Zhu Qin announced: "According to Your Majesty's words, the Queen Mother selected those who were both talented and beautiful from among the relatives of officials above the fifth grade in the imperial capital, and finally selected five people after many screenings. The highest is Jieyu, the lowest is Baolin, and its residence and position have been registered. ”

As he spoke, he presented the booklet sent by the Empress Dowager Su earlier.

Emperor Duanhua opened the booklet and glanced at it a few times, there were only five people in the end, and he read it quickly. The emperor, like the previous Empress Dowager, was the first to notice Jieyu He Qinwan: "This He Jieyu is He Wenqiong's granddaughter?" Remember when she was a child, I seemed to have seen her? ”

He Wenqiong was sent by Emperor Xianjia to Emperor Duanhua as his arm very early, so his family, Emperor Duanhua, also knew a little.

Nearly ten years ago, when He Qinwan was still a little girl, she went out with her grandfather and met Emperor Duanhua who was traveling in micro-clothes, and when He Wenqiong stepped forward to ask for peace, He Qinwan also followed her grandfather to kowtow to the prince at that time - Emperor Duanhua vaguely remembered that he seemed to have picked a jade pendant for her as a meeting gift?

"At that time, my father was still there, but now it is a matter of things!" Thinking of his carefree and naïve at that time, Emperor Duanhua was in a trance for a moment, "I never thought that the little girl at that time would one day become my Jieyu!" ”

Of course, he wouldn't think that the two of them were so fateful, and he looked at He Qinwan differently - the emperor only felt that he couldn't say it, after all, he was actually not a very person, if it wasn't for discovering the true face of the queen, and there were too few sons, which made him insecure, he really didn't want to think about enriching the harem.

So this will recall the meeting with He Qinwan many years ago, but instead of thinking about this new He Jieyu, there is a feeling that it is difficult to start.

After all, He Qinwan in his memory was just a little girl, and Emperor Duanhua looked at him with the eyes of his elders - he didn't have the hobby of a child.

But after hesitating for a while, Emperor Duanhua still decided to start with He Qinwan first.

The reason why He Qinwan ranked first everywhere was entirely because of her grandfather, which Empress Dowager Su understood, and Emperor Duanhua was not so stupid that he couldn't see it.

Since the emperor was willing to accept Zhu Qin's advice and take the initiative to ease the relationship with the Yanhou Mansion, how could he be stupid enough to alienate He Qinwan because Empress Dowager Su presided over this election?

What's more, the newcomers who entered the palace this time, in addition to continuing the heirs, Emperor Duanhua also had something important to do with them: the power of the middle palace on behalf of the queen!

With He Wenqiong's grandfather, it is said that He Qinwan should also be the best candidate!

"Send someone to Qibao Palace to say something!" Emperor Duanhua put down the booklet and ordered, "I will pass in an hour!" ”

Qibao Palace is where Empress Dowager Su arranged for He Qinwan to live.

The five people selected to enter the palace this time, in addition to He Qinwan, Xue Concubine, and Jiang Cairen, there are two Zhong Meiren and Tian Baolin.

He Qinwan has the highest status, and she lives in the main hall as soon as she enters the palace, and is the main seat of Qibao Palace. This palace was originally vacant, but now it is not all her living alone, Xue Concubine and Tian Baolin also live with her in the side hall of Qibao Palace.

However, Zhong Meiren and Jiang Cairen lived in Liuxia Palace - of course, they did not have enough positions, and they only lived in the side hall.

Emperor Duanhua finally began to be a newcomer, and when the news of He Qinwan's choice for the first time reached Liuxia Palace, Zhong Meiren and Jiang Cairen heard the news, although it was expected, they were a little disappointed: "It's a pity that we can't live in the same palace with He Jieyu, otherwise even if we can't do it this time, we can still participate in the escort when the holy car arrives at Qibao Palace." This Liuxia Palace doesn't even have a throne right now, and I don't know when Your Majesty will be able to think of us? ”

These people who were selected into the palace by the Empress Dowager Su are all quite confident in their appearance.

