Chapter 585 She Did It On Purpose

Chu Yun raised her eyes and glanced at the lady in green, just in time to catch a glimpse of sarcasm that flashed across her eyes.

Every woman standing here wants to enter the harem and become the emperor's woman. She felt that she had fallen on purpose.

Chu Yun didn't want to explain too much to them, but until she got out of the palace, all she could think of was Xiao Jin's handsome face.

Even after returning to the mansion, she did not come to her senses even after the maid called her several times.

Chu Yun frowned slightly and glanced at the maid.

The maid was slightly startled when she met her eyes and knelt down in fear. The cold snow and ice made her shiver all over, but compared with the coldness of her body, the look in the eldest lady's eyes just now made her more frightened.

"Please forgive me, Miss. I was reckless. Please punish me."

Chu Yun just glanced at her coldly and said, "Wait here before dark. If you have thought it through after dark, come see me again."

"Yes, thank you Miss, thank you Miss."

Chu Yun was eliminated in the second test today, and she was very angry. Everyone knew that this maid did nothing wrong, she just happened to run into trouble.

Knowing that she would go to the palace today, Madam Chu had been waiting for her return in the Begonia Courtyard after she left.

The maid in a plain jacket with a double-breasted front came across the long corridor to the main hall door, opened the thick curtain and walked in, "Madam, the eldest lady is back."

Upon hearing this, Madam Chu stood up anxiously, but sat back down in a moment.

Her daughter has been smart since she was young. When she heard that the Queen was going to test her eyesight today, she believed that Yun'er would definitely not make any mistakes.

The thick curtain was lifted again, and a cold wind rushed into the room, bringing Chu Yun with it.

"Mother."

Madam Chu was very satisfied when she saw her graceful daughter. Even though there were many young ladies from aristocratic families and beauties in the capital, her daughter was definitely one of the best if taken alone.

"Are you cold? Why didn't you bring a hand warmer for the young lady? If she gets cold, I will hold you responsible."

The maid begged for mercy again and again, "Madam, please forgive me. It is my fault. Please punish me."

The maids who have served this mother and daughter for a long time all understand that the master is never wrong. Even if it is the master's problem, if they do not persuade the master, it is the servant's fault.

"Okay, go away. If it happens again, you won't have to serve the young lady anymore." Madam Chu was anxious to know the situation in the palace and was too lazy to argue with the servants.

Madam Chu put the heater in Chu Yun's hand and asked softly, "Tell mother quickly, how was your visit to the palace today?"

Chu Yun pursed her red lips slightly and frowned. Mrs. Chu was very worried when she saw this.

If things were going well, why would she be like this?

"You didn't make it to the third round?"

Chu Yun nodded in a low voice.

Madam Chu could not accept this fact. Her daughter was beautiful and smart. She could outshine the Queen even when standing next to her. How come she couldn't even make it to the third round?

"What's going on? Tell me about it."

Chu Yun told Madam Chu everything that happened in the palace. The guest said that the Queen was not targeting her, she was targeting everyone.

"It's obvious that the Queen doesn't want you to enter the palace!" When Chu Yun told her the question raised by the Queen, the first thing she thought of was that there must be fewer balls inside, but who would have thought that there were still three balls inside.

"What are the identities of the three people selected?"

Chu Yun said: "There is another daughter in the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Revenue doctor's house that I don't know."

Chu Yun has been attending banquets hosted by young ladies in Beijing for many years, but any woman she has never seen is either someone who has just returned from being exiled or someone whose status is so low that she cannot even get close to her.

"This is obviously intentional!"

Madam Chu was very angry. With her daughter's status, she was worthy of being the queen, but now she was not even as good as the daughter of a minor official.

She felt that Su Ying did this simply because she didn't want a woman of high status to enter the palace to compete for her favor, so as not to shake her position as queen.

There is nothing wrong with thinking this way from the Queen's perspective, but by doing this she is infringing on their interests, and that's not acceptable!

"I will discuss this matter with your father. If it doesn't work, go and ask your grandfather. You are his most beloved granddaughter. If you ask him, he will definitely be willing to speak to the emperor for you. Don't be in a hurry. Let's see what this third round is like."

Chu Yun gently hugged the heater in her hand, "Yeah."

…

After seeing off forty-nine young ladies from noble families, Su Ying also returned to Fengluan Palace.

"Your Majesty, I thought you would ask the palace maids to take away those balls today." Zhou Qing had no idea what was under the cup until the answer was revealed.

According to her thinking, she would not think that things were too simple, and Su Ying would really put all three balls in it.

"Anyone with a flexible mind would think that the ball inside would move. It's not surprising that you would think so."

However, those who answered three balls are not necessarily really simple-minded, they may also be extremely intelligent.

"There are only three people left now. I am really curious about what the Queen will test them on in the final round."

"have no idea."

Zhou Qing: ? ?

Su Ying took a sip of ginger tea. The spicy taste spread from her lips and teeth into her throat, making her whole body warm.

"I haven't thought about it yet. This little ball was just something I came up with last minute."

Zhou Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. All those young ladies from aristocratic families were trying their best to send money to the palace to get information, but it turned out that the queen herself didn't figure it out.

Now that there is nothing important happening in the court, all eyes in the noble circle are fixed on the Queen's selection of a concubine for the Emperor.

Now there are only three unknown ladies left, and everyone is guessing who will be the one left in the end.

There were even private gambling houses that opened the market and allowed people to place bets.

After Su Ying found out about this, she sent a message directly to Motu, asking her to bet that no one would be left, with odds of a thousand times.

Mo Tu had an unpredictable look on his face after receiving the message. Su Ying wanted to leave no one behind, which clearly showed that she didn't want any other women to enter the palace.

The corners of his eyes sank, he suppressed the bitterness in his eyes, turned around and threw the note into the fire, "What a jealous woman!"

"Come on, go to the gambling house and set up a bet. Bet on those three women. In the end, no one will be left."

"yes."

Motu didn't know that once this game started, everyone would go crazy.

Everyone was speculating whether the Queen was making things so difficult for these noble ladies because she really didn't want them to enter the palace and compete for her favor.

But some people also say that it is a big taboo for the queen to be jealous, and no matter how powerful she is, she can never dominate the harem.

There were many different opinions and it was very lively for a while.

(End of this chapter)