"Mother Queen, Li Ge is pregnant with your granddaughter and grandson!"
Hua Qingcheng looked at Nalan Yunzhi, who was sitting in front of the imperial desk, with an expression of disbelief.
"Because Princess Zhengjun carries the blood of my Nalan family, I will naturally not let him fall into danger. I believe that you, Princess, will feel the same way."
Of course, Nalan Yunzhi would not harm her granddaughter and grandson, but Mu Lige was Hua Qingcheng's weak spot. She knew that as long as she could control her, Hua Qingcheng would definitely do what she said.
"If they are not afraid of being widows and can endure the loneliness in the deep palace, then let them come." Hua Qingcheng, who was afraid of the consequences, said slowly, and then turned around and left angrily.
Looking at Hua Qingcheng's angry back as she left, Nalan Yunzhi felt helpless. She didn't want to be the villain, but for the sake of the overall situation, she had no choice but to do this...
At 9 o'clock in the morning, Hua Qingcheng returned to the East Palace. After glancing at the handsome men who were still standing in the front garden despite the wind and snow, she turned and walked into the main hall.
"Qingqing, what happened?"
Seeing Hua Qingcheng coming back with a gloomy face, Mu Lige, who had already guessed the result, stepped forward, shook her slightly cold hands, and brushed away the snowflakes on her hair.
"It's okay, Brother Li. It's just that the Queen Mother is very determined and there's no room for maneuver. I..." Hua Qingcheng avoided the main point and skipped the part where Mu Lige's pseudonym was exposed.
Previously, ever since Su Mulihan met Mu Lige at the Crown Princess's conferring ceremony, he had secretly investigated Mu Lige, which attracted the attention of Nalan Yunzhi, who had been secretly monitoring the movements of the envoys from Zhaoyang Kingdom.
Therefore, Nalan Yunzhi sent his secret guards to investigate, and through this, they uncovered Mu Lige's background. Although it was only Nalan Yunzhi's guess and had not been confirmed, seeing Hua Qingcheng's reaction, she knew she was right.
"Qingqing, your identity means that you won't be the only ones around us. I... won't blame you." Mu Lige smiled slightly, but there was a hint of bitterness in her smile.
"Brother Li, don't worry. Even if they enter the East Palace, I have the final say in everything. If they are not afraid of being widows, then let them do as they please." Hua Qingcheng raised her hand and hooked it around Mu Lige's neck, rubbing her ears against his, and promised him.
"Qingqing, the moon waxes and wanes, water is full and overflows. You have to be tactful when speaking to the Queen Mother. After all, she is the ruler of a country. Instead of confronting her head on, you will be the only one who suffers." Mu Lige gently put his arms around Hua Qingcheng's shoulders, his voice gentle and magnetic.
"Okay, Brother Li. I understand. Go back to the yard and rest for a while. I'll come to find you after I send those people outside away." Hua Qingcheng gently kissed Mu Lige's lips, then turned and left the hall.
"Erlang, Sanlang, Silang, Wulang, Liulang, get to work!"
Following Hua Qingcheng's shout, Situ Ye, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian, Si Chengfeng, and Wu Chen followed her lead and walked out with murderous intent. Seeing this, Zuo An, who was standing next to Mu Lige, couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Those who knew the situation knew that she was going to choose a servant, while those who didn't thought she was going to fight...
At one quarter past four, in the garden in the front yard of the East Palace.
"Hydrogen."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Hua Qingcheng, who was sitting in the pavilion drinking hot tea, glanced at the dense crowd below. With a gesture from her, Yi Hydron came in front of them and said, "The selection of the Princess's attendant has begun!"
"The first selection criteria for the Crown Princess's maidservant: those under eight feet tall will be eliminated."
"Situ Cejun, please give me a demonstration."
Yiqing made an inviting gesture to Situ Ye who was sitting next to Hua Qingcheng. After Situ Ye said "hmm", he slowly stood up from his seat and stood in front of Qiao Langjun's team.
Situ Ye is over eight feet tall, of course more than eight feet, it was just to put psychological pressure on everyone.
After Yi Hydrogen finished speaking, Er He ordered the palace servants to erect ten graduated pillars in the garden and measure the people in line one by one, recording their weights in a register. In the first round, half of the candidates were eliminated, leaving only 158 people.
After the first round of selection, Yiqing immediately announced, "The second selection criterion for the Crown Princess's servant is ugly appearance, so she will be eliminated."
"Han Liangce, please show me a demonstration."
As usual, Yiqing made an inviting gesture to Han Yichen, who was sitting next to Hua Qingcheng. Han Yichen also slowly stood up from his seat and stood in front of Qiao Langjun's team.
He was dressed in red, with fair skin, a handsome face, and a pair of narrow, long, almond-shaped eyes that were extremely charming. His long, black hair was tied high with a red headband, which echoed the flowing sleeves of his clothes, making him look extremely charming and attractive.
"Those who are confident that they can rival Han Liangce can come forward to undergo the next round of screening."
As Yiqing finished speaking, more than half of the team left on their own accord because they felt inferior, and only seventy-six people were left.
After the second round of selection, Yiqing spoke again: "The third selection criterion for the Crown Princess's Servant is that those who are clumsy will be eliminated."
"Yu Liang, please demonstrate."
Yiqing also made an invitation gesture to Yu Xiaotian who was sitting next to Hua Qingcheng. Then Yu Xiaotian slowly stood up from his seat, stood in front of Qiao Langjun's team, and asked someone to show his double-sided embroidery which was two meters long and one meter wide to everyone.
"Those who are confident that they can match the good side can step forward to undergo the next round of screening."
As Yiqing finished speaking, the team's number of members was immediately reduced by half. Of course, those who stayed didn't necessarily think they could surpass Xiaotian, but they were just unwilling to give up.
After the third round of selection, Yiqing quickly announced, "The fourth selection criterion for the Crown Princess's Servants is that those with ugly handwriting will be eliminated."
Yi Hydron, who was familiar with the place, made an invitation gesture to Si Chengfeng who was sitting next to Hua Qingcheng. Then Si Chengfeng slowly stood up from his seat and stood in front of Qiao Langjun's team.
"The four treasures of the study."
As soon as Si Chengfeng finished speaking, palace maids brought in a desk and brought writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
Si Chengfeng, dressed in moon-white brocade robes, walked with steady steps to the desk. With his left hand lightly rolled up his wide sleeves, he held a wolf-hair brush in his right hand and wrote down the poem he had written with Mu Lige and the others on the rice paper:
The evening mist is thick and the sunset is beautiful, the water and sky are one color, rolling and flowing. The moon rises and sets in autumn and summer, and the sea is full of floating sand.
With Feng Lingyan's guidance, Si Chengfeng's handwriting became more handsome and free-spirited than before, with a bit of Feng Lingyan's calligraphy style, elegant and graceful, as strong as iron painting, and as charming as silver. Seeing it, everyone couldn't help but gasp again.
But the team, which originally had more than 30 people left, suddenly disappeared without a single one left.
How can this be a selection for a concubine, Your Highness? It's simply a beauty pageant and a test for the top scholar...
"Hey, hey, hey, don't go! I...this prince hasn't appeared yet!" Looking at the people leaving in disgrace, Wu Chen, who was sitting in the pavilion and peeling melon seeds for Hua Qingcheng, exclaimed.
He had even done his warm-up exercises and was about to start a fight, but everyone ran away...
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