Chapter 439 Too Old-Fashioned
Perhaps the emperor was impatient with the ministers' urging, so he called Jiang Zhiyu the next day to meet the concubines.
There was a pavilion in the inner courtyard, with a golden glazed tile on the top. Behind the pavilion was a lake, the lake water was green and clear, reflecting the magnificent scene on the pavilion.
The emperor and Jiang Zhiyu waited in the pavilion for a while, and soon, the palace maids and eunuchs led the concubines over.
The concubines were arranged according to their status, with Shang Anlan, the daughter of the prime minister, at the head, and Hu Yue next. They
stood in order from left to right.
A group of concubines had been selected when the emperor was ill, and there were no more than twenty people standing here at the moment.
The emperor glanced at them and couldn't help but pursed his lips slightly.
Those who passed the selection had good looks, but the emperor always felt something was wrong when he looked at them.
Jiang Zhiyu was quick to detect his thoughts. She approached the emperor and whispered, "Do you feel something is missing? They are beautiful, but they lack that feeling?"
Hearing this, the emperor looked at her deeply and nodded slightly.
Jiang Zhiyu sorted out her words: "You see, there are so many gorgeous women in the harem. No matter how beautiful their faces are, they can't stir up the waves in your heart. You need something new."
The emperor had no intention of discussing too deeply with her, and wanted to just perfunctorily deal with her, but after hearing what Jiang Zhiyu said, his heart moved slightly and he became interested: "How do you make it fresh?"
"It's simple. You have seen enough gorgeous women. It's time to change to a different gender."
Although Jiang Zhiyu whispered to the emperor, she did not lower her voice. The concubines could not hear it, but the eunuchs and palace maids of Fuping who were serving beside them could hear it clearly.
There was a sound of people sucking in cold air all around.
Alas, the emperor sighed in his heart.
He should have known it long ago. With her character, he could not expect her to give him a serious advice.
"Stop talking nonsense and eat your smoothie."
"Don't resist like that. Think about it, why is there Qingfeng Pavilion in Shengjing, and why is it comparable to Zuiyuelong? Doesn't it just show that the people have a need for it?"
"Besides, I just let you take a look, I didn't ask you to do anything else."
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and seeing Jiang Zhiyu smiling like a little fox stealing fish, he knew she was teasing him.
"No more, then I'll ask the people to leave."
"No, eat eat eat."
Jiang Zhiyu took
a big bite. [Too old-fashioned, isn't it better to be equal? Men can enter the officialdom, and women can too. Correspondingly, women can enter the harem, so of course men can too. ]
[Too old-fashioned, you have such a high-speed running device to enter Tianqi, if you don't abandon these old-fashioned thinking, how can Tianqi grow? ! 】
The emperor was annoyed by her nagging and closed his eyes and pressed his brows tightly. Then he raised his eyes as if he thought of something and locked onto Jiang Zhiyu: "A stunning man, do you want me to see you, or do you want to see you?"
The voice in his heart that was lingering in his ears suddenly stopped.
Jiang Zhiyu blinked her eyes, picked up the bowl that was just big enough to cover her face, and refused to answer.
The emperor: He knew it!
He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Jiang Zhiyu sinisterly, as if his eyes could penetrate the bottom of the bowl.
Jiang Zhiyu did not put down the bowl, and coughed lightly: "Everyone has a love of beauty."
【It's good to know it in your heart, why do you have to say it out loud. 】
【How embarrassing, there is no sense of boundaries! 】
The emperor raised the corners of his lips slightly.
The intimacy revealed in the conversation between the two made the neglected concubines on the side couldn't help but widen their eyes.
They only knew a little about the affairs of the court, and had also heard from their fathers and brothers at home how the emperor doted on Jiang Zhiyu.
But what they heard was far less shocking than what they saw with their own eyes.
Even Xiao Qingwu, the emperor's most favored daughter, had never seen the emperor in such an expression.
Everyone had different thoughts for a moment.
Shang Anlan gritted her teeth secretly.
Under the scorching sun, Shang Anlan tried to slow down her breathing. She had been weak since she was a child, but because of her strong personality, she refused to show any sign of fatigue in front of others, and held on no matter what.
Therefore, almost no one noticed her abnormality, except Hu Yue.
Because they were close, and martial artists were very sensitive to the air, Hu Yue leaned over slightly and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"No problem, it's just that the weather is a little hot."
Shang Anlan raised the corner of his lips, "Don't talk, or you'll lose your manners in front of the palace."
Hu Yue looked at her suspiciously.
She was about to speak, but she heard the emperor cough lightly.
Seeing the emperor's gaze looking over, Shang Anlan stood up straight, moved his sleeves slightly, and revealed the emerald green jade bracelet.
In the sun, it was particularly conspicuous.
"This bracelet suits you." The emperor said softly.
Shang Anlan stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. Fortunately, I met Your Majesty that day and he sent someone to help me find the bracelet. Otherwise, I don't know what I would do."
The emperor had long forgotten about finding the bracelet for her. After hearing her say this, he thought about it and remembered it.
He still vaguely remembered that Zhiyu said that Shang Anlan wanted to be the empress?
The emperor did not dislike ambitious people, of course, the premise is that your strength must match your ambition.
He smiled and said, "Is there anything else? Just find it back."
Shang Anlan did not expect that the emperor had forgotten about it, and her smile suddenly became a little stiff. She pinched the hem of her skirt slightly, and felt that the looks from the concubines seemed to be laughing at her.
She stood back stiffly, listening to the emperor asking questions one by one, and her breathing became heavier.
Her mind seemed to be fogged, but she was still thinking, such intimacy is definitely not the behavior of an emperor towards his subjects.
At least the emperor didn't treat her father like that.
The emperor must have intended to make Jiang Zhiyu his empress, which is why he was so indulgent towards her and refused the selection of concubines.
She had to hurry up. The news from outside had told her that the emperor was impatient with the ministers' urging to establish a queen. If the emperor didn't want to wait any longer and directly issued an imperial decree to establish Jiang Zhiyu as the queen, all her plans would be in vain.
No!
She had to find a way to wake Jiang Zhiyu up quickly!
The emperor hated being forced the most. As long as Jiang Zhiyu didn't want to, the emperor would never force her!
She was lost in thought. Hu Yue listened to the "wheezing" breathing sound coming from her side and couldn't help asking again: "Are you really okay?"
Who is talking? Who is okay? Are you asking me?
Shang Anlan's mind was filled with the idea of awakening Jiang Zhiyu. She heard Hu Yue's words, but her mind could not process the information to give Hu Yue feedback. She just stared at her with wide eyes.
Well, no need to ask.
This is not a reaction that nothing is wrong.
Hu Yue took a step forward and was about to speak, but saw Shang Anlan leaning towards her.
! ! !
Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene. Jiang Zhiyu was the first to react and raised her voice: "Put her in the pavilion, lying flat!"