The harem was suddenly too peaceful, and those who wanted to send their daughters to the palace began to stir again. Originally, they had already used the fastest speed to select four concubines from the school-age female dependents of the officials within the second rank, but the emperor had been dragging out the palace because the queen was not pregnant.

Now, Chu Lixue has also passed the first three months smoothly and entered the fourth month of stability. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu once again made a statement in the court, asking the emperor to immediately summon four candidates to serve in the palace for the sake of the royal heir Changcheng.

"Niangniang, today the Ministry of Rites Shangshu said again, saying that Niangniang is pregnant and can't wait for the emperor to go to bed, and wants the emperor to summon the four concubines into the palace as soon as possible." Ning Xiang said anxiously.

Hearing this, Chu Lixue took Ning Xiang's hand and sat beside her, "Ning Xiang, your body is not in good shape, it is better to have a good rest, my affairs here, there are the waning moon and the remnant snow, besides, there are so many little palace maids." ”

"Niangniang, you just let the slave and maid serve by your side, the slave and maid have been lying for three days, and they have long been lying with backache, besides, Doctor Hanjiang also said, I want to walk around on the ground, so that I can get better faster."

"Well, that's good. If you are tired, you can rest, these little palace maids in Fengluan Palace, you pick and choose with Wanyue and Canxue to see which ones can be cultivated into henchmen and can't be cultivated, and after a while, find an excuse to send them to others. Chu Lixue said lightly.

"yes, okay." Ning Xiang said with a smile. Immediately, Ning Xiang put away the smile on her face, what does it mean to send it to others?

In this palace, there is only one queen who needs to be served, is it possible that the queen is angry with the emperor?

Thinking of this, Ning Xiang comforted softly: "Niangniang, don't be angry, hasn't the emperor agreed to their request yet?" ”

"Ningxiang, you know what? Sometimes, I really envy you. Chu Lixue said lightly.

Hearing this, Ning Xiang was puzzled: "Niangniang, do you envy the slave?" The slave has no family since she was a child, she doesn't know where she comes from, where her ancestral home is, and her status is noble, so what is there to envy the slave and maid? ”

"Ning Xiang, at least the remnant wind can live with you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life, but I can't." Chu Lixue sighed.

"Niangniang, the emperor has already said that he only needs you alone, so what else do you have to worry about?"

"Of course, now the ministers want to send their daughters to the palace, and even if the kings of the past dynasties don't like those concubines, they have to choose them into the palace, and even have children with them, in order to consolidate the imperial power, there are many such political marriages, if you meet someone you like, it's okay, if you don't like it, I'm afraid you will be buried in this deep palace for the rest of your life."

"Since Niangniang doesn't want the emperor to accept a concubine, tell the emperor, and the emperor will definitely not accept a concubine for Niangniang."

"Ning Xiang, you are still too simple, if I refuse to let the emperor choose a concubine, those ministers will use the seven rules to make the emperor abolish me. That's what they want to see the most. ”

"These individuals, it's so bad. Could it be that you want to ...... Niangniang" Ning Xiang now understood what Chu Lixue meant just now, and sent the people in her palace to those concubines, you can say to the people sent that the queen values you and does things for the mother, but if you are a person who eats inside and out, she just sent away, so as not to bury the root of her own curse in the future.

"Ning Xiang, you go to the imperial study now, if those ministers are here, tell the emperor in front of them, three days later will be an auspicious day, let the daughters of those officials enter the palace to run for election, from four to nine."

Hearing Chu Lixue say this, Ning Xiang couldn't close her mouth in surprise, isn't this queen mother angry with the emperor, they all say that three women are in one play, and the four concubines who entered the palace don't know what kind of heart they are, and they are going to increase to nine at this time, wouldn't it be even more chaotic?

However, seeing the queen's mother's resolute expression, Ning Xiang had to swallow all the worries in her heart. When they came to the door of the imperial study, those ministers were really talking to the emperor about choosing a concubine, and Ning Xiang could see from standing outside that the emperor had been entangled in their madness.

"Your Majesty, Aunt Ning Xiang next to Niangniang is outside, do you want her to come in?" Father-in-law Zhang reminded in Nangong Yihan's ear.

"Well, Xuan her in." Nangong Yihan said lightly.

Now, Chu Lixue is pregnant, Ning Xiang is not waiting by her side, but coming over at this time, he is very worried about whether there is something bad about Chu Lixue.

Ning Xiang was summoned, walked into the imperial study, and said after saluting: "Your Majesty, the queen mother asked the slave maid to tell the emperor that three days later will be the auspicious day, and those concubine candidates can be selected for the palace, and the mother also said that the number of concubines should be increased from the original four to nine." ”

"What? Nine? "Now Nangong Yihan is puzzled, even if it is four, he doesn't want to marry, but now let him marry five more people, is this making trouble with him?

