Regarding the selection of concubines, Meng Xilan is not just talking.

The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs each drew up a list, and after several deliberations and considerations, Meng Xilan selected 53 candidates from nearly 200 people. And these women, naturally, can't all enter the palace, Meng Xilan is ready to personally select them and face to face with the emperor.

Regarding this incident, everyone in the DPRK and China has mixed reviews.

Filling the harem is not a good thing, nor is it a bad thing.

However, what many people can't figure out is why Meng Xilan, the queen mother who monopolizes the emperor's favor, is willing to nod in agreement.

The date for choosing a concubine has been set, and it is the sixth day of the sixth month of June.

With a preparation period of less than two months, it is enough for high benefits.

A few days before the day of the election, the officials and women of the various states and cities arrived one after another.

Gao Fuli handed over the list of counted people to Meng Xilan in person, "Niangniang, please take a look." ”

Meng Xilan opened the list, read it carefully, and only said to Gao Fuli: "Have you seen them?" ”

Gao Fuli replied truthfully: "Back to Niangniang, the slave has been in the palace recently, and he is not allowed to go out and walk around." However, as long as the mother gives an order, the slave will go to prepare. ”

Meng Xilan smiled slightly when she heard this: "You are a busy person, this palace will not toss you." ”

Gao Fuli hurriedly lowered his head: "Don't say that, Niangniang, the errand ordered by Niangniang has always been the first-class errand in the eyes of the slave." ”

Meng Xilan shook her head slowly: "Don't say that, at any time, the emperor's orders are the first important errand." Over there, the main palace will send someone over, so you don't have to worry. ”

Although those women are going to enter the palace sooner or later, Meng Xilan still hopes that someone around her can help come up with ideas.

Obviously, her eldest sister-in-law is the most suitable person.

Before, Qiao Huiyun had come to beg her once, and the reason was her maiden family.

The Qiao family pleaded and pressured her in every possible way, just hoping that she could use her identity to let Meng Xilan treat the Qiao family preferentially.

Among the three rooms of the Qiao family, there is no one who is above the fifth grade, however, the Qiao family is still very interested in choosing a concubine.

Meng Xilan didn't embarrass her, she just added another name to the list. She can still think of a way.

Qiao Huiyun's cousin, Qiao Xinqiao, is last on the list.

Qiao Huiyun is Qiao Xinqiao's cousin, and it is also appropriate to visit her in the past.

A few days before entering the palace, Qiao Huiyun accompanied her cousin Qiao Xinqiao to the post house and placed her properly.

The selected women were all placed here, and then the etiquette was taught by the grandmothers of the palace.

Qiao Xinqiao is a beauty, but she has a weak temperament, and she is a cold beauty who doesn't like to talk or laugh.

Qiao Xinqiao was very disdainful of the environment of the post house.

From the moment he entered the door, he began to make the maid busy, making the bed and changing the quilt, and almost changed the tables, chairs and benches in the house.

Seeing her like this, Qiao Huiyun couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Xinqiao, you're just staying here for a few days temporarily, why bother making such a big fuss."

Qiao Xinqiao looked at the tea bowl sent by the maid with a disgusted expression, waved his hand and said, "It's better to throw it away." After speaking, she turned her eyes to look at Qiao Huiyun and said with a smile: "Sister, don't be surprised, I also have such rules at home, I don't like to use bad products." If I don't replace it, I'll feel like an eyesore and won't even be able to sleep. ”

Qiao Huiyun couldn't laugh or cry when she heard this.

"It's all temporary."

"Sister...... Life is alive, but it is only a few decades, even if it is only a few days of work, please do not slack off easily. After Qiao Xinqiao said this, he deliberately looked around, and only said: "Sister, I am all the people who are going to enter the palace, and the life in the palace must be exquisite and exquisite, and I don't want to embarrass the Qiao family by doing this." ”

Hearing this, Qiao Huiyun endured the anger in his heart and smiled slightly.

What's going on in this girl's head?

Qiao Huiyun secretly shook his head in his heart.

She never expects her mother's family to fight for her face, but they must not let her lose face.

Although Qiao Huiyun was angry in her heart, she hadn't forgotten what she was here to do today.

Qiao Huiyun was going to do something about the scene and ordered people to go to each house to deliver snacks.

Dim sum is just polite, what is more important is that Qiao Huiyun wants to know, how are those girls?

It is inconvenient for Qiao Huiyun to show up in person, only the maids she sent out are all bright-eyed.

When they returned, they leaned into her ear one by one to reply.

Seeing this, Qiao Xinqiao smiled a flower on her face, "Sister, you treat me so well." ”

Qiao Huiyun raised her eyes to look at her: "What's wrong?" ”

Qiao Xinqiao took out a piece of dim sum, slowly ate it and said, "My sister must be inquiring about the military situation in me." ”

Qiao Huiyun's eyebrows moved slightly: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"My sister is collecting information for me, so I know how many catties and taels those people have?"

Qiao Huiyun's eyes flashed, and then he smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Where is she planning for her, with her temperament and pickiness, how can she get into the eyes of the emperor? Not to mention being able to get into Meng Xilan's eyes?

"Sister, what have you found out?" Qiao Xinqiao said curiously.

