Chapter 146 Zhen Huan 22
Chapter 146 Zhen Huan 22
But after searching the entire back hall, Xiao Yuanzi still couldn't find the aunt in charge, which made him feel a little anxious.
But he quickly calmed himself down.
This Jiaotai Hall is usually empty, so there must be no money in it.
Now that the emperor has finally issued an order to select a beauty, this place has gained a bit of popularity. Maybe the aunt in charge thinks that nothing will go wrong here, and now is a good opportunity. Maybe she will go to the main palace to curry favor with someone and find someone to transfer her away from here.
Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Yuanzi didn't delay any longer. He couldn't find anyone anyway, so he might as well try his luck. So he quickly ran towards the main hall again.
Sure enough, in a corner of the main hall, Xiao Yuanzi saw the aunt in charge of Jiaotai Hall chatting with the aunt in front of the emperor.
When the aunt in charge saw Xiao Yuanzi coming over, she quickly came up to him with a fawning smile. Just kidding, this is Prince Yu's entourage, there are countless benefits to currying favor with him.
But when she heard what Xiao Yuanzi said and that Prince Yu was not very happy now, the aunt in charge was so scared that she wanted to faint. What was going on? She had been out for less than an incense stick of time and something happened over there.
The aunt in charge quickly apologized and said that it was just a momentary negligence. Then she calmed herself down, said goodbye to the two of them, and walked quickly into the courtyard.
As soon as she entered the yard, she heard Xia Dongchun's sarcastic voice.
"The Dali Temple Shaoqing is not a high-ranking official."
Don't think that Xia Dongchun looks down on people. In her eyes, Zhen Yuandao's official position is really nothing. Although her brother is also a fourth-rank official, he is now working under Prince Yi and is very respected. Maybe he will be promoted to the third-rank official someday.
Moreover, she took a look at what Zhen Huan was wearing. The fabric was nice, but there was no jewelry to embellish it, which showed that her family was poor, so she looked down on her even more.
"No matter how high or low the official position is, the only thing that matters is reason."
While being stared at, Zhen Huan was also staring at Xia Dongchun. Seeing the other person's frivolous look, Zhen Huan couldn't help but have a bit of disdain in her eyes.
Is such a brainless person worthy of entering the palace?
"You are so conceited about your beauty that you think you will definitely be selected. Can you give me some instructions?"
"I dare not, I just..."
"What are you arguing about? What kind of place is this? How can you make such a noise?"
When the aunt in charge heard this, she hurried forward to interrupt. She was so stimulated by the conversation between the two that she almost fainted.
Who gave them the courage to discuss the emperor's will in public?
One dares to say it and the other dares to agree to it. Doesn't it clearly mean that the emperor values beauty? They are really risking their lives.
Seeing the aunt in charge coming, everyone shut up. No matter how bold they were, they didn't dare to speak out in front of the person in charge.
"What on earth has happened that made you dare to make such a loud noise in the palace? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
In response to the head nanny's inquiries, the parties involved were afraid that the matter would become a big deal and would definitely not tell anyone.
Although the remaining concubines wanted to curry favor with the head nanny, they were not fools after all. Everyone here had an official in their family, and it was better to have less trouble than more, so no one would speak up at this time.
But don't forget that this is the Forbidden City, and there are palace servants here, so the sharp-eyed palace servant immediately came forward and learned everything that had just happened from the aunt in charge.
After listening to the original aunt in charge, she felt extremely tired. What kind of people are these? She immediately spoke loudly with some anger.
"This is the imperial palace, not a market where you can make noise. If there is any problem, the palace servants will come and solve it.
My lady, you should apologize for soiling someone else's clothes. If your mistake caused this lady to lose her manners and make a mistake in front of the emperor, can you take the responsibility for her?"
The aunt in charge was speaking to An Lingrong, which startled Zhen Huan and the other two who were thought to be speaking for them, and also made An Lingrong's already frightened face even paler.
However, the aunt in charge ignored them, but just secretly glanced at the place where Xiao Yuanzi went, and remembered that Prince Yu was there at this time.
Thinking that she had already made a mistake by leaving her post, she would definitely be charged with lax management after the audition, she might as well buy a good favor for Prince Yu now, so her words became even more impolite.
"And this young lady, the imperial selection is a big deal. Even if you have been wronged, report it and someone will take care of it for you. There is no reason to make a scene in public like this. Who of you will be held responsible for disturbing the emperor?"
After she finished speaking, she saw Xia Dongchun nodded at a loss, and the housekeeper was somewhat satisfied, and then looked at Zhen Huan and the others.
"As for these two young ladies, not to mention that you have not been selected yet, even if you were selected, the major and minor affairs of the palace will be managed by the Emperor, the Empress, and Prince Yi, so there is no need to trouble you two young ladies to take over."
After she finished speaking, she didn't even look at the pale faces of Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, and raised her voice again.
"I will say it again here, if you ladies have any problems, please tell the palace servants outside and someone will come to solve it immediately.
I believe that everyone has been taught the rules by their nannies before, and the adults in your families must have also reminded you what to do and what not to do in the palace before you entered it.
If anyone makes a mistake and something happens, it will be the loss of face for you and your family."
After saying that, the aunt in charge looked around with sharp eyes. Seeing that everyone was too dumb to speak, she was satisfied and took Xia Dongchun downstairs to change her clothes.
As soon as the maids saw the appearance of the head aunt, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the clever palace maid stood up and loudly repeated three times the rules they should follow.
All of the ladies looked extremely unhappy at once. If this got out, they would definitely be blamed when they returned home.
This made all the concubines present quickly stay away from Zhen Huan and the other two, for fear that if they got close they would be thought to be in the same group as them. Some of them were so impatient that they glared at Zhen Huan and the others.
Zhen Huan and the other two, who were suddenly pushed to the center of public attention, were all filled with shame and wished they could disappear from that place as soon as possible.
Zhen Huan felt even more ashamed and angry. Of course, her family had told her about the rules of the palace before she entered it, but she didn't know what happened just now. She got hot-headed and started arguing with them, and was even criticized by the nanny.
I have really brought shame to my family. I don't know how I will be criticized when I return home.
Yin Qi had just finished watching the show and was walking towards the main hall with a sense of unfulfilled desire. Halfway through, he saw Su Peisheng coming towards him with a sweaty face.
"Oh, my prince, why are you here? The emperor sent me to look for you."
"I know, I know. We just finished watching the excitement."
Being urged again, Yin Qi pretended to be very dissatisfied and pouted, then continued to move forward reluctantly.
But after hearing this, Su Peisheng became cautious and asked the others to follow Yinqi. He then grabbed the eunuch he had just sent to call Yinqi, wanting to ask if something had happened just now so that he could explain to the emperor later.
"What just happened?"
When questioned by Su Peisheng, the young eunuch did not dare to hide anything and described to Su Peisheng what had just happened in vivid detail.
After hearing the story, Su Peisheng's mouth twitched, and he began to regret his previous decision.
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