The wind of wonder in Tianyue rises from the frontier fortress

Empress Dowager Zhang's statement just represents the views of the vast majority of mothers.Under the premise of grasping the general direction, they will always try to consider issues from the standpoint of their children.Compared with those serious fathers, mothers still give their children more understanding and consideration.

Li Wanhua glanced at the picture scroll on the table, and saw that the brush was vivid, but it was also lifelike, which shows that this painter also has some real skills.However, she was really not interested, so she forced a smile and said: "These portraits look similar, how can they be as vivid as real people. Anyway, it's only a few days before the palace selection. When the time comes, we can see each other face to face. Not better."

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and said: "The emperor's words are reasonable. It's just that I am a mother, and I am always a little excited when encountering such a thing." She looked at Li Wanhua lovingly, and said with a smile: "My emperor, the empress mother is not happy in this life. To be able to watch you get married and have children smoothly, to be happy and happy, and to see the legacy your father left behind for generations, I will have no regrets in this life."

Li Wanhua nodded with a strong smile, and said softly: "I know what the empress mother is thinking, and I know it well, so I will definitely shoulder the responsibility on my shoulders."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded with a smile, and for some reason, tears welled up in her eyes: "You are well, the Empress Dowager is relieved."

Li Wanhua came out from the Empress Dowager Zhang, dismissed the dragon chariot, and walked forward on her own. The guard of honor had to follow her at a distance of three feet behind her. Only Lu'er and He'er remained inseparable its around.

At this time, I saw a servant of the Tai'an Palace leading a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a cloud-white soft silk long-sleeved orchid gown with roll back patterns, and a gold and silver fish bag tied around his waist. Come, caught off guard and had a face-to-face meeting with Li Wanhua who was wandering casually!

The servant was unprepared and was about to explode, when he saw Li Wanhua's face, his knees softened, he fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy.When the man saw Li Wanhua, he immediately saluted with a smile, calling him "Your Majesty".

Li Wanhua took a look at him, it turned out that it was Empress Dowager Zhang's natal nephew, her aunt's cousin, the eldest son of Wei Guogong Zhang Youjian, Zhang Juxian.The portrait that was placed in the center on Queen Mother Zhang's desk just now is exactly his portrait!

Li Wanhua knew in her heart that Zhang Juxian must be summoned by Empress Dowager Zhang to enter the palace this time.It seems that Empress Dowager Zhang also intends to support her natal family's power in the court.If it is said that Zhang Juxian is chosen as the emperor's husband, it can be said that the two families of Li and Zhang are relatives of aunts and cousins, and they are more relatives.With the power of the harem plus the power of Duke Wei's previous dynasty, his Zhang family seemed to be the second most common surname in the world in the territory of Great Xia.

Looking at this Juxian again, he looks handsome and majestic, with a chic demeanor, but those who really know him will know that this person has a good skin, but it is a straw bag with embroidered pillows.If it weren't for being the nephew of the empress dowager's natal family, how could they live a good life like a dog like today's people.

Li Wanhua has always disliked his cousin, seeing his pretentious and unrestrained posture, she couldn't help secretly laughing, and she didn't bother to talk nonsense with him at the moment, so she nodded lightly and said: "Excuse me, I still have something to do. Let's go first."

Zhang Juxian opened a pair of peach blossom eyes, smiled and bowed and said, "Respectfully send off my cousin."

Li Wanhua ignored him and left on her own, Zhang Juxian looked at her leaving back, and couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of his mouth.My own cousin, as the king of a country, has such a beautiful face, although she is a little older than herself, compared with these, the mere age difference is not worth mentioning.

What's more, Zhang Juxian has admired his cousin for a long time since he was a child, and now he has the Queen Mother and Wei Guogong behind his back, presumably the position of imperial concubine must be in his pocket.Thinking of this, Zhang Juxian couldn't help but want to laugh out loud. All articles and martial arts are all nonsense. He Zhang Juxian didn't like reading by nature, and he was powerless, but he was born into a good family, and he will have an empress as his wife in the future , give birth to a son and become an emperor, is there anyone in this world who is more blessed than him?

It is said that Zhang Juxian was daydreaming here, but Li Wanhua inadvertently came to the gate of the side hall of Fengming Palace.The guard outside the door was about to communicate in, but she stopped him with a wave of his hand.She stood obsessively outside the hall door for a long time, but she still couldn't muster up the courage to step into the hall. She just stood there in a daze, then turned and left.

At this time, Bihen in the side hall was asking Chu Qingxi: "Sister Chu, you know the emperor is outside the hall, why didn't you invite her in?"

Chu Qingxi shook her head and said: "If she wants to come in, she will come in naturally. This is her palace, and no one is stopping her." She glanced at Zhu Wen and Bi Hen: "I don't want to cause trouble again, we are here I've been bothering people here for a long time, and now my injuries are basically healed, you two tidy up these few days, and it's time for us to go on the road to find your sister Zhao."

Zhu Wen and Bi Hen looked at each other, they answered in unison.They felt gratified for Zhao Ning. Although sister Chu was very cold and had a bad temper on weekdays, her unwavering and consistent feelings for Zhao Ning were not affected by the distance in time and space. Nothing has changed.

How Li Wanhua treats her, both Zhu Wen and Bi Hen are aware of it.If I feel my conscience, maybe Li Wanhua has paid more for her than Zhao Ning.But Chu Qingxi's heart is like a stone. She is grateful for Li Wanhua's help, and treats him as tenderly as possible, but her heart is like an iron wall. The heavy iron locks, her heart has always only accommodated one person, and Zhao Ning has already taken the lead.

