Bingdi Palace.
Under the service of two beautiful young women, Concubine Jie and Concubine Yu, Zheng Yi put on the dragon robe.
Reminiscing about the charm of the two girls last night, Zheng Yi couldn't help but smile.
"By the way, where is your mother?"
Concubine Jie paused and said hesitantly: "Mother is not feeling well and cannot serve your majesty. I hope your majesty will be considerate."
"Are you not feeling well? Have you asked a doctor?"
"I've already invited you. The doctor said it won't be a problem."
"That's good."
Zheng Yi pinched the two women's white chins and turned to leave.
Looking at Zheng Yi's leaving figure, the two women's eyes were full of nostalgia.
It wasn't until Zheng Yi's back was no longer visible that the two women turned around and came to the side hall.
Their mother, the concubine, was also looking into the distance dreamily.
"Mother~"
"Jie'er, Yu'er, were your Majesty satisfied last night?"
"Yeah."
"Aren't you angry because your mother didn't welcome him?"
"No."
"Mother!"
Concubine Concubine suddenly raised her voice and said: "Your Majesty has been so good to you, my mother and my daughter, why are you avoiding him?"
"Alas..."
Concubine Zhen sat in front of the table, held the bronze mirror in both hands and said, "Mother is old. I'm afraid your Majesty will be dissatisfied when she meets you."
"In the past, Emperor Wen had his beloved concubine, Mrs. Li, but she did not see him when she became old and beautiful. This is why she ensured that she always had a perfect impression in Emperor Wen's heart."
"That's why I have taken care of the interests of my family and relatives. Mother doesn't want to drag you down."
"Mother~"
"That's all..."
Concubine Zhen sighed and said: "You two sisters have spiritual roots, just like Your Majesty, and can join the path of cultivation together. In the future, you will be a couple of gods and immortals."
"I feel so happy to see you sisters living happily with my own eyes."
Concubine Yu was anxious: "What should I do, mother?"
"Me?"
The concubine smiled and said: "Mom, of course I will stay in the harem obediently until I grow old, taking care of the prince and princess for you~."
"Compared to other people, my mother is already much happier."
"Don't think too much, don't worry, mother is fine."
"Mother..."
Of course, Zheng Yi knew everything about the three women's whispers.
Especially the thoughts of the concubine.
But he didn't plan to do anything.
What Zhenbi said is right.
As time goes by, those concubines without spiritual roots will gradually grow old.
Parting in life and death is a matter of human relations.
Even he can't prevent it.
The only ones who can accompany him are many concubines with spiritual roots.
It was even said that some concubines with mediocre qualifications could only accompany her for decades.
Perhaps only a few people such as Tuoba Qingying, Cui Xiabing, and Yang Liuqing can accompany him for a hundred years, or even hundreds of years!
Returning to Bai Yujing, I used the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror to first investigate the situation of Bai Zhirui in Canglan Realm.
At this time, she was still meditating in the cave specially prepared for her by Zheng Yi, and there was nothing strange about her.
After watching for a while, Shen Nian withdrew from Canglan Realm.
At this time, a fire was beating in the quiet room.
With a sweep of his mind, Tuoba Qingying's voice came from within.
"I have something to discuss with you, come to my retreat."
"Tuoba Qingying is looking for me?"
Zheng Yi's expression changed, and he immediately got up and came to Qingying Palace.
"See Your Majesty!"
Many palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly paid their respects, but Zheng Yi just waved to show that there was no need to be polite.
Soon he came to Tuoba Qingying's retreat place, located in the underground secret room of Qingying Palace.
"What does my beloved concubine want from me?"
Before Tuoba Qingying could react, her body was hugged by Zheng Yi.
Her beautiful face immediately changed, and she secretly shouted: "Let go, I have something serious to do with you!"
"Business? Then it's not urgent. Let's talk about it after it's done!"
"Hunjun~!"
"Not here! Go to the bed!"
"Don't pull on my plain skirt...ah~!"
More than an hour later, Zheng Yi lay in the bathroom refreshed and refreshed, and the four palace ladies carefully washed him.
As for Tuoba Qingying, she walked to another bathroom angrily, saying she was unwilling to bathe with Zheng Yi.
Zheng Yi, who couldn't defeat her, could only let it go.
With a thought, he contacted the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.
[Absorb pure Yin energy, water attribute spiritual root +20;]
[Absorb pure Yin energy, mana +20. 】
[Absorb pure Yin energy, water attribute spiritual root +20;]
[Absorb pure Yin energy, mana +20...]
The water attribute spiritual root added another forty points.
Even the mana has increased by 40 points.
All I can say is that he is worthy of being a Tianlinggen cultivator in the foundation building stage.
