After another two days, Ye Qiao arrived safely at the Lan Palace.

At this time, Gu Ningyan found that the imperial city seemed to be lively all of a sudden, and many official ladies were actively customizing gorgeous dresses for themselves, as well as rouge gouache, in order to hope to get the prince's favor when the prince chose a concubine, sit in the back seat, and shine on the lintel.

Gu Ningyan looked at the unkempt Ye Qiao and suddenly laughed, "Ye Qiao, what kind of dress are you?" ”

Ye Qiao scratched the deliberately messy braids, and then dragged the old group and said, "It's all the fault of the eldest brother, she said that I am not allowed to dress up, I am not allowed to go out casually, and he must be there when he enters the palace." ”

Gu Ningyan understood Ye Yuan's worries, "Don't believe your eldest brother, hurry up and freshen up, I'll take you out for a walk." ”

"Okay." As soon as Ye Qiao heard that she could go out to play, she jumped up instantly, and hurriedly dodged to change her clothes.

When she went out, Gu Ningyan also specially brought the maid she brought back, Fu Miao.

"Sister Gu, I heard that you saved a young lady, it must be the person next to you." Ye Qiao blinked her eyes and looked at the girl beside Gu Ningyan.

Fu Miao was very discerning, and immediately saluted, "Fu Miao has seen Miss Ye San." ”

"There's no need to be polite, I guess Sister Gu likes you, otherwise she won't bring you back." Although Ye Qiao is young, she still understands some truths.

Gu Ningyan smiled and knocked Ye Qiao's forehead, "Let's go." ”

Walking in the crowd, Ye Qiao sighed, "Why do so many official ladies go out, they are not so unscrupulous in ordinary times." ”

Gu Ningyan was really worried about Ye Qiao's whiteness and flawlessness, and she really didn't want her paper to be polluted.

"Why don't you know that you were brought to the Imperial City?"

"I said that I was to choose the crown princess for the crown prince, but my brother said it didn't matter, I wouldn't be chosen." Ye Qiao replied with a muttered mouth, and then followed Princess Lan into a rouge gouache shop.

Gu Ningyan pointed to the women who were choosing rouge and said, "They all."

It's an official lady who is preparing to run for election. ”

"I see, it's hard enough." Ye Qiao listened to them scrambling and grabbing, and some had quarrels, and she was really puzzled by their behavior.

"Isn't this Princess Lan?"

A flirtatious female voice came, Gu Ningyan knew, Zuo Xiaoxing of Zuo Shangshu's family, she didn't pay attention when she came in, it turned out that she was also among these official girls.

Gu Ningyan crossed her arms around her chest, and said with a slight smile, "Miss Zuo, so coincidentally, you are also here." ”

Zuo Xiaoxing's eyes fell on Ye Qiao, who was beside Princess Lan, "This is Miss Ye San, right?" ”

Ye Qiao didn't know who this Miss Zuo was, but she could see that Sister Gu was obviously displeased, so she didn't respond to the other party, "Sister Gu, let's not look here, there is a pungent smell." ”

Zuo Xiaoxing's face immediately became gloomy because of Ye Qiao's words, and she knew that Ye Qiao was deliberately ignoring herself.

Gu Ningyan nodded at Ye Qiao, and then said to Zuo Xiaoxing, "Miss Zuo."

Please pick slowly. After speaking, he led Ye Qiao out of the store.

"Sister Gu, who is this Zuo Xiaoxing?" Out of the store, Ye Qiaocai asked again.

Gu Ningyan snorted, and really didn't know how to explain, "She is Zuo Shangshu's daughter, and she should also be on the list of princesses this time." ”

"It turned out to be a scholar's family, and judging by her good looks, she should be able to be selected." Ye Qiao said in a hurry.

However, Gu Ningyan's eyes were attracted by the two figures not far away, and he didn't care about Ye Qiao's words at all.

"How did those two get together?"

"Sister Gu, what did you say?" Ye Qiao's eyes had already been attracted by the fragrance wafting in, so he didn't know Gu Ningyan's words very clearly.

Gu Ningyan immediately retracted his gaze, "It's nothing, let's go back, maybe we will meet a lot of official ladies." ”

Ye Qiao was very reluctant to smell the fragrance, so she could only respond obediently, "Okay." ”

"Forget it, let Fu Miao play with you, I still have to go back in advance.

Gu Ningyan saw that she was reluctant, so she changed her words.

Ye Qiao excitedly hugged Gu Ningyan's arm, "Thank you, Sister Gu." ”

Gu Ningyan explained to Fu Miao again, "Do you know that Haosheng takes care of Miss Ye San." ”

"The slave knows."

After explaining Fu Miao, Gu Ningyan hurried back to King Lan's mansion, and Wei Qianlan also happened to come back at this time.

Seeing her come back alone, Wei Qianlan looked behind her and asked, "Didn't you go out with Ye Qiao, why did you come back alone, did you forget to bring the money again?" ”

Gu Ningyan glanced at the person in front of him fiercely, "Don't make trouble, I have something to do, let's talk about it when I go in." ”

Wei Qianlan rarely saw her cautious expression, so he ordered Mo Yang to wait outside the Snow Garden.

"What's wrong with you?" Entering the doorman, Qianlan asked.

Gu Ningyan frowned, and stopped talking, "I don't know what to say." ”

Forehead? "Seems like a big deal?"

"I saw the prince's carriage, the wind lifted the curtain, and Princess Zhen inside was also there, it seemed that the atmosphere was good, and the two were talking and laughing." Gu Ningyan felt that it was too good to say it, and she suffocated herself.

