Chapter 1391 The Foolish Empress 14
Prince Duan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could this empress be like a little sister and say anything.
But she is indeed the younger sister, but she is not only the imperial sister, but also the empress!
"Say it, say it~" Xining's eyes lit up.
Seeing how interested the empress was, King Duan could only bite the bullet and said: "They all look good."
Xining's eyes lit up: "Then which one do you like? Plumper, slim, tall or petite?"
Everyone around him laughed, but the chief steward quickly made a fist with his hand, raised it to his mouth, covered the raised corners of his mouth, and pretended to cough. The maids who laughed out loud quickly lowered their heads and suppressed their smiles.
Prince Duan was very embarrassed. He felt that this imperial sister was more difficult to deal with than the women he had seen before, and she was thick-skinned. Even a lady would not dare to ask his brother in front of so many people. .
Seeing Duan Wang's handsome face with an unnatural expression on his face, he hesitated to speak. Xining couldn't wait any longer and directly announced the answer: "Brother, feel free to choose. If you like it, you can take it back."
"This~" Prince Duan's face almost wrinkled. There are so many people, who knows how many of them are spies. If he takes them back, there will be more people to monitor him.
Xining saw it clearly, turned around and said: "The literate people stand on my left, and the illiterate people stand on my right."
The maids looked at each other, and the chief steward responded quickly: "What are you still doing? If you haven't heard your majesty's words, please stand in the right place."
It was probably an internal show during the assessment. The maids immediately stood around, but some were hesitant.
The chief manager glared: "You, what are you still doing? You are going back and forth, you think you are shopping."
The two maids knelt down in fright, and one of them responded: "Your Majesty, I know two characters, but I don't know them all. I can barely write my own name, but it's difficult to write a family letter. I'm stupid and don't know where to stand. .”
Another person also said so.
"That's it~" Xining thought for a while: "Then just stand where you don't know how to read."
After the two palace maids thanked them, they stood on the right side.
Most of these palace maids can read. After all, being a peddler in the palace will allow them to learn a lot of things, including reading, writing, embroidery and other skills. When they reach the age of ten to thirteen, they will be redistributed according to their personal talents and led to work in various departments.
Those palace maids who were illiterate and did not know many people entered the palace later. It should be cleaning, cleaning, organizing and other matters in each palace. I entered the palace before the age of thirteen, so even if I learned to write, I didn't learn much.
There were only seven or eight illiterates. Xining thought for a while and said to the literate side: "Those who have read "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan" should go to the side."
So most of the people who were literate came out at once.
Xining looked at it for a while and then said: "You can go! The rest will stay first."
ah? Those palace maids who could read were stunned. The empress helped King Duan choose a concubine, but she actually wanted someone who couldn't read.
Doesn’t everyone have to be well-educated and well-educated women? The noble daughter was also very proud of her talents and knowledge. There had never been any high-ranking family who chose wives and concubines who were illiterate.
The chief manager was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his eyebrows and said: "What are you doing standing still? Hurry up and leave!"
Seeing the majestic and handsome King Duan standing there, the maids were reluctant to leave, but they had to leave. When many people left, they looked back at Prince Duan, hoping that Prince Duan would see her and stay.
King Duan knew why, so he didn't even look at the maids who were leaving. No matter how beautiful a woman is, it is not as important as her life. Although the empress did not want to kill him, she was considering him, so how could he keep those palace maids who were no longer in use.
Xining asked: "How many are left now?" The chief steward smiled and replied: "Master, there are less than thirty left. I will count them now."
"No need!" Xining raised his hand, made a stop motion, and then said: "There is no one at home anymore, parents, brothers and sisters are not here."
The maids stood there hesitating. They couldn't figure out what criteria the empress wanted to select. If you make a wrong move, you have to walk out like those women just now.
Those who refused to leave had to leave, but no one dared to stay. That was the order given by the empress.
Some of the literate maids who stayed behind just now were guessing that they were looking for bed attendants this time, and they were not taking the first prize, so they were not listed. This is the only way to stay. Now it is another choice, so think about it carefully. You know, when selecting concubines, they try to make them as prosperous as possible, so that they will be blessed and can have children as soon as possible.
Seeing these palace maids fussing, the chief steward became anxious: "Whatever you are doing, it is what it is. Is it possible that I still need to get a booklet to check?"
Yes, the name, age, place of origin, and family situation of each person are clearly written on the booklet. Even if you lie, you will find out when the time comes that it is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.
So those who had lost contact with their families, as well as the palace maids who were the only ones left at home for some reason, stood up. Only six.
Xining hooked his fingers: "You all come closer, let me and King Duan take a good look."
King Duan almost rolled his eyes. He wanted to look at you, but he didn’t want to.
Six palace maids, with red faces and lowered heads, came forward to kneel down and salute.
"No, just stand like this." Xining put away his prestige at this time, smiled and said amiably: "Raise your head, don't be embarrassed, be generous, otherwise how will I know what you look like."
Prince Duan looked at the Empress instead, but he didn't expect that the Empress was even more lustful than those dandy boys. His expression is so natural, he must have done this kind of thing often.
Thinking about the empress saying such words to a bunch of beautiful men, the scene must be very ecstatic.
Xining looked at them one by one and commented: "Well, this one is round and round, with a plump waist. Let's twist it. Well, the waist is quite soft, and the plate is big. It's good for fertility... This one is neither fat nor thin, and has a tall figure. The figure matches the imperial brother very well..."
Although the maids were blushing, they still followed the empress's requests from time to time, moving their hands and feet, turning in circles, and twisting their waists, and they were very cooperative.
King Duan felt that he was almost drunk. He was good at fighting, but he was willing to lose out if he was thick-skinned.
Finally, Xi Ning nodded: "Take these six first. I will reward you to King Duan, and serve you well in the future. If you have children in the future, you will be able to rely on you."
The six maids were overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank the Empress and Prince Duan.
King Duan smiled bitterly, he hadn't agreed yet. Originally he should have knelt down to thank him, but he didn't want to take her away with him. If he didn't speak, he would have no chance to speak.
So he said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Minister..."
Before he finished speaking, Xining interrupted: "No matter what, as long as the emperor wants it, I can do anything."
She looked sideways and smiled, as if in a joking tone: "As long as the emperor doesn't want the dragon chair given to me by the father, I will give him whatever he wants. Even if the emperor is embarrassed to ask for it, I will give it to him!"
(End of chapter)