"The emperor can rest assured, the minister will definitely arrange your concubine selection very well." Xiao He turned his back and smiled bitterly, controlled his emotions, and turned to look at Mu Churan, he obviously didn't like Mu Churan, maybe it was only because he had saved himself that he had this wrong feeling.

If it weren't for the little red in her eyes, Mu Churan would probably really think that Xiao He's heart didn't care, I don't know why, looking at Xiao He's implicit aggrieved expression, Mu Churan's eyes suddenly became a little excited, "Then trouble Aiqing, do a good job of this concubine selection ceremony, in line with my heart, I will be rewarded." ”

……

The concubine selection ceremony is almost an important event equivalent to the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, as far as Mu Churan said, when he was the crown prince, he was still young, neither the former emperor nor the current queen mother had considered helping him choose a concubine, he had been on the throne for so many years, the dark tide was surging in the court, and Mu Churan had no intention of paying attention to the harem, he had not chosen a concubine, and the harem was empty.

Above the court, there are women of appropriate age in the families of countless officials, and such a great opportunity is constantly being pushed upward, not surprisingly, Duan Heng's sister Duan Shengyi is also within the scope of the draft.

For this Duan Shengyi, Xiao He still remembers it vividly, when she pretended to use Mu Qingjuan's hand to set the ancestral hall of the palace on fire, and wanted to blame herself, Xiao He remembered that she seemed to have been slapped a few times by Mu Qingwan, and when she thought about it, her mind was full of red and swollen cheeks that she was beaten at that time.

Also, she has liked Mu Churan for so many years, and finally has a chance, how can she let it go?

There are so many officials in the whole country, even if there is only one woman in each family, there are hundreds of them, portraits, and files piled up on a whole table.

"How can there be so many." Xiao He looked at the half-human-tall portraits and dossiers in front of him with some fear.

Indulged in beauty all day long, no wonder so many emperors have misled the country because of beauty since ancient times, just look at the empty east and west palaces in the harem, there are so many courtyards in the two palaces, and they are about to be full of people because of this draft, I don't know if Mu Churan can be busy.

The table was so full that there was no place to put your arms.

Xiao He pulled the hair on his temples and stared at Mu Churan on the side with resentful eyes.

Mu Churan obviously also sensed Xiao He's emotions, "Didn't you say that the Ministry of Rites would screen some portraits and dossiers in advance?" Why are there still so many? ”

Xiao He stroked his hair and smoothed down the frizzy hair, "The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is from the third grade, do you know how many of these files are people they can't afford to offend?" ”

Xiao He flipped out a copy casually, "Hey, look, this is the sister of Shuntianfu Yin, the appearance is really average, the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are also passable, but because of the relationship of Shuntianfu, it passed smoothly, look at this again, this whole book is all the dossier of the daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan, who has followed her father to fight on the battlefield since she was a child, and she has made great achievements at the age of eighteen, and she is considered half a protector general. ”

Mu Churan inadvertently raised his head and glanced at it, okay! This girl is strong and strong, and she looks stronger than herself, how could she choose such a concubine to enter the palace?

"Speaking of which, is King An's sister, my cousin Duan Shengyi, also on the list?"

"Well," Xiao He looked at the portrait on the table, "you don't even know your cousin after all, do you?" ”

It's not that Mu Churan doesn't know her, but Duan Shengyi is the concubine hand-picked by the Queen Mother before, plus the previous things, she helped herself a lot, and she really owes her a favor. Since she wants to enter the palace, then she will get her wish.

"Just leave her file, and you can choose the others."

There are many dossiers in front of Xiao He who feel a headache, whether it is from his life experience or cultivation, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or experience, it has become a screening standard, for a whole day, Xiao He stared at these things, looking a little aesthetically tired, rubbing his eyes, looking up, only to find that Mu Churan in front of him had long since forgotten where to hide.

Xiao He stretched out relaxedly, yawned, okay, the dirty work was left to himself, and he ran out to hide quietly.

As soon as Xiao He turned around, he wanted to go behind the screen and lie on the bed to rest, but as soon as he entered the inner room, he was covered by someone and dragged out.

Xiao He didn't react for a while, and was dragged out by him and walked a long way. Xiao He opened his mouth, and took a bite at the man's tiger mouth, the force was so great that even his own teeth were about to become unconscious, and the person who was around her was in pain, and cried out, and immediately sent his hand away.

"Why are you still biting!" As soon as the person next to him made a voice, Xiao He knew his identity.

"If you don't hold on to me, how can I bite you." Xiao He rubbed his arm, because Mu Churan was too hard, Xiao He's struggling arm was a little sore.

