Splendid Book

Chapter 99 A false alarm

There was silence in the carriage, and no one was in the mood to speak.Shen Lan was sleepy, she was naturally very disappointed, and although Shen Yue beside her knew that she had little hope of being selected, she was still a little sad when she really lost the election.

Shen Changle, on the other hand, is not so much sad as she is numb.

She stared at the car window expressionlessly, there was no emotion on her face, even in her heart.Her thoughts seemed to be frozen at this moment, she could hardly think, as long as she thought that the emperor would marry Xu Yuexin to Ji Yu, her heart would stop beating.

As soon as she thought that Ji Yu was going to marry someone else, she felt that the scene was terrifying.

So when the carriage stopped at the door, Shen Ruan was already waiting for them at the door.

Shen Changle was the last to get off the carriage. When she saw Shen Rufan, before she could speak, Shen Rufan said happily, "It can be regarded as coming back."

He stretched out his hand to help Shen Changle down, Shen Lan at the side snorted disdainfully, turned around and walked into the mansion.It was Shen Yue who was walking with them, and Shen Ru knew her languid expression, thought she had suffered some kind of grievance in the palace, and hurriedly coaxed: "The rules in the palace are already strict, anyway, I only go this time, From now on, we will never go there again."

Shen Changle wanted to laugh, but she forced a smile. Although she didn't see the mirror, she could tell that it must be uglier than crying.

Because the smile on Shen Rufan's face also disappeared at this moment.

He looked at Shen Changle carefully, reached out to hold her soft little hand, couldn't help but squeeze it, as if to comfort her.Almost instantly, Shen Changle felt that even if her strength collapsed, she almost turned around and cried bitterly on Shen Ruwen's shoulder.

But after all, this is at the gate of the mansion, and her self-esteem does not allow her to make such a move.

"It's okay, we'll never go again," Shen Ruan comforted her softly in her ear.

Yes, there is no need to go in the future, and she will not look forward to it again. She has lost to fate again.But she is really not reconciled, over the years, she has changed the established destiny more than anyone else, but obviously so many people have changed, why can't she?

She held Shen Ruwen's hand, finally smiled, and reluctantly said: "It's okay, I'm just too tired in the palace these few days."

Shen Yue turned her head and glanced at her, as if she didn't understand.

And then they went to the old lady's yard, Shen Lan came over one step ahead of them, and was already sitting beside them.As soon as the old lady saw Shen Changle coming in, she stretched out her hand and said, "Come quickly and let grandma have a look."

Shen Changle has tried his best to adjust his mood on the road, at least it will not be as painful as before, and he can barely show a smile.

"Are you okay these few days in the palace?" The old lady looked at her complexion, she was not too good, her little face was as white as a layer of paper, and there was no trace of her usual rosy complexion.

Shen Changle sighed, stuck out his tongue slightly, and said: "The rules in the palace are very strict, and my grandson dare not make a wrong step and embarrass our family."

Hearing what she said, the old lady looked at the faces of the three girls, and they knew that they probably lost the election.The old lady would not be surprised, originally she did not expect these three maids in the family to be selected, and only Shen Changle was qualified to be the princess.So she felt good about the other two losing the election. If she was accused of marrying and becoming a side concubine, it would be a drag on the Duke's mansion.

"Okay, let you go to the draft, just to let you gain insight, don't look at the rules and etiquette of you all. You will enter the palace now, you know what there are mountains beyond mountains, right?" the old lady looked around He met three girls and said earnestly.

They have indeed seen the majesty of the palace, even the low-ranking maids who sweep and sweep walk in a rigid manner.Not to mention those old mothers who have lived for many years, drinking tea and eating, there is a sense of elegance everywhere.

Shen Changle lowered his head, and said softly: "Grandmother taught me that we have really learned a lot this time."

The old lady saw that none of them were in the mood, so she didn't pull them to talk, and told them to go back to rest first. After all, the past few days in the palace must be exhausting.

After Shen Changle returned to the courtyard, the maids gathered at the door, and when they saw her come back, they were all very excited.It's just that no one dared to ask more questions after seeing that her complexion was not too good.

In the afternoon, the emperor was resting in the Palace of Qinzheng, and Concubine De came to see him.

This would be the time when the emperor got up from his lunch break, and when Concubine De came in, the emperor was sitting up from the bed.Concubine De hurried forward and personally helped him get dressed.

"Why did this come here?" The emperor looked down at her busy in front of him, her soft and slender hands were fastening the complicated buttons on his chest.

Concubine De naturally came here for today's draft. Although she left a sign before, it still needs to be decided by the emperor himself which noble lady will be assigned to which prince.Besides, this time Ji Yu also wanted to point out the marriage, so Concubine De naturally wanted to come and ask in person, after all, she still wanted to choose a daughter-in-law that she wanted.

Her eyelids were lowered, and her thick and slender eyelashes cast a thick shadow under her eyes, blocking the brilliance in her eyes.She said softly: "The concubine is here to ask the emperor, is there a decision on the matter of referring to the marriage?"