Although he only had a glimpse of it when he was driving, he might have been remembered by Emperor Duanhua?

After all, this is not just a matter of competing for favor - they are all from official families, and they have all heard their father and brother mention it before entering the palace, Queen Wei has fallen out of favor, and the future of the prince is uncertain, and they are very likely to be in charge of the six palaces on behalf of the queen when they enter the palace this time!

The power of the six palaces is in hand, if he has three longs and two shorts for the prince in the future, Mingren Palace may not be able to enter the master in the future!

Who wants to miss such a great opportunity?

Although it is said that the first one is favored, it does not mean that you can have the last laugh.

But it's a good start.

"When I was at home, I heard my family say that in this harem, except for the queen mother and the concubine who disappeared earlier, there are actually no decent masters." Jiang Cairen comforted Zhong Meiren softly, "Although those few were accepted by His Majesty when he was still in the East Palace, they have long been unfavored. This time, there are only five of us who entered the palace together! It's not dozens or hundreds, so Your Majesty is dazzled! So although we couldn't share it in the same house with He Jieyu, if you want to come for a few days in the evening, Your Majesty can always think of us! ”

Although Zhong Meiren's position is one level higher than Jiang Cairen, she is half a year younger, and her mind is more shallow, her joy, anger and sorrow are on her face, she thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she said: "I don't know how many days Your Majesty will have to think of us?" ”

"In addition to He Jieyu, there are only Xue Concubine and Tian Baolin over there." Jiang Cairen pursed her lips and smiled, although there were only two of them in the room at the moment, her demeanor was also dignified as if she was being inspected in front of the Empress Dowager Su, and said softly, "How long can we stay at night?" ”

reminded Zhong Meiren again, "He Jieyu entered the palace with the same batch of us, and the position is the highest, and now she is also the first attendant, tomorrow, we should go to Qibao Palace and congratulate her!" ”

When Zhong Meiren heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she clapped her hands and said, "Why didn't I think of it?" Let's go early! In this way, His Majesty has not left the Qibao Palace, can he bump into it? ”

"Never!" Jiang Cairen hurriedly motioned to her to whisper when he heard this, "You don't want to die?" Do you think that since the five of us were selected, whether it is the Queen Mother who presided over this election, or the current Majesty's presence, which one is not close to He Jieyu? It can be seen that He Jieyu is favored! If we do this, not to mention whether His Majesty will take a fancy to us, it will definitely offend He Jieyu greatly - although we enter the palace at the same time, she is already the head of the first palace, and after sleeping tonight, maybe the right to the middle palace will be given to her! When the time comes, it will be difficult for us to be a beauty and a talent, wouldn't it be a gesture?! ”

If you want to compete for favor, you also have to use your brain!

Jiang Cairen didn't know if Zhong Meiren was really eager to get the favor of Emperor Duanhua when she said this, or did she do it on purpose?

If it's the latter, it's okay, if it's the former, she is really curious, has this Zhong family offended the Empress Dowager Su? So the Queen Mother specially chose such a girl who is not suitable for the harem to be selected?

…… The private words of the new palace concubines, Emperor Duanhua didn't know.

After he was fortunate to be He Qinwan, early the next morning, he was ordered to be promoted to another one, one of the nine concubines.

Then it was logical to issue an edict, in the name of Empress Wei's illness and the need to concentrate on cultivation, let the virtuous He Xiuyi take charge of the phoenix seal and lead the affairs of the six palaces.

After this news came out, the He family outside the palace was busy for a while, and it was very hot.

Although He Wenqiong is not as good as Gu Shao, she is not a fool, but she didn't dare to get carried away, not only told her family to close the door to thank guests, guard the door, and restrain her children and servants, and did not do anything to bully others, but also sent a message into the palace, warning the newly promoted He Xiuyi to be cautious in his words and deeds, and not to lose his duty because of the emperor's favor.

In this way, Emperor Duanhua was really satisfied with the performance of the ancestors and grandsons of the He family, and he actually rested at He Qinwan's place for three days in a row before going to Tian Baolin in the side hall.