"I really don't know, not only do you act like a woman on weekdays, but you also learn to bite those shrews on the street!" Mu Churan looked at the tooth marks on his hand, looked, looked, bitten so deeply, how much strength Xiao He used just now.

"Then who let the emperor inexplicably sneak attack me behind my back and cover my mouth, isn't the reaction of normal people like this?" Xiao He rubbed his arm and said back.

There was already a trace of blood oozing out of Mu Churan's hands, it was difficult for Xiao He to belong to a dog, and he saw blood in just one bite. Mu Churan lowered his sleeve and covered the tooth marks on his hand, "I originally wanted to take you to a good place, and I wanted to take you out of the study secretly while they were not paying attention, but as soon as I came out, when I was about to let you go, you actually bit me!" You're inexplicable! ”

Xiao He's face was full of indifference, "Since the emperor thinks that the lower official is inexplicable, then the lower official has to go back to sleep, after all, I have seen so many beautiful pictures today, if there is one that the emperor doesn't like, maybe it can be cheaper Xiao He?" ”

"You want to marry?" Mu Churan's face suddenly became very dangerous, and even Xiao He, who had already turned his back, noticed it.

"What man wouldn't want to marry? Chendu is already eighteen years old, and it is time for him to start a family, so he can't always drag his family's affairs, so isn't my Xiao family going to die? ”

"Follow me!" Mu Churan learned to be smart this time, and directly dragged her hand forward, so as not to surprise Xiao He and bite himself again.

Xiao He couldn't struggle with him, and followed him to the place he said.

"Star Picking Tower. Huh? This name can be a pair with the moon building. Xiao He immediately realized that he was wrong, the Moon Tower was just for the sake of a good name, and the Star Picking Tower was really high. Only ladders were placed between each floor, and no stairs were built.

If it weren't for the fact that both of them would be able to do light work, I'm afraid it would be really difficult for ordinary people to climb the ladder to the top of this star-picking tower.

The Star Picking Tower is for them to admire the moon, since it is used to admire the moon, then why not build a staircase, it has to be so complicated to come up, Xiao He was sighing at this Star Picking Tower, but suddenly found that the ladder that had just come up was removed by someone at some point.

"Huh? Your Majesty, go upstairs to the ladder, someone is trying to harm you, why did you bring me along? "I don't want to die with you yet.

Mu Churan thought that she would worry about how to go down first, but she didn't expect that the person in front of her would ask such a question.

"I asked them to leave, I didn't like to be disturbed when I was admiring the moon, so I removed the ladder, and the people below couldn't get up."

"But I can't get down here!" Not to mention light work, even if she really knows how to fly the eaves and walk on the wall and step on the snow without a trace, it is necessary to have a certain place to borrow strength, so that she can go down from this stone wall, and there is a solid stone brick floor underneath, and there is no life when it is difficult to keep it.

"I naturally have a way to go down, you don't have to worry."

Xiao He looked around, no matter how he looked here, it didn't look like he could go down, could it be that Mu Churan already knew his identity and wanted to push himself down on this star-picking tower?

"Your Majesty, what did the lower officials do?" It's better to ask, and the province is not mentally prepared when it will be pushed down.

Xiao He's head quickly recalled, shouldn't it be, I spent the whole day in front of the desk looking at the portraits of those official ladies, everyone's ladies, could it be that he owed the portrait of which girl to sift down, and the emperor happened to like her, so the emperor is going to come to extinguish?

"Your Majesty, is it a subordinate official, who inadvertently offended you. The lower official will make amends to you, and please ask the emperor not to remember the villain, so that he can let the lower official go this time. ”

Mu Churan's brows tightened instantly, what was the person in front of him thinking?

"Your Majesty, I invited you to dinner before, I didn't mean I didn't want the emperor to eat, so I only ordered three dishes, I just felt that it was a waste for two people to order too much."

Sure enough, it's because I'm reluctant to spend money, how much I usually treat you, so that you can't even afford to eat.

"The minister didn't mean to do it before, he dripped ink on the emperor's dragon chair, and then forgot to wipe it."

No wonder when I was together that day, the little eunuchs around me were all holding back a smile, and when they changed their clothes, they found that they had such a big ink blot on their bodies.

"I didn't mean to leave a portrait of the girl who had been on the battlefield......"

All of Mu Churan's emotions exploded at that moment, "What? You actually left the portrait of that person behind! ”

Ha-Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and sure enough, it was because of this.

"It's okay! Your Majesty, if you don't like it, you can directly put up a sign in the main hall, and the final decision is still in your hands, Your Majesty. ”