Wei Qianlan opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to pick up his princess's words.

"What, don't you know what to say?" Gu Ningyan laughed and looked at Wei Qianlan's surprise.

Wei Qianlan moved the corners of her mouth, "I was really surprised, Princess Zhen and the crown prince?" ”

Gu Ningyan's whole body tilted, his face was close to Wei Qianlan's eyes, and he was very emotional, "Yes, you also think they are abnormal, right?" ”

Who knew that Wei Qianlan blinked and replied, "You are too careful, I know that the prince will often go to King Zhen's mansion to see the Acropolis." ”

Gu Ningyan was suspicious, "Is it really me who is too careful?" ”

"You must be too careful, Princess Zhen is the prince's sister-in-law, how could he mess around." Wei Qianlan knew that the crown prince had been to King Zhen's mansion recently, but he didn't think much about it.

"Okay." Gu Ningyan's originally worried mood also improved slightly

point, maybe it's really your own heart, "What's the situation in the palace?" ”

Wei Qianlan knew that she was asking the dungeon secret room, "There is still no progress, the spell was drawn by the black witch and cannot be broken." ”

Hearing his words, Gu Ningyan's whole person lost his strength irritably, and he collapsed on the couch. "Why is this thing so around, how can the emperor also have a black witch?"

After a moment of silence, Wei Qianlan said, "I think that the black witch should eat at two ends, one end eats Fengzhuang, and the other ends hangs the emperor." ”

"It's even worse." If it was one side, it would be fine, but now it has become a two-pronged eater.

Wei Qianlan disagreed, "It's okay, it's better to come out and destroy it in one fell swoop." ”

"Sister Gu, I'm back, you see what I bought." Ye Qiao rushed in with two strings of sugar gourds in his hands.

Gu Ningyan got up in surprise, "Well, there's a sugar gourd." I took the sugar gourd handed to Ye Qiao and tasted it, it was so sour.

Ye Qiao was so excited that she rushed in and didn't find that there was still King Lan in the room, "King Lan, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there." ”

Wei Qianlan didn't want to be angry, he just said that he went to the study to deal with things and went out.

Seeing King Lan leaving, Ye Qiao dared to let go, so she began to tell how she found the old man who sold sugar gourds at this time.

Gu Ningyan's eyes glanced at Fu Miao, who was standing outside the door and waiting, and found that her eyes were aimed at Wei Qianlan's back, and the corners of her mouth curled into a smile and she spoke. "Why didn't Fu Miao come in, what were you doing standing in front of the door?"

After receiving the call of Princess Lan, Fu Miao, who was a maid, immediately walked in. "Princess, please command."

Gu Ningyan waved his hand. "Don't be so cautious, you can be free in the palace."

Fu Miao was stunned for a moment, and nodded obediently, "It's the princess." ”

"I'll just say, you're too nervous, she followed me all the way, for fear that something would happen to me." Ye Qiao said with a smile to Gu Ningyan.

Gu Ningyan smiled lightly and didn't say much, but casually chatted with Ye Qiao about something else...

On the day of the selection of the crown princess, Gu Ningyan was invited to the palace, so she and Ye Qiao entered the palace together.

It's the first time she's seen this kind of scene of choosing a concubine, she didn't expect so many young ladies from the official family.

Concubine Tong was still hanging her arms, and when she saw her coming, she hurriedly greeted, "Princess Lan, come to me, I have already reserved a place for you." ”

Gu Ningyan smiled and walked towards Concubine Tong's side, "The courtiers have seen all the maidens. "Let her, I didn't expect to see Concubine Lan who hadn't shown up for a long time.

"Ye Qiao also greets all the ladies and girls." Ye Qiao's voice trembled a little when she spoke, she was really afraid of these ladies in the palace.

"Miss Ye San will sit next to Princess Lan." Concubine Tong spoke again, and the palace maid quickly moved her position to Ye Qiao.

Gu Ningyan and Ye Qiao both thanked each other.

Concubine Su looked at the timid Ye Qiao, secretly smiled disdainfully in her heart, and then said to Concubine Tong. "Sister Concubine Tong, let's take a look at the girls next."

Concubine Tong's gaze glanced at Ye Qiao beside Princess Lan, and agreed with Concubine Su's words with satisfaction, "Let's start." ”

So, the palace maid and the eunuch Ling led the first wave of six women up.

These six women are all dressed beautifully, including Zuo Xiaoxing, of course, Gu Ningyan also saw the smugness in her eyes, it seems that she is confident, this woman was thinking about the owner of Fengzhuang before, but now she is turning fast.

"Princess Lan, look at it, these people are the daughters of several courtiers in the court, who are knowledgeable, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." Concubine Su smiled and asked Princess Lan to comment.

Gu Ningyan paused with his hand holding the tea, then looked at Concubine Tong beside him, and asked with a smile, "What does Concubine Tong think?" ”

Concubine Tong's eyes swept back and forth over the bodies of the six official ladies, "I don't have to worry about Concubine Su's affairs, but we said that it would not work, and the prince would come." After that, Concubine Tong said to the prince in charge, "How many more times will the prince come?" ”

"Back to the mother, the prince said that he would come over immediately, and asked the ladies to watch first."

Hearing the answer, Concubine Tong was obviously angry, "Luo Feng is really right,

Don't know what's going on today? ”

"Is the mother angry?"

As soon as Concubine Tong's words fell, the outside of the palace remembered the prince's voice, and her dissatisfied face also faded slightly.

But when he saw the child in the prince's arms, his face immediately sank and became even more ugly.