Chapter 70 Concubine selection
The leader's daughter has an aloof temperament, but her clothes are a bit crude.
Although they are all daughters of official families, they pale in comparison to other women.
The most important thing is that she wears a silver hairpin and is surrounded by flowers.
She is not like other women who wear gold hairpins and are decorated with gold beads, gems and pearls.
"Daughter Lan Lingrong, I have met the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. I wish the Queen Mother and Your Majesty good health and eternal blessings."
oh?
Lan Lingrong caught the attention of everyone in the lobby with just a few words.
The reason is simple.
The show girls present were all nervous, excited, fearful, curious, etc., and did not dare to speak.
But she was the only one who bowed to say hello when Zhuang Yunqi, the Minister of Household Affairs, called her name.
As a rule...there is no such rule, but there is no prohibition either.
The Queen Mother took the lead and said: "Good boy, it's not easy for you to still remember the Ai family."
The Queen's tone was a bit jealous: "You are such a solemn gift, but you say it at will without the Holy Order. Although it is auspicious words, it obviously makes you a target of public criticism, and you are also a charming master~"
Lan Lingrong's face changed slightly, she could only lower her head and dare not speak, and her delicate body trembled slightly.
"That's all."
Zheng Yi took the lead and looked Lan Lingrong up and down and said: "You are indeed good, courageous and knowledgeable, but what skills do you know?"
"There is no need to perform music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
Lan Lingrong was overjoyed and said quickly: "Your Majesty, my mother once taught me Kunqu opera, so I know a few Kunqu operas."
"Oh? Kun Opera, let me listen to it."
"No~"
Lan Lingrong whispered, then stood up, took a breath and sang: "I hate meeting each other too late, and resentment returns quickly. The willow silk is so long that it is difficult to tie it to the jade, and I hate that the beautiful sparse forest catches the slanting light~"
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Her tone was already clear and crisp, but now her singing of Kunqu opera is even more melodious and melodious, with a melody that makes her cry like she is complaining.
Almost everyone in the entire hall was listening carefully, even Queen Lu Lin'er couldn't help but curl her lips.
"Hu Meizi, your singing is okay~"
After the tea time, the tune stopped, and everyone subconsciously looked at Zheng Yi.
Only Zheng Yi was still slapping the table, having a long aftertaste.
"Okay!"
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Not bad, the singing voice is beautiful, and the beauty is even more gentle."
"I hate meeting you too late. Since you have worked so hard to enter the palace, I will help you."
"Lan Lingrong, the daughter of Cheng Lanhuai of Shanyang County, is a beautiful woman with beautiful appearance, wisdom and beauty. She is specially named Lan Noble Lady!"
"No!"
Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately bowed and agreed.
And Lan Lingrong, and now Guiren Lan, immediately knelt down and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, the Queen Mother! Thank you, the Queen Mother..."
Hearing these words, the Queen Mother and Zheng Yi did not react. Instead, Queen Lu Lin'er nodded secretly.
This little girl movie is pretty good.
Thanks to me, but not to Xu Qingluan, that big fox!
Zheng Yi said: "Get up and give me the sachet."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhuang Yunqi quietly signaled other officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to come over and ask them to go out and deliver the message.
No beautiful lady can speak out at will unless ordered by the Queen Mother and Her Majesty!
Lan Lingrong's move made the four beautiful ladies next to him look ugly and look jealous.
This move directly regarded the four of them as foils, which was really hateful.
If there is a chance...
That is a noble position!
According to Dayu's draft regulations, in the annual draft, in addition to the several concubines and concubines who have already been 'definitely determined'.
Other beautiful women can only obtain the status of wives, beauties and nobles.
The status of a nobleman is undoubtedly the highest level under the status of concubine.
Not to mention the rank, the simple monthly salary is much higher than them.
Moreover, when we meet in the palace in the future, we have to bow down to say hello, which is really abominable!
Lan Lingrong was so clever that although he gained the status of a nobleman, he offended many "colleagues".
It will be difficult for me to move forward in the palace from now on.
