Youxi, the maid of space

Chapter 27

In Yilan Palace, the noble concubine reclined lazily on the soft couch, flipping through the roster of beautiful girls in her hand. The information on the roster is extremely detailed, and there is also a small picture of the beautiful girl next to it.

Seeing that the master was engrossed, Jinran couldn't help but said worriedly: "Mother, some of the show girls in this year's class have famous family backgrounds, and the rumors are vivid, you have to take precautions early."

The noble concubine glanced at her sideways, with a disapproving expression, and threw the booklet in her hand aside: "If you can prevent one, can you prevent all? Can you prevent this time, and the next time? As long as I don't touch the emperor's bottom line , I will always be a noble concubine, if I want to go beyond this palace, it depends on whether my natal family agrees! No matter how much the emperor loves a woman, there is a bottom line, and he will not make fun of the government."

After entering the palace for so long, if Jinran still can't see his mother's state of mind clearly, then he has served the imperial concubine for so many years in vain, and he can't help but sigh slightly: "My mother, why...you are a hundred times better than those little hoofs outside, the emperor is still so stupid now. Looking after you, if you put in some effort, the emperor's sole favor will come naturally!"

The noble concubine laughed at herself, stroked her cheeks all over her face and murmured: "A beauty is easy to grow old. When my youth is gone, the emperor will also abandon it like a pair of shoes." Taking a breath, she smiled and said: "It's better to take advantage of it now." , take good control of the power in your hands, even when you are old, you can rely on it."

Jinran paused, and sincerely suggested: "Why don't you conceive a child! If you have a prince, isn't it better to rely on?"

The noble concubine raised her eyebrows slightly, and sighed: "Jinran, you have been with me for many years, and I have never kept anything from you. You have to understand that if I have a child, you think it is the emperor. Want to see it?"

Thinking of her previous life, after she was bestowed to die, Jinran committed suicide and followed her immediately, that fearless and regretless courage made her feel very emotional when she thought about it now, and felt even more sorry for Jinran.After following her for so long, she never got married in her whole life, and in the end she died for the Lord.This friendship is her eternal debt to her. In this life, she must protect her prosperity for the rest of her life.

Jinran hesitated a few times, wanted to shut up, but still couldn't help muttering: "Even if there is a princess, it would be nice!"

The imperial concubine smiled lightly, pulled the thin tassels on the corner of the cushion, and said nonchalantly: "I don't have children in this palace, so other people in this palace must have children."

Jin Ran's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, do you want to take care of one? Then Ning Ronghua's status is low, so the one in her stomach is just right. My Majesty can tell the emperor, maybe it will be done." After a pause, he added: " Anyway, Ning Ronghua's position can't support a child."

The noble concubine yawned disregarding her image, and said leisurely: "What's the good of raising a child? Don't talk about making noise, and you have to beware of other people's secret methods. It's easy to say what you can avoid. If you can't, it's another life and death pain." ,Why bother!"

She has endured this kind of pain in her previous life. In this life, on the one hand, it is for the sake of her family. She does not want to have children. Another point is that she has to be on guard too much. She already has fear in her heart. Having children is very important to her current state of mind. , she couldn't bear it.

Seeing that his own mother wouldn't eat oil and salt, Jinran stopped talking and didn't try to persuade her.

After the two of them didn't speak, the imperial concubine leaned against the soft bed and closed her eyes to take a rest. After a while, Jinran saw a eunuch outside the door gesturing to her, and turned her head to look at the sleeping imperial concubine. door.

It's just that when Jinran came back, the imperial concubine had slowly opened her eyes, and her eyes gradually became clear: "What's the matter?"

Jinran said: "The concubine De concubine organized a party and sent someone to invite the empress to come, can the empress go?" At the end, she added in a low voice: "There are also a few outstanding ladies who are also invited."

The imperial concubine was about to raise her hand to rub the corners of her eyes, but Jinran took over the action thoughtfully, only to hear that the imperial concubine closed her eyes and said slowly, "I'll let someone go back to Concubine De, I will be here later." After rubbing for a while, The noble concubine opened her eyes and said, "Change clothes for me."

Concubine De set the location in the imperial garden, and now is the season when a hundred flowers bloom, the garden is full of flowers, very lively.

