FSC [QT] Chapter 121.2

“What do you think of those ladies, Lang’er?”

Looking at the backs of Ah Wu and others leaving, Li Lang walked straight to her mother’s chamber. As soon as she entered the room, Concubine Li Shu couldn’t wait to ask.

In fact, the scene that just happened was all planned by the mother and daughter.

Concubine Li Shu had been in the palace for nearly 20 years. She had not learned anything else, but she was very familiar with the way of keeping a low profile to protect oneself.

No matter what the purpose of Emperor Qian was, putting people from all forces next to her daughter was a big trouble in Concubine Li Shu’s eyes.

Unfortunately, Emperor Qian’s intention could not be dismissed.

The mother and daughter thought about it and came up with a way, which was, to let the candidates quit by themselves when they were faced with difficulties.

This time, Concubine Li Shu summoned these people, and when they left, Li Lang stopped them at the palace gate and said something like that, which was part of their plan.

Li Lang was still a child. Some words coming out of her mouth could be interpreted as being young and hot-tempered, but if it was coming out of Concubine Li Shu’s mouth, it would inevitably make Emperor Qian think too much.

For example, what Li Lang said just now was completely in line with her preferences and temperament. Even if Emperor Qian heard about it, he would only laugh it off and would not delve into the real intention behind her words.

But if Yan Wan and others who heard these words were unwilling to become the Third Princess’s companion because of fear, it would be beyond their control. Even if Emperor Qian was dissatisfied, his anger would not be directed at them.

Of course, Concubine Li Shu and Li Lang knew in their hearts that once Emperor Qian made up his mind to do something, a little girl like Yan Wan and others would definitely not be able to resist.

They never thought that the plan would definitely succeed. The best outcome was that those girls were favored enough at home, so the elders were willing to spend time and effort to change the candidates for companions.

For example, there was more than one granddaughter in the household of the Minister of Revenue.

The one chosen by Emperor Qian was the youngest daughter of the Minister of Revenue. However, Concubine Li Shu and Li Lang learned that the granddaughters of the Minister of Revenue were also present in the palace.

The youngest daughter was born to the second wife of the Minister of Revenue.

At that time, the Minister of Revenue was already a grandfather. The birth of this daughter proved that he was still in good shape.

She was also the only child of his young and beautiful second wife, so she was naturally loved.

On the contrary, the girl who was only a few months younger than her aunt was the legitimate daughter of the second son of the Minister of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue had a lot of legitimate sons and illegitimate sons, and he couldn’t love his grandsons enough, so how could he remember his granddaughters whose rank were unknown?

If the youngest daughter of the Minister of Revenue could persuade her father to replace the companion with her niece, Concubine Li Shu and others would achieve their goal.

The candidates sent to the palace had different statused in the family, so the chips they represented were also different.

Although they were still forced to participate in the competition of various forces, at least, they could be less urgent and have time to breathe.

It would be best if this plan could succeed. Even if it failed, it would not be a big loss for Concubine Li Shu and her daughter. In the worst case, they would be chess pieces of Emperor Qian.

After all, Li Lang was just a princess. When the time came, she would marry far away, and she would still have the honor she deserved.

“The Seventh Young Lady of the Marquis of Changping Mansion is not bad.”

Ah Wu did give Li Lang a surprise.

“The Seventh Young Lady?”

Concubine Li Shu recalled the conversation with the young ladies just now and then nodded.

“She is really good. She doesn’t look like a child raised in the countryside for more than ten years. It can be seen that the old saying that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes still makes sense.”

Ling Wu was originally the candidate they chose, unlike Yan Wan and other girls who were forced in by Emperor Qian. Now after observing from a distance, they found that the other party was a good girl, which was an icing on the cake.

***

After Ah Wu and the others returned to the Palace of Peace and Harmony, they were immediately surrounded by other girls in the courtyard, asking about Concubine Li Shu and the Third Princess.

However, the managing nanny saw them and scolded them for not talking about the noble master. So, the crowded crowd had to disperse.

In the end, these curious girls could only disperse in twos and threes, find the girl they were friends with, and then go to each other’s room to talk in detail.

Ah Wu had just returned to the Marquis of Changping Mansion for a few months, and the number of banquets she attended was less than a handful, so naturally, she did not have any close friends.

Therefore, in the end, she was the most carefree one and returned to her own little room alone, leaving her ears untouched.

After returning to the room, Ah Wu began to analyze the words and deeds of Concubine Li Shu and the Third Princess during this summons. She also recalled the family backgrounds of the ladies who were summoned this time and then heaved a long sigh of relief.

If she was not wrong, it was a sure thing that she would be selected as the companion of the Third Princess this time.

Ah Wu was very happy. Before the Third Princess got married, she could stay in the palace reasonably and meet her brother often.

***

After the summons by Concubine Li Shu, other concubines in the palace also began to summon these young ladies who entered the palace one after another.

However, unlike Concubine Li Shu, most of the concubines summoned later were girls who were related to their own maternal families. Some of them wanted to save face for their own girls, while some of them wanted to call those girls to their side to discuss the important matter of selecting concubines for several princes.

In short, since Concubine Li Shu’s summon, the group of girls in the Palace of Peace and Harmony ran to the Imperial Garden more and more diligently. There were also people like Yan Wan and others who had been summoned by Concubine Li Shu and seemed to be destined to become the Third Princess’s companion.

The Palace of Peace and Harmony, which was originally quite peaceful, was completely stirred into turbid water because of that summons.

 

 

 

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