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Everyone was stunned for a moment. The emperor held the armrest tightly, frowned and asked: "What's going on?"
Fang Ming winked at a young man standing at the door. The young man had a strong build but a very honest face. He nodded hurriedly and walked out quickly.
Soon, the young man brought in three girls.
Qiao Mei trembled, and Qiao Rong lost her voice and asked, "Why are you here?"
Just as everyone was puzzled, the purple-dressed girl in the middle had already led two other girls to kneel down.
"The three leading ladies of the Northern Territory pay their respects to the Emperor of Dongling. Long live the Emperor."
Wang Mang was startled and subconsciously glanced at the prince. The prince's brows were furrowed and he was staring at Qiao Chu.
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Text 015 Hiring the Most Noble in the World
There was a lot of whispering all around.
"She is the third princess of the North, how can she look like this?"
The emperor frowned, glanced at everyone, and the sound immediately stopped.
The emperor nodded, "Princess, please stand up. Your father Qiao Zhenning said that you are unable to participate in my son's selection of concubines due to illness."
Qiaochu replied respectfully, "That's right. After Qiaochu recovered from his illness, my father asked me to rush to Chaoge, saying that I must not let the emperor down."
Qiao Rong gritted her teeth, "How could father, he clearly-"
Qiaomei glanced at Qiaorong coldly, and Qiaorong choked and quickly lowered his head.
When Qiao Chu heard the sound, he raised his head slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the hands of the prince and Qiao Mei.
Is it because we were young at that time? When we are young, our words are light, so the promises we made were too light. Unfortunately, those who remember will always remember, forever.
—If one day, I can ascend to the throne, I will marry you with the most expensive dowry in the world and protect you from any bullying.
Who said that? The words are still fresh in my mind.
The most precious thing in the world, what in the whole world is more precious than a hairpin with a phoenix on the head of the raised eyebrows? That is the accessory of the Crown Princess.
Perhaps time always flies, he is no longer Shangguan Jinghao who stayed in the north as a guest and was actually a hostage. Seven years have passed between them, and they have changed.
Outside the Rui Palace, she concealed her identity and he didn't know she was her. Now, he knows who she is. Has he really forgotten his promise? And does she really have no way out
She must find a chance to ask him!
There was more to them than just a promise. He and she had so many stories in a faraway place and a far distant time. She came to save her mother, but also for him.
She stared at him, but he didn't even look at her. He raised his eyebrows and looked at his brother on the opposite side with warning in his eyes.
She felt an itch in her throat and realized that it was an old illness coming back. She quickly calmed her mind and didn't dare to look anymore.
The emperor stared at her and said, "Your father has a plan. Without further ado, the Third Princess should not reunite with the Crown Princess and the Fourth Princess for now, and will reunite after the competition. Mo Cunfeng, put the Third Princess in the Fourth Princess' group."
Eunuch Mo looked at Qiaochu several times, led her to Qiaorong's group, and then looked at one of the ceremonial officers. The ceremonial officer nodded and said, "From this moment on, the competition will begin. Please note that the competition is divided into three rounds, and the selection will be made in each round, and so on. In the first round, two girls from each group will enter the next round. It is now the Chen hour, and the second round will start at 3:30 in the Chen hour."
"Ladies, please follow us and go to the eight rooms to wait for the test questions."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone felt the tense and oppressive atmosphere. The test questions were set by Emperor Rongrui. What kind of questions did this wise and brave monarch set? What was the most important question
At this time, a young man asked with a smile: "Father, are we waiting for the result here?"
The emperor stroked his beard and smiled. Eunuch Mo said, "Prince Xia, the emperor and the other princes will also go together."
Qiaochu suppressed the blood rushing up her throat and frowned slightly. Someone present must have known the test questions. How could she compete with them? Could she win three rounds with this broken body? When they were led out by the ceremonial officer, the young man who had led them in just now rushed in, walked up to Fang Ming, and whispered a few words to him.
