"Your sister?" Nangong Jie was stunned for a long time and said, "I really can't tell. Princess Zilan is born with beauty and is so polite and decent. How could she have a brother like you?"
"What? Fifth Prince, I don't like hearing what you say. Are you trying to change your ways? Are you calling me ugly?"
Zi Lan smiled sweetly and said: "Brother Emperor, you are not good-looking to begin with. Compared with the fifth prince, you are far behind."
"Haha, Miss Zilan, no prizes, no prizes. To be honest, your imperial brother is not bad either, but his mind is not good enough."
"What? Oh, you bastard, you actually said that I am not good-hearted enough? If I were not good-hearted enough, I would have snatched Duo Duo from you, but you still-"
Speaking of this, the Prince of Persia suddenly stopped, reached out and patted Nangong Jie on the shoulder and said: "Good brother, look at it more clearly. It was only after I entered the capital of the Southern Dynasty that I realized that Duoduo Liang has become the mother of the world.
Queen, alas, things in the world are so changeable, I have only been away for so many days, and so much has changed."
"It's okay, good brother, it's enough for you to be with me!" Nangong Jie ordered: "Come on, go to the kitchen and get some good wine and food. I want to help my good brother!"
Nangong Jie originally decided to drink less and do more in the future, but he had to drink today.
The people in Prince Jie's Mansion knew that their master's mood was definitely not much better now, so they all tried their best to put smiles on their faces. After drinking for three rounds, the girls even volunteered to be maikos to add to the fun.
Although she has never learned formal dance, everyone is having fun and having fun. Nangong Jie likes this atmosphere very much because Duoduo brought it all. Although she is not around, she can smell it in this atmosphere.
A little bit of her breath.
"Fifth Prince, Zi Lan proposes a drink to you." The beautiful woman with fair skin, plump body and curves filled up two glasses of wine, placed one in front of Nangong Jie, and drank the other in one gulp.
.
"Okay, I'll also toast Princess Zilan."
Nangong Jie was just about to raise his glass, but the purple-blue beauty suddenly took out a handkerchief, wiped the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "You men are all the same, you always like to talk about it when you eat, haha."
Nangong Jie said: "Thank you."
"You're welcome, by the way, fifth prince. I heard the emperor say a lot about you. I thought the fifth prince was a tall and mighty man. I didn't expect him to be so gentle and elegant. It's really hard to imagine that you
He can actually beat all the players in the ring."
"Haha, did your imperial brother tell you this?" Nangong Jie smiled and patted Prince Persia on the shoulder and said, "Brother Bo, although I have great martial arts skills and superior strength, you will inevitably admire me for this.
I, but you don’t have to tell people in person, you have to be low-key, do you understand?”
The Prince of Persia said: "Fifth Prince, look at how smug you are, are you still keeping a low profile?"
Zilan said: "Fifth prince, I heard from the emperor that your success that time was inseparable from your butler, right? I wonder where that butler is now? Zilan wants to pay a visit and become a disciple by the way."
"She..." Nangong Jie's eyes suddenly dimmed.
The Prince of Persia hurriedly said: "Royal sister, why don't you open and pick up which pot? That housekeeper is the current queen, as Brother Wei told you a lot!"
"Ah? That's it..." Zilan immediately apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Fifth Prince, Zilan didn't mean it..."
"Hahahaha..." Nangong Jie suddenly laughed and said: "Do you think I will really be unhappy? It's too late for me to be happy..."
Zilan said in confusion: "Fifth Prince, you..."
"Didn't your imperial brother tell you what kind of woman that was? Let me tell you, that woman was overbearing, rude, and would hit people at every turn. Your imperial brother also suffered a lot from her.
!”
"That's true!" Prince of Persia also laughed: "Duoduo Liang's temper is simply extremely fiery. When I think about practicing in the bamboo forest in the backyard, I don't know how many times she slapped my buttocks with a whip. It still wakes me up in my dreams.
ah!"
"It's not that scary, right? You must be lying to Zilan. Zilan really wants to enter the palace to meet the queen."
The Prince of Persia said: "There is no hurry, there is a long way to go. We must stay for a while this time and have enough fun before going back. There are plenty of opportunities!"
"What? Brother Bo, are you going to stay for a long time?"
