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Since Xuan Hua had left the palace for a month, Yang Guang had never taken a step into Yongan palace. This was also good, in order to avoid awkward encounters with each other. They all had their own peace and quiet, but there was no need to worry.

On this day, I was lying on my beauty bed, looking at the portraits of the beautiful ladies one by one. Some of them were dignified, some were gorgeous, some were exquisite and lovely, and all of them were excellent women who had been chosen from all over the world.

Looking at it like this, a wave of sadness rose in my heart. Yongan palace is already close to a cold palace, but I was just helping him choose a concubine. How laughable and pitiful.

"Changshun, come pay respects to esteemed empress." Yang Guang's personal supervisor knelt in front of His Highness with a smiling face and lowered his eyebrows.

"So it's Changshun. Why do you remember to pay respects to me?" I waved him to his feet.

"Empress, you must be joking. How could this servant dare to disturb Empress's peace and quiet? His Majesty summoned this servant to come today." Zhang Shun bowed and said in a flattering manner.

"Oh? What will His Majesty do? " I asked.

"His Majesty asked the Empress to arrange for all the selected Elementary Scholars to stay in the palace. In addition, he asked the servants to bring the birthdays of the Elementary Scholars to the Palace." Zhang Shun replied.

I slightly frowned. Yang Guang has his own government to deal with, and the matter of the talent show was my responsibility. He only needed to choose a concubine from the last female contestants, so why is he interfering in this matter? But thinking that if it was for him to choose a concubine, there was nothing wrong with letting him choose one himself. Thus, he said:

"I'll do it."

After finishing her sentence, she called for the maidservants' birthday emails and portraits to be handed over to Changshun. She also ordered people to clean a few empty palaces so that the maidservants could move in.

In the end, Yang Guang's first round of the women's election was a little too grand. In order to curry favor with Yang Guang, the officials from various places used all their efforts to select the women. Although they had gone through many layers of screening, there were still hundreds of candidates who came to the capital.

The several palaces were filled to the brim, so I asked the inner hall to distribute the daily necessities according to the double rule of the new maidservants. On the auspicious day, Yang Guang would personally select the items.

The best women of all places were sent to the palace, and it was customary for the Emperor to choose some to be his concubines, others to be his concubines, and others to be his concubines to be his wives.

I was too lazy to pay attention to him. I only taught Zhao'er to read and write every day, and seeing him grow up, I also asked a martial arts teacher to teach him martial arts. I pretended to not hear anything that happened outside.

On this day, Ying Xiu came back from outside with a panicked expression on her face. She had always been a calm person, and from the looks of it, something big must have happened.

On this day, Ying Xiu came back from outside with a panicked expression on her face. She had always been able to keep her composure. From the looks of it, something big must have happened, so she asked:

"What is it?"

"In reply to the Empress, this servant had heard some of the palace maids discuss that His Majesty had summoned four beautiful ladies last night. This morning, they had all been chased out of the palace. Two of the beautiful ladies had died after leaving the palace." After he finished talking, he looked a bit worried.

"Is there such a thing?" I stood up in shock. The pen in my hand fell to the ground, and the ink all over the floor.

Ying Xiu nodded and said, "Your servant specifically asked a few more questions. It is absolutely true."

I took a deep breath. Yang Guang, oh Yang Guang, why is it that every time he does something, he is always unexpected and shameless. If this gets out, how will the people of the world talk about him?

But right now, I'm still in a stalemate with him. Even if I go to the Venerable Life Palace, he might not be willing to see me. Even if he does, how can he listen to me? When I first chased Lady Xuanhua out of the palace, I told her that she could choose any woman in the world. Apart from the late emperor's consort, if he doted on any other woman, I wouldn't interfere.

Resisting the anger in my heart with great difficulty, I once again wrote a few words of warning myself to not be impatient and to wait and see what would happen.

On the second day, I told Ying Xiu to find out more about it, but what she got was even more shocking and infuriating news. Yang Guang randomly took out four pieces of the birthday invitation for the four female servants to sleep, and as soon as the sun rose, he bestowed one of them the title of beauty.

This time, I couldn't sit still. It seemed that he wanted to use this method to select a talent. If he met with someone he liked, he would stay, and if he didn't, he would be expelled from the palace.

Girls who have slept with others cannot marry again. Other than jumping into a river to commit suicide, what face do they have to go home? It was said that two of the beautiful girls who were expelled today had already gone mad, and when the hundreds of beautiful girls living in the palace heard about it, they were all terrified, afraid that Yang Guang would capture them and send them a birthday invitation to sleep.

After a brief wash, I calculated the time it would take for Yang Guang to step down from the throne, and then headed to the Palace. This was the second time since Yang Guang ascended the throne that I had come to the Palace for the sake of Lady Xuanhua, and the other time was for the sake of the Elementary Scholars.

But we waited and waited, but we didn't see Yang Guang. We only found out that he had left the palace after we asked a few other invigilators about it. It seems like he was intentionally avoiding me.

In this way, I could only go to the palaces and comfort the ladies.

Three more days passed, and it was the same every day. Of the twenty beautiful women, three were titled as beauties and geniuses. Six committed suicide, and four were as foolish as idiots.

