Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

During the visit, the Queen also mentioned the beauty contest, but she also went out of her way to comfort the concubines in the harem. Although the Emperor mentioned the beauty contest, he did not intend to select too many people, only five at most.

As soon as these words were spoken, the other women in the harem breathed a sigh of relief. Even if they had children, who in the harem would not want to compete for the emperor's favor?

The women in the harem all looked a little depressed. After paying their respects, Su Tong was about to leave, but was stopped by the head maid beside the queen.

"Your servant pays respects to the Empress." Su Tong did not think that paying respects to the Empress was a humiliating thing. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Besides, the Empress was quite caring towards her. She also hoped to always have such a boss.

The queen was kind and generous. As soon as Su Tong squatted down, she asked the palace maids around her to help him up.

"We are all family, there is no need to be so polite." The Queen's eyes softened. "To be honest, I kept you here because I have something important to entrust to you. The Emperor wants to select concubines, and the six palaces are busy. I really can't get away, so I want you to assist me."

Su Tong's first reaction was to refuse this thankless task. I don't want to do it. Can't I just hide in my own palace and enjoy my leisure time?

The Queen seemed to be aware of Su Tong's intentions and sighed softly, "I know you don't like to go to the Emperor, nor do you like to compete for favors, but you don't have any children. If you continue like this, your status will not improve.

Now the harem is about to have a new person, and you will be there to assist in the selection. When the time comes, I will give the emperor a few words of advice, and maybe I can give you a position."

Su Tong's eyes suddenly lit up. My goodness, promotion and salary increase are something we can talk about. He agreed immediately.

It’s just some work, it’s what you should do. It will be painful for a while, then you can get a promotion and a raise and reach the peak of your life, which is great! !

The Queen nodded slightly, "The Queen Mother also mentioned your gift of incense to the Emperor before, and praised you for your thoughtfulness and filial piety.

Although the emperor doesn't visit you often, he still has you in his heart. Take this opportunity to show off in front of the emperor. Maybe you will be able to conceive a child next year."

Su Tong didn't want to give birth to a child in ancient times where medical conditions were extremely poor, but he didn't refuse the Queen Mother's kindness and agreed with a smile.

The selection process was not complicated. Besides, I had been a queen before, so I knew how I did it before. I just had to do it the same way now, and try not to make mistakes.

Most of the people selected this time were from the capital, so they didn’t have to worry about so much. In fact, after it was issued, it took less than two months for all the matters to be listed.

During the talent show period, the three giants must appear at the same time. As for them, the little concubines, they can only watch from afar. Even though the royal concubine was extremely favored, she still looked lonely after seeing this scene. It turned out that the treatment of the wife and the concubine was different.

Even though the emperor dotes on me, I still can't openly appear in front of others with him, but...

The imperial concubine thought of her child, and her brows softened. At least she would have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.

Su Tong didn't care much about the talent show. After all, she had already climbed to the high position of queen, and she was also clinging to two big bosses (the queen and the queen mother).

Ever since the Queen gave instructions on the beauty pageant last time, Su Tong felt that it was time for an extra insurance policy, so he would often go to give money to the Queen Mother. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's frequent words of urging the baby to be born, he would have gone even more often.

The old man had few hobbies, so Su Tong would often send him some incense and also read him some storybooks.

The Queen Mother was so pleased that her own private treasury was also filled up, which could be considered a great harvest.

The selection lasted for five days, during which time the concubines in the harem often sent their trusted aides to inquire about the selection.

The current emperor is at the peak of his career and he is also very handsome, so some people care about him and want to send their daughters in to try their luck. The emperor is not a beauty and after this selection, no one knows when the next one will be, so some families directly sent their suitable daughters here. Some sent two, some sent three, hoping that there would always be one that the emperor would like.

However, these officials really made a wrong calculation. The emperor was not a man who loved beautiful women. This time, he only selected five people, and then conferred the title of beauties on them all and directly put them into the harem.

However, the emperor did not forget his cousins when selecting concubines. He specifically asked the empress dowager and found a few girls of noble status. He then painted their portraits and gave them to the old concubines to see.

Although those noble ladies were a little disappointed when they learned that they did not become concubines in the harem, being able to become a princess was also a good thing.

"I heard that the highest-ranking family member among the new recruits this time is only a third-rank official, and the lowest-ranked one seems to be a seventh-rank minor official..."

Where there are women there is always gossip. After greeting the Queen, the concubines below began to whisper about the selection. Some of them were well-informed and knew the general news right after the selection was over. However, they did not expect that the Emperor would make a one-size-fits-all decision and give them all the status of beauties.

Su Tong also gossiped a little and found out that these beauties were chosen not because of their family background. After all, there was not a single concubine with a prominent family background. The highest rank was only the third rank, and it was a nominal position.

Su Tong could vaguely guess what the emperor was thinking. He simply didn't want his in-laws to become powerful. Besides, the former dynasty and the harem were peaceful now. Unless the emperor was crazy, he would not send a poisonous snake into his backyard.

After finally finishing the gossip and greetings, everyone left. The scattered servants did not leave, but asked the Queen with a smile about the palaces where the new beauties would be assigned.

"I don't know whether you mean it or not. If you mean it, at least you still know how to ask about it. If you mean it, other concubines have already asked about it some time ago...

Don't worry, even if these concubines enter the palace, they will all live in the Qingyang Palace. After they are favored by the emperor, they will be assigned palaces one by one.

Your place is remote, and I don't think the new concubines will live there."

Su Tong's face lit up with joy. The little angel Queen was really a very nice person. If he were a man, he would definitely marry a woman as considerate as the Queen, hehe...

Su Tong was happily preparing to leave, but was stopped by the Queen. After hesitating for a moment, she told Su Tong something.

"During the selection a while ago, my aunt wanted to come to the palace with my mother to see me. I was busy with official duties and refused, but I still received their letter.

She implied that it was inevitable that the two of us sisters would feel lonely in the palace, and she wanted to send a few sisters to keep us company.

I think it's just right. There are many concubines in the harem, and the emperor is not a person who likes beauty. Why bother those sisters? So I refused. "