Reborn as King again

The day of the draft girl is getting closer, and the queen mother is also happy. Jia Wanru offended the queen mother before, so she is doing her best to help the show girl.And He Wenliu continued to plant his flowers and plants, thinking that the peonies in the yard had withered long ago, so he could rest, but he didn't expect that he would start planting chrysanthemums all over the yard now.

On the day of the female selection, I originally planned to go to the Changting Hall to select female candidates after morning court and breakfast.But today, two major events happened.

The first thing is about He Wenwu, the second son of the He family, massacring a city. A few days ago, He Wenwu was in a bad mood and slaughtered another city. In the court, they insisted on telling me the principles of benevolence, righteousness and morality, which made me depressed, and I couldn't make any sense with them, so I simply dismissed them from office and let them go home to farm.This decision stunned several old ministers who relied on the old to sell the old.

The second thing is the flood in the south, which requires disaster relief and distribution of food and salaries.In the court, it was only the governor who gave me a memorial to mention this matter. After the court, I called a few capable ministers to the imperial study to discuss how to arrange for the victims, how to prevent floods, and how much money the treasury should spend. A lot of things, I left these things to Jia Fan or He Wenyan in my previous life, but now I have to do it myself.Because I have to know how the money in the treasury is spent, it doesn't matter if someone is corrupt, the most important thing is that I want to know how much money they have embezzled.

Discussing with the ministers until noon, I forgot about the draft. I didn't realize it until my mother sent a little eunuch to remind me.So he sent the ministers to the Changting Hall in the imperial chariot.

I am not very enthusiastic about draft girls, mainly to make my mother happy.Usually, a draft girl chooses twenty out of eighty people who are pleasing to the eye. This time, I just need to remember to select the three people arranged by the Xia family into the palace.

When I arrived at the Changting Hall, I disembarked from the imperial chariot. Although it was autumn, the sun was still scorching hot. It was pitiful to see those eighty beautiful women standing under the sun and waiting for me.There were also a few beautiful women who seemed to have passed out standing there, and were helped to a cool place nearby, where the imperial doctor treated them.

The queen mother is sitting on the phoenix chair, and He Wenliu and Jia Wanru are sitting beside him. The queen mother's arrangement can be regarded as my consideration.Generally, the people who participate in the female draft are nothing more than the emperor, the queen mother and the empress. Now that I don't have a queen, I have to choose a representative from the harem.But I dote on both Jia Wanru and He Wenliu.The queen mother simply arranged for both of them to come in without delaying anyone.

When the queen mother saw me coming, she didn't give me a good look, "If the emperor doesn't want to draft a girl, he should have told the Ai family from the beginning, why bother to come late now and trip up the Ai family."

As soon as I heard it, I knew that the queen mother was anxious and in a bad mood, so I quickly explained: "The queen mother misunderstood my minister. There are two major events in the court this morning. One is the march of soldiers and the other is the flood in the south. The minister and the minister We discussed it in the imperial study until just now, let alone lunch, even breakfast is useless."

When the queen mother heard that I hadn't eaten two meals in a row, she was very distressed, she quickly asked me to sit down, and ordered her personal maid, Lan Mei, to bring me some snacks and tea to cushion my stomach.

I ate a snack and glanced at He Wenliu who was sitting on the left hand side of my mother. I noticed that his lips were a little pale and his forehead was sweating.Could it be sun exposure and heatstroke?

I walked up to He Wenliu, touched his head, it was a little hot, I called the imperial doctor who treated Xiunu, and asked him to visit He Wenliu by the way.

The imperial doctor took He Wenliu's pulse and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Concubine Wen just didn't rest well last night, and she was exposed to the sun for a long time today, so her body is relatively hot. Concubine Wen just needs to go back and drink more water. You can rest early in the evening."

When He Wenliu heard the imperial doctor say "didn't rest well last night", the roots of his ears were a little red, I couldn't help teasing him, and whispered into his ear: "It seems that I was torturing you too much last night." He Wenliu looked He glanced at me, like an ostrich, buried even lower.

Then I said to my queen mother: "Concubine Wen is not feeling well right now. Anyway, the draft girl is not too late. I will send Concubine Wen to the chariot first and come back immediately." After finishing speaking, I don't care if the queen mother answers Agreeing, he helped He Wenliu to leave.

In fact, I can just hold his arm, but I just play tricks on him and wrap my other hand around his waist. "Ah——" he yelled softly, then patted my arm with his small hand, and said angrily, "Don't touch it, my back hurts." I looked at him and burst out laughing.He also noticed his behavior and tone just now, as if he was acting like a spoiled child to me in public.He blushed immediately.

"I won't tease you anymore." I put my arms around his shoulders and walked towards my imperial chariot.

The imperial chariot is generally carried by the emperor, and of course it can also travel with the concubine, but it is impossible for the emperor to give up the imperial chariot to the concubine.So when I helped He Wenliu onto the imperial chariot, he hesitated, "Your Majesty, this doesn't seem to be in compliance with the rules."

"What's the rule?" I urged him to get on the chariot, "You'll be dizzy later, so you have to go back in the imperial chariot." After he got on the chariot, I still told him, "Drink some heat-relieving soup before going to sleep. ,Did you know?"

