Prime Minister Wen is over fifty years old, but he is gentle and elegant. It is said that a daughter looks like her father, so Prime Minister Wen’s daughter must be a beauty!

Thanks to King Hui's words, the dance that was originally scheduled to be performed by Shui Yao and other four people was temporarily put on hold, and Shui Yao and others were brought out.

"All of you go back now. You are no longer needed to perform. I will send someone to escort you out of the palace. But you must remember that this is the imperial palace, not your pavilion. Do not run around!"

The eunuch said in a shrill voice that he would find someone to send them out of the palace. Shui Yao took advantage of the chaos to hide in the garden and went along the same road towards the main hall. As soon as she reached the main hall, she saw the young lady who was hanging under the carriage before.

Supported by her maid, she walked towards the main hall like a willow in the gentle wind. Gradually, when she reached the main hall entrance, she saw a dozen daughters of government officials walking with her. They were all very graceful and attractive, but when they saw her, they all smiled and greeted her warmly. However, that smile was extremely fake.

She took off her veil and blended in with the young ladies from official families. As expected, no one suspected her, so she was arranged to enter the hall and sit in the most inconspicuous corner, while the young lady from that family sat in the most conspicuous position.

Her white clothes were whiter than snow, her black hair was like a waterfall, her facial features were exquisite, and she had a pitiful temperament. Among these young ladies from government offices, her appearance and beauty were both top-notch.

As soon as she sat down, she heard the eunuch calling her name, and the woman stood up. It was Prime Minister Wen's daughter, Wen Xixue.

"Xixue pays respects to the Emperor and the Empress. Long live the Emperor, and a thousand years live the Empress!" Wen Xixue stepped forward gracefully and obediently, bowed, and performed the salute. Then her voice was heard, as sweet as the chirping of a yellow oriole, which was indescribably beautiful.

Wen Xixue had just finished her ceremony.

She heard the two young ladies in front of her whispering timidly, and the topic of their conversation was Wen Xixue.

"Hmph! She's just pretending. Everyone knows her character. She's obviously over the upper age limit for selecting concubines, but she still managed to sneak in. It's obvious that she wants to enter the palace!" A woman in goose yellow clothes scolded coldly.

"His father is the prime minister. He is the one that both the crown prince and King Hui want to curry favor with. It is natural for his daughter to enter the palace! I just don't know whether Wen Xixue has a crush on the crown prince or King Hui."

The other woman in green seemed to want to show off something in front of the woman in yellow, and even involved political affairs. However, after hearing this, even Shui Yao understood the current situation in Han Country.

After Leng Yichen returned to the country, although he quickly struck a blow to Prince Hui's power, there was ultimately a five-year window during which many ministers in the court were secretly connected with Prince Hui, so he had to work very hard to maintain his position as crown prince.

However, if he wants to ascend the throne smoothly, he will probably need the strong support of the elders in the court, and Prime Minister Wen is the most authoritative elder. Therefore, Leng Yichen and King Hui both want to marry Wen Xixue. Marrying Wen Xixue will undoubtedly give them a left-hand man and a right-hand man.

Although today is the ceremony for selecting the crown prince's concubine, Prince Hui asked his mother, Concubine Mei, to intercede in front of the emperor early in the morning. After the crown prince decided on the crown princess, he also had to choose a principal wife, so the ceremony of selecting a concubine became full of open and secret struggles and became confusing!

"Lianhan, you've said too much!" The woman in green was showing off when she saw a woman's calm face turned back in front of her. The woman in green called Lianhan seemed to be very afraid of the calm woman and immediately shut her mouth and stopped talking.

After this side was quiet, the voice of the Queen came over, "Your Majesty, Xixue is well-educated, gentle and elegant, and

She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a perfect match for Chen'er. In my opinion, Xixue should be betrothed to Chen'er!"

The Queen was dressed in gorgeous clothes, but it could not hide the paleness of her face, which was obviously caused by years of illness.

Just as Emperor Han was about to say something, he heard a charming voice, "Your Majesty, Shui'er told me that he likes Xixue very much. It's rare that Shui'er likes a girl. Your Majesty..."

The woman stretched out the end of the sound, and everyone in the hall felt goosebumps all over their bodies, but Emperor Han seemed to be enjoying it very much. He smiled and squinted his eyes, looking at the woman who spoke.

Although the woman was in her thirties, she was well maintained. Compared with the queen, she looked at least ten years younger. She was dressed in a soft pink gauze, which made her look less dignified but more charming and sexy.

