"What are you talking nonsense!" Gradually, Yan Zongzheng's shock turned into anger.

Dangui burst into tears: "I didn't say nonsense! The eldest lady died with her eyes open and watched in the sky. How dare I talk nonsense!"

"You said the eldest lady was killed by someone, and who was killed?"

Dangui cried and said, "Who will be the best for the eldest lady when she leaves? Master, you will understand it after thinking about it."

"Impossible..." Yan Zongzheng obviously understood her implicit meaning, but he couldn't believe that in his eyes, Lu, who had always been so gentle and obedient, and so weak that he didn't even dare to kill a chicken, how could he kill someone?

He glared at Dangui: "What evidence do you have?"

Dangui's eyes were determined and full of begging: "As long as the master invites the eldest lady's body and finds someone to carefully check it, the evidence will definitely be found!"

Yan Zongzheng frowned fiercely: "People have been buried for a year, how can they disturb the peace of the eldest lady again!"

Yan Zongzheng was the only hope. Dangui had to convince him. She slumped heavily on the ground and cried bitterly: "Master... Every word I say is the truth. Even if you don't make the decision for me, you can't watch the eldest lady unable to rest in peace in the nine springs. She is your wife..."

Yan Zongzheng's eyes suddenly moved and he fell into silence.

Feng Qiwu, hiding in the crowd, looked at all this leisurely and contentedly, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes kept a little smile.

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The day afterwards was the primary election ceremony of the Crown Princess. Choosing a concubine was a big event, and it should be more grand than recruiting a son-in-law by the princess. However, because the prince has not been pleased by the emperor recently, the crown prince himself has no interest in choosing a concubine, so he had already asked the emperor to keep everything simple.

The queen was unhappy, but she had no choice but to find an excuse to invite the beauties to be chosen and her mother to come to Qionglin Garden to enjoy the flowers. She had to personally cut the first barrier for her son.

The ladies and ladies who came in full dress were led to the banquet table one after another. The queen Fengyi sat in the main seat, and the chief on the side was left for Concubine Saki, but she had to wait a while before she came. The seats of other concubines were arranged in sequence according to their positions.

The eunuch Xuan of the Sili: "The daughter of Ji Cheng, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, Ji Zhihui, met the queen."

Then a noble girl with cloudy hair and beautiful face knelt on the ground to pay her respects.

Lan Ying walked into Qionglinyuan accompanied by her aunt Zi Han. Zi Han was restless all the way and kept tidying up her clothes: "Lan Ying, do you think my hair is messy?"

Zi Han was like she was here for the talent show. Since she sent the edict to the mansion, she was worried about too much. After all, the talent show was a big deal. She felt that her niece was dressed too clean on weekdays, and was afraid that she would not be able to stand the decent appearance of a famous lady in this occasion today, so she specially took out a small amount of money and bought a suit for Lan Ying.

Thinking of her aunt attaching so much importance to the talent show, Lan Ying felt very uncomfortable. She held Zi Han's hand and comforted her softly: "No mess, aunt, you are very nice, don't be so nervous."

Zi Han Zhan Yan couldn't tell me: "How can you not be nervous? Today is the official talent show, and my aunt was afraid that she would not be able to choose you if she didn't do anything well."

Lan Ying smiled bitterly: "It's better if you can't choose it, but there are not many people who support me to choose it anyway. It's just a formality and a foil for others."

When she said this, what she thought was Youmeng. She always felt that since she insisted on coming to the talent show, Youmeng has not been so close to her.

Zi Han didn't know that this close friend had a rift and didn't like her being so self-deprecating. In her eyes, Lan Ying was the best girl in the world: "Who said no one supports you? The concubine is very optimistic about you. She takes good care of our Shangguan family. People should know how to be grateful and repay, and you can't let her down."

Lan Ying forced a smile, feeling tired for no reason, so she stopped talking.

When the eunuch led them to the banquet, the eunuch Xuan of the Sili: "The niece of Shangguan Xiaowu, the commander of the patrol battalion, and Shangguan Lanying, meet the queen."

Lan Ying and Zi Han both knelt on the ground and gave a respectful gift.

"My wife Zihan."

"My daughter Lan Ying, please pay homage to the Empress, and the Empress will be lucky for thousands of years."

As soon as the Ming'er was recited, the queen's phoenix eyes could not help but narrow. Although she had met in a hurry at the dinner on August 16th, people were not as formal as they were. The queen was far away from the seat, so she did not leave any impression of Lan Ying.

