Su Jingyao followed Ling Yue, slowly walked to their seats, and sat down gracefully.
Beside them, the families of other princes had also taken their seats, and the scene was quite lively.
Su Jingyao sat quietly in her seat. She raised her head slightly and looked around.
There were quite a lot of people coming. The ladies in the palace were either dignified and elegant or charming and attractive, and the princes' families also had their own unique charm.
At this moment, a sharp eunuch voice broke the silence.
"The Queen has arrived——" The voice was high-pitched and shrill, echoing in the air.
Immediately afterwards, the concubines of each palace and the princes' families all stood up and said in unison: "Your servants/concubines pay their respects to the Empress."
The queen walked in slowly surrounded by the crowd. She was wearing a gorgeous red palace dress today. The bright color was as dazzling as a flame, making her look even more graceful and elegant.
The queen's appearance is exquisite and she has many similarities with Jun Zechen, especially the charm between her eyebrows, which makes people feel her majesty as the mother of the country.
She sat dignifiedly in the first seat, her eyes slowly sweeping over the crowd, her tone neither hurried nor slow.
"Today, our palace is holding this tea banquet because recently, foreign nations, some small countries, and places like the Southern City of the monarchy have presented a lot of fine tea as tribute. Your Majesty, out of gratitude to the sisters in the palace, has specially granted this tribute tea to you for your appreciation."
"In addition, I have also invited the princes' wives to enjoy tea together."
After the queen finished speaking, she gracefully picked up the teacup and raised it slightly as a sign of respect.
The ladies of the various palaces and the princes' wives also raised their teacups and stood up to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Queen."
"However, there is another important matter today. For this year's selection, I have discussed with His Majesty that everything should be kept simple. Therefore, we will only select a few women from the list of noble ladies in the capital, as well as a few outstanding women from various cities in the kingdom, for a total of thirty people."
The Queen's voice rang out clearly in the venue.
"These thirty women will be selected by the sisters for the princes."
Upon hearing the news, Ling Yue's face turned pale instantly, and her body even trembled slightly.
Today is the day to select concubines for the princes!
Does the Queen want to send more people to the Eastern Palace?
Didn’t Su Jingyao just come in?
Does the prince know about this?
For a moment, countless questions swirled in Ling Yue's mind. She felt her mind was in a mess and she was completely unable to sort out the ideas.
When Su Jingyao heard the news, she was also shocked. She really didn't expect this to happen.
She frowned slightly, wondering if this talent show was mentioned in the novel. How could she not remember it at all?
Could it be that because she was favored by the prince, a butterfly effect occurred?
But it doesn't matter.
Su Jingyao doesn't care at all whether a man is clean or not.
If she lived in a world where women were dominant, she might be much more fickle-minded and capricious than Jun Zechen. She would take whoever she liked without any scruples.
Anyway, no matter whether he is chosen now or not, there will still be a talent show after Jun Zechen ascends the throne.
At this moment, Su Jingyao sat calmly in her seat, her posture elegant and dignified, and a perfect smile on her face, as if nothing could break her composure.
However, the only thing Su Jingyao remembered was that the reason why Jun Zechen in the book began to favor the concubines indiscriminately was because of a conversation with Emperor Jing Sheng, but the content of the conversation was not introduced in the novel.
I don't know what Emperor Jingsheng and Jun Zechen said...
After the Queen made the announcement, she glanced in the direction of the Crown Princess. Seeing Ling Yue's distraught look, the Queen became really annoyed. How could a woman with such a temper be the mother of the country in the future?
Su Jingyao's dignified and calm appearance is her ideal demeanor of a noble lady.
Concubine Shu gave birth to the third prince and the ninth prince. The third prince was named Prince Duan and is already twenty-six years old this year.
The Crown Prince is the seventh among the princes, and the Ninth Prince is only seventeen this year and has not yet been given a title.
After the Queen finished speaking, Concubine Shu elegantly picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then said with a smile, "The second grandson of Prince Duan's mansion has been born this year. Looking at these budding women, I will reluctantly choose one or two."
"Empress, why don't you choose more for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Shufei's words were obviously meant to provoke the Queen. She had been fighting with the Queen for so many years, but she didn't expect that it was because her own son was not good enough. Shufei also resented the Prince's intelligence and iron-blooded tactics.
But one has to admit that the prince is born to be an emperor.
When the Queen heard Concubine Shu's sarcasm, her eyes darkened instantly. Concubine Shu had nothing else to say except talking about the emperor's grandson.
She couldn't help but look at the Crown Princess again, with a sharp look in her eyes.
If it weren't for Ling Yue, the useless Crown Princess, how could she, the dignified Queen, be ridiculed by Concubine Shu?
Ling Yue was still immersed in the blow of another intruder into the East Palace and didn't notice the Queen's gaze at all.
"Shufei, I will naturally choose the Crown Prince's concubines. I will not decide whether Prince Duan's Mansion chooses one. However, it is indeed time for the Ninth Prince to choose a few concubines."
"Yes, the Empress is kind and virtuous. I will carefully select a concubine for my Ninth Prince."
Concubine Shu nodded slightly, still with a false smile on her face.
Su Jingyao sat quietly in her seat, looking dignified and elegant, but actually bored inside.
She tried hard to maintain her composure, but her body was a little stiff, and every part of her body showed fatigue.
I have been sitting here for nearly two hours today, and during this time I have experienced the tedious procedures of the concubines.
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