Bai Yanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly. Despite the public anger, her legs were weak when she stood. As for the ministers and family members, their knees were numb!
"The emperor has decreed that this generation of beautiful women will enter the palace immediately! The entourage is not allowed to follow them into the palace without permission!"
The sharp voice of the palace father-in-law broke the strange atmosphere.
For a while, everyone kowtowed and thanked each other, then stood up, hugged each other with their family members, and said goodbye with tears.
Only Bai Yanqing and his daughter were calm and calm, with no trace of parting pain on their faces.
"Father, please take care of me. My daughter will go to the palace first."
Bai Yanqing blessed Bai Jingxuan, and then turned around resolutely without even taking a moment to remember.
"Go for it!"
Bai Jingxuan didn't say much else, just said two words lightly, and then watched his daughter slowly walk away. He firmly believed that his daughter would not be bullied. In the past few months, he also found that
Yes, his daughter is stronger and more courageous than anyone else.
No matter what the future is, Bai Yanqing can find a bright road for herself.
The two Yunqi brothers behind them saw that everyone was gone, so they slowly walked towards the palace together. They were princes, not family members, so why not enter the palace now? What's more, Yun Ji, who was originally
He just came out of the palace!
"It seems that the dim sum made by the emperor is more in line with the wishes of the eldest lady of the Bai family."
Yun Ji suddenly spoke quietly.
Hearing this, Yun Qi paused slightly, then turned to look at Yun Ji, and said very seriously: "Of course! The cooking skills of the cooks in my house are no worse than those of the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room!"
Yun Ji looked at Yun Qi, with a slightly complicated look in his eyes, and then quickly returned to normal.
"After all, he is still the imperial brother, and he understands her taste better!"
Yun Ji suddenly felt a little wilted and lost all of his arrogant aura.
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This draft of the Chen Kingdom is not for the emperor, but for the princes of the right age to select the main concubine and the concubine. Its purpose is not only to reproduce the descendants of the clan, but of course it is also inseparable from the previous dynasty.
Since ancient times, royal men have always paid great attention to family status, birth, etc. when choosing a wife. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for a woman from an ordinary family to participate in this orthodox draft.
In this draft, all candidates for the show must be women of the right age from a family with a reputation, status, noble birth, and outstanding appearance in Beijing. Therefore, before this draft, some women who did not meet the requirements have been screened out. Now the remaining ones are
, the women who can be candidates for the palace must have the best appearance, virtue, and family background!
From the moment the show girls enter the palace, they have to accept all the rules of the palace and deal with all the problems that may arise during the draft.
When a beautiful girl first enters the palace, the first thing she has to go through is the selection of beauty and appearance.
Because before the leader entered the palace, the portraits of the beautiful women had been sent to the palace. The emperor and the queen personally looked at them and selected them. Therefore, some of the women with poor appearance had been eliminated. They were left behind.
These dozen or so people, headed by Bai Yanqing, are the outstanding-looking daughters of powerful families. Therefore, everyone has passed this first test.
Next, the most important thing today is to meet the current emperor and empress, as well as the princes who need to choose concubines this time. To put it bluntly, it is just a face-to-face meeting!
Under the arrangement of the palace officials, Bai Yanqing and others stood in several rows in an orderly manner in front of the Tai Chi Hall, waiting for the emperor and his party.
As soon as Mo Si arrived, Bai Yanqing saw a huge group of people arriving here.
"See you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor."
"See you, Queen. Your Majesty is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Under the leadership of the palace officials, everyone shouted slogans that were insincere. The opening was always the same, but it was inevitable.
After everyone met the emperor and the empress, they met the princes in the same manner. The etiquette was simpler, but it was inevitable.
"Everyone, get up!"
As soon as the emperor spoke, everyone stood up quickly and steadily.
There are four princes in the palace who are of the right age to choose a concubine. One is the eldest prince Yunqi, who is twenty years old. The second prince is the third prince Yunji, who is sixteen years old. The third prince is the second child born to the current queen.
The prince Yun Tao is eighteen years old. The fourth and fifth prince is Yun Kai, the son of the most favored concubine Xian Gui, who is fifteen years old.
The four princes, except Yun Qi and Yun Ji, are brothers from the same mother, and they were born directly one after another. The other two princes are not siblings from the same mother. There are many kinds of involvements.
"Who is Bai Xiang's daughter?"
The emperor stared at the beautiful ladies at the foot of the steps and asked loudly.
Bai Yanqing secretly rolled her eyes. Not to mention that she had already sent a portrait before. It is strange that the emperor didn't know who he was because Yun Ji had been making trouble for so long. He asked questions knowingly, and it seemed that he was deliberately trying to embarrass Bai Yanqing.
"My little girl Bai Yanqing has met the emperor."
Bai Yanqing took a step forward, knelt down respectfully, and bowed politely to the supreme emperor.
When the emperor saw Bai Yanqing salute, he neither asked her to get up nor said anything. He just turned to the Yunqi brothers beside him and started talking to himself.
"I heard that you two brothers caused such a big fuss at the gate of the palace early in the morning!"
The emperor looked displeased. The palace officials had long reported everything the Yunqi brothers had done to the emperor.
For the sake of a woman, many ministers were offended. How could the emperor not be annoyed?
"Father, you are serious in your words. I just can't wait to see the eldest lady of the Bai family!"
Yun Ji said without hesitation.
"I just want to give Miss Bai some snacks made by the cook in my house! Father, you know that the snacks made by the cook in my house are delicious! Even my third brother is often greedy.
, sneaking over to steal some food! Right? Third brother?"
Yunqi still looked stupid and confused, as if he didn't hear the slightest hint of the emperor's words.
