After breakfast the next day, Zhang Yue was drinking tea in the room when he suddenly heard that there seemed to be a lot of people in the yard.

She walked out of the room, and saw from a distance that Mama Dong in the courtyard was talking to a few eunuch-looking people, the leader of the person was holding his back to himself, and he couldn't see his face clearly, she approached with the other show girls who were watching the excitement, and the eunuch just turned around, Zhang Yue was stunned, it was Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing's eyes swept over her, as if he didn't know her, he walked past her and walked in front of Liu Yuying, with a smile on his face,

"The miscellaneous family is serving in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, I saw the girl yesterday, His Royal Highness said that yesterday I inadvertently lost the handkerchief sewn by the girl, and today I gave the girl ten handkerchiefs, all here."

As he spoke, he shouted to the eunuch behind him, "You still don't present it to the girl." ”

The eunuch behind him hurriedly presented it with a gold plate.

Liu Yuying's face was full of crimson, she shyly took the gold plate, and said, "Please thank Your Highness for the reward on behalf of your father-in-law." ”

Xiao Jing smiled and said, "The slave obeys." The girl rested, and the servant retired. ”

After speaking, he took those little eunuchs and left Fu Tingxuan.

The show girls in the courtyard all looked at Liu Yuying with envy and jealousy. There are a few people who have good deeds, and they also came around to congratulate Liu Yuying.

Zhang Yue looked at Liu Yuying, who was full of joy, and thought to herself, it seems that the prince likes her very much, and it is estimated that the crown princess should be him. Anyway, whether you are a foil for others, it doesn't matter if you are eliminated in the middle or in the end.

The worries of the past few days should have been swept away, but for some reason, Zhang Yue's heart felt a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Yue turned around and was about to go back to the room, when he saw Wan Xiu'er behind him staring at Liu Yuying viciously, her eyes full of jealousy and hatred.

Zhang Yue was frightened by this look. Secretly shook his head and went back to his room.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the palace selection, Zhang Yue got up early in the morning, asked the little palace maid who served him to help him dress up, and then chose the most inconspicuous light green and elegant clothes in the palace to put on, and came to the courtyard.

The eunuchs and palace maids who led the courtyard had been waiting for a long time. After a while, Wan Xiu'er also came out of the room, she was wearing a big peach-colored silk dress today, wearing an extremely delicate makeup, standing in the courtyard and standing out like a crowd.

Her expression was very confident, and she glanced at Zhang Yue, who was dressed lightly, contemptuously, slightly opened her lips, and said something.

Although Zhang Yue didn't hear what she said, she could see it by looking at the shape of her mouth, she said that she was a "dirt bun". Zhang Yue ignored her and stood in the courtyard waiting.

Mama Dong gave a little palace maid next to her a look and motioned for her to urge Liu Yuying.

At this moment, the door of Liu Yuying's room suddenly opened, and the little palace maid who was waiting for her hurriedly ran out.

"Oh no, the girl's face is burned."

Mama Dong was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly rushed into Liu Yuying's room, and Zhang Yue was worried about Liu Yuying, and followed into the room.

Everyone gasped when they saw Liu Yuying, only to see Liu Yuying standing in front of the dressing mirror, the skin and flesh on her face seemed to have been blown up, and she was hissing with pus and blood, and several timid palace maids were so frightened that they cried, Liu Yuying turned around and saw that everyone had entered the house, covering her face with her hands in horror, and screaming horribly from her mouth.

Mama Dong asked the little palace maid who had just reported the news in surprise, "What's going on?" ”

The little palace maid said in a panic, "Mama, I don't know, it's okay in the morning, when I put on the girl's makeup, the girl said that her face was uncomfortable, a little itchy, and she didn't take it seriously at first, but later, the girl's face began to rot and bleed, and became what it is now." ”

Mama Dong was stunned for a while, and she didn't know what to do. Zhang Yue thought to herself, Liu Yuying was afraid that she was plotting, she quickly stepped forward and picked up the short shirt that Liu Yuying put aside, put it on Liu Yuying's head, held Liu Yuying's shoulder and said,

"Yuying, Yuying, you calm down first, don't shout."

