"You didn't talk so much before, why do you talk so much today?" Chu Yan looked at him and asked.

Xu Huan smiled but said nothing.

On the contrary, it was Mu Huai'an, who respectfully reminded: "The emperor will immediately accept the court of hundreds of officials in the Zhaode Palace, and His Royal Highness should move over." ”

Although the emperor went to the emperor's mausoleum to bow to the court, the political affairs will not be delayed, and after arriving at the palace, he will be in the main hall of the palace, Zhaode Hall, to see His Majesty.

Chu Yan bowed his head, turned his head sideways towards Shen Lingxi, and said, "You go with me." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Huan's eyes could not hide his surprise.

Even Xu Ziyao, who was behind him, raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Shen Lingxi knew that Chu Yan had good intentions to take her with him to prevent those female ghosts from harassing her again.

She didn't think much about it, but when she saw the female ghosts around her, they all threw teasing glances at her......

Shen Lingxi's cheeks were slightly hot.

Only then did I realize that it was one thing to help solve the siege, and take her to the court...... That's another story.

"Thank Your Highness for your kindness, no need." She hurriedly refused, "Poor Dao is in this courtyard, and there are still Dharma things to do." ”

Chu Yanfeng's eyes were slightly raised, "You...... Are you sure? ”

Shen Lingxi nodded hurriedly.

She originally thought that those female ghosts would be entangled when they knew that she could see them, so they would subconsciously hide by Chu Yan's side.

But after getting along for a while, when she found that the female ghosts were not as "meaty" as before, she relaxed a lot.

In this way, she may be able to take the opportunity of Chu Yan's absence to "talk" with them.

Seeing that Shen Lingxi insisted on staying, Chu Yan sighed for a few moments, "I'll come back as soon as possible." ”

The conversation between the two implies an indescribable intimacy in the tacit understanding, like a couple, and the living and female ghosts on the side are all meaningful.

Seeing this, Mu Huai'an darkened his eyebrows.

Chu Yan's gaze swept over his face, and he said directly, "Let's go." ”

As he spoke, he walked out first.

Mu Huai'an glanced at Shen Lingxi, and followed with Xu Huan.

And Xu Ziyao was half a step behind, smiled at Shen Lingxi, and saluted, "I have been looking up to the Taoist for a long time, and when I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation, I don't know when I will have time, Ziyao hopes to ask the Taoist for a lesson or two." ”

Shen Ling's eyes flashed slightly, she had never crossed paths with the Xu family, and today was the first time she had seen her.

Besides, she hasn't done anything since just now, let alone "admired the name for a long time".

With her current identity as an "outsider", she doesn't have to be too polite with this girl she never knows.

Shen Lingxi smiled and waved his hand to return the salute, "The girl praises falsely, I really dare not be poor, but now I still have the emperor's order, I am afraid that I will not have time to ......."

"That's fine." Xu Ziyao smiled very heartily, "After all, my brother and I will stay in the capital before the end, and wait for the Taoist to be idle and then come to bother." ”

As she spoke, she also bowed to Shen Lingxi, smiled and turned around to follow Xu Huan and them.

When those female ghosts saw them go away, they laughed and gathered around Shen Lingxi.

"Little girl, don't worry, Xiao Langjun didn't look at that girl from beginning to end."

"Yes, yes, we will watch him for you, if he is one of those who 'see things differently', my sisters will find you a better one."

Shen Lingxi couldn't laugh or cry.

It's only a moment of effort, and these "grandmothers and sisters" are actually one-sided with her.

Although Chu Yan went to the court, in the courtyard of Anhua Palace, there were many eunuchs and palace maids.

In order to hide people's eyes and ears, Shen Lingxi directly locked himself in the main hall in the name of practice.

Those female ghosts also followed up and gathered together.

Shen Lingxi saluted them.

Knowing that they were all hearty personalities, Shen Lingxi also simply got straight to the point: "I have something I want to ask you about, and in exchange, I am willing to help you get rid of this palace and be reincarnated." ”

When the female ghosts heard her words, they looked at each other with different expressions.

Liu Meiren was the most direct, covered her lips and smiled, "The little girl's kindness, we understand it, but if you want to help us get out of trouble, we have to destroy two things." But this palace is the emperor's residence, every brick and tile is the royal thing, with you a powerless little girl, how dare you do such a thing, you don't have to lose your life, why bother. ”

Hearing her say this, Shen Lingxi became even more curious, "You might as well tell me what it is, maybe I don't know if I have a way." ”

Liu Meiren and those female ghosts met for a few breaths, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "I want to destroy a temple and a well......"

*

Outside Anhua Palace, by the pond.

Mu Xue'e was taken out by two eunuchs, and she thought that no matter how bad she was, these subordinates would always have some sense of proportion, and they would not embarrass her too much.

didn't expect to throw her two eunuchs, and her subordinates didn't have any mercy.

