Wu Ying had no interest in these things and waved her hand dismissively, "What can she do to me?"

This imperial concubine does have some power, but as a princess of Xiliang, she cannot be bullied with just a few words.

"The time has come. Go and see the Emperor. I wonder how many confidantes His Majesty will choose today." With that, the Consort turned and left with Bai Lan.

"Ugh~ It's so sour~" Wu Ying shook her head and said.

"I can also smell a sour smell."

Upon hearing this, Lanxi covered her mouth and laughed. She hadn't expected that someone would feel exactly the same way as her, so she happily ran over to make friends.

"Sister, I am Lanxi from Tianlan, and I am eighteen years old this year."

Wu Ying looked at her and saw that this girl was not pretentious, so she politely replied, "Wu Ying from Xiliang Baidar, I am seventeen years old this year."

Lanxi was slightly surprised, but her eyes still held a smile: "You're younger than me? You seem quite mature and composed."

Wu Ying smiled gently: "The wind and sun in Xiliang have aged you quite a bit."

Lanxi quickly shook her head: "Sister, are you implying that I was blind earlier? Here, I use pearl powder every day, why don't you try it?"

Wu Ying quickly waved her hand: "We've just met, how can I accept such a grand gesture?"

Hello everyone, hello everyone.

As they were talking, a gorgeously dressed girl walked out from behind the crowd. Her brocade robes and jade crown were extremely extravagant, and her golden hairpins shimmered with light with every step. Her hair was adorned with sapphire blue stones, but... there were just too many hairpins on her head.

"Hello, sisters. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

An Ning stared, her eyes wide: "God? Is she giving away gold nuggets?"

Lanxi peeked inside, then crossed her arms and said, "Isn't this the honeysuckle from Youzhou?"

An Ning asked, puzzled: "Honeysuckle?"

"Yes, the daughter of the richest man in Youzhou, Jin Yinhua."

"Haha, this name must be really good for calming the nerves."

Just as honeysuckle was walking towards them, before they could even see her clearly, a lump of gold was stuffed into their hands.

"This is a specialty of my family. I didn't know what kind of gold nugget my sisters would like, so I just gave them a gold nugget. If they find a design they like in the future, I'll have it remade."

Seeing that they all had gold nuggets in their hands, An Ning couldn't resist the urge and shamelessly asked, "Sister Hua? I... can I shamelessly ask for one?"

Honeysuckle raised an eyebrow at her.

An Ning sighed inwardly: Sister Hua is angry!

"Oh, it's no big deal, please."

As he spoke, he took out a gold nugget from his pocket and stuffed it into Anning's hand.

An Ning was overjoyed and quickly thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Sister Hua. Please feel free to ask me for anything in the future."

Upon hearing this, Sister Hua quickly grabbed An Ning's arm and led her to a secluded spot where there were few people. She whispered, "I just heard you say that you are the Emperor's personal eunuch?"

An Ning nodded.

"Then I do have a favor to ask," Sister Hua said without any hesitation.

"Sister Hua, please speak."

"If I were chosen by the Emperor to become a concubine, could I stay by his side...?"

An Ning immediately understood: "You want to say a few nice words, right? No problem, leave it to me!"

Before she could finish speaking, Sister Hua jumped up and down in a panic, waving her hands and saying, "No, no, you just need to slander me as much as possible by the Emperor's side, preferably to the point that the Emperor doesn't even want to see me. If you can get me to move directly to the Cold Palace, I also have a pure gold pagoda to give you as a gift!"

An Ning's pupils dilated instantly, and the corners of her mouth twitched: What kind of trick is this?

As soon as she finished speaking, An Ning was surrounded by people, all of whom were looking at her expectantly.

"Here's fifty taels of silver. Take it. Just don't make me serve you in bed. If you can get rid of me from the palace, you can choose any house you want on the outskirts of the capital!"

"Huh?" Before An Ning could react, another fifty taels of silver appeared in her hand.

With a whoosh, a one-hundred-tael silver note appeared before An Ning: "If you can make me lose the election, I will agree to any conditions you set."

"Wait, wait, wait, sisters, don't be anxious." An Ning was a little confused for a moment. She squeezed out of the crowd and said, "Sisters, whether you serve the emperor or not is not up to me. However... I do have some ways to avoid it."

An Ning forced herself to finish speaking, anxiously awaiting her sisters' reactions. It was indeed the case; she had never encountered such a situation before.

"good."

"Can."

"I think that's fine too."

"Okay, I'll try to dodge it every time I can."

“If you dodge it once, I’ll give you ten taels of silver.” Sister Hua grabbed An Ning’s arm again, speaking with great earnestness.

An Ning's eyes lit up: This is going to be a windfall!

He nodded hurriedly and agreed, "Okay."

"Ladies, His Majesty has arrived in the palace. Please follow this old servant."

The matter was settled just as the nanny came to tell them to set off.

An Ning clenched her fist, which was hidden in her sleeve, and quietly encouraged them: "Try not to be selected!"

"Hmm, let's try to avoid being selected!"

In the grandly decorated hall, the emperor sat upright before the palace, with the empress by his side.

Eunuch Wu stood to one side, holding a roster in his hand, while An Ning waited beside him, carrying a tray of jade tablets.

If the emperor takes a fancy to someone, he will bestow the jade pendant upon her.

"He Yuzi, daughter of He Shuhong, Censor of the Censorate of the Great Qi Dynasty".

"This commoner, He Yuzi, greets Your Majesty and Empress."

The Empress looked at the woman below and nodded with satisfaction: "The Censor comes from a scholarly family, and the young lady he raised is refined and elegant. Does Your Majesty like her?"

The Emperor glanced at him indifferently and did not speak. Eunuch Wu immediately understood: "Next."

An Ning secretly glanced at the girl, who left with a beaming smile, probably because she didn't want to be ruined by that scoundrel emperor.

"Princess Baidarwuying of Xiliang".

"Baidaer Wuying greets the Emperor and Empress." Wuying stood upright without kneeling, her right hand lightly resting on her left shoulder, neither humble nor arrogant, in accordance with the Western Liang state etiquette.

An Ning looked at it and couldn't help but exclaim: "So cool!"

"Leave."

As a princess sent for a political marriage, Wu Ying had no choice; she would become one of the emperor's concubines no matter what.

An Ning sighed and stepped forward to present the sign.

"It's okay, I'll figure something out," An Ning said quickly in a low voice, afraid that she would be anxious.

Wu Ying accepted the jade token and gave it a grateful smile: "Thank you!"

"Princess Lanxi of Tianlan Kingdom".

"Lanxi greets the Emperor and Empress."

The Empress glanced at her and couldn't help but praise, "What a beautiful girl!"

"Grant me peace!"

These words shocked everyone present!

Eunuch Wu was also taken aback, but he had no choice but to announce the decree: "Princess Lanxi of Tianlan Kingdom is of dignified character and noble appearance, and is hereby bestowed upon the Sixth Prince as his consort."

An Ning and Lan Xi were both stunned. Things had changed too quickly, and they didn't have time to think.

Lanxi frowned even more, and her face immediately darkened: If she can't be selected, she can't be selected. Is it not an insult to give her to someone else so casually?

An Ning looked down and then saw the waist tokens of the various princes in the tray!