Princess, please respect yourself

Zhong took back the badge and looked at it, then handed it back to Ziluan, "It's just a badge, I still have it here."

After speaking, Long Gui took out a few plaques from his pocket, either gold, wood, or silver, and handed them all to Ziluan, "Take it and look at it slowly, but it's just for the convenience of walking in the rivers and lakes, and it's used to bluff people."

Ziluan was at a loss with a bunch of signs.

Long Gui picked up the sign and explained to her in detail: "This gold one looks like it is valuable, it is for the convenience of going out of the city gate, but it is gold-plated, it looks like something; this iron one can be credited, so you can guarantee that you don't need to spend money Eat it all over the big restaurants in the capital; Is this wooden one, it’s a flower card, you don’t need to know; and this one, this is a famous brand, it’s used when visiting, the paper one is easy to break, so I made a silver one .Look, which one do you like?"

Ziluan first picked out the gold plate and took a closer look. The plate was small, only half the size of a palm, with the word "Forbidden" on one side and the word "Yu" on the other side. It looked exquisitely crafted.

"If you like it, I will send it to you."

"Uh... not good, it looks very expensive."

"It doesn't matter, it's not true anyway, it's fine to use it at night, but during the day...you can't use it during the day."

"This..." Ziluan hesitated a little, Long Gui grabbed the waist badge and stuffed it into her arms, "Okay, it's no big deal, I'll buy another one later."

Zi Luan had no choice but to accept it, and stretched out his hand to get the nameplate, which was rectangular, surrounded by auspicious cloud patterns, and engraved with the words "Longshigui in the capital" and nothing else, so he asked, "Don't you write on it?" Go to your post, do you want to see me or something?"

"This is real silver. The position changes frequently, and it takes money to fight again. You don't know how bad the craftsman is. Every time, he will deduct a lot. It's better to be simpler. Anyway, those who want to see will naturally meet, and those who don't want to see ...I can sneak in and see you."

"Martial arts are awesome!" Ziluan said adoringly.

"But to protect myself, I was also forced." Although the words were modest, the way they spoke was full of complacency.

"Then what is your job?" Ziluan finally asked.

"I used to be a special envoy of the Military Patrol Academy, but recently I was grounded because I offended my boss. I don't know where I will be transferred."

"The Military Patrol...what is it for?"

"It's just a peddler rushing to the market, helping to deliver letters or something—why don't you know anything?"

"I...my parents seldom talk to me about this."

"It's okay, just ask me what you want to know later, after Enke passed the exam this time, he will be a petty official in the capital, and then...then...hehehe, I'm going to sleep."

After speaking, Long Gui tilted his head and fell asleep.

"..." Ziluan gently pushed Long Gui, "I may not pass the exam, my handwriting is so ugly..."

However, Long Gui did not wake up.

Ziluan thought wildly for a while, and finally fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Ziluan woke up and found that Longgui had already roasted the rabbit.

"You left me alone to hunt rabbits?" Ziluan looked sideways.

"No!" Long Gui yelled, "It was this silly rabbit who ran over and bumped into a tree, and passed out."

"So stupid?"

"Hmm, wait for the rabbit, it means we are lucky."

Ziluan thought about it seriously and found it very reasonable.

Long Gui took Ziluan to fish and hunt birds for another two days.It was not until the evening before the announcement of the list that he reluctantly sent Ziluan back to the Chen Mansion, and stood far away in a hidden place on the corner of the street, and did not leave until he saw Ziluan entering the Chen Mansion.

Ziluan stood outside Chen's mansion and asked the servant at the door: "Is Brother Chen there?"

Seeing that it was Ziluan, the young servant hurriedly greeted him warmly, "The young master has ordered, you don't need to report, just go in."

Ziluan nodded, and followed the young man into Chen's residence.When they arrived at the small courtyard, they found that Chen Xiaotong was not in the study room, and there was only a beautiful maid in the study room, pretending to be cleaning the table.

"Excuse me, where is Mr. Chen?"

Seeing Zi Luan's beauty, the maid gave her a wink and replied shyly: "He is not feeling well, he is still in the bedroom."

Ziluan was a little worried, and hurried into the bedroom, and saw Chen Xiaotong lying on the bed, with dark circles under his eyes, and his breath was like gossamer.

