food queen

Chapter 416 Tear! (1)
Liuying smiled faintly, and said with blessings: "Princess Su made fun of the slave again, what is the slave, the princess can let the slave go."

Su Lan turned her head again with a smile, and asked Han Jin: "You said you too, why are you willing to send Yindie to the palace? No, it's okay to send it to the palace, anyway, serving the empress is the right thing to do." Yes, it's just that... the empress didn't know what to think, she sent her to a wild place like Northern Mongolia without blinking... eh!"

Gu Ningshuang took a look at Han Jin's plain face, and said with a light smile, "Master Su, do you have anything to say to the two of us today? Or are you acting like a servant girl, and you want to come to us to find two reliable people?" people?"

When Su Lan was asked by Gu Ningshuang, she couldn't hold back, so she laughed a few times and said, "Well, I'm just bored at home, so I just came to gossip with Sister Gu and Sister Jin'er."

"You are really free!" Han Jin gave Su Lan a cold look.

"You..." Su Lan didn't expect that Han Jin would directly embarrass herself, and her face turned purple immediately.

"Okay! You two deserve to quarrel and blush because of these trivial matters? You are really children." Gu Ningshuang persuaded with a smile.

In Han Jin's heart, Yindie is different from others. It is a heartache for her to be sent to Beimeng by the queen, so when Su Lan said it, she immediately became anxious.However, as soon as Gu Ningshuang reminded her, the anger in her heart passed, and she just smiled lightly: "I'm sorry, Sister Su, I lost the way of hospitality, so don't take it to heart."

"It's my sister's fault, I accidentally poked your sore spot. I'm sorry!" Su Lan also apologized in time, but she was secretly proud of it. With Han Jin's temper, even if the empress supported her, she would never Not difficult to deal with.

The three of them were sitting together drinking tea with their own thoughts, apparently talking about irrelevant things, but in fact they were probing each other.

Of course, there is no secret between Han Jin and Gu Ningshuang. If there is, it is because Han Jin has a little care in his heart. Gu Ningshuang doesn't know, so facing Su Lan, the two of them seem to be of one mind.

Han Jin is thoughtful, and Gu Ningshuang is even more slick. Su Lan thinks that if these two people are talking in their mouths, they are simply sending them to others.

Gu Ningshuang knew that Su Lan only relied on her father's title of Marquis and the support of her grandfather Gao Yanshi, the cabinet minister who is now in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials.The Gao family is also a family of eunuchs and scholars, but during the Jinglong period, they committed some crimes, and their status in the court was not as good as before. When Yunshuo came to the throne, because at that time, there were too many murders by dissidents in the court, the Gao family stood in Dingbei. The Hou Mansion had another chance, and Gao Yanshi joined the cabinet only the year before last.

Han Jin has already memorized these things by heart, and Gu Ningshuang has done her homework a long time ago. In fact, these things are the same for both of them, Su Lan or not.

At the end of March, the scientific examination of the Tribute Academy ended.

At the same time, the second round of screening in the harem also ended.

Through the first two rounds of screening, those who are crooked, those with hidden diseases, those who are too fat and too thin, those who are mean and unprofessional, and those who have no money to bribe the maids and old eunuchs in charge at this time are all eliminated , From the initial more than 200 people, it was suddenly reduced to 30 people.

These 30 people have to compete with each other through their respective talents, and finally the empress decides who will stay and who will go home to find another husband's family.

Han Jin, Gu Ningshuang, and Su Lan were naturally among the 30 people, but Han Jin decided to withdraw before the talent competition.Gu Ningshuang was very surprised, and held her hand at night when no one was around, and asked, "Why? Isn't the person you adore from the bottom of your heart His Majesty?"

Han Jin smiled faintly, did not answer, but said earnestly: "I just wanted to accompany you, sister. Now it's the last moment, I can't accompany you anymore, it's up to you."

"Hey, you..." Gu Ningshuang wanted to ask something else, but Han Jin raised her hand and patted her hand to interrupt her, "Let me persuade you one last time, my little aunt is not a generous person. Think clearly."

Gu Ningshuang sighed helplessly: "I've come this far, and it's hard to turn back. I'm not as good as you, sister, and I have the right to be willful at any time."

"Okay, then take care of yourself, I'll go home first." Han Jin smiled slightly, and raised his hand to straighten the golden step on Gu Ningshuang's bun, "I hope my sister can come out on top, fly up to the branches, and do it." A dazzling golden phoenix."

"There is only one phoenix in this harem, and that is the Empress Empress. No matter how many people there are, it's just a performance of "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix"." Gu Ningshuang smiled lightly, "Don't worry, sister, I still know this bit of self-knowledge." some."

Han Jin smiled, didn't say any more, and went to Chenlu palace with the personal maid specially chosen by the empress empress.

In the last hurdle of the harem beauty pageant, the empress did not appear as expected. What's the reason?It is said to the outside world that the queen's body is not suitable for being too busy when she is pregnant. In fact, Sun Defu, who came to take charge of this matter, knew very well that in the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and wine, our queen also understands the item of "wine", so she It doesn't matter whether you come or not, and seeing so many people going into the palace, can the Empress feel happy?Of course, the last sentence was added by Sun Defu himself, and the empress did not show the slightest bit of discomfort.

Standing on the steps in front of Fanghua Pavilion, Sun Defu looked at the 29 beauties neatly arranged in the yard, and asked again on behalf of the empress: "I tell you, the empress said that although the harem is big, it can't be done once." With so many people entering the palace together, it will be a long time in the future. After three to five years, when everyone is old and weary, we still have to reserve a place for the beauties in the future. Therefore, in this beauty pageant, only six people will enter the palace in the end. , and the rest, go home and form a happy relationship."

After hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Apart from the empress, there was also a noble concubine, four concubines, nine concubines, and 27 beauties in the harem. There are only six people.

But there are only six people, Gu Ningshuang thought that even if only one person is selected, it must be herself.Because I am already 16 years old this year, if I wait another three to five years, the day lily will be cold.

"Cough cough." Sun Defu coughed twice to pull everyone's thoughts back, and then said in a high-pitched voice: "Here, let's say one more thing, this beauty pageant, no matter who is selected into the harem, everything in the future You have to listen to the queen's arrangement, eating, drinking, lodging, etc. are all decided by the queen, if the queen tells you to go east, then you can't go west, do you understand?"

It was this sentence again, Gu Ningshuang panicked inexplicably after hearing this, but it was only for a moment, and then she was suppressed by her firm belief.

(End of this chapter)