C23 Eldest Girl Election

This was the first day since Duanmu Jue ascended the throne. Murong Yi woke up in the morning to dress up, and Servant came in from outside with a handful of marigolds in her hands. A faint fragrance filled the air in the hall, and Murong said with a smile, "Today's weather is good, even the flowers smell better."

"Empress, why don't you wear those earrings made of sapphire? Your skin looks pale." Qing Xue asked with a smile as she picked up a pair of earrings.

"NO!" Bring a pair of bright red earrings! " He pointed to the gold foil inlaid with jade and white silk that was placed inside the dowry. "Put it between your eyebrows," he said, "and don't use a vermilion brush."

"Empress, should I wear this set of hundred flowers' worth of brocade Jacket Skirt s or this phoenix dance Nine Heavens Dress today?" Xiao An took out two pieces of clothing and asked.

"Garnet Dress, remember to tie that golden silk and emerald green jade palace ribbon!" After carefully dressing himself from head to toe, Murong Mu took one last look at his makeup before bringing Maidservant back to the Changchun Palace.

Fourth Consort De, Sue, Hui, and Xian were seated below, while Murong and Duanmu Jue were seated on either side of Grand Empress Wong, who was sitting on the throne. Murong was amused by this scene — the first wife brought a bunch of concubines for her husband.

The sixteen beautiful ladies were all waiting at the back of the hall for selection in front of the four imperial guards. Today, at least six of them would be chosen, and the remaining four would be chosen to marry the prince or minister. Today, for example, Duanmu Jue would choose an imperial concubine for his younger brother King Jing, and after the marriage, he would choose His Highness King Jing as Prince Jing.

"Let's begin!" Grand Empress Wong had been dominating the harem for decades and was very familiar with these matters. She had seen many new people and the eunuch outside the door sang loudly, "Sister-in-waiting Xuan!"

Pink, blue, green, red, all kinds of colors, they were all likeable styles of clothes. Some of them shyly hung their heads as they stood outside the door to greet them. They didn't see everything clearly, but people's hearts were clear that they knew which one they should choose.

"This servant is Cheng Fumao's daughter, Chung Yunong. I pay my respects to the empress dowager, emperor, empress, and various ladies!"

"Servant Liu Yu …" Servant Han Xiaoya … "Your servant Wei Yueru …" After the girls greeted him one by one, the first one on the right to greet him was a pretty girl with rosy lips and white teeth, and her voice was as clear as a warbler's chirping. Compared to the others who were perturbed, she was rather generous, "This girl is beautiful, generous and appropriate!" Grand Empress Wong praised in satisfaction.

"I think so too." Duanmu Jue drank a mouthful of tea and then asked: "Do you like reading everyday?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, this servant enjoys reading 'Legend of the Maiden'. I can write calligraphy and often transcribe it."

Duanmu Jue nodded in satisfaction. Next to him, Guan Mi shouted with eyes, "Chung Yunong keep the plate, the rest are down!"

Cheng Fumao — — Duanmu Jue was one of the supporters of Duanmu Jue's new law reform. Duanmu Jue had always wanted to eliminate Murong Family and Mrs. Wong, so he wanted to properly support his own faction.

Murong swept his gaze over the people who entered the hall in the second round. Lin Ruoxuan and Zhao Zhiyan were both there, and he glanced to the side with the corner of his eye. Imperial Consort Shu and Imperial Consort De were all looking on with rapt attention.

"What does the empress think of these beautiful women?" Since Zhao Zhiyan and Lin Ruoxuan were Imperial Consort Shu and Imperial Consort De's men, Duanmu Jue should also be clear that if he chose two people, she would be at a disadvantage. If she did not, Duanmu Jue would be left with a huge burden.

Mu Rong Jun looked at the four pretty girls thoughtfully, his expression didn't change as he replied, "Chenqie feels that Zhao Zhiyan and Lin Ruoxuan are pretty, while Xue Wenjie has a special temperament. I wonder what is Your Majesty's intentions?"

Since he couldn't avoid speaking the truth, Murong told Duanmu Jue to make his own decision, "Indeed, then it'll be Zhao Zhiyan and Lin Ruoxuan Xue Wenjie!"

"Your majesty, shouldn't we choose a wangfei for King Jing? Chenqie thinks that the Lin woman is very cute and has a unique temperament, why not give it to King Jing!" Imperial Consort Shu couldn't help interrupting, and Imperial Consort De felt a pinch in her heart and glared at Wong Yuan.

"Your Majesty, everyone says that if you marry a saint and marry a concubine, why not give Mrs. Xue's daughter to King Jing!" Zhou Jinyi, who had always been silent, also opened her mouth and said, "Alright!" Grand Empress Wong twirled the ring on her finger and said, "Just marry King Jing with Lady Lin, marry King Wei with Mrs. Xueli, and leave the plate with Zhao Zhiyan. What does the emperor think?"

"This is exactly what I wanted!" Duanmu Jue could only agree. Even if he wanted to keep Xue Hua's daughter, Xue Wenjie, to support the new law, he still had to weigh Mrs. Wong's thoughts. After all, Yu Yi was still not mature enough.