"Yu Huayue, the daughter of the imperial merchant, is nineteen years old."

Huo Ze was not interested, and planned to find an excuse to quit after reading this.

Empress Dowager Wen asked a few questions, and Yu Shi answered easily, Wen Cai and morality are good, but I don't know what she looks like, Empress Dowager Wen ordered: "Raise your head." ”

Yu Huayue raised her head shyly, but everyone was a little surprised, Huo Ze even pinched the dragon chair, and frowned.

It's not that Yu is beautiful, but that the dress and makeup are three or four points similar to someone.

"Miss Yu's outfit reminds me of someone." Empress Dowager Xue said, and visited with a little curiosity.

Empress Dowager Wen also has some impressions, although she has not had much contact with Rou Yun, but Rou Yun's appearance is really unforgettable.

Yu Huayue knew very well in her heart, it is not easy to enter the palace with her own family background, even if she enters the palace, it is not a high position, when she was in the poetry meeting outside the palace before, she had seen Rou Yun's side, and she also secretly poked and saw that Huo Ze treated Rou Yun a little specially, so she was gambling, after seeing Huo Ze's reaction, she was more sure that she was right, mimicry rather than truth-seeking, in terms of appearance, she could not be compared with Mrs. Yue, but that dress, it took some time to put on makeup and retouch, and she could also achieve a three-point image.

Huo Ze ignored Empress Dowager Xue's words, but stared at Yu, with a clear look in his eyes.

"Yu's family, sealed as a concubine."

Empress Dowager Wen felt that something was wrong, the imperial merchant was born and a talented person was very high, and it was indeed inappropriate to directly seal the concubine by two levels, but since Emperor Zhao opened his mouth, everyone naturally followed his wishes.

"Emperor Xie!" Yu Huayue kowtowed to thank her, with a smile in her eyes, it seemed that she had made the right bet.

Then Huo Ze named Cui Ru, the daughter of the Cui family, as the virtuous concubine, the daughter of the Bo family, Bo Qing, and the Rong family as the noble concubine, and also named several low-ranking servants.

This is the end of the first general election after the new emperor ascended the throne.

After Concubine Ning got the news, she was so angry in the palace, she originally belonged to her posterior, but now it has become someone else's, not only that, but there are also a few more concubines with a higher position than herself, she was originally a concubine who wanted to be visited by everyone, but she didn't expect to fall to this day.

What made her even more jealous was that the emperor actually favored a woman from an imperial businessman's background, and was directly named a concubine.

"Mother." The palace maid saluted and said: "I have heard, the selected concubines will enter the palace in three days, and the palace of Yu Concubine is near our palace, so that every time the emperor goes to Yu Concubine, he will think of Niangniang when he sees our palace." ”

The palace maid didn't see Concubine Ning's increasingly distorted expression, and said to herself.

"Bastard thing!" Concubine Ning slapped her to the ground, pointed at her and scolded, "You mean, I can only rely on that slut to compete for favor?" ”

Only then did the palace maid realize that she was wrong, and quickly kowtowed to apologize.

"Niangniang is the fault of the slave maid, it is the fault of the slave maid, Niangniang, you are naturally beautiful, Yu Concubine can't compare with you, Niangniang ......" Concubine Ning listened to the palace maid pat on the back, and her mood was better.

"Since Concubine Yu lives near the palace, you have to take care of her more in the future, so as not to worry the emperor." Concubine Ning's eyes were full of vicious looks, since those concubines from high positions couldn't move, then let's start with Concubine Yu first.

The palace maid didn't dare to interject at will, and echoed her.

Three days later, the queen held the phoenix seal book treasure and stayed in Kunning Palace, and it stands to reason that all the concubines were invited to Kunning Palace to meet and ask for peace.

Empress Fu sat on the phoenix throne and looked at some of the concubines who had arrived early and were very satisfied, in her opinion, this was a sign of their respect for herself.

"My sisters came early today." Empress Fu instructed the palace maids to quickly pour hot tea.

"The queen's mother gave her first lecture, where did the concubines dare to slack off." Concubine Cui Xian praised with a smile on her face.

Concubine Jiang Shu bit the dim sum in her hand and praised: "The dim sum in Niangniang's palace is delicious, and this craft has caught up with the imperial dining room." ”

Empress Fu responded gently: "Wait a minute, I'll let the palace maid pretend to be some for you to bring back." ”

Lu Zhaoyi also arrived at Kunning Palace at this time, although she and Huo Ze were not the relationship she saw on the surface, Huo Ze also instructed her not to go to Kunning Palace to ask for peace on weekdays, but Lu Mei knew that the place where there were many women was the battlefield, if she really didn't come, she would inevitably be suspected by someone with a heart, and even cause trouble because of jealousy.

"The concubine sees the queen's mother." Lu Mei behaved in a proper manner.

Empress Fu hurriedly ordered someone to help her up, and said: "Lu Zhaoyi is the old person when the emperor was in the palace, and we all have to call you sister, and in the future, please ask Lu Zhaoyi to take care of the sisters more, and everyone will serve the emperor together." ”

"The queen is serious, and serving the emperor is the duty of a concubine as a concubine." Lu Mei responded modestly and sat down.

"Mother, the time has come." The female official of Kunning Palace reminded.

Empress Fu nodded, and frowned when she saw the empty position, why hasn't this Concubine Ning arrived yet?

