147. Chapter 146. The beautiful woman is to be seen no matter what
If you don't talk about Ye Hui'er, in fact, Mu Xijin still admires Jing Luochen a lot.
It's just that he didn't know that Jing Luochen was not Jing Luochen, but Ouyang Luochen, the Jing prince of Yin Kingdom.
But now, Mu Xijin has also realized that Jing Luochen has no intention of giving in, and his wishful thinking has failed. He couldn't help but think, could it be that there are really people in this world who are not afraid of power? Hehe...... Do you have to let him grab it? To be honest, he really doesn't like to use his status as a prince to oppress people, but if it's for this woman, he doesn't mind making an exception.
At noon today, the emperor held a banquet to invite hundreds of officials, but Ouyang Luochen and Ye Hui'er were not among the invitees like those ministers. They were brought in by Mu Xijin, and it was not easy to appear at the banquet at this time, so they went to his prince's East Palace with Mu Xijin, and had lunch with Mu Xijin inside.
After lunch, Mu Xijin took the two of them to the main hall of the draft, and the ministers had finished their banquet at this time and gathered here. And Ouyang Luochen and Ye Hui'er were invited by Mu Xijin, and the two of them naturally sat beside Mu Xijin, which was also a very conspicuous place.
It's all the palace, and there is no big difference between the draft of the Shang State and the draft of the Yin State. If you have to say that it is different, it is that the last draft of Yin Guo was to choose the crown princess for the crown prince, and there was only one quota, but this time it was for the emperor to choose a concubine, and the quota should be determined according to the number of emperors.
Ouyang Luochen has been accustomed to the scene of the draft since he was a child, Yin Guo regularly chooses a concubine for the emperor every three years, he has long been tired of seeing this kind of scene, how many women are forced or willing to come to this deep palace, most of them will not be fortunate by the emperor for the rest of their lives, even if they are fortunate enough to be named a talented person, they may not necessarily be favored, the ending is just an old death in the palace, and his life is desolate, how can he not know this? And he only came this time to deal with Mu Xijin.
But Ye Hui'er really wanted to see it, she couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes, and said to Ouyang Luochen with some excitement: "I have always regretted that I couldn't see my sister participate in the draft last time, and now I am finally fortunate to see this grand and prosperous scene with my own eyes." ”
But her words undoubtedly hit the deepest wound in Ouyang Luochen's heart. Sending Xuanqing into the palace and into the hands of Ouyang Luoxun has long been the thing he regrets the most in his life, and it is something he has never wanted to remember......
Mu Xijin, who was sitting next to Ouyang Luochen and also heard what Ye Hui'er said, couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard this, and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Miss Hui'er actually has a sister?" ”
Ye Hui'er's expression was embarrassed for a moment, and then she realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said while she was happy. But Mu Xijin had already heard it, and it was too late for her to deny it, so she had to nod and say with a smile: "Yes, I have a sister." ”
"Oh?" Mu Xijin raised her eyebrows, as if she was more curious, and asked with a smile: "I don't know, Miss Hui'er's own sister can compare to Miss Hui'er's face that captivates the country and the city?" He said this bluntly, on the one hand, he was praising Ye Hui'er, and on the other hand, he also wanted to get some things about the so-called sister in Ye Hui'er's mouth.
Ye Hui'er is a woman in the end, and being praised so much by a man in front of her face inevitably shows the shyness of some women, her cheeks are red, and she is a little shy: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you are laughing, that is the sister of my mother's compatriots, we ...... They look almost identical. In front of Ouyang Luochen, Ye Hui'er couldn't lie, so she had to tell the truth.
Hearing this, Mu Xijin's heart couldn't help but be shocked, and she had some vague guesses in her heart.
But he still kept a surprised smile on his face: "Oh? I didn't expect Miss Hui'er to be stunning, there is a second person in this world?! Ignorance...... Where is this sister of Miss Hui'er now? I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to see it? ”
The words were not leaky, as if he was really just curious about the sister in Ye Hui'er's mouth, there was no flaw on his face, and he suppressed the throbbing in his heart very well.
Ye Hui'er frowned slightly, and subconsciously didn't like others to ask Xuanqing about it, but because of the identity of the other party, she had to answer rudely: "My sister is in Yin Kingdom, and she is married to a wife, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to marry His Royal Highness the Prince." Besides, my sister is a little colder, and I'm afraid she will make you unhappy. ”
"Oh? Do I look like someone with such a bad temper? The beautiful woman is to be seen no matter what. Mu Xijin smiled heartily, but her heart jumped, and her temperament was cold...... This is more like her, isn't it? Could it be that I just recognized the wrong person at all?! No wonder I feel that Ye Hui'er doesn't look like that person recently.
The more Mu Xijin thought about it, the more she felt that there was something strange in it.
