After Wei Yanran retreated, the ceremonial officer read five more people.

Yao Duran suddenly heard Ling Chuimeng's name. Just as he was about to fix his eyes on what kind of beautiful woman it was, he saw that one of the five people shouted with a smile: "Brother-in-law! ”

The woman's face was six or seven points similar to Concubine Ling, and she thought that it was the youngest daughter of the Ling family, and Ling had a dream.

When Huo Jingcheng heard this, he frowned and looked over, and when he saw it clearly, his eyebrows and eyes stretched. He stepped down the steps again and came to Ling Chuimeng, and said with a smile: "Oh, my sister-in-law is here too?" ”

Ling Chuimeng smiled and nodded to him: "Brother-in-law, do you remember my name?" ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "Naturally remember, your sister's name is Zhiyi, you are called Blowing Dreams, taken from the south wind to know my intentions, blowing dreams to Xizhou." ”

Ling Chuimeng listened to it and laughed even more happily.

Huo Jingcheng said: "When I saw you a few years ago, I was still a little girl, and I have grown up in a blink of an eye. Your sister is just such a sister as you, since you have called me my brother-in-law for many years, it is time for me to fulfill my brother-in-law responsibilities. After this busy period of time, I will personally select a good son-in-law for you, young talents in Beijing, and children of the family, you can choose. ”

When Ling Chuimeng heard this, Ruhua's smile froze, her eyes showed disappointment, and she asked in a weak voice, "Brother-in-law, don't you want me?" ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled and waved his hand, and his tone was lazy: "Forget it, my brother-in-law's stubble, I can't do it, hehe." ”

Yao Duran listened to this, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Sure enough, Huo Jingcheng will no longer accept the daughter of the Ling family. Then, the Ling family's wishful thinking has completely failed, and they want to use a Ling Chui dream to save their own status, but as everyone knows, who can count Huo Jingcheng after thousands of calculations?

Ling Chuimeng was unwilling: "Brother-in-law ......"

Huo Jingcheng interrupted her, and said slowly as he turned around and returned to his seat: "Okay, if you keep talking, your sister may be so angry that she will come back to life." ”

When he sat down, he didn't even look at the other four show girls side by side, raised his hand and waved twice, the ceremonial officer sang a harmony, and the five people took the flowers and retreated in disappointment.

Huo Jingcheng took a few sips of fragrant tea and asked, "Doesn't the queen have any candidates to recommend?" ”

The queen glanced around with a smile and said, "It's hard to see the character at a glance, and you can only pick the dignified and gentle appearance, and there are no special recommended candidates." ”

Huo Jingcheng nodded, and asked again, "What about the three concubines?" Can I nominate a candidate? ”

Concubine Jing said: "The concubine didn't. ”

Yao Duran said: "There are no concubines. ”

As for Concubine Shu, she has become more and more obedient day by day in recent days, as if she has precipitated her body and mind, and she is quietly staying in her palace to recuperate. At this moment, he obediently claims that he has no recommended candidates.

Huo Jingcheng put down the teacup and had to pick it up again.

The beauty in front of me is like a flower, and it fascinates people's eyes.

When the five of them were read again, the eyes of the imperial concubines all focused on a show girl in a pink skirt.

I saw that the show girl didn't know whether she was weak or nervous, the whole person seemed to feel uncomfortable, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, her mouth was panting, her expression was quiet, her beautiful eyes revealed a trace of pity and melancholy, and walking a few steps was also a vain gait of a weak willow and a wind. This woman is both pitiful and curious.

Yao Duran watched silently, and the master of the heart finally came out. Huo Jingcheng just likes poor women, the more pitiful people are, the more distressed they are.

