The young masters who failed to be selected quickly packed their bags and went home. Su Yu, who was selected for no reason, occupied Xunyang Hall. In the next few days, he would receive training before entering the palace and carefully learn the rules of the palace. Ten days later, the emperor would marry him.
Prince Lu happily led his horse away. The Prince Of Changchun was still worried about his sister. Before leaving, he specially came to see Su Yu.
"What is the meaning of this, Heir Apparent?" Su Yu looked at the small box on the table and frowned slightly.
"Brother Su and I felt like old friends at first sight. I originally wanted to go to Xian Mantang to pay you a visit, but who would have thought that brother Su would stay behind. These are my parting gifts, I hope brother Su does not dislike them." Changchun Marquis Crown Prince said with a face full of sincerity, pushing the box to Su Yu.
Su Yu opened the box. There were a few banknotes inside. After a rough look, there were about a thousand taels. He immediately closed the lid and pushed the box back. "I can't accept this. Heir Apparent, if you have anything to say, please say it."
The Prince Of Changchun sighed. "To be honest, today is the day of the Empress Dowager's concubine selection. My sister passed the selection. She has a mischievous nature and is ignorant of worldly affairs. I'm afraid that she will offend people in the palace. As a man, I can't ask other concubines to take care of her. I can only ask Brother Su to take care of her. If you need anything from the Cen family in the future, I will not hesitate. "
"I'm just a cook. In the palace, I'm afraid I'm not even as good as Miss Cen …" Su Yu was speechless. He knew nothing about palace intrigue, but there was someone who asked him to take care of her.
"Brother Su, don't belittle yourself. Since the National Tutor has chosen Brother Su, you must be outstanding in your own way!" The Prince Of Changchun's face was full of certainty. It had to be known that although the Da An dynasty could choose male concubines, the number of male concubines that actually entered the palace could be counted on one's fingers. Those who were selected were, without exception, outstanding figures. After being released, they would be promoted and have a promising future.
In the end, the Prince Of Changchun still left the banknotes to Su Yu. He said a lot of seemingly profound words, which gave Su Yu a headache.
The chaotic day finally came to an end. An Hong-chul flicked his sleepy brother. "Zhen will summon someone to serve me in bed tonight. You sleep in the side chamber."
The confused Little Fat Ball was instantly startled awake. "Meow?"
When Wang Gonggong heard this, a gratified smile immediately appeared on his face. The Emperor had been at the age of twenty for so long. Today, he was finally enlightened. He immediately said, "Who does Your Majesty want to summon?"
It had to be known that before the age of twenty, these fellows' bodies were difficult to control. Emotional fluctuations or accidental bumps could turn the Emperor into a cat. That was why the Emperor had never summoned a concubine in his life.
An Hong-chul looked at Wang Gonggong in confusion. "Of course it's Su Yu." Who else could it be?
"This … Your Majesty, Prince Su hasn't entered the palace yet. I'm afraid it's not appropriate." Wang Gonggong had a difficult expression. Although Su Yu was already set, his rank hadn't been determined and he hadn't been formally married. If the Emperor summoned him to serve him in bed now, it would obviously be against the rules.
"Humph, then zhen will go to Yang Hall to visit him!" An Hong-chul coldly snorted. He casually threw away his sleeping brother on his lap and got up to leave.
"Your Majesty …" Wang Gonggong couldn't stop him in time. He saw the Emperor turn into a golden light and rush out of the hall.
"Reporting to Gonggong, the Empress Dowager invites the Emperor to Ci 'an Palace for a chat." As soon as the Emperor left, a young eunuch came to report.
Wang Fuhai turned his head to look at His Royal Highness King Zhao, who was pretending not to hear, and then looked at the empty throne. He had a headache.
Su Yu was counting chili peppers in his room out of boredom, thinking about how to spend his days in the future.
Today, Yang Gonggong had taught him a lot of common knowledge about the palace. He had a general understanding of the current situation in the imperial court and the harem. Su Yu really didn't want to stay here at all.
The previous Emperor passed away early. The current Emperor ascended the throne at a young age. His body was weak and sickly, so he often couldn't attend court. Therefore, the throne wasn't stable. The Prime Minister was the Empress Dowager's cousin. These years, his relatives had controlled the imperial court to a very serious extent. In the harem, when the Emperor had just ascended the throne, he was forced to take Lu's daughter as a noble consort. It could be imagined that the imperial court and harem were in chaos. There definitely wouldn't be a day of peace.
He was a chef. He just wanted to peacefully open his seafood chain store. He didn't want to participate in these incomparably profound struggles. Moreover, he had to serve a man he had never met before! Just thinking about it made him tremble.
"Soy sauce, this is too absurd," Su Yu, whose heart had been hurt, listlessly buried his face in the golden fur. He sought comfort from the little cat that had secretly run over to see him, "Why does a man like me have to marry the Emperor!"
An Hong-chul, who had been forcefully pushing Su Yu's head, froze. Then he angrily slapped his paw. Stupid slave, if you don't marry zhen, who else can you marry?
"Forget it, with my conduct, the Emperor will probably let me go in two days," Su Yu comforted himself. He buried his nose in the fur again and whined, "It would be good if I married you. I don't know how to serve the Emperor, I only know how to serve you."
At least you know what's good for you! The golden little cat slightly raised his chin, the long tail behind him proudly wagging. Zhen won't abandon you.
A few days later, the women's side of the selection also ended. The palace set up a banquet in Qing Ping Palace.