"Xia Qiuxiang, the daughter of Xia Wei, the former captain of Jinwu Guards School, is seventeen years old!"
"Wang Qian, the daughter of Wang Tianyu, the prefect of Texas, is sixteen years old!"
"Jing Zehua, the daughter of Jing Zhanfeng, the magistrate of Chencang County, is fourteen years old!"
"Luo Yun, the daughter of Cheng Luo Bin of Wolong County, Chencang County, is fifteen years old!"
The other four women all saluted.
Zheng Yi took a glance and saw that they were all ordinary women, but their looks were acceptable.
After all, she is a talent show girl and has already gone through many layers of screening.
The remaining women, not to mention other things, will definitely pass the test based on their pure looks and looks.
"Don't say I won't give you a chance. Do you four have other skills?"
The four women looked at each other, lowered their heads, and did not dare to speak.
Zheng Yi shook his head. When Liu Chengen next to him was about to shout "Fuck the brand", he suddenly heard Zheng Yi say: "Keep them all and give me the sachet."
"Huh?"
Liu Chengen was stunned for a moment, why did he stay again?
Zheng Yi glared at him and quickly motioned to the other eunuchs to bring the sachets.
"Give me a sachet!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty be blessed with great blessings..."
"I was also selected, hehehe..."
The five girls were taken down, and Liu Chengen took advantage of this interruption to quickly call the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Meet Eunuch Liu, I wonder what Eunuch Liu's orders are?"
Liu Chengen whispered: "His Majesty is in a high mood today. I am afraid that many young masters will be left behind. We have prepared too few sachets."
"Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly and ask someone to prepare a sachet."
"No!"
The little eunuch quickly said: "I wonder how many sachets should be prepared?"
"As many beautiful ladies as there are, prepare as many sachets as you want!"
"No~!"
As Liu Chengen expected, the next dozen or so beauties all left signs and gave them sachets!
No one was voted out!
Your Majesty, this is too... so fierce!
Your Majesty wants to keep all of the more than five hundred beauties?
Others were shocked or surprised, but they could not dampen Zheng Yi's interest at all.
Wave after wave of beauties were taken down, and his interest remained high.
Selecting beauties at KTV in my previous life was not so exciting. I could only choose a few at a time, and they were all crooked.
There are many aunts in their thirties.
But here, they are all girls of seventeen or eighteen years old, very delicate and delicate.
As more than a hundred beauties passed by, the whole hall was filled with a refreshing fragrance.
Another wave of girls was brought up. This time, even Zheng Yi's eyes lit up slightly and he subconsciously sat up straight.
"Huh?"
The queen mother and empress who looked a little tired next to them also looked over subconsciously.
In the middle of these five people, there were actually two girls standing who were almost identical in terms of clothing and appearance!
With Zheng Yi's eyesight, he couldn't tell the difference at all.
Zhuang Yunqi changed the roster and said:
"Huang Yueling, the daughter of General Huang Xie of Jiangxia County, is seventeen years old!"
"Qiao Qi, the daughter of Qiao Xuan in Wan County, Lujiang County, is fifteen years old!"
"The daughter of Qiao Xuan of Lujiang County and Anhui County, Qiao Yun, is fifteen years old!"
"The daughter of Yangquan County Magistrate Zhao Yao..."
"I have met the Queen Mother and your Majesty..."
The five women saluted one after another, but Zheng Yi's eyes were still focused on the twins in the center.
A beautiful woman is nothing, but if there is a woman who is exactly the same, no matter the appearance, temperament, or even the way she speaks, etc., it is a rare treasure!
At this time, Duan Fei Xu Qingluan said: "Your Majesty, your eyes are almost straight!"
"This pair of beauties were specially selected by my concubine for Your Majesty. I wonder if Your Majesty will like them?"
"I like it, of course I like it, hahaha..."
Zheng Yi laughed and said: "My beloved concubine knows my feelings. These two girls are good, they are indeed good."
"What skills do you have?"
Since the draft, the show girls waiting outside all know Zheng Yi's selection habits.
