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When Li Yu introduced the basic Gongdou levels of the candidates to Chi Ning, Wu Er had an unbelievable face of "What?", "What?", "What else?" throughout.

Because in Wu Er's understanding of the world, Ji Ruxue is always being bullied, Lin Yingxuan is the one who wants to shake hands with old and new parties the most, Sun Yingxuan is funny and loves to make friends, Zheng Yingxuan is a person who can play with the servants At the same time, the silly Baitian who never disliked their incomplete bodies, Wang Yingxuan didn't want to be the concubine at all...

"Am I wrong?" Wu Er didn't believe in evil, and asked his lover softly.

Wanwan pinched Wu Er's catkin under the table, avoiding the most important and taking light, and answered irrelevant questions: "This kind of Er Niang is the Er Niang I like." The little beauty raised her head and gave Wu Er a look full of her eyes. gentle smile.

I can do it, I can do it again——!

Wu Aiai's brain returned to blood in a second, and she felt that her Wanwan was indeed the only little fairy who could heal her heart!

Li Yu: "..." He silently looked at Wanwan, then at Chi Ning, the meaning in his talking eyes was already obvious——if Wanwan didn't like Wu Er, her comprehensiveness Quality is definitely the person who meets the requirements the most, you understand?

Chi Ning gave Li Yu a firm nod, he understood.

This Wanwan girl is not a fuel-efficient lamp at first sight. Princess Changle and the son-in-law are so opposed to Wu Er's "preferences", but they still pinch their noses and acquiesce in allowing Wanwan to accompany Wu Er, and are even willing to take her with him. Wu Er believes that this is not an achievement that ordinary people can achieve.

What Qian Xiaoyu said is right, never underestimate the lethality of a woman.

"By the way, my lord, before I came, I specially asked the master to name me, Shi Mei. From now on, I will be called Li Shimei." Li Shimei added at the end, as if it was something innocuous.

But he still said it.

People like Li Shimei don't dare to say every word, but there must be very little nonsense. He must have his intentions when he says so.But……

Wu Er fell into the blind spot of knowledge again, she frowned, what kind of meaning could such a superficial word have?

Jade, the beauty of stone.This is the basis of "Shuowen Jiezi", which is a very common "table word is the interpretation of a single name", nothing new.

Wan Wan lovingly stroked the tip of her lover's hair, unable to bear to see her suffer, so she reminded her in a low voice, "Master Qian, the Supervisor of Rituals."

Wu Er "???" What is this?Why does he exist in this story?

Chi Ning glanced at Wu Er rather disgusted, Miss Wanwan was fine with everything, but probably her eyes were not very good.It's so clear what I said, but Wu Er has not yet understood, in a sense, he is also a very powerful person.

Li Shimei deliberately changed her name before entering the palace, obviously because Eunuch Qian was called Qian Xiaoyu. "Taboo" has always been unclear in my dynasty, just like many "hidden rules" that only exist in mutual consensus. If you say you are wrong, you are wrong, and if you say you are right, you are right.There is no way to make sense.

And when you don't know what the high-ranking person is thinking, it is better to actively choose to avoid it than to do nothing——

At least you don't have to worry about drawing unwanted attention.As for Li Shimei's disguise as a woman, it can be broken at a poke, and the last thing she wants to attract is these attentions. He absolutely can't leave excuses for people to trouble him.

When Qian Xiaoyu was mentioned, Chi Ning realized that in order to increase the fighting spirit of the candidates, he could do more.

The source of inspiration is what Qian Xiaoyu did in the Neishutang back then.

Chi Ning studied in the inner school when he was young, just in time for Qian Xiaoyu to become a "senior" in the inner school.

This "senior" is not the kind of senior who is a senior brother, but an eunuch who is responsible for handling the eunuch's daily study and other affairs. It is a title similar to "young prison".

Neishutang is a function under the supervision of ceremonies.In the words of eunuch Zhang later: "It's no wonder that the Supervisor of Ceremonies has become the first department in the Da Nei. The step of entry has long been in their own hands. No one else has grown up like this In short, you have to accept your fate." In short, the highest person in charge of Neishutang in name is the admiral and eunuch who is the supervisor of ceremonies, but in fact the specific affairs are in charge of the specific affairs sent by the supervisor sent by the supervisor of ceremonies. There are six "old and powerful people", who are called "senior students".

