After the marriage, the abstinent prince turned me on

Xie Mishuang walked slowly with the crowd. At the age of sixteen, she was already as beautiful as a blooming peony, and her figure was as prominent as a willow branch. She was definitely a beauty.

The daughters of noble families who