Xue's mother and Xue Huan accompanied the brother and sister to experience a cafeteria meal, and bought all the daily necessities for them. Only then did they go back with some concerns.
On the way, Xue's mother was still muttering: "Although the weather is warm now, it's still a little chilly in the morning and evening. I wonder if Jun'er and Yao'er remember to put on more clothes in the morning and evening. I hope they don't kick off the quilt at night..."
"Mom, Yao'er and Jun'er are both grown-up children who know how to take care of themselves. If you're worried, you can always go and see them. You can also have them go to school as day students and still live at home."
"Forget it. They chose to live on campus. It's nice to be able to live and eat with their classmates. The food in the cafeteria is also good, with both meat and vegetables, as well as soup and snacks. It's much better than what we used to eat."
The mother and daughter talked all the way and arrived home unknowingly.
Uncle Mu came forward and said, "Madam, young lady, this morning a man who claimed to be Eunuch Wu came to visit us. He wanted to see the young lady, but when he learned that the young lady was out, he left."
Xue Huan and her mother looked at each other in bewilderment. "Are you here to see me?"
"Eunuch Wu? Doesn't that mean he's from the palace? When did our family get involved with the palace?" Mother Xue's eyes showed hidden worry.
Xue Huan couldn't help but think of the fraudulent blessing from the "River God" yesterday. Could it be related to the jade pendant?
Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard door. Uncle Mu went to open it. Standing outside was none other than Eunuch Wu, who had come in that morning. Behind him stood two tall, burly men with swords slung across their waists. They were obviously guards.
Wu Fei chuckled, "Miss Xue should be back by now, right?"
Uncle Mu was shocked. The girl had just entered the house when Eunuch Wu came. Could it be that he had been watching her in secret?
Xue Huan heard the commotion outside and said, "Uncle Mu, please invite the person in."
Wu Fei and the other two walked in.
The first time he saw Xue Huan, Wu Fei couldn't help but have a look of surprise in his eyes. He never expected that there was such a beauty among the people.
He had only seen this person's portrait before, which was always somewhat distorted and couldn't capture the real person's charm. Naturally, it was far less stunning than seeing him face to face. Yesterday at the riverside, he only caught a glimpse of him from a distance and couldn't see him clearly.
Concubine Ying tried every possible means to get this girl into the palace. Could it be that she wanted to use her to consolidate her favor?
Naturally, Zhang Ying would not reveal her true thoughts to the eunuch Wu Fei. She simply spent a large sum of money to bribe him and asked him to find a way to add Xue Huan to the list of candidates for the concubine.
Wu Fei accepted the money and agreed to it, but in fact, he had no intention of sincerely completing this task for Concubine Ying from the beginning. After all, it was an errand given by the emperor, so how could he dare to tamper with it? Did he think his life was too long?
But now, Xue Huan herself was chosen by Yu Jue, so she couldn't blame him.
Facing a girl like Xue Huan from a humble family, Wu Fei smiled amiably, but in reality, he was full of style. "Excuse me, my dear."
He bowed slightly towards Xue Huan.
"Girl is very happy!"
Xue Huan raised her eyebrows: "What do you mean, eunuch?"
Wu Fei: "We have come to Fengchi this time to select a concubine for His Majesty. Miss Xue is outstanding in appearance and has been selected. Miss Xue, please pack up and come with us to the capital."
Xue's mother was horrified: "What? A talent show? Huan'er is already married, how can she still——"
Wu Fei glanced at her sharply, "This lady is joking. Not to mention getting married, even having a child, it's a blessing for her to be able to enter the palace and serve His Majesty. What are you waiting for, Miss Xue? The carriage is already waiting outside. We will only wait for you for a quarter of an hour. Once the time is up, we must set off."
After saying that, Wu Fei slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
As soon as he took a sip, he couldn't help but be surprised that the tea tasted so clear and sweet, even better than the top-grade Longjing tea he drank in the palace!
He took another sip and was even more surprised. Where did this small Xue family get such good tea?
In other words, the Xue family didn't know the purpose of his visit at first, otherwise why would they make tea for him? Not giving him plain water would be considered a good thing!
Xue Huan sat still. "Eunuch, you said you came here for the Emperor's selection, but do you have any proof? How come I've never heard of this before? How can I know if you're a liar?"
This person came to my house with two people and said that she was selected in the talent show and would be taken to Beijing. It sounded very unreliable! It was hard to say whether this was not a new trick thought up by human traffickers.
Wu Fei paused while drinking his tea and looked at her in surprise, as if he had not expected that she would question his identity.
The two silver-armored guards behind him looked at each other, both finding it a little funny, but at the same time they were also looking forward to the show.
Wu Fei put the teacup down heavily, and the tea bowl and saucer collided with each other, making a crisp knocking sound, which made people feel nervous.
Xue Huan, however, looked calm, completely unaware of what shocking words she had said.
Wu Fei: "Falsifying the imperial edict is a capital crime. How dare we act in the name of the emperor? Miss Xue, you are too fanciful!"
Xue Huan smiled and said, "People die for money and birds die for food. I'm sure you've heard the saying, right? For money, many people dare to take risks. You want me to follow you with just one sentence. That's really wishful thinking!"
"It's true that falsifying an imperial decree is a capital offense, but even if my mother and the others testified that you falsified the imperial decree, you would have already taken me away by then. Regardless of whether or not you could be caught, even if you were, I'm afraid the rest of my life would be ruined. So, why do you think I'll go with you just because of your empty words? I'd still call you liars!"
"Uncle Mu, arrest them all and send them to the authorities!"
At Xue Huan's command, Uncle Mu and his servants surrounded them with weapons in hand, staring at Wu Fei and the other two with murderous intent.
Wu Fei slammed the table and stood up, "Xue Huan! You're so brave! Look carefully, what is this!"
He took out a token from his pocket.
Xue Huan thought it was something else, but it turned out to be just an identity token. She looked away nonchalantly, "This is the identity card of Eunuch Wu Fei."
Wu Fei said proudly: "It's good that you know."
Unexpectedly, Xue Huan added, "But who knows if this token is real or fake? What if you forged it? Scammers use all sorts of tricks to achieve their goals. There's nothing they can't do, except what their victims can't imagine."
Wu Fei was so angry that he almost fell over. In the end, Xue Huan just believed that they were liars and refused to go with them!
If you use force...
He looked at the servants gathered outside. There would definitely be quite a commotion, and they wouldn't be able to keep a low profile!
Once the news gets out, the whole world will know that the emperor has sent people to collect beauties from all over the people.
Although the emperor wanted beautiful women, he also wanted a good reputation. He didn't want to be known as a "dissolute" person, otherwise he would be annoyed to death by the ministers in the court! It might even be recorded in history books in the future!
This is also the reason why they dare not make a big fuss.
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