In Beijing, the autumn and winter mornings were slightly chilly. Newsboys were walking in the streets and alleys, shouting at the top of their voices. Soon, the whole capital seemed to wake up.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"
"The crown prince's concubine selection has officially begun. More than 5,000 beauties from all over the country will participate in the crown prince's concubine selection. In addition, 500 beauties from Korea, Japan, overseas vassals, and colonies will participate in the crown prince's concubine selection."
"The selection of the Crown Princess this time will follow the ancient system. There will be a total of six steps of primary selection, secondary selection, selection, stay in the palace, promotion of concubines, selection of three, and a total of six steps to select the Crown Princess for the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince."
With the shouts of the newsboys, the entire capital suddenly became lively and noisy.
During the Ming Dynasty, peace flourished with singing and dancing, the country was peaceful and the people were at peace, the country was prosperous and the people were strong, and people's lives were getting better and better. Naturally, the demand for spiritual life was growing.
This ancient beauty pageant was a big event. Of course, the usual beauty pageants were organized jointly by some brothels and gentries in order to select oirans and then sell them at a high price.
The prince's selection of a concubine or the emperor's selection of a concubine is a real national event for the entire Ming Dynasty.
When the emperor or the prince chooses a concubine, the person chosen is a representative of the women of the Ming Dynasty. Especially this time the prince chooses a concubine. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will be a queen and his mother will honor the world.
Naturally, it suddenly became a topic of discussion among young and old men in the capital.
In every teahouse, drinking morning tea, chatting, and giving advice are happening every day. At the same time, all kinds of gossip news happening in the capital are naturally people's daily topics of conversation.
"Oh, you don't know that all the people who came to choose the crown princess this time are stunning."
"Yesterday I was lucky enough to see beautiful girls from the Jiangnan area at the train station. Each one was more beautiful than the other, and each one was more stunning than the other. This Jiangnan is indeed a place rich in beauties, and it deserves its reputation."
"Yesterday I was at the train station and happened to see it. It was really beautiful. You didn't see it. The whole train station was blocked at that time. When hundreds of talented people who had just entered the talent show gathered together, everyone's eyes were filled with excitement.
Straight."
"The women from the south of the Yangtze River are beautiful and beautiful. They give people the impression of gentleness and beauty. But a few days ago, I was lucky enough to see scholars from the Western Regions, Hazhong, Nanyun Province and other places at the train station.
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"Ouch~"
"Those beauties from the Western Regions and Nanyun Province, it doesn't matter that they are all tall and beautiful, the key is that their figures are better than the last, tall and graceful, coupled with their skin like mutton-fat jade and sapphire-like skin
The beauty of her eyes is no worse than the gentle beauty of Jiangnan women."
"Yes, yes, in comparison, I think the beauties from the Western Regions have more of an exotic style than the beauties from the south of the Yangtze River. They are generally tall. I think the princes born in the future will definitely
They are both strong and strong, which is also a good thing for our Ming Dynasty royal family."
"Talk about this, I think the beauties from the grasslands, Uszang and Nanyang are also very good. Although their skin is darker, they look healthier, and they all feel full of vitality.
The children born here must be very healthy."
"I have a lot of say in this conversation. You all know that I have a concubine from the Western Regions. This beauty from the Western Regions is indeed tall. My concubine is a little shorter than me.
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"My health is indeed good. I have given birth to two children, each of whom is as tall as a calf. I really don't have to worry too much."
"In my opinion, we Han women are better. They are gentle, beautiful, and virtuous."
"It's true that our Ming Dynasty is the best in everything. Of course, our Ming Dynasty now has a vast territory and many tribes living there. The people from other tribes are not bad either. For example, the beauties from the Western Region and Nanyun Province have really white skin.
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"……."
In the streets and alleys of the entire capital, the matter of the prince's choice of concubine was being discussed non-stop.
Beauty always attracts attention, and it is also one of everyone's favorite topics to discuss.
This time, the selection of concubines broke the previous rules. Not only people from various tribes could participate, but also vassal states, vassal states and colonies could participate.
The young and old men in the capital all of a sudden began to discuss the merits of beauties from all over the world.
Of course, the common people's discussion is a discussion, and it has no influence at all on the selection of the crown princess.
In the imperial palace in the capital, Anna and many scholars lined up in a long queue, waiting for strict inspection.
I have gone through several rounds of inspections. The selection of the Crown Princess is a very strict matter. It is related to the dignity and inheritance of the royal family. There are many various requirements. More than half of the friends who came along have been eliminated.
