Chapter 180: The Beginning of Destiny
"The courtiers thank the emperor for his grace." The show girl saluted decently, and then, led by the eunuch, left the inner hall. These etiquettes were taught by the aunts a few days ago, and the etiquette in front of the palace was very strict, after all, the show girls were facing the Son of Heaven in the current dynasty. The unsuccessful show girl will be rewarded by the emperor, some are 100 gold, some are 100 gold, and the more gold is rewarded, the more beautiful the show girl is. After the unsuccessful show girls return home, they can marry on their own. Ouyang Tong watched one by one show girls lose the election, there were few show girls in a row, and the emperor didn't even fancy any of them. It seems that the emperor's requirements are extremely high, and ordinary people can't get into his eyes, in this case, maybe he will lose the election, Ouyang Tong quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shen Qi, the daughter of Shen Kuo, the servant of the ministry, see the emperor." It is also a prostration, and then he kneels on the ground and takes off his veil. The emperor looked at it carefully and nodded. "Leave the sign and give ten thousand gold." Huang Gonggong shouted loudly. Finally, there is one who is favored by the emperor, and everyone must be envious of this show girl. "The courtiers thank the emperor for his grace." Then, from the other side of the inner sanctum, a eunuch and an aunt came out. "Little Lord, please come with me." The eunuch respectfully invited the selected show girl to enter the innermost door of the inner hall. The show girl put on her veil again and followed the eunuch to the harem. Ouyang Tong quietly looked at the back of the beautiful girl, and walked forward towards the sun, will it really be the bright sunshine that greets her?
"Enter!" The first row of show girls has been selected, and the second row of show girls have also entered the hall. The show girls walked neatly to the middle room, and Ouyang Tong was also among them. The emperor carefully identified Ouyang Tong, and after finding Ouyang Tong's location, the emperor smiled, and the emperor specially avoided Ouyang Tong and casually pointed to a show girl. "Wu Yunying, the daughter of the great general Wu Chifeng, see the emperor." After bowing, the show girl took off her veil, and the emperor took a closer look and nodded. Huang Gonggong shouted according to the column: "Leave the sign and give ten thousand gold." "The courtiers thank the emperor for his grace." The show girl saluted respectfully, and then, the same eunuch and an aunt came to take the show girl. Ouyang Tong thought in his heart, this is a small draft, and those who come are only housekeeper girls in the capital, and the general election is next summer, so the number of people selected this time should not be too much, and they have been selected for two in a row, and there should be no more selections. Ouyang Tong's hanging heart finally let go again.
Ouyang Tong saw that the show girls were not selected one by one, and he was even more sure that the list of candidates this time was full. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer show girls in the inner hall, and in the end, only Ouyang Tong was left. The emperor looked tired and rested with his eyes closed. "Miss, you're the only one, come forward and salute." The little eunuch reminded in a low voice. Ou Yantong stepped forward cautiously, for fear of making a mistake. "Prime Minister Ouyang Hu's daughter Ou Yantong, see the emperor." Ouyang Tong bowed respectfully, and then slowly took off his veil. The emperor opened his eyes and stared at Ouyang Tong with curiosity. After Ou Yantong took off his veil, he waited for the emperor to wave his hand, waiting for his father-in-law to give him money. "You are Ouyang Tong?" The emperor spoke, his voice gentle and magnetic.
During the entire draft, the emperor didn't say a word, but at this time he said the first sentence. Huang Gonggong looked at Ouyang Tong in front of him, couldn't help but nodded, and praised in his heart: She really deserves to be the first beauty in the capital. Ouyang Tong was distracted by this sudden question. "The courtier's daughter is Ouyang Tong." Ouyang Tong stabilized his mind and replied respectfully. "I heard that you have excellent piano skills and once played with Feng Yi?" The emperor asked curiously. Ouyang Tong frowned slightly, and then replied respectfully, "The courtiers just had the honor to learn from Mr. Feng Yi. The emperor nodded: "Raise your head." Ouyang Tong raised his head slightly, but his gaze was still on the ground. Why, am I scary? The emperor looked at Ouyang Tong and asked playfully. Back to the emperor, my aunt said that Tianyan should not be snooped at will. Ouyang Tong replied respectfully.
