Cining Palace

The Queen Mother likes to plant flowers, and the tulips all over the yard are in bloom.

The Queen Mother got up early in the morning to decorate the flowers and leaves, and cut off the unsightly leaves one by one.

Aunt Sumala handed the queen mother a pair of small scissors and said with a smile: "Our queen has really grown up, and she has already started playing hard to get."

"Well, the emperor went to Kunning Palace yesterday?"

"Yes, the emperor went by himself without your instructions."

Aunt Sumala hoped that the emperor and the queen would have more princes. Only those born to the queen would be the direct grandson of the queen mother, and this was Horqin's hope.

"You didn't stay overnight in Kunning Palace, did you?"

Aunt Sumala shook her head.

"It is already a great joy for the Emperor to take the initiative to go to Kunning Palace."

The Queen Mother shook her head.

"It's a little trick. When the emperor reacts, her plan will be ruined again. If she really wants to keep the emperor, she still has to work hard."

"Master, is there anything you can do?"

"The emperor likes Chinese studies, and he also learns Western things from Tang Ruowang. The girl in the harem, Shi Shi, whom he likes, runs to him when nothing happens. That's because Shi Shi is good at calligraphy and studies Chinese studies diligently, so she can talk to the emperor."

Aunt Sumala thinks about it too, then Shi Shi is pregnant with a child again.

"Go and ask Jishi if he still has time to teach our queen?"

Ji Shi was Fulin's teacher and was very knowledgeable. It would be best to have him teach the queen.

As he was talking, the queen came.

"Look, Cao Cao is here."

Aunt Sumala went to welcome the queen in. Meng Guqing came every day to greet the queen mother and planned to go fishing after paying her respects.

Meng Guqing came in and saw the Queen Mother pruning the flower branches and cutting off the corroded leaves. Judging from her doctorate in agriculture, she was afraid that the tulips were going to be sick.

Meng Guqing was still wondering whether he should mind his own business, so he listened to the sound outside the door.

"My slave, please pay your respects to the Emperor."

The Queen Mother smiled.

"It's rare for you two to come together."

Meng Guqing ventriloquised: Who came with him?

However, when the emperor came in and saluted the queen mother, Meng Guqing politely said: "I have met the emperor's cousin."

Fulin glanced at Meng Guqing and didn't pay attention. Instead, he looked at the tulips all over the yard and said, "The flowers in Queen's yard are so beautiful."

The Empress Dowager glanced at Meng Guqing and said: "In a few days, the beautiful girl will enter the palace. The emperor's harem may be more beautiful than these flowers."

The preparations for the entry of the beautiful girl into the palace were made two months ago, because the Queen did not want to be in charge of the affairs, so the Queen Mother presided over this matter.

The Queen Mother thought that Meng Guqing would be unhappy after hearing this, but unexpectedly her eyes lit up.

Fulin also discovered it.

She seemed to have opened the floodgates, and said with a little excitement:

"Aunt, I heard that this beautiful girl sent by the Tong family is as beautiful as a flower. If she enters the palace, she will add a lot of color to the palace."

Enter the palace?

Fulin felt that the Queen had been acting strange these days. She used to reject people who were better than her in everything.

now?

Regardless of whether you are true or false, I want to see what tricks you are going to play?

"Since the Queen said so, I will leave it to the Queen to handle the beautiful girl's entry into the palace."

"ah?"

"What? The Queen is unwilling?"

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that I'm afraid that I can't do this well alone."

"Let Concubine Duanshun and Concubine Gongjing stay with you. This matter has been settled. I have something to do before the court, so I have to go ahead."

With that said, the emperor resigned.

After the emperor left, the empress dowager looked at the empress and said, "Do you really want to be in charge of the draft?"

Of course, that was the future Kangxi's mother, and she would be able to give birth to a great son.

My future happy life depends on their mother and son.

"Don't worry, aunt, I will definitely be able to choose the best one."

aunt?

The Queen Mother recently discovered that her title had changed, but she didn't take it to heart. Instead, she told her a few words and let her go about her business.

There will be a draft in a few days, and Meng Guqing won't go fishing either.

On the day of the talent show, she got up early to be dressed up, and her two concubines, Concubine Duan Shun and Concubine Gong Jing, were also waiting early.

Concubine Duanshun and Concubine Gongjing were both women from various Mongolian tribes and were the targets of Manchu wooing. Unlike her, these women were educated in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese languages ​​since childhood, so they did not communicate well with the emperor. This was also

This makes them unpopular.

But she is not favored, she has a high status, and she becomes the royal concubine as soon as she enters the palace.

These two people look pretty good, but they are not favored, they don't look ostentatious, and they are well-behaved.

"I, my concubine, see you, the Queen." The two spoke in Manchu, which they were not very proficient in.

The two of them spoke the same language, so they always got along well without causing any trouble, because if they did, they would not get the emperor's protection.

And Meng Guqing, because he has some memories of the heroine, can understand what they are saying.

She casually waved to the two of them to get up and offered them a seat.

"have you eaten yet?"

The two looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

After all, the empress in the past was not someone who cared about whether they ate or not. She only had eyes for the emperor.

Moreover, the two of them were dealing with the affairs of the show girls with the emperor this time, and they were inevitably a little worried. If the queen went crazy and kicked out all the show girls, then they would be doomed.

"Queen, do we have any rules for choosing a show girl this time?"

"Have you seen these beautiful women?"

Concubine Duanshun said: "I have seen a few, but the looks of these women are not as good as the Queen. She is the most beautiful woman in Horqin."

Concubine Gong Jing also quickly responded: "Yes, yes, they are all relatively ordinary."

Meng Guqing smiled.

"You don't have to be like this. Since we are responsible for selecting the emperor for the emperor, we naturally have to take responsibility. We have to look at the family background and the emperor's preferences."

Concubine Gongjing and Concubine Duanshun felt a little chill on their backs as they listened.

Is the gentle, gentle and well-organized woman in front of them their queen?

Meng Guqing knew that the two of them were curious, so he didn't explain much. If this person is no longer in love, he will look at the affairs in the palace as a bystander.

They went to invite the Queen Mother together, and the noble concubine was also in Cining Palace, chatting and laughing with the Queen Mother.

Many people want to join in the excitement today.

Everyone bowed to each other, and the Queen Mother asked: "Where is the Emperor? Aunt Sumala, are you ready to ask the Emperor?"

"The Queen Mother, the Emperor sent someone to tell us to go there first, and later he will go directly from Qianqing Palace to Tiyuan Palace."

"Your Majesty is still busy?"

"Yes, I am discussing something with Prince Zheng."

The Empress Dowager cannot allow the Emperor to only focus on the draft and ignore the government affairs, so that he can be criticized.

The draft was scheduled to be held in the Tiyuan Hall, so everyone went there first. The seats had been arranged inside, and when everyone sat down one by one, the emperor arrived.

Everyone stood up to salute, and when the emperor took his seat, the ceremony began.

Meng Guqing saw the emperor's talent show for the first time, and he was even more shocked and curious. The show girls passed by row after row, and walked forward row by row. From surprise to disappointment, it was extremely unbearable to watch.

But the emperor just let them pass one by one without choosing.

Meng Guqing looked at the emperor and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, we have passed six rows and no one has given me flowers yet."

Fulin said nonchalantly: "Which one does the queen like?"

"I like...Your Majesty, you choose your concubine."
Chapter completed!