The eldest princess is a captive and the abstinent official is seductive

Chapter 250 The Emperor’s Thoughts

On October 16th, Yan Qing issued an order to invite all the princes from the aristocratic families on the list to enter the palace to appreciate the plum blossoms.

The gentlemen put on clean and bright clothes, dressed neatly and looked particularly energetic, and entered the palace in carriages one by one.

Of course, there are also horseback riding. The people who ride on horses can be considered to be both civil and military. The chance of being selected as an attendant is relatively high, because the royal wife said that in addition to good knowledge and good character, the attendant must also be in good health. It is best to You can learn three moves and two moves to exercise your body regularly, so that you will not be too weak.

If you only know how to study but don't know how to strengthen your body, you may not be qualified for super-loaded positions in the future. For the sake of the safety of the young masters of the major aristocratic families, some who are too weak will be eliminated - of course, the young masters of the aristocratic families do not know this yet. a little.

After entering the palace, before they had time to see the Queen and her husband, everyone was taken directly into the Plum Garden. Eunuch Jixiang came over and sent a message: "Her Majesty the Queen and her husband are attending court and will not come until after court. Everyone Young Master can walk around the garden by himself first, just don’t make any noise.”

The gentlemen thanked each other politely: "Thank you very much, father-in-law."

"You're welcome."

Eunuch Jixiang turned around and left, and soon sixteen pretty and beautiful palace maids entered the garden carrying trays. The weather was cold at this time of year, and the palace maids were dressed in peach red autumn palace clothes. They were standing in the garden holding trays, as the branches were beginning to bloom. The plum blossoms contrast with each other. I don’t know whether the plum blossoms are more beautiful or the beauty is prettier.

There were a total of sixty-five young masters entering the garden. Every ten steps away there was a palace maid standing with wine and tea on the tray for the young master to take as he pleased.

"There used to be banquets in the palace. Aren't all the drinks and refreshments placed on the table in the pavilion?" A man in dark green robes came over, took a teacup from the tray of the palace maid standing closest, and gave it to himself Pouring a cup of tea, "What's your name?"

"My name is Taohong."

"If we put all the refreshments on the table for people to take, there wouldn't be so many palace people standing here." The man smiled faintly, staring at the pretty pink face, "You don't think so?"

"This servant dare not say anything."

The man in dark green robe turned around and looked around. There were people gathering in the garden to chat. Some people began to recite poems to the plum blossoms on the branches. They said sarcastically: "Taohong, do you think His Majesty really wants to choose to be an attendant?" ?”

Taohong held the tea tray motionless, still saying: "I dare not say anything."

A gust of wind blew by, and the man in dark green robe shivered from the cold: "The weather is so cold, Master, I don't have much to wear today..."

"Young master, you can go sit in the warm pavilion."

The man in dark green robes held a teacup in one hand, stretched out his other hand, and flicked his pink cheeks: "Do you know who I am?"

"This slave doesn't know."

"I am Hou Xuzhi, the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs."

"I've met Mr. Hou."

"Taohong." Hou Xuzhi leaned his head slightly and leaned against her ear, lowering his voice and asked, "Can you tell me quietly, does His Majesty want to choose a servant, or does he want to use the opportunity of choosing a servant to enrich the harem?"

Taohong couldn't help but take a step back, "I don't know, I don't dare to speak nonsense."

Hou Xuzhi smiled faintly, turned and left.

At this time, in the attic outside the plum garden, Yan Qing and Wen Jin stood side by side, taking in a panoramic view of the scene in the plum garden.

Although I didn't hear clearly what Hou Xuzhi said, this person had already been written down.

"Hou Baiqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was originally part of my plan to deal with him. The appearance of his son today really confirmed that my decision was right." Wen Jin's eyes were narrow and her voice was quiet, "The Hou family cannot stay here." ”

Yan Qing said: "What have you arranged today?"

"It's not any unfathomable test." Wen Jin said, "These palace ladies in the garden are all carefully selected. They have pretty and eye-catching looks. On the trays in their hands are the best wines in the palace. They are eager to smell them. Drunk, a drunkard cannot resist such temptation."

There are four walls of wine, sex, and wealth.

Wine is a poison that penetrates the intestines, and color is a poison that scrapes bones and steel.

Today, the two easiest tests in the plum garden are wine and beauty.

"A person who can resist the temptation of beauty and wine may not necessarily be a good person, but if he cannot resist it, his will must not be strong enough." Wen Jin said in a calm tone, "If you want to serve as an errand by His Majesty's side, your will must be firm and strong, and you must not be easily tempted by beauty. ”

Yan Qing said nothing.

"And those few," Wen Jin raised his hand and pointed at a few people shivering from the cold outside the Nuanning Pavilion. They were all wearing thin clothes and their robes were fluttering in the wind. "The climate is cold in late autumn. It’s a cold season, so everyone wears thick robes and cloaks, but in order to show their grace in front of His Majesty, they don’t even know how to wear clothes. It’s okay if they just want to look good and not lose their grace, but they can’t stand the cold wind. Invasion, so that the demeanor is completely lost at this time, and the scholar's demeanor is gone. "

Yan Qing hummed: "It's really good that such a simple method can filter out some people."

Wen Jin smiled: "In fact, even if you don't call them into the palace, you can just send some people to check their details, and you can know who is available and who is not. Just pick a few available and put them in the imperial study, and put them in the imperial study for a while. Just test your knowledge.”

"Then why did you bother to let them enter the palace?"

"Because I want His Majesty to meet these people in person."

Yan Qing turned her head and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why are you meeting us?"

"These are all the more outstanding young masters of noble families in the imperial capital. Almost all of them who can rank are here." Wen Jin smiled, "Your Majesty, after seeing them, will you think that I am a rare and unparalleled handsome man in the world?"