In the imperial garden, the queen mother looked at the young and beautiful women below with a smile, the palace had not been so lively for a long time, which reminded her of when she was young, and it was also like this that the young emperor fell in love with it at a glance.

"Among the show girls in Fangcai, there is a person named Qing Yan, who has a foxy face, I am afraid that she is the one who flatters the master, strips her qualifications, and sends it out, so as not to let His Majesty see it!" The Queen Mother said lightly.

"Yes, the concubine will arrange it!" The queen said with meek lowered her eyes, the queen mother's worries are not unreasonable, the woman's appearance and aunt are indeed a little imaginative, it will inevitably provoke some emotions of His Majesty, and it is indeed inappropriate to stay in the palace.

"Go and urge Your Majesty again!" The Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty finally opened his mouth for the draft, this matter is a big deal, it is extremely important, and there have been no newcomers in the harem for many years!" ”

"Yes, the concubine will definitely do her best to handle this matter, and she will not live up to the queen mother's trust in the concubine!" The queen's expression became more and more docile, "The concubines just looked at the few show girls who were extremely outstanding in terms of background, appearance and talent, why don't you see the queen mother first, and then let Your Majesty see it?" ”

"It's okay, call them over to talk to the mourners!" The Queen Mother said.

The queen immediately asked her henchmen and palace maids to come over and ask her to call the people she liked over to show the queen mother.

The queen mother originally looked at Qi Guifei unpleasantly, but now because she wants to stabilize the queen's position, naturally there are not too many opportunities for Qi Guifei to speak, at this moment the queen is busy, she glanced at the concubine, and asked, "You don't have a fancy to the show girl?" ”

"Since the draft girl is used to serve His Majesty, it is useless for the concubines to look at it, and His Majesty must look at it!" Qi Guifei said lightly, "In the end, this matter must be decided by His Majesty himself!" ”

"Humph!" The Queen Mother sneered, "Your Majesty is working on everything, and there are more than 100 show girls in total, can he see them all?" So what do you want? You have been in the palace for more than 20 years, Your Majesty's preferences should be clear to you, as a noble concubine, you have to investigate the character and talent of the concubines below, you are now assisting the queen in managing the six palaces, can't you even do this little thing? ”

"The queen mother taught the concubines to keep it in mind, and the concubines are guilty!" Qi Guifei said.

"Alright, let's go down!" The Queen Mother said a little impatiently, "Crying with a sad face, others still think that you have committed the jealousy of women's virtues, so that others think of my Great Zhou royal family?" ”

"Yes!" Qi Guifei did not refute it, nodded and said yes, although this time it was said that it was for His Majesty to draft a draft girl, but in the end she was selected only to be the queen mother and the queen, and she did not have relatives and henchmen among the candidates, they wanted to put themselves into this circle of interests, it was understandable, and she didn't care.

As soon as Concubine Qi left, the queen led four or five girls to come, and these queen mother had a bottom in her heart, so she smiled and talked to them for a while.

After a while, the palace maid reported that His Majesty had arrived, and several show girls retreated shyly and timidly, and the queen announced that everyone should prepare, and the draft was about to start.

The women below entered in groups of five, nothing more than to report their names and families, and then ask His Majesty to see their appearance. Although it is charming, Emperor Zhou is obviously interested in Shanshan and is not very concerned.

"This woman looks like Zhou Zheng, at first glance, she is a blessed person, with a soft temperament and a good family background, what does Your Majesty think?" The empress asked earnestly beside Emperor Zhou.

"I am not a person of heavy desire, although I want to fill the harem, I can't cut off their youth, just choose one or two, and send the others home, or the queen mother will be in charge, and give it to the royal family last time!" Emperor Zhou said lightly.

The queen rolled her eyes and asked, "Will one or two be too little?" It's been more than ten years since the last draft, and the palace has finally been lively, and they are all people who are devoted to Your Majesty, Your Majesty should not live up to their affection? ”

"They have never seen me, so why should they say it?" Emperor Zhou sneered, "In this harem land, I still think it's better to be quiet!" ”

As soon as Emperor Zhou's words came out, the queen no longer dared to persuade her, her eyes turned again, and she asked, "Then Your Majesty has a suitable candidate in mind?" ”

"I have a question, I found a woman named Qing Yan in this list, why is there no such woman among the people who came to admonish?" Emperor Zhou asked coldly.

"It was the concubine who found out that there were some problems with this woman's family background, and she was not very innocent, so she never let her come to see her!" The queen hurriedly replied, she really didn't expect Her Majesty to notice this person.

"Since she is in the book of show girls, I will make her a talented person, and there is one person left, you can discuss it with the queen mother!" Emperor Zhou said lightly.

"Yes!" The queen suddenly felt flustered, did Your Majesty have seen that woman? So what about now? She looked at the Queen Mother a little helplessly, hoping that the Queen Mother would be able to speak and persuade Her Majesty.

