Xianyue didn't know all this. As soon as she returned to Yanxi Palace, she immediately sent someone to Zhongcui Palace to tell the beautiful girls and ordered them to go to Tiyuan Palace immediately. After the beautiful girls arrived, she quickly washed herself.
Quickly rush to Kunning Palace and ask Hongli to go to Tiyuan Palace for the draft.
Hongli and Mingyu were staying with Yonglian. Although Yonglian's condition had improved a bit, he still fell asleep a lot and his energy was not very good. Just like now, after waiting for more than an hour,
Yonglian was not seen waking up either.
After listening to the message from the palace servants, Si Xi came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is outside asking for an audience, and she said that she would like to invite you to the Tiyuan Hall for a talent show."
Mingyu frowned and said: "It's such a nonsense. With such a big thing happening in the palace, how can the emperor still be in the mood for the draft? The show will be rescheduled. Doesn't Concubine Xian even have this thought?"
Sixi stood there with his hands down and did not dare to answer. Hongli said: "The date of the draft is set early and cannot be changed at short notice. No wonder Concubine Xian." After thinking for a moment, he said: "I will go to Yiyuan Hall first.
Come and see Yonglian later, the queen has been tired for a long day, so she should rest early."
Mingyu hesitated to speak, and after a while he finally said: "If Yonglian wakes up and can't see the emperor, he will definitely be sad. Can't we hold the draft again tomorrow?"
"Concubine Xian has already made arrangements, and all the beautiful ladies have arrived at Tiyuan Hall. It would not be good to reschedule. Don't worry, I will take a look and come back soon. Maybe when I come back, Yonglian
Still sleeping."
Seeing that Hongli had made up his mind, Mingyu had to reluctantly agree, "Okay, your Majesty, go and come back soon."
Hongli nodded and left. When he arrived outside the palace gate, he saw Xianyue waiting there. Without waiting for Xianyue to salute, he said, "Let's go."
When they arrived at the Tiyuan Hall, ninety-six carefully dressed beautiful women were already waiting there. When they saw Hongli coming in, they all saluted. Many of them got up before dawn and dressed up in order to be selected and become the queen.
The mistress of the harem.
Xianyue accompanied Hongli up the steps, looking down at these beautiful girls from a high position, and at the same time, she also saw the longing in their eyes.
In the eyes of these beautiful women, the Forbidden City is the best place in the world, with rich clothes, delicious food, and hordes of slaves. Once they are favored, their families will also follow them and receive the emperor's favor.
But they never thought that every three years there would be beautiful women entering the palace, ranging from a few to more than a dozen, but very few could become the master of the palace; even fewer could win the favor of the emperor.
Very few; more, they are submerged in the deep silence of the palace, watching their youth in the bronze mirror passing by, and then turning into a pile of withered bones.
Even those who are favored, few end well...
The harem is an extremely prosperous place, but it is also a place that eats people without spitting out their bones. Without extraordinary strategies and means, there is no way to survive.
However, those beautiful ladies will not know all this. They are deceived by the superficial prosperity and want to officially enter the Forbidden City.
If... she could make her own choice, would she continue to stay here?
A thought suddenly arose in Xianyue's mind. Would she do it? Would she do it?
She turned her gaze to Hongli and looked at the handsome side face. For a long time, a faint smile appeared in her eyes; as long as he was not ruthless to her, she would choose to stay here and stay with him.
Hongli felt Xianyue's gaze, turned around and smiled at her, and then said: "Concubine Xian, which of these beautiful ladies do you think is the most outstanding?"
Xianyue said with a smile: "If I go back to the emperor, all the beauties are beautiful, gentle and courteous. In my opinion, all of them are outstanding. I really can't choose, so you, the emperor, should choose for yourself."
Hongli smiled and said nothing. He stood up and walked to the beautiful women. He looked at them one by one. He was very fast. In a short time, he had seen all the beautiful women, and none of them could stop him.
Xianyue came to him and asked: "Your Majesty, is there a beautiful girl who suits your liking?"
Hongli took two pieces of jade pendants from the tray held by Xiao Wu and gave them to the two beautiful ladies respectively, saying: "Write down their names, and return the rest to the family and get married by yourself."
As soon as these words came out, except for the two beautiful ladies who got the jade pendants, all the others were very sad, and some even started to cry softly.
Xianyue said in surprise: "Your Majesty, do you only choose these two beautiful girls?"
Hongli nodded and said: "Yes, I'll ask Concubine Xian to arrange the rest. I also want to see Yonglian."
Xianyue also knew that the Fucha family's affairs had just ended and Yonglian was not well yet, so he was actually not in the mood for the show. He came here just to give an explanation to the show girls so that they would not have to wait in vain.
"Yes, I will take care of it." With that said, Xianyue waved her handkerchief and saluted, "I respectfully present it to the Emperor."
Hongli left with Sixi and Xiaowu, and Xianyue ordered the palace servants to write down the names of the two beautiful girls. They were the daughters of Deke Jing'e and Bai Shicai, the heads of the Ministry of Punishment. The rest were because of the palace.
The door is closed, so I arranged to stay one more night in Zhongcui Palace and wait until the palace door opens tomorrow before leaving the palace.
After everything was arranged, it was already dark. Qi Kuan said to Xianyue who was sitting in the chair: "Master, I will help you back to the palace."
"Okay." Xianyue stood up holding Qi Kuan's hand. Before she could stand firmly, she suddenly felt dizzy and fell forward.
Qi Kuan tried to hold Xianyue steady while saying nervously: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
I don't know how long it took, but the dizziness gradually subsided. Xianyue said weakly: "I'm fine, I just felt a little dizzy suddenly. I think it's because I didn't eat anything today, and I got up suddenly after sitting for a long time. It's fine."
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Qi Kuan was worried and said: "I sent the imperial doctor to check on you."
Xianyue called him and said, "I'm just a little dizzy. I'll be fine after standing for a while. What kind of doctor is this?"
"Having said that, I still want to let the imperial doctor see me and feel relieved." Faced with Qi Kuan's words, Xianyue waved her hands and said: "I'm really fine. I'm not fainting at all now. Please help me go back quickly.
The palace is hungry."
Seeing what she said, Qi Kuan had no choice but to agree and helped her out of the Tiyuan Palace. The palace attendants were lighting lamps. When they saw her coming out, they all knelt down to salute the Concubine Xian.
Not long after she walked out, Xianyue saw two figures walking towards her. Because the sky was dark, she couldn't see clearly for a while. Only when she was only a few steps away did she realize that they were Hongli and Sixi.
Xianyue said in shock: "Your Majesty? Didn't you go to see the second elder brother? Why are you back again?"
Hongli looked at her and said warmly: "When I was about to arrive at Kunning Palace, I remembered that I forgot to ask you if you had been seen by the imperial doctor, so I turned back again."