"You, what's wrong with you?" Ziluan was shocked.

"Brother Yan..." Seeing that it was Ziluan who came, Chen Xiaotong couldn't help but said with tears in his eyes: "There is a knife on Sezi..."

After finishing speaking, he shook his head and recited a poem: "Erbajia's body is like a crisp, and he cuts a fool with a sword at his waist. Although no head falls, he secretly teaches the king to dry his bones." (Quoted from "□□")

After Chen Xiaotong finished reciting the poem, he supported his head and said in pain, "I'm so dizzy, I... am I going to run out of fuel?"

"...you are shaking your head."

Ziluan carefully looked at Chen Xiaotong's face from side to side, and saw that the swelling and scratches from that day were almost healed, but his complexion was a little weak, so he comforted him: "I don't think there's anything serious about Brother Chen, he's just a little weak. Order bird’s nest and ginseng, and you’ll be fine after a good night’s sleep.”

"I'm afraid it won't work..." Chen Xiaotong began to cry bitterly, "Before I leave, I have to tell you something, I... I have had unreasonable thoughts about you, and there is no hope in this life, can you agree? Me, to continue the relationship in the next life?"

Ziluan couldn't laugh or cry, and tried to persuade her: "Aren't you a Wenqu star who descended to earth? You haven't been named on the gold list yet, and you have been famous through the ages. How could it be over like this?"

Suddenly, all the beautiful maidservants flocked to Chen Xiaotong's bed, crying loudly, pushing Ziluan behind.

"Master~ I love you deeply, how can I live without you~"

"I'm the one who loves you the most!"

One who didn't squeeze into the best place to show his face at the head of the bed climbed directly onto the bed and threw himself on Chen Xiaotong's chest, crying endlessly.

"Master, I (may) be pregnant with your child!"

Seeing that Chen Xiaotong was being suppressed, he was really about to go west.

Ziluan hurriedly shouted: "Don't move!"

It's a pity that everyone ignored her, crying when they should, and making trouble when they should.

Ziluan touched her body up and down, and it seemed that only the gold medal in her arms could be used to bluff people, so she held up the gold medal and shouted: "Whoever dares to make any more noise will be sent to the government!"

There was a beautiful maid who used to be a red card in the brothel, she had some knowledge, glanced at the gold medal, quickly stopped her voice and knelt down towards Ziluan, and her other maidservants were also knowledgeable, imitating the example, and knelt down one by one.

Only the one kneeling on Chen Xiaotong's body was crying too much, and didn't notice any change in the situation, and was still crying loudly: "My poor child~Master, you can't leave our mother and son alone~" Zi Luan pointed to the first maid who was kneeling on the ground, and ordered: "You! Go and pull her down."

The maid reached out and tugged at the corner of the maid on the bed, and said with a trembling voice, "Green sleeves, green sleeves! My lord is here, don't mess around!"

It was only then that Lu Xiu came to his senses, and hurriedly climbed out of bed and knelt down.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Ziluan put away her badge and said with satisfaction: "This is how we can talk—you said you were pregnant?"

After speaking, he pointed to the green sleeve.

The green sleeve twisted a bit, then bowed his head and replied: "Young Master is mighty, these few days... must be there."

Ziluan said happily: "That's great, offspring are the most important thing, if you are pregnant, please get up and stand here."

Lu Xiu stood up triumphantly, cast a contemptuous look at the other maid who was still kneeling, and stood aside with her head raised.

A dissatisfied maid said, "Then, I should be pregnant too."

"Yes, yes!"

Ziluan hurriedly said: "Everyone who is pregnant, please stand here!"

The maidservants on the ground stood up one after another, and stood with Lu Xiu, and finally there was only one left, who knelt on the ground and dared not speak.

Ziluan stepped forward and asked, "Why don't you stand up?"

The servant girl didn't look very old, when Ziluan asked her, she timidly replied: "I see that my belly will grow bigger when I see pregnancy, Tsing Yi hasn't felt her belly getting bigger in the past few days, so she dare not stand up."

Lvxiu and others covered their mouths and snickered that Tsing Yi was too honest. Seeing that the young master is dying, even if he pretends to be pregnant, he can at least live a good life for a few months. If he is lucky enough to really give birth to a son, it will be a step up to the sky. .

