Chapter 92 How to Serve the King
A total of 99 young girls were selected from various counties and counties.
The corridor from the front hall to the back hall of Da Zheng Palace is so long that I wish there was a person standing on every floor tile.
The Queen Mother looked on with a smile, seemingly satisfied with each one.
Ever since Zhao Zongzheng's daughter was thrown out by Zhao Zheng together with the dragon bed, and the palace was demolished and lit with mugwort to drive away evil spirits, making the entire palace as if it was covered in clouds and unable to breathe, no one in Kyoto dared to covet the position of palace concubine.
Not only did they not dare, many women of the right age were quickly chosen to marry off their husbands.
I would rather marry my daughter off than have the king look at me sideways at the court meeting and ask lightly: "Have you been to Da Zheng Palace recently?"
This made all the ministers in Kyoto feel in danger. Even the daughter who had just given birth hid her daughter and made it clear that she had no interest in becoming a foreign relative.
Da Zheng Palace has been neglected for a long time, so the Queen Mother has not been so happy for a long time.
Seeing Jiang He striding over, the Queen Mother felt funny from the bottom of her heart.
Let you, a woman who played tricks on the two sons of the Ai family, so that the younger son was killed and the eldest son was at odds with the Ai family, come and taste for yourself what it feels like to have your former man taken away.
The Queen Mother has lived in the palace for decades and understands that what women are fighting for is just a man.
A man's favor, a man's trust, even a man's look or a word.
If you don't get it, you will be overwhelmed by jealousy.
Jealousy can make people feel ashamed and humiliated, make them sleepless, and make them lose their minds.
The Queen Mother wanted to see how this calm and composed woman in the past could become so chaotic.
She glanced at Jiang He casually and raised her voice: "Princess An Guo is here? Take a look and see if there is anything interesting here."
Hearing these words, the selected girls who were slightly bowed their heads looked up.
Faces that are either stunningly beautiful or restrained and tender are revealed one after another.
Their eyes touched the woman standing next to the Queen Mother, and they couldn't help but lower their heads in shame.
What kind of woman is that?
She wore a floor-length ribbed plain dress, with mountains, rivers, lakes and seas embroidered with silver thread. She had white beads on her head, and only lightly traced her eyebrows, without any other cosmetics.
But even though she is as elegant as a pear blossom on a branch, her eyes and brows are so natural and beautiful that people can't help but feel if you dare to linger for a moment, you will find that she is not only stunningly beautiful, but also has the energy to control the world.
This sharpness distinguishes her from ordinary women. Although she stands in the intoxicating aroma of rouge and gouache, she is detached and incompatible with them.
I just feel that I should be in awe, sigh, and feel inferior to shame.
The heads of the selected girls were lowered than before, and the excitement and hope they felt when they arrived shattered into shameful loneliness.
How could she like herself?
She would look down upon him and say humiliating words.
Unexpectedly, the woman said uneasily, "I see that everything is fine."
"Oh?"
The Queen Mother looked a little surprised. She put down the jade Ruyi she was fidgeting with, looked around and said, "I mean everything is fine..."
"Let them all stay," Jiang He said. "The chosen girls have come all the way here to serve His Majesty and to have children for His Majesty. If I drive away a few of them with just a few words here, it will hurt everyone's hearts."
No matter where these selected girls come from, they obviously hope to be successful in the palace.
Girls who work hard need a little bit of luck.
Jiang He's gentle smile and calm expression made the Queen Mother somewhat unpredictable.
"How can you keep them all?" She raised her voice, "Your Majesty has not yet married a wife, and the queen position is vacant, so he has added 99 beauties. If this spreads out, the history books in the future will definitely say that your Majesty has been debauched and ruined the country, and for future generations, It’s despising. Not to mention the 99. His Majesty is busy with government affairs, how can he be lucky enough to attend all of them?”
The selected girl, who originally had a glimmer of hope in her heart, almost buried her head in her knees because of the Queen Mother's words.
Jiang He showed a relaxed expression, thought for a while and then said: "Let's divide the nine of them into one group, a total of eleven groups. From today on, they will take turns serving His Majesty in Zhiyang Palace. Your Majesty will choose from each group. Pick one, leaving 11 people, isn’t that too much, right?”
Can it still be so? The Queen Mother felt her head was buzzing and she could hardly hear what Jiang He was saying.
Li Wenzhou, the chief chamberlain, was ill, and his young apprentice was waiting in front of the emperor. He felt that His Majesty was uneasy, but he could not figure out why.
Princess Anguo has just arrived.
General Meng Tian also came.
Now I heard that Da Zheng Palace is choosing a concubine for His Majesty. Is it because of this? Although the little chamberlain couldn't empathize with him, he nodded.
"Go and find out." The King of Yong State suddenly put down the memorial and said in a deep voice.
What are you asking about?
The little chamberlain was at a loss, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat with fear.
"Da Zheng Palace."
Zhao Zheng said impatiently.
Sure enough, he was thinking about choosing a concubine!
