The day after Huo Yunxuan and Xuan, the palace released news, saying that it was preparing to hold a general election before the Mid-Autumn Festival to enrich the harem for the emperor to recruit concubines. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Gu Shaoyuan's decision made me very happy, and the officials who talked about it every day. Everyone actively helped Gu Shaoyuan to solicit opinions, and the scene was as if they were marrying themselves.

Gu Shaoyuan was not very keen on this matter, but after casually mentioning it, he left this matter to Xue Ruran and Mu Qingya to worry about.

Although Xue Ruran did not deviate, she also took the booklet sent by the Ministry of Rites every day to discuss the selection with Mu Qingya and the others.

"It's good for the palace to look at the daughter of the new prefect of Suzhou...... Speaking of which, my sister is from Suzhou, have you ever seen this sister? ”

"It is said that one side of the water and soil raises one side of the people, look at the water and spirit of the sister raised in Suzhou, presumably the daughter of the Sun Governor's family is also good."

Mu Qingya smiled and nodded, took the album and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile, this portrait looks good.

"This girl is also good," said Mu Qingya smiled and took a look at the album on the side, and suddenly laughed: "Isn't this Concubine Xian's sister-in-law?" ”

When the queen heard this, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to take it, and looked, it was indeed Guo Xiangyu's sister-in-law Guo Xianghui.

"Concubine Xian looks like a sinking fish and a goose, but this painting has not even painted her general appearance."

Mu Qingya smiled: "Who said it wasn't...... It's just that there is already a concubine in the Guo family's palace......"

While speaking, he looked at Xue Ruran in embarrassment, and before he could say the rest of the words, Xue Ruran understood what Mu Qingya wanted to say, and said with a smile: "Nothing, it's just to help the emperor find out, and the emperor still has to agree when he enters the palace draft." If the emperor puts a sign on it, it can only be said that the emperor looks down on it, and it has nothing to do with you and me. ”

Mu Qingya understood it at one point, nodded and smiled: "If the emperor can look down on it, but we 'put off the brand', wouldn't it offend people?" ”

Xue Ruran nodded, and sighed again: "The emperor casually handed over this matter to the palace, the palace is just a woman's house, how much can you understand the twists and turns in the court?" If this is not chosen to go to the emperor's heart, won't this palace become a sinner? ”

Mu Qingya hurriedly responded, and repeatedly praised the queen for her hard work. But in his heart, he sneered. Gu Shaoyuan handed over this matter to the two of them just to see if Xue Ruran would choose those people so that he could bring out the power of the Xue family, and he was not worried that Xue Ruran chose all the forces of the Xue family, so he let himself go in this matter.

It's just that Xue Ruran only thinks that Gu Shaoyuan trusts her.

As he was talking, he heard singing outside: "The emperor has arrived." ”

Mu Qingya and Xue Ruran glanced at each other, and they both knew that Gu Shaoyuan had come to see how they were doing. The two looked at each other and smiled politely, and then greeted the door together, as soon as Gu Shaoyuan entered the door, they smiled together: "Respectfully the emperor." ”

Gu Shaoyuan nodded, stretched out his hand to help Xue Ruran up, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Mu Guifei is also there." ”

Mu Qingya smiled and said, "The queen invited the concubines to come over and look for a palace concubine for the emperor." ”

Gu Shaoyuan nodded, and after being helped by Xue Ruran to sit down, he seemed to ask casually, "How's the search?" ”

Although what the two of them said just now was the truth, they were all looking forward to Gu Shaoyuan asking about the matter. In the end, Gu Shaoyuan nodded, and they had the confidence to choose. Gu Shaoyuan didn't ask, it was all up to the two of them, if he didn't choose Gu Shaoyuan's heart, he would all be put off the brand, wouldn't it make the faces of those ministers unbearable? Don't talk about them, just say that if this is the case, Mu Qingya and Xue Ruran still have those faces in the harem? This man was all chosen by the two of them.

Now that Gu Shaoyuan opened his mouth to ask, although he was careless, the two of them were also relieved. Xue Ruran hurriedly smiled and handed over the portraits of the girls who the two of them thought were good just now to Gu Shaoyuan, and introduced them one by one

"This is the third daughter of the official book, named Qingying, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I heard that she loves to chant poetry on weekdays, and she is a rare talented woman in the capital."

Gu Shaoyuan nodded lightly, his face expressionless, so that people couldn't see joy and anger. Xue Ruran and Mu Qingya glanced at each other, and pointed to another portrait with a smile: "This is a concubine who trusts the prefect of Suzhou, although she is a concubine, she can be raised under the old lady's knees since she was a child, and it is said that she is superior to the rules of the concubine. ”

Gu Shaoyuan hummed lightly again, still expressionless.

