Jingming

Chapter 176 Tomorrow's time, the emperor chooses the empress
"Welcome to the empress!"

In the nearest Chang'an Palace on the east side of Qianqing Palace, more than a dozen court ladies and eunuchs knelt there together.

Empress Dowager Jiang personally supported Lin Qingping's waist and said, "Go slowly and be steady."

"... Empress Dowager, I'm fine."

Lin Qingping didn't show her feelings at all, but Empress Dowager Jiang was extremely nervous.

As soon as she heard that Lin Qingping was pregnant, she took Lin Qingping to live in Qingning Palace.

Now that the emperor is going to formally choose a concubine, in order not to move around later, he tidied up and arranged the Chang'an Palace in advance.

This Chang'an Palace is not far from Qingning Palace, and the emperor and queen mother can often come to see it.

"You must serve with your heart! If something goes wrong, you all know the means!"

Empress Dowager Jiang came here in person, just to tell the maids and eunuchs who were arranged in Chang'an Palace again.

Lin Qingping's status is special, after all, she was just a female official before.

But for Empress Dowager Jiang, Lin Qingping grew up in the palace, and she was one of the most trustworthy people in the palace.

To be honest, I was very surprised that my son didn't only know a little about the "Rites of Zhou Gong" from her, but he didn't give medicine...

Now Empress Dowager Jiang is concerned about other things.

After letting everyone else leave, she took Lin Qingping's hand and asked seriously: "What you said is true? The emperor is true..."

Lin Qingping's face was full of joy, she knew that the Queen Mother was still asking about those private matters, so she could only nod her head: "It's true... Your Majesty the Queen Mother, have you also read Huang Jinji's booklet... Apart from the previous menstrual events, Your Majesty, besides the before and after, There will be quite a few days in between. The concubine just thinks that the state affairs are busy, and His Majesty can control himself..."

Empress Dowager Jiang was a little dizzy: "This child...where did he learn these secret arts...is he really particular about this?"

Lin Qingping lowered her head: "Anyway, after making an exception, the next month's menstrual event will not come..."

"It's amazing..." Empress Dowager Jiang was overjoyed, "Huang Jin reported it to me in the first month, and I was worried about it for several months, why hasn't there been any movement."

There are only three things that Empress Dowager Jiang cares about when she enters the palace: the emperor, the throne, and the prince.

Having entrusted Lin Qingping to know that she is stable, she can not only persuade or restrain the emperor not to mess around with the palace maid, but also entrust her with the important task of teaching the emperor.

It turned out that his son was too diligent. How could he be interested in any court lady last year?
But without making a sound, Lin Qingping suddenly met again.

How could Huang Jin hide such a big event from the Queen Mother?The emperor didn't tell him to hide it either.Empress Dowager Jiang was very concerned and would often ask Huang Jin about it.

So when I went to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, and Eldest Princess on Zhengdan Festival, Huang Jin reported the good news.

Then came the news of not being pregnant for several months!

Empress Dowager Jiang only heard about the special process when she had a secret chat with Lin Qingping in the Qingning Palace, and now she is completely relieved.

The child likes to read, and Empress Dowager Jiang knows it.However, I don't know where he saw the secret technique, and he succeeded in trying it!
I just made an exception and got pregnant after choosing that auspicious day, which shows that the method is very effective, and the dragon species is also very healthy!

In Chang'an Palace, Empress Dowager Jiang, who lived a leisurely life, refused to stay here.

Zhu Houcong was in Renshou Palace.

Empress Dowager Zhang was in the Buddhist hall, and Zhu Houcong didn't come here for her.

After Fang Muxian's case happened last year, the Xia family, who was terrified and ill after recovering, appeared even weaker.

Zhu Houcong said with a smile: "The king of Chongren County is the second son of King Yi. The eldest son of the king of Chongren County is named Zaizen, and he is six years old. The king of Chongren County also has a second son named Zai Tuqi, who is three years old. Both children are in good health. Healthy, smart and clever. Both the Clan Mansion and the Ministry of Rites have discussed with King Yi and the King of Chongren County, if the emperor's wife thinks it is acceptable, both the eldest son and the second son of the King of Chongren County can adopt to the emperor's elder brother clan."

Xia Shi just replied in a low voice: "But listen to Your Majesty's orders."

"Why don't you just choose the younger one? A three-year-old child doesn't know much about the world, and when he grows up, he will be closer to the emperor's wife."

"...Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Zhu Houcong nodded and looked at her who lowered her head, and then looked at the side.He knew that Empress Dowager Zhang must also listen, so he said: "Then I will arrange the ceremony of adoption and canonization later. The place to build the vassal will be chosen in Hengzhou, Huguang. Uncle Yong died 15 years ago, and Yongwang's mansion is still there, with a little renovation. Then you can go to Fan."

"Yes……"

The Xia Clan didn't know exactly where the Hengzhou Mansion was, but the current situation was not just what the emperor said.
Hengzhou Mansion is in the south of Huguang, Changsha Mansion in the north, Guangzhou Mansion in the south, and Jiangxi Mansion in the east.

