Just as Chu Yueyin continued to look at the crowd, one person in the crowd also raised his head slightly and looked at her intently. After not seeing her for a while, she became a little thinner, and her figure became more slender. Although she couldn't see her face under the veil,
The watery eyes in memory are still as bright as before, shining with hope.
He knew that she liked plain clothes, but when she was the queen, she often had to wear gorgeous palace clothes. Just like this, in order to match such a "happy" day, she dressed up elegantly and wore a bright red palace dress.
decoration, although there is no complicated embroidery of birds
pattern, but a few elegant lilies were still embroidered with silver thread on the cuffs and skirt. Most of the blue silk was tied into a cloud bun, and a few gold hairpins were embellished in the hair. A hairpin was inserted diagonally on one side of the bun.
A phoenix spreads its wings and moves with golden steps, and a crystal-clear and round Dadong Pearl hangs below the phoenix's beak.
Chu Yueyin felt an undisguised gaze directed at her from the crowd, and couldn't help but look over. When she saw it, she was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that such a wanton gaze came from a beggar, and she couldn't help but frown.
She looked him up and down with her eyebrows.
When the beggar saw Chu Yueyin paying attention to him, he straightened his back subconsciously and became much more energetic. Perhaps he came to participate in the princess's selection of a son-in-law. Although the beggar's clothes were patched, they were very clean. Moreover, he and Chu
The look Yue Yin looked at each other showed that he was not frightened at all because of the disparity in status between the two. This made Chu Yue Yin couldn't help but pay attention to him, but that was all.
Chu Yueyin withdrew her eyes from the beggar and continued to look for Huangfu Yan in the crowd, but she couldn't see that familiar figure at all. Her hopeful heart began to sink little by little. He didn't come!
At the moment when Chu Yueyin and the beggar looked at each other, Leng Feng also stared at him. Later, when he saw that Chu Yueyin quickly looked away, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Before leaving the palace this morning, the emperor had an explanation
, as soon as Huangfuyan was found, he immediately
He immediately controlled Huangfuyan and took him away from the embroidered building. As a minister, he must obey orders, but he couldn't bear to see Chu Yueyin sad. Therefore, it was best for Huangfuyan not to show up, so that he would not have to choose between loyalty and affection.
time to choose.
The selection of a son-in-law in the embroidery building officially begins. According to the regulations, the candidates go up to the embroidery building one after another, report their names and family backgrounds, and perform their talents. If the princess is interested, she will give him a flower, and the imperial guard will take him down the embroidery building, on the left
Sit in the open space and wait for the next round of selection; if there is no chance, reward him with ten taels of silver and send him away.
The first person to appear was a handsome young man in white, holding a paper fan in his hand. He slowly climbed up the stairs to the second floor and bowed gracefully to Chu Yue.
"Liang Qingyu meets Her Royal Highness the Princess. The student is the son of Liang Jing, the Minister of Rites. He has been a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for more than ten years. Although he does not dare to say that he is rich in economics, he is also well-read in poetry and books. He is proficient in playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. The student has not yet married a wife.
I don’t have a concubine, so I want to marry the princess now, hoping that the princess will marry me. The student prepared a poem for the princess..."
Chu Yueyin raised her hand gently, interrupting Liang Qingyun. She naturally knew that what he wanted to read was nothing more than love poems, but it was ridiculous for two people who had never met before to read love poems as soon as they met.
Liang Qingyun's eyes darkened, thinking that the princess didn't like it and he was going to lose the election. He had always been arrogant and had a high self-esteem, and girls from ordinary families would never be able to catch his eye. This time, if it weren't for his sister Liang Xiangyu's repeated warnings
, he must come to run for election, otherwise
He would rather recite poems against his friends than appear here. The reason why he was the first to play was because he wanted to lose the election earlier and leave here earlier. But once he realized that the princess did not like him, he felt a little disappointed.
, feeling frustrated in self-esteem.
Chu Yueyin saw Liang Qingyun's expression, thought for a moment, lightly opened her lips, and said, "Gift."
There was a palace maid behind him, who took a delicate flower from the flower basket and walked down the stairs to Liang Qingyun. Liang Qingyun took it with some surprise, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Chu Yueyin. Seeing that she was generous and not
There was a hint of admiration, and the doubts in my heart deepened.
Liang Qingyun never thought that as soon as he reported his name, Chu Yueyin already understood that he was Mrs. Liang's brother. Chu Yueyin saw that he was a talent, but he was a scholar after all, and was afraid that he would lose face and be unable to step down after being rejected, so he just let it go
Let him work hard and wait downstairs.
As soon as Liang Qingyun came down from the embroidery building, a muscular man walked up to the embroidery building impatiently, clasped his fists and said: "I'm Hong Quan, the young escort chief of the Hong Family Escort Bureau. He is twenty-four years old this year. Because he has been working as an escort for many years, he
, haven’t thought about getting a wife yet. Today is the father-in-law
I'm going to perform a set of boxing skills." After Hong Quan finished speaking, he started boxing on the stage. Not only did he speak like a bell, but he also performed this set of boxing skills with great force. He didn't even take a breath after the fight. In the embroidered building
The people waiting next couldn't help but applaud and praise him.
Chu Yueyin watched Hong Quan's boxing with great interest, then turned to ask Liu Qing who was standing next to him, "Commander Liu, how is this man's boxing skills?"
