Chapter III

Although the palatial palace is peaceful, the inner dark tide is surging, and the waves are treacherous, which makes people think about it and be extremely frightened. And born in the emperor's family, these are already the commonplace of those who want to seize power, in the deep palace, you don't know that the person standing in front of you is obviously a person, but in fact, he is pregnant with a ghost and is calculating all the time.

"Your Majesty, this is the pastry I specially made for Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been busy with official business recently, don't get tired!" The Empress looked at Her Majesty with concern.

"Queen, why do you have time to make pastries for me today? Seeing that you usually take care of the harem, it's really hard work! As he spoke, he picked up a piece of pastry and tasted it.

"Your Majesty, are you complaining that your concubines don't take care of Your Majesty every day?" After that, the queen wanted to cry: "The concubine also wants to be inseparable from Your Majesty every day, but Your Majesty, have you ever given your concubine a chance?" The concubine looks forward to you coming every day, but you go to Concubine Jing every day, how can there be a place for the concubine? As he spoke, he began to cry, and the women in the harem were really easy to cry, and the tears came as soon as they were spoken.

"Okay, Queen, I neglected you, and I will go to you often in the future!" The emperor said impatiently. What annoys him the most is the competition between women.

"Well, Your Majesty!" The queen wiped the tears from her eyes and continued: "By the way, Your Majesty, does there need to be put on the agenda as soon as possible?" You see that Prince Chen'er should also reach the age of marriage, should he choose a concubine for him! ”

The affairs of the harem are taken care of by the queen, and she sees that the prince has also reached the age of marriage. Implement it as soon as possible, so as not to be afraid of other things being delayed in the future.

"Well, I'm also thinking about it, today the early dynasty Leng Xiangguo also advocated that I choose a concubine for the crown prince, so as to prepare for the inheritance of the throne in the future. I just don't know what Chen'er thinks? The emperor said worriedly.

"Choosing a concubine is an inconvenient law in all dynasties. Of course, let the prince rashly accept an unfamiliar princess, according to the prince's temper, it is normal not to accept it at first, but it is good to get familiar with it slowly! The queen comforted the emperor and said.

"Okay, then I will immediately issue a holy decree and choose a concubine for the crown prince in three days!" As he spoke, he summoned the eunuch Li Gonggong to draft a decree, and the emperor thought that it was the only way to go anyway, so there was no need to hesitate.

In this way, without Mu Jingchen's consent, the emperor decided his fate. Perhaps in the eyes of the emperor, choosing a concubine for the crown prince is a trivial matter that does not require his consent.

"The holy decree has arrived, and Qin Huai of Shangshu Mansion has come out to receive the decree!" Gonggong Li in the palace came to Shangshu Mansion with a holy decree.

Immediately afterwards, the old and young people of Shangshufu came out to kneel and accept the order. "Fengtian carrier, the emperor Zhao said that the prince is already an adult, and he needs to choose a good concubine for him. Now the world is widely known, all those who have women under the knees of the court officials, those who are of the right age, and those who have good appearance and good conduct, will all participate, and must not violate the will, Qin this! ”

After Gonggong Li finished announcing the decree, he handed the holy decree to Qin Shangshu: "Okay, Qin Shangshu, congratulations, congratulations." If your daughter can be elected as the crown princess, it will really be a blessing for your ancestors! Hehe, hey, why didn't you see Ling Yan? ”

"Oh, the little girl is out, I'll tell her when she comes back. Oh, by the way, father-in-law, why does the emperor seem to be so tough when he chooses a concubine for the crown prince? Do you have to participate? Father Qin asked cautiously.

