Such a turn of events occurred during a lottery selection for a concubine. Not only was the emperor displeased, but the ladies were also frightened.
But then, someone discovered a loophole and boldly suggested: "Your Majesty, since the Phoenix Lotus has been manipulated, does the result just now not count?"
As we all know, the emperor is a benevolent king, and from what we have just seen, the emperor is very fair. So can we fight for it for ourselves?
This sentence was immediately recognized by the other girls, who all looked at the screen expectantly.
However, the first one to jump out and object was His Highness the King of Yue...
"Miss Wen San is the one who did the trick, why should others be affected? Your Majesty, this is unfair!"
The lady was also willing to take the risk and argued: "The reason why Miss Mingqi drew the lot was because Miss Wensan recognized it first. It can be seen that this incident affected the result of the draw. What if the draw cannot be repeated?
Is it fair and just?”
"Hey, you..."
The emperor interrupted Yang Shu and asked Xuanfei: "Master, what do you think?"
Xuan Fei pondered: "What Miss Xia said makes sense. Since the cause and effect is established, it cannot be considered as having no influence."
The emperor nodded: "Okay, let's do it again!"
The ladies all showed happy expressions.
Yang Shu was anxious: "Your Majesty, you said that as long as she wins the phoenix lottery, she will agree to my decision. Why doesn't it count now? No, no, my princess has already been decided, so I won't choose!"
The emperor frowned and shouted: "Sit down! I have just said the truth, don't mess around."
"But……"
Seeing that the emperor was displeased, the imperial concubine coughed lightly: "Be obedient."
Yang Shu was unwilling to do so and was pushed back by King An.
Xuan Fei over there said: "Your Majesty, it's already getting late, how about we only draw twelve lots this time?"
The emperor was also a little impatient and nodded: "That's fine, the Imperial Master will take care of it!"
"yes."
Xuanfei ordered his disciples to collect the twelve lots and take them to the back hall.
After a while, the signature, wrapped in two layers of red paper from beginning to end, was returned. Now, no matter how you look at it, you can't see the mark on the signature.
Xuanfei said: "Eunuch Wan, could you please come and have a look? Is there any mistake or omissions in this way? Can't you recognize it if you wrap it up like this?"
Wan Dabao looked at the emperor, and with his approval, he lifted the curtain and came out, inspected it, and nodded: "I can't recognize you."
"Okay." Xuan Fei turned around and said, "Ladies, how about each of you pick a lottery ticket and untie it in front of everyone?"
This method is indeed fair and everyone has no objection.
Miss Xia, who proposed the redraw, was at the front of the queue. She was about to choose the lottery, but was stopped.
Mingwei glanced at her coldly and stepped forward: "I'll smoke first."
After a few words of her own, the lot she drew did not count. Miss Xia felt a little guilty and did not dare to object. The other ladies who had objections were swayed by her momentum and placed their hopes in Xuan Fei.
However, Xuanfei glanced at the screen and said nothing.
Mingwei was the first to stand in front of the red sign.
Her eyes lingered on the twelve red lottery tickets. She first picked up one, then put it down, and repeated it several times before making up her mind.
After choosing the lot, she did not leave immediately, but said to Xuan Fei: "Master Imperial Master, I am choosing this lot now, do you see any problems? If not, you can no longer veto the result.
"
Xuanfei said: "Eunuch Wan has already checked it."
Mingwei snorted and backed away with the red sign.
The other ladies stepped forward one after another and each chose a lottery.
After they made their choice and decided not to change it, Xuanfei said: "You ladies, you can untie it."
The first one to untie it was Miss Xia.
The tail of the lotus is empty, it is not the phoenix lotus.
She sighed in disappointment and resigned herself to her fate.
It seemed that I really had no luck with the Phoenix lottery. I chose one out of twelve and still didn't win.
With a bit of nervousness and a bit of urgency, the ladies tore open the red paper signed.
No, no, still no.
Are you all untied? Where is the phoenix sign?
Suddenly I heard a soft exclamation in my ears, and someone whispered: "There!"
Everyone looked at what she pointed at and saw that the phoenix lottery was held firmly in one hand.
Look up that hand——
Miss Mingqi.
The ladies were stunned.
It's still her.
Is this destiny?
Xuanfei was also stunned for a moment and looked at the screen.
"Haha! Your Majesty, can you promise me now? I told you earlier that we are destined to be together. This is called destiny!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Wan Dabao.
Wan Dabao replied in a low voice: "Old slave really didn't recognize it."
"Your Majesty?" Concubine Pei also looked at him expectantly.
In this lottery, the whole process was clearly visible, and there was really nothing to choose from.
The emperor sighed silently and nodded to Wan Dabao.
Wan Dabao raised his voice: "Congratulations to Miss Mingqi for winning the Phoenix lottery."
Yang Shu was the first to jump up: "Haha!"
…
At noon, the ladies who won the first lot were sent out.
At the same time, the results are made public.
The Marquis of Chengen's Mansion was anxiously waiting for the results, and was stunned when he heard the news from his servants.
"Is it Mingqi who won the lottery?"
"yes."
Mrs. Chengenhou sat back blankly and waved her servant away.
After a while, she finally came to her senses, turned around and asked the old lady: "Mom, what should I do? A Ying didn't win the Phoenix lottery, then..."
The old lady pinched the Buddhist beads on her wrist, with a heavy look: "If you don't win, you won't win. What else can you do? It's not like she can't get married!" After a pause, she added, "It's just that she didn't win, that's all.
Afraid……"
The prince had taken care of everything, but he still didn't win the lottery, which made the old lady very uneasy.
The old lady was still thinking about it when another servant came rushing over: "Old lady, madam! Third Miss, she, she..."
Mrs. Chengenhou stood up suddenly and almost knocked over the tea cup.
"What's wrong with Aying?"
The servant said anxiously: "Those ladies have all gone back. I didn't see the third lady, so I went to ask..."
"how?"
"Third Miss... was detained for cheating!"
"What?!"
Mrs. Chengenhou felt like the world was spinning and she couldn't stand still.
The Ji family quickly received the news.
Mrs. Ji was in disbelief: "That girl Xiaoqi, did you really win?"
"Yes, I really won!" Ms. Dong smiled, "I told you earlier, so you don't have to worry. Let's see, is everything fine?"
"Hey! How could I have thought that she could win the lottery like this?" Mrs. Ji smiled after thinking about it, "We have to prepare the dowry quickly when we go back, but we just don't know how to prepare it."
Ji Ling said: "Mother, you don't have to worry about this. Royal marriages have their own rules, and the Ministry of Rites will send someone to inform you of these matters."
"is that so?"
"Anyway, there's no need to rush, we'll just wait."
After Ji Ling finished speaking, he turned around and saw Ji Xiaowu sitting there in a daze. He smiled and patted his head: "Isn't it a pity that my cousin will no longer be your fiancee?"
Ji Xiaowu snorted and turned his head, speaking very harshly: "Not at all!" (To be continued)