Then I heard Prime Minister Chen Qiao say: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Then he glanced over with his eyes, looked at the group of boys and girls carefully, then pointed his right hand and said, "That's you."
The selected girl in the song and dance troupe was not shy. On the contrary, she greeted him with a smile and snuggled up next to Chen Qiao.
"Hahaha!"
The Emperor of Zhou laughed loudly: "The Prime Minister has good taste."
Chen Qiao hurriedly said: "It's a good reward from your Majesty."
"Okay, there's no need to flatter me. Today is a great day to honor the geniuses of the Qianlong List. I've also enjoyed the singing and dancing. Let me see who is number one this year. Is it the genius kid from your family, Prime Minister?"
The Emperor of Zhou chuckled and looked at Chen Tianjiao with a condescending gaze.
Chen Tianjiao looked embarrassed, feeling that he had been humiliated and kept his head down.
Chen Qiao said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, our Great Zhou Dynasty has produced numerous talents. The boy from my family is not a talented person and only ranks second. The first is Lin Qi from the north. He is extremely talented and has benefited from the prosperous age of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Only under the leadership of your Majesty can our Great Zhou Dynasty produce such a genius."
Emperor Zhou smiled and nodded: "That's right. Who is Lin Qi? Raise your head and let me see."
Lin Qi quickly raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, live forever and prosperous times of the Great Zhou Dynasty will last forever! I am willing to be your pawn, swear allegiance to your Majesty to the death, hold a ring in my life, and weave grass in my death!"
Chen Tianjiao looked at Lin Qi in astonishment. He didn't expect Lin Qi to say such words, which were even more flattering than his father's flattery.
Isn't this guy always so proud that everyone looks down on him? I didn't expect that he has such a side.
It seems that I underestimated him!
This person is not the kind of arrogant and arrogant genius. On the contrary, he knows how to assess the situation and act according to the wind. If he sees that his own strength is not as good as his, he will become arrogant and domineering.
But after seeing the majesty of the Emperor Zhou, he suddenly turned into a lackey, even losing his face and wanting to go up and lick the Emperor Zhou's toes.
So fucking disgusting!
Chen Tianjiao cursed secretly in his heart, with contempt in his eyes.
"Hahaha! Not bad, not bad."
Emperor Zhou was very satisfied with Lin Qi's performance and said with a smile: "You can defeat Chen Tianjiao and get the first place on the Qianlong Ranking. You are truly a first-class talent. I am in a good mood today, so I will give you an extra reward. And
Just like the Prime Minister, you can choose one person from the song and dance troupe of the Great Ancient Dynasty to be your love pet, let’s start choosing.”
Lin Qi was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Then, he opened his eyes wide and carefully looked at the boys and girls.
After a moment, Lin Qi said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, you have given me this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am afraid that I will regret it if I make the wrong choice. Can you allow me to observe it from a close distance? If you can allow me to touch it, I will die."
No regrets.”
"Hahaha!"
The Emperor of Zhou laughed loudly, as if he thought Lin Qi was a member of the same profession, so he joked: "I can allow you to see the beauty at close range, but you must not touch it, otherwise, I will chop off your hand and the beauty together."
!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lin Qi felt secretly chilled in his heart, but on the surface he looked overjoyed.
I saw him walking quickly to the side of the singing and dancing troupe, carefully observing every step for fear of missing any detail.
When everyone was almost impatient, Lin Qi immediately held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have chosen this woman."
"Okay! I'm pretty good at choosing. I chose the youngest one. You happen to be not very young either, so just take her away."
The Emperor of Zhou laughed and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lin Qi bowed quickly and burst into tears of gratitude.
He was originally worried that Zhou Hong, an old man, would like younger people more as he got older, so choosing Dongfang Xue might displease him, so he hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to choose.
But after much deliberation, I still chose Dongfangxue. After all, I missed this opportunity. God knows where Dongfangxue will be assigned to by Zhou Hongfa.
Even if it makes Zhou Hong unhappy, he must choose Dongfang Xue!
