The sacrificial altar was about to begin the ceremony of selecting the new consort of the Jinliu Kingdom.
The sunny sacrificial altar was surrounded by banners fluttering in the wind. The Emperor and Empress sat on both sides of the Crown Prince. Because the main character today was Jin Yuqi, they naturally placed him first. The concubines, princes, and princesses were naturally present on both sides. They were all here to watch the show. There were also many officials standing around, and there were countless palace maids and guards.
After a round of cheers, the Imperial Advisor presided over the ceremony. He looked at the time and said loudly,"The auspicious time for the Jinliu Country Crown Prince to choose his consort has arrived.”
In an instant, hundreds of women walked over. They were really fat and thin, each with their own merits. They were lined up in several rows in order, and each of them had their number plates on their waists.
Jin Tianxiang smiled and said to his son,"Go, Crown Prince. Choose a Crown Princess with both virtue and ability for the Jinliu Country."”
"Crown Prince, you have to choose carefully.”Nalan Xiuhui reminded her son.
"Your son obeys!" Jin Yuqi said. Today, he was dressed in purple and his crown was newly made. Coupled with his invincible handsome face, he was bound to charm a group of women.
Jin Yuqi walked to the first candidate and asked,""What's your name?"
"Reporting to the Crown Prince, my maidservant Zhang Enxiu." Her voice was filled with shyness.
Jin Yuqi frowned and said,"It's not good. Retreat!"”
Then, it was the second person. The Crown Prince looked at her figure and said bluntly,"You're so skinny. If you don't like it, retreat!”
The third person had a graceful figure, but Jin Yuqi asked,""Do you know martial arts?"
The woman who should be selected bowed her head and replied,"Replying to the Crown Prince, I don't know martial arts."”
"What use are you if you don't know martial arts? Retreat!"
The Crown Prince used all sorts of reasons to call for them to retreat, which made the Empress extremely unhappy. This Crown Prince was clearly looking for trouble on purpose!
Jin Yuqi obviously had no intention of changing his strategy and continued to do as he pleased. Dozens of women who had been selected had been called out by him one after another.
Almost everyone present felt that something was wrong. Some of the ministers even began to whisper. Because everyone knew that the higher the line, the more outstanding the chosen woman was. What was the Crown Prince up to?
"Cough, cough!" The Empress deliberately coughed a few times to remind the Crown Prince to stop.
Jin Yuqi heard it, but he didn't care. In fact, he had already decided to do so. Since there was no suitable woman, he would choose the most ordinary one. His heart still belonged to him, and no woman could occupy it. No, it should be said that his heart couldn't hold anyone other than the woman he met on the roof!
The consort selection was still ongoing. And the questions that the Crown Prince asked were nothing more than the same name and preferences. He used all kinds of reasons to reject him. If it wasn't because the voice was unpleasant to hear, it was because the person didn't understand astronomy and geography. If not, it was because the person's face was too big, her waist was too thin, and her hands were too thick!
"Crown Prince, choose carefully." The country ruler couldn't stand it anymore.
"Imperial Father, your son is choosing carefully. Unfortunately, none of them are to my liking, so I naturally have to call them back.”Jin Yuqi had no intention of backing down.
Rui Wang was also in the crowd. He was so jealous that he looked at the Crown Prince's choice. If he could become the Crown Prince, all these women would be included in the harem. What was wrong with sitting and enjoying the blessing of the whole family? His main consort was still unable to give birth to a son. If not for her beauty and resourcefulness, he would have divorced his wife and married another.
As a father, the Emperor couldn't say anything to the officials, so he let the Crown Prince choose. Empress Nalan Xiuhui was sulking.
Finally, when the sun was about to rise, the candidates were about to be selected.
He was coming over! Murong Qingcheng was nervous. It was not because she was looking forward to the position of Crown Princess, but because she had not been chosen before. The more she got, the more likely it would be. And she was the last one. She silently hoped that the Crown Prince could choose a suitable Crown Princess, as long as it wasn't her!
In the end, Qingcheng's hopes were dashed. The Crown Prince stood in front of her.
"What is it called?" Jin Yuqi still had the same problem.
Qingcheng lowered her head and replied," Crown Prince, I am Murong Qingcheng!”
Murong Qingcheng? Jin Yuqi was stunned. He had an impression of this name. Was she the Qingcheng jiejie that Yu Ting was talking about? Yuming had also asked clearly. The person who performed the sword dance that day was Murong Qingcheng.
"Are you Murong Youdao's daughter?"
"Yes."
"Raise your head and look at This King!" Jin Yuqi said.
Qingcheng hesitated for a moment, but she still raised her head. Her bright eyes met his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. Under the sunlight, he looked even more handsome and extraordinary, exuding the majesty of a king. His current appearance was ordinary, so he should not be able to recognize him.
Jin Yuqi was also sizing her up. She was indeed plain-looking, but her eyes looked very lively and unusually bright."Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Why should I be afraid?" Qingcheng asked. If she could, she really wanted to say to him, You are my defeated opponent!
"Do you know needlework?"
"Yes!"
"Do you know martial arts?" Jin Yuqi asked.
Qingcheng didn't know how to answer when Jin Yuqi announced loudly,""Forget it. This prince has already chosen the crown princess. It's her, Murong Qingcheng!”
