marry queen

In Yongshou Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhou leaned on the soft couch, flipping through the list of beautiful girls, and couldn't help laughing when she saw the page of Annan Houfu.Bian Qi, who was beating her leg, couldn't help asking: "What interesting things did the Queen Mother see?"

Empress Dowager Zhou pointed lightly with her index finger, and said with a smile: "An Nanhou, an old man, sent his son to the draft for his own safety."

"Is there such a thing?" Bian Qi stretched his neck to look, but she could recognize Shen Zhiqiu even though she was not very literate, so she also laughed, "This An Nanhou is considered tactful."

The Empress Dowager Zhou sneered and turned the page. She didn't care about these characters. After turning the page, she saw the name of the prime minister Dugu Bingde's daughter Dugu Yue. She asked Bian Qi, "Have you seen this Dugu Yue?" ?”

Bian Qi said: "This servant has never seen it before."

"Hmph." The Queen Mother Zhou sneered, "Dugu Bingde is really stubborn. He thought sending his daughter to the palace would do nothing to me? The harem is a place for mourners."

Bian Qi echoed: "What the Empress Dowager said is very true, besides, it is still unknown whether His Majesty will choose her. Our Miss Zhou is both talented and beautiful, like a fairy, and His Majesty will definitely not be able to hold others in his heart."

The queen mother was very satisfied, she put away the roster, pressed her forehead, got off the soft couch and walked towards the bed, and said: "Go back and tell the queen, let her put her wishes in front, don't suffer In the end, all the makeup was spent.”

"Yes." Bian Qi hurriedly agreed, and got up to serve the Queen Mother to bed.

The queen did not dare to disobey the queen mother's wishes, and when she ranked the number of beautiful women, she really put Zhou Yihao first, and when she saw Duguyue's name, she put Duguyue in the first place based on the principle of not offending anyone. Four groups, and she had just entered the harem, and there were too many trivial matters, perhaps she was dazzled, and she even put Shen Zhiqiu's name in that group.

On the day of the draft, Shen Zhiqiu got out of the carriage and was led by the aunt in charge into the apse of Liuyun Palace to wait. Those whose names were called would enter the main hall in groups of six to accept the selection from the emperor, queen mother and empress. .As soon as Shen Zhiqiu stepped into the apse, he was greeted with unanimous gazes. Those beautiful women saw him as if they had seen a monster. The apse, which was quiet just now, immediately started whispering. They had never seen a man come to the draft .

Shen Zhiqiu ignored these strange gazes and discussions, and chose a corner to sit down by himself, only waiting for the last group to enter the hall.Unexpectedly, the draft began, and after three groups of candidates had entered, the eunuch in charge called out his name, "Shen Zhiqiu, the eldest son of Marquis Annan."

Shen Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, and looked at the eunuch in charge with a puzzled face. He remembered that he had clearly ordered the people around the empress to be the last one. Seeing that he didn't respond, the eunuch in charge yelled again, " Shen Zhiqiu, the eldest son of Marquis Annan!"

Chen Xiang pushed him, Shen Zhiqiu stood up, helplessly followed the eunuch in charge into the main hall.

The main hall is magnificently decorated, and the marble surface under the feet is smooth enough to reflect people's shadows. Shen Zhiqiu and five other beautiful girls walked into the hall with their heads down. They raised their heads and took a peek at the people sitting in the hall. At the corner, I heard that the eunuch in charge read the names of beautiful women one by one in front of the roster.

"Zhou Yihao, daughter of Zhou Yuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is fifteen years old, skilled in rhythm, calligraphy, painting, embroidery, and dancing!"

"Prime Minister Dugu Bingde's daughter, Dugu Yue, sixteen years old, skilled in calligraphy and painting, rhythm, riding and shooting!"

"Jing Zhaoyin's second daughter..."

Fu Lie sat on the dragon chair, looked at the beautiful women below from a distance, lacking interest, and waved them away without looking directly at them in the previous few rounds.He knew what the draft was for. The queen mother didn't want to have her own power in the harem, so she recruited her niece Zhou Yihao. The prime minister was not willing to show weakness and step in, but Fu Yi didn't want to choose any of them.He saw how his father, who was seriously ill, was controlled by the queen mother. Now that he is on the throne, he can no longer tolerate the dominance of these two factions. It's good to have everyone dismissed, and with a glance, I saw a man.

Fu Yi sat up straight and took a closer look. Among the six people in a row, there was not a man who was wearing a moon-white brocade robe embroidered with brocade clouds with dark gold threads, and his hair was half tied with a white jade hairpin. He was standing respectfully under the stage. , by coincidence, the eunuch read his name, "Annan Marquis Shen Wenbo's eldest son, Shen Zhiqiu, seventeen years old..."