Qiao Huiyun avoided the important and trivialized: "It's nothing, you don't have to be in a hurry." ”

Qiao Xinqiao smiled again when she heard this: "Naturally, I'm not worried." With my sister here, my sister will definitely be able to do it this time. ”

has a relationship between her sister and the Meng family, with Meng Xilan's status in the palace, how can she not be in trouble?

Qiao Huiyun didn't bother to talk to her more, it wasn't that she didn't want to help her mother's family.

It's just that if you want to help, you have to pick a help who can help, Qiao Xinqiao is really not the best candidate to enter the palace.

Moreover, her personality is not rigorous enough and not careful enough, how can she survive in the palace?

After Qiao Huiyun left the inn, he returned to Meng's house with a heavy heart.

Meng Xizhao sensed that something was wrong with her, and after a little guessing, she thought of it.

"Are you also worried about choosing a concubine?"

Qiao Huiyun had no intention of hiding anything, but said: "This matter is related to the Meng family, since I am the daughter-in-law of the Meng family, I naturally have to take it to heart." ”

Meng Xizhao sighed deeply when he heard this.

He knew that everything that happened in the palace was important, but to be honest, what he cared about most was the errand at hand.

Those intrigue calculations, he has no time to take care of, and he can't scruple about them.

"Huiyun, I'm really worried about my mother."

Qiao Huiyun walked behind her husband, leaned lightly on his back and said, "The concubine body is the same. ”

She heard from those maids today that those girls are all outstanding, and once they enter the palace, they don't know how much storm they will set off.

Early the next morning, Qiao Huiyun went to the palace to call Meng Xilan back.

"I heard that Song Huaiyu, the daughter of the prefect of Youzhou, is very outstanding in appearance and talent, and she is the most top-notch one. Also, the second daughter of the military department, Wu Xue'er, is also a first-class beauty......"

Qiao Huiyun was as careful as a hair, and carefully told the information from the maids.

Meng Xilan took a sip of tea and listened carefully.

After she finished speaking, Meng Xilan nodded: "The eldest sister-in-law is really careful, and Bengong thinks about it in her heart." ”

She also has a candidate in her heart, but she has to wait until she meets a real person before she can make a final judgment.

The day of choosing a concubine is coming.

Zhou Youchen still didn't feel anything, and in his heart, he didn't take this matter seriously at all.

"After the early dynasty of Ming'er, the emperor wants to give the concubines an hour's time. No, to be precise, it should be the girls who should be chosen, an hour's time. ”

Zhou Youchen drank the chicken soup in the bowl expressionlessly, and said in a casual tone: "Whatever you want." ”

"Your Majesty, aren't you going to be so sullen tomorrow?" Meng Xilan gave him a rape heart with chopsticks and said softly.

Zhou Youchen glanced at her when he heard this, and only picked up the cabbage sum and ate it.

"What else do you want me to do?"

Meng Xilan continued to persuade softly: "The concubine only hopes that the emperor will not have a straight face tomorrow and frighten those girls who are like flowers and jade." ”

Zhou Youchen slowly put down his chopsticks when he heard this, he picked up the tea bowl and rinsed his mouth. Then, he stretched out his hand to Meng Xilan and said quietly, "You come here." ”

Meng Xilan deliberately blinked at him: "What's wrong?" Is the emperor full? ”

Zhou Youchen still said another word very briefly: "Come." ”

Meng Xilan had no choice but to get up and hand him her hand.

Zhou Youchen exerted a slight force, he took her into his arms and let her sit on his lap.

Seeing this, Jade and the palace maids lowered their heads and avoided going out.

Zhou Youchen hugged her body and asked softly, "Has Changsheng been well-behaved lately?" ”

Meng Xilan smiled: "Didn't the emperor see him every day recently?" You should know how well-behaved he is. ”

Zhou Youchen sighed: "I can only see him for one hour a day, and most of the time he is asleep. ”

"If children don't play and make trouble, how can they grow up?" Meng Xilan hugged his shoulders back.

Zhou Youchen was silent for a while before he said, "Maybe, it's okay if you don't grow up." ”

Meng Xilan heard what he said, lowered her head, looked into his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, what do you want to say to your concubines?" ”

Zhou Youchen tilted his head slightly, met her eyes, and said, "I'm just a little uneasy, inexplicably ......"

Meng Xilan stroked his brows and said softly: "Is the emperor worried that there will be someone else in the emperor's heart?" ”

Zhou Youchen's eyes flashed slightly, but she didn't expect her to guess it at once.

"I don't know, my determination is never wrong, but people's hearts change rapidly, and I am really afraid sometimes, I will let you down."

He doesn't just talk about it, but he really cares.

"You've put me to the test too much?"

Meng Xilan was deeply touched when she heard this, she and Zhou Youchen's foreheads touched lightly, and she took a deep breath before saying: "The emperor always says that concubines love to think nonsense, and now, the concubines have to talk about the emperor." Why worry about something that hasn't happened yet, the relationship between the emperor and the concubines is not something that no one can replace. Your Majesty, a concubine is a concubine, and no one in this world can replace the concubine, just as in the heart of the concubine, no one can replace the emperor. ”

He and she, they are unique to each other.