Liu Yuying was still shouting hysterically, and Zhang Yue shook her shoulder,

"Yuying, you have to calm down now."

Zhang Yue turned around and said to Mama Dong, "Mama, her face is very badly burned, and she has to find a doctor to see." ”

Mama Dong also reacted, and after discussing with the leader of the eunuchs who came to lead, she said, "Wan Xiu'er, Zhang Yue, the two of you will go to Wanshou Palace to face the saint first with the princess who led you. ”

Zhang Yue said, "Then what should she do?" Don't you find her a doctor? ”

Mama Dong said, "How can the imperial doctor be summoned at will by a humble palace maid like us. I have already sent someone to report this matter to the celebrant Qin Gonggong, you don't care, you two go to face the saint first, don't delay the temple election. ”

Zhang Yue thought about it first, so he asked the little palace maid next to him to support Liu Yuying, and Wan Xiu'er followed the eunuch out of the door, I don't know if it was an illusion, Zhang Yue saw Wan Xiu'er with a smug smile on the corner of her mouth when she went out.

Zhang Yue and Wan Xiu'er were led to wait outside the Wanshou Palace, and Zhang Yue was thinking about Liu Yuying's disfigured appearance all the way. I sighed in my heart, is this what the cannibalistic palace really looks like? I really want to get out of here quickly.

After waiting for an hour, Zhang Yue and Wan Xiu'er were announced into the main hall of Wanshou Palace, Zhang Yue walked into the main hall slowly, his eyes secretly glanced around the main hall, on the main hall, the emperor Zhu Jianshen was sitting in the middle, and he was sitting with Queen Wang on the left, and Wan Guifei on the right.

The queen wore very elegant clothes, and the ten thousand concubines were still dressed up today, covered in gold.

The queen sat down with the crown prince Zhu Youjiao. Zhu Youzhu was wearing a dark red prince's regular robe today, wearing a winged crown, and sat there with a respectful expression, not squinting.

There were also several ministers in official uniforms standing on both sides of the main hall, and Zhang Yue saw Li Dongyang standing in it at a glance.

Li Dongyang gave her a calm look. Zhang Yue's heart was a little calm, and he stood still with Wan Xiu'er, and after kneeling and saluting the emperor, queen, concubine, and prince respectively, he bowed his head slightly, looked at his nose, nose and mouth, and stood quietly in His Royal Highness.

Zhu Jianshen looked at the two girls standing in His Royal Highness, and wondered, "Aren't they candidates for the three crown princesses?" Why are there only two of them? ”

Li Dongyang, who was standing on both sides of the main hall, came out of the ranks, "Back to Your Majesty, I just received a notice from the celebrant that one of the candidates, Liu Yuying, the second daughter of Liu Zhizhong, the right attendant of the ministry, was suddenly burned on her face this morning. ”

Zhu Jianshen was quite surprised, "How can a good person be burned?" ”

Li Dongyang replied, "Gong Qin is investigating, and I am afraid we won't know until later." ”

Zhu Jianshen nodded, "Okay, then choose one of these two." What's your name? Where are the people? ”

Wan Xiu'er replied first, "Your Majesty, the courtier's name is Wan Xiu'er, a native of the capital, and her father is Wan Xi, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. ”

Zhu Jianshen looked at her and nodded with a smile, "Well, she's a clever girl, and she looks very good." ”

Wan Guifei also helped beside her, "Yes, I heard that Xiu'er's female virtue exam is the best among all the show girls." Isn't it, Lord Lee? ”

Li Dongyang hurriedly replied, "What the noble concubine said is extremely true, Wan Xiunu's score in the female virtue exam is indeed the best among all the show girls. ”

Zhu Jianshen listened to it and praised, "Good, such a look, and both ability and political integrity, it is really rare." ”