Chapter 213: Choosing a Concubine for the Palace Banquet
Zhao Kehan said so, no matter how much Shang Kelan wanted to stop her, it would be impossible.
Below, a group of courtiers and ladies thought that this was a good opportunity to show their faces in front of His Majesty, and for a while, they all asked Shang Kelan: "Concubine Chen, although Your Majesty is still sick, but during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can be reunited, Your Majesty can't go to the banquet, it's really a pity for me, and I ask Concubine Chenniang to send someone to invite Your Majesty!" ”
As he spoke, these people saluted Shang Kelan in a neat manner.
Shang Kelan's deep eyes showed a little darkness, her hand in her sleeve was slightly clenched, and she was about to speak, but she was taken by the Queen Mother on the side.
I only heard the Queen Mother say: "When has this been, Your Majesty has not come yet, what have you done to Your Majesty?" Could it be true that you really want to cover the sky with one hand and influence Your Majesty's freedom? ”
The Queen Mother's sharp questioning made people embarrassed, if it was an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would have been frightened and speechless.
Shang Kelan's expression remained unchanged, and she got up and saluted the queen mother: "The concubine doesn't know if the queen mother is prejudiced against the concubine, the concubine asks herself, everything she does is for Your Majesty, let alone dare to do something that deceives the king, let alone the crime of killing the monarch in a big way?" ”
"It's just that Your Majesty has fallen into a coma recently, and no matter how you heal it, you can't wake up, and occasionally when you're awake, it's also at night, is it possible that you still want to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall with the palace to see Your Majesty?"
As she spoke, Shang Kelan raised her eyes and glanced lightly at the people below.
The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, Shang Kelan's unhurried voice adds to the convincing power between the languages.
Below, on the men's seat, when the Queen Mother finished saying that, Shang Kelin frowned imperceptibly, just when he was about to get up to relieve Shang Kelan, but he didn't expect Shang Kelan to take a step ahead of him and relieve himself.
Seeing this, Shang Kelin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, sat back, and looked at Zhao Kehan and the Queen Mother with a touch of playfulness on his face.
Shang Kelan's rhetorical question made everyone dare not speak, and Zhao Kehan's face was also very ugly, but the Queen Mother, after listening to Shang Kelan's words, couldn't help but look at her in astonishment and said, "Why is Your Majesty so sick?" Why didn't you say it earlier? ”
Shang Kelan sighed and said helplessly: "I thought that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the concubines would organize this palace banquet according to Your Majesty's wishes, so that Your Majesty could rest in peace, but I didn't expect to provoke the Queen Mother's repeated misunderstandings, and the concubines were really embarrassed to say that Your Majesty had narcolepsy......"
As she spoke, her face was slightly red and embarrassed.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she couldn't help frowning and said, "Nollopsy? People who have heard of this disease will always fall into a deep sleep without knowing it, and only a few hours of the day will be awake. ”
Zhao Kehan paused for a moment, looking at the meaning of the Queen Mother and Shang Kelan, one of them felt sorry for their son, and the other covered the fact that His Majesty left the palace.
It's just that she can't tell what she knows, otherwise she will push the Queen Mother into Shang Kelan's camp.
If she told the Queen Mother that Her Majesty was not in the palace now, she would definitely help Shang Kelan hide it.
This is extremely unfavorable to Zhao Kehan, since this is the case, don't blame her for using other methods to keep Zhao Kexi!
Coincidentally, at this time, Zhao Kexi cast a worried and pleading gaze at her.
Zhao Kehan gave her a look and signaled her to rest assured, and then, Zhao Kehan said affectionately to Shang Kelan: "It turns out that this is the case, but the concubine misunderstood Concubine Chen, but Your Majesty is thrifty, and there is no draft this year, which is really a big regret for the harem and Your Majesty." ”
"The concubine heard that the people have been happy since ancient times, and I don't think it is groundless, why don't we try to choose a concubine for Your Majesty, how about it?" 600
Saying that, not giving Shang Kelan a chance to make trouble, Zhao Kehan looked at the Queen Mother with an embarrassed face, and said: "Besides, the four concubines in the harem are always vacant, and it is inevitable that they will be coveted by people with intentions. ”
As soon as these words came out, not only the queen mother, but even the guests in the female guest table below became excited.
Especially those noble ladies, after listening to Zhao Kehan's words, the eyes that looked at their daughters became hot.
Listening to Concubine Jia's meaning, it seems that she wants to choose the best girl from the women at the palace banquet to be one of the four concubines!
There are four concubines in the second grade, and now all four are in the air, if their daughter happens to become one of the four concubines, won't she become the mother of the second only to Concubine Chen and Concubine Jia in the future?
If you go one step further, get the favor of Your Majesty, and take into account your luck, even if you are a queen, it is possible!
For a while, the atmosphere in the court became warm, and even the men's seats became excited.
It's just that the Queen Mother was still a little hesitant, and she said, "Is this against Your Majesty's will?" After all, His Majesty also said before that there will be no draft ...... this year."
Although the Queen Mother said so, her heart was already moving.
Zhao Kehan still had to work harder, but Shang Kelan, who was silent on the side, suddenly smiled and said: "Concubine Jia's idea is good, just follow what Concubine Jia said, but this matter of choosing a concubine can't be hasty, since Your Majesty has not come for the time being, the Queen Mother will be the main examiner, and in addition, Gardenia, you go and invite Lady Yang and Mama Zhang from the Teaching Division." ”
"These two are as discerning as torches, and they know etiquette and morality very well, and the three of them will take the exam, so I think all the ladies and adults can rest assured, right?"
Judging from Zhao Kehan's various behaviors, Shang Kelan had already guessed that she had worked so hard to keep Zhao Kexi in the palace.
Since she was destined to choose a concubine, why did Shang Kelan fulfill Concubine Jia's wishes?
There are not a few famous talented women and famous nobles in the court, she wants to see how Concubine Jia can let Zhao Kexi win the first prize!
After listening to Shang Kelan's instructions, everyone was immediately overjoyed and thanked one after another: "Concubine Chen is wise!" ”
And Gardenia also retreated in response and went to the teaching priest's workshop to invite Lady Yang and Mama Zhang.
This is not a casual scale, Female Official Yang and Mama Zhang are a first-class female official in the palace, and the other is an old man in the former dynasty, these two are very clear about etiquette and religion, and they will never make mistakes, which is very fair.
In addition, the people from the Ministry of Rites are also here, as for the Qin Tianjian side, the results will come out later, let the Qin Tianjian calculate the day of the canonization, and the Ministry of Rites will test another title.
Zhao Kehan didn't expect Shang Kelan to promise so happily, but she gave her such a play, and suddenly, a look of anger flashed in her eyes.
On the other side, when Zhao Kexi heard the news, he immediately looked at Zhao Kehan worriedly.
She has a few pounds and a few taels, but she knows it very well! Those famous and noble girls are very talented at first glance, except for this face, there is nothing that can compare to them!
When Zhao Kexi was anxious, Zhao Kehan suppressed the anger in his heart and saluted Shang Kelan: "The concubine will take her sister to change her clothes first, and the concubine will retire!" ”