I [Imperial] Am Not This Kind of Man: 57. Draft
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Leaving Taiye Lake, Huo Youjuan quickly returned home.
In her room, she sat in front of the dressing table, and simply cleaned up her makeup. The thin powder covered her red eyes, and the faint rouge fainted on her cheeks, adding more beauty.
She must be strong, because there will be more important follow-ups.
After finishing the simple packing, Huo Youjuan got up quickly, without any maidservants, and went to the backyard. She is going to meet the most important decision maker of the Huo family, her grandfather Huo Changyang.
Stopped in front of the small courtyard shaded by green bamboo.
Not long after, the delicate young man opened the courtyard door and whispered: "The old lady, please come in and speak."
Huo Youjian felt relieved, as long as she was willing to see her, it meant that the matter was half done.
Entering the bright study, the old man with white beard and hair is sitting at the table and practicing calligraphy.
Hearing the sound of Huo Youjuan coming in, he didn't look up, but just asked: "Youjuan, how about coming over to see the word grandfather?"
Huo Youjuan calmly walked to the table and looked down.
A big word "she" came into view. The font is round and flawless, and it's perfectly integrated.
Huo Yousuan's heart was open and smiled: "My grandfather has been practicing calligraphy for decades, and he is older than his father. What's more, my granddaughter, if I can judge easily, wouldn't my granddaughter be frivolous."
"You are cautious."
"The granddaughter did not dare to judge the font, but the words are profound, so you can get a little bit of it."
"Oh, let's talk about it."
"My grandfather was entangled in a word of sacrifice, nothing more than a headache. The current situation in the palace. The death of the little prince is very detrimental to my Huo family."
Huo Changyang glanced at her without speaking.
Huo Youjuan continued: "The emperor is in poor health. Someone must inherit the throne. My Huo family should choose one of the three princes to support as soon as possible. However, the queen mother was deeply hit by this, and at this time no one is recommended. , Will be disgusted by the Queen Mother. So the house that my grandfather struggled with fell on the Queen Mother."
The queen mother had just lost her love for her grandson and was in grief. The murderer was most likely one of the remaining three princes. If the Huo family openly supported Qin Ze, she would not have to offend the queen mother. In its current form, Qin Cong’s health is deteriorating. Can't wait anymore.
Huo Changyang touched his beard and said, "Since you can see it, do you have a good plan?"
"Why should my grandfather ask his granddaughter? According to your knowledge, I must have already been in my mind. It is nothing more than the four words of disaster." Huo Youjuan said with a smile.
"Wang Shu is a cunning man. He was at odds with my Huo family before. In recent days, he can't wait to dismiss his concubine, his mind is clear. It is reasonable to murder the little prince. If the murderer can be identified, the queen mother must be too. If she can let out a bad breath, why don't she worry that she won't be united with the Huo family?"
Huo Changyang smiled and said: "You can see accurately. Mengsheng deplored you the most before, and it really did not make a mistake."
Mengsheng is the name of the Queen Mother Huo, and only the birth father of the Queen Mother Huo can use this name to call the Queen Mother of a country today.
Looking at Huo Youjuan, Huo Changyang couldn't help but feel sorry. This granddaughter is really a pity.
There are many daughters in the Huo family. Even though they were born out of a concubine, there are more than ten in several rooms. Huo Donglai, the patriarch, also has three concubines under his knees. This granddaughter, ranked fourth, was the best. The family had high hopes for it, but the Emperor Jing Yao gave Qin Jian a marriage, which became a waste of chess.
Then abandoning her in the hot spring palace directly led to her break with the family. That's why when they chose to support the object, they didn't consider King Jun from the beginning.
Not only because the Ge Family and Qin Ze were originally under their control, but also because they couldn't support a woman who resented the family as a queen.
"I came to see my grandfather today. Actually, there is one more important thing." Huo Youjuan knelt on the ground and said calmly, "You will be invited to the palace for draft."
Huo Changyang's hand trembled. If all the words he had said before were in his expectation, then what Huo Youjuan has thrown out now is definitely a heavy blow.
