Poor children

Chapter 205

一
At night, Xiaodunzi returned to the palace with a bit of drunkenness.

"Xiao Dunzi, why did you become so virtuous after drinking? I'll see if the master doesn't punish you for a while," Qiu Huai complained.
As soon as he finished speaking, the pauper came over. He saw that Xiao Dunzi's face was slightly red, and he felt cute as he was swaying and kneeling there. Seeing that everyone usually called him "Butler", he was always serious, but actually he was quite cute. Just a child

"The master forgives the sin, but the slave drank too much." Xiao Dunzi hurriedly confessed the crime when he saw the poor boy

"It's rare for them to see you, but they gave you wine?" Pao'er said with a smile, "Go and prepare some sobering tea for him. Our manager is the hero today."

"Master is biased. Everything he does is always right." Qiu Huai muttered and went out to prepare sobering tea for Xiao Dunzi.

"His wine is not for free. This is evidence that he has communicated with many people." Paoer laughed.

After a while, Xiaodunzi drank the hangover tea, and his spirit improved a lot

"Master, Master, it's not good." Xiao Dunzi thought about what the poor boy told him. "The adults all said that His Majesty's harem has too few people, and they are making preparations to choose a concubine for His Majesty."

"Who took the initiative in this matter?" Paoer asked.

"The servants don't know much about that. When I went there, I only heard them discussing the matter at court tomorrow morning."

"What did the prince say?" Paoer asked again.

"This is what my servant is puzzled about. Logically, the prince should object for the sake of his master, but the prince also agrees."

"What did Prime Minister Han say?"

"The old prime minister told me to go to him in person tomorrow morning," Xiao Dunzi replied.
"The old prime minister has not cared about the affairs of the court for a long time," the poor man said in a low voice, and thought for a while, "Is the old prime minister invited to the banquet by the prince?"

"I heard that General Fang invited him there."

two

At dusk on the second day, someone outside the palace brought something to Ruihua Hall, saying that it was from General Huang.
When the pauper came to the main hall, he saw a bamboo basket on the table. After opening it, it was filled with yellow apricots, a specialty of Meizhou.
"Why did General Huang suddenly send yellow apricots? It's not the season anymore. How can we eat these when they are all green?" Qiutiao complained.
"What did General Huang do to Meizhou?" Chanyu asked

The pauper took out two yellow apricots from the bamboo basket and played with them. His father had been to Meizhou. What was he doing there?What does it have to do with his plan to choose a concubine?
"Master, what should I do with these yellow apricots?" Qiu Tao asked. "Send them all to Changle Palace. He said that I specially asked my uncle to buy them. I thought she wanted to eat sour ones because she was so happy." Pao'er took the two more apricots in his hand. The yellow apricots were also thrown back into the bamboo basket
"Master, what exactly does the old prince want to do?" Chanyu vaguely felt that this was another conspiracy of the regent.

"He thinks this palace is too deserted and wants us to liven it up."

At night, seeing Tian Xing stepping into his bedroom in a state of embarrassment, the poor boy knew in his heart that he must have gotten angry in Changle Palace before he came to him.

Pao'er motioned to Qiu Huai to pour tea, and then personally brought over the snacks he had made by himself, "I just made this in the afternoon. I sent one to my eldest aunt and Hongwen. I thought you would definitely come, I didn't send him to Changping Hall." The poor man knew that he had something to do, but he didn't ask.
Tian Xing was so angry that he didn't say anything. He grabbed some snacks and ate them. He choked within two bites and quickly brought tea to drink.
The poor boy also hurried over and patted him on the back, "I see that His Majesty's complexion is not good. It just so happens that the Chuanxiong planted in my garden is ready, and I will ask them to boil some water for Your Majesty to drink later."

"I'm going to choose my concubine," Tian Xing said suddenly.
Hearing this, Pao'er sat down next to him and gently held his hand. "Originally, His Majesty only had two wives in the northwest. Unfortunately, they all left. Now that His Majesty is the master of this vast dynasty, how can he just There are only me and Zhihui, I am weak, and Zhihui is pregnant again, it is time to choose a few people to take care of His Majesty, I was negligent."

Tianxing originally thought that poor children would make a scene like Zhihui, but he never thought that she could say such things.

"Your Majesty, if there is a girl you like, I will tell you personally," the poor man laughed.

"This...this is actually not what I meant." Pao'er's words made Tian Xing feel uncomfortable. "It was the courtiers who insisted on me choosing. I didn't agree with it, but Old Prime Minister Han also meant the same. You are You know, I have to listen to what the old prime minister said."

"What's wrong, Your Majesty? This is a perfectly normal thing." The poor man said with a smile, "This decree should come from the harem. It shows that His Majesty has a general understanding of the harem. He is gentle, courteous and thrifty, and can set an example for the world."

"But Zhihui..." Tianxing was indeed a little embarrassed.

"I have nothing to do with Zhihui, so I have to deal with it myself." Pao'er didn't want to ask for that trouble. Although it was normal for the emperor to have three thousand beauties in his harem since ancient times, he shouldn't have any objections, but because of the courtiers The participation with her father made her somewhat curious, and she was eager to know what kind of medicine her father sold in her gourd.
three

Originally, there was still trouble in Changle Palace. It must have been the persuasion of the old empress from the previous dynasty. Zhihui still made a decree, telling all the officials and noble families in the world that if they have daughters to be married, they can enter the palace to participate in the election.

As soon as the imperial list came out, there was a lot of praise in the world, everyone praised the queen for her virtue, which made Zhihui feel relieved.

In the following time, Shijiang Junior High School became lively and lively. Because there were no limited grades, some wealthy merchants with nods to their names wanted to run for the election as long as they had daughters at home, and some even had no daughters at home. They would not hesitate to adopt their daughters.

But they only saw the scenery in front of them, but they didn't know that the place they sharpened their heads to get into was actually a bottomless abyss.
After the preliminary selection of various local government offices, beautiful ladies from all over the country were sent to the palace, and the originally deserted harem became lively again.
If there are more women, there will naturally be more troubles. Naturally, Tian Xing will not personally interfere with the selection of concubines. After all, he is a monarch. If he has the majesty of a monarch, how can he be as unrestrained as a hungry ghost in lust, so It is naturally up to Qian'er and Zhihui to decide which woman to choose as their concubine.
Zhihui didn't want anyone to compete with her for favor, so she asked the old aunt in her palace to secretly go to the place where the beautiful girls lived to observe. If there were some outstanding ones, she would think of a reason to send them away, leaving those with mediocre qualifications. Just stay

There are also a few girls who are loyal to the previous dynasty. Naturally, they cannot be counted among them. They must be well protected and have more people to help her in the harem in the future. That is the best thing.
Seeing the beautiful girl entering the palace, Zhihui was jumping up and down with her big belly, but the poor boy seemed extremely calm. He got up every morning and tended herbs in his garden after breakfast. In the evening, he called Hongwen to come to his palace to be with him. After dinner, when there were too many people in the palace, she rarely went out. Even to the eldest princess Yu You, she only sent people to deliver things. In the end, her eldest aunt wrote the invitation herself to invite her to sit there. Half day tea
The eldest aunt is a smart person. She has experienced the changes in the palace a long time ago. She did not mention the recent affairs in the palace. She only chatted with the pauper about health care and planting flowers. In fact, she was more concerned about the pauper's mood. Seeing that she was fine, I feel at ease
(End of this chapter)