"Brother Imperial! Do you want to complain to your father about such a trivial matter? Why are you... so stingy? It's just a few snacks from you, and my father has not cut off the supply in your house! Do you need to be so stingy?
"
Yun Ji was arguing with Yun Qi angrily. As soon as his aggressive and rolling momentum came out, everyone present started sweating on their heads!
"Okay, okay, okay! Who cares about your eating and drinking? If you continue to make trouble, I will punish you two for your misconduct in front of the palace!"
Seeing so many people watching, the two sons didn't care at all, and the emperor became more and more headache!
"Father! Do you want to punish us again? It's pitiful for us two brothers. We lost our mother when we were young. No one cares for us, no one loves us... Now we have to eat a few snacks and still have to be punished by our father! It's better to let us
Just go with your mother!"
Yun Ji slumped to the ground, kicked his legs wildly, and danced, looking like he was acting like a rogue!
"What nonsense! Get out of here! If you make trouble again, I will drive this Bai family daughter out of the palace!"
When the emperor saw that Yun Ji was acting up again, he used his trump card! He pointed at where Bai Yanqing was kneeling and said harsh words!
"No! When my mother was still alive, she hoped that my brother and I would get married soon and give her a fat grandson. You can't go against your mother's last wish!"
Hearing this, Yun Ji hurriedly climbed up. Then he quickly ran to Bai Yanqing and pulled her up. Perhaps he used too much force, causing Bai Yanqing to stumble and almost fall down.
"My son has identified the daughter of the Bai family!"
Yun Ji's face was full of determination.
Seeing Yun Ji pulling the Bai family girl until she was about to fall, the emperor had nothing to say. He originally wanted to punish her as a warning to others, but who would have thought that his unreliable, scoundrel son would actually
It doesn't matter what he does. If he really hurts Bai Yanqing, I'm afraid the old man from the Ji family will not let him go.
"That's all, you can make trouble as you please! I'm going to read the memorial! The Queen will stay with you to see the beautiful ladies!"
The emperor knew that he could not deal with Yun Ji's temper, so the only thing he could think of was to run away.
So, he left the queen behind and found an excuse to escape.
The emperor left in a hurry with the accompanying palace attendants. Where could he find the time to look at the remaining beautiful women?
"Why don't you quickly thank me, the prince, for sparing you from father's censure?"
Seeing that the emperor was gone, Yun Ji shamelessly stood beside Bai Yanqing and asked her for credit in a voice that only she could hear.
Bai Yanqing rolled her eyes at him, thank you? Thank you for being such a big-headed idiot! Just now, Yun Ji was careless and almost pulled Bai Yanqing to the point of falling, almost disgracing herself in front of the palace! Fortunately, her steps were steady enough and she was strong.
Hold on! He has the nerve to ask her to thank him? Then she might as well just kneel down!
"The floor tiles in this palace are very cold. I was punished a lot when I was a child!"
Seeing Yun Ji pulling Bai Yanqing to talk, Yun Qi hurriedly came over and separated the two of them.
Every move of the three people here fell in the eyes of the queen and several princes.
"Two royal brothers, you are really...smiling for the sake of beauty, even at the expense of yourself!"
Although the fifth prince Yun Kai is the youngest, he is also the most sophisticated. He could see the drama between the Yun Qi brothers just now at a glance.
"Fifth Emperor Brother, please don't try to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. When I see the First Emperor Brother, it doesn't look like he is acting."
The second prince, Yun Tao, stepped forward at the right time and stared at Yun Qi with a slightly mocking look.
Everyone present, as long as they were not fools, could hear the implication of these words.
The eldest prince Yunqi suffered a serious illness when he was a child. After he woke up, his brain was not very clear. Everyone in the palace and outside the palace knew that the eldest prince Yunqi was as stupid as a child, and the third prince Yunji was crazy.
Such as rogues. In the eyes of everyone, these two legitimate sons are really incompetent!
Yun Tao's words were insinuating that Yun Qi was a fool.
When Bai Yanqing saw this, she became a little unhappy. She felt that the second prince's words were very harsh, but due to his status as a prince, Bai Yanqing could not argue with him too blatantly.
"The eldest prince is a sincere person and has an ageless childlike heart, which is very valuable."
Bai Yanqing said to the two Yunqi brothers, with a soft smile on his face.
But Yun Tao immediately realized that Bai Yanqing was protecting Yun Qi! He suddenly felt a little dissatisfied. This daughter of the Bai family really... didn't know how to praise! He immediately turned cold and looked at
Bai Yanqing's eyes were also extremely unkind.
"Really? In Miss Bai's heart, am I so powerful?"
When Yun Qi heard this, he jumped up happily. His clumsy and stiff movements did not match his tall figure at all!
"What about me? What about me? Am I not sincere?"
When Yun Ji saw this, he was unconvinced and ran to Bai Yanqing, as if asking for reward!
"The third prince... has a lively and cheerful temperament, is righteous and friendly to others, which is also very good!"
Yun Ji had helped him so much, so naturally Bai Yanqing couldn't refute his face and make him lose face in front of the second and fifth princes. Tunnel also spoke up and praised him.
"As expected of the person that this prince values, his speech is very pleasant! He speaks much more pleasantly than those chattering people who don't know what they are talking about!"
Yun Ji didn't even raise his head, but anyone could tell who he was talking about.
"Chirp, isn't that a sparrow?"
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yun Qi suddenly spoke and raised his question.
"Yes, yes, it's a sparrow!"
Yun Ji agreed. The extremely serious conversation between the two brothers made Bai Yanqing laugh secretly. At this time, she did not think that the Yun Qi brothers were stupid or crazy! It seemed like...deliberate!
But, don’t the rumors say that the eldest prince is a fool? After all, is Yun Qi really stupid? Bai Yanqing was a little confused for a moment!