Finding faults

The fourth group, the beautiful girl that the Queen Mother fell in love with, the fault that Emperor Xuanzhi picked was: "Although the eyes are big, they are lifeless, like fish eyes."

In the fifth group, the two beauties selected by the Queen Mother had beautiful faces, but Emperor Xuanzhi still disliked them, with "the corners of their eyes drooping and their faces looking sad."

"If your eyes are too far apart, you can run a horse."

The sixth group, this time Emperor Xuanzhi stopped talking about people's eyes, and talked about people's mouths, "The big mouth eats the poor."

"Thin-tongued, sarcastic."

Emperor Xuanzhi found faults in all kinds of ways. He looked at ten groups of people, but no one caught his eye.

The Queen Mother's face was already ashen. Jiang Changning stopped eating dried fruits and looked at the mother and son with bright eyes. To be honest, she did not expect that Emperor Xuanzhi would act in such a coquettish way.

"Can't any of these people catch the emperor's eye?" the Queen Mother asked through clenched teeth.

"Mother, my son is the emperor and has high vision. It is normal to look down on these crooked melons and cracked dates." Emperor Xuanzhi replied seriously.

"Emperor, you agreed to the draft. No matter what, you have to choose someone to stay in the palace." The Queen Mother said bluntly.

"You don't want to say that I'm pregnant again, do you?" Jiang Changning suddenly remembered that the amount of Guishui in the past two months was not large and the time was short.

"I don't have a younger brother." Xiao Qian said loudly.

The eleventh group is still composed of five beautiful girls. By coincidence, three of the five are wearing pony tops, making them look weak and charming.

"No, I want a sister, not a brother. I am your second brother, you have to listen to me." Xiaobai said firmly.

"Well, I think you are right about this. Those folk beauties don't have such worries, so you have to keep them," the Queen Mother said.

Seeing that his second son and third son had reached a consensus, Jiang Changning asked his eldest son with a smile, "Where's Xiao Ming, do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"

Jiang Changning, who was angered, had no patience to coax this menopausal old lady, "Your Majesty, I am tired and want to go back to Qiyuan Palace to rest first."

"Powder." Emperor Xuanzhi smiled.

In the afternoon, among the ten groups of beautiful women, no one fell in the eyes of Emperor Xuanzhi.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xiao Qian pouted and said.

Hearing this, Jiang Changning knew about her anger in the morning. He knew, "I'm not angry about the draft, but she reminded me of what happened at the banker. I couldn't help myself and smashed the tea cup."

Emperor Xuanzhi thought thoughtfully, "Did the imperial physician say anything when he diagnosed your Ping'an pulse?"

The beautiful lady lowered her head unwillingly. No matter what she did, she did not dare to ask the queen to come out and let everyone see it to confirm that what the emperor said was true.

"What powder to apply?" The Queen Mother was puzzled.

The prince replied: "Whether he is a younger brother or a younger sister, I will always be the big brother."

Jiang Changning was pregnant again, and Emperor Xuanzhi was very happy, "Ning Ning, help me give birth to a little princess this time!"

"Did the Queen enjoy watching the show?" Emperor Xuanzhi held the person in his arms and asked with a smile.

This reason seemed to make sense, and the Queen Mother pursed her lips and said nothing.

The implication is that Emperor Xuanzhi was hungry after a busy morning.

Emperor Xuanzhi asked five beautiful women to walk across the place covered with fragrant powder, turn around at the end, and then walk back.

"certainly."

Jiang Changning accompanied his mother and son back to Ciren Palace for lunch. After eating, Emperor Xuanzhi took Jiang Changning back to Qiyuan Palace on the grounds that he was tired.

The next four groups were all dismissed by Emperor Xuanzhi because their walking posture was not good-looking.

The prince and Xiaobai stood up and saluted, "Father."

But his joyful pulse was superficial and shallow, so he didn't dare to express it openly.

"Younger brothers and sisters are all fine." Xiaoqian expressed his opinion bravely.

He was reciting the "Thousand Character Essay", "... I am happy to play and work hard, I am grateful for my farewell and I am happy to recruit, the history of Qu He, my father!"

Chang Youzhong promptly added: "Your Majesty did not eat much for breakfast today."

