The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 83 Clarity
At the end of February, Zhengze Palace suddenly threw out a shocking news:
Fengyiyi, who is beside the Seven Kings, is pregnant!

This is of course good news, when the matter was reported to the palace, the Empress Dowager sent someone to send an astonishing reward to the Yi family overnight, and even the Chu family who gave it to the seven kings were also honored.In addition, the empress dowager also considerately said that there is no need to add people to the Seventh King when she chooses a family this time.

When Yi's decree was passed on to Zichen Hall, the emperor felt mixed feelings in his heart.

Now that the family members are all entering the palace to be elected, the seventh brother left him alone...

Tsk tsk, that's not enough.

But fortunately, it doesn't make much difference for him to deal with it himself.It doesn't matter for the family members to live in Yuxiu Palace and learn etiquette, at the end of March, just go to see it together with Concubine Hui and Concubine Shu.

At the beginning of April, Concubine Hui drew up a roster and submitted it, and there were a total of 53 people who were "fancy".

According to Concubine Hui, 25 of them are intended to be placed in the harem, and [-] of them are considered to have a higher status; the other ten are thirteen or fourteen years old. In the palace of Concubine Hui, Concubine Shu, and the two elder concubines who are ranked ninth, the meaning is to keep it for now, and wait until the rules are learned, the people who are familiar with the palace are old, and it will not be too late to summon .

There are still 28 people who are all given to the princes. Concubine Hui did not give any opinions on the status of these 28 people, and they will be left to the concubines to decide.

The emperor rummaged through the roster back and forth for a while, first selected ten of the 28 people, and then selected a 25-year-old with a better family background from the first 17 people to give to the third brother.

Then he handed the brochures together to Chen Jijiang: "I haven't circled the first 24, you can arrange female official positions and allocate them to the concubines."

Chen Jijiang: "..."

He said in his heart that you are filial, choosing such a big event, and finally choosing a group of female officials to honor the elders?If it gets out, you will be so angry that the adults in the Ministry of Rituals will have no words, okay?

Eunuch Chen's slander was overwhelming, he hesitated to accept the brochure, and finally couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty... you don't want to keep any?"

"I won't keep it anymore." The emperor's mind was no longer on this, and he looked at the memorial of the relief situation after the snow disaster in the north, and said casually, "It's okay to choose more cases, but why delay other girls?"

Hey, it works.Chen Jijiang accepted the "promise" without saying a word, accepted the memorial, and planned to ponder it with his heart at night.

Now, he has to go to Roujia Palace to report to Mrs. Concubine Hui—he has to tell whether she likes to listen to it or not, and matters related to the harem cannot go around her.

In Roujia Palace, Concubine Hui politely asked him to excuse him as usual, and politely offered him a seat.

Of course, Chen Jijiang also had to be polite. He dared to sit half of the seat given to him on weekdays, but today he only dared to sit half of it-almost the edge of the seat.

He smiled apologetically and slowly explained what the emperor had just said. Concubine Hui was dumbfounded before she finished listening, and asked him in a daze for a long time, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Chen Jijiang said in his heart that I don't know what he thinks, what he said is of course His Majesty's "meaning".

He said without saying a word: "Your Majesty's meaning is that there is no harm in selecting more cases, but there is no need to delay other girls."

Concubine Hui was suddenly stunned by this sentence.

When Chen Jijiang offered to resign, she didn't seem to have much reaction, and she answered "Yes" in a daze, and it was over. If it was a normal day, she would send someone to see it off.

This sentence sounded insignificant, it was just the reason why His Majesty didn't want to choose someone, but when it hit her heart, it gave her a burst of fear.

She felt more clearly than ever that she seemed to be getting farther and farther away from the emperor, and she didn't understand what he was thinking at all, not at all.

After hearing Chen Jijiang's instructions from His Majesty at the beginning, Concubine Hui felt apprehensive, trying to figure out what such an arrangement meant - was she mocking her from the side for not being able to pick someone, or not being able to pick out half of the people he liked?Or are you implying something else?
In the end, there is such a reason.

"It's okay to dial more cases, but there's no need to delay other girls."

