The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 72

Not long after, Chu Xue learned of Qin Yuan's engagement from her mother who came to visit her in the palace.

She was a little surprised, the last time Xiao Le'er was full moon, she hadn't heard any news, why did brother Qin Yuan suddenly get engaged?

But thinking about it is right, brother Qin Yuan is already 22, it's time to start a family, so Uncle Qin Mu and the others can also feel at ease.

"Has the mother of Miss Luo seen it? How is her character?" She asked her mother curiously.

The mother smiled, "She is the daughter of Master Luo, Minister of the Household Department. The Luo family has a good family style, and Mrs. Luo is also well-known. This Miss Luo family is naturally not bad."

Ever since they recognized Qin Yuan as their adoptive son, Chu Lin and his wife loved this young man more and more, and they naturally cared about his affairs, so seeing that he had a good marriage, the old couple were sincerely pleased.

Chu Xue was relieved upon hearing this.

It is an unchangeable fact that fate brought them to different people. No matter what, she hopes that Qin Yuan can be happy.

After thinking about it, she asked with a smile, "Has the date of the wedding been set? Now that we are married to the Qin family, we will have to give a big gift when the time comes!"

"Naturally!" Mother replied with a smile, "I heard that the wedding date is set for May next year. Your father and I must make good preparations."

Chu Xue thought for a while, and said: "I also want to give a gift. If I can't leave the palace then, mother can take it for me."

Seeing her mother nodding her head in response, she instructed Ruyue Yanling, "Go and look in the warehouse these few days, and you must find something that you can get."

"Yes." Both girls smiled and saluted.

After talking about the pleasant things, Mrs. Chu looked at her daughter, hesitated to speak, Chu Xue paused slightly, and said with a smile: "Mother can ask if she wants to."

Mother sighed, "I heard that the queen mother is going to choose a concubine for the emperor?"

She smiled slightly, "There is such a thing."

The mother didn't know Song Chen's promise to her, so she saw the worry on her mother's brow, and she comforted her: "The queen mother is thinking about the emperor's heirs, so there is nothing wrong with choosing a concubine. Don't worry, mother, my daughter is fine."

Mrs. Chu said nothing more.Although she doesn't want her daughter to be deprived of favor, her daughter married the emperor, and although she has been favored all the time, the harem is indeed a bit clean, such a situation is always inevitable.

As subjects, even if they love their daughters, they cannot make decisions about such matters.I just hope that my daughter and granddaughter will continue to be successful.

As before, knowing that Song Chen would come over for dinner at noon, Mrs. Chu left the palace and returned to Chu's mansion before noon.

The capital city is a place where aristocratic families and dignitaries gather, and there are not a few people who have received invitations to choose concubines this time.Everyone has their own ambitions. Unlike Luo Shu, Zhao Jing, the daughter of Minister of War Zhao Chu, can hardly hide her excitement and is eager to try.

She is seventeen this year, and she is in her prime.Among the noble daughters in the capital, her appearance is considered to be the best, and her father is an important minister in the court, so her heart is inevitably a little proud.

She looked down on those noble sons who proposed marriage to her in recent years. Although they were all from good families and some of them were outstanding in appearance, in Zhao Jing's view, none of these people were worthy of her.

She felt that with her own appearance, if she had been born a few years earlier, she could always be a noble lady like a princess. The person she admired most was the daughter of Duke Pei, the current queen Xu Jinhe. The princess is now the queen of the world.But helplessly, she was born late, and by the time she got married, there were not many princes conferred by the late emperor himself, and all of them had married.

Just when she lamented the injustice of fate, this sudden invitation made her see hope.

Wouldn't it be much better to be a concubine with your husband in your service than a concubine who wants to live in a corner with her husband?What's more, the current king is in his prime, and I heard that his appearance is also first-class. If he can accompany the king, what a rare blessing it will be?

Although I heard that the emperor dotes on Concubine Yi, Zhao Jing is not discouraged at all. She is also a beauty, and she is younger than Concubine Yi. She does not believe that a virgin like herself can be inferior to a woman who has already given birth?

Just when Zhao Jing was preparing to go to the palace for a banquet full of confidence, her father, Zhao Zhu, who had returned from the dynasty, brought her good news—because their Zhao family had been following Pingnanhou, and with Pingnanhou's help, Queen Xu I am willing to help Zhao Jing so that she can enter the palace smoothly.

Zhao Jing's confidence doubled, the queen is the master of the harem, and Ping Nanhou's power in the court is not to be underestimated. With their words like this, not only will she be able to enter the palace, but she believes that her life will be smoother after entering the palace.

For a moment, the whole Zhao family rejoiced and made full preparations for the flower viewing feast in ten days' time.

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, a group of young ladies ushered in the imperial garden of the imperial palace.

Although it's mid-autumn, there are no flowers to be found elsewhere, but the palace has gathered famous flowers and plants from all over the world, coupled with the meticulous care of the gardeners of the Siyuan Bureau, the imperial garden is still blooming like a brocade.Hibiscus and begonias compete for beauty, golden osmanthus and red osmanthus are fragrant, and thousands of chrysanthemums are in full bloom. In addition, the red leaves of maple and maple are gorgeous and dazzling. Looking around, the garden is a rare beauty in the world.

Thirty or so young girls gathered in a garden to salute the Empress Dowager one by one.Even if the invitation is issued in the name of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager must come to see it in person, and Xu Jinhe, as the Empress, of course also has to come in person.

Both Li Jiaoyun and Chu Xue hid in their own palace. They felt that instead of seeing the young girls one by one, it was better to stay in the palace and look after their own children, so they made excuses to ask Xu Jinhe for leave, and Xu Jinhe of course agreed. It seemed that if she wanted to arrange people to enter the palace, it would be much smoother without these two obtrusive women, so she wished for their avoidance.

