Qi Yan was stunned, as if she didn't expect her to ask this question. The look she looked at that time was by no means like someone who could say this.

"Can't you tell me?" Shen Qinghuan said coldly, "Actually, you have long wanted to accept her as a concubine, right?" ”

Qi Yan never thought of accepting Fu Yuling as a concubine, but now Commander Fu is the commander stationed in Zhaoyue and Xiyi, once the war breaks out. The first to charge into battle was the Xu family. And the three generations of the Xu family are loyal and brave, and there is no reason why he should not be polite to Fu Qi. He could also see that Fu Qi intended to bring Fu Yuling into the palace as a concubine, but he had already married Shen Qinghuan in order to consolidate his position, and now he and Shen Qinghuan are in love, how can he marry another Fu Yuling.

Moreover, he knew that Fu Yuling was different from Lu Yang, Fu Yuling was innocent and simple, had no scheming, and was somewhat similar to Shen Qinghuan, although he was confident that he would not change his mind, but Shen Qinghuan was sensitive, he was just afraid that she would think too much, so he never had the idea of taking Fu Yuling as a concubine.

Now, the woman in front of him actually asked him if he wanted to accept Fu Yuling as a concubine early on.

Qi Yan couldn't say whether he was disappointed or sad, he was tired recently, but he was thinking about how Shen Qinghuan was unhappy, and he would still put down his face and coax her to be happy. He thought that he had untied the knot in her heart yesterday, but now that she asked, she made Qi Yan understand that she was delusional.

"That's what you think of me?" Qi Yan said coldly.

Shen Qinghuan saw that his attitude had also become bad, and he didn't know how to feel more and more unhappy, so he simply said: "A few days ago, the Queen Mother persuaded me to draft for you, but I didn't want to at that time, but now since I want to accept the Fu family as a concubine, I will also be selected as a show girl." Rest assured, I will definitely give her a good name. ”

"Draft?" Qi Yanxin didn't know if he was so angry that he laughed, he once had a heart-to-heart relationship with Shen Qinghuan and told her that he hated her pretending to be generous the most, and now she still said that she wanted to be angry with him for his draft, which made him angry more than everything she said before, "Okay, good, Shen Qinghuan, then you will be my queen, hold a draft for my scenery, and fill my harem." ”

Shen Qinghuan gritted his teeth and said word by word: "The concubine must not be selfish. ”

Shen Qinghuan couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen Qi Yan's back leaving so angrily. She suddenly regretted a little in her heart, but she knew that there was no turning back.

She had already planned to give up pursuing Jin Hai's matter, and she thought that maybe she could live well like this all the time. She is a woman, and she doesn't want to shoulder so many responsibilities, if her husband lives a good life with herself, she really doesn't want to be unhappy. But now, she saw that one woman after another was about to be sent to the palace, and the men around her were gradually tempted, and she couldn't turn a blind eye and be indifferent.

Perhaps, in his eyes, only profit is paramount, so he will marry any woman who is beneficial to him. Therefore, killing his uncle and marrying Fu Yuling, including her Shen Qinghuan, all of this is just for himself.

If that were the case, she would have to be strong on her own.

October 20, her birthday, the moon and stars are scarce, but she doesn't want to be as ignorant as before.

......

"Mother, mother?"

Shen Qinghuan opened her eyes slowly, still feeling a little sleepy, and when she saw the red-sleeved face in front of her, she asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Mother forgot? Today is draft day. Normally you just wake up late, but not today. Redsleeves said.

Shen Qinghuan said "oh", but it wasn't that she forgot. She thought about it last night and thought about it for a long time, so she couldn't wake up today. Perhaps, subconsciously, she is still not very willing to face it, "Help me up and wash up." ”

"What do you want to wear today? Is it still the light green skirt? ”

Somehow, Shen Qinghuan shook his head, and then slowly spoke: "Get that royal blue palace dress for me." ”

Although the red sleeves should be lowered, she thought in her heart that this lady of her own family has never been restrained, in her own palace, or at some small banquet, she often just wears a light-colored skirt, unless it is a very formal occasion, she never asks to wear palace clothes, or royal blue, such a deep color. Red Sleeves thinks that the queen is young, and royal blue is really not worthy of her.

But in the end, it was the queen's order, she took out the royal blue dress that she had not worn from the closet, and helped Shen Qinghuan put it on layer by layer. She knew that Shen Qinghuan was no longer the same.

Shen Qinghuan took pictures of himself in the bronze mirror, confirming that he didn't look like an eighteen-year-old now, but was mature enough to support the dignified dignity that a queen should have, and then said, "Have they all arrived?" ”

"Hui Queen, I've been waiting in Xu Yingtang for a quarter of an hour."

Shen Qinghuan nodded and said, "Go ahead." ”

The forty show girls this time were really selected by Shen Qinghuan unselfishly from the daughters, sisters and others of the prince's minister's family, all of them were beautiful and lovely. At least in terms of appearance, Shen Qinghuan felt that she had been screened, and she would never make Qi Yan unbearable.