In Huguang, fifteen princes have been sealed up so far.Seven of them were expelled due to various reasons, and the other was from the Xingwang family, and now he has become the emperor.

In other words, there are still seven vassals left in Huguang.Now I will add one more, the stepson of the previous Da Mingzi, who is in Hengzhou.

Picking the fiefdom of King Yong, who had just had no sons and was released shortly after, the palace is ready-made, which is in line with the current general policy of the imperial court to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

After the emperor already has a queen, it is inevitable to solve the hidden dangers in the palace.

The transfer of the lineage protected the blood of Emperor Zhengde, and as for whether King Yi, who was entrusted with Jiangxi Jianchang Mansion, would have any actions with this lineage of Prince Rui in the future, Zhu Houcong had nothing to blame morally.

Whether these things are needed for fishing or the Ming Dynasty, let the people of the world guess.

When Zhu Houcong returned to Qianqing Palace, many scrolls had been hung on the flat ground in front of Qianqing Palace.

"...Just choose like this?" Zhu Houcong looked at Gao Zhong and Huang Jin.

Gao Zhong bent down and said with a smile: "In the past, the empress dowagers and concubines chose these two choices. Your majesty only needs to watch the three people selected at the end to choose the queen. If your majesty doesn't want to look at the painting scroll of beautiful women to choose, the servants will make arrangements. Your Majesty Just see for yourself."

The portraits created by the painters are relatively abstract, and Zhu Houcong feels a little dazzled looking at the densely packed scrolls.

Of course, if you imagine those three hundred show girls standing in front of you one by one, you will be even more dazzled.

Zhu Houcong asked, "How many names did Sun Ming say?"

Gao Zhong's heart trembled, and he reported truthfully: "There are 53 people."

"So many?" Zhu Houcong was a little surprised.

Gao Zhong just nodded: "Yes."

After mastering this "power", the empress uttered 53 names. Whether it was the emperor testing her or something else, Gao Zhong didn't dare to speculate.

He knew that he was far behind even Wei Bin, let alone this His Majesty who has subdued all the counselors and dared to kill someone with his own hands?

Zhu Houcong said very simply: "Then these 53 people will be removed from the 300 people first, and they are not allowed to stay in the palace by themselves."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Gao Zhong thought that although Empress Lin was pregnant with a dragon fetus, His Majesty seemed to have a lot of trust in Empress Empress.

He immediately went to the bottom of the steps and took down many scrolls according to the names.

"Bring the rest of the roster."

At the gate of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houcong sat down and looked at the conclusion after more than three months of "training and investigation".

This level depends on talent and female popularity.

For the training process of more than three months, female officials and eunuchs will also observe whether their temperaments are submissive and jealous...

After many years of drafting from generation to generation, the palace has its own set of regulations.

Zhu Houcong picked up the record of one person, Huang Jin said the name loudly to Gao Zhong, and Gao Zhong took out a scroll from below and ran to the cloud platform to let Zhu Houcong look at the portrait.

A tick of the ink pen is a person's destiny.

……

In the three courtyards where the beautiful women live on the north side of Qingning Palace, Sun Ming has been here for more than three months.

These days, there are no longer various "courses" and "assignments" as before.

"Sister Ming, what is your identity?"

On the bench under the courtyard corridor, Wen Suyun asked Sun Ming curiously again.

Wen Zhengming was invited to enshrine the Wanfa Hall and was sent by His Majesty to Guangdong on business. Many people know this information.

After seeing Wen Suyun's appearance and talent, the court ladies and eunuchs did not dare to underestimate her, thinking that this might be one of the future Empresses of the Zodiac.

Therefore, among the three hundred beautiful girls, only Sun Ming and Wen Suyun Yinyin are of great background.

After more than three months, Sun Ming has undergone some changes. Hearing this, he forced a smile: "Don't you know soon?"

Wen Suyun stood up and changed the direction, sat on the other side of her and held her arm: "Could it be that you are a maid who lives with us specially and secretly sees if we are okay? Lady? Have you seen Your Majesty?"

"...Suyun, don't ask me any more." Sun Ming felt a little lonely.

Five days ago, after His Majesty told the female official Lin that she was pregnant with a dragon fetus in Fengtian Palace, the eunuchs and maids naturally knew about it.

After all, having lived in the palace for so long, His Majesty obviously wanted to publicize such a happy event, so he didn't avoid talking about it with the ladies.

Even Sun Ming didn't know if this was an exam question for the beautiful girls, to see how they would react to this matter.

In fact, Sun Ming didn't have much other thoughts, but often recalled how His Majesty visited the garden with her.

During the three months of not seeing each other, His Majesty was lucky enough to have a dragon fetus.

So she is lonely after all.

Wen Suyun switched to the other side again, lively and gossipy: "Have you met before? What does Your Majesty look like? Only our sisters are the best here. I saw you secretly wrote your name and handed it to the little father-in-law!"

Sun Ming looked at the beautiful girls who were sitting and chatting in other places in the yard.

Some of those gazes were envious and doubtful, while others concealed hostility.

This is because in the past three months, those beautiful girls who deliberately said some yin and yang words to her have been punished more or less.