Threw her directly into the pond, into the new mud puddle after the rain.

There was a "plop" sound, and the mud puddle splashed a lot.

Mu Xue'e screamed, rolling all over her body in the mud puddle, Yuehua's skirt instantly turned into a muddy water skirt, and her waist was about to break in two.

"You dog slaves, dare to treat this county lord like this! The lord of this county is going to let the queen's aunt cut off your heads! ”

She scolded, but the eunuchs seemed to have been instructed, and there was no fear on their faces, and they turned around and left without expression.

Mu Xue'e grew so big, how could she have been insulted like this, so angry that she sat in the muddy water and cried.

She was angry and shouted that she wanted to go to the queen to complain, but was stopped by the round-faced maid beside her.

"Don't be impulsive, girl." The round-faced maid, although she is not very old, is rarely calm when she encounters trouble: "After all, the queen mother is only the uncle of the emperor's grandson, you are going to cry in front of her at this moment, and the mother will not be harsh on His Royal Highness." On the contrary, I will feel that His Royal Highness does not like girls. ”

"The slave maid said something that should not be said, the portrait of the girl this time is not among the emperor's choice of concubines for His Royal Highness, if this incident alarms the emperor, the girl will have no chance to marry His Royal Highness."

Mu Xue'e choked with tears, raised her teary eyes and looked at her, "You just saw it in your eyes, do you think Your Highness likes me?" If he doesn't like me, I'll marry him. ”

"Before I got married, he was so cruel to let people throw me. If I marry him, one day I make him angry, will he kill me? ”

The round-faced maid cleaned the muddy water for her with a handkerchief, and said seductively:

"The girl is so delicate and lovely, and she is from a famous family, as long as she is a man, if she is not blind, she will definitely like the girl."

"The girl was just impulsive. That Dao Gu was sent by the emperor, with the emperor's order, the girl was embarrassed by her, if you study it carefully, it is a great crime of disrespect, not to mention in front of General Xu......"

"Didn't the girl forget, Xu Ziyao is the emperor's favorite candidate for the emperor's grandson, General Xu only needs to talk to the emperor about the premise, the emperor blames it, doesn't the girl have to eat and hang? It's really cheap Xu Ziyao. ”

"Presumably, His Highness is also thinking about the girl, so it will be like this. Didn't the eldest prince also remind the girl at the beginning and tell the girl not to say more? ”

Mu Xue'e cried so much that she thought about it for a while, and it seemed that there was some truth. Only then did he wipe his tears aggrievedly, let the maid support him, and stood up from the muddy water.

"So what should I do now? I don't dare to go to Cousin Ning Wang anymore, I ...... I'm so afraid of him......" Mu Xue'e thought of Chu Yan's eyes, and cried out again with a "wow", her legs trembling.

Seeing this, the round-faced maid hurriedly persuaded: "Since the girl has had a quarrel with His Royal Highness, it is better to avoid it now." You are a golden branch and jade leaf, unlike others, you don't have to go to His Royal Highness, just let the Queen Mother, the Queen and the Emperor feel that His Royal Highness likes girls, and when the time comes, the marriage will be given, and this matter will be done. ”

She paused, and then said: "However, the girl still has to be careful of two people, one is Xu Ziyao, and the other is Li Yuejiao, the daughter of the Marquis of Yiyang, both of whom are the emperor's favorite candidates for the imperial concubine." ”

Hearing her mention these two people, Mu Xue'e's face instantly showed disdain.

"Xu Ziyao still has her father, who is the prince of Zhenguo, to support her. Li Yuejiao is something, she is also worthy of competing with me for the position of concubine. No, I'm going to bang her now. I didn't have a problem with the Dao aunt sent by the emperor's uncle, but can I still take her without a problem? Even if she is unlucky today, the county lord just has nowhere to be angry......"

*

Yuxiu Palace, to the west of the palace, is the palace where the nobles who entered the palace this time lived.

In addition to the main hall, there are five wings on the left and right sides of Yuxiu Palace, which is just enough to accommodate the nobles who entered the palace this time.

The queen specially gathered these nobles together in the name of praying for blessings and copying scriptures.

First, they were looking for an opportunity to meet Chu Yan.

Second, I also sent the aunts in charge of the palace to observe the character of each noble girl one by one on the orders of the emperor.

The Anhua Palace where Chu Yan lives is in the east, and the palace is strictly forbidden, because Mu Xue'e is the niece of the queen's mother, the news that she was thrown out by the emperor's grandson did not spread in the palace.

So, when she walked into the main hall of Yuxiu Palace wearing a half-dry mud coat and tightly wrapped in a cloak, no one noticed anything unusual.

Only a small girl with big eyes caught a glimpse of the clue, and quietly ran into the corner of the room while no one was paying attention.

