The concubine rushed forward!

Chapter 9 General Election

At noon, the Taichen Palace where the emperor lived, the palace people walked very lightly. The emperor Xie Xiao had just had lunch, and the palace servants cleaned his hands, except for the hair crown and ordinary clothes, preparing for a lunch break.

A little eunuch from outside came in, bowed his head and knelt in the outer hall to report: "Your Majesty, the empress is asking to see you outside."

Xie Xiao leaned on the soft pillow on the bed, flipping through a book of travel books in boredom.Hearing the report, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Ming Zhong, the chief eunuch of Taichen Palace, "Is the beautiful woman coming to the palace today?"

"Back to the emperor, the mistresses of show have already moved into Chuxiu Palace." Ming Zhong replied with a bow and a smile.

After hearing this, Xie Xiao knew what the empress was asking for, so he lifted his chin and motioned for Ming Zhong: "Go and invite your empress master in." Ming Zhong groaned and slipped away.

Empress Chu Jingyao came into the inner hall. She looked graceful and majestic, with a plump and slightly chubby figure, wearing a pomegranate skirt with a phoenix about to fly embroidered with gold thread on the skirt.Her head is full of blue hair and is rolled up high, adorned with luxurious pearls and emeralds and a golden phoenix holding a beaded buyao, which looks like a blooming peony from a distance.The queen looked at Xie Xiao's casual look, smiled and said, "Your Majesty Wan'an, my concubine came here uninvited, did it disturb the emperor's morning rest?"

Xie Xiao sat up a little bit straighter, and reached out to the queen: "Where is the queen, come and sit."

The queen stood up, put her hand into Xie Xiao's palm, and followed the emperor's force to sit on the other side of the short one.The empress took a thin booklet from the maid next to her, and handed it to the emperor: "All the beautiful ladies have entered the palace, and the house of internal affairs has sorted out the roster. The concubines also want to show it to the emperor." Look."

Xie Xiao took the brochure, flipped through it a bit, and paused slightly when he turned to a page: "Has someone from the Yu family come in?"

"Yes, among the aristocratic families, only the girl from the Marquis of Anyang and the cousin of the Yu family were selected this time. The concubine wants to take care of the cousin of the Yu family so that the emperor can rest assured." The queen smiled softly, showing even more dignity and generosity.

Xie Xiao's eyes sank, and he tapped Yu Qianyue's name on the booklet with his index finger. He didn't want the Yu family to send someone into the palace, not to mention the fact that the Yu family didn't have a high family background, and there were no competent people among the younger generation. .But with him as the emperor, the three generations of the Yu family can be guaranteed to survive.For a mother who doesn't have much affection, he feels that the Yu family should be content with a noble title and a rich life.Never thought that the Yu family's greed was so big, Xie Xiao sneered inwardly, but it didn't show on his face.Then he followed the Yu family's wish. When the so-called cousin came to the palace, he could only keep her from dying for the sake of his biological mother, and he didn't have that much interest in other things.He turned another page and saw the two names of the girls from the Gu family in the Anyang Hou Mansion. both.The emperor had already prepared that there would be no daughters from aristocratic families entering the palace in this draft, but he did not expect that the Gu family and the Yu family would give him such a "surprise".Forget it, he didn't expect to be able to wipe out the family, it was impossible.The promulgation of the decree of descending and attacking nobles left many follow-up problems, and the current situation in the court has not achieved the balance effect he wanted, and it is not a solution for the daughter of the Gu family and the Yu family to enter the palace.

"It's okay, the queen can follow the rules." Xie Xiao put the booklet away, and picked up the travel notes at hand to continue reading.

Seeing this, Chu Jingyao didn't care, she had already achieved her purpose of this trip, she smiled and hooked the emperor's palm, and got up: "Then the concubine will not disturb the emperor's rest, the concubine will leave first."

The emperor patted the back of her hand reassuringly, and smiled at her: "Okay, the queen will go back first, and when I finish my work, I will accompany you and Baozhu to have dinner in the evening." Linglong, Xie Xiao and the Queen dote on her very much.

The smile on the Queen's face became wider, and she responded to Xie Xiao's words and returned to Fengyi Palace.

In Chuxiu Palace, a few days passed peacefully, Gu Panfu passed the time casually in the house, and occasionally went out for a walk in the yard, when Gu Panxin said something strangely, she also went back lightly.Watching Gu Panxin want to have an attack but endure it is also a kind of pleasure, and the life is leisurely like this.It's just that the front hall is safe and sound, but there is a beautiful girl in the back hall who was sent out of the palace due to a sudden illness.When Gu Panfu heard about it, she just smiled. It is not known whether it was a sudden illness or other reasons.

On the fifth day of April, the aunt in charge of the Chuxiu Palace sent the three ladies Yu and Gu uniformed palace attire, a light yellow skirt made of common satin, embroidered with some dark patterns with silver thread. He wore a handkerchief and a round fan without a pattern.Gu Panfu asked Qin Yu to comb her hair, revealing her jade-like neck.Looking at it is elegant and refined, and those peach blossom eyes add to the elegance of this outfit.After dressing up, Gu Panfu waited in front of the Chuxiu Palace. It took a long time to see Yu Qianyue coming out of her room with a dark face.Yu Qianyue has a beautiful appearance, so she is not suitable for plain dress, but uncle Gongqin's family background is not rich, so she can only dress plainly in the past.Besides, her complexion is not as fair as other beautiful girls, and the pale yellow palace dress makes her darker a lot.

