Chapter 164

That day Jiang Xuening sat down in the opera garden until the evening. Xiao Fei, who was always playing with her, didn't dare to provoke her at all. He just quietly peeled the melon seeds and peanuts and put them in her hands.

But Jiang Xuening didn't eat half of it.

Until the sun began to slant outside, she seemed to have made a decision and stood up to go outside.

Xiao Dingfei subconsciously asked: "the outsider ang that group of scholars, as well as the street beggar, still continue to take care of it?"

Jiang Xuening said, "why not?"

Xiao Dingfei was stunned: "but it's already..."

Jiang Xuening said: "she makes me feel bad, and I won't let her feel better."

Finally, Xiao Dingfei was silent and watched her send her out of the play garden.

The day before, the court and the people were still discussing the re investigation of Xiao's family, but today they were all surprised by the news that Xiao Shu was granted the title of concubine: in this kind of bone saving eye, the emperor even granted Xiao Shu the title of concubine in the center of the whirlpool. Isn't it obvious that he wants to be partial to Xiao's family and Xiao Shu?

But in the evening, new news came.

Jiang Boyou, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, was handed over to the cabinet after consulting with Xiao Yuan, the Duke of Dingguo. After discussion, he will re investigate the case of Ganzhou disaster relief bank.

All the civil and military officials were puzzled: they said that the emperor acted impartially, and he granted Xiao Shu a concubine first; they said that the emperor was partial, and they were merciless in re investigating the Ganzhou disaster relief silver case.

Even Xiao Yuan couldn't figure it out, so he was uneasy.

Only Jiang Xuening can vaguely guess something.

When an emperor lies on his couch, he should avoid others' deep sleep.

If Xiao Shu is not trustworthy and should not be, Shen Lang can't make her a concubine. How can a noble woman from a big family win the emperor's trust?

There is only one answer: break your wings and draw a line.

When Xiao Shu voluntarily gave up the dependence of her original origin, it was equivalent to throwing down all her weapons, and also relieved all the threats to the emperor. From then on, her honor and disgrace were tied to the man beside her pillow. She could only advance and retreat with him, and live and die together!

For Shen Lang, on the one hand, he can serve the bed; on the other hand, he can help him bring down Xiao.

What's the reason for him to refuse such a beauty?

Jiang Xuening sneered in her heart. When she came back to Jiang's house, she heard that Meng was very happy and asked Jiang Xuehui to go to her room and talk all afternoon. Want to know, originally also want to run for Linzi Princess Xiao Shu suddenly into the palace, then Jiang Xuehui has no biggest rival, and Shen Li to Jiang Xuehui intention first, expect to choose a princess to be sure.

She is too lazy to join in the fun.

The next day, before daybreak, the whole family was busy. Through the yard, we could hear the maids' voices depicting Jiang Xuehui's make-up and decorating her. Occasionally, people who were slow in doing things would be scolded twice by Meng.

Jiang Xuening lies on the bed, sleeps lazily in the spring morning, staring at the white peony embroidered on the top of the tent, but remembers this day in his previous life -

the house is also so busy.

But at that time, she was the one who played with all kinds of hairpins among the people. Although Meng also came to her room, she looked at it with some reluctance, especially when she looked at it with some indulgence. Jiang Xuehui only stood beside Meng and looked at her deeply.

At that time, she was very proud, because Jiang Xuehui didn't know that she had seen the embroidered handkerchief in the palace. She deliberately took the place of her, so she had the chance now.

Jiang Xuehui robbed her family, she is going to rob Jiang Xuehui's love.

She didn't want them to be better anyway.

Just tormented others, not tormented themselves?

Shen Yu is a gentle and elegant gentleman, with literati's affectionate, but he is not infatuated with men in the world. Perhaps it is gradually found that she is not the person who made him move at the beginning? When he was newly married two years ago, it was so easy for him to coax him into refusing to leave himself. But after he ascended the throne, the court criticized him, the Empress Dowager pressed him to choose a new man, and Xiao Shu entered the palace. After all, he changed the old man and maintained a little friendship with her queen.

After all, it's not your own.

What Jiang Xuehui has may not be what she likes.

After lying for a long time, Jiang Xuening got up.

It's not that she wants to see how Jiang Xuehui is, but today is also the day when the eunuchs in the palace take turns to rest, and she wants to find someone.

Xiao Shu became the imperial concubine, the original plan is not available.

There is not much time left for her.

As she walked out of her yard, Jiang Xuening happened to meet Jiang Xuehui, who was surrounded by many servant girls. She was rarely dressed up. Her beautiful face with delicate make-up was dignified and quiet.

In her hand was a silk handkerchief embroidered with red ginger flowers.

