"Big brother, if you really want me to stay, I'll go with you. I also want to go outside and take a look.”
On the day of the selection, Li Ke brought a group of brothers into the palace. He had already informed the palace so that he could bring his brothers in to witness the imperial selection.
Qin Huaiyu was a stuffy person. Along the way, he kept nagging by his side.
Ever since he knew that the Emperor had finally agreed to let him go out to the vassal states, he had begun to make arrangements.
Li Ke patted Qin Huaiyu's shoulder and said,""Huaiyu, you have a steady personality and a meticulous mind. I'll only be at ease if you stay behind and watch the production at the military camp.”
"You have to know that as our business spreads, there are many things to deal with.”
"Especially the supply of raw materials upstream.”
"It's definitely impossible to simply purchase mint and boar hair.”
"The mining of bluestone, professional mint planting, sand mining, and so on. This is a huge industrial chain that will create tens of thousands of livelihood.”
"You also know that I want to monopolize these businesses and not give those bastards a chance.”
"So you have to stay behind and help me complete this matter with the cooperation of the other brothers who stayed behind.”
"Big brother, what about me?" "I'm not a stable person," said Zhangsun Chong hurriedly."It's useless for me to stay. I'll go with you."”
"You can't either. You're good at socializing, which is what Huaiyu lacks.”
"In short, whoever stays and who follows me has been carefully considered. I'll leave Chang 'an to you.”
Qin Huaiyu didn't say anything else and said solemnly,""Okay, big brother, I'll listen to you. Everyone, stop talking. Big brother knows our personalities, and his arrangements are very reasonable.”
Only then did the brothers give up.
This time, Li Ke only brought two brothers with him.
Wu is Cheng Chumo, Wen is Wei Shuyu.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but Chang 'an needed people.
Later on, when he settled down in Yizhou, he would transfer the hundreds of Humble Class scholars he had gathered over.
When they passed by the Changle Sect, Li Ke said,""Wait a minute."
Then, he turned to Cheng Chumo and said,"Chumo, give it to me."
What?
Cheng Chumo handed the bag in his hand to Li Ke in confusion.
When the brothers saw Li Ke walking towards the tightly shut mottled door, their expressions all changed.
They knew what was in the bag.
They were all small toys outside the palace, and there were also a few sketchbooks written by Big Brother.
It wasn't that everyone hadn't wondered before.
The sisters-in-law in Big Brother's palace had long plundered these new things from Big Brother's hands.
Now they knew who their big brother was giving it to.
It was just that this matter was too taboo.
They didn't dare to discuss.
"Your Highness, you can't enter here!" Li Ke had just approached when he was stopped by the royal guards outside without giving him any face.
Li Ke stopped and cupped his hands."This king brought something. Please pass it to the person inside.”
"I'm sorry, Your Highness. Everything that is sent in must be approved by Supervisor Wang!”
Li Ke could not help but frown.
Creak!
The mottled door opened, and the pale little girl he had seen that day appeared timidly behind the door frame with curiosity in her eyes.
She lifted her foot and wanted to step out, but she shrank back in fear.
Sigh!
Li Ke sighed and rushed to the front of the little girl, stuffing half a bag of things into his hands.
"Your Highness!"
"Impudent!" Li Ke watched as the imperial guards drew their sabers and approached. He turned his head and shouted with a cold face,"Who dares to stop me!"
After he stopped, his tone softened and he said,"After this, you can report to Imperial Father. This Prince will bear all the consequences!”
Under the little girl's gaze, Li Ke helped close the door again.
" Cousin, if we do this, will His Majesty…" After his brothers had left, Zhangsun Chong hesitated to speak and even used the title of cousin.
Li Ke shook his head." It's fine. The Emperor allowed them to live. What's the point of me giving them something unimportant?"”
When Li Ke arrived at Chuxiu Palace, the Crown Prince and the King of Wei had already arrived.
The Celestial Empress and the concubines of the harem had also arrived.
"Royal brother is here."
"Royal brother."
While Li Ke and Li Chengqian were greeting each other, Wang De hurried over to the Emperor's side and whispered a few words in his ear.
Zhangsun Wugou looked at his husband suspiciously.
Li Shi Min didn't hide anything, he turned around and whispered a few words to her.
"I didn't misjudge Ke 'er. He has a forgiving heart.”Zhangsun Wugou looked at Li Ke, who was pointing at the beautiful women sitting upright with his brothers, and said with relief.
"Yes." The Emperor seemed to be very satisfied. He nodded and said in a low voice,""Unfortunately, I'm still not bold enough. If he sends me a petition to plead for leniency, I can go with the flow and agree to him.”
"Let those people remember Ke 'er?" Zhangsun Wugou saw through her husband's thoughts and smiled.""Why don't you suspect that Ke 'er is worried about this outcome?”
