The palace maids and eunuchs did not react much to the emperor's order, as they were already used to it in the palace.
It was the concubines who were shocked.
Although the imperial concubine was very beautiful and noble, she shouldn't have stepped over the emperor! The emperor didn't even speak or sit down.
She had already sat down. Did she completely disregard the emperor's authority? However, the emperor didn't say anything, so they certainly didn't dare to say anything more.
Moreover, when I was still unmarried, I heard that His Majesty doted on the imperial concubine very much. Now that I see her today, it is indeed true, even more than the rumors said.
Following the emperor's order, the eunuch immediately read out the names from the roster.
Only those beauties whose names were called had the opportunity to come closer and be selected by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.
However, the Queen Mother had been claiming to be ill for many years and did not appear this time.
When the first group of beauties came forward, the emperor shook his head slightly. The chief eunuch looked at his expression, waved his hand immediately, told them to leave, and gave them flowers.
When they heard about the gift of flowers, the first batch of beauties retreated in tears.
Shi Wei didn't even look at it, but just calmly ate her grapes.
The second and third rows came up, but were all eliminated.
Liu Zhao glanced at Shi Wei secretly, and felt relieved when he saw that she did not interfere.
He was afraid that Shi Wei would interfere, so he ordered people to move Lulu to the back.
Now it seems that is not necessary.
Liu Zhao was afraid of exposing Chen Lulu to the sun, so he secretly winked at the chief steward beside him.
After the chief steward understood, he immediately went down to make arrangements and came back with a wink.
Liu Zhao finally felt relieved. Under the scorching sun, he was sitting on the high platform, even with the eaves to block out the heat, and even Chen Lulu was standing below, being directly exposed to the sun.
Liu Zhao was heartbroken and just wanted to comfort her after choosing her into the palace.
"Next row!" the chief steward had just finished speaking.
Shi Wei's slightly lazy voice sounded: "Wait! What's the point of choosing this way?"
Liu Zhao's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed himself down and asked, "Then what does my beloved concubine want to choose?"
Shi Wei glared at the Dog Emperor, her eyes filled with contempt and disdain.
"You are the emperor, and you deserve the best women. If these beautiful girls want to enter the palace to serve you, they must have some talent, right? Otherwise, how can they be qualified to be concubines?"
"It's just right to entertain me."
"Then, Madam Queen, what kind of talent do you think we should let them perform?"
Shi Wei smiled slightly: "Of course you can perform whatever you know! Do I need to teach you?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The chief steward immediately bent down and lowered his head, and went down to prepare in a flattering manner.
Shi Wei's smile was so charming that Liu Zhao was stunned for a moment. By the time he reacted, the eunuch had already gone down to give orders. It was too late for him to stop him and he could only secretly worry about Chen Lulu.
The other concubines were born into good families and their families all hired tutors, but Chen Lulu had never learned any talents.
Sure enough, when Chen Lulu in the audience heard that there was going to be a talent show, she exploded on the spot.
She has never learned any talent, how can she compare to those concubines!
The other concubines with ordinary backgrounds but outstanding talents were happy, because now they finally had a chance to be selected.
The first concubine came on stage and performed a dance.
Shi Wei's eyes were indifferent, she felt that what these people performed could not be called a talent at all.
She looked down at Zuo Xuanxiang who was standing properly below. Among all the beauties, she was the most conspicuous.
Many of the concubines in the audience looked at Shi Wei with envy. As a woman, she had five or six basins of ice next to her and someone was fanning her, while they, the concubines, could only be exposed to the scorching sun below.
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