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Where is there a man in this world..,
Who can resist such beauty?
Baoqin lowered her head and seemed to be respectful, but her eyes were secretly looking up,
She carefully sized up this young and promising new emperor.
However, she saw that he was not wearing a dragon robe,
He was only wearing an inconspicuous sapphire blue uniform with a wide white jade belt around his waist,
It also showed his extremely pleasing broad shoulders, slender waist, and long legs. It was really seductive of a man.
His facial features were handsome, and his temperament was gentle and elegant. The corners of his slightly raised mouth seemed to carry a smile when he was not smiling.
After taking a few glances, Baoqin was very satisfied with the appearance of her future husband.
Although she was here for the glory and wealth..,
After all..,
No one liked to face an ugly monster all day long, right?
Even if they didn't love her, it would be good even if she was just a vase placed by the side.
Xue Baoqin did not expect..,
At this moment, her certainty and indifference..,
In the end, it all turned into a passionate love.
Naturally..,
The heavens did not let her down.
Before this..,
She had already received an even stronger and deeper love..
Of course..,
That was all in the future.
At this moment, the two people in the main hall..,
Had not expected that they would become the only ones for each other.
Xue Baoqin had taken a fancy to the power in the Emperor's hands,
And the Emperor..,
Not to mention that he had only taken a fancy to Baoqin's beauty, at least at this moment, in his heart, Baoqin's position was not very important.
Although she had previously aroused his feelings similar to a young man's first love, he was, after all, a high and mighty Emperor with great power in his hands.
Self-control was something that couldn't be lost.
The Emperor looked at Baoqin, who was standing in the hall like a person in a painting, and said, "After Ziwei gave up... have you studied?"
Here it came again. The Empress had asked this question earlier, and now the Emperor was asking the same question.
Didn't they say that a woman's virtue was to have no talent?
It seemed that in this palace, the talent of the concubines was still valued.
At the very least, the emperor thought highly of him.
Thinking to this point, Baoqin replied, "Replying to Your Majesty, when this humble girl was very young, my father hired a teacher to teach me, so I have read books." She said this with confidence, because she remembered the original body's talent and learning.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was well-read.
After listening to Baoqin's answer, the emperor seemed to be satisfied. "Very good. Your father is a wise man.
Is he well now? "
Baoqin's face revealed a trace of sadness and nostalgia. "My father has passed away long ago."
The Emperor's gentle black eyes revealed a hint of pity. "Then who else is in your family?"
Baoqin said, "This humble girl still has an older brother at home. We depend on each other for survival."
"Oh?"
In that case, your brother is now inheriting the family business and becoming an imperial merchant? "
Baoqin said, "This humble girl's family does not have the qualifications to be an imperial merchant. The title of imperial merchant belongs to this humble girl's uncle.
My older brother is just an ordinary merchant. "
Both parents died, did not receive the title of imperial merchant, and brother and sister depended on each other for survival … After listening to Baoqin's words, the Emperor imagined many miserable scenes in his mind, and suddenly felt even more pity for Baoqin. "It's been hard on you, going through so many hardships at such a young age.
Don't worry, when you enter the palace, you won't feel that life is difficult anymore. "
After hearing this, Baoqin bowed and thanked the Emperor.
The Empress secretly sighed, but in the end, she revealed a smile. "Baoqin of the Xue Clan after the Ziwei Family is retained."
Baoqin returned to the line, and then it was the turn of the three beauties behind her.
Two in a row were not retained.
One of them cried on the spot. Although the other's expression was ugly, she did not lose her composure. After quietly thanking the Empress for her kindness, she returned.
The last one was the Mei family's Miss Danhua.
When the Empress heard from the eunuch that Mei Danhua was already nineteen years old, she frowned slightly and said, "You seem to be a little older.
Why is your family still keeping you when you're already nineteen years old? "Could it be that there was something hidden?
The Empress's eyes expressed her doubts.
When Mei Danhua heard this, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is all because this subject's mother loved her daughter dearly and couldn't bear for this subject to marry so early. Thus, this subject was left to this age …" As she spoke, she secretly raised her eyes and shot a glance at the handsome emperor on the throne.
Unfortunately, her flirtatious eyes were for the blind. The Emperor gave a small yawn and didn't even look at her.
After seeing Baoqin's stunning beauty, Mei Danhua's beauty was really not worth mentioning.
It was normal that she did not attract the Emperor's interest.
When she thought of this, Mei Danhua's heart hated Xue Baoqin even more.
Seeing the Emperor's attitude, the Empress felt more confident.
After roughly asking Mei Danhua a few questions, she prepared to chase her out.
