A crescent moon crept up on its branches, and before you knew it, night had fallen, and the sky shone with a little starlight, which was particularly beautiful compared to the faint moonlight that was dark and bright at that time. Ling Xi was still sitting in the corridor listening to Yuzhai, and she had been sitting here in a daze since she received Ye Muzhi's letter in the afternoon.

She held Ye Muzhi's letter in her hand, and a sweet smile unconsciously appeared on her face. Ye Muzhi's letter said that the environment in the border town was not bad, at least not as hard as Ling Xi imagined, the most important thing was that he was also thinking about himself, at this moment Ling Xi hoped that there would be no war on the Xihua border, she only asked Ye Muzhi to return safely as soon as possible, and she would marry him.

Suddenly, a small figure rushed in front of Ling Xi, and she lay on Ling Xi's lap.

"Second sister, what are you looking at?"

Ling Xi took Ye Muzhi's letter in her arms, she held Xiao Ling Yao on her lap, she pointed to the crescent moon in the sky, and whispered to Ling Yao: "I'll look at the moon again, how beautiful is the moon today?" ”

Ling Yao tilted her little head to look at the sky, where was the small crescent moon in the sky beautiful, but she looked at Ling Xi with a happy and sweet smile on her face, and unconsciously burst into laughter.

"Second sister don't say, I almost didn't find out that there is a moon in the sky?"

Ling Xi looked at Ling Yao with an innocent face, and couldn't help laughing, her fingers inadvertently touched Ye Muzhi's letter in her arms, and a sense of happiness arose, maybe Ling Yao was right, no matter what there was in the sky, she would probably be able to enjoy it all night. Without paying attention, Ling Yao put his hand on Ling Xi's body and tickled, Ling Xi almost threw Ling Yao to the ground with a trembling hand, but Ling Yao laughed happily. Suddenly, Ling Xi's playfulness also became bigger, and she kept tickling Ling Yao with her hands, making Ling Yao sway from side to side on her legs, and laughing non-stop, under the faint moonlight, Ling Xi and Ling Yao frolicked, it seemed that happiness was so simple, just laugh happily.

"Big brother."

Ling Yao called out loudly, Ling Xi turned his head and saw Ling Zhu slowly walking towards them,

"When did my brother return home, he didn't come to listen to Yuzhai to see us first." As she spoke, Ling Yao got off Ling Xi's lap, and she jumped up to Ling Zhu's side, and Ling Zhu gently picked her up.

"My father sent someone to call me back, and as soon as I returned home, I went to my father's study, and my mother and Aunt Leng were also there."

Ling Zhu took out a fresh gadget Moro from his arms, he handed it to Ling Yao's hand, Ling Yao was happy at first glance, this kind of little clay figurine, she wanted it when she saw it on the street during the Shangyuan Festival, but this kind of thing for the people in the market, Jiang Shuangxue would not buy it for her at all, after Ling Zhu put down Ling Yao from her arms, she happily took Moro and ran back to the room to play.

"Recently, a big incident happened in Dongyu." Ling Zhu said faintly: "Empress Liu was deposed for her immorality, I heard that it was because she was jealous with the palace concubine in the harem, fought in the imperial garden, and injured Your Majesty. This has spread all over the streets and alleys of Yicheng, and the fact that you were divorced has long been forgotten by people. ”

Sure enough, it is rumored that this kind of gossip is more attractive, the more exciting it is, originally it was an explosive scandal that her Miss Hou Fuyan was dismissed because of her ugliness, but I didn't expect that there was a shocking scandal that the queen hurt His Majesty, and it was only a long time, and the people of Yicheng didn't remember that they were dismissed, and really, the best way to cover up a scandal is to have a bigger scandal.

Ling Xi knew that Ling Zhu was comforting herself, although she designed it to let Zhan Yu withdraw from the marriage, but she also became the object of contempt among the young ladies of the Yicheng family, especially before there were rumors that she was ugly, and now who in Yicheng didn't know that Ling Xi was an ugly woman, and they were secretly laughing at her.

Of course, she doesn't care, it's better, she has become an ugly girl who is difficult to marry, she doesn't have to worry about someone coming to the door to propose marriage, Ye Muzhi returns to Yicheng, whether he has meritorious service or not, whether he can enter the court as an official, as long as Ye Muzhi comes to the mansion to propose, Ling Xiao should not be too disgusted, and they can be together naturally.

"Brother, don't comfort me, I don't care." Ling Xi said casually, she leaned over and leaned on the long bar, looking at the crescent moon in the sky that was covered by dark clouds from time to time, Ling Xi couldn't help but think, I don't know what Ye Muzhi in the border town is doing now, is it the same as her looking at the shy crescent moon in the sky, and the moon in the border town is also the same as the sky in Yicheng? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smirk again.

"Your Majesty is going to choose a new queen. I heard that now the young ladies of the family of the right age in Yicheng have to send their birthdays to the harem for selection, His Majesty has been married for three years, but he still has no children, it seems that he is going to elect a concubine. ”

Ling Zhu seemed to be mentioning the matter of the election of the queen concubine lightly, he glanced at Ling Xi, who was still in infinite reverie, and then said:

"After the abolition is the daughter of the mighty general Liu Sheng, now Liu Sheng is not the national ruler, and because of the abolition of the post, Liu Sheng rushed back to Yicheng overnight to ask His Majesty for guilt, His Majesty asked Liu Sheng to go to the military camp outside the city to report for half a year, I heard that the imperial court wants to send a few more young children of the family to the border town to guard the city, and my father wants me to go."