Compared with the other women on the scene who were dressed up but did not dare to have too many characteristics of their own, she had a more attractive flavor that made people unable to take their eyes off her. That woman was King Hui's mother - Concubine Mei.

Queen Han was stunned. She just said that Wen Xixue and Leng Yichen were a good match, but she didn't expect Concubine Mei to directly point out that King Hui was interested in Wen Xixue. In this way, she lost a big advantage in the situation. She also understood that Concubine Mei seemed to be going all out today!

"This..." Emperor Han looked at the two women, one was his wife who had been with him through thick and thin, and the other was the graceful Concubine Mei. He was unable to make a decision all of a sudden, just like he could not make up his mind whether to pass the throne to Leng Yichen or to change the crown prince.

While Queen Han and Concubine Mei were arguing fiercely, the daughters of officials were furious. Although they knew that Wen Xixue might be the Crown Princess, they couldn't blatantly push the rest of them aside.

In that case, why not just summon Wen Xixue? Why did they come? However, they dared not speak out, but stared at Wen Xixue's back, wishing they could poke two holes in her!

Wen Xixue was outstanding in appearance and intelligent in mind. She could naturally sense the hatred in the eyes of the women behind her, so she bowed and said,

"Xixue thanks the Queen and Concubine Mei for their kindness, but today is the imperial concubine selection ceremony. It seems a bit unfair to the sisters behind me if it is decided like this. Why not let Xixue compete fairly with the sisters!"

Wen Xixue's words seemed to be beyond the expectations of Queen Han and Concubine Mei, but this was also where Wen Xixue's cleverness lay. She naturally knew why the Crown Prince and King Hui wanted to marry her.

However, this was the first time she had met the Crown Prince and King Hui, and she had not yet understood their personalities and appearances, so she naturally could not make such a hasty decision. She could only delay the process a little longer, observe secretly, and take the opportunity to convince those who were talking about her behind her back.

No matter who Wen Xixue marries in the future, she will be the future queen of Han Kingdom, and naturally she will not allow others to disobey her!

When the daughters of officials heard such words, some jumped for joy, some sneered. The calm woman was the only one who sneered. There was sarcasm at the corner of her lips and her eyes were full of contempt.

Shui Yao observed carefully in the dark, trying to figure out everyone's mood, and actually found it interesting. She was just waiting for the concubine selection ceremony to be over, and then she would go to see Leng Yichen to ask for half of the national treasury. She believed that Leng Yichen was naturally unable to take out half of the national treasury now, and at that time he would have to agree to her conditions and send troops to contain the Miro Kingdom.

"Good, good, good, this is the way to be the mother of the country!" Emperor Han suddenly clapped his hands and laughed. As soon as he said this,

Queen Han and Concubine Mei became nervous again. What the emperor meant was that whoever could marry Wen Xixue would be the emperor of Han Kingdom?

So for a moment, the atmosphere in the hall became even more weird.

Over there, Queen Han and Concubine Mei were fighting fiercely, but over here, Leng Yichen was indifferent. He was leaning lazily as usual, holding a wine jug in his hand, squinting his charming peach blossom eyes, and glanced lazily around the hall as if it had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, his body froze, the wine jug in his hand almost fell over, and he stared at a certain place without moving.

Noticing Leng Yichen's gaze, Shui Yao poked her head out from the darkness, gave him a charming smile, and made a gesture of asking for money. Leng Yichen seemed to understand and returned to normal, with an indescribable smile at the corner of his lips.

Under Wen Xixue's suggestion, the imperial concubine selection ceremony finally got on track. Although there was a grand finale, Wen Xixue played a song first because she was the one who proposed it.

Shui Yao lazily leaned against the table, listening with a dull interest. She only felt that the dance was wonderful, but she did not expect that the green-dressed woman snorted coldly, "Nothing special!" She immediately stood up and introduced herself, "I am Jiang Lianhan, the daughter of General Jiang. I dare to recommend myself to dance for you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, to enjoy!"

As soon as she stepped out, she saw a general in black armor standing out from among the civil and military officials. He clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my daughter Lianhan really lacks discipline and has made your Majesty and Your Majesty laugh at me!"

"No, no, no, it's true that a tiger father has a dog daughter. General Jiang, your daughter is as straightforward and lovely as you. Come on, what dance are you going to perform?"

Emperor Han spoke with a smile, without any of the coldness and majesty of an emperor. He waved to Jiang Lianhan like a kind father.