Novel website. Su Niaoyue felt a pang of sadness and unease in her heart. That year, in the courtyard, under the loquat tree, she had only caught a glimpse of this person and immediately felt that he was no ordinary person.
Afterwards, I met him several times by chance and learned that he was quite talented.
However, he was a poor scholar, while she was the daughter of a governor; their social statuses were worlds apart.
Knowing that there was no hope in this life, she made the difficult decision to go to the capital for the imperial concubine selection. Once she entered the palace, she became a concubine of the highest rank. From then on, the palace gates were deep and the lovers were just strangers.
She gave up her hopes and settled down to be a noblewoman, serving the king.
Unexpectedly, there would be a day when they could leave the palace. But what would happen if they left? Their stepmother was greedy and power-hungry. There was no way the two of them could leave the palace. They would have to suffer from her ostracism. It was a world of difference from their current status of being noble and honorable.
Even though the Empress enjoys exclusive favor in the harem, she is kind by nature and not jealous of talent. It is likely that she has her own quiet corner in the palace.
With this thought in mind, she steeled herself to stay in the palace. However, the Empress's finger gesture brought back memories of the past, and a strange emotion stirred within her.
She stared blankly at Linghu Lan's fingers, not knowing why this was happening.
Linghu Lan looked at her and smiled, "If I am willing to grant you and him your wish, would you be willing to leave the palace?"
Su Niaoyue's heart suddenly stirred, her face flushed red, and her eyes were filled with tears, but she was unwilling to say anything.
Linghu Lan waited for a while, but she didn't make things difficult for her. She smiled slightly and then tapped the next person's forehead.
The man exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
"Tell me what you saw?"
“A man I have never seen before.”
Linghu Lan nodded and said loudly, "Go and invite two painters to come and remember the man's appearance. Tell the painters about it later."
"Yes! Your Majesty, I obey!"
Although the concubine did not know why, she felt that this scene was too magical, a skill that only immortals could possess, and she couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Linghu Lan walked past the other two concubines and pointed at them as well.
The two men said very similar things, except that they were talking about men they knew or didn't know.
When it was Li Bai's turn, she looked at Linghu Lan's hand with a gleam in her eyes, as if Linghu Lan's fingers were a very delicious bone.
That look sent a chill down Linghu Lan's spine. She quickly touched Li Bai's forehead and looked away.
Her round, pear-white eyes were wide open.
"Wow!"
"What did you see?" Linghu Lan frowned slightly. What kind of man could make Li Bai drool?
"Your Majesty, I see braised duck, poached chicken, pork tenderloin, braised pork belly, braised shark fin, and roasted deer tendon..."
Linghu Lan: "..."
I never imagined that my undefeated marriage charm would be defeated by you.
Foodies are not to be trifled with.
The artist has arrived.
He busily completed the painting according to everyone's requests.
Linghu Lan thought for a moment and then drew the man that Su Niaoyue and another concubine had seen as well.
In ancient times, daughters were ashamed to talk about marriage, so they would simply have their portraits drawn and be betrothed by imperial decree.
After the painter finished the painting and confirmed it with everyone, Linghu Lan wrote a line of words on the painting with a flourish of his brush.
"The person in the painting is the young lady's destined one. Once the person in the painting arrives, regardless of whether he is rich or poor, or of high or low social status, the young lady must personally inspect him and confirm that he is the right person. Then she must obey the imperial decree to marry him. This is a marriage bestowed by the emperor and must not be mistaken. If she disobeys the decree, her entire family will be executed."
Su Niaoyue was startled, and a thought struck her. She asked, "Your Majesty, what was that you touched on my forehead just now?"
"A talisman for marriage!"
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