As soon as he said that, the sacrificial altar gasped. Everyone was shocked by the result of the consort selection. The insufferably arrogant Crown Prince actually chose the last candidate to become his Crown Princess! This was unbelievable!
Murong Youdao, who was standing among the ministers, almost lost his balance due to the unexpected turn of events.
"Please reconsider, Crown Prince!" Qingcheng said. She was shocked. How was this possible? She was the worst among the hundreds of women who had to be selected. No matter what, it would never be her turn. How long was the heavens going to play tricks on her?
"She's right, the Crown Prince indeed needs to think twice!”The Empress's expression changed.
"Don't you want to be the Crown Princess that everyone is looking at?”Jin Yuqi asked.
"I don't want to."
"The more you don't want to, the more I want to choose you!" Jin Yuqi smiled evilly and said.”
Qingcheng gritted her teeth in anger. She had always had a good temper, but when faced with the Crown Prince, even the most ladylike person would change. If it wasn't for the fact that the situation wasn't right, she really wanted to fight with him.
"Mother," Jin Yuqi said loudly to the Empress,"your son has made up his mind. It is difficult to change it."”
The Empress walked down from the throne and faced her son."Qi 'er, she's the last one. Why did you choose her?”
"Dare I ask mother, isn't the last person supposed to be a female?”
"Of course I am." the Empress said weakly.
"Since we are choosing a woman, can there be one rule among all the rules: The Crown Prince couldn't choose the last person who should be a female consort?”
"Not really." The Empress was already unable to withstand it. She thought of the state preceptor.”
The Imperial Advisor walked over." Your Majesty, please allow this old man to take a look at this candidate."”
"Yes." Nalan Xiuhui agreed.
The state preceptor came to Qingcheng's side and looked at her from head to toe. He then walked around her a few times and the crystal ball in his hand began to glow with a strange light, gradually heating up in his hand. His nose twitched, and he finally bowed in front of her and said,"This old man greets the crown prince consort!"
The Imperial Tutor's actions had already told everyone that this unattractive candidate was the current Crown Princess.
Qingcheng felt uncomfortable under the state preceptor's gaze. His eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. His thoughtful look made Qingcheng's heart pound. Could it be that he had seen through her disguise? Impossible!
Other than the Crown Prince, the Emperor, and the Empress, everyone else knelt down and saluted Qingcheng.""Greetings to the Crown Princess, Your Highness, thousands of years old!”
Murong Youdao also knelt down, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Facing all of this, Murong Qingcheng's mind went blank. Her mouth opened and closed again and again before she finally spat out,"No need for formalities, rise!"
The Imperial Tutor led her to the side of the Crown Prince's throne. Immediately, a palace maid added a chair for her and she sat down uneasily.
Although the crown princess had been chosen, the four consorts had not yet been chosen. The ceremony was considered to be halfway through. Ten palace maids came to the Empress and knelt down with red plates in their hands. Each of them had a number plate that they had just taken from the candidate. The selection of the consort was the empress's matter, but she also had to seek the Crown Prince's approval.
Nalan Xiuhui looked at the number plates and asked,""What do you think, Crown Prince?"
"I'll let mother deal with me!" Jin Yuqi's interest waned. Since the Crown Prince Consort had already been chosen, the rest would be left to Mother to worry about.
"Alright, then Mother will make the decision for the Crown Prince.”Nalan Xiuhui stood up and paced back and forth among the ten red plates. The women who were to be selected were all sweating for themselves. Since there was no hope of becoming the Crown Prince Consort, it was not bad to become a Marquis Consort.
The Empress walked back and forth several times and finally chose four women to be elected. Li Quanda took the number plate from the empress's hand, cleared his throat, and announced loudly to everyone,""The new consort has already been selected by the Empress. The four concubines were Qian Yamei, No. 19, Li Shuhuan, No. 23, Sang Jingyi, No. 45, and Tang Yunxiang, No. 176!”
After he finished reading, Li Quanda was secretly happy because Li Shuhuan was his niece. He was really honored.
Qian Yamei, Li Shuhuan, Sang Jingyi, and Tang Yunxiang were the lucky four consorts. When they saluted the king, mother, and crown prince in unison, Jin Yuqi's expression did not change at all. To him, it didn't matter which woman he chose to be his consort. Because in his eyes, they were no different from concubines.
"Very well, Empress. Since the Crown Princess Consort has been born, let the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess get married as soon as possible so that the Jinliu Country can have children as soon as possible.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Nalan Xiuhui then said to the state preceptor,"State preceptor, I'll leave it to you to decide. Choose an auspicious day for the Crown Prince to get married as soon as possible!"”
The Imperial Advisor seemed to have expected this and immediately replied,""Country Ruler and Mother, tomorrow is an auspicious day. If we miss it, we will have to wait another year.”
"Alright, we'll do as Imperial Preceptor says." The Emperor Jin Tianxiang announced,"The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are getting married tomorrow. The entire country will celebrate for three days!"”
Jin Tianqi did not raise any objections. It was the same no matter when they got married, but when he saw the new Crown Princess Consort's expression, it was a little strange.
"Congratulations, Crown Prince!" The ministers knelt down to congratulate the Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince's choice of the Crown Princess was not satisfactory, there was a difference between the monarch and his subjects. This was a fact that could not be violated. Only Murong Youdao knew that he was powerless to change the current situation.
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