Chapter 294: Leave a Sign

Xu Meir thought she could see a scene of hundreds of flowers blooming, but she was stunned by this sight.

The row of women in front of her really made her eyes widen in surprise.

It's not that she has never seen the scene of beauty pageants before. When the Emperor of Southern Qi was selecting beauties, countless beauties from the entire Southern Qi were collected. Each of them was outstandingly beautiful. The beauties standing there were pleasing to the eyes.

But now

The women in the lead were either too thin or too fat, and even had birthmarks on their faces and buck teeth

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she calmed down instantly. She led a few palace maids behind her to greet Ling Changyue.

"I pay my respects to the Emperor."

The Empress Dowager said with some dissatisfaction.

"Empress, you are pregnant now, you should rest well in the palace, and don't worry about the affairs in the palace for now."

When Xu Meir heard the words of the Empress Dowager, her eyebrows couldn't help but jump, and there was anger in her eyes.

She finally got the position of Empress, but the other party used her pregnancy as an excuse to hand over the power of the six palaces to the Empress Dowager.

"Mei'er is really bored in the palace, and I just came to take a look. Please don't blame Mei'er, Empress Dowager."

Ling Changyue waved his hand lightly.

There was no expression on his face. He was wearing a dragon robe and a golden crown, which made him look very majestic.

"You sit down first."

"Yes."

Xu Meir breathed a sigh of relief, and then sat down obediently beside Ling Changyue.

As soon as she sat down, she had a little doubt in her eyes, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, who selected these concubines? Why do these people look like this? Didn't the concubines go through screening?"

She remembered that the requirements to become a concubine were extremely strict.

The first is family background and age, and the second is appearance, character, and talent. It is obvious that the group of people standing here do not meet the requirements at all. When

Ling Changyue heard Xu Meir's words, he couldn't help but tighten the corners of his lips.

He knew in his heart that the scene in front of him was deliberately arranged by someone.

Closing his eyes and calming down his emotions, Ling Changyue said: "It's me."

After all, he was on the list that passed.

Because he knew that he wanted to win over the power behind some women.

Ling Changyue felt that he was just lying on straw and eating cowardly food. He knew that the road ahead was not easy, but there was no other way.

If he didn't choose these women, he was afraid that there would be more terrible things waiting for him.

After hearing Ling Changyue's answer, Xu Meir fell silent.

There was surprise in her eyes, and then her throat rolled and she swallowed her saliva.

She thought she was unparalleled in beauty, and she was the most beautiful woman in the imperial city of Southern Qi, but Ling Changyue had been cold to her for such a long time.

Even on the day when the two reached a cooperation, he got up and left immediately after finishing the work, and was unwilling to delay at all.

The reason turned out to be like this!

Xu Meir touched her face and couldn't help but recall the news that the maid beside her had inquired about in the palace.

It was heard that the prince's fiancée was the current Regent Princess.

Xu Meir had seen An Yunxi's appearance and admitted that her beauty could be compared with hers.

But the prince took the initiative to break off the engagement and married An Yunxi's ordinary-looking sister as the crown princess.

This matter has become a household topic, so much so that she, the princess of the Southern Qi Kingdom, has heard a general idea. The story describes the grievances and hatreds of the three people very vividly. Even if they are not all true, there are traces to follow.

Today, Xu Meir finally knew where she lost.

It turns out that the emperor likes the looks of these women below!

I was careless!

While Xu Meir was thinking endlessly, on the other side, the beauty pageant had already begun.

The first row of beauties walked over in order from the side path, and then one by one, they bowed their heads with shyness on their faces.

And the women in this row were all daughters of important officials in the court.

The long-famous Liu Yanzhi and Liu Meihua were naturally among them.

Ling Changyue clenched his fingers.

The sweat on his forehead was about to drip down.

Because he knew in his heart that many people were secretly watching him laugh.

He really wanted the support of the Ministry of War and the Duke's Mansion, but he really couldn't bring himself to talk to these two women.

If he was selected, he would definitely treat them well. Even if it was acting, he was not sure if he could bear it.

His fingers were clenched into fists, and his fingertips sank deeply into the palms, leaving a mark on them.

At this time, Eunuch Xu came over with a tray on which were placed the names of the ten women below.

The first woman walked forward in order. She had a good figure, and was wearing a goose-yellow palace dress with her hair tied up. She was very neat and graceful in every move.

"I am Liu Yanzhi, the daughter of Liu Guangxian, the Minister of War. I am here to meet the emperor."

Her voice was very pleasant, like an oriole.

But when she raised her head slightly, she saw a dark red birthmark that spanned half of her face.

The skin at the birthmark was uneven, like a demon, which scared Ling Changyue.

He had indeed heard of the reputation of this young lady from the Liu family, but he had never expected that the birthmark would be so serious and ugly, covering half of her face. No wonder this young lady was rarely seen going out.

Suddenly, Ling Changyue was sweating profusely.

He swallowed his saliva and sat in a chair blankly, feeling even more angry.

How could he choose?

Obviously, in the previous years' selections, such undecent-looking people would not be sent to him at all, but when it came to him,

Ling Changyue could not help but turn his head to look at An Yunxi and Ling Fengxun who were watching the show on the side.

"Uncle Huang, I remember the rules of the selection in previous years."

Ling Feng Huang did not wait for him to finish, and opened his thin lips and said, "This year's rules have been changed."

The two short words after this sentence directly broke all of Ling Changyue's thoughts.

His chest rose and fell slightly, and he turned his head to complain to the Grand Empress Dowager: "Grandmother, if such a woman is allowed to enter the palace, wouldn't it make the people of the world laugh at the royal family?"

However, the Grand Empress Dowager did not intend to stand on his side at all.

"There is no need to force the emperor to choose her. The emperor can choose not to keep the name card."

Ling Changyue: "" That

does make sense.

But if he does not choose, it means that he has completely lost the opportunity to get the help of these two important officials of the court.

The name card introduced the identities and names of all the women. Eunuch Xu said respectfully: "Please keep the name card, Your Majesty."

There was silence all around.

Everyone was waiting for the emperor's decision.

Ling Changyue hesitated for a while, and finally stretched out his hand and paused for a long time above Liu Yanzhi's sign.

Minister of War?