The six people finished reading and just waited for the emperor to choose to read. The queen mother glanced at Fu Yi and saw that he didn't speak, so she smiled and said: "I have read so many before and I am not satisfied. The Ai family sees that these are not bad. Take a closer look, Your Majesty."

"It's not bad." Fu Yi already had an idea in his mind, so he praised it.

Hearing what he said, the Empress Dowager smiled happily and wanted to ask Zhou Yihao to step forward to ask a question, but Fu Yi spoke before her, pointing at Shen Zhiqiu and saying: "The eldest son of Marquis An Nan, step forward."

Shen Zhiqiu lowered his head, his heart skipped a beat, he had a bad idea, but he had no choice but to take a step forward, only to hear the emperor's superior voice say again: "Raise your head."

Shen Zhiqiu instantly felt that everyone's eyes were on him, his hairs were standing on end, his eyes were lowered and he raised his head slightly, allowing the people in the hall to look at him.Seeing that this man had a fair complexion and delicate features, and looked like a handsome young man, Fu Lie smiled and said to the Empress Dowager: "Mother, I think this man is not bad."

The Queen Mother was shocked, and looked at Fu Yi in disbelief, "He is a man!"

Fu Yi still smiled and said, "Although he is a man, he is deeply in my heart. He is also the son of Marquis Annan, and his status is also precious. It is very suitable to be my concubine."

"Ridiculous!" The queen mother was anxious and angry, "How can an emperor choose a man to be his concubine, and he can't spread the branches and leaves for the royal family, what a shame!"

Fu Wei seemed to comfort him: "The mother forgot that the holy grandfather also took in a male concubine. The mother said before that the selection is up to the son, and it doesn't count if he can't speak."

The empress dowager's silver teeth were crushed in her mouth. In order to show her decentralization, she did say that everything about the draft was left to the emperor to decide, but she never thought that the emperor would make such a big decision. There was a quarrel in the hall, the queen mother had to bear it back, glanced at Shen Zhiqiu, compromised and said: "The emperor likes him, so just stay, the rest of the people, Ai's family looks at the character, the emperor will always accept a few more girls into the palace."

Hearing what the masters said, the eunuch in charge hurriedly left Shen Zhiqiu's sign, only waiting for the emperor to speak again.But Fu Yi waved his hand, "I'm tired, let's see here today, the rest of the people don't need to come in, they will all be sent back."

"Your Majesty!" The Empress Dowager stood up anxiously, because she couldn't get angry in front of others.

But Fu Yu was determined to show the empress dowager and the prime minister off their horses, so he didn't compromise at the moment, he still smiled and supported the empress dowager's shoulders, "The empress mother has been tired for a long time, go back and rest earlier, don't be exhausted."

The queen mother couldn't refute the emperor's words, she could only swallow her breath, brushed off Fu Yi's hand, and left angrily.Fu Yi turned around and left with the queen. Before leaving, he glanced at Shen Zhiqiu. He stood there in a daze, as if he hadn't reacted.

Shen Zhiqiu was still dazed until he left the palace, Chen Xiang sat beside him and wiped his tears secretly, muttering to himself, "How could this be so..." The carriage stopped in front of Annanhou's mansion, just after Shenshi, Annanhou The family got the news early and stood at the door to greet them. Li Shi's frowning face could not hide the joy, An Nanhou's brows were furrowed, Shen Yanru was ignorant of the world, Shen Zhimo's face was melancholy, only Shen Yanran was crying all over her face Tears, when Shen Zhiqiu got off the carriage, she rushed forward, wanting to kneel down to Shen Zhiqiu, "Second brother, sister, I'm sorry!"

Shen Zhiqiu subconsciously supported him before he regained consciousness, looked up at the crowd, and said silently: "Big sister, get up, you're not to blame for this."

Who is to blame is obvious at a glance, Li Shi has a ghost in his heart, he hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Shen Zhiqiu's sleeve, and sobbed a few times, "Brother Qiu, I really didn't know that you could be spotted by the emperor at a glance. I know, I will never let you go for your sister..."

Shen Zhiqiu brushed her hand away calmly, didn't speak, and didn't pay attention to anyone, he just walked in, seeing him behind him like this, everyone didn't dare to come forward to talk to him.Shen Zhiqiu walked all the way back to Jiyue Pavilion, and met Ginkgo rushing out head-on, Ginkgo was about to speak, Chen Xiang made a silent gesture to her, Ginkgo quickly closed her mouth, and helped Shen Zhiqiu into the house to settle down.

