Ming Yue returned from Changrui Palace with a brown jar in her hands.
"Mingyue, where did you get this?”Qingfeng asked his sister.
"When I came, I met Huan Yan beside the princess. This is honey. He said that the princess gave it to young miss to taste, so I brought it along.”
"The sixth princess really misses our young miss.”Qing Feng laughed.
"I didn't expect Sister to be so well-liked by the Sixth Princess. She didn't forget Sister even when she had good food and drinks.”Ji Minmin said.
Qingcheng knew that she was joking, so she smiled and said,""Alright, everyone who sees it will get a share. Mingyue, give half of the honey to Minmin. You guys can try it together.”
"Yes, Miss." Qingfeng agreed with a smile on his face. She loved sweet food the most.
"Thank you, Miss!" Qingfeng thanked him.
"Thank you, sister." Ji Minmin also smiled happily.
Seeing the honey, Qingcheng immediately thought of Lan Xin. Her bee venom should be completely cured, right?
Feng Yi Palace
"Lan Xin, the days pass so quickly. It's almost thirty years since the female candidate entered the palace, right?”Nalan Xiuhui stood in the courtyard and admired the flowers. The Emperor knew that she liked camelia and peonies, so he ordered the gardeners in the palace to plant many for her to enjoy.
"Yes, Empress, more than twenty days.”Lan Xin said,"The female servant has gone to the Hall of Elegance to take a look. There are many outstanding people among them."”
Nalan Xiuhui nodded in satisfaction." Yes, these young and beautiful girls are as beautiful and fragrant as the camelia in this courtyard." However, the peony was different. It was the king of flowers, and only one person could truly compare to the peony.”
"The Empress is right! Only the Crown Princess was truly worthy of His Highness the Crown Prince!”Lan Xin said,"However, the Crown Prince's requirements for choosing a concubine are very high. Does Your Majesty really want the Crown Prince to choose himself?"”
"Lan Xin, you've spoken to bengong's heart.”Nalan Minghui sighed and said,"Sigh, I had no choice but to agree to the Crown Prince's harsh request. Now that I think about it, if I really had to follow the Crown Prince's wishes, I'm afraid that no one in the entire Jinliu Country would be able to do it!”
"Presumably, the Crown Prince is just acting on impulse. It has been so long, so his thoughts might have changed.”
"I hope so." Nalan Minghui said," If the Crown Prince really wants to be obstinate, then BenGong will not let it go. Since ancient times, the marriage of children has always been decided by the matchmaker. As the master of the harem, can't BenGong even decide the marriage of my son?"”
"Empress is wise." Lan Xin said," A few days ago, the maidservant saw a candidate. Although her appearance is not outstanding, she is generous and intelligent. It would be great if the Crown Prince could choose her as his concubine."”
"That's impossible. The Crown Prince said that the first condition is that the Crown Princess must be beautiful. No matter how intelligent she is, it's secondary.”
Lan Xin could only remain silent.
"Lan Xin, let's not talk about this. Accompany BenGong to admire the flowers.”
"Yes, Empress." Lan Xin looked up and said,"Your Majesty, the sixth princess is here."”
"This child greets mother, mother's complexion is really good!”Jin Yuting bowed to Nalan Xiuhui and walked to her side.
"Ting 'er, you haven't paid your respects to mother for a few days.”
"Aiya, mother, I've been thinking about mother every day." Look, this is a sachet for you, please accept it!”
Bi 'er handed over the tray with two sachets on it.
Nalan Xiuhui picked up a sachet and sniffed it. She then carefully looked at the embroidery pattern on it."I'm afraid you're just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, right?”
Jin Yuting pouted and said,"Mother, you've seen through it!"”
"How could your embroidery mother not know? It was impossible for him to travel thousands of miles in a day. Which embroidery lady's masterpiece was this? It just so happens that Imperial Mother wants to embroider a golden thread garment, so I'll leave it to her.”
"Mother, this wasn't embroidered by the harem embroiderers.”Jin Yuting said honestly," This is a candidate for female embroidery. I hit it off with her. She gave me a few hand-embroidered sachets and paper kites."”
"So you gave two to Imperial Mother?”
"That's right. Firstly, I wish to greet mother. Secondly, this child wants to ask mother for a favor.”
"Favor? What favor?" Nalan Xiuhui felt strange.
"Mother, this child likes this candidate very much, but her looks are inferior to everyone else. Imperial Older Brother will not choose her to be the Crown Princess. This child hopes that mother can issue a decree to keep her in the palace and let her accompany me every day.”
"How can I do this?" Nalan Xiuhui shook her head." She's already at the age of marriage. If she's forced to stay in the palace, wouldn't it delay her youth?"”
"I haven't thought about that." Jin Yuting said.”
"You, ah, are just a child. You think of something and do it. Are there still few people or things in this palace that can be used for your entertainment? Why do you have to keep a woman to be chosen? Mother doesn't allow it, so give up.”
"Mother, I beg you!" Jin Yuting frowned sadly.”
"Bi 'er, why haven't you invited the princess back to the palace?”Nalan Xiuhui ordered him to leave.
"The Crown Prince doesn't like her. Why don't you bestow her to another royal family?”
"This is nonsense! Do you think that bestowing marriage is that simple? This concerns the royal family and even the entire country. It's not something a princess like you can decide. Bi 'er, take the princess away!”
