sbdcsierra Chapter 246 Qian Duojiao was chosen as an ordinary beauty.
Chapter 246 Qian Duojiao was chosen as an ordinary beauty.
Ever since the puppet prince Qilian Yao abdicated the throne to Qilian Bai, a member of a branch family, to be the new emperor, the elders have been arranging a beauty contest for Qilian Bai.
Qilian Bai has a yellowish complexion, thin eyebrows, a high nose... and a pair of eagle eyes with a hint of dark light. Qilian Bai has been bullied by many dandy princes since he was a child, and he learned martial arts when he grew up.
He could still fight a few passers-by with his bare hands, but if Qi Lian Bai met a martial arts master, he would still be a rookie. At this time, Qi Lian Bai was sitting on the three-foot high platform of the talent show, and he glanced at the rows of beauties standing on the ground.
The new emperor thought that Su Xiangying, who had lively eyes and a lively personality, was more likable, and he thought that she could be his favorite concubine.
Xiao Shulan was the designated concubine and had to be taken into the palace for the sake of Marquis Xibo's face.
Du Ruoxue was so beautiful that she was not like an ordinary woman. She kept her eyes downcast and never looked at him. Qilian Bai felt that this woman could be admired from afar but not touched. The new emperor hesitated whether to make this stunning beauty his queen. After thinking for a while, he gave up. Qilian Bai had always seen the fights among concubines in the palace. He privately thought that Du Ruoxue should be a favorite concubine like Su Xiangying, as they both had their own characteristics.
When Du Ruoxue saw that she was chosen, her face turned pale and her eyes were filled with despair and helplessness. At that moment, Du Ruoxue felt like the world had fallen on her and her heart suddenly arose. After a burst of rapid gasps, Du Ruoxue swallowed the heart-saving pill that she had quietly put into her mouth. She held her handkerchief, thanked the team, and stood on the left side of the team that was chosen.
In front of her was Xiao Shulan in blue and Su Xiangying with a sweet smile on her face.
Qi Lianbai personally selected more than a dozen people. He was tired and drank a few sips of the best Longjing tea. The clear and refreshing tea aroma dispelled the new emperor's restlessness. He looked at Xu Lingrong, who looked like a little white flower.
He intuitively felt that this woman was like his biological mother, who appeared weak on the outside but was actually a black-hearted person. The father of the Xu girl was a sixth-rank official.
Qilian Bai's eyes flickered, and he suddenly remembered a story in a picture book of palace fighting that he had read before, in which a concubine from a seventh-rank official's family caused chaos in the harem. Qilian Bai's heart skipped a beat, and he gave Xu Lingrong to the newly-appointed Feather King Qilian Mo.
His younger brother Qi Lianmo had a lot of ideas in his mind, and he just had time to discuss them with Xu Lingrong.
Zhu Xinyue, the lucky girl, was named Concubine Lan. She had bright and beautiful features and looked like a noble lady from an aristocratic family.
Qian Duojiao was unhappy that she was named a beauty. Why were Su Jian and Du Xiaoti both concubines, while she, who was as beautiful as a flower, was just an ordinary beauty?
She didn't know that her pampered aura disgusted Qilian Bai, and he took Qian Duojiao into the harem for her father's sake.
When Minister Qian learned about this later, he also complained to the new emperor about his nonsense. As a minister, his daughter should at least be a Zhaoyi. Why should she be called a beauty?
Zhao Wanrou was so angry. She should have been chosen, but just because she was standing next to the beautiful Du Ruoxue, she looked like an ugly duckling. On the way back home in the sedan chair, Zhao Wanrou burst into tears. She didn't know that her failure was what Du Ruoxue wanted.
In front of the Dali Shiqing Mansion...
Father Zhu stood in front of the mansion gate, looking anxiously at the road in the distance. He didn't know whether Xinyue was chosen today. Zhu Shaogang felt conflicted. If his daughter was chosen by the new emperor, she would have to live alone in the palace, where the intrigues were more taxing than those in the court.
His wife's nephew Zhou Ziyi has always been thinking about his daughter, and Zhu Shaogang doesn't want to marry his daughter to her cousin.
There was a vague resemblance of Du Ruoxue in Zhu's mother's eyes and eyebrows. She had a fair face and gentle eyes and eyebrows. Zhu's mother was wearing a brown Shu brocade embroidered with gold floral patterns, and on her head she wore a new dark green orchid hairpin from Jinxiu Hall.
The gentle and noble Mother Zhu was even more anxious than Zhu Shaogang. She regretted not letting her daughter marry her nephew Zhou Ziyi a month ago. If they had gotten married as they wished, there would not have been the unfortunate incident of the talent show.
Du Ruoxue's maid Xiaotao stood beside Zhu's mother in a green dress. Her chubby face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd. Xiaotao had a hunch that her young lady had been chosen.
"Here it comes, the young lady's carriage is back!"
When the servant Zhu Er saw the Zhu Mansion's carriage in the distance, he shouted with joy...