After thinking about it, she covered her mouth and smiled secretly, and then turned her eyes to look at him quietly, and sure enough, the unproductive one left her seat again, stopped in front of the delicate and delicate show girl, and asked, "Are you sick or what's the matter?" ”

The beautiful girl's long eyebrows snaked out of a moving style, a pair of beautiful eyes like a pool, and whispered: "Back to Your Majesty, the courtiers couldn't help but be extremely nervous when they saw Your Majesty, and their hearts beat fast, they were indeed a little uncomfortable, and I begged Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”

Huo Jingcheng was about to speak, but his eyes suddenly fell on the fan in her hand. I saw a poem embroidered on the fan: The rain is barren, but the beauty is washed.

"Why do you embroider my poems on this fan?"

The show girl looked at the fan and said with a light smile: "Yes, this is one of the poems that Your Majesty wrote for me in the rain of Tiannan. Yu Da, without losing the rigidity of a man, Yu Xiao, and affection. Although no one in the world is perfect, the courtiers feel that His Majesty is already eight or nine in that situation. Therefore, the courtiers admired it so much that they had already included His Majesty's nouns and sayings, and kept them in mind to help them cultivate their minds and virtues. ”

As soon as these words came out, it can be described as a surprise.

Huo Jingcheng smiled and looked at her again, and said with a smile: "What a cultivator, what is your name?" ”

The show girl replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the courtier's name is Lin Meiyi. ”

"Stay." He said a sentence concisely, the ceremonial officer raised his voice and sang, Lin Meiyi smiled weakly, took the sachet given by the attendant, and then knelt on the ground to thank him.

Yao Duran watched silently, turned her head sideways and whispered in Concubine Jing's ear: "Sister Concubine Jing, this woman is not shallow, first attract Your Majesty to get close with her illness and discomfort, and when Your Majesty gets close, you will naturally be able to see the poems on her fan, and then she will open her mouth and her tongue will be full of lotus flowers, coaxing Your Majesty's three souls to go to two and a half souls." ”

Concubine Jing smiled at the corner of her lips and nodded: "You and I see the same thing." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a soft and delicate cry of "oops".

Yao Duran looked up again and saw that Huo Jingcheng had already put one hand around Lin Meiyi's waist. It turned out that after Xie En got up, he was dizzy and didn't stand firm, and he was about to turn into spring water and become weak, Huo Jingcheng quickly reached out to protect the flower, and he didn't fall to the ground, but fell into his arms.

"It smells so good." Huo Jingcheng hugged her, but suddenly lost his temper and said such a sentence.

The queen couldn't stand it anymore, so she covered her mouth and coughed dryly: "Ahem!" Keep reading. ”

Huo Jingcheng came back to his senses, let go of Lin Meiyi, and turned around to sit back.

Yao Duran hurriedly refilled the hot tea for him, presented it with both hands, and said softly: "Your Majesty's pity for the jade is sick, drink some fragrant tea and press it." ”

"Snort", Huo Jingcheng smiled, he looked at her with a smile while taking the tea: "You just make a fool of me." ”

"How dare the concubine." After talking to him, Concubine Jing suddenly came over again, and smiled in her ear: "Sister, this is jealous." ”

Yao Duran glanced at her with disgust: "What my sister said really entered my heart. ”

Concubine Jing was stunned for a moment, "Giggles-" The two looked at each other and laughed.

The palace selection ended near noon, and Huo Jingcheng finally chose a few more people because there were not many concubines. Close Xu Huanyan, Wei Yanran, Lin Meiyi, just eight people. The winning rate of this year's show girls can be said to be the lowest among the drafts of the past three dynasties.

As for Du Yan, he accompanied him until the end, and finally pointed out five people among the unsuccessful show girls and led them home.

The show girl is selected, and the next step is the book position. Huo Jingcheng registered a Wei nobleman on the spot, and the rest, regardless of who or who, shook his hand and threw a book, all of them were beauties. As for the living hall, it is up to the queen to distribute it.

The queen was busy, assigning the palace to live in the palace, sending palace people, and the internal affairs office was also busy.

And on the side of the Wanton Palace, it is a leisurely world. After dinner, Yao Duran asked Fuquan to carry his piano to the watering pavilion. Playing the piano in the face of the lake, the sound of the piano is distant and ethereal. And these days, she has already learned a few simple songs, and what she is pondering now is the page of music scores sent by Yuan Mohua. He is highly accomplished in music, and the scores he writes are naturally complex and difficult to learn.