Ziluan shook her head, regretfully said: "It's not good for those who are not pregnant."

Tsing Yi's frightened face was as white as paper.

Ziluan turned to the five maidservants again: "Are you pregnant?"

The five maidservants nodded one after another.

Ziluan went on to say: "If you are pregnant, you need to be taken good care of it!"

The five maidservants nodded more vigorously.

"Then you all leave here and go to the master to ask for better care!"

The maidservants were a little hesitant, and Lu Xiu blamed it: "The master gave us to the young master, and the young master has the final say on where to go and keep!"

Ziluan took out the gold waist card again and held it up, "Don't you obey orders? That's the next crime, I'll send you to the government!"

Yuantou Pai hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "You don't dare! My lord, please forgive me, I will leave now."

After she finished speaking, she scrambled away, and the other maidservants looked at each other in blank dismay, so they had no choice but to back out too.

After going out, Lu Xiu stepped forward and grabbed the sleeve of Yuantou card and asked: "What's the origin of that brand? Whatever his background is, it's not easy to meddle in other people's family affairs."

Yuantou Pai shook his head, "No way, no way."

The green sleeves refused, and the original head card got entangled impatiently, so I could only say: "That card even deserves a three-point favor from the emperor."

After speaking, he quickly slipped away.

When everyone arrived at the steward's place, they explained the whole process in a more eloquent manner. The steward did not dare to make a decision without authorization and reported it to Chen Shubao. Naturally, Chen Shubao would not believe the words "already pregnant", but because of the sign, he arranged all the people in another place. , Don't let me provoke the young master again.

Chen Xiaotong waited until the roots of his ears were clear, then opened his eyelids a little bit, and when he saw that all the maidservants had left, he opened his eyes and let out a sigh, "Brother Yan saved my life again, if they don't leave, I will be squeezed." Adult scum."

"Master..." Tsing Yi knelt on the ground and whispered.

Chen Xiaotong saw that there was another one on the ground, so he hid in the bed in fright.

"Don't be afraid." Ziluan said: "I think this one is pretty honest, and she is not pregnant, so it's better to stay and serve you, it's better than those rough hands and feet."

Chen Xiaotong repeatedly nodded in agreement.

"Tomorrow will be out of the list, brother Chen should take a good rest."

"Tomorrow?" Chen Xiaotong turned pale with shock, "No~ God wants to kill me! How can I see people like this? I have to go to see the emperor the day after tomorrow!"

"It's okay!" Ziluan quickly comforted: "I have a way to cover your face for you, but you still have to raise your energy and spirit. I don't have any elixir, so I can't help you."

"Can you really save my face?"

"Exactly!"

"Okay!" Chen Xiaotong closed his eyes reassuringly, "I will start to rest now."

Tsing Yi hurriedly set aside the curtain to burn incense, and waited by the side.

Ziluan went to rest outside.

Ziluan got up early the next morning to help Chen Xiaotong "change his appearance". Chen Xiaotong was already handsome, but after dressing up, he became even more detached.

"Don't get wet!" Zi Luan warned.

Chen Xiaotong kept it in mind, he didn't even dare to drink soup when eating.

After eating, Chen Xiaotong seemingly casually picked up the book and read it for a long time, only after Ziluan reminded him did he realize that he had put the book upside down.

"Aren't you nervous?" Chen Xiaotong wondered.

Ziluan spread her hands, "What's the use of being nervous, the list has been set long ago, but we don't know it yet, what's the use of being nervous about the unchangeable facts?"

"Brother Yan really has a good opinion, but it's a pity that I am in it and can't get away from it."

As he was talking, he heard firecrackers going off at the gate of the mansion, and they rushed towards here with a lot of noise all the way.

"Here we come!" Chen Xiaotong seized the time to look in the mirror again, and straightened his clothes.

Those who have good news rushed in and congratulated Chen Xiaotong, "Congratulations, Mr. Chen, you have won Huiyuan!"

Chen Xiaotong said calmly: "It's just the blessing of our ancestors."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was surrounded by people.

Ziluan stepped aside, leaving the place for others to have fun, and went against the flow of people to look at the list.

