Pampered Consort’s Acting Awards: 11. Looking at each other (completed)
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==Chapter 11 Looking at each other==
Qin Juan walked around the red sandalwood side seat and the jade flower seat screen.
Her steps were light, as if she were stepping on the wind.
At the same time, the sound of tea boiling sounded again, and the little **** bowed to serve tea to the emperor.
Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and took it, raised his hand and pinched the center of his brow, not even intending to raise his eyes.
The daughter of Tai Shiling was not the candidate he had planned, and Wanfu Jinan seemed to have heard enough.
Qin Huan stood in front of him with her head nodding, her eyes just falling on the corner of the black dragon pattern robe.
Both familiar and strange.
Qin Juan gave a gentle blessing and said in the same tone as before: "Your Majesty, may you be blessed and safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man's hand stroking the tea cup paused, and his shoulders seemed to stiffen.
He suddenly looked at the sound——
The woman in front of me is wearing a rouge-colored gold rose satin dress, and a gold flower inlaid with red pearls. This step is...
It's almost the same as the one she once liked.
The man's expression did not change, but the tea cup in his hand was about to be crushed by him.
"Raise your head." His voice was low and soft.
Qin Juan raised her eyes in response, with a smile on her face.
The man's deep eyes were lost as they looked at each other, and the tea cup in his hand fell with a "clang" and shattered to the ground.
The little **** shuddered and said: "Your Majesty."
The man's breathing was erratic, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and he murmured in a low voice: "Aling."
After saying that, he seemed to think that the person in front of him would disappear, and said again: "Aling?"
Ah Ling can also be heard as Ah Guan.
Qin Juan was stunned for a moment, and a blush quickly appeared on her cheeks. This blush made her beautiful and sultry, but her eyes were dignified and restrained.
She knows that this look is most like her.
But the more he looks like her, the less likely it is to be her.
Everything is just right.
Qin Juan knew in her heart that her face was both a blessing and a curse.
It was inevitable that Xiao Yu would be shocked, but after the shock, she did not think that this power-hungry and ruthless man would keep her because of this face.
After all,
If he wants to choose a high-ranking family, then Tai Shiling's daughter is not worthy of him.
If he wants to choose a poor family, he can choose the one he likes.
There are all kinds of red flowers in front of Jiangxue Pavilion, why choose one with the same appearance as the guilty minister’s daughter?
Three years ago he refused to see me, how much would he want to see him today?
Yuyue once said that men in this world have deeper feelings for their first wives than others, especially those who will never see them again, so it is human nature for Qin Wang to never forget Jiang Mingyue.
But the emperor is different from the men in the world. He never talks about human nature.
So, the only way she could stay was to bet that he was suspicious, that he thought someone had deliberately sent the Qin family daughter here.
This golden flower inlaid with red pearls is the key to beguiling people's hearts.
Eunuch Sheng bowed and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to stay?"
After that, he pointed at Qin Juan's name tag.
Xiao Yu frowned as he looked at the word "Qin Huan". He didn't know how long it took before his expression returned to clarity.
He whispered: "Stay."
Eunuch Sheng was startled and immediately read loudly: "The Taishi ordered Qin Wang's daughter, Qin Juan, to leave a sign."
Qin Juan withdrew his gaze, gave a blessing, and whispered softly: "I thank you for your grace, my concubine."
After Qin Juan left, Xiao Yu closed his eyes, raised his hands to press his temples, and suddenly laughed at himself.
Eunuch Sheng said again: "Your Majesty, next is Zuo Yao, the daughter of Zuo Zhengyu, Minister of Taichang Temple."
Silent again.
After a while, Xiao Yu stood up and said: "I'm tired, go back to the Yangxin Hall."
Gonggong Sheng said on horseback: "I will prepare the chariot right now."
The little **** pulled Eunuch Sheng's sleeve from behind and said, "Eunuch, the remaining beautiful girls..."
Eunuch Sheng turned around and gave him a "that's it" gesture.
As soon as he walked out of Jiangxue Pavilion, Xiao Yu said: "Ask Marquis Chunnan to come see me immediately, and send someone to keep an eye on the Qin family."
Sheng Gongzheng said: "This slave is going."
******
In Cining Palace, the fragrance overflows.
The Queen Mother Chu looked at the final list of show girls and couldn't help but frown.
