Ye Yibai smiled and said: "He likes to mess around, and it will be his own face that he will lose. Let's just treat him like a show."
Hua Yanxi said: "I'm afraid that he will be so angry that he doesn't choose someone to take his anger out on me."
"Then you should shut his mouth in a moment."
"Good idea."
The two of them looked at each other, already having a countermeasure, and both looked at the emperor aside.
The emperor felt a chill on his back and squinted his eyes: "What are you planning behind my back?"
Hua Yanxi curled her lips and said: "Father, do you think that these levels of yours..."
"Isn't it all too simple?" The emperor asked quickly, and then he said to himself: "I also think that how can ordinary people be worthy of Xiao Wu."
"Uh." Hua Yanxi felt that the emperor was too confident.
These ladies didn't know Ye Yibai's appearance, and he was known as a fool. Could it be that the emperor thought that all the women were crazy and wanted to come to participate in the concubine selection?
Before Hua Yanxi could speak, the emperor looked at her critically: "If it weren't for your luck, you wouldn't even be qualified to be selected as a concubine."
Hua Yanxi chuckled.
Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders, he could not hide his preference for Ye Yibai.
Before Hua Yanxi could speak, the palace attendant beside the emperor ordered someone to hand a booklet into her hand.
Hua Yanxi suddenly lost her grip, and the other end of the booklet fell to the ground, and the long pages just spread out.
Looking from the end in her hand to the end on the ground, Hua Yanxi blurted out: "Why are there so many?"
Originally I thought there would only be a few people running for election, but now it seems there are more than dozens, right?
The emperor raised his eyebrows proudly: "My son, even if he is a concubine, naturally there will be countless people competing to be elected."
"Father, you didn't do anything, did you? Did you promise a high official a generous salary, or did you force the ministers to report all the women of the right age?" Hua Yanxi looked at him with doubt on her face.
The emperor patted the back of the chair: "Bold!"
Hua Yanxi curled her lips and lowered her head to look at the booklet.
This booklet contains the basic information of the women participating in the election, their net worth, background, and talents.
Most of them are concubines, but there are also many legitimate daughters, and some are daughters of ministers' relatives. The relationship is complicated.
Hua Yanxi looked at it carefully and didn't notice at all that there were already densely packed people standing below.
The warblers and swallows are like the prosperity of blooming in spring, dense and dazzling.
"Oh my god, how many of them are there, are you choosing a concubine or an emperor's draft?" Xiao Huai exhaled.
Xiao Huai came here specifically to watch the excitement today and was standing behind Ye Yibai as a bodyguard.
The corner of Hua Yanxi's mouth twitched slightly, no wonder there were three rounds of tests. There were so many people, and if they really went to see them one by one, even if they wanted to choose, they would have to wait until dark.
Ye Yibai naturally saw it, and the face behind the mask immediately turned dark, and he turned to stare at the old man coldly.
The old man even laughed proudly: "It seems that my son's charm is really not small. I didn't expect that so many people would come to apply for the election."
All the women saluted together.
The scent was so mixed that Hua Yanxi subconsciously covered her nose.
She is a medical student and is extremely sensitive to these smells. She suddenly felt as if she had been plunged into a pile of makeup and powder, which was really uncomfortable.
She scanned them one by one. These women were fat and thin, with different looks.
While she was looking at her, these women were also looking at her.
They have all heard about the fifth prince's concubine. It is said that she is the most beautiful woman in Luoyang. She was born into a wealthy businessman's family. Now she is very loved by the emperor. Even the fifth prince is also relied on by the emperor. To show her kindness, this is the case.
to choose concubines for the fifth prince.
However, the women stared at her, each with their own thoughts in mind.
The woman in front of me doesn't look like such an easy person to get along with.
"You all volunteered?" Hua Yanxi couldn't help but ask.
"Yes." was the unanimous answer below.
The emperor rolled his eyes at Hua Yanxi: "What are you talking about? It's not voluntary. Could it be that I forced you to do it?"
Hua Yanxi took advantage of the situation and looked at him: "Father, my daughter-in-law suddenly felt that your level is indeed too easy. My daughter-in-law suggested that it be more difficult?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "You're not planning some evil idea, are you?"
Hua Yanxi said seriously: "How could it happen? My daughter-in-law is thinking that this concubine came in to help my daughter-in-law take care of Yibai. If it is too ordinary, how is it different from ordinary servants, don't you think so?"
The emperor glanced at his son who was sitting in the air-conditioning, and nodded repeatedly: "That's natural. Xiao Wu is special, so naturally he can't pick some ordinary people. Then you will be the one to check today's level."
He just thought, there are so many people applying for the election anyway, even if the difficulty is increased, there will always be a few selected, as long as today's goal can be achieved.
Just in case, the emperor warned: "Don't cause trouble."
Hua Yanxi nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, you will definitely have no objection to my request. We are not doing this for Yibai, okay?"
Immediately, Hua Yanxi stood up and looked at the women in the audience: "Everyone must also know that our purpose today is to choose a concubine for the fifth prince. The fifth prince is a noble person in the sky and the emperor's favorite.
Son, so it’s natural not to be careless when choosing a concubine. Today we have set up three levels. If you win all three levels, you will be considered selected."
As soon as these words came out, all the girls responded in unison.
When they entered the palace, their family members had already informed them that these three levels were personally selected by the emperor, and they had already known the questions in advance.
Immediately afterwards, Hua Yanxi said: "As we all know, when ordinary people choose wives and concubines, the only requirements are music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and embroidery. The fifth prince is different from ordinary people, but it is not what he needs. Naturally, he cannot choose using ordinary methods."
The emperor on the side heard the words and nodded repeatedly. Yes, the people around his Xiao Wu naturally cannot be ordinary people.
Hua Yanxi continued: "This first level is a test of courage. My fifth prince loves to cry and is timid, so naturally the person accompanying him cannot be a timid person. When necessary, he must step forward to protect him.
He's very considerate, let's go to the side hall to take a rest first, our first level will begin soon."
After everyone went down, the emperor asked: "What are these levels of yours? They are a test of courage. How do you test them?"
Hua Yanxi said earnestly and sincerely: "Father, I don't know. When I first entered the mansion, the slaves in the mansion bullied the master. No one in the mansion regarded him as their master. As a prince, he could only make a living under a group of slaves. He was wearing
He is dressed in coarse linen and eats rotten rice from the night before. Anyone can yell at him. If no one has the guts, how can he be protected?"