Chapter 147 Selecting Girls

Three girls of the same age as the prince were taken to the emperor's sickbed.

Zhong Ying was sent from the prince's uterus, with only an ordinary wooden hairpin on her head and a light green silk coat on her outside. The queen's harem was sent by Wu, the daughter of the leader of the imperial guards of the official family, who was Jiaojiao, and Concubine Zhou sent her with the daughter of a small family named Bai. The family also wanted to go to a certain position in the court, so she dressed up her daughter in a colorful manner.

The emperor seemed very satisfied with these children. Everyone just stopped talking. The emperor was not very energetic, it seemed that he felt that he had not had much time.

"I have no objection to the candidate for the queen. All the children look good." The emperor said, "It's just that I'm worried about the war in the southwest. This time I have seen the power of these natives. In the future, the prince will have to spend some effort to deal with them. I'm afraid I'm not going to have too much time..."

The prince has grown up, at least in the eyes of the emperor, this eldest son should be able to stand alone. He is just a little more immature.

Concubine Zhou had a stern face: "How dare you show a little fairy in the prince's uterus? Prince, I don't agree."

"Those girls are all good." Queen Qian said, "Sister, I heard that girl gets along well with the prince."

"Yes, but Wan Zhen'er is not the prince's person. How can she be qualified to recommend who to choose?" said Concubine Zhou.

"Are you enough?" said the person on the sickbed, "Everyone out!"

The hall was quiet.

"Come out, don't hide... Don't you also want to know the candidate for the crown prince and concubine? Do you want to join the friendship too? No wonder the queens of my dynasty have never come from a noble family..."

"I dare not..." Zhen'er said.

"Zhener, I know what you are thinking about. You treat the prince like a child, but now he is old and needs a wife. The imperial family often depends on the color of powerful ministers. However, in order to prevent chaos in the harem, Emperor Taizu stipulated that the empress of the Ming Dynasty came from the people, regardless of his origin."

No matter how well arises from a small family, how can the daughter of a small family be well-educated?

"What are you watching me do?" The emperor also felt that her expression was wrong.

"Your Majesty, I don't want to leave His Highness the Crown Prince."

"No one asked you to leave, Zhen'er, why are you like this..."

"I don't know..." Zhen'er's face was red and looked very beautiful. The person on the bed suddenly reached out his hand.

"Zhen'er, why don't you want to accompany me..."

"What's the point of being a concubine of the emperor?" Zhen'er suddenly seemed to come back to her senses, "I don't think I'm bad, at least I have fulfilled my responsibilities. Your Majesty has entrusted the prince to me, so I will serve as a good assistant."

"I am unwilling to accept the matter in the southwest. The empress and the prince's biological mother in the harem are in disagreement. I am uneasy. Now the Jinyiwei covers the sky with one hand, which has caused panic among the court officials..." said the emperor on the sickbed.

It has been a day or two for the Jinyiwei to cover the sky with one hand. Everyone knows that Menda’s framed Yuan Bin is a former old man, and he has been kind to Zhu Qizhen. Of course, Zhen'er only brought it, who was he referring to.

"Emperor Yuan..."

"Let the prince do this good thing... I am no longer worried about this infamous reputation, but Menda... He has made too much grudges..." In fact, Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear to part with Menda. After all, Menda also did a lot of things for himself and blamed a lot of bad reputation. Once the emperor was the emperor and the ministers were the emperor.

"It is not necessarily a bad thing to stay away from here." Zhen'er said, "The commander must not be able to be stable in the capital. I am afraid that pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud will shake the Jinyiwei..."

"Zheng'er, you still have selfish intentions..." the emperor said, "You are still protecting your shortcomings..."

"This is not to protect the shortcomings. Your Majesty thinks about Yuan Duwei. There are many loyal people in the Jinyiwei and many capable people. Even if there is any mistake, you cannot let a boat of people overturn... It is not that the servants protect the shortcomings, but that is because there are also these flaws."

"No wonder, you have to join in the fun even if the prince chooses a concubine." Zhu Qizhen said, "Do you girl want to cover the sky with one hand?"

Zhen'er quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I don't dare. I just think about the prince. The child has a very good temperament and is in harmony with the prince in the East Palace."

"Don't you think you're too much... You girl said you have no ambitions..." said the emperor.

"I really don't have that kind of idea. I just want to be the crown prince..." Zhen'er said.

"Since that's the case, you shouldn't stay in the palace. The queen and the imperial concubine will be dissatisfied with you. You are so bold and dare to go against them." The emperor said, "You might as well leave the palace earlier so that the queen and imperial concubine will target you. Zhong Ying still has the chance to stay with the prince."

Zhen'er kowtowed again, but still couldn't help it: "Your Majesty's body..."

"I have an empress and a concubine in my body. You didn't agree to me at the beginning. I'm not someone around me. What's the reason for staying here?" Zhu Qizhen said, "Besides, you're still thinking about your people in your heart. It's better to prepare early... Jianshen is not a little sheep..."

