"Marching and fighting is not child's play, he is not a man in the army, if something happens to him, we will put innocent people in the fire." Mu Lingci glanced back and shook his head, "Maybe he gave up when he was tired." ”

But Mu Lingci underestimated He Yanming's determination, and after walking for several days, He Yanming always kept a certain distance from the army at the end of the team.

"I'm about to arrive in Huizhou, this He Yanming really has perseverance." Le Ji couldn't help but admire, how can ordinary people have such perseverance, sleeping in the open along the way, taking the sky as the house and the earth as the quilt, He Yanming, a person with weak literature and literature, can follow for so long, it is really powerful.

Mu Lingqi was helpless in his heart, this kid was not very old but very stubborn, "That's it, let him join the team." The area around Huizhou is extremely dangerous, and if he is alone, he is afraid that he will be used as a live target by bandits. ”

He Yanming finally got his wish and became a military doctor with the team, and he thanked Mu Ling for his kindness, and his eyes became even more determined.

The Northern Saint Army led by Mu Lingci was about to face the brutal and ferocious Huizhou bandits, but Lou Yunxiao, who was still in the palace, passed the selection, and she still couldn't figure out what went wrong.

During the selection that day, she obviously pretended to be sick and didn't participate, thinking that she could leave the palace just like that, but for some reason she was still selected. Could it be that the Nine Emperor Princes are doing something in the way? But Gan Tang is a female official next to the queen, how can she be controlled by the Nine Emperors?

Those who did not pass the selection naturally packed up their covers and left, and those who passed the selection were painted one by one by the painters, and then selected by the crown prince and the nine emperors.

More than 20 little ladies are divided into a group of five, and a group begins to paint every day, and each little lady who goes to the portrait is carefully dressed, either with heavy makeup or full of pearls. Lou Yunxiao went to paint on the last day, but she almost didn't use powder, and her hair bun and clothes were also the most ordinary.

Strange to say, the painters in the temple would come out from time to time to go to the latrine.

Lou Yunxiao was curious about what kind of illness this person was suffering from, when suddenly a low, familiar voice came from behind her.

"You are really a water-based poplar, who doesn't know about your resignation with Mu Ling, it's not enough to have a general, and now you're trying your best to climb the high branches of the royal family. Lou Yunxiao, I really underestimated you. ”

This voice is so familiar that Lou Yunxiao didn't even need to look back to know that Lou Yunxue was mocking her in a weird way.

"Fifth sister, take a look at these people who have been selected, which one of them is not carefully dressed, do you look at me again, as if I will compete with you?"

"No matter how much you quibble, I won't believe it, you were sick and didn't come to participate on the day of the audition, but you were still selected, how could you be so treacherous and cunning that you didn't use any means."

"I also want to know what the hell is going on." Lou Yunxiao muttered, she also wanted to know what was going on.

Seeing that it was about to be her turn, she slowly walked into the hall. The painter arched his hand at her and began to prepare for the brush.

"Wait."

The painter's hand stopped in mid-air, and he looked at Lou Yunxiao suspiciously and asked, "What's the matter with the lady?" ”

"I'd like to ask an artist to make me ugly."

The painter put down his hand hanging in the air in a daze, and said to Lou Yunxiao: "I'm afraid this lady is not confused, how can this make the painting ugly?" ”

"I can't tell you why. I wonder if the artist suffers from thirst quenching disorder? I saw that you had yellow and thin muscles, and there were three pots of water around you, and I guessed that the painter kept going to the toilet. ”

The painter looked at her with a look of surprise, "The lady is smart, and a certain person does suffer from thirst quenching disease." ”

"It just so happens that there is an old servant woman in my family who also suffers from thirst-quenching disease, so I will also do some treatment. Although there is no cure for thirst, there is a way to alleviate it. Lou Yunxiao walked over and wrote a prescription with pen and paper, as well as other ways to alleviate it. She handed the paper to the painter and said to him, "You can try it, but in exchange you ask the artist to make me uglier." ”

"This ......" the painter was a little embarrassed, "the portrait is related to the prince's choice of concubines, and the affairs of the heavenly family are not child's play." If the above knows the blame, a certain person can't bear this responsibility. ”

"If the painter is so embarrassed, he can only make a stroke after the portrait is finished, and even if someone finds it, the ink has not dried and accidentally stuck to it. How is it? ”

The painter pondered for a moment, and finally compromised, "Then listen to the lady." ”。

As soon as the painting was finished, the painter was very insightful about the beauty and ugliness of the face, but he just lightly touched the face of Lou Yunxiao's portrait, and the originally delicate woman instantly became an ugly woman, and the black ink was like a big and black mole on her face.