Jiang Xuening looked at her and saw that Meng was beside her. She didn't even bother to shout and went straight over.In this life, she has changed many things: the relationship with Xie Wei, the pregnancy of Wen Zhaoyi, the rise and fall of the Yan family, the choice of Linzi princess, the time when Xiao Dingfei came to Beijing

So, why can't Shen Zhiyi be saved?

People like Meng, Jiang Xuehui and Shen Li, even if they want to choose their concubines today, they don't feel much different from yesterday and tomorrow. But for Jiang Xuening, every day, she is fighting against the established fate, and she refuses to bow her head and admit defeat!

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ZHENG Bao is off today.

Since he was favored by Master Wang Xinyi and was transferred to serve the emperor, his status in the palace can no longer be compared with that in the past. It's not that he's greedy for gold and silver, but that's what happened in the palace. If others are filial and you don't want to accept it, it will be the target of public criticism, and others will inevitably be wary of you. Therefore, although I worked as a messenger in Qianqing palace for a short time, I also saved a lot of money.

70% of the money was given to the family, and the mother asked her brother to make a wedding gift for her brother;

30% of the money was left to herself, and finally she moved out and set up a small courtyard in Sanli Hutong.

Seeing Xiao Shu enter Qianqing palace that day, Zheng Bao had a faint premonition in his heart, so today Xiumu didn't go out and walk as usual, but sat under the eaves and waited.

Sure enough, as soon as the morning fog dispersed, there was a knock on the door.

He got up and went to open the door.

The gorgeous girl Jiang ER was standing in front of his shabby courtyard, wearing a deep purple cloak. Her eyes were like the quiet snow in the night, bright but with a little bit of coolness. When she looked over, her heart was wide, as if all kinds of thoughts had been cleared.

Zheng Bao, get out of the way.

Jiang Xuening held his cloak in one hand, but he didn't take a step in. He just looked at him and said, "I've come to ask you to repay me."

Zheng Bao only wore a simple light blue round collar robe at home. His lips were red and his teeth were white.

His beautiful face reminds people of the misty rain with some aura in Jiangnan.

Jiang Xuening suddenly didn't dare to look directly at these too clear eyes, so she slowly lowered her eyes, pressed down the trace of guilt, and said cruelly: "I'm sorry. That day, before the Kun Ning palace, the real word saved you. This is your royal highness. Would you please repay me

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as the king of Linzi, whom the emperor usually trusts and almost wants to be the emperor's younger brother, Shen Li's choice of concubines is definitely after the beginning of the new year. Apart from the eldest princess and relatives, empress Zheng has done more than ever.

The location of the imperial concubine selection is located in the Chuxiu palace. The palace people lead people into the palace early in the morning. After all, they are royal candidates. There should be many places to check. The last step is to let these candidates come to you and decide the result.

When Shen Yu enters the palace, he first goes to see the Empress Dowager and the emperor.

So empress Zheng, sitting at the throne of the palace, drank tea first and talked to Wen Zhaoyi, who was pregnant and had a good job and had a white skin.

But unexpectedly, without saying a few words, the eunuch outside sang in a shrill voice: "here comes the virtuous concubine -"

the eyelids of empress Zheng and Wen Zhaoyi jumped at the same time.

Looking up again, Xiao Shu, who was still reading with Yang zhizhai and a young lady of Xiao's family a while ago, now has black hair in a bun, two gold steps in it, a plum petal like flower mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother.

In the palace, new people are often replaced by old people. What's more, the emperor likes the new and dislikes the old?

Although empress Zheng also felt uncomfortable, she had seen a lot of such things, and she could still hang on to some extent. She just disdained that Miss Tang GUI could do such shameless things.

Wen Zhaoyi felt much worse.

She was pregnant, but she didn't know anything about it before, and she didn't know the doctor told her that the harem was under the control of others. As for who the "bystanders" are, who doesn't have any points in mind? Now empress dowager Xiao is ill, but her niece and daughter come to the palace again, and return a letter to be a concubine! She has dragon seed in her stomach, but she has just been promoted to Zhaoyi. It's hard for her to think about it.

So when I saw Xiao Shu, she didn't look well.

There are rumors inside and outside the palace. How can Xiao Shu not know?

It's up to her to make a decision.

She knew what to choose, so she forced herself to turn a deaf ear: in any case, she had achieved her goal, and even became the emperor's favorite princess overnight. What can others say about her?

"I have seen the queen."

In the past, Xiao Shu's status was different. It was always very simple for her to salute the queen. Now she doesn't pay attention to the queen either. She just bends over and gives up.

The empress laughed reluctantly, and said, "now it's time to call Xianfei's sister."

