Chapter 156 Crown Princess
The last beauty contest was in the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Several concubines who were selected to enter the palace at that time have become old people in the palace before they even served in the emperor's bedchamber.
At that time, Yuying was just a minor concubine who stayed indoors in Changchun Palace. Such excitement naturally had nothing to do with her.
So when Kangxi asked her to preside over the election, she excitedly agreed.
Yuying sighed from time to time. She sighed from time to time. Isn't it good to be a salted fish? Why do you have to make things difficult for yourself?
It was at this time that Kangxi came in with a frown on his brow.
Kangxi was now nearly forty years old, but he had always been self-disciplined. No matter how busy he was every day, he would always take time out to practice Buddhism. So even though he was no longer young, he still had a strong body, and when he put on the dragon robe, he looked very imposing.
Kangxi stood at the door, blocking out the light that came into the hall.
Yuying raised her head at the right time and looked at the person who came.
Kangxi was a man who took very good care of himself. He did not age with the passage of time. He looked much younger than his actual age. It was because he often frowned that he had a few more wrinkles around his eyes.
Moreover, because Yuying didn't like him to have a beard, Kangxi didn't grow a beard like others over the years, which made him different from his peers.
"What's wrong with the emperor?" Yuying saw that Kangxi looked like he had just gotten angry outside, so she stood up and went to greet him.
Kangxi took Yuying's hand and then forcefully pressed her down on the chaise longue. Kangxi bent down and stared at Yuying with heavy eyes. "Aying, do you know what I heard when I came from the Imperial Garden just now?"
Well, looking at Kangxi's attitude, Yuying understood that this was probably related to her again.
"What did you hear? What made the Emperor so angry?"
Kangxi pursed his lips and said, "It's said in the palace that I'm holding such a grand selection, and once a new person enters the harem, Aying will fall out of favor."
After Kangxi finished speaking, he observed Yuying's reaction, as if he hoped to see something on Yuying's face.
Yuying paused for a moment, after all, she had never really thought about this before. Then she smiled.
Kangxi's face darkened, and it was obvious that he did not get the response he wanted. He spoke again: "Aying, aren't you afraid of falling out of favor?"
Yuying shook her head. She rarely thought about her relationship with Kangxi. If Kangxi had asked her this question when she had just gained favor, or even before she was crowned a noble concubine, Yuying might have said she was afraid. But now...
Yuying looked up and saw Kangxi's figure reflected in her eyes.
Kangxi looked at himself, whose eyes were tense and seemed to expect some answer from her. He looked away in frustration, subconsciously unwilling to face it.
But Yuying did not give him a chance to retreat. She whispered, "Will the emperor make me lose favor? Make me a joke in the harem."
Of course, Yuying's words were deliberate and exaggerated. After all, even if she fell out of favor, at most Kangxi would not come to see her, but she was still the Imperial Concubine Jin in the harem, and no one could surpass her.
What's more, Yuying was sure that Kangxi would not do that. She seemed to have something to rely on. She looked at Kangxi quietly, waiting for his answer.
Kangxi was defeated by Yuying's determined eyes. He no longer confined Yuying between him and the chaise longue, but stood up and sat beside Yuying.
Kangxi took Yuying's hand and played with it. "Of course I will not let Aying fall out of favor." Speaking of this, Kangxi's eyes turned cold again. "Those who gossiped have been dealt with by me."
"Okay, let's not talk about these disappointing things. So, is there anyone among the concubines that Aying likes who is worthy of the position of Crown Princess?"
Yes, the reason why Kangxi’s selection this time was more grand than any previous one was because Kangxi was going to choose a crown princess for Crown Prince Yinreng.
After all, the prince is about to turn eighteen. Compared with the eldest prince who married a wife at the age of fifteen, and other people of this age, it is incredible that he has not yet married.
Yinreng himself did not care about this matter and acted as if he would leave it to Kangxi to decide.
Kangxi was naturally very satisfied with Yinreng's complete trust in him, so he must find a perfect princess for Yinreng.
But when it comes to this, Yuying seems to be thinking about something.
After all, as someone who is familiar with history, she already knows who will become the Crown Princess in the end.
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