There is still a while before Concubine De's banquet, but several beautiful girls have already arrived at the banquet place one after another.After getting along for a while, they also got acquainted, and they were getting together and chatting.

After a while, Concubine De, Concubine Xian, Lan Xiuyi and others arrived.Concubine Zhuang is still under confinement, and I'm afraid she won't be able to participate in the entire draft. Maybe when she comes out, the palace will almost forget that there is a character like her.

The beautiful ladies gave the luggage to the empresses respectfully. After they were seated, Concubine De glanced at the beautiful ladies at the bottom of her hand. After looking around, her eyes fell on Lin Jinghao. She was extremely beautiful, with willow leaf eyebrows and Danfeng eyes , Goose egg face... really answered the phrase 'synonymous with everything beautiful'.

Concubine De waved at Lin Jinghao with a half-smile, and said in a gentle voice, "Miss Lin, come closer and let me take a good look at it. It's rare to see such a beautiful beauty."

Lin Jing had a good manner, and she couldn't help feeling shy when she heard the high-ranking lady's straightforward praise. She excused herself and thanked En before she stood up gracefully and walked forward with small steps.

After approaching, Concubine Xian also smiled and said: "Sure enough, she is a beauty. She looks like a fairy from a distance, but she is even more stunning up close."

Wang Chongyuan also smiled coldly, followed by a compliment: "Golden hairpin on the head, emerald jade on the waist. The pearl is intertwined with the jade body, and the wood is difficult among the corals. The clothes are so fluttering, and the light train is far away with the wind. Gu Pan Faint brilliance, long howls of Qi Ruolan. It is indeed stunning!"

The rest of the show girls heard that several empresses praised Lin Jinghao, and they were so jealous that one reckless spoke up: "I heard that Empress Chongyuan is well-educated and talented, and my ministers have admired her for a long time, and I met Miss Lin in the boudoir." I don’t know that Empress Chongyuan and Ms. Lin..." The beautiful woman suddenly realized that she had said something wrong, and got up and knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "My daughter made a mistake, I hope Empress Chongyuan forgive me!"

Wang Chongyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she laughed in a faint 'hum', waving her hands in a nonchalant manner: "What is your fault? I have to thank you for starting this palace." Falling down, he also glanced at Lin Jinghao: "I have also heard that Miss Lin reads poetry and books, and I have long wanted to see it."

Lin Jinghao lowered her head slightly, startled in her heart, and replied calmly on the surface: "Your servants have little talent and learning, how can they pollute the beautiful ears of all the empresses."

'The imperial concubine is here! 'At this moment, a chorus broke the delicate situation.

Everyone stood up and retreated after hearing the words, except Concubine De and Concubine Xian bowed their knees and saluted.

The noble concubine wore a red gold silk brocade palace dress, which complemented her fair skin and beauty, as gorgeous as peaches and plums. The noble concubine had a natural domineering spirit, which swept everyone's attention.

Concubine De gave up her seat to Concubine Gui, and retreated to the side seat, and the people behind also moved back one by one.After the imperial concubine was seated, everyone got up and returned to their seats, but one of them knelt down, causing the imperial concubine to ask: "Why is this beautiful girl still kneeling on the ground? Did she not hear what I said, or was she still questioning?" The identity of this palace!"

The imperial concubine's voice was very soft, but with a forceful pressure, the beautiful girl's body softened when she heard this, and she kowtowed palely to explain.

With a cry of 'oh', the imperial concubine looked sideways at Wang Chongyuan, and Jinran happened to hand over a cup of hot tea, and she took a sip from Qianqian: "You learned the rules well, get up, Wang Chongyuan wants to be magnanimous, and won't The only thing I care about with you is to think carefully before speaking next time!" Every move reveals an oppressive nobility.

The show girl was so frightened that she was so weak that she couldn't get up even if she thought about it.

Concubine De moved, and gave an inaudible 'chi' laugh, and said leisurely: "I'm too timid, the imperial concubine is always kind, if you feel unwell, go back first." She winked to the side, and went up two The maid helped the beautiful girl down.But he spat in his heart: It's really embarrassing!

The noble concubine didn't take this episode to heart, and said indifferently: "Concubine De invites everyone to come, is there any sideshow? Just sitting and chatting is such a waste of such beautiful scenery."

