One person stood up, and immediately many people stood up, all of whom were asking the emperor to pay attention to the talent show.

The only minister present who didn't speak was Li Qingyan.

He just stood so quietly, saying nothing.

Luo Qinghan's eyes fell on him and asked indifferently.

"Why didn't Mr. Li speak?"

Now Li Qingyan is already the Minister of Personnel, and is in the fourth rank of official position, and is qualified to enter the palace to discuss politics.

Li Qingyan: "The talent show is your Majesty's private affairs. The weak minister is just a foreign minister and has no right to interfere with Your Majesty's private affairs."

He knew very well that the emperor had someone in his heart. Even if the person was gone, the emperor would still not forget it. Since he could not forget it, how could he be willing to accept other women?

When others heard Li Qingyan's words, their faces were not very good-looking.

Someone snorted coldly: "Mr. Li said this lightly. Your Majesty's descendants are related to the country and the country. As ministers, we should advise Your Majesty to spread more and more."

Li Qingyan didn't know what he said, and just responded: "What you said makes sense."

In the end, the emperor still did not go to Country Pavilion.

The eunuch who was passing the message did not dare to say that the emperor was unwilling to come, but only said that the emperor was busy with government affairs and could not escape for the time being.

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she felt a little dissatisfied, but because of the presence of the concubines, she couldn't reveal this dissatisfaction, and just said no less or less.

"Since the emperor is so busy, the Ai family and all the concubines will help you share the worries about the draft.

The Ai family is old and has a bad look, so they may misread the missing places.

You have to look carefully later.

If you see a suitable showgirl, you must remind Ai's family."

The concubines responded respectfully: "Here."

The girls entered the hall in batches and introduced their identities one by one.

When Concubine Bai thought that these women were all here to compete for the emperor with her, she felt uncomfortable and didn't like anyone she saw.

But the Empress Dowager was still sitting at the top of the head. She didn't dare to reveal her thoughts, so she would not be called jealous and could only hold on.

Concubine Jing felt uncomfortable when she looked at the beautiful little girls in front of her.

But she has always been good at dancing, and no matter what she thinks, she always looks dignified and generous on her face.

She actively gave advice and helped the Empress Dowager select the show girl.

Such a generous look really won the appreciation of the Empress Dowager.

Seeing this, Chen Wanyi seemed to be inspired, and imitated Jing Fei's behavior, took the initiative to help out and try her best to please the Empress Dowager.

With the three of them talking, the entire draft process would not be too deserted.

There were six showgirls left in the end.

Among them is the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, named Lu Peier.

The Empress Dowager's maiden family's surname is Lu. According to the Lu family's idea, he planned to send two daughters who were compatible with marriage to the palace, but the Empress Dowager refused.

If both of them were sent into the palace, outsiders would have to doubt the Queen Mother's intentions.

She didn't want to cause these troubles, just one came in.

In addition to the six beautiful ladies left in the palace, the Empress Dowager selected four people from them and rated them to the children of the royal family.

The girls bowed their heads and thanked them.

In this way, this year's small selection ended successfully.

In the afternoon, the Empress Dowager went to Weiyang Palace in person and informed the emperor of the results of the draft.

Luo Qinghan responded faintly: "I'm thankful for the emperor's grandmother."

When the Empress Dowager saw him like this, she frowned and said, "If you have any opinions, just say it. There is no need to show off like this."

Luo Qinghan: "I have no objection, I just don't want to choose a concubine."

The Empress Dowager was even more angry: "It's okay if you don't want to choose a concubine, then you can have a baby! The Ai family doesn't require you to have a prince, and it's okay if you're a sir or a princess. At least you can block the mouths of those outside and prevent them from gossiping about this."

Luo Qinghan is now twenty years old.

Many people have several children at his age.

But he didn't even have one.

There are many people outside talking about this, and there are all kinds of ugly words.

Of course, no one dares to put those words in public, but they can't stand others' private discussions.

Luo Qinghan remained silent.

The Empress Dowager: "Why don't you speak?"

Luo Qinghan: "I have nothing to say."

What can he say?

Do you say he doesn't want to have a baby?

If you really say this, you will immediately make the Empress Dowager faint.

The Empress Dowager endured it again and again, but still couldn't hold it back and asked the words pressed in her heart.

"Are you still thinking about Concubine Xiao?"

Luo Qinghan stopped talking again.

The Empress Dowager asked: "There are so many women in the harem, but can't she be even more dead?"

Hearing the word "dead", Luo Qinghan's face turned pale in an instant.

He wanted to refute, saying that she was not dead, but when he thought of the letters found from Li Qingyan's house, he couldn't say anything.

When the Empress Dowager saw his red eyes, her anger was immediately extinguished.

She was just talking, and now she can't help but feel a little regretful.

It shouldn't be said of this.

The Empress Dowager sighed weakly.

"Forget it, the Ai family won't talk about her anymore.

You should think about it yourself.

You are the emperor and cannot be without children.

Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about the future of Dashengjiangshan.”

When the Empress Dowager left, Luo Qinghan waved away from the people who were serving him in the hall.

He opened the cabinet and took out a small wooden box with a lock from it.

He took out the key he carried with him, inserted it into the keyhole, and opened the small wooden box.

Twenty letters lay quietly inside the box.

The envelope in each letter contains four words—

The prince personally opened.

Even though the person who wrote the letter tried hard to write the handwriting better, it still looked a little ugly.

Actually, it's not ugly, but the font is a bit fat and looks silly.

Luo Qinghan's fingertips gently stroked the envelope.

At the end of last year, General Zhongwu's mansion received a letter with the letter saying the prince's personal opening.

Xiao Lingfeng was afraid that the letter would be unclear, so he opened the envelope without authorization. After reading the contents of the letter, he realized that the letter was written to the prince by Xiao Xixi.

Of course, the prince at that time was already the emperor.

Xiao Lingfeng handed the letter to the emperor.

At that time, Luo Qinghan thought that Xiao Xixi had returned to Xuanmen. He asked people to find out where Xuanmen was located everywhere, hoping to find Xiao Xixi back.

When he first received this letter, he was both surprised and delighted.

In the letter, Xiao Xixi said that she had completed the mission of the master and was so light that she wanted to go around and have fun.

She also talked about her recent situation and spoke very lightly.

At the end of the letter, she said that she had a lot of fun outside and hoped that the prince would not go to find her. At the same time, she also hoped that the prince could become a good emperor after he ascended the throne and not waste her efforts.

This letter is written casually, and you can write wherever you think, just like the feeling she gives people.

Luo Qinghan's first reaction after reading the letter was to rest assured.

Judging from the content in the letter, Xiao Xixi is at least safe now.
Chapter completed!