It’s so strange, how did I get fooled into this?
Concubine Lin is not allowed to ride on me in white silk.
Chapter 389 He looks so handsome when he holds the cat
The emperor's decree has not yet come down.
So, in name only, the Seventh Prince's selection of a concubine had not officially begun.
But since it was already a foregone conclusion, the officials of the Ministry of Rites naturally took the initiative and began to prepare.
Li Qingcha was also forced into a desperate situation, so he had to read the "Daxia Code" and started a tough battle, as if he was back in his senior year of high school, studying late into the night.
Three days passed like this, and time moved closer and closer to autumn.
Most of the Taoist sects in the capital had left.
The Ministry of Rites doesn’t have any major work to do for the time being.
Finally, the emperor issued an edict to select women of appropriate age from the four states surrounding the capital to be the seventh prince's concubine.
Xinxiang Berlin Sicong, Lin Guifei's younger brother and the seventh prince's uncle, was the person in charge, the head of the Ministry of Rites' Reception Department was the angel of the wedding, and the Ministry of Rites assisted in the overall planning.
For a time, all kinds of rumors were spreading like wildfire.
Who is the seventh prince?
Bozhou was the number one hero in destroying Gu She's smuggling group. The emperor even personally led all the officials out of the city 20 miles to meet him at the dock.
Moreover, he recently hosted the Three Sects’ Discussion Meeting.
Why is there such a big fanfare to help the Seventh Prince choose a princess consort at this time?
You know, there is a fixed time for the prince to choose a concubine.
first month.
(※Note: The time of marriage is not fixed, because there is a saying about birth date and eight characters.)
There must be a reason why the Seventh Prince broke through this restriction.
From the court to the countryside,
From the literati to the country folk,
Everyone was talking about it.
Everyone believed that the Seventh Prince had won the favor of the current emperor, and it was very likely that this would have some impact on the balance between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.
As the rumors spread, more and more people naturally participated in the auditions.
On the first day of registration,
The area in front of the kings' pavilions was blocked by traffic.
Li Qingcha and Luo Weiyang's carriage could not move any further, so they had no choice but to walk.
Little Gray followed them.
During these three days, Xiao Hui followed Li Qingcha to the Ministry of Rites every day. Because of his cuteness, he was loved by all the adults.
They now almost everyone prepares dried fish by hand.
Li Qingcha weighed the cat in his arms.
"I...are you overweight?"
Xiao Hui: “Meow~”
It showed its claws to Li Qingcha.
Luo Weiyang on the side couldn't help but sneer.
The crowds in front of us were like the ebb and flow of the tide.
In the crowd, one can see the officials of the Ministry of Rites working hard to clear the way.
"Retreat quickly!"
"Get out of my way!"
"Damn it! Get out of my way! The officials from the Ministry of Rites haven't come in yet. What's the point of you shoving here? Can you choose for yourself?"
……
The officer scolded him harshly.
But they did not dare to enforce the law violently, for they were worried that they might actually hit the Seventh Prince's future father-in-law, Old Taishan.
If that happens, there is a possibility that she will be taken into the palace and castrated in the future.
Luo Weiyang just shook her head.
She stood on tiptoe,
"That's Xie Chengxuan, right?"
Li Qingcha nodded.
"Well, Lord Tao will definitely not show up on such an occasion. The Minister of Rites is busy all the time."
She spread her hands.
~o(*￣︶￣*)o~
Luo Weiyang laughed along.
The two of them squeezed into the crowd.
There were so many people that there was no place to stand, forcing Li Qingcha to use his skills to push everyone away.
At this time, a shout came from the crowd: "Why did you cut in line?"
The voice sounds somewhat familiar.
Li Qingcha looked over and found that the other person was actually the middle-aged swordsman from Xunzhou Sword Pavilion. His face was red at this moment, as if he was angry.
He grabbed a man's wrist.
“Why did you cut in line?”
"I didn't... No, judging from your accent, you should be from Xunzhou, right?"
"So what if they are from Xunzhou?"
"This……"
The person whose wrist was pinched was a little speechless.
At this moment, the middle-aged swordsman saw Li Qingcha and his eyes lit up.
"Master Li!"
Just these three words make the air quiet.
stare--
stare--
stare--
Countless eyes fell on Li Qingcha.
"Gu..."
Li Qingcha swallowed his saliva, took a step forward, and suddenly found that everyone from Xunzhou Jiange was there.
That little Lang who caused trouble in the restaurant,
Of course, there is also Xiao Lang’s beloved junior sister.
Li Qingcha was surprised.
"This is……"
The middle-aged swordsman came over.
"Master Li, I brought my apprentice here to sign up for this imperial concubine selection."
"..."
"Master Li?"
"Ahem...it's nothing."
Li Qingcha looked at Xiao Lang.
The young man looked exhausted. He must have been in prison in Bingmasi for a few days and suffered a lot.
Of course, the most fatal blow was the fact that my junior sister participated in the selection of concubines.
Li Qingcha looked at the young female disciple again and found that her eyes were shining and there was a hint of emotion in her eyes.
Emmm...
It feels very similar to the expression Buyan has when he looks at himself.
This is a private fan!
Li Qingcha's hair stood on end.
She cleared her throat.
"Well... ahem... actually, strictly speaking, they didn't jump the queue, because the selection of concubines is done from the four states in the Gyeonggi region. If there is no suitable candidate, the scope will be expanded."
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter and made fun of him.
"What? You're from Xunzhou and you want to become a phoenix!"
"Master Li said it well!"
"Lord Li is fair!"
……
Xiao Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, Li Qingcha actually helped me at this time.
He secretly made up his mind that when he became the best swordsman in the world in the future, he would never challenge Li Qingcha again, at least to give face to the benefactor who helped him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lang looked at his junior sister.
Or your own...
Junior sister is still mine!
The middle-aged swordsman blushed.
"Lord Li, this is unfair! Why can't women from Xunzhou be the prince's consort?"
In fact, his appearance here was also accidental.
During the Three Sects’ Discussion, the Military Affairs Department, Jingzhao Prefecture, and the Ministry of Justice arrested too many people. Most of them promised to release them after the discussion ended, so the verification process was a little slow.
Xiao Lang’s case was delayed for two whole days and was only released yesterday.
According to the plan, everyone in Jiange should have left the capital, but when he suddenly heard about the Seventh Prince's selection of a princess, the middle-aged swordsman thought of trying his luck.
Maybe it will work?
After all, his female disciple is still quite pretty.
"This is not fair!"
The middle-aged swordsman repeated it again.
Li Qingcha shook his head.
"There's nothing we can do. Rules are rules. There are no loopholes."
"But...well...look over there, even...ah...I can't bear to look at it."
"???"
Li Qingcha looked in the direction the middle-aged swordsman pointed.