Sun Ming didn't file any complaints, and she understood that it was probably because the maids and eunuchs were paying attention to every move of the beautiful ladies.Seeing someone offend her, the future empress, she naturally had to punish one or two quietly, so that she would definitely remember it in her heart.

It's just that if the status has already been secretly determined, why do you have to go through these three months by yourself?
"Suyun, do you want to be selected, or go home?"

Wen Suyun was stunned, and his eyes brightened: "Does it mean that those who write their names can be selected?"

Sun Ming thought it might be the opposite, but she just looked at Wen Suyun.

"Then don't write about me, write Qinghe's name." Wen Suyun gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it because the Empress Dowager Cishou sent people to pre-select her? They all bullied her!"

Zhang Qinghe was not in the same courtyard as them, and Wen Suyun felt sorry for her.

As for the reason, Zhang Qinghe received the opposite treatment from Sun Ming and Wen Suyun.

The female officials are not difficult to make things difficult, so some other thoughtful show girls will be excluded accordingly.

Sun Ming wrote his name and handed it out, but most of them were the ones who bullied Zhang Qinghe.

"I'm asking you." Sun Ming took her hand and asked sincerely, "Do you want to stay in the palace, or go home?"

Wen Suyun immediately said: "I want to go home, my father still wants to take the exam again, I know!"

"Didn't your majesty say that even if you are elected, your father can continue to take the exam in the future and become an official?"

"My father..." Wen Suyun smiled narrowly, "He would rather pass the exam by himself. Also, I have been in the capital for so long, so I am so tired. If I am selected, I will not be able to leave the palace in the future Seeing wild flowers, but I can't go fishing with my dad."

Sun Ming smiled, envious of her liveliness and ease.

The daughter of the four great wits in Wuzhong, she has indeed cultivated a different kind of demeanor since she was a child.

"Okay, then I'll help you."

"Really?" Wen Suyun was inexplicably surprised, and then held Sun Ming's face in both hands and looked at it, "I know! You are so beautiful, you must be His Majesty's personal maid! You can't get out, definitely There will be a title, right? In the future, I will definitely marry a capable husband. After becoming a married woman, I can still come to the palace to visit you! I will bring you delicious food, and I know what you like to eat!"

Sun Ming's face was squeezed by her, and there was a smile in his eyes.After holding her hand and putting it on their knees, she said: "Okay, then you must marry a husband who loves you."

Wen Suyun held his fist: "He doesn't hurt me, I will make him hurt!

Sun Ming chuckled: "Mr. Bohu?"

"Yeah, Dad asked him to paint for me, and he painted me as a big cat!"

The autumn is crisp, and the show girls are still chatting in the Forbidden Palace.

Before Sun Ming had time to give the little eunuch Gao Zhong arranged a new name at night, Gao Zhong came in person.

"If our family reads the name, wash it up tonight. Tomorrow, at the time of the day, the emperor will choose the concubine!"

He read out the names one by one, including Sun Ming, Wen Suyun, and Zhang Qinghe, the total number... 49.

Afterwards, another 53 people's names were read, and they were sent out of the palace without asking their wishes, and sent back to their hometowns.

The remaining 190 eight people had different expressions, and the female officials began to consult their wishes: whether to stay in the palace and start as a court lady, or to go home.

Wen Suyun panicked, pulled Sun Ming into a corner and asked, "Is there still time?"

Except for that Empress Lin, these 49 people will stay in the palace. Although not all of them will have titles, they will have the most basic grades, such as nobleman, talented person, chosen servant, lady and so on.

Sun Ming looked at her, and said after a while: "What if, in fact, I want you to stay in the palace?"

"……why?"

After a pause, Sun Ming smiled reluctantly: "Let's be good. I can't get out, so I hope you stay with me in the palace. However, if you don't want to stay, I can let you go. "

"...Sister Ming, what is your identity?"

Sun Ming looked in the direction of Qianqing Palace and said quietly: "You will know tomorrow. If I have this request, His Majesty should agree. Your Majesty is a very easy-going and tolerant person."

The one who spread throughout the harem along with the news of Lin Niangniang's pregnancy was His Majesty's hero who killed people with a knife in Fengtian Hall.

Then handed in so many names, is it right or wrong?Is what His Majesty said true or false?What was behind his smiling face at that time?
After three months of gossip among the three hundred beautiful women, Sun Ming was already feeling exhausted.

So suddenly tears welled up in her eyes and she took Wen Suyun's hand: "If you want to leave, tell me, and I will go see Your Majesty later!"

Wen Suyun looked at her quiet and weak appearance, her heart suddenly felt sour, and her eyes turned red: "The roster has been decided, will you offend His Majesty by doing this? It's fine if I stay. Didn't you say that the Royal Garden is very big?" ?”

Tears welled up in Sun Ming's eyes.

Yes, the imperial garden is very big, and the palace is not small.

But after she became queen, she would have no friends.

Only in these three months, she had a close friend.

But what about after tomorrow?What if she is the queen and Wen Suyun becomes one of the concubines?
　PY a friend's book "My son Cao Ang has the posture of a great emperor": The two capitals and thirteen states of the great man are all on my shoulders.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)