Selection.
Three days later, Tang Mujin entered the palace to run for election as scheduled, dressed in plain clothes, although she had a stunning appearance, she was not gorgeous, and she looked very inconspicuous in those gorgeously dressed beauties
But this is exactly what Tang Mujin wants, as long as she loses the election, she doesn't have to marry the royal prince
Under the leadership of the palace envoy, Tang Mujin followed the beautiful door to the place where the palace was selected
Everyone stood in a row, arranging them one by one according to their age, they actually arranged the last one for Tang Mujin, Tang Mujin smiled secretly in her heart, if she was ranked by age, she would be their ancestor, and she was arranged for a final position...... Forget it, I'm old, what do you care about with these juniors?
I only heard a sharp male voice sounding in front of me, "The old slave is at the behest of Her Majesty the Empress, and the beauties of the Xuanzhong are moving to the Ming Hall, and Your Majesty will personally supervise the selection, please~"
Tang Mujin secretly rolled her eyes, followed the example of those daughters, bowed pretentiously, and then pinched her throat and said, "Yes~"
Huh! Tang Mujin herself was disgusted
Finally, when he came to the Ming Hall, when he saw the person sitting on the right side of Wu Zetian in the main hall, Tang Mujin was stunned
Oh my God, stop playing with her! The person in the seat now is the little beggar he once was!
Tang Mujin really wanted to turn around and leave immediately, maybe she couldn't! Damn it!
Tang Mujin buried her head low, trying her best to suppress her sense of existence
Everyone knelt down to bow to Wu Zetian, and said in unison, "See Her Majesty the Empress!" ”
Tang Mujin's reaction was a beat slower, when everyone knelt on the ground, she was still standing, Wu Zetian knew that it must be Tang Mujin, so he didn't blame her
"Flat!" Wu Zetian said majestically
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tang Mujin learned what everyone meant
"Today is an important day for me to choose a princess for the Royal Prince, so today I will personally supervise the selection, and you all have to show your best, you know?" Although Wu Zetian's voice was peaceful, it revealed a hint of persecution, and it was actually some gentle knives, as if anyone who made a mistake would lose their heads
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison
At this moment, wearing a dark green gold silk palace robe, it seemed that he was both low-key and noble, and the "little beggar" who looked down on everyone with a lofty posture spoke
"Wait! Mother, since you are choosing a concubine for me, you have to ask your sons and daughters to like it
Can you let your sons make their own ideas and choose their own concubines?" Li Xu got up, came to Wu Zetian, and bent down to ask
Wu Zetian thought for a while and said, "Of course you can, you have to choose your own major events for life."
Li Xu smiled and said, "Thank you, Mother Emperor!" ”
Turning around, looking at the beauties below, he suddenly smiled evilly, and took out a pure white hamster with the same body from his arms!
"Hmm...... It is very beautiful, the king is a spirit mouse paid tribute by Tianzhu in his hand, very spiritual, not only can understand people's will, but also can recognize people's hearts, it only likes people with pure hearts, since they want to be the princess of this king, their hearts are naturally simple and kind, and they will climb on whose body later, who will marry this king" Li Xu stroked the hamster in his hand and said the rules
Tang Mujin muttered disdainfully, "Cut, isn't it just a mouse?"
"The last one, what did you just say?" Li Xu pretended not to know her and said deliberately
Tang Mujin gritted her teeth, raised a smile and said, "Back to the prince, I mean this mouse, ah no...... Spirit mouse, so cute! ”
Li Xu raised his eyebrows and said, "Really?" This king thinks so too, but this king thinks you are more cute."