He Yuru, the daughter of He Chengmao, the Minister of Household Affairs, was given the title of Shuyi of the fifth rank.
The daughter of Xu Bowei, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Xu Lanzhi, was named Shuyi of the fifth rank.
Qin Wang's daughter, Qin Juan, was granted the title of Sixth Grade Beauty by Taishi Ling.
Who would have thought that after a draft that took half a year and more than 5,000 people to enter the palace, only three people entered the palace.
With the first two people able to enter the palace, the Queen Mother of Chu can probably guess the emperor's thoughts.
The emperor wanted to develop water conservancy projects to benefit the people, but He Chengmao, the minister of household affairs, took advantage of the power of the He family and refused to take the money. The Mu family actively cooperated, but the Ministry of Industry followed suit and did nothing. The aristocratic family tried to compete with the imperial power. He Yuru and Mu Wan It was expected that Qi would only choose one of the two.
But Xu Lanzhi is different from He Yuru. Xu Bowei, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was personally promoted by the emperor. The Xu family was noble and talented. If your guess is correct, the emperor wanted to support the Xu family.
But this daughter of Qin Taishi...
She had never heard of it.
While thinking about it, Eunuch Zhang bowed and whispered a few words in the ear of the Queen Mother Chu,
"Like? How similar can it be?" Queen Mother Chu said disdainfully.
Eunuch Zhang smiled and said: "I heard that your Majesty went directly back to Yangxin Hall after meeting this Qin beauty yesterday. At that time, there were still beautiful girls waiting to be selected in front of Jiangxue Pavilion who had not yet met the saint."
The Queen Mother Chu fell into silence.
However, after thinking about it, I just thought it was an exaggeration by others, claiming that they were almost the same, and pretending to be the same.
"Qin Juan, sixteen years old, moved his ancestral home to An'an." The Queen Mother of Chu looked at Qin Juan's roster and held a Buddhist bead and said: "Since the Hanlin Academy raised the rank, the post of Taishi has almost become a success in our dynasty. It’s in name only, it’s just a fifth-grade job, who could be behind it?”
Gonggong Zhang said: "What the Queen Mother means is that someone deliberately sent Beauty Qin to the palace?
The Queen Mother of Chu said: "How can there be such a coincidence in this harem? It doesn't matter whether she is a daughter of the Qin family or not."
Gong Gong Zhang said: "Do you want me to go check it out?"
The Queen Mother of Chu raised her hands and said: "No need. Since the emperor kept her, he had the intention to keep her. Besides, since he is determined to guard the Ai family, why should the Ai family find it uncomfortable? In this election, this There are many people in the harem who can’t sit still.”
Eunuch Zhang suddenly realized: "The Queen Mother is wise."
The Queen Mother of Chu closed the list and said: "After that day, the emperor did not step into the harem for three years. Now this Qin beauty is here again. It is interesting. Let's watch the fun first."
******
Three days after the draft ends, all the selected show girls will move out of the Chuxiu Palace.
Wang Fusheng, the **** in charge of the ceremony, led Qin Juan to Shuyuyuan, a side hall of Jingren Palace.
"This is Shuyu Garden." Wang Gonggong squinted his eyes, pointed to the two palace maids behind him and said: "These two are called Zhulan and Zhuxin, and they are assigned to beauties by the Shang Palace Bureau. A first-class female history."
After that, the prince pointed to the two eunuchs beside him, "These two are called Tong Kang and Tong Wen. They are the first-class eunuchs assigned by the Chief of Ceremonies. The remaining second-class maids and second-class eunuchs are Eunuch, you need to wait a few more days."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Qin Juan nodded and thrust a purse into the eunuch's hand.
There is a bead in the purse.
Eunuch Wang rolled his eyes, thinking that there was an eldest brother who was doing business behind Mei Qin, and he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his eyes.
The prince took out a list from his sleeve and said: "These are the rules and regulations in the beauty palace. Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have been promoting frugality and luxury. I hope the beauty will keep it in mind."
Qin Juan took it with a smile: "Thank you very much, father-in-law for the suggestion."
The prince replied: "This is what a slave should do."
After Wang Gonggong left, Qin Juan walked into Shuyu Garden.
As soon as she opened the door, Qin Juan's heart could not help but feel cold.
The interior is separated by rosewood gauze cabinets and flower covers. The originally exquisite furnishings were now covered with a layer of dust, and it looked like no one had lived there for a long time.