Before Ye Hui'er could speak, she listened to the eunuchs in the audience report to the emperor at the top of their voices, "The show girl has arrived, and the concubine selection ceremony has begun" and something like that. Ye Hui'er just took this opportunity to look at the audience as if she was very surprised, and no longer entangled Xuanqing's problem with Mu Xijin.
is still similar to the rules of Yin Guo, and the show girls will perform on stage one by one after being questioned. The show girls all showed their best side and showed their best skills, in order to compete for a place in the harem, and fly on the branches to be phoenixes.
But most of them are fiddling with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, dancing or something, and there is nothing new to say.
Only the show girl who was ranked seventh to perform on stage was wearing a long aqua blue dress with a bewitching and beautiful face. What is different is that what she performed was a sword dance, not those projects performed by ordinary women, which attracted the attention of almost everyone on the stage for a while.
The woman holds a soft sword in her hand, every move and style are soft and rigid, and the sword style is as beautiful as a dance, dancing with the melody of music, and the human sword is like a fusion into one, the performance is handy, and a smile is also just the right beauty, hooking the soul, almost fooling everyone's eyes.
Xuan Qingwu danced the soft sword in his hand, but his eyes were silent, and he looked at the familiar figure on the stage as if he were nothing. Not only Ouyang Luochen, but also Ye Hui'er, she didn't expect that the emperor of the Shang Kingdom would choose a concubine and they would also come, I don't know in what capacity the two of them came, could it be ...... Shang Guo already knew that he was the King of Jing of Yin State? So he was also invited to watch the draft as a sign of friendship?
For a while, Xuanqing couldn't help but feel a little worried, afraid that he would be recognized by Ouyang Luochen.
She avoided Ouyang Luoxun and the others, and prepared for a few days just to sneak into the palace for this day. Yesterday, she entered Chuxiu Palace to find a beautiful woman, so that she could make an identical person with a mask. Then he infiltrated the palace before dawn today, tied up the woman, disguised herself as her, and used her identity to participate in this draft.
Facts have proved that her worries are not superfluous, Ouyang Luochen has indeed paid attention to her existence among the many show girls from the beginning. Xuan Qing was all too familiar to him, as if he had melted into his blood, and with just one glance, he could recognize her among thousands of people, even if she changed her appearance.
Her temperament, her smile and smile are the most familiar to him. What's more, her martial arts were all taught by him, and he was very familiar with her moves, and at a glance, he recognized that the woman in blue was Xuanqing.
Ouyang Luochen frowned slightly, squinting at Xuanqing, who was dancing with a sword in the center of the stage, and couldn't figure out why she appeared in this Shang Imperial Palace, and why she participated in this emperor's concubine selection ceremony. He couldn't help but think, does Ouyang Luoxun know about this? The purpose of this event, Xuanqing didn't tell himself anything, let alone ask for instructions, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
There was a sudden flash of clarity between the spiritual platforms, and Ouyang Luochen suddenly remembered what Ye Hui'er had said about Xuanqing's life! I can't help but have a guess in my heart, could it be...... She wants revenge!?
Thinking of this, Ouyang Luochen couldn't help but be shocked, looked at Xuanqing with wide eyes, and said so...... Is she the assassin who has been making a fuss about assassinating the emperor in the past few days?!
Oh, yes! How could he forget? How could he have forgotten that since he began to teach her martial arts, he had often seen a look similar to hatred in her eyes? It's just that as time goes by, she gradually hides this love very well, and even he no longer notices it. How could he have forgotten that she had been working so hard? It's just that at that time, he thought that everything she did was for him, and it wasn't until now that he realized that she had always wanted revenge, practicing martial arts, and even being a killer, all for this day......
Ouyang Luochen couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Qing'er, do you know how dangerous this is? If you don't succeed, the one who dies will be you!
How could he not be worried about the ease of assassinating the emperor compared to the people she usually killed?
Ye Hui'er found that Ouyang Luochen had been staring at the woman dancing with the sword in the center of the stage, seeing that his expression was complicated, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised, thinking that Ouyang Luochen had a heart for this woman, and she was very uncomfortable, and even when she looked at the woman in the center of the stage, there was more hostility in her eyes.
Xuanqing naturally felt that Ouyang Luochen's gaze had been on her, and after dancing the sword, her back was soaked with sweat, but it was not tired, but because Ouyang Luochen had been looking at her.
She knew that Ouyang Luochen recognized her after all.
Everyone on the stage was full of praise for Xuanqing's performance, and even the emperor on the seat was smiling, thinking about it, she was half of the success.
But at the moment when she turned around and walked towards the stage, Mu Xijin suddenly narrowed her eyes and stared at her back, watching her go away in her sight step by step, and her heart rippled.