"Oh, Lord Qin, it's like this, the emperor is afraid that some talented women in the city are unwilling to participate because he is afraid of the prince's coldness, and he is afraid that he will miss the good fate, so this is a hard and fast rule. Oh, Qin Shangshu doesn't have to worry, the prince grew up under the watchful eyes of an old slave, he is the kind of person with a cold face and a warm heart, not as exaggerated as the outside world rumores! In fact, the prince is quite pitiful, he was not like this before, but since the death of the virtuous concubine, he has become more and more unkind, and he is still guarding against others everywhere. Now the one who can still talk to the prince is Concubine Jing. After all, Concubine Jing had a good relationship with Concubine Xian! Hey, I'm afraid that the woman who marries the prince in the future will have to run in with the prince well! Oops, look at my mouth, unconsciously say so much. Lord Qin, you hurry up and let Ling Yan prepare, and in three days, enter the palace! Then the old slave won't bother the adults, the old slave still has some mansions to go to announce the holy decree! With that, he quickly turned and left.

"Master, great, we were still discussing Yi'er's marriage two days ago! How did you get results so quickly! Hehe, and he is also a relative of the emperor, he is really an ancestor who has appeared! I didn't expect that girl, seeing that she was out of line all day long, her luck was quite good! Hehe, we have to help her clean up quickly, with our Yi'er's cleverness, she will definitely be chosen! The Qin family looked proud, thinking that his stepdaughter could enter the palace to choose a concubine and climb the high branches, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"It's so strong to buy and sell, I'm afraid Yi'er is not so obedient!" Father Qin said worriedly.

"This is the emperor's decree, how can there be any act of resisting the decree, otherwise the whole family will be punished, I think that girl should not be out of proportion in this matter! Wait for her to come back in the evening and see how she reacts! With that, the Qin family helped the old man into the house.

"Senior brother, I've worked hard for you these past few days, busy with things in the study, and I have to take care of Yong'an Hall, I don't know what to say!" Qin Yi said guiltily.

"It's okay, originally Lingyun Study and Yong'an Hall were taken care of by the two of us, but one person did the work of two people, so you should give yourself leave!" Leng Lingfeng doted on his junior sister without reservation.

Yes, that's right, Leng Lingfeng has always been in love with Qin Yi. has always had a crush on her since she was very young, no matter what Qin Yi wants to do, he will support Leng Lingfeng, this love has always been buried in the bottom of his heart, and he doesn't dare to speak.

"There's Senior Brother Lao!" Qin Yi was used to her senior brother's kindness, but she would still thank him. Never showed the kind of expression it was supposed to be.

The children of Lingyun Study were very excited to see their sister Yi return to the study. It's just that I haven't seen each other for two or three days, and I miss it so much, which may be the nature of children.

"Kids, were you unruly when I wasn't there? Especially you, Shuyin, have you ever caused trouble in class? Qin Yi looked at this group of little dolls happily. These children are all children of poor families, and they have no money to go to the school, so Qin Yi set up this Lingyun study, which is specially for those children to study for free.

"No, Sister Yi, Yin'er is very well-behaved these days!" A childish voice sounded.

"Yes, Brother Leng taught you, and you behaved very well. If I teach you, will you make trouble? Qin Yi's hand gently pinched Shuyin's face, "Okay, the class is over, the homework left must be completed, I will check it tomorrow!" Brother, let's send these children home! ”

"Well, good!" After saying that, the two of them took the group of children and walked in the direction of home, talking and laughing along the way.

"Sister Yi, you will always teach us! My mother likes you, she said that you are kind-hearted, let me grow up to help others like you, and said that I want to marry a woman like you! Shuyin relayed her mother's words in a serious manner.

"Of course, you little hairy heads, I don't see you for a day, and I miss you! Let's hurry home! Otherwise, your parents should be worried! Qin Yi said happily while holding a child in one hand.

At this moment, Qin Yi was happy. Especially when she is with these children, she can forget a lot of troubles, although at the moment, she has no troubles.

Qin Yi was dancing happily while humming a song, when she entered the house, she felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, she always felt weird, was there any happy event? Or did she do something wrong again?

"Sister, sister, you're finally back, we're all waiting for you!" I saw Qin Tian walking up to Qin Yi in three steps and two steps.

What can make his younger brother Qin Tian come out to greet Qin Yi must be something big. "Is this what is going on? Need that much pomp? ”

"Sister, you don't know yet! You've been elected to the palace to run for the crown princess! Hee-hee! "In Qin Tian's heart at this time, my sister is the pride of this family, can she not be proud!

