C13 Thank you, mother!

At this time, Chu Linglang was pacing back and forth in the hall anxiously, thinking, Feng Xuan, as a mother, I am good enough to find you a wife, but I am not in a good mood all morning. Looking at Chunhe and Yulan's appearance, your mother-in-laws are also very powerful. You should pray for your own good luck.

"The Empress Dowager is here."

Chu Linglang nodded, "Why are there so many people here today? Are there so many officials in Xiliang?"

"Empress Dowager, it's not that there are many officials, but that there are many official wives. Each official has at least five aunties in their families. Think about it, how many people are there?"

"Then they can't guarantee that all of them have 15 years old daughters!"

"Empress Dowager, think about it! What does this mean to the Emperor? It might be the empress in the future, so naturally, they will think of everything to get it! Even if they don't have it, they can find a girl from their family or any random girl. They can take the opportunity first, and then they can find a foster daughter or help out in the future." Yulan explained.

"Understood. Oh right, how many people have been counted? The imperial kitchen is preparing a lunch banquet. Looking at the situation, we have to ensure that ten people will be dining at one table." Chu Linglang instructed Yulan.

"Empress Dowager, there are 156 madams and 367 young ladies. This servant will send someone to prepare it."

Chu Linglang nodded to indicate that this was just like his foster father. With a good girl, his life would be smooth and easy.

Chunhe looked at Chu Linglang for a long time.

"What are you looking at me for? Go and do your own things. "

Chunhe asked in surprise, "You didn't arrange anything for me! I'm just waiting for you! "

Chu Linglang's eyes widened, "Didn't I arrange anything for you? Didn't I ask you to invite the emperor?"

"Aiya, I forgot." Chunhe's face was filled with reluctance. Everyone arranged such a relaxing thing for her, and she had to go and invite the emperor.

At this time, Feng Xuan was in the Hall of Healing to edit memorials. Quan was walking over with small steps.

"There are a lot of women in the palace today."

"Oh? What are they doing here? There is no need to report to me about this kind of thing. "

"I heard that the empress dowager has entered the palace. Right now, everyone is in the imperial garden!" Quan replied, thinking that it was not you who asked this old servant to report the empress dowager's whereabouts every day.

"The empress dowager is also in the imperial garden?" Feng Xuan put down the problem in his hand and thought for a moment. Then he said, "Let's go and take a look."

"Emperor, the empress dowager is not in the imperial garden. She is in her own bedroom. It is said that they came here to choose a girl for you."

Yu Xuan's originally curious face had a trace of gloominess.

Everyone came out from the empress dowager's side and went to the imperial garden. Some went back to the carriage outside the palace. Because their carriages were not allowed to enter the palace, they parked their carriages outside the palace. At this time, they were all changing their makeup and dressing up, trying to amaze the world. They were no longer like the way that the official's wives would compare and flatter each other. They were all busy, afraid that their daughters were not beautiful enough and would not be able to catch the empress dowager's attention.

Chu Linglang exclaimed in surprise, "This is not to choose a concubine for my son, but to get married today?"

Yulan was busy with her work. When she saw the empress dowager, she smiled and asked while directing the scene, "Is the empress dowager satisfied?"

"Over there, hang a little higher. The table should be decorated with flowers. The tables and chairs must be neat. The empress dowager's table should be decorated with peonies. The seats for the meal should be arranged according to the rank of the prime minister and general."

Chu Linglang nodded in satisfaction.

The emperor arrived.

The palace servants put down the work in their hands and greeted the emperor one after another.

Servants and servants greeted the emperor. May the emperor be safe and prosperous.

Feng Xuan walked in front of Chu Linglang and cupped his fists, "Your son greets the empress dowager. The empress dowager is in a good mood today and is inviting all the madams."

Chu Linglang cleared her throat and raised her voice, "Huang'er, I did this for your own good. My son is already so old, it's time for him to marry and have children. Call me grandma."

"It's good that the empress dowager is happy. Thank you for remembering your son. If you are lonely, you can tell your son. Your son will definitely find all the men in the world who are as beautiful as me and use them for your own pleasure."

Chu Linglang squinted her eyes and smiled. She thought to herself, "Feng Xuan, if it wasn't for you, how could I be pestered by those men every day, be jealous, and even get into a lawsuit? They are even more difficult to deal with than women."

"Empress dowager, your son has forgotten. Last time, I really found someone to develop that rouge. I'll give it to these madams and young ladies as a gift later!" Feng Xuan smiled and told Chu Linglang. He thought to himself that he could not refuse Chu Linglang's request, and he felt uncomfortable even after giving it to her. He was just thinking about how to solve the problem of the rouge! It just so happened that he found such an opportunity.

"Alright, Emperor, as you wish, I will give them to them."

The Emperor had decreed that everything that participated in the election today would be given another portion of rouge to smear on their faces to increase their complexion. Whoever had a better complexion would prove that the flowers were red, and it was a symbol of good luck.

The madams and young ladies looked at each other. Before they could even consider what the Emperor had in mind, they swarmed forward to take the rouge. When they returned to the carriage, they frantically smeared it on their faces. Some of them wished that they could slap a box of rouge on their faces.