"Yes, Empress!" "Princess, please return to the palace." Bi 'er did not dare to disobey.”
"Mother, you don't love me at all! Humph." Jin Yuting left angrily.
"I'll accept the sachet.”Nalan Xiuhui said bluntly.
"Empress, please calm down. The princess has a childish temper.”Lan Xin advised.
"Sigh, you're really a girl who won't grow up. Which of her royal sisters was not stronger than her? Bequestrian marriage, bengong really wants to betroth her!”Nalan Xiuhui shook her head and sighed.
Lan Xin offered a cup of fragrant tea, and the Empress calmed down."This is really strange. You both mentioned that you should choose a woman and that your appearance is not good. Could it be that you're talking about the same person?”
"This servant does not know." Lan Xin said.
"Forget it, forget it. BenGong wanted to rest for a while. After Ting 'er's ruckus, I'm a little tired.”
Lan Xin helped the empress into the house.
"Lan Xin, order someone to send two of the new antiques to the princess. Calm down.”
"Yes, Empress." Lan Xin said,"As expected, you still dote on the sixth princess the most."”
"Mother and daughter are connected by heart. If she is unhappy, BenGong will also be sad.”"Of the three children, the one who worries me the most is still the Crown Prince," Nalan Xiuhui said.”
"The Crown Prince has his own opinions, which is a good thing. The Empress only needs to teach him appropriately.”
"Lan Xin, sometimes I feel that it would be great if you were my daughter. You're so considerate and reasonable.”
"Lan Xin doesn't dare!"
"You have always been well-behaved. This servant is good and this servant is short. BenGong likes you from the bottom of her heart. By the way, what happened to your face a few days ago?”
"Thank you for your concern, Empress.”Lan Xin replied.
"It's good that you're fine. What this woman wants the most is face. A beautiful face is likable. You're also not bad. In the future, bengong will definitely find you a good marriage.”
"This maidservant is willing to accompany the Empress for the rest of her life.”
"Nonsense, how can this girl not get married? At that time, bengong will prepare a generous gift for you.”
Lan Xin did not say anything. Perhaps she was not confident in her heart, or perhaps she was grateful for the Empress 'kindness.
Chuxiu Palace
Female officials Chen, Wei and Gong faced all the women who should be elected together.
Female Official Chen was the first to speak." Everyone, listen carefully. I don't want the matter of Qian Yalan to spread like wildfire in the palace. Since she has been dismissed, it has nothing to do with you." As for Qian Yamei, I feel that she is intelligent and kind-hearted. She has exposed her sister and is a good example for choosing a woman.”
Qian Yamei was secretly delighted when she heard this.
Li Shuhuan, who was standing at the side, felt indignant. In her eyes, Qian Yamei was just a villain who sold her sister for glory.
The female official said," All the lessons for the selected women have ended today. The final test will be held in three days. Only those who can stay will be selected by the Crown Prince. Therefore, you should consolidate your skills in the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting in these three days.”
"Yes, I will follow your teachings!" The woman should answer.
"You can't be complacent after becoming the Crown Princess or Marquis Consort," said Female Official Gong."As a concubine in the palace, you have to abide by the rules of the palace, as well as the rules of being a woman and a concubine. Especially the Crown Princess. Not only did she have to assist the Empress in managing the harem, but she also had to assist the Crown Prince in his diligence and become a wise ruler in the future.”
The woman who should be selected listened attentively.
Female Official Gong added," I'm sure you've heard that the Emperor has many children and several princes have already married. Unfortunately, none of them have given birth to a child. They haven't even given birth to a princess. Therefore, the Crown Princess's primary responsibility is to spread the family and have children. However, she can't let the Crown Prince delay the government because of his personal feelings.”
Spreading branches and leaves, extending children? Qingcheng was disappointed. So the reason she was chosen to be the Crown Princess was so that she could carry on the family line. So the status of a woman had always been like this-always an accessory to a man!
Qingcheng didn't care what the female official said anymore. She only hoped that she could leave this place as soon as possible and leave the palace with the Crown Prince's memories. Perhaps she could deliberately fake the test three days later. That way, she should be able to leave smoothly.
After the female official's lecture, the selected women returned to prepare for the test three days later. Everyone was very curious about what the test would be. There were also some brave ones who asked the female officials about the female candidates and only said that everything would be clear.
Exhibition Center
After coming down from the imperial court, Jin Yuqi would go to the exhibition hall to read. He would often go to the royal study to read because the books were filled with infinite wisdom and ability.
Yuming was the Crown Prince's servant girl. She would go wherever the Crown Prince went. Although she rarely spoke to the Crown Prince, she was also loyal to the Crown Prince. Seeing that the female official had come, she hurriedly entered the royal study.
"Your Highness, excuse me." Yuming knew that the Crown Prince didn't like to be disturbed when he was reading, but if the female official wanted to see him, she would definitely have to inform him.
"What's the matter? Yuming." Jin Yuqi put down his book and asked.
The Crown Prince wasn't angry, so Yuming was relieved and said boldly,""It's the three female officials who requested an audience with the Crown Prince, saying that they are here to select a female.”
Jin Yuqi calculated in his heart and said,"Alright, it's time. Let them in.”
"Yes, Your Highness." Yuming retreated.
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