Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 37 The draft ceremony begins to show its power (2)

As soon as the sound fell, all the beautiful ladies were shocked. They did not expect that the queen was not as weak and incompetent as the world said. Her ability may be beyond the scope of many people's estimates.

After Yun Qing said these words, the few beautiful ladies below who were arrogant and did not take the queen seriously also behaved calmly, well-behaved and pleasant.

At this time, the shock in Yun Ya's heart can only be described as unexpected.

She didn't expect that after only a few months of seeing each other, the third sister she had always bullied would become so violent that she didn't know how to deal with it.

No wonder sister Ruowan told herself not to underestimate her. As expected, she now feels strange to her.

"Okay, it's getting late, and it's time for the emperor to go to court now. Chang Xi, go to Longqian Palace and ask the emperor to come to Chuxiu Palace after lunch. He said that everything in the palace is ready, and we are just waiting for the emperor. Let the selected girl enter the palace!" After giving instructions to the other young **** waiting in front of the palace, Yun Qing picked up the three poetry scrolls he had just selected and said with a smile: "Let's continue the selection, Xiao Yuran, Bai Zi! Xian, Yunya! You three come here, you don’t need to take part in the examination at Xiaguan anymore.”

Yun Qing smiled slightly and said: "You may say that I am showing favoritism. Now I will read the poems of the three of them. If anyone thinks that the poems are better than theirs, you can ask for everyone to choose. I will never be partial. ”

After saying that, Yun Qing glanced at Yun Ya indifferently and asked with a smile: "Yun Ya, if you are willing to enter the palace, stand next to them two. If you are not willing, I will be forced to do so. Your quota will be assigned to me." Send someone else, and you can retreat on your own!"

Everyone's eyes fell on Yun Ya's face, which made her feel uncomfortable all over her body. She gritted her teeth and reluctantly stood beside Bai Zixian.

 Everyone's eyes towards her changed from surprise to disdain. It seemed that the Queen was not partial to her! She is lucky to have a sister like the queen. If it were anyone else, she would have been kicked out of the ranks of beautiful girls by now.

Yun Qing nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that the beautiful ladies were waiting for him to read out, he picked up Xiao Yuran's copy and read: "Yesterday, the wind was blowing and I felt unwell. I was wrapped in red makeup and plain feathers and was infatuated. Today, when I suddenly raised my eyes, The peonies are blooming late! This is the title poem written by the beautiful girl Xiao Yuran! The poem has neat rhymes and clear metaphors, and I really appreciate it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at the stunningly beautiful Xiao Yuran, secretly envious of her beauty and outstanding talent, and couldn't help but turn their previous disdain for her into envy.

 “Thank you for your compliments!” Xiao Yuran bowed, his expression clearly filled with conceited joy.

Yun Qing smiled, raised her hand to avoid courtesy, and then smiled at Bai Zixian beside her, and continued to read: "The white head looks back and recalls the passing years, holding the hand of the son will hold each other forever. The thread in the hands of the virtuous wife and the married couple can only be envied Mandarin ducks don't envy immortals. The beautiful woman Bai Zixian's poems have neat dialogues, beautiful artistic conception, and elegant words. The whole poem is full of yearning for beautiful love, which is amazing! "

"Thank you for your compliment." Bai Zixian bowed down and bowed. Although her makeup was light, her elegance did not lose her quiet beauty. The soft voice made Yun Qing couldn't help but smile at her again, and then nodded to let her stand down.

Thinking about it, this is also a woman who has a beautiful yearning for love, but she doesn’t know whether she understands that the man holding her hand is the most incapable of giving her such a beautiful scene!

With a sigh in his heart, Yunqing finally picked up Yunya's poem and continued to read: "The clouds are like thin catkins and willows, and Ya sits in the pavilion to quiet his mind. The glory, snow and moon are like a dream, and he only hopes for the king's favor. This poem is related to Bai Zixian’s poem has the same meaning, but the meaning is slightly different, but the overall poem is very beautiful, so I decided to let the three of you be directly selected. Do you have any objections? "

 “Your Majesty, I am sorry for you!” All the beautiful women agreed in unison, but Yunya snorted secretly, dissatisfied with Yunqing for putting his poem at the end.