In the room, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman was sitting in front of the dressing table. Her slender fingers, twisting a snail dai, pointed at the bronze mirror, and carefully traced her eyebrows.

The woman's facial features are extremely beautiful, especially those eyes, the wonderful eyes are like fog and smoke, beautiful like a spring embankment and willows, Chu Chu is moving.

This woman's surname is Li, and her name is Yuejiao.

She is the daughter of Li Xiangyang, the Marquis of Yiyang.

Yiyang Hou, the ancestor was originally a noble of the former dynasty, because of the sudden rise of the Chu family, the momentum was like a bamboo, and when he saw that the previous dynasty was exhausted, he defected to Gaozu and picked up a dragon merit.

The Li family of Yiyang Hou, starting from their ancestors, although their skills are not big, they are the best at drilling.

From the former dynasty drill camp to the present, although there have not been a few promising children, it can be regarded as a long-lasting prosperity in the past few decades.

The title was passed to Li Xiangyang, and on the way to the camp, it could be regarded as the pinnacle.

Li Xiangyang was the emperor's companion, the prince was still alive at that time, and he is still the king of Huan today.

No one would have thought that this King Huan would be the Ninth Five-Year Emperor in the future.

But at that time, Li Xiangyang had already relied on his own drill camp and became the emperor's close friend, and often drank and slept with the emperor.

This time, the emperor chose a concubine for the emperor's grandson, and with the Li family's family background, he was not qualified at all, and he did not meet the emperor's criteria for choosing a concubine for the emperor's grandson.

But the emperor still privately instructed Li Xiangyang to send the most beautiful daughter under his knees to the palace for selection.

The emperor's original words were: "Even if the queen mother stops her and can't choose Liulang's concubine, as long as she is beautiful, I can be the master and make her a good woman." ”

Therefore, Li Yuejiao, who was originally the daughter of the concubine of Yiyang, was recorded in the name of her mother-in-law overnight just because she was the most beautiful under Li Xiangyang's knees.

Her portrait was therefore sent to the palace, and people were also stuffed into the procession of this mausoleum sacrifice.

The little maid broke in coldly, Li Yuejiao traced Daimei's hand, and was so shocked that she trembled, and she was so far away that she shook into half an earthworm.

Li Yuejiao turned her head and glared at her unhappily, "Reckless, be careful of being caught by the one in the main hall and slap your mouth!" ”

The little girl was excited, but then, thinking of something, she laughed out loud.

"Girl, the slave just saw that the county lord of Bingqing seems to have fallen into the mud."

She walked up to her master and said with great relief: "Her footprints are covered with muddy water, and she is wrapped so tightly with her cloak, she must have fallen hard." Even walking, he was holding his waist, twisting and twisting, like a big white goose, and he didn't know where he fell so badly. ”

Li Yue's eyes were as charming as silk, and she smiled at her, "Look at your gloating appearance, don't let people look at it, if you affect me like the two people who were dragged out at the gate of the palace today, when I go back to the house, you and I don't want to have a good life." ”

The little girl was so frightened that she quickly stopped laughing, and when she saw Li Yuejiao drawing her eyebrows, she hurriedly went to the side and twisted a handkerchief and handed it to her.

"Girl, don't scare the slave, didn't Master Hou tell you, no matter how bad it is this time, you can still seal a good woman...... No matter how arrogant the Bingqing County Lord is, he will not stop the emperor from sealing you. The little girl muttered.

Li Yuejiao's eyes rolled slightly, took the handkerchief, and sneered: "Didn't you hear them say that Mu Xue'e is already the candidate for the crown princess?" If the rumors are true, I will really be sealed into the East Palace and beg for a living under her, will I still have a way to live? ”

The little maid thought of the scene at the gate of the Fangcai Palace, and was so frightened that she was shocked.

"Girl, how can this be done?" She pursed her mouth, so anxious that she was about to cry, "If we don't choose, the eldest lady will definitely not let us have a good time when we go back." But you also said that if you choose, it is a dead end...... Girl, the slave doesn't want to die. ”

"Who would want to die if they lived." Li Yuejiao sighed softly, and her beautiful eyes were dyed with a faint sadness.

After a few breaths, her red lips hooked slightly, and beckoned to the little girl, "Come here, you go and do something for me, as long as this thing is done, we can not only live, but also live beautifully......"

The little maid hurriedly went up to her ears and listened to Li Yuejiao say this and this.

At first, her expression was full of horror, but when she heard the end, she bit her lip and nodded, "Don't worry, girl, the slave will handle this matter properly......"

With that, he turned and opened the door and walked out.

When she got to the room, Li Yuejiao was the only one left, and she was going to use a handkerchief to wipe off the broken eyebrows.

But she didn't seem to think of something, put down the handkerchief in her hand, twisted the snail dai again, and drew half an earthworm on the left eyebrow......