"No, Shen'er, you really understand. What Aijia means is..." The Empress Dowager took a breath and said word by word: "I will find you a man, and you will get along well and have children. Women, the kind that last a lifetime.”
This is straightforward enough. There is absolutely no possibility of verbal errors. It is a misunderstanding.
Xu Shanshan saw her being so solemn and smiled: "Although I am a monk who observes the rules and precepts in the mountains all year round, I am not a monk, so I naturally understand what getting married means."
Hearing what she said, the Empress Dowager's anxious heart finally fell into her stomach.
She understands, oh, that’s good if she understands.
The Empress Dowager looked at her beautiful little face. Although it lacked some Taoist immortal bones compared with her previous body, her eyes were bright and lively, and her eyebrows and nose were well-shaped.
However, when getting along with her, it is difficult for others to focus on her appearance. On the contrary, her unique aura is so mysterious and profound that it makes people feel ashamed.
Who can match such an excellent, perfect and powerful god?
"Shen'er, what kind of caring partner do you want to find?" The Empress Dowager wanted to explore her thoughts.
"It's not important." Xu Shanshan said.
The Queen Mother said "uh", but she was not going to give up. She asked again: "Do you have any requirements on appearance or age?"
"That's not important either."
The Empress Dowager was a little confused, but then she thought about it. Shen'er was not like these vulgar children who cared about worldly conditions. She must care more about a person's inner moral character and knowledge.
"That's right, none of this is important. The Aijia will take care of you and will never fail you in this regard. It's just Shen'er. Don't you have any specific requirements? Do you like to learn to be rich in five cars, or can I be with you? Discussing scriptures and debating Taoism? ”
Xu Shanshan originally just wanted to go along with the current situation and use the excuse of choosing a concubine to lure out the mystic masters in the Holy Capital who were plotting to kill the king. Therefore, she did not care about who the target was.
But then I thought, since it’s a show, it should be more realistic.
"Happy peaches..."
The Empress Dowager was immediately dissatisfied and interrupted: "How can you call me by the name of the Ai family? I call you Shen'er. You have to call me Taotao like before."
She met Qingwu Shen when she was three years old, a cute and cute age. Every time she called her "Peach", she would smile like a white peach blossom with crimson.
Later, when she grew up, she married into the palace and became a queen and queen mother. As she grew older day by day, no one called her by the nickname "Taotao" anymore.
Xu Shanshan looked at her now mature grandmother's face and smiled slightly: "Taotao, since we want to choose a concubine for the emperor, let's hold a national election and select more people so that we can know which one I like? ”
The Empress Dowager opened her eyes wide. She had not thought about doing it on a large scale. After all, the selection of concubines by emperors in previous dynasties was not done through nationwide auditions.
It's just that she was afraid that Shen'er wouldn't like it and would find it troublesome and extravagant, so she thought of holding an internal campaign.
When the time comes, one or two will be selected, one is a concubine and the other is a concubine. One is dignified and stable to manage the housework for her, and the other is charming and interesting to relieve her mood.
She was still afraid that the two gods would resist, but now... could it be that the gods were planning to imitate the male emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards?
The Empress Dowager immediately smiled and rolled her eyes. She nodded repeatedly: "This proposal is very good. The Ai family will draft a decree to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, asking them to supervise and get this matter done as soon as possible."
"Taotao, no matter whether you are an official or a white person, whether you are an enemy or an ally, you can sign up. You don't have to be too tight on the quota. You only need to remember one point, either you are powerful or you are good-looking."
The Queen Mother reacted for a long time after hearing this, and then asked uncertainly: "Just these two conditions?"
Xu Shanshan saw through her thoughts: "Do you think my conditions are superficial?"
"No, no, no, the Ai family just had some accidents." The Queen Mother denied guiltily.
That's right, she just felt that Shen'er's conditions were very down-to-earth, very much like the conditions for a secular woman to choose a mate.
"You know a person's face but not their heart. Only time can tell people's hearts, but power and appearance can be seen through at a glance. I don't want the process of selecting a concubine to be too complicated, so that the result can be obtained faster and easier."
Why does she feel something is wrong? How come Shen'er chooses a concubine as if it's a matter of business, without any expectation or yearning?
"That's it, then the Ai family understands."
Just talking about beauty is too meaningless.
Talking about power alone is too devoid of warmth.
If you combine good looks with power, wouldn't it be a perfect match?
Yes, what God said, these are not two conditions, but one!
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The efficiency of the Empress Dowager in doing things, in modern times, means that the mission must be fulfilled. The next day, the news spread throughout the Holy Capital that Emperor Yue wanted to choose a concubine. Within half a month, the news spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River. A month later, almost the entire Jingguo was expected to do so. Everyone who knows knows it.
Emperor Yue chooses a concubine?
It sounds normal at first glance.
But what if Emperor Yue is a woman?
What concubine did she choose?
Then it must not be a woman.
In other words, she was choosing male concubines across the country.
Male concubine...what a magical and ambiguous word.
Many male compatriots disdain this. How can a dignified man be so spineless and go to the harem to become a concubine? It is simply... extremely insulting, extremely shameless... and extremely tempting.
In the local area, the conditions for selecting a concubine have been posted up. Looking at the conditions listed above and the treatment they would receive after being selected, they were all shamefully eager to try.
The registration requirements are either powerful or stunningly beautiful.
…Are these conditions too harsh? Aren’t children from poor families worthy of “flying up branches and becoming phoenixes”?
At this time, a man stepped forward and said to the official: "I will give you a name."
who?
In this poor and small place, there are still people who are so confident to sign up?
When everyone saw it, their eyes suddenly lit up. They saw that this man was really handsome. If he wasn't wearing linen clothes, they would have thought he was a poor nobleman.
"Well, the appearance is acceptable, please fill in..."
Seeing that the man was successfully selected, everyone around him looked disgraced.
The saddest thing in the world is not that you are poor, but that everyone is very poor, but one person suddenly jumps out of the pit and is ready to move towards a prosperous and wealthy future.
What's even more tragic is that it was this person who made them realize that they were not only poor, but also ugly!
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Jiangling County
The porter hurriedly walked through the corridor, courtyard, and hall, and came to the side room where he was resting. He gasped for air and clutched a government notice in his hand.
"Fugong, Fugong, something bad has happened, something big has happened!"
"Why are you so nervous?" Mr. Fu stood up.
"Emperor Yue, Emperor Yue is going to choose a concubine. Now the whole Jingguo has spread the news about it. What should we do?" The concierge quickly handed over the notice.
Duke Fu took it and read it quickly, his expression was shocked.
After some contemplation, he immediately asked seriously: "Where is Tang Jiashan?"
"Still soaking in the pool of love." (End of Chapter)