Concubine Min, beside her, seemed to see the queen's doubts, lowered her head and smiled uneasy: "Is she the one recommended by the imperial concubine?"

The queen stared at Lan Ying in the audience: "Raise your head."

Lan Ying slowly raised her head, with a dignified manner, but her eyes were clearly visible.

She was wearing an embroidered dress with a white-backed crabapple. The queen saw her appearance clearly. Although she was beautiful and refined, she became a pale face in her eyes and couldn't help but mock her: "The concubine's eyes are just like this."

Lan Ying was so embarrassed that she was stunned and looked down, not daring to say anything, and Zi Han beside her was also extremely embarrassed.

At this time, Ruipin relieved the siege with a kind look: "In my foolish opinion, the concubine may have thought longer. Compared to the beautiful girl's appearance, she values ​​the talent and virtue of a woman more."

The queen sneered in her heart, "Looking for the long term"? Ruipin said this very well. It was obviously a Concubine Kuasaki, but in fact it was saying that she wanted to use Lan Ying as the girl to attack the Eastern Palace.

Concubine Min also praised sarcastically: "Yes, I heard that this daughter from the Shangguan family is a talented woman."

Lan Ying's eyebrows and eyes were drooping, and she felt very uneasy. Those women advocated her talent and reputation in this way, because they wanted to inspire the queen to compete with each other. The queen valued her niece Gui Yuan, who was also good at talent and knowledge. With her favoritism, she would only look down on Lan Ying even more disliked.

Sure enough, the queen smiled and said, "Get up."

Lan Ying and Zi Han each stood up, lowered their heads and stood there, only to feel the queen's coldness: "How old is it?"

Lan Ying answered calmly: "Reply to the Queen's words, my daughter is sixteen years old."

The corner of the queen's mouth curled: "Ha, I'm the same age as the little princess."

Lan Ying felt sensitively about the meaning of the queen and thought that her subtext must be: it is as annoying as the little princess.

The queen sat slightly relaxed: "What books do you read on weekdays?"

Lan Ying had already prepared a speech: "My daughter is not talented, she has only read some poetry and books at most, and at most it is just classics that teach women's morality, such as "Women's Rules" and "Women's Training", and I really don't dare to show off my skills."

Seeing that she was still humble, the queen felt very satisfied. When she was in a good mood, she no longer made things difficult for her. She nodded and asked the eunuchs of Sili and the others to retreat. Turning around, Lan Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Concubine Min's confidant palace maid walked to her side and said something in her ear. Concubine Min's expression changed slightly, and she immediately returned to normal. She stood up and blessed the queen, saying that she had something to leave, and the queen was sure.

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The second lady Yan Ruoyu and the third lady Yan Ruoshan of Yan's mansion have all bowed early and are resting in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Yan Ruoshan is sitting on the stone bench in the middle, and Yan Ruoyu sits against the railing, intending to stay away from her.

Lu said to his daughter Yan Ruoshan: "Ruoshan, I want to see Concubine Min for my mother, don't run around here."

Ruoshan responded obediently: "I understand."

After Lu left, Yan Ruoshan took out the silver jade hand mirror she carried with her and looked at her while modifying her makeup.

Yan Ruoyu glanced at her and deliberately twisted her

Looking at the lake view, he mocked disdainfully: "It's just that little qualification, no matter how you dress up, you can't dress up a flower."

Yan Ruoshan saw Yan Ruoyu's expression in the mirror, and her face suddenly turned dark. She suppressed her anger and smiled proudly: "Why don't sister look at herself? If you don't have the right to come, it's really unnecessary."

"I am the legitimate daughter, why can't I come here?" Yan Ruoyu turned his face fiercely, revealing endless disgust in his eyes, "On the contrary, you, the third wife was promoted to become a legitimate daughter, why? You can't recognize yourself now? You think you can fly to the branch and turn into a phoenix?"

"You..." Yan Ruoshan was angry, only for the word "concubine daughter" that sounded particularly harsh, which hit her pain point. She gritted her teeth and endured for a moment, and suddenly sneered, "Sister, don't be too proud too early. My mother is a friend of Concubine Min. As long as Concubine Min says a few words in front of the Empress, do you think that the Empress will choose you as the same legitimate daughter??"