"Chunhe, the Emperor really went to the Ritual Hall. How could I dare to lie to you!" A guard of the Heart Healing Hall explained to Chunhe.

Chunhe repeatedly confirmed that she couldn't! How could she not know that the Emperor had gone to the Ritual Hall? Just now, she was still fretting over how to tell the Emperor about the intention of the empress dowager's invitation. Thinking about this, Chunhe became much happier. Since the Emperor had gone there himself, my mission would be completed. Then, I will return and see if there is anything else I need help with! "

"Emperor, you will also be eating at my place in a while! We can take a look and see if there are any suitable ones."

"Mother, I still have some matters to deal with, so I won't be eating with you. After saying that, I was about to leave."

"Then, Emperor, will you come to watch the talent show in the afternoon?"

"Let's talk about it! Mother, you can make the decision! Thank you, Mother."

Looking at Feng Xuan's back, Chu Linglang thought that Feng Xuan was so strange today. He actually didn't argue with me and was especially obedient. What was going on? Could it be that he was too happy to find a concubine? Chu Linglang shrugged her shoulders and ignored him! Beautiful girls naturally liked them.

Chunhe leisurely walked back. When she saw Chu Linglang pretending to run, she quickly said, "This servant searched the entire palace, but I couldn't find the emperor. I quickly came back to report to the empress dowager."

Chu Linglang saw the oil on her mouth and knew that she must have gone to the imperial kitchen to take a look. "When you find the emperor, it will probably be night time. Why? You ran too fast after eating too much."

Chunhe smiled and gave a thumbs up. "As expected of the empress dowager, you have good eyes. I went to the imperial kitchen to see if Yu Lan needed help, but in the end, Yu Lan didn't look. There were a few chefs, and they gave me duck legs and pig trotters. I ate too much without thinking. Isn't this also a taste test?"

"You are so embarrassed to say that. You are afraid that someone else will eat you later. You will be hungry and jealous!"

"Empress Dowager, you are the one who can predict the future. I have also brought food for Yu Lan."

Chu Linglang laughed, "Stop flattering me. Hurry up and send it to Yu Lan. If they come later, they won't be able to leave."

"Understood. This servant will go now."

Chu Linglang thought to herself that they were really good sisters. However, Chunhe's thoughts were indeed thoughtful, and her courage was greater than Yu Lan's. The two of them were a perfect match.

"Yulan, I have brought food for you. You eat first. Leave the work here to me." Chunhe blinked her eyes and laid beside Yu Lan's ear. "Don't worry! The empress dowager has agreed."

Yulan happily ate. A lady who was less than 160 centimeters tall and looked like she weighed more than 200 pounds walked in with her face covered in rouge. Yu Lan was stunned by her image. She thought that she was a maid who had been driven crazy in the cold palace. Behind her was a thin and yellow-faced woman.

Just then, Chunhe happened to see them and asked, "Who are you? Do you know where this is?"

The woman looked at the plump girl and said, "Sister Wan, quickly greet your sister."

As they spoke, the two of them bent down and greeted the girl.

Chunhe quickly helped her up, "That is not appropriate."

"Miss, I am the wife of General Du Yanjun. This is our daughter, Du Wueru."

"Mrs. Du, please come in." As she spoke, Chunhe made a gesture to invite her in.

Yulan hinted to Chunhe to come over.

Mrs. Du brought her daughter to find a place to sit down. Chunhe walked towards Yulan.

"Who is this lady? Why is she dressed like this?" Yulan asked, afraid that Chunhe would receive the wrong person.

"She is Du Yanjun's wife." Chunhe answered Yulan seriously. Yulan's eyes were so big that they were like walnuts.

"It seems like the rumors are true? General Du disliked his wife giving birth to a girl, and she was a woman from a village without any power and background. So, he married eight wives. He was afraid that others would dislike him, so he married the general who had no wife."

Chunhe nodded her head fiercely, "It is true."

The reason why Yulan and Chunhe knew so much about this was because their aunt's sister was the Second Madam of General Du. That aunt always bullied other palace maids because her sister was the wife of an official. She always bragged about how her sister was doted on, and when the First Madam saw her sister, she would always be polite. If she was not careful, she and her daughter would be beaten up, and they would not even have food to eat. This Second Madam brought her daughter from some unknown family.

A woman dressed in gold and silver walked in with a little girl whose face was smeared with rouge.

Chunhe rolled her eyes, but she had no choice but to greet her. She deliberately asked, "May I ask which family's Madam is it?"

Second Mrs. Du used a handkerchief to cover her mouth and said in a soft voice, "I am the wife of General Du Yanjun. This is my daughter, Ruo Fan. I will have to trouble you to lead the way."

Chunhe turned around and laughed. She raised her voice, "So it's Second Mrs. Du! Your First Madam is already sitting there. You can sit beside her." Before Second Mrs. Du could speak, Chunhe quickly said, "Madam, please come in."

Second Mrs. Du's face was twisted at this moment, but she couldn't afford to offend this servant. She obediently walked towards the First Madam.

Chu Linglang changed her clothes and coincidentally saw Chunhe and Yulan whispering to each other. She quietly moved behind them and pricked up her ears. Chunhe said, "Just now, Second Mrs. Du's face was twitching." Yulan chuckled.