Lu Mei also saw that there seemed to be one person missing, whether this Concubine Ning was really stupid or fake, and the queen didn't dare to speak, what was the idea?

"Wait, everyone, this palace will send someone to Concubine Ning's palace to urge." Empress Fu asked the palace maid beside her to urge.

"No need, the concubine has arrived." Concubine Ning was supported by the maidservant and walked into the palace slowly, only to see that she was wearing a bright yellow Luo skirt, her head was full of hairpins, she had a string of jasper beads around her neck, and a jade bracelet on her hand, looking extremely luxurious, as if she was the master of the harem.

Empress Fu was angry in her heart, but she still endured it and didn't bother with her.

"Concubine Ning is here, give me a seat."

Concubine Ning sat on the chair arrogantly, not giving everyone a good look.

"Since you are all here, then the palace will follow the rules, to give you a reminder, since you have entered the palace, no matter the position of the highland, they are their own sisters, in order to serve the emperor well, the palace hopes that the harem of Li is peaceful and harmonious, the so-called family and everything is prosperous, only the harem is stable, the emperor can be smooth sailing in the previous dynasty, do the sisters think?" Empress Fu's eyes were soft and asked the concubines.

"The queen mother is right, with you in charge of the harem, why worry about the harem is not peaceful." Concubine Yu replied.

Rong Guifei covered her mouth with a smile: "Look, Concubine Yu's sister can speak, no wonder the emperor loves her." ”

Concubine Yu bowed her head shyly and sneered: "Sister Rong will talk nonsense." ”

Yu Concubine? Concubine Ning glanced at the voice, and snorted in her heart, compared to other concubines, there was nothing outstanding about it. But as soon as she thought that the emperor cherished her, Concubine Ning was so jealous that she went crazy and thought of ways to embarrass her.

"I heard that Concubine Yu was born as an imperial businessman, and her status is not high, so she should burn high incense and be grateful to the gods and Buddhas." Concubine Ning mocked strangely.

Concubine Yu's face was a little uncomfortable, but she still endured it considering the high status of the two of them: "Sister Concubine Ning is right, if there is no emperor's love, I am afraid that I will not even have a chance to enter the palace, let alone talk about the concubine." ”

is showing off inside and outside the words, she is loved by the emperor.

"In the harem, the emperor's favor is only temporary, if Concubine Yu doesn't have half the talent to keep the emperor, it will be a matter of time before she falls out of favor in the future." Concubine Ning said with a forced smile.

"Thank you Sister Concubine Ning for reminding me, since my sister has experienced, it must be right, my sister must learn more and do more to retain the emperor's heart." Concubine Yu's words poked at her pain points every word.

Empress Fu smiled gently: "Since you can be so harmonious, then the palace is not worried about anything, the most important thing at the moment is to give birth to an heir for the emperor, you must know that only children can stand firm in the harem, do you know?" ”

"The concubine knows." The concubines replied.

Empress Fu gave a few more instructions, and then everyone retreated.

Concubine Ning walked on the path back to the palace, touching her belly in frustration, she had been married to Huo Ze for six years, but her stomach didn't move at all, what was this for? It is understandable that Lu Mei is almost pregnant, but why can't she be pregnant.

In the past, she was a concubine in the prince's mansion, and there was only one side concubine in the mansion, her identity was there, plus her grandfather was still the prime minister, she was naturally not afraid if she was not pregnant, but now that the Wen family is declining, she has also been trampled under the feet of many concubines, if there is no child with her, she can only keep her with her aunt, and it is impossible to climb to a higher position.

"What are you thinking?" The palace maid saw that her face was full of worries and asked.

"Nothing." Concubine Ning thought for a moment and finally ordered, "You find an opportunity to invite a skilled doctor from outside to enter the palace." ”

The palace maid looked at her body and looked fine, and asked suspiciously: "Niangniang is not feeling well, I will go to the Tai Hospital to find the doctor." ”

Concubine Ning shook her head: "The imperial doctor in the palace can't see my problem, you just do it." The previous hospital doctor and even the current Tai Hospital doctor were unanimous in the face of her, which made her a little suspicious, and she felt that things were not so simple.

Yu Concubine was really favored, and Emperor Zhao sent someone to send an order to Yu Concubine's palace, saying that they would eat together.

Concubine Yu hurriedly asked the palace maids and eunuchs to start preparing, and she sat in front of the dresser and drew her eyebrows, and decorated her head with a golden hairpin.

"The emperor has arrived."

At noon, Emperor Zhao really arrived at Changxin Palace on time. Concubine Yu led the palace maids to wait at the door for a long time, and when she saw the figure of Emperor Zhao, she quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty." ”

"Hmm." Huo Ze helped the concubine up, but when he saw her bewitching dress, he frowned and stretched out his hand back.

"Your Majesty?" Concubine Yu was a little unclear, and she didn't know where she offended the emperor.

Huo Ze snorted, turned his back to her, and walked straight to the table.

"Isn't Hongu looking good today?" Concubine Yu quietly dragged the palace maid beside her to ask.

The palace maid nodded like pounding garlic: "It's good-looking, it's just that the mother is plain on weekdays, maybe the emperor is not used to it." ”

Concubine Yu secretly said in her heart that it was not good, she thought that by imitating that person to enter the palace, she would be able to be herself again in the palace, but she didn't expect Huo Ze to be so attentive to that person, it was difficult for her to imitate it for the rest of her life.