Yan Ruoyu couldn't stand her arrogant look: "If you don't choose, you won't choose. I don't care. Don't wait for you to lose the election, and you are shameless and come to compete with me for the little county duke."

"Oh, it turns out that my sister is still thinking about Xiaojun Gong?" Yan Ruoshan grabbed her weakness and looked sneeringly, "I always dreamed that Xiaojun Gong Gong married you, but did he marry you?"

Yan Ruoyu was so angry that he stood up from the bench. Otherwise, she would really want to go up and slap them in the face to let her know what sister is and what magnanimity is!

Yan Ruoshan saw that sparks appeared in her eyes, and was so angry that she couldn't speak, and she couldn't help but feel even more proud: "I think my sister really can't recognize me."

"Hmph." Yan Ruoyu turned around coldly, not wanting to talk to her anymore.

Walking out of the pavilion, Yan Ruoyu returned to the shore and happened to meet Youmeng.

You Meng saw that she was walking like a flying step and her face looked extremely ugly, so she gently and concernedly grabbed her and asked, "What's wrong? You're angry?"

Yan Ruoyu turned his face and glared at Huxinting's head: "Isn't it that angry with my little bitch?"

Youmeng took the opportunity to see that the person in the pavilion was Yan Ruoshan, and she knew the relationship between them. She smiled gently and advised Yan Ruoyu very kindly: "Just let it go, don't take it to heart, after all, they are real sisters."

Yan Ruoyu hated her deeply: "I won't treat her as a sister. She follows her mother. She knows to be a monster all day long. She always likes to pretend to be weak and behave in front of my father. If my mother hadn't gone early, how could it be their turn to show off their power in the Yan family!"

Youmeng saw the opportunity and decided to test her: "Ruoyu, I'm very sorry about Lingtang's affairs. Can you be present when she dies?"

Yan Ruoyu regretted it when he thought about it: "At that time, I was at my aunt's house and I couldn't meet my mother for the last time."

Youmeng thought for a while: "In other words, you don't actually know what your mother was doing at the time of death?"

"She has an old disease and has not been cured. That time she was suddenly released and she said she was gone..." Yan Ruoyu fell into a sad mood and looked at Youmeng with a strange look, "What's wrong?"

Youmeng asked, "She went so suddenly, have you ever doubted that there was something wrong?"

Yan Ruoyu was stunned and his eyes deepened: "Little Princess, what do you mean by asking this?"

Youmeng is still so kind: "I just care about you, it's better not to mention sad things."

Yan Ruoyu nodded after hearing this, but his heart gradually became suspicious.

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The talent show on the banquet platform is still continuing, and the eunuch of the Sili proclaimed: "Ruan Xiurong, the daughter of the Minister of War, is Ruan Xiurong, to meet the queen."

The summoned celebrity walked calmly to the audience, wearing a gorgeous long rose purple dress, embroidered with the patterns of flying orioles, and her enviable long hair drooped to the waist, black and blue, like smooth silk.

This woman is Ruan Jingrong's sister. She has a graceful figure and her head is gentle and gentle: "My daughter is beautiful and beautiful, I pay homage to the Queen, and the Queen is blessed with all my blessings."

Her father Ruan Hu is the new Minister of War, and the prime minister is the target that the prime minister is eager to win over. The prime minister has long mentioned it in the queen's ear. In the talent show, he should pay attention to the daughter of the Ruan family. He must leave one for Ruan Xiurong as the position of the princess concubine. Moreover, she was recommended by the emperor in the name of Princess Jin Xuan, which is even more perfunctory.

The queen took out a rare kindness: "Get up and talk."

"yes."

When Ruan Xiurong looked up, everyone's eyes lit up, and Ruipin sighed: "He looks so beautiful."

"Her brother is handsome." He Shuyuan beside him raised her mouth.

Concubine Xue was so enchanted: "Ruan Family Erlang? Isn't it the noble son who won the first place in the three rounds of competitions by participating in the Little Princess's son-in-law's grand ceremony a few months ago?"

Concubine Rui sighed: "Yes, Your Majesty still likes him very much. In the end, the little princess chose the prince of Prince Mu's mansion, but did not choose the prince of the Ruan family. It's a pity."

The queen listened to the concubines' discussions and smiled coldly: "It's no pity. If Your Majesty really valued Erlang of the Ruan family, he would naturally choose another princess to marry him."
To be continued...