"Is Wu Xirou the niece of the imperial concubine?!" When the emperor heard Wu Xirou's name, his reaction was a little slow. It took him a while to feel that the name was familiar.
"Exactly. Xirou is originally from Yongzhou. She is fifteen this year. She has outstanding talents, good temperament, and is calm. I think this child is good." Concubine Shu said sincerely.
The emperor was a little surprised.
The conflict between Concubine Shu and the imperial concubine has always existed. In addition, Concubine Wu is overbearing and Wu Xiyu has learned from the past. Concubine Shu is still able to push Wu Xirou out. Such tolerance is rare.
"Qin Shuang's appearance is also outstanding, and her talents are also good, but her background is a bit inferior, and she is not as gentle and steady as she is. There is also Anya, the eldest daughter of Mr. An, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. She is knowledgeable in books and etiquette, although she has no appearance.
Xirou is outstanding, but what makes her better is her excellent temperament..."
After that, Concubine Shu took out all the noble ladies one by one and analyzed them.
She didn't wait for the emperor to judge. When she looked up, she found that the emperor was asleep.
Concubine Shu sat in a daze for a moment, then asked the emperor's attendants to help him onto the dragon couch, while she left the Yangxin Hall.
"The Emperor is old." After a while, Concubine Shu sighed.
Nianyun didn't dare to answer the conversation casually. After all, it was about the current emperor. How could she, a palace maid, dare to mention the emperor casually?
Concubine Shu said after a while: "It seems that I still have to decide on the choice of Crown Princess. Nianyun, which of these noble girls do you think is suitable to be the Crown Princess? A Ce can't always be surrounded by witches like Qin Liangdi. I think Anya and
Wu Xirou is a good two. Anya's father is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the An family is from a well-known family, so there is no choice in family background. The palace's favorite is Xirou, but it is a pity that she is from the Wu family, otherwise she would be the best choice for the crown princess.
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"The formal selection of concubines has not yet begun. Why not take the portraits of the noble ladies to the East Palace first and let His Highness the Crown Prince take a look at them." Nianyun hesitated for a moment and replied.
After all, it is His Highness the Crown Prince who chooses the concubine, and it is up to His Highness the Crown Prince to like it.
If the emperor had decreed the selection of the concubine, things would have been much simpler. Now the emperor is ill and has no energy to take charge of this matter. If Concubine Shu appoints a candidate for the crown prince, she may not be satisfied with the crown prince.
"That makes sense. Go to the East Palace and send the pictures of all the noble ladies to A Ce. Be sure to ask him about his likes and dislikes." Concubine Shu said to Nian Yun.
After receiving the order, Nianyun went to the East Palace with the pictures of the noble ladies.
At that time, Xiao Ce was reviewing the excerpts. The rest period had passed and he was already busy.
If Nianyun hadn't brought the pictures of the noble ladies to him, he wouldn't have known that Concubine Shu was looking at each other to choose the crown prince.
After seeing the painting in front of him, he put it aside casually: "Put it here."
"Concubine Shu has ordered that His Highness the Crown Prince must take a look at it. It is not a trivial matter to choose a Crown Princess. It would be best if His Highness the Crown Prince could pick someone he likes." Nian Yun said bravely.
Xiao Ce raised his lips sarcastically: "If there is no woman that I like, then I don't have to choose the crown prince?"
Nianyun was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to do.
"Stay back, I'm very busy." Xiao Ce ordered coldly.
He issued an order to expel guests, so Nianyun could no longer stay in the East Palace.
As soon as Nianyun left, Zhang Jixiang immediately stepped forward and took away the painting: "This thing is left here to prevent His Highness from doing his business. I will take it away first."
It’s not too late to come and see it again when His Highness the Crown Prince wants to see it.
Seeing that His Highness the Prince had no objections, Zhang Jixiang knew that he had done the right thing.
However, people from Wangyueju did not come to the main hall, and His Highness the Crown Prince did not know how to face Liang Di, so the candidate for the Crown Princess was sent to His Highness the Crown Prince.
If this continues, I'm afraid Qin Liangdi will be divorced from His Highness the Crown Prince.
After much thought, he felt that he should rub off on Qin Liangdi so that Qin Liangdi would know that His Highness the Crown Prince did not really want to marry the Crown Princess.
It’s just Qin Liangdi’s temperament...
In the end, Zhang Jixiang ran to Wangyue Residence when his master was not paying attention.
Qin Zhao is watching Ruxi dance. Although she has no artistic talent, she wants to see what a real talented woman is like.
When Ruxi finished dancing, before she could applaud, Zhang Jixiang appeared with a shy face.
"How come Eunuch Zhang has time to come to my Wangyue residence?" Qin Zhao asked with raised eyebrows.
Zhang Jixiang put on a smiling face: "Liang Di's words have offended me. It's like this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very busy recently——"
Zhang Jixiang immediately denied: "Of course not! His Highness the Crown Prince did not know about this at all. He only found out about it when Nianyun brought the painting over. However, His Highness the Crown Prince did not take a look at it and let the servant take away the painting. Your Highness
I only have Liangdi in my heart, and I can’t hold anything else in my heart..."
"Okay, what's the business of coming here?" Qin Zhao was too lazy to listen to Zhang Jixiang talking to himself.
Zhang Jixiang's original intention was to hope that the two masters could reconcile. If Qin Liangdi bowed his head first, that would be great. But judging from Qin Liangdi's performance, if he really said this, he would probably have his legs broken by Qin Liangdi.
"My servant just hopes that Liangdi will not blame His Highness. Your Highness is also in a difficult situation. The Emperor's dragon body is getting worse and worse. Although His Highness usually does not say it, he respects the Emperor. The Emperor's wish is to see His Highness get married and have children. His Highness the Crown Prince is not
I don’t want to refuse, but I can’t refuse.” Zhang Jixiang finished in one breath.
"Why are you telling me this? I have not denied that it is a good thing for His Highness the Crown Prince to get a wife. Do you want me to congratulate him on getting married and having children?!" Qin Zhao looked indifferent.
When Zhang Jixiang heard this, he became anxious and knelt on the ground: "I don't mean that. I just want to say that the matter of the Crown Princess is not what His Highness wants. His Highness is so focused on political affairs that he has no time for romance? As for today?
Concubine Shu invited all the noble ladies into the palace, but His Highness did not know about it in advance..."
Seeing that Qin Zhao was indifferent, Zhang Jixiang was so anxious that he slapped himself in the face: "It's a slave who deserves to die. His words don't convey his meaning. Master Liangdi should not be as knowledgeable as a slave."
Qin Zhao raised his sleeves lightly: "It's cold on the ground, get up. You go to His Highness the Crown Prince and serve him well. As for the conflict between me and His Highness the Crown Prince, it's a matter between the two of us. There's no need for you to get involved."
Zhang Jixiang meant well, and she knew it. If in the previous life, Zhang Jixiang had seen her having a conflict with Xiao Ce, he would have been too happy to cheer.
"This slave is causing trouble." Zhang Jixiang struggled to get up and left Wangyue Residence.
Qin Zhao looked at Zhang Jixiang's back with a smile on his lips.
In fact, she also figured it out. In the final analysis, she was just too small-minded and didn't want to see Xiao Ce get married, so she was so repulsive.
But Xiao Ce does not belong to her alone, which is the root of the problem. It is precisely because Xiao Ce treats her well that she becomes possessive of Xiao Ce. This is her fault. It is because she does not see her position clearly.
