Raising a Dog is Better than Palace Fight Chapter 77

Chapter 77 beauty

　　In the draft of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the daughters of officials above the fourth rank must participate when they are fourteen years old, but this is just a formality, and the royal family will not forcefully recruit them. If parents who sincerely care about their daughter have made up their mind to find a good husband for their daughter, they can submit a letter to the emperor to express their love, and it will usually be approved. If they miss the draft due to accident, they can also get married on their own after explaining the reasons clearly, and there is no need to wait. After all, it will take three years to wait for the next term, and my daughter’s family can’t afford to delay. But there are even more ambitious parents who insist on sending their daughters to the harem to achieve prosperity.

　　The sun is warm, the grass is growing, and the warblers are flying. The Bixiao Palace, surrounded by green plants, is a vibrant spring scene. The astringent smell of grass and the strong fragrance of blooming flowers and trees float in the air. Meng Sangyu opened the window lattice and leaned lazily on the soft couch, basking in the sun while flipping through the list of beautiful girls in his hand. The information on the roster is extremely detailed and is accompanied by color portraits, which is more interesting than a modern fashion magazine.

　　Seeing that her master was looking at it with great interest and without any sense of crisis, Grandma Feng couldn't help it anymore and said worriedly, "My Lady, please ask the Emperor privately what he thinks of these beautiful ladies, so that you can take precautions in advance. I heard that this year The beautiful women are very outstanding, one of them is even known as the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, she should not be underestimated!"

　　"I've already asked, and the emperor said he has no idea, it's all up to me." Meng Sangyu covered his mouth with a handkerchief and yawned regardless of the image. Yesterday, I asked Emperor Zhou Wu about his intentions with the picture album, asking him to sketch out a few things that he liked so that she could keep the cards. Without thinking, the man threw the picture album aside without even looking at it, and tormented her all night long.

　　Grandma Feng was satisfied, with a smile on her face. The emperor really cares about his master the most.

　　Meng Sangyu glanced at her with a disapproving expression. Even if a man reaches this level, he is still unqualified in her heart. She could endure sharing a man with many women, and she could choose beautiful concubines for him to fill the harem, but this was all based on the premise that she couldn't help it. If she could, why wouldn't she want to be together for the rest of her life? But this is destined to be nothing more than a luxury hope. The only thing she can do is to hold her heart tightly.

　　Thanks to this draft, I woke up in time from being indulged in the tenderness of men. Meng Sangyu laughed at herself, flipped back the picture album, and asked curiously, "The most beautiful woman in the Zhou Dynasty? Which family?" She had vaguely heard of this title before entering the palace.

　　"Back to my empress, she is Yu Yage, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Yu's palace. She was supposed to be a show girl in the same class as you, but she was unable to run due to a sudden illness at that time, so she was postponed to this class. Her concubine was chosen instead. But I have been in the palace for three years and have not been favored. This time, thanks to the Queen Mother, I have been promoted to a new concubine." As she said this, Nanny Feng removed the cold tea and replaced it with a new cup.

　　Meng Sangyu raised his glass and sipped, turned to the page of Duke Yu's Mansion, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "It turns out that she is Yu Ya'an's sister-in-law. She is eighteen years old, which is a bit old. How come she has not married in three years, and she has to come to the palace to squeeze in This single-plank bridge." She shook her head, somewhat incomprehensible. Is glory and wealth really more important than lifelong happiness?

　　"I heard that the official media who proposed marriage had trampled down the door of her house. Her mother had been interested in several families, but she rejected them all. She was very ambitious. How could she be willing to see her concubine promoted to one of the four concubines? "Mother Feng's face was full of contempt.

　　Meng Sangyu carefully admired the portrait in his hand and sighed, "With such a face, how can you not be heartbroken? Even I am moved when I see her. How can a man resist? Duke Yu must have placed high hopes on her, otherwise he would not He will send her in just when the concubine is promoted to be a concubine."

　　Grandma Feng glanced at the roster and had to admit that this woman was indeed extraordinary. It's just a small elephant, but its exquisite facial features are already very eye-catching. If it were a real person, I don't know how beautiful it would be.

　　Seeing that her master's brows were relaxed and his eyes were clear, without any sign of alertness, Nanny Feng hesitated several times and finally shut up. Without the emperor's favor, the master can still live comfortably, so there is no need to torment himself by fighting for it.