"Yes, Your Majesty, Niangniang said, Your Majesty, you are the Ninety-Five, and the nine concubines entering the palace coincide with the meaning of the Nine Heavens."

As soon as Ning Xiang's words came out, the hearts of those ministers blossomed, and in this way, the ministers who were unsuccessful in the election of the female dependents of the family saw the light of day again.

Three days later, early in the morning, more than 20 women had already come to participate in the palace election, and these women were in their best years, and they were all dressed very dignified and decent.

"Hey, you stand in the back, even if you stand in front, you will lose again, you have already lost once, isn't it a shame? If it weren't for the queen's grace, you wouldn't have had the opportunity to walk around this palace. A woman dressed in a peach embroidered peony pattern said sharply.

And the woman who was scolded by the woman just now lowered her head in a deep voice, the last time she ran for the election, she was eliminated in the second round, if it was really not for her family, she wouldn't come to run for any princess.

Everyone knows that the emperor loves the queen alone, even if they have the opportunity to enter the palace, they can't escape the end of being alone in the palace for a lifetime. What's more, she didn't think about fighting for anything after entering the palace at all, as long as she lived her life in peace and saved her life and her family's lives.

"This sister, it's my sister who is abrupt." The woman said softly.

"Hmph, it's good to know it's wrong, tell you, I'm the daughter of the Hubu Shangshu, and I'm also the show girl who was going to participate in the palace audition before, and after entering the palace, I will also be a concubine, and what about you? It's good that the emperor can give you a noble position. The woman sneered coldly.

"Hahaha, it's really laughing to death, it's just the daughter of the head of the household, and she is arrogant like this, I don't know, I thought that this palace had already been surnamed Qi." First, the woman in the light blue dress sneered.

"You're talking nonsense, you don't look down on our Hubu Shangshu Mansion, and you don't know that it ran out of a wild valley." Qi Lin, the daughter of the head of the household, said coldly.

As soon as these words came out, Qi Lin hurriedly blocked her mouth with her hands, why did she say everything in a moment of anger? Who doesn't know that the current queen mother is from the Yaowang Gu family, if there is no eldest princess who recognizes her as a righteous daughter, she is not even worthy of carrying shoes for them.

"Oh, you dare to insult the queen mother is running out of the wild valley, everyone has to make a testimony, in front of the queen mother for a while, see how she justifies herself." The woman in light blue clothes said proudly.

Qi Lin also panicked for a while, she really didn't mean to insult the queen, although his father said that although the queen is beautiful, but men will get bored after watching it for a long time, plus the queen wants to be jealous, it is very easy to deal with her.

However, she hasn't been selected yet, and she has already offended the queen, how can it be good now? Just thinking about it, I heard a sound of footsteps, walked quickly to the door, and saw the queen's phoenix slowly walking towards this side.

Qi Lin turned her heart sideways, rather than being exposed, it was better to go to the queen mother now to admit her mistakes, and she could also say that the woman deliberately led her to say this, so that she not only had one less competitor, but also won the favor of the queen mother.

Thinking of this, Qi Lin looked at Feng Yu when he was about to arrive at the door, stepped out and knelt on the side, "The courtiers see the queen mother." Qi Lin saluted respectfully.

Chu Lixue's eyes swept over Qi Lin, who was kneeling on the side of the road, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Are you the show girl who is running for election today?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, the courtiers are, the courtiers saw Niangniang's phoenix passing by, and thought about asking Niangniang to say goodbye." Qi Lin said with a smile.

"Well, get up. You're going to be competing in a moment, and it looks like you're well prepared. "Chu Lixue is so tidy.

"Well, yes, don't worry, the courtiers will be the first to look forward to the mother after entering the palace, and they will do their best to serve the emperor." Qi Lin said shyly.

Ning Xiang saw Qi Lin's appearance, and her heart was really itching, obviously the emperor didn't want you to enter the palace, this hasn't started the selection yet, are you so sure that you will enter the palace?

"Since the girl is so confident, then this palace will depend on your performance in a while." After finishing speaking, Chu Li Xueyu's hand was lightly raised, and the eunuchs lifted the phoenix and continued to walk forward.

Qi Lin looked at Chu Lixue's departing back, and said in her heart, such a phoenix, one day it must be her Qi Lin's, her cousin is a person in the army, she will overwhelm those women with an absolute advantage.

At this moment, a eunuch sang loudly, "The show girls who are participating in the election, come with our family, when you get to the place in a while, if you do your best to show yourself, if you can win the emperor's favor, this good life will be long." The slave wishes all the girls to be elected today. After speaking, the eunuch did not forget to bow to everyone.

When the show girls heard the eunuch's compliments, they took out some broken silver from their sleeves and rewarded them, after all, they will all have to live in this palace in the future, and the eunuchs can't offend them at will.