Chapter 1313 Daqian Draft!

March 27, Yijing

Although it was already the end of March, Yijing, as a city in the northern border of Daqian, still had a hint of chill in the air. At this moment, hundreds of young beauties in gorgeous clothes appeared in the back garden of the Daqian Palace.

"Chen Rouer of the Jiangnan Chen family pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen and wishes Her Majesty long life and good health!"

"Yuwen Jingxiang of the Yuwen clan of Guanzhong pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen, and wishes Her Majesty long life and good health!"

"Qilu Zhao Huihui pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen and wishes Her Majesty long life and good health!"

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Amid the respectful greetings from these wealthy daughters, the graceful An Miaoyi sat on a high platform and looked down at these young beauties without the slightest fluctuation in her expression.

Behind An Miaoyi, Qiqige was holding a booklet and comparing it with the beauties in front of her, reminding An Miaoyi of some content from time to time.

This talent show is the first one after Ye Mingsheng founded the new Daqian Dynasty. The purpose of Ye Mingsheng's talent show this time is not that now that he has unified the world, Ye Mingsheng wants to lie on the lap of a beauty and enjoy himself. Ye Mingsheng wants to use this talent show to appease various groups of people in order to consolidate Daqian's rule.

Although the form of in-laws is old-fashioned, this traditional form has existed for so long, so it has its value and significance. Since An Miaoyi has been appointed by Ye Mingsheng, she will naturally understand his intentions and Ye Mingsheng's thoughts.

Therefore, for this audition, An Miaoyi also did some homework on the fathers, brothers and families behind these girls, and was prepared to complete the task assigned to her by Ye Mingsheng.

"Your name is Chen Rouer?"

"In reply to Her Majesty the Queen," I am Chen Rouer!

"How old are you?"

"I just turned eighteen last month!"

Chen Rouer seemed a little shy. She looked very nervous when facing An Miaoyi’s question, and a slight blush appeared on her pretty face. However, despite being nervous, there was still a hint of expectation in the little girl’s eyes...
At this time, An Miaoyi nodded slightly and instructed:
"Chen Rou'er is great! Come over here!"

As soon as An Miaoyi said this, Chen Rouer realized that she was chosen, and her eyes suddenly lit up with surprise. She quickly bowed to An Miaoyi and said:

"Thank you, Queen, for your kindness. Rouer is deeply grateful!"

Hearing what Chen Rouer said, An Miaoyi nodded again, and then the Queen of Daqian began to choose from the remaining one hundred or so beauties.

Because this talent show was for political purposes, An Miaoyi had already made a list before the talent show even started and before she even met these beauties!

Just like Chen Rouer just now, the Chen family she belongs to is a wealthy family in Jiangnan. The family has a great influence in Jiangnan. When Ye Mingsheng implemented the reform before, many of the Chen family’s properties and fields were redeemed, so this time, taking the daughter of the Chen family into the harem is essentially a kind of appeasement...

An Miaoyi's selection this time was basically based on a pre-prepared list. As long as the person was not too ugly, she would choose him or her to enter the palace as a concubine.

In fact, those who are sent to the audition by each family are basically beauties picked from ten or even a hundred miles away. Fair skin, good looks, and youth are standard. After all, these powerful families send their daughters to participate in the audition in order to please Ye Mingsheng, so it is impossible for them to send an ugly girl to disgust Ye Mingsheng.

After selecting seventeen people in a row, Qiqige, who was standing behind An Miaoyi, reminded in a low voice:
"Queen, everyone on the list has been picked!"

An Miaoyi heard this and asked again:

"Where is that Murong Xinyun? Didn't she come to participate in the talent show?"

Upon hearing this, Qiqige glanced at the beautiful girl in front of him and immediately said:
"All the information from the Ministry of Rites just now has arrived!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi also gave a look to Aunt Zhao beside her. Although An Miaoyi didn't say anything, Aunt Zhao immediately understood and stood up and shouted:
"Everyone else please go away, Murong Xinyun stay for a while!"

