Concubine Shu had met three waves of people. When the fourth wave came, her neck was almost stretched like a turtle's, but Jiang Shuyue still didn't show up.
"This is outrageous! Apart from the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, no one has ever made me wait this long! When will she arrive?"
"Your Majesty, calm down. She won't be coming. You don't have to wait for her."
"What? Not coming?"
Concubine Shu stood up suddenly, accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt, and fell face down to the ground.
"My lady, are you okay?"
Several people rushed over at the same time and hurriedly helped Concubine Shu up.
Someone accidentally stepped on Concubine Shu twice, causing her to scream in pain.
"Useless wretch! You're hurting me!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
The servants knelt in the room. Concubine Shu said angrily, "Alright, it's the Empress Dowager's birthday. If people knew I was punishing you, what would happen if the Empress Dowager heard about it? Tell me, why didn't Jiang Shuyue come?"
"Reporting to the Queen, after visiting the two concubines' chambers, they said they were too full and felt dizzy due to insufficient blood supply to their heads. They didn't have the energy to attend the evening banquet without sleep. The Queen had the side hall cleaned up for her and the other ladies to rest."
"The Queen! It's the Queen again! She's always so stingy, guarding me like a fly, and now she's trying to interfere again!"
"Everything I prepared is wasted, bitch!"
Concubine Shu smashed the teacup angrily.
She ordered people to put salt in Jiang Shuyue's tea and put expensive horseradish in the pastries.
Now it's all wasted.
"I'm so pissed! Jiang Shuyue, just wait for me, you'll be in for a treat tonight!"
"Don't be angry, Madam. Have some tea and take a rest."
Concubine Shu took the tea brought by the palace maid.
"Pfft! You bastard, do you want to kill me with salt?"
"Come here, drag this blind woman away and chop off her hands!"
The little palace maid's mouth was neatly blocked and she was dragged away forcibly.
Concubine Shu rinsed her mouth with tea and glared at the air angrily: "Wait, after tonight, I will make that little bitch lose her reputation!"
…
As the sunset appeared, people from all walks of life gathered in the Golden Palace.
Jiang Shuyue looked around as soon as she entered.
Xiao Tao: "Miss, what are you looking for? Our son-in-law is in the front."
"I'm not looking for him. I'm looking for a handsome and suave guy. Please help me find one."
"this……"
Xiaotao didn't dare to look around at all.
With her status, she was already very lucky to be able to enter the Golden Palace. How could she dare to look around casually?
"Miss, I see my uncle looking at us from the front. We'd better go over there quickly."
"It's okay. The Golden Throne Hall is so big, he definitely can't see me clearly. Let me take another look."
Zhou Yunshen frowned slightly when he saw her looking at the ministers in the court with a sly look.
What's so good about a group of old men in their fifties?
Come here quickly!
Jiang Shuyue: [I look around, but why are there only old men? They have big bellies, so many wrinkles, and they're short. Shouldn't my Great Zhou be filled with handsome men? Why are there only these short, ugly men?]
Are we all short, ugly?
Half of the ministers tried their best to straighten their backs and raised themselves three to five centimeters taller.
Some people stroke their beards with a proud look, refusing to admit that they are ugly.
Huahua: [There are mostly elderly people in the power center, and the young and good-looking ones seem out of place. Look in the corner across from me, isn't there a pretty boy with a cool look?]
Jiang Shuyue went through layers of brains and finally found the pretty boy
He was skinny, emaciated, and cold, with resentment and grievance in his eyes, yet he was extremely humble when dealing with people.
Huahua: [He was the top scholar in the previous year. He was always upset because of his lack of luck. Later, the county lady took a fancy to him, so he immediately divorced his wife and sent her to a remote mountain valley where she couldn't even climb out. He then entered the county lady's residence and became a guest.]
However, the county lord had many followers, and he initially received some favors. The county lord used her connections to help him stay in the capital, and he obtained a fifth-rank position.
However, as the novelty wore off, the county lady gradually turned cold towards him, and the third place winner became awkward in the court. As he failed to climb the ladder, his eyes gradually became resentful.
ha?
Jiang Shuyue took two steps back.
Shouldn't the palace be filled with fragrant aroma? Why did she smell a faint odor of decay now?
Jiang Shuyue: [He betrayed his wife and traded his body for wealth and fame, but he has no talent for climbing the social ladder. He's so tired of being played with and dumped that he can't blame anyone. What's so unfair about that? He's acting like a jerk with a face like that, but who are he trying to show off to? The Golden Throne Hall is truly a place where they don't pick and choose their guests!]
Throne Room: How do I choose? Can you teach me?
Jiang Shuyue: [Hey, why is it so difficult to find some good young people who are well-developed in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor aspects?]
"Shu Yue, come here, let me introduce you to some people."
Zhou Yunshen came up to her, took Jiang Shuyue's hand, walked through the crowd, and came to a few handsome and young boys.
When they saw Zhou Yunshen, they all bowed and said, "Greetings to the Marquis of Zhennan and his wife."
"No need to be polite, Shu Yue. Let me introduce you. These are students from the Imperial College, and they are also Mr. Fu's disciples. They are the future pillars of the Great Zhou."
Jiang Shuyue: "Not from a noble family?"
"Only Zhou Xun is one. The other two are talents Mr. Fu discovered while traveling abroad. Don't you like reading? It would be beneficial to interact with them more."
Jiang Shuyue was surprised: [Like reading? Who? Me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!]
Zhou Xun and the other two suppressed their upward curves and said, "We've heard about the story of the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan exchanging books for stories. Two of our students from the Imperial College also received calligraphy. Thank you, Madam."
"Haha, you're welcome. This is what I should do."
Jiang Shuyue: [If I could get a calligraphy, then the story must be very exciting, and it should also be worth a green tea.]
Hua Hua: [The Green Tea value is not much, but the story is very exciting, and the melon is also very exciting. Remember when Dad saw a ghost in the middle of the night, and it was actually his own aunt and cousin dancing on the grave?]
Jiang Shuyue: [Until now, my aunt is still pregnant, but her husband is already 70 years old, and she still thinks she's the one who got a child in her old age. The melons in the countryside are no smaller than those in the city. They're natural and pollution-free, and they're just delicious!]
Zhou Xun and others had no idea that such an exciting thing was going to happen. If they had known it was so lively, they should have gone to see it.
Jiang Shuyue looked at them. The fair-skinned ones were as handsome as pretty boys, while the dark-skinned ones were a little wild and heroic, and could indeed be considered handsome.
"Everyone, if I may ask, do you have anything that you personally own that you can give as a gift?"
"Like handkerchiefs, purses, or, if that doesn't work, shoes and socks will do."
The three young people's faces flushed and they avoided Jiang Shuyue's gaze embarrassedly.
Zhou Xun: "Well, Madam, it's not a good idea to do this in front of the Marquis of Zhennan, right?"
Jiang Shuyue: ???
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