Xue Ruran didn't know what Gu Shaoyuan meant, she glanced at Mu Qingya, and seeing that Mu Qingya also shook her head, Xue Ruran couldn't help but sigh, and wanted to pick up another portrait to introduce. was interrupted by Gu Shaoyuan raising his hand.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent these people's albums?"

There are not many albums on the table, and it is clear at a glance when you spread it out, Gu Shaoyuan has not seen his favorite portrait in these paintings, and his brows can't help frowning slightly.

Xue Ruran was stunned for a while, and it was only after a while that she understood the meaning of Gu Shaoyuan's words - she didn't look at any of these people.

Who Gu Shaoyuan was looking for, Xue Ruran knew best.

In theory, there is no one in the palace in the family, and every family must have a daughter. It's just that some families don't want their daughters to enter the palace, and the backstage is strong, so they are confused, after all, there are only a few girls in front of the emperor in the end, maybe which girl will be passed in which link, and the emperor will naturally not study it carefully.

Even if that person is Huo Yunxuan, it has become a foregone conclusion when he is sent to Gu Shaoyuan left and right, Gu Shaoyuan will not abolish himself because of this matter, at most he will be annoyed with himself for a while, and he thinks that the two of them have been married for ten years, and it is just a quarrel at the head of the bed and the end of the bed.

Originally, I thought that the Internal Affairs Office would try every means to destroy Huo Yunxuan's album as soon as it sent it over, but I didn't want to, but the Internal Affairs Office did not send the portraits of the Huo family's daughters for a long time. Could it be that the Huo family is unwilling to send their daughter to the palace? Or is it something else?

In fact, no matter what the reason, I didn't see Huo Yunxuan's album, and Xue Ruran felt a lot more relaxed. In the end, he saved his own trouble, and when the emperor asked, it was also the responsibility of his Huo family who did not send anyone, and it had nothing to do with himself.

Thinking like this, Xue Ruran's eyebrows widened, and he said with a smile: "The ones sent by the Internal Affairs Office are all here, and there are a few that I discussed with Mu Guifei to exclude, can the emperor take a look at those?" ”

Gu Shaoyuan squinted his eyes and looked at Mu Qingya, Mu Qingya hurriedly smiled: "The appearance of those excluded is not very beautiful, and the concubine is convenient for the queen to make the decision." ”

Gu Shaoyuan didn't believe what Xue Ruran said, but now that he heard Mu Qingya say this, he felt a little unhappy in his heart - it seemed that Huo Chenyi really didn't send Huo Yunxuan's portrait in. If it is sent in, with the friendship between Mu Qingya and Huo Yunxuan, Mu Qingya will also try her best to leave people behind, how can she let Xue Ruran easily pass it?

In this way, there is no need to look at the portraits. Gu Shaoyuan raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows casually, got up and said, "The vision of the two of you is the most trustworthy, you pick it." ”

After that, he glanced at Xue Ruran, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I still have government affairs to deal with, so I won't accompany the two of you." ”

Mu Qingya and Xue Ruran hurriedly curtsied: "The concubine sends the emperor." ”

Gu Shaoyuan nodded, and then took Diao Jinzhong out of Kunning Palace.

Let's say that Gu Shaoyuan did not return to the Yangxin Palace after leaving Kunning Palace, but casually retreated Diao Jinzhong and took Gao Gao to Ningjun Palace.

"Lord," when Gu Shaoyuan entered the king of Ningjun, Huo Chenyi was reading in the outer study room, and Xiao Chengzi didn't care about doing it, so he said anxiously: "Lord, the emperor is here!" ”

Since Cheng Fang knew that Huo Chenyi did not hand over the Huo family's girl's album to the Internal Affairs Office, he always felt that the emperor would not just give up, but now that the emperor has entered the palace, what else can he do when he comes out to ask for the crime?

Huo Chenyi glanced at Chengfang like an ant on a hot pot without hurry, and said with a smile: "He'll come here, what are you in a hurry?" ”

"Lord Wang, you are really, the slave has already said that the emperor has waited for two years just to wait for the four girls of our family and Lu, this time you still want to challenge the emperor's authority, yes, the emperor came to you to ask for a daughter-in-law, the slave looked at what you should do."

Huo Chenyi glanced at Cheng Fang with a smile, and said with a smile: "Depending on who he is, if he wants to marry the sister of this king, he will personally come to marry this king, how can such a precious sister of this king be sent to others for nothing without asking for marriage?" ”

"Really?"

As soon as Huo Chenyi's voice fell, he heard another voice remember, his voice was low and full of majesty, but there was a smile on his face.

Huo Chenyi saw Gu Shaoyuan coming in, and hurriedly got up from the chair and clenched his fists, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the Holy Saint." ”

Gu Shaoyuan glanced at Huo Chenyi with a smile, and said with a smile: "I didn't see where you meant to be welcome." ”

With that, he smiled and raised his hand to signal the room to step back left and right.

Baguio and the others glanced at Huo Chenyi, and when they saw Huo Chenyi nodding, they retreated with everyone's blessings.