At this moment, Consort Xian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly smiled and asked, "The clothes you're wearing are quite new. Did you think of the design yourself?"
When Mei Danhua heard the question, she hurriedly replied with a smile, "Replying to Imperial Concubine Xian, it was this subject's daughter who thought of it." She somewhat proudly stretched out her hand and unfolded her skirt, showing it to Imperial Concubine Xian.
The bright red and shiny gold satin was dotted with flowers made of all kinds of satin. In addition, there were many pearls and crystal beads. It was almost dazzling.
Baoqin could not help but glance at it. He felt that this dress was a joke on Mei Danhua, but if it was worn by Consort Xian, it might look very good.
After all, with Consort Xian's passionate and rich temperament, she should be able to suppress this kind of flourishing beauty.
Perhaps because she liked Mei Danhua's craftsmanship and thought, Consort Xian smiled and said to the Empress, "This Miss Mei's mind is very clever. The palace lacks such people. Why not stay?
Your Majesty, what do you think? "
When the Empress heard this, she looked at the somewhat lazy Emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
The Emperor glanced at Consort Xian and said, "Since my beloved consort thinks she can stay, then let her stay."
Hearing this, Consort Xian gave the Emperor a flirtatious look, then looked at Mei Danhua and said, "Congratulations, Miss Mei."
Mei Danhua was simply overjoyed. Her face was wild with joy, "This consort thanks Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty …"
She had not even officially entered the palace, yet she was already calling herself a consort.
Who knew how many days a person with such a stupid temperament could survive in the palace.
Consort Xian smiled slightly, but there was not a trace of emotion in her eyes.
Noon had already passed. Xue Wu, who was waiting outside the palace gate, was hungry, but he did not realize that his stomach was hungry at all.
He was like an ant in a pot of oil, constantly rubbing his hands and walking back and forth. From time to time, he would raise his eyes to look at the tall vermilion palace gate that was nailed with shining copper nails.
It felt as if ten thousand years had passed before he finally saw the beauties walk out.
Soon, he saw his sister in the crowd. She still had a calm expression on her face.
Compared to the joyful expressions of the other beauties who were chosen, he thought that his sister was not chosen, so he walked over and comforted her, "Sister, don't be sad. We will still go back to Jinling.
Fortunately, the fields are still there. It won't be a problem to feed us siblings … "
Baoqin raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Xue Wu, "Go back for what?
Wait for the people from the palace to go to Jinling to pick you up?
Wouldn't that be our fault? "
Xue Wu was stunned, and then couldn't help but laugh, "Looking at sister's appearance, I thought that you were not chosen!"
He was happy that his sister was chosen, but also sad that his sister was about to leave him. His mood was very complicated, so he was not as happy as the families of the other beauties who were chosen.
The beauties, regardless of whether they were chosen or not, all boarded their carriages again and waited for the imperial harem to announce their positions in a few days. Then, they could officially enter the palace.
There was no doubt that when Baoqin returned to the Rongguo Mansion, he was warmly welcomed.
Whether it was the people of the Xue family or the Jia family, no matter what they were thinking in their hearts, their faces were filled with joy.
Only Jia Baoyu, who was an anomaly, sighed and felt that it was a pity.
His father, Jia Zheng, was so angry that he almost wanted to teach him a lesson. He did not know what sins he had committed in his previous life to give birth to such a little bastard.
Compared to his late brother, Jia Zhu, he was not even half a little bit worse.
Inside the Imperial Palace, in the Empress' Phoenix Palace.
The sun was setting, and the afterglow was like blood falling on the palace walls. At first glance, one would think that the walls were smeared with a layer of fresh blood, which was quite scary.
The eunuchs and palace maids all stood solemnly with their hands by their sides. It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop on the ground.
A white cat silently walked through the shadows, with a long curled tail on its back. At first glance, it looked like a snake.
A woman wearing the uniform of a palace maid walked into the Empress' Palace with a basin of hot water, and gently placed the copper basin on a mahogany shelf to the side.
Steam slowly rose into the air, and continued to condense.
The Empress sat in front of a rosewood dresser with bat patterns carved out of the hollow rosewood under the west window, and looked at herself in the mirror with her makeup removed.
Without the concealment of makeup, her complexion became more and more dull, and she even looked a little old.
That's right, she was older than the Emperor, and was already thirty-four years old this year.
Women could not withstand the ravages of time, especially after giving birth, and they would age even faster.
He did not look like a man … She thought of the Emperor's face, which looked almost the same as before, and could not help but sigh softly.
Shi Xiangyun wiped away her tears and said bitterly, "What are you congratulating me for? What's there to congratulate me for?
Do you think everyone is like you, who yearns for glory and wealth?
For this, you can even betray yourself. "