Chapter Fifty-Eight: Entering the Palace
"Xiao Jingchen, what do you mean? You mean I don't have humanity? It's good that she's a demon with white feathers, so I have to be so unbearable? Hua Li hurriedly shouted out Jingchen's real name.
In the past, even if he didn't speak, Jingchen in the world would not speak ill of each other, but now in order to protect the people he wants to protect, he is more and more ignorant.
When Xiao Yu was there, he just loved no matter what, but after Xiao Yu left, he was human again.
Hua Li suddenly called out Jingchen's name in front of Qing Yao, which made Jingchen a little at a loss, and suddenly covered Hua Li's mouth: "Miss Hua, don't shout these words!" ”
Hua Li didn't struggle, she looked at the cowardly and selfish person in front of her, was he really the person she once loved? When did you start to find out that you were in love with him?
But no matter what, no matter how ruthless Hua Li is, he is jealous but he is only gentle to Jingchen alone, in Jingchen, Hua Li dares to use his marriage as a bet, and he will never live up to or owe half of it.
But now Jingchen slanders himself so much, ignoring the past feelings, which really makes the flowers cool.
Even if he knew that he had lost the memory of the immortal family, why, but he remembered his love for Xiao Yu?
Fortunately, Qing Yao only looked at this strange but warm and cold world, and didn't care too much about Hua Li's words.
They continued to move forward and noticed a large number of people around the bulletin board in front of them.
Jingchen smiled at Qing Yao: "I'll take a look." ”
Qing Yao also responded with a smile: "Okay." ”
Jingchen struggled to squeeze into the crowd, and found that the notice board was posted with the "Emperor List", and there was a lot of discussion around him, but he shook his head helplessly.
"This big brother, I don't know why you sigh?" Jingchen walked up to an old man with a bitter face and asked.
"Young man, you're from a foreign country, aren't you? A few days ago, the first emperor died, and the crown prince Mo Zijue ascended the throne, which was a well-known gentleman, eating, drinking and having fun all day long, regardless of the government, alas, who doesn't want their girl to marry an eagle-like man in his person? In the past, this imperial city was crowded with everyone's heads to enter, but now it has become a hot potato. The old man shook his head and left.
"Xiao Luo, how's that?" Qing Yao looked at Jingchen who was walking from a distance with his head down.
"It's the palace that chooses a concubine." Jingchen shook his head.
"Then the emperor chooses a concubine, why are you so sad?" Qing Yao was puzzled.
"The emperor heard that he was very sloppy and didn't ask about the government, which was very annoying, and I felt worthless for those girls who were forced to make a living." Jingchen lowered his head again.
"In the past, I just heard Xiao Ling talk about the Shengming of the first emperor, I don't want him to have such an heir? But after thinking about it, he is not a woman, and the only woman around him is his sister. Qing Yao sighed.
"Who's to say it isn't? Eh, since he is not close to women, it is better to ......" Qing Yao seemed to suddenly remember something.
"What's wrong?" Jingchen looked at Qing Yao suspiciously.
"If he's not close to women, I think I can try." Qing Yao didn't want to drag Jingchen down, this was not what she wanted.
"What nonsense are you talking about? With me here, how could I let you have a husband and wife appointment with that Emperor Xuan? Of course Jingchen didn't want to agree, if he let Qing Yao enter the palace, then he would not only lose Xiao Yu but also violate himself.
"I'm serious, Xiao Luo, why am I willing to drag you down?" Of course, Qing Yao didn't want to go, but she could not only keep her chastity, but also help Jingchen, and only lose her own happiness, if so, what would she be reluctant to?
"Who said you were dragging us down? If it weren't for you, how could I be standing here? Jingchen actually felt more sorry for Qing Yao at this time, she had taken so much, but she couldn't give her anything.
"Xiao Luo, this is my own volition, I have not failed myself, but also helped me to complete my love for you." Qing Yao stared at Jingchen's eyes.
Qing Yao thought about when to say this sentence day and night, Jingchen's reaction, joy, anger and sorrow were all remembered in her heart, but at this time, she was a little cowardly.
This is Qing Yao's first official expression of her true feelings, which made Jingchen a little surprised, "Qing Yao, I'm sorry, I already have a place in my heart, in the future, there will be a son who is thousands of times better than me who is worthy of Qing Yao's lifelong trust, but don't destroy me." ”
"You're not sorry for me, I just don't want to miss it anymore, send me to the palace, this is my last request to you." Qing Yao was still looking at him with a smile, but her eyes were no longer as pure as when Jingchen first entered the Su Mansion.
"Okay, then, I'll listen to you and send you to the palace." Jingchen felt ashamed of Qing Yao, so it was not good to stop anything, thinking that the emperor was not close to women, it was just that.
"I'll go with her." Hua Li pulled Qing Yao over.
"What are you going to do? You're not ......" Jingchen just wanted to say that Hua Li is not a person, why do you have to be with Qing Yao?
Hua Li also knew what Jingchen wanted to say, but he also had his own abacus in his heart, "There are many people, and it is good to have a response, besides, since the emperor is not close to women, I also have an extra place to stay, why not?" ”
Of course, Jingchen didn't believe that she was just taking care of Qingyao in the past, but Qingyao seemed to hope that Jingchen could agree, and she couldn't think of any gap between Huali and Qingyao, so she agreed: "Okay, you go together, if you lose, it's okay, just come back." ”
Hua Li and Qing Yao nodded, looking at each other for a long time as if they were sisters.
Everyone doesn't want to send their girls to the palace, even if they are prosperous and rich, but if the emperor is on a whim, they may become cannon fodder.