After everyone retreated, Huo Chenyi beckoned Gu Shaoyuan to sit down, and said with a smile: "What is the matter with the emperor coming over today?" ”

Gu Shaoyuan sneered, glared at Huo Chenyi, and sneered: "What happened to me, King Ningjun will not know?" ”

Huo Chenyi shrugged his shoulders and said with a hippie smile: "Forgive the ministers for ignorance. ”

Gu Shaoyuan glared at Huo Chenyi and sneered: "It seems that your head is just a decoration on your neck, I am also considerate of you, and I will take this head off for you, and it will also save your neck from suffering." ”

"Don't, don't," Huo Chenyi waved his hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's not interesting for the emperor to threaten his ministers like this." ”

After that, Huo Chenyi put away the hippie smile on his face and became serious.

Seeing Huo Chenyi's face, Gu Shaoyuan also put away his smile, looked at Huo Chenyi, and waited for him to speak first.

The atmosphere suddenly became serious.

Huo Chenyi sighed and sighed: "The emperor is serious? ”

Gu Shaoyuan nodded: "Otherwise, why do you think I have to wait for her for these two years?" ”

The general election is held every two years, and Gu Shaoyuan just ascended the throne two years ago, although the officials tried their best to speak, but if Gu Shaoyuan was serious about the election, the pens of those officials would still poke him in the backbone. When it comes to general elections, a year ago was the best. Since the first emperor has been filial piety, the harem is really not very fulfilling. But if it was last year's general election, but Huo Yunxuan had not yet come out of the filial piety period last year, if you want Huo Yunxuan to enter the palace, then you will have to wait at least another two years before you can be elected again.

It's just that two years later, Huo Yunxuan has become a seventeen-year-old girl, even if Huo Yunxuan waits, the younger sisters under her can't wait. Besides, what if something happens in the past two years? Aren't you going to have to wait forever?

Gu Shaoyuan was not in a hurry, so he waited for Huo Yunxuan for two years without being sure whether Huo Yunxuan was willing to enter the palace.

Gu Shaoyuan's feelings for Huo Yunxuan, how could Huo Chenyi not see it?

Huo Chenyi sighed, but he didn't want his sister to enter the palace: "Your Majesty, forgive the minister." ”

"What kind of place is this harem, how can the emperor not be clear when he is the prince? If Xuan'er enters the harem, wouldn't it be like the lamb entering the tiger's mouth? This will have the emperor and you will be pampered, but you are not afraid of being framed by others. But have you ever thought about it, your feelings for her are no longer there, and as time goes by, there are other little girls in your eyes, but that lady can't tolerate Xuan'er in her eyes, what should Xuan'er do at that time? ”

After some words, it was said that Gu Shaoyuan had nothing to say.

Huo Chen knew that if Gu Shaoyuan thought about his words, he would definitely cure himself of a big crime of rebellion, but for the sake of Huo Yunxuan, he also had to say, he was such a sister, how could he bear to let her be wronged in the future? If he is replaced by someone else and is wronged, with his current status and status, are he still afraid that he will not be able to avenge his sister? But if that person is the emperor? What should he do if he is wronged? Even if Huo Shang doesn't care about the entire Huo family, his arms can't twist his thighs after all.

Huo Chenyi sighed again, and his tone softened: "Your Majesty, while you are still distressed about Xuan'er now, think more about her future." ”

Huo Chenyi's words hit Gu Shaoyuan's heart hard, Gu Shaoyuan sighed, looked at Huo Chenyi, and asked in a low voice, "Xuan'er, ...... What did she say? ”

Huo Chenyi sighed and sighed: "Xuan'er only knows that you are going to have a general election, and nothing else...... Although it is normal to laugh with my grandmother these days, and eat normally, it is just ......."

"It's just that occasionally my eyes are a little dull, and there is some sadness in my eyes."

Huo Yunxuan has heard that Gu Shaoyuan is going to be elected, and she has a little bad feeling in her heart. Xu is because of her old age, in the past two years, Mrs. Huo has not been as stubborn as before. Although Mrs. Huo also called Huo Chen, Yi Hai and others to discuss the matter of sending the album, Huo Chenyi and Hai both strongly opposed Huo Yunxuan's entry into the palace, and Mrs. Huo gave up.

Huo Yunxuan knew that Huo Chenyi and the Hai clan were reluctant to enter the palace by themselves, and although she was happy with Gu Shaoyuan, she also clearly understood the key point, she was born timid and cowardly, and she was not like others when she encountered problems, she was always used to dodging the turtle with a shrunken head first, and when it was too late to show her head, she would poke her head out to block it.

Regarding this matter, she only thought that after her father, brother and mother blocked it for her, she would feel better. After a few days with such thoughts, it wasn't until Gu Shaoyuan came to the door that Huo Yunxuan realized that she was not as painless as she thought.