The Prince of Persia said unhappily: "Brother, from your tone, you don't seem to like us living in your house? Forget it, we will buy a house outside tomorrow. Isn't that okay?"
"Go away, you guy, even if you live here all your life, no one will talk about you. Stop smearing my face. Princess Zilan, don't listen to your imperial brother's nonsense. I am not that kind of person.
"
"Go away, you guy, even if you live here all your life, no one will talk about you. Stop smearing my face. Princess Zilan, don't listen to your imperial brother's nonsense. I am not that kind of person.
"
"Haha, of course Zilan knows that the fifth prince is not that kind of person. Although Zilan has no ability, he is still very accurate in judging people. Whoever can marry into this prince's palace in the future will definitely be a great blessing."
Princess Zilan said, a hint of uneasiness suddenly flashed in her eyes, she stood up and said, "I... will go out for a while."
"Hey, princess, where are you going?" Prince Persia saw Zilan walking out and said, "My princess must have wanted to sneak out and play alone again. I'll go find her. Brother, you
Wait, wait until I come back, and we will drink another three hundred cups together."
The Prince of Persia walked out of the living room, looked around, then turned and walked into the woods in the backyard. He soon found a girl huddled up in a corner, with tears and snot flowing all over her body. Her hands were trembling, and she wanted to give him
Exquisite and compact cigarette stick for lighting.
"Chi..." With a sound, the Prince of Persia personally lit a match and lit the white tobacco on the cigarette rod for her.
"Huh..." After taking a deep breath, Zilan finally exhaled a mouthful of gray smoke, and her body gradually relaxed.
"Hmph!" Prince of Persia stood up and said, "Be careful in the future and don't let anyone find out. If you mess up my affairs, I will make your life worse than death!"
Zilan took out a handkerchief and wiped the snot and tears from her face, then took a few deep breaths, sucking all the smoke on the mouth of the cigarette rod into ashes, and then said lightly: "Don't worry, even if you don't
Control me, and I will also settle the score with that woman!"
The Prince of Persia said: "Listen to me. I don't want you to plot against the queen. Your mission is to entangle Nangong Jie and make him like you. You don't need to worry about other things. If you don't listen to me,
If your command is messed up, I guarantee you will die miserably."
"Yes, Master..." After Zilan finished speaking, she suddenly stretched out her hand and said: "Master, give me a little more, please..."
"No, eating too much of this stuff will kill you. If you want to die, it's not that easy. Hurry up, pack your things, wash your face, and come in with me. Don't keep Nangong Jie waiting for too long."
"Your Majesty, you are so partial. The person you sleep with every day is my concubine, but you not only help that woman bully my concubine, but you also make her a queen. Alas, my heart feels so cold."
"Hahahaha... Concubine Ming, don't be dissatisfied. Apart from her, you are the one I love the most."
Concubine Ming twisted her waist and pretended to be angry: "Then you punished me by kneeling in the imperial garden for so long last time. You don't care about me at all."
Nangong Ming said disapprovingly: "Who asked you to provoke my queen? I told you that you should not provoke her at any time, otherwise I will not be lenient."
"Huh, Your Majesty, what's so good about Concubine Qian? I asked you to protect her like this. Is her waist thinner than my concubine's? Or is her skin whiter than my concubine's, and her butt bigger than my concubine's? Or is it?
Are you better in bed than I am?"
"Hahahaha, Concubine Ming, please don't ask. Even if I explain to you, you won't understand my feelings. Alas, the queen is indeed a unique woman. If I want to force her, it will make no sense.
Already."
"Ah? Your Majesty, is it possible that you haven't dated Concubine Qian yet? It's so strange. You are the Emperor, so you can't have any woman you want?"
"So you won't understand. I have been fighting in the field all year round, and my emotional world is completely blank. Finally, I have a woman who makes me thrilling. How do you think I can destroy my emotional destination with my own hands?"
Concubine Ming was greatly surprised and quickly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I know I was wrong."
Ever since Duoduo moved out from Zizhuwan, no one has lived there. However, some people have become frequent visitors there inexplicably.
After Concubine Ming came out of the Jade Dragon Palace, she walked around the harem for most of the time. She looked around and found no one, so she quickly walked into Zizhuwan and ducked into the house.
