Chapter 371: Speedy Selection of Beauties

In the past, the palace would select beauties in three days, but only three hundred would be selected, which was considered very fast.

After all, they were to enter the palace to serve the emperor, so the emperor and empress would ask about their personalities and preferences, and

only those who were good in all aspects would be selected. At least thirty to fifty people could be selected from the three hundred.

The speed of the Imperial Concubine's selection was amazing. Three hundred people were selected in one day, and almost every row that entered the palace came out again in the blink of an eye.

Occasionally, there were a few rows that stayed a little longer, but it only took two blinks of an eye.

What was even more unexpected was that the selected beauties were all plain-looking commoners, and the daughters of ministers were all rejected.

Those with high family backgrounds were all given marriages.

Great!

At this rate, the selection will be over the day after tomorrow, and the number of concubines who will be selected will be no more than ten.

This move caused dissatisfaction in the previous dynasty.

The selection was in full swing, and the families of the concubines were also busy. The palace maids who were responsible for delivering the news sent out the list of winners and losers.

The servants waiting at the palace gate quickly searched for the names of their own girls on the list. Whether they were selected or not, they had to rush back home to inform the news.

And this news was enough to cause chaos in the families of these officials.

"What? My daughter failed the selection? How is it possible? My daughter is one of the best in Beijing in terms of both appearance and talent. Why did she fail?"

"This is impossible. This is absolutely impossible. My daughter Xue'er is both beautiful and talented. Even the clothes she wears were bought from the palace at a high price. It is said that they are the emperor's favorite colors. We are so well prepared. How could she fail the selection?"

"Your daughter also failed the selection?"

"What about yours?"

"All failed!"

The officials asked each other and found out that all the selected beauties were unexpected. None of the popular candidates made the cut. This really stirred up the ministers' panic.

The sun had already set in the west, and its afterglow covered the entire palace like a golden cage.

Jiang Xinyue took off her pearl hairpins and prepared to have dinner with the emperor. A batch of concubines had already been selected. After the first birthday banquet of Little Tuanzi was over tomorrow, they would continue the day after tomorrow.

Compared with this selection, the emperor attached more importance to the birthday banquet of the sixth prince.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony had been arranged. Wang Dequan did not go to the Yaotai Hall today, but stayed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony all day to ensure that there would be no mistakes in the first birthday banquet of the sixth prince tomorrow.

"Wait!"

Wang Dequan called a eunuch: "What is this?"

A familiar smell emanated from the jar held by the little eunuch.

The young eunuch bent down quickly and replied: "My report to Chief Steward Wang is peanut butter sent from the Yu kitchen."

Wang Dequan's brows were wrinkled so much that they could pinch a fly to death: "The Sixth Prince is allergic to peanuts. Didn't our family already tell you that nothing related to peanuts should be at the banquet? You all turned a deaf ear to it, didn't you?"

The young eunuch knelt on the ground in fear: "I deserve to die. I just came here two days ago. Chef Yu from the Yu kitchen asked me to bring this in, saying that it would be used at tomorrow's banquet." What

a sinister move! These people have begun to harm the Sixth Prince so openly.

Wang Dequan winked at the eunuch behind him, and the eunuch cleverly picked up the small can of peanut butter and threw it out, and picked up the trembling eunuch: "In the future, you must be careful when someone you don't know gives you something. If you violate the taboos of the masters, you will lose your life."

"Yes, yes, I know, I won't dare to do it again, I was scared to death."

Wang Zongguan was so fierce just now, he thought he was dead!

It's really not that easy to get along in this palace. You must be smarter in the future and don't be stupid enough to be used by others.

After the weather cleared up, when dusk fell, the sky was still very bright.

The emperor had just taken a few bites of food when Tang Shiliang walked in from outside: "Your Majesty, dozens of ministers are asking to see you at the palace gate."

It was after the morning court, and the ministers could not enter the palace unless the emperor summoned them.

Jiang Xinyue touched her belly and looked up at Tang Shiliang. Their eyes only met in the air for a second, and she knew that these ministers were all here for today's beauty pageant.

She looked at the emperor again, and the emperor's displeasure was revealed in his eyes, but he quickly retracted it and said to Jiang Xinyue: "You eat first, I'll be back soon."

"Okay, I'll ask the small kitchen to prepare new dishes for Your Majesty. The affairs of the court are always busy, and Your Majesty should not tire himself out. You should take care of your body."

Her eyes were full of heartache.

The emperor held her face and rubbed it randomly, until the pain in Jiang Xinyue's eyes turned into anger, and then he let go of her hand in a good mood: "Don't worry, little pregnant woman, take good care of yourself, and I will be fine. Don't worry about me, I will deal with all the discordant voices and give you and the two children the best."

Jiang Xinyue smiled, like a little woman immersed in happiness, with a face full of shyness and joy.

As soon as the emperor left, she took a deep breath and asked Xiang Ma and Lu Nanny to carry the sixth prince out, and the mother and son cultivated their relationship together.

Early education should still be done.

The sixth prince's bedroom was full of various educational toys and colorful books on recognizing words and objects made by the palace people under the personal command of Jiang Xinyue.

In addition, the emperor has left Master Jing in the palace to teach the Sixth Prince, and the Fourth Prince has also followed him, going to the Wenhua Palace to "play" for two hours every day.

Although it is called playing, it is actually through playing that they can understand the principles of being a person and doing things, cultivate their good values, and engrave good habits into their bones from an early age.

The Sixth Prince has to learn the way of the emperor, while the Fourth Prince has to learn the way of the monarch and his subjects.

But the Sixth Prince is too young, so he can only be influenced subtly through playing, so that he can see and unconsciously imitate the behavior of adults. When he grows up, it will be easier to learn.

However, the fourth prince has made great progress. He has relearned all the etiquette and rules that he had no one to teach him in the cold palace before, and he studies more seriously every day. It is said that Master Jing has different teaching plans for the fourth prince and the sixth prince.

The emperor meant that the sixth prince is the most important, and the fourth prince is just a by-product, so he doesn't need to be so concerned.

After saying this, Master Jing gave him a lecture.

Since ancient times, many power struggles among the princes were caused by jealousy and anger. The emperor was so partial, and sooner or later the Sixth Prince would be killed.

The Fourth Prince heard some of it and told Jiang Xinyue: "Mother, although I am very disappointed with my father, I will not be jealous of my sixth brother. If it weren't for mother, my son and my ancestors would have died long ago. No matter what happens in the future, I am willing to protect my sixth brother and mother with my life."

When the Sixth Brother became the Crown Prince, he was the Crown Prince's most powerful arm.