Upon hearing that the talent show was over, those beauties who were not chosen immediately showed disappointment on their faces. A few brave ones wanted to fight for it again, but under the sharp gazes of those maids, they finally did not dare to act rashly...
After a while, there was only a thin figure left under the platform. When An Miaoyi saw this woman, a strange look flashed in her eyes. Although she only glanced at her from a distance, An Miaoyi was still attracted by the pitiful feeling of this woman.
Although it was the first time that An Miaoyi met this woman, the temperament of this woman was very familiar to her. It was a faint bookish air. Seeing this, An Miaoyi knew in her heart that this girl was the one she was looking for!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also instructed Zhao Ma:

"Take all seventeen of them to the medical school and let the female doctors there examine them thoroughly!"

"Yes!"

Although each of these seventeen beauties is the daughter of wealthy families and has been spoiled at home since childhood, with fine clothes and delicious food, logically each of them should be clean. However, as the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry, and only by being careful can you be safe!

As the mistress of Daqian's harem, An Miaoyi attached great importance to safety. She did not want to see any serious diseases entering the harem, so all necessary examinations must be carried out to ensure that there were no problems.

After Nanny Zhao took the seventeen beauties away, An Miaoyi asked Qiqige to bring the woman to her.

"Your servant Murong Xinyun greets Her Majesty the Queen! I wish Her Majesty the best of health and happiness!"

Facing Murong Xinyun's greeting, An Miaoyi was also examining the young lady of the Murong family in front of her. Although she had long heard that Murong Xinyun was a stunningly beautiful woman, when she really saw Murong Xinyun, An Miaoyi couldn't help but sigh in her letter that the rumors were true.

This Murong Xinyun is so beautiful that she is not inferior to her cousin Murong Qingwu. No wonder she is pursued by those young masters and scholars...

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi asked calmly, "You were the last one standing just now, right?"

"If you don't want to serve His Majesty, why bother to participate in the selection?"

Facing An Miaoyi's question, Murong Xinyun immediately fell into silence. After a long while, she whispered under An Miaoyi's gaze:
"It is my blessing to serve Your Majesty. I dare not have such thoughts."

An Miaoyi's expression changed to a half-smile when she heard that.

"Don't you dare?"

"What a dare!"

After saying this, An Miaoyi seemed to realize something, looked Murong Xinyun up and down again, and then said with emotion:
"Sister! We women have a hard life. When we are at home, we depend on our fathers and brothers. After we get married, we depend on our husbands. After our husbands pass away, we still have to depend on our sons. We have no control over ourselves in this life!"

After saying that, An Miaoyi smiled, then looked at Murong Xinyun and said calmly:
"But today, Murong Xinyun, I will give you a chance to decide your own destiny. You have to think carefully about whether you want to enter the palace!"

Hearing An Miaoyi say this, Murong Xinyun was stunned for a moment, and at this moment An Miaoyi continued:
"You have a cup of tea to think about it! I hope you don't make a decision that you will regret for the rest of your life!"

An Miaoyi stopped talking after she finished speaking, but picked up the teacup and took a sip. Listening to An Miaoyi's words, Murong Xinyun's expression changed rapidly. She never expected that the woman in front of her, who was cunning, cruel and mad in the eyes of her family, actually gave her the power to choose...

If possible, Murong Xinyun really didn't want to enter the palace to participate in the selection. It was not that Ye Mingsheng was not good. Murong Xinyun still admired Ye Mingsheng very much in her heart. After all, with Ye Mingsheng's efforts, the world got rid of war and poverty, and the national strength and people's lives were thriving. All these made Ye Mingsheng's image in Murong Xinyun's heart very tall and majestic!

The reason why Murong Xinyun did not want to participate in the talent show and marry Ye Mingsheng was that, on the one hand, Ye Mingsheng was her brother-in-law, and she was Ye Mingsheng's sister-in-law. She did not want to compete with her sister Murong Qingwu for men and favors. She felt sorry for her cousin Murong Qingwu by doing so.