She learns hard, her slender fingers jumping on the strings, over and over again, stubborn and serious. Soon, the sunset in the west was bounced down, and the crescent moon hung on the willow tops.

Biya and Qingtang light up the lanterns at the four corners of the water pavilion, separating a hazy and dusky world.

In the sound of the piano, Fuquan hurriedly entered the water pavilion along the promenade of the lake.

Yao Duran stopped the sound of the piano and asked, "Fuquan, what's the matter?" ”

Fuquan smiled and said, "Niangniang, Your Majesty is here!" But Your Majesty said that he did not dare to come to the water pavilion to find you, saying that he was afraid that you would be jealous and push him away from the lake. ”

With a "snort", Yao Duran smiled. Biya and Qingtang also covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

"Let's go." Yao Duran got up and left. When she returned to the dormitory, Huo Jingcheng was sitting on the terrace drinking tea, she lifted the curtain and walked in, and said with a smile: "Why did Your Majesty come to the palace of arbitrariness?" ”

Huo Jingcheng's handsome face was hidden in the tea mist, handsome as a fairy, which made her fascinated for a moment. He turned his eyes to her and smiled, "What is this?" Isn't it normal for me to come to you? ”

Yao Duran sat down opposite him, smiling like a soft spring breeze: "Now that the show girl is selected, I thought His Majesty would not come tonight." ”

Huo Jingcheng looked at her for a while, although there was a smile on the corner of his lips, but his tone was serious: "Ran'er, don't think nonsense, they are my helplessness as a king, and you are my soft spot." ”

Yao Duran's heartstrings trembled, and she smiled without saying a word.

......

Early the next morning, all palaces ask for good morning, Fenghuan Palace can be said to be a hundred flowers gathered, lively and extraordinary.

Suddenly, there were several new concubines, and the spacious front hall suddenly seemed crowded, full of people, and all kinds of fragrances were mixed together, and they would be dizzy after smelling it for a long time.

When Yao Dui entered, she suddenly found that Ning Wanshu was actually among them today, after careful recuperation, her complexion was much better, and she had regained her former brightness, if it weren't for a cane standing next to the seat, it would make people forget what she had experienced.

When she saw her come in, her face was overjoyed, and she hurriedly took Qiu Yan's hand and got up to salute her.

Yao Duran wiped away the complexity in her eyes, and said softly: "Sister Ning doesn't need to be polite, and she doesn't need to be so polite in the future." ”

She smiled back with a friendly smile: "Thank you, Concubine Chen." ”

The new concubines also got up and saluted her, and Yao Duran waived the number of salutes, and saluted the queen above, and then sat down in her seat.

The queen glanced around and saw that everyone had arrived, so she gave everyone a good lesson, such as being cautious in words and deeds, and harmonious palace.

As soon as he finished listening to the teachings, a sudden announcement came from outside the hall that it was Huo Jingcheng who came.

He was dressed in a white regular robe, jade and slim, and came calmly. After the ceremony, the queen added a cup of tea to him and said, "Why did Your Majesty come here this morning?" ”

Huo Jingcheng plucked the tea lid and said, "Just went down to the court, come over and ask a few words." After that, the starry eyes glanced around, and said solemnly: "The harem has been decided, from now on, you are all my concubines, representing both me and the royal family, you must remember one thing, this is the palace, not your respective maiden family, with this understanding, you had better think twice before you say or do." Secondly, the harem is under the control of the queen, if you have anything to report directly to the queen to solve, don't run past the queen to disturb me, I won't pay too much attention to you, let alone judge the lawsuit for you for your rights and wrongs. Also, if I am not summoned, you should not come to the imperial study to look for me, I don't need you to send this food and that drink, I have a strict diet, except for three meals, I rarely eat at other times. Do you understand everything? ”