With a few more double cultivations, Zheng Yi's chances of entering the foundation building stage are 100% certain!
"The next step is to practice meditation and strive to enter the foundation building period as soon as possible."
"But before that, we still need to make arrangements for the court affairs and the affairs of many loose cultivators in the Three Qing dynasties."
Zheng Yi leaned against the shore and let four pairs of small hands knead his body.
"This retreat will take at least two years... no, five years, or even ten years!"
"It's not just about breaking through to build a foundation, but also about stabilizing your cultivation, and then cultivating a few treasures, such as snake eggs, poisonous insects, reincarnation nine-infant fruit, etc..."
"Squeak~!"
While Zheng Yi was still thinking, the bathroom door was suddenly opened.
The familiar aura made Zheng Yi know that this person was Tuoba Qingying, so he did not open his eyes.
"You guys go down~"
"Yes, empress!"
The four disheveled maids responded softly and then exited the bathroom.
Not long after, Zheng Yi felt a pair of catkins gently pressing his temples.
"Well~ Concubine, what's important?"
Tuoba Qingying took a deep breath and said: "I... I am very restless and want to go out and travel."
"The reason why I was able to enter the foundation-building period so quickly in the past has a deep relationship with my experience outside."
"The world is vast and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. I want to see more of them, and maybe I will encounter many opportunities."
"Traveling? Where to go?"
Zheng Yi's eyes flashed and he said: "You can't go to Star Island, you can choose other places."
Tuoba Qingying rolled her eyes at Zheng Yi and frowned: "I really wanted to go to Xingchen Island originally, but Your Majesty... that's all. Then don't go to Xingchen Island and go to... the West?"
"West?"
Zheng Yi frowned slightly, but still nodded.
Ten years ago, he received news of unrest in many small countries in the West.
But when Dayu was in turmoil, he didn't take the time to deal with them.
Those countries in the west have not crossed the mountains of the Western Regions to enter the territory of Dayu.
If you want to experience it, the Western countries are really a good place.
Zheng Yi thought for a moment and then said: "Okay, but just wait."
"Wait?" Tuoba Qingying asked in confusion: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"Three years, two years...two years at the latest. When I'm ready, you can go out and practice."
"Two years..."
Tuoba Qingying nodded and said: "Yes, I also want to take this opportunity to move the entire Tuoba family to Fairy Peak and Canglong Peak."
"Two years is enough."
"Okay."
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "In a few days, I will go to Tianshou Mountain to retreat for a while. You can come with me."
"Retreat?"
Tuoba Qingying said with a strange expression: "I heard that your empress has specially prepared a grand female talent show for you."
"Nowadays, there are more than three thousand beautiful ladies living in Chuxiu Palace. Your Majesty, are you going to Tianshou Mountain for retreat?"
Zheng Yi smiled lightly and said: "I am in seclusion and have no conflict with the draft girls."
"The construction of the Tianshou Mountain Palace has been completed, which is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people."
"A mere three thousand beautiful women is enough."
"What do you mean?"
Tuoba Qingying was shocked: "You, you want to move all these three thousand beautiful girls to Tianshou Mountain?!"
"What, is there a problem?"
"You...faint!!!"
A few days later.
Chuxiu Palace.
The sky in the distance is still dark blue, with thin sunlight rippling out.
The entire Chuxiu Palace was already buzzing with people.
Teams of eunuchs and maids walked nervously and quickly, conveying the government orders one by one to maintain the stable operation of the entire Chuxiu Palace.
"Hurry up! Today is His Majesty's draft ceremony. If something goes wrong, we won't be able to spare you!"
"According to the Queen's decree! Today all the beautiful ladies will go to Bai Yujing to obey the order!"
"Hey, grandma, you're still sleeping. Today is your happy day!"
"If you can be valued by His Majesty, it will be a great joy!"
"Wash up quickly and line up with us!"
"Take your identity token and line up according to the arrangements of the previous few days..."
And around so many eunuchs and maids, there were women wearing different palace attires.
These women are the beautiful women created by Lu Lin'er this time.
According to different origins, backgrounds, and identities, there are several distinct categories.
There are women who come from big families, there are also the daughters of officials and generals, and there are also a large number of daughters of businessmen and common people.
However, compared to girls from big families, high-ranking officials, and military generals, the number of civilian daughters is very rare.
But these women all have one characteristic.
That's...beautiful!
At a glance, there are all kinds of beauties, plum blossoms, orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each with their own strengths.
Women of various models, appearances, and personalities are all gathered together.
Coquettish, innocent, cute, or confident, proactive, gentle as water, you name it.
This group of girls, led by their respective eunuchs and maids, lined up and walked towards the depths of the palace.