As for me, I was unable to see Yang Guang's face from beginning to end. During the day, he deliberately avoided me. The ministers and officials of the court also advised, but Yang Guang, only said that the talent show was a royal family matter, and did not even say anything about his subject's death.

This time, even Yang Su panicked and ran over to the Yongan Palace for advice.

Looking at the Prime Minister in front of me who helped the evil, helping Yang Guang gain the upper hand, I laughed coldly in my heart, and said indifferently:

"The Prime Minister has done a great service for His Majesty. You are his trusted aide, yet you have no idea what to do with me. The Prime Minister must be desperate for a cure. "

Yang Su blushed and felt slightly awkward. She saluted with her hands folded in front and said:

"Your Highness, the talent show has always been part of the empress's internal affairs. Apart from you, no one else should interfere in this matter. You won't just sit by and watch His Majesty continue to act so foolishly. "Of all the beautiful ladies, who do not have some status or background? If we provoke a change in the people, I'm afraid that the rivers and mountains in the Sui Province will be unstable!"

Seeing that I was silent, Ying Xiu said:

"Prime Minister, isn't my esteemed wangfei burning with anxiety as well?" But since we can't even meet with His Majesty, what do you think we should do? "

Yang Su sighed again and again. After thinking for half a day, she had no idea what was going on. Suddenly, she kneeled down and said:

"This old official pleads for Your Highness on behalf of all the beautiful ladies and the people of the world. I beg you to lower yourself to your knees and beg Your Majesty not to be so elective again."

I looked at Yang Su who was lying on the ground, and a trace of sympathy arose in my heart. Although he is vicious and guilty of a great crime, he has always been loyal to Yang Guang and did his best to assist him.

"Prime Minister, please rise. I will do my best. It's just that His Majesty purposefully avoided his concubine. Even if he were to kneel and beg, he should at least be able to see her." I said.

Yang Su lifted her head. I saw that there was a hint of wetness in his eyes, and I was very touched. No matter how terrible Yang Su was, she could still be considered to have bowed to Big Sui.

"Ever since His Majesty became an adult, this old official has fought alongside him in wars to the north and south. This old official has watched him grow up and become an adult, watched him ascend to the throne. Even if Her Highness doesn't sympathize with this old official, you should at least sympathize with all the beautiful ladies and the subjects of this world. "

As Yang Su spoke, she actually started crying. Even when she killed the late emperor, she had never seen him in such a state of panic. He had probably never seen Yang Guang act in such a ridiculous manner before.

"You get up first. I'm also at my wit's end right now, but heaven never bars one's way. I'll definitely think of a way." I pitied him and made him rise.

After Yang Su left, I plotted for a long time. I saw that the sky was gradually getting dark, and it was time for Yang Guang to summon the beautiful ladies. I could not help but feel anxious, if I could not think of a way, then a few of my pretty girls would be in trouble tonight.

After thinking for half a day, I took Ying Xiu to the palace where Xiuxiu lived. All of the maidens had just eaten dinner and gathered at Laixiang Garden. They were chatting about who they would get to sleep with tonight.

Upon seeing me, everyone bowed and shouted in unison:

"Greetings, esteemed empress!"

"Get up." I called for everyone to get up and asked, "Did you see your father-in-law here to pass down the decree on who is in charge of the sleeping arrangements?"

Everyone shook their heads, saying that they were not here yet.

While they were talking, Changshun came in with four birthday invitations. When he saw me here, he quickly bowed and said,

"Your servant pays his respects to the empress!"

"Changshun, what's that thing in your hand? Let me take a look. " I said.

Changshun dared not disobey, handing over the birthday invitation with both hands.

I opened them one by one and saw that the oldest of the four was seventeen, and the youngest was thirteen. I took out one of the birthday cards and said loudly:

"Who is Xue Lun Yun?"

She had a fair and delicate complexion, but her face was a bit pale. She looked at the birthday invitation in my hand in panic, and as if she was about to rush to the execution grounds, she nervously lowered her head to salute and said:

"This humble one, Xue Lanyun, greets the Empress."

I nodded my head slightly and indicated that Ying Xiu should bring her to the back hall. I also called for Changshun to come over and whisper a few words to him.

"Empress, how can this work? If His Majesty discovers us, this servant's life would be in danger! " Zhang Shun was so scared that he dropped to his knees and shook his head.

"No? Have you gotten used to watching His Majesty's actions in the past few days? If you are not willing, not only will you lose your life, I will also take your life for the sake of my great Sui Ji! " My voice was harsh, even saying that I was bluffing. I was so scared that my entire body trembled, and I kowtowed as if I was pounding garlic. I said in a submissive tone:

"This servant shall obey."

"Oh, then you can get up and announce it as usual." When I saw him obey, I was relieved and spoke.

Only then did ChangShun stand up and read out the name on the birthday invitation with a bitter face. As for me, I abandoned the crowd and rushed to the back of the palace.

Xue Lai Yun was standing uneasily in the middle of the back hall. When he saw me, he hurriedly came over to pay his respects and said:

"May I ask what Empress has instructed?"

When I saw her nervous, I smiled at her and said:

"Miss, there is no need to be flustered. His Majesty has been in a muddle recently. I have come to rescue you all from the evil deeds that you have done."