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Who is this? He had already seen the problem! Even Wang Mang knew about the "young man's" plan, so why did the prince remain calm and let Wang Mang gamble on this game
Text 011 The Prince's Thoughts (2)
Furthermore, the emperor allowed the woman to enter the palace, and now she has disappeared. What if the other party has ill intentions
At this time, another eunuch came over to urge.
Prince Rui's mansion was very large. Prince Rui liked to grow flowers and plants, so there were flowers and trees all around. The main courtyard was built at the back of the courtyard, which was still some distance away from the palace hall.
Eunuch Mo said, "Your Highness, I will go ahead and inform His Majesty that Your Highness has arrived."
The prince nodded and slightly quickened his pace.
Wang Mang saw that Fan Rusu still looked confused and smiled faintly.
The prince looked into the distance and asked softly, "Are you sure it's the Qin family's youngest daughter?"
"Yes, I saw the jade pendant on her waist, and that jade pendant can prove it." Wang Mang smiled and said, "I heard that General Qin has two daughters. The eldest daughter, Qin Qiuyu, is excellent in both virtue, speech, appearance and skills, and is also among the candidates for the imperial concubine selection competition this time. The other daughter, Qin Dongning, is not outstanding in appearance and has a very bad temper. She was confined to her home by the general. May I ask, Your Highness, why did you send Wang Mang to compete with her?"
The prince did not respond.
After a long while, Fan Rusu finally heard him say calmly, "I don't like to lose."
"If I compete with her in person, I have ways to defeat her. But if she doesn't show the jade pendant to prove her identity, she won't be able to enter the mansion. Since she didn't show the Qin family's jade pendant in advance, it means she doesn't want to use the identity of the second lady of the Qin family."
Wang Mang nodded and said, "General Qin's family rules are very strict. Since she was confined to her house, how could she be allowed to come to the Rui Palace to make trouble? She dared not reveal her identity. I wanted to expose the child's trick, but the crown prince did not teach me, so I made a bet with her."
Fan Rusu finally understood why the prince was willing to let the green-clad "young man" into the palace. It turned out that she was the second daughter of the general of the cavalry. After thinking for a while, she whispered: "If Your Highness wins her, she can also enter the palace. Didn't she say that she would be a slave for life?"
The prince frowned slightly, and Wang Mang smiled and said, "Lord Fan, if the prince accepts her, wouldn't the word 'slave' be a loss of face for General Qin?"
Fan Rusu was startled and said hurriedly, "It was my fault for speaking out of turn."
The prince glanced at him indifferently and walked away with Wang Mang.
Fan Rusu smiled bitterly. It was just a small bet, but there was something strange going on. The prince seemed to be interested in the second young lady of the Qin family. Otherwise, why would he care about so much? He could just refuse the competition. He wanted her to come in!
Wang Mang's voice came softly from the front, "Your Highness, do you want me to go look for Miss Dong Ning?"
The other side of Prince Rui’s Palace.
"Master, that was a close call. I thought we couldn't get in." The fourth child shouted, "Why did you think of playing this little trick?"
Qiaochu looked down at the copper coin in his hand and said with a smile, "Haven't I played this trick on you guys before?"
"Well, the Big Four lost badly then." The beauty raised the corners of her lips.
The four snorted coldly, not convinced.
Qiaochu said softly, "It just happened to work this time. If it were someone else, they might not be able to use this little trick."
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Text 012 Goodbye
The four laughed and said, "After all, Wang Mang is not as smart as the master."
Qiaochu shook his head. "With Wang Mang's talent, I guess he had seen through this little trick a long time ago, not to mention Shangguan Jinghao was present. They didn't expose us just because of the fun of the moment."
As she spoke, she picked up the jade pendant on her waist and started playing with it.
The beauty frowned slightly, and suddenly asked, "You have been touching this jade intentionally or unintentionally before. Are you trying to attract Wang Mang's attention?"