"What!" As he spoke, he pushed away his younger brother and walked straight into the hall, leaving Qin Tian with a confused face messy in the wind. In the hall, Father Qin and the Qin family were sitting there waiting for Qin Yi.

"Dad, look at your expression, don't object!" Qin Yi stared at Father Qin angrily.

"Oh, good daughter, my father doesn't even have a chance to object! See for yourselves! Father Qin handed the holy decree to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi took the holy decree and saw the emperor's personal will, revealing an order that could not be disobeyed between the lines. In the matter of choosing a concubine, if it were someone else, he might ask God to worship the Buddha. But for her, it was like an invisible shackle that locked her freedom!

Qin Yi put back the holy decree in a lost place, and Qin Yi, who had always been sure about everything, felt a trace of helplessness from the bottom of his heart at this time. She knew that if she resisted the decree, it would be the entire family that would suffer, and she would not be so selfish in exchange for the life of the whole clan for her own freedom.

"When will you enter the palace?" At this point, nothing can be done but obedience. However, today she promised the children that they would always be with them, and it seemed that she was going to break her promise.

"Oh, after Gonggong Li said it for three days, let you make some preparations in the next few days!" Father Qin was very relieved that his daughter could be so sensible, and at the same time, he was also worried about his daughter's future creation. Watching my daughter walk back to her room as if she had lost her soul, I felt a pang of heartache.

"Master, don't worry, this girl is talented, although the palace is a place of right and wrong, I believe she can cope with it, a small place like ours has really wronged her, she needs more space!" The Qin clan can see it clearly.

"I hope so!" Father Qin's face was melancholy.

When Qin Yi knew that he had been elected to the palace, he was listless.

"Miss, don't be sad, it's actually good to enter the palace. Brocade clothes and jade food, and the status is still noble, which is a good thing that many people dare not think of in their lives! Xiao Rou tried to alleviate Miss's feeling of not wanting to enter the palace at the moment, she knew that Miss liked freedom, those red tape, court etiquette, Miss naturally didn't like it.

"Okay, Xiaorou, don't comfort me anymore, once you enter the palace, it is as deep as the sea, how many women can escape the shackles of the court! Lonely people abound, even those who die unexpectedly in the high-ranking power. Isn't the crown prince's biological mother, Concubine Xian, an example! How can a good person fall ill and die overnight? Qin Yi said faintly, she studied medicine and knew some strange diseases.

"Ah, that means that Concubine Xian died unexpectedly. Oh my God, the virtuous concubine was the emperor's favorite concubine back then, so she couldn't save her life, the palace was really terrible! Miss, let's find a way not to go! Xiao Rou said fearfully.

"The emperor's decree has been issued, how can there be a reason to retract the fate. Okay, help me freshen up and change, I have something to arrange tomorrow! Xiaorou obeyed the order to help the young lady take off the hairpin on her head and arrange the hairpin for the young lady.

"Miss, you have entered the palace, what should you do with Leng Lingfeng and Brother Leng Ling. It can be seen that Brother Leng seems to have different feelings for Miss! As a bystander, Xiao Rou could see that Leng Lingfeng cared about Miss very much!

Qin Yi turned his head to look at Xiao Rou with a look of disbelief, "Really? Xiaorou, don't talk nonsense, the relationship between me and my senior brother is like the relationship between brother and sister. It's similar to me and my brother Qin Tian, how can you say it? What's more, I've been with my senior brother for so many years, if it's like what you said, wouldn't I be able to notice it? ”

"Didn't Miss realize that Brother Leng treats you completely differently from others. From childhood to adulthood, everything is up to you! ”

Qin Yi listened thoughtfully to Xiao Rou's narration, because there was still a lot of work to do tomorrow, so he interrupted Xiao Rou, "Xiao Rou, Brother Leng treats me like a sister." Just like I will let my younger brother Qin Tian do everything, isn't it a truth? Well, there's still a lot to do, so let's get ready! ”

"Oh, well!" Xiao Rou thought about it while responding, could she have seen it wrong? No, Brother Leng looks at Miss differently from others every time! That's obviously looking at the eyes of your beloved!