I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 159 Guar Jia Wen Yuan (27)

Therefore, the eleventh brother said that he would teach him step by step to get through the novice period in the workplace, and invited Yunli to live in his house during this period. Yunli readily agreed, and was so excited that he wanted to sleep with his eleventh brother at night and have a long talk.

Yunli hasn't returned to his Prince's Mansion for a while, so it would be strange if An Huan met him.

And so, until the day of the talent show, An Huan was unable to successfully meet Yun Li.

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On the day of the draft.

The talent show that An Huan and An Meizhuang have been looking forward to for many years has finally begun.

Without maids, An Huan and An Meizhuang got up early in the morning to do each other's makeup. Without beautiful and expensive jewelry, An Huan found another way to decorate the two of them with flowers. Without gorgeous and comfortable clothes, the two of them could only try their best to choose the clothes they were most capable of wearing. At this time, even if An Huan wanted to wear a white "mourning dress" like in the original plot, money would not allow it.

Because of the incident in this life where An Meizhuang pricked Madam Lu's heart, their lives were even more difficult than An Lingrong in the original story. Therefore, even if they argued hard and got the opportunity to go to the capital to participate in the selection, they didn't have much money.

Even if Lin Xiu and Aunt Xiao had used their own private savings, An Huan and Shen Meizhuang had spent a lot of money to get information after entering the capital. Therefore, it was impossible for them to spend a lot of money to book a carriage a day in advance.

So I can only call a taxi on the same day.

The result was that these two people were just like An Lingrong in the original plot, who arrived in a panic when the palace gate was almost completely closed.

An Huan and An Meizhuang were both naturally good-looking. The most interesting thing was that judging from their clothes, they came from humble families. Yet, the mischievous concubines deliberately poured tea on them.

"Ah!" An Huan screamed. Her arms were not burned, but her clothes were obviously wet. The worst thing was that she didn't bring any clothes, or to be more precise, she didn't have any decent clothes to wear to the talent show.

An Meizhuang was also very angry when she saw An Huan was scalded. She loudly asked the concubine who caused the accident: "Which concubine are you from? Did you pour such hot tea on Huan'er on purpose?"

A familiar voice responded to her: "My name is Xia Dongchun, and my father is Xia Wei, a Baoyi Zuoling. I accidentally spilled tea on this girl, I'm so sorry. I wonder which family this girl is from? How about this, to express my apology, I'll compensate you with one, no, two sets of new clothes made of the most fashionable Su embroidery in the capital, okay?"

Xia Dongchun's voice was arrogant and domineering, coupled with her expression that said, "I knew you guys from poor and remote areas were going to blackmail people, so I just thought I was in a good mood and was rewarding you beggars." It was so infuriating that it was almost fatal.

Although An Huan really wanted to change into some more decent clothes, her personality would not allow her to be ridiculed and looked down upon by Xia Dongchun.

"My father is An Bihuai, the magistrate of Songyang County. Although I come from a humble family, I don't need these two pieces of clothing, Sister Xia. In all things, no matter what family background you have, the only thing that matters is courtesy. Today, Sister Xia spilled tea on my clothes and soaked them. It was only natural for her to compensate me with a piece of clothing. But how come Sister Xia is saying it as if she was giving me alms? Otherwise, Sister Xia would apologize to me and the matter would be over."

An Huan meant that I definitely want the clothes, but I only want my own. And I don't just want the clothes, I also want you to beg me to give them to me on the moral high ground.

Is Xia Dongchun the kind of person who would apologize so nicely?

That must not be the case!

She raised her chin high and said to An Huan disdainfully, "I was careless too. I already said I'd give you two sets of clothes as compensation. What else do you want?

Besides, if I’m not giving alms, what am I?

My clothes are all carefully sewn by several embroiderers using the most fashionable Suzhou embroidery in Beijing. Look at yours. Not only is the material popular a few years ago, but the stitches are also very thick. I guess it was made in the last few days? The flowers used to buy one of my clothes are enough to buy ten of yours. Am I not giving you charity?"

An Huan's face turned red at Xia Dongchun's straightforward words.

She really couldn't empathize with things that didn't happen to her, and she felt extremely embarrassed facing the pointing and criticizing of all the beauties in the palace.

But An Huan was strong-willed by nature. She dared to go against Concubine Hua when she was powerful in the past, let alone Xia Dongchun who would soon be beaten to a pulp.

An Huan became more courageous as she was frustrated: "As for clothes, the only thing that matters is whether they are worn elegantly and appropriately, there is no distinction between high and low. I don't think the clothes I'm wearing are cheap. It was you, Sister Xia, who got my clothes wet first, so I had to compensate you with a set of clothes to replace them. In fact, I didn't ask you to compensate me for the Su Xiu clothes, it was you who proposed it from the beginning to the end. Shouldn't you apologize if you do something wrong?

"Zuo Zhuan" says: "Who is without fault? It is the greatest virtue to correct one's fault." I hope Sister Xia will turn back and apologize to me as soon as possible, otherwise this matter will become a big deal. If it alarms the Emperor and Empress, even if it is brought to the Imperial Court, I will be in the right."

An Huan talked about a lot of random things, and there were several sentences that Xia Dongchun, a semi-illiterate person, couldn't quite understand.

However, she could still hear An Huan's request.

She realized that she only brought Su embroidery clothes, not the cheap fabrics she was wearing. Did he want his Su embroidery clothes and apologize to her? How could he be so shameless?

Xia Dongchun didn't want to apologize, but she was really afraid that the incident would be reported to the emperor. When she was in a dilemma, a eunuch came with a message that it was her turn to go in for the interview.

Well, considering that Emperor Yuanqi was a henpecked man, as for the selection of concubines, he did not care about anything else except deciding in advance which level of royal family a particular concubine could marry.

Therefore, the talent show can be said to be the queen’s one-man show.

Well, of course, the situation this time was special, and it would be a bit boring for her to watch the fun alone, so Yinreng came over for the first time to be an extra and part of the audience.

The other humanities were selected together with the concubines according to the standards. Yes, there are still many concubines alive in the palace. Even the concubines who have left the palace to retire can be hired back to serve as deputy judges when it comes to the selection.

Ah? Are you asking about Yinreng's four concubines before him?

Li Jia had already followed the second prince out of the palace to live out her life in luxury, and the other three were also given some dowry by Yinreng and allowed to leave the palace and remarry.

Li Jia Shi also knew that she was an eyesore to Wen Yuan, and Yinreng did not like her very much. She rarely entered the palace unless she had to attend major holidays such as the New Year.

Back to the talent show, Wen Yuan has plans for these old acquaintances.

The first one to come in was Xia Dongchun, and Wen Yuan betrothed her to the sixth son of his third brother Yunzhi. The nephew was kind and gentle, intelligent and capable, and very patient with others.

Now, except for the eldest son or daughter of the kings and nobles who can inherit the title, the rest of their children can complete any KPI of the various schools of thought through their own efforts and earn their own titles. Xia Dongchun was once his lackey, so give her a good future.

The second person to come in was Fucha Yixin. Wen Yuan married her to the eldest son of her eleventh brother. This nephew would be able to inherit the title of prince in the future, and he also had a good personality, making him a good match for Fucha Yixin.

The third person to come in was Shen Lingrong. Needless to say, she was the daughter-in-law that had been reserved for a long time.

An Meizhuang, An Huan and Zhen Yurao actually appeared at the same time in the last row of concubines to walk in.