Showgirls present, it seems like everyone will stay.
But those who stay will definitely be treated differently in the palace in the future due to their different status.
And what Your Majesty wants to value, in addition to playing chess, calligraphy and painting, is actually also looking at whether there are any special 'skills'.
Martial arts, poetry, or literary talent, etc.
Except for the previous Lan Lingrong, who gained a noble status with Kun Opera.
There are also two other beautiful women who have won the position of nobles.
One was Wang Ruyu, the daughter of the contemporary literary giant Wang Mingzhe, a professor at the Hanlin Academy. She composed a poem on the spot, "Long Yan was delighted, bestowed upon the noble status, and granted the title of jade nobleman."
The other person is Feng Caiying, the daughter of Zhuxi leader Feng Rusong, who is nineteen years old and is already a second-level warrior.
After learning about his martial arts cultivation, Long Yan was so happy that he was also named a nobleman on the spot!
And now, it seems like two more noble people are going to be born?
The five of them waited for a while, and Qiao Qi, who was second in line, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, my sister and I are good at singing and dancing. I wonder if we can be counted?"
"Singing and dancing?" Zheng Yi became interested: "What kind of singing and dancing is it?"
"My sister is good at playing the piano, and folk girls are good at dancing. My two sisters can sing and dance together. Your Majesty, please listen."
"Okay, then I'm all ears!"
"Which father-in-law can I ask to bring my sister Pipa?"
"Liu Chengen, go and come back quickly!"
"No!"
The faces of everyone present changed. Liu Chengen was an old man next to His Majesty. He just wanted to pick up a pipa, but he actually asked him to go there in person...
Qiao Yun always carried the Pipa with him and put it where he lived, but he quickly took it back.
The two girls immediately started playing, playing the piano and dancing together. Their long lake-green gauze dresses were like lotus leaves floating in the water, and their skirts were swaying, which was extremely beautiful.
The sound of the piano is also melodious and melodious, like mountains and flowing water. The two sisters play and dance, complementing each other. After a cup of tea, a song lingered, and there seemed to be an echo in the hall.
Zheng Yi also applauded: "That's right, that's right. Whether it's the music of the piano or the dancing, you two are both outstanding today."
"Qiao Qi, Qiao Yun, I have given you the status of being a noble person. I am Qiao Guiren!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The daughter of the people thanks your majesty for your great kindness!"
The two women knelt down to express their gratitude, but Liu Chengen said strangely: "Your Majesty, the two noble masters are both named Qiao, and they are both named Qiao Nobles. How should this register be transcribed?"
"Let's divide it into big Qiao and small Qiao."
Zheng Yi said with a smile, but his heart was full of bad taste: "Besides, the two sisters are deeply in love, and I can't bear to let them be separated in the palace, so let's live in the same room."
"No!"
In the audience, Qiao Jun and Qiao Qi also knelt down to express their gratitude.
Others didn't know what Zheng Yi was laughing at, only Concubine Duan Xu Qingluan on the side thought of something.
Her pretty face was shy, and she glared at Zheng Yi covertly, her eyes full of shame.
The draft continued, and soon came the ranks of the true first- and second-rank ministers of the court and the daughters of aristocratic families.
"Cui family of Qinghe, Cui Jinyan, seventeen years old!"
"Fan Yang Lu, Lu Jingxuan, eighteen years old!"
"Taiyuan Wang family, Wang Chan, fourteen years old!"
"Longxi Li family, Li Lingying, seventeen years old!"
"Zhaozhou Li family, Li Meizhuang, nineteen years old!"
Five girls walked in slowly. Many officials present held their breaths and no one commented.
These five girls come from the five oldest aristocratic families in the Yu Dynasty and have been passed down for more than 300 years.
It is said that more than 300 years ago, Zheng Mingsen, the founding emperor of Dayu, established his hegemony and became an empire in the troubled times with the support of these five great families.
Therefore, these five major surnames have the grace of founding the country and have been passed down to this day.
During the entire three hundred years of Dayu, almost 30% of the officials were from these five major families.
