Chapter 112: The Ruthless Emperor
Ye Qiu finally avoided Concubine Xiao's entanglement due to a lot of official affairs recently, she began to be a demon again, this time even the Queen Mother, who had not been out of Cining Palace for a long time, supported her, and Ye Qiu himself had no reason to refuse.
Ye Qiu has succeeded to the throne for six years, but in the six years, only the palace concubine has been selected in the year when he first succeeded to the throne, and now there are only three princes in the harem.
At the same time, the queen also felt that the palace maids were also old, and it was time to just go out for a batch, this draft, except for Ye Qiu, no one objected.
The queen mother's enthusiasm for the draft was revealed to the previous dynasty, which also caused a sensation, and some courtiers have begun to recall the girls of the right age in the clan, and also want to be a "national uncle", just like the Xiao family.
Xiao Rou didn't expect that she had just listened to the family's wishes and let two cousins from her own family enter the palace to help her compete for favor, but it became a sensational situation now.
She was originally the concubine of the Xiao family, and she has been a favorite concubine since she entered the palace, although the past few years have not been as good as before, but in his heart, the emperor's cousin has always been her alone, she is not favored, and she has not seen anyone else except the queen also not favored? It's just a cousin of the family who came to help her compete for favor, what if the little slut who came in the draft coaxed away the emperor's cousin?
The queen is old, even if the emperor's cousin often rests with her, she can't give birth to a son, but the new newcomers are different, but now she is neither advancing nor retreating, and she still proposed the draft, so she can't slap herself in the face, right?
Xiao Rou is also anxious now, and she is beginning to wonder if the matter of her family asking her to propose the draft is really for her good.
Xiao Boran does have other plans, although the Xiao family is now powerful, but what if the crown prince succeeds to the throne? The Xiao family and the Li family have long been an undying mortal enemy, can the crown prince let go of the Xiao family after succeeding to the throne? Xiao Boran didn't dare to bet.
But over the years, Ye Qiu has deliberately cut off the connection between the Empress Dowager Xiao and the Xiao family, and the Empress Dowager Xiao has devoted herself to the three princes, ignoring everything, their Xiao family naturally can't contact the three princes, Xiao Guifei herself has fallen out of favor again, seeing that the prince is getting bigger and bigger, and the court's evaluation of the prince is getting better and better, Xiao Boran is finally anxious, he desperately hopes to have a prince who is close to the Xiao family.
So he moved his mind about the draft, and he must let the Xiao family produce another favorite concubine and another prince with the blood of the Xiao family, so the stupid Xiao Rou believed Xiao Boran's words.
Queen Li Yanlan was also worried that there would definitely be another turmoil in the harem after the draft, but she is the mother of the country, even if it is not for herself, but for the sake of the prince's reputation, she can't spread the news of jealousy, and at the same time, she is also confident that her husband is not a man with heavy colors.
What's more, her eldest brother is now guarding the border and is in charge of the trade between the two countries, the Li family's position is stable, and the crown prince is valued by His Majesty, so what does she have to worry about? She endured Xiao Guifei's favor back then, and nothing could make it difficult for her in the future.
In this way, Ye Qiu's opposition was invalid, and with the support of Empress Dowager Xiao, the vigorous draft began.
The draft went through two rounds, the first round was a general election, the main purpose was to enrich the harem for Ye Qiu, and the second round was a small election, in order to fill the vacancy of the palace maids who were dismissed from the palace.
Ye Qiu is just standing this year, he is exercising every day, he looks like he is only in his early twenties, and he works hard, he already has the demeanor of a Ming Jun, whether it is an old minister or an upstart, he is willing to let his daughter enter the palace draft.
And now there are only three princes in the palace, as long as their own women are pregnant with dragon babies after entering the palace, whether they are men or women, it is a great honor, not to mention that the saint is young and strong, and it is unknown how it will be in the future!
In short, five years after the last draft, this draft is even grander because of everyone's intentions.
This time, the queen mother's posture is bound to fill the entire harem, not only in the capital, but also in the entire Rainbow Dynasty, and the total number of show girls sent up even exceeds five hundred, even after the first and second tests of a month, there are no less than a hundred left.
Yan is thin and fat, the flowers and branches are showing, the imperial garden is almost unloaded, and the most angry is Xiao Guifei who proposed the draft, every time I see those young show girls who are full of youth, I always have to sulk for a day.
"Niangniang, Xiao Xiunu has come to greet you."
"Why are they here again?" Xiao Rou was originally interested in trying on the newly sent jewelry from the Internal Affairs Office, but when she heard the words of the palace maid, she was unhappy again, but she had to see it.
I saw two beautiful women in their twenties, one cold and dusty, and the other youthful, both of whom were rare and good-looking.
Xiao Zi is the cousin of her second uncle's family, and she is the daughter of the Xiao family like her, she likes to read and write since she was a child, which makes her cousin useless, but fortunately, she entered the palace soon after getting along, and there are not too many contradictions between the sisters, but when she sees this draft, Xiao Rou is uncomfortable every time she sees her tall appearance.
The other was sent in by the side branch, called Xiao Ke, she is different from Xiao Zi, she is used to pleasing people, her mouth is sweeter than Xiao Rou at the beginning, there is no shelf, she is very popular among the show girls, and even Xiao Rou, who has an arrogant face, sometimes gives her a good look.
"Say hello to the concubine."
Although she felt uncomfortable, she couldn't give them no face because it was all the Xiao family, so Xiao Rou said angrily: "Get up." Then he turned to the palace maid and said, "Sit down." ”
"Xie Niangniang." Xiao Ke immediately smiled and thanked him, but on the contrary, Xiao Zi was a lot more wooden, sitting quietly and not saying a word.
"Niangniang, you are really rich here, no wonder there are rumors outside the palace that His Majesty loves you the most." That Xiao Ke smiled and patted his ass, "Although it's not the first time I've come to say goodbye to my mother, I feel like I can't come back to my senses every time I see it." ”
Xiao Rou was boasted by her, and she was also a little proud, raised her chin and said, "Don't be envious, you will have it when you have holy grace in the future." ”
That Xiao Ke covered his mouth and smiled shyly: "I don't have the beauty of a mother, how can I have this blessing, it's enough to have a small room of my own." ”
Xiao Zi glanced at her lightly, as if she was disdainful, but Xiao Ke saw it but didn't care, she was a side branch of the Xiao family, how could the daughters of the Xiao family understand the suffering of their small family.
But if you want her to see it, these two daughters of their Xiao family are stupid, they have a good identity but don't know how to use it, and one day, she will climb on their heads.
"It's good that you understand it yourself." Xiao Rou said arrogantly, Xiao Ke was stunned for a moment, knowing that Xiao Guifei was stupid, but she didn't know that she was so stupid, she immediately adjusted her expression, and flattered her cautiously, "There are so many show girls in the harem, and I have to take care of my mother in the future, otherwise how can I live." ”
"Don't worry, you are from the Xiao family, no one dares to touch you." Listening to Xiao Rou say what was in her mind, Xiao Ke grinned, looking very innocent.