Concubine Hui frowned and repeated these words silently, trying to understand what the emperor was thinking, but no matter how she thought about it, she found it ridiculous.

——His current attitude towards the harem clearly showed that there was no one in the harem he liked.Then he is an emperor, the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and it is important to recruit the harem to pick someone who can catch his eyes. What is more important than meeting his wishes?What is he worrying about?

Besides, even if you think about those family members, isn't it just to fly to the branches?What a blessing to be able to serve you?Everyone can only shout long live, thinking that this is a matter of glory!

Why did he say that like he had wronged those girls?

Even if it's difficult to fall out of favor, it's because they are incompetent, it's not something he should worry about...

The more Concubine Hui thought about it, the more she felt that she was completely different from his ideas, and this feeling made her very powerless.She has always put herself in the position of "being his helper", and she thinks that she has done a good job in most things.

But now the feeling of suddenly rising made her not confident to continue doing these things - she didn't know what he was thinking, and how could it suit him?

Also, regarding the matter of selection, he made such a decision, really...does it not matter?
Three days later, the atmosphere in Zichen Palace was extremely cold and solemn.

Chen Jijiang regretted that he had reported to Concubine Hui—the emperor sent all the palace people away, and he was the only one waiting in the palace, and he was so depressed that he couldn't breathe.

Concubine Hui came with a letter from the Empress Dowager, and when the letter was presented to His Majesty, His Majesty's face darkened.

Chen Jijiang sighed in his heart: Isn't this the same as letting His Majesty know that you and the Empress Dowager are still close...

On the throne, Xie Zhao looked at the letter coldly, but couldn't get angry.

As soon as Concubine Hui handed the letter into his hands, her eyes turned red.He asked her a few words about the letter, and he heard that the Empress Dowager had sent an old nanny.

There are only a few people in the palace who can be called "Nams", all of them are considered to be highly respected, and the six female officials dare not take a deep breath when they see them.

There is no need for these people to show up for any serious matter, and Xie Zhao knew without asking any further questions that this nun must have come to reprimand Concubine Hui under Yi's order.

So even though he was annoyed that she had reported to the empress dowager behind his back, he finally endured it. If he also reprimanded her now, it would be too difficult for her to be caught in the middle.

After a while of silence, the emperor said flatly: "You don't need to report to the queen mother about the matter of the harem in the future. Otherwise, why would I entrust the harem to you, and just invite the queen mother to come back and take charge of the harem?"

"Nuo..." Concubine Hui kowtowed, bit her lips, and said, "The concubine felt that the matter of selection was too big, so she told the Queen Mother."

Xie Zhao responded with an "um" and raised his hand to let her get up.

He also guessed so, so in his mother's letter, he blamed Concubine Hui for being unreasonable and not persuading him on the matter of selection. Hand over the latter matter directly to Chen Jijiang.

He wanted to do this, but others couldn't stop him at all. As a result, Concubine Hui reported to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother blamed her in turn?

The emperor was silent for a while with a cold expression, and then said: "I know that you and the Nangong family had an unpleasant incident at the palace banquet. I will not make her queen, so you can rest assured."

"...Your Majesty?" Concubine Hui was relieved and went dumb.This is what the queen mother mentioned in the letter. He said so, but she dared not write back to the queen mother.

Xie Zhaowei nodded: "I will answer the mother myself."

After he finished speaking, he had a headache as to how to reply to this letter—it was not difficult to refuse to marry Nangong, but the difficult thing was that the empress dowager would not be unhappy after the refusal, otherwise if the empress dowager returned to the palace to talk about it, it would be his trouble again.

The emperor rubbed his forehead and thought, Concubine Hui took a step forward: "Your Majesty..."

"Huh?" The emperor raised his eyes to look at her. Concubine Hui hesitated before the imperial case for a long time, and said bluntly: "I would like to ask a question...His Majesty did not keep any of the rosters submitted by the concubines earlier, but because His Majesty himself Which family member do you like, and the concubine didn't write it in?"

The emperor was startled, and then he was puzzled.