☆, on the list

When Ziluan slowly swayed to the front of the list, there was no one in front of the list. Ziluan was so happy that no one was crowded, and looked at the names one by one from the top to the bottom. , still did not find his name.

"So, is it still a failure?"

Ziluan felt a pain in her heart, "What should I do to avenge my father? Do I have to tie a villain?"

The more I think about it, the sadder I feel, I can't help myself.

"Hey, hello! What's your name? If you don't make it on the list, hurry up and don't hang out in front of the list!"

"My name is Shen...what's my name?" Zi Luan almost bit her own tongue before swallowing the words, and then remembered that her name is now Yan Baisui.

The guard came forward to push Zi Luan, Zi Luan swayed left and right, stood on tiptoe to look at the list from above the guard's shoulder, and finally found Yan Baisui on it, then she was relieved and shouted to the guard: "What are you pushing, My name is also on the list!"

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left like Chen Xiaotong, not caring about the guards' ridicule.

Ziluan had nowhere to go, so she wandered on the street.The capital is bustling, there are many tea shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, all kinds of ready-to-wear department stores are full of styles, Ziluan's eyes are not enough, after all, this is her first time visiting the capital.

All the purple luan gluttons from Caixianggou in a restaurant came out, and when they were about to step in, they saw two waiters inside throwing one out with the help of another.

"I've come to my house to eat Bawang's meal, and I don't even look at our brand! This time, spare your dog's life, and make trouble next time, and discount your spine!"

Ziluan touched all the wealth in her bosom - more than four taels of silver, and walked away silently.

When passing by the person lying on the ground, the person suddenly hugged Ziluan's calf.

"Girl, stop!"

Ziluan was startled, and kicked the man several times before kicking the man away.

"Neuropathy!"

After Ziluan finished speaking, she turned around and left, the man shouted behind her: "Girl! You have suffered a bloody disaster recently!"

Ziluan stopped and looked back at the person who was lying on the ground seriously. He saw that person was obscene, with a pair of mung bean eyes, a flat nose, a big mouth and thick lips, and there were a few shoe prints on his clothes, but he He was not in a hurry to throw ashes or get up from the ground, but just stared at Ziluan with wide eyes, although the effect was not obvious.

"You said I had a bloody disaster?" Zi Luan narrowed her eyes and asked.

"Yes! I am Tian Canzi, the number one counselor in the Dragon Kingdom. I have known the past for 500 years and the future for [-] years! You can observe the stars at the top! You can explore the caves at the bottom! I..."

Ziluan pulled out the hairpin from her head, and stabbed fiercely on her left index finger, but the hairpin was not sharp enough after all, it only caused a small wound, Ziluan had to squeeze hard and squeeze out a drop of blood.

"Okay, the bloody disaster you mentioned, are you satisfied?"

Tian Canzi was dumbfounded and speechless.

Ziluan snorted coldly, put the hairpin back on her head, turned and left.

"Hey! Girl, if you insist on going your own way, I can help you!" Tian Canzi lobbied tirelessly behind Ziluan, but Ziluan never looked back.

Seeing Ziluan's back gradually drifting away, Tian Canzi shook his head helplessly, "It's really capricious! But we will meet again."

Struggling to sit up, he yelled into the restaurant: "Hey! You have such a big restaurant, you actually rely on one of my crutches!"

Someone threw a wooden stick with a crooked end from the restaurant, it hit Tian Canzi on the head, and bounced a long way.A bartender scolded: "Get out! Don't pass on bad luck to us."

Tian Canzi crawled a few steps to retrieve the wooden stick, stood up on the ground, and walked away slowly with a mutter in his mouth—it turned out to be a cripple.

"Everyone in the world is confused by appearances, they don't know the true God, they don't know the true God!"

Ziluan was thinking about the phrase "Blood and Light Disaster" in her heart, wandering aimlessly, when suddenly hurried footsteps came from behind.

"Young master Yan stay behind!"

Ziluan turned her head and saw that it was Chen Xiaotong's personal servant, sweating profusely from running.

The young man ran up to him and said out of breath, "Master Yan, my young master has an invitation. If you don't go back, he won't come out to meet people. The guests at home are waiting. Please, Mr. Yan, come back home with me quickly. "

Ziluan hurried back to the mansion with the servant, and asked curiously while walking: "I was lost myself, how did you find me?"