Qian Xiaoyu is one of these six people.

Although Qian Xuechang failed to accept Chi Xiaoning as his son, he didn't make things difficult for Chi Ning in the inner school.Firstly, he couldn't afford to offend Chi Ning's boss Zhang Jingzhong, and secondly, he was in the rising stage of his career, fighting with his colleagues every day, so he had no time to pay attention to Chi Ning.

While all the seniors were guarding against the outstanding Qian Xiaoyu, Qian Xiaoyu had already set his sights on a higher position in charge.

At that time, Neishutang was reforming, and Qian Xiaoyu and the other five seniors had disagreements on how to reform, and they still failed to reach a consensus.Simply, Qian Xiaoyu divided the new eunuchs in Neishutang into two, and made a bet with the other five people for a period of three months, to see who could teach better students.

To show fairness, the affiliation of the students is determined by drawing lots.Chi Xiaoning, who just entered school, didn't know whether it was bad luck or luck, and he fell under the name of Senior Qian.

As soon as Senior Qian came up, he conducted an exam on the students he was in charge of, and divided them into four grades: "Heaven", "Earth", "Xuan" and "Yellow".

Sky class students enjoy the highest treatment, eat well, live well, and will get extra rewards every ten days, and the amount of rewards is directly linked to their rankings.The head of Tiandeng can get a "huge sum" that is enough to make all the students envious.

In contrast, if you become a student such as Huang, not only will you not be rewarded, but you will also be punished for "error correction" that is ten times stricter than the original rules of Neishutang, and you will have to bear a huge "trash" mentally. "pressure.

Different grades, hair ties and sleeves are of different colors, and the ranks are written on the corners of the sleeves, completely objectifying the students.

There is a small test every ten days, and a big test in January. The winner is promoted, and the loser is demoted.The small test only determines what rewards or punishments everyone will receive, but the big test almost determines everyone's life and death in the next month.

It is also commonly known as... Raising Gu.

One day and one yellow makes a world of difference.At first everyone was uncomfortable, but almost only after one or two quizzes, the atmosphere of the whole school changed miraculously.No one complains, no one feels unfair, because they care more about how to compete and struggle with others than powerless resistance.Even in the later period, students who have been in high positions for a long time want to maintain the class operation in this small circle more than Qian Xiaoyu.

I don't know why, but this is human beings.

Regardless of what they thought about learning when they first came in, all end up being the same.The low-level students want to catch up with the superiors and get better treatment, while the high-level students are afraid of being robbed of their positions, so they must work harder and be on guard all the time.

Everyone wants to be the first, and the desire and ambition for power are at an all-time high.

The teaching results are naturally welcome.

The sky-level students who survived the fight were indeed the top ten. Hanging and beating all the students trained by other seniors was almost the kind that rubbed their competitors on the floor.

Chi Ning doesn't want to recall at all how he survived those horrible three months, but he can't deny that when he always maintained the first place, he got too many very practical things, which was his road to rise first pot of gold.With this money, Chi Ning can take care of others and make his life more smooth.

This kind of wolf education of survival of the fittest is hard to say whether it is right or wrong, but Chi Ning can be sure that it is like a whetstone, polishing almost every eunuch who has experienced this reform blade.

Qian Xiaoyu also became famous overnight because of his complete victory over all his opponents. He caught the eyes of Emperor Su and was directly promoted to the head of Neishutang.

It was a pity for Qian Xiaoyu that not long after that, Emperor Su fell ill, and he lost the support to continue reforming Neishutang.Chi Ning's master, Zhang Jingzhong, immediately met with Yin Lan Jieting, the supervisor of ceremonies, and stopped Qian Xiaoyu's extremely dangerous reform in the inner school.

A group of too young servants, including Chi Ning, were able to retain a part of their happy study life, and...

The most basic human nature.

Eunuch Zhang's evaluation of Qian Xiaoyu has never been better after this battle. When he first learned about Qian Xiaoyu's strange reforms, he almost exploded. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back: "It's just nonsense!"

Eunuch Zhang is very worthy of the word "jingzhong" in his name. It's hard to say how he wants to be a good eunuch who will go down in history. At least he doesn't want such an extreme fighting atmosphere to flood the eunuchs who are already highly competitive. , he hopes that everyone can work together to assist Mingjun.

