concubines

Chapter 281 Helpless Compromise
After Miaoli finished speaking, she realized that something was wrong. The words seemed a little sour, so she added, "I have no other meaning." After she finished her words, she simply waved her hand and said, "What am I?" It doesn't make any sense, so be it."

They didn't think much about that sentence at first, but the more she teased her, the more problems she seemed to have.

If she didn't have ghosts in her heart, how could she be afraid of them thinking too much?

Mammy Xi turned her head and asked Xiaohong, "What's wrong, Madam?"

Xiaohong also couldn't react, Miaoli didn't seem to be as heartless as they imagined.Unwilling to forgive, but also unable to let go.After all, it is a person who loves deeply, how can the relationship be broken as soon as it is broken.

Xiaohong said sadly, "Your Majesty is in danger!"

Why is there no long memory?How good it is to forget, and you won’t feel uncomfortable if you let it go.Although the future may not necessarily be uncomfortable, Xiaohong doesn't want her to take risks.

Thinking of this, Xiao Hong suddenly turned her head and said to Mammy Xi, "Mommy, you are not allowed to tell the emperor about this."

As soon as I told him, he would probably come here again. I was really afraid that I would convince Miao Li again, and make Miao Li repeat the same mistakes.

Mother Xi also struggled for a moment, she wanted to take care of both Miao Li and Zhou Shuxuan, but... Miao Li's life was really bad.Forget it, let it be.

In three to five days, the things that Zhou Shuxuan explained were almost done.

Gao Fu has already found out about Qian Hanlin's daughter. "Miss Qian has a very good temperament. Her appearance is the kind that looks better the more she looks at her. Her figure is not as plump as the prince said, but just a little plumper than ordinary women. As for her temperament, it can be said that she is very good. Anyone can do it." It has been won over, and no one is dissatisfied."

Zhou Shuxuan was very satisfied after hearing this, and asked again: "How about her mother, and the rest of the Qian family?"

"Her mother is not bad either. She manages the house in an orderly manner and is fairly fair to the sons and daughters. She also has a first brother who probably follows Mr. Qian's temperament. He is a bit dull and only likes reading."

Zhou Shuxuan nodded, this condition is enough, the most important thing is that people are easy to get along with, can manage a family well, and be able to live a good life.

Gao Fu could see that he was really satisfied, and thought that he had figured it out, that he would not hang himself from a tree, and that the issue of heirs was really very important.Then he asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, there are a few other girls who are also good. I don't know when to let them enter the palace, so I can prepare to go down."

"What palace to enter?" Zhou Shuxuan seemed more confused than him, suddenly understood in his heart, and asked with staring eyes: "I want to choose a concubine for King Xiang, what does it have to do with entering the palace?!"

"But your majesty... King Xiang is only sixteen years old this year."

Zhou Shuxuan had already picked up his pen to write the imperial decree for bestowing marriage, and said angrily, "Are you still very young? When I was sixteen, I was already helping the late emperor to inspect government affairs, so I'm not too young."

The emperor has been very irritable these past few days, whoever provokes him will be screwed, and in the morning he went home crying what a minister said, and Gao Fu didn't dare to provoke him.

After a few strokes, Zhou Shuxuan finished the imperial decree, dried the ink and handed it to Gao Fu, "Go to Prince Xiang's Mansion to declare the decree."

"Your Majesty, shouldn't you speak to King Xiang first?" King Xiang might not accept it if he didn't say hello at all.

"What are you talking about? Didn't he pick this person? I think he can hold the two for three years. Qian Hanlin is from a scholarly family, so it's no problem for his daughter to be a princess. Go quickly."

Well, Gao Fu couldn't refute it, so he went out holding the imperial decree.

Not long after Gao Fu left, Wei Hai came.

"Your Majesty, I have leaked some rumors according to the Emperor's will, and it has been almost spread in a few days. The big families in the capital should all know about it. I heard that the palace is selecting candidates, and the few families that have been noticed are now trembling. Trembling, looking for connections everywhere, wanting to marry my daughter right away."

I can imagine that they are so virtuous, that one or two can do whatever they want when it's not about them, but now that it's about them, they start to worry.

Wei Hai stole a glance at him, saw that his expression was not very good, he was careful, and said: "But there are still some people who want to marry their daughters into the palace. Some people don't care about their daughters at all, they just want the family to be rich and prosperous. Your Majesty, The face is all gone now, and it is estimated that the matter has not been handled properly."

Zhou Shuxuan sat down helplessly and let out a long sigh.

In Qingquan Palace, Xiao Zhuozi ran back happily, but when he reached the door, Xiaohong stopped him and asked, "What is so happy about?"

"Previously, the emperor asked for the election not to enter the palace, but to choose the concubine for King Xiang. Now the imperial decree has been issued, and the daughter of Qian Hanlin's family has been appointed."

Hearing the news, Xiao Hong was also happy, she opened the curtain to go in and wanted to talk to Miao Li, but Miao Li spoke before her and said, "I've already heard it, so there's no need to say it."

