I traveled through time just for the jade hairpin, I never wanted to be the queen

Just when Ling Xiyue was still thinking hard, she heard the voice of the Queen Mother.

"Everyone, before the selection of the concubine, there is something important to tell you."

The candidates listened quietly.

The Queen Mother glanced at the eldest prince He Tingxi and continued, "In early March, the eldest prince was attacked and his knees were severely injured. I am afraid that he will never be able to walk upright again. Therefore, I specially informed you in advance. I give you the right to choose. Whoever does not want to become the eldest prince's consort can withdraw now. I will not make it difficult for you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the candidates were dumbfounded and at a loss for what to do.

Everyone stood there, looking at each other.

Ling Xiyue was also confused. She never expected this.

She saw that everyone present had an embarrassed look on their faces, and it was obvious that no one was happy, but because of face, no one dared to withdraw voluntarily.

The Queen Mother waited for a long time, but no one left on their own initiative.

She reminded again: "If everyone does not withdraw, then I will join the Queen and the First Prince in selecting the Crown Princess."

As soon as the Queen Mother finished her words, a woman knelt on the ground with an apologetic look on her face.

"In reply to the Queen Mother, I will withdraw from the election."

The Queen Mother wanted to speak when she saw this, but before she opened her mouth, she saw another woman kneeling down.

"In reply to the Queen Mother, I will also withdraw from the election."

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the other candidates all knelt on the ground to express their withdrawal.

Seeing so many candidates withdraw, He Tingxi's face showed a bit of disappointment, but he didn't say anything.

The Queen Mother and the Empress were shocked when they saw this. They didn't expect so many people to withdraw. They were very disappointed.

Ling Xiyue looked at the people around her, who were all kneeling down and asking to withdraw, and she became very nervous.

I thought: How come these ancient people are different from what I imagined? They have no moral principles. When they see someone paralyzed, they abandon him. I thought only modern people are so realistic? It turns out that there is no distinction between dynasties. What about me? Should I retreat too?

Before Ling Xiyue could recover from the shock, all the candidates around her had already knelt on the ground.

When the Queen Mother saw that Ling Xiyue was the only one who didn't kneel, she reminded her, "If you want to withdraw, do it quickly."

The Queen Mother's voice woke Ling Xiyue up.

She came back to her senses and looked at He Tingxi deliberately. She instantly felt that He Tingxi was a little pitiful. He was the eldest prince, but no one chose him.

She couldn't help but wonder: This eldest prince is paralyzed, does that mean he's no longer good at that? If not, then I can complete the mission safely.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiyue was overjoyed.

She bowed to the Queen Mother with a serious look on her face.

"I am willing to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I only hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not despise me."

Ling Xiyue's words made everyone present explode.

All the candidates looked at her, and they all admired her.

The Queen Mother and the Empress looked at each other, then nodded and smiled.

He Tingxi, who had never had any interest in the candidates, began to look at Ling Xiyue after hearing her words.

When he saw Ling Xiyue's makeup and clothes, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Tingxi, what do you think?" The Queen Mother looked at He Tingxi.

He Tingxi nodded and said, "Grandmother, I am willing to do so."

"Okay. Then I will make the decision." The Queen Mother was overjoyed and said with a smile.

"Yes." He Tingxi replied.

Ling Xiyue was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that the eldest prince would agree directly. It was beyond her expectations.

"What's your name? Which family are you from?" The Queen Mother said in a gentle voice.

"In reply to the Empress Dowager, I am Ling Xiyue, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works." Ling Xiyue responded respectfully.

"Okay, very good, give me the jade pendant." The empress dowager instructed the eunuch beside her while turning her head sideways.

"Yes." The eunuch walked to Ling Xiyue and handed the jade pendant to her.

"Miss Ling, please keep it." The eunuch said politely with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, eunuch." Ling Xiyue took it with both hands.

The eunuch returned to the Queen Mother.

Ling Xiyue looked down at the jade pendant in her hand. It was made of top-grade mutton-fat white jade, and she was extremely happy.

"Miss Ling, please return home today and choose an auspicious day before getting married," the Queen Mother ordered.

"Yes. I will take my leave."

After Ling Xiyue paid her respects, she left the palace, and the other candidates for the title of daughter of the rich family also followed her out.

On the way, they were all whispering behind Ling Xiyue, and some people even secretly made fun of Ling Xiyue.

Ling Xiyue saw it all out of the corner of her eye, but she didn't care at all and just kept going her own way.

As she walked, she looked at the white jade pendant in her hand and muttered to herself: I probably can't bring this jade pendant back to the modern era. If I could, I would make a fortune and wouldn't have to work for the rest of my life.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiyue became depressed.

As soon as she walked out of the palace, Ling Xiyue saw Ling Chuchen standing next to the carriage. Seeing her angry look, Ling Xiyue guessed what Ling Chuchen meant.

But she walked towards Ling Chuchen calmly.

As soon as Ling Chuchen saw Ling Xiyue approaching her, she immediately raised her hand and wanted to hit Ling Xiyue.

Ling Xiyue had been prepared for this. She quickly grabbed Ling Chuchen's arm and deliberately asked, "My dear sister, what do you mean?"

Ling Chuchen wanted to shake off Ling Xiyue's hand, but he couldn't struggle free, so she started to blame him loudly.

"What do you mean? Do you think I don't know that you were the one who put the bug on me? You wanted me to lose the election. I never thought you had such a vicious heart."

At this time, other daughters also walked out of the palace one after another. When they saw Ling Xiyue and Ling Chuchen looked like they were about to fight, they all stopped to watch.

After Ling Xiyue saw this with her peripheral vision, she let go of Ling Chuchen's hand and whispered to him, "If you don't want to lose face, just get on the carriage and talk about it first."

Ling Chuchen also noticed from the corner of her eye that many people were looking at her. After a slight hesitation, she got on the carriage first, and Ling Xiyue followed behind her.

The coachman drove the carriage back to Ling Mansion.

Inside the carriage, Ling Chuchen still refused to give up and angrily shouted, "I will definitely tell my father about your evil deeds today and let him punish you."

Ling Xiyue was not afraid at all. She said calmly, "Which eye of yours saw me put a bug on you? You told father, and I told father too. Are you wronging me?"

"You——" Ling Chuchen pointed at Ling Xiyue and cursed, "Poisonous woman."

Ling Xiyue snorted and glared at Ling Chuchen with anger in her eyes, "Poisonous woman? Compared to you, who am I? You know what you have done."

When Ling Chuchen heard this, a trace of guilt flashed in her eyes, and she pretended to be confused.

"What did you say? We didn't do anything. Don't accuse us."

"Really?" Ling Xiyue did not continue to ask. She knew that he would not admit it even if she asked.

"Oh, let me tell you something. I was selected. The eldest prince chose me. We will get married once an auspicious day is chosen." Ling Xiyue continued.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ling Chuchen was instantly furious. She glared at Ling Xiyue, her fists clenched tightly, and her back teeth were almost broken.

I feel like stabbing Ling Xiyue's heart.