Chapter 1696: Is it time to choose a queen?

"When are we going?" Shi Xiangjun asked, feeling confused.

She cherishes books very much and wants to show them off to the public, so how could she put them in the wrong place?

Moreover, can’t the people in the palace do anything to remove pests in the vegetable garden?
Previously it could be said that it was to make my cousin give up, but what was it for this time?
The young eunuch this time was not Shuangxi and Shuangquan that Shi Xiangjun often saw. She did not know them, but they were very polite to her.

What she didn't know was that Shuangxi Shuangquan had already instructed her to be polite to the Shi family.

Even if they didn't say it, everyone in the palace was a smart person and didn't dare to treat the Shi family badly. After all, they were the princess's saviors.

How many of them have the guts to show any disrespect to these people?

"The Emperor said it depends on the girl's time."

Having said that, Shi Xiangjun thinks that depending on her own time, she would like to go next year, but is it possible?

"Thank you, father-in-law."

"But no matter what, it is a blessing for me to be able to serve the emperor. Do you have any other instructions, young lady?"

Shi Xiangjun shook her head slightly.

"Then I will take my leave first."

"Father-in-law, walk slowly."

After they left, Xiang looked at her daughter in confusion, "Did you offend the emperor?"

"No!"

"Then he is..."

Shi Xiangjun asked herself that she had not been disrespectful to Tang Haojing, nor had she annoyed him. "Don't think too much. I will go to the palace tomorrow and come back after I finish my work. Don't worry. I'm not your cousin."

Xiang nodded, the emperor was not someone who could not distinguish right from wrong.

That night, Shi Xiangjun had a dream. She dreamed of Tang Haojing.

The next day, she arrived at the palace gate early. When the guards saw that it was her, they let her in.

However, she came too early, and before Tang Haojing left the court, Shuangxi took her to the imperial study.

Shi Xiangjun didn't want to go in, and always felt that something was wrong, "I'd better go and take a look at the vegetable garden."

"The emperor said that you should come here first."

Since that was said, she came in first. But when she looked at the books on the bookshelf, they were not messy at all.
Although she didn't have a photographic memory, she looked at the book she had flipped through before and found that it was originally placed in that position.

Not knowing if something had happened, Shi Xiangjun waited for a long time and drank two cups of tea. She felt too embarrassed to ask the palace maid to change the tea, but Tang Haojing still hadn't come.

Luan'er was there last time, and her cousin was involved before that, so she was not alone at all. Shi Xiangjun felt a little awkward right now.

She couldn't help it anymore, so she opened the door and grabbed a young eunuch, "Eunuch, hasn't the emperor come yet?"

"Miss Shi, the emperor hasn't left the court yet."

Shi Xiangjun didn't ask if anything had happened. That was not something she should ask.

If Tang Haojing doesn't come, she can only wait.

We waited until almost noon.

As soon as Tang Haojing appeared, Shi Xiangjun hurriedly greeted him. Tang Haojing looked at her and sighed deeply.

"Sorry for the waitting."

Shi Xiangjun shook her head. Seeing that Tang Haojing didn't look very happy, she didn't ask him, "How could the book be messy?"

"Your Majesty, I'd better go to the vegetable garden and take a look."

Tang Haojing smiled bitterly, "I won't eat you."

Shi Xiangjun: “…”

What does this say?

"emperor!"

"Didn't the Emperor ask me to look after the vegetable fields?"

"I asked you to come here because I have something to ask you."

Shi Xiangjun felt nervous and said it was not those two things.

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Do you know anything about the young lady of the noble family?"

Shi Xiangjun shook her head, "I don't know much about it. I have been in the capital for a short time and have a low status. It's just that my master's wife took me to several banquets, and I met some young ladies, but we don't have a close relationship. Which young lady does the emperor want to ask about?" Shi Xiangjun was very puzzled. Was he going to establish a queen?
But even if it was them, they shouldn't come to find me.

She doesn't care about talking nonsense about such a big thing.

Tang Haojing quickly wrote three names on the rice paper and handed it to her, "These three."

Shi Xiangjun took a look and said truthfully, "I have seen two of them, but I have never seen Miss Han."

"Then tell me about these two you have seen."

Shi Xiangjun stole a glance at Tang Haojing, "Your Majesty, I am not familiar with them, how can I judge them?"

As she spoke, she was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Tang Haojing, "It's just you and me here, no need to kneel."

"Just say whatever you want, just like what you had in your mind before."

"This..." Shi Xiangjun's face suddenly turned red.

How can it be the same?

She had told Luan'er this in her heart before.

This is the emperor.

"Shuangquan, go get Miss Shi some paper and pen."

Shi Xiangjun was stunned for a moment, and Shuangquan also looked confused.

"I think you might be better off writing it down."

Shi Xiangjun understood what he meant. How could this be written or spoken?

Of course she knew that Tang Haojing did it on purpose.

"My casual words have affected the impressions of the ladies in your mind. I'm afraid it's unfair. If you really want to know, you'd better go and find out for yourself."

Tang Haojing smiled faintly, "Do you know why I asked you?"

"I don't know."

"Don't you know about mine?" Tang Haojing asked again.

Shi Xiangjun had some guesses in her mind, but they were just guesses, so how could she say them out loud?

"Never mind. No matter what the reason is, I asked you to come here because you would understand it differently."

He continued, "I want to know their true character."

"I have only met a few young ladies. It is inappropriate to evaluate their conduct just by meeting them. I understand what the emperor means, but I cannot give any useful evaluation."

"Well, if that's the case, I won't embarrass you."

Shi Xiangjun breathed a sigh of relief. Is the emperor going to choose a queen?

Why would you ask her about such a big thing?
But think about it, the emperor must have asked a lot of people, so don't be too self-indulgent.

"Go read a book."

Shi Xiangjun was stunned for a moment, "That vegetable field..."

"The sun is shining brightly. Are you going now?"

Shi Xiangjun thought about it and it seemed to be true. Even farmers were unwilling to go to the fields in the middle of the day.

Since the emperor has said so, don't put yourself in a difficult position.

"After some time..."

Shi Xiangjun paused slightly while flipping through the book, looked over, and listened attentively.

"The girl who likes Hao Zhou is coming to the capital."

What does this have to do with her?

"She's about your age, and you're a down-to-earth person, so why don't you come to the palace and keep her company."

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Shi Xiangjun said.

"You can read these books at will when you come to the palace." Tang Haojing didn't look up as he was reviewing the memorials, but he caught a glimpse of Shi Xiangjun's conflicted look out of the corner of his eye.

"It's not just you. I also chose these ladies to accompany her. She came to the Li Dynasty to learn something about the Li Dynasty. These are the companions I chose for her."

Not the queen?

(End of this chapter)

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