Aunt Zhao could see that this girl really wanted to compete for the position of the mother of the country. She also did have capital, and the capital was strong. Her style was not much better than that of Concubine Yue back then.

But her mind is not very flexible, so Aunt Zhao advised, "Since you have made up your mind, I will tell you a few more words, and you must remember them carefully."

"First, the world is big and the emperor is the biggest. You can offend anyone in the palace, but you can't offend the emperor. There is no point in trying to please anyone. The key is to please the emperor.

"Secondly, in the palace, great abilities don't count. In the final analysis, what counts is having children, especially sons. As long as you have a son, you will be completely established in the palace.

"Third, if you have no friends in the harem, don't be close to anyone. Maybe the person who stabs you in the back will be your most trusted friend.

"Fourth, I haven't decided on the fourth yet. I'll tell you when I think about it."

Bai Buling blinked her eyes. She humbly accepted the first and second items, but she had reservations about the third item. Sun Qiaoer was quite good.

But seeing Zhao Shufen's depressed look, Bai Buling didn't talk back to her, patted her on the shoulder and said, "I understand, I'll leave first, there's no need to leave any food for me."

Bai Buling left, and the small courtyard returned to the loneliness of only one person. The single Aunt Zhao thought to herself whether she should get a dog.

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In the Sun family, Sun Qiaoer was about to go out to look at the list, and then she met Liu Quan, the housekeeper of He Mansion. He came here specifically to tell her: You have been selected.

Sun Qiaoer was excited and just about to take out some money to thank Butler Liu, but Butler Liu said again, "But I still have a letter to pass on to the girl."

Sun Qiaoer took the letter and opened it. The words were very beautiful, but the content was not friendly.

He Kun criticized her tactfully, reproaching her for copying other beautiful women's articles, keeping them intact and with perfect punctuation.

Mr. He also said that she was almost found guilty of fraud, but fortunately she worked hard and spent countless resources to keep her status in the top ten and be able to participate in the final election.

"I can't help you on the road ahead. If you are rich and powerful in the future, don't forget each other."

Sun Qiaoer felt aggrieved for a while, but she finally understood that her article must be the same as Bai Buling's, so she was judged to have plagiarized.

But it was obviously her who copied mine!

Why should I take the blame?

Is it because I am not as beautiful as her?

No, I want to go dark!

Sun Qiaoer bought black eye shadow and bright red lipstick from Wan's department store on the street. As soon as she got home, she saw Bai Buling standing at the door of her house, holding a very big watermelon in her arms. She looked no less than

Twenty pounds.

Seeing her, Bai Buling waved the watermelon excitedly, "Qiao'er, look at how big this melon is. This is the watermelon king I spent a lot of money to buy. Let's divide it!"

"Hurry up and put it down, aren't you tired?"

"Aren't you tired? Oh, I'm here to tell you good news. You are also shortlisted and we can all enter the palace!"

Seeing how Bai Buling was sincerely happy for him, Sun Qiaoer touched the blackening suit in his pocket and said, forget it, he won't turn black yet.

At the Hanting Inn on another street, Yun Qing was also planning to look at the list, and then he was told by Lu Jiujiu, who rushed over excitedly, "Xiaoyun, you are the number one!"

"What about you?"

"I will continue to sell wine."

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In the Taiji Hall, Yu Zhiyu behind the curtain was extremely nervous. She was a weak woman and had no fame. How could He De come to this place where the courtiers were discussing matters.

However, His Majesty said that Shao Yan was about to go on official business, and he didn't know when we would see him next, so he took her to court to see his nephew for the last time.

The poppy was grateful for His Majesty's thoughtfulness. She gently stroked her belly, hoping that there would be some movement inside soon.

In the court hall, Hu Lu first listened to reports from officials of various ministries on some major national events, and then Hu Tu reported on the draft situation.

"The selection of the top ten beauties in the capital has been completed, and beauties from all provinces will come to the capital one after another later. Please take a look at the list."

Eunuch Wei passed the list to Hulu. Hulu glanced at it and saw three familiar names.

Two of them are the strong women Yun Qing and Bai Buling that Yingzi couldn't forget last night, and the other is Sun Qiao'er, the niece of the legendary Yu Shaoyan's wife.

Humph, these three people don’t want to enter my harem!

He cleared his throat and said, "You are all fine. Now let me talk about my own affairs."

The courtiers all pricked up their ears, and Hu Lu said, "I am deeply aware that I have become old and lack of energy recently. I plan to change the court meeting to once every ten days and three times a month. I wonder what you guys think. He Kun, you can tell me first."

He Kun first kowtowed to Hu Lu and said sincerely, "Your Majesty works hard for the affairs of the country. Although he is an example of a human being and a blessing to the country, if it makes the body tired and in vain, it will be the ruin of the country. I sincerely ask your Majesty to do so."

The health of the dragon's body is the first priority. Only when the emperor is healthy can the great mountains be at peace!"

He Kun and his group of flattering ministers responded one after another, begging Your Majesty to take care of the dragon body.

Yu Shaoyan couldn't stand it anymore, it was too much, it was too much!

In the past, the meeting was changed from two days and one meeting to three days and one meeting, and now it has become one ten days and one meeting. If you keep pushing the limit, sooner or later, the king will no longer be able to go to court!

Although his aunt was right beside him, his responsibility as a courtier prevented him from sitting idly by. He had something to say!

However, just before Yu Yutong spoke, his old mentor, Prime Minister Xiao Shen, stood up.