No one took down the imperial list, Jingchen took Qing Yao and Hua Li to tear it off, and left the notice board under the surprised gaze of everyone.
They came to the gate of the imperial city, showed the imperial list to the first person outside the gate, and walked into the inner garden of the imperial city.
There are many beautiful women in the inner garden of the imperial city, and it can be seen from the dress that they are all rich ladies, and it is no wonder that these ordinary people are unwilling to marry their daughters to such stubborn people.
Neither can he give birth to an official position for himself, nor can he find a good way out for his daughter, so why bother?
All the ladies of the big families have exquisite makeup, expensive accessories, cherished brocade are added to their bodies, their facial features are exquisite, their manners are dignified, and they are quite stylish.
And Qing Yao is the least conspicuous one among them, but it is not in the way, anyway, Qing Yao only likes Jingchen, and has no intention of participating in the battle of the harem concubines.
"This can't be left behind, son, please go back!" A guard walked over and reminded Jingchen.
"Okay, I'll leave immediately, take care." Jingchen nodded, leaving Qing Yao, Hua Li, and Xiao Ling in the inner garden of the imperial city.
"So are you." Qing Yao and Hua Lifu replied in unison.
At this time, Jingchen suddenly saw a military tent on the other side of the inner garden of the imperial city, and there were many civilians lined up at the door of the tent, "I don't know what to do at this time?" Jingchen asked the guards on the side.
"This is cutting the tent of the elite guards, you can also try it." The guard didn't even lift his eyes, but looked straight ahead and spoke.
Jingchen was not worried about Qing Yao, after all, she used to be a young lady from a large family, and some young ladies were unavoidable, and it was not easy to get used to this kind of life.
It's better to go directly to the palace, so there is still a place to live, if you get ahead one day, you can also visit the two, and there are flowers left, even if you lose the election, will you worry that the two of them don't have a good place to go? In that case, why not?
Jingchen stood at the end of the team, looking at the young and strong men in front of him, all of whom were showing their own tricks and highlighting their eighteen martial arts.
And Jingchen doesn't know anything about martial arts, let alone being selected into such an elite team, but for Xiao Yu's last entrustment and Qing Yao's dedication, he must fight once, even if he is beaten up, as long as his conscience can get by, what does it matter?
The people in front gradually decreased one by one, and Jingchen also began to get nervous in the back.
The person sitting in the middle is named Jimo Xuan, whose name is King Xuan, who is the prince of this imperial city, and on both sides is the powerful general in the Jingwei army.
"Next!" The sound of this shouting was getting closer and closer to Jingchen.
Without a stick of incense, it arrived at Jingchen.
"In Xia Xiaoluo, I ......" Jingchen just wanted to say that he didn't know martial arts, but the jade flute pinned to his waist suddenly emitted a slight cyan light.
The jade flute rushed straight into Jingchen's hand, and Jingchen seemed to remember his martial arts and moves in the past.
danced a combination of rigidity and softness of swordsmanship, and was superb, as if it had been integrated with the jade flute.
"Good! All right! King Xuan clapped his hands and praised, "This is what I want to find a lover, I don't know which sect the son comes from?" ”
Jingchen didn't know what to say, just clasped his fists and saluted, "Xiaosheng doesn't dare to talk about the sect, and asks the prince to teach him." ”
Jimo Xuan has always cherished talents, and Jingchen knows how to speak so well, so he is appreciative of King Xuan, "It's him!" Make a note of it! ”
The official eunuch who was dressed very bookishly on the side of him worked hard to write down and recorded Jingchen's name in the book.
Jingchen walked up to a few men, but they were all strong and strong, and Jingchen with thick arms was out of reach at all, and he was terrified.
And here, Qing Yao and Hua Li had already taken a break, dressed up a little, and lined up to enter the depths of the inner garden of the imperial city.
All the young ladies are like everyone's ladies, not anxious, and there is no wind and snow.
Qing Yao thought that Hua Li had already become friends with her, but now that this trap, the palace full of life and death, she had to be taken care of, so Qing Yao no longer had any prejudice against Hua Li and regarded her as her confidant.
"Su Qingyao!" A father-in-law stood in front of the door of the main hall and summoned Qing Yao in a high-pitched voice.
Qing Yao took steps, holding a shelf, quite the temperament of a lady from a big family, you know, in the past in Su Mansion, she was famous for her informality, "Meet the Queen Mother, in Xia Su Qingyao, is a person from Chaoge Su Mansion." ”
At this time, a deep but domineering old lady's voice came from the main hall, "But a few days ago, the daughter of Su Qingshan who was killed?" ”
Today, for some reason, the emperor did not come to the scene to choose a concubine, and it was the queen mother who replaced him.
Qing Yao had already told herself that in the days to come, she would be alone, and she should not take it lightly, so she gritted her teeth and tried not to let her tears flow out: "Exactly." ”
The queen mother likes to be so pampered and calm, so she nodded secretly and motioned to the palace maids around her to write down Qing Yao's name.
"Empress Dowager Xie." Qing Yao knelt down and saluted, still looking like a lady.
"Hua Yuechen!" The father-in-law summoned again.
"Meet the Queen Mother, who is in the flower and is in the clouds." Hua Li also did the same, and walked according to Qing Yao's shelf.
The Empress Dowager had already heard of Hua Yuechen, and knew that the Huafu in the clouds was huge, and she looked at Hua Li's appearance and gave birth to a water spirit, so she also nodded, "Write it down!" ”
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Hua Li also knelt down and saluted, but it was a little more playful.
After that, if Hua Li lives in the deep palace for a long time, I don't know what kind of trouble will happen according to her temperament!
After all, Jingchen and Huali are separated, and if Huali doesn't use some means, it is abnormal.