Chapter 135: Female Supremacy: One Little Husband a Day 1
Chapter 135: Female Supremacy: One Little Husband a Day 1
Ever since the news of the Queen's pregnancy spread, ministers of the previous dynasty began to submit memorials one after another, asking His Majesty to hold a beauty contest to enrich the harem.
Originally, someone made this advice when Chu Yuan first ascended the throne, but she rejected it.
Now that the queen is pregnant, there are only two male concubines left in the harem who can serve her, and the court officials use this as an excuse to bring up the old matter again.
Chu Yuan refused several times but failed, so he had to give in to their wishes.
This was the first talent show of the new dynasty, and all the qualified young men from various families were trying their best to show themselves, hoping to win Chu Yuan's favor.
It's a pity that she didn't have any such idea in the first place, so she just glanced at those handsome men who recited poems and played the piano and gave up.
Seeing that nearly a hundred people had passed by and His Majesty had not yet chosen one, the several female officials serving on the side were sweating with fear.
Chu Yuan had nothing to worry about. After all, she was choosing a husband, so of course she had to choose carefully.
The previous ones don’t look that good, or their voices are too seductive, and I get goosebumps when I hear her.
Or they are shy and don't look generous at all.
Chu Yuan was playing with her fingers out of boredom, when suddenly her eyes were attracted by a figure.
He was a man in pink clothes, tall and slender, with an elegant temperament.
When I got closer, I saw that his face was extremely handsome, with delicate features as if they were carved. His pair of peach blossom eyes were slightly raised, and his eyebrows revealed a unique charm and seductiveness.
Chu Yuan sighed inwardly, this is definitely a handsome guy with a thick complexion!
"Let's just pick him. Keep the sign."
Hearing this, the female officials around finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good enough that someone had been chosen. They were afraid that after holding a huge selection, the emperor would not choose anyone in the end.
After choosing one, the rest becomes much easier. It's not like you're in a romantic relationship where you can't expect love to develop over time.
When she was the emperor choosing a concubine, of course she would choose someone she would fall in love with at first sight.
The audition lasted a whole day, and Chu Yuan selected 673 out of the 4 men who entered the final round.
They are the handsome guy Cai Chi, the cold beauty Nangong Ning, the little boy Chen Wangjin and the abstinent Yu Yingan.
Among them, Cai Chi and Nangong Ning were named concubines, and Chen Wangjin and Yu Ying'an were named attendant princes.
After these four people entered the palace, Chu Yuan ordered the abolition of the selection system, and from then on all men of marriageable age in Chengyuan country could marry freely.
When the court officials heard this, they strongly opposed it, but unfortunately Chu had already made up his mind, and the officials had to return home in defeat.
From then on, there were only seven male concubines in the harem.
When the new bride first entered the palace, she tried every possible way to win favor. She would always send all kinds of snacks to the imperial study, or pretend to meet the emperor by chance in the imperial garden.
Later, he found that these tricks had no effect, so Chu Yuan took turns to favor them every day without fail.
If there is something going on in the previous dynasty, it will be postponed for a few days. Even if they try their best, they cannot snatch His Majesty away from someone else's palace.
As time goes on, everyone gets used to it. It makes no difference whether to fight or not, so they just give up.
As a result, the harem became very harmonious. There was no conflict of interest, and the few people actually got along quite well, with a feeling of being close friends.
Chu Yuan was happy to see this happen. Dealing with government affairs every day was tiring enough, and she didn't want to return to the harem and face these trivial matters of jealousy.
This situation is already the best outcome.
Without the intrigue in the harem, it has become a big family where everyone loves each other.
Six months after the new concubine entered the palace, the baby in the queen's belly was born, a very healthy little princess.
Chu Yuan now has four daughters. They are about the same age and are good playmates to each other.
After the queen gave birth, other male concubines in the harem were diagnosed with pregnancy one after another, and all of them gave birth to princesses, which added a lot of popularity to the palace.
The court officials stopped gossiping. After all, their emperor was very capable. He had only been on the throne for two years, but he already had ten princesses.
If this empress had three thousand beauties in her harem like the previous ones, wouldn't she have to give birth to hundreds of children?
Therefore, everyone accepted the fact that Chu Yuan had only seven male concubines in his harem.
Chu Yuan himself did not expect that this matter would eventually be accepted by the court officials for this reason.
Once, when Chu Yuan went to the villa to visit his mother and father, he was teased by them.
They said that their daughter was strong and healthy, and they as parents were proud of it. At that time, Chu Yuan wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
After returning, Chu Yuan secretly gave several people in the harem a strengthened version of contraceptive pills. This drug melts in the mouth, and he stuffed it into their mouths while they were sleeping without being noticed.
At least in the next few years, she doesn't want to have any more children.
Now that everyone in the harem has children, they devote a large part of their energy to raising their children in their daily lives. Chu Yuan hasn't received any new sachets or handkerchiefs for a long time.
Soon, the eldest princess turned five years old. Chu Yuan brought her to his side and taught her personally, just as his mother had done to her.
When the other princesses grew up, they all hired teachers to teach them in the Shangshufang, and Chu Yuan would ask about their studies from time to time.
Fortunately, the children are all very smart. They can answer most of Chu Yuan’s questions fluently, and when they encounter questions they don’t know, they will humbly ask the teacher for advice.
As the children grew up day by day, Chu Yuan gradually understood their personalities.
The eldest princess was raised by her side since she was a child, and all she learned was the art of being an emperor.
Now, her every move and gesture carries a sense of dignity and grace, and she has some of the charm of Chu Yuan in her youth.
Chu Yuan is very optimistic about her. This child is ambitious, but she also has her own bottom line and will not use any means to achieve her goals.
Moreover, no matter in terms of knowledge or martial arts, she is the best among the princesses.
When she was 9 years old, Chu Yuan issued an edict to confer her the title of Crown Princess.
No one was too surprised to hear this decree. The eldest princess was the daughter of the king and queen, the legitimate eldest daughter, and her status was extremely noble.
She was raised by the Empress since she was 5 years old, a unique treatment in the palace.
After Chu Yun was conferred the title of Crown Princess, her joy was beyond words. This joy was not only due to the improvement of her status, but more importantly, the recognition from her mother, the Queen.
Chu Yuan taught her to be humble and not to be arrogant. The greater a person's ability, the greater the responsibility he or she has to bear. Sitting on the position of Crown Princess means that she has to work harder than others.
So, at such a young age, Chu Yun began to study courses that were several times more arduous than before.
When chatting with others on weekdays, people no longer talk about what to eat for lunch, but the recent situation in the country.
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