Chapter 184 Hundred Flowers for Beauty
The selection of this primary election was particularly strict. Several old ladies were treated solemnly, and their bodies were full of shining momentum and solemnity. Several girls of relatively low background were so scared that they couldn't even speak in the face of several matan, but lowered their heads and dared not say more words.
Mu Qingya came out, and Leqi had retreated. Because she was a show girl to be selected, she didn't even pass the primary election. They were not allowed to have maids around them, and they could only do everything by themselves.
M Mother Yang held the roll of names in her hand and said coldly, "At the beginning of the primary election, please occupy the open space in front of the maidservant in turn.
Mu Yizhi's grade is now the first grade, which can be regarded as the minister of the humerus in the court. Therefore, Mu Qingya's name ranked fourth after Liu Yingxue, the granddaughter of the State of Wei, Su Xunran, the daughter of the Zhengyi Temple, and An Luoli, the granddaughter of Zhengyi Temple. After that, dozens of beautiful girls were talked about their names one by one by one. He stood in the line, but when he heard a person's name, Mu Qingya was slightly surprised. Zhang Wan, the daughter of Zhang Qiu, the servant of the Ministry of Ceremonies, was also among the show girls to be selected.
Speaking of which, if she hadn't heard her name this time, she would have forgotten the existence of Zhang Wan, but when she thought of the name, she unexpectedly thought of the scene where she pushed Feng Yurao to cause her to be killed. When she walked into the room in turn to check, Mu Qingya turned her head and looked at Zhang Wan. She was dressed in a beautiful moon-white brocade, and her actions were like a weak willow supporting the wind. A touch of sadness on the tip of her eyebrows made her look like a flower crying and touching.
"Miss Mu, please." Hearing Mother Yang's reminder, Mu Qingya withdrew her mind. She had no conflict with Zhang Wan, and even secretly reminded her several times before. She had a little affection for her and didn't care about her. She just wanted to send her out if she didn't want to enter the palace.
It was said to be an inspection, but with Duanmu Lingyu's words, the M Mothers were very gentle, and only let Mu Qingya sit by the couch and drink a cup of tea and then went out. Although Mu Qingya knew that these were secretly instructed by Duanmu Lingyu, she did not be stingy with a few purses, and dozens of taels of silver won the favor of many people.
Out of the examination room, Mu Qingya was arranged to sit aside and wait for the result. Many of the ladies were still unnaturally pale and worried.
"Are you Mu Qingya?"
Sitting aside tasting tea, a brisk voice sounded in her ear. Mu Qingya turned her head and said, "Well, I'm Mu Qingya. Miss Su is polite."
It is talking about Su Xunran, one of the few beautiful girls who were ranked in front of Mu Qingya before. Her father is Su Zheng, a college scholar of Zhengyipin. She is one of Duanmu Lingyu's confidants. Although she is a civil official, she is unrestrained and unconventional. She once beat a general to a black face in the court. Later, if It's not that Duanmu Lingyu has mediation, and I don't know what the two are going to do. I didn't expect his daughter to be so lively.
Su Xunran's whole body is particularly beautiful, which is different from the delicateness of ordinary young ladies. Her whole body reveals a sense of heroism, but does not harm her beauty at all. Instead, it makes her a few more unique. A pair of eyes are particularly flexible, like a clear spring: "Miss Mu is polite, you see Look at the faces of those people, why are they so ugly?"
Mu Qingya was stunned and then smiled: "I should be worried about being selected."
Su Xunran blinked his eyes and said, "Well, there's nothing to worry about. Just go home after being selected."
Mu Qingya laughed. Although Miss Su's personality is a little simple, she is not sweet and cute: "Isn't Miss Su worried?"
"I don't have to worry. My father has already told me that I am the only daughter of the Su family and I don't have to go to the palace."
Mu Qingya nodded and said nothing more. In fact, Duanmu Lingyu has promised to marry only her, so the rest of the women who went to the palace are very sad. The good youth has been worshipping for many years. Although it is unfair to them, she will not give up Duanmu Lingyu out. If these The ladies can stay safe, stay in the palace for two years and wait for the situation to stabilize, and then find a reason to send them out, and she will not miss them.
"Elegance."
Mu Qingya turned her head and said, "Miss Zhang." It turned out to be Zhang Wan!
"I haven't seen you for a long time. Your posture is getting more and more beautiful, and you have compared us all." Zhang Wan's voice was soft, but as soon as the words fell, it attracted many people around her to look over.
Speaking of which, Mu Qingya's beauty is not the best of all the candidates. Take the few people in front of her as an example, Liu Yingxue and Su Xunran are not bad, and An Luoli's beauty is even better than everyone, but in terms of temperament, no one surpasses Mu Qingya. Her temperament is tempered by the royal family. If the water does not lose its hardness, majesty and purity without losing its softness, she just said nothing and stood there quietly, as if she were far away from the crowd, and no one could reach it.
Originally, everyone had many scruples about Mu Qingya, but they didn't expect that Zhang Wansheng would point out this gap. How could he not make people jealous?
Mu Qingya was angry and bored. Seeing the haze and coldness flashing in Zhang Wan's eyes, she immediately understood that Feng Yurao's death made Zhang Wan very difficult these days, and even her mind had been greatly worn out because of this matter, and there was a faint trace of abnormal tension.
