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Although Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing did not know Zhao Junchen's overall plan, as Zhao Junchen's staff in the palace, they also knew a small part of Zhao Junchen's plan and thoughts.

For example, this time the women of the Zhao family that Zhao Junchen planned to send into the palace were not one, but two!

These two women of the Zhao family are one bright and one dark. On the bright side, it is naturally the woman of the Zhao family who entered the palace and became a concubine. But in secret, another Zhao family woman will hide her identity and become the former's accompanying maid and enter the palace together.

After all, Emperor Deqing's recruitment of the Zhao family woman into the palace this time was just a means of entrapment, but at the same time, Emperor Deqing would inevitably take precautions and would never let the Zhao family woman conceive a dragon!

However, for the accompanying maids beside the women of the Zhao family, Emperor Deqing may not be strictly guarded......

And Zhao Junchen's plan at this stage is to use this opportunity to try to make the hidden Zhao family woman conceive a dragon seed and give birth to a prince - although this link is not the key to Zhao Junchen's plans, once it is realized, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to Zhao Junchen's plans.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen does not care very much about the woman of the Zhao family who is about to enter the palace as a concubine, in Zhao Junchen's opinion, as long as this candidate is beautiful enough and will please people, the accompanying maid by her side is the focus of Zhao Junchen's plan.

At this time, what Zhao Junchen asked was naturally the candidate for the former.

Unexpectedly, after Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan heard Zhao Junchen's inquiry, they looked at each other with hesitant expressions. In Zhao Junchen's eyes, he was not a very important candidate, but it made the two of them feel very embarrassed.

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Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing were very clear about Zhao Junchen's thoughts. But after all, they were literati, and their thinking was inevitably influenced by Confucian culture. My heart was full of awe for the feudal imperial power.

Choosing a woman of the right age of the Zhao family to be sent to the palace, becoming a concubine, and serving Emperor Deqing, although Zhao Junchen didn't care very much about this candidate, but after all, it was related to the emperor, Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing naturally attached great importance to it, and they didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Therefore, when they select, the standards they set are also extremely high.

According to Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing's ideas, a woman who can become a harem concubine is not a beautiful woman with a good demeanor and a good heart. But at least it should be a beautiful and knowledgeable lady, right?

However, in the eyes of Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing, among all the school-age women in the Zhao family, no one can even meet such conditions.

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At this time, seeing that Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing's expressions were quite embarrassed, Zhao Junchen couldn't help frowning and asked, "What?" Could it be that among the Zhao family in Yangzhou, there is not even a woman of appropriate age who can be sent to the harem and serve the emperor? ”

Su Xiqing hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "My lord." As you know, this matter is really not trivial, and I can't lower the requirements when I am screening. After all. The companion is like a tiger, and the shape of the harem is also very complicated, with countless open and secret battles. This woman of the Zhao family who entered the palace and became a concubine, although it was just a cover. But she must not only be talented and beautiful, but also smart and intelligent. Only such a woman can serve the emperor well and calmly deal with the harem battle, which is also of great benefit to you......"

On the other side, Xiao Wenxuan also said: "However, these school-age women of the Zhao family are either arrogant, or ordinary, or too honest, sending these women into the palace is not only not helpful to you, but will reduce your holy favor, which is really harmful...... Over the past few days, Master Su and I have been carefully investigating and screening, but we really can't find a suitable candidate......

Hearing Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan's description, Zhao Junchen finally understood the crux of the problem - it was not that the Zhao family did not have suitable candidates, but that Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan were too fearful of imperial power, so the selection criteria were set too high.

So, Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "You look at this matter too complicated, you don't have to be so cautious at all, the reason why Your Majesty will choose a woman of appropriate age to enter the palace in the Zhao family, in the final analysis, is just a means to envelop me, compared with the harem, His Majesty attaches more importance to the previous dynasty, so as long as I stand tall in the temple, the women of the Zhao family who enter the harem don't have to worry about the problem of companions such as tigers, or harem battles...... On the contrary, as long as I fall, the women of the Zhao family who enter the palace will have no place in the harem...... Therefore, the requirements of this Zhao family woman do not have to be too high, as long as she looks beautiful enough and knows how to please the emperor. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Su Xiqing hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "If this is the case, there is a woman from the Zhao family who is very compliant, this woman is named Zhao Ying'er, and she is the granddaughter of an elderly person of the Zhao family. Although Xiao Gongzi and I had a very bad initial impression of her, we couldn't embarrass her. ”

Zhao Junchen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh?" Hearing you say this, this woman is a good candidate to enter the palace, why didn't you recommend her just now, but showed a look of embarrassment? Also, your initial impression of her was very bad, what happened? ”

Xiao Wenxuan smiled bitterly: "My lord, this is related to another woman, this woman's name is Zhang Zhaodi, she is a distant relative of the Zhao family, according to my observation with Master Su, her temperament, appearance, and personality are the best candidates for the role of 'accompanying maid'." However, the relationship between Zhang Zhaodi and Zhao Yinger was not harmonious, and there were fierce conflicts...... To be precise, Zhao Yinger once bullied Zhang Zhaodi fiercely. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Wenxuan told Zhao Junchen in detail about Zhao Yinger's bullying of Zhang Zhaodi.

After Xiao Wenxuan finished speaking, Su Xiqing said: "My lord, I also know that compared to the women of the Zhao family who want to enter the palace and become concubines, the hidden 'accompanying maid' is the key to your plan." However, the past conflict between Zhao Yinger and Zhang Zhaodi makes it unsuitable for the two of them to enter the palace together, otherwise, your plan will have hidden dangers, and it is easy to be variable. ”

After a pause, Su Xiqing said again: "In addition, although Zhao Ying'er is very well-behaved in front of me and Xiao Gongzi, her behavior of bullying Zhang Zhaodi in private is enough to show that this woman is a mercenary and inconsistent person, and she is arrogant and narrow-minded, bright on the surface, but full of viciousness on the inside, such a woman entering the palace is probably not a good thing for adults, and it is not easy to control, so I and Xiao Gongzi do not think she is a good candidate." ”

After hearing Su and Xiao's explanations, a thoughtful look flashed in Zhao Junchen's eyes.

After a while, Zhao Junchen said thoughtfully: "Perhaps, the past conflict between the two of them is not a bad thing, if it is used properly in the future...... Let's wait until I personally inspect it tomorrow. ”

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…… (To be continued......)