Thinking about it now, Chi Ning sighed, his master was probably really a good eunuch.

It's a pity, no matter how hard he tried to pretend to be Da Qi and the emperor in his heart, what could he do?What kind of end did he get? The infamy of "treacherous eunuch", "eunuch party", and "authoritarian and domineering" are like big hats, which have been pinned on all the eunuchs who disappeared with the sky and the emperor.Even, for a long time, insulting Zhang Jingzhong and others was the political correctness of the court, and the memorials to participate in them poured in like snowflakes, and they could probably be lined up from Yongji all the way to Jiangzuo.

Good people don't always live long.

Therefore, Chi Ning became more determined in his mind. He was determined not to be this good person. Abandoning the good and following the evil is the only way to persevere.

There is nothing to say about Qian Xiaoyu's ability to cultivate "fighters". Chi Ning thinks that he can completely change Qian Xiaoyu's method and use it in the training of candidates.

So soon, the candidates for this year received a message.

Starting today, there will be a quiz every three days, and the whole process will simulate the four selections after one month. Only the top three can live in the main palace of Xiaobei Palace, and the rest will choose the east and west wings, side rooms, and inverted rooms according to their rankings.

Chi Ning made some improvements to Qian Xiaoyu's theory. For example, he didn't set up punishment measures, but only allowed the top candidates to be allocated better rouge, gouache, silk and satin.There is nothing to lose if you lose, and you will get better treatment if you win.Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is nothing impossible to fight.

The first round of competition started on the same day, and many applicants had not had time to enter the state, and Chi Ning was not angry, but just gave Li Shimei a look, and asked him to try to stir up """ among others in the next training. war".

"What if someone really doesn't want to?" Li Shimei asked Chi Ning for instructions.

Not all the candidates have that kind of aggressiveness. Some people are indeed forced to be selected by the local county government for their own political achievements.

"Of course forget it." Chi Ning looked at Li Shimei strangely, as if he didn't understand why he, a smart person, would ask such a stupid question.

If Chi Ning wants everyone to participate in the palace fight, why doesn't he punish those who are behind?He is to give these unwilling people a channel for self-defilement and elimination.You don't need to do anything, just keep losing,

"A twisted melon is not sweet, haven't you heard of it?"

Li Shimei was also taken aback by the question, and said honestly: "Why do you care whether the melon is sweet or not? Isn't the fun of this matter just in the process of twisting?"

Chi Ning: "!!!" Kid, your thinking is very dangerous!

But in the end, Chi Ning didn't say a word. This is someone else's life. When he doesn't know the whole picture, he is not qualified to stand on the moral high ground of self-righteousness to make casual evaluations.

Li Shimei just watched Chi Ning leave Xiaobei Palace with Kucai and others, still hugging and hugging, arrogant and domineering, with the characteristics of this era that belonged exclusively to power officials.

"What a strange person." Wu Er did not know when he stood behind Li Shimei, leaning on the public funds of the palace gate, and spoke with a smile.

When Wu Er decided to run for the election, Chi Ning also talked to her.

He told her that if you continue to have doubts about the idea of ​​marrying together, it means that you are not really that willing to accept this helpless compromise, no matter how it seems to be the only and easiest solution.The roads in this world are all made by oneself, and nothing is certain.

"Shouldn't you want me to marry the son to solve the son's problems? Why..." Wu Er didn't know how to ask, 'Why do you sound like you are trying to persuade me to give up? '

At that time, Chi Ning only replied with three words: "I am happy."

But looking at what Chi Ning has done now, Wu Er has to admit that she has never understood this Eunuch Lin.

"Master Chi is unexpectedly a very gentle person, but he just lives a little more selfishly." Li Shimei came to his conclusion.

Wu Er nodded in agreement, but this was not the main reason why she came to Li Shimei. Her straight-to-the-point and beautiful "little sister" issued an invitation: "Would you consider cooperating with me?"

"???" Li Shimei almost suspected that she had an auditory hallucination, and said after a while, "You, this is, want to dig the wall of the prince?"

