The emperor called Zhang Yuancai as his concubine. After he woke up, he was stunned again. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember why he made such a decision. In fact, as a husband-in-law, Zhang Yuancai is not worse than You Qing, but facing his precious daughter at that time, I am afraid it will be a headache.
The emperor pondered this matter in his heart, and was puzzled, but he pretended that nothing had happened. When he looked at You Qing again, he naturally felt an indescribable regret in his heart. The previous Dou Shi should have been rewarded well, but he only took ten chicken legs to pass away.
The emperor loves his daughter very much, but cherishes talents even more. At this time, he is not thinking about how to comfort his daughter, but how to comfort You Qing. In his eyes, You Qing is comparable to Xue Chang back then. slack? Thinking of this, he quickly turned his head and whispered to the person beside him.
Half an hour later, the banquet was coming to an end, and the inner servants rushed forward with three imperial decrees, the sound of silk and bamboo stopped, and everyone sat up.
As for Sanding Jia, the tradition of all dynasties is to directly seal the official after the call of the Golden Palace on the day of the unveiling of the list. When it came to this emperor, he changed the rules and postponed the matter to the Luming Banquet. At this time, Eunuch Li The first imperial decree in his hand was given to You Qing.
"Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor's edict said, in the forty-eighth year of Yuanchang, the champion of the new division, Youqing, has a broad knowledge of classics and history, works and poetry, and is good at writing. He is worthy of a great responsibility. A mansion, to show the emperor's kindness, please this!"
The lingering voice did not fall, and the audience was stunned.
The champion of the new division has always been awarded the sixth grade in the Hanlin Academy. Although there is no written regulation, it has always been the case. It is extremely rare for the emperor to award high-ranking officials because he likes it very much. Third-grade, unexpectedly, You Qing is a genuine third-grade, among them Long En, it is evident!
You Qing was also slightly stunned, but then he quickly lowered his expression and thanked him.
The emperor looked at his unmoved, flattering and humiliated posture, and was even more satisfied and smiled happily.
You Qing returned to his seat, followed by the second place and the second flower to lead the order. These two people, according to the historical rules, were edited by the Hanlin Academy. Not deliberately depressed. Although the official rank of the seventh grade is not high, but to enter the Hanlin Academy is equivalent to one step to the sky.
Before seeing Zhang Yuancai being recruited as the concubine, some people looked at You Qing with some sympathy, but at this time they suddenly realized that the emperor really favored him, and if he did not recruit the concubine, there was a higher official position waiting.
You Qing's heart is like a mirror. In the previous life, he was treated the same as Xue Changchu when he entered the court. The official worship was from the third rank. In this life, he has risen by half a rank. I am afraid it was the will of the temporary change. Thinking of the reason, I couldn't help but look at Bai Li. at a glance.
Bai Li was already overwhelmed with joy. He first solved the troubles on the princess' side, and then saw that his family's A Qing was sealed off. Although he didn't know what the tongue-in-cheek official name meant, the word "three grades" was not a good idea. It is understandable, and it is really honorable.
You Qing looked at him like this, thinking of what he had done just now, his eyes were pampered but helpless, and he sighed secretly in his heart, until he returned to the inn after the banquet, and then took Bai Li, who was full of joy, into his arms. He said softly, "Ali, you said that you had the ability to steal food from the palace, but today has passed? I got ten chicken legs, but one was missing for no reason. Do you want to eat them?"
"Yeah!" Bai Li took a bite on his chin with a smile, and grinned, "I forgot to tell you before, I'll be invisible, and I've been by your side, don't you know?"
You Qing looked at the smug look on his face, followed with a smile, and nodded cooperatively: "It turns out that the fox demon has such skills, Ali is really amazing."
Seeing him complimenting him, Bai Li felt even more joyful in his heart. He couldn't help but told him everything that happened during the day. After he finished speaking, he found that his black eyes were looking straight at him, and there was a hint of a faint expression in his expression. Displeased, could not help but stunned.
You Qing raised his hand to hold his face, rubbed his thumb gently between his beautiful eyebrows, and sighed softly: "Ali, how can you mess with the mandarin ducks? The fate of others is their own, you and I. They are all outsiders, how can they interfere at will?"
You Qing's tone was as gentle as his actions, but these words were obviously blaming him for doing something wrong, Bai Li stared at him, opened his mouth, and said, "Aqing, you are mine! Emperor, he wants to betrothed the princess to you, I can't just watch you being robbed!"
You Qing was silent for a while. Seeing his unwillingness and no shame on his face, he couldn't help frowning slightly. After a while, he said: "Ali, do you know that what you did today is exactly the same as the emperor? You and I don't need anyone else to come. Master, why do you want to interfere in other people's affairs? You are a fox demon, and you naturally have the ability to confuse people, but have you been confounded for a while, and forever? Are you going to be sad?"
Bai Li seemed to have suffered a blow in the head, and his face was pale in an instant. He looked at him with trembling lips, and said in a daze: "Aqing...you defend her?"
You Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he hugged him quickly and kissed him on the side of his face: "Where did you think? How could I defend an irrelevant person? I just said, you did something wrong in this matter."
However, because Bai Li was hit all of a sudden, he got into a dead end and pulled him away, and his clear eyes were immediately covered with a layer of mist: "Aqing, you blame me for her... Where did I do wrong? They I'm not willing to rob you... I finally managed to be with you..." Before he could finish speaking, he was already choked up.
You Qing made him cry so hard all of a sudden, he took him into his arms again and hugged him tightly: "Ali, I'm not blaming you, it's not right for the emperor to arbitrarily point to marriage regardless of the wishes of others, you disregard the wishes of the princess and Zhang Yuancai They are involved, and of course I can't say you did it right."
"You said I did something wrong, so you're not blaming me?" Bai Li raised his eyes and glared at him, with tears in his eyes, the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He pouted and said, "I have waited a thousand years to be with you. You were robbed by the princess before, and now she is coming to rob..."
You Qing wiped the tears on his face distressedly, thinking to himself: You are finally willing to tell me these grievances. But his face pretended to be surprised: "Ali, what happened to the thousand years you said?"
Bai Li couldn't stop his tears. He was afraid that You Qing would feel guilty, so he never planned to say those things. After all, he had followed his own wishful thinking for several lifetimes, and You Qing had no idea at all, but as soon as he said it, he accepted everything. I couldn't stop, the more I thought about it, the more I felt wronged, I hugged him tightly with both hands, and burst into tears.
Although You Qing already knew about it, he felt heartache every time he thought about it, not to mention hearing him cry so sadly, he couldn't help kissing his face over and over again, his eyes were full of pain and pity: "Ali, I'm sorry for you. , stop crying."
Bai Li couldn't stop. He cried for as long as he talked. He had survived for a thousand years, but now he became a crybaby. He probably always believed in his heart that he loved him, so he vented his grievances so recklessly. come out.
This thousand years, even if the story is short, will take a long time. In the middle of the night, when Bai Li finished speaking, his tears dried up, and his voice became lower and lower. After all, he couldn't hold back his tiredness and fell asleep.
You Qing carried him to the couch, wiped his face and body, and put a hot towel on his eyes. He didn't know if his eyes would swell into walnuts when he woke up in the morning. He felt pity and pain in his heart, but after waiting for so long, Finally, after all his confessions, the big stone in his heart finally fell.
"Ali, you should have told me the truth long ago." You Qing took him in his arms, brushed the hair from his forehead, leaned in to kiss, and whispered, "These things should have been handled by me. , say it well."
The next day, before dawn, Bai Li woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he bumped into You Qing's dark eyes. After a moment of confusion, he remembered everything that happened last night. He pouted and turned his back angrily. to him.
You Qing hugged him from behind, kissed the back of his slender and fair neck, and said softly, "Ali, are you mad at me?"
Bai Li never concealed his emotions. He was even more angry after hearing his words. He stomped his feet on the bed and didn't speak.
You Qing was most afraid of his sadness. Seeing that he was only concerned about being angry at this time, and knowing that his mood had almost recovered, he forcibly pulled him over and kissed his eyelashes: "Ali, don't be angry anymore?"
Bai Li sniffed: "You scolded me last night, I'm going to be angry!"
Seeing him like this, You Qing couldn't help laughing, rubbed the tip of his nose affectionately, and said softly: "Fool, why would I scold you? I just want you to think about it, you arrange the fate for others, don't think there's anything wrong with it If someone else arranges our fate for us, are you willing?"
Bai Li rolled his eyelids and muttered, "I'm not reconciled."
"That's right, if you are not reconciled, how can others be reconciled?"
"I don't care, Ah Qing is already with me, and I won't give you to others in the future. No one will interfere with us, I don't care about other people's affairs!"
You Qing sighed: "How do you know that no one will interfere with us?"
"I'm a demon! As long as I don't give in, what can ordinary people do to me?" Bai Li said confidently, and by the way, declaring his possession, he rubbed his neck ruthlessly.
You Qing closed his eyes and hugged him tightly: In this world, there are only ordinary people who want to interfere with us? If it wasn't for you and I, it's hard to come by, why should I care about these things? I am deeply suffering from it, and naturally I don’t want to see others accepting other people’s arrangements against their will, and pushing myself and others.
You Qing didn't speak anymore, just silently sighed in her heart. Bai Li slept for a while, and his mind became clearer for a while, but he took the initiative to examine it, swiped his finger on his chest, let him grab it, raised his head and said, "Aqing, I asked the emperor to give the princess to him. Zhang Yuancai, did you really do something wrong?"
You Qing looked at him with a smile: "It's not that I did something wrong, it's just that the way is a bit inappropriate."
"Ah?" Bai Li looked confused.
"Involving the two of them in such a blunt way is to be a matchmaker. If they like each other, this matchmaker is not a mistake." You Qing is not a saint, so naturally he will not be kind enough to stop Bai Li, but instead he will give it to himself. To add to the guilt, he just wanted Bai Li to change his way.
Bai Li was a little unclear.
You Qing smiled and pinched his nose: "Yesterday, when I congratulated Zhang Yuancai, I talked a little bit about it, knowing that he has not decided on any marriage, seeing a bit of shyness and joy in his eyes, I guess he is extremely satisfied with the princess. Maybe at first he also thought that the emperor would recruit me as his concubine, so he was a little surprised when he received the decree, not because he didn't want to be the princess."
Bai Li's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Of course it's true, the princess is so beautiful, no one would want to marry her." After You Qing finished speaking, seeing him staring at her, she smiled faintly and showed signs of anger, "I'm talking about someone else."
Bai Li hummed and nodded.
You Qing looked at him and found it funny, and added, "Zhang Yuancai has a good temperament and literary talent. If the princess hadn't chosen me first, it might not have been impossible for him to fall in love with him. Since you can confuse people's minds, why not let the princess I banish it from my mind? As long as she doesn't care about me, whether they succeed or not, you don't have to worry anymore, right?"
Bai Li opened his mouth wide when he heard it, and finally realized it, and nodded again and again: "Why didn't I think of it!"
"That's why I said you didn't do it right. You fool didn't even listen to me and started crying." You Qingyu teased, but he was actually distressed.
Bai Li asked him to speak with embarrassment and wrinkled his nose: "Then I will erase everyone's memory of the imperial edict."
In terms of confusing people, this is the housekeeping ability of the fox clan, especially the nine-tailed fox is the best at it, but the immortals can't do it. As for techniques such as erasing memory, You Qing can actually do it, but of course he doesn't plan to do it himself, otherwise there's no need to spend a lot of time trying to reason with Bai Li.
Seeing him nodding in agreement, Bai Li finally saw the sun and put his arms around him and giggled: "It's still Aqing who is smart, we'll feel guilty for tying them together. If they see the right eye, then we don't care about us. It's up!"
"Then you still say that I protect others?"
"Well..." Bai Li rubbed against him coquettishly, shaking his head.
After Zhancha Kungfu, from the emperor down to Limin, except for the initiator, no one remembered that the concubine had ever been recruited. The emperor just admired You Qing's talent, and the princess did not remember that she had secretly seen You Qing during the palace exam. The dance at the Luming Banquet seems to be really just to add to the fun.
On the other hand, Zhang Yuancai, who had seen the princess' sword dance, was really obsessed with it, but he had a dull personality and knew that his identity was low, and he never showed it.