Yu Shaoyan was relieved in his heart. At this time, he still had to look at Xiao Xiang. He was a soft-spoken person and he was a nephew, so he didn't have the strength to speak out.

However, what made him doubt his ears was that Prime Minister Xiao actually said, "What Mr. He said is reasonable. Your Majesty's dragon body is the most important thing. There is no harm in holding less meetings this time."

Hu Lu nodded, "Then the government affairs in the court will have a lot of hard work. Mr. Xiao Xianghe, please retire!"

Seeing Yu Shaoyan who was eager to try, Hu Lu quickly announced his resignation, took Xiao Yu'er's hand and left Tai Chi Hall.

Later, the poppy was brought back to the Four Elephants Palace by Hulu. With reluctance, Hulu stuffed her with a small yellow-covered album, and then she returned to the harem coquettishly.

After she left, Xiao Liulang came.

Hu Lu told him not to be polite, "Tell me, what has Lin Xiaotian done these days."

Xiao Liu had the air of a daily man, so he took out a notebook and recorded everything clearly and in detail.

"The day before yesterday, I got up at 14:00 in the morning, took a pee, fell into a daze at 4:00 a.m., had breakfast at 10:00 a.m., ate a pork knuckle, and then continued to be in a daze.

"Have lunch at 3:00 noon, eat a feast at Hedinglou, take a nap at 3:00 pm, wake up at 3:00 pm, in a daze, and trap an alien wild cat at 3:00 pm..."

Hearing this, Hu Lu interrupted, "How are you trapped? Is it using a formation?"

"No, it's dried small fish."

Hulu, "Go on."

"Until the time of You, I have been teasing cats. At the time of Xu, I went to Jinfeng Tower to pick up prostitutes."

"What, he went to hook up with a prostitute again!" Hu Lu snorted, "He is a dignified cultivator, and at his age, he does not spend his prime time on cultivation, but wastes it on women. No wonder he cannot improve his cultivation."

Rokuro, "Actually, it's not a waste of time. Lin Tianwang is very fast."

"Oh?" Then the two men laughed.

The following records are probably the same. Lin Xiaotian's daily life mainly consisted of being in a daze, masturbating with cats and having sex with prostitutes.

Hu Lu suspected that when he was in a daze, he was actually absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon and practicing cultivation!

"Has Lin Xiaotian seen anyone alone these past few days?"

Rokuro replied, "No, even if he goes to Goulan Land to have sex with the oiran, we are all watching him, and Kurojuro and I will take turns when sleeping."

Hu Lu asked with a smile, "You are watching so closely, do you think King Lin Tian knows about it?"

"You should know, but King Lin Tianwang is a smart man, he doesn't care."

Hu Lu waved his hand, "That's all, there's no need to keep an eye on him anymore. An old fox-like figure won't let you catch the flaw. Do you have any clue about the person he's looking for?"

Hu Lu also cared very much about the three heavenly kings Ye Zhetian, Xiao Potian and Chu Aotian, especially Ye Zhetian who was good at alchemy.

As a result, Liulang came up with a basin of cold water, "I was responsible for looking for Ye Zhetian's descendants, but unfortunately it was not ideal. According to Lin Xiaotian, Ye Zhetian was not a womanizer. When the Four Heavenly Kings parted ways, Ye Zhetian was the only one without a child. We

I only know that his hometown is in Fenghuang Mountain in the Northeast Province, and people from the Sixth Division have been sent there. If this person chooses to return to his roots, there may be clues."

Then he reported the investigation progress of the two of them for Jiulang Julang, which was slightly better than Ye Zhetian's line.

After all, after more than two hundred years, the heavenly kings have the dual identity of rebels and monks. They act very low-key and may even remain anonymous.

When he heard that Xiao Potian was from Hedong Province and that Jiulang was investigating all the families named Xiao in Hedong, Hu Lu suddenly reacted, "Wait a minute, it seems that Xiang Xiao's hometown is Hedong!"

The Xiao family in Hanzhang, Hedong, was a very glorious clan in the Dayue Dynasty. Although it reached its peak in Xiao Shen's generation, it had produced two ministerial officials before, including the prefect and county magistrate, reaching double digits.

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Liulang said, "The Xiao family of which Prime Minister Xiao belongs is indeed one of the targets of Jiulang's investigation, but the time is still short and nothing can be found out yet."

Hu Lu narrowed his eyes, "Liu'er, based on your contact with Lin Xiaotian during this period, do you think his words are credible?"

Liu Lang thought for a while, "My subordinates think that the truth is mixed with lies."

That is to say, there is more truth than false, but the core thing should be false.

The reason why he wants to find someone is definitely not that simple. A person who can even kill his master still cares about his brother's love?

Hu Lu has read a lot of legends about the Green Turban Uprising in the past few days. One of them mentioned that the Green Turbans swept across the Central Plains in just three months. They defeated almost all the wealthy families, so they also accumulated a huge amount of money.

wealth.

But as soon as Dai Lufu died, this huge wealth disappeared. Could it be for this?

During lunch time, Hu Lu kept staring at Xiao Guoer.

"Brother, why do you look at me like this? Your eyes are about to pop out." Guoer said sweetly.

Wan Linglong hummed, "Your Majesty likes to read it, why don't you just look at Concubine Xian's sign at night?"

Hu Lu waved his hand, "Guo'er, I just want to ask, does anyone in your family or your ancestors know how to draw talismans?"
Chapter completed!