"Yes, I want him to think that I am the owner of this jade pendant. All the major families in Dongling have decorative emblems. The mark of the Qin family is engraved on this jade. Our entry has nothing to do with the gambling game, but is entirely due to this jade. Without this jade, Wang Mang would not have gambled with me in the first place. Do you remember the woman whose property we stole? Wang Mang mistook me for her. The emperor is here, how could the prince not consider his own safety first and let in a person of unknown origin?"
The four of them suddenly realized, but immediately felt puzzled, "Master, if this jade can be used, why did you go to such great lengths to set up this gambling game?"
Qiaochu curved her lips and said, "We will definitely meet the Crown Prince and Wang Mang again soon. When we meet again, I will be a candidate. If I pretended to be Miss Qin just now, and the Crown Prince investigated, it would be a serious crime of deception."
The four exclaimed, "So that's how it is."
The beauty seemed to be thinking about something. "Master, there is one thing I want to ask you. I used this little trick today just to make do with it, but why did you make that copper coin with 'Jingming' on both sides?"
Qiaochu was startled, and slightly closed his eyes. Finally, he said softly: "Because in this gambling game, the person who takes the 'Jinghao' copper coin will never win."
The four and the beauty looked at each other, and the four said in a trembling voice: "Master, you want the prince to lose, what do you want him to lose?"
“The highest position in the world.”
After putting on the skirt handed to him by the beauty, Qiaochu quickly stepped out of the secluded shade of trees, "The clothes are ready, let's go, it's time."
The main hall of the palace.
The guard at the gate reported: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
Inside the hall, Qiaomei glanced at Qiaorong who had just arrived, and they both stood up, bowed to the emperor and empress, and walked slowly towards the prince.
The prince nodded slightly to his wife, raised her eyebrows and looked at him with burning eyes, feeling happy. Seeing this, Qiaorong felt that the light and shadow in the prince's eyes were as dark as dark blue, and he was full of elegance, so she couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Although the King of Rui was a prince, he had made great achievements, but he was embarrassed and had a foot disease. He was destined to be unable to achieve great things. Even if she became the Princess of Rui, what would it matter
She called softly: Brother Prince.
The prince held out his hand to support the emperor and empress, and saluted, saying, "I am late, please forgive me, father and mother."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "When the eighth elder brother gets married, you, as his brothers, should help and watch over him. If you were not so busy with official duties, I would punish you."
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, who told you to put so many things on the Crown Prince? Let Ming'er help the Crown Prince share some of the burden. Ming'er is the eldest brother and has the responsibility to help his younger brother."
Text 013 The competition is coming soon
The Queen was the biological mother of the virtuous prince, and everyone present knew what the Queen meant. At this time, the virtuous prince bowed and said, "Your son is willing to share the worries of my father and my second brother."
The emperor glanced at her, "It's hard for you to have such a heart."
His eyebrows were raised and his heart suddenly tensed, but he saw that the prince just smiled and said, "Then Jinghao, thank you for your help, brother."
Qiaomei was secretly worried, as this was tantamount to dividing the prince's power. She didn't understand why the prince didn't refute it, but the prince gently held her hand. She understood that the prince knew his limits, and she calmed down.
At this time, several young men in fancy clothes stood up and reported: "Your sons are willing to share the worries of your father and second brother."
But they were Prince Xia, Prince Ning and several other princes.
The Queen's face changed slightly, and the Prince smiled and said, "It's rare that all the brothers have this intention. After the Eighth Prince's Concubine Selection Competition is over, why don't you arrange it together, Father?"
The emperor looked quite pleased and nodded.
The virtuous king glanced at the queen and signaled her not to be impatient.
The important ministers in the hall and the princes formed factions with each other, and each supported the prince of their choice, but no one spoke at this time. Everyone knew that the emperor's mind was difficult to predict, but he hated factions the most. Everyone was extremely cautious in the court. Moreover, at the critical juncture of Prince Rui's marriage, it was not appropriate to talk too much about the mundane affairs of other princes!
The queen also knew this, and didn't dare to say anything more. Eunuch Mo beside her said, "Your Majesty, the time has come."
The emperor said "hmm" calmly and asked, "Have all the candidates arrived?"