In the intervening days, he and his ministers were unable to reach a consensus on the disposition of Liang Guogong.

But on the question of whether to summon the two kings of Su Xiang back to the imperial capital, there was a gratifying result - when the ministers reached an impasse on the issue of Liang Guogong, in order to prevent the emperor from being angry, someone took the initiative to turn the matter over in order to ease the atmosphere.

After a long day of discussion, under the impetus of Gu Shao, most of the people agreed.

This is not surprising, after Liang Guogong's true face was exposed, the danger plummeted, and the reason why the ministers refused to agree to spare him now was not at all as they said, they were afraid that Liang Guogong would be too easy to pass, but encouraged the careerists, but the courtiers challenged the imperial power tentatively;

But whether the two kings of Suxiang are recalled - this is related to the correctness of the political team, after the end of the Xianjia Dynasty's seizure of the crown, Emperor Xianjia has already cleaned his son, and after Emperor Duanhua came to power, he rewarded the meritorious heroes and made some adjustments.

At present, he can still hold an important position in the court, even if he is not a descendant of Emperor Duanhua, at least he is a neutral faction, and he has never fallen into a hole for Emperor Duanhua, nor has he openly shown favor to the two kings of Suxiang.

And Emperor Duanhua's heart knot for the two kings of Suxiang is well known.

Why did they leave an "unreliable" impression on Emperor Duanhua for these two kings?

What's more, Emperor Duanhua was very persistent in dealing with Liang Guogong lightly, and the ministers also hoped to use their approval on the issue of recalling the two kings of Suxiang in exchange for his concessions and compromises in the matter of Liang Guogong.

All in all, in the past few days, Emperor Duanhua felt all kinds of troubles every day when he went to the court, so that after he went down to the court, he didn't want to see the excerpts day by day - he had to go to the concubines almost every day to escape the mountains of recitals.

Seven or eight days have passed like this, and the one who has received the most favor in the middle is naturally He Xiuyi, followed by Tian Baolin.

As expected by the Empress Dowager, Concubine Xue, who is somewhat similar to Cui Jianlian in appearance, temperament, and demeanor, although she has the convenience of living in the same palace with He Xiuyi, every time Emperor Duanhua comes, she will carefully dress up and go out to greet her-but Emperor Duanhua glanced at her from the first day, and then he didn't even look at her again!

Concubine Xue quickly turned into horror from envy and jealousy at the beginning of this situation: in the harem, what is the fate of a concubine who is not favored, she knew something before entering the palace!

Moreover, during the selection process, the people in front of the Empress Dowager Su, intentionally or unintentionally, also revealed to them how bleak the evening scene of the childless concubines was. In the palace where no one cared about, for a bite to eat, knelt in front of a group of inferior palace slaves and begged bitterly...... It's not impossible.

The vivid description, listening to the young concubines, they were all disgraced - not to mention that Concubine Xue was not stupid, she obviously noticed that it was not that she was not beautiful enough, but that Emperor Duanhua didn't like herself at all!

What's going on here?

She can be selected among the crowd and become one of the five, no matter her appearance or talent, she must be able to stand the test!

Emperor Duanhua is not harsh in the rumors, and the news heard from He Xiuyi and Tian Baolin also proves that this emperor is not difficult to serve - why can't he do it?

When Concubine Xue was panicked and puzzled, Zhong Meiren and Jiang Cairen of Liuxia Palace were also worried: Emperor Duanhua had been lingering in Qibao Palace for nearly ten days, but he had never been to them once!

Jiang Cairen's previous prediction of "you will be able to think of us in two days" has become a joke!

How could they not be worried, Emperor Duanhua had completely forgotten them?!

After all, Emperor Duanhua himself said that there was more than one selection-that is, maybe when, there will be a new person entering the palace again.

If they can't seize the advantage of being selected into the palace by the first batch, they will stabilize their position before there are any new people, and after there are more people in the harem in the future, there will naturally be fewer opportunities!

"What should I do?!" At this time, Zhong Meiren and Jiang Cairen didn't even have the heart to get together to talk, they were in their respective places, concentrating and thinking about countermeasures.