A talent show!
The dignified and virtuous women from each province were reported by the officials.
After many rounds of selection, he slowly advanced.
In the end, only a hundred of the ten thousand girls passed.
Enter the palace!
They had all been heavily selected.
Once she entered the palace, her status was different from a palace maid.
The palace maids lived in the palace maids 'quarters and were divided into different departments under the jurisdiction of different female officials.
Some were in charge of washing clothes in the laundry workshop.
Some were in charge of cooking and were in the imperial kitchen.
All the situations were different.
But in the end, they belonged to the servants and served the emperor and the concubines!
However, it was different for Xiunu.
They were pre-selected to be concubines.
It was possible for her to give birth to a dragon child and become an imperial concubine.
Therefore, even if their status was not high, they were not servants and lived alone in the pavilion.
……
"Empress Dowager is calling me over?"
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial.
He had heard that the young ladies chosen by the various regions had already entered the capital.
Perhaps the Empress Dowager had summoned him today for this matter.
Very quickly.
Zhu Qiyu came to the rear palace.
In the palace, the Empress Dowager was talking to someone.
"This widow thinks that the palace is now cold and empty, with only a few palace maids left, which is really not suitable for the country to flourish.”
"You should fill the palace with 100 beautiful women so that there will be someone to accompany this widow.”
"This isn't appropriate, right? This child, Qi Yu, I'm afraid he won't like so many people. Besides, he has always been…"
The one speaking was Zhu Qiyu's birth mother, Consort Wu Xian.
Consort Wu Xian was a palace maid, so she had a gentle personality and a good relationship with the Empress Dowager in the palace.
The previous generation's Dragon Sons only had Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu.
Only the Empress Dowager and Consort Wu Xian remained in the palace.
Therefore, the relationship between the two of them could be said to be like sisters.
Of course, if the Empress Dowager did not put the country first, Consort Wu Xian would definitely be the target of her fear and ostracization.
However, the Empress Dowager was not a jealous person. The palace was peaceful.
The two of them were discussing how to fill Zhu Qiyu's harem.
Zhu Qiyu heard this and felt a little helpless.
A hundred people?
Even if they worked hard every day, it would take a hundred days for them to fill in.
How could he have so much time?
"The Emperor has arrived!"
A eunuch called out.
As the factory owner of the East Factory, Cao Zhengchun was not idle.
He was sent away by Zhu Qiyu to patrol the court for him.
In the palace.
The Empress Dowager and Consort Wu Xian stopped talking.
He watched as Zhu Qiyu walked into the palace.
"Emperor, you're here. Tell me, how many of the hundred palace maids are suitable to stay in the palace?”
The Empress Dowager asked kindly.
"Qi Yu, you're here."
Consort Wu Xian says happily.
In front of Consort Wu Xian, the Empress Dowager addressed Zhu Qiyu as the Emperor.
The emperor was the supreme ruler of the world, and no one could call him by his name.
Even the Empress Dowager had to be addressed as the Emperor.
Of course, if it was in private and not so serious, it was fine.
Consort Wu Xian was Zhu Qiyu's birth mother. Since young, she had always called him by his name.
At this moment, it would not change.
In her heart, Zhu Qiyu would always be her child.
"Mother, mother."
Zhu Qiyu bowed lightly.
"Twenty out of a hundred women in the palace.”
Twenty.
This number did not appear to be too little, but it was also not too much.
It would be more lively around the Empress Dowager and her mother.
"Twenty? It's a little too little."
The empress dowager shook her head regretfully.
These beautiful women might not necessarily become the empress, or rather, the chances were very small.
There was no harm in filling them all in.
However, the Empress Dowager knew that Zhu Qiyu would not go back on his word.
At this moment, he accepted it.
"Unfortunately, these girls were selected through thousands of trials before they were selected into the palace.”
"Now, I have to go through another sieve!"
"Alright, men, order Shangguan Yan 'er to select the beautiful women and choose twenty out of a hundred to fill the harem!”
The Empress Dowager issued an edict.
……
In the harem.
One hundred beautiful women were divided into two teams.
They blinked their curious eyes and looked around uneasily.
Excitement, excitement…
Many of them were commoners.
Because she was dignified, beautiful, and had an extraordinary temperament, she was chosen as a beautiful girl.
This was a chance to reach the heavens in one step!
She fell into the mortal world and married someone else's wife in the state.
Who could be content with being mediocre?
At this moment, one of the female cultivators was filled with desire.
She looked around and observed the girls around her.
This…was not a threat.
That…was also alright.
This beauty was called Ji Yunyi.
She was born in a great clan, but she was the daughter of a concubine.
Although his bloodline was not bad, he had no support and had been neglected since he was young.
And she had a lot of self-esteem.
"When you come to the palace, you must step on everyone and reach the highest point!”
"Becoming the empress, she will be below one person and above ten thousand people. She will be the mother of the world!”
"I have to think of all ways to climb up. Therefore, everyone here is my enemy!”
Ji Yunyi's beauty was peerless.
She secretly observed her enemy and heaved a sigh of relief after a moment.
Fortunately, she didn't see anyone prettier than her.
Even if there was, it was almost the same.
My chances of winning are very high!
Ji Yunyi secretly encouraged himself.
Her gaze shifted to the Xiunu next to her, who was the closest.
The other party lowered his head and stared at his toes, as if he did not dare to look up at others.
When a beautiful girl accidentally approached her, the girl immediately moved to the side in fear.
Ji Yunyi couldn't even see what he looked like.
Cowardly as a mouse!
With such a personality, how could he survive in the harem?
Ji Yunyi said disdainfully.
She quietly patted him on the shoulder.
The girl was shocked and looked up at Ji Yunyi with an aggrieved expression.
"It's fine, I'll protect you in the palace.”
Ji Yunyi pointed at himself.
The girl blinked her eyes and seemed to be in a daze.
At this moment.
"Lord Shangguan is here!"
The palace maids at the side hurriedly berated the many beautiful women and asked them to stand in two straight lines.
Everyone quieted down.
A female official dressed in a light-colored brocade dress walked up to the group of women.
"The Empress Dowager has ordered that twenty of the hundred beautiful women will be chosen to fill the harem. The rest will be dismissed and sent back to their hometown!”
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