Chapter 529: Never be outdone by other women!
When Concubine Bai left Qingge Palace, her face was frighteningly pale.
Her appearance perfectly matches her last name.
Then the prince also left Qingge Palace.
As per convention, the top three candidates in this year's examination all entered the Hanlin Academy, and Li Qingyan became a seventh-rank editor. Although his official position was low, he was a close minister who could always be by the emperor's side.
As for other Jinshi, they have to participate in the assessments of various departments and can only enter the department to take up positions after passing the assessments.
Because of the prince's actions in cleaning up the college entrance examination, he became an idol in the hearts of poor students.
The idol effect is very powerful.
In order to be in the same department as their idol, many Jinshi wanted to work in the Ministry of Justice. Dong Mingchun was both happy and distressed about this.
The good thing was that the Ministry of Justice had never had such high popularity before, which made him feel proud when facing the other ministers.
The sad thing is that there are too many talented people, but the number of new recruits in the Ministry of Justice is very limited. Dong Mingchun was in a dilemma when making a choice. He thought this one was good, but that one was also good. He was so worried that he almost went bald.
He hesitated and struggled for a whole night, and went to see the prince the next day with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.
"Your Highness, this is the list of new recruits for the Ministry of Justice this year. Please take a look."
Luo Qinghan read the list and said calmly, "I trust your judgment. You can handle this matter on your own."
Dong Mingchun tried to ask: "Should we hire a few more people?"
He really couldn't bear to part with those talents and wanted to keep them in the Ministry of Justice. Even if they were not of use now, he could train them slowly and they might be of use in the future.
Luo Qinghan: "No, there are already a lot of people in the Ministry of Justice. If there are more, there will be a surplus of personnel. Quality is more important than quantity. Compared with quantity, I care more about quality."
Dong Mingchun had anticipated this result and replied helplessly, "I understand."
Luo Qinghan understood Dong Mingchun's thoughts. Dong Mingchun wanted to gather all the talents in his own hands, but Luo Qinghan was different. Although he was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he was also the prince. His position was much higher than Dong Mingchun.
He has to look at the overall situation.
No matter which department those talents work in, as long as they serve the Great Sheng Dynasty, they are useful people.
It would be worth it that he had spent so much effort to clean up the atmosphere of the examination.
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Concubine Li asked someone to pass on the message to her parents' home and asked them to send her some money.
She wanted the money mainly to pay off her debts.
Concubine Xiao held her IOU in her hand, which made her feel insecure when facing her creditor. This matter was almost becoming a knot in her heart, and she planned to settle the debt today.
She originally wanted Su Mei to take the banknote to Concubine Xiao to pay off the debt, but then she thought of Caiyun.
She trusted Caiyun so much before, but Caiyun took advantage of her trust and not only stole her jewelry, but also almost killed her.
With such a huge precedent in front of her, Concubine Li no longer dares to trust people easily.
She finally decided to go to Qingge Palace in person.
When Concubine Li came to Qingge Palace, everyone in the palace was shocked by her white and plump figure.
Whenever they saw Concubine Li in the past, they all thought that she had a graceful and slender figure.
And now, only the four words "round and smooth as pearls and jade" can barely describe her.
Concubine Li has long known how others would view her, which is why she has been particularly reluctant to go out recently.
If it wasn't for paying off a debt today, she wouldn't have made this trip in person.
She slapped the banknote in front of Concubine Xiao.
"The money is all here, just check it yourself, and if there is no problem, return the IOU to me immediately."
Xiao Xixi picked up the banknotes and counted them. After making sure they were correct, she asked Baoqin to bring the IOU.
Concubine Li took the IOU, glanced at the contents, and tore it to pieces on the spot.
The stone weighing on her heart finally disappeared.
I feel a lot more relaxed.
Xiao Xixi looked her up and down and asked curiously, "Didn't you say you wanted to lose weight? Why don't I see you losing weight?"
Concubine Li: "I've figured it out. I'm okay with being fat. I won't lose weight anymore."
Xiao Xixi kindly reminded: "The Queen Mother's birthday will be here soon, and you will have to attend the birthday banquet with us then."
Usually, Concubine Li only had to hide in the Jinfeng Palace and didn't have to face the criticism of others.
But she couldn't avoid the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, she had to attend that day.
In front of so many people, she appeared with such a fat body, she was probably going to be laughed at to death!
When Concubine Li thought of that scene, she suddenly felt unwell.
She may not care whether she is fat or thin, but she cannot accept being pointed at by others.
When Concubine Li left Jinfeng Palace, her face looked very unhappy.
As soon as she returned to the Golden Wind Palace, she announced this in a tone of refusal that was almost like a heroic act of self-sacrifice.
"I want to lose weight!"
Su Mei was surprised: "Didn't you say you didn't want to lose weight?"
Concubine Li gritted her teeth and said, "I thought too simply before. Even if the prince doesn't care how I look, other people will! Especially those women in the palace, they love to compare their clothes, appearance and figure. If they see me getting fat like this, won't they laugh their heads off? I must lose weight. I can't let those women laugh at me!"
As a woman, you must never be outdone by other women!
This concerns her dignity as a woman!
Although she didn't understand what had happened to Concubine Li, Su Mei still dutifully notified the imperial kitchen to adjust Concubine Li's diet to a diet meal.
Concubine Li took the initiative to hand over all the snacks in the room.
"Take all these snacks and keep them for me for the time being."
Su Mei was puzzled: "For the time being?"
Concubine Li looked at the snacks reluctantly and said, "Yes, just temporarily. When the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is over, you can return these snacks to me."
Sumei was speechless.
I guess your weight loss program will only last until the Queen Mother's birthday?
This time, Concubine Li was really determined to lose weight.
Not only did she strictly control her food intake, she also picked up the skill of dancing again and would dance in the house whenever she had free time.
When she had a slim figure, her dancing was like the fluttering dance of a butterfly, light and graceful, pleasing to the eye.
Now she is full of fat, and when she dances she looks like an old hen that has been forced to drink fake alcohol, which is unbearable to watch.
Whenever she was so hungry that she was about to collapse, she would imagine in her mind the scenes of those women sneering at her.
Then she would pick herself up and continue to lose weight.
Women, you can lose anything except your appearance!
While Concubine Li was working hard to lose weight, Xiao Xixi was still sleeping in bed.
Baoqin tried to pull her out of the bed.
"The sun is almost shining on your butt, you can't sleep any longer!"
Xiao Xixi held the quilt tightly and refused to let go: "My quilt is sick today, I want to stay in bed and take care of it."
Baoqin was so angry that she laughed.
(End of this chapter)
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