Chapter Thirty-Two
This time, all ten people lived in a separate courtyard, and grandma actually gave them three days' leave. They could move around as they pleased and play in the imperial garden.
Those women immediately dressed up and went to the imperial garden, because they might meet the king there!
Xue Rouer had no intention of wading into the muddy water and rested in the house.
Tian'er said: "Miss, why don't you go?"
Xue Rouer shook her head and said: "Why are we going to join in the fun? We have no name or status. What if we encounter a concubine who is making things difficult for us?"
Tian'er thought for a moment and said, "That's right, the lady is still thoughtful."
Xue Rou'er stayed bored. She didn't know where those beasts and Dabai had gone. Could it be that they were locked up by Zi Tong?
A nun came in and said, "Dinner is in the Royal Garden, why don't you go and take a look?"
Xue Rou'er asked: "Why are you having dinner in the Imperial Garden?"
Mammy smiled and said: "You might as well tell me directly, because the king will be observing secretly, and you will have a good idea in your mind. When the palace election is held, you will know who to keep and who not to keep."
Xue Rou'er nodded and said: "Well, I understand, won't the singing and dancing start three days later? Why doesn't the king wait for the singing and dancing to end before making a choice?"
Mammy said: "How can we guess the king's thoughts?"
Xue Rouer laughed twice and said: "Tian'er, let's go and see the excitement."
Tian'er nodded and said, "Miss, please change your clothes."
Xue Rou'er took a look and saw that she was wearing a light pink gauze skirt, with a golden step on her head, casual and comfortable, and then said: "No need, let's go."
Tian'er nodded, and the two of them walked out of the yard, and no one saw a trace of smile flashing in Mammy's eyes.
Xue Rou'er knew where the Royal Garden was. When she got there, she saw beautiful women dressed in beautiful clothes surrounding a woman who didn't know what they were talking about. When she got closer, she saw that the woman was actually Ping'er.
Ping'er looked at Xiu Nu arrogantly and put on airs, while only her sister chatted enthusiastically with her.
Xue Rou'er didn't want to go over so she sat down on the stone bench next to her. Tian'er asked: "Is that the empress? What she wears is so beautiful. If the young lady becomes the empress, will she also be able to dress so beautifully?"
"Little girl, don't talk nonsense. If you say the wrong thing in the palace, you will be caught." Xue Rou'er immediately spoke to stop her from talking nonsense.
Tian'er stuck out her tongue and said, "Slave, can you go and listen to what they have to say?"
Xue Rouer said: "There is no need to go there, you can still hear it here."
One of the beautiful ladies asked: "My Lady, I heard that there is a woman in the palace who can control wild beasts. Is it true or false?"
Ping'er smiled and said: "It's true, that person is me. You see, this scepter is the thing that controls wild beasts."
Xue Rouer's eyes flashed, her scepter was actually on Ping'er, so was she directing this play?
All the beautiful ladies stared at the scepter, feeling very fresh and envious.
Ping'er said proudly: "The king said that all the wild beasts in the palace are under my management, so you'd better not wander around, because those wild beasts will only listen to my words. If you provoke the wild beasts and get eaten, then don't do it." It’s my fault that I didn’t notice.”
The faces of the beautiful ladies who said this changed greatly, and some even began to look around in fear.
Xue Rou'er bit her lip. Ping'er could control the wild beast with the scepter, so would Dabai eat her when he saw her?
"Ah wu..." a tiger roar came, frightening all the beautiful ladies to scream.
Ping'er said proudly: "It's okay, don't be afraid. Dabai is very docile. If you don't believe me, I'll call you here to show you." A bad smile appeared on her face.
"No..." A beautiful lady screamed and fainted. A white tiger walked out from behind her, waving its tail majestically.
Ping'er swallowed her saliva, pointed her scepter at Bai Hu, and said, "Dabai, get down."
Bai Hu glanced at the scepter and then lay down obediently.
"Wow, sister is so awesome." Ping'er's sister immediately flattered her.
Ping'er said proudly: "That is, as long as I am here, they will not dare to run wild."
All the beautiful ladies looked at Ping'er, their eyes shining with awe.
Xue Rou'er suddenly wanted to laugh. Ping'er was trying to establish prestige and give these beautiful girls a show of strength. In this way, no matter who became the queen, they would be more restrained in front of her in the future.
Just as Ping'er was about to speak, several wild wolves sprang out from behind the white tiger, and a big bear staggered over. Ping'er said bravely: "You all go back."
The weak women present originally thought that nothing would happen to these wild beasts if Ping'er was around, but they didn't know that the bear didn't listen to Ping'er at all and walked forward. The women were immediately trembling with fear and couldn't move even half a step away.
"The king has arrived..." a eunuch shouted.
Xue Rouer's heart trembled, Zi Tong came, wasn't he observing secretly? Could it be that he had taken a fancy to some girl and came out to save the beauty?
Not long after, Zi Tong came over, and his kingly appearance made the beauties temporarily forget their fear, and they all looked at him infatuatedly.
Xue Rou'er stood up and bowed down: "I see you, Your Majesty."
Her words reminded everyone, and they immediately knelt down to worship, but the bear roared, scaring the women almost to the point of peeing.
Zi Tong looked around and said: "Ping Shen, my king is free today, why don't we just watch your singing and dancing."
These women were scared to death. How could they dare to dance? Their legs were shaking as if they had Parkinson's disease.
Xue Rou'er held back her laughter and almost suffered internal injuries. Zi Tong went too far. She knew these women were so frightened that they couldn't even stand up, but they still wanted to watch the song and dance. Isn't this an obvious way to make them look embarrassed?
Ping'er said: "Your Majesty, isn't there a singing and dancing competition in three days?"
Zi Tong's eyes widened and she said, "Don't you listen to what I say?"
Ping'er immediately shut up and continued to talk, which would not be a good thing for herself. The king had a weird temper and kept telling the truth.
Zi Tong sat on the chair brought by the eunuch and said, "You, come first." He pointed at the woman closest to him, who was Ping'er's sister.
She reluctantly stood up and opened her mouth several times without making a sound, because the bear was so close and she was very afraid that she would be eaten if she made a sound.
"What? Your tongue was bitten by a cat?" Zi Tong snorted.
The woman gritted her teeth and finally opened her mouth to sing, but her voice trembled, like the sound of a sheep, and even her dance steps staggered, and she finally fell down with a thud when she turned around.
"Hahaha..." This is the first time I have seen such a song and dance. Is your surname Yang? Otherwise, how could you make such a sound like a sheep?" Zi Tong said unceremoniously.
The woman's face turned pale. It was the king who humiliated her, and she did not dare to refute.
"Next one." Zi Tong shouted.
A woman walked over bravely, glanced at the bear, and danced and sang a song calmly, but there was still tension in her voice.
Chapter completed!