The group of people came to the place where the female guests were having a banquet in a hurry. They saw many butterflies hovering around the two women. When the women and girls nearby saw the emperor coming with a group of ministers, they knelt down to say hello.

Zhou Nianzhen waved to the crowd with a somewhat unnatural look on his face, motioning for them to stand up, while his own eyes were fixed on the two women.

At first glance, the most eye-catching thing is of course Shen Qingyin. Her pair of brilliant starry eyes suddenly met Zhou Nianzhen in the air. However, she hurriedly averted her eyes after just one glance. Her fingers were curled up tightly, which showed her nervous mood at this time.

.As for the other one, she is a tall woman. Although she is not as eye-catching as Shen Qingyin, she is still a rare beauty. Her pitiful appearance makes people feel a bit pity for her.

Duke Pei's face was far from happy at this time. He originally thought that he would be able to sit back and relax after sending the girl from the Gu family away without anyone noticing, but he didn't want to kill Cheng Yaojin halfway. Moreover, he took a closer look at the girl's unparalleled eyes and the girl from the Gu family.

They are generally difficult to get along with.

Therefore, we can only give up on this matter of natural selection and look for opportunities in the future.

However, the three Jizhou clans on one side did not think so. Among them, Yang Yinchu, the head of the Yang family, seemed elegant but was also a cunning and cunning person. Shen Mingze on the side understood it after a brief gesture and said with cupped hands: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty Hexi,

This is truly the joy of natural selection.”

Although I don’t know the twists and turns here, it should have something to do with the little emperor’s ability to make decisions. Now that he wants to fool the three clans just after he took the throne, is he too hasty?

Since he didn't want to marry a girl from the three tribes of Jizhou, then they just didn't do what he wanted, which made him understand that he couldn't make the decision on many things.

Someone expressed their position, and the clans belonging to the southern camp stood up and expressed their stance one after another like cats that smelled something fishy. Their words were no different from Yang Yinchu's words, which made the faces of the northern clans brighten up.

, someone had already begun to take a sneak peek at Pei Guogong, but they didn't find any clues, so they had to continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

"Whose girl?"

Zhou Nianzhen pinched his fingers tightly under Guang's sleeves. The candidates selected by the Liao family were not among them. Did he really want to give in? He knew that he was too anxious this time, but when the powerful ministers looked around, he

I don't want to be controlled by others everywhere.

"Qingyin, I haven't paid homage to His Majesty yet."

Only then did Shen Mingze speak to Shen Qingyin who was not far away. Although Shen Qingyin had known from her brother that she would enter the palace in the future, she still couldn't help being nervous when they first met. She mustered up the courage to bow slightly towards Zhou Nianzhen: "

I, my maid, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Zhou Nianzhen did not let her get up, but turned sideways and looked at the tall girl. There was no emotion or anger in his voice: "Whose girl is this girl?"

"Pei Qingwan, daughter of Yangling's Pei family, pays homage to His Majesty."

The woman is not shy at all, but rather bold. Although she does not look directly at Tianyan, she still gives off an unworthy and calm attitude, which makes people feel that she has the air of a big family and is not like a child.

fragile.

With just one meeting, Zhou Nianzhen's favorable impression of her improved a lot. Of course, the most important thing was that the words Yang Ling and Pei made him have a strange thought.

Yangling is the county seat of the Pei family, and it is also the real holy place for reading in the hearts of northern scholars. The place has a strong reading culture and a rich family history. It is said that a three-year-old child can speak eloquently. Many people who pass the imperial examination every year come from Yangling.

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Of course, the most famous thing is their clan rules. It is said that although the Pei family is closely related to the imperial court, he never enters the court. Only the direct descendants of the main clan can serve in official positions, and the Pei Guogong Mansion has a close relationship with the Yangling Pei family.

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The woman's introduction shocked everyone. Even Shen Mingze, who had always been sure of victory, frowned, which showed how great the threat Yang Ling and Pei posed to him.

"Who are you, Pei Yizong?"

Zhou Nianzhen concealed the joy in his heart. He originally thought that Guild Pei would randomly find him a girl from a side branch to occupy the lower position, but he didn't expect that it would be the head of the Yangling Pei family. If he had known this earlier, why would he have made such a big deal?

A circle?

"He is my father."

Pei Qingwan's voice is as clear and melodious as her name, giving people a high level of listening enjoyment.

"The girls of the Pei family and the Shen family are indeed beautiful. However, natural marriage is a top priority and cannot be easily agreed upon. This incident may have happened by accident." Zhou Nianzhen said this and turned his head.

Asked Weibei Hou, "Master Zhao will be responsible for this hunt. Are there any other arrangements next?"

Weibeihou knew that the emperor was changing the topic and was busy introducing the next itinerary. Neither Pei Guogong nor the three Jizhou clans had any words. As for Shen Qingci, he glanced at Pei Qingwan lightly, and then drooped his eyes again.

Going down, he looked like a twilight old man.

On the other side, when Gu Jinshu returned to Gu's house, she saw Gu Jinhe whose arms were tightly tied, but at this time he still let the boy beside him wait on him to eat. After seeing Gu Jinshu, the green light just appeared.

The look in his eyes disappeared instantly, and the arrogant old man's appearance suddenly changed, like a wronged little daughter-in-law: "Sister, my arm hurts so much."

The pitiful little appearance made Gu Jinshu twitch her eyes hard, but in the end she had no choice but to step forward and start to examine his condition. After seeing that there was nothing serious, she looked at the bandage: "Is this wound a fracture?

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"I thought it was a broken bone at the time." He laughed a little and then came forward, "If I had known that the bruised skin would make the eldest sister so unhappy, then I might as well have broken a bone."

"Bad words."

Gu Jinshu stretched out her hand and tapped his forehead hard. Seeing the guilty look on his face, she calmed down and said, "Don't say such unlucky words in the future."

"Um."

Gu Jinshu dismissed the people waiting around her. When only the two siblings were left in the room, Gu Jinshu asked, "Why are you lying?"

The servant who went to find him definitely didn't have that much ability to lie, so the person who lied could only be Gu Jinhe. Thinking of the servant talking about that old guy Shen Qingci, Gu Jinshu's breathing was a little quick, hoping that it had nothing to do with him.

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"Mr. Shen asked me to pretend to have a broken bone. He..." Seeing that his eldest sister had a tendency to go berserk, he hurriedly explained, "Mr. Shen was worried that someone would do something bad to you, so he asked me to pretend to be ill. Don't

Are you angry?"

"Don't let him betray you."

Gu Jinshu was so angry that she walked straight into her yard. She really couldn't figure out why her younger brother was so convinced of Shen Qingci. He almost regarded it as a kind of belief and began to worship blindly.
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