Chapter 182 Entering the Palace
Shen Qing also paid attention to Chu Linglong, but he would not be too blatant.
Chu Linglong herself naturally didn't know that Shen Qing was thinking about whether she would enter the palace. She was here for the selection today.
Although she didn't want to put her parents in a difficult position, she didn't show in front of them that she didn't want to participate in the talent show.
But deep down, she was still not very willing to enter the palace. Even though she felt that Xuanyuan Ling's imperial edict issued on the eve of the selection seemed quite humane, as the saying goes, once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea, and she longed for a free and easy life.
Chu Linglong's father was a military general. She was born on the battlefield and had seen a lot of human suffering when she was a child. Her thoughts were different from those of ordinary girls. In order to go out more conveniently, she even disguised herself as a man. She felt that with her personality, it would be too restrictive for her to enter the palace.
Chu Linglong thought so and decided it would be bad to do something that would bring disgrace to the family and cause herself to be eliminated. So the only way was to say that she had acted in a way that the emperor would not choose her, and hope that she would not be eliminated.
Others were asking what kind of looks the emperor liked, and she also asked. Xuanyuan Ling used to favor Concubine Yu, who was also from a military family and was said to have a flamboyant personality. Chu Linglong naturally had never met Concubine Yu, but she subconsciously felt that she and Concubine Yu were both from a military family, and might have similar personalities. Therefore, she felt that she could not behave as usual.
Later, I heard that the emperor's favorite recently was Concubine Xi. Although Concubine Xi was not of high birth, she was said to be very pretty and charming.
Therefore, Chu Linglong planned to avoid Xuanyuan Ling's hobbies precisely. She dressed conservatively and was not outstanding at all. Then she silently thought that she must let the emperor see that she was dull, boring and old-fashioned, so that she would not be selected.
Chu Linglong was fully prepared to be eliminated.
The names of the names of the concubines were reported in the morning. Normally the Queen should be present for such a major event as the Xuanyuan Ling selection, but now the Queen is ill, and Concubine Chun cannot be asked to watch. Therefore, the Queen Mother came spontaneously. Although it is in accordance with the rules, the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor is hard to say. This selection was supposed to be a happy event, but now it makes people nervous.
The Empress Dowager has been thinking about having someone in the harem for a long time. This time, the Chen family has a daughter who is also participating in the selection. The Queen sees that it is not going to work. Cuiyun has tried to persuade her many times but it is useless. The Empress Dowager keeps Chen Mianmian out of spite with the Emperor, but there can't be no one in the harem without a family member, right?
Xuanyuan Ling was really used to the Queen Mother's behavior. Let her watch if she wanted to. She had to make some noise. If she didn't make some noise at the talent show today, she would make some noise in the harem later.
Xuanyuan Ling still remembered Chen Mianmian who had not been sent out of the palace. The empress dowager had a good eye. This person had wanted to cut off ties with her secretly, but now she still kept him by her side.
Xuanyuan Ling did not ask anyone to pay attention to Chen Mianmian's current situation, nor did he know that Chen Mianmian's life in the palace could almost be described as being in dire straits. After all, Cuiyun was watching her. Of course, he would not care about this even if he knew it.
Xuanyuan Ling's selection of concubines was just a routine matter. There were many concubines, and they all looked beautiful, but the constant changing of them made him impatient as he had no interest in the first place. This time, he intended to pick a few obedient ones to join the harem.
Therefore, when you see someone who dresses up to your advantage, or speaks in a pinched voice, or moves in a shy manner, you should only look for those who are obedient and well-behaved.
Sometimes things just happen so unexpectedly. Chu Linglong kept thinking that Xuanyuan Ling disliked this type the most, but now he chose this type.
Therefore, after Chu Linglong bowed politely, Xuanyuan Ling glanced at her.
