The next morning, the sun rose from the east with countless golden rays.

The capital was already bustling, and the procession of the emperor and the queen mother to the summer resort was neatly lined up on the streets.

In the dazzling palanquin, the ladies and ladies of each family are seated, the head of the family rides a tall horse to guard the palanquin, and the servants are busy sorting out all kinds of supplies for the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the masters......

In the orderly busyness, it can be seen that everyone's joy is overflowing.

On the third pole of the sun, the huge team faced the morning sun, blew the breeze, and began to set off slowly.

The people on both sides of the street, hawkers and pawns, rushed to tell each other, and the onlookers talked lively.

The head of the team is the palace concubine led by the emperor and the Empress Dowager Yan, and the two old princes - Li Zong'an, the old prince of Jin, and Li Zongxian, the old prince of Xuan, these two old princes are the emperor's uncles and should be the head members.

The middle of the team is headed by the little princes, Li Hang, the king of Yan, and Li Xun, the king of Ping, is stationed in the summer resort, and needs to make various preparations to meet the team, so they are not in the team. Li Qi, the king of Shu, and Li Mo, the king of Mo, were in the middle of the procession, and the chariots and horses of Li Yao and Li Zhiyou were already in the middle and tail, approaching the ranks of the ministers of civil and military affairs.

Li Yao rode a white horse, stretched out his head from time to time to talk to Li Zhiyou, making Li Zhiyou frequently cover his mouth and laugh, no longer caring about the eyes of others, and enjoying the happy time to the fullest, as if their brother and sister were the protagonists of the team.

Who says long journeys are hard and boring?

Not too happy, even the official road full of stones seemed less bumpy, and the groves on both sides of the road bent over with laughter.

Finally, Li Zhiyou covered her stomach with one hand, and kept shaking her hand at Li Yao outside the sedan chair: "Brother, don't say it again, I don't want to smirk anymore, I need to take a break." ”

After speaking, he put down the curtains of the sedan chair and rested quietly.

In a daze, it seemed like he was napping, and he didn't seem to be asleep, and after a long time of chaos, Li Zhiyou lifted the curtain of the sedan chair to see if Li Yao was also sleepy?

At a glance, Li Yao is riding a white horse in a sassy manner, with a tall posture and keen eyes, and constantly looking back, how can there be a trace of sleepiness?

Li Zhiyou was very curious, who was Li Yao looking for? Except for himself, he doesn't know many people in the capital, who will he be looking for?

At this time, Li Yao was looking at the team of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, hoping to see that familiar face, but most of the sedan chairs were quiet, and there was no lady to look out.

Li Yao looked at the adults riding horses and guarding the sedan chair, but unfortunately he didn't know which adult Mu Wanfei's father Mu Qinyan was, and he couldn't accurately which sedan chair was sitting Mu Wanfei, so he was a little at a loss.

"Brother, brother, who are you looking for?"

Li Zhiyou's inquiry pulled Li Yao's thoughts back.

Li Yao looked back at Li Zhiyou, and then smiled evilly: "Find someone you don't know, keep it secret now." ”

"Who? I don't know, so have I seen it before? Is it a man or a woman? Li Zhiyou's curiosity has been fully mobilized.

"Haha, Li Zhiyou, you're too unfocused, right, a little bit, curiosity rises? I won't tell you now, I'll tell you when I get to the summer resort. ”

Li Yao successfully aroused Li Zhiyou's curiosity, and there was another topic of conversation along the way.

Along the way, there was talk and laughter, and time became less long.

In the evening, we saw the summer resort halfway up the mountain from afar, and everyone's tired hearts were once again ignited by the summer resort in front of them.

Finally, before nightfall, we arrived at the summer resort, which was lit up and the lights on the mountainside were shining, and the lights swirling in the mountains were like stars in the sky.

After the procession arrived at the summer resort, it was inevitable that there would be a busy time, and the maids, fathers-in-law, and servants arranged the items brought by their respective masters into their respective palaces according to the arrangement.

Li Xun, the king of Ping, waited for the emperor, the queen mother and everyone at the gate of the villa, and guided everyone to the Yongning Palace.

The palace maids of the summer resort have served all kinds of prepared dishes for everyone to enjoy as instructed.

There was peace and tranquility in the Yongning Palace, although there was no singing and dancing to render the atmosphere, but everyone was still very satisfied with the dinner.

Such a sumptuous and delicious dinner replenishes everyone's energy and eliminates everyone's fatigue from a day of travel.

In the end, after everyone was full of wine and food, Empress Dowager Yan proposed another matter of the trip - choosing a concubine.

The princes and ministers were already speculating before the summer resort that this trip to the summer resort should be more than just a summer resort, and there may be other matters to be resolved.

Some people speculate that it is a matter of the border Li clan, some people speculate that it is a matter of choosing a concubine, and some people speculate that the Empress Dowager Yan is preparing to let the emperor manage the government independently......

Of course, these are all secret speculations behind the scenes of the princes and ministers, and no one dares to guess the intentions of the Lord openly.

Now, after listening to the Empress Dowager Yan's proposal to choose a concubine, there is already an uproar in the palace.

They discussed whether their girls could be lucky enough to be selected as harem concubines, and if they could be selected, their status in the court would continue to climb and become legitimate relatives of the emperor.

Who doesn't want this kind of good thing?

At this time, Li Yao looked at Mu Wanfei who was hiding behind his father in the distance, dignified and elegant without losing his personality, and his dissatisfaction was almost written on his face.

However, on this occasion, I couldn't help myself, and I saw Mu Qinyan chatting happily with the ministers around him.

One of the adults turned his head to look at Mu Wanfei, then nodded to Mu Qinyan, and kept shaking his thumb, Mu Qinyan showed an incomparably bright smile after hearing this. It seems that he should be praising Mu Wanfei for her high probability of entering the palace.

Li Yao couldn't help but sympathize with the women of Liang Guo, like a commodity without the freedom of their own choice, completely reduced to an accessory of various rights.

Empress Dowager Yan handed the booklet in her hand to her father-in-law, who took it to the designated person for review.

The designated personnel looked like they were in real power, their chins held high, and they looked at the names on the booklet with a smile, as if they were the ones who ruled everything.

And the real party, Li Xiao, who was next to Empress Dowager Yan, did not have a trace of excitement and expectation. He himself has no say in his future pillow person, and can only be at the mercy of the Empress Dowager Yan.

Although Empress Dowager Yan has always emphasized to Li Xiao that harem concubines are the best way to strengthen her strength and prevent being set aside, Li Xiao believes that more only increases the ministers' bargaining chips in the court, and there is little other benefit.

Li Xiao felt lost, feeling like a puppet with a thread in someone else's hand, extremely useless, but helpless.

Choosing a concubine for the emperor is simply a farce.

Li Xiao thought about this, and had no intention of watching the play with him anymore, and quietly walked out of the Yongning Hall through the side door, wanting to breathe and breathe the free air in the mountains.