"Hehehe...... The prince praised it falsely," Tang Mujin smirked
Li Xu didn't say anything more, and as soon as he let go, the hamster rushed into the crowd
The beauties were both frightened and expectant, and prayed in their hearts to let the rats climb on them, so that they could become princesses
The hamster was a fellow, too, scurrying under the skirts of the girls
The beauties were so frightened that they exclaimed, and soon, the crowd was in a mess, dodging the hamsters
As long as Tang Mujin was alone, he stood there calmly, looking coldly at the hamsters scurrying on the ground
The hamster had already begun to climb on the skirt of a powerful daughter, but suddenly heard a crisp bell sound, and the hamster climbed down again, as if he heard the command, and ran straight towards Tang Mujin
Suddenly climbed up Tang Mujin's shoulders along Tang Mujin's skirt
Tang Mujin took advantage of the situation and caught a glimpse of the bell in Li Xu's hand
She grabbed the hamster's tail and carried it in front of her, looking at the hamster's small black eyes, Tang Mujin's head was slightly off, her eyes were slightly open, her original black pupils turned turquoise, and she glared at it slightly
The originally well-behaved hamster seemed to have seen some monster, and struggled in Tang Mujin's hands in a panic, squeaking and screaming
As soon as Tang Mujin let go, the hamster crawled back to Li Xu's hands
She sneered and said secretly in her heart: Huh...... A little mouse dares to run in front of your cat grandma, it's crooked!
Li Xu didn't think it was strange, pointed at Tang Mujin, and said casually, "Mother Emperor, it's her"
Then he sat back in his chair and looked at Tang Mujin with a smile
Wu Zetian asked, "Xu'er, have you made a good choice?" ”
Li Xu nodded, Wu Zetian didn't say anything more, and motioned to the palace envoy on the side, and after the palace envoy understood, he took out the holy decree that had been prepared long ago and prepared to announce it
Tang Mujin suddenly interrupted, "Slow! ”
Everyone looked at Tang Mujin, Wu Zetian frowned slightly, and said, "What's wrong?"
Tang Mujin stepped forward and said, "Back to Your Majesty, I have already made a rule in Qingfeng Lane, only those who drink Sansheng Tea can marry me after completing the three tests, Your Majesty should know this rule."
Wu Zetian hid a knife in his smile and said, "Then you mean to resist the decree?"
Tang Mujin smiled lightly and said, "That's not it, although His Highness is noble, but the rules can't be broken, you may not know, I have had some dealings with His Highness before, he also drank my Sansheng Tea, and also completed two tests, since this is the case, it proves that His Highness is the dragon among people, why not have a beginning and an end, and complete the last test?" ”
Wu Zetian turned his head and thought about it, nodded and said, "Well, this is reasonable, Xu'er, then you can come according to the rules."
Li Xu replied, "Yes, Mother Emperor"
"Tell me, what's the last test?" Wu Zetian asked
"My husband, either smarter than me or stronger than me, otherwise how can he protect me for the rest of my life? The last test is very simple, as long as His Highness wins against me, even if he passes the test," Tang Mujin said
Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Okay! You'll have a game, and I'll be the referee."
Li Xu hooked a smile, walked down, and made a gesture of invitation to Tang Mujin, "Please~"
Tang Mujin looked at the smile on Li Xu's face, and his heart became more and more panicked, and he stepped on Li Xu quietly, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please first!" ”
Li Xu endured the pain and said secretly, "You said that if this king shouts now, will you be arrested and imprisoned in the prison?"
Tang Mujin gritted her teeth and said, "You dare!" ”
"Would you like to give it a try?" Li Xu looked at Tang Mujin condescendingly
Tang Mujin retracted his feet angrily and said, "Okay, count you ruthless!" ”
Then he looked at Li Xu and smiled proudly, and walked out first
Coming to the outside of the hall, Tang Mujin waved his hands, and the bloody blade was summoned from Tang Mujin's palm, and the sharp blade shone in the sunlight, making people feel cold
"Your Highness, choose a weapon, don't say that I bully you," Tang Mujin said
Li Xu spread his hands and said, "No need, both hands are enough"
Tang Mujin said, "Okay"
As soon as the words fell, before everyone could react, Tang Mujin raised his sword and attacked Li Xu, between the sword and the sword, Tang Mujin's every attack was fatal, directly hitting the fatal point, and he was not soft at all
Several times, if it weren't for Li Xu's quick reaction, he would have almost been cut off a few pieces of flesh by the bloody blade, but Li Xu had been on the defensive, dodging Tang Mujin's attacks
Everyone watched the two fight, and their hearts rose to their throats, and Wu Zetian was even more nervous, his body couldn't help but lean forward, and his hands nervously held the armrests on both sides of the dragon chair
Tang Mujin said, "Why don't you attack?"
