Chapter 1023： There is an ugly girl

Chapter 1023 There is an ugly girl

Su Chen stood up, lowered his eyes and saluted. Gu Fei smiled and said, "You play chess, and I'll grill you some meat."

She rolled up her sleeves, picked up a handful of skewered venison and started roasting it.

The stone has been squeezed away by Lian'er and Qin'er.

Gu Fei took two maids with him and roasted a large amount in a short time.

The three of them sat across from each other and ate venison.

There was too much chili pepper, and both Xiao Yu and Su Chen were sweating from the food. Only Gu Fei was fine.

While eating, Su Chen suddenly covered his chest and turned pale.

Gu Fei said hurriedly: "What's wrong? Is it too spicy? It makes my stomach uncomfortable."

Su Chen shook his head, "It's okay."

There was a strange feeling in his heart just now, and it wasn't pain at all. It was as if a needle had pricked him quickly.

Gu Fei looked at him with concern for a while and saw that he was indeed fine, so he didn't call the imperial doctor.

After eating venison, Su Chen resigned from the palace.

 Gu Fei and Su Chen discussed it and decided not to hurry up and grant marriage. Today, the three girls Gu Fei picked out must be checked by Xue Chen in private first.

Be sure to choose someone with a gentle temperament and a well-educated person.

Early the next morning, Gu Fei was dragged to court again by Xiao Yu.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not expect that Gu Fei was sitting in the court hall again, looking at each other in confusion.

However, at least everyone has learned the lesson from last time and did not rush to oppose it.

Wang Shangshu simply mentioned the matter of choosing a concubine.

He felt that the emperor loved the queen too much. If there were several concubines who favored her, it wouldn't be like this.

He said: "Now that the world has been decided, it is time for the emperor to select a number of women to enrich his harem."

Xiao Yu looked at him with a half-smile, "Wang Aiqing, I've read your story, but I have no plans to choose a concubine."

Wang Shangshu and several ministers hurriedly said: "How can the emperor do this?"

"Selecting concubines is not a family matter for the emperor, but a state matter. Now that the harem is empty and the emperor only has one son, it is time to select some virtuous and virtuous women to flourish the royal family."

Gu Fei lowered her eyes and said nothing. She made up her mind to see Xiao Yu's attitude.

Xiao Yu suddenly smiled at Wang Shangshu and said, "Wang Aiqing, I heard that there is a woman named Yanniang in Tianshui Street in the southeast of the imperial city. I intend to give this girl to Wang Aiqing as my concubine. What do you think of her?"

Wang Shangshu was stunned for a moment. He didn’t know why the emperor suddenly mentioned an ugly girl. When he wanted to understand the emperor’s words, his expression changed, “Your Majesty, you must not do it.”

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Why not?"

Wang Shangshu said: "This Yan Niang is a famous ugly girl in Beijing. She runs a grocery store. She is already twenty-five years old and still can't get married. Your Majesty, please don't play with the old ministers."

He saw Xiao Yu smiling and speaking more boldly.

Xiao Yu was still smiling, "Could it be that Wang Aiqing dislikes Yan Niang for being ugly?"

Wang Shangshu nodded, "Of course. As the saying goes, marry a wife with virtue and take concubines with sex. I already have two beautiful concubines in my family. Yan Niang is so ugly that I will never look down on her."

Xiao Yu nodded and asked the Minister of Rites, Guo Shilang, "Since Wang Shangshu is not willing to accept Yan Niang, why not give it to Guo Aiqing."

Minister Guo also hurriedly excused himself, "Your Majesty, I also have a beautiful concubine in my house, and Yan Niang is as ugly as a ghost. If I really let Yan Niang in, I'm afraid I won't even want to go home."

Xiao Yu sighed slowly, "Yes, Yan Niang is extremely ugly. Whoever she gives you as a concubine is an injustice to you. No one wants to marry an ugly girl."

Everyone hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."

(End of this chapter)