"Sister Yan, I kept you waiting for a long time."
Concubine Yan stood in front of a window and said, "How did things go?"
Concubine Ming said: "Sister, don't worry, he didn't notice at all."
"Okay!" Concubine Yan took out a small bottle of green potion from her sleeve and said: "From now on, I will touch a little on the roots of his descendants every day, not too much, so as not to alert others if the effect is too obvious."
"Sister...will nothing happen if you look like this? Your Majesty, will he..."
"Yes, I want him to die!" Concubine Yan said, her eyes already red with anger.
"Ah? Sister, this... I quit. If I'm discovered, I will definitely be beheaded!" Concubine Ming said in a panic.
Concubine Yan snorted coldly and said: "Don't do it? Now that your shoes are wet, do you think that by lifting your feet, you can treat them as if they haven't touched the water? If you don't do it now, you will be dead!"
"Sister, please spare me, I'm scared, I'm really scared!" Concubine Ming was so panic-stricken at this time.
"What are you afraid of?" Concubine Yan said with contempt: "If the emperor dies, then everyone will be promoted to concubine. What's so scary about this? Besides, after our Situ family takes over everything, I will
I am the Queen, and I can give you whatever you want!"
"Sister...does it mean that the emperor must die?"
"That's right, Concubine Ming, don't think that the emperor will favor you now, but if you can't give birth to a boy and a half girl for him, you will soon be eliminated. He is now completely obsessed with that vixen.
Come on, no matter how hard we try, we won't get any good fruit, so don't be stupid, he won't treat you well all his life.
Concubine Ming thought of what Nangong Ming said to her in the Jade Dragon Palace today, and her heart became cold. She resolutely took the green potion in Concubine Yan's hand and said: "Yes, the emperor only has that woman in his heart, and he only treats us as
It’s just a tool for venting one’s desires. It’s okay for the emperor not to want it!”
It's good to be a queen. In the harem, you don't have to look at anyone's face. You can do whatever you want. Even the slaves will follow the master and get the glory.
Jin Lian went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs early in the morning and asked for people, not just one or two, but two hundred maids!
The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were dumbfounded. Although there were countless maids in the harem, they were still in a hurry to mobilize so many people.
"What are you doing? Our Xiangyun Palace has to choose a palace maid, and you have been hesitating and hesitating for a long time but you still haven't come up with anything. What do you want to do? Do you want to disobey the Queen's will?"
Jin Lian's condescending attitude was all because the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had bullied her before and asked her to do all the hard and tiring work. Now she has turned around and become a popular person around the Queen. The face she had lost before,
Now of course I want to take it back.
"Jin Lian, here are two hundred palace maids..." The head of the House of Internal Affairs was in a dilemma.
"What? Weren't you very good at scheduling before? I remember that every time you had any dirty work, you would arrange for me to do it. Now I just ask you to find two hundred palace maids to come to Xiangyun Palace to sit and have a drink.
Tea, are you so embarrassed?"
"Jin Lian, you also know that although there are many maids in the harem, they are not idlers. They all have their own things to do. If two hundred of them are taken away at once, then some of the ladies' affairs will not be completed on time.
Later they blamed it..."
"Hey, hey, hey! What did you do? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? Our Xiangyun Palace has come to ask for someone, which concubine dares to say more? I tell you, boy, the queen has said that within an hour, if
If you don’t see anyone, I’ll kill you, hum!”
"Hey, sister Jin Lian, wait a minute..." The head of the House of Internal Affairs was a middle-aged man who had made things difficult for Jin Lian, so he was very afraid that she would speak ill of him in front of the Queen, so he grabbed her and said:
"Sister Jin Lian, I have offended you many times in the past, so please don't take it to heart. It's all because the young people are blind and fail to realize that you are destined to be rich and noble."
"Stop talking nonsense, what we want is people!"
"This... well, since Sister Jin Lian wants someone, I have no choice but to risk my life. I just hope that if those ladies are blamed, the Queen will come out and say a word to help solve the crisis."
As a result, in less than an hour, two hundred palace maids were already standing in the open space of Xiangyun Palace's garden, waiting for orders. Moreover, they were clean palace maids who had never been with any concubine, so they should not be suspected of being spies.
