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Chen Fei listened to Lin Su's words, followed her eyes, and then smiled faintly.

"This flower seems to be called Yuezhi, which was suggested by Feng Yu's doctor to plant it, saying that it is easy to fall asleep by smelling this fragrance at the head of the bed every night." Chen Fei smiled faintly, "A few days ago, I was not in good health and couldn't sleep well at night. The little maid beside me went to invite the royal doctor to show me."

Lin Su's eyes flowed slightly, scratching from Concubine Chen's calm face, showing a smile, "Speaking of which, I can't sleep well these days." He changed the topic and took Li Moshan to see the lotus flower that was about to bloom in the big water urn on the other side.

That flower is indeed called "Yuezhi" and does have the effect of calming the mind and helping sleep. However, Lin Su knows that Yuezhi's role is not just to make people sleep. That's just a side effect. The real role of Yuezhi is...

consciously looking back at Concubine Chen standing on the side with silver scissors cutting branches, Lin Su then smiled and talked to Li Moshan.

"Speaking of which, when I sorted out the information of the draft before, I seemed to see a distant cousin of Liangfei, who seemed to be called..." Lin Su frowned slightly and made a reminiscence gesture, "Well, it seems to be called Liu Xiuyan?"

Among the women who participated in the draft, there was a woman named Liu Xiuyan, and this woman was indeed Li Moshan's distant cousin. Her father is a county magistrate in a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has also accumulated a lot of money over the years. The reason why Lin Su cares about her is that she is a very smart woman, but also arrogant.

In her previous life, she took money all the way and was very proud for a period of time.

"Cousin Liu?" Li Moshan looked surprised when she heard the words, "I almost don't remember if you don't tell me. This cousin is more than one or two points away from my family. I only saw her once when I was a child. At that time, she was only five or six years old, and I really couldn't tell if she was beautiful. I haven't seen it for many years, and I don't know if it's a pavilion now.

Li Moshan said that at the invitation of Concubine Chen, she went into the pavilion with Lin Su, and the maid of honor next to her sent tea and snacks again.

"Dselect?" After sitting firmly, Concubine Chen opened her mouth with a trace of curiosity in her tone, "Is it the emperor who wants to draft a show girl? At this time?"

"The new emperor ascended the throne," Lin Su smiled in a trance. "It's almost necessary to reopen Enke and the draft girl."

Li Moshan nodded and saw that Concubine Chen didn't seem to know anything, so she smiled. She didn't know whether to complain or mock to explain.

"It was the empress dowager's request, and although the imperial concubine had the intention to stop it, there was nothing she could do. After all, the Empress Dowager is the lord of the harem, and it is also very important for the emperor to spread out for the royal family.

Concubine Chen just smiled when she heard Li Moshan's words, but looked at Lin Su.

Lin Su smiled bitterly in his heart. Sure enough, this concubine Chen is not easy to provoke. Maybe she shouldn't have asked Li Moshan to come here at all.

She sighed in her heart, and then she said her opinion.

"Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, the minister of the court was naturally uneasy. And the draft can make those ministers feel stable to a large extent, and naturally they will not do anything reckless. She sighed and looked around. Seeing that the court ladies were not leaning forward, she said bluntly, "The emperor accepted the harem only to appease the court minister. Of course, there are some of the same reasons as Kaienko's."

The smile on Chen Fei's face became more and more meaningful. Li Moshan first raised her eyebrows, and then she became clear.

Seeing her like this, Lin Su could only smile helplessly, "Although the harem is not allowed to engage in politics, the harem is sometimes a very important force. Family..." She opened her head, then sighed, and then turned her eyes to the flowers and plants outside the pavilion.

Li Moshan seemed to be thinking about something, while Chen Fei drank bitter tea and looked down at the texture on the table.

Regarding the draft, for these women in the harem, they have their own thoughts. Li Moshan's focus has always been on how to deal with Zhou Shuxian. She didn't expect these to be normal. And Chen Fei... Lin Su really can't see through her.

Thinking that she may have thousands of invisible concerns with Feng Jing, she faintly regretted it. If I had known, I shouldn't have had too much relationship with Concubine Chen.

At the beginning, I just admired her as a smart woman. I didn't expect to leave her in the palace now, but it made her feel threatened.

And the only certainty is that Concubine Chen will not stand on the side of Empress Dowager and Zhou Shuxian...

Thinking of this, Lin Su breathed a sigh of relief and focused on drinking tea, enjoying flowers, chatting, and stopped analyzing too many things.

Anyway, with the appearance of those beautiful girls she is familiar with or unfamiliar with one by one, the harem will always be chaotic.

Those who are good at fishing in troubled waters are most likely to become the final winner.

Three days later, Empress Zhou Shuxian announced that the preliminary screening of the actress had ended and handed over the list and portrait to Si Yue.

Si Yu took an hour to adjust slightly, and finally decided on twelve actresses, including Liu Xiuyan, and let them go to the palace together on this day.

Time passed almost quickly, and it came to the day when the beautiful girl entered the palace in a blink of an eye. Nothing seems to have happened in the harem this month. Si Yu stayed in Chaofeng Hall for three nights, five nights on Li Moshan's side, and six nights on Lin Su's side and two nights on Hongrui's side. For the rest of the day, he was almost busy with official business, and then slept in the Ningxin Hall next to the imperial study.

It can be seen how busy Si Ju is on weekdays.

Of course, it is not only Si Yue who is busy, but also a person who is busier than him, that is Zhou Shuxian, the lord of the harem.

Her face always seems to be flushed, and her shining eyes reveal complete fighting spirit. Lin Su heard that she had had two disputes with the empress dowager about the selection of women, and finally had to compromise.

Even because of this, Zhou Shuxian said she was ill and did not go to say hi to the empress dowager for several days.

Looking at the Empress Dowager's friendly smile that made people feel cold, Lin Su felt a trace of disdain in her heart.

What can happen even if it's your own aunt? Even if it is selected by Lan and Zhou, what can they do? If you are spoiled and coquettish, I'm afraid that the congregation will still betray their relatives in the end. After all, family is one thing, and personal interests are one thing.

Si Yu was raised by the current empress dowager, so even with the biological mother of the imperial concubine, Si Yu's kindness to the empress dowager is still unsurmountable by the imperial concubine. As the most noble woman in the whole country, I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager is used to the situation. Now, Zhou Shuxian gave birth to Si Yue's first son because she was the queen. She seemed to forget the caution of the past and gradually became proud. It is precisely because of complacency that there is less caution when doing things.

Even offended her biggest backer in the harem.

Naturally, the Empress Dowager will not damage the interests of the family for personal grudges, but if she wants to teach Zhou Shuxian a lesson and make her not have a good life...

Lin Su sneered in his heart, looked up at the Empress Dowager respectfully, and replied softly.

"Yes, after I go back, I will go to Yanfang Hall to see the girls in person. Please rest assured that the empress dowager knows what to do.