The emperor and the empress dowager sat in the main seats, the imperial concubine and other high-ranking concubines sat behind them, and several unmarried princes sat below the emperor.
The draft is about to begin.
The eunuch shouted, "The Regent has arrived."
The Queen Mother and the Emperor looked at each other, wondering why Ji Chenglin had come. The selection of concubines was a matter for the harem, and Ji Chenglin never interfered.
As soon as Ji Chenglin arrived, the eunuch arranged a seat for him at the head of all the princes.
Ji Chenglin sat down before speaking slowly, "I heard that the Queen Mother is selecting princesses for the unmarried brothers. I'm already twenty-three this year, but I still don't have a princess, so I came here to take a look."
The Queen Mother smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, "I was negligent. I will let the Prince Regent be the first to choose a princess."
The Regent was injured and would be heirless in this life, so she naturally wouldn't arrange for him to choose a princess. Wouldn't that just make enemies for herself?
The noble ladies in the audience were in a turmoil. The Regent was extremely handsome, but marrying him would mean becoming a widow. Without children, how could they have future glory?
They all smiled sincerely at the emperor, hoping that he would choose them first.
After the beauties finished their talent shows, they waited on the side. Ning Rongrong was not well yet, so she prepared a painting, which was neither outstanding nor bad.
Dan Ruo casually wrote a few words. Everyone's eyes were on her. She was the most outstanding in appearance, the oldest, had broken off her engagement with the Regent, was the legitimate daughter of the Queen Mother's mother's family, and was said to be the designated queen. Everything about her was worthy of the attention of the concubines and the ladies-in-waiting.
Seeing Danruo writing casually, they were all curious. It was not until the eunuch held up the paper that they sighed and said that such a unique style of cursive writing was as talented as that of men.
When the eunuchs saw that everyone had finished their performances, they sang loudly: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, please grant me a position."
Ji Chenglin's cold voice came: "Wait, didn't the Queen Mother just say that I should be the first to choose?"
The empress dowager's face froze. What she meant by "the first one to be chosen" was that the emperor had chosen everything and he was the first one to be chosen among all the princes.
But the emperor hasn't chosen yet, but he has already chosen. Is this reasonable?
But if this were to be brought out, it would mean that the Emperor and the Regent would be competing with each other today.
The situation was at a stalemate. The emperor looked at Ji Chenglin with a stern face and a terrifying aura. Although he did not bring any soldiers with him, the commander of the palace guards obeyed Ji Chenglin.
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