Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 188: The Saint King Selection (Part )

"Master Wei, are you kidding?"

But they really couldn't laugh anymore.

What kind of popular person is this Emperor Yue?
It’s fine if those powerless people like them are fighting and snatching, but even someone like Lord Wei, who is handsome, powerful and rich, wants to get a piece of the pie.

In fact, in their view, Emperor Yue was nothing more than a chicken rib, with no meat to eat but a taste to discard. There was absolutely no need to ask a local overlord like Wei Canghao to curry favor with him.

"Look... do I look like I'm joking?"

Wei Canghao had a solemn expression. In the sunlight, his inky black hair was casually tied behind his head. His face was clearly defined, his jawline was graceful and tight, his shoulders were broad and his waist was narrow, his proportions were perfect.

Yes, he didn't seem to be joking.

It’s just that they suddenly felt that they were a little... ridiculous.

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Sheyuan Lifu
“Brother, brother… Brother…”

The voice was as urgent and urgent as calling for the soul. Li Yehe raised his head impatiently: "What are you calling for?"

"Click", the door was kicked open, and Li Niao Niao rushed in: "Brother, this is terrible, Emperor Yue is going to choose a concubine, and Sister Xu is going to marry someone else soon!"

Li Yehe's expression suddenly changed and he stood up from behind the desk.

"Who said that?"

Li Niaoniao waved her hands: "Who said that? The government has posted the notice, there are men from all over the country who are eligible for the selection, anyone can sign up."

He narrowed his eyes: "...What conditions?"

"Good-looking, with a good family background." Li Niaoniao blurted out.

Li Yehe thought it was ridiculous: "There are at least thousands of men with this kind of conditions in Jingguo. Is she going to take all of them into her harem?"

Moreover, such conditions are too casual. What does she take marriage for granted?
"Brother, what are you going to do?" Li Niaoniao came over.

"My marriage with her has been called off. She is now Emperor Yue. She wants three thousand concubines in her harem and she wants to have beauties left and right. Who can interfere with her?" Li Yehe said with a cold face.

Seeing that he said one thing and meant another, Li Niaoniao couldn't help but sneer at him, "Yes, Sister Xu is so high up now. Her five former fiancés all disliked her and wanted to break off the engagement with her. Now, she has become the emperor and everyone is fighting for her. How can it be your turn?"

How could Li Yehe not know that Li Niaoniao deliberately said such words to provoke him, but it really provokes him.

"Can you blame us for this? She changes her mind so suddenly. Her origins are unknown and she is so mysterious that we don't even know what kind of person she is who is engaged to us."

"No matter what kind of person she was, brother, don't give up on Sister Xu. Otherwise, you can go and participate as well."

Li Yehe asked back with a dark face: "Are you asking me to choose a concubine? To be one of her many men?"

Li Niaoniao laughed dryly and took a step back: "If you want Sister Xu to be the only one, then go for it."

The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was right: "Just compete for favor. When she only takes you out of the three thousand weak waters, you will be the queen of Jing Kingdom, the most powerful one in the harem. By then, the others will be just decorations. You can keep them if you like them, and secretly deal with them if you don't like them."

After she said this, Li Yehe was also fascinated and felt that the future was promising.

"...Are you so sure that your brother and I can enter the palace?"

"Of course." Li Niaoniao's eyes widened, her pupils full of praise: "Just relying on your unique face, you can defeat many handsome men. In addition, our Li family's status in Sheyuan, I am sure that there are not many people in this world who can compare to my brother."

Li Yehe's eyes flickered, hesitating: "Then I... should also sign up?"

"necessary."

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陇东
Guyue Mansion
"Jiarong, Grandfather is looking for you, hurry up and go with mother."

As soon as Gu Yue Jiarong entered the main door, he was pulled to the main hall by his mother. He saw that almost all the important elders of the Gu Yue family were gathered here. When they saw him coming, their expressions were different. "Grandfather, uncle, second uncle, father, aunts and cousins."

After bowing one by one, he stood up straight.

"Garong, you are here."

Gu Yueqing is now seventy-eight years old. He sat in the main seat, looking at Gu Yuejiarong with pride and satisfaction, who was dignified, elegant and polite.

Among the younger generation, only Gu Yue Jiarong is the one who pleases him the most and makes him most satisfied.

"Grandfather is looking for his grandson, is there something wrong?"

"There is a very important matter to discuss with you, Grandfather hopes you will not refuse."

"Grandfather, please feel free to tell me."

Gu Yueqing did not hesitate and said directly: "Grandfather knows that doing this may be unfair to you, but Grandfather still wants you to participate in Emperor Yue's selection."

Gu Yuejiarong looked at his grandfather and his father in surprise.

"Jiarong, this matter must be done by you." Guyue Jiarong's father also looked serious.

Gu Yuejia was stunned for a moment. He neither agreed nor refused immediately. He just asked, "Why must it be me?"

His father said, "Our Guyue family has taught our disciples for generations to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and to govern the world with benevolence, righteousness and morality. The former Emperor Yue was unable to bear the heavy responsibility, and all we could do was to protect ourselves. But now this Emperor Yue has destroyed temples, driven out the Xuanmen, and killed rebels and traitors. She is exactly the monarch that the Guyue family has always dreamed of."

The Guyue family has always been dissatisfied with the Taoist sorcerers. Most of these people are bullies with their skills and cannot tolerate being offended. Once they are offended, the means of revenge they will take include death at the very least and the extermination of the entire family at the worst.

There are also interests that others cannot see, but the Guyue family has long been aware of them, such as the interference of divine power in politics and the loss of imperial power, which has resulted in students like them who are well-read, diligent and hardworking never being valued and employed.

Now all this will change, and this change will inevitably be full of thorns and bumps.

"Child, you represent not only yourself, but also the attitude of our Guyue family. I let you accompany the emperor because I believe that with your ability, you can definitely assist and influence the emperor, and work with her to create a brand new Jing Kingdom." Gu Yueqing looked at him deeply.

Gu Yuejia thought for a moment, and his frowning brows finally relaxed. He bowed and said, "Grandson agrees."

-

Amidst the towering mountains and a vast river, lies the Twelve Linked Villages.

A bonfire party is held in the village every year, which aims to match young men and women in the village, and is also equivalent to a blind date meeting.

This year, Chi's mother forced Chi Jiangdong to attend the party because his engagement had been cancelled and he was single again. He had to go to have some fun. What if he fell in love with a beautiful girl in the firelight?

Chi Jiangdong had never been interested in these things, but he couldn't resist Chi's mother's nagging, so he changed into village clothes and appeared at the bonfire party.

As soon as he appeared, he naturally became the focus of the whole place, and most of the girls turned their attention to him.

They danced and sang around him, and threw flowers to him to express their love, but Chi Jiangdong always had a cold face and remained indifferent, like a wooden man.

This made Chi's mother very anxious. She dragged him aside, put her hands on her hips and asked, "Xiao Si, what's wrong with you? There are so many beautiful girls, but you don't like any of them?"

"No." He asked dryly.

This expression isn't right.

"Do you...have a crush on someone?"

The sudden questioning instantly hit Chi Jiangdong's sore spot. His pupils dilated, and his face and ears turned red, but he vehemently denied it: "I, I didn't."

No one knows a child better than his mother. Chi’s mother understood this.

"Dumped?"

Chi Jiangdong's expression froze: "..."