Liu He received the order and explained everything to Xiao Zhezi in a swift and clear manner.

After hearing this, Xiao Zhezi couldn't help but smacking his lips. He looked at Xuan Yelan, met Xuan Yelan's murderous eyes, swallowed his saliva, and in the end said nothing.

What are you talking about? You say that His Majesty only cares about money and not people. How can you treat such a big person as if he doesn't exist after staying in the palace for such a long time?

Xiao Zhezi now understood a little bit why that woman pretended to be the queen.

Anyone who was neglected in the palace for so many years would go crazy, not to mention that she was only twelve years old when she entered the palace.

Xiao Zhezi sighed, "Then I will reply like this. May I ask Your Majesty whether Miss Ge can be handed over to Your Majesty for disposal?"

There was no meaning in what Xiao Zhezi said, she just thought that if His Majesty dealt with it, she would definitely die.

If the queen could take a look, if this girl could still be saved, if she could admit her mistakes and correct them, maybe she could still have a chance to survive.

Xuan Yelan waved his hand and agreed.

Xiao Zhezi packed his luggage and prepared to go back.

"Wait," Xuan Yelan seemed to remember something and called out to Xiao Zhezi who was about to go out.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else to say?" Xiao Zhezi was confused. Could it be that His Majesty wanted to go to Fengyi Palace for dinner?

Xuan Yelan waved his hand, motioning for Xiao Zhezi to come over, "Next time when you go to the Lu Mansion, don't stop us."

After hearing this, Xiao Zhezi looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, this... is not good, right?"

Xuan Yelan's eyes widened, "What's wrong?"

Little Zhezi looked at Xuan Yelan begging for mercy, "Sister Lianxiang said that if you dare to let someone from their family in, she will skin me alive."

Xuan Yelan patted Xiao Zhezi, with a clear threat, "I am the emperor, do you listen to her or me?"

Little Zhezi closed his eyes, awe-inspiring, took a deep breath, bowed, and ran out shouting, "I will listen to Sister Lianxiang. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will take my leave."

After a long while, Xuan Yelan came back to his senses and laughed in anger, "Well, I, the emperor, don't keep my word, and this palace has become her world?"

Liu He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Not really. Now I basically listen to the queen."

Xuan Yelan's anger had mostly dissipated, and Liu He continued, "Meixue should focus on serving the queen, and Lianxiang will be in charge of all matters in Fengyi Palace."

Xuan Yelan slammed the table and said, "Even so, you can't just ignore my words!"

Liu He smiled along, but his words pierced Xuan Yelan's heart, "But your majesty, there is nothing you can do. The girl is protected by the Queen."

Hearing this, Xuan Yelan completely stopped, "Then you should think of a way to let An An find out that they have been here."

Liu He couldn't take it anymore and whispered, "Your Majesty, aren't you trying to trick me? You could have gone and said it yourself, why did you have to bring me along?"

Xuan Yelan kicked Liu He and said, "I can't order you around anymore, right?"

Liu He lowered his head and continued to talk, "If the queen didn't need people around her, I would have gone to her long ago."

Xuan Yelan was extremely angry, "You! You..."

Seeing that Xuan Yelan was about to catch fire, Liu He quickly left and said, "Your Majesty, are you hungry? I will go to the imperial kitchen to see if there is anything delicious."

That’s what he said, but in fact Liu He went to find Mei Xue. He didn’t care how irritable Xuan Yelan was, he would be fine in a while anyway.

Mei Xue and He Xiang were so annoyed by the number of people they looked at. What criteria did His Majesty use to select the right person?

Isn't it said that she is a lady from a noble family or a lady from a noble family?

Mei Xue looked at the man in front of her with his hair in a mess, bruises all over his face, and stains all over his clothes.

This is something that only a lady from a noble family could do; even the lowest-ranking maid in Fengyi Palace wasn't so shabby.

When Liu He came, Mei Xue looked pale as she had seen these "ladies of noble families" early in the morning.

Liu He was confused when he saw this, "What's going on? Who are these people?"

Mei Xue was angry but happy inside, she spread her hands and said, "Your Majesty chose a lady from a noble family!"

Liu He was stunned when he heard this, then looked at the women, "What?"

Although today's attire was indeed a bit sloppy, Liu He still recognized a few of them. "This..." He really didn't know how to describe it.

No matter how you look at it, these people are afraid of being elected, which is why they are like this.

Liu He said angrily, "No, I just asked you to be the queen's reading companion, and you are not happy about it?"

After hearing this, the woman immediately became dissatisfied and started arguing.

"Do you believe me when I say you're selecting a reading partner? If you know this scene is a reading partner selection, you'd think it's a talent show if you don't know!"

"Everyone knows that the love between the emperor and the empress is stronger than gold, but the empress has not yet reached the age of marriage. Who knows if your majesty is selecting a concubine in the name of selecting a study partner for the empress?"

"That's right, the Empress is so beautiful and charming. She has established a girls' school and persuaded His Majesty to allow women to take the imperial examinations. This gives us a chance to fight for our own future."

"That's right, Your Majesty is so good. His Majesty once said that he wanted to be with Your Majesty for the rest of his life and even disbanded the harem for her."

"I really believed it at the time, but I didn't expect that His Majesty would use this as an excuse to choose a concubine after only three years."

"Sisters, His Majesty is unfaithful to the Queen, but we must not let her down!"

"Yes, yes, I can't let my queen down!"

These words confused Liu He. No, who said that His Majesty was going to choose a concubine?

It seems that these people are acting like this just to avoid being chosen by His Majesty.

Mei Xue and He Xiang, who knew what had happened, were at a loss whether to laugh or cry and sighed.

Mei Xue stood up and shouted loudly, "Ladies, please be quiet and listen to me."

When everyone quieted down, Mei Xue said, "I am the maidservant who came with the dowry of the queen. I appreciate the kindness of the ladies on behalf of the queen."

After saying this, Mei Xue bowed and bowed. When the ladies heard that she was the maid that came with the Queen's dowry, they also returned the greeting out of courtesy.

Mei Xue continued, "Originally, His Majesty invited the wife of Duke Dingguo to teach His Majesty."

"It's just that recently, the queen was injured and has difficulty walking, so Your Majesty wants to choose a study partner for the queen."

Hearing this, the young ladies started talking again.

"What? The queen is injured? What happened?"

"Hey, hey, hey, I seemed to see the queen's carriage going to the general's mansion yesterday. Could it be that she was beaten by the Lu family?"

Mei Xue interrupted the next sentence when she heard this, "The queen accidentally fell and sprained her foot. It has nothing to do with others."

Everyone then quieted down and listened to Mei Xue.

"The Queen wants to select a few girls to accompany her. Are there any girls willing?"

Everyone was quiet for a moment, then raised their hands, “Me, me, me, me.”

Everyone swarmed in front of Mei Xue, vying to sign up.

As for Liu He, he had already been pushed down by the ladies. One girl even took the opportunity to step on Liu He, and it was not known whether it was intentional or not.

Mei Xue and He Xiang looked at each other with helplessness, and finally announced: The Queen will choose herself at 9 o'clock in the morning, and the ladies should go to the side hall to wait.

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