a room, they can't just do things like that. If there is no common topic, it is indeed inappropriate.
After thinking about it clearly, the Queen of Heaven said to the female official: "Go and ask if there is anyone who is good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The prince has always liked these things. I think someone who is familiar with this skill can also be liked by the prince."
Chunmei agreed, walked out of the small pavilion, and shouted at the top of her voice: "The Queen is asking you, are there any of you who are good at music?"
Hearing this, many people became panicked. They have never learned music, why do they still ask for this?
However, among so many people, there are always one or two who know how to do it.
Among the crowd, two women came out, bowed, and replied respectively:
"The little girl can play the piano."
"The little girl plays three musical instruments: qin, pipa and flute."
Chunmei glanced at the latter in surprise, saw the Queen waving in the pavilion, and said to her: "You can meet the Queen now, remember not to be rude."
Seeing Chunmei come in with a woman, the Queen said to Li Xian beside her: "Yes, at this time, you should avoid it."
Li Xian agreed and hid behind the queen's brocade.
In this pavilion, this is the only place where he can hide.
Soon, the gauze curtain was lifted, and Chunmei walked in with a woman.
After taking a few steps forward, the woman knelt down and saluted: "Xiao Xiao, the daughter of Xiao He, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, pays homage to the Queen of Heaven."
Hearing this name, the Queen suddenly laughed: "Xiao He, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs? I remember that he was also from the Imperial College. How can I name you? It's such a child's play?"
Xiao Xiao saluted again and said: "Reporting to the Queen, the little girl doesn't think her father's naming is childish. Instead, the little girl thinks her name is very nice."
It was rare to meet someone who dared to talk back to the queen, so Chunmei's mouth opened wide.
But Li Xian, who was behind the queen, was not paying attention to the conversation between the two at the moment, but the queen's memory.
Just by talking about a person, he can tell his origin. It seems that the queen's memory ability is really good.
In vain, I thought government affairs were too simple. As a result, I couldn't even do the most basic thing of memorizing the names and resumes of officials in the DPRK. It was really embarrassing.
The Queen was not very angry at Xiao Xiao's answer. In her memory, she was particularly vague about her father. Because she did not enjoy much fatherly love, she was particularly tolerant of those who observed filial piety.
Talking back to the Queen made Xiao Xiao extremely nervous. Thinking of her parents' warnings before entering the palace today, she couldn't help but tremble slightly. I probably really offended the Queen of Heaven.
However, if she had it to do over again, she would still protect her father.
only....
To her surprise, the Queen actually smiled.
"Come on, give Xiao Xiao a seat and bring her a musical instrument. I want to see how beautifully she plays the piano and flute."
After the Queen of Heaven gave an order, a female official brought a blanket and prepared a place for Xiao Xiao to kneel down.
She was still not qualified to sit normally in front of the Queen and the Crown Princess.
On the side, Fang Furong, who had been sweating for Xiao Xiao, saw that the queen mother was not only not angry, but also gave Xiao Xiao a seat. Then she felt at ease and said with a smile: "The queen mother has a righteousness in the world, regardless of the opposition of the younger women. My daughter-in-law admires her very much." .”
The queen was very pleased with Fang Furong's flattery and asked her with a smile: "What do you think of this woman?"
Hearing this, Fang Furong looked at Xiao Xiao carefully.
There's nothing wrong with her looks, and her figure doesn't seem to be a problem either. The most rare thing is that she can actually play three musical instruments. Just imagine, if His Highness is busy with government affairs, the two of them can get together and have some fun.
Thinking of this, Fang Furong couldn't help but lean into the Queen's ear and say something.
After hearing Fang Furong's words, the Queen's expression became softer.
However, Xiao Xiao could not see these changes. She did not dare to raise her head and look directly at the number one woman in the world.
Soon, the female officer brought the piano, pipa and flute.
After taking the piano and adjusting it, Xiao Xiao raised her head slightly and said, "Queen Qi, the little girl is ready. Do you think we should start now?"
The Queen smiled and nodded.
After getting permission, Xiao Xiao started playing.
Qin has always been an integral part of Chinese culture.
When Confucius first advocated the music of the harp, he taught that a gentleman's enjoyment does not leave his body. A gentleman and his harp are as virtuous as each other. Only a gentleman can enjoy music.
