The White-haired Queen

Concubine Zhang continued, "In addition, in order to donate more practical materials, I consulted relevant information. The donated materials are down-to-earth things that can solve and meet the needs of the people in the disaster area. Through this donation, I also understand that we should be down-to-earth, proceed from reality, and seek benefits for the people..."

The audience burst into applause again, and some palace maids even had tears in their eyes.

Concubine Zhang continued, "If I am lucky enough to be in charge of the Phoenix Seal, I will treat every sister with justice, handle every matter with fairness, and strive to promote harmony and stability in the harem, and create a better living environment for everyone. These are the most basic things."

"The previous emperor passed away and the young emperor ascended the throne. In this special period, we concubines in the harem, as role models for women across the country, must shoulder the responsibility of holding up half the sky. In addition to defending, we must also be committed to development."

"Agriculture, textiles... are all worth promoting and developing. We should not be stuck in this small area, fighting to the death like before."

Her speech was full of passion and sincerity, making everyone present feel her determination and responsibility. Her words were full of longing and expectation for the future, as if she had already seen the prosperity and prosperity of the harem.

The applause from the audience rang out like thunder. Everyone's eyes were filled with tears. Wen Lanyue's eyes were also a little moist. If Concubine Zhang lived in the 21st century, she would definitely be a famous blogger or an industry leader.

Concubine Zhang's ambition, Concubine Zhang's logic, Concubine Zhang's efficiency, Concubine Zhang's methods...it is true that she can definitely handle the affairs of the harem well.

Even after Concubine Zhang stepped off the stage, the applause continued for a long time.

Wen Lanyue pressed her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and she said, "The speech of Concubine Zhang was very wonderful." In order to be fair, Wen Lanyue did not make too many comments.

She went on to say, "Yesterday I asked Bilian to tell all the concubines that as long as they are masters, concubines, or young ladies, everyone should be given an equal opportunity to participate in the speech, so now we will go in order of seating."

The other concubines also began to give their speeches. Some of them were gentle and virtuous, some were talented, and some were witty. They all tried their best to show their best side, hoping to win the phoenix seal.

Because the speech of Grand Concubine Zhang was so brilliant, all the concubines looked dim. Green leaves set off red flowers, and there was no suspense. In the end, Grand Concubine Zhang won the Phoenix Seal and was successfully elected as the one in charge of the Phoenix Seal.

When she stood on the podium and accepted everyone's congratulations and admiration, her heart was filled with excitement and pride.

Concubine Zhang knows that this is just the beginning and there is still a long way to go. But she has the confidence and determination to lead the harem to a better future.

Concubine Zhang suggested having a dinner at her Yongshou Palace to celebrate.

At this time, one of the concubines said, "Everyone is here today, and there is no one to cook in your palace. What are you doing? Eating dirt?"

Concubine Zhang pretended not to hear and did not try to explain.

The maid Xi'er beside her couldn't stand it any more. "Who said that? How did you say that?"

The crowd quieted down, and Xier said, "Stand up if you have the guts."

Wen Lanyue thought Xier was going to fight, so she signaled to Bilian and asked her to go and comfort her.

Unexpectedly, Xier's next sentence was: "Stand out, we will treat you to a meal and make sure you are well fed and well-drinking. Today's meals are all reserved at the big restaurants in Beijing, and they are all royal cuisine. People of our status usually cannot enjoy them even if we have money."

Wen Lanyue smiled and shook her head. It seemed that Concubine Zhang had indeed changed. This change was not just for the Phoenix Seal. She had also changed the people around her.

Maybe Concubine Zhang was pretending at the beginning, but as she worked hard and did good deeds every day, she would definitely gain some insights, as the saying goes, "When a man is away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes."

The food was always so tempting, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed. Everyone chatted and laughed as they walked towards Yongshou Palace.

Everyone was in high spirits, and there was no need for Wen Lanyue to spoil the fun, so she followed them to Yongshou Palace.

According to Concubine Zhang's previous temperament, Yongshou Palace should have been the most prosperous, but the Yongshou Palace that Wen Lanyue saw was neither luxurious nor deliberately simple. Instead, it had a natural, tidy and grand feeling.

Although it is said that "a man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence", Wen Lanyue also understands that "it is easy to move but difficult to change one's nature". She feels that Concubine Zhang has indeed changed too much.

Either something happened in the past month that irritated her, or she might be pretending, and she is pretending completely. In any case, we have to investigate it and send someone to pay attention to her every move in the future.

When Wen Lanyue thought of sending someone to monitor Concubine Zhang, she thought of Beichen. Some time ago, when Bilian talked to her about Concubine Zhang, she had already asked Beichen to pay attention to her movements. At that time, she also told him to report if there was anything wrong, and not to disturb her if there was nothing wrong.

After this analysis, it seems that Concubine Zhang’s change is real. We will have to find out more about the situation from Beichen later.

At this time, a young lady screamed "Ah!", and Concubine Pang Taishu beside her said, "What kind of royal dish is this? There's a strand of hair in it? Could it be fake?"

Xier looked at the dish and saw that there was indeed a hair floating on the dish.

Wen Lanyue thinks that hair loss is normal. Isn't it said that there are two things that middle-aged people can get without any effort? One is weight, and the other is hair loss.

It is normal to lose a hair while cooking. Does that mean the royal chef will never lose hair?

Xier said: "Reporting to Grand Concubine Zhang, the hair was floating on the dish and was not entangled in it."

Imperial Concubine Zhang said "Oh" softly, then wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully and said slowly, "What does that mean?"

Xier said, "Reporting to Grand Concubine Zhang, the hair is floating on the dishes, which means it fell off later."

Grand Concubine Zhang stood up and asked in a dignified manner: "Do you all think what Xi'er said makes sense?"

Someone else echoed, "If it was dropped by the chef, then there is a high probability that the hair would be tangled in the food."

Someone said, "That's right. Besides, if the dishes were moved from the big restaurant in the capital to the palace, the dishes would definitely sway. It's impossible for the hair to float on the dishes like it is now."

Some people say: "Isn't it normal to lose hair? I lose 30 to 50 strands a day."

Some people said: "That's right, that's right, hair loss is a normal physiological phenomenon, don't make a fuss about it."

……

Concubine Pang stood up and said calmly, "So everyone is saying that I am petty?"

Some people said: "We dare not."

Some people said, “We didn’t say that.”

Some people say: "Only people with a guilty conscience would take it for granted!"

……

Is there anyone who dares to say this about Concubine Pang? Wen Lanyue looked up and saw that it was Concubine Zhang's cousin, Concubine Hu Zhaoyi.