Seeing He Wenliu nodded obediently, I was relieved.

Seeing the chariot go away, I walked back to the queen mother, who blamed me and said: "If you really feel sorry for Concubine Wen, why let him bask in the sun for so long, now that Concubine Wen is gone, this draft girl still has to wait proceed?"

"It's going on, of course it's going on." I comforted my mother and said, "No, Concubine Wan is still here, just let Concubine Wan sit here on behalf of the concubine." As I spoke, I glanced at Jia Wanru, and Jia Wanru smiled at me knowingly , and then said: "Queen, let's choose quickly, the emperor's stomach is still hungry."

After hearing this, the queen mother stopped pursuing it and asked me to sit back on the dragon chair to see which beautiful girl caught my eye.I sat down with the queen mother, and said with a smile: "The queen mother has to choose with the children, and the children who the queen mother likes like it." After being coaxed by me, the queen mother couldn't help laughing: "Why is your little mouth so sweet?" .”

My mother and I sat on the dragon chair. According to the usual practice, each beautiful girl came forward to say hello, and then reported her ancestral home, family background, and parents.I took my mother's hand, and every time I saw two or three beautiful girls, I would ask my mother's opinion. If my mother liked what she liked, she would stay, and if she didn't like it, she would leave.I am extremely filial, and I have given enough to my mother and son, so my mother will not be annoyed that I am late in the draft.

The queen mother was very satisfied with the result of choosing the show girl this time. After all, they were all the people the queen mother liked. According to the queen mother's request, there were finally twenty young masters and five sons.Finally, the queen mother left with her maidservants satisfied.

After I saw off my mother and left, I walked up to Jia Wanru and said, "Why hasn't Concubine Wan ever talked to me?"

There was a trace of complaint in Jia Wanru's voice, "Today, the emperor first cares about Concubine Wen and pleases the empress mother, so naturally he won't see his concubines."

"Dare Concubine Wanqing is jealous?" I joked.

Jia Wanru's complexion changed, she quickly apologized and said with a smile: "No...the concubine, how could the concubine be jealous." I knew she had a grudge in her heart, she was afraid that I would snub her like before.

I put my arms around her waist and whispered in her ear: "Don't, eat, I like you to be jealous." In fact, acting is really simple, and I am getting more and more proficient.

"Your Majesty~" Jia Wanru was relieved when she saw that I was not annoyed but smiled, and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, come to my place tonight."

"Okay, go wherever Aifei says." I took her arm and planned to leave.

"But your majesty, your imperial chariot is used by Concubine Wen." Jia Wanru pointed to the "dog and horse man" Song Gang who was squatting in the corner, and said: "The concubine came here on a dog today, or the emperor will ride a dog." Follow the dog of the concubine, there is still a long way to go to Baoge Palace."

"I can't do that." I spoiled me, "I gave this beast to my concubine, and it should be ridden by my concubine. I can just walk beside it. We should all take a walk."

Just when we were about to leave, an old nun came over and greeted us: "Your Majesty, should these beautiful women stay here, or should they be dispersed."

I waved my sleeves and said, "Let's go, stay what you should, and go when you should."

"Yes." The nanny said again: "Actually, I have something else I want to say to the emperor." I glanced at her, motioned her to say, and she said, "There are 25 new ladies entering the palace this year, more than before. Five people, there is no spare room in Chuxiu Palace, and the slaves don’t know where to put them, what does the emperor mean?”

There are at least [-] palaces in this harem. How would I know where there are people and where there are no one? Don't you mean to make things difficult for me? I said: "The queen mother is in charge of Fengyin, you ask me what I do."

The nanny heard that my tone was not good, and immediately knelt down and said, "This is all the slave's fault. The slave is getting old and his brain is not working. I didn't expect that when the queen mother was here, the slave would react when the queen mother left." come over."

After hearing this, Jia Wanru thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, mama, if there are 25 people, then twenty young masters will live in Chuxiu Palace. I remember that there is a small garden not far from Chuxiu Palace, called Cuiyan Garden. You let the five young masters live there, and I will send a few more people to take care of it, I will report this matter to the Empress Dowager, so you can do it first."

"Thank you, Concubine Wan, for your reminder." The nanny kowtowed.

I scratched the bridge of Jia Wanru's small nose, "My concubine is really capable." In the harem, the queen mother is a little older, and some things are forgotten or out of control, and Jia Wanru helped her complete them. The reason for the mother's favor.Then I helped her sit on the saddle, took her by the tender hand, and left behind for the show girls behind me.

I want to pass today's draft girl thing, to those who are selected, and those who are not selected will recognize three points: First, I love He Wenliu very much. No matter how hard we fight, it cannot affect him. He is taken care of by me, the emperor.Second, I am a dutiful son, and all the beautiful women who enter the palace must please my mother, otherwise they will not be able to enter my eyes at all.Third, among all the concubines, Jia Wanru is my favorite, her status in the palace is similar to that of a queen, and some of her words (on the surface) can influence my decision.

If those young masters who are selected into the palace do not recognize the above three points, they will have to pay for their lives in the palace sooner or later without my help!