Fang Ming was overjoyed. He walked quickly to the emperor, bowed, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Prince Rui has entered the gate of Chaoge City and will return to the palace to meet the emperor soon."
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Text 016 Why bother her
The cigarette is curling.
In the room, there were rows of sandalwood shelves, and countless books and volumes.
"Didn't they tell us to wait here? Why hasn't anyone come to read out the test questions yet?"
Finally, one of the beauties couldn't hold back and stood up from her chair.
The five of them were brought into this room by the ceremonial officer. Each of them had a seat, and tea was served on the table. However, as time passed, no one came in to announce the test questions, except for the ceremonial officers who said when they left: "Girls, the emperor, the queen and the officials of the court will wait in this courtyard for the winning girls to participate in the second round of the competition." No one mentioned the test questions of the first round.
Another beauty also stood up and paced back and forth, muttering, "Could it be that the focus is on the second round? But if so, how do we decide the winner of the first round?"
No one in the room had the heart to drink a sip of tea except for the two people in the room. One was the ninth prince, Prince Xia, who was sitting on the main seat, and the other was Qiaochu.
If you ask why the King of Xia is here, it is strange that he is here to supervise the examination. Including the Crown Prince, several princes were assigned by the Emperor to eight rooms each to supervise the examination.
At this time, several women came to Qiao Rong and whispered, "Sister, why don't you ask Master Jiu?"
Although they were competitors, Qiaorong's elder sister Qiaomei was the Crown Princess, and everyone knew that the Northern Territory Lord Qiao Zhenning had five daughters. Although Qiaochu was the third princess, she was born out of wedlock, and she had an ordinary face and plain clothes. How could she be a princess? Instead, it seemed that she had secretly gone to the election. Everyone looked down on her.
Although these girls are not as scheming and cunning as those who grew up in the deep palace, they grew up in official families and are naturally good at judging people. Qiaorong has become the backbone of this group.
Qiao Rong was not a person who would keep quiet. Seeing that King Xia was young and handsome, although not as good as the crown prince, he was also handsome, she liked him. Seeing that everyone was respectful to her, she could not help but feel proud. She walked to King Xia, bowed gracefully, and asked, "Master Jiu, in your opinion, did something go wrong? Why hasn't anyone come to announce the test questions yet?"
Seeing that Qiaorong had already started the conversation, the other three girls also echoed in their sweet voices. Everyone knew that King Xia had not yet married and had only a few maids in his palace. His mother, Concubine Hui, was very favored in the palace. If they could not marry King Rui, it would be a great blessing to be favored by Master Jiu.
King Xia raised the corner of his lips and said, "Girls, Jingchong is only the invigilator, and I don't know what arrangements the emperor has. However, Jingchong thinks that it would be a good idea for you to follow the example of Miss Qiaochu and be patient."
Qiao Rong was furious and followed King Xia's gaze, and saw that he was looking at Qiao Chu opposite him.
Qiaochu had a sip of tea in her mouth and was almost choked by King Xia's words. She couldn't help but complain in her heart that this man couldn't stand seeing her not being as anxious and nervous as others. It's not that she wasn't anxious, but it was useless to be anxious. She was indeed tired. She had walked a very long way from Saimo to Chaoge. Why did he want her to become the target of public criticism
Being stared at by several resentful eyes, she sighed slightly and decided to put down the tea bowl in her hand.
King Xia asked calmly, "Why don't you continue drinking?"
Qiaochu said unhappily, "Drink it all."
King Xia was sipping tea. Hearing this, he lowered his eyelashes and handed the teacup in his hand to her.
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Text 017 Cherry Lips and Fragrant Tea
Qiaochu was startled, and at this moment, someone knocked on the door. King Xia frowned and said, "Come in."
Everyone was stunned by what King Xia had done, but when they heard the noise, they thought it was the ceremonial officer who announced the test questions, and they were all surprised and delighted.
