With Zhou Lean entering the palace to participate in the election, the Minister of Rites couldn't make up his mind. Due to the relationship between the empress and Zhou Leping, he didn't dare to ask the empress about it.

Zhao Shiqian was naturally happy to see that happen, so he tacitly added Zhou Lean's name to the list of participants.

When the Queen found out, she was angry, but did not say anything.

Minister of Rites braced himself to receive the empress's scolding, but it was only a scolding. The empress did not dare to complain to the emperor, so she left this matter at the end.

The empress dowager didn't even want to take part in her own son's consort selection, but the empress still had to send the names of the maidservants selected for the primary selection to the empress dowager for inspection, in accordance with the old etiquette of the empress dowager.

When she saw Zhou Lean's name, she paused for a moment and asked in a daze, "Is it Zhou Xuan's third daughter?"

Qiu Rong replied, "I'm seventeen this year."

"Didn't This Dowager remember that Zhou Family's daughter doesn't need to participate in talent shows?"

"So that's the case, but .." Qiu Rong's face was a mixture of helplessness and unwillingness, "Zhou Lean was the one who reported the name to the Ministry of Rites, the Emperor has also agreed to it, chenqie also advised the Emperor, after all, the late emperor gave the Zhou Family an exemption, if he does this, people will inevitably criticize him, but since the Emperor says it's alright, chenqie naturally doesn't dare to say anything."

The empress dowager's kind face fell for a moment as she let out a long sigh. "We should have married Zi Xi, what a pity .. As long as the emperor likes her, the daughters of the Zhou Family s will not be inferior to her.

Qiu Rong originally wanted to say something, but after hearing what the empress dowager said, he could only smile and agree.

The empress dowager didn't seem to care about anything, but she was not confused. She clearly knew what Zhou Lean entering the palace meant.

She was born into a family of generals and had a big sister who worked as a Chief General. Just these few points were enough for her to pass through all the trials and tribulations as if she had entered an uninhabited land. Finally, she stood together with Lin Xiafu in front of the Little Demon Empress.

Lin Xiafu had thought that he would be able to shake off Zhou Lean after entering the palace, even if he couldn't see her, he wouldn't be annoyed at all. If he could just seal a Noble Consort or something, he would be able to show off his might in front of her from now on.

Zhao Shiqian didn't even look at Lin Xiafu, but continued to stare at Zhou Lean instead. Zhou Lean looked very similar to Zhou Leping in the past, but she no longer had the heroic air around him, as if she was born to be a general.

Zhou Lean was even more gentle, her every action and gesture was the posture of a little girl, with her beautiful eyes flowing, making people want to pamper her even more.

Lin Xiafu winked at the Emperor, but the Emperor turned a blind eye.

The empress saw him and reminded him, "Your majesty, that is the daughter of the president of the Supreme Court."

Zhao Shiqian thought, I'm not an idiot, it's not like I don't know your cousin, I'm just too lazy to watch.

"Yes."

Although he thought this in his heart, it was still alright for him to maintain his dignity. The emperor humphed indifferently and stood up while shaking his robe. "Leave him be."

and Lin Xiafu were the only ones in front of him, the two of them had stayed behind.

The empress looked pale as she stood up to see the emperor off.

After the emperor had left, Lin Xiafu no longer had the upright look he had just now. He went up and hugged the empress's arm as he acted like a spoiled child, "Cousin ~ ~"

"Impudent! This is the palace, not home! In the future, you'll be someone who serves the emperor by his side. You have to know when to advance, when to retreat, and when to address yourself accordingly to the palace."

Lin Xiafu felt ashamed that he had been scolded by the Queen in front of Zhou Lean, hence he retreated back in embarrassment and bowed, "My respects to Empress."

Zhou Lean did a good job with the rules and also bowed to the empress. He was extremely respectful and didn't show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction towards her.

Qiu Rong laughed, "In the future, we will be sisters. I am old friends with your sister, I will definitely take care of you."

Zhou Lean smiled brilliantly, "Thank you Empress for your appreciation."

Zhou Leping was waiting for Zhou Lean at the entrance of the palace.

After the final judgement, the beautiful girl who was chosen by the Emperor would still have to live in the palace for a period of time. After the final judgement, the beautiful girl who was selected by the Emperor would still have to live in the palace for a period of time.

The result was something that could already be expected from the beginning, and it was only unexpected that Zhou Lean would lose.

She stood in her original position for a long time, dazed. Finally, Chang Feng came to call her, saying that Zhao Deng was looking for her.

Zhao Deng spent every day doing nothing. He was either looking for fun or on his way there, and since his reputation was not good, he had the emperor and empress dowager backing him up anyway. He would do whatever he wanted, doing proper work every hundred years, busily doing whatever he wanted to do when he saw the servants around him looking at him and feeling terrified.

Looking for the hundred and eighty craftsmen, a line of shops, a few days have already begun to take shape.

Unfortunately, Zhou Leping was not doing well today. After he spoke for half a day with a dry mouth, she was distracted the entire time.

Zhao Deng knocked on the table, and said unhappily, "What are you thinking?"

Her soul returned to her body, and she stammered that it was nothing.

"People have already entered the palace, everything is certain now. What you are thinking now is useless."

Zhao Deng stared at her and sighed, "Did you really not realise it earlier?"

"Found what?"

It seemed like he didn't notice anything.

"Le An likes the Royal Brother. I thought you could see something."

Zhou Leping was startled, "You know about this?"

"Do you remember the past? Even before you joined the army, when Royal Brother was still the crown prince, on one of the horse races, Royal Brother fell down from his horse and broke his leg. Le An, who was initially afraid of horses, rushed up first. "

She had some impression of this matter, she was by Zhao Shiqian's side when he fell off the horse, and some people later on said that she deliberately bumped into Zhao Shiqian's horse in order to win, causing him to fall off. She thought Zhou Lean was afraid that she would be implicated.

"Also, that year during the Spring Festival Gala, Le An followed behind you guys. His eyes were always looking at the Royal Brother, and he had never seen anyone else."

He could give many similar examples, but at that time, everyone treated her like a child. Even if someone saw her, they wouldn't think about it.

Only Zhao Deng would think like that, he just couldn't understand why he was such a handsome, elegant, and elegant person, and why all women liked people like Zhao Shiqian to do that.

"Don't even think about it. Everyone has their own good fortune. I know you are worried about her, but this is her own decision. In the future, you can't blame anyone else."