Concubine, she is so charming

Chapter 480 Extra Story: The Prince

In mid-May, just after the prince's 20th birthday, the empress in the palace hosted a flower viewing banquet.

The daughters of officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing were invited to the palace for a banquet.

Although they didn't say it clearly, everyone knew in their hearts that this was to choose a wife and concubine for the prince.

After all, the empress is very strict, and the prince is only allowed to serve when he is full. Unlike ordinary princes, there are people at the age of 15.

Up to now, there are only two concubines in the Prince's backyard, both of whom are extremely stable and down-to-earth people.

The female relatives in the prince's backyard are divided into four classes, the prince concubine, side concubine, Liangdi, and concubines.

Therefore, the ladies who enter the palace all have clear goals, those with top-notch family backgrounds think about the main concubine, and the next ones think about the side concubine and Liangdi. Although the concubine is the lowest, there are some people who think about it.

After all, it would be nice to be able to enter the prince's mansion, but if he can be promoted, it will be even more different when the prince ascends the throne and enters the palace.

Maybe the future will be Empress.

Driven by this kind of thinking, the girls who came to the banquet were all dressed up beautifully, intending to overwhelm the crowd.

Ye Yun was paying attention to observing secretly from the beginning, so he arranged the banquet in the imperial garden and asked the girls to play around, while he sat in the gazebo in the distance with several concubines in the harem to observe.

"Sister Qi, is she also picking two sensible ones for the fifth prince to serve first, and the fifth prince is also fifteen years old." Concubine Rongxian said with a smile.

Concubine Qi De shook her head lightly, "I have the same thoughts with the empress, there is no need to get close to women so early, let's talk about it after he turns eighteen."

"It's also the same reason, but today the first prince and the second prince probably need to add people to the courtyard." Concubine Rong Xian took a sip of tea.

Concubine Huishu took over the conversation, "That's secondary. I looked at it for a long time, and the girl in honey-colored clothes seemed pretty good, dignified, and good-looking. There were many girls around her. If you think about her family background, she should be Excellent."

Apparently Ye Yun also noticed this girl and nodded slightly.

Kong Qing hurriedly took half a step forward, and said in a low voice, "Back to the ladies, that is the prostitute of Mrs. Lin, who is the political advisor."

"It's no wonder that the Lin family in Peiyang is also a century-old scholarly family. Mr. Lin was promoted to the first rank only five years ago and became an official in Beijing." Concubine Qi De's eyes showed a bit of appreciation.

She was also born like this, so she couldn't help but prefer it more.

But Ye Yun didn't like it very much.

Because Miss Lin looked quite proud, she obviously didn't think much of the group of ordinary housekeeper ladies who talked around her, but she didn't refuse those people to surround her.

I'm afraid he likes to hear compliments.

Most of these women don't want others to be more dazzling than themselves, and they often lose their capacity for tolerance.

Of course, Ye Yun is just guessing, and he needs further contact to be sure.

Everyone looked at it for a while, and finally picked out four good ones.

One is Mrs. Lin, and Mrs. Wu, the daughter-in-law of the newly appointed Minister of the Household Department, and Mrs. Zeng, the daughter-in-law of General Hussars Shen's family and General Yunhui.

Two literate and two martial arts, these four people are all top-notch in appearance, family background, and demeanor among the people I see now.

Unexpectedly, when the prince came to the banquet with several princes, there was a girl standing beside the prince, dressed in a long purple dress, with calm and gentle eyes.

For a moment, everyone looked over, either surprised, jealous, or envious.

But the girl was very calm, she slightly blessed the prince, and walked to the side where the ladies were standing.

Knowing the son is more like the mother, seeing the prince's eyes on the woman, Ye Yun knew it in his heart.

"Kong Qing, which family does that girl belong to?"

It seems that the manners are very good. When walking, the skirt hardly moves, the earrings are also stable, and the steps on the head are even more rhythmic. Every step and every step is not bad at all.

Ye Yun believes that she has been in the palace for so many years, but she has never practiced to this level.

"Hui Niangniang, she is a girl from the Earl's Mansion of Jing'an." Kong Qing hurriedly replied.

After Ye Yun heard this, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"Uncle Jing'an, a girl from the Xiao family?"

Concubine Hui Shu was equally surprised, and slowly put down the teacup in her hand.

"Although the concubine is not from the capital, she also knows that the Xiao family is a gradually declining family with no successors. Back then, the ancestors of the Xiao family worshiped a first-rank cabinet scholar, and later became the grand tutor. , hereditary conferment, none of the descendants of the Xiao family were outstanding, and now they are all descended to earls, this Miss Xiao is considered a great-grandchild."

Generally, if the descendants have the ability, they can basically win the emperor's favor of hereditary non-relegation in the Marquis generation, which shows that the descendants of the Xiao family are not very up-to-date.

Now this Uncle Jing'an, apart from his title, is just a fifth-rank idler, how could he raise such a well-mannered daughter.

"Maybe it's because a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Xiao family has fallen, it's still considered an aristocratic family." Concubine Rong Xian said in a low voice.

Concubine Qi De shook her head, "I have met Xiao's family, they are not good, then Jing An Bo is even more useless, his first wife has gone, and now there is a second son in the room, I heard that the birth is not good, let the family manage It’s a mess, the Earl’s Mansion is probably already an empty shell.”

This statement is somewhat believable.

Because Xiao Shi's clothes are not made of the best materials, they can barely be regarded as high-quality, but they are well-matched and the style is novel.

But in the end, this small episode did not cause much disturbance at the banquet that day.

One reason is that the Prince and Xiao Shi only appeared together, and they didn't see each other again after that. Everyone guessed that maybe they just met each other, so they came together.

The second reason is because the Xiao family is now a down-and-out family, and those high-ranking ladies don't pay much attention to the Xiao family, thinking that even if they enter the mansion, they will be a good concubine.

And Xiao Shi herself was even quieter, showing no superfluous performance from the beginning to the end, as if it wasn't her who was dazzling for a moment just now.

After the banquet was over, Ye Yun called the prince to Zhaochun Palace.

The mother and son sat down with the door closed, and Ye Yun spoke lightly.

"Tell me what's going on."

The crown prince rubbed his nose, "What does the mother want my son to say? Miss Lin's poems are good today, and Miss Shen's piano is good."

"Young poor, let me ask you about the girl from the Xiao family." Ye Yun glanced at him.

"Denjing Shuhui, my son thinks it's good." The prince chuckled.

Ye Yun sipped tea, "Then why didn't you say anything just now?"

"Isn't this the Xiao family's downfall, so her family background is not good." The prince shrugged and sat down beside him.

Ye Yun narrowed her eyes, "No matter how you lose, you are still a lord. As long as you are good-natured and smart, your family background is not important."

As soon as the words fell, the prince held a peeled grape and handed it over.

"The son knows that the queen mother is different from ordinary women, and he must see things more thoroughly."

Ye Yun gave him an angry look, took the grapes and stuffed them into his mouth.

"You kid is trying to trick me, but I also tell you that if she is not a good person, even if you like her, she will not be a concubine."

The prince put away his playfulness and nodded solemnly.

"The son knows that it is a kindness for the queen mother to give her a chance."

　Sorry for being late today, the company is working overtime

　　
　
(End of this chapter)