While Anna was waiting patiently, she was also curiously looking at the palace in front of her. When she came to the capital, she didn't even have a chance to go out and have fun, take a look, and get together with many beautiful ladies. Every day she would either check or study.
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There are many things that a scholar needs to learn, including the rules of the palace. If he is chosen in the future, he will have to learn almost all aspects of eating, sleeping, walking, talking, etc.
This makes Anna miserable. She has no advantage in this area, so she feels stressed when learning. Fortunately, she is very smart and has strong learning ability. She can firmly remember many things after being taught them once.
, and then they were able to adapt. The other two people who came together were under tremendous pressure, and even cried often.
"The Emperor has arrived, the Queen has arrived, and His Royal Highness the Prince has arrived~"
At this time, with the eunuch shouting loudly, the inspection that was going on in an orderly manner suddenly stopped. Many eunuchs and maids also quickly stopped what they were doing and knelt down in unison.
Many beautiful ladies also quickly adjusted their direction and knelt down in the direction of the emperor and empress.
"Everyone, get up~"
Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood. Looking at the many scholars kneeling in front of him, he said very gently.
This time he also accompanied Queen Zhang and the Crown Prince to see the draft.
In folk terms, finding a wife for your son is a top priority and a father's responsibility.
Prince Zhu Houzhao is eighteen years old and has grown up. Marrying a wife and having children is the way of human relations and heaven. For the Ming Dynasty royal family, this is also a major event, which is very helpful to the stability of the country and the country.
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
Anna and many other beautiful ladies stood up in unison and replied, then secretly raised their heads and looked towards Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang.
This was the first time I met the emperor of the Ming Empire. Emperor Hongzhi was gentler than expected, with a smile on his face and seemed approachable.
Queen Zhang is very beautiful. Although she is already thirty-seven years old, she takes good care of herself and still looks very young and beautiful. Of course, as a queen, she has more of a motherly aura to the world.
Look next to you, there is a young man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe standing. At this time, a pair of small eyes are constantly scanning from the many beautiful girls, and then all of a sudden he meets Anna's eyes, and then the other person
He smiled at Anna and asked Anna to quickly lower her head.
"Is this His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Anna's face turned slightly red. There was still a big gap between the mighty prince and the mighty prince she imagined. The key was the prince's eyes, which seemed to be quite wretched.
"Prince, these are the show girls who took the elective this time. What do you think?"
Queen Zhang looked at the show girls in front of her, each one more beautiful than the other, with a smile on her face. She recalled the scenes when she participated in the talent show, and she had to lament that time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, she was about to audition for her son.
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"They're all pretty good, I like them all."
Zhu Houzhao looked around with his small eyes and said with a big grin.
"Uh... you like them all?"
Emperor Hongzhi was immediately speechless. Although the beautiful women in front of him had gone through several rounds of screening, there were still many in number. After all, they were selected from all over the Ming Dynasty. They were all excellent in all aspects. This palace
Despite the strict screening, thousands of people were still left behind.
Zhu Houzhao liked everything he said, which made it difficult for Emperor Hongzhi to handle.
According to the rules, the emperor can have seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards. The prince can also choose his concubines according to this standard. It is not a problem to choose dozens of concubines, but now thousands of them are staying in the palace.
It seems inappropriate, there are too many people.
The key point is that keeping these thousands of people in the palace is also a waste of resources. After all, no matter how powerful they are, they cannot cultivate so many fields.
"As long as you like it, then stay here~"
"Anyway, there are women from many tribes this time. If they stay, it can also show that our Ming Dynasty treats all tribes in the Ming Dynasty equally. There are also many women from Korea, Japan, overseas vassals, and colonies, staying.
It can also strengthen the ties between our Ming Dynasty and these vassal states, vassal states and colonies."
When Emperor Hongzhi didn't know how to answer, Queen Zhang on the side said extremely dotingly.
"..."
Emperor Hongzhi was even more speechless immediately. The queen in this picture was indeed too doting on Zhu Houzhao.
"My mother is still kind to me."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became very happy. When he looked at these beauties in front of him, his eyes lit up. Recently, this guy was not even the magistrate of Huairou County, and returned to the capital specifically to select beauties.
"Your Majesty, the Queen, Your Highness the Crown Prince~"
At this time, Xiao Huangmen came over in a hurry and said anxiously before anyone arrived: "Some beauties in the East Palace are going to give birth~"
"Giving birth?"
After hearing Xiao Huangmen's words, Emperor Hongzhi, Empress Zhang and Zhu Houzhao immediately became energetic and hurried to Daming Medical College.