Wen Zhaoyi coldly curled her mouth and put her hand on her already pregnant stomach. She didn't get up on purpose and said lazily, "it's reasonable for me to give a gift to the empress of the virtuous concubine. But I'm pregnant. I'm so weak that I don't dare to toss. Please forgive me."

Xiao Shu smile: "may as well matter, later again please is."Wen Zhaoyi is only one step away from the imperial concubine's position. As long as she successfully gives birth to a prince, the imperial concubine's position is no problem. If she gives birth to a princess, the imperial concubine's position is also natural. Where can I salute her again?

But Xiao Shu's words seem extremely vicious!

Wen Zhaoyi's face changed instantly, and her five fingers on the armrest were clenched tightly. She almost broke out on the spot.

Empress Zheng was busy making a round and asked with a smile: "the sister of the virtuous imperial concubine Feng Fei suddenly, as soon as the palace is ready, we haven't had time to meet. But today, the general of the Chu Xiu palace will select the princess for his Royal Highness the king of Linzi. I don't know if the younger sister of the virtuous princess is here, is that right

Some people from the palace have moved chairs.

Xiao Shu Shi ran sat down and then said faintly, "the emperor is in trouble with government affairs, and I can't rest assured that his royal highness Linzi will choose a concubine. I'll invite myself to watch for the emperor. Does the queen mind?"

Please.

Empress Zheng stopped at one breath, but she didn't know what to say. After a delay, she began to smile and said, "the holy care is the best."

Xiao Shu gently smile, no longer speak.

After a while, Shen Li, king of Linzi, went to the emperor's and Empress Dowager's side to invite Wan An and went into the Chu Xiu palace. He was dressed in a white Python robe with a jade pendant hanging around his waist. His face was as elegant and gentle as jade, but his face didn't seem particularly good.

When he came in and saw Xiao Shu, he was stunned.

But his head was full of reproaches from his elder brother, especially the Empress Dowager. He didn't care at all. After saluting his sister-in-law, he sat down.

At this time, the palace talent introduced the candidates from various prefectures. After screening, the number of them was small. There were six people standing in a row. Many of the accompanying reading in the original yangzhizhai were among them.

Jiang Xuehui, Chen Shuyi, Yao Rongrong, and

A wonderful face.

Her father was qintianjian, and she had been an accompanying student in yangzhizhai, so she naturally became one of the candidates.

Fang Miao felt that it had nothing to do with him, so he went through it.

But I don't know what's wrong with the palace. I want them to come to the palace early in the morning. Therefore, when she was forced to go out by the servant girls, she pinched her fingers and calculated that it would be a good time for her to go out.

In front of the gate of the palace, you can see the blue light hanging in the southeast.

Fang Miao couldn't help but figure out the copper money he had hidden in his sleeve. Instead, he worked out a bad omen for himself. For a moment, he was so scared that he could not turn around and go back to his home immediately, for fear that he would suffer a bloody disaster.

She is standing between Jiang Xuehui and Chen Shuyi. Compared with these two ladies who were born in a scholarly family, she is also a little bright today. Although she is also wearing a very beautiful goose yellow ink skirt, her cheeks are powdered and her lips are painted with ink, she is not impressive at all.

Come in to see Xiao Shu sitting on the top, Fang Miao muttered in his heart.

Originally, we were still students of FengChen hall. In the blink of an eye, some beautiful hairs had been put on their buttocks to make a golden pheasant and peacock. I don't know what to do today.

Jiang Xuehui stood quietly on the edge, with a piece of embroidered handkerchief between her fingers.

As soon as she came in, Shen Yu's eyes fell on her.

There is a white jade ring in the lacquer plate held by the eunuch next to him. He takes it, stands up and goes to Jiang Xuehui.

Wen Zhaoyi suddenly smiles.

However, Xiao Shu saw it with a sneer, and lightly reminded: "the emperor said that his Highness's imperial concubine selection will extend the blood for the royal family. The imperial concubine is going to enter the jade dish. She should be dignified and innocent."

Shen Yu's step is a stagnation.

He saw Jiang Xuehui standing there with a low eyebrow and drooping eyes. He remembered that when it rained that day, he made an appointment with Yan Lin to meet him. When he galloped forward, he almost startled other people's chariots and horses. He managed to hold them, but accidentally splashed mud all over his body.

The girl sitting inside was shocked.

He thought people were going to investigate.

But once a handkerchief inside rubbed a bone to embroider softly to save him, a hand first

Seeing Yan's coming that day, he was distracted for a moment.

Yan asked him what happened.