"We can't rush him. Pushing him to the front too early won't do him any good.”
"Yes."
"Wang De, we won't make this matter public. We won't object to it, so let's just drop it.”Li Shi Min ordered in a low voice.
The imperial concubines sitting far away could vaguely hear Ke 'er and could determine that they were discussing Li Ke, but they could not hear what the empress and emperor were discussing.
He could only suppress his curiosity.
Imperial Concubine Yin, Li You's mother glanced at Yang Ruyi with some jealousy, and then looked at Li Ke with a hidden and mocking gaze.
Li Chengqian noticed that ever since Li Ke arrived, his father and mother had been staring at Li Ke for a longer time. He secretly clenched his hands in his sleeves.
"Wang De, let's begin."
Zhangsun Wugou instructed.
It was part of the harem's duty to choose a concubine. The emperor was only here to join in the fun and get to know his daughter-in-law in advance.
"Yes, Empress."
After receiving the order, Wang De stood up and said in a sharp voice,"The thirty finalists who have passed the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting test will now hand in your embroidery.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a few female officials of Chuxiu Palace walked out and took away the embroidery in the hands of the Xiunu one by one.
"Before the evaluation of the niangniang is over, you can do whatever you want.”
Tang Feng was open-minded, and even these women from big families were affected by the atmosphere of the times.
After obtaining Wang De's permission, they all stood up and gathered together, boldly sizing up the three princes who might become their future husbands.
"Chan 'Er, isn't that the Prince Ke you've been thinking about day and night?”
"Don't spout nonsense!"
"Hehe, it's fine. His Majesty and the niangniang can't hear you.”
……
Li Ke had long recognized the beautiful palace maid who had swindled him of many good things.
He was puzzled when he saw a group of beautiful girls gathered together and laughing as they pointed at him.
He subconsciously touched his face.
"Big Brother, you're so popular wherever you go.”Cheng Chu Bi, who was thirteen years old and had yet to wear a crown, said with some envy and resentment.
Li Ke glared angrily.
"Let's go over and take a look." As he spoke, he walked over. In any case, he had already told the empress that he could choose a couple, but he had to ask for his opinion. He could not randomly choose a couple.
Moreover, the women who had been selected through heavy screening were at least one of the best, even if they were not unparalleled in the world. They were women who combined beauty and talent.
"Sister, what's your name? Last time, you pretended to be a palace maid and extorted quite a few good things from me.”In his previous life, although Li Ke was a loyal engineering man, he had seen pigs run even if he had not eaten pork. His skills of finding topics to flirt with girls were influenced by him. Although he was not proficient, he was not unfamiliar with it.
Su Chan Er was already very nervous when Li Ke approached.
At this moment, her pretty face instantly blushed.
Hehe…
"Chan 'Er, why are you blushing?"
"Sister Chan 'Er, you're really bold to actually extort His Highness.”
……
These young ladies were also open and lively. They were playful and lively, making Li Ke feel like he had returned to the era he was familiar with.
Eh?
Zhangsun Wugou noticed the increasingly loud laughter and excitement on this side. He said softly,""Ke 'er knows the girl from the Su family?”
"This girl's zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting are very outstanding. The double-sided embroidery with the world full of peaches and plums just now was done by her. Grandfather Su Wei, a famous minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, a prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, one of the four nobles. Whether it's her talent, appearance, or family background, she fits the criteria.”
Li Shimin knew about the double-sided embroidery.
This was an extremely difficult embroidery technique.
They had to embroider on both sides of a piece of white cloth at the same time.
The stitches on one side should not affect the beauty of the other side.
Among the young girls in the last round of selection, only this girl had such talent.
"You can't be too biased. Chengqian will have his own ideas. This is a talent selection for him.”
"This double-sided embroidery is not bad."
"Yeah, there isn't a single embroiderer in the Clothing Bureau with such skills.”
"This girl from the Su family is not bad."
……
Madam Yin heard the other sisters from the other palaces express their love for Su Chan Er and couldn't help but frown.
She glanced at the silly and ignorant girl from the Hou family.
'You're really young. When you marry into the royal family and become the crown princess, you'll understand that there's no such thing as true sisterhood in this world.'
Yin Shi is the daughter of Yin Shi, born in Guanlong Group.
For the sake of her son's future knighthood, she made a deal with the Guanlong Group.
That was to help Hou Haitang become the Crown Princess.
"Sister Ruyi, can little sister take a look at this double-sided embroidery?”Madam Yin turned her head and said to Yang Ruyi, who was admiring the double-sided embroidery.
"Of course you can."
Yang Ruyi smiled and handed the double-sided embroidery to Madam Yin.
'After today, you won't be able to laugh anymore. His Majesty has been doting on you for so long. Do you, a remnant of the former royal family, have the right to do so?'
Concubine Yin sneered in her heart.
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