Playing the harp and listening to music is the highest level of a gentleman's cultivation. The combination of people and music together shows a peaceful and honest demeanor.
In the era of Confucius, qin music was not only a personal self-cultivation music for later generations of gentlemen, but also a sacred music that accommodated heaven and earth to educate the people.
It is precisely because of this background and the fact that Confucianism has become the orthodox doctrine that almost no musical instrument can shake the status of the qin among musical instruments. Even the current emperor Li Zhi, when he suffers from insomnia, summons famous qin players to listen to qin music and fall asleep.
Li Xian didn't know much about Qin music, and his identification of various types of music was only about the difference between good and bad music.
Although he had listened to a lot of music from later generations, when he heard the faint sound of the piano at this moment, he still couldn't help but listen.
It really sounds nice. The sound of the piano is like the tinkling of the spring water in the creek, or the orchid in the valley. Just listening to the sound of the piano, closing your eyes, an empty wilderness seems to appear in front of you, and even breathing feels particularly comfortable.
It would be nice to listen to music like this to relax your body and mind after a tiring day.
Compared with Li Xian, the queen obviously knows the music very well. She also listened to the music with her eyes closed and felt refreshed.
Seeing Xiao Xiao's hands leaving the strings and squatting down to salute, the Queen smiled and said: "You are so good at playing the piano. If you weren't choosing a concubine for the prince this time, I would have called you into the palace. Forget it, pipa and flute , you don’t need to demonstrate it. I like this piece of music very much. Tomorrow you can make a copy of the piece and send it to the palace. Someone, give Xiao Xiao tea."
For Xiao Xiao, it was an extreme honor for the Queen to invite tea. She quickly saluted and said: "Thank you for the reward."
While the palace maid was serving tea, the Queen turned slightly and asked Li Xiandao in a low voice: "How is it?"
Li Xian then opened his eyes and said with a smile: "I think it's very good, my mother-in-law, choose her."
Since the Crown Princess likes it, the Prince also likes it, and the most important thing is that she also likes it, the Queen will not hesitate.
Seeing that Xiao Xiao had finished drinking the tea, he said: "I like you very much, Xiao Xiao, you can go home now. I am not an unkind person. I will give you three days to say goodbye to your parents and serve in the East Palace." Prince."
Seeing that the Queen of Heaven allowed him to enter the palace, Xiao Xiao was stunned for a while before saluting: "Thank you, the Queen of Heaven."
After the ceremony, she went out with the female officer, and the female officer who escorted her out of the palace naturally announced that she had been selected by the Queen of Heaven and could enter the East Palace.
After struggling all morning, it seemed that noon was about to pass, and finally one of the selected girls appeared. Most of the girls who had been selected so far were excited.
With one now, can the second one be far behind?
As for the one who only knew how to play the piano, she gritted her teeth as she watched Xiao Xiao leave. She was also good at playing the piano, but she wasn't selected because she didn't know as much as she did. How could she not be angry?
Of course, she was just angry at herself. She had already been chosen and would soon become the crown prince's concubine or Liang Di, and she was not someone she could offend.
When there were no outsiders in the pavilion, Li Xiancai walked out and said doubtfully: "Auntie, I don't seem very happy to see her."
The Queen of Heaven took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Not to mention that she is married now, even entering the East Palace will make her nervous. After she comes to your East Palace, she will only be Liangdi. In the East Palace, only the crown prince and concubines can Liangdi is not qualified to go home to visit relatives. It would be good to receive a letter from her parents. Tell me, can she not be sad? "
As a woman, the Queen was very understanding and had no intention of blaming her.
After sending Xiao Xiao out of Yuting, the female official Chunmei came back and asked the girls: "Who is good at chess?"
Having learned from the past, many people agreed now, even if they only knew the basics.
Ever since they were registered, they have endured the ardent expectations of their parents. Now, after many tests, they finally come before the Queen of Heaven. If they are still not selected, they will not even know how to talk to their parents when they get home.
At this moment, the pressure they are under is no longer much weaker than that of future students taking the college entrance examination.
With so many people agreeing, the female official Chunmei also had a headache, so she could only go back into the pavilion and ask the queen for her opinion.