When he arrived at Xu Yingtang, Shen Qinghuan had already seen dozens of show girls standing in rows at the door, all of them with graceful postures and affection. But the most outstanding is the Fu Yuling, whose skin is as white as snow.

In fact, with Fu Yuling's identity, there is no need to enter the palace through the draft, but Shen Qinghuan doesn't know what's wrong, it seems that he has to give her a dismount, insisting on letting her be drafted, but he promised to give her the highest rank, and the Xu family relented.

The grandmother on the side loudly reported the names of each show girl in the roster, and after a while, the eight show girls were already standing in front of Shen Qinghuan.

Shen Qinghuan glanced at the past, although these women are not as good-looking as in the painting, they are also beautiful and outstanding, in fact, she has no choice experience, she feels that everyone can stay.

Then, one by one, the show girls stepped forward to salute Shen Qinghuan and introduced themselves.

Qing Huan drank tea, watching them try their best to express themselves in front of her expressionlessly, and suddenly felt a little sad. These women have done everything they can to enter the palace, but who knows that after entering the palace, they will be lucky?

"The queen's mother Wanfu Jin'an, the courtier's daughter Ye Ruyu, is 18 years old."

Shen Qinghuan felt that her face was quite delicate, so she couldn't help but ask, "What do you like to do on weekdays?" ”

"Courtiers like to drink tea. He has studied the tea ceremony quite a bit. ”

This is a novelty, different from the show girls next to him who can only play the piano, Shen Qinghuan said: "Stay." ”

"Thank you, mother." She didn't look particularly happy, but her faint appearance was like a chrysanthemum, which made Shen Qinghuan feel a little more good.

The next person, Shen Qinghuan didn't have a good feeling, and he couldn't pick it out back and forth. However, at this moment, the Queen Mother came.

Shen Qinghuan's eyebrows jumped, stood up, and bowed slightly to the Queen Mother, saying, "Why is the Queen Mother here for such a thing as the draft?" ”

"It is not easy for the queen to be in charge of the harem. The mourning family knows that the queen's qualifications are still shallow, so she came to choose with the queen, and the queen won't mind, right? ”

In front of so many people, Shen Qinghuan couldn't say that he minded, just smiled, nodded, and sent someone to bring a chair to the Queen Mother.

At this time, the third batch of show girls had already walked up, and one of them was beautiful, unbelievable. But as soon as you look at the charming eyes, you know that it is not easy to get along with.

Shen Qinghuan was about to pass by, when he heard the Queen Mother say: "This Liu family is good, shrewd and capable, and can assist you in managing the Six Palaces." ”

Shen Qinghuan sighed in her heart, but after a glance, the Queen Mother said the words "managing the six palaces", the purpose of her coming today was clearly to cultivate her own power, because the Chen family was gradually declining, and the Shen family was implicated both openly and secretly, and she Shen Qinghuan was no longer worthy of her reliance.

Shen Qinghuan glanced at the Liu family, wearing a purple gauze skirt, enchanting and colorful, she couldn't raise a good impression, but the Queen Mother had a word, she had to say: "Leave the Liu family behind." ”

When Liu Yaoqin heard this, she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, and hurriedly said: "Thank you Niangniang, thank you Queen Mother." ”

Then, the Queen Mother and Shen Qinghuan picked out four people one after another, counting the Fu Yuling who must be selected, a total of five people.

......

Shen Qinghuan took the piece of paper with five names written on it, touched it back and forth with his index finger, and didn't know what he was thinking. Forty people, she and the queen mother chose back and forth, the queen mother liked it, she tried her best to stop it, she liked it, the queen mother found an excuse to refuse. These five people will share her husband with her in the future.

But what about Qi Yan?

Thinking of him, Shen Qinghuan's heart hurt unconsciously. She really liked him, liked him with her heart, and knew that it was impossible at that time, so she buried her liking in the bottom of her heart, never mentioned it, and didn't want to think about it, for a whole year. But later, Qi Yan gave her hope, and he personally told her that he liked her and would always be good to her. But when he turned around, he killed her uncle, just to consolidate his power, and to be able to win the battle in Xiyi, and to get close to Fu Qi's daughter Fu Yuling.

It's not that she doesn't understand, this is what an emperor should do. Focus on the big picture, no feelings.

She Shen Qinghuan could still accept such an indifferent and fickle her before she tasted the feeling of falling in love with him, but they had already delivered each other's sincerity... In other words, she is the only one who delivers her sincerity, then she can't convince herself to let a man who only has interests in his eyes use her and marry many women.

She took a deep breath and walked towards the Golden Cloud Palace.

At that time, Qi Yan was finishing Xiyi's official business, and he was a little tired, and when he heard Shen Qinghuan coming, his expression softened slightly.

But when he saw her walk in with a cold and expressionless face, the softness in his eyes also dissipated.

He knew that today was the day when Shen Qinghuan held the draft.