The little chambermaid ran away in a people who serve in front of the emperor, even if they are just taking turns for the master, are enough to please everyone in the palace.
He soon came back with news.
"Princess Anguo is choosing a concubine for Your Majesty." The young chamberlain said respectfully.
Sure enough, he went to choose a concubine. He didn't refuse. It seemed that he was causing trouble.
Zhao Zheng frowned and asked, "Did you choose something crooked and cracked for me?"
"No, no," the little chamberlain quickly spoke for Jiang He, "Her Royal Highness the Princess said that all the selected girls are very good, so they all stay."
stay? Zhao Zheng coughed and sipped the tea, and said coldly: "How could the Queen agree? This is the Palace of King Yong, not the Fireworks Willow Alley of Chu State!"
The young chamberlain quickly turned around and said, "I'll ask you again."
Soon, the sweaty little chamberlain came back and reported back with the joy of solving the problem: "I have inquired clearly. Princess An Guo has divided the nine selected women into one group, a total of eleven groups, and they will take turns to serve Your Majesty. Your Majesty can choose one from each group, and they can start tonight. At this time, Her Majesty the Queen Mother said that the princess of Qi State has a good upbringing according to the palace rules, and asked Her Majesty to tell the selected girls how to serve His Majesty. "
This is humiliation.
Speaking of palace rules, it actually implies that Qi will learn things before marrying off their daughters.
Zhao Zheng stared at the young chamberlain, as if he could see Jiang He furiously overturning several cases.
"What did she say?"
The little chamberlain continued to speak for Jiang He, and after thinking for a while, she said: "Princess Anguo is very obedient, saying that the palace rules have their own rules and regulations, and grandma teaches them, but she still——"
"then what?"
Zhao Zheng extremely hoped that Li Wenzhou would recover soon so that he would no longer have to play riddles with this little brat.
The young chamberlain's face was red, and she lowered her head and said, "Her Royal Highness Princess Anguo is giving lessons to the selected girls."
Zhao Zheng stood up suddenly and almost brought several cases down with him.
The little chamberlain took a step back.
Look, His Majesty can’t wait any longer.
He was thinking in confusion, and then he saw Zhao Zheng striding out.
Lowering his head, the young chamberlain only saw Zhao Zhengxuan's blue Yuanduan court uniform embroidered with twelve chapters passing by like a swift falcon.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she almost collapsed.
This woman is really...
She searched her mind and couldn't think of a suitable word to insult Jiang He.
I originally wanted to take this opportunity to make her ashamed, make her jealous, and make her feel ashamed.
Unexpectedly, it was me who felt that I couldn't stay any longer in the end.
Jiang He borrowed the chambermaid's whisk, flicked it around, and divided the 99 selected girls into eleven groups.
She was standing in front of the Chosen Girl and was talking about how to serve the king.
"His Majesty's cloak has no buttons or straps. When you see his hand raised, you must be ready to catch the cloak. Other clothes are easy to take off. Be gentle and don't damage the dragon's body. Your Majesty did not agree. When asked to go to bed, just stand under the bed and wait. Be obedient, but not particularly obedient. Have you ever raised a cat? Cats like that are good..."
These selected girls had never heard of this before. They were all blushing and could hardly stand.
The Queen Mother also felt uncomfortable and was about to leave when she heard Jiang He continue: "Your Majesty does not use spices and hates being dirty. Before serving, you must wash it at least a dozen times to make it clean..."
The Queen Mother stood up suddenly, feeling dizzy because she was too fast and almost fell down.
She held the waiter's hand and took a few steps forward. Suddenly she saw a figure coming quickly in front of her, already in front of her.
Zhao Zheng grabbed Jiang He's hand in front of the selected girls.
"Princess Anguo," he said in a cold voice as if he wanted to kill and devour the person, "Have you cleaned up today?"
"Your Majesty!" The guards knelt down with a roar. Only then did the select girls realize who the person in front of them was, and they immediately knelt down in were more than a dozen timid ones who fainted from fright when their body tilted.
"This is not possible," Jiang He raised his hand and pointed at the fainted one, then turned around and said to the Queen Mother, "Your Highness needs to scare her a few more times, otherwise how will you be able to serve Your Majesty."
"Jiang He!"
Zhao Zheng interrupted her sternly, took her hand, and strode out.
He walked so fast that the kneeling attendants and maids on both sides looked like silhouettes rolling past.
Finally reaching the end of the corridor and bypassing a main hall, at the corner of the flower wall where the attendants had already consciously avoided leaving a large open space, Zhao Zheng pressed Jiang He against the pillar as thick as the two of them hugging each other, gasping in anger.
Jiang He looked up at him, seemingly innocent.
"In your heart, is Gu a person that anyone can serve?" Zhao Zheng asked.
She chose so many concubines for herself and taught them how to serve and seduce them.
He was so angry that he felt that even if Jiang He grabbed his arm tightly and stood on tiptoes to kiss him, it wouldn't work.
(End of this chapter)