Liu Qing told the truth, "It's good. I have solid internal strength and nothing fancy."
Chu Yueyin glanced at Leng Feng who was standing outside the second floor, and saw that he was not paying attention to Hong Quan, but was looking at the crowd downstairs, as if he was looking for someone, so he felt relieved and couldn't help but chuckle:
"It's a pity that Hong Quan is running his own escort agency, otherwise General Leng could recruit him under his banner. Commander Liu, who do you think would win if General Leng and Hong Quan fought?"
Liu Qing whispered: "Of course General Leng is better."
Chu Yueyin nodded and gave instructions to Yin Qiao. Yin Qiao took a few steps forward and said, "Princess has an order, reward me."
At this time, a palace maid took a piece of silver from the silver plate and gave it to Hong Quan. Hong Quan hesitated for a moment, then took the silver, cupped his fists in a salute, and went down to the embroidery building.
Immediately after, the third applicant came on stage. He was a businessman doing business between various countries and played an exotic piece of music on the huqin. The fourth applicant was a master from a private school. He splashed ink on the spot and painted a painting based on Chu Yueyin.
He made a picture of a lady and wrote a poem about it.
…
In the first few, Chu Yueyin cheered up and enjoyed their performances carefully. In the latter ones, after she listened to the applicants' self-introductions and saw their appearance and figure clearly, she lost interest. After the performance
In the end, almost everyone was rewarded with silver coins, and only a few powerless scholars were selected to be rewarded with flowers. None of the men with strong bodies and strong martial arts dared to stay.
As a result, the men waiting on the left side of the embroidery building were almost all frail men with tall bodies and handsome looks. Among them, Liang Qingyu was the most outstanding. And the people who applied for the job gradually realized Princess Yuehua's preferences, so
The hearts of those who practiced martial arts were mostly cold, while those who practiced writing were full of hope, hoping that it would be their turn earlier and that they would be left behind by the princess.
Seeing that noon had arrived, the round of selection was temporarily stopped. At this time, more than a hundred people had been eliminated. Leng Feng accompanied Chu Yueyin to Zuixiang Tower for lunch, but neither the imperial guards nor the applicants who maintained order could
Leave the scene. But the court made arrangements in advance
The arrangements were made, and soon the second shopkeeper of Zuixianglou and a few waiters brought over the prepared delicious meals. Everyone sat on the floor and had lunch. Those who had known each other gathered together and had a meal together.
Talking quietly while eating.
After lunch and a short rest, Chu Yueyin, accompanied by Leng Feng and a group of guards, returned to the embroidery building. The beggar who had looked at Chu Yueyin before and the farmers next to him whispered a few words.
, and dispersed.
Chu Yueyin sat down on the chair again and looked at the crowd below. She felt that the afternoon selection would be a torture because she had given up hope for Huangfuyan's appearance. However, not long after the selection started again, an unexpected person
Someone outside appears.
This person kept a very low profile among the crowd until he went to the embroidered building and took off his ordinary clothes, revealing a gorgeous white brocade robe with large red peonies blooming on it. Everyone was in an uproar, this was not the Lotus Pavilion.
Mr. Yunqing? How could he come to apply for the husband of Princess Yuehua? This... This is too ridiculous, and how could the princess like a young man who is smiling at a man?
Chu Yueyin was also very surprised when she saw Yun Qing. She had never seen Yun Qing, but the brocade robe on him looked very familiar. It was very similar to the brocade robes on Yinhui and Wan Su, although the flowers on the robe were made of peonies.
Maybe the plum blossoms were replaced by peonies, but anyone with a discerning eye would immediately understand Yun Qing's identity at a glance.
Chu Yueyin frowned and looked at Yun Qing in confusion. Yun Qing ignored everyone's comments, saluted gracefully and began to introduce himself. After he generously reported his name and origin, he stood there facing Chu
Yue Yin gently smiled. The smile was not as charming as Wan Su's, but it was like the spring breeze blowing by in March, bringing a faint fragrance.
As expected, he was the second-most popular waiter in Lianxiang Pavilion, second only to Wan Su. He didn't deliberately show off his charm, but he made all the guards and maids upstairs blush. Only Chu Yueyin opened his watery eyes.
, looking at him steadily, but not being deceived by him.
Yun Qing felt a little frustrated, but his face was still full of joy, waiting for Chu Yueyin to speak.
"Master Yunqing, don't you plan to perform your talents?" After a moment, Chu Yue said quietly.
This is what he was waiting for!
"Yun Qing is going to perform a sword dance, but he didn't bring a sword today. I wonder if the princess would allow Yun Qing to borrow a sword from this elder brother." Yun Qing said, turning to look at the guard closest to him.
"Okay." Chu Yueyin nodded. The guard selected by Yun Qing came out with a red face, took off the sword from his waist, and held it in front of Yun Qing.
"Thank you!" Yun Qing took the sword. After the guard retreated, he waved a few sword flowers and then performed a sword dance of his own creation on the stage. His sword dance softened his sword skills.
The dance and dance are exquisite and exquisite. They have always been the reserved program of Lianxiang Pavilion. Rich young men often have to pay a lot of money to see it. Now the free performance has naturally fascinated everyone on and off the stage.
At the end of the dance, both expected and unexpected, Yun Qing also got a flower and sat on the stool on the left side of the embroidery building as he wished.