Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 194: Many Beauties Compete for Admiration (Part )

Xu Shanshan looked at him without saying a word. The long silence caused ripples of uneasiness in Xie Yujin's heart, but he refused to reveal any of his anxiety and panic.

He knew that as long as he persisted, she would most likely do as he wished, taking into account the power of the Xie family currently lingering in the court.

Before coming, Xie Yujin had thought of all the possibilities and the corresponding countermeasures one by one. He planned everything carefully, just to make sure nothing went wrong.

There was a calm look in Xu Shanshan's eyes that showed she could see through everything. She knew Xie Yujin far better than he knew himself. He might admire her, but he also had the ambitions that had been accumulated by the Xie family for a long time.

He could temporarily compromise for her, but he could not bury his nature forever for anyone.

"The best qualities that emperors and empresses throughout history have chosen are tolerance and the ability to put themselves in the emperor's shoes. This time, I will give you a task. Choose a concubine for me and show your attitude."

Xu Shanshan did not reject Xie Yujin outright, but she did not agree to it readily either.

The conversation between the two was like a game.

What is this called?
Use Zi's spear to attack Zi's shield.

There was a gloom in Xie Yujin's eyes, but he knew that this might be the best outcome for him to come and talk to Emperor Yue in person.

"You don't agree? Then it seems that my decision in the court was correct. You..."

"I agree." Xie Yujin could only agree helplessly, but he added: "If I can handle this matter properly, how will Your Majesty place me?"

This requires a definite answer from her.

If the person he chooses suits her taste and she promises the highest position to someone else, how should he deal with it?

Of course, he couldn't just end up with nothing and have his efforts go to waste.

Xu Shanshan leaned down slightly, his eyes surging with a dark tide: "As long as the Xie family is willing to abide by the rules and be loyal to me, I will do as you wish... But you should know that I have never been threatened by anyone. Anyone who I think is an obstacle will be eliminated one by one until there is no one to see or hear, and peace and tranquility."

Xie Yujin felt a chill all over her body, as if ice water had been poured on her head, and the chill kept creeping up her limbs and bones.

In the former, she called "I" "Jun", but in the latter, "I" seemed so strange and meaningful.

She said he should know.

What he knew was not the newly returned "Emperor Yue", but the great national teacher who was once high and mighty and untainted by the mundane world. She was the teacher and he was the disciple.

In the eyes of the world at that time, she was compassionate, dignified, solemn and peaceful. All evil people were members of the royal family. However, Xie Yujin vaguely sensed a sense of disharmony in her.

That's just too perfect.

Indifferent to sadness or joy, kind and just, working hard for the country and the royal family for ten years, guarding a corner, such a selfless and selfless person, does this person really exist in this world? Is it real?

It was not until that day, in Sheyuan Qihe City, that he saw what she really looked like. This also made him understand the real truth hidden deep inside this country...

The theological mystery has been controlling everything openly and secretly. Even he has been influenced by it unconsciously and has become accustomed to certain deviations and interferences.

The royal family became puppets of the Xuanmen, fighting against each other and repeatedly pulling each other's strings until the pro-emperor faction won the great battle of magic on the "Shore of the South China Sea", which led to the subsequent situation of forcefully expelling the Xuanmen sorcerers.

Unfortunately, these people have not given up in the past thirty years. They even secretly planned to split the upper echelons of Jing State, causing the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.

Among them, the "Grand Master" is undoubtedly the victim.

But Jing State lost its "Grand Master" and welcomed a more powerful and terrifying "Emperor Yue". I don't know if those people regretted their decision. "I understand. I will live up to your trust."

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Xie Yujin's plan to resign and become Emperor Yue's "wife" has caused a wave of "evil wind" in the court. There are also many young officials who do not want to struggle and want to become successful overnight.

But there is nothing I can do. Everything else in this world can be acquired through hard work, except a face given by one's mother. It is hard to change it. My appearance does not meet your majesty's requirements, so I can only return empty-handed.

But there are also some good-looking second-generation officials who plan to give it a try. They have secretly signed up, hoping to advance.

...It was not until they learned that Xie Yujin was eliminated by His Majesty himself in the first round that they began to feel disappointed.

Later, when they learned that Xie Yujin had been chosen by His Majesty as the chief examiner for the palace selection, they felt that they were completely doomed.

First, they were worried that even such an outstanding and excellent person like Xie Yujin could not catch His Majesty's eye, so what qualifications did they have?
Secondly, they were worried that Xie Yujin would take revenge on them personally, and with the revengeful mentality of "no one else can get what he can't get", they eliminated them all.

On the day of the palace selection, the weather was gloomy and cloudy, just like Xie Yujin's unhappy mood. He did not show it on the surface and was still the gentle and elegant Master Xie.

The handsome men who were sent into the palace by dragon-like carriages would be checked one by one at the palace gate before being let in. Anyone who did not match or was different would be stopped at the door.

It is naturally impossible for more than 700 people to enter the palace in the same batch. It will be divided into seven days in total, and each day the best ones will be selected from more than 100 people to advance.

In the past, the requirements for selecting concubines in the palace were age, body shape, appearance, family background, talent, etc. Nowadays, the selection of men cannot focus on "the overlapping hills of gold flickering, the clouds in the hair about to cover the snow on the fragrant cheeks" as they do for the selection of women.

The chief eunuch thought that more attention should be paid to the connotation of manners, so that when standing in front of His Majesty, one would not embarrass His Majesty because of his empty and boring inner self and vulgar and ignorant behavior.

Although Xie Yujin promised Emperor Yue that he would select excellent concubines for her, he would not choose those who are outstanding in all aspects. He could allow Her Majesty to select concubines to fill the harem, but he would not create strong enemies for himself.

Therefore, he would carefully consider how to choose.

"Hey, look, why is Young General Huo here?" The official from the Ministry of Rites was suddenly surprised.

The chief eunuch also didn't know the reason. He looked at Master Xie and then took the lead to greet him with a smile: "I wonder why General Huo came here at this time?"

After a polite greeting, General Huo held his sword and said, "Your Majesty asked me to come here to maintain order for the adults, and also to report the progress of the selection to Your Majesty at any time."

Excuses, everything is an excuse. His Majesty clearly sent Major General Huo to monitor them.

The chief eunuch laughed dryly: "Is that so? Then please come in."

One after another, handsome men were sent to the square. Most of them had regular features and were tall. In the eyes of ordinary people, they would be called handsome men.

A man came forward. He had fair skin, red lips and neatly combed hair. He was asked to recite a love poem on the spot.

"You have about 200 grams of powder on your face, your neck is dark, and you have a black mole. You are unqualified. Next one!"

The chief eunuch waved his hands impatiently.

Another handsome man came forward. He had fair and translucent skin. He smiled as soon as he saw people, and his snow-white teeth were eye-catching.

"He is less than eight feet tall, has a narrow forehead, has pierced ears, and speaks substandard Mandarin. He is unqualified. Next one."

Xie Yujin just raised his head and glanced down again, eliminating one person.