Those related to his family accounted for more than 70%.
There were hundreds of prime ministers, three ministers, first-rank officials, etc.
It can be said that Dayu is the Zheng family of the royal family, and he and the people of these five major clans rule the world together!
However, in the past hundred years, with the continuous secret suppression by many emperors, the power of the five major clans has weakened a lot.
By supporting the Nanfang family and Qingliu, the imperial court became officials in the court, and gradually competed with these five major families, which continues to this day.
"Daughter of the people, I have met His Majesty!"
“I’ve met the Queen Mother!”
“I’ve met the Queen Mother!”
“I’ve seen Concubine Duan!”
These five girls are worthy of being from aristocratic families. They are impeccable in appearance, conduct, and etiquette. They are almost like the same person.
But they also have their own characteristics, plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, all different in color.
The most important thing is that Zheng Yi saw something different from all the beautiful girls before in the eyes of the five of them.
confidence.
These five women have extremely high self-confidence.
They came here just to go through the motions.
They were already ready from the moment the draft was decided.
concubine.
This is their goal and the position within their reach!
Zheng Yi immediately said: "You are all national scholars, and you have a good match with me. I am very relieved."
"Pass the decree, make me a concubine!"
"No!"
Liu Chengen responded immediately, then took out the imperial edict he had prepared and said loudly:
"The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven, and the edict says: After becoming a national scholar, he will serve in the palace. God has given him a good matchmaker, and he has been given the special title:"
"Cui Jinyan, the Cui family of Qinghe, is the concubine Jin and lives in Chengze Palace!"
"Lu Jingxuan, the Lu family of Fan Yang, is the concubine Jing and lives in Jing'an Palace!!"
"Wang Chan, the Wang family of Taiyuan, is Concubine Cicada and lives in Jinxiu Palace!"
"Li Lingying, the Li family in Longxi, is Concubine Ying and lives in Jingze Palace!"
"Zhaozhou Li family's Li Meizhuang is the eyebrow concubine and lives in Danxia Palace!"
"Daughter of the people, thank you for your kindness!"
"May Your Majesty and the Queen Mother be healthy and prosperous!"
Even Xie En is very similar to the five girls, as if they were carved from the same mold.
The reason why they can become concubines as soon as they enter the palace and live in a separate palace is entirely because of their status!
While he was thanking him, Zheng Yi also took a careful look at the five women.
Not to mention stunning, at least stunningly beautiful.
After all, they want to enter the palace and become concubines. No matter how courageous these aristocratic families are, they don't dare to find ordinary women to make up for their troubles.
Moreover, even if these five women are not the main sect, they are also the most prominent daughters of the branch sect outside the main sect.
The five girls were led down, and soon five more girls were brought up.
These five girls are somewhat similar to the five girls from aristocratic families, but they are also different.
Seeing this, the surrounding officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites started talking in low voices.
"It seems to be the youngest daughter of Mr. Zhang Guoan, the censor of the left deputy censor of the Inspectorate. I seem to have seen her before."
"It's her, and the daughter of Miao Xiu, the commander-in-chief of Yunzhou..."
"The granddaughter of Mr. Yuan, the young minister of Dali Temple..."
The five people who came up this time were all relatives of the second and third grade ministers in the court!
As a minister of the court, any woman of suitable age in the palace would enter the palace to participate in the draft.
Choose the good ones to enter the palace and become concubines.
Of course, after they entered the palace, they were not real concubines, but concubines.
Only those who have made great achievements in the harem, such as giving birth to a prince or princess, or someone from the mother clan has made great achievements, can they be given the title of concubine!
"Tian Wenwen, the sister of Tian Wenjing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is thirteen years old!"
"Zhang Lingyin, the daughter of Zhang Guoan, the left deputy censor of the Inspectorate, is seventeen years old!"
"Miao Yuesheng, the daughter of Commander-in-Chief Miao Xiu of Yunzhou, is sixteen years old!"
"The daughter of Yuan Fang, the young minister of Dali Temple, Yuan Song, is eighteen years old!"