　　The two of them continued to look back at the roster, and at this moment, Bishui hurriedly walked in, followed by the joyful Erbao.

　　"Your Majesty, today is a beautiful spring day. The Imperial Concubine has hosted a flower-viewing banquet in the imperial garden and invites you to attend." After a pause, Bishui added, "She also invited some beautiful ladies, and the second lady also attended. "

　　Meng Ruizhu? Meng Sangyu raised his eyebrows. He didn't want to go forward, but he changed his mind after hearing the last sentence. Although Meng Ruizhu is somewhat scheming, her vision is too narrow, her character is very arrogant and vain, and she can easily be used as a gunman. I can't let go without looking at her.

　　"Change my clothes for me." Rubbing his brow, Meng Sangyu walked into the inner hall and put on the bright yellow imperial concubine's court dress. The phoenix-patterned tail feathers of the court dress are studded with tiny pearls, which sparkle in the sunlight. Coupled with the extremely luxurious gold head and face, Meng Sangyu's whole body exudes golden light, like a small sun. , making people unable to look directly.

　　If an ordinary person were to pile up deep and shallow layers of gold on their body, it would look vulgar, but Meng Sangyu's nobility and gorgeous face fully demonstrated the domineering and graceful appearance of gold. This is a kind of sharp and sharp beauty that can hurt people's eyeballs.

　　Nanny Feng smoothed out the wrinkles on her master's skirt one by one, took two steps back and looked up and down, and the sense of crisis in her heart instantly faded away. Looking at the whole Zhou Dynasty, who can match the master's arrogance? No matter how beautiful a woman is, standing with her master is like washing faded clothes that can no longer be worn.

　　"Let's go!" Meng Sangyu waved his sleeves and cast a golden light. All the palace people straightened their backs and agreed in unison, and the fierce aura unique to Bixiao Palace spread out.

　　In the Penglai Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, the newly promoted imperial concubine Yu Ya'an was inviting all the beautiful ladies to sit down, and affectionately pulled her sister-in-law and Meng Ruizhu to sit next to her.

　　Because Yu Yage had an extraordinary appearance and was her legitimate daughter, she had been pampered since she was a child. Therefore, she was very high-spirited and looked down upon this concubine who was inferior to her in appearance but ranked first among the four concubines. She suppressed the jealousy in her heart and bowed to her concubine. When she saw that the average-looking Meng Ruizhu was treated better than herself, her face showed a gloomy look.

　　She is extremely beautiful, with willow-leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes, oval face, small cherry mouth, and dark hair...everything about her body is the best interpretation of the word "beautiful". What's more, she is also very good at dressing up. Her goose-yellow gauze skirt and sober and elegant makeup make her look as charming as a moon palace fairy. Sitting next to her, all the women paled.

　　Seeing the jealous and wary looks from everyone, Yu Yage used an embroidered handkerchief to cover up the smug smile on her lips. I heard that Imperial Concubine Shuhui was the most favored concubine in the Sixth Palace, and the emperor loved her like a treasure. Now that he is here, the title of the most beloved concubine should be changed, right?

　　"The Imperial Concubine Shuhui has arrived!" The high-pitched voice of the eunuch sounded outside the Penglai Pavilion, and a group of concubines and beautiful ladies hurriedly walked outside and curtsied.

　　The bright yellow figure came meandering in the bright sunshine, and the golden steps made a jingling sound, causing everyone to look up unconsciously, and then they all closed their eyes, shocked in their hearts.

　　Yu Yage is indeed beautiful. I thought her beauty was a limit that could not be surpassed. But after seeing the Imperial Concubine, I realized that there is a kind of beauty that does not lie in appearance, but in temperament. Her eyebrows are not like the most popular willow leaf eyebrows nowadays, they are very thick and thick, with a bit of domineering dancing in the slightly raised eyebrows; her eyes are narrow and long, with clear black and white color, and the sharp eyes seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts, making people afraid Look closely; her lips are slightly thick, painted with blood-red rouge, like a ball of fire.

　　This is a kind of beauty that is extremely domineering and can burn everything. Yu Yage looks so weak and weak standing next to her, just like the bright moon appearing in the dark night sky can never compete with the bright sun in the sky.

