Chapter Seventy-Two: The Country for Hire 7
Chang Li looked for a circle of rain, but found nothing, and didn't find anyone at all.
It happened that the eldest princess sent someone to look for him, Chang Li had to order his subordinates to continue to look in the palace, and he himself went to the princess's mansion.
"The slave sees the eldest princess." Chang Li entered the mansion and was led to the pavilion next to Qinxin Lake.
Whoaβ
In the afternoon, the wind rose, and the water ripples appeared on the surface of the lake, and the sound of flowing water made the Qinxin Lake look full of mood.
The eldest princess loved Qinxin Lake very much, and she would sit here for a while every day, whether it was windy or rainy.
"Chang Li, do you know why Princess Ben loves this lake?"
"It's got to be a beautiful place."
It took two whole years for Qinxin Lake to be regarded as a water injection to form, and I heard that it cost a huge amount of silver, which also made the first emperor angry with the eldest princess.
"One year, when Princess Ben went boating on Tianchen Lake, she heard the most beautiful sound of the piano in the world, and since then the sound of the piano has often lingered in her ears. That's why we have today's Qinxin Lake. β
"The princess is really kind of feelings."
Chang Li lowered his head and praised it, speculating in his heart what the eldest princess meant by saying this.
You don't call him here just to say why this lake was built, right?
Yu Qing squinted at the old eunuch who was standing beside him with his eyes down, picked up the teacup and blew off the floating tea, and asked, "Then do you know who the most beautiful piano sound comes from?" β
"The eldest princess forgives her sins, how can the old slave understand this elegant thing? But...... If you want to say that Tianyuan Country Fuqin is good, then Wei Mingxin, the son of Lord Wei, must be the first! β
"Huh."
Yu Qing put down the teacup and said with satisfaction: "You have some insight!" Princess Ben heard that Wei Wuzheng was going to send Mingxin Gongzi to participate in tomorrow's draft? β
"Exactly!" Chang Li finally knew the reason why he was called, and replied with a smile: "Master Wei will be twenty years old this year, if he can't be a showboy after this year, I'm afraid I can only find someone to marry hastily." β
A man from the Tianyuan Kingdom can marry at the age of thirteen.
Wei Mingxin dragged on to twenty, if he couldn't choose Xiuzi this time, I was afraid that it would be difficult to find a husband.
"If the eldest prince of Wei loses, this princess's mansion is his destination. Princess Ben will not treat him badly. β
"With the blessing of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, it is really a blessing for Prince Wei."
Chang Li already understood what the eldest princess meant, and said with a smile: "The painter invited by the palace this time has a bad look. Master Wei is afraid that he will be painted ugly! β
"The painter has been honing his painting skills all year round, and his eyes will inevitably hurt, so my father-in-law should not blame."
"Your Highness is merciful!"
The breeze swept up the weeping willows by the lake, and not far from the path stood a handsome boy in a brown robe.
"That's someone from the palace?"
"Mrs. Hui, that's Chang Li, the chief eunuch in the palace."
Xu Aoshi closed his eyes slightly, and his heart was depressed.
It seems that the eldest princess has never forgotten Wei Mingxin......
"Qin'er, you don't have to give this cloak away, so you don't have to disturb the princess to get down to business."
"Yesβ"
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Wei Wuzheng was in a very good mood, especially when he looked at his son's upper body in a dark color dress, and his gestures revealed his elegant temperament, and he smiled brightly.
His son was born extremely handsome, what woman would not like to see it?
"Dad, do you really want me to be a drafter?"
"Naturally! Could it be that you still want to marry the eldest princess? β
Wei Mingxin's face stiffened, and he denied: "Dad, my son just wants to be with you and your mother." β
Wei Wuzheng patted his son's shoulder, and said with some sadness: "Where is there a son who is too old to marry?" If the little emperor hadn't been born too late, there would be no need to grieve you before you reached twenty. β
Wei Mingxin: "......"
"You must take care of the emperor after you enter the palace, as long as he can sit firmly on the throne, the head of the six palaces must be you. Got it? β
"I'm afraid that the eldest princess may not let her sons enter the palace smoothly."
Thinking of the eldest princess, Wei Wuzheng's face also became serious, and said, "Don't worry, Dad has already set up a painter, and your appearance will definitely impress the emperor." β
Everyone has a love for beauty, and he doesn't believe that his son's portrait can't get into the eyes of the emperor.
Wei Mingxin saw that his father was so determined, and he couldn't say anything more.
However, when he came out of the study, a carrier pigeon landed on the back of his hand.
Reading the secret letter sent by the carrier pigeon, Wei Mingxin couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips, he turned his head to look at the candlelit study, and muttered: Father, I'm afraid that tomorrow will disappoint you.
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At the time of the unitary, Yu Wan smelled the aroma of food.
She got down from the bed and saw seven or eight meat dishes on the table.
What's going on? Don't send steamed buns?
Or is it poisoned in the dish?
Xiao Yezi came out to check the food and said, "Don't worry, there is no poison." β
"No poison? So this is the sun coming out of the west? β
Yu Wan was puzzled, only to see Chang Li come in with more than a dozen eunuchs, each eunuch behind him holding a stack of scrolls.
Chang Li had a full smirk on his face and stepped forward to salute.
"Your Majesty, is this dinner okay today?"
"It's okay. What's wrong with you? β
This old guy must not be good here.
"Your Majestyβ"
Chang Li waved at the eunuchs he brought, motioned for them to put down the scrolls, and said, "These are the portraits of the draft candidates this time." Please also ask Your Majesty to choose one. β
"It's going to be a draft tomorrow, so there's no need for this portrait, right?"
It's so good to see real people, why bother looking at portraits?
"Look at what Your Majesty said, the hundreds of showmen who are running for election, can't they all stand in front for Your Majesty to see, right? Your Majesty chooses your favorite Xiuzi first, and when the time comes, the minions will let these Xiuzi stand in front, and your Majesty will be tired. β
"Grandpa Chang is really bothered."
Nothing to do, either treacherous or thief, Yu Wan didn't believe that this old thing would be so kind.
I'm afraid that these portraits are done with tricks.
"Your Majesty, shall we begin?"
"Okay. Begin. β
The picture scrolls were presented one by one, and each one was marked with a note of who Xiuzi came from, how old he was, and his identity.
"This is Lord Lin's concubine, take a look."
"Not bad."
As soon as Chang Li heard this, he immediately shouted: "Lin family, stay." β
"This is General Xu's concubine."
"General Xu, ......"
Thinking of the woman who stood up in the court this morning and spoke like a bell, Yu Wan took a closer look.
The eyebrows and eyes of the man in the painting are delicate, but they are not very outstanding.
"Keep it."
"Yesβ"
Chang Li waved his hand, and soon the eunuch unfolded another picture scroll, Yu Wan just glanced at it, and suddenly his eyes widened: "This is-"
The man on the scroll has a beard, a huge matchmaker mole at the corner of his mouth, and a mouth big enough to swallow a bowl?
Such an ugly person is also here to participate in the draft?
"This is Lord Wei's son. Hey-" Chang Li's face showed a sad look, and he sighed: "No wonder Wei Gongzi didn't marry when he was twenty years old. Who would marry that? β
As he spoke, Chang Li cautiously observed the little emperor's reaction.
He didn't believe it, the painting was so ugly, could the little emperor still choose Wei Mingxin to enter the palace?
"That's it! I love this! Yu Wan seemed to have found a rare object, stepped forward and grabbed the scroll, showing appreciation, and said, "I like this Wei Gongzi!" β