Chapter 141 The Queen Makes the Decision
"Your Majesty is the highest of the highest order, but he doesn't have many people he likes serving him. This is unfair to His Majesty, and it is also my fault as the Queen. I think that even if there is no selection next year, it will be the year after next anyway. Why not hold it a year earlier? By then, there will be more new people, and the Emperor will have people he likes serving him, and the palace will be more lively! I told the Queen Mother about this, and she also agreed with me. Your Majesty, what do you think..."
For some reason, Emperor Yuan Yong suddenly felt a little annoyed when he looked at the empress's dignified and virtuous face.
Which of the concubines in the palace didn't compete for favor? It's just that some weren't qualified enough to compete. The queen wasn't necessarily much different from them.
Is she really so virtuous? She keeps saying that she wants more people in the harem to serve her?
To his liking? Emperor Yuan Yong subconsciously thought of Xu Lanshan. He didn't think that anyone else who was to his liking could be more to his liking than Xu Lanshan.
Subconsciously, he had even less interest in the draft.
He also had a feeling that if he selected new contestants again, Lan'er would probably be unhappy.
He didn't want to make her unhappy. Although the woman smiled sweetly all day long and was eloquent and eloquent when serving him, making him happy, she actually had a bad temper. Now she even dared to be jealous of Concubine Yu. It would be strange if she was happy with the arrival of a new person...
Emperor Yuan Yong's thoughts were a little too divergent at the moment, so he did not answer the queen's words.
The Queen's heart sank slightly upon seeing this. Could it be that the Emperor wasn't even interested in the selection? Was Xu Lanshan really that good? She'd actually managed to seduce him to this point?
The more this happened, the more the queen could not give up.
"Your Majesty, there haven't been any happy events in this palace for a long time. It would be nice to have some fun then, don't you think? This is for both Your Majesty and the royal heirs. A year earlier or later doesn't really make any difference, don't you think?"
Emperor Yuan Yong came back to his senses and glanced at the Empress with a half-smile: "The Empress has become more virtuous, and I am very pleased."
The queen forced a smile and said, "This is all within my responsibility."
Emperor Yuan Yong: "Since this is the Empress's responsibility and the Empress Dowager's wish, then let it be done. There is no need to ask me about this matter. The Empress will see what happens."
Let it be a talent show, it didn't matter to him anyway. Since they were so free, why not have a few more of them come and make it "lively"? He wanted to see how "lively" it would be!
The Queen felt relieved: "Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely host the selection well and select a few that suit Your Majesty's taste."
Emperor Yuan Yong nodded and said, "Of course I believe in the Queen's ability."
He stood up as he spoke: "I suddenly remembered that I have an important memorial to review. I will go back first. Queen, please rest."
The queen's smile froze, and she didn't have time to hide the surprise in her eyes.
Coming to her senses, she quickly stood up and said, "Yes... Your Majesty, I respectfully bid you farewell..."
Emperor Yuan Yong nodded at her and left.
The Queen held onto Nanny Yan's pen, gripping it tightly, her body trembling slightly.
Nanny Yan felt pain, but she knew that the Queen must be very sad at the moment, so she didn't dare to pull her hand back and didn't say a word.
After a long pause, the Empress finally murmured, "Is the Emperor angry? Nanny Yan, could it be that I have done something wrong?"
On the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, unless the emperor is too busy to come, he will not leave once he comes. Even if he does nothing, he will stay overnight.
But today he came after dinner, which showed that he was going to stay here. But after talking about the talent show, he just left.
Did she really have to hold a beauty pageant for no reason? She also wished there were as few concubines as possible in the palace, and she also wished there wasn't a beauty pageant at all! What was the beauty pageant for? Was it for her?
It’s all for the emperor himself!
Why is the emperor angry?
Nanny Yan was also puzzled and could only smile and say, "Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. How could the Emperor possibly object to something like the selection of concubines? The Emperor must really have some memorials that he hasn't reviewed yet."
The Queen shook her head and sneered, "But why do I feel that he is doing this because of Concubine Chen?"
Nanny Yan was stunned. "What does this have to do with Consort Chen? Your Majesty, I don't quite understand what you are saying."
Nanny Yan really didn't understand why the Queen would think of Concubine Chen.
After all, in her eyes, even though Xu Lanshan is now a Zhaoyi, she still doesn't take her seriously and doesn't think she has a future.
When the new generation replaces the old one, there will be no place for her in this palace.
The queen was also stunned for a moment, then she laughed.
Maybe I really was overthinking it.
"Forget it, Nanny is right. I shouldn't let my imagination run wild! It's a good thing that the emperor is diligent in government affairs. Let's stop now."
"yes."
The next day, the news of the upcoming selection of concubines spread throughout the six palaces.
All the concubines gritted their teeth, and their sense of crisis suddenly intensified.
The emperor rarely goes to the harem. Now, most of the time he summons Chen Zhaoyi, and occasionally summons other concubines one or two days. He only goes to Concubine Yu and Concubine Shu more often. Many people wait eagerly for two or three months, just to get a look from the emperor.
If there is another beauty pageant, who knows how many people will come to the palace. By then, what hope will there be?
You have to know that even if they can be called young, they are all over 20, or even in their twenties. The newcomers are basically 15, 16, 16, or 17 years old. They are as fresh and tender as flowers that have just bloomed, delicate and beautiful. Don't they outshine all the others in an instant?
Xu Lanshan couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but she felt a little unhappy.
No one feels good about this kind of thing.
Even though I know it's inevitable.
Xu Lanshan sometimes felt a little lost in thought. The Emperor looked at her with such tenderness and affection, treated her with such care, and was so engrossed in their lovemaking, loving and pitying her. It was as if he clearly loved her deeply and held her dearly in his heart. But then, in the blink of an eye, he was able to participate in the imperial selection...
Xu Lanshan secretly blamed herself, thinking that her concentration was still not enough and she still needed to practice hard! If one day she was tempted and indulged in false images, it would be terrible!
After all, the emperor's favor cannot be treated as anything else but a job to be eaten.
When Xu Lanshan was letting her imagination run wild and sheer chaos in her thoughts, someone from Emperor Yuan Yong came with a reward.
Fresh watermelons and melons grown in the greenhouse of the imperial farm, fresh winter dates and winter peaches, as well as five or six kinds of exquisite snacks just made in the emperor's small kitchen, were served on small sweet white porcelain crabapple-shaped plates, which were very pleasing to the eye.
In addition to these, there are two pots of daffodils in full bloom, with white flowers and yellow stamens, slender and straight green leaves, and bursts of elegant fragrance, which is very pleasant.
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