Chu Chi replied, "Yes."
After Qi Yuning left, Chu Chi went to Chuxiu Palace to see Qin Yinqiu. Qin Yinqiu, who had just turned fifteen, was fair and pretty. Although she did not have the brightness of a young girl, she was very dignified.
"Aunt Chu."
Chu Chi smiled lightly when he saw Qin Yinqiu and asked, "Miss Qin, can you play the guqin?"
Qin Yinqiu said, "I know a little bit."
Chu Chi whispered, "Your Majesty likes the song 'Peony Fairy' the most. Miss Qin might as well practice it more in the next few days."
Qin Yinqiu said, "Peony Fairy? I've never heard of it."
Chu Chi walked to the side where there was paper and pen, and wrote down the music score: "Miss Qin, just practice according to this score."
The closer it gets to the selection, the more things Chu Chi has to do. These selected girls may become the masters of the palace in the future. Although Zhao Jie has promised her that she will be the Defei in the future, Chu Chi dare not neglect it.
Concubine Wu is old and no longer in charge of affairs. Although Chu Chi is not a Concubine yet, she is no different from a Concubine, and is in charge of all matters of the Concubine Bureau.
Chu Chi returned to her bedroom and suddenly saw Zhao Jie inside. She was startled and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Zhao Jie held Chu Chi in his arms and said, "You are about to become the Defei, so we don't have to hide from people anymore. I sent people to call you several times today, but you always said you were busy..."
Chu Chi said: "I am really busy, and there can be no mistakes in the draft."
Zhao Jie frowned when he heard the word "selection". He heard the sound of guqin coming from not far away beside the Shanggong Bureau and looked down at Chu Chi, "Who is playing the guqin?"
"I'll ask Eunuch Xu to go to Chuxiu Palace and ask." Chu Chi said in a low voice.
Zhao Jie's eyes were filled with anger. He let go of Chu Chi and angrily said, "How could you not know who played it? This piece of music, 'Peony Fairy', was written for you. I have only played it for you, and you are the only one who knows the music. Don't try to make excuses by saying that the other palace maids and eunuchs in Taiji Palace heard the music a few times and passed it on."
Chu Chilian knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty."
Zhao Jie said, "Princess Qi came to the palace today. I guess she came to you to arrange the selection of my queen? You are really loyal to your master!"
After Zhao Jie finished speaking, he left angrily.
Chu Chi clenched her hands, her heart filled with panic. She was not afraid of being punished by Zhao Jie, but she was afraid that Zhao Jie would bear a grudge against Qi Yuning because of this. She even chased after him, "Your Majesty, Princess Qi didn't want to interfere in your selection of the queen. She saw that you were resisting the selection for the person you like, and she was afraid that you would be confused and seduced by beauty. For the sake of the future peace of the harem, she wanted me to help choose the most suitable candidate for the queen..."
Zhao Jie lowered his eyes and said to Chu Chi, "You still know that I am resisting the selection for you! But you told others about the Peony Fairy song for your master, thus trampling on my feelings for you!"
Chu Chi said in panic: "Your Majesty..."
Zhao Jie said coldly, "Don't follow me."
Zhao Jie left angrily, leaving Chu Chi standing there, at a loss.
At the gate of Chuxiu Palace, Chu Liuli, who had received the news that His Majesty was coming to Chuxiu Palace, had been waiting at the gate of the palace. After waiting for a long time, he did not expect that His Majesty actually came out from the Shangfu Bureau next door.
Chu Liuli had never expected to hear such a secret behind her back. How could Chu Chi, a female official in the Shanggong Bureau, be worthy of His Majesty's true love?
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