Chapter 487 Everyone
"I have finished speaking, I am leaving now. Third Prince, take good care of yourself, the Emperor will not ignore you. In the future... everything will be fine in the future." Miao Meiren lowered her head to hide her tears, turned around and left.
The Third Prince took a step forward, not daring to stop him, and just said softly: "I know you are doing this for my own good, I know, take care of yourself too."
He spoke very softly, but Miao Meiren still heard it.
She said nothing, but her heavy steps became a little lighter.
In Yufu Palace, Shen Chuliu heard this and smiled: "The Third Prince met Liu, and Concubine Miao met the Third Prince again?"
"Yes, Concubine Miao went there secretly, but unfortunately she couldn't hide it from the people in the palace." Chi Su said.
"It's also a loving mother's heart. But even though Liu has fallen now, it's impossible for her to raise the third prince." Shen Chuliu said.
"Yes, before the Liu family fell, she could still restrain the Liu family. But now..." Jimei shook her head.
"It's all right now. Although she came from a bad family, it's been a long time. The emperor didn't say anything, and the queen doesn't care. She can live to old age in peace."
To put it bluntly, if the emperor cannot tolerate the beautiful lady, is he still a human being? The beautiful lady's background is not good, but wasn't it you who slept with her? She even gave birth to a prince for you. If you really want to kill her, she would be a beast.
"By the way, master, how many people will come in this time? Do you know?" Jimei asked again.
Shen Chuliu gently touched the ends of her hair: "There must be five or six, right?"
"Then I guess half of them are from high-ranking officials' families, and the other half are from one family, right?" Jimei said.
"That's what should be said. Just wait and see, things will get lively once these people come in." Obviously, Yan Xiurong and Mei Jieyu are still very favored now. How can they not compete for the newcomers?
In April, the mourning period for Empress Dowager Feng was ended with a lively family banquet and all the necessary rules followed.
From then on, this person was just an ancestor like everyone else in the Taimiao.
Immediately afterwards, on April 19th, a small-scale audition began. It was called small because there were only sixty people.
It was mainly due to the needs of people from royal families and noble families, otherwise the emperor would really not be willing to hold a beauty contest.
However, not all nobles need concubines. If there are those from similar families, they can submit a memorial and the emperor will approve it.
When she was twenty-three, the first person to enter the palace was Zhuang, the legitimate daughter of the Anyang governor.
Zhuang is naturally a beautiful woman. She is sixteen years old this year, in the prime of her life, and she seems to have a good temperament.
It's generous and gentle.
After paying his respects to Fengzao Palace, he temporarily moved into Qunfang Palace.
On the second day, Lin, the daughter of the Suzhou garrison general, also entered the palace. She looked virtuous and submissive at first glance. She was also good-looking and had a great figure.
He lived in the Qunfang Palace as usual.
On April 28, the audition was basically over, and three more contestants came in: Yang, Xu, and Zhou.
They are all daughters of officials from various places, but their official positions are not high. They were recommended by various places. They are either beautiful or talented, anyway, they are outstanding.
Yang had a round face and dimples, and was very cute. Xu looked heroic at first glance, and her father was also a military officer, but only a sixth-rank officer. Zhou was pretty, and all three had their own strengths.
It is said that Li is already on the way. It is estimated that the emperor will only give the position after everyone has arrived.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the five newcomers were honest and stayed in the Palace of Flowers every day, getting along well with each other.
At the end of the month, on the 30th, Li finally arrived.
Everyone was present in Fengzao Palace. Li came in gracefully to pay her respects: "I pay my respects to the Queen, may the Queen be well! I pay my respects to all the queens and their masters, may the queen be well. The journey was long and I am sorry for the delay."
The queen smiled and said, "It's not your fault. It's a long journey from Liangcheng in the southwest to the capital. You woke up all the way. It must be hard work."
Shen Chuliu laughed. It was far away, but hadn't he said he would go to Beijing a long time ago? Why didn't he leave earlier?
Is this the Li family's big win?
Li was born with a good appearance, and was more beautiful than Ying at that time, and her figure was also better.
Looking at that waist, she must be a good dancer. In recent years, no one is better at dancing. She must be favored for a while.
Li also temporarily moved into the Qunfang Palace.
On the first day of the new year, the emperor of course stayed overnight in Fengzao Palace.
The couple probably discussed it, so the decree was issued the next day.
Shen Chuliu was admiring the flowers in the imperial garden, and Yuanxiao repeated the imperial decree to her.
"It is said that Li was conferred the title of Zhaoyi." Yuanxiao looked at Shen Chuliu carefully.
Shen Chuliu raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Oh, I thought she was a concubine, this is a high starting point."
"Okay, go on." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Well, she...the emperor asked her to choose her own residence, and she chose...Cuiyunxuan." Yuanxiao said.
Shen Chuliu chuckled: "Choose for yourself?"
"Yes, that's what the emperor said. In order to prevent Li from being unfit, he should choose one himself." Yuan Xiao said.
"Okay." Shen Chuliu shook his head and made his own choice.
That’s great. As for Cuiyunxuan, she does have some feelings for it, but she has already moved out. Does that mean people are not allowed to live there?
The emperor's move is interesting, and this Li is indeed interesting too.
"Lin was given the title of Concubine and lived in the side pavilion of Shuyu Pavilion. Zhuang was also a Concubine and lived in Fenghua Pavilion. Xu was given the title of Imperial Concubine and lived in Qingyin Pavilion. Zhou was given the title of Baolin and lived in Yunyan Pavilion. Yang was given the title of Imperial Concubine and lived in Tingfeng Pavilion."
"Yes." Shen Chuliu gently fanned herself, "After the title is conferred, she will be able to sleep with him soon."
"Yes, according to the rules it's three days later. They have to move first."
"Since Li Zhaoyi chose Cuiyunxuan, remember to reward her." Shen Chuliu smiled faintly: "This one is much more dazzling than her sister. I just don't know if such a face can match her brains?"
Yuanxiao lowered his head, thinking that his master was still unhappy.
"Then how should the rewards be given to other people follow the rules?" Yuanxiao asked.
"Ah, didn't I make it clear? Reward Li Zhaoyi with a piece of Shoushan stone. As for the others, reward them according to the rules." Shen Chuliu suddenly laughed.
Yuanxiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said yes.
In Cuiyunxuan, when Li Zhaoyi received the fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness carved from Shoushan stone, she felt terrible.
But he couldn't get angry, so he had to thank Concubine Jing with a stiff face.
In other places, there was nothing unusual. Everyone gave rewards according to the rules, and Shen Chuliu gave neither too much nor too little.
Since she wasn't trying to win people over, it didn't matter how much.
After he got the position, everyone came to pay their respects on the second day of the New Year.
In Fengzao Palace, cushions were placed, and they were all going to pay homage today.
After greeting each other, everyone took their seats according to their positions.
Li was new, but she sat at the top of the nine concubines, which made the people below feel mixed emotions.
"We still have to pay our respects to the Empress Dowager today. All those above the rank of beauty should go with me." The Queen waved her hand.
Chinese New Year, pneumonia, quarantine, and constant updates, I'm really awesome, arms akimbo! Where are your monthly tickets? Give them to me! (End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
