The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 286 Dragon Boat Race

It's not that the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't understand many things, she just didn't want to care. However, she was the first one to disagree with letting her son's harem become infested with cholera, and that too with someone like Qin Liuse who pleased her.

In fact, there is another reason that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not realize, which is that she did not want Qin Liuse to experience the regrets she had seen and experienced when she was young.

We can’t let those black-hearted people have the final say in the harem.

The Empress Dowager Dong had the blood of so many girls on her hands. The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't do anything about it at the time, but she was aware of it.

So for a moment, for Qin Liuse, the Queen Mother of the West insulted the Queen Mother of the East again, "We have known each other for longer than the concubines in the palace have lived. How come my sister is still like this after all these years, grabbing people for abortions at every turn?"

When Empress Dowager Dong heard her expose her past, her face looked a little confused for a moment.

I was so angry, but had no place to vent, so I just stared at her without saying anything. I thought to myself, if she wants to have an abortion, then she can have an abortion. So what?

In this kind of matter, Empress Dowager Dong never felt that she was wrong.

Because of the arrival of the Empress Dowager Cixi, for a while, the Changxin Palace became a place where two Empress Dowagers were fighting each other.

Concubine Ning and Concubine Xiao looked at each other and thought that the arrival of the Empress Dowager Cixi was just right, and they both felt a lot more at ease.

The Empress Dowager West may not be able to control the Empress Dowager East, but she is enough to balance her out because the two of them have equal status. Now that the late emperor is no longer around, there is no one to support the Empress Dowager East and let her do whatever she wants.

Apart from Emperor Yongjia, the other Empress Dowager who could control Empress Dowager Dong had gone to the south for many years and was not in the capital now. Therefore, they had to remain in a stalemate and wait for Emperor Yongjia to return.

Qin Liuse also saw it clearly that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not ask about the affairs of the Imperial Observatory, but had been arguing with the Empress Dowager Dong.

Qin Liuse thought to herself that the Queen Mother West was such a considerate person and was willing to risk everything for her, so she actually started arguing with the Queen Mother East.

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At this time in Shangjing City, lunch had just ended and no one was taking a nap because the Dragon Boat Race of the Dragon Boat Festival was at its most lively.

This year's dragon boat race will still be held at the West Lake in the Royal Park west of Shangjing City.

On the lake, colorful dragon boats were lined up in a row, and the entire West Lake was already surrounded by people.

The viewing area faces north and south, with tents set up on the north side.

The tents were lined up along the lakeside, where Emperor Yongjia and dignitaries watched the dragon boat race. Further out was the place where the citizens of Shangjing City watched the race.

In the area where Emperor Yongjia and the dignitaries were watching, there was a royal guard standing every few steps to protect Emperor Yongjia and the royal nobles in the capital.

Because today's dragon boat race was divided into several rounds, these dignitaries had their lunch in their respective tents, and the same was true for Emperor Yongjia.

There was no banquet for the ministers this year, so everyone had lunch on their own.

However, it was a rare opportunity for Emperor Yongjia to come out, especially in such a public occasion, so many wealthy families naturally seized this opportunity and wanted to show off in front of the emperor.

Originally we came to watch the dragon boat race and various acrobatics, but everyone had their own thoughts.

Some of the younger ones actually came with their parents to watch the dragon boat race, and were wandering around the tents.

Some girls who were of the right age took out the most gorgeous and dazzling clothes in their boudoirs and put them on today. They also combed their hair into a beautiful bun and put on fashionable makeup, hoping that when they accompanied their parents to pay their respects to Emperor Yongjia, Emperor Yongjia would look at them more.

It would be great if I could be favored by Emperor Yongjia because of this.

That would be like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, and from now on you will enjoy endless wealth and glory.

This is exactly what they mean when one person succeeds.

Many families in Shangjing City are like this.

For example, ever since Cairen Zhou gave birth to a prince, her family, which was originally an unknown and marginal family in the Zhou family tree, has now been revered as the patriarch by the Zhou family members. Their door is so popular that people are visiting them. In the future, they will enjoy endless wealth and benefits.

Many people wanted to follow suit and send their daughters to the palace.

Although Prince Chu and Shen Qi did not have a daughter of such an old age, they also had such thoughts.

Because of the debts they had paid off, the family was almost unable to make ends meet again. Prince Chu and Shen Qi racked their brains and selected a cousin from a side branch with an excellent appearance and figure. They brought her to their home, raised her for a while, and taught her palace etiquette. They planned to have her appear in front of Emperor Yongjia before giving her to him.

The Prince of Chu was a lustful man himself. Ever since his little cousin came into his home, he could only look at her but could not use her, which made him feel itchy. If he had not thought of giving her to Emperor Yongjia, he would have really wanted to take this little cousin away himself.

How could Shen Qi not see what her husband was thinking, so she dressed up her cousin like a flower today, waiting to give her to Emperor Yongjia, so as to send this hot potato away quickly, so as not to upset her husband's heart at home.

So just after lunch, when it was their turn to pay a visit, Shen Qi called the Prince of Chu and his cousin, and staggered over to the Emperor Yongjia.

Shen Qi led his cousin to pay respects to Emperor Yongjia.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to stand up, the cousin of the Shen family raised her eyelids and glanced quickly at Emperor Yongjia.

She did not grow up in the capital, so she did not know what Emperor Yongjia looked like. It was only after she came to the capital some time ago that she heard from people who went to Xuandemen Square to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival that Emperor Yongjia was as handsome as Pan An, so she nodded and was willing to be used by her cousin in this way.

Now seeing that Emperor Yongjia was so handsome, she felt grateful to her cousin.

She originally thought that her cousin was deceiving her, but now it seems that she was right.

The little cousin glanced at Emperor Yongjia, then lowered her eyes shyly and blushed with embarrassment.

In fact, not only among the sisters of the Shen family, but also in her hometown, she is considered the most beautiful girl there, so she is very confident in herself.

Unfortunately, although Emperor Yongjia had many needs, he was not a pervert, nor was he someone who could not walk when he saw a woman, so he just glanced at her and did not say much.

Although Emperor Yongjia was so cold, Shen Qi didn't think it was a big deal.

Because this emperor always has this expression, neither cold nor hot, with no fluctuations, you can't tell whether he likes it or not. Just because he doesn't stare at her doesn't mean he doesn't like her.

So even though he didn't get the approval from Emperor Yongjia, Shen Qi was still very confident. He thought that all the men in the world were as lustful as his husband, and there was nothing that a beautiful woman couldn't win over.

Shen Qi was overthinking it. As a princess of a county, she actually wanted to use her beauty to win over Emperor Yongjia. It was really funny and she was overestimating herself.

Unfortunately, what people like her lack the least is the ability to overestimate their own abilities.

Shen Qi was looking at Emperor Yongjia with a smile, ready to introduce his little cousin to amaze Emperor Yongjia, so he said confidently, "Your Majesty, these are sisters who grew up in Yangzhou. They are really beautiful..."

Shen Qi had just said half of his words when he saw a female guard in black clothes suddenly walk up to Emperor Yongjia and whisper something in his ear. The expression of Emperor Yongjia, who had originally been cold, changed immediately.

As a result, before Shen Qi had finished speaking, Emperor Yongjia had already stood up and walked away without stopping for a moment.