Chapter 318: Selecting People

There is no queen in the harem, and Concubine Li has always been the one who manages the six palaces. In the past, the Queen Mother saw that the Emperor liked her and was willing to give her some face.

Now the Queen Mother did not immediately let the Concubine stand up.

The Queen Mother was hit in the face by someone snatching her child, so she naturally felt that the Concubine was usurping the throne. At this time, the old lady hit the Concubine in front of all the concubines.

Since entering the palace, the Concubine has been pampered and has never been so embarrassed. At this time, she knelt on the ground, and the other concubines could not sit still, so they naturally knelt behind her.

But even if others knelt, they were not as frightened as the Concubine.

The Concubine raised her head and was about to say a few words to beg for mercy, but when she looked up, she happened to see Niuniu in the Queen Mother's arms, looking at her with curious eyes.

Concubine Li's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that this scene was unexpectedly familiar.

She was very angry that Niuniu was still nestling in the Queen Mother's arms and looking around. It felt as if the person she was kneeling to was not the Queen Mother, but Niuniu!

The daughter of a champion scholar deserves to be made to kneel!

The Queen Mother did not think it was inappropriate. Not only did she let Niu Niu sit in her arms, she also casually brought the newly made snow cloud pastry from the kitchen to Niu Niu's mouth.

The Queen Mother seemed to be unaware that Wu Lala was kneeling in a room. Instead, she said to Niu Niu lovingly: "Good child, don't worry, the imperial concubine already has an adopted daughter in the palace, and she will not snatch you away."

Niu Niu breathed a sigh of relief and showed a sweet smile to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother felt that her heart was about to melt. She handed a piece of cake to Niu Niu and asked: "Is the cake made in the imperial kitchen delicious? Do you like it?"

Niu Niu took a piece of snow cloud pastry. It was not enough for her to eat it herself, but she was thinking about her good friend.

The Queen Mother waved her hand, and immediately someone served cakes to the other four girls.

After Niu Niu finished eating a piece of Snow Cloud Pastry, the little girl nodded vigorously and said, "It's delicious. This is the most delicious Snow Cloud Pastry I have ever eaten!"

When the Queen Mother heard this, her expression softened again, and she turned to Li Shunfu beside her and said, "The Imperial Kitchen made good pastries today, reward."

Li Shunfu responded respectfully, and looked at the fair and lovely little girl still in the Queen Mother's arms, thinking that the Queen Mother really doted on her.

Niu Niu looked at the concubines kneeling on the ground, and felt that the atmosphere was strange. She asked the Queen Mother in a baby voice: "Grandma Queen Mother, why are they all kneeling?"

The Queen Mother seemed to have just been reminded, and said to the Imperial Concubine: "If it weren't for the good boy asking, I would have forgotten that the Imperial Concubine was still kneeling. Get up."

The Queen Mother said this, in fact, to help Niu Niu do a favor.

But the Imperial Concubine felt very irritated when she saw Niu Niu's face. Even if she got a favor, she still couldn't get rid of the grudge.

All the concubines stood up. They had no ill will towards Niu Niu. Instead, they felt that the Queen Mother valued Niu Niu. Their eyes were even more eager, and they wanted to coax Niu Niu into their own palace. Even if they couldn't have a child, it would be good to have the Queen Mother's favor.

The concubines who had been praising Niu Niu at first put in more effort to praise Niu Niu to the heavens and the earth, as if Niu Niu was the best baby in the world.

Even Li Zhaoyi, who was honest and dull, couldn't help but say at this time: "Such a cute little girl said she was willing to call me mother, I'm afraid I will wake up in the middle of the night with laughter."

The Queen Mother took the opportunity to say, "That's natural. Our Guaibao is a lucky doll praised by the whole capital. It's the good luck of the Gu family. Guaibao, do you like this lady?"

Niu Niu nodded and said, "This lady looks kind, I like her very much."

The Queen Mother said again: "Then are you willing to live with her? Call her mother?"

The expectation in Li Zhaoyi's eyes almost solidified.

But Niu Niu shook her head slowly.

The Queen Mother and Li Zhaoyi could not help showing disappointment in their eyes.

Niu Niu asked: "Grandma Queen Mother, do I have to call other aunts as mothers? Do I have to find godmothers?"

The Queen Mother's original intention was just to let these children call the concubines in the harem mother for a while. If they could really bring children and find godfathers and godmothers, it would not be a big deal.

But if the emperor recognized six goddaughters at once, it would not only look cheap, but also make people laugh at the royal family's crazy desire for children.

But now only Niu Niu is recognized, and most of the other girls have important officials in the court, so they can't let them down on such a matter.

"Good child, if you don't want to, forget it." The Queen Mother first found a way out for herself.

Niu Niu still stuck to her and said: "Can I live with you? I like you the most."

When the concubines in the palace heard this, they felt that Niu Niu was cunning and immediately chose the thickest thigh to hug.

But the queen mother, who was usually as shrewd as anything, smiled with wrinkles on her face and said, "My sweetheart."

The smiling face was almost the same as that of an old lady in the folk who was fooled by her grandson.

The eldest princess even cooperated with jealousy and said, "My dear, what about me? Don't you like me the most?"

Niuniu immediately said, "I like you the most in the princess's mansion."

The concubines listened to the little girl's "limited love" and thought that the two people above were not people who could bear such grievances, and they would definitely be unhappy about it.

Unexpectedly, the eldest princess gently revealed the matter, stretched out her hand and touched Niuniu's forehead, and said affectionately, "Little clever ghost."

Niuniu was poked by her and hid in the queen mother's arms again.

When the Queen Mother had finished laughing, she seemed to have just remembered that there was still a group of people waiting. She turned her head and looked at the people in the palace and said, "The days in the palace are long, and it is always good to have a child by your side to keep you company." , Li Zhaoyi, the girls in the Xianguo Palace are also loved by others, you have to educate them well, do you understand? "

The Queen Mother originally thought that this kind of thing must be a close match, and that the adoptive mother and the adopted daughter must be in love with each other, so she let Niu Niu choose. However, she was also afraid that other little girls would imitate Niu Niu and not find the adoptive mother, so she simply appointed her directly.

After Li Zhaoyi heard this, he glanced at Niu Niu eagerly, then stood up and thanked the Queen Mother. She was not Concubine Li, and she had the courage to pick on the Queen Mother.

"Wang Jieyu, you take care of that girl from the Liu family, Zheng Guibi, you take care of..."

The Queen Mother assigned several girls to several principal positions in the palace.

The women in the palace looked forward to the child until their eyes turned green. Although they were adopted daughters now, they had nothing to choose from if they had a child by their side.

After the Queen Mother assigned the children, she lowered her head and saw Niu Niu's eyes looking around the entire harem. Even the concubines who were standing further back stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks to take a look.

The Queen Mother asked: "My dear, are you looking for someone?"

Niuniu nodded honestly.

"Who are you looking for?" the Queen Mother wondered.

"Looking for someone I've met." Niu Niu said.

The imperial concubine could not directly contact the Queen Mother, but she gave her vassal Liu Meiren a look.

Liu Meiren immediately asked Niu Niu: "Miss Gu, when I didn't choose Empress Li Zhaoyi before, I thought you were going to follow the Queen Mother. Now that you are looking around, do you want to choose someone again? Could it be that before entering the palace, your family already told you who to choose? ?”