Actually, Qin Meizhi is more daring in love and hate, no wonder she is living a pretty good life now.

Yun Rou had gone to see it. Ping'an County was a small place where all kinds of people gathered. If ten people were killed by a hammer, eight of them were officials.

Who asked Chu Youyang to arrange all the officials for sale there?

Everyone thought Gu Rui was going to farm, but unexpectedly he became a fortune teller. All the officials followed his lead and respected him and his wife.

In addition, Gu Rui was only demoted and his property was not confiscated, so in Ping'an County, Gu Rui was considered the richest man.

Those officials had no salary and could not go home, so some of them went to Gu Rui's house at night to do odd jobs to earn some money.

When it comes to hiring first-rank officials to be security guards, second-rank officials to pour night incense, third-rank officials to sweep the floor, and fourth-rank officials to chop firewood, Gu Rui is the first and only one to do so.

Of course, he is not a man who only sells grain. Ping'an County has a large population and a small land area, which means there are many business opportunities. Gu Rui has reached an agreement with the Chi family in the capital that he is the only one who can sell grain within Ping'an County.

He also opened restaurants and inns, which not only boosted the local economy but also solved the problem of employment difficulties.

Gu Rui was doing very well in Ping'an County, so it was not a bad thing for Qin Meizhi to follow him, as it was well worth the effort she put in to fake her death.

But Queen Mother Yao certainly doesn't have that kind of courage.

They had originally planned to return to the palace the next day, but Queen Mother Yao said that she was tired yesterday and asked the two of them to go back first as she wanted to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures in the temple for a few days.

Su Bei thought that there was something going on between her and Chi Yu, so he left Yun Rou behind to protect the Queen Mother Yao's safety.

But when Queen Mother Yao returned to the palace, Yun Rou came to report that Queen Mother Yao had only been reciting scriptures in the room and had never met Chi Yu or talked to him much.

Su Bei thought he was overthinking.

But Yunrou said mysteriously, "I have seen that the Queen Mother would stand by the wall for a long time every night, for an hour..."

Su Bei sighed.

Chi Yu is just a young man, who knows what he means.

Yun Rou became even more mysterious. "Do you know? I have seen it before. Chi Yu stayed over there almost all day long. Even when the sun was shining brightly, he would sit there with an umbrella..."

Su Bei's eyes lit up instantly.

It's possible! It's just a pity that neither of them wants to break the window paper, and Queen Mother Yao's identity is quite embarrassing.

Chu Youyang couldn't accept Qin Meizhi's second spring, and Chu Younan was probably the same.

However, Su Bei didn't need to take this matter too seriously, because the carefully planned audition was about to begin.

Time is tight and the task is heavy. The contestants in this audition are basically girls from the capital, and the conditions are relatively loose. Girls from twelve to eighteen years old, as long as they are unmarried and have no major problems, will be selected.

The plump and thin beauties, the spring flowers and autumn moons, made Su Bei dazzled.

"That's good, right?" Su Bei quietly poked Chu Younan's arm.

Chu Younan was speechless, "If you say it's good, then it's good!"

He has answered this kind of question more than a hundred times today. Not only Su Bei, but also Queen Mother Yao was very interested in choosing.

Chu Younan just treated it as accompanying them to watch a show, as long as they were happy.

Queen Mother Yao and Su Bei were indeed very happy with their choice. Without considering the intrigues that might arise from having too many women, it was indeed a happy choice from the perspective of being pleasing to the eye.

The only one who was unhappy was probably Ruan Ningyun.

In order to establish Ruan Ningyun's image in Chu Younan's heart, Queen Mother Yao specifically told him that the talent show was proposed by Ruan Ningyun.

Chu Younan was happy to see them happy, but when he heard what Queen Mother Yao said, he suddenly became unhappy.

For several days, wouldn't it be nice for him to go to court? Wouldn't it be nice for him to eat for a while, sleep for a while, and spend some time with Su Bei? He had to sit here, smelling all kinds of aromas, and his nose was no longer sensitive...

The look he gave Ruan Ningyun became even colder.

Ruan Ningyun's heart also sank.

But when she went back and told Mo Qinglian about these things, she felt much better.

Mo Qinglian was much calmer than her, "Don't worry, in the future, if one of these women can win the emperor's favor, it will be your credit!"

It seems to be true!

Ruan Ningyun felt much better.

But her good mood didn't last long, and the next day, she was hit again.

Chu Younan was holding an open talent show, how could Bei Danzhu miss such a good opportunity? On the second day, she met Ruan Ningyun.

When enemies meet, they are particularly jealous of each other.

Su Bei seemed to have a good impression of Bei Danzhu, and even said, "Princess Beidi doesn't need to participate in the selection to enter the palace. We can't treat her unfairly, so let's make her the Bei Consort! What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Chu Younan held his forehead with his hand, "Whatever makes you happy, do it."

Su Bei seemed very happy, but Ruan Ningyun was furious.

She had followed Chu Younan since the palace, but she was only a concubine. As a result, the person who caused her to be unable to have children in the future was actually a concubine! She couldn't help it, so she went back and smashed two vases.

But Mo Qinglian remained calm and composed, "Don't worry, madam. She used to be the princess of the Northland and you couldn't do anything to her. But now she lives under the same roof with you. The day of competition is still to come. Don't get yourself upset and make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy!"

This makes sense! Ruan Ningyun calmed down again.

But she was only calm for one night, and then she became restless again.

The twelve-year-old daughter of the prime minister was named Concubine Jin, the daughter of the commander-in-chief was named Concubine Rong, and even Ruan Qingyue, from Ruan Ningyun's second uncle's family, was named Concubine Yue.

The four concubines' positions were all occupied! Ruan Ningyun was still a concubine...

Although she was a concubine before, she was only one level lower than the queen, but now...

She was lucky not to die of anger! But Mo Qinglian remained calm, "The days of making the queen angry are still to come. This is just the beginning, and you want to quit first?"

Ruan Ningyun thought about it and swallowed her breath.

She waited, waited for Chu Younan to be surrounded by this group of women, waited for Su Bei to be angry to death, waited for Chu Younan to discover that she was a pearl covered in dust.

But the next day, she found that Su Bei didn't seem unhappy at all, but was quite happy.

Su Bei did not ask those with status to pay their respects to her, but asked all the selected ones to pay their respects.

This time, more than 300 people were selected! The courtyard of Kunning Palace was full!

Su Bei smiled and said, "We are all here to serve the emperor. You must all have some talents. Let's show them off so that I can help the emperor pass the first level!"

At first, no one dared to come forward to perform, but Bei Danzhu was bold and daring. She was the first to go up and perform sword dancing.

Once someone took the lead, others dared to do it. Subconsciously, they understood Su Bei's words to mean that whoever could catch the queen's eye could sleep in the emperor's bed.

Then, the demons began to dance wildly...