To select a useful person from among two hundred palace maids may seem to others to be a difficult task. A road can tell a horse's power, and time can tell people's hearts. If you choose one at the first meeting, I'm afraid.
It's hard to choose the right one.
But Queen Duoduo didn't have to worry so much. She walked around the two hundred maids and said: "You, you, you, and you, seeing that you are so afraid, go back to where you came from."
Five or six maids walked out of the crowd, bowed, and left.
Jin Lian said in confusion: "Everyone should be happy to have the opportunity to be selected by Xiangyun Palace. How can anyone be afraid? Such courage is indeed not suitable for staying in our Xiangyun Palace."
When they reached the front of the group of people, Duoduo suddenly said: "If one day you find an ingot of silver and an ingot of gold falling on the ground, then those who choose to pick up gold please stand to the right, and those who choose to pick up silver,
Just stand to the left, quickly!"
As a result, there was a rush of people, and no one chose to pick up the silver. Only about half of the people stood on the right side, and they all chose to pick up the gold.
"Very good!" Duoduo said to the people picking up the gold: "You can go."
"This..." Those who chose gold were confused for a moment, but the queen said to let them go, can they not go?
Some people immediately regretted it and said: "Oh, I am really stupid. I dropped gold and silver on the ground, so of course I picked up both!"
Duoduo laughed it off and immediately said to the remaining 100 people: "It's still the same question as before. If you pick up both, please stand away from the team."
There was another wave of people moving around, and most of the people stood away from the original team, leaving only a dozen or so people.
Duoduo was very curious, so he walked up to the dozen or so people and asked, "What's going on with you?"
One of them replied: "Go back to the queen, there is no free pie in the world. The harem is full of traps. Gold and silver are given out for no reason, and you can save seven points of your life by ignoring them. So, my queen, money is something outside the body. We who are slaves have tens of millions of dollars."
Don't be greedy, otherwise you will be easily taken advantage of."
"Well, yes, well said!" Duoduo couldn't help but applaud: "Finally, I have not been disappointed. Among the two hundred people, at least a dozen of you are qualified to enter the next round of the test."
Jin Lian waved to those who picked up money when they saw it and said: "Let's go, let's go, a bunch of brainless guys. We slaves walking in the palace must stick to our duties. Don't touch things that are not yours."
, Otherwise, you will only send yourself into a coffin."
Jin Lian spoke eloquently. In fact, she was the only one who knew that she had chosen both of them just now... The remaining ten or so people all had happy faces, thinking that from now on they would be a member of Xiangyun Palace, but they didn't expect
, and the next round... "Sister, there are only a few people left. I think they look good anyway, so I'll just accept them."
"No, no, no." Duoduo waved his hands and said, "The test just now was whether the brain is smart enough, and the next step is whether the body is good enough. Even if there is no qualified candidate at the end of the test, it may be God's will, and you can't force it."
"Oh, sister, do you want them to carry water and chop wood, or..."
When the palace maids heard this, some of them were happy, because they usually do menial work, and their arms are thicker than others. This time the physical strength test is tested, it will definitely not be a problem. They can carry water, chop firewood, wash clothes, whatever they want.
It doesn't matter.
Unexpectedly, Queen Duoduo said: "Jinlian, what you mentioned were all done by rough people. What my sister wants to test is endurance."
"Endurance?" Jin Lian tilted her head, wondering what the master was up to.
"That's right, the test is endurance!" After Duoduo finished speaking, he took out a box of embroidery needles from his sleeve, handed it to Jinlian and said, "Go, give one to each person."
"Oh..." Although Jin Lian didn't understand, she still walked over and handed out an embroidery needle to each person.
Duoduo said: "The next test requires you to hold this embroidery needle with two fingers and stretch your arms. You are not allowed to put it down or change hands. This is my test. You guys, see if you can
Hours later, who is still holding that embroidery needle in their hand?"
"Ah? Is it that simple?" Someone immediately said it uncontrollably.
Duoduo smiled and said: "Yes, it's that simple. I hope everyone can successfully pass the challenge. Anyone who can pass the challenge can become a member of my Xiangyun Palace. I hope everyone will not underestimate this little embroidery needle.
You know, a small embroidery needle can also make a big difference."