The palace officials finally hung up all the paintings.

The empress looked at each one one by one and said: "I took a look at each one one by one. The ladies are outstanding in painting, and the gentlemen are all talented. It's really hard to tell them apart. Why don't we follow the rules? This scroll has the most poems.

Yes, take it out and let everyone take a look and appreciate it together."

As soon as the words fell, the ladies' eyes suddenly brightened, and their hearts were beating like deers. They looked at the hanging paintings from a distance, and even their breathing became tense.

The queen glanced out of the corner of her eye and caught everyone's expressions.

Li Yatou is quite calm.

"According to the rules, pull up the veil and ask all the noble ladies and gentlemen to move forward a few steps and get closer so that they can see the painting clearly." The queen ordered again.

Some of the older palace maids quickly pulled up the gauze curtains.

Separated by gauze curtains, men and women must be separated and stand on each side. The ladies stand on the east side and the gentlemen stand on the west side. Naturally, they are divided into two groups.

The Empress sat at the head next to the Queen Mother.

In fact, this gauze curtain is not very useful, and the shadow is vague. If you are familiar with it, you can still see the figure.

Due to the rules of defense between men and women, I had to pull up.

Seeing that everyone was standing still, the queen spoke again, "In previous years, they all had flower hairpins. This year, I made an exception and took the dowry at the bottom of the box, a piece of fine mutton-fat jade pendant." After saying this, she motioned to the maid on the side to open it.

At first glance, it was the maid serving beside the queen.

The eldest palace maid directly opened the red brocade on the tray in her hand, and a finely carved jade caught everyone's eyes.

That mutton-fat warm jade is top-grade at first glance.

The eyes of the noble ladies were shining, and they all hoped that this jade pendant would come to their family. It would not only be their own luck, but also the glory of the family.

The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't restrain my inner excitement. They all put their feet up and wanted to see if the person on their picture scroll was the one with the most poems.

It's a pity that there are so many scrolls that it makes one's eyes dazzled. It's hard to tell which one is yours?

Many people can't help but wonder, if they get this jade pendant, does it mean that they are favored by the royal family and will become the concubine of one of the six princes?

The little hearts of the noble ladies are almost jumping into their throats. They don't dare to take a big breath, worried that an accident will cause the thumping of their hearts to come out!

Mu Li glanced aside and looked at their expressions, feeling as if he had breathed a long sigh of relief.

If they all became the royal concubines of the princes, wouldn't I have to marry one of them?

There are also noble ladies who are unwilling to marry the sons of the royal family. Among the gentlemen opposite, there are also many with good family backgrounds, including the sons of noble families, the sons of high-ranking officials, the legitimate sons of generals,... and the number one scholar in recent years, all among them.

, naturally they all have good official positions.

Those who can get invitations from the palace are probably those carefully selected by the Queen.

The ladies were shy and timid, and the gentlemen wanted to see their beautiful figures, but they didn't dare to look at them directly, so they just took a sneak peek.

Through the gauze curtain, it is like looking at flowers in the mist or looking at the moon in the water.

That hazy beauty touched the hearts of young people.

Several princes stood at the front on the west side, and the gauze curtains were slightly blown by the wind, which suddenly stirred the hearts of the girls.

It is said that King An looks like a god in the sky. Now, at a glance, is it possible to find a second person in this capital?

Leaving him aside, the four princes on the side are all outstanding, and each has an extraordinary appearance. Even Prince Rui, who is sitting in a wheelchair, is gentle, elegant and graceful.

This Jun family really sowed good seeds, and all the princes they gave birth to were very heroic.

Mu Li glanced around and remained calm. She had seen all these princes before, and they were nothing special. Prince An had good facial features, but it was a pity that he already had a concubine, who was still his concubine.

She was really bored. She glanced at Bu Qingqing who was standing aside, who was this girl looking at?

Following his gaze, Mu Li couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that Bu Yatou was looking at his cousin. Ah, no, it wasn't his cousin. It was Gu Beichen, Mr. Gu.

Mu Li thought of himself as Li Feng again, and couldn't help but fall in love with him.

She deliberately leaned against Bu Qingqing and whispered in her ear, "Is Gu Beichen good-looking?"

"Ah," Bu Qingqing's face turned red with embarrassment and she couldn't help but let out an ah.

This sound directly made Chen Jiayao unhappy. She lowered her voice and said coldly: "What the hell are you calling? The Queen is up there, do you want to get slapped?"

Bu Qingqing glared at her fiercely, "I want you to take care of it."

Mu Li looked at the two of them helplessly. These two people were really strange. They clearly didn't want to deal with each other, but they still stood together. Hey, who should you blame?

Yes, who should I blame?

In fact, just blame her, Feng Muli!

Both of them wanted to make friends with her, so they naturally moved closer to her. How could this not be contradictory?

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The maids finally selected the ones with the most poems among the piles of scrolls and brought them to the Queen.

The queen looked at them one by one, and finally showed one of them to the palace maid to show it to the queen mother.

The Queen Mother looked at it carefully and then asked the palace maid to look at the signature on the back.

It didn't matter, the Queen Mother's face was full of wrinkles, her eyes narrowed into a straight line, and her contented smile almost touched the back of her ears.

The Queen glanced at her suspiciously. How could the Queen Mother still laugh at things like this?

Not worried at all?

"Queen Mother." The Queen Mother called out, thinking about asking the Queen Mother to give her that idea.

The Empress had her own plans. She was thinking that the most outstanding person would have to ask the emperor to make Rui'er his concubine. Otherwise, how could she be willing to take the jade pendant given to her by her grandfather as a dowry?

But her family's ancestral belongings are very valuable.

"This lotus banquet is hosted by the Queen, and the Ai family is just here to watch and join in the fun. What are the rules? Let's continue without taking the Ai family into consideration." The Queen Mother smiled and looked at her with a kind look on her face.

The queen cried secretly in her heart. Several princes had chosen the girl from the Feng family. If the emperor had other plans, she would have shot herself in the foot!

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have invited this Li girl into the palace.

It's not right. Many noble ladies have been invited. If she is not invited, the emperor will still blame her even though he knows it.

The queen suddenly felt melancholy and felt that the hair on her temples was turning white.

"Li'er, you are the eldest son of the royal family. Come, take a look at these paintings." The queen glanced at the princes with her peripheral vision. The only one who had not written on the scroll was Prince Li, who threw the hot potato to them.

He is the most suitable!

King Li was startled, then turned around and calmed down. The second brother has bad legs and feet and may never be able to stand up for the rest of his life. The Queen is planning for the future. By choosing herself, she is also paving the way for the second brother.

Thinking about it this way, he was really flattered that the Queen had taken a fancy to him.

King Li quickly took a step forward and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for trusting the emperor." He bowed his hands and saluted, and quickly stood in front of the scrolls.
Chapter completed!