Chapter 552: Choosing a Study Companion
Chapter 552: Choosing a Study Companion
Song Qinghe and Song Qingci were sisters from the same mother, while the fourth daughter Song Qingping was a concubine's daughter of Concubine Wei. Originally, concubines were not eligible to enter the palace. However, the Queen's post stated that as long as the age was right, it didn't matter whether the daughter was legitimate or illegitimate.
Song Yuelin asked Zheng to take Song Qingping with her.
These girls must have been instructed by their elders at home, so the process of entering the palace was very smooth.
Empress Zhou was bewildered when she saw so many young ladies. If she hadn't heard the Emperor tell her that he had something to do, she would have thought it was a disguised selection.
In the crowd, Lou and Shan Xi both stood relatively close to the side.
They all had no good feelings towards the palace.
Especially Shan Xi, standing in the palace, her chest ached. However, she had to endure it because she had promised her eldest brother. The people of the Song family stood in the middle of the crowd, and they seemed eager to try.
Li Zhirou was sitting next to the Queen at this moment.
In fact, she was against the idea of choosing a companion to study with.
She didn't like studying in the first place, and she was used to the previous tutors. She didn't know why her emperor brother wanted her to choose another tutor.
In the past, she would just throw a tantrum and not come if she didn't want to.
But too many things have happened recently. She doesn't dare to get angry with her brother the emperor.
Before, she was the only eldest princess.
Being loved by everyone.
Both the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were very kind to her.
However, a sudden palace coup changed everything.
The Empress Dowager has become a taboo in the palace.
The emperor brother no longer loved her unconditionally.
Even the title of princess is no longer unique to her.
As for Song Qingci, I don’t know what the emperor is thinking. How can he just casually confer the title of princess on someone else?
However, it was useless for her to protest. The emperor brother would not listen to her anymore.
Moreover, compared to his eldest princess, the Princess Anguo seemed to be more favored. The emperor brother simply obeyed her every request.
Li Zhirou has lived in the palace since she was a child. She understands better than anyone who can be provoked and who cannot.
In the past, the only people who could not be provoked were the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Now, although the Empress Dowager is no longer dead, Princess Anguo has become someone who cannot be provoked even more.
There is no way, people have to bow their heads under the eaves.
Although this was a special arrangement to select a tutor for her, the people who made the decision didn't seem to have much enthusiasm.
The choices made were rather perfunctory.
The young ladies from each family performed their talents one by one, and then Li Zhirou selected three that she liked the most.
Among them was Song Qinghe. The other two were the legitimate daughter of the censor and the second legitimate daughter of the vice minister.
The people who were chosen were naturally very happy. Song Qinghe couldn't stop smiling.
Her eldest sister was so successful that it put a lot of pressure on her.
Now, it is finally her turn.
As for those who were not chosen, they had nothing to complain about. The Queen gave each of them a hairpin as a gift.
Just when everyone was about to leave, the Queen Mother secretly sent someone to find an excuse to keep the people on the list given by the Emperor.
Those people thought that the queen was going to give her some benefits in private, so they cooperated and stayed.
As for the others, they really left the palace like that.
It was at this time that Shan Xi realized that he was just going through the motions.
And perhaps this act she went through was just to cover up what her elder brother was really going to do.
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