Speaking of the prince's deep experience, he really worried. Under his obedient surface, there was always a sense of dissatisfaction with him. He was not satisfied with his mother, and I am afraid that only the nanny around him could persuade him. But the most important thing is that Zhen'er thinks he is his relative. He has watched him grow up since childhood and let him leave him, how could he not be lost?

"Zhen'er, the concubine Wan Chen outside always wanted me to make Prince De the crown prince. According to the rules of the ancestors, she was delusional, but if you want your prince to be good, you should help him watch those people. In this harem, Princess Chen can't do anything by himself, so he's afraid that..."

What if he is someone who has experienced it, his eyes are deep, of course he is afraid that someone will not be good to the prince. The prince will not speak well, and there are already people who collude with Concubine Wan Chen, so the prince's life will be difficult to protect.

Concubine Wan is probably going to be alone now. She has been staying outside the Qianqing Palace and has not returned. If the new emperor ascended the throne, would she follow the footsteps of Concubine Guo and be buried in the underground palace? Although the emperor likes him, this love will make Concubine Zhou more and more disgusted, but now there is no reliable person outside to help him. Back then, she wanted to use Cao Jixiang, but she misjudged the person. Now there are all the worlds of civil officials outside, and Li Xian will not help him. The only hope is Men Da, the commander of the emperor's hero, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who is not young. He pleases this powerful official and will not suffer any losses in the future. What's more, Cao Jixiang used the power of the Jinyiwei to help the emperor ascend to the throne again.

The maid Wan Zhen'er next to the prince came out. The eunuch Xia was walking in front of him. He had heard that she had actually sent her people up and wanted to cultivate her power in the palace. Why is this woman? Concubine Wan Chen felt very uncomfortable. The prince already had an empress, Concubine Zhou, and now there was a slut to help him. Concubine Wan Chen walked up and suddenly slapped Wan Zhen'er in the face. Of course, Wan Zhen'er could not resist at all. She was just a maid next to the prince of the Eastern Palace. How could she fight against Concubine Chen?

"You slut, do you think you are the empress in the harem? How dare you choose the crown princess for the emperor?" said Concubine Wan Chen.

"I just see the prince having a good relationship with the girl Wang in the palace..." Zhen'er said with a covering her face.

"I knew that you wanted to die... If the concubines in the harem had no children, they would die miserably. Why would I ask the emperor for a title of the elected servant for you? Maybe I can also be a concubine and glorify your ancestors for your family." Concubine Wan Chen said. This idea is poisonous, and not many concubines have been buryed with them, but those who were temporarily conferred are often specially for burial.

"I am from the Eastern Palace. I will not accept it if I ask the Empress to respect myself." Wan Zhen'er said.

"I care who you are..." said Concubine Wan Chen, "I only know that the emperor is interested in you, and he will definitely agree."

If you agree, it would be strange if you agree. Wan Zhen'er wanted to laugh at Concubine Wan's ignorance at this time. Concubine Wan Chen saw that she didn't say anything, thinking she was scared: "Please, beg me, I may not help you ask for an imperial edict and ban it."

Eunuch Xia came up and advised, "Empress, don't be as knowledgeable as a little maid. Just leave some face for King De. After all, she is the prince's nanny. This is more important than ordinary palace maids..."

"I just knew that she thought she was the queen of the harem, so she came to help her." Concubine Wan Chen said.

"Eunuch Xia." Zhen'er said, "I shouldn't contradict the Empress... Empress..."

"The emperor has an order," Niu Yu drove out, "The palace maid Wan Zhen'er didn't understand the rules, so she drove out of the palace immediately."

He drove out of the palace? He didn't even have the chance to bid farewell to the prince. Eunuch Xia led the way in front and thought he could go to the East Palace first, but he didn't expect that he was driven out of the Forbidden City. He left the Forbidden City and walked a few miles before reaching the doorstep.

"Sister, why are you back?" Wantong felt very strange when he saw Zhen'er. Didn't she beside the prince? The prince treated her as his own sister, and the sister had nothing to say in the East Palace. When she came back today, there was no other thing around and was taken to the house.

"This is Wantong, Jinyiwei. I have sent this person back to you." Eunuch Xia left after saying that.

"Sister, why are you back?" Wantong asked. Zhen'er came back, which alarmed Wangui too.

"Then the prince doesn't want you?" Wan Gui said. Just a few days ago, the prince sent a letter saying that he would stop hanging Wan Zhen'er at home, and Wan Zhen'er would not come back.

"It's the emperor, he won't let me be in the Eastern Palace..." Zhen'er said, "He wants me to go back... There is no place for me to stay in the Forbidden City."

"Your Majesty, let you get married?" Wan Gui said, "You are not young anymore." He thought his daughter would become a concubine again. Zhen'er shook her head and said, "My father, the emperor ordered me to secretly help the prince and monitor Menda..."

(End of this chapter)
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