"Sigh, how could father not have thought of using this trick to deceive the world?”Murong Youdao said as he looked at his daughter's incomparable beauty. It is the parents who know their daughter. He knew that although his daughter was the daughter of a Grand Secretary, she had an ordinary and kind heart. She did not expect to marry a rich and noble person. As the saying goes, once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and no one knows about your grievances!
"Then let me think about it." Qingcheng said.
Murong Youdao continued," The current Crown Prince is not an ordinary person. He has a cold and arrogant personality. He is good at both literature and martial arts, but he is very proud of himself. He treats all women in the world like common objects." Therefore, the Empress issued a decree to expand the scope of the selection of concubines. Any unmarried woman between the ages of fourteen to twenty, regardless of beauty or wealth, must participate in the primary selection. If she was the wife of an official above the third rank, she would pass the preliminary selection as long as she was proven to be chaste.”
"Old Master, in that case, as long as Yan 'er goes to participate in the election and doesn't get selected, won't it be fine?" Madam Gao interrupted.”
"That's easier said than done." Murong Youdao shook his head. In any beauty pageant, one must first look at her appearance. With Yan 'er's appearance and talent, she could be said to be a crane in a flock of chickens. If he was chosen, it would not be a good thing.”
"Old Master is right!" Mrs. Gao agreed.
"The unruly Crown Prince already has many concubines. When the time comes, Yan 'er will spend her days alone in the huge Imperial Palace. How can her parents bear to do that? It's not that I'm boasting, but if Yan 'er can't be chosen as the Crown Princess, then no one can be the Crown Princess of the Jinliu Country.”"Even if the Crown Prince is loyal, Yan 'er's strange illness, sigh," said Murong Youdao.”He sighed.
Murong Qingcheng seemed a little lonely when she heard about her strange illness. She could only say,""Father, there are so many women in the world. I might not be chosen.”
"How could I have misjudged you?" Murong Youdao asked.
"Master, have some tea and speak slowly.”Ming Yue handed a cup of fragrant tea to Old Master.
Murong Youdao took it and drank two mouthfuls before saying to Qingcheng,""Yan 'er, you have this strange illness. How will you deal with it when the time comes? How can I save you? This is a serious crime of lying to the emperor!"
Qingcheng comforted her parents." Daddy, you can't make wild guesses about things that haven't happened yet. I won't let anything happen to me."”
"Yan 'er, let your father finish.”Gao Shi said.
Murong Youdao put down the tea set and said,""Your mother and I are already old. If we are blamed, we have no complaints. But you're still young and there are so many people in the family. If you're punished together, I won't be able to bear it. How can I watch you jump into the fire pit?”The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
"Father." Hearing this, Qingcheng could sense the seriousness of the matter. She knew very well that with her looks and talent, it would be difficult not to be selected. Just as her father had said, once she was chosen, it was indeed not what she wanted. She would not spend the rest of her life with a man she had never met, let alone a man who was the future ruler of a country.
So what if he was a high and mighty king tier? Without feelings, there would be no love and happiness. Her father and mother were childhood sweethearts, which was why their relationship was so deep. If possible, she would definitely choose an ordinary man as her companion.
Ming Yue looked at the young miss with sympathy. Although the young lady looked gentle and pleasant on the surface, she also had a lively and straightforward side. She also had a staunch and strong side that others could not compare to. If there was anything lacking, it would be her strange illness. For no reason, his body would grow rashes, and it was extremely itchy. Every full moon night, the headache would act up and the pain would be unbearable.
According to the local customs of the Jin Liu Country, all women who reached the age of fourteen were considered adults. They had to go to the temple to perform an adult ceremony, and they had to wear no makeup.
That year, the young lady had just come of age and was already extremely beautiful. For the coming-of-age ceremony, she had no choice but to take off the veil she was used to wearing and go to the largest temple to hold the coming-of-age ceremony accompanied by her family. As her family had never liked ostentation, only her parents and Qingfeng Mingyue accompanied her.
One could imagine that her appearance had stunned the other devotees in the temple. Her otherworldly appearance and soft, long hair attracted the attention of everyone around her. From time to time, the crowd would exclaim in surprise, and even the women would reveal envious looks.
Fortunately, no one knew who this woman was. Otherwise, it would be inevitable for matchmakers to squeeze through the door in the future.
The rite of passage was not complicated. The abbot of the temple performed the ceremony, and the other monks in the temple chanted. Head Abbot Fang Zhang would touch the face value and right wrist of each adult woman who accepted the salute with his hand, then sprinkle holy water that symbolized peace and good fortune, and say some good words about auspicious disasters. The entire ceremony was simple and solemn.
However, no one expected that little rashes would grow all over Miss Ye's body that night, and it was extremely itchy. It was especially serious at the wrist, and the symptoms only improved the next day. Everyone thought that it was just an accident and treated it as an accident. However, they did not expect that on the night of the full moon, the young lady would suddenly have a splitting headache. The Murong family had no choice but to invite the best doctor in the city overnight. However, the doctor could not diagnose the illness and everyone was helpless.
Strangely, the headache disappeared on its own the next day, and a red rash appeared on the wrist where the doctor had checked his pulse. Other than the extreme itch, there was no other discomfort. On the night of the next full moon, the headache appeared again.
After repeating this several times, everyone finally came to a conclusion: Miss Qingcheng's illness was a strange one, and medicine was useless. As long as men didn't come into contact with her skin, her body wouldn't break out in rashes. On the night of the full moon, her headache would always come back, and the symptoms would naturally disappear the next day.
With such a strange illness, once she was selected as a concubine, she would definitely have to come into contact with the Crown Prince. If the strange illness suddenly occurred and angered the Crown Prince, it would be a major crime of deceiving the Emperor. If it was light, she would be banished to the Cold Palace and be regarded as an alien. If it was serious, her entire family would be implicated.
This was the main reason why Master Murong had been frowning.
Murong Qingcheng strolled back and forth for a few times. Suddenly, her bright eyes lit up as she thought of a plan,""Father, I have an idea. Please wait patiently for a moment. I'll be right back.”After saying that, she smiled sweetly and turned to leave.
Murong Youdao didn't know what his intelligent daughter would do, so he could only pace back and forth and wait.
"Master, calm down and don't worry. Yan 'er will definitely have a good way." Madam Gao comforted her husband and herself at the same time.
The sensible Ming Yue also said,"Master, Madam, my family's young miss is such a smart person, she definitely won't let herself be in a difficult situation."”To be honest, she didn't want Miss to be troubled.
Mrs. Gao thought for a moment and said,"If Yan 'er's idea doesn't work, don't we still have Lei' er and the others? Everyone can think of a way together."”
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