Chapter 700: The Hidden Shadow
Seeing the young man's eyebrows flying, Luo Qingluan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smiled: "Brother Tai also wants to participate in the selection of horses, right?"
"That's not it!"
The young man looked confident and nodded again and again: "The princess is so beautiful, if you don't work hard if you have the opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life!" It's not like them......" He pointed to the people who were betting at the door of the gambling house, and said disdainfully: "One by one, they have no interest, just want to count the silver, it's just a fool." β
Luo Qingluan wanted to laugh when he heard it, but he could only hold back: "Hehe, it seems that Brother Tai is a smart person!" Indeed, being able to marry the third princess is a glorious lintel, and once it will be glorious and rich! However, there must be countless people who want to participate in the recruitment of relatives, and Brother Tai has this confidence? β
This young man, in terms of appearance, is just ordinary, and it sounds good to call his facial features. As for the family background, although she doesn't know, she guesses from the way she dresses and speaks, at most she is average, she has a few small amounts of money in the family, and she has such a big tone that she dares to participate in the princess's son-in-law?
As soon as he heard Luo Qingluan's words, the young man said: "Self-confidence is naturally there, otherwise how dare you think of the princess!" Brother, haven't you heard that although ability is one thing, luck is also very important. Ben Gongzi has been lucky since he was a child, he went to the drunken flower building to eat and drink last year, and it was okay to fall off the third floor when he was drunk, so it can be seen that Ben Gongzi is a lucky person! Hahahaha...... This time, His Majesty did not have strict requirements, as long as the men who met the conditions and had never been married could go to participate in the recruitment, my son naturally wanted to try! β
As he spoke, he was proud, his eyebrows fluttered as if he had succeeded, and he squeezed his eyes to look at Luo Qingluan: "I think you're not bad brother, do you want to try it too?" β
Luo Qingluan couldn't help laughing, and said a few perfunctory words to this person, only saying that he was more interested in silver, and went to the gambling house.
"Childe, it's just laughing to death, why is this person like this, he still wants to marry a princess?" Dai Yue didn't laugh out loud until this moment, and her little face was red, "He actually went to visit the Qinglou, how could the princess fall in love with him?" β
"You don't care about him, people can go if they like it, and it doesn't matter to us anyway." Luo Qingluan waved his hand and stood outside the crowd looking at the bustle.
Get closer and hear better. There are many people around, most of them come to bet, and some come to buy various pamphlets to study. Luo Qingluan listened to it for a while, and also looked at the booklet in everyone's hands, and found that there was still a lot of content.
asked Dai Yue to buy a booklet specializing in odds, Luo Qingluan flipped through it, and it was written that the candidates who had signed up for the recruitment of relatives. For example, Wang Gongzi, who is currently ranked first, is Wang Xiuhan, the nephew of the Queen Mother's mother, who is twenty-one years old, was last year's champion, and is currently a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. The call for success is the highest, with odds of 1:2.
As for the others, there is Sun Feng, the son of Sun Lie, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, with a payout of 1:4, Wen Jian, the second son of the deputy governor of the Inspectorate, Yu Shi Wen Kangning, with a payout of 1.5, Yao Sihai, the younger brother of Yao Fangzheng, the secretary of Honglu Temple, with a payout of 1:5 and so on.
When Luo Qingluan flipped to the back of the booklet, he almost laughed again.
The applicants in front of the odds book seem to be similar, basically they are the sons of princes and princesses, although they are not as noble as princesses, but they are also reasonable with Nangong Wan'er. But the candidates behind him, even Luo Qingluan felt that he couldn't bear to look at them directly.
"What kind of son of Hongyun is the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and he dares to go with this identity...... Hahahaha, and the son of the owner of this rice shop...... He doesn't take care of himself with a basin of water, why is he so shameless? Luo Qingluan couldn't imagine that a person with this status was embarrassed to marry a princess?
There are even some ordinary talents, small households, as long as they meet the conditions, they will sign up directly. So much so that it has become a dark horse in the odds book, with odds as high as 1:20 or 1:30, and it is almost impossible to succeed. Luo Qingluan couldn't help but want to take a look at the notice of recruiting relatives, what conditions were written on it, why was it so unsophisticated?
There are also a lot of people from other counties, and even the son of a county guard has come all the way to run for the election, it seems that he really wants to marry a princess, and the whole family has a relationship with the royal family, but I am afraid that they can be added to the official rank.
Dai Yue covered her mouth and smiled: "I don't know if the princess knows, I'm just afraid that she is going to faint, right?" β
Not to mention the princess, these people don't even look down on her!
"If you're dizzy, you're dizzy, anyway, we're just going to watch the fun. Thinking about Her Royal Highness the princess's temper, as well as the things she has done, Her Majesty is still willing to worry about her marriage, and it is not bad that she did not directly let her green lantern ancient Buddha for a lifetime. β
For Luo Qingluan, Nangong Wan'er's marriage book has nothing to do with her, but since it is like this now, it is semi-disciplinary and public, so that the whole people can participate in recruiting relatives, I am afraid that Nangong Qing also wants to use the marriage to give Nangong Wan'er a disadvantage.
If you get married, live a good life, do your duty, and stop relying on the status of a princess to do nonsense. Otherwise, he, the emperor, doesn't have so much patience, this is just the last brother-sister relationship.