She sighed and called Zhulan and Zhuxin over to clean.
However, when she turned around again, she almost fell to the ground.
Zhulan saw her stumbling and walked over quickly and said, "What's wrong with the beauty?"
A feeling of suffocation instantly surged to the tip of my nose.
Why is there blood on the curtain in this inner room?
Qin Juan said angrily: "What's going on?"
Zhulan hesitated at the side: "My slave, I'd better not say anything anymore... I'll take down the curtain right now."
Qin Juan said directly: "Please tell me clearly, what is going on in Shuyu Garden?"
Zhulan had no choice but to whisper: "Shuyu Garden was the place where Concubine Jing lived during the time of the late Emperor. Later... Concubine Jing was banned by the Empress Dowager for one year because she seduced the Holy Emperor. Who would have thought that before the year was up, she would... I wiped my neck in this palace."
Qin Juan’s expression changed slightly.
Charming the Holy One...
Is he warning her?
Qin Juan picked up the case list sent by the prince just now, unfolded it, and started reading from the beginning——
Sixth-grade beauty:
The annual salary is two hundred taels of silver; the utensils used are copper; the color of the porcelain is green; only the number of umbrellas, fans, and ice is reduced by half...
My eyes finally fell on the cost of daily candles.
A piece of white wax.
A piece of yellow wax.
One stick of suet wax.
Three in total.
Thinking back to those days, thirty sticks of white wax were burned every day in Kunning Palace, not to mention yellow wax and mutton wax.
Qin Juan's blood surged, and she couldn't help but hold her waist, raised her head, and gritted her teeth and let out a "ha" sound.
Jingren Palace was empty, and she was the only one in the side hall.
If there were only these three candles at night, I might not be able to hold on until dawn.
Qin Juan was sitting on the couch, leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, and the membership list was lying on the ground.
After sweeping, it’s time for You.
As the sun sets, Zhulan and Zhuxin fiddle with the three candles in their hands, deciding which one to light first.
Zhulan sighed and said: "Sister Zhuxin, do you think the beauty has fallen out of favor?"
Zhu Xin whispered: "You are not favored, so how can you talk about losing favor?"
Zhu Lan nodded and said: "That's right...who do you think His Majesty will recruit to sleep with you today?"
Zhu Xin said: "No one is our master. There is no one outside Jingren Palace. Don't forget what Eunuch Sheng said, you have to keep a close eye on him at night."
As soon as the sun sets, the entire palace wall seems to sink to the bottom of the sea.
Deep silence.
Zhulan walked in and said: "My slave has lit two lamps for the beauty. I will change another one for you after two hours."
Qin Juan opened her eyes, sat up, her expression returned to calm, and said calmly: "From today on, there will be no lighting before Haishi. I will leave the white wax and yellow wax here, and you can take the mutton wax."
Zhu Lan quickly said: "Slave, how dare you..."
Qin Juan lowered her eyes and said, "Okay, let's go out."
Zhulan bowed in response.
******
On the other side, the Hall of Nourishing Heart——
The inner hall of Yangxin Hall is made of gold and bronze, carved with white marble. The inner walls are decorated with heart-shaped Suzhou-style colorful paintings, and the outer walls are tiled with colored bricks.
The lights inside and outside the hall are brightly lit. When the wind blows, the lanterns sway gently, and the green glazed tiles sparkle.
Xiao Yu sat on a rosewood throne inlaid with boxwood floral patterns and wrote and corrected the memorial.
Now that a newcomer has entered the palace, Eunuch Sheng has returned to his old profession.
He held the name tag and walked over with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you want..."
Xiao Yu raised his hand to block the painting plate, raised his eyes and said, "Put it away, Marquis Chunnan is coming tonight."
Eunuch Sheng’s face fell.
In terms of favor, Lu Ze, the young prince of Chunnan, has the strongest favor.
As soon as Eunuch Sheng turned around, he heard the sound of scraping boots coming from outside.
A voice with a smile came out: "Wei minister, please give your regards to the emperor."
The palace door opened, and Lu Ze saw at a glance the unhappy corners of Eunuch Sheng's mouth and the name tag in his hand.
Lu Ze immediately bowed and said: "Wei Chen is guilty. Wei Chen came at the wrong time."
Xiao Yu leaned back, put down his pen, and said calmly: "How is the investigation of the person I asked you to investigate?"