Poor children

Chapter 207 Draft
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"Master, I heard that the test of grandma has passed. There are probably less than thirty beautiful girls left. It's your turn to choose tomorrow." Qiu Tao was helping the poor boy weed the herbs in the yard.

"Well, are there any candidates with valuable character?" Paoer wiped the sweat from his forehead. Seeing that all the weeds had been removed, he stood up and washed his hands.

"If we talk about character, I heard that Cheng Ruolan, the second daughter of Zhenyuan Marquis, is very good, but her appearance is too ordinary," Qiu Tao said.

"Yes." The poor man wiped his hands and went to the pavilion to bring some tea to drink. "How about that Xia Jinzhi I asked you to inquire about?"

"Master, her father is the Marquis of Ning Guo. Xia Jinzhi is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ning Guo. She is very pampered on weekdays. I heard that in the Ning Guo Marquis's mansion, she is the only one in heaven and earth. She is very domineering," Qiu Tao replied.

"No wonder two people have to sing, but Aunt Liu only sends one out." Pao'er put down the tea bowl, "Are there any girls from the old minister's family among the beautiful girls?"

"Going back to the master, there are two of them. One is Li Wanyun, the granddaughter of Li Chengyu, the official secretary, and the other is Xiao Baihe, the granddaughter of the former emperor's tutor."

"Li Chengyu," the poor man repeated, "he is cunning and unfathomable. Mrs. Xiao is loyal to the old emperor and Zhihui of the previous dynasty. Both of them sent their granddaughters to the palace."

"Master, please use it." Qiu Tao brought the freshly picked strawberries to the poor boy.

"What do these beautiful girls look like?" the poor man asked again

"The granddaughters of the two elders are quite pretty, but the others are not satisfactory, except for one who is gaudy." Qiutao suddenly laughed.

"Why is it so vulgar?" Pao'er asked again.

"She is the granddaughter of Li Shangshu. Although she is good-looking, she is always dressed up with too much flowers. She looks like the flower buns during the Eastern New Year. Every time there are some hair, face and hand ornaments, she wants to wear them all. The flowers in the garden If you bloom well, you should wear two more flowers, and the color of your clothes will be more colorful. When you walk towards me, you will think that Tuanshan has become a spirit." Qiutao laughed.

"You're exaggerating again. It's really like what you said," Pao'er said.

"Anyway, the master will be able to see it tomorrow, and the world will be known later."

two

In the early morning of the next day, after dressing up, the poor man rarely wore a more luxurious auspicious suit and brought a few more jewelry. This time he finally chose Changle Palace. After getting dressed, the poor man rushed to Changle. As he was leaving the palace, he suddenly thought of Concubine Yu from the Chaohua Palace, so he ordered the servant girl to invite her. Since she was already a concubine, it was natural for her to attend.
The poor man had just arrived at Changle Palace, and Concubine Yu also arrived. The poor man saw that she only applied a little makeup and wore ordinary clothes. She was very quiet. Seeing that she was so low-key, he felt relieved.
The two of them entered the Changle Palace together. The beautiful girl to be chosen was already waiting outside Zhihui's main hall early, but Zhihui was not seen coming out yet. When everyone saw Pao'er and Yu Guifei coming, they hurried to pay their respects. , when the two of them sat down, they had already drank half a cup of tea before Zhihui came out.

Zhihui saw that the pauper looked very good today, and even more beautiful after dressing up. She also saw the elegant concubine Yu Guifei beside her, but her beauty could not be concealed. Laughing, the three people bowed to each other and sat down.

Before the poor boy could speak, Zhihui spoke first, "Mother Liu, why don't you introduce us to each other one by one?"

After hearing this, Aunt Liu opened the roster, and the first one called Li Wanyun's name was. Among all the people, she was indeed the one who stood out, but she was a little too gaudy.
"Are you Li Wanyun?" Zhi Hui asked

"Returning to the Queen, my daughter is Li Wanyun."

"Well" Zhihui picked up the tea bowl and thought, "What books do you study? What talents do you have?"

