To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 503 Bait

  Lin Teng was shocked, and fear surged into his heart for a moment.

  He didn't understand why this emotion came from. After a brief pause in his thoughts, it could only be attributed to the worry that his friend might be in danger.

  Is that person crazy? These women are all his subjects, why would they do such a brutal act of killing innocent people indiscriminately?

  Lin Teng couldn't figure it out, and the feeling of powerlessness made him even more painful and angry.

   "Miss Luo—" He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

  The **** the opposite side said calmly: "So my father arranged for someone to set a fire and burn those rosters."

  She looked into Lin Teng's eyes and asked calmly, "Will Master Lin arrest my father?"

   "No!" Lin Teng blurted out without thinking.

  Luo Sheng bent his lips and smiled: "Then I thank Mr. Lin on behalf of my father."

  Lin Teng smiled wryly: "Miss Luo, don't say that, I'm really ashamed."

   Not only ashamed of his favoritism, but also ashamed of his incompetence.

  Although the fire set off by Governor Luo was for his daughter, it saved many girls like Miss Luo. He is not so pedantic, knowing that the person above him is wrong, and he still helps the evildoers.

  The word suddenly appeared in Lin Teng's mind, and Lin Teng's heart trembled.

  He was probably insane, and he even used the term "helping the emperor to abuse" to describe the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

   After a long silence, Lin Teng asked: "Miss Luo, does your father know the reason for that?"

  Luo Sheng shook his head.

  As for the reason, apart from the emperor and the national teacher, she is probably the only one who can guess the reason.

  However, guessing is just guessing after all, even if she guesses right, she can't tell anyone.

   "Master Lin, go and get busy. If you stay for a long time, it may attract the attention of interested people."

  Lin Teng got up and wanted to leave, but he was worried after thinking about it, and said seriously: "Miss Luo, if you have any difficulties, remember to tell me."

  Luo Sheng nodded slightly: "Okay."

  When the Ministry of Punishment and Jinlinwei teamed up to thoroughly investigate the leakage of the yamen of the household department, Emperor Yong'an did not give up on getting rid of the demon star.

  For this suspicious and indifferent emperor, anyone who threatens the country and the country in the slightest would rather be killed by mistake than let it go.

  The household registration registers were all burned down. If the statistics were re-stated, it would take a year or so to be short. Emperor Yong'an naturally didn't have the patience. After thinking about it for several days, an imperial list was posted, which immediately aroused heated discussions among the people in the capital.

  The emperor actually chose another concubine!

  Most of the common people surrounding the imperial list couldn’t count, so someone asked, “What is said on the imperial list?”

  The man with the appearance of a scholar explained: "The emperor wants to choose a concubine from the people."

  The common people became interested when they heard it: "Choose concubines from the people? Doesn't this mean that all the daughters of our family can be elected?"

  The man said with a smile: "It is possible, but there are conditions."

   "What conditions?" People asked one after another.

   "The qualifications for selection are women who were born on the seventh day of July at the age of seventeen in Beijing."

   The people who watched the excitement looked at each other in blank dismay.

  This condition is so weird.

   Soon a rumor spread quietly in Beijing: the national teacher left the customs not long ago because he found a star that matched the emperor's star when he watched the sky at night, which meant that the central palace was about to welcome a mistress.

  The new queen will give birth to a prince for the emperor.

  According to the national teacher's deduction, the girl's birthday is the seventh day of the seventh month of the Wuchen year.

  The rumors spread more and more fiercely. Some people in Beijing and China thought it was absurd, and more people believed it.

  For many families, it may be hesitant to let their daughter enter the palace as a little concubine. If they want to become a queen, it is worth a try.

  Concubine Xiao Gui heard the news not long after her confinement, and her face was livid with anger.

  Is the emperor so impatient? It's only been a few months since the concubine was chosen, and now he's going to choose another concubine!

   After all, it is because she gave birth to a princess.

   Thinking of her daughter who was like a sick cat, Concubine Xiao became more and more frustrated, and sent someone to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to invite Emperor Yong'an.

   It didn't take long for Emperor Yong'an to arrive.

   "Aifei has something to do with me?"

  Concubine Xiao Gui stared at Emperor Yong'an, her eyes suddenly turned red.

  Emperor Yong'an was stunned: "What's wrong with my concubine?"

  Concubine Xiao Gui lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly: "I heard that the harem will have a mistress, and I'm a little scared."

  Emperor Yong'an's eyes darkened, and he held Concubine Xiao's hand: "Where did I hear this rumor, Concubine Ai?"

   "Don't you all know now?" Concubine Xiao's eyelashes trembled slightly, showing a bit of fragility, "When the harem has a mistress, a concubine like a concubine will be regarded as a thorn in the side, maybe someday she will make a mistake, and then—"

  Emperor Yong'an interrupted Concubine Xiao's resentment: "My dear concubine, don't think wildly. Where is the mistress? It's just to refill the harem."

The troubles of the past few days made Emperor Yong'an not much in the mood to comfort others, but after all Concubine Xiao Gui was on top of his heart, so he said patiently: "My concubine also knows that my descendants are rare, and the concubine who was selected into the palace a few days ago The concubine has not moved so far, so I want to choose some more women to enter the palace. Concubine Ai, don't worry, no matter what happens, no one will pass you by."

   Concubine Xiao Gui listened to this and sneered in her heart.

  What does it mean that there is no movement so far, and it has been less than half a year since the last concubine selection!

  As for the fact that no one will pass her, she would be a fool if she believed it.

  The emperor has no children so far. As long as a concubine gives birth to a prince, the mother will be more expensive than the son at that time. Who will remember her as a noble concubine.

  Concubine Xiao Gui felt resentful and angry in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She leaned into Emperor Yong'an's arms and said softly, "The concubine can rest assured."

  After leaving Yuhua Palace, Emperor Yong'an suddenly lowered his face: "In the future, whoever chews his tongue in front of the imperial concubine, let him shut up forever."

  The re-election of a concubine has become a hot topic of discussion in Beijing. In the Luo Mansion's study, Luo Sheng and Luo Dadu are also discussing this matter.

   "I didn't expect my father to burn the household register, and the emperor threw out such a bait again."

  Luo Dadu sighed: "This is better than before, at least some families who love their daughters will not send their daughters to the palace."

  If it was a desperate situation before, now there will always be lucky women who escaped.

  The haze in Governor Luo's heart did not dissipate.

  The emperor came up with this method in order to solve the problem of women born on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Bochen year, which shows that it is inevitable.

  One day, the knife that was held high will fall on Sheng'er's head.

  Looking at his beloved daughter, Governor Luo fell into a long silence.

  A voice came from outside the study: "Grand Governor, the concierge handed over an invitation card from the Princess Mansion."

"Come in."

  A young servant gently pushed the door in and presented Luo Sheng with a beautiful invitation card.

  Luo Sheng opened it and scanned it, slightly frowning.

"how?"

  Luo Sheng held the invitation and smiled: "Princess Changle invited me to play at the Princess Mansion."

  Knowing the friendship between Princess Changle and her daughter, Governor Luo felt relieved: "Go and play, my father will find a way to solve these troubles."

   "The daughter has gone."

  Compared to the peace of mind of Governor Luo, Luo Sheng didn't feel relaxed.

  After that trial, Princess Changle hadn't seen her for a long time, and suddenly invited her to play at the Princess' Mansion, maybe it was a grand banquet.

  (end of this chapter)