The July sky is too hot even early in the morning.
The other show girls were preparing for the upcoming talent show, but Huang Siling and Yin Jiajia went to the kitchen.
After a quarter of an hour, the two made two cold dishes, namely cold kelp shreds and vinegar cucumber.
When the cold dishes are ready, Yin Jiajia smiled and said to Huang Siling, "Thank you, sister Siling."
Huang Siling smiled and said: "If the queen mother wants you to do it in front of everyone, you can follow the steps I taught you before. Don't be afraid even if you don't do it well, the queen mother and the prince will only I thought you were too nervous." She taught Yin Jiajia for three days and learned all the steps, but the cold dishes she made were not right. No way, she can do it for her.
Yin Jiajia smiled and said, "Okay."
Gao Haiqiong breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two entering the house: "This is about to go to Kunning Palace, quickly put on clothes." The two got up early in the morning to toss, sweating all over on such a hot day.
Fortunately, Gao Haiqiong drew up the water, and the two of them wiped their lower bodies with the water and quickly changed their clothes.
At this time, everyone else had arrived in the yard, and only three of them were left.
The mother-in-law didn't curse. It's not that her temper has improved, but that the selection of the concubine this time is different from the past. Not only to choose the prince, but also to choose the concubine for the three little princes. Today there are only 13 people left, and every show girl has a nearly one-quarter probability of being selected. In case she is so scolded and hated now, when the three of them are selected, she can't afford to be guilty by that time.
Among the thirteen beautiful girls, only Yin Jiajia brought up a small food box, standing in a group of people, she was so conspicuous. However, Yin Jiajia's conditions would definitely not be a prince, even the prince and concubine are also uncomfortable, so other show girls are not hostile to her.
On the way to Kunning Palace, the others bowed their heads, and only Yin Jiajia, Huang Siling and Gao Haiqiong looked at the palace generously.
Yin Jiajia whispered to Gao Haiqiong: "It's so beautiful." Carved beams and painted buildings are more beautiful than paintings.
Huang Siling shook his head beside him, saying that it is not suitable to speak here. Looking at the buildings here can be said to be curious, but chatting on the road, this is no rules.
Kunning Palace has the largest area in the harem. There are 9 wide corridors and 3 deep, yellow glazed tiles on the roof of the palace.
The maternal housekeeper stood at the door of Kunning Palace and handed the Xiu Girl to Meilan who was standing at the door.
Meilan smiled and said, "This time, my mother has been working hard." During this time, there were so many moths, and the mother was also very worried.
The mother-in-law didn't dare to take this, and said respectfully: "This is the duty of the old slave." This is the empress's confidant, which he can afford to offend.
Thirteen beautiful women walked into the banquet hall of Kunning Palace one by one. This hall is very spacious and can accommodate a hundred people. Walking into the hall, everyone bowed their heads involuntarily.
Meilan raised her voice and said, "The empress, your Royal Highness, and the beautiful girls are here."
Even if he was curious, no one dared to look up at this time. It is not easy to get to this step today, and no one wants to lose the opportunity at the last minute. Even Yin Jiajia did not look up.
Yuxi looked at the beautiful girls who all had their heads down, and said with a smile: "Look up. Keep your heads down, what do you think?" Her understanding of these girls is limited to literal terms. Real people, basically never seen it.
With these words, the ladies raised their heads.
Tan Aoshuang Yuxi had met before, but Ye Anrou and Zhong Wanting had never met before. Therefore, looking at the two of them, he stayed three more seconds. Sure enough, as everyone said, one is cold and the other is bright.
And all the show girls were basically attracted by Qi Hao.
Today, Qi Hao wore a black golden dragon and python robe, with a purple gold crown on his head, and a sword instead of a purse-bag jade pendant around his waist. His face was like a crown of jade, his eyebrows were stained with ink, and his eyes were as deep as the sea and could not be seen to the bottom.
Qi Hao was already very imposing, but today, with such a dress, the king of the world will be more imposing.
"Thump, thump..." Zhong Wanting felt that her heart was about to jump out.
Tan Aoshuang glanced at Qi Hao, blushing and lowered his head. The pink fist concealed in the wide sleeve corners revealed her nervousness and excitement.
Yin Jiajia also looked at him directly, it was the first time she saw such a good-looking and imposing man.
When Huang Siling saw Qi Hao, his heart was indeed his Royal Highness, the prince who was placed on the ground by the civil and military officials. No matter how much thought, she is gone.
Gao Haiqiong glanced at Qi Hao, then looked around and found no one else, feeling a little puzzled. Didn’t you say that in addition to choosing the prince, you have to choose the prince and concubine! Why are the other two princes not here!
Among the show girls present, Ye Anrou's attitude was the strangest. When I saw Qi Hao, he looked unbelievable first, then was extremely pleasantly surprised, and then very upset.
When Yuxi saw Ye Anrou's appearance, she was a little surprised. Seeing Ye Anrou like this, it was obvious that he had met Qi Hao and had secretly promised it. I don't know when this girl met Qi Hao.
