Shi Fuyin was confused and followed Princess Yong'an to Shoukang Palace, sat in her side hall for a while, and then was sent back to Chuxiu Palace.
Not long after she came back, Xiahou Huanyan and others who had been summoned by the Empress Dowager also came back.
"What's going on? Why did people say that you also went to Shoukang Palace?"
Xiahou Huanyan looked at Shi Fuyin strangely.
Shi Fuyin nodded: "Princess Yong'an found me and took me to sit in her palace."
Xiahou Huanyan's eyes widened: "How could Princess Yong'an know about you?"
Shi Fuyin shook her head. It was the first time she entered the palace and she didn't know any prince or princess. When a princess called her over for tea, she was extremely confused.
Xiahou Huanyan looked puzzled, but he soon smiled with relief and whispered to Shi Fuyin: "Maybe your brother did something."
Shi Fuyin was puzzled: "Why do you say that?"
Xiahou Huanyan: "Don't you want to be chosen? Think about it, in the entire palace, who dares to compete with the Empress Dowager?"
Shi Fuyin was so inspired that she immediately figured out the key, but... the eldest brother has only been working in the palace for a few months, can he invite Princess Yong'an?
The scene when I saw Xiao Ziqing at Plum Blossom Pavilion yesterday came to mind...
Xiahou Huanyan continued: "Your brother is quite capable. Princess Yong'an rarely appears in front of people because she is relatively weak. How can he ask her to come forward?"
Shi Fuyin quickly asked: "Why does Princess Yong'an live in Shoukang Palace?"
Xia Hou Huanyan: "Princess Yong'an lost her biological mother when she was born, and she was kept in the princess' home until the Empress Dowager brought An Guogong into the palace. Maybe she wanted to find a playmate for An Guogong, so she took Princess Yong'an there.
To Shoukang Palace."
"Originally, after Duke An Guo moved out of the palace, Princess Yong'an should return to the princess' residence. It is estimated that the Empress Dowager is used to Princess Yong'an's company. In addition, she is already a hairpin and will get married in less than two years, so she has been staying in Shoukang Palace.
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Shi Fuyin keenly discovered a problem: "Dong An Guo is not in good health, and Princess Yong'an is not in good health either. They..."
Xiahou Huanyan quickly stopped Shi Fuyin and signaled her not to talk about this topic.
Seeing Xiahou's happy face with a serious face, Shi Fuyin swallowed her words.
Xiahou Huanyan whispered: "Let's not talk about matters in the palace casually."
Shi Fuyin nodded and said nothing more, but her mind couldn't help but think of Xiao Ziliang's thin body and Princess Yong'an's sickly face.
...
As one of the most influential talkers in the harem, the Empress Dowager's words and deeds naturally attracted the attention of all parties. As soon as she summoned the show girls, the list of summoned show girls appeared in the hands of all parties.
"Shi Fuyin... Wuchang's residence is already in ruins. Why would the Empress Dowager summon the girls from the Shi family?"
"When the third girl knows kung fu, the Queen Mother probably also thinks that having such a female family member in An Guogong's backyard can protect Duke An Guo's safety more."
"The Empress Dowager really wants to fall in love with Miss Shi San, then we have to let go... It's really unlucky that a high-ranking prince in this palace has fallen in love with a woman, and he has to give it up to Xiao Ziqing, that sick boy!"
In Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager immediately knew about Princess An Yong's private invitation to Shi Fuyin to Shoukang Palace: "Yong An rarely comes out of Shoukang Palace, why would he want to invite a beautiful girl to come and talk?"
The steward replied: "The Duke came here two days ago."
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment: "Zi Qing and Yong An are both sensible. They must have their own reasons for doing this. Since they don't want me to know, I have the right to pretend that I don't know."
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The palace selection is on the first day of December. As the day of the palace selection gets closer and closer, the beautiful ladies are becoming more and more unable to sit still. Even though the nuns have strict orders not to leave the Chuxiu Palace privately, there are still many beautiful girls walking around.
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The day before the palace election, there was really a commotion.
"Oh my God, Dongfang Yunrong has been accused of being blamed by the Sixth Prince."
"What?!"
Shi Fuyin and Xia Houhuan looked at each other in confusion.
Xiahou Huanyan felt a little dissatisfied because of Dongfang Changqing's rejection, and immediately snorted: "You say one thing and do another, you are a hypocrite."
Seeing that Shi Fuyin looked puzzled, she explained, "The Dongfang family has publicly stated that women from the Dongfang family will not marry royal family members, and men will not marry royal daughters."
"Now that Dongfang Yunrong has been accused of being blamed by the Sixth Prince, aren't they just slapping themselves in the face?"
Shi Fuyin was not very interested in the affairs of these wealthy dukes and did not talk much about them.
...
Dongfang Yunrong was appointed as the sixth prince's concubine, which was so unexpected that everyone didn't discuss the results of the palace election on the first day of December.
"The Duke of Ming Dynasty has always been a neutral royalist faction, but now they are mixed up with the prince. How will they deal with themselves in the future?"
While everyone was talking about why the Duke of Ming Dynasty made such a wrong move, the Wuchang Prince's Palace was also silent because of Shi Fuyin's failure and Shi Fuyue being accused of being the selection attendant for the Seventh Prince.
After Shi Fuyue was pointed out to the seventh prince, she was carried directly to the seventh prince's mansion without even entering the uncle's mansion.
For this reason, people in Wufang have very complicated moods.
The prince's chosen attendant is a concubine. Even if he wants to meet his family in the future, he has to ask for permission from the seventh prince.
In the end, Mrs. Shi spoke up and asked Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi Wu to prepare a dowry for Shi Fuyue.
During this period of time in the palace, Shi Fuyin's heart was always on edge. After returning home, she relaxed: "Zeng Ruoyun was favored by the emperor, named a talented person, and moved into the Yanxi Palace."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said, "The Zeng family will probably be extremely happy."
Shi Fuyin told Shi Fuxin in detail what she had encountered in the palace: "I found that the fights inside the palace were more intense than those outside. Just like this palace election, it felt like it was a multi-party game.
result."
"The Duke of Ming Dynasty has never participated in the disputes between princes, but this time Dongfang Yunrong was found to have a tryst with the sixth prince in the imperial garden, which makes people wonder whether Dongfang Yunrong fell into a trap."
Shi Fuxin's focus was not on this: "Dongfang Yunrong pointed it out to the sixth prince, what should Chu Yao do?" Previously, Chu Yao made it known in a big way that he wanted to marry Dongfang Yunrong."
Shi Fuyin shrugged her shoulders: "What else can we do? Although Chu Yao is also a child of the royal family, the father of the sixth prince is the emperor, so he can only swallow this breath obediently."
Shi Fuxin showed sympathy on her face: "This poor child." She worked hard for the royal family, but now she is better. The wife she fell in love with has had her beard cut off.
Shi Fuyin didn't hear clearly: "What? Who is pitiful?"
Shi Fuxin shook her head: "I don't feel sorry for anyone. I just think that at any time, people must love themselves first. Don't do stupid things like sacrificing yourself to light up others. There is no guarantee of giving back."