Holding the booklet and reading it while walking, Luo Qingluan found that almost all the hottest topics on the street were discussing this. After passing through the gate of the inner city, she finally saw the recruitment list posted on the wall, and knew that Nangong Qing had really made up her mind to marry Nangong Wan'er this time.
There was a crowd of people at the gate of the city, and even though the notice had been posted for a while, there was still an endless stream of onlookers. As if as long as you look at the content above, you have hope, and some literate people read it directly, shaking their heads: "Those who recruit relatives, who are over 16 years old, have never been married, are healthy, and have good facial features, can sign up for the ......"
"Childe, ...... you listen," Daiyue pointed to the notice on the wall.
"No wonder this recruitment is really involving the whole people!"
Luo Qingluan sighed very emotionally, such conditions are almost unconditional, as long as it is a normal man, a man who has not married a wife can sign up. Could it be that Nangong Qing is really disgusted with his sister and wants her to marry out quickly?
Seeing that Luo Qingluan was looking seriously, Dai Yue couldn't help laughing: "Childe, do you also want to bet?" "She, the young lady, has always liked to make money, likes to join in the fun the most, and her vision is very accurate, but I am afraid that she has some ideas in her heart!
"Let's take a look first, don't worry." Luo Qingluan said.
She just came out, and she hasn't understood the situation yet, so even if she wants to bet, she has to inquire clearly. The scale and liveliness of this recruitment were really beyond her expectations, and she was afraid that there would be some news in two days.
Such an interesting thing can also pass her time recently, and she needs to study it carefully.
Luo Qingluan was very happy to go shopping here, and the people of the city were also immersed in the excitement of the princess recruiting relatives, and they were full of hope and eagerness. But Nangong Wan'er, one of the parties involved, was in a completely different mood, and the entire princess's mansion was depressed.
Don't talk about laughter, I'm afraid that I don't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, and the maids and subordinates who are waiting are cautious, for fear of annoying the princess and a catastrophe.
Since the last time she designed to frame Mrs. Wei Yanghou, this is the queen's maiden family and the queen's biological mother, Nangong Wan'er has committed a big crime. If Nangong Qing was thinking about the brother-sister relationship, and the matter was controlled in time, I was afraid that he would cut her directly in anger.
originally wanted to marry Nangong Wan'er to the Southern Wei Dynasty, but then a series of things happened and had to be suspended, so that after another year, Nangong Wan'er was almost seventeen years old, and she was still waiting to be written.
Nangong Wan'er, who was originally noble and favored, has also changed after going through so much. The queen mother no longer likes her as much as before, and even the emperor Nangong Qing, who has always been good to her, has refused her request to see her several times, and no one even cares about her marriage.
Everyone's attention was exterminated by Nalan Night, excited and worshiped for the expansion of the territory of Western Chu, and everyone praised and flattered Luo Qingluan for her intelligence and ability to save the seriously injured Emperor Nangong Qing, and she became more and more favored and more flattered......
No one pays attention to her Nangong Wan'er anymore, she has gone from a high-ranking princess to a poor person who has an empty name and can't even pay attention to it. Even the twelve princes, who were just over a year old, had an accident, which made everyone anxious, but no one would ever care about her as a down-and-out princess.
Nangong Wan'er hadn't laughed for a long time.
In the past, he was naΓ―ve and willful, reckless, and never had to think about what he wanted to do, what he wanted, and only relied on his own heart. And now, she didn't dare to offend anyone, didn't dare to say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, otherwise her emperor brother would never forgive her again.
Sitting all day long, her face was indifferent and wooden, Nangong Wan'er often sat all day long, and she didn't even move. There was no smile on her face anymore, she was not interested in anything, her favorite jewelry before, beautiful clothes, she didn't care anymore.
"The princess ......" Mer'er, who was waiting for her, walked in softly, with a stack of lists in her hand.
Looking at Nangong Wan'er's expressionless face, her face was a little hesitant: "Today's recruitment of relatives has increased by more than a hundred, all of them are here, princess...... Do you still want to look at it? β
"Give it to me." Nangong Wan'er's voice was faint.
Mei'er's hand trembled, but she didn't dare to disobey, so she could only hand over the thick list.
Nangong Wan'er stretched out her slender hand, took it and opened it, her eyes swept over line by row. The gloom in her eyes deepened and deepened, her brows furrowed, and her breathing became more and more rapid, even if she still had no voice and didn't say half a word, Mei'er also held her breath and concentrated, and her heart began to tremble again.
"This one is called Li Da, and he actually came to sign up? A butcher who kills pigs also wants to marry this princess, why are these men always delusional, but don't want to think about whether it is possible? Nangong Wan'er spoke indifferently, her face was calm, but a cold light flashed in her eyes, revealing a strong disgust.
"Princess, why don't you read it, save your upset ......"
Before Mei'er's words were finished, Nangong Wan'er had already closed the booklet, and her heart was turbulent.
put down the booklet, and indifferent and lifeless words spit out from her cherry lips: "This is called Li Da, this princess doesn't like it, let people deal with it, remember to be clean, this princess doesn't want to hear his name again." β
Mei'er was surprised: "But the princess ......"
It wasn't the first time she had done this, and she was terrified, and she knew she shouldn't show the list to the princess. But the princess wants to see it, what can she do? The princess has already disposed of three similar people, and if she continues like this, she will not be discovered!
"Go." The voice was cold.
"Yes, Princess." Mei'er's heart trembled, and she quickly bowed her head and went out.