However, after just now, she did not dare to speak provocatively anymore, she just kept a straight face and said nothing.

Seeing that the show girls agreed with his choice, Yun Qing nodded with satisfaction and said again: "Okay, I will now start the next question. Is this the next question? It is difficult to say it is difficult, and it is not easy to say it is simple. Answer Those who come up with the answer and answer it well will be directly recommended to the emperor. If they cannot answer the question, they will be placed in the same position as the above question!"

"Please express it clearly!" After the previous question, the ladies thought that the queen would also use poems and songs as topics, so they were already prepared in their hearts.

But who would have thought that when the queen opened her mouth, everyone was stunned again. They never expected that the queen would actually take this test on them...

Yun Qing cleared his throat and said slowly: "You are all the daughters of important ministers and merchants in the court, as well as the daughters of kings from various places. Even if you are born into a poorer family, you are from a scholarly family and from an innocent family. I want to "You must be the kind of young ladies who don't know the sufferings of the world. You may not know the so-called sufferings of people's livelihood! Therefore, I would like to ask, how do you feel about the current plague in the southeast?" Yun Qing said calmly. Looking at everyone, he just smiled indifferently at the surprised expressions they all showed.

As soon as she finished asking, Yun Ya, who had always been unhappy, finally took the opportunity to take the lead and took a step forward, bowed slightly to Yun Qing, and asked: "Yun Ya is a little confused by what the empress said. Please explain, since ancient times, Why is the harem not allowed to interfere in politics?”

As soon as this question came out, some beautiful ladies who had the same doubts couldn't help but raise their heads, hoping to hear the queen's answer.

 What the Queen asked at this time was the plague that was currently troubled by the ministers. This matter should be considered by the courtiers and the emperor. How to let women like them who are waiting for the draft participate?

If the emperor knew about it, wouldn't it affect everyone?

"The term "intervening in politics" means that the concubines are not allowed to participate in important affairs of the government and cannot influence the emperor's judgment!" Yun Qing's expression remained unchanged, he looked at Yun Ya calmly and continued: "And the so-called people's livelihood, although it belongs to the government, is also a matter for all living beings. We are all citizens of the Tianque Kingdom. As long as the people's livelihood is peaceful, the country will be stable in the rear. If the country is stable, the emperor's heart will be at peace in the rear! And although we are the emperor and concubines, we are also in the Tianque Kingdom! The people of the country, the stability of the Tianque Kingdom is also a matter of common concern to us! So what we want to discuss now is only our personal opinion, and has nothing to do with the government or the harem! It is only closely related to our patriotism! "

Bai Zixian's heart moved, and she couldn't help but look at Yun Qing with a deeper look.

 I thought to myself, how could such a woman, who has such charming charm in both talent and appearance, not be appreciated by the emperor?

 In her opinion, compared to Concubine Fang Cai, the Queen is more generous and calm. At least after what she said just now, she can be sure that the Queen is more suitable to be the Queen than Concubine Hua!

Perhaps, in the emperor's heart, she did not have no status as outsiders imagined!

"I believe that all people in the world are what we should be concerned about as citizens of the world. The Southeast Plague is now wreaking havoc on many of our suffering people. Many people are facing the fear of their relatives being infected with the epidemic, and many more are directly facing the disease. "

Thinking about it, Bai Zixian couldn't help but speak first. While all the beautiful girls were secretly thinking, she suggested: "So, although we are weak, the common girls believe that by pooling their strengths and pooling their wisdom, the emperor will be able to come up with a perfect solution." method to successfully save the people from suffering."

"I think that the queen is thinking very far, worrying about the king and the suffering of the people. Now the plague is spreading, although it is only in the southeast area. If it continues to spread, the plague will not only be in the southeast, but also in farther places. Guang. So I have a little humble opinion..."

Xiao Yuran, who had been silent all this time, also participated in the meeting at the right time and made some good suggestions. Yun Qing couldn't help but smile with satisfaction and said with approval: "Okay, although you three have been directly selected, this topic can still be discussed as you wish. Participate! That’s what brainstorming is all about! I hope everyone will speak up and express their opinions. If there are any outstanding ones, I will directly select them.”