The next day, the portraits were sent to the Changqing Palace.

Emperor Shun sat on the dragon chair, and on the left and right sides sat the queen and Shen Shufei, the crown prince and the nine princes.

One by one, the portraits were hung on the easels and displayed in front of them.

"Qingxuan, Shiche, these are the noble girls carefully selected by the queen for you, go and take a look." Emperor Shun's mood was not very good, and his tone was also cozy.

He was worried about the affairs of Huizhou, and he planned to postpone the marriage of the two princes again, but the crown prince and the nine princes had passed the weak crown, and it would not be good if it was delayed any longer, so he could only continue the draft as planned.

The crown prince and the Nine Emperor Princes once made a bet contract at the wedding of the second lady of Lou Fu Lou, so the Nine Emperor Princes chose it first.

"Then the ninth brother chose first." The Nine Emperor Princes arched their hands towards the crown prince and walked straight to the portrait.

The purpose of the Nine Emperors is very clear, he just wants to choose Lou Yunxiao to be his princess. But after looking around, he didn't find any Lou Yunxiao, he wondered in his heart, he had seen the selection list, why is there no portrait of Lou Yunxiao now?

"Is the ninth brother a person he doesn't like?" The prince had also read the list, and he knew that Lou Yunxiao was also among them.

The Nine Emperor Princes looked left and right and couldn't find Lou Yunxiao's portrait until he saw an ugly girl with a mole on one of the portraits.

"My son pleases this girl." The Nine Emperors said, pointing to the portrait.

Everyone here was puzzled, this woman was the ugliest one in the portrait.

"Shi Che, have you thought about it? This woman is mediocre, do you really want to marry her as a concubine? Emperor Shun couldn't help but ask.

"Marrying a wife and seeking talent, my son thinks that although this girl is ugly, she has a well-behaved demeanor and simple clothes, and she knows that she is a famous lady at a glance. The son knew that his temperament was stubborn, so he thought that if he could marry a virtuous and wise lady, he could also restrain the son. When the Nine Emperor Princes said this, he had a humble attitude, and he was completely a courteous gentleman.

Emperor Shun nodded approvingly after hearing this, it seems that the suppression of the Shen family in these days has also been quite effective.

"Okay, it's good that my son has this realization."

The next to choose a concubine was the prince, the queen and the prince made eye contact, and the prince knew it, he walked to the portrait and chose a lady who was not outstanding in appearance.

The portraits of the two chosen ladies were left in the temple, and the rest of the portraits were removed.

"Then invite the two ladies to Changqing Palace, so that we can see our future daughter-in-law." The queen said with a smile.

Emperor Shun nodded, and Gan Tang on the side retreated to the Chengxiang Palace.

The ladies who were waiting in the Chengxiang Hall were restless, and they stretched their necks one by one to look out of the hall. Lou Yunxiao's heart was like a drum, and she silently prayed not to choose herself.

Suddenly, Gan Tang's steady and powerful footsteps came into everyone's ears, and the girls who were still restless all quieted down, looking forward to it one by one.

Gan Tang said with the corners of his mouth raised slightly in front of everyone: "All ladies are fine, from today onwards, all ladies can pack up their things and go back to their respective houses." ”

"Lady Gan, what does this mean? Haven't we all been chosen? ”

One of them was puzzled, and the others chimed in.

Gan Tang said: "The minister's words are not finished yet, the ladies can go back to the house by themselves, except for Ye Zhongshuling's Ye Erniang and Lou Shaoqing's Lou Sanniang." ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Ye Hanxi and Lou Yunxiao, as if they could eat the two of them. Lou Yunxue was even more angry that her chest hurt, why was Lou Yunxiao.

Lou Yunxiao frowned when she heard that she was chosen, but she couldn't escape after all.