Chapter 459 Extra 64 Going Down to Earth to Have Fun 4
"Your Highness, all the people sent by counties and prefectures across the country have been sent to the other courtyard. Do you think so?"
"Let them prepare. I will go to select them myself tomorrow morning." Mu Qi said.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Mu Qi was so excited that he couldn't sleep for most of the night.
After 17 years, she is finally going to meet her men.
The next day, Mu Qi got up yawning, and without any delay, he rode directly to the villa with his guards.
In the other courtyard, Eunuch Li, who was sent by Mu Cheng'an to help, organized batches of handsome men and prepared to bring them to the main courtyard in batches for Mu Qi to examine.
There are a total of 386 handsome men sent from all over the country this time. Even though it has been emphasized that those who are not handsome enough should not be sent here to be an eyesore, no one can tell the exact range of handsomeness. In addition, Cang Country is vast and has a large population. Even if several are sent from each city, the total number will add up to this many.
Mu Qi arrived at the main courtyard. There were already 50 handsome men standing in five rows in the spacious garden waiting for her to choose.
At first glance, each of the handsome men has his own charm, and they are worthy of being handsome men selected from all over the country.
The handsome men all wore the light blue robes prepared for them in the villa, which were made of the finest material, and wore the same white jade hair crowns on their heads. Each of them looked very elegant.
Some people were trembling with fear and hiding their heads. The highest official these people had ever seen was probably the county magistrate. Now they were about to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was second only to the emperor. How could they not be terrified?
"Your Highness the Princess has arrived. Kneel down—"
The handsome men's saluting postures were quite uniform, and it seemed that they had undergone intensive training.
Mu Qi came to the front of the handsome men, and said in a calm voice with a hint of briskness, "Stand up."
When all the handsome men stood up, she ignored the princess chair prepared for her, and went straight to the handsome men, looking at them one by one.
Eunuch Li was anxious to persuade her but didn't dare to. He said, "Your Highness, we can sit down and watch slowly. This seems too hasty."
Mu Qi doesn't care what others think. She has been thinking about the man for 17 years, so what's wrong with being anxious?
When she came to the third person in the second row, there was a smile in her eyes. She just stood in front of that person and looked at him with a smile.
The man lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly at the eldest princess. However, he had only learned the rules for two days and had not yet mastered them. Feeling the gaze lingering for a long time, he quickly raised his eyes to look over, then lowered his eyes in panic.
His breathing suddenly became disordered and his ears gradually turned red.
Your Highness, the Princess is so beautiful...
Her gaze is so scorching...
Mu Qi asked with a smile, "What's your name?"
"Replying to the Princess, I am Hua Yanjun."
"Where are you from?"
"Jiangdu."
"What do you do at home?"
"My family is in business."
He pursed his lips as he spoke, feeling uneasy.
The imperial edict says that identity does not matter, but merchants have a low status after all. Will the princess despise them?
Mu Qi kept smiling, "Yan Jun, are you willing to be the prince consort?"
Hua Yanjun immediately looked at her, "Yes! Yanjun, yes!"
After he finished speaking, he remembered the rules he had learned in the past two days and immediately lowered his eyes.
Seeing him so positive, Mu Qi couldn't help but smile, "Be good, listen to me in the future, I will spoil you."
As he spoke, he took out a small yellow jade token from the tray held by the guard beside him and stuffed it directly into his hand.
Hua Yanjun stared at the jade token blankly, feeling dizzy and not knowing where he was for a moment.
The eldest princess, does she like him?
When he reacted and looked quickly, the princess was no longer in sight.
He looked down at the jade token and couldn't help but smile shyly.
The eldest princess, the eldest princess...she is still as decisive as ever.
This was actually not the first time he met the eldest princess.
That year, the princess was just 11 years old and went to Jiangdu to collect food and fodder.
His father was the largest grain merchant in Jiangdu at that time, and he was fortunate enough to see her while hiding behind a screen.
The 11-year-old princess had a childish face, but with just a few words she persuaded her father to exchange 200,000 dan of grain for a position as a Yuanwailang. Her father was so happy that his face almost bloomed.
Soon his father beat his chest and stamped his feet in regret, thinking that 200,000 dan of grain were exchanged for a sinecure, which was of no use.
He couldn't help laughing. The princess was so smart. She got so much food without any effort. It was said that she raised a million shi of grain in this way.
What an admiration!
Now that he actually has the opportunity to become the eldest princess's lover, how can he not be excited?
Mu Qi had reached the last row and stopped in front of someone.
The men in the first four rows had lost expressions in their eyes, but the eldest princess just glanced over their faces and stopped looking at them.
Are their looks so unpleasant to the princess?
The girl surnamed Hua in the second row was only a little bit better looking than them, just a little bit. Their looks were also one in a million, but their family background was much better than that of the girl surnamed Hua. The eldest princess didn't even have the slightest interest in getting to know her, which was depressing.
Now it seems that the eldest princess really only cares about appearance.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Mu Qi asked the man in front of him, gently stroking the corner of his eyes.
The man was visibly nervous, clenching his hands to feel the warmth at the corners of his eyes.
"Replying to the Princess, the student is fine."
"Really?" Mu Qi smiled and looked at his tired face.
He looked confused, "Last night, a turtle bit me..."
Mu Qi opened his eyes slightly, "Hmm?"
"Really, a turtle really bit me." He said embarrassedly.
Mu Qi glanced at the guard following him, and the guard took his orders and left.
Mu Qi continued to chat with him, "What's your name?"
"Xin Ye."
"What do you do at home?"
"My father is Xin Tong, the magistrate of Heze County."
"You just called yourself a student, but are you a junior high school scholar?"
"Yes, Princess."
Mu Qi looked at him in surprise, "You passed the imperial examination at such a young age. Your father must have high hopes for you."
Xin Ye lowered his eyes and said carefully, "My father respects you the most, Princess. He often said that if you hadn't stepped forward in times of crisis, thousands of people would have become slaves of a conquered country. My father said that since it was the princess who protected me from becoming a slave, I should repay her with my own life."
The men who were eavesdropping around: "..."
Flatterer!!!
Even the eunuch Li who was waiting over there felt a toothache. It was rare to find someone who was better at flattering than eunuch Li.
Mu Qi smiled and asked, "Then if you repay me with your body, how will your father's high hopes be fulfilled?"
Xin Ye said, "I have a younger brother at home who is as smart as me. I will just find someone to look after him."
Mu Qi couldn't help but laugh, "Xin Ye is very much to my liking."
She took out another yellow jade card from the tray and handed it to Xin Ye, holding his hand and closing it.
Xin Ye looked at the little hand and felt the tip of it was slightly hot. "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness."
At this time, the guard came back and reported, "Princess, there is indeed a turtle in the courtyard where the young master lives."
Mu Qi retracted his hand and raised his eyebrows, "A turtle that bites people?"
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