In this way, the topic that everyone originally feared, under the leadership of Bai Zixian, successfully entered a lively discussion, which also made Yun Qing feel more favorable to her, and silently took note of this person.

The second selection was also completed smoothly. A few show girls who were only concerned about the disaster in the disaster area and feared that the plague would spread to Tiancheng and people would be overwhelmed were eliminated. The remaining show girls were sorted out by Yun, and there were six more. Thirteen.

 In other words, five more people will be eliminated.

Yun Qing was already tired after working for a long time. Xiao Taohong gently signaled to Yun Qing that it was time to rest. She nodded and told everyone to disperse by themselves, leaving the apostle to arrange lunch and wait for the emperor to arrive later to choose again.

“Oh, does the Queen mean we don’t need to be tested anymore? That’s great!”

“Yes, there are five more people, so why didn’t you choose?”

“You’re not happy after passing. If you really fail, I’ll see if you don’t cry!”

When Yun Qing walked to the palace door with the support of Xiao Taohong and Bi Tao, whispers in the palace also came quietly, which made her raise her eyebrows slightly, but she walked away as if she hadn't heard them.

"Congratulations to the sisters. The queen will directly recommend it to the emperor later. The sisters will definitely become famous in the future." A young lady fawned over Xiao Yuran and others. Only Bai Zixian said thank you lightly, and the others No one was moved or paid attention to.

These people are Xiao Yuran, Yun Ya, Zhao Tayou, Yao Bingqian, and Nalan Mingyue. Compared with Bai Zixian, except for Xiao Yuran, these people are all the daughters of high-ranking officials and powerful ministers, so they know the Queen's inside story better than the average person.

They heard that the queen was once thrown into the cold palace by the emperor and almost fell into the water for stealing.

Later, it was discovered that it was just a misunderstanding, and the Queen Mother was the guarantor, so she was lucky enough to still be the Queen. However, judging from the emperor's distrust of her, her so-called recommendation would not give them much hope at all.

What's more, with their talents, appearance and background, they have absolute confidence in being selected by the emperor, but they think that they do not need to be recommended by others.

After hearing the flattering words of the young lady, these people did not speak, but others who knew a little bit began to whisper in low voices, talking about some hearsay rumors about the palace.

Among them, a few people were interested in the queen's secrets, but they still listened and remained silent based on the principle of being cautious in their words and deeds.

Then, just as the beautiful ladies were talking and walking to the dining room, they saw Eunuch Ling and the teacher's mother appearing silently in front of everyone. The beautiful ladies were frightened and hurriedly stopped. .

"Ning Huaiwei, Xi Siling, Lin Cuiqiao, Xu Cailan, Qin Ximeng, Yan Eryan, the six of you have been eliminated, please come with me!" Nanny Li, who was forty years away, had no expression on her face and swept away everyone. , then Lanhua pointed and called out the names of the six show girls respectively, announcing that they had been eliminated as show girls.

The people whose names were called looked shocked and looked at each other at a loss. Someone asked unconvincedly: "I don't know what mistake we made to make grandma so angry. If we want to eliminate a few of us, why do you ask grandma?" Express!"

“Yes, we have been successfully selected in the Queen’s selection. Did you get the permission of the Queen before doing this?”

“What’s going on? We didn’t make a mistake?”

"It is a serious crime to criticize a country in private. Women with long tongues are the most taboo in the harem. It is the Queen's intention that you are being eliminated! Your Majesty, the Holy Ming, has ordered us to observe your behavior in secret. If any private comments are discovered, Anyone who slanders will be eliminated from the palace! The queen has said that there is no room for evil in the harem, and those who make false accusations will be severely punished! Today, the queen thinks that you and others are first time offenders, so I only ordered a few people to be eliminated. If you are dissatisfied, you can go directly to the Queen to argue!" Ling Ge stood there coldly, his voice was not loud, but everyone was stunned. Under his eloquent statement, he was still confident. The six beautiful ladies immediately felt their legs weaken and no longer dared to speak out.