　　The newly promoted concubine Yu Ya'an bowed respectfully and stood up under the careless sleeves of the imperial concubine. Seeing the pale face of her eldest sister, a sarcastic dark light quickly flashed across her eyes. He is used to seeing such a bright and bright imperial concubine, how can the emperor still look at the rigid and boring Yu Yage? She is very suspicious! He is just a frog in a well who has never seen the world, and he still wants to reach the sky!

　　She lowered her head and covered her mouth with an embroidered handkerchief, and sneered inaudibly.

　　Meng Sangyu sat down on the main seat given by Concubine De, waved to Meng Ruizhu, and said in a sweet voice, "Come and sit."

　　Meng Ruizhu, who was completely suppressed by Yu Yage, happily agreed and sat down next to her sister-in-law with a somewhat reserved attitude.

　　"You all sit down, feel free to do whatever you want." Meng Sangyu took the hot tea from Aunt Feng and took a sip. Every move showed an overwhelming sense of nobility, which made everyone even more uneasy. How could it be so casual? stand up.

　　"In addition to flower viewing, are there any other entertainment programs?" Meng Sangyu said calmly, breaking the slightly stagnant atmosphere.

　　Just as Concubine De was about to reply, Yu Yage, who had regained her composure, knelt down and saluted first, saying in a gentle voice, "The daughter of the people has a suggestion, I don't know if it is good or bad." She raised her head slightly and glanced at Meng Sangyu quickly.

　　"What proposal?" Meng Sangyu raised his eyebrows in interest. It's boring anyway, so I just play with the most beautiful lady in Dazhou.

　　The second treasure in Yincui's arms began to groan at an inappropriate time and struggled to get off the ground, interrupting Yu Yage who was about to speak.

　　"Take it to the garden for a walk. It rained a few days ago and it was suffocated." Meng Sangyu waved his hand with an endearing smile.

　　Yincui and Bishui agreed and took Erbao into the depths of the imperial garden. Meng Sangyu looked at Yu Yage, raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me."

　　"Back to you, Madam, how about we compose poems while admiring the flowers, and try to win the prize of being the best poet?" Yu Yage lowered her head, hiding the calculation in her eyes. No one knows that the female general of the Meng family is the most illiterate in writing. If she accepts this suggestion, she will make a fool of herself, and if she does not, she will show cowardice. She was not afraid that the other party would hold a grudge because of this. With her father and concubine to help her, and her appearance, she was confident that she would be chosen by the emperor on the day of the palace election. No matter how favored the imperial concubine is, can she still be able to defeat the emperor? She didn't believe it!

　　Meng Ruizhu's expression was stiff. She was really illiterate, and she looked towards her sister-in-law as if asking for help.

　　Meng Sangyu smiled and waved his hand nonchalantly, "This is a good suggestion. The one who wins the first place in poetry will be rewarded. There is no limit to the subject matter. You can compose a complete poem within one stick of incense. Let's get started." She is the one in charge, let these people Composing poetry is purely about having fun for yourself. Who said you have to participate in it in person? No gain or loss of identity! Furthermore, this Yu Yage song really hit her weakness. She was extremely talented in writing and painting, but she was a loser in poetry, and she had always disdained plagiarism.

　　Yu Yage choked at the imperial concubine's commanding tone, her face changed several times, and finally she weakly agreed and racked her brains to come up with ideas in front of the rice paper spread out.

　　Yu Ya'an covered her mouth and smiled, thinking, "Can you provoke the imperial concubine?" Your father and aunt raised you so high that you don’t know how high the world is. Do you think you can reach the sky with your good looks? What a joke!

　　When the time for burning incense came, all the beautiful ladies turned in their poems one after another. Meng Sangyu and Yu Ya'an passed the poems to each other to select the leader. Not to mention, since Yu Yage dares to speak, she really has some real ability. Her "Wing Chun" has gorgeous words and fresh and timeless meaning. It is an extremely rare masterpiece. It seems that she is the best poet this time.

　　When Meng Sangyu was about to announce the results, the eunuch standing outside the pavilion announced loudly, "The Emperor has arrived!"

　　Meng Sangyu and Yu Yage hurriedly walked out and knelt to greet them, and the eyes of all the beautiful ladies shone brightly.

- Extracting MTL from raw by Du Xian'er (Poison❀Fairy) -

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