Concubine Biography

Chapter 86

Su Er couldn't help but smile wickedly after hearing Su Shi's worries, "It's just a noble concubine, sister, you really worry too much."

"How could it be too much worry?" Su said worriedly, "The emperor dotes on her, but I dare not touch her if I want to, and there are only her and me in the palace. What will I do in the future?" ?”

Su Er mused, "I feel that my sister should focus on the eldest prince instead of thinking about how to win the emperor's favor. Although the emperor is healthy now, sister should think about the future."

Su said irritably, "I don't know, it's just that the emperor is very strict with Peixiang now, but he dotes on that woman's two children in every possible way. Thinking about it, I panic with hatred."

"The Eldest Prince is the eldest son, and the emperor's strictness means that he has high hopes for the Eldest Prince. Elder sister should relax. But...it really can't make Zhaoyang Palace feel better." Su Er said gloomyly.

Su Shi turned to look at him, "Second brother, what can I do?"

"The emperor has been on the throne for three years, and it's time to fill the harem." Su Er sneered.

"But my father mentioned it before, and the emperor rejected it, and lost his temper because of it. I don't know if the emperor will agree this time?" Su said worriedly.

Su Er turned around twice with his hands behind his back, "Sister, what excuse did the emperor use to decline last time? He said that he couldn't bear to disturb the people when he ascended the throne, but now? It's been three years, so is it possible that the emperor still uses this excuse? Besides Now that there is no one in the harem, there should be an audition due to emotion and reason, sister, don't worry, brother has a plan."

Su's eyes lit up, "Say it."

Su Er smiled, walked to Su's side and whispered in her ear, "..."

Su Shi nodded after hearing this, "It's indeed a good idea, but you have to make sure it's safe!"

"I still have to rely on my sister's help." Su Er clasped his hands.

Su smiled, "It's just a small matter."

Not long after Li Jiarong brought Fu'er back to the palace, a minister proposed a draft in the early court.

"Your majesty, it has been more than three years since you became a great treasure, and the harem is empty. For the sake of the emperor's heirs, please ask the emperor to choose a healthy and beautiful girl from an innocent family background to enter the palace at a certain time, so as to make a contribution to the emperor." The minister said. Said.

Another minister echoed, "Yes, your majesty, now that Dongping is safe and southern borders are completely under our dynasty's control, and the world is at peace, your majesty should think about himself."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Li Jiarong frowned slightly.

Prime Minister Zuo also stood up, "Your Majesty, what all your lords said is very true, and I also think that the Emperor should fill the harem and spread the branches and leaves for the royal family."

When the court returned to the Xuanming Hall, Li Jiarong summoned Yao Junsheng alone, "Who is behind the scenes instigating the courtiers to propose the draft again?"

Yao Junsheng said solemnly, "It's the Marquis of Lin'an."

"That is to say, it was ordered by the queen? It was just passed on to the Marquis of Lin'an to enter the palace, and then the court started clamoring for the draft. My queen really thinks about me." Li Jiarong said angrily.

Yao Junsheng was silent. It was fine to talk about state affairs, but talking about family affairs was not what a courtier should do.

"Junsheng, what do you think?"

Yao Junsheng pondered for a moment and looked at Li Jiarong, "I think the emperor should draft."

"Oh?"

Yao Junsheng explained, "I know that the emperor doesn't want to draft, but the draft is not just for the emperor to fill the harem with good women. If there are good women, they can also point to the palaces of the relatives of various clans. Since the ministers suggested, why don't the emperor push the boat, anyway The final decision is still up to the emperor."

Li Jiarong thought for a while, and said after a long time, "What you said makes sense, so tell the world."

The news of the emperor's first draft after he ascended the throne spread all over the world. The Su family was mixed with joy and sorrow. The joy was that the newcomer could share the emperor's thoughts on Zhaoyang Palace, and the worry was that he was getting old. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get the emperor's favor.

Fu'er didn't say anything after learning the news, but she often lost her mind when teaching Li Peiling's Three Character Classic.

"Mother Concubine!" Li Peiling called her loudly, and Fu'er came back to her senses, "What's wrong?"

Li Peiling stretched out a tender white arm from under the quilt, pointed to the red mark on the arm and said, "Brother bit me!"

It was only then that Fu'er realized that Li Peiyan was gone, and lifted the quilt to see that the little guy was hunched over Li Peiling, giggling, and Li Peiling was still holding him with the other hand to prevent him from biting.

These two little lunatics.

Fu'er hurriedly picked up Li Peiyan and put it away, then glared at Li Peiling, "Peiling, you will be four years old after the new year, and you will be an older child when you are four years old, and an older child will look like an older child."

Li Peiling smiled, reached out to hug Li Peiyan, and kissed Li Peiyan again, "I know, I'm an older brother, and I have to take care of my younger brother."

Fu'er nodded, and couldn't help laughing seeing Li Peiyan sticking his head out to leave a wet mark on Li Peiling's face, Li Peiling said bitterly, "My brother always licks my face Saliva, concubine mother, will he be this dirty when he grows up?"

"Where is your brother dirty? You drool more than him when you were young." Fu'er tucked the corners of the quilt for the two children, and she simply lay down and got into the quilt, propping her neck with one hand, and lightly placed one hand on the quilt of the two children patting.

"I'm cleaner than my brother!" Li Peiling licked Li Peiyan forcefully, making Li Peiyan giggle. "Mother and concubine, tell a story, I want to hear the story of my father."

Fu'er raised her eyebrows, "What story do you want to hear about Father?"

Li Peiling thought for a while, "It's the story of my father."

"Your father, you are a very smart man. He has been very good since he was a child, he has a vivid memory for reading, and his martial arts are extraordinary..." Fu'er said casually while patting.