The Queen Mother's expression was unusually calm, and she smiled lightly: "A woman who can make Your Majesty tempted, that is really rare!" Since Your Majesty likes it, there is nothing impossible, as long as she can spread the branches for our royal family, she is a hero of the royal family! Since His Majesty Chrysostom said it, why don't the queen hurry up and announce the good news to this Qingyan girl? ”

"Yes! The concubine will do it! ”

"I still have some things to deal with!" Emperor Zhou got up and confessed to the Queen Mother, "The Queen Mother will be in charge of the next time!" ”

He himself fell in love with Qing Yan, and as for the candidate for the remaining person, it was just to give the Queen Mother a face.

The Queen Mother's face was gloomy, she was really a fox, and she had lost the emperor's soul before she entered the palace!

The newcomer laughs and the old man cry, and the lively draft ahead is just a foil to the cold palace.

Jin Concubine knelt in front of the Buddha statue, prayed for her son, and silently recited the scriptures on her lips to calm those unwillingness and fear.

"Mother, it's time to eat!" Lihua helped Jin Concubine up, "You pray to the gods so carefully every day, the gods will definitely be able to feel the good intentions of the mother and bless the five princes to grow up safely!" ”

"I hope so!" Jin Concubine sighed slightly, "What time is it now?" ”

"It's time!" Lihua said, "Now that the weather is warmer, it's getting darker!" ”

"I don't have much appetite, you can go eat first, you don't have to serve me!" Jin Concubine looked at the sky outside, "I don't know if Ping'er has eaten?" ”

"The fifth prince is sensible, he will definitely eat and sleep obediently, work hard to learn, and don't worry about his mother!" Lihua reassured.

"If that kid is really as diligent as you say, then I'm dead, and I don't have anything to worry about!" Jin Concubine smiled self-deprecatingly, she touched the crow's feet at the corner of her eyes, "I'm not even thirty years old, how do I feel that this life is almost over?" ”

"Niangniang said and laughed, Niangniang's life has just begun!" Lihua persuaded, "There will be a day when the mother will leave the cold palace, the slave believes in their power and believes in the justice of this world!" ”

While the two were talking, they saw a person dressed as a palace maid break in.

"What people!" Lihua was startled and hurriedly protected Concubine Jin behind her.

"It's me!" Jiang Xiaoyu hurriedly identified himself, lest Lihua shout and attract the guards.

"Lihou?" Lihua was surprised, "How did you come here?" ”

"There are some questions, I have to talk to Concubine Jin to be able to rest assured!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Today's Imperial Garden draft, the palace is very busy, and I also took this opportunity to sneak in!" ”

"Li Hou shouldn't have come to Niangniang so recklessly!" Lihua reproached.

Jin Concubine waved her hand, let Li Hou go to let the wind go, looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and said: "Since Li Hou did not hesitate to take the risk to come, there are indeed incomprehensible questions in his heart, what do you want to know, please ask!" ”

"I know that at that palace night banquet, the person who poisoned it was not Niangniang!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "It's just that why does Niangniang have to admit that it is herself? What's the secret? ”

"There is indeed a secret, but I can't tell you now, when the time comes, you will know!" Jin Concubine said lightly.

"Second question, Lihua is very reliable?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked again.

"Reliable!" Jin Concubine said firmly, "Her determination to avenge the former queen will not be less than your determination to overturn the case for the Bai family, she is definitely a reliable person, there is no need to question this!" ”

"Okay, these are the two things I want to know, since Niangniang has spoken, I have no doubts about Lihua in my heart!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is very good now, and his knowledge has also made great progress!" Also, he remembers you very much, so for the sake of the five princes, you must also take care! ”

"Thank you for telling me this!" Jin Concubine smiled with relief, "The only thing that makes me feel at ease is that little thing!" In the future, Ping'er will need Lihou and Shizi to take more care! ”

"It's most appropriate for my mother to do this, my mother won't stay here all the time, my mother will definitely return to the side of the five princes!" Jiang Xiaoyu said.

And the fact that someone broke into the cold palace didn't seem to be so airtight, and the news unconsciously and very quickly spread to the queen's ears, she was originally very unhappy about today's draft, but when she heard the news, her heart was slightly balanced, she raised her eyes slightly, and sneered: "Jin Concubine is not as honest as this palace imagined, go with this palace to see, who dares to be so bold and reckless, and break into the cold palace privately!" ”

After a while, the Imperial Forest Army surrounded the cold palace, and the queen looked at the broken palace gate and said coldly: "Look at it, flies can't fly out all the time!" ”

"Yes!"

After a while, the Imperial Guards came to report: "A sneaky man has been caught through the side door!" ”

The smile on the queen's lips was even colder: "Go and invite the concubine Niangniang to come!" ”