Fortunately, Zhou Hong was not as unbearable as he imagined. On the contrary, he didn't care at all and instead praised his choice.
This made Lynch feel relieved immediately.
"Now that your pet has been chosen, let's start giving rewards. Lin Qi, I'm asking you, what reward do you want? Official position, spiritual stone, magic weapon, weapon, elixir, as long as you can name it, I can satisfy you.
.But you have already chosen the pet, and you can’t choose the beauty one again, do you understand?”
Emperor Zhou said calmly.
Lin Qi suddenly fell into deep thought.
If it hadn't been for what Chen Liu had said before, Lin Qi would have definitely requested to join the mission to Fu Mo Mountain.
But now, he feels that he absolutely cannot choose this option.
In addition to the reason Chen Liu said that it would implicate the Great Zhou Dynasty—his sect friends in the Great Zhou Dynasty—there was another reason that he had just been rewarded with a pet, which showed Zhou Hong's appreciation for him.
Even if this appreciation is only superficial, it is enough to prove Zhou Hong's attitude.
As a king, they are so kind to me, so they must want you to serve them in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but you directly ask to go to the envoy of Fu Mo Mountain. This is simply not giving face, it is a slap in the face of the king!
You are not staying in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but you are going to Fu Mo Mountain. Do you want to worship Fu Mo Mountain?
hehe.
Beautiful thought!
Lin Qi knew that what he thought before was too simple, or that he was deceived by Lei Ling.
But this cannot be blamed on Lei Ling. It can only be said that as a disciple of the Supreme Sect, Lei Ling cannot help ordinary people like him think in person.
Fortunately, I didn't wake up too late and didn't stupidly ask to go to the mission, otherwise I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to leave this hall today.
Even if the Emperor of Zhou did not get angry in order to show his magnanimity, Chen Qiao and Chen Tianjiao would take the opportunity to knock Lin Qi into the bottom and make him never recover.
If you can’t choose to go to the embassy, what reward should you choose?
Although Lin Qi wanted to speak for Chen Liu, he hoped that the king could spare Chen Liu's life.
However, Zhou Hong said before the song and dance troupe entered the palace - "Today is a good day to reward the geniuses of the Qianlong List. You can go down and deal with the disappointing things yourself."
It can be seen that he doesn't take Chen Liu's matter to heart at all, and he doesn't want to deal with Chen Liu's matter here.
In this case, if I bring Chen Liu up again, I am afraid that not only will it not be able to help Chen Liu get rid of the charges, but it will also make Zhou Hong feel disappointed and anger Zhou Hong.
As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Who knows what Zhou Hong is thinking.
If you say something wrong, you may get into trouble.
Therefore, instead of talking too much and bringing up the Chen Liu incident, it is better not to mention this incident and let everyone forget about it, and maybe they can get away with it!
"Your Majesty! I am so grateful that I can get such a beloved pet. I don't dare to ask for more. As long as the king allows me to practice in the royal city and allows me to break through the spiritual realm as soon as possible so that I can solve the king's problems, I will die without regrets.
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Lin Qi said solemnly.
Chen Liu looked at Lin Qi's loyal and humble behavior, and felt even more contempt in his heart.
Unexpectedly, this guy didn't even mention Chen Liu. The king gave him a chance, but instead of quickly interceding for Chen Liu, he just thought about flattering the king. What a damn thing!
But it's understandable.
After all, most people in this world are like this. If you can live a good life yourself, who cares about the life and death of others?
Not everyone can flatter the king in the palace, but Lynch can flatter him non-stop. This has surpassed countless people, and he will die without regrets.
It's a pity that Chen Liu cannot die without regrets. Instead, he will die with hatred.
Because he saw with his own eyes what kind of person Lynch he helped was, he would regret the decision he made.
If Chen Liu was more angry, decided to die together, and told the story of Qingxuan's escape, it would be even better, and Lin Qi, the accomplice, would definitely be punished.
"hehe."
Chen Tianjiao sneered in his heart, he decided to give Chen Liu and Lin Qi a chance to bite the dog, so Chen Liu can't die for the time being, he is still worth using!