"The granddaughter of Kong Xiangsi, Minister of Rites, Kong Lingfang, is seventeen years old!"
Facing these five women, Zheng Yi was not embarrassed and just nodded slightly.
Liu Chengen immediately took out the imperial edict: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says..."
"Tian Wenwen, the sister of Tian Wenjing, the Minister of Civil Service, is Wen's concubine and lives in Wencheng Palace!"
"Zhang Lingyin, the daughter of Zhang Guoan, the censor of the left deputy capital of the Inspectorate, is a concubine and lives in Shengyin Palace!"
"Miao Yuesheng, the daughter of Miao Xiu, the commander-in-chief of Yunzhou, is a concubine and lives in Guangle Palace!"
"Yuan Song, the daughter of Yuan Fang, the young minister of Dali Temple, is a concubine and lives in Songhe Palace!"
"Kong Lingfang, the granddaughter of Kong Xiangsi, the Minister of Rites, is a concubine and lives in Jianjia Palace!"
These five women were all named concubines. They were only one level lower than concubines, but far above nobles, beauties, and ladies.
Also qualified to rule the first house.
Of course, they live with other nobles, beauties, and ladies, and cannot live in a palace alone like concubines.
"I would like to thank the Queen Mother and Your Majesty..."
Most of the day had passed in the main hall. After all, there were more than 500 people. Zheng Yi was a little tired, not to mention the Queen Mother, whose health was getting worse day by day.
Although there was a maid behind her massaging her back, she couldn't resist the long hours of exertion.
The reason why it has persisted for so long is all because of the choice of concubine.
She was worried that the emperor would mess up the concubine list while she was away.
Now seeing that the positions of the ten concubines were all decided, I felt relieved and said, "Emperor, the Ai family feels a little tired. The rest is entirely up to your preference, the emperor. The Ai family is going back to Cining Palace."
Zheng Yi immediately said: "Since the queen is tired, let's go back and rest first."
"Old Chen."
"The slave is here."
Chen Liancang appeared behind Zheng Yi like a ghost, and the Queen Mother subconsciously raised her eyebrows.
"Send mother off and return to Cining Palace!"
"No!"
"Mother, take a good rest after you go back, and don't work too hard at will."
"The Ai family knows..."
The Queen Mother nodded and left slowly with the help of the palace maid.
"Brother Emperor~!"
While the Queen Mother was leaving, Lu Lin'er suddenly came over and said sweetly: "Why did you choose so many concubines in this draft? Needless to say, the daughters of aristocratic families and officials, but how come so many private women were also banned? For beauty and lady? ”
"They are all rough-handed, how can they serve you, the emperor brother?"
"What if my hands and feet are not clean and I bump into my aunt and the emperor brother?"
Zheng Yi said helplessly: "By doing this, am I not accepting the Queen Mother's order?"
"Although you are pregnant and have children, you are still five princesses. Of course I like princesses, but the queen mother only wants a prince, so I have to take this step."
"But...but..."
Lu Lin'er's head was a little confused, and she subconsciously said: "But this is too much~! There are more than five hundred beautiful women, brother Emperor, your body..."
Zheng Yi immediately said seriously: "Why, Lin'er doesn't believe in my strength?"
"Then I will go to Kunning Palace tonight and let you have a good look~!"
"Really?!"
Lu Lin'er's eyes suddenly lit up and she said seriously: "You are not joking! I, my concubine, will go back and prepare now!"
After saying that, he ignored the draft ceremony and ran back with the maid. Halfway there, he turned back and waved: "Brother Emperor, Lin'er is waiting for you~!"
Zheng Yi shook his head helplessly: "Finally, I fooled this girl away."
In the past few days, he has been sleeping in Xianfu Palace, practicing with Luan'er and Jianyu.
It's a pity that both girls have had their menstrual periods in the past few days, otherwise, Lu Lin'er wouldn't have had her turn.
At this moment, another eunuch came in with five women.
Zheng Yi's eyes lit up again.
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