All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 161 I have a crush

After more than a month, Shen Lingxi entered the palace again. Although Shen Lingxi was still a female official of Fengyi in Shoukang Palace, the courtesy received after entering the palace was quite different from before.

The Taoist title of "Miao Ling Taoist Master" has already become famous in the capital.

Along the way, the maidservants and eunuchs were all very kind to her, not to mention a little bit of awe in their eyes.

Even Zhu Lianxi, the chief eunuch next to the emperor, personally ran to the gate of the palace to greet her.

If Shen Lingxi hadn't been used to such scenes in her previous life, she might still feel uncomfortable.

Precisely because of her poise and composure, it seems that she has a kind of mystery like an outsider.

When he reached the imperial study room, Zhu Lianxi stopped and asked Shen Lingxi to wait at the door, while he walked in lightly to report.

The door of the imperial study room was half open, and the emperor's majestic scolding sound came from inside: "How old are you? Huh? The eldest son of the Duke of Qi's family is the same age as you, and is already the father of two children! But what about you? You haven't figured it out yet!"

"You are the prince, can the prince not marry a wife? How do you want me to meet my ancestors in the future?"

Shen Lingxi raised her almond eyes slightly.

The familiar words made her instantly think of the days when A Weng was in front of her all day long, telling her to urge her to get married.

She raised her eyes to look into the room, and saw the emperor's grandson Chuyan, standing tall and straight in the middle of the study, with a tall and tall figure.

Tsk tsk, sad reminder.

Unexpectedly, this grandson of the emperor, who is afraid of ghosts, would sometimes be urged to marry.

However, this person should have little experience.

At this time, even if you don't want to in your heart, you have to deal with it happily on the face.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, okay" should be used as needed.

The more silent you are, the harder it is.

It's like confirming the theory in Shen Lingxi's heart——
In the study room, the emperor couldn't get a response, and his voice suddenly raised a bit: "Do you think you can fool around as usual without speaking? Don't even think about it!"

"I don't care! Today you have to choose a few no matter what."

"Here, I see that the Wang family, the Li family, the Cui family, the Cheng family and the Xu family all have girls of your age. Take a look at these portraits and see which one you like."

"I'm not discussing with you, this is an oral order! You have to choose today! If you don't choose, it's okay. I'll give you all these marriages! I'm asking someone to draft an order now, do you believe it?"

Shen Lingxi shuddered.

In an instant, I felt that my Aunt was also pretty good, only urging the marriage, not arranging the marriage.

It's her lack of knowledge.

The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was indeed the majesty of the emperor. Whichever girl he fell in love with, he could finalize the marriage without the consent of the other's family and the girl.

If the girls from these families fall in love with His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, that's fine.

In case someone else wants to belong, the emperor is messing up the mandarin ducks, God is sorry.

Shen Lingxi was standing at the door eating melons silently. In the study, Eunuch Zhu should have announced in front of the emperor, and then he heard the emperor say: "Send her to come in."

"Hmph! Think carefully about which one you want to choose." The emperor ordered Chu Yan again in a deep voice.

Eunuch Zhu opened the door of the imperial study from the inside, and invited Shen Lingxi in.

Shen Lingxi stepped forward to salute, and after the emperor let her down, she turned around to salute Chu Yan again.

Xu is related to the holy face. Today Chu Yan is wearing a vermilion embroidered five-clawed golden dragon official uniform, a golden crown in his hair, and a scarlet robe that makes his sharp-edged face look like stars, and his temples look like knives. He is handsome and majestic .

Chu Yan's slender hands lifted her up, and then stood with his arms crossed again.

However, the tall and straight figure unintentionally turned to the side where Shen Lingxi was standing, and was used to protecting her behind her.

Shen Lingxi didn't know why he suddenly leaned over and glanced at him.

Thinking that the emperor was firing on him with all his might—
In order to avoid being hurt, Shen Lingxi moved aside quietly, and stood quietly by the side with her head bowed, watching her nose with her eyes and her heart with her nose.

Seeing that she deliberately kept a distance from him, Chu Yan's phoenix eyes darkened slightly.

And Shen Lingxi pricked up her ears again, planning to continue to eat melons in silence——
But I heard the emperor calling to her in a slightly softened voice: "Miao Ling, come forward."

Shen Lingxi was stunned for a moment before realizing that the emperor was calling her Taoist name.

She hurriedly responded and stepped forward in small steps.

Chu Yan also raised his eyes lightly, looking at the emperor's face.

Did the emperor's grandmother say something to him?

At this time, Xuan Chen Lingxi came, could it be...

Thinking of this, Chu Yan straightened his back involuntarily, and a strange emotion rose from the bottom of his heart.

The emperor didn't notice his strangeness at all, his majestic eyes fell on Shen Lingxi's face, and asked: "How many years have you been practicing in Xuanmen?"

"Returning to the Holy Majesty, I have been practicing with the Xuanqing female crown for a year. After the female crown passed away, I have been enlightened and practiced by myself. It has been more than three years now." Shen Lingxi replied respectfully.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised, "It's only been three years... I heard that your Taoist skills are on par with Su Jiulang, is there such a thing?"

Shen Lingxi replied modestly: "Master Su Jiu is a teacher from a famous family, and my courtiers specialize in martial arts with him, so he is better."

The emperor was noncommittal, and asked: "A while ago, I heard that your grandmother had decided to marry you and Mu Huai'an before she was alive. Is there such a thing?"

"It's all rumored in the market." Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes and smiled lightly, "Grandma's appointment is the marriage between the fourth sister of the minister's daughter and Erlang of the Mu family, and has nothing to do with the minister's daughter and Mu Shaoqing."

The emperor was thoughtful, and then asked insincerely: "Then have you ever thought about... what kind of husband you want to marry?"

Shen Lingxi was slightly startled.

This is... The marriage urging is on her head?

Chu Yan pursed her thin lips tightly, her phoenix eyes stared at her side face, and a strange throbbing rose in her chest.

"I never thought about it."

With Shen Lingxi's clear voice, she replied calmly: "People who practice Taoism emphasize the naturalness of Taoism. Marriage is determined by nature and cannot be forced. Besides, the minister's daughter-in-law and grandmother have just passed away, and the minister's daughter-in-law is still in the filial piety period, so..."

Chu Yan's phoenix eyes narrowed, and she lowered her eyes.

"Okay, I understand." The emperor waved his hand at her, "Come here and have a look."

Shen Lingxi breathed a sigh of relief silently, and hurried to the large desk.

There are seven or eight portraits of young women side by side on the desk.

The women in the portraits all have beautiful faces and graceful postures.

On the side of each portrait, the woman's name, family background, hobbies and expertise, etc. are written in a few strokes.

Shen Lingxi glanced over, all of them were ladies from prominent families.

The emperor pointed to those portraits and said to her: "I heard that you Taoists are the best at observing people's faces. Come and pick for me, which woman's face here is suitable to be the concubine of Liulang, and which woman is suitable to be the concubine of Liulang Liangdi, which..."

"Your Majesty." This time, Chu Yan finally stopped being silent, and before the emperor finished speaking, he interrupted in a deep voice: "I don't like any of the women in this portrait, and I already have someone I like... "

"I said, I won't allow it!"

The emperor interrupted him angrily, "The little princess of Yunguo has been dead for six years, and the tablet you married her has been guarding her body like a jade for six full years. No matter how much you like her, it's time to let go! As I said, You will never be allowed to enter the East Palace holding her tablet again!"

Shen Lingxi: The little princess of Yunguo! ! ! ? ? ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)