After thinking about it, she still felt that this was the only possibility—His Majesty thought she hadn't done a good job, so he didn't want any of the ones she chose, and let her know he was dissatisfied.

Xie Zhao frowned at her question, looked at her for a while, then smiled helplessly: "No. I have never seen those family members."

This is the truth, not only did he never go to see it, but he didn't even look through the roster.Except for the 53 people she presented, he didn't know who else was there.

Concubine Hui scrutinized his expression carefully, and felt relieved when she saw that he was perfunctory, it was not her fault after all.

She was silent for a while, and then asked: "Then His Majesty doesn't want to keep anyone, but what other reasons are there? For example..." She paused slightly, and then she lowered her eyelashes and did not look at him before she had the courage to continue, "For example, the royal meal Lady officer Nguyen."

The emperor, who was still thinking about how to reply to the letter, suddenly froze.

He looked at the letter paper without moving for a while, and was a little stunned: "What did you say?"

Concubine Hui was also stunned by his rhetorical question, and hurriedly said: "The concubine is talking nonsense."

Inexplicably, Xie Zhao's heart beat faster for a while, so fast that his heart felt empty.He stared at Concubine Hui for a while, but still couldn't restrain this feeling.

It felt as if someone had pierced through some kind of cover, and the unspeakable feeling quickly spread in his heart. He didn't want to think about it, and he couldn't stop thinking about it.

After a while, the emperor asked Concubine Hui to step down, but the throbbing in his heart did not leave with Concubine Hui, but intensified instead.

He sees Sydney almost every day, and knows that he treats Sydney... differently.But, never thought about that.

No one "reminded" him.

God!

There were two more violent jumps in his chest, which made him even a little scared.He put down the letter and leaned over the desk, wanting to say to himself "she's still a little girl", but when he closed his eyes, he saw her standing in the yard more than two months ago scolding the little lion not to hurt Ah Yao.

With a graceful figure and curved eyebrows, that little girl has grown up long ago.

Then he treats her...

Xie Zhao buried his head in the crook of his arms, but his cheeks were still hot. He couldn't explain why he didn't want to admit it. It seemed embarrassing. Just thinking about it made him feel red in the face!

——He, like, a, a, girl? !

Xie Zhao thumped the table in embarrassment.

"Your Majesty." Suddenly, the emperor called out crisply, and the hand that beat the table froze: "..."

Xueli looked at him in confusion, and seeing that he didn't look up, she looked at Chen Jijiang again, wondering if she should present the snack in her hand.

This situation is a bit strange, it seems that something happened, but when she passed the outer hall with snacks just now, no one stopped her, and when she reached the entrance of the inner hall, she saw the eunuch at the door hesitantly looking at Chen Jijiang, but Chen Jijiang He also nodded to let her in.

But now His Majesty is clearly...in a bad mood?
Xie Li poked her there, neither staying nor leaving, Xie Zhao still felt her face was burning, she didn't dare to raise her eyes, and asked her sullenly, "What's the matter?"

"Slaves... come to deliver some snacks." Xueli hesitated to reply, she looked at Chen Jijiang again, but Chen Jijiang just stood there looking at his eyes, nose and heart, and ignored her.

Then she heard the "strange majesty" with his head tied in his arms asking, "What kind of dessert?"

Sydney was stunned for a moment before looking down at the tray, and said, "Sashimi porridge, crab shell yellow, meaty glutinous rice rolls, minced chicken siu mai."

Xie Zhao: "..." Before he finished listening, he was about to kneel down to himself—after listening to her reply, the first reaction in his mind was that he still remembered that she loved to eat crab shell roe, and that she had gone to Concubine Hui's Palace earlier. I ate a lot.

How long ago was that.

He sighed resignedly, raised his head slightly and glanced at her: "You can eat the crab shell yellow."

Sydney: "Oh..."

What happened to His Majesty? !
The emperor was silent for a while, then buried his head back, blushing and wanted to support her: "Go and bring Yuxiang, I want to see it."

"No..." Xueli replied slowly, the more she looked at him, the more strange and funny he looked.She withdrew suspiciously, and Chen Jijiang breathed lightly: Tsk...the wind is about to change.

(End of this chapter)