In Yongshou Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhou was so angry that she wished she could crush a jade cup. She slammed the quilt on the table, and the jade cup shattered under her hands, breaking into two pieces. She said fiercely: "Okay!" Ah! It’s really good! The emperor’s wings are naked now, and today’s scene is really good!”

Bian Qi carefully packed up the fragments of the cup to avoid scratching the Queen Mother's hands, and said with relief: "The emperor may be eager to show his power when he first came to the throne. When he understands the good intentions of the Queen Mother, he will definitely come to make amends to the Queen Mother."

"I don't think so, but I didn't see it. The former unknown person still hides this kind of thought. After all, it is not my own. There is always a layer of separation."

Bian Qi cleaned up the table, changed the queen mother a cup of calming tea, and said, "The queen mother must not get angry, and hurt her body, Miss Zhou is such a rare talent, maybe the emperor is really tired today and didn't see it clearly, in the future It's the same if I look for another opportunity to recommend to the emperor."

The Empress Dowager glanced at her, "Are you confused? There is no reason for the failed show girls to be sent to the palace again."

Bian Qi cursed in his heart that he didn't know what to do, and hurriedly apologized: "It's my servant who is so confused."

The Empress Dowager Zhou snorted coldly, ignored her, and went into the inner room to rest alone, and ordered that there was no need for dinner, it seemed that she was really angry.

The situation in the prime minister's mansion was not much better. Dugu Yue was lying on the shoulder of the prime minister's wife, crying pear blossoms with rain. She was held in the palm of her hand since she was born, and she had never suffered such grievances. It was not her who married the emperor. A lifelong ideal, but losing to others makes her feel ashamed.Prime Minister Dugu also felt distressed when his little daughter cried, and he comforted him lovingly: "It's good if you didn't get selected, the palace is a place where people cannibalize you. If you really enter the harem with your temper, you won't be able to count on others."

Dugu Yue was still crying, the prime minister's wife was puzzled and said, "I've never heard that the emperor likes the south wind, why did he suddenly choose a man to enter the palace?"

Prime Minister Dugu sneered, "Our emperor doesn't like the south wind. He is clearly trying to give us a bad impression. I used to think that he was raised by the queen mother to be soft-boned. I didn't expect that I was wrong."

"Then what are you going to do? It seems that the Empress Dowager is very angry today." The prime minister's wife worried.

Prime Minister Dugu sat down and took a sip of tea, "Let the mother and son fight, and I will wait and see."

Dugu Yue cried for a while, seeing that her parents only talked about other things, she also found it meaningless, so she cried a few times and shouted: "I don't want to marry again!" Then she ran away angrily.

The prime minister's wife hastily followed after her.

Three days had passed since the draft, Shen Zhiqiu locked himself in the room for three days, no one came, Ginkgo and Chen Xiang, the two little girls, walked around anxiously.On the fourth day, the door of Shen Zhiqiu's room was finally opened. He stood at the door with loose hair and wearing a jacket, expressionlessly said: "Pass the meal, I'm hungry."

When Ginkgo heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly responded and ran towards the small kitchen. Seeing Shen Zhiqiu, Chen Xiang turned back to the room, and followed him in to wash and dress him.When standing in front of the bronze mirror and putting on a long gown, Chen Xiang took a peek at his master's expression, and finally couldn't help asking him: "Master, have you figured it out?"

"So what if I can't figure it out?" Shen Zhiqiu took the belt and tied it on himself, "It would be easy for me to hang myself with a rope, and it would implicate hundreds of people in the Hou Mansion."

There were tears in Chen Xiang's eyes, "The servant feels worthless for the son."

Shen Zhiqiu put on his belt, went to the table and poured himself a cup of tea, sat quietly and drank the tea, and then said: "It's already like this, why bother to make trouble with myself."

"The affairs of ordinary people's back houses are very messy, let alone the inner courtyard of the imperial palace. How can you understand the affairs of the back house, you shouldn't get involved in such a quagmire."

After hearing this, Shen Zhiqiu said nothing, turned his head and looked out the window, smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves, and said slowly: "If you can walk out on a road that no one has walked, it is considered a skill."

Ginkgo brought the breakfast, which was richer than usual, and Shen Zhiqiu buried himself in three bowls of porridge, four big ham buns and two dishes of side dishes.

As usual, the newly selected beautiful girls will be arranged to teach Aunt Xi to go to the palace to teach him. Because Shen Zhiqiu is a man, he sent an eunuch to the Hou's mansion to teach him. Where did the eunuch do such a thing? Mao, left after eating two cups of tea, so until Shen Zhiqiu entered the palace, he didn't know what his future husband would be like in the current emperor's harem.