Wu Er rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking? If I am willing to find a random man to marry, wouldn't it be nice to marry the crown prince with Wan Wan and become the crown prince's concubine? How many detours will it take to marry you?" Li Shimei's identity as a man, she still needs to outsmart the Li family's all kinds of top-notch revenge, and she has to deal with a bunch of follow-up problems, isn't she tired, "I'm talking about cooperation, you teach Wanwan how to be a man. "

"..." Li Shimei was sure, there must be something wrong with his ears.

"Really, why don't you think about it. I'll help you become the imperial concubine, and you help Wanwan become a qualified man, at least in appearance." This is the best of both worlds that Wu Er finally thought of.

Chi Ning was right, she really didn't want to marry someone else with Wanwan.

Daqi has never had an example of two women getting married, but it's not that there is no way out. She can completely follow the example of Prince Jing and let Wanwan disguise herself as a man and enter Wu's family.As for how to explain that Wanwan is a man, it is also very simple. It is forced to say that Wanwan had to disguise herself as a woman for some reason.Anyway, as long as there are brothers and sisters around for a day, Wu Er's house will not collapse.

She can make money herself, and she has the dowry left by her mother as capital, so she won't really entrust her elder brother to take care of her all the time. Maybe she can pay back the princess' mansion after making money.

What is she afraid of?

The more Wu Er thought about it, the more he felt that this could be done.

Li Shimei: "..." He really wanted to complain, but he didn't know where to start.This second lady Wu is definitely the most independent little lady he has ever seen.

If it was Chi Ning, what would he say?

He probably won't say anything.

Why can't there be a little lady like Wu Er in this world?

After Li Shimei figured it out, she smiled relievedly, turned to Wu Er and said, "I don't need you to help me be the concubine, if I want to, there are plenty of ways. Just treat it as if you owe me a favor."

"Okay, from now on you will be my brother! No, sister!" Wu Er smiled brightly, and patted Li Shimei's shoulder, "If you have any needs, as long as I can do it, there is no other way!"

In the setting sun, under the vermilion palace wall, the two clapped their hands together as an oath and formed an alliance.

At the same time, I wish the Lord...

Looking in shock, Wu Sheng, who he thought was a weak androgynous person, used all kinds of voodoo to repel all the enemies who ambush them with a blank face.

These people are Zhu Liang's own troubles, and have nothing to do with Chi Ning or Chu Village.In fact, the crisis in Chuzhai has been resolved by Zhu Liang. Villagers who are willing to go out to communicate with the Han people have been properly resettled by nearby counties and counties. Old people who are unwilling to leave don’t have to worry about horse bandits anymore, because there are no more The horse bandit is still alive.

The leader of the Demon Cult is well-deserved.

But also because of Zhu Liang's attack, he exposed his whereabouts and caused trouble along the way.

Wu Sheng, the son of the patriarch, in order to repay Zhu Liang's kindness for saving the whole clan, followed Zhu Liang and left Chu without a word, without even asking what he was going to do.

In order to avoid trouble, Zhu Liang explained clearly to Wu Sheng early on that he was not the one who wanted to save the village, but Prince Jing's son and Dongchang's eunuch Chi Ning.

"I'm just taking people's money and eliminating disasters for them, understand?" Zhu Liang was always dressed in women's clothing, but this time, the red color became black, embroidered with silver borders, low-key and luxurious.His jet-black long hair was tied up high with a black and silver-edged ribbon of the same material, and he held a murderous sword in his hand. At first glance, he was not a "female heroine" to be trifled with. "Woman Xia" said: "I'm going to take you to meet those two people now, do you understand?"

Wu Sheng didn't know if he understood, but he just nodded quietly, still looking so weak, obedient and obedient, without any objection.

In Zhu Liang's understanding, Wu Sheng is just a little lady, and he has been taking care of her as a woman all the way, strictly guarding against men and women, and has no intention of getting close at all.Because he doesn't like women, and he doesn't like men who can bear children.To Liang Zhu, Wu Sheng was just a mission to keep his word.

until...

Zhu Liang's old troubles came to him again, before Zhu Liang could pretend to be weak and play tricks on the other party, Wu Sheng, who was stubborn, went all out and wiped out everyone.

He still looks harmless with thin skin and tender flesh, but standing in a sea of ​​blood is inexplicably terrifying.