Self-invitation to the palace draft?
"Do you know the situation today?"
"The granddaughter has heard a little bit."
"I won't hide from you either. I'm afraid it will be this year." Huo Changyang sighed.
"Granddaughter knows."
"Do you still insist on entering the palace?"
Huo Youjuan looked calm, "please ask grandfather to fulfill his granddaughter's heart."
Huo Changyang was stunned. For a moment, he turned to enlightenment: "Ha, I understand, it turned out to be King Chun. You actually placed the bet on King Chun, thinking he has a chance to win the position?"
Huo Youjuan's eyes are firm, "Granddaughter really thinks so."
She is an actionist, and since she has decided on her goal, she must go all out to fight for it. She asked to enter the palace because she knew Qin Nuo's temperament. If he didn't cut off this feeling with his own hands, he would never take the lead in doing things that would disappoint her. I have broken with the Huo family, staying in the family and being excluded from the center of power, my eyes are blackened, and only after entering the palace can I better plan for him
Furthermore, Qin Nuo is more free, can go to marry Pei Ling's daughter, and at the same time, his reputation does not have to be dragged down by himself.
Being careful about her, Huo Changyang knew it well, smiled and shook his head: "You think about him so much, he will remember you in the future?"
"It was I who caused him." Huo Youjuan smiled bitterly.
If she knew that there would be such a day, she would never break with the family, she would just pretend not to know the plot of her father and the queen mother, and continue to perform a good show of father’s kindness and filial piety, so maybe the Huo family could consider supporting King Chun. .
Huo Changyang glanced at her deeply, without speaking.
Huo Youjuan continued to smile and said: "Willing to give up, you have to give up. So, I ask my grandfather to make it happen." She bent down and touched her forehead on the cold bluestone floor.
She and him both had very little chips, and now they can only plan for him by entering the game by themselves.
After a long silence, Huo Changyang sighed: "This is the case for women, who often indulge in boring feelings."
"Thank you for your grandfather's completion." Huo Youjuan raised his head and smiled.
Leaving the small courtyard, Huo Youjuan strolled along the corridor.
My grandfather has already agreed to her request to be drafted in the palace, and it is time to prepare as soon as possible.
Previously, my grandfather lamented that she was addicted to boring feelings, so next, what she needs to take advantage of is this boring feeling.
She knows one thing, she doesn't even know people in power like Huo Changyang and Huo Donglai.
Actually, Queen Mother Huo hates Qin Ze!
Although the Empress Ge Xian was very considerate in serving the Queen Mother Huo when the first emperor was there, and the King Yan was very respectful to Qin Cong, the Queen Mother was actually very tired of Qin Ze and she just kept silent. Even Ge Xianfei and Qin Ze didn't even know.
She used to be Empress Dowager Huo's beloved niece, and she often went to the palace to accompany her. Only by sitting on the sidelines with a lot of things can she appreciate this subtle psychology.
In his later years, Emperor Jing Yao pampered the younger son more and more, and became colder towards the elder prince. Among the youngest sons, the tenth prince Qin Ze was the most favored.
Perhaps the emperors have the same subtle mentality. As they age and become weaker, they are afraid of the prince who is rich and powerful and favored by courtiers. On the contrary, there is not so much entanglement with the likable young child.
She praised Qin Ze for scolding Qin Cong several times, so Queen Mother Huo became a little bored with this concubine. It's just that Ge Xianfei was originally her confidant, and it was not easy to show it, but she couldn't hide her from Huo Youjian, who accompanies her daily.
Can Queen Mother Huo and Huo Family really be so monolithic? She insisted on entering the palace, just to pry the tiny crack in it.
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As the spring flowers bloom, the scenery of the capital quickly becomes green.
The weather is getting hotter day by day, and it has already entered May in a blink of an eye, and the pedestrians who often come and go have changed into light clothes.
In such gentle and gentle days, the first draft of the new emperor's ascension to the throne began.