"I command you, look at me." The emperor said slightly seriously. Ouyang Tong was a little panicked: "The courtiers don't dare." The emperor glanced at Huang Gonggong, smiled, and then said solemnly: "If you don't dare, you will disobey the order." Ouyang Tong thought for a moment, and then saluted: "The courtier is offended." Then, Ouyang Tong raised his gaze and looked at the emperor seriously. Ouyang Tong saw that on the dragon chair, a man in a dragon robe was looking at him seriously. The man looked to be in his thirties, with a tough silhouette, sword eyebrows and sideburns, and he was not angry and arrogant. "What do you think of me?" The emperor looked at Ouyang Tong seriously and asked. Ouyang Tong retracted his gaze and said seriously: "Don't be angry." Ouyang Tong thought in his heart, the emperor shouldn't like others to say that he was majestic. Not angry? The emperor muttered and repeated this sentence. Ou Yantong's two hands under his sleeves were tightly clenched.
"Do you think I'm majestic?" The emperor asked curiously. "Yes." Ouyang Tong didn't dare to say a word more. "Do you think your father is majestic?" The emperor's tone was neither salty nor light, and he couldn't hear the emotion. "Yes." Ouyang Tong replied cautiously. The emperor got up and walked to Ouyang Tong: "According to what you mean, do you think I'm old?" Ouyang Tong immediately leaned over: "The courtiers don't dare, it's just that when they see the sky for the first time, they are a little flustered." The emperor looked at Ouyang Tong who was leaning over, and the corners of his mouth raised: "Get up." I don't blame you. Ouyang Tong knelt straight again. The emperor still had some praise for Ouyang Tong in his heart, Ouyang Tong didn't want to be selected, so when answering the question, he didn't please the emperor, but when he saw the sky for the first time, he was a little flustered, so that the emperor couldn't blame her for anything.
"Give Ouyang Mansion ten thousand gold and make her a nobleman." The emperor walked back to the dragon chair and said lightly. Ouyang Tong's expression paused, not understanding what the emperor meant. Give Ouyang Mansion ten thousand gold? Crowned a nobleman? Isn't it a draft today? How could you directly seal the nobles? Unreasonable, huh? Moreover, even if he is selected, it should be given to Ouyang Tong, why is it given to Ouyang Mansion? "Give her ten thousand gold, and live in Tianyun Pavilion." The emperor sat on the dragon chair, thought for a while and said. Ouyang Tong didn't know what to do for a while, all of this was not right, shouldn't she be asked to go back directly? Was there something wrong with the conversation just now? Isn't the emperor supposed to hate clumsy women? "The little lord is not grateful?" Huang Gonggong reminded cautiously. Ou Yantong reacted: "The courtiers thank the emperor for his grace." ”
A eunuch and an aunt walked in and took Ouyang Tong to the inside of the inner hall. "Little Lord, please." The eunuch led Ouyang Tong forward, and the emperor's eyes kept following Ouyang Tong. "This kind of woman is only worthy of the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion." Huang Gonggong said with a smile. The emperor glanced at Huang Gonggong: "Old thing, I saw it today." Huang Gonggong replied respectfully: "Yes, yes, the old slave has seen all the beauties in the world in his life, and when I saw this one today, I realized that there is such a beautiful woman in this world." The emperor looked Huang Gonggong up and down: "You are an old eunuch, where can you see all the beauties in the world?" Huang Gonggong said with a smile: "The old slave has accompanied the emperor to watch the draft so many times, and all the show girls are first-class and beautiful." The emperor shook his head: "Those show girls are just from better backgrounds, and the real beauties have already fallen into the red dust." ”
Gonggong Huang looked around and patted his chest: "Ouch, I'm scared of the old slave, Your Majesty, you can't talk nonsense." The emperor got up: "I know, I'll say it secretly next time." Let's go, I'm going to go and make a review. Gonggong Huang followed closely and groveled: "Your Majesty, you still have to change your temperament, otherwise it will seem that you are not majestic enough." The emperor shook his head: "Who said that I am not majestic enough, just now that girl said that I am not angry and self-authoritative." Gonggong Huang said with a smile: "Little Lord Ouyang is also straightforward in his speech, and he is not afraid of offending the emperor." The emperor put his hands behind his back and paced slowly: "That girl, nine times out of ten, she doesn't want to enter the palace, and she doesn't dare to say it directly, so she can only say something that she doesn't like, so that I can drive her back in anger." Gonggong Huang shook his head: "Which woman in the world doesn't want to enter the palace?" Isn't this Ouyang little master a woman? ”