"How can I be willing to hurt someone I like?" Li Xu said with a smile
Tang Mujin glanced at Li Xu and said, "Then don't blame me for being unkind!" ”
quickly turned around and kicked Li Xu in the chest, it was a wound, and blood could be faintly seen seeping out of the placket
Li Xuyun patted the dust on his chest lightly, and said with a smile: "Xiao Jin, is this angry?" ”
Tang Mujin was stunned when Li Xu called her like this, because only that person had called her like this, looking at the similar eyebrows, she was in a trance for a while, as if that person had really come back
At this moment, Li Xu saw the opportunity, and stepped forward with an arrow, Tang Mujin reacted slowly, and he didn't have time to attack, so he could only raise his sword to resist, who knew that Li Xu's fist was a little unexpectedly powerful, and he didn't block it at once
Li Xu punched Tang Mujin's left shoulder, retreated again and again, and Li Xu punched again, seeing that he was about to hit Tang Mujin in the face
Tang Mujin subconsciously closed his eyes, but his fist stopped in front of Tang Mujin, and Li Xu turned his fist into a palm and gently pinched Tang Mujin's soft face
"It's so cute~" Li Xu said with a smile, Tang Mujin withdrew his bloody blade, turned to Wu Zetian and said, "Your Majesty, I lost"
Wu Zetian clapped his hands and said, "Okay!" In that case, come on, proclaim! ”
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Prince Li Xu, smart and beautiful, both civil and military, gentle and polite, when the crown is suitable for marriage, when the choice of a virtuous woman and match. In order to become a beautiful woman, Tang Mujin will be married to Li Xu as the princess, and all etiquette will be handled by the Ministry of Etiquette. After the palace envoy's sharp voice finished reading the holy decree, Li Xu stepped forward to accept the decree
"Thank you, Your Majesty" Li Xu held the holy decree with both hands and bent down to thank him
Tang Mujin stood aside in a daze, and Wu Zetian said, "Tang Mujin?"
"Huh?" Tang Mujin came back to his senses
Seeing that Li Xu had already received the decree, he knew what was going on, and stepped forward and said perfunctorily, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace"
Wu Zetian said, "Okay, the next thing will be handled by the Ministry of Rites, the wedding date is set for five days later, if it's okay, let's step down."
Wu Zetian got up and left, and everyone shouted, "Congratulations to Your Majesty~"
Tang Mujin turned his head and left, but was pulled by Li Xu, and a joking voice came, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Tang Mujin looked coldly at the big hand that grabbed his wrist, pulled it away, and said lightly, "Lord Wang, please respect yourself, after all, we are not married, there is a difference between men and women, and it is against etiquette to do this."
Li Xu was not annoyed, and still smiled and said, "Are you angry?"
Tang Mujin sneered: "How dare I be angry with the prince"
"But it's written on your face: I'm angry, these four words" Li Xu showed his cute tiger teeth
Tang Mujin glanced at him and said, "I'm very busy, I don't have time to worry so much about a person who is full of lies, say goodbye"
Li Xu blocked Tang Mujin's way and said, "What did I lie to you?"
Tang Mujin sneered: "Isn't it deception for you to conceal your identity?" Is your injury really someone else's doing? Doesn't it give you a sense of accomplishment in playing with others?"
"I can explain all of this," Li Xu said
"But I don't want to hear it," Tang Mujin said absolutely
The anger of the two was embarrassing, and the temperature around them dropped to freezing