Zhuang Zhao looked down at the plum branches with gold thread on his shoes, and quietly gathered his cloak.

It's just March, and it's still a little cool when the wind blows.

"The nobles have endured and survived this hurdle, but there is spring blossoming inside." The leading upbringing aunt lowered her voice.

Several little girls were selected after several examinations, and they were trained for another month, and their appearance was fine. Whether you can win the election today also depends on luck.

"Third column, enter," the little eunuch who was guarding the door sang without squinting.

Zhuang Zhao and the other six people lined up in a row and walked towards the hall with lotus steps.

The hall was covered with several curtains, and there was a faint fragrance of lilies.

The six of them stopped at the first curtain, raised their arms slightly, and let the palace maids wait to take off their cloaks, and then stood in front of the second curtain.

No one spoke for a while, but Zhuang Zhao still stood with his eyes and nose and nose observing, as if he would not move.

A kind female voice came from behind the curtain, "It's all good, it's okay, let's salute." ”

The palace maid next to her sent the futon, and several people knelt down easily, made a big salute, and said, "The show girl has seen the emperor, the queen's mother, and His Royal Highness the grandson." ”

The emperor sighed and turned his head to look at the young man sitting at the bottom right of him, "What does Taisun think?" ”

Feng Yi glanced through the curtain, his eyes were not shocked, "It's all up to the emperor's grandfather." ”

The gentle voice was faintly magnetic, and several people couldn't help but hang their faces.

Taisun Feng is handsome, gentle as jade, and the whole palace is praised. They can be candidates for the concubines of the grandson, and I don't know how many women have gritted their teeth.

The Empress smiled at him, turned sideways and whispered a few words to the Emperor.

The Emperor nodded, "Alright, let's take it down first." ”

But instead of bringing it back to the dormitory, it was brought to the side hall next to it.

"A few nobles, please wait" The palace maid with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes led them to the side hall and retreated, leaving a few people looking at each other.

The six of them have been eating and living together for the past few months, and their relationship is good in private.

Li Ying, Sun Xiang, and Zhang Biyu are the selected folk girls, and they are closer than the other three. Among them, Zhang Biyu is a fellow villager of the Taisun Concubine Dong County. When she was training in Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Taisun called her to go over and talk a few times with her.

Li Ying looked next to Zhang Biyu and asked quietly, "What does this mean?" ”

Zhang Biyu shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

The rest of Zhuang Zhao, Xie Yan and Wang Wu glanced at each other and waited quietly.

It was about a cup of tea before a eunuch in a blue-gray complement suit came in small steps. He straightened his waist and said, "Announce the holy oracle, kneel." ”

Several people hurriedly knelt down, only to listen to him, "The Holy Lord's edict: The show girl Zhuang family, the Zhang family is the grandson concubine, and the show girl Li is the grandson of the good man." He raised his eyes and looked at a few people, "Masters, thank you." ”

Zhuang Zhao and the three of them bowed three times and said in a loud voice, "Thank you for your grace." ”

The rest of Wang Wu and Xie Yan are better, they are all noble daughters of a family, even if they can't enter the palace, they can't marry badly. Regrets are certain, but not gaffes.

Sun Xiang is a little worse. His face was pale, and he looked at Li Ying with tears in his eyes, Li Ying opened his eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.

Zhang Biyu also felt a little pity for her, and opened her mouth to persuade, "Quickly wipe away your tears" Thunder and rain dew, all of which are Jun'en. As soon as the Holy Lord decreed, she cried like this, so that when the Holy Lord knew, he would definitely feel that she had a grudge against herself. When the time comes, it's not just a matter of losing the election.

Sun Xiang looked at the rice paper eunuch who had been lowering her head, hurriedly collected her tears, and reluctantly smiled, "We have lived together for so long, and now we are going to separate, but I am really a little reluctant" She blessed her body, "Congratulations to the sisters." ”

She made several people a little embarrassed by this, and they simply dispersed.

Zhang Biyu, Zhuang Zhao, and Li Ying were led to the East Palace to see Concubine Taisun. The other three packed up and left the palace.

Concubine Taisun is a delicate beauty, sitting in the hall, seeing the three of them coming gracefully, she smiled at Mama Lin who was waiting beside her, "There are so many flower-like sisters all of a sudden, I am not afraid of being cold in the future" The words were slightly sour.

Mama Lin couldn't do anything about Concubine Taisun's small-bellied chicken intestines, so she reminded euphemistically, "There will be more in the future, Niangniang doesn't have to worry." ”

Concubine Taisun was choked by her like this, no matter how sour the words were, she couldn't say anything, so she had to say, "Let me know each other" She glanced at Zhang Biyu, "I know Jasper, there are two left" She moved her gaze to Zhuang Zhao.

She has been immersed in the palace for three years, and she has practiced people's skills in the end. Li Ying and Zhuang Zhao stood together, although their appearance was a little brighter than her, but their temperament was a few cuts lower than her.

What the family has raised is different. Concubine Taisun's smile was a little bitter.

Li Ying and Zhuang Zhao stepped forward at the same time to salute, "Concubine Li and Zhuang have seen Niangniang." ”

When Mama Lin heard the voice, she couldn't help but look up at Zhuang Zhao, and secretly said in her heart, such a voice can't hook people's souls.