This was the last part of the selection. Anyone who was selected had to participate in the palace banquet on the last day to be bestowed a title by the Emperor.
The titles of the male and female consorts were different. The ranks of the male consorts in descending order were Shijun, Shang Jun, Fei, Guifei, and Empress. The ranks of the female consorts were Cairen, Zhaoyi, Fei, Guifei, and Empress. Most of the people who had just entered the palace started from the lowest rank, unless there was a special reason.
"Right now, there aren't many consorts in the harem, but their ranks aren't low. Aijia thinks that this time, we can directly bestow the title of consort." In Ci 'an Palace, the Empress Dowager held the yellow and white little fat cat in her arms. She stroked its fur as she spoke to the absent-minded Emperor.
"En." An Hong-chul sat on the main seat and looked disdainfully at his brother who was acting spoiled in his mother's arms.
"The Di Miss of the Marquis Of Changchun family has the highest birth …" The Empress Dowager didn't look like the Emperor. Her almond eyes were slightly round, just like Prince Zhao's. When she spoke, she spoke slowly and gently.
"Su Yu then." The Emperor said impatiently. What Miss and Madam, what did it have to do with him?
"He's just the son of a second-ranked general." The Empress Dowager said helplessly.
"Zhen has a way." An Hong-chul said as he stood up. He picked up the fat ball who was stretching its neck to let its mother tickle it and turned to leave.
The Empress Dowager sighed. The palace maid next to her carefully removed the cat's fur from the Empress Dowager's dress. Seeing that the Empress Dowager was in a bad mood, the palace maid comforted her, "If the Empress Dowager likes that little cat, why not ask the Emperor to play with it for a few days." She remembered that the Emperor raised a pure gold cat. She had never seen this one before.
"Raising a cat is raising a lord. Aijia is old and can't manage it." The Empress Dowager sighed.
The palace maid felt that the Empress Dowager's words had a hidden meaning, so she didn't dare to say more.
Qing Ping Palace was a place where the world was clear and peaceful. It was the palace hall that was often used for banquets.
This palace banquet was for the Emperor to choose his concubines. The Empress Dowager didn't participate, and the other members of the Imperial Family didn't show up. Before the banquet started, other than Su Yu and the harem girls, only Yang Gonggong and Aunt Chen, who was in charge of the harem girls, were here.
The hall was empty except for two rows of low tables. Su Yu sat on the left side, and the harem girls sat on the right side.
"There's actually a man selected this year!" Several harem girls whispered.
"He's quite handsome …"
"He's definitely not as handsome as the Emperor. I heard my father say that the Emperor is a rare handsome man …"
"I have to dance well in a while. Maybe the Emperor will directly make me an imperial concubine …"
"You can't say this carelessly. Be careful not to let Imperial Consort Lu hear …"
Miss Cen from the Marquis Of Changchun looked coldly at Su Yu. Her family had said that they had already connected with Su Yu. The Su Family didn't have any foundation in court and could only rely on the marquis fu. In the future, they would have to listen to her in the palace. Thinking of this, Miss Cen stood and walked in front of Su Yu. She looked down at her and said: "I heard your meimei say that you sell fish."
Su Yu raised her head to look at this young miss that she had never seen before. She didn't understand.
"My father is the Marquis Of Changchun," Miss Cen looked at Su Yu's indifferent appearance and secretly gritted her teeth. How did her family find a fish seller to help her? With this kind of conduct, he probably wouldn't even be made a lord, "I heard that cairen and lords don't have their own palace and can't move around freely. Wait until you're made a lord."
Her meaning was, if you can't make a name for yourself, don't bother this young miss.
Su Yu finally understood. Was she being disliked by her teammates?
"The imperial edict has arrived!" Just as they were talking, a drawn-out voice came from outside the hall. The head steward of the imperial palace, Wang Fuhai, walked in. The emperor didn't appear.
Everyone hurriedly knelt to receive the edict. Wang Gonggong cleared his throat and said: "Esteemed guests, the emperor is busy with government affairs. It's inconvenient for him to attend today's banquet. This one will announce the edict on behalf of the emperor. I hope that everyone will be magnanimous enough to forgive him."
Hearing that the emperor wasn't coming, the harem girls couldn't help but be disappointed. Even Miss Cen, who didn't want to dance, was disappointed.
"By the will of the heavens, the emperor decrees that zhen's concubines will be personally chosen by zhen's beloved cat." Wang Gonggong put away the short and powerful imperial edict. He resisted looking at the harem girls' shocked expressions and respectfully took the tray from the young eunuch's hands. On top of the tray sat a small golden furred cat.
Sauce! Su Yu's eyes widened. She never thought that this fellow was actually raised by the emperor! But giving the matter of choosing concubines to Sauce … … Su Yu suddenly had a bad premonition.
"The emperor decrees that whoever this cat chooses will be conferred the title of concubine." Wang Gonggong firmly placed the tray on the ground and the golden kitten jumped out.
The harem girls reacted. No matter how strange this matter was, this was an important opportunity for them to obtain the title of concubine. Naturally, they couldn't let it go.
"Little darling, come here!" Someone clapped her hands to attract the kitten's attention.
"Meow, meow, look at this!" Someone shook the silk ribbon at their waist to obstruct the cat's view.
Only Su Yu's face twitched as she muttered in a low voice: "Sauce, don't come here, don't come here … …"
The golden kitten didn't look sideways as it leisurely walked in front of Su Yu. It jumped up and threw itself into Su Yu's arms.
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