concubines are respected

Chapter 98
At around noon, the servants who were waiting outside the palace gate to listen for news finally got back to the mansion in a hurry after getting the news from inside the palace.

In the main hall, the old matriarch, the old lady and the eldest lady gathered together.

"Tell me quickly, how is the selection of the concubine going?" Facing the servant who returned to the house to report the letter, the old lady said anxiously.

"Back to the old lady... the first few rounds of calligraphy, painting, and poetry selection tests, the eldest lady passed all the way and was selected. Of the [-] noble ladies who entered the palace together, only six of them were left to be interviewed by the fifth prince." Xiao Fengzi, a domestic servant Breathing slightly, while wiping the large drops of sweat from his forehead, he replied, "But...but after the fifth prince showed up, when he saw these six noble girls, his face immediately changed drastically, and he was not sure who would be the next one. For the princess."

"Ah! What, what's the trouble?" The old matriarch was very surprised, "It is not necessary for the prince to come forward for the selection of the prince and concubine in the early stage, but at the last moment, it is still necessary for the fifth prince to choose the person he likes." yes."

"The old matriarch is right. The servant heard afterwards that the fifth prince was worried because he didn't see the second lady, so he weakened the idea of ​​choosing a concubine."

"What happened later, what happened later?" the old lady asked.

"Later, because the position of concubine was still undetermined, the emperor's face was not very good-looking. Concubine Yuan suggested that the six noble ladies should perform their own skills in front of the imperial court. The emperor will judge that only those with outstanding skills can be elected." The servant continued to reply.

"Yes, that's good, that's good. Yuan'er told me earlier that the current emperor likes to listen to the sound of qin music. In this way, Lan'er's skills are naturally in his heart." The old lady smiled comfortingly. For her idea, she had already communicated with Concubine Yuan, and hearing the report from her servant, everything must be going according to plan, "Go and investigate again."

Upon hearing this, the Da Furen felt more joyful, puffed up her chest slightly, and her eyes were full of smiles.

With the help of the old matriarch and noble concubine Yuan, Lin Zhilan has a very high chance of being selected this time.From today onwards, Lin Zhilan will be the dignified Fifth Prince's Concubine, and she will be the Prince's Concubine's mother-in-law. From then on, the most noble person in the Lin Mansion, apart from Concubine Yuan, who entered the palace in the early years, will belong to her daughter Lin Zhilan.If the Fifth Prince gains power, Lin Zhilan will even have a chance to become a country in the future, her honor will be much higher than that of Concubine Yuan now.The Lin family respects Zhilan, and at that time, let alone punish Lin Suxian who is an eyesore at will, even the old matriarch of the family will sell her three points of face.

Thinking of this, Da Furen's eyebrows were raised, and she could hardly help laughing out loud.

Everyone sat for an hour, waiting for the servant who was outside the palace to check the progress of the selection of concubine to return again.

"How is it? According to the time, the concubine selection should be over at this time, please tell me the result?" The old lady asked anxiously.

The eldest lady also listened attentively, her heart almost raised to her throat, and even the sound of her breathing became much softer.

"Go back to the old lady... Miss... she lost the election..." the servant said with a bitter face.

"What? Impossible, how is this possible!" The old lady couldn't believe her ears, and stood up anxiously, "Have you found out clearly whether the eldest lady was selected or lost?"

"Old Madam, this servant has made it clear that the eldest lady has indeed lost the election." Seeing the old matriarch's doubts, the servant continued, "I heard that the eldest lady has extraordinary piano skills. The hall seemed to be in an empty valley, and the emperor was almost fascinated by it. Seeing that a good thing was about to happen, but...but suddenly the strings of the qin broke and the sound of the qin stopped. The young lady is kicked out of the test hall. The slave will go back to the mansion first, and the young lady must be on her way back to the palace by now."

When the eldest lady heard the words, the smile on her face immediately froze in place, and she was stunned for a while, before she looked sideways at the old lady in disbelief, and seeing the disappointment of the old lady was beyond words, she believed that the servant's return must be As a matter of fact, he immediately fell heavily on the back of the chair, and all the joy that he had full of joy suddenly vanished into thin air.

"Ah! The string is broken. The string is not made of ordinary silk, but is made of Tianshan golden silk. The sound quality of the string is not only beautiful, but the string is durable. How could it be broken so easily!" the old man With a disappointed expression on his face, the Taijun murmured, "Could it be God's will, is it because God doesn't let me be selected in the Lin family?"

"Oh, by the way, do you know which family's noble daughter was finally selected?" The old matriarch sighed and asked the servant.

"No one was selected." The servant scratched his head and replied in a muffled voice.

"No one was selected, what's going on, how could no one be selected during the concubine selection festival that has been mobilizing for several months. What does the emperor say?" The old matriarch was completely dumbfounded.

"Because the eldest lady's strings were broken, the emperor lost his interest. The fifth prince took the opportunity to say that the strings were broken because God was hinting that today is an unlucky day and it is not easy to choose a concubine. It is better to choose another concubine on another date." The palace sent a lot of silver taels, and with the help of Concubine Yuan's secret support, the servants could inquire about the news clearly, and even explained the truth clearly.

"Oh, so, there is another way to say about the election?" The old lady rolled her eyes, and her expression suddenly turned from worry to joy, thinking to herself, the rash on Lin Suxian's face would disappear in a few days. Don't worry, if the choice of concubine is postponed, wouldn't Lin Suxian have another chance to be selected.This news was even more joyful than Lin Zhilan's election.

The eldest lady became more energetic when she heard the words, "So, then Zhi'er will still have a chance in the future?"

"Uh, back to the eldest lady... The emperor has decreed today that the eldest lady is no longer qualified to choose a concubine. In the future, the chance to choose a concubine must be gone." The servant hesitated a little, and finally said this 'cruel' The news, said to the doctor.

The eldest lady wanted to cry when she heard the words, but she was stunned on the spot in dejection.

The servant continued to report back to the old matriarch, "Back to the old matriarch, people in the palace spread the word that the fifth prince did this because the second lady failed to participate in the election. Therefore, the servant boldly speculated that if the second lady participated in the election, it must be She will be elected as the fifth prince's concubine. And the person who spread the news said that the fifth prince heard that the second lady is ill, and intends to come to visit the mansion, and hope that the old lady will make preparations early."

"Ah! How did this happen?" In Yiyuexuan, Suxian was surprised when she heard that Xiangcao reported that Lin Zhilan had lost the election, "In this way, the imperial concubine will decline, so... what should I use at that time?" A way to avoid the election?"

The news from Vanilla, like thunder on the ground, shattered Suxian's original plan.

"Second miss, please be careful, I have worse news to tell you." Vanilla looked pale, looking at Suxian who had almost faded the rash on her face and said.

"Worse news, what news is worse than this?" Suxian murmured in a low voice, she really couldn't imagine anything worse than having her face the concubine again.

(End of this chapter)