The Queen Mother then remembered that neither the Yan family nor the Jiang family held high positions in the court, so it was rare that they did not have to worry about relatives.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to the empress, the empress is already two and a half months pregnant." The last time Dr. Xue examined Jiang Changning's Ping'an pulse, he vaguely felt that it was the Xi pulse.

The two young eunuchs each carried two buckets of white fragrant powder and poured it on the ground, paving it into a road about five feet long and five feet wide.

The three sons all gathered around happily, "Queen Mother, we are going to have a sister!"

"I will take care of the draft matter. Don't get angry, as anger can easily harm your body." Emperor Xuanzhi said gently.

Emperor Xuanzhi nodded slightly to his two sons, walked to Jiang Changning and sat down next to him, "You are about to have a sister. You can spend more time with your mother when you have nothing to do."

As she said that, she glared at Jiang Changning fiercely. As the saying goes, you forget your mother after you marry your wife, and it is true.

"What are you looking at?" The Queen Mother squinted her eyes, and the powder was covered with messy footsteps.

Jiang Changning was slightly stunned, why didn't she know how to walk with swaying grace and lotus steps?

"Women should behave according to rules. They should be swaying and walking like lotus flowers. But look at them, tsk tsk, they can't do it." Emperor Xuanzhi said in disdain.

"Okay, I want to hear what kind of flowers you can tell me." The Queen Mother said angrily.

"My son will do it." Emperor Xuanzhi agreed.

"Today is the first day of palace selection. We have only seen a few people. Mother, don't be impatient. Your son will make a good selection. It is already noon, so why not go back to the palace to have dinner first and then continue in the afternoon." Emperor Xuanzhi said softly.

The Queen Mother was reluctant to starve her son, "Let's go back to the palace to have a meal."

"Queen mother, look."

After coaxing the Queen Mother, Emperor Xuanzhi returned to Qiyuan Palace. Before entering the palace, he heard Xiao Qian'er's voice.

"Not sure yet. We won't know if he is a younger brother or a younger sister until he is born." Jiang Changning blushed slightly.

"Mr. Xuan." Emperor Xuanzhi said in a loud voice.

"It must be a sister. I want a sister. I have a brother." Xiaobai said.

Jiang Changning turned around, faced him, and said with a bright smile: "I'm so happy."

Xiaobai frowned, "You want a younger brother?"

But she couldn't dismantle Emperor Xuanzhi, so she could only keep smiling reservedly.

The Queen Mother was furious and said, "You can't help your mother when you are older. Now the emperor has turned a deaf ear to what I said. He didn't listen at all, right?"

Was this an attempt to arouse Emperor Xuanzhi's affection?

In the sixteenth group, a bold show girl raised a question, "Your Majesty, is there really anyone who can walk on the lotus?"

"It's not me who has the final say in having children." Jiang Changning was interrupted by his words and stopped thinking about the issue of why the safety period was not safe.

"Can I ask who it is, little girl?"

"Serve the Queen well." Emperor Xuanzhi warned, and helped the Queen Mother get on the phoenix chariot. "Don't be angry, Queen Mother. Go back to the palace. My son will explain to you slowly."

Emperor Xuanzhi said proudly: "My queen."

During the palace election in the afternoon, Emperor Xuanzhi did not comment on the appearance of the show girls, but tested the show girls' walking posture, "Come here, spread the powder."

You can coax your own mother, don't count on her.

If you are not sure, let the imperial physician determine it.

He originally wanted to wait until the next time he asked for Ping'an Pulse for further diagnosis, but he didn't expect the emperor to summon him today.

Emperor Xuanzhi did not mention the flowers, but only said, "If the front and back palaces are colluding, there will be chaos in the middle."

"Okay, let people come in." Emperor Xuanzhi said.

Emperor Xuanzhi was quite satisfied with his son's answer, but the prince added, "However, queen mother, it's better to have a younger sister. The brothers are too noisy."

Jiang Changning chuckled, "Okay, I hope this is a girl."

I'm going to have my teeth repaired tomorrow. I'm in so much pain that I can't eat or do anything. My whole body is wilted.

Dental implants are very expensive, and I will bleed heavily tomorrow, which makes me feel very distressed.
Chapter completed!