"Is my brother going to the border town to join the army? But if my brother goes to the border town, what will happen to my cousin? ”

Ling Xi, who was still in a trance, came back to his senses all of a sudden, Ling Xiao let Ling Zhu go to the battlefield just to let Ling Zhu win glory for the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, but the battlefield was extremely dangerous, even if Ling Zhu did not go to the battlefield, he was the eldest son of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, and he could also have a good future. And if Ling Zhu had an accident on the battlefield, it would have fulfilled Leng Qiuye's wishes, and the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion would be Ling Hua's, needless to say, this matter would definitely be Leng Qiuye's pluck.

"Don't worry, my mother has already rejected my father, saying that I will marry Cousin Jiang next year, and I am not suitable to join the army. In order to keep my father from being too angry, my mother had to agree to send my third sister's Geng Ti to the harem to run for the palace concubine, and my father reluctantly acquiesced to me not going to the border town. ”

Ling Xi sneered, sure enough, such a great thing as choosing a concubine, Leng Qiuye would definitely not miss it, but even if Jiang Shuangxue agreed to send Ling Man's Geng post to the palace, what would it be? It is not in accordance with the etiquette system for a concubine to become a palace concubine, and she will be eliminated in the first round, if you want to say that Ling Man's peerless beauty is really no problem to be a palace concubine, but it is a pity that she will not be able to enter the palace normally through the draft in her life, unless the emperor handpicks it, otherwise she has no chance to enter the palace at all.

Ling Zhu glanced at Ling Xi, and he said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Your Geng post was also sent to the palace, and it was the Marquis of Anguo who specially sent a letter to his father to let you participate in the election of the concubine." ”

"And me? Why did my uncle send my Geng Ti to the palace? ”

Ling Xi looked dazed, it stands to reason that she had just been divorced, and there were ugly rumors, no matter how she looked at it, she was not suitable to participate in the draft, she worked hard to withdraw from the marriage, how could she catch up with the matter of the concubine after the election, Ling Xi's heart was very unwilling.

"You must know that you are the young lady of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion and the Anguo Marquis Mansion, behind the glory given to you by the Hou Mansion, you are responsible for the future and destiny of the family, and it is your inescapable responsibility to run for election. My uncle gave me a daughter-in-law, and even if my father didn't want you to run, my uncle wouldn't agree. ”

Ling Zhu's words seemed to sway back and forth in the silent corridor, and finally they all got into Ling Xi's heart. Ling Xi had to admit that Ling Zhu was right, even if she was really ugly and became a female Zhong Kui, the marriage between the wealthy families never looked at the appearance, only the interests, not to mention that her face was not so bad, now there is such an opportunity to win the back position, and if she kills Jiang Zhennan and Ling Xiao, she will not let go of this opportunity. Don't look at the Marquis of Anguo Mansion and the Marquis of Pingyuan, they have long been suspicious of Leng Qiuye in private, but as long as the interests are the same, they are in-laws who hate the same enemy. For example, if she wants to participate in the election, it is a matter that is beneficial to the family, and no one can change it.

But she thought of Ye Muzhi again, Ye Muzhi was still in the border town and wanted to fight with her life to make meritorious deeds and come back to marry her, but unfortunately she pushed the marriage contract of the Zhan family, but she couldn't push the life of the concubine's father, and suddenly Ling Xi's face was full of gloom.

"Although it is a universal election of concubines, but how could the nobles in Yicheng let go of such a good opportunity to send their daughters to the throne, the uncle and father are naturally unwilling to miss an opportunity for the family to win the throne, but the queen mother is even more unwilling, not surprisingly, this new queen must come from the queen mother's family. Brother doesn't have to worry that I will be selected, I am not married to Ye Muzhi. Ling Xi said categorically.

She believes that the queen mother has the courage and ability to listen to the government for ten years, and it is not difficult to change the queen of her own family, plus she has the experience of being divorced, as well as ugly rumors, unless the emperor has the heart to find something awkward, otherwise her chance of winning is too small, and there is no chance of Ling Man being selected as a palace concubine, at least Ling Man has a beautiful appearance, maybe the emperor will let her enter the palace because of her beauty, he doesn't mind her concubine's background, and makes an exception to let her enter the palace.

In fact, Ling Xi was not worried about running for the concubine, because the possibility of her being elected was too low, but she was a little uneasy, when would Ye Muzhi come back, she could wait for him, but she was afraid that her uncle and father could not wait, Ling Xi immediately became a little lonely.

"Brother, do you think the war in Xihua can be fought? I won't be stationed for ten years and eight years, just like my father and uncle, I will stay in the military camp in the south for many years. ”

"I don't know, maybe it's a good thing that there is no fight, at least Mu Zhi will always come back safely one day."

Ling Xi leaned against the long railing, and looked at the dark sky again, the crescent moon had completely hidden in the dark clouds, and the night was terrifyingly silent. I don't know how many ladies in the city will be unable to sleep at night. Is it the road to the palace that is exciting, glorious and rich is in front of you, or is it sad that the loneliness in the deep palace and the non-stop struggle of no return are the road of no return. And at this moment, she is only worried about whether Ye Muzhi is safe in the border town, she misses him, misses him very much.