Dressed as a beauty to be selected, the game starts in hell mode!

Flower Mansion.

"Brother, this is the lotus seed and lily soup I made especially for you. It is the best for concentrating the mind and relieving internal heat. You should drink it quickly... and rest early after drinking it..." Hua Linlang said softly.

At this time, Hua Linlang was wearing a pear-blossom green dress embroidered with snow vines, with a simple lily bun on her head, and a butterfly-flower hairpin made of silver and inlaid with small sapphires. A few small pearls were inserted in her hair. She had clear autumn eyes and a snow-white complexion. She had lost weight, but looked even more frail, as elegant as the pear blossoms in early spring in March.

"Linlang, I want to read some more."

"The palace examination will begin soon..."

"This time, I must get the top grade in high school and take back what we lost!"

When he said this, a trace of ferocity flashed across Hua Jibai's originally handsome face.

The title of Marquis Jing'an was taken away, so naturally the mansion could no longer be inhabited.

Their family had to move to a garden in the east of the city, and the plaque on the door was changed from Jing'an Marquis Mansion to Hua Mansion. Whenever he walked past the plaque, he felt humiliated.

Without the title, not only was the salary of a noble taken away, but also some of the treatment that a noble enjoyed as a noble was taken away.

Some of the expensive fabrics that Hua Linlang used to wear, she could no longer wear as a commoner.

Looking at the fresh and elegant Hua Linlang, Hua Jibai felt a pang of heartache. When had his Linlang ever dressed so shabby?! His Linlang always liked luxury and exquisiteness.

All this was caused by Hua Wu!

If it weren't for Hua Wu, Linlang wouldn't have fallen to such a state, and their Hua family wouldn't have been stripped of their title.

Hua Wu? !

Thinking of this, a sinister look flashed in Hua Jibai's eyes.

In the future, when he enters the imperial court and becomes an important official with great power, he will make sure she dies miserably!

"Brother, your idea is good."

"But, I heard that Hua Wu has been promoted from Ling Jieyu to Ling Zhaorong. In just two months, she has been promoted to the high position of the fourth rank. With such favor, will she whisper in the emperor's ear and make him unhappy, so that he will take away your rank?!"

When Hua Linlang heard Hua Jibai say this, she felt both happy and worried.

She came specially to deliver lotus seed and lily soup, actually she just wanted to get some information.

Hua Wu's successive promotions made Hua Linlang jealous and resentful.

What she hated was that Hua Wu was so favored. Not long after entering the palace, she became a fourth-rank Zhaorong. It was said that she was the most popular in the palace and the most glamorous among her peers. Even the imperial concubine, who had been favored for three years, was overshadowed by her.

What she was jealous of was that if it was her who entered the palace, wouldn't all the glory that Hua Wu has today be hers? !

Whenever she thought of this, her heart felt like it was being bitten by a poisonous snake, making her unable to sleep or eat.

Why isn't she the biological daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion? !

Why isn't Hua Wu a lowly merchant girl? !

If everything went according to her wishes, why would there be so many things? !

And the harsh and unforgiving palace rules, is it so important whether she is a biological daughter or not? !

She has been pampered in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion for more than ten years. She is not their biological daughter, but she is like their own daughter!

When she thought of this, Hua Linlang's eyes were filled with uncontrollable resentment.

She also wants to pass the palace examination and become a prime minister!

She also wants Hua Wu to die a miserable death!

However, although she was unwilling, Hua Wu was no longer the person who could be bullied and squeezed by her. She was now the high and mighty Ling Zhaorong, a person whom she had to kneel and kowtow to whenever she saw her.

Thinking of this, Hua Linlang became more jealous and almost couldn't control her emotions.

"Don't worry!"

"No matter how favored she is, she is just a concubine in the harem and cannot interfere in the political affairs of the previous dynasty, especially the imperial examinations."

"After all, officials are not vegetarians."

If Hua Wu could really take advantage of this to stir up trouble, it would be a good thing. He wouldn't have to wait until he became prime minister to kill her.

It is a big taboo for the harem to interfere in politics!

"Besides, whether she is really favored or just pretending to be favored is still unclear..."

Hua Jibai said meaningfully.

After all, he was once the son of a marquisate, and was known as "Jade Prince" in the circle of nobles. He was well-educated and had made three or five close friends. These people were either well-known for their talents or came from princes' and marquisates, so they could still find out some news from the palace.

As far as he knew, there were many different reports about Ling Zhaorong in the palace.

But one of them caught his attention.

There are rumors in the palace that the emperor still loves Concubine Yi the most, and Hua Wu is just a substitute put forward by Emperor Jinghong to protect Concubine Yi.

It was well known to everyone in the Dayan Dynasty that the emperors of the Dynasty had been trapped by the Female Silk Star from generation to generation.

The Imperial Concubine Yi was the female silk star of this dynasty and was personally appointed by the Imperial Preceptor Pei Xuan.

Therefore, Hua Jibai can be sure that Hua Wu is definitely not the one that Emperor Jinghong loves, and her favor is just an illusion that Emperor Jinghong shows to others!

"Really?!"

Hua Linlang was extremely happy when she heard this.

Knowing that Hua Wu was not really favored, she was so happy that she almost flew.

"According to my guess, nine out of ten times!"

Hua Jibai said affirmatively.

Hua Wu is not truly favored, which is good news for the entire Hua family.

"It's just that, even if she was pretending to be favored, the harm she caused to our Hua family was real."

"no!"

"We can't let her be favored any longer, even if it's fake!"

Hua Linlang pretended to be indignant and said hesitantly: "Brother! I want to enter the palace!"

Seeing Hua Jibai's slightly changed expression, Hua Linlang quickly said before Hua Jibai could stop her: "Since she is pretending to be favored, why not let me take her place?!"

"Although the favor is fake, the benefits that the Hua family has received are real!"

"Moreover, if I enter the palace, I can form a horn with my elder brother and second brother outside the palace, and we can complement each other..."

Hearing Hua Linlang's plan for the Hua family and himself, Hua Jibai was even more moved, but he still felt reluctant to leave, "Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea..."

Once Linlang enters the palace, it will be difficult for the two of them to see each other again.

How could Hua Jibai bear to do this?!

"Besides, the person the emperor truly loves is Concubine Yi. How will you cope with it if you enter the palace?"

Hua Linlang was also reluctant to leave Hua Jibai, but she and Hua Jibai had already been nominally siblings, and it was impossible for them to be together in this life. In her heart, what she longed for more was the imperial power and wealth.

She had already contacted Concubine Yu.

When it comes to hating Hua Wu, Concubine Yu is number one in the palace, and no one dares to claim to be second.

I guess she wanted to enter the palace to annoy Hua Wu. No one liked her more than Concubine Yu.

"Brother, you know that the person I love is not him... Since I am destined not to be with the person I love in this life, then I must help the person I love to reach the pinnacle of power!"

"You don't have to worry about me."

"So what if I don't have the Emperor's love? Isn't it nice to be a figure like Concubine Cao?!"

Seeing Hua Jibai's face full of emotion and becoming more reluctant to leave, Hua Linlang had no choice but to give him a strong dose of medicine.

"Brother, don't you want to regain the title of Hua Family?!"

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