"Young servants like me, the Chen family sent out seventeen! They searched for each district, and whoever finds them first will be rewarded, so I have to thank Mr. Yan for letting me get a sum of money for nothing."

"...It really is a big family, and the efficiency is high." Ziluan sighed.

When they arrived at the small courtyard, Ziluan found that the doors and windows of the study were closed, and Chen Xiaotong was only willing to let Ziluan in alone.

After Ziluan entered, Chen Xiaotong quickly grabbed her and asked nervously: "You are finally back, come and see my face, is the left side different from the right?"

Ziluan observed it carefully, and said: "No, I think it's very good!"

"You are perfunctory to me, it's just different!" Chen Xiaotong felt aggrieved.

"Uh, well, I think there's a little bit of white on the left."

"That's right, it's obviously on the right."

"Oh, oh, I'm looking at the left side." Ziluan quietly wiped her sweat.

"You can see it too? Come and help me make it up."

After finishing speaking, Chen Xiaotong sat down at the table in an orderly manner.

"……All right."

Ziluan took out the medicine powder she carried with her, lifted Chen Xiaotong's chin, wiped off some of the original spots on his face, and then put some on, repeated this for a long time, and then asked: "Do you think it's better now?"

Chen Xiaotong stared blankly at Ziluan's face, then retracted his gaze, coughed a few times, looked in the mirror, nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's much better!"

Ziluan breathed a sigh of relief, and put away Yi Rong's small package.

"Come to the banquet with me?" Chen Xiaotong looked at Ziluan eagerly, "I'm afraid that the disguise on my face will be wasted."

Zi Luan pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Chen Xiaotong was overjoyed and begged, "Will you stay with me from now on?"

"Brother Chen was joking, you will be recuperating in a few days, where do you still need me to be by your side all the time? Besides, this is just a trivial skill, taking good care of your body is the right way."

Chen Xiaotong lowered his head and was speechless in disappointment, but Ziluan pulled him up and went out to meet the guests together.

At the banquet, the flattery words from the guests flooded towards Chen Xiaotong, and Chen Xiaotong answered them politely.

If Chen Xiaotong is the sun of everyone, Ziluan is a little firefly under the sun, no one pays attention to her.

Ziluan is happy and at ease, when others greet her to eat vegetables, others toast her to eat vegetables, others call her to eat vegetables...

"This son is so arrogant." Someone said dissatisfied.

Chen Xiaotong kicked Ziluan under the table, and answered for her: "Brother Yan is too strong to drink, he must be too drunk."

"Ah? Yes, yes! My head is so dizzy, what did you just say?" Ziluan put down the chicken leg in his hand and asked.

"I asked Brother Yan if he was in high school?"

Chen Xiaotong also looked at Ziluan, waiting for her to answer.

"Yes, yes!" Ziluan nodded again and again, thankful that she was on the list, otherwise she would lose face under the eyes of everyone.

Sure enough, when everyone heard that Ziluan was also on the list, their faces softened a lot, only Chen Xiaotong had a trace of disappointment on his face, which was quickly covered up very well.

Another jealous person jumped out and said: "Mr. Chen and Mr. Yan are very close, and now they are on the list together. The relationship will definitely go further in the future, right?"

"This..." Ziluan was speechless.

"We will sworn brothers with different surnames!" Chen Xiaotong announced along the way.

"..." Ziluan wanted to decline, but other people had already started to congratulate her, so Ziluan had no choice but to keep silent.

The protagonist remains the same, the banquet is changed from the outer room to the inner room, and finally to a small table. Chen Baoshu carefully instructed how to deal with advances and retreats in the palace test tomorrow. Want to go back to sleep early.

When Zi Luan finally got his wish and lay down on the bed, it was already late at night.

"Why do you say you want to be sworn brothers with me? I'm just a nobody." Ziluan asked puzzled.

"It is precisely because you are an unknown person that I want to make a sworn vow with you, so that you will have something to rely on in the court in the future, otherwise it will definitely be difficult."

"It's so troublesome to go around..." Ziluan was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes.

"It's okay, just act with winks at me in the future, I will guarantee your wealth and glory."

It's a pity that Ziluan had already fallen asleep and didn't hear this sentence.