Li Peiyan was already asleep, and Li Peiling also closed her eyes. Fuer's voice was soft and gentle, and she coaxed the two children to sleep in a low voice. Only when the two children were fast asleep did Fuer get out of bed lightly. , and then took out Li Peiling's arm that was under Li Peiyan's body, and then quietly withdrew.

As soon as he left the room, he was embraced by a pair of big hands, "Is this so mighty and extraordinary in my heart?" Li Jiarong's voice was low, with a smile.

Fu'er turned her head and made a gesture of silence, "Shh... Your Majesty, let's go back to the room and talk, don't disturb them."

Back at Fu'er's room, Fu'er was still serving Li Jiarong personally. After Fu'er finished washing, Li Jiarong couldn't wait to pull her to bed. Fu'er pushed Li Jiarong, and Li Jiarong raised her eyebrows.

"what happened?"

Fu'er said sullenly, "I heard that the emperor is going to be drafted."

Li Jiarong understood, leaned on Fu'er and smiled, "Aren't you happy?"

Fu'er bit her lip and turned her face away.In the past, she could still tolerate those women that Li Jiarong had to accept into the harem, but this time, Li Jiarong took the initiative to draft, and she had a knot in her heart, and she couldn't get over it no matter what.

Li Jiarong sighed, rolled over, and brought Fu'er into her arms, "I'm the mother of two children, why are you still playing with me like a little girl?"

"That's right, the concubine is the mother of two children, and the emperor doesn't like her anymore." Fu'er turned around angrily and ignored him.

Li Jiarong turned her over again, "Don't you still understand my feelings for you? What else do you want me to do? Fu'er, I... hey, what do you want me to say."

Fu'er poked Li Jiarong's chest, "I feel uncomfortable. As soon as the emperor drafts the show, there will be many more women." After thinking about it, Fu'er simply raised her head and looked directly at Li Jiarong, "The concubine feels uncomfortable, the minister The concubine is jealous, and the concubine is not happy!"

Li Jiarong was stunned for a moment, then lay down and laughed, "You...you girl...."

"What are you laughing at?" Fu'er didn't expect Li Jiarong to react like this, and immediately became angry from embarrassment, and turned around to get out of bed.

Li Jiarong grabbed her quickly, and pulled Fu'er back into her arms, "You're so angry! Do you have to be so direct when you're jealous? Hmm... Should I be shy and cooperate with you?"

Li Jiarong was laughing at her!
Fu'er's face turned red, she struggled to get out of bed, and kept muttering, "The emperor said all day long that he didn't know who Pei Ling's temperament was like, but now the concubines know that Pei Ling's temperament is exactly the same as the emperor's! I like to tease people!"

Seeing that Fu'er was really angry, Li Jiarong straightened his face, "Okay, I won't talk anymore. Come here, let me take a look, you feel uncomfortable, I will rub it for you..."

"Your Majesty..." Fu'er scoffed.

The red candles are shining brightly, and the night is sultry.

As soon as the new year is over, the matter of the draft begins in full swing.

This draft is different from the one that Fuer participated in back then. This time it is a general election. All girls over the age of 15 in the country, as long as they have a good appearance and good health, are included in the draft.

Some places, such as Dongping and Nanjiang, are located in remote places, and the people's livelihood is just stable, so they will not participate in this draft.

Yao Junsheng, the prime minister in the middle and right of the court, immediately issued the criteria for the selection of beautiful girls, and the selection was carried out layer by layer. Only five or six hundred girls were actually sent to the capital.

Fu'er marveled at the great momentum, but Li Jiarong didn't take it seriously, "In the election in the sixth year of Jianhe, more than 3000 girls were sent to the capital alone. This time, I only had five or six hundred girls, which is already very good."

Fu'er chuckled, "Then the emperor quickly issued an imperial decree, telling them to fill in beautiful girls as soon as possible, and hurry up and gather five or six thousand girls for our emperor."

Li Jiarong nodded at her with a smile, "It's getting bolder, even I dare to make fun of it."

After the primary selection, secondary selection, and final selection, these show girls left a lot. In the end, only about twenty girls were left to participate in the hall selection.

This election is ingenious. These twenty girls need to show their talents in the selection. If they can outshine others with their skills, they will either be given titles and enter the palace directly.If the emperor didn't like it and was not selected into the harem, the royal family would give the best of them the title of Miss Fanghua in order to compensate. up.

As soon as the news came out, there was a sensation. The clan and nobles inquired about the identities of these twenty girls, and they were waiting to propose to marry any one who was selected as Miss Fanghua in the palace selection.

At the same time, a new bet started on the black market. The bet was on which of these twenty girls would be selected as Miss Fanghua. The biggest odds even reached 1000 taels of silver.

On the day of the palace selection, Fu'er sat on the right side of Li Jiarong as always, looking at the twenty beautiful girls with different expressions, she couldn't help thinking, and asked Hualien next to her in a low voice, "Which girl is the one?" Pay a thousand?"

Hualien said in a low voice, "The sixth girl in the first row on the left is Yunying, the daughter of Beiquan County Magistrate. She is the most beautiful among the girls in this show. It is said that the double-sided embroidery is lifelike. That is a unique skill."

Fu'er snorted, Li Jiarong heard the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and said softly, "You want to make a bet too?"

Fu'er shook her head, and said softly, "The concubine is reluctant to spend money."

"Your Majesty," Su Shi looked at the girls below with excitement in his eyes, "Can we start now?"

Li Jiarong nodded, "Let's begin."

Su poured a glass of wine for Li Jiarong, "Please use it, Your Majesty."

Li Jiarong used it with a smile.

Su Shi looked at the wine glass, and looked towards a corner below, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

What is the selection of the palace, the highlight is later.

(End of this chapter)