Ever since Yan Fu asked Qiao Yu that stupid question last time, he hasn't been coming to Lan Zhao Palace as often as he was in the first month.
But at least he didn't go to other palaces, so no one dared to say that Qiao Yu had fallen out of favor.
Qiao Yu would make her presence known every day by sending snacks and soup. She would not enter the imperial study presumptuously unless Yan Fu summoned her.
It has been more than two months since I came to this mission world, and Yan Fu's favorability has stopped at 30 and has not increased anymore.
On the day of the selection, there was no master in the harem. In addition to Empress Dowager Xue and the Emperor, Qiao Yu also came.
If Qiao Yu had not been the niece of Empress Dowager Xue, even if there was no one in the harem, it would not have been her turn to share the responsibility of hosting the selection.
Empress Dowager Xue deliberately reserved a seat for Qiao Yu next to herself. When she saw her coming, there was some warmth in her eyes, which made the beauties in the next row jealous.
A few brave ones secretly took a look at Concubine Hua. She was truly beautiful. No wonder the Xue family was so powerful and the emperor was still willing to favor this concubine.
Because this was the new emperor's first selection of concubines, all the officials who had girls of appropriate age gathered their efforts and arranged for them to be included.
Each of the concubines is beautiful, but each has her own style.
As long as it is in accordance with the rules and is suitable for the family, either Yan Fu will give a sachet or the empress dowager will leave a nameplate. Empress Dowager Xue is so righteous that she looks like a good mother who cares about her son.
She had no selfish motives at all. Just because Hua Fei was her niece, she wanted the emperor to favor her alone.
"Duke Hua's concubine daughter, Hua Yunya, fourteen years old."
Yun Ya was bolder than the other concubines. Standing below, she was secretly looking at Yan Qu above.
The emperor is truly as handsome as a painting!
The three people above could see it clearly at a glance. Not to mention that she was Qiao Yu's half-sister, even if she was from an ordinary family, Empress Dowager Xue would not like such unruly behavior.
"put down..."
Before Empress Dowager Xue finished saying the words "brand", Hua Yunya's face turned pale. The thing she was most worried about, Empress Dowager Xue, had finally happened.
The man's deep, magnetic voice rang out: "Leave a sign."
The Queen Mother held the armrest of the chair and looked at Yan Fu in surprise. Qiao Yu also looked at him, but quickly looked away.
However, Yan Fu still caught the disappointment and sadness in the girl's eyes. Isn't this what she wanted?
"Hua Yunya, daughter of the Hua family, leaves behind a card."
This was the first card the emperor kept. The other beauties all cast envious glances at Hua Yunya. It was just a matter of time before the Hua family would regain its former glory.
Empress Dowager Xue whispered angrily, "This Second Miss Hua is so ignorant of the rules. When she was meeting the emperor, her eyes were so wide that they almost wanted to rip the emperor's body off!"
Although Empress Dowager Xue lowered her voice, the whole place was silent. The other young ladies from official families immediately withdrew their envy and looked at Hua Yunya with contempt.
Although Hua Yunyao was a little annoyed that the Queen Mother had humiliated her like this, and it wasn't the first day that she disliked him, so what?
The emperor has left a card for her.
Thinking of this, Hua Yunyao became even more proud, his back straight.
Yan Fu did not change his mind because of Queen Mother Xue's anger. Instead, he looked at Qiao Yu tenderly, with a doting look in his eyes that seemed to be true:
"Second Miss Hua and Concubine Hua are sisters. I want her to stay so Concubine Hua can have a companion, right?"
The man stared at Qiao Yu, as if waiting for her reaction.
But Yan Fu was disappointed. Apart from being sad for a while when she said she wanted to leave a sign for Hua Yunya, she had now calmed down.
The girl was wearing a light red Guangling Yuehua dress with a gold rose pattern, which made her skin look even whiter. Qiao Yu sat upright with a sweet smile on her face.
"Your Majesty is considerate of me. Your Majesty, please do not blame me. Yunya is young and his spiritual energy is more interesting. I will teach him well when I go back."
"But he's only a few days younger than you, and his manners are far inferior to yours."
Empress Dowager Xue was unwilling to give the emperor a way out, but she was willing to give Qiao Yu a way out, and her tone towards Qiao Yu softened a bit.
Empress Dowager Xue snorted coldly at Yan Fu again: "Since the Emperor has made up his mind, Concubine Hua will help him choose carefully. I am tired and will return to the palace first."
"Your servant and your concubine respectfully bid farewell to the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother's departure did not affect the selection process; instead, it went much more smoothly. Yan Fu was not as picky as the Queen Mother, who only cared about whether one was too gorgeous or too ugly.
As long as the family is suitable, all will be given a sachet: "The legitimate daughter of Doctor Qiu Zuosi, Qiu Ziqian, is fifteen years old."
Qiu Ziqiang is not extremely beautiful, but she knows how to dress herself to look more beautiful.
The light blue dress and the white gauze outer layer show her graceful figure to the fullest, and the most important thing is her unique cool and unworldly temperament.
This woman is the emperor's favorite. Look, Yan Fu's eyes are almost on Qiu Ziqiang.
Yan Fu felt as if someone was looking at him, and subconsciously looked at Qiao Yu, but Qiao Yu was smart and had stopped staring at him.
Yan Fu: "Give me a scent sachet."
When the people below saw that the emperor did not speak immediately, they thought that the emperor really liked Qiu Ziqiang's tone.
After all, there are two types of women that men most want to have in their lives. One is a beauty like Concubine Hua, and the other is a virtuous and dignified wife like Qiu Ziqiang.
Yan Fu gave the sachet so calmly, probably because he was offended by Qiu Ziqiang's old-fashioned pretense of being a fairy. Many concubines laughed at Qiu Ziqiang in private.
Qiu Ziheng was not angry or disappointed with the result. She did not want to be the first to stand out, and she was sure that Fu Lang had feelings for her. How could she easily forget the beauty of her childhood?
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