Xiaohong had the same joy on her face, and when she got excited, she couldn't control her mouth well, "It's all right now, you don't have to worry, empress."

Miao Li frowned slightly, and asked, "What am I worried about?"

Xiaohong covered her mouth and pretended nothing happened.Miao Li did not continue to ask, some things must have become more and more confusing.Probably they misunderstood what she said that morning.

Miao Li then changed the subject and said casually, "There is still more than a month to go before Chinese New Year."

"Yes, the weather is getting colder and colder, it should be snowing soon."

Miao Li held the hand stove in a daze, and said with some emotion: "Concubine Yi will be here next year, she will be a big girl." She is in a hurry to get married.

If only she knew Qu Xingeng's heart earlier, it would be easier to fulfill them, but it's really hard to do now.

Speaking of snow, it snowed the next day.Everywhere he could see was a vast expanse of whiteness, Zhou Shuxuan's illness had recovered a bit, and he could go to court.

His tricks may have fooled some people, but there are still some people who were not fooled by him, and even found some clever tricks than him.

The prime minister came out and said, "Your Majesty, someone from the imperial mausoleum reported yesterday that several peanuts grew out of nowhere in front of the emperor's mausoleum. This is probably the emperor's hint that he wants the emperor to have a child as soon as possible, and he also asks the emperor to follow the emperor's instructions. meaning."

If the living couldn't control him, he went to the dead.Zhou Shuxuan really didn't want to talk to them about these pretentious things.It has been said that he can't give birth to children, and this one and two are still aggressive here.

The people from the Qin Tianjian also came out and said: "Your Majesty, I watched the stars last night, and there was a faint light beside the Ziwei star. This is a sign of the prince's birth. The emperor accepted a new concubine, and next year there will be a little highness. "

The people below didn't give Zhou Shuxuan a chance, they knelt down in unison, and said in unison: "Please follow the emperor's will, choose beauties widely, accept new concubines, and benefit the heirs."

This can't go up!

He tried everything he could, but he still couldn't escape.After a long stalemate, Zhou Shuxuan finally compromised.I have been procrastinating on this matter for a long time, and if I continue to grind, I will delay the business.

He has only one request for any concubine, to be honest.

It doesn't matter if you look good or not, it doesn't matter if you can read or not, and it doesn't matter what your figure is.As long as you keep yourself safe and don't like to go out, that's even better, and there are no other requirements.

People have already prepared, just wait for him to nod and agree, people can send them to the palace in piles.

Zhou Shuxuan picked it himself after the Ministry of Internal Affairs made a selection first.I was not satisfied with the whole process, and none of them were selected.

Li Youfu took this matter as a fun thing and told Miao Li, "Sister, you haven't seen the emperor's appearance. His face is wrinkled like a big bun, saying that this one is too tall, that one is too thin, what kind of powder?" I wiped it too much, and there was a strange smell on my body, which made several girls cry on the spot. The emperor directly said that he was disrespectful in front of the imperial court, and sent them all back."

Miao Li just listened quietly, as if it had nothing to do with her.

After Li Youfu finished speaking, seeing that she had no expression, she stopped in a dull manner, and asked, "Sister, what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about you."

"Me? What about me?"

"I was in a hurry before, but now I'm not in a hurry to get married?"

When this matter was mentioned, all the joy on Li Youfu's face disappeared, and she lowered her head aggrieved, her eyes filled with tears. "Sister, Grandpa Guo said he was messing around, that he had humiliated the generations of the Qu family. He even beat him up. Now he is locked up at home. Grandpa Guo is already introducing him to other people. girl."

Miao Li frowned and asked, "Why didn't you tell me about these things earlier?"

"I only found out yesterday. He sent someone to send me a letter. Then I was too busy yesterday, so I forgot."

While wiping her tears, Miao Li asked, "Did you really forget, or did you not want to tell me at first, or didn't know how to tell me?"

With Li Youfu's appearance, it is very likely that she wanted to hide the matter in her heart, and then let it go.Knowing that this matter is troublesome, he will not bother her.She has the time to watch the emperor choose a concubine, how could she not have time to tell her these things.

"Sister, I really don't know what to do. It seems that there is really no other way. Let's just leave it at that. Duke Ding disagrees. With my current status, how can I let him be an unfaithful and unfilial person?" Li Xiaofu said while crying.

"Why is there no way? Forget that I said I would help you, and I will definitely help you."

Li Youfu looked at her with red eyes and said, "Then sister, how can you help me?"

"You don't need to worry about this, as long as you know that I will help you. It's okay, go back and wait, make wedding dresses or something, just wait for the wedding."

Miao Li wiped away her tears and sent her out.

Just now she swore to agree with him, but she didn't have any good solution for a while.Ding Guogong disagreed, probably because of Li Youfu's identity, other things should be fine.

After much deliberation, the crux of the problem is that Li Youfu is now the imperial concubine, so it will be easy to solve this problem.

To prescribe the right medicine, Miao Li told the people around her, "Go out and find out, what is the emperor doing now?"

(End of this chapter)