When Li Wanhua met Zhang Juxian, she felt even more depressed.This made her think of the matter of choosing a husband a few days later, which made her restless and upset.If reason hadn't told her to put the overall situation first, she might have gone far away, wandering the rivers and lakes.Anyway, she has another identity, is she a direct disciple of Kunlun Sword Sect or not.

A few days later, in the Great Xia Tiyuan Hall, it was the day when the empress chose her husband. .

The Empress and Empress Dowager Zhang were already fully dressed, sitting on the Nine Dragon Throne, watching Yousi bring rows of young men to the imperial front.

Compared with Queen Mother Zhang's full of interest, Li Wanhua is obviously a little bit less interested.For the first few rows, she didn't even look up.It wasn't until Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't stand it anymore, she pretended to cough slightly, that she brought back the Empress' state of letting go.

Li Wanhua looked at the rows of uniformly dressed men looking straight at him, and couldn't help being a little amused.There are a total of 100 people who entered the hall selection this time, all of whom were strictly screened by Yousi according to the criteria of family background, fame and position, appearance and appearance. Outstanding.

These men are lined up in a row of ten for the imperial viewing. Some are powerful, some are graceful, some are tall and tall, some are as beautiful as women.

Li Wanhua slowly glanced across their faces, and Zhang Xianju seemed to be among them.At this moment, he opened a pair of peach blossom eyes, desperately trying to pose to his cousin in what he thought was the most coquettish and suave pose.Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes also fell on Li Wanhua with some nervousness. Of course she hoped that her daughter could choose the man she wanted to spend her life with, but she also hoped that the emperor could understand her intentions and achieve the beautiful thing of getting closer and closer.Of course, the most gratifying thing is that the person chosen by the Empress is precisely the nephew of her Zhang family. It is really a match made in heaven and a happy marriage.

Empress Dowager Zhang tentatively consulted Li Wanhua's mind: "Yingyue, whichever is better for you, I will hand over this golden sword to him.".Li Wanhua's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and finally landed on Zhang Xianju's face. Seeing his self-proclaimed coquettish appearance, like a peacock spreading its tail, Li Wanhua couldn't help showing a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.With such qualifications, is she worthy to be her imperial husband?Even if she is destined not to choose the person she loves, she will never let such a frivolous man get his wish.

She lowered her eyes slightly, and the servant who was guiding her at the side naturally understood the empress' intentions, and immediately waved her hand to signal the group of unselected people to leave.That Zhang Juxian's face was incredible, that day in the palace of his aunt Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Dowager Zhang clearly promised to recommend herself in front of the Empress, but how could it be such a result now?

With a dejected look on his face, he turned his eyes to Queen Mother Zhang for help, and couldn't help calling out: "Queen Mother!" Everyone was startled, and all their eyes fell on him.Above the main hall, it would be disrespectful to speak out without authorization, not to mention that as the nephew of the empress dowager's natal family, he tried to seek help from the empress dowager if he lost the election. In such a large audience, even if the empress dowager Zhang wanted to protect him, there was nothing he could do.

As the word "Queen Dowager" hadn't landed on his face, the Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly changed her color: "Above the main hall, how can you wait to talk! Come on, slap your mouth and fork it out!", even if two warriors in front of the hall came up Before, he couldn't help saying that he was a big mouther towards Zhang Juxian, and then he couldn't help but say that he set him up and dragged him out of the hall.

In fact, Queen Mother Zhang's move is similar to Li Wanhua's protection of Lu'er and He'er that day.One is that the Empress Dowager Zhang has already reacted to Zhang Juxian's disrespect in front of the palace. As Li Wanhua, she will not slap the Empress Dowager in public on such a trivial matter; Relieving the anger can also block the mouths of many people, it seems that the Queen Mother Zhang is not selfish, and the most important thing is that these big mouths successfully stopped Zhang Juxian's next nonsense and successfully preserved the face of the Zhang family.

The ceremony in the main hall did not stop because of this episode, groups of young men showed up in front of the imperial court one by one according to the established order.As time passed, Li Wanhua's heart sank little by little. She knew that today, she could no longer hesitate, nor could she shrink back.

The empress slowly stood up straight from the throne, and walked down the imperial steps step by step.In her hand, it seems to symbolize the golden sword of the emperor who can stand side by side with her and control the country together.Everyone in the hall couldn't help holding their breath, watching the empress slowly approaching them step by step.

Li Wanhua's gaze fell on a young man named Kong Wu. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a dignified appearance. He exuded a strong masculine aura. He looked like a man full of masculine beauty. Looking at the nameplate on his body, it turned out to be exactly The eldest grandson of Yuan Qitai, the privy secretary of the current dynasty.

Li Wanhua nodded secretly, the so-called generals have no dogs, this grandson of Yuan Qitai is indeed handsome, not inferior to his grandfather's demeanor, presumably in time, she will be another pillar of the country in Daxia, such a man should not be trapped In the harem, he should be like an eagle, soaring over the border of national defense.

Li Wanhua's eyes turned to a Wenxiu man, and he saw that he was as tall as a bamboo, and his temperament was like an orchid. Even though he was wearing the same clothes, he still stood out from the crowd, which was unforgettable. "The so-called modest gentleman, as gentle as jade, must be talking about this person", Li Wanhua thought inwardly.Her gaze then swept over the nameplate on his body: Wang Wenbing.

It turned out to be Wang Yansong's grandson, so it's no wonder he has such a demeanor.It's just that Wang Wenbing's eyes were slightly lowered, and although his expression was respectful, the unwilling expression still couldn't escape Li Wanhua's eyes.

"It turns out that I am not the only one who is unwilling in this palace election." Li Wanhua looked at Wang Wenbing, and couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic: "Even if you were willing, I would not choose you. Who called you?" The grandfather is Wang Yansong. Your Wang family is already powerful enough, so you should be satisfied."