As soon as he said the matter, Yan Lin asked for the embroidered handkerchief to look at it. His eyes twinkled for a moment and said to him, "look at the red ginger flower. It must be the girl of the Jiang family who takes the carriage on that road.

Shen Li asked, the eldest or the second?

Yan Lin rolled his eyes and said, Ning Ning is my son's, your highness that is naturally the big girl of the Jiang family.

As a matter of fact, after a long time, he forgot the voice of the smile. He left the handkerchief embroidered with red ginger flowers as a piece of Qi Si.

Shen Li thought, if you choose a princess, you should choose the one that made you excited.

But why can't it happen?

The story of Tongzhou, the second girl of the Jiang family, was very popular a while ago, and the other girls in the Jiang family's family had a bad reputation. Otherwise, he would have ignored the rebuke from his mother and brother and directly elected Jiang XuehuiJiang Xuehui once saved Wen Zhaoyi, and Wen Zhaoyi naturally turned to her, hoping that Jiang Xuehui would be elected and become her future help. But the word "holy" mentioned in Xiao Shu's words made her gnash her teeth and give birth to some fear.

Since the emperor spoke, he did not dare to harden his head.

When Wen Zhaoyi saw Shen Li standing still, her eyes turned, but her words changed. She took the initiative to persuade her: "the virtuous concubine is right. Isn't choosing the right concubine innocent? In the end, the ancestral rites and laws are in vain. If you've ever chosen a concubine, you can't give up. You can't be a concubine. Don't disobey the meaning of the emperor. "

The jade ring, which represented the position of the imperial concubine, had been pinched in Shen Xun's hands for a long time, and the button was tight.

Even if it is royal blood, you are the king of Linzi

But his marriage is not up to him.

Shen Li naturally catches a glimpse of the red ginger embroidered handkerchief in Jiang Xuehui's hand, but Wen Zhaoyi's words brush her ear. She looks up to look at Jiang Xuehui, but she feels that her heart is blocked. She is afraid that the more she looks, the more blocked she is. She turns her eyes to the side.

I don't know which lady is on the side. Her head is buried and her lips are moving, like reciting Sutras in silence.

Although he looked at it with a good face, he vaguely remembered that it was one of the accompanying readings in yangzhizhai, but he didn't think it was very good-looking. He turned his eyes and looked at the next one. So I saw Chen Shuyi.

At this time, Xiao Shu said in the back: "after all, the emperor still values his highness. He has a high family background and good knowledge. He can best assist his highness in handling the affairs of the royal palace..."

Shen Yu's disgust was unspeakable.

He thought that Chen Shuyi looked dignified, very good, now also made a nausea. Clay figurine still has three parts of gas, he was not happy, simply turned his head and directly handed the jade ring to the girl standing between Chen Shuyi and Jiang Xuehui. Impatiently, he said: "since you choose to enter the palace, naturally everyone is good, just her."

At this moment, the whole palace was quiet.

Fang Miao listened to the words of the hidden machine on his head. He only felt that all these people had good deeds, lest they might not agree with each other and bring about something that would bring disaster to him. He was devoutly reciting the Vajra Sutra to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disaster.

She didn't see the jade ring in front of her.

Until the eunuch on one side raised his voice in a cold sweat and called for a third: "Miss Fang!"

Fang miaocai suddenly regained his mind.

When I looked up, I only saw Shen Xun holding a jade ring in his hand and handing it to her. It seemed that I didn't expect that I would be ignored. However, a handsome face was a little black and blue, and it was rare to have a bad look when staring at her.

Fang Miao then realized what had happened.

She was in a hurry.

Shen Yu didn't expect that there were still people who were distracted in the selection of imperial concubines. He didn't seem to be a big petitioner, so he sneered and asked, "don't you want to?"

Fang Miao wants to say that this is not the place where the magic wand can be mixed in!

She opened her mouth and said, "I don't want to." but when she came, she suddenly remembered the bad omen she had calculated when she went out. When she saw all the people around her, her eyes fell on her and her back began to chill.

This is the emperor's brother

If you refuse in public, I'm afraid the disaster of blood will come in the blink of an eye.

Her previous dull action immediately changed, very quickly took the jade ring over, bowed and said: "yes, yes, I do!"

Shen fan: "I'm not sure."

I don't know why!

Empress Zheng and Wen Zhaoyi look at each other face to face, and Xiao Shu does not expect that Shen Li has chosen Fang Miao and suddenly gets up.

Chen Shuyi looks ugly on the side.

Jiang Xuehui quietly tightened her fingers and slowly closed her eyes.

Fang Miao smiles at Shen Xun. It's more ridiculous than crying: your father's thunder strikes! I knew it was wrong to go out today, but now it's really bloody!