But Yuxi quickly let go of this idea, and smiled at everyone: "You draw lots first, and show off your talents in the order of the draw." Simple and straightforward, without a word of nonsense.
The maid brought a tray with thirteen red bookmarks on it. Let them draw lots in order of priority.
The number one winner was An Ningdie, the youngest daughter of Shangshu, and she looked calm when she got the number one, without any panic. Huang Siling is No. 2, Zhong Wanting is No. 6, Tan Aoshuang is No. 9, Yin Jiajia is No. 10, No. 12 is Ye Anrou, and the last is Gao Haiqiong.
After the draw, Meilan said, "Let's get started!"
An Ningdie played "Piba Xing" with a pipa. What's interesting is that the little girl recites while playing.
This tune was pleasant to the ears, and it was full of emotion when it was read. In the end, the little girl was so absorbed that there were teardrops in her eyes.
After playing, Yuxi nodded: "Very good." Although not perfect, it is not easy to reach this level at such a young age.
The number two is Huang Siling, she chooses to play chess. It's not playing against people, but playing against yourself.
It takes a long time to play Go, and Yuxi asks Huang Siling to be guarded by a palace person who knows chess. Other people's competition, continue. To wait for Huang Siling, one morning will definitely not be completed.
Qi Hao felt that this girl was a bit interesting, not arrogant or impetuous, and she looked calm when facing him, unlike other women whose eyes were so hot as to swallow him. So when I saw her playing chess quietly next to her, I couldn't help but take another look.
Zhong Wanting, who had been paying attention to Qihao's demeanor, clenched her fists. She has always regarded Tan Aoshuang as a strong enemy, but she didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to come out halfway through.
In the fourth dance, the girl danced very attentively, and her mind was completely absorbed. After dancing on this hot day, my face was sweaty, and my body was also wet.
"Very beautiful and talented." After a few compliments, Yuxi asked her to take her off and change her clothes.
Soon it was Zhong Wanting's turn. Zhong Wanting is playing the piano, playing the very difficult "Mountain and Flowing Water".
Yuxi smiled and nodded: "You can play well." The technique is pure, and the playing is very smooth. However, not everyone can bring out the essence of this song.
Zhong Wanting secretly glanced at Qihao, and when he saw that he didn't give herself an extra look, she was disappointed and sad at the same time.
Tan Aoshuang chose calligraphy and wrote Li Bai's "Will Entering Wine". She did not write in a single pen, but a cursive script written in block letters on the left and handwritten on the right with both left and right hands to open a bow. Like An Ningdie, recite while writing.
When Yuxi heard Tan Aoshuang read, "Five-flower-horse daughter, Hu'er will exchange for fine wine." 'When, couldn't help but laugh.
A smile appeared on Qi Hao's face. It seems that Tan Tuo has worked hard on this granddaughter. You know, Yuxi's favorite poem is Li Bai's "Jiang Jinjiu". But very few people know this.
Writing with both hands and reading aloud is also very laborious. The last stroke fell, and the recitation was finished shortly afterwards. But on such a hot day, I wrote and recited, and a thin layer of sweat came out on my forehead. However, Tan Aoshuang did not wipe his sweat, but bowed to Yuxi and Yun Qing.
Yuxi chose Tan Aoshuang, and naturally she was about to make her face: "Meilan, show me Miss Tan's characters." Writing with both hands at the same time is not something ordinary people can do. Very few people know that she can write with both hands.
After reading it, Yuxi turned around and handed two pieces of paper to Qi Hao and said, "What do you think?"
Qi Hao took it over and looked at it carefully, and then said: "It is soft with rigidity, elegant and beautiful, which is pleasing to the eye." This is already a very high evaluation.
Tan Aoshuang's face was a little red, and Fu bowed a salute: "Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your praise."
Zhong Wanting felt jealous when she heard this, but she still maintained a decent smile on her face.
Although Zhong Wanting's cover-up was good, she still couldn't escape Yuxi's eyes.
Next was Yin Jiajia, she said sincerely: "The queen empress, the servant girl is not good at talents, only the cooking skills barely make a living. So the servant girl made two cold dishes, and asked the queen empress and her Royal Highness to like it."
A court lady tried it first, and after a short while, Yuxi took a bite of the silver chopsticks. After eating, Yuxi smiled and nodded and said, "It's cool and delicious, very good."
Yin Jiajia saw that Qihao hadn't eaten, and was a little disappointed: "Thank you Empress Empress for the praise."
Yuxi put down his chopsticks and asked with a smile, "Why do you think of making cold dishes?"
Yin Jiajia raised her head and showed a bright smile: "It will be hot. Let's make two cold salads. I hope that the Queen Empress and the Prince will be refreshed after eating it." Unfortunately, the Prince did not eat.
Yuxi laughed when he heard that, and said, "What a girl with dexterity."
Yin Jiajia was very happy to be praised. What made Yin Jiajia even more happy was that His Royal Highness also showed a smile because of the empress's compliments.