"Are you okay?" Wu Sheng said that the official language was very unfamiliar. To be precise, he only started learning it after he left the village. In just a few dozen days, it was not easy to learn it like this.There's nothing weird about it, just that he speaks a little slowly, and his voice is ethereal like a mountain spirit in a strange novel, with a hint of evil.

Of course Zhu Liang is fine, he just thinks it's better for him to put away his contempt for the little beauty, this is not an ordinary flower on the side of the road at all, but a man-eating overlord flower: "I'm fine, thank you, brother."

"We, Liang Qing." Wu Sheng refused to apologize, but looked straight at Zhu Liang with black and white eyes.

It was only then that Zhu Liang understood what Wu Sheng meant. This guy looked stupid, but he knew better than anyone else in his heart, and he was especially good at grasping the measure of repaying favors.No matter whose order Zhu Liang listened to, he was the one who contributed to the issue of the village.So Wu Sheng will save him once so that they can settle the matter.

As for Wu Sheng's obedient follow all the way to the capital, he probably wanted to find the person who actually ordered to save his entire clan, and repay the favor of saving the village.

"You are so powerful, you don't need others to save your village." Zhu Liang couldn't help mocking, he lost a lot of fun because of Wu Sheng.

"Need." Wu Sheng didn't seem to understand the meaning of Zhu Liang's words at all, so he answered straight and straight, and passed out stiffly after speaking, as if he had finally used up all the energy in his body.After Wu Sheng passed out, the small things that Wu Sheng carried with him were placed around him very vigilantly, making it impossible for Zhu Liang to get close.

In the end, the two of them had no choice but to waste their time like this. After a few days, Wu Sheng woke up unhurriedly.

Because of this, they missed the date they agreed with Chi Ning to return to Beijing.No matter how hard Zhu Liang and Wu Sheng traveled day and night, it was too late.On the last day, they happened to stay at Zhenjing Temple. Looking in the direction of the capital, Zhu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and finally came back before "Choosan", and he finally didn't have to be bound to that evil Wu Sheng anymore. !

"How to get along with a bisexual little beauty?" "

Watch him play Gu.

From getting started to giving up, it's that simple.

***

Ouchi.

Chi Ning's Gongdou training is in full swing.

In addition to the competition, Chi Ning also invited several senior eunuchs and nuns who had friendship with him to give lessons to the candidates.The things taught are obvious. In name, after marrying the prince, what kind of a true, kind and beautiful person should be, and what things should never be touched. Draw a point.

The 35 applicants also learned and applied flexibly, and soon used what the mother taught them in their daily life.The combination of vertical and horizontal, turbulent and treacherous, exhausted the eunuch in charge.

He came to be the father-in-law, not to be Bao Qingtian.Asking him to resolve the case every day and asking him to be the master is simply not a blessing.

The top five contestants of Gongdou are basically stuck. Although the ranking of the five players changes from time to time, anyone with eyes can tell that the final winner must be born from the five of them.

What is surprising but not surprising is that Ji Ruxue, who has never had an advantage in appearance, also firmly occupies a place among these five people.

Li Shimei said before that he can't see through Ji Ruxue. Many of her behaviors seem ridiculous and absurd, but they always get what they want in the end. It makes people wonder what kind of magic power this is.

Li Shimei even wondered for a while whether Ji Ruxue is the kind of person who can do whatever she wants and has No. 1 luck.

Until Chi Ning inadvertently saw a stone hairpin placed by Ji Ruxue in the room through the open mullion window.That feeling was too familiar to Chi Ning. While he was leisurely lying on the recliner, watching the candidates attend the etiquette class given by Arong, the great maid of Wuwei Palace, he was distracted and had a conversation with Yuan Jun in his mind: [Is that Zhizhi? 】

Yuan Jun nodded in his heart, expanded his horizons with great interest, studied the stone hairpin carefully, and then introduced: [A very special type of attachment is a human-shaped attachment that can be hidden in the hairpin. 】

"!" Chi Ningxin said, I understand this, the kind of old man who is always in the storybook.

[It's the little lady who comes with you. 】Yuan Jun saw through the real body of the thing hidden in the stone hairpin at a glance. He understood attachment better than Chi Ning, but he stopped halfway through the speech and asked Chi Ning, 【Want to know? 】

Chi Ning must be thinking, Ji Sixue is now his favorite candidate, there must be no mistakes.