Eunuch Mo replied, "Your Majesty, I have counted and found that everyone is here."
"Very good. Then we will assign everyone to the eight rooms."
When everyone heard this, from the ministers who were running for the election to the beauties, they all became nervous.
It is said that except the emperor and Eunuch Mo, no one else knew the test questions.
Unlike Qiaorong's idea, all the ministers guessed that the emperor must have a purpose for his sudden decree to grant the marriage.
The mother of Prince Rui, Concubine Chang, died early. However, Concubine Chang was beautiful and was the most favored concubine in the harem when she was alive. Prince Rui was very smart in his childhood and was very much loved by the emperor. Unfortunately, after Concubine Chang died, Prince Rui had a high fever. After he recovered from the illness, his temperament changed and his intelligence was also reduced.
Concubine Chang was from a military family. Not only was she extremely beautiful, she was also capable of fighting on the battlefield. The Emperor disliked Prince Rui for not being as charismatic as his mother, so he no longer liked the ordinary Prince Rui.
This time, when Prince Rui went to war, the news had spread in the palace. The emperor had told Eunuch Mo that even if Prince Rui was defeated, he would still reward his son. His words were full of relief.
However, Prince Rui won the battle. The emperor's favor only increased. It would never be a bad thing for anyone to become the Princess of Prince Rui!
Qiaorong pulled Qiaomei's hand and asked anxiously, "Sister, does the Crown Prince have any hints about the competition topic?"
She raised her eyebrows and shook her head, then glanced at the prince, only to see that the prince was looking indifferently at the beauty Qin Qiuyu sitting under the seat.
Her heart suddenly tightened.
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Qin Qiuyu noticed the prince's gaze and was startled, then she lowered her head shyly. General Qin was slightly surprised, as he did not expect that the eldest daughter and the prince seemed to have some connection.
On the other side, Wang Yuzhi frowned slightly and glanced at Wang Mang. Wang Mang exchanged glances with his father, Wang Taifu, and shook his head slightly. The queen called over her niece Lang Linling and whispered instructions.
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The other young ladies, whose fathers and brothers were court officials, went to their fathers and brothers to listen to their instructions. If their fathers and brothers were of lower official positions and were not among those invited today, they stood aside and waited quietly or tremblingly.
At the same time, Eunuch Mo secretly instructed several ceremonial officers and eunuchs.
After a moment, Eunuch Mo said, "There are 32 girls in total. Divide them into four groups of four."
The ladies immediately stood in the center of the hall and saluted the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and Crown Princess.
The Queen was extremely angry when she saw that the virtuous prince, despite being the elder brother, was not even given this courtesy.
The ceremonial officers staggered their steps and in a moment had divided the beauties into groups.
Everyone saw that there seemed to be some mystery in this grouping. Qin Qiuyu, Wang Yuzhi, Lang Linling and Qiaorong were not in the same group. Not only that, but the four of them were in four different groups.
She was thinking of the prince, and was thinking about paying attention to Qin Qiuyu, but she saw the virtuous king staring at her from the corner of her eye, and the Ning king looked at her with a smile. She was annoyed and glared at the virtuous king, but heard a chuckle, and looked over and saw that it was the Xia king.
When she looked again, she saw that except for a few younger ones, many princes were looking at her. Although they were pleased with her beauty, they also became more and more angry. Suddenly, all the eyes dispersed in an instant, as if they were expecting something terrible. She raised her eyebrows in surprise, but saw the corners of the prince's lips slightly raised, and he glanced at his brothers lightly.
She was delighted and leaned a little closer to the prince.
Seeing that everything was ready, the emperor and empress looked at each other, and Eunuch Mo understood and said loudly: "The competition begins, take the girls to their rooms."
Except for a few who were still calm, all the women were nervous, and even the ministers were nervous. The ceremonial officer was about to lead everyone out when a middle-aged man hurriedly walked into the hall.
It was Fang Ming, the steward of Prince Rui’s mansion.
Fang Ming looked anxious. He lifted his skirt and knelt down to report, "Your Majesty, I just met a woman outside. There is another candidate for the beauty."