There are more than 2,000 beautiful women from Beijing and other places in Beijing. After the first round of selection by the various bureaus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are three hundred and seventeen people who are eligible to choose the Saints.
Every draft is a grand event for the capital. Not only can the cosmetics shop and jewelry workshop make a fortune, but the neighborhood also has to talk about the trivial matters of the nobles in the palace.
Compared with previous years, especially when compared with Emperor Jing Yao’s draft, the scale is undoubtedly much smaller. Especially among the nobles, there are not many ladies who should be selected. Maybe it is because of the weak body of the new emperor. Indulging in female sex, perhaps because the little prince in the palace has just died, and Queen Mother Huo has not yet come out of her sorrow, and has specifically made the decision to simplify everything in this draft.
Among all the show girls, the most eye-catching is of course Huo Yousuan, the daughter of the Huo family. According to this legend, the woman who wanted to enter the palace as a noble concubine, and also inspired the rebellion of the King of Germany, finally entered the palace after countless gossips in the capital.
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Qin Nuo walked slowly along the corridor east of the Liuguang Temple, and a silver bell-like laughter came from afar.
The Chuxiu Palace in the east is where many beautiful women gather. Compared with the dull depression caused by the death of the little prince in the palace, this palace room is full of fresh vitality.
He couldn't help but stop, is she inside too? What are you doing? Do you miss yourself?
"Nine brothers." A hello came from behind, Qin Nuo turned his head, and it was Qin Xun's fat figure.
I don't know if it is an illusion. I haven't seen him for a while. Qin Xun seems to have lost a lot of weight.
The original delicate silhouette also appeared. Seeing Qin Nuo, the smile was still warm: "I heard that you will enter the palace before me, but I didn't expect to see you here."
The singing voice of Huang Yinger came from my ears, and I don't know which beautiful girl seemed to be practicing her voice in the yard.
Qin Xun's voice paused, and he smiled: "This year's show girl seems to be very good, but it's a pity that our brothers are all lost."
Several people entered the palace one after another today, all for one thing.
Rejecting the draft refers to the concubine.
The annual draft of the Big Wednesday is not only for the emperor to enrich the harem, but also for the marriage of various clan and palaces. Originally, Qin Xun's three people would be accused of one or two concubines. Considering the current situation of the dying clan, there may be more.
But the three of them entered the palace one after another and rejected this "benefits".
Because I am really not interested, Qin Ze is committed to a great cause, and he has just married the Fok daughter, and Qin Xun?
Qin Nuo smiled: "I heard that Brother Seven recently cultivated self-cultivation, and even his concubine in the back house of the palace has been dismissed a lot."
Qin Xun chuckled twice and said, "I used to be young and ignorant. It was unavoidable. Now I am at a certain age. It is really embarrassing to be addicted to these things. So I gave all the money and sent it away."
"It’s the ninth brother of you. There is no one to serve you, and you have rejected this year’s referee. Is it because you still miss that one?" He winked at the courtyard wall of Chuxiu Palace and said with a smile, "beauty? , It’s all the same, the noble ladies, one by one, are very snobbish, I am afraid that they are not as knowledgeable and considerate as ordinary small portals."
Originally, his marriage with Huo's family has spread in the capital circle. Now Huo Youjuan has chosen to enter the palace draft. It is inevitable that there is a lot of discussion in the capital, and most of them are accusing Huo Youjuan of betrayal and forgetting justice, and married two daughters.
He was also talked about for a while, but most of them put him in the position of a victim, another one who was deceived by beauty, but ended up in a hapless spare tire.
Qin Nuo didn't want to say any more, but after a few words at random, he turned around and left.
Looking at his back, Qin Xun snorted coldly, and led the attendants out of the palace gate.
Getting on the carriage and walking on the official road, Qin Xun asked: "Have you found out clearly?"
The attendant bowed and said in a low voice: "The subordinates have heard clearly that Miss Pei's family does go there every three or five days to play."
The corner of Qin Xun's mouth was cocked, and the success or failure of the matter was done here.