Concubine Xian suggested: "It's very elegant to drink tea and enjoy the flowers. This year's newcomers are also born in large numbers, and it's such a beautiful day, why don't we recite poems to add to the fun?"

The empresses had no objection, but the show girl below of course nodded her head in applause.

Because it was suggested by the concubine Xian, she got a head start, and after being praised by everyone, one after another, there were beautiful women who poured out their talents.It's just the little action of a court lady next to the imperial concubine that attracted people's attention.

Concubine De has the highest status besides the imperial concubine, and she was also invited to today's gathering, so she naturally asked, "But sister, imperial concubine, is there something wrong?"

The noble concubine raised her eyebrows, and said calmly: "It's nothing, just someone saw Ning Ronghua in the distance and came to report to me."

Although the words were calm and calm, the expressions of the others were all unclear, especially the beautiful girls below.There are not many concubines in the palace, they can be counted with two hands, but there is only one who is special, none other than this Ning Ronghua.Her experience is a legend!

They thought that they would be able to meet this blessed man when Concubine De was invited today, but they did not see him when they came. They had also heard that this Ning Ronghua had always lived in seclusion and did not associate with other concubines except serving the Empress Dowager. .Just now when they heard about this person from the concubine's mouth, they couldn't help but start to look forward to it.

I don't know if Wei Cairen did it intentionally or unintentionally, but I heard her speak in a melodious voice: "Ever since Ning Ronghua became pregnant, the Empress Dowager ordered no visits, and the concubine hasn't seen her yet!"

In the past, we could still see Ning Ronghua when paying respects to the Empress Dowager. Since Ning Ronghua became pregnant, the Empress Dowager did not ask for greetings.

Wang Chongyuan expressed his taste: "Sister Guifei, why don't you let someone invite Ning Ronghua over here?"

Although Concubine Xian looked hesitant, she said slowly: "Ning Ronghua is pregnant now, and there are many people today, why don't we choose another day?"

The Empress Dowager attaches great importance to the baby in Ning Ronghua's womb. If anything happens, those present will have nothing to eat.

Concubine De also had bad intentions, and said meaningfully: "A pregnant woman can sit still in three months. Ning Ronghua has been here for more than four months. He just came here and talked, so nothing will happen. "Sister Guifei, let's order someone to invite you."

The imperial concubine felt rather bored in her heart, straightened the corners of her lips, and said in a deep voice: "Concubine De knew that she would be able to sit in the third month, so why didn't she invite her earlier? If Ning Ronghua came here, why don't we sit down together?" It's okay, you asked me to invite someone halfway, what do you mean?"

Concubine De's heart was blocked, she had to give in and said: "It's the concubine who is talking too much."

In the end, Ning Ronghua didn't come over either. Concubine Xian is a veritable fire brigade, and she turned the matter over with a few words. On the battlefield, I feel even more frightened by the behavior of the imperial concubine today.

Ziyue didn't know about the party here at all, and today she was also in high spirits, and she took Mammy Li and the others out for a walk, but after walking for a short while, Nanny Li persuaded her to go back.Just kidding, my master does those stretching exercises in the palace all day long, and now he has to go for a walk, so he can't be tired anymore.Naturally, Zi Yue had no idea what was going on here.

The next day, it was reported from the showgirls that the showgirl who was unwell yesterday had an emergency and was forced to be sent home and withdrew from the draft.Of course Ziyue heard about it, because what happened yesterday happened in public and there was really nothing to cover up, so the ins and outs are very clear.

Zi Yue thought about it, is it really that simple?How absurd that a show girl has an emergency from being frightened! ?

Seeing that the master was in a daze, Nanny Li thought it was because Defei didn't invite her because she was depressed, so she explained: "Master's body is different now, and there is an order from the queen mother not to be disturbed. Come and ask the master to go."

Ziyue paused, and after thinking for a while, he realized what Nanny Li was referring to. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Those beautiful girls will always be seen in the future, it's just a matter of time, I'm not bothered."

Nanny Li said: "Master wants to take care of everything now, and put the little master in my belly as the most important thing."

Zi said with a smile and nodded.

It's not a big deal for a court lady to withdraw from the draft, and that show lady's family background is mediocre, and she can't cause a storm in life.Soon, it was time for the palace selection, and Ziyue got such good permission to watch it.

