Chapter 346 Comparison of the best
He Fang didn't hear what Su Xiaoxiao said, she just picked up the kite with orchids painted on it.
Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and thought: "What a close call, what a close call, I thought she also fell in love with my worm!"
Zhao Wanyue didn't say anything, but she laughed in her heart, who could be as fond of a snake as she was, but such a refined occasion shouldn't have such things, so we should be careful.
Zhao Wanyue stopped them: "Xiaoxiao, don't make any noise."
Then she instructed: "Choose the fish, bird, or something, don't choose those weird things!"
"Got it! "Su Xiaoxiao answered obediently.
Everyone chose their favorite kite. Su Xiaoxiao was small and walked slowly, so Su Lingxi patiently accompanied her. The two sisters were the last two to arrive.
The long worm had not been chosen yet, but there were still three or four kites. Zhao Wanyue had told them that Xiaoxiao would choose something else.
But Su Xiaoxiao fell in love with the snake at first sight. Hold the baby in your arms!
When the noble ladies saw this, they dared not say anything offensive to Princess Anle, but their eyes could not deceive anyone, they looked at Su Xiaoxiao as if she were a monster. Concubine
Sun knew Su Xiaoxiao's status, and hurriedly tried to smooth things over for her: "Sister, these servants are too blind, why did they send such a thing to you, why don't you let Princess Anle choose another one."
"It doesn't matter, just let it go! "Although Concubine Hui looked calm, she was already in a state of turmoil. The
fact that this strange kite appeared here was not due to the negligence of the servant, but the intention of the emperor.
After the death of Queen Mother Qi, the emperor intended to confer Concubine Hui as the Grand Empress Dowager, but she refused.
In her eyes, no one could replace Queen Mother Qi, but the throne was vacant, so someone had to manage the affairs of the harem, and the emperor gave this right to Concubine Hui.
Since Concubine Hui assisted the six palaces, it was her unshirkable responsibility to urge the emperor to get married as soon as possible and expand the royal family.
She mentioned it to the emperor, and thought that the emperor would refuse it outright, but unexpectedly, the emperor refused. The emperor actually agreed and asked her to organize the hairpin banquet.
She originally favored He Fang and Zheng Feixue, one of whom was quiet and virtuous, and the other was lively and enthusiastic. They were of similar age to the emperor and their family backgrounds were also suitable.
Since the emperor asked her to choose, she would promote these two people. In the future, who would be the empress and who would be the concubine would all depend on the emperor's pleasure.
I thought this matter was set in stone, but who knew that Xiaoxiao chose the big snake kite.
The emperor gave a condition that no matter who it was, as long as she chose the snake, she would be the empress.
Huipin even joked, "Who would choose such a thing as a serious girl? The emperor is deliberately trying to fool me!" "
Gu Huaiyu said, if no one chooses the snake, then the choice of the empress will be entirely up to the Concubine Dowager! Concubine Dowager
Hui was about to turn the Minister of War and the Minister of the Central Secretariat into the emperor's men. A civil official and a military general, the two of them would assist the emperor together and check and balance each other. This was a method she learned from the wife of the Grand Tutor. It was already a sure thing, but Su Xiaoxiao was killed. Concubine
Dowager Hui was a little frustrated. This was the first time she tried her best to do this. In fact,
Concubine Hui likes Xiaoxiao very much, but she is not even six years old yet, and it is not justifiable to let her be the empress.
However, she knows the emperor's temper very well. On the surface, he is gentle and polite to her, but he has big ideas in his mind. If Xiaoxiao changes his mind now, the little trust between her and the emperor will collapse!
Therefore, she can only say to let it go. The emperor will definitely not appoint Su Xiaoxiao as the empress. , but the choice of the empress would require further consideration.
Zhao Wanyue wanted to persuade Su Xiaoxiao to choose another one, but Concubine Hui had already said it was okay, so she couldn't say anything more. The next step was to write poems or paint on the kite. This was not only related to the marriages of these noble ladies, but also to the family's reputation and honor
. The ladies were all gearing up to show their talents.
Even Su Lingxi was writing poems seriously. As the dean of a girls' school, she couldn't let these noble ladies outdo her.
There was Su Xiaoxiao, who was carelessly holding a brush and scribbling here and there!
Zhao Wanyue was also indifferent. These noble ladies were here to visit others, while her Xiaoxiao was here to entertain them. They were not on the same path as them, so let her have fun! Soon,
the works of the noble ladies were completed and were taken away by the palace maids one by one and handed over to the eunuchs.
Only Su Xiaoxiao was still painting slowly and became the focus of the whole scene.
The snake was painted in all kinds of colors by Su Xiaoxiao, it was horrible to look at!
"Okay, I'm done! "Su Xiaoxiao threw away her pen.
These works will be sent to the emperor for their appreciation, and the trials of the young masters of the noble families will also be sent here for them to review!
The noble ladies were very nervous. On the one hand, they were worried that their works would be outdone, and on the other hand, they were worried that they were short-sighted and would bet on the wrong horse. None of them regarded Su Xiaoxiao as an imaginary enemy.
Soon, the young masters' poems were sent over, neatly arranged. The poems were placed on the table for the ladies to admire.
After reading, the ladies would put their flower seals on the poems. The one with the most seals would be the winner.
The flower seals were given temporarily and were different for each person. This stage was just a talent competition and did not involve marriage.
However, the one with the highest seal was naturally the one that everyone pursued, and the marriage that he could get was also higher.
The same was true for the young masters of the aristocratic families. Everyone gave their favorite poems to the young masters. The emperor chose the colorful snake first, so the others had no pressure to choose.
The female guests were not so lucky, because the emperor was there, so they had to think twice. But even so, no one knew which one was the emperor 's calligraphy. After struggling for a long time, they still couldn't come up with a solution. Chen Jingya was not as entangled as them. She glanced over and saw that there was a work with very pleasing calligraphy and the poem was also very suitable for her temperament, so she put her seal on it without hesitation. Chen Jingshu also knew that the matter of selecting the queen had nothing to do with her. She always loved poetry, so she carefully tasted each poem, actively skipped the best ones, and chose a relatively plain one and put her seal on it.
Su Lingxi didn't want to get married, she only looked at the content and quickly pressed the seal.
The other ladies were all hesitant. After a while, He Fang and Zheng Feixue both put their own seals on the one Su Lingxi had stamped.
Finally, only Su Xiaoxiao was left.
Concubine Hui asked: "Xiaoxiao, which one do you want to choose?"