The emperor naturally guessed her intentions a long time ago, seeing that she had told the truth, he immediately smiled with relief: "As expected, Concubine Ai has done her duty. This time, you have been busy in the draft. It is really hard work for you."

As soon as he grasped Concubine De's hand, his big and generous hand wrapped her palm, Concubine De's face immediately showed a moved expression, and said: "The emperor really betrayed concubines, this is the duty of concubines." How dare you say hard work."

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The emperor chuckled, but he didn't remind her of her presumptuousness. Instead, he said softly, "I will remember your kindness, my concubine, in my heart."

Concubine De's eyelids twitched, and a surprised expression appeared on her face, the palace had long since had no heir, the emperor said that, did he want to make her his empress?Although this idea has been in her mind for many years, she is not the only one in the harem. Concubine Rong who gave birth to the first prince, concubine Shu who is the biological mother of the second prince, and the mothers of other princes all have sons and status .If you talk about why the harem can be headed by her, it is because she is the only concubine who has two princes in the harem.

It's funny to say that the ministers of the previous dynasty have always hoped that the emperor can share the rain and the dew.Our emperor has really managed to share the rain and dew equally. The nine princes, except the seventh prince and the ninth prince, who are siblings from the same mother, are all half-brothers.

If it is true, even the Seventh Prince and Ninth Prince were not born to the same mother.So all the princes in the emperor's harem have no real brothers.

As for the princess, although the princess of this dynasty is favored, she has always been honest and honest, and she can't make big waves at all.So all the attention was naturally focused on the prince.

In fact, the central palace has been suspended for so many years, and the ministers of the previous dynasty have not persuaded him to ask the emperor to establish the queen of the central palace.But now that the crown prince is still undecided, it would be bad if he rashly establishes a queen.So in the end, whether the mother is more valuable than the son or the son is more precious than the mother, it is all in the emperor's mind.

So after so much, everyone probably understands that if the emperor really wants to establish a queen, it means that the position of the crown prince is confirmed.

To Concubine De's disappointment, the emperor changed the topic after only saying this sentence.

When the emperor ordered someone to bring over the memorial on his case table, Concubine De took the opportunity to ask: "I want to point out the marriage, the emperor already has a decision in mind?"

In fact, let's talk about the draft, many of them are just a formality, referring to the marriage, the emperor already has a general idea in his mind.Naturally, it was impossible for him to talk about the marriages of the princes, and he made a decision just by looking at the looks of these beautiful girls.More importantly, the families behind these show girls.

It's just that when Concubine De asked about it, he asked back: "Why, Concubine Ai has something in mind?"

"The courtiers and concubines are naturally left to the emperor's decision," but when she said this, there seemed to be hesitation on her face.

The emperor has been married to her for many years, so there is nothing he can't see, he immediately smiled and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"It's about Yu'er's marriage. The concubine is my mother, so I'm unavoidably a little impatient," Concubine De finally said in a coquettish tone.

When the emperor heard her mentioning Ji Yu, he remembered the boy's attitude in the morning, no wonder he was so determined, and he was worthy of his persistence when he cooperated with such a beautiful girl.

But regarding Ji Yulai's marriage proposal, he naturally would not tell Concubine De, but just asked casually: "Then is there anyone in my heart for Concubine Ai?"

Concubine De wanted to convince the emperor, but after thinking about it for a long time, she still felt that she should help Ji Yu find a good marriage.Now that the harem is hanging in the air, if she can join forces with her in-laws to put herself in the back seat, it will naturally help Jing'er in the future.

So she said softly: "The concubine looks at that Miss Xu in the morning, she is pretty good. I heard that she is still studying in a women's school, and her character is first-class."

After a pause, she added another sentence in a low voice, and said with a smile: "I think Yu'er will also like her temperament. When it comes to referring to marriage, although family background is also important, the most important thing is that Yu'er likes it." It is."

"Yu'er likes it?" The emperor immediately smiled, if Ji Yu hadn't personally come to him in the morning and vowed that she would not marry her, he might really have believed Concubine De's words.

So he asked softly again: "Aifei, do you think Yu'er will like it, or did Yu'er tell you?"

Concubine De naturally didn't understand why the emperor asked such a question, but she remembered that the emperor had also said before that he should let himself be willing to refer to the marriage.So she smiled softly, and said softly: "Of course the concubine said that because Yu'er likes it."

The smile on the emperor's face suddenly cooled down.

When Concubine De looked up and saw it, she was also taken aback, she hurriedly asked softly: "Your Majesty, but the concubine made a mistake?"

"Of course not, I'm just pleased with your loving mother," he stretched out his hand and shook Concubine De's palm.

After a while, the emperor found an excuse to let her go.

At this time, the memorial he had prepared long ago was also brought over at this time.On this is the name of the prince and the future prince and concubine.After a while, people will draw up some imperial edicts for this booklet, and then send it to the homes of the freshly baked princes and concubines.

And when I opened the booklet to the last page, it was embarrassingly the names of Ji Yu and Shen Changle.

(End of this chapter)