In addition, Murong Xinyun also has someone in her heart and has already fallen in love with another man. Although they have not had time to commit to each other and make the relationship a fait accompli, the two of them have made a solemn promise to each other that she will not marry anyone but the other!
Although the love between the two young people is pure and beautiful, there are some people who want to break up the couple and are determined to separate them!
When she thought of her father and brother's expectations and instructions, Murong Xinyun became more conflicted. She knew that if she could not enter the palace, all her father and brother's ideas would become castles in the air and bubbles in the water. Although they would not do anything to her in disappointment, her life would definitely be in danger, and even her family might be implicated!
Thinking of this, Murong Xinyun lamented in her heart, thinking that God was unfair. Why did he let her be born in the Murong family while he was just the son of a housekeeper? If the two of them were well-matched, would the ending be like this?

Murong Xinyun didn’t know what the final outcome of this hypothesis would be, but she was kind-hearted and wanted to save his life, and didn’t want other innocent people to be implicated...

Thinking of this, she had already made up her mind, and immediately bowed respectfully to An Miaoyi and said:

"Thank you, Queen, for giving me this opportunity. It is Xinyun's blessing to be able to enter the palace to serve Your Majesty and you. I beg you, Queen, to give Xinyun this opportunity!"

Hearing Murong Xinyun say this, An Miaoyi said calmly:

"Think it over, don't you regret it?"

"Xinyun has no regrets in this life!"

An Miaoyi didn't say anything, and immediately asked a nanny to take Murong Xinyun to see a female doctor for a physical examination.

In fact, An Miaoyi has been hesitating for a while about whether to let Murong Xinyun enter the palace. She is keenly aware that if Murong Xinyun is allowed to enter the palace, this may be an opportunity to deal with the Murong family. But at the same time, An Miaoyi also knows that if this matter is not handled well, it may easily backfire and add an advantage to Murong Qingwu!
Until the audition started just now, An Miaoyi had not made up her mind to put Murong Xinyun on the list.

She originally wanted to meet Murong Xinyun and then decide whether to let Murong Xinyun enter the palace!
But An Miaoyi was really surprised by Murong Xinyun's behavior. Although she didn't know what had happened to this woman, but with her years of experience, An Miaoyi could tell at a glance that Murong Xinyun was different from women like Chen Rouer who were trying their best to enter the palace.

Murong Xinyun did not want to enter the palace, and the reason why she participated in this selection was most likely due to coercion from her family and possible moral kidnapping··················

As a woman, An Miaoyi could clearly feel the sadness between Murong Xinyun's brows, which made her even more unable to decide whether to let her enter the palace.

In the end, An Miaoyi made a very emotional decision on a whim. She gave the power of choice to Murong Xinyun, allowing Murong Xinyun to decide her own destiny and decide whether she wanted to live in this deep palace for the rest of her life.

Originally, An Miaoyi had no clear preference on whether Murong Xinyun should enter the palace, but when she heard that Murong Xinyun decided to enter the palace, An Miaoyi still felt a little disappointed. As a woman, she still hoped that Murong Xinyun could live for her once, so she asked Murong Xinyun again.

But unfortunately, the kind-hearted Murong Xinyun finally chose to sacrifice herself to save others!

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She felt a little tired and immediately headed back to the palace.

However, when the Queen Daqian had just returned to her courtyard and had not had time to take a sip of hot tea, Aunt Xu beside her immediately reported to An Miaoyi nervously:

"My Queen, something bad has happened. Liu Xinjie has been killed, and Lord Ren Hairen has been taken to the government office for tea by the Coordination Office!"

An Miaoyi was immediately shocked when these words came out, and immediately asked:

"What the hell is going on?"

"Your Majesty, Liu Xinjie was assassinated the night before yesterday and died on his way home. Your Majesty was furious and handed the matter over to the Coordination Office for investigation. You asked the Coordination Office to investigate the case thoroughly within ten days."

“And late last night, the Coordination Office took Mr. Ren Hai away from his home, saying that they wanted to invite Mr. Ren to the Coordination Office for tea. But I heard that the Coordination Office has designated Mr. Ren as a major suspect…”

(End of this chapter)