The girls who entered the palace today were all beautiful and beautiful, and they all knew that today was the election of concubines, so they all dressed up carefully.The Empress Dowager looked at the young girls who came forward to pay her respects one after another, with faint smiles on their faces and slightly chins, looking noble and friendly, while Xu Jinhe was always dignified and demeanor, on the surface, it seemed that she was very suitable for the title of queen.

Seeing Zhao Jing who was slowly walking forward to salute, Xu Jinhe was finally relieved. Among the young girls, Zhao Jing's looks were the best, and her family background was high.As for Song Chen, although such a beauty is slightly inferior to Chu Xue, she is better than young. She thinks Song Chen should want to try something new.

Sure enough, after Zhao Jing declared her house and got up to salute, the queen mother's eyes showed a slightly satisfied look, and Xu Jinhe felt a lot more at ease.

After the girls had greeted them one by one, the Queen Mother also had some ideas in her mind. Since the son let herself be the master, it would not be a problem to choose three from the beautiful family background to fill the three palaces. As for the future concubines , It depends on the son. When he has another candidate he likes, he can decide for himself. It is rare for a son to make such a concession to her.

The girls spent half a day admiring the scenery in the imperial garden, and then had lunch in the palace. In the afternoon, they all left the palace and went back home.

It is rare for them to enter the palace, and they can see the luxury and nobility of the palace with their own eyes. The girls can hardly restrain their excitement, but everyone is also a little disappointed. During the time, only the Empress Dowager and the Empress were the two nobles who showed up. They didn't even see what the rumored Concubine Yi looked like.

But if they can be selected to enter the palace, these are not mysterious things, and as for who can win the favor of the queen mother, it can only depend on their own fortune.

After the flower viewing banquet, Xu Jinhe was not in a hurry, and waited for the queen mother to rest enough to pass on her opinion before she spoke her opinion. After all, she was the mistress of the harem, and she had the right to speak for the emperor.

After dinner, she went to Funing Palace to sit down, she didn't say anything first, she just listened to the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager said: "You are here. There is no other important matter. The Ai family would like to ask your opinion. You have seen all these noble ladies today. I wonder if you have a suitable candidate in your heart?"

Xu Jinhe lowered her eyes and smiled gently, "My daughter-in-law listens to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother decides everything."

The queen mother smiled and said: "The emperor is lazy and pushes the matter to Aijia. How can you stand by like him? You are the master of the harem, so I have to ask you about this matter."

The Empress Dowager took out a large roster, checked out a copy, handed it to her, and said: "The Ai family thinks this is good, the granddaughter of An Guohou, Hu Pinji, what do you think?"

The Empress Dowager’s maiden name is Hu, and Xu Jinhe understood when she heard about the family background of this Hu employee. This is the Empress Dowager’s own. She took the roster and looked at it. She has a slight impression of this girl. She looks good, but she is not very old. Only fifteen.It's so small, I don't know if Song Chen can appreciate it.But she doesn't need to worry about it, since it is arranged by the queen mother, she just accepts it.

She nodded with a smile, "The queen mother has such a good vision, and my daughter-in-law also thinks so."

Because Song Chen only agreed to fill up the position of the fourth concubine, Chu Xue is already a noble concubine and not counted as a concubine, so this time, there are only three places. Xu Jinhe saw that the Queen Mother had already arranged one, and he was afraid that if he didn't speak up, he would lose it. The chance, so she continued to look through the roster, and after finding Zhao Jing's roster, she recommended to the Queen Mother: "My daughter-in-law today remembers that there is a noble girl with outstanding looks and a very good family background. It seems to be this one, Minister of the Ministry of War Zhao. Lord Chu's daughter."

When the Queen Mother heard the words and took over the roster, she recalled it and nodded, "That's pretty good."

So another one was booked for the position of three concubines.

The remaining one was easy to choose. The queen mother randomly chose a woman from a family with a good birth date. Xu Jinhe saw that her background was not strong, so she didn't make any comments.

In just one day, the selection of concubine has finally come to fruition.

Although Song Chen had said that the Queen Mother was the one to make the decision, after all, it was chosen for him. On the evening of the second day, the Queen Mother ordered Song Chen to be invited into Funing Palace, and told him the result of the concubine selection.

After Song Chen heard this, he didn't respond immediately, but brought a piece of news: "A few days ago, an envoy from the Jinli Kingdom visited. The ruler of his country intends to form diplomatic relations with Daqi."

"This is a good thing." The queen mother put down the original roster of three concubines in her hand, nodded and said: "Dongfu to the east of Jinli has always been eyeing me, if Jinli can fall to me this time, it will be a great thing .”

Song Chen thought so, and continued: "My son also thinks so, so he plans to leave a concubine for the princess Yushang who Jin Li married."

Only then did the queen mother understand that Jin Li's method of wooing Da Qi was to send a congenial princess, which was indeed more sincere than those innocuous rare treasures, and they should give the prince who is about to come from afar A fitting seat for a princess.

The queen mother nodded and said, "Do it according to your will!"

After finishing speaking, he picked up a pen and opened the roster, removing the name of the girl who was finally settled.

Of course her own people should stay. Compared with the other two, Zhao Jing's background is higher, so of course she has more reason to stay.

Song Chen looked at the movements of the queen mother's hands, and didn't have the slightest opinion.

In fact, he didn't care about that Princess Yushang. In his opinion, since it was to fill the harem, it didn't matter who it was. If he could take care of the big things, of course he would do it.

So far, the matter of concubine selection has been settled.

(End of this chapter)