Before Concubine Taisun could speak, she saw Tan Chen, a close attendant beside Taisun, hurriedly walked in, and he saluted and said, "The slave has seen Niangniang." Yu Niangniang, His Royal Highness is now accompanying the saint to the school field, and the special servant came back to say that Niangniang didn't have to wait for him to eat. ”

Now I go to the school grounds, and it's the middle of the night to come back. According to the temper of the grandson, he will definitely not recruit anyone to sleep again.

Concubine Taisun shook her head, "I know", and said, "Be careful when serving Your Highness, now that the wind is cold, don't let Your Highness catch a cold." ”

Taisun was not in a hurry to see these people, and when he heard that the reaction in the palace was quite cold, Concubine Taisun was still a little happy in her heart. Seeing that these people were not so unpleasant, he said with a pleasant face, "Your Highness may not come back tonight, you should go back and rest first." After thinking about it, he said, "If there is anything missing in the room, let the palace maid report it to me." Sister Zhuang brought a palace maid in by herself, and she didn't have to worry about it. Sister Biyu and Sister Li, if the palace maids you arranged are not carefully served, please come and tell me. ”

This time it separated Zhuang Zhao and the other two.

Zhuang Zhao was a little disdainful of Concubine Taisun's little tricks, but he still respectfully responded on his face.

She and Zhang Biyu are both independent small courtyards, one is called Tinglan Courtyard, the other is called Zhilan Courtyard, and Li Ying and another lover An live in Zhulan Courtyard.

Zhang Biyu's Zhilan Courtyard was the closest to the Taisun study, Li Ying was a little envious, took her hand and whispered, "I'll come to you to play in a while." Zhang Biyu smiled and nodded. The two talked and laughed, but left Zhuang Zhao aside.

Zhuang Zhao didn't care, and when she got to the room and asked Baicha to close the door, she let out a sigh of relief. Bai Cha smiled and stood behind her and squeezed her shoulder, "The master has been standing for so long, I'm tired." ”

Zhuang Zhao closed his eyes comfortably, "It's much better than training on weekdays." She opened her eyes and scanned the room, frowning, "This arrangement is too ......" A new cluster of gold-inlaid furniture, the ornaments are all large jade carvings, and there are two pots of wealth and prosperity.

Rich is rich, but it stings people's eyes.

"Let them move these out first," Zhuang Zhao pointed to a few large items that were in the way.

Bai Cha hesitated, "Let the princess know, I'm afraid that the master will deliberately go against her." "They have lived in the palace for a while, and they have heard of the style of the princess. Don't look at the good words on her face, if anyone dares to be dissatisfied with her arrangement, she will be the first to have a seizure.

Once An Liang of Zhulan Courtyard complained that the bamboo in Zhulan Courtyard was too messy, and Concubine Taisun was still gentle on the surface, so she sent someone to cut down the bamboo in a blink of an eye, and specially selected some fierce-looking people. Frightened, An Liangren had nightmares for several nights.

This matter is quite big, and the little palace maid secretly said, "I heard that it was the princess of Qi who let her pass it on." ”

Now that Zhuang Zhao has just entered the East Palace, he hasn't even seen the face of the grandson, so it is a bit risky to rush into the bar with the concubine of the grandson.

Zhuang Zhao touched the Dongzhu ring on his index finger, "When I enter the palace, isn't it against her?" What's more, how can it be the same now as it was three years ago. ”

Three years ago, Concubine Taisun had just entered the palace, and she wanted to punish a beloved, but Taisun would not say anything. But three years have passed, but Concubine Taisun has not been pregnant for a long time, so there is a group of them.

Now that Concubine Taisun wants to do this, she has to weigh the thoughts of Taisun and the emperor and queen. Childless, jealous, these two things add up, even the princess can't stand it.

Bai Cha responded crisply, said with a smile: "The master can still see through", and asked, "Does the master let them move now, or will they move after dinner?" “

Zhuang Zhao patted her hand on the shoulder and motioned for her to stop, and stood up by himself, "Let them move now, you go and find out the falling rain incense we brought ourselves, wash the plum blossom cup, and take it to the pavilion." ”

There is a small lake in the courtyard of Tinglan, and there is a pavilion on the lake, which is surrounded by screens on all sides. When Fang just came in, Zhuang Zhao liked it when he saw it.

Actually, it's better to go in the summer, but now that the palace people are going to move things, she has nowhere to go, so it's better to go to the pavilion to stay.

As a result, the cup had just been washed, and before she could do anything, she saw Tan Chen leading someone over.

He lowered his posture very low, and said respectfully, "The slave greets the master, please prepare for the master, and the grandson wants to see you tonight." ”

Zhuang Zhao was surprised, Taisun had just sent someone to say that he would not come back for dinner, and he returned to the palace in a blink of an eye. Apparently something happened, and, by no means, a good thing.

She took off the little jade cicada hanging from her waist and said with a smile, "There is a Lao Tan servant, and this jade cicada also asks Tan Neishou not to dislike it." ”

Tan Chen's eyebrows did not move, and he bent down to take it, "The slave thanked the master of the village." "As a grandson's chamberlain, he has seen a lot of good things. Although this jade cicada is not worth anything, it is better than being small and exquisite, since she gives it, he will take it. But if you want him to say anything about Taisun, hmph, he won't say a word.

Just when Tan Chen was about to politely reject Zhuang Zhao's question about the crown prince, he heard Zhuang Zhao say, "Then I'll go take a bath and prepare now, and Tan Neishou will wait." Then she walked lightly past him.

Tan Chen: ......