Chu Linglong's appearance was naturally excellent. Among a group of people, her appearance was naturally outstanding. With an outstanding appearance, it was easy for people to notice her at first sight. However, the way she dressed was not the most outstanding. She was not outstanding, nor did she look petty. She did not look dignified, but rather quite honest.
The eunuch next to him reported Chu Linglong's family background. Her father was a fourth-rank military general, neither high nor low. Xuanyuan Ling looked at her and thought that she was quite suitable, so he kept the nameplate.
Chu Linglong's heart fell to the bottom.
It seemed as if it was destined that some people were to enter the palace.
In the end, Xuanyuan Ling only selected five to fill out his harem.
That’s three fewer than the last draft.
Instead, he ordered a few to be given to several unmarried princes.
The Queen Mother saw that Xuanyuan Ling had only selected these few, and it was not necessarily the case that these few looked particularly good. The most outstanding one was only Chu Linglong. These few had the same characteristic, that they all looked very well-behaved, well-behaved, and behaved properly.
The empress dowager couldn't understand why the emperor fell in love with such a woman again. Didn't he like those from humble families and those who looked undemanding before?
This is changing again now? ?
He obviously did not intend to choose the girl from the Chen family, but the empress dowager could not let him do so.
Even if Xuanyuan Ling didn't choose, the Queen Mother would make the choice. In this kind of situation, he knew that the Queen Mother would come out, and the matter would be settled. In the end, there were a total of six people entering the palace, and one of them was named Chen.
The Queen Mother was really unsure of Xuanyuan Ling's preferences. Today he had chosen girls who were well-behaved, so the Queen Mother followed his choice and picked a well-behaved girl.
Xuanyuan Ling also went with her. It was rare that he thought the same as the Queen in this regard. It was better to be a girl selected through a formal selection and enter the palace than to be brought in secretly by someone else, right?
So Xuanyuan Ling did not stop it, and the Queen Mother was quite satisfied with the selection.
Shen Qing heard that Chu Linglong was indeed among the selected ones. Should we say that there were no surprises, or something else?
After all, she had wanted to cling to the heroine at the beginning. Now the hero and heroine were so excited when they met for the first time, but the heroine still entered the palace. You want to say that the plot was distorted, and it was indeed distorted, but it was turned back a little bit.
The titles and the like all had to be decided, and Shen Qing was no longer concerned about these things. Anyway, Chu Linglong had already entered the palace, and now the situation was really confusing.
After the newlyweds enter the palace and their positions and accommodations are arranged, they must all pay a visit to the queen, just like when Chen Qing and other young ladies entered the palace.
Shen Qing thought that this plot would also lead to the butterfly falling, but unexpectedly, the queen really stood up from her illness.
Shen Qing didn't believe it. The queen didn't have the energy to do things like the selection of talents. How could she recover from her illness all of a sudden?
She is just trying to save face and maintain her dignity as queen.
I guess she also wanted to use this incident to let the emperor see that she is still the legitimate queen and the affairs of the harem cannot be handed over entirely to Concubine Chun.
This was also confirmed when Shen Qing arrived and saw the queen's thin figure.
The Queen was indeed seriously ill.
It made her dream go back to two years ago. She thought that when she traveled through time, she was going to pay a visit to the concubines in the palace. When the queen appeared, she saw that there were so many people around the queen, while she only had two people. The Zhaohua Palace was still so shabby. Life was really very different. Compared with two years ago, the queen now looked elegant and luxurious, but there was always a feeling that she was forced and seemed fake.
Shen Qing's mind was in a state of confusion.
The newly-entered palace beauties all came in one after another.
In the crowd, Shen Qing saw Chu Linglong at first sight.
Chu Linglong was not in a good spirit. She was still immersed in the thoughts of parting with her parents. She looked at the emperor's concubines sitting there and thought that she was now one of them. She felt inexplicably bitter in her heart.
Entering the palace is such an honorable thing. It is said to be glorious, but this honor means that a woman will be trapped in the deep palace for the rest of her life.
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