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During the palace examination, Chen Xiaotong wrote a thousand words, and as he wrote, he quietly stopped writing, and secretly looked around for Ziluan with his eyes, and finally found her on the opposite side—seriously writing with his left hand.

"It turns out that she can write with her left hand." Chen Xiaotong smiled slightly and continued writing.

When the results of the palace examination came out, Chen Xiaotong won the first prize in the examination, and the Chen family took out the lanterns and red silk that had been prepared a long time ago to decorate the house, even the bird cage was replaced with a red one, and the parrot in the cage opened its beak. That is: "No. [-] scholar! Guangzong Yaozu!".

Although the ranking is almost the last one, Ziluan is also on the list anyway. After hearing the news, Ziluan let out a long breath—the distance between him and the emperor who is aloof is one step closer.

The gate of the Chen Mansion was about to be crushed, and everyone wanted to see what the champion of the "Lianzhong Sanyuan" looked like, and many of them brought their family members with them. Xiao Tong.

Ziluan hid early this time, and refused to eat with her, so Chen Xiaotong had to go out with her and deal with it alone.

Chen Xiaotong drank until late at night, so drunk that he was carried back to the bedroom. When he woke up in the morning, he opened his eyes and saw a person with red bumps all over his face. Chen Xiaotong was so scared that he rolled straight to the ground.

"Where is the evildoer?"

"Monster" was woken up, opened his eyes and said innocently: "I am Yan Baisui."

Chen Xiaotong got up and grabbed the face of the "monster" for a closer look, vaguely seeing the appearance of Yan Baisui, he was very surprised.

"Brother Yan... are you... poisoned?"

Ziluan shook her head, "It's not poisoned."

"Is that the original form?"

"Oh!" Ziluan said embarrassingly, "I was bitten by a mosquito!"

"Oh." Chen Xiaotong was stunned, and asked in confusion: "Why was he bitten like this? Let the doctor take a look."

"Hey, it's hard to say." Zi Luan pretended to be inscrutable, but refused to tell the truth that she did it on purpose. After all, the best disguise is a real physical change.

"Brother Yan is really careless. You have to attend the emperor's banquet tonight. If you do this...you might be regarded as contemptuous of the court." Chen Xiaotong said worriedly.

"It's okay, I'm not the protagonist, I just go to eat and drink, and then you can just pretend you don't know me."

"Hey, there's really nothing I can do about you."

When Ziluan appeared in front of the rest of the Chen family, she couldn't help being ridiculed openly and secretly.

I don't know why, today Chen Xiaotong is very picky, he always dislikes the bad food and bad soup, everyone has to concentrate on flattering the new champion.

Some clever ones hurried out to flatter, saying that the red envelopes on Ziluan's face were arranged like the Big Dipper, indicating wealth and honor!

Chen Xiaotong nodded in satisfaction, everyone seemed to have seen the weather vane, and immediately Ziluan was praised as "born with different phases, he will become a great weapon", "Heaven has given a great responsibility to everyone, and he must be the leader", " This bag is as gorgeous as peaches and plums, it is too beautiful to behold", and so on.

Ziluan was terribly frightened by the sudden enthusiasm, and shyly hid behind Chen Xiaotong.

Fortunately, Chen Xiaotong suddenly became talkative again, fearing that Ziluan would not have enough to eat in the palace, he specially packed a large bag of snacks with him.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, people immediately stepped forward and surrounded Chen Xiaotong. Most of them wanted to make friends with Chen Xiaotong, and some were jealous of him, so they said sourly: "Brother Chen is getting closer. The son-in-law was selected in the banquet, but the son-in-law is actually selected, and this son-in-law must fall on Brother Chen."

Chen Xiaotong was terrified, "Don't try to guess your heart!"

"I heard that brother Chen is so brave to guard ten daughters in one night. The princess knows it, and she must like it!"

"Rumors! Complete rumors!" Chen Xiaotong gritted his teeth angrily, "There are only six of them!"

Unlike Chen Xiaotong who joked with everyone with ease, Ziluan tried her best to shrink herself into the shadows, but she was still discovered.

"Is this Brother Yan?" someone asked.

Ziluan nodded, and covered her face with her fan, only showing her eyes.

"Why are you covering your face?" The man frowned.