The Empress Dowager has two ideas for letting Ziyue watch the draft. One is for the children in Ziyue’s womb. There are a few girls in this year’s show with very good family backgrounds. Letting Ziyue attend is also to let everyone understand that she is looking at Ning The child in Ronghua's stomach.

The second is of course to relieve Ziyue's boredom. For the past few months, she has been raising her baby in Jichang Garden with peace of mind, and rarely goes out. .

Knowing that he was going to beauties, Ziyue still dressed up carefully, so that Nanny Li and Yufu praised her as a beauty.The truth of these words will not be compared in the future, anyway, she will definitely suffer such good words.In fact, what Ziyue didn't know was that the praise Li Mama and the others were sincere. She is now pregnant and has the brilliance of motherhood. Coupled with the transformation of the system, her current appearance and temperament are different from the past, and there have been great changes.

With the Empress Dowager present, the other concubines naturally didn't dare to talk about Ziyue's situation. They were concerned inside and out. Ziyue could clearly see that, except for the noble concubines and virtuous concubines, most of them were hypocritical for the Empress Dowager to see.However, she also accepted the thanks one by one.

The emperor was the last one to arrive, and he gave a few words of advice to his son, and the selection of the harem began.

The four beautiful women Su Rong entered the hall in line, knelt down and saluted at the command of the leading eunuch, then stood up together, stood with their hands down and waited for the eunuch to call their names, and then went out to see them one by one, and so on.

When the eunuch sang Lin Jinghao's name, Ziyue didn't look at Lin Jinghao, but secretly looked at the emperor above him, only to see that he just raised his eyebrows without much expression, and turned his head to look at that Lin Jinghao, with her vision of [-], that cliff is a great beauty.

But thinking of the emperor's expression, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: such a beautiful woman, the emperor can still make a decision?Amazing!
The imperial concubine sat upright, and asked according to the rules: "What kind of talent do you have?"

Lin Jinghao stood out, with a slender and light body, bowed her head and blessed her body, and said in a soft voice: "My daughter can know a few words, which is not disgraceful to my father's reputation."

Concubine Xian said kindly, "You are being modest, Mr. Lin is a master of calligraphy, it is remarkable that you can learn one-tenth of Mr. Lin."

Naturally, after the Queen Mother asked a few more words, Lin Jinghao was retained.

The emperor seldom spoke, he and Ziyue were doing the same thing, admiring beauties, Ziyue already had a certain understanding of the people who wanted to keep the cards, now let's take a look, what it's like to just see them.Looking at those beautiful beauties, Zi said that this trip was worthwhile.

It's just that the process is long and the procedure is monotonous. Seeing the end, Ziyue was a little bit less interested and dozed off frequently.Behind her, Nanny Li and Yufu tugged on her clothes at the same time and told her that she was asking for the name of Xiu Nu. When she heard the name, she woke up with a shock and then cheered up to look at the waves of beauties.

At the same time when Ziyue woke up, the emperor suddenly laughed in a low voice, and the concubines all looked at him inexplicably, only to see the emperor's face was pleasant, but they didn't know why he was laughing.

It just so happened that the show girl who was inquiring at this moment was the woman who had been rumored to have admired the emperor for a long time. The concubines began to fill their brains crazily, and even hated the show girl in front of them.

Suddenly, Zhao Huangling said with interest: "Does Ning Ronghua have any questions? You might as well ask, lest this trip be wasted."

Ziyue was first stunned, then his brain twitched, he looked at the beautiful girl and asked: "It is said that you have admired the emperor for a long time, is it true?"

Immediately, there was a sound of gasping in the hall, and the expressions of Nanny Li and Yufu behind Ziyue changed immediately, while the expressions of the other concubines were different, most of them were watching the show.

The Empress Dowager still had a faint smile on her lips, and her expression remained unchanged, as if she was waiting for the beautiful girl to answer.

It's just that Xiu Nu was shocked by Ning Ronghua's 'world-shocking' question, Zhao Huangling let out a low laugh, but didn't hear Xiu Nu's answer, and said coldly: "Why don't you answer Ning Ronghua's question? !"

After Ziyue asked, he didn't realize the problem quickly, and seeing that the emperor was also urging him, he didn't feel anything wrong.Three years of being pregnant and stupid!

(End of this chapter)