Their target is Bai Yujing, who is located in the center of the palace.
Achieve elongation and look from a distance.
These thousands of beautiful women, plus many eunuchs and palace maids, numbering at least five to six thousand people, formed a river from the creek, flowing in the direction of Bai Yujing.
In the crowd, there was a woman with nervous eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
There are also women with fiery eyes who often have a good relationship with the showgirl next to them.
There are also women who have confident eyes and a graceful look when walking. They clearly come from a big family.
There was even a woman with eyes full of ambition, looking at the rising sun in the distance and swearing secretly in her heart.
As the autumn sun rises, the sky gradually becomes brighter.
"Stop...!"
At the front of the team, the team belonging to the daughter of a big family and a big official was about to reach Bai Yujing, when a hoarse voice suddenly came to mind.
On the tall white jade steps, Liu Chengen, with white hair and beard, was standing bent over in the center.
Although he is older, because he is an eunuch, his vitality has not been lost, and he has no worries about men and women.
In addition, health-preserving elixirs often come out in the harem, making his spirit still as young as that of a young man.
"According to the Holy Order!"
"All the beautiful ladies, led by their respective leader eunuchs, are waiting in the square outside Baiyu Capital."
As soon as he finished speaking, several eunuchs at the front of the crowd respectfully said: "I will obey the holy edict!"
Afterwards, the eunuchs quickly marched in the team one by one.
Each eunuch, accompanied by five beautiful women, stood according to the predetermined positions.
All the beautiful ladies were puzzled by the monk Zhang Er, but they could only follow the eunuchs obediently.
This was not the case in previous rehearsals.
Only the dozens of women from big families and official families at the front of the team were prepared and quickly stood still, discussing something in low voices.
"As expected...Father is right, this is another spirit testing ceremony!"
"Your Majesty is a monk, and many favored concubines in the harem also have spiritual roots."
"Only those with spiritual roots can be favored by His Majesty!"
"People with high status such as the Queen, Concubine Duan, Concubine De, etc. are gradually falling out of favor!"
"Stand up quickly... I wonder if I have spiritual roots?"
"Sister, you and I are from an aristocratic family. If either of you and I have spiritual roots, we must support the other!"
"Sister's direction, of course my sister is like this..."
Amid many discussions, the news spread throughout the show girls.
Almost everyone's eyes became hot, and their voices became louder.
Liu Chengen, who was standing on the white jade steps, frowned, but calmed down.
After everyone stood still, he spoke again: "Everyone, be silent."
"Anyone who continues to discuss will have their nameplate collected and expelled from the palace!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole square quickly became quiet.
As one of the most favored eunuchs around His Majesty, he would not dare to offend even ordinary concubines.
"Yeah!"
Seeing this, Liu Chengen nodded slightly, then quickly turned around and walked up quickly.
On the third floor of Bai Yujing, Zheng Yi, the queen and several concubines have been waiting for a long time.
"Your Majesty, three thousand beautiful ladies have been brought here. They are all standing in fixed positions according to the arrangements of Taoist Master Tianxingzi."
"Yeah."
Zheng Yi nodded and looked to his side: "My beloved concubine, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"It is the duty of a concubine to share His Majesty's worries."
Zhuang Yuheng said respectfully, then stood up and came to the center of the spirit detection array.
As the special envoy of the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, Tian Xingzi had already set out to several cultivation families to win over them.
The matter of guarding the formation in the palace was left to Zhuang Yuheng.
She strolled to the center of the formation, made a hand seal with her hands, and a faint amount of mana poured into the center of the formation beneath her.
Soon, the low-grade spiritual stone at the eye of the formation emitted a faint light, which quickly enveloped the entire square outside Bai Yujing.
The formation shook, and weak spiritual energy fluctuations quickly spread throughout the square.
At the same time, it also spread to more than 3,000 beautiful women's bodies.
At this time, more than 3,000 beautiful ladies all lowered their heads subconsciously and looked at their bodies.
Around the many beautiful ladies, the eunuchs and palace maids also subconsciously raised their heads and looked at these beautiful ladies with envy.
I don’t know, who would have spiritual roots?
Even above Bai Yujing, many concubines stretched their heads and looked down.
"Huh?"
Zhuang Yuheng, who was located at the edge of the formation on the top floor of Bai Yujing, quickly discovered something. He made seals with his hands and stopped the operation of the spirit detection formation.
Then he turned around and said respectfully to Zheng Yi: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty."
"This spirit test... uh, this show girl draft, there are three show girls with spiritual roots!"
Three beautiful ladies...!
Among the more than three thousand people, there were actually three people with spiritual roots.
This chance is... one in a thousand! (End of chapter)