But then I was disappointed, the person who came in was an old man with half white hair, wearing a rough and worn grey coat, I don't know if it was because he was sloppy or the coat was originally that colour, his face was full of pits and pimples, he was extremely ugly.
He held two thick sandalwood sticks in his hand and was about to pay his respects. King Xia glanced at the incense burner and saw that the sandalwood in the burner was almost gone. He laughed and scolded, "My friend, forget it. Forget the formalities. It's not convenient for you to move. My dear brother is kind-hearted. The palace can use all of you. Go and make the exchange."
The man called Lao Tie thanked him in a low voice, walked to the two small incense burners and started tending to them.
His back was hunched and he was limping. The women then understood what King Xia meant. It turned out that this old man was a cripple. They felt uneasy. King Rui was also disabled and couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose. Then they saw King Xia's big hands were straight, still holding the tea bowl towards Qiao Chu, and their jealousy grew.
Qiaochu was already pissed off by the prince, and didn't want to get angry to death. He resisted the urge to throw the tea bowl on the table at King Xia. He took off the small purse from his waist, made a "please" gesture, and said, "I dare not accept the gift from Master Jiu without permission."
As she spoke, she took out a small date from her purse, put it in her mouth, and said with a smile: "Master Jiu, try it too. It will be Qiaochu's return gift. If Master Jiu doesn't want it, Qiaochu will feel bad about accepting Master Jiu's kindness."
King Xia paused, then smiled and took the purse handed to him by Qiaochu.
Qiao Rong sneered, "Wild dates from the desert, how can you offer such a crude thing to Master Jiu?"
Qiaochu frowned slightly and lowered his head.
King Xia said, "That's fine, Miss Qiaochu, huh?"
Qiaochu looked up, saw the teacup that had moved forward a few inches, bit his lip, and finally reached out to take it.
King Xia said calmly: "Since the girl is thirsty, drink it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qiaochu turned the teacup and everyone saw that there was a slight tea stain on the rim of the cup. She took a sip of tea from the place where King Xia had drunk.
King Xia was startled. He was of noble status, and his mother, Concubine Hui Niang, was from a wealthy family in Jiangnan. He looked down on Qiaochu because of her plain and old clothes. But when he saw that she was very calm and did not chat with him like other people, he thought she was pretending to be noble in front of him, which made him even more disgusted. The tea was undoubtedly a joke, and he never expected her to do this. He felt that this woman was extremely frivolous, and his heart sank.
Qiao Rong cried out, "Shameless!"
Her voice was so sharp that all the girls looked at Qiaochu with contempt. Even her old friend, who was quietly changing sandalwood beside her, turned his head to look at Qiaochu.
Qiaochu said: "Master Jiu, try this date too."
King Xia held the purse in his hand and frowned slightly. If he didn't eat it, he would seem cowardly and inferior to the best. Without hesitation, he picked up one and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
At this time, Qiaochu said softly: "Well, these dates are grown in the desert and are exposed to sunlight for many years. The sweetness is locked in the dates. They are too sweet. It is better to use them to make tea. It is better not to eat them."
As she spoke, she took out a small piece of silk from her bosom, spat the small dates that she had been holding in her mouth onto the silk, rubbed them up casually, and threw them into the jade bowl under the table.
King Xia's face suddenly changed, and he felt a sweet taste spreading from the tip of his tongue. He reached out to touch the table, but found nothing. Then he suddenly remembered that he had given his teacup to Qiao Chu.
Text 018 Time is very tight
The women were stunned for a moment, but dared not say anything.
King Xia was furious, knowing that he had been tricked by Qiaochu. He had never been fooled like this before. He clenched his purse tightly, wishing to crush Qiaochu. But Qiaochu picked up her cup, took another sip of tea, and looked at him calmly. She was not beautiful, but her lips were fumigated by the tea, and looked a little pink and tender. Seeing her quiet and innocent look, King Xia felt a little agitated, and was completely unable to do anything.