cannon fodder love

Chapter 317 Plum Blossom Roasting 16
"Li Mingyao, how dare you help her today, let's wait and see." Bai Ping glared at Li Mingyao, turned and left.

Xiu Nu's face was full of gratitude: "Thank you, although I came from a humble background, but today's kindness is unforgettable."

Li Mingyao smiled and said: "It's just a little effort, don't worry about it."

Just as she was talking, her father-in-law came to pass her into the palace, and Li Wanru and others were with her.

The five of them entered Jingyixuan together, only to hear Wang Man's shrill voice shouting one by one: "Li Shangshu's daughter, Li Wanru, is sixteen years old."

"Li Mingyao, the daughter of Li Shangshu, is sixteen years old."

"Su Shiyin, daughter of General Su, is fifteen years old."

"The daughter of the magistrate of the Forbidden City..."

The five people stood aside, Li Mingyao glanced curiously at the few people beside him, seeing that their hands were shaking slightly from nervousness, she couldn't help but secretly smiled inwardly.

I couldn't help taking a peek at the emperor on the throne. The man was in his 40s and had an ordinary appearance. If he wasn't wearing a dragon robe, he probably wouldn't have had much impression in the crowd.

Li Mingyao also took a look at the Empress Dowager beside him, thinking that she was Bai Ping's aunt, she lost her good impression.

Li Wanru was the first to step forward to salute and say hello, her generous demeanor was quite favorable.

The emperor sat up straight and said with interest, "Have you ever read any books?"

"I don't read much, I have read "The Commandments for Women" and "The Book of Daughters"" Li Wanru said lightly.

The emperor and the empress dowager each asked a few words, and Li Wanru answered calmly, which made them very satisfied.

"Thank you, Emperor and Empress Dowager, for your appreciation." Li Wanru stepped back, turned around and stood aside with a sigh of relief, and smiled at Li Mingyao.

The second person to be called was Su Shiyin, she was a little nervous, but she still imitated Li Wanru's way of saluting and greeting her.

When the emperor asked her what books she had read, she shook her head and said: "Ama once said: A woman who has no talent is a virtue, and a courtier does not know those things but can dance a sword."

After speaking, he looked at his hands, and then remembered that he couldn't carry a sword today, so he gritted his teeth and punched with empty hands.

The emperor and the empress dowager nodded, and she passed the test smoothly.

Li Mingyao didn't want to be the emperor's woman. She planned to lose the election, but she thought that if she lost the election, she would not be able to stay in the palace. She entered the palace with a mission. Thinking of this, she decided to stay.

While thinking wildly in her heart, Li Wanru shook her hand and motioned her to come forward.

Li Mingyao stepped forward and knelt down, and said respectfully: "My daughter, Li Mingyao, is visiting the emperor and the empress dowager. I wish the emperor a long life and good luck, and the empress dowager a thousand years of good luck."

"Raise your head," the empress dowager said lightly.

Li Mingyao raised her head, met the eyes of the two, and hurriedly looked away.

"Do you know the three obediences and four virtues?" asked the empress dowager.

"I know." Li Mingyao nodded calmly.

"What do you mean by the three obediences and the four virtues?" This time it was the emperor who asked.

"Three obediences refer to women obeying their father when they are unmarried, obeying their husband when married, and obeying their son after a husband dies; the four virtues refer to women's virtue, women's words, women's appearance and women's merit." Li Mingyao answered calmly.

The two asked a few more words, and then left a sign.

"The little master who left the sign please go with the servant girl." A court lady led the selected dozen people out of Jingyixuan.

More than a dozen people came to Yongshou Palace. This time, instead of three people living together, they each lived in a room, and each was served by two maids.

The show girls have three days to leave the palace, they can go home, or go out for a stroll.

There will be a general election three days later, and as for what to seal, each has to rely on his own ability.

Having not been home for three months, Li Wanru discussed with Li Mingyao and decided to go home for a while.

Hearing that they were going to go home, Su Shiyin's eyes were filled with disappointment. Her home was far away and she couldn't go home.

"Ming Yao, can you take me to your house?" Su Shiyin asked.

Li Mingyao was a little embarrassed, because that was not her real home, so she turned her questioning gaze to Li Wanru.

"Let's go together if you want to go." Li Wanru nodded...

(End of this chapter)