Capital city, Prime Minister's residence, hall.

Cui Cen sat in the main seat, followed by his eldest son Cui Zhihan, second son Cui Zhihao, and his younger brother Cui Luan.

The whole family is Cui family, there are no outsiders.

"I think the little emperor has gradually slipped out of our control, and the Western Factory under the little emperor seems to have too much power." Cui Cen said with a gloomy face.

The out-of-control of this incident made Cui Cen feel that serious things were beyond his control, which made Cui Cen feel difficult and troublesome for a while, as he had a strong desire for control.

He didn't like anything to be beyond his control, and the little emperor was clearly a little out of his control.

"We need to speed up the selection process. I want to see the list of candidates sent to the palace within three days." Cui Cen gave the order coldly. He could sense the urgency in the eyes.

He needed to place spies in the palace as soon as possible. Now that there were no spies in the palace, if Zhao Xin made any moves, he would not be able to know about it in the first place. This meant that if something unexpected happened, it would be difficult for him to respond in the first place.

This will make him passive and lose the initiative.

The rest of the people also nodded.

Early the next morning, after the brewing of the Liu He incident yesterday, the impact of these things had already erupted today. Countless people secretly cursed Liu He for being rescued by Cui Cen, which also affected Cui Cen's reputation.

Cui Cen was originally a powerful official and did not have a good reputation among the people. Now Cui Cen was just burdened with even more infamy. For Cui Cen, it was not painful even if there were too many lice biting him.

Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Yuyan, this time's talent show is going to be very difficult for you. We will ask you to go to the little emperor to pass on the message and cooperate with us to make a series of perfect plans." Cui Cen showed a look of heartache on his face, but his heart was cold.

"Yuyan is not afraid. If it can help my adoptive father, Yuyan can do anything." Cui Yuyan smiled, as if she was not worried about the situation at all.

She is the adopted daughter of the Cui family. She is grateful to Cui Cen in her heart, but she is very resistant and disgusted with Cui Zhihao. Cui Zhihao has had feelings for her for a long time. Cui Zhihao has a bad reputation, and she also hates Cui Zhihao.

Cui Zhihao had been touching her since she was a child. If it weren't for her second uncle Cui Luan who had always protected her, she would have lost her virginity to Cui Zhihao long ago. She even felt more grateful to Cui Luan.

As for Cui Cen, she simply felt the gratitude for raising him. In her heart, Cui Luan was more like her caring father. Cui Yuyan had hardly stayed in the capital in the past few years, but had been traveling around the country to run the Cui Chamber of Commerce.

This was also a helpless move to avoid Cui Zhihao. After all, if she had a family where she didn't have to worry, why would a woman like her travel around the country to run a chamber of commerce?

"This little emperor will probably be very wary of you. You must pay attention to your own safety at that time. Even if things cannot be accomplished, you must protect your own safety." Cui Cen said.

Cui Yuyan was stunned when she heard this, but then she was deeply moved. She didn't expect that her adoptive father would ask her to ensure her own safety first.

Seeing the touched expression on Cui Yuyan's face, Cui Cen felt a little relieved. He was waiting for Cui Yuyan to be touched. In this way, Cui Yuyan would work harder to complete the task he assigned to her.

"If it's really dangerous, you can go to the harem to find the Queen Mother. She will ensure your safety." Cui Cen said with a kind smile.

But his heart was cold. If Cui Yuyan had already arrived to find the Queen Mother to ensure her safety, then Cui Yuyan would probably be of no use to her because the Queen Mother was now under house arrest.

He couldn't say anything in the palace. His purpose was just to gain Cui Yuyan's favor. After all, they hadn't seen each other for a few years. If he didn't gain her favor, Cui Cen was afraid that this matter would fail.

This matter is very important and Cui Cen takes it very seriously.

The Cui family acted quickly. Within two days, the list of selected palace maids had been sent to the palace.

Qinzheng Hall.

Zhao Xin frowned slightly and looked at the list sent by the Cui family. He couldn't help but feel disgusted in his heart. The Cui family was so powerful that they didn't even take him, Zhao Xin, seriously?

According to the rules, the emperor should select the contestants, but Cui Cen took the initiative to send the contestants in, which made Zhao Xin lose face.

Zhao Xin looked at the names on the list all the way. Suddenly, Zhao Xin narrowed his eyes slightly and a slightly familiar name came into his sight.

"Cui Yuyan, the eldest daughter of the Cui family, is only 28 years old and has a stunning appearance..."

"Cui Yuyan?" Zhao Xin said the name subconsciously.

Cui Yuyan is one of the women in the protagonist's harem in the original novel. Cui Yuyan is the biggest contributor to the protagonist Chu Zhan's destruction of the Cui family. Cui Yuyan can also be regarded as a woman full of tragedy.

She always thought that Cui Cen was her adoptive father who raised her, but in fact, Cui Yuyan's biological parents died at the hands of the Cui family, and Cui Cen adopted Cui Yuyan with the intention of using her.

Having been raised for more than ten years by the murderer of his father, and having always felt strong gratitude towards the murderer, this reversal is enough to make an honest man seek revenge at all costs.

"Cui Cen, Cui Cen, you made a terrible move!"

Zhao Xin laughed loudly, and his originally gloomy expression disappeared, replaced by a burst of joy.

This Cui Yuyan can be instigated to rebel!

This was Zhao Xin’s first thought. If used properly, the Cui family would be doomed this time.

"Take me to see the palace maids selected for this selection." Zhao Xin shouted to the eunuchs outside the palace.

Huaqing Pool is extremely lively today. Pretty girls are looking around, as if they are very curious about this huge and solemn imperial palace.

These are the beauties sent to the palace, and they were also selected by the Cui family.

There must be many spies from the Cui family among them, but Zhao Xin doesn’t care. As long as Cui Yuyan handles this well, the Cui family will no longer exist. What does it matter if there are these spies?

"The Emperor has arrived."

Along with the sharp and feminine voice of the eunuch, a magnificent imperial carriage also stopped at Huaqing Pool.

All the ladies bowed, but some brave maids quietly raised their heads, wanting to see the emperor's face and the appearance of their husbands for the rest of their lives.

What caught my eye was a young man with a slender figure and handsome face, wearing a dark black and scarlet crown. The most eye-catching thing was his eyes full of majesty.

Domineering and sharp!

The look an emperor should have.

This young emperor was as powerful as those old emperors, and he was gradually gaining the ability to soar into the sky like a roc.

This is completely different from the evaluation of these girls’ families!