Chapter 199 Palace Selection Rookie 2
Concubine Chen said calmly, "I am pregnant, and I have handed these matters over to Concubine Ying to take care of them early in the morning."
The Queen Mother saw through Concubine Chen's thoughts.
She deliberately put Tong Rongyue at the back, wanting her to be in poor condition after being exposed to the sun for too long, so that she would not be valued by Xiao Jingheng.
However, the Queen Mother did not say anything. After a cold snort, she set her eyes on Tong Rongyue.
She looked very different from those flashy beauties around her.
She was wearing a smoky blue shirt with a jasmine flower pattern and her hair was simply tied up.
The delicate makeup on other people's faces was mostly blurred and mottled by sweat, but because she was wearing no makeup, although she was sweating, her skin was white and not dirty, which made her stand out.
The Queen Mother said, "The third girl on the left, please come forward."
When she was called, Rong Yue stepped out of the line and walked forward leisurely. She bowed in the direction of the Empress Dowager and the Consort Chen, her voice as crisp as the chirping of an oriole.
"Your humble servant Tong Rongyue greets the Queen Mother and the Consort Chen. May the Queen Mother live in good health and may the Consort Chen live a thousand years of golden peace."
The concubine squinted her eyes and looked at her.
She is tall, with a long neck and straight and thin shoulders.
She has crescent eyebrows, phoenix eyes, a sharp and upturned nose, red and moist lips, and thick black hair. Even though it is simply tied up, it cannot hide her dignified and elegant appearance.
She had seen Tong Rongyue's portrait in the list of concubines.
The portrait is already as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, and now that I have seen the real person today, I feel that she should not be underestimated.
Although she is not as pretty as Song Zhao, and is not as gorgeous as her,
But Tong Rongyue's family background was there, and she was born of a legitimate wife. A woman like this would have many powerful rivals once she entered the palace, so Concubine Chen certainly wanted to make things difficult for her.
At this moment, the Queen Mother asked her, "Your father is the admiral of the navy, and your family should be well-off. Why are you dressed so plainly when you know that the palace selection will take place today?"
Rong Yue stood up and replied, "I have prepared it, but I got up late today and I am afraid that I will miss out on time to dress up. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."
Hearing this, the smile on the empress dowager's face quickly disappeared without a sound.
On such an important day as the palace selection, she overslept and was so careless, and she even dared to speak about it?
The Queen Mother knew that this man was either stupid or disrespectful of the Emperor's grace.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was silent, Concubine Chen said solemnly:
"The concubine Tong has disrespected the emperor's grace and violated the palace's taboo. She will be dragged away and will never be allowed to participate in the imperial selection again."
Hearing this, Rong Yue was secretly happy, but she did not show it on the surface.
She knelt down with her skirt in her hand and bowed three times to the platform.
"This humble servant has no intention of offending the Empress Dowager and the Consort Chen. I hope the Empress Dowager and the Consort Chen will forgive me."
The Queen Mother glanced at the Concubine Chen from the corner of her eye.
Seeing her smile, she looked very proud.
She also felt that now that the Queen had fallen, the Concubine Chen was the only one left standing. Even though Song Zhao was favored, she had no family background and was not qualified to compete with the Concubine Chen.
Harem management has always been about balance, and now that the daughter of a naval commander has come, she can restrain the Concubine Chen to some extent.
So when the palace servants were about to take Tong Rongyue away, she waved her hand and said:
"Wait a minute. Although she made mistakes, she also knows the rules. If someone else was dragged out of the palace and not allowed to participate in the selection, they would be panicked and cry for mercy. But she is calm."
She glanced at the Concubine Chen, then set her eyes on Rong Yue, and said with a hint of meaning:
"The emperor needs a calm person to serve him, so please stay."
Concubine Chen hurriedly tried to stop her, saying, "Empress Dowager, the palace takes rules very seriously. If the selection of concubines can be done perfunctorily, won't there be even more mistakes and omissions when they enter the palace, causing unrest in the harem?"
"Then do you understand the rules?" The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and glanced at the Concubine Chen, and asked in a solemn voice,
"If you break the rules, I will pass on the order that you should not interfere."
The two men started to choke, and the concubines were so frightened that their breathing seemed to stop.
The concubine Chen could only say angrily: "Since the queen mother likes it, then keep it."
Xiao Yinzi immediately said, "Tong Rongyue, leave the sign and give me the sachet!"
The sachet with gold brocade patterns was handed to Rong Yue.
Her palms were very cold, and holding the sachet was more like holding a piece of ice, making her heart tremble.
She was in a trance for a moment, and others thought she was crazy with joy. The Concubine Chen also said:
"What are you standing there for? Why don't you kneel down and thank me!"
Rong Yuecai said: "This humble servant bows to thank the Queen Mother and the Empress Chen."
In fact, Concubine Chen knew early on that with Tong Rongyue's background and appearance, it was inevitable that she would be chosen.
So the Concubine Chen moved her position to the back early in the morning.
The sun was scorching. No matter how beautiful she was, she would not look much better after being exposed to the sun for so long. She would not be able to amaze Xiao Jingheng.
But even she didn't expect that Jamel Xiao would leave before she even showed up.
Then things will be much easier afterwards.
The Concubine Chen just had an argument with the Empress Dowager on purpose, just to let all the concubines see that the Empress Dowager scolded the Concubine Chen in order to keep Tong Rongyue, which was a disguised way of saying that Tong Rongyue had offended the Concubine Chen.
Who doesn't know that the harem today is filled with the glory of the Concubine Chen?
Each of these concubines is very smart. I'm afraid that the Concubine Chen won't even have to do it herself, as someone else will help her deal with Tong Rongyue.
On that day's talent show, a total of five contestants were selected, including Tong Rongyue.
The mothers of these girls were not in Kyoto, so they temporarily lived in the Jiangxue Pavilion in the palace.
He stared at them and decided their positions and chose the palaces for them, and then asked them to move into the six palaces respectively.
The group was led by the eunuch to Jiangxuexuan. Everyone was busy making friends, except Rong Yue, who was walking at the end.
She walked with a limp, seemed to have some difficulty walking, and had a sullen expression on her face.
Caiying, her personal maid, supported her and whispered in her ear:
"Miss, you have been chosen. This is in the palace. You should be happy."
Rong Yue nodded lightly, forced a smile, and said nothing.
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