A small courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing.
"My Lord, there is news from Shengjing City that is very absurd."
Ning Xuanyan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, motionless, as if he was asleep.
The wound on his back had not yet fully healed, and the paleness on his face had not yet faded.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Hua Yao still waited patiently by the side.
After a long while, Ning Xuanyan spoke nonchalantly, "Ridiculous? How ridiculous?"
Hua Yao said: "The Sheng Dynasty's triennial talent show is about to begin. This year..."
Ning Xuanyan frowned slightly and took over the conversation: "There is no need to place spies in this year's talent show. After the imperial examination, Wen Lin will be on guard. Moreover, no one has made it to the end and entered the harem in previous years. His mind is not on women, so he is not very useful."
"My Lord, this year is a little different."
Hua Yao coughed lightly and scratched her temple with her fingers. "According to the news from Shengjing City, this year's selection will be for the eldest princess."
“…”
After a long silence, Ning Xuanyan's eyes, which had been closed all the time, slowly opened, but he stared blankly at a place without saying a word.
After a long while, he uttered, "It's really interesting."
Hua Yao said, "My Lord, what I am thinking is that Wen Lin is not interested in women, but Wen Yu is different. She is very interested in men. Should we use this opportunity to plant a spy in the princess's mansion?"
Ning Xuanyan closed his eyes again after hearing this, and said in an inexplicable tone: "She is very picky. Do you think she would like the ugly guy you placed there?"
"Of course, I'll choose the best looking ones..."
"Really? One on one, can she compare to the ones around her?"
"..." Hua Yao was speechless for a moment. She said in embarrassment, "If we compare them based on that level, except for you, my Lord, no one else..."
As she was speaking, she suddenly knelt down and said, "My subordinate spoke out of turn. Please punish me, my lord."
What was rare was that Ning Xuanyan was not angry, but said quietly: "What you said makes sense."
Hua Yao was stunned: "Ah?"
As soon as the emperor's edict came out, the news of the selection of candidates spread like wildfire to all parts of Shengjing Prefecture.
In previous pageants, ministers in the capital had to send their daughters to participate.
After becoming a scholar, some ministers could not help but sigh: "Our useless dandy finally has a place to use his talents. Maybe his face can please the princess."
Naturally, this news also reached the princess's mansion.
"Princess! Princess! It's great! It's great!"
Liu Qiu trotted into the room.
Wen Yu showed a pair of bright eyes from behind the script: "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty has issued an edict that this year's selection will not include daughters, but boys!"
Wen Yu frowned: "Xiu Sheng?"
Liu Qiu explained: "It's to choose a beauty for you, the princess!"
The book in Wen Yu's hand fell on her lap. She widened her eyes and pointed at her nose with her backhand: "Me?"
"Yes! The imperial edict has been sent to the Ministry of Rites."
Liu Qiu was extremely excited, but Wen Yu's first reaction was, conspiracy! It was definitely a conspiracy!
The royal brother must have felt that Concubine Qin had embarrassed him today. His eyes when selecting people were spun around by her, and then he was pressed to the ground and rubbed hard.
So I am envious, jealous and hateful.
The men who are jealous of her all have top looks, top character, and top sticks!
The quality of the emperor's own harem is not good, and he also wants to ruin hers!
The emperor, whose thoughts were half guessed, felt his nose itchy in the palace.
Every time he looked at those dazzling beauties in a talent show, he got a headache.
Let the imperial sister have the headache this time.
But for the imperial sister, dazzling beauty should be a kind of happiness.
As the emperor thought about this, he felt less guilty and smiled more.
Wen Yu felt that she had seen through the emperor's cunning intentions.
However, she took it well.
It’s just a beauty pageant. Whether you watch it or not depends on the quality.
If the quality is not good, she will not want it.
After all, she is not a garbage station that accepts everything.
The men she's attracted to have always been the best of the best in every aspect.
What's more, "the emperor's strict selection" is not an exaggeration.
How could a man from an ordinary talent show compete with her? But there might be a hidden gem waiting for her to discover.
Wen Yu picked up the storybook again and turned a page: "Go to the Ministry of Rites and add one more request."
"Princess, you say."
Wen Yu said lazily: "All students must be virgins. If they conceal or lie about it, it is equivalent to deceiving the emperor."
After the Ministry of Rites received Wen Yu's oral instructions and learned what a virgin is, they were really confused.
They actually forgot this item in the specifications they were drafting.
Several adults sat together and looked at each other.
Generally speaking, it is easy to check a woman, but men don't know how to identify her.
"The princess's request is not excessive. Since she is selected as a candidate, she must be pure and innocent. But it makes things difficult for us."
"Hey, what should I do?"
"If there is concealment or false reporting, it is tantamount to deceiving the emperor and will lead to the implicate of all the people involved. Who would dare to take the risk?"
"Well, first we need to screen out those who already have a concubine..."
"Then I'm afraid that most of them have been eliminated, right?"
At this time, the princess's mansion was already bustling with activity.
Lu Ren, Yue Lingfeng, and Jiang Qi sat in a circle. Originally, the three of them, who had not been difficult to deal with, were now very quiet.
Wen Yu leaned on the small couch and watched them with relish.
"Everyone is here, why are you all silent?"
Yue Lingfeng spoke first: "I don't know what to say, so I just want to sit here with the princess."
Wen Yu looked at them with a smile: "Then you came at the right time."
"My royal brother told me about summer heat relief a few days ago, so I prepared some new clothes for summer heat relief. I haven't tried them on yet, so you three can help me check if they look good."
She clapped her hands as she spoke, and Liu Dong and Liu Qiu came in carrying a wooden box and placed it behind the screen.
Wen Yu went behind the screen and Liu Chun helped her change clothes.
A rustling sound came from behind the screen, and the eyes of the three people moved slightly.
At this time, Wen Yu took off her coat and threw it on the screen, and their eyes involuntarily fell on it.
Next came the undershirt, skirt, and moon-white bellyband.
Lu Ren: ...
Yue Lingfeng: ...
Jiang Qi: ...
The three people's minds all simultaneously flashed with the image of Wen Yu naked behind the screen.
For a moment, my ears turned red.
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