"The emperor has looked at several of them, but he always felt that they were not that good, so he has not chosen a candidate for the quota. Moreover, I only have one child, Hexiao, and I always want to keep her for a few more years."
"That's right, the child is the flesh that fell from my mother's body. If someone takes the child away from me now, I will have to fight with him." Concubine Xun said half-jokingly, and then sighed: "But
It is inevitable for a man to marry a woman, and even if I am reluctant to let her go, I will have to personally get her married in more than ten years."
Mrs. Wang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Your Majesty also said that it would be at least ten years later, but now I think it is too far away. Just now I saw the little princess ice and snow is cute. When she grows up, she will be a beautiful woman. She will definitely be beautiful by then.
I have admired countless young talents, but I don’t know which one is lucky enough to be able to marry our sixteenth princess."
Concubine Xun said with a smile: "Concubine Dun just said that I think far ahead, but now you are farther ahead than me. The marriage to Princess Xiao is the most important thing right now. Although it doesn't matter if I stay for a few more years, but
After all, it’s better to search as soon as possible, and get married two years later at most.” After a pause, she said: “I went hunting with Your Majesty in Mulan last time.
, I once met He Kun’s young master, named Fengshen Yin De. This man is very talented, and he is both civil and military. His father is also a minister whom the emperor relies heavily on. In total, he is barely worthy of Princess He Xiao. I
I also mentioned it to the emperor, but the emperor was busy with state affairs at that time, so I might have forgotten it, so Concubine Dun might as well consider it."
"To be so praised by the imperial concubine, it seems that I really want to meet this rich and gentry man." After saying this, Mrs. Wang stood up and gave a salute, "I express my filial gratitude to the imperial concubine."
"Concubine Dun is serious. Although Hexiao is not born in this palace, she can still be regarded as my concubine." As she said that, she stroked her forehead and looked a little tired. Seeing this, Mrs. Wang said with concern: "Your Majesty, you can be tired.
Tired?"
Concubine Xun frowned and said, "There are some, I don't know why. Since spring, I often feel sleepy and exhausted."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "It's normal to be sleepy in spring and tired in autumn. Since you are tired, please take a rest, my concubine, and I will take my leave first."
When Mrs. Wang was about to leave, Concubine Xun called her and said, "I am very curious about the old friend who has a similar face to me, and I hope Concubine Dun can tell me."
Mrs. Wang's expression changed, and she said with a slight hint of panic: "It's... just an old friend of my concubine before she entered the palace. Even if she said it, the empress wouldn't know her." After saying that, she curtsied and left in a hurry.
.
Looking at Mrs. Wang's leaving figure, Concubine Xun looked thoughtful. She didn't know what she was thinking. After a long time, she called A Yue and said, "Do you know anyone who looks like me?"
Ah Yue thought about it carefully, shook her head and said, "I have never heard of it. Concubine Dun just said that she was an old friend before she entered the palace..."
"No." Concubine Xun interrupted her and said in a serious voice: "If this is the case, she will not deliberately explain that this person must be in the palace, and judging from her expression, it seems that she is very afraid that I will know about this old friend!
"
Ah Yue said in confusion: "Afraid? Why?"
"I don't know either." As she said this, Concubine Xun unconsciously stroked her cheek. For some reason, Wang's words made her very concerned. After thinking for a moment, she said: "Ah Yue, try to find out. See
Can you find the person that Concubine Dun talks about?"
"My slave, let's go now." After Ah Yue stepped out of the Chuxiu Palace, she went to the Jingsi Room. She knew that palace servants who were not on errands often gathered there to chat or even gamble. It was the most appropriate place to go and inquire.
.
Sure enough, a group of palace people gathered there, chatting and playing dice and gambling. It was so lively that Ah Yue went over to chat with them. When the time was about to come, she pretended to be unintentional and said: "That's right.
, is there someone in the palace who looks very similar to Concubine Xun?"
The people in the palace were startled, looked at each other, and asked doubtfully: "Is there such a person?"
"I also overheard someone talking about it, but the person refused to say more. It made me feel itchy, like a cat scratching me. I really want to know."
A long-faced eunuch said in a low voice: "I have been working as a servant in the Jingshi Room for many years. I have seen almost all the masters and even the maids in the palace, and I have never found anyone who looks like Concubine Xun.
Is that person talking nonsense?"
Ah Yue shook her head and said, "What he said was serious at the time. I believe it's not nonsense."
"That's really strange. Who could it be?" After thinking for a long time, the internal supervisor clapped his hands and said, "I know, it's Mr. Ji."
Before Ah Yue could say anything, another palace official said: "Although Ji Guiren is somewhat similar to Concubine Xun, we can't say they are very similar. If you ask me, she should be Concubine Chang."
As soon as this statement came out, it also attracted opposition from everyone. For a while, everyone talked about it. From Ji Guiren to Chang Concubine to Fang Concubine, they talked about seven or eight masters, but no one could agree with it.
However, these words also made everyone discover a problem. It turned out that the concubines who entered the palace in the past few years were somewhat similar, as if... Hongli was selecting his concubines based on someone's appearance.
The eunuch with the long face asked curiously: "Who do they all look like?"
One of the palace maids rolled her eyes and said, "You don't even know that you work as a servant in the guest room, so how can we know."
The eunuch said dissatisfiedly: "It's true that I work in the service room, but I've only been here for four years. You guys have been here for at least five or six years. Logically speaking, you should know more than me."
After pausing for a moment, he turned his eyes to the other side and was happily gambling.
A middle-aged eunuch from Cai Lie said: "I heard that Eunuch Fang has been working as an errand in the palace for twenty years. Maybe he will know about it, but he hates people interrupting his gambling. Do you think so?"
I know, just wait until he has settled his bet before asking."
Everyone's curiosity was aroused at this time, and no one wanted to leave. While waiting, they chatted about one thing or another. After waiting for half an hour, they finally dispersed, and Eunuch Fang won a lot of money.
, there was also a small silver ingot among them, I was very happy, and kept throwing the small silver ingot I just won in my hand.
Ah Yue walked over and said flatteringly: "Eunuch Fang is really prosperous today. I see that everyone else has lost, but Eunuch Fang is the only one who wins. I hope my luck will always be this good in the future."
Eunuch Fang was very happy when she said this, and threw a piece of silver to Ah Yue, "You girl has a sweet mouth, here, I'll give this to you."
"Thank you, Eunuch Fang." Seeing that he was about to leave, Ah Yue quickly stopped him and said, "Actually, I have something to ask Eunuch Fang."
Eunuch Fang said casually: "Ask me? What is it?"
At this time, the other people also gathered around, and the long-faced eunuch said: "Eunuch Fang, some people say that Concubine Xun looks like the same person. You must have known about it since you have been in the palace for so many years. Can you tell us?
?”
When Eunuch Fang, who had been smiling just now, suddenly changed his face when he heard this, he lowered his face and said, "Who said this to you?"
Ah Yue stared at him and said, "So, is it true? Father-in-law, who is she?"
Eunuch Fang's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "There is no such thing. Don't listen to people's nonsense. Okay, stop hanging around here and go do something quickly."
Those people were full of curiosity now, so they pulled him and said, "Eunuch Fang, just tell us, we promise not to tell anyone."
Eunuch Fang broke away and said: "Really not, even if you ask me a thousand times, the answer will still be the same." After saying that, he left without saying anything, walking very fast, as if there was a beast chasing behind him.