"This... I ate garlic this morning." Ziluan made nonsense.

Everyone showed contempt on their faces, pretending that they didn't know Ziluan.

Ziluan was happy and quiet, but unfortunately things often backfired. Ziluan was surprised to find that except for Chen Xiaotong, everyone else was a little bit far away from her, so the isolated Ziluan became even more prominent.

Fortunately, when bowing to the emperor, Chen Xiaotong pulled Ziluan to his side.

Everyone danced and knelt down, and the emperor seemed very happy.

"Hurry up, you are all the pillars of the country, please work hard in the future, share my worries, and benefit the people."

Everyone kowtowed in accordance with the system, and when everyone stood up straight, the emperor looked carefully from left to right, and wrote "choose a son-in-law" clearly on his face.Finally, he smiled and asked: "That is Chen Xiaotong?"

Chen Xiaotong came out unhurriedly, the emperor looked him up and down, and nodded in satisfaction, "Sure enough, the jade tree is facing the wind and has an extraordinary demeanor."

Chen Xiaotong smiled slightly, "Thanks to the emperor's great love, it's just a superficial appearance."

The emperor beckoned, called Chen Xiaotong to his side, took him by the hand and told him: "Sanyuan Jidi is rare in history. I hope Aiqing will work hard and don't disappoint my expectations."

"It's all thanks to the wiseness of the Holy Spirit!"

The emperor took off the prayer beads on his wrist, put them on Chen Xiaotong's wrist, and patted his hand again to let him return to the queue. After waving his hand, the servant hurriedly announced the start of the banquet, and the high school candidates entered one by one.

At this time, the emperor accidentally saw the stone in Ziluan's waist.

When everyone was seated, the emperor pretended to "accidentally" find someone who was bowing his head in thought.

"That Qing family, why do you always keep your head down?"

Being criticized by the emperor's name, Ziluan had no choice but to raise her head slowly, the red bumps on her face gleaming.

"Uh..." The emperor was taken aback, "What's wrong with your face?"

"Don't panic, Your Majesty! I just accidentally got bitten by a mosquito. It's definitely not a disease." Ziluan quickly explained.

The emperor's eyebrows frowned more and more tightly, and finally he stood up and left without taking a bite, leaving everyone looking at each other in blank dismay.

Zi Luan was also very regretful in her heart, she finally met the emperor, she wanted to wait for the opportunity slowly, but she didn't expect to lose her popularity with a single word, maybe it would be troublesome again, fortunately, she didn't implicate Chen Xiaotong.

Chen Xiaotong waited tremblingly for a long time, but no one came out to pull Ziluan down and cut him down. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and complained to Ziluan: "Brother Yan is too reckless, it is better not to come than to make the emperor angry."

Ziluan lowered her head in shame, and soon smiled at Chen Xiaotong: "But the emperor is very satisfied with you, and will definitely marry the princess to you!"

"What's so good about marrying a princess?" Chen Xiaotong frowned, "She is a ruler, and I am a minister. It's like marrying a tiger by my side."

Ziluan thought about it carefully, "Yes, why am I so stupid, I can't think of anything."

"Don't be sad, you are just kind..." Chen Xiaotong swallowed the latter sentence "If you don't like it, why not go back" together with a mouthful of unpalatable roast suckling pig.

Soon, a servant came out holding the imperial decree.

Chen Xiaotong quickly sat up straight.

The servant slowly opened the imperial decree and read: "Xuanyan accepts the decree at a hundred years old!"

Yan Baisui knelt in the middle of the ground under Chen Xiaotong's worried and gloating eyes.

"Yan Baisui looks so strange, he can be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and now he is married to Princess Xianggui..."

Ziluan didn't hear what was said later, she felt as if she had been hit hard by a wooden stick, she was so dizzy that she couldn't move.

Not only Ziluan was surprised, but everyone couldn't accept it. The news flew out of the banquet as if it had grown wings, flew to the capital, and flew to the north and south of the river. In less than three days, the people of the whole Dragon Kingdom were talking about it. Princess Dao Xianggui's son-in-law is so skeletal that the emperor is willing to marry the very beloved Princess Xianggui.

