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Chapter 756: Nan Feng’s Drafting Woman (3)_1

Chapter 756: Chapter 756: Nan Feng’s Drafting Woman (3)_1

Also, there are so many disputes in this palace, so we must avoid choosing those who are overly noisy and high-profiled. Otherwise, we might not even know how they got killed.

In the end, it depends on Nan Feng’s own preference. She’s a modern woman; surely, she prefers those with more progressive thinking.

So, Nan Feng posed two questions. The first one: Suppose you are an exceptional hunter, and one day you’re lost in a forest and terribly hungry; a rabbit and a wolf approach you—who will you hit?

The second question: If the Emperor doesn’t see you for a long period due to busy state affairs, how will you spend your time?

Nan Feng read out the questions, and the eunuchs gave each concubine paper and pen.

The concubines were trained before entering the palace. Predictably, the second question would have a standard answer, but the first one might elicit varied responses.

When the concubines turned in their papers, Nan Feng started her selection.

Those who answered ’rabbit,’ Nan Feng eliminated them all.

The main point of this test was to gauge the concubines’ honesty. Nan Feng preferred those who chose both. Seriously, if she lost her way and was hungry in the forest, she would naturally not let go of either.

As for the second question, the answers were almost the same, either needlework or reading and writing. Some said they would plant flowers. However, Nan Feng picked a few with neat handwriting.

Anyway, it was pretty much a random selection.

The Emperor had asked Nan Feng to choose, so she just went with the ritual. After all, they had been tested, so who could they blame if they weren’t selected?

So, out of over a hundred concubines, only about fifty remained.

According to tradition, the Emperor must select one from them to serve him tonight.

Nan Feng thought she wouldn’t need to select this one, but to her surprise, the Emperor was looking at her again.

For a while.

Nan Feng understood this was another trap for her.

Okay, you asked me to choose.

This time Nan Feng didn’t carry out any rituals. She simply went around and finally picked one with a relatively ordinary appearance. While this lady was not bad looking, she paled in comparison to Ning Liangpin and Jiang Guipin.

When Nan Feng chose her and brought her before the Emperor, the lady was overjoyed and looked at Nan Feng with gratitude.

"What’s your name?" asked the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am Zhang Tao, the eldest daughter of Zhang Jingzhong from the Hanlin Academy," Zhang Tao answered with her peach blossom eyes looking at the Emperor.

Later, the Emperor stood up.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wan immediately understood the Emperor’s intentions: "His Majesty departs back to the palace..."

Then Zhang Tao was taken away by the Emperor’s men, presumably sent to the Emperor’s Dragon Cloud Palace.

After everyone had dispersed, Nan Feng was still somewhat anxious.

The Emperor did not let others choose; he let her do it. This wasn’t child’s play, was it?

Was this the right way to do it?

As she pondered, she sipped the Peach Blossom Brew on the table, along with some extremely delicate dim sum.

Though everyone else had left, they hadn’t touched the dim sum on the table at all, apparently irrelevant for them. However, Nan Feng found them exquisite. Seeing the little eunuch named Siyuan standing not far away, she decided to have the food packed away for sharing.

Although there were other eunuchs responsible for clean-up, none of them dared to dispute this with Nan Feng since they had observed the Emperor’s regard for her.

To Nan Feng’s surprise, Empress De returned.

When Empress De saw Nan Feng instructing the eunuchs to pack the food, she smiled generously. "Lady Nan, do you fancy dim sum?"

Nan Feng turned around and saw Empress De. She didn’t feel embarrassed at all; she simply asked the eunuchs to go back first. Thereafter, she paid respect to Empress De: "Empress De."