Because it was almost the end of the year, the affairs in the palace were complicated, so the selection of the daughter of the prince and minister to enter the palace as a concubine was delayed, and after several twists and turns, it was finally decided to summon all the ladies on February 18.

In the blink of an eye, the day has come. On the eighteenth of February, the daughters of all the princes and ministers to be chosen came into the palace in carriages.

The weather is clear, the sky is cloudless, and when you look up, you can see that the sky is as blue as a wash, giving people a sense of clarity. The ladies are all dressed up in flowers, looking forward to being able to enter the eyes of the emperor and protect a favor in the harem, and the princes and ministers naturally plan to do so. said that the daughter is a concubine, what a decent thing, and besides, the emperor has just ascended the throne, and he has not yet established the queen, if the emperor likes it, his daughter will be more angry, maybe there is still the possibility of being crowned.

Although it is the selection of the daughters of the ministers, the number is only eighteen, and it is not easy to keep who to keep or not, the character and appearance of these women are naturally to be taken into account, but the family forces involved behind them are also an important reference factor, so Murong Yuhan and the Queen Mother already had their own plans before these ladies entered the palace.

In front of the Yannian Palace.

The emperor sat on a red carved wooden chair with red sandalwood, and the dragon robe he wore on his body became more and more golden under the background of the sun. The Queen Mother sat down next to the emperor, looking kind and smiling slightly, giving people a sense of intimacy.

The eighteen ladies stood in six rows, a total of three rows, and after the worship ceremony, they stood respectfully, no one dared to say a word, and each of them maintained just the right smile on their faces.

Murong Yuhan cleared his throat and said slowly, "Which family are you all daughters of?" One by one. ”

The woman standing at the beginning of the first row in the east took the lead in saluting and said respectfully: "The courtiers see the emperor, the courtier's surname is Wu, the single name is a jade character, and the father is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple." ”

Murong Yuhan said lightly: "I know that your father is very capable and has made a lot of political achievements, and I plan to give your father a promotion in a few days. ”

Wu Yuxi said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." The envy on the faces of the other ladies could not be concealed. The gift of jade plaque is explained. The emperor likes it, he can stay in the palace, and according to Wu Yu's family background, he can at least be named Jieyu.

Followed by. The second woman in the first row on the east side also saluted. opened his mouth and said slowly: "The emperor is auspicious. The courtier's daughter Zhen Wan'er, her father served as the secretary of the military department. ”

Murong Yuhan said with a smile: "Your father is very good at doing things and has contributed a lot to the country. I don't want to have such a good daughter as you, what books have you read? ”

Zhen Wan'er replied respectfully: "The courtiers are dull, they have only read the "Women's Rules" roughly, and they know a few words. ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "My daughter's family mostly focuses on knitting female red, and then it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it is okay not to read miscellaneous books, but to pick the important ones, such as "Female Rules" and "Female Commandments" or something, it is only serious to read more." It's a coincidence, the mourning family is still revising a "Biography of the Virtuous Martyr", it just so happens that you will come to the mourning palace every day in the future, and you can also help the mourning family to revise. ”

Zhen Wan'er hurriedly said: "Thank you Queen Mother, after the courtiers enter the palace, they will definitely serve the Queen Mother diligently." ”

Murong Yuhan smiled: "Chuanxi, what are you waiting for, give a jade plate." ”

Zhen Wan'er took the jade card, saluted Murong Yuhan again, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The third woman in the first row on the east side stepped forward, gave a simple salute, and said loudly: "The courtiers see the emperor, the courtier's surname is Cheng Zhanru, and her father is Taiwei." ”

Murong Yu glanced at Cheng Zhanru with cold intentions, only to feel that although Cheng Zhanru's appearance was beautiful and glamorous, it exuded a fierce atmosphere, and his words and deeds just now did not have the demeanor of everyone at all.

Murong Yuhan coughed and asked, "Zhanru, these two words are taken from the poem of the Xiangshan layman, 'The slow sound is long and straight, and the line is straight like a stroke. 'A word? ”

Cheng Zhanru frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Xiangshan monk, who is this, and this poem, I have never heard of it." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and some of the ladies were already secretly pouting, unable to hold their breath, and their faces had already shown a mocking expression.

Murong Yuhan coughed dryly and said with a smile: "The Xiangshan monk is the famous poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty, this poem is called "Little Boy Xue Yang Tao Blows the Song of the Song - and Li Da of Western Zhejiang", it seems that you are not very proficient in poetry and books." ”

The Queen Mother also muttered in her heart, I heard that the daughter of Cheng Taiwei is a woman who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, how could she not even know this, however, in order to save face, the Queen Mother still smiled and played a round, and said slowly: "Girl's family, how can you know so much, just be able to serve the emperor wholeheartedly, and there is no need to be demanding otherwise." ”

Murong Yuhan smiled and said yes, thought about it, and asked again: "Zhanru, since you don't know poetry and books, it can be seen that you must have used your mind elsewhere, tell me, what have you learned at home?" ”

Cheng Zhanru frowned and thought for a long time, but was silent, Murong Yuhan had to open his mouth and remind: "Zhanru, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, knitting female red, you always have a few skillful things." ”

Cheng Zhanru gritted his teeth before saying, "Back to the emperor, I don't know anything about what you said." ”

The people in the audience were shocked when they heard this, and they couldn't close their mouths, oh my God, the daughter of the dignified captain, she didn't know anything! Murong Yu said coldly: The woman in front of her is incredible, how can there be a reason that everyone can't do anything?

The Queen Mother also sighed, feeling that she didn't even have the words to play a round, she couldn't barely talk about poetry and books, and she didn't even have the most basic skills of her daughter's family, so what else could she say!

Murong Yuhan stroked his forehead with his hand and sighed leisurely, "Then what are you doing at home?" ”

Cheng Zhanru saw Murong Yuhan's repeated questioning, so he simply said: "I, I can ride a horse, and I can fight." As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, crossed his waist, and said loudly: "Speaking of fighting, there are few people who are my opponents, I see you, Chang Wenwen is weak, I don't know how your strength is, anyway, my brother is my defeat." You are the emperor, you should practice martial arts since childhood, if I compete with you, can you beat me? ”

The ladies standing in the courtyard were simply shocked, and some of them couldn't help but turn their heads and said: "Oh my God, she, she is so bold, she dares to compete with the emperor, doesn't she want to live." Someone said, "yes, what does this look like, it's like a market shrew, in front of so many people, it's really shameless." ”

The Queen Mother coughed dryly twice, and said a little embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, it's because the mourning family has not thought about it well, if you really don't like it, you can ...... it."

Murong Yuhan laughed and said: "Where is the queen mother, my son is very satisfied, Sichuan West, give a jade plate." ”

When Cheng Zhanru took the jade card, Murong Yuhan said with a smile on his face: "Zhanru, I remember you, I am not free today, and when I am free in the coming day, I must try to compete with you." ”

Cheng Zhanru smiled happily: "That's great, I'm still thinking about entering the palace and not even having a person who can fight, you look at these standing in the courtyard, all of them are weak and weak, a gust of wind is going to blow down, and you have to be supported when you walk, it seems that you are still strong, you can accompany me to practice martial arts, they, I'm afraid that I will be half dead when I touch it." ”

When the ladies in the courtyard heard this, they were angry and hateful, such a person who was reckless in words and deeds, and who acted inappropriately, could still enter the palace, and when they thought that if they entered the palace in the future, they would see such an arrogant and domineering person every day, and they could really wake up from sleep.

After another half an hour, Murong Yuhan picked out six of the eighteen candidates for entering the palace, and the rest returned home with flowers. (To be continued.) )