"Back to the Empress, my little girl is currently reading the "Daughter's Classic". She has been learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child."

"That's right. Miss Li's looks are good and she's versatile. I think she's very good. What do you think, sister?" Zhihui looked at the poor child and asked her, then she smiled and agreed, "I think it's very good too."

"Okay," Zhihui said again, "Li Wanyun is a rare talent with many talents. He will stay until His Majesty can enthrone him and temporarily reside in Yongle Palace."

Li Wanyun expressed joy and thanked her again and again
Aunt Liu called out the names of several more beautiful ladies, but none of the two queens were satisfied.

"That girl" the poor boy saw that there was a girl who was not very good-looking, but she was not like the others. She dressed up carefully and tried her best to show off to her. For fear of being compared to herself, she always stood at the back, least of all in an eye-catching position

When Grandma Liu saw the pauper calling her, she went over in person, "Girl, Her Highness the Queen is calling you, why don't you hurry up and answer her?"

The woman then lowered her head and walked forward, saluting and saying hello.
"What's your name?" The poor boy asked softly

"Your Highness the Queen, my daughter's surname is Cheng and her given name is Ruolan. My father is Cheng Guodong, the Marquis of Zhenyuan." Cheng Ruolan replied
"I saw that they are all dressed up carefully and want to stand in front. Why are you standing alone in the corner?" Paoer asked again.

"The humble bamboo has lower-headed leaves, and the proud plum has no upward-facing flowers."

Hearing this, the pauper nodded lightly: "Sister, I think the daughter of the Zhenyuan family is very good. She is humble, polite, gentle and non-competitive. She has poetry and books in her belly. Please keep her."

When Zhihui heard what Pao'er said, she said to Cheng Ruolan, "Raise your head."

Only then did Cheng Ruolan raise her head. Although she was not ugly, she was not beautiful either. She was just an ordinary person. Her eyes were too small and she had single eyelids. She might have read some books, but her eyes were filled with tears. There is some brilliance, and the expression is quite stable, which only makes the person appear to be very demure and steady.

When Zhihui saw that she looked ordinary, she smiled slightly, "If my sister thinks it's good, then that's fine. Let's stay. Since my sister likes her, how about she go live in Ninghua Palace, which is closer to her?"

"That's fine," Pao'er said again, "I heard that Mrs. Xiao's granddaughter is very knowledgeable. I wonder if she will run for the election?"

"My little daughter, Xiao Baihe, please give my regards to the two queens." Xiao Baihe hurriedly came forward to salute the poor boy when he heard the question.

"Miss Xiao, you are really beautiful." The poor man smiled and said, "The old lady taught you well. I heard that Zhihui and the old lady are like grandparents. If his granddaughter enters the palace, you must have one too." Companion, why don’t you just stay?”

Zhihui became a little confused because of Pao'er's words. Xiao Baihe was hers and she wanted to recruit him into the palace to help her deal with Pao'er. Why did she intentionally keep Xiao Baihe at this time? , does she have any conspiracy, or is there something wrong with Xiao Baihe?
"Sister, what do you think? Please stay." The poor boy arrived again

Zhihui just nodded

"Since you are my sister's relatives, let's live in Ningde Palace, it's closer to you, and I have someone to take care of you." Poor laughed.

Then Mammy Liu introduced several more people. Zhihui had a lot of thoughts in her heart and was a little absent-minded because Pao'er left Xiao Baihe behind. However, Pao'er just felt that it didn't matter and there was no one she felt was suitable.

"The next one is the eldest daughter of Marquis Ning Guo, Xia Jinzhi," said Nanny Liu.
When Xia Jinzhi heard that she was called, he immediately came to see her.

"Ning Guohou has made great contributions to our dynasty." When Tianxing raised his troops to enter the city, it was Ning Guohou who opened the city gate.

Zhihui saw that Xia Jinzhi was good-looking and had already known what his father had done, so she had long hated her. However, his father's current position of power made it difficult for him to attack her. He was in a dilemma. At this moment, she was In front of me, how could I just let her go?
(End of this chapter)