Tang Baozhu thought of her past life again, wondering if the village chief's granddaughter, who hadn't gone to escape the famine, would ever meet her male lead again.
If they can meet like this, it means they are truly destined for each other. It's just that this destined marriage is a bit too much for people; too many people have died because of it.
More than a month later, the people in the capital had returned to normal and were no longer anxious. Although it still didn't rain, water was being transported from other places. Fortunately, this was arranged by the imperial court; otherwise, such a large-scale operation would not have been possible.
Over the course of more than a month, Tang Baozhu finished embroidering this floral design. Overall, she was quite satisfied with her work. In her previous life, she could only sew buttons; now that she could embroider, she was already quite accomplished.
When Tang Li saw the flower and plant embroidery her daughter had made, she felt that it was the first finished product her daughter had ever made and wanted to keep it as a memento. She absolutely refused to let her daughter sell it.
Seeing how much her mother cherished her embroidery, Tang Baozhu had no choice but to go along with it. Moreover, if she planned to try her luck in the palace in the future, it would be best not to sell her embroidery, but not selling it was not an option.
I thought about it for a long time before deciding that I would embroider a very large piece of embroidery in the future. It may take one or two years to complete one piece, and not many will be available on the market. The more I think about it, the better I feel that this is an idea.
Two years had passed by the time Tang Baozhu finished embroidering a large piece of embroidery. Baozhu was now 11 years old. The natural disaster in Tongcheng had long since passed, and the outside world was once again a scene of peace and prosperity.
I heard that the old emperor's health is deteriorating and he plans to have the crown prince ascend the throne in three months. I heard that the date has already been chosen. As for the second prince, he was kicked out of the competition by his father long ago because the disappearance of the first imperial envoy was related to the second prince. Fortunately, the man was not dead, but was just tied up. He was not so bold as to kill a court official.
According to what Physician Zhang said in the red envelope group, both the old emperor and the crown prince knew that their health was poor and that it was particularly difficult for them to have children. Knowing that his health was poor, the crown prince put all his energy into important matters, and only had a handful of people serving him.
There isn't even a proper Crown Princess. After all, those who can become Crown Princesses come from exceptionally good families, and those with good connections know about the Crown Prince's health condition. So, although being a Crown Princess seems impressive, very few girls from good families are willing to marry the Crown Prince.
Unfortunately, the Crown Prince was rather stubborn. Since there was no certainty of having children, why bother marrying a Crown Princess? He simply issued an order that whoever could bear a child would be granted a title.
If you don't have children, you should honestly start from the lowest rank. This scared off a lot of noble ladies, so even though the Crown Prince is over 20 years old, he still hasn't married a Crown Princess.
Tang Baozhu felt it was good that the Crown Prince's harem was clean. She was just a useless palace intrigue player, and she didn't want to ruin herself. It would be better for her to advance her rank by having children, since she had the Pregnancy Pill and there was no problem with not being able to have children.
Looking at the embroidered picture in my hand, with two blue peacocks on it, depicting a scene of wealth and prosperity, it was more than two meters long. The more I looked at it, the more beautiful it became. I was reluctant to sell it, but if I didn't sell it, wouldn't all my learning have been for nothing? Since I couldn't earn money, I gritted my teeth and handed it to my mother next to me.
"Mother, please take this embroidery and sell it for me. I won't go out."
Perhaps it's because she's been eating too much good food and being pampered too much, but despite being only 11 years old, she's really good-looking. When she grows up a bit more, she'll definitely be the kind of girl who's both delicate and charming.
So now she won't go out unless there's something important. She's too beautiful to be protected from humble families, and now she'll have to go to the palace even if she doesn't want to.
After all, her family wasn't considered wealthy, so she could only marry into an ordinary family. But ordinary families couldn't protect someone as beautiful as her. Even if she married into a wealthy family, they would only marry someone of equal social standing, so being a concubine would be more suitable.
Tang Baozhu felt that since she was going to be a concubine, she might as well be the concubine of the most powerful person. At least that sounded better. If she worked hard and conceived a child, she could even try to become the principal wife.
Tang Li was also worried about her daughter's appearance. She and her husband were only slightly better looking than average, so why was their daughter growing up to be more and more distorted?
It's also my and my husband's fault for being so incompetent. Otherwise, why wouldn't our daughter dare to even go out? We've really wronged our daughter. What are we going to do in the future?
"Alright, Mom will take it to Jinxiuge to sell for you. You wait for Mom at home, your father and I will go together. Is there anything you want to eat or play with? I'll bring it back for you."
"Mom, no need. We have plenty of snacks and pastries at home. Buy yourself some more."
"Okay, then Mom will buy some."
Tang Baozhu watched her mother leave and realized why her mother had sighed when she looked at her face. She blamed herself for eating too many good things, including a lot of beauty pills from the cultivation world, which was why she was becoming more and more beautiful.
I've taken plenty of health-strengthening pills, and my constitution is getting better and better. All the impurities in my body have been eliminated. Because my body is so healthy, the beauty-enhancing pills are absorbed better, and the effects are even better.
Tang Baozhu decided that she would never eat these things again in the future, otherwise she would be asking for trouble. Fortunately, the officials in Tongcheng were good, and things like the forced abduction of women would never happen. She could be considered to have done a good deed.
She could only hope that the emperor would quickly select concubines and that she would grow up quickly, at which point all her troubles would be resolved.
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Time passed by as Tang Baozhu eagerly awaited each day.
That year, Tang Baozhu was 15 years old. The emperor issued an edict to select women from across the country, choosing only those with exceptionally good health, regardless of their appearance. As long as you are healthy, even if you are ugly, you can be selected. The age range is 15 to 20 years old.
It can be said that the whole country was in an uproar because of this imperial edict. Those peasant women who were physically strong and helped with farm work all day felt that their hopes of rising to the top had come.
At this time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Tang Baozhu was stunningly beautiful. She had not left the house for five years, and whatever she wanted, Tang Li Shi would buy it for her.
As Mrs. Tang and Old Man Tang grew older, they were constantly worried about their daughter's appearance, so much so that they couldn't sleep and felt they wouldn't be able to close their eyes in peace even after they died.
They were overjoyed to finally hear the emperor's decree. Their daughter had to give it a try, she'd never been sick or even caught a cold before, so she should be in good health and should pass.
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