The background sound is the melancholy teaching voice of the court lady Arong: "Ji Yingxuan, keep your hands lower, and look at what I did just now."

"However, I think it looks better this way." Ji Ruxue started her fine daily life again.

[To put it nicely, let me show you the way. 】Yuan Jun teases Chi Ning.

Recently, Chi Ning needed Yuan Jun less and less, although Yuan Jun also felt that Chi Ning was a mature adult, and he should learn to solve many problems by himself.But when Chi Ning was really busy with his career and stopped begging him for the enjoyment of some small things, he couldn't adapt to it.

【dad! ] Chi Ning immediately expressed his sincerity without any shame.

Yuan Jun: […] But he doesn't really want to be father and son with Chi Ning.He wanted even more, er, he couldn't say what he wanted, anyway, he just didn't want a father-son relationship!

Chi Ning also sensitively noticed Yuan Jun's silent dissatisfaction, so he tried to change to a more shameful one: [The greatest of all gods, my Lord Yuan Jun, I would like to follow you forever and admire you!I want to be with you so badly that I won't be apart for a moment. 】

Thump, thump, thump.

Yuan Jun felt that he was probably influenced too deeply by Chi Ning, and he couldn't resist this kind of obedience. Although he proposed this condition, he was the one who was defeated in the end. He could only say: [The obsession in the stone hairpin wants to be replaced by Ji Sixue. 】

"!!!"

Just as she was talking, Ji Ruxue suddenly seemed to be a different person. Before the maid A Rong got angry, she made an extremely standard salute, even more standard than what A Rong herself did.

Chi Ning finally saw clearly this time, a layer of gray mist that was as light as transparent rushed out of Ji Ruxue's room, wrapping her whole body, as if she had been covered with a layer that no one could see. Pi, commanding her to perform the movements requested by the palace lady Arong, she is like a marionette, controlled remotely by others.

Arong couldn't pick Ji Ruxue's question any longer, so he could only give up, and said: "You just know what you have in mind."

Ji Ruxue saved the day again.

The mist lingering around Ji Ruxue also dissipated.

But this scene is enough for Chi Ning to make up a lot of things.What kind of obsession is this, is it really the ghost in the storybook?Delirious attachments are the majority, but there are also powerful and clear-headed ones. Among these powerful ones, those who have the same ability to communicate with ordinary people are only the most basic styles, such as stone hairpins who are ready to seize their homes. , is the real powerful character

[It's not about seizing a house, it's a method more similar to fusion. 】Shizanzhi needs to make Ji Sixue as similar to her as possible, so that the two can become one.Mr. Yuan didn't have any thoughts about this kind of behavior, he didn't think she was a threat, and he didn't want to come to do justice for the sky, because... [Ji Ruxue is not stupid, she seems to rely on the stone hairpin for everything, but she has secretly Ways to deal with obsession in the collection. 】

This is a game that no one can see. It only exists between Ji Ruxue and Shi Zanzhi. The two know each other well and use each other. No one is a complete victim, and no one is 100% perpetrators.

It can only be said that they are two selfish people who are doing everything for their own future.

Chi Ning nodded slowly, that is to say, no matter who has mastered Ji Ruxue's body, it will be beneficial for him to mess up the new emperor's harem.

Ji Ruxue, a fisherwoman, knows very well that she is seeking the tiger's skin, and she doesn't mind continuing to seek it...

After thinking about it, Chi Ning fell silent, somehow feeling that the plot looked familiar.He lowered his head and glanced at Yuan Jun who had turned into a jade pendant and was clinging to his lap today.

How is their relationship different from Ji Ruxue and Shizan?

【You don’t happen to be able to take human form too, do you? ] Chi Ning had a whim.

[Why wouldn't I? 】Yuan Jun asked, what misunderstanding did Chi Ning have about his identity as an evil god?He is really omnipotent, okay?

【...Then why haven't I seen your real body? ! ] Chi Ning was really shocked.

[Wood is my real body.If you're asking me why I didn't turn into a human, it's too ugly. 】Yuan Jun pointed out bluntly, why should he be a human being if he doesn’t make a good piece of beautiful ebony?Four "branches" of different lengths grow horizontally, and there are several strange places protruding from one side of the wood... Such a strange shape, what is there to change?