"It seems that you are so happy that you don't know how to accept the decree." After finishing speaking, the servant put the imperial decree into Ziluan's hand with a smile on his face, and said a few more polite words. It was Chen Xiaotong who came up and gave the reward. Only then left satisfied.

Chen Xiaotong pulled Ziluan up from the ground, and reminded in a low voice: "Brother Yan, be more vigilant, this place is no different from Chen's Mansion, if there is a slight difference, it will be fatal."

Only then did Ziluan come to her senses, and braced herself to deal with the suddenly enthusiastic onlookers.

☆, sincerity

Before Ziluan fully recovered from the shock, another court lady came to call Ziluan.

"Concubine Ning is here to invite you."

Ziluan had no choice but to lower her head and follow the maid to see Concubine Ning.

Arriving at Concubine Ning's bedroom, after Zi Luan knelt down to worship, she smelled a strong fragrance coming towards her face. Amidst the clinking of the rings, a woman came up to her and gave Zi Luan an affectionate hug.

"Please hurry up, wait for Bengong to take a good look, what kind of character did Princess Xianggui personally choose?"

Ziluan took advantage of the situation and stood up, looked up to see the person, but both sides were surprised.

Concubine Ning's expression was first surprised, then ecstatic, looking at Ziluan was like looking at some treasure.

"Princess Xianggui's vision...is really different!"

Ziluan blurted out: "Mother Li..."

The smile on Concubine Ning's face froze, and a maid next to her had already stepped forward and scolded Ziluan: "Bold madman! How dare you say something to offend Concubine Ning!"

Ziluan knew that she had slipped her words, and quickly fell to her knees, but she didn't expect Concubine Ning to raise her finger, and a court lady had already stepped forward to help Ziluan up.

"I heard you call me Mama Li? But Bengong's face looks like your old acquaintance?"

Concubine Ning smiled pleasantly like a spring breeze.

Ziluan pondered for a while, and said: "Your concubine, you are very much like my wet nurse."

"Really? There is such a coincidence in the world? We should become a family."

Zi Luan lowered her head with a dry smile.

"Don't be shy, just take a closer look, is there any similarity between Bengong and your wet nurse?"

After finishing speaking, Concubine Ning smiled more tenderly and considerately.

Ziluan raised her head and looked at it intently, then lowered her head and replied: "The noble concubine is a hundred times more beautiful than the next wet nurse!"

Concubine Ning's expression relaxed when she heard the words, and her eyes stared at the void in the distance, as if she was caught in the memories of the past.

"only……"

Concubine Ning urged: "Just what? Tell me quickly and listen."

"Probably because she is my wet nurse, I think Mama Li is more loving."

The smile on Concubine Ning's face collapsed for a moment, and then returned to normal. Although it was only for a moment, Zi Luan noticed it.

"Princess Longgui is here!"

Before the maid's words were finished, a man broke in, wearing a bright red palace attire, his head full of emerald greens but covered with a white gauze. When he saw Concubine Ning, he bent his legs slightly as a salute, and said, "Concubine Ning is in private. Seeing my fiancé, but with ulterior motives?"

Hearing this, Ziluan's hands trembled.

Concubine Ning Guifei sneered inaudibly, "I got the emperor's personal approval, do you want to say that the emperor has ulterior motives?"

"What are you allowed? Are you allowed to sneer at the emperor's relatives? Or are you allowed to let the son-in-law meet?"

"You!" Concubine Ning Gui immediately took a deep breath, suppressed the anger that was about to erupt, and said aggrievedly: "You have wronged me, my sister left early, I just want to give you a little more care and care, okay To make up for your missing love, why do you...why misunderstand me like this..."

As he spoke, he burst into tears.

"Be careful, noble concubine, don't make a fool of yourself." Zi Luan kindly reminded her, but Ning Guifei didn't appreciate it, she glared at Zi Luan between sobs, and ran into the room crying.

Long Gui shouted loudly: "Concubine Ning Gui, take care of your health, Xianggui bids her farewell."

After speaking, he pulled up Ziluan and left.

Out of Ning Guifei's bedroom, Long Gui didn't stop, until he walked to the secluded place of the imperial garden, Long Gui stopped and asked Zi Luan worriedly: "What happened to your face?"

"It's fine." Ziluan shook her head, "Sister Long, don't worry, it will be fine in a few days."