"Miss Zhang praised it." Mu Qingya said plausally, turned her head and looked at the scenery beside her, no longer paying attention to Zhang Wan.
"Ha, Qingya, you are so modest. No one knows that Kyoto is spreading. You are known as the first beauty of Yuhan."
Mu Qingya frowned slightly: "Miss Zhang, this is a little biased. The big Kyoto and the huge Yuhan are personally aware of it. How can the first beauty be summarized? It's like pearl and jade. Some people like jade, and some people like pearl agate, but they have their own characteristics. What does Miss Zhang think?"
Mama Yang on the side secretly cheered. These words are neither humble nor arrogant, but also do not deny Zhang Wan's first beauty, but also secretly show that different people have different judgments on the beauty. They can't be generalized and maintain the face of other young ladies. At the same time, they secretly satirized Zhang Wan's distinction between right and wrong. Although it is only a paragraph, The wisdom in it can be seen, which is really worthy of being valued by the emperor.
Zhang Wan choking after listening, gritted her teeth secretly and smiled softly: "I just said casually, but the elegant view is different from others."
"Where are Miss Zhang talking?" Mu Qingya said plainly, as if she didn't want to say more. For Zhang Wan, she really doesn't want to pay attention to it anymore. It's understandable that she pushed Feng Yurao. After all, Feng Yurao once harmed her, but she couldn't pass the test in her heart, but attributed the mistake to her. Such a person is extremely sad. Some things are like the eyes going into the sand. If you can't get the sand out, just crush it in your eyes. It hurts for a while and it's better for a lifetime!
Zhang Wan still wanted to say something, but she heard Mother Yang cough and hold the results of the primary election in her hand: "Ladies, the results of the primary election have come out. The name has been passed. The lady who hasn't read the name has put off the sign and can leave the palace later."
"Liu Yingxue, An Luoli, Mu Qingya..."
As soon as the list came out, some people were happy and some people were worried. Su Xunran was not selected, but she was not sad at all. Instead, she became more and more cheerful. Mu Qingya glanced at her and smiled at the corners of her mouth. It was really rare to have such a state of mind. It seemed that without her help, Duanmu Lingyu had already made arrangements.
Returning to Feiyu Pavilion, Leqi has stood at the door with a smile: "Welcome back."
The show girl who has passed the primary election will be called the little master, and Mu Qingya doesn't care about her name: "Why, you girl is willing to come back?"
"Little master, don't argue with the maidservant. The maidservant has just prepared something for the little master."
Mu Qingya walked into the room and happened to see the meal on the table. Because of the special strictness of the primary election, these beautiful women have not eaten well. At this time, they are really hungry. Looking at the dishes on the table, Mu Qingya quietly raised her eyes. It seems that this table is his work again: "Well, this dish is good."
Le Qi covered his mouth and smiled secretly: "Miss, try it quickly. This dish looks good."
After Mu Qingya picked up the dish and tasted it. To be honest, the taste of this dish was really ordinary, but as long as he thought that these things were made by that person, he had a strange appetite, and there was a slight smile on the corners of his lips.
When Le Qi saw that Mu Qingya finally ate something, the smile in his eyes could not be hidden. It seemed that the emperor's thoughts were not in vain.
In Zhuanghua Palace, Duanmu Lingyu listened to the report of the dark guard, with no expression on his face, but his heart had already smiled: "Well, I know, you go down."
After Duanmu Lingrui came in, he saw Duanmu Lingyu's smiling face: "Your Majesty, why are you so happy today?"
"Brother, why are you here?"
"Ha ha, didn't you hear that Miss Mu entered the palace? She just came to visit the emperor."
Duanmu Lingyupi glanced at her. Didn't this guy come to see the fun?
"Brother, I can arrange elegant things freely. You don't have to worry about it. I'm also very good. I don't need you to visit." Well, don't think you really don't know what you're thinking.
Duanmu Lingrui sat aside with a smile and tasted tea, as if it were some kind of jade, but did not answer Duanmu Lingyu's words. Before that he did not agree with Mu Qingya's entry into the main middle palace, but after this period of exploration, he also had to admit that he wanted to take the emperor from the girl's side. It is impossible to pull it away. In this case, he doesn't have to provoke the emperor's reverse scales. The reverse scale of the dragon will die if you touch it. It's good to have such a lively look now.
"Your Majesty, I don't have a good appetite these two days, but I just want to eat some light dishes, your Majesty..."
"Brother, I have seen a lot of movement in the northwest these two days. The two brothers of the Qin family, Qin De and Qin Li, seem to be a little restless. If you have nothing to do, go and have a look."
"Who said I was fine?" Duanmu Lingrui suddenly stood up, turned around and walked out, "I'm very busy, emperor, I suddenly remembered that there are still a lot of things in the palace, and I'm leaving now."
"Hmm!" Duanmu Lingyu bent the corners of his mouth and watched Duanmu Lingrui escape carelessly. He lowered his head and continued to look at the picture scroll sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When he saw the elegant one, he frowned tightly: "These people actually painted Qingya so embarrassingly that they have no charm at all!"
Pull out the picture scroll and put it aside: "Gude, prepare the pen and ink, and I will paint for the elegance myself."