"Sister, I heard that you are still missing one person. Would you like me to add another beautiful girl for my sister to make it a lucky number?" He Ruowan smiled lightly and looked at the beautiful girls standing quietly below. asked.

She had already inquired about Yun Qing's method of selecting talent, and was very dissatisfied that she would use that method to select talent.

Of all the smart women, who don’t know how to look at their appearance, and how many of them don’t know how to take advantage of the situation and avoid danger, will they still wait foolishly for her to test them?

"Don't worry, sister, I have already selected one of the eliminated show girls. Haha, speaking of it, it was my sister who was eliminated because she was not sure what kind of talent is suitable to be the queen. I Judging from her well-behaved personality, she doesn’t seem to be someone who wants to speak ill of me, so I’ve already ordered someone to select her.”

Yun Qing smiled slightly, his voice was calm, and he did not look at He Ruowan. He just looked at the young beautiful woman who was lowering her head slightly at this time, and smiled gently.

He Ruowan's eyes sharpened, and the sneer at the corner of her mouth became extremely obvious: "Oh, since sister has been prepared for a long time, sister will not worry about it. But sister, please don't misunderstand, sister will never treat her sister the same. I mean, it’s just that they are talking nonsense, and my sister can’t eliminate them all, so I can only give a warning and eliminate the very clumsy ones first.”

“Humph!” Bi Tao snorted. She had never seen such a shameless woman, so self-righteous.

"Sister, there is no need to explain. I understand that my sister is trying to choose the best, so I am very pleased!" Yun Qing smiled lightly and didn't care. However, the less she cared, the more uncomfortable it made He Ruowan feel.

“My sister understands, and my sister feels relieved...”

"The Emperor has arrived!" When He Ruowan wanted to show off again, he heard a long chant from outside the palace. All the beautiful ladies in the palace immediately straightened up, lowered their heads in great anticipation and panic, and waited quietly for the Emperor to enter the palace.

 “This servant (servant) has seen the emperor, long live the emperor!”

The maids and eunuchs standing on both sides of the palace gate knelt down to salute, and all the beautiful ladies in the palace also knelt down to pay homage to the young emperor who everyone was looking forward to.

Yun Qing and He Ruowan stood up together. They looked at the handsome man who entered the hall quietly. They saw the bright yellow figure like a dazzling sunbeam, which quickly illuminated the eyes of the people in the hall.

 “I, my concubine, have come to see you, Your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed!” Yun Qing and He Ruowan got together at the same time, and saw Xuanyuan Ze’s figure approaching.

 “Queen, excuse me!” He raised his hand casually, and Yun Qing felt an invisible force making his half-blessed body straight up. Then he raised his head and met a pair of handsome and captivating eyes.

 “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!” The eyes met each other, like lightning, which was dazzling.

Yun Qing felt that his eyes were so deep that she couldn't move her eyes away, as if there was a kind of magnet-like attraction, which made her feel slightly startled for a moment.

"Wan'er, please get back on your feet!" Looking deeply at the surprised woman, Xuanyuan Ze raised his eyebrows and turned to look at He Ruowan in front of him.

He silently stared at her bright red skirt. His eyes froze for a moment, and then he raised his sleeves and spared her the courtesy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He Ruowan was waiting for him to help her stand up, but she saw the silver boots in front of her moved, and Xuanyuan Ze's figure had left her.

Raised her head in great surprise, she saw that the emperor was already sitting on the throne. He raised his handsome eyebrows and said in a deep voice to the people in the palace: "Without courtesy! Everyone, please stay straight!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!" There was a loud voice again, and then Yun Qing sat on the right side of Xuanyuan Ze, and He Ruowan sat on his left side. The three of them faced the palace full of beautiful ladies, who said quietly No sound was made.

"Queen, you sent someone to report to me that the draft has been arranged, but it seems to me that the queen has not done it well!" Just when some show girls were about to faint from the silence, they finally heard A cold question came from the person in charge.

 Immediately, everyone's view of the queen changed from being unsure to being certain that she had fallen out of favor.

 Otherwise the emperor would not have scolded her for her poor performance as soon as he arrived, let alone scolding her directly in front of a beautiful lady in their palace!

 (End of this chapter)