Gu Panxin was the last one to come out, stepping on the time limit, and there was a little unhappiness between her brows.She felt that this body was too plain and did not reflect her uniqueness, so how could the emperor see her at a glance?She struggled for a long time, and finally she put two more small flowers on her hair before giving up.And when she saw Yu Qianyue, those unhappiness disappeared. She covered her mouth with a veil and almost didn't laugh out loud.

Gu Panfu glanced at the flowers on Gu Panxin's head indifferently, but withdrew her gaze and said nothing.The three of them followed the aunt in charge through the back door of Chuxiu Palace, and there was actually a palace there, Shangshu Tiyuan Hall.As soon as the three of them stepped into the palace gate, the little eunuch at the door said: "The daughter of the Gu family in the Marquis of Anyang, the daughter of the Yu family in the Gongqin uncle's mansion is here!" And with this chorus, two or three standing in front of the palace gathered together All the show girls looked at them together.

At this moment, Gu Panfu's hairs stood on end. "Three girls, please wait here. The old slave will leave first." The aunt in charge bowed and left.

Gu Panfu glanced around quickly with her eyes, she had seen several people in the crowd, most of them were the daughters of civil servants, and there were also a few daughters of upstarts, but Gu Panfu only met them a few times. Not familiar with each other.There are also a few who are sought after by other beautiful girls, but they are just looking at each other.She had no intention of chatting with anyone, so she sat on a stone pier under the shade of a tree, and didn't mind other people looking at her.When Gu Panxin came in, he saw acquaintances, while Yu Qianyue was surrounded by several beautiful girls.

And not far away, there was a woman who was gently waving a round fan and looking towards Gu Panfu.She has a soft appearance and a gentle temperament, and she is even more gentle and amiable with a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows.A round-faced handsome girl who was talking next to her asked, "Sister Xue, you know that sister, do you want to go over and say hello?"

The girl known as Sister Xue turned her head when she heard the words, and seeing this round-faced handsome girl pretending to be innocent, she squeezed her palms quietly, and said with a gentle smile: "That's the third lady of the Gu family in the Anyang Marquis Mansion. , I only met her a few times. Since she doesn't often come out to parties, I just met her out of curiosity."

"It's better for Sister Xue's family to be in the middle of the capital. For someone like me who just entered Beijing, I still need Sister Xue to teach me well." sleeve.

The girl surnamed Xue still smiled softly, but pulled back her sleeves calmly.The girl surnamed Xue, whose boudoir name is Zhichun, is the granddaughter of Zhengyipin Taifu.And the handsome girl with a round face is named Feng Zhihe, and she is the younger sister of the newly appointed General Mingwei of the fourth rank.Taifu Xue was the elder of the three dynasties, and with Xue Zhichun's status, there was no need to befriend Feng Zhihe like this, but Taifu Xue was old and would retire soon, and the next generation of the Xue family did not have any talents who could afford to look good.However, the Feng family is an upstart who has been highly valued in recent years. Feng Zhihe's elder brother, General Mingwei, was even sent to garrison the Northeast.

The Feng family just came to Beijing not long ago. When Xue Zhichun first met Feng Zhihe, Xue Zhichun disliked Feng Zhihe's naive demeanor, but she had to bear it for the sake of her family. The fan covers the dark light in the eyes, one day. . .

On the other hand, Gu Panfu noticed that most of the show girls just looked at them once and then looked away.Whispering again, a sour and beautiful woman said: "Then Qin Shulan is really good-looking, and this palace costume can't hold her back."

"What about a good color? A few days ago, no one knew her background, and there were people who rushed forward. You see, who cares about her today. It's just a daughter of the chief bookkeeper, who pretends to be so noble. "The show girl who answered her words flicked her handkerchief, her eyes full of contempt.

Gu Panfu followed their eyes, and the same palace dress showed that the woman's waist was thinner, her eyebrows were unpainted but thicker, her eyelashes were long and thicker, her eyes were as clear as water, her lips were moist and plump, and she had a pair of white and soft catkins. Gently brushing the blue hair hanging by the ear, standing there is a picture of a beautiful woman with a weak willow supporting the wind.Gu Panfu secretly praised this woman as an alluring woman, and none of the beautiful women in the yard can compare with it, but this is too low-born, and the situation is difficult.He also thought that being the emperor is really a blessing, and he can choose from all the beauties in the whole country, and he doesn't have any beauties he wants.She was envious of her own thoughts, and a little funny, with a smile on her lips, shaking her round fan lightly.

"Everyone who has got their names, please pay respects to the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Empress Empress in order." A eunuch in dark blue clothes holding a whisk stood at the entrance of the hall and said loudly. Judging from the shape of the clothes, they should be internal affairs. The chief eunuch of the government.

When the beautiful girls in the yard heard this, they panicked immediately, arranging each other's clothes and hair.Gu Panfu also stood up, gently smoothing the wrinkles on the skirt, thinking that the emperor, empress dowager, and empress have all arrived, success or failure depends on it.

"Quiet, Mrs. Gu Panfu, Panxin, Mrs. Yu will see you in the shallow moon." The chief eunuch sang loudly, and the voice seemed to penetrate the clouds and reach the sky.

(End of this chapter)