The queen didn't even think about it, and said directly: "Naturally, a woman with both talents and virtues is worthy of cultivation."
Xiao Ting smiled lightly, "The empress do you think Miss Xiao Si has both virtue and ability?"
Without waiting for the queen to speak, she continued: "Since the emperor thinks highly of Xiao Ting so much and asked me to be the judge this time, then Xiao Ting will be responsible for the third prince, and must choose a woman for him who has both ability and integrity, and a beautiful woman as the concubine, otherwise she will not live up to the holy will."
"Fourth sister is indeed both beautiful and prosperous. Naturally, her virtues also pass the test. As for talent!"
Xiao Ting didn't finish her words, but everyone already understood what she meant.
These girls have learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since they were young, so it's natural that Xiao Mei can't help it.
But when it comes to talent, it takes real skill.
The emperor probably also thought it was quite interesting, so he casually ordered the bachelors of the Imperial Academy to come up with a question.
I don't know if the bachelor has any grievances with the Xiao family or with Xiao Mei, but in Xiao Ting's opinion, there is a problem that I don't know why.
The final result was that after half a quarter of an hour passed, Xiao Mei had no choice but to retreat self-effacingly, and then passed out.
The emperor didn't blame her, but just glanced at the queen indiscriminately. The queen felt that she was wrong, and the test items this time were all made by her.
And in these so-called tests, the questions were naturally revealed long ago, and those who aspired to become the third concubine had already arranged everything and got the test questions, just going through the motions.
Because of Xiao Ting making such a fuss, no third prince's concubine was selected until the end of the banquet.
The emperor was in a slump and left early, and only asked the empress to figure it out. The empress couldn't see what the emperor meant, so she had no choice but to choose no one at the moment.
After the show ended, the two little ones were going to the latrine, so Xiao Ting asked Hong Shao to take them there, while she waited by the lotus pond.
A quarter of an hour passed by, all the ministers and wives looked at Xiao Ting quietly with strange eyes, and then hurriedly left the palace with the Huadie girls, the people here gradually became scarce.
The summers are endless, the gazebos are well-proportioned, the layout is good, the cool breeze blows, and it is very comfortable. Sitting on the edge of the lotus pond, Xiao Ting looks at the pond full of lotus, but she has a desire to doze off.
Just when she was half in a daze, Hong Shao ran over in a hurry, and even fell when going up the steps, which showed her eagerness.
Before Xiao Ting could ask her, Hong Shao shouted: "Princess Wang, go and see quickly, Xiao Shizi is fighting with someone else."
Xiao Ting was pleasantly surprised in an instant, jumped off the lotus platform, and said happily: "What? Fighting is so fun, hurry up, hurry up, I'll go and have a look."
After finishing speaking, he ran down first, and saw that Hong Shao was still in a daze, so he turned back and pulled her.
The two hurried around the imperial garden and came to a fake mountain forest, Xiao Ting was confused by the situation in front of her.
Didn't it mean that the two little ones were fighting with others
Also, why is her cheap husband, the Ninth Prince, here
At this moment, Chu Yun stood behind the Ninth Prince, with an aggrieved face, but held his head high, with a stubborn expression.
Xiao Xin stretched out her hand to stand in front of her, confronted a boy opposite, glared angrily at the boy, looked up at the Ninth Prince, hesitated to speak.
Opposite the Ninth Prince stood an incomparably beautiful woman who looked only twenty years old.
She was a delicate beauty, in Xiao Ting's eyes, she was just like sister Lin.
The brocade handkerchief in his hand wiped the corners of his eyes lightly, Shanfeng's eyes were filled with endless grievances and anxiety.
Ninth Prince turned his back to Xiao Ting, unable to see his expression.
"Father, it's not my son's fault, why should I apologize?"
When Xiao Ting walked closer, she heard Chu Yun say this.
His voice was still a little choked, as if he had suffered endless grievances.
Xiao Xin next to her was sharp-eyed. When she saw Xiao Ting approaching, she immediately turned around and ran over angrily. She raised her face and said, "Sister, don't blame us, it's him who bullies people."
"Hey, tell my sister what happened?" Xiao Ting squatted down, picked him up and walked forward.
Xiao Xin's language organization ability is good, and Xiao Ting soon sorted out what happened here.
It turned out that Hong Shao took the two of them out to the bathroom, but after the two of them came out, they saw the little boy on the opposite side burning the rabbit's fur with a torch.
Chu Yun was quite impatient, so he stepped forward and pushed the little boy, pushing him to the ground, while he hugged the little rabbit and started coaxing him.
How could the little boy obey, he was already older than Chu Yun and the others, it was very embarrassing to be pushed down by the little boy, how could he give up, and immediately started fighting with Chu Yun.
The little boy was followed by guards, if Hong Shao hadn't reported his name in time, those guards might have started fighting.
Still, the two sides fought.
Originally it was Chu Yun and the little boy who were wrestling together, but when Xiao Xin saw that Chu Yun was not his opponent, she also went up to help. After the two of them put the child down, they rode on the ground and beat him up.
Xiao Ting has come to the front at this moment, she doesn't pay attention to the Ninth Prince and the woman who obviously has a problem opposite.
Instead, he looked at the child on the opposite side, who looked about seven or eight years old. There was no visible injury on his body, and the scratches on his face looked like fingernail marks. He didn't know whether it was Chu Yun or Xiao Xin.
Looking at Chu Yun's body again, there are quite a few footprints, his clothes are messy, his white and tender face has some blood on his neck, he looks a little pitiful, no wonder this good boy Xiao Xin has to go to help.
Xiao Xin herself is fine.
"Who is this?" Seeing that Xiao Ting has a close relationship with these two children, the beautiful woman looked at the Ninth Prince and asked.
Ninth Prince frowned slightly, before Xiao Ting interrupted him before he could say anything.
"This concubine is their sister and mother, what is your relationship with that child?"
Xiao Ting pushed the two children to Hong Shao's side, and forced her directly, the smile on her face remained unchanged, but there was a little more coldness in her eyes.
Seeing her imposing manner, the woman looked at the Ninth Prince, but seeing that the Prince did not respond, she had no choice but to look at Xiao Ting again.
"I'm his mother." She replied pitifully, as if Xiao Ting was bullying her.
"That's it!" Xiao Ting raised her eyebrows and smiled, then said seriously: "If that's the case, please apologize!"
(end of this chapter)