Chapter 192 Charm 12
Chapter 192 Charm 12
He was kind to Chun Yuan purely out of gratitude.
Once, by chance, Chunyuan saved him.
It wasn't that he had done a great favor, but as a prince, he couldn't be too perfunctory in repaying his benefactor, so he promised to agree to one of Chunyuan's requests.
So Chunyuan said that she wanted to marry him.
Xuan Ling had an extraordinary appearance, which made Chun Yuan fall in love with him at first sight.
Xuan Ling agreed. A promise is worth a thousand gold and he will not go back on his word.
But this is the previous Xuan Ling. If you choose to let Xuan Ling fulfill this excessive promise again, Xuan Ling will only deal with the excessive benefactor. After all, he has Shi Yao, so what is the benefactor or not, what is the promise or not.
Thinking of Shiyao, Xuan Ling sighed. Shiyao was so much younger than him. If he waited a hundred years until Shiyao was left alone in this world, what would he do if someone bullied her?
Back to the present, the Queen Mother's embarrassment has evolved from verbal trouble to throwing tea and releasing the cat.
As expected of a female Zhuge Liang, Zhen Huan became more and more courageous in the face of difficulties. Her original intention of "keeping a low profile and failing in the election" was aroused into a fighting spirit, and she was determined to show the emperor all her extraordinary qualities.
She is a girl from a good family. Why does the Queen Mother treat her so hard?
Since the Queen Mother doesn't want her to be selected, then she must be selected to show the Queen Mother.
In order to gain a moment of pride, Zhen Huan pursued her lofty ideal - to marry the best man in the world, and was determined to be selected into the harem regardless of anything else.
In Xuan Ling's eyes, Zhen Huan's "flirting" was not as attractive as Sun Miaoqing, who looked ordinary beside her.
Sun Miaoqing was the sister of Sun Zhuhe, the Suzhou weaving manufacturer.
Sun Zhuhe, Xuan Ling had an impression of him. He was very dishonest and followed Nian Gengyao around to make trouble.
"Heh," Xuan Ling sneered, "Sun Miaoqing, you are disrespectful in front of the palace. Drag him out and never be allowed to participate in the imperial selection again."
As for Zhen Huan, "The Zhen family's beautiful daughter, keep the name card."
She looks a bit like Chun Yuan, but she married someone else, which is embarrassing for Xuan Ling.
The rumors about him and Chun Yuan were known throughout the capital. Zhen Huan and Chun Yuan looked so similar that people would think of Chun Yuan at first sight. If she married someone else, who knows what people in the capital would say about her in private.
Xuan Ling's patience was exhausted, and he left in anger, leaving the empress dowager to continue the palace selection.
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, Xuan Ling had obtained a similarity to Zhen Huan, Chun Yuan, and she left with satisfaction.
Therefore, he paid more attention to Zhen Huan. He didn't like her in the first place, so after the palace selection was over, he gave Yi Xiu some special instructions.
The Queen Mother knew how much Yixiu hated Chun Yuan. Yixiu would not let Zhen Huan, a substitute for Chun Yuan, have an easy time by entering the palace.
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Because of Xuan Ling's order, no one was allowed to disturb the Qianqing Palace and the Yangxin Palace without being summoned. Yixiu had no choice but to write the positions and residence arrangements for the only two selected beauties, Borjigit and Zhen Huan, on red paper and sent Jianqiu to deliver it to the Yangxin Palace to ask the emperor's opinion.
At that time, Xuan Ling was playing chess with Shi Yao.
Although Go is difficult, Shiyao loves to play it and Xuan Ling is happy to play with her.
Su Peisheng stepped forward and reported vaguely, "Your Majesty, the Empress sent Jianqiu here."
Jianqiu did not say directly why she came to the Yangxin Palace at this time.
Xuan Ling's mind is on the chessboard. How can he make Shiyao's moves interesting without her noticing that he is letting her win?
So he casually asked, "What's the matter, Queen?"
Su Peisheng had no choice but to explain, "The Queen wants to ask for your opinion on how to arrange the positions of these concubines..."
Shi Yao had no intention of playing chess, and Xuan Ling glanced at her uncomfortably.
Why did he have to ask clearly? Su Peisheng was the smartest old man. Since Su Peisheng spoke vaguely, he just listened vaguely.
"We'll discuss this later..."
Xuan Ling asked all the servants to leave, otherwise it would be difficult to coax Shi Yao with outsiders present.
He still felt a little guilty, even though Xuan Ling had no special feelings for those two people.
However, it was precisely because he had no personal feelings for these two people that Xuan Ling finally explained after some hesitation.
"Well, Yaoyao, please listen to my explanation. I have no other intentions towards those two people.
The Borjigit clan was a Mongolian military flag and was just a symbol of the Manchu-Mongol marriage. They just needed to be kept in the palace.
The reason why I chose the Zhen family’s concubine is that she looks like the late Queen Chunyuan. I am afraid that if she marries someone else, some people will gossip about her.”
Since he met Shiyao, he has never set foot in the harem.
This selection was mainly for arranging marriages for members of the royal family. If it weren't for these reasons, he would not have kept these two beauties.
Xuan Ling's explanation was sincere, but it couldn't comfort Shi Yao's heart.
She traveled through time to the Qing Dynasty, but she has lived in modern times for more than 20 years.
She still couldn't accept the emperor and his harem.
Fortunately, the two have not yet revealed their relationship, so Shiyao can still retract her eager heart.
It doesn’t matter, Shiyao comforted herself, she could be fine alone.
The snail slowly extended its tentacles toward the outside world, and immediately retracted them when it was slightly frightened.
Xuan Ling noticed Shi Yao's change instantly. His intuition told him that if he didn't seize this opportunity, he would completely lose Shi Yao, so he asked anxiously, "Yao Yao, you have always been able to feel how much I like you, right?"
I like you, what about you?
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