Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 62 Zhu Youtang's draft!

Zhu Youtang smiled slightly and walked towards Empress Dowager Wu.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, mother."

Zhu Youtang walked to the main seat in Chuxiu Palace and sat down.

"Your Majesty, the selection of concubines is the most important matter in the palace. Why would you bother to talk about it?"

Empress Dowager Wu also sat next to Zhu Youtang.

Cui Gong was standing aside, with his head lowered and his hands hanging, not daring to say much.

There were warm lights on and curtains hanging all around Chuxiu Palace, so it wasn't too cold.

After more than thirty beauties were carefully selected, they waited anxiously in the Chuxiu Palace.

Today is a watershed moment in their lives.

After being favored by Zhu Youtang, they became masters in the imperial palace, with their own palaces and servants to order around at will.

If they were not favored by Zhu Youtang, they would only be able to waste their time in the palace as ordinary palace maids.

Thinking of this, the more than 30 beauties present felt so much pressure in their hearts that they dared not even breathe.

After Zhu Youtang sat down, Empress Dowager Wu nodded to Cui Gongzheng.

"It's time to start."

"Here."

Cui Gongzheng nodded and began to arrange the audition.

"The girls in the first row, please step forward."

After hearing Cui Gongzheng's order, these beautiful ladies who had been trained in the palace for a month hurriedly walked slowly to Zhu Youtang according to the etiquette Cui Gongzheng instructed.

A row of five beautiful girls with graceful figures stood in front of Zhu Youtang and Empress Dowager Wu and saluted in a proper manner.

Zhu Youtang sat on the couch, casually picked up an orange on the table and started peeling it.

At the same time, he was also looking at the five beauties.

"Raise your head and let me see."

"Here."

The five beauties forced themselves to suppress their excitement and raised their heads shyly and nervously.

Zhu Youtang glanced away, waved his hand lacking interest, and lowered his head to peel the tangerine in his hand again.

In an instant, the faces of these five beauties turned pale and their bodies began to tremble continuously.

One of the concubines even shed tears on the spot.

When Empress Dowager Wu saw that Zhu Youtang was not satisfied, her expression became slightly anxious.

Cui Gongzheng hurriedly shouted: "The first row of beauties, step back, and the second row of beauties, step forward."

The concubines behind felt even more pressure.

His Majesty did not pick any of the five beauties in the previous batch, which made their mood sink to the bottom quickly.

Ma Xianglan was standing in the second row, feeling extremely nervous and even terrified about the upcoming audition.

What should I do if I am not chosen by Zhu Youtang?

Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Rushi and others standing behind her were also very conflicted.

They were afraid that Ma Xianglan would not be selected, and they were also afraid that Ma Xianglan would be selected but they would not be selected.

If some of the eight of them were selected and some were not.

The days in the palace after that were completely different.

The beauties in the second row walked forward slowly and saluted, and at this moment, the sound of singing suddenly came from outside the hall.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

A moment later, a graceful and elegant woman walked into Chuxiu Palace.

"Greetings to Her Majesty Queen Mother Wang."

The palace maids, eunuchs and nuns around all bowed to Queen Mother Wang.

Even Queen Mother Wu stood up from her seat and nodded to Queen Mother Wang.

Only Zhu Youtang was there, still sitting there peeling tangerines without even raising his head.

When Queen Dowager Wang saw Zhu Youtang, her face lit up with joy and she hurried over.

"Your Majesty, you are here."

Zhu Youtang raised his head and looked at his biological mother, the Empress Dowager.

This was the first time Zhu Youtang met Queen Dowager Wang after he ascended the throne. Wang was the empress of Emperor Xianzong and held a high position.

Even if Zhu Youtang's biological mother, Ji, was still alive, she could only be called the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and her status would be lower than that of Wang.

According to etiquette, when Zhu Youtang met Empress Dowager Wang, who was his biological mother, he should have paid his respects to her first.

But Zhu Youtang did not have much affection for his biological mother, the Empress Dowager.

Even if he didn't perform the ceremony, no one in the harem would dare to say a word against him.

Zhu Youtang nodded slightly: "Yes, I am here to select the best girls. How can Queen Dowager Wang have time to come to Chuxiu Palace?"

Queen Mother Wang also sat down next to Zhu Youtang and chuckled, "Look at what your majesty said. After all, I am the Queen Mother. The selection of concubines is a major event in the harem. How can I not pay more attention to it?"

Zhu Youtang stared straight at Queen Dowager Wang, with a warning in his eyes.

Queen Mother Wang was shocked and the smile on her face froze.

But soon, Zhu Youtang looked away: "Thank you, Queen Mother Wang."

"Haha, it's okay."

Queen Mother Wang sat down, but frowned unconsciously.

The draft continues.

Zhu Youtang looked at the five beauties again, but still none of them satisfied him.

Zhu Youtang shook his head slightly, which made Cui Gongzheng feel a little nervous.

There were only more than thirty beauties to be selected, and none of the first ten caught His Majesty's eye.

If His Majesty doesn't like any of them, then it would be a huge dereliction of duty on Cui Gongzheng's part.

Empress Dowager Wu also felt a little anxious at this moment. She wanted to speak for the first time, but swallowed it back.

Ma Xianglan only felt her heart was empty, as if she had fallen from the clouds to the bottom of the valley, even her legs were weak.

Zhu Youtang did not like her, and from then on, she could only live as an ordinary maid in the harem.

Such a blow was too much for her to accept for a while.

Cui Gongzheng felt his palms were full of sweat.

"The second row of beauties step back, and the third row of beauties step forward."

Suddenly, Chen Yuanyuan and Zhang, who were sitting in the third row, were shocked.

They were so nervous that even breathing was difficult in such a high-pressure environment.

Ma Xianglan had been eliminated by Zhu Youtang, which cast a shadow on Chen Yuanyuan's heart.

She originally thought that with the beauty of the eight girls, it would not be difficult to win the emperor's favor.

But I didn't expect that Zhu Youtang's vision was so high.

Even Ma Xianglan did not catch the emperor's eye.

It was her turn now, but Ma Xianglan's experience had made Chen Yuanyuan no longer so confident.

Now, she could only pray desperately in her heart, hoping that Zhu Youtang would like her.

Similarly, Zhang, who was standing in the same row with Chen Yuanyuan, did not feel much better than Chen Yuanyuan.

She had no idea what was going on and could only put her trust in the Holy Will.

Their fate all depends on Zhu Youtang's decision.

The beauties in the third row walked slowly over, graceful and elegant.

"Keep your head up."

Zhu Youtang's tone was indifferent.

"Here."

Chen Yuanyuan and Zhang suppressed the emotions that were about to jump out of their chests and slowly raised their heads to look at Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang took a quick glance and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Turn around."

"Here."

The five beauties all took a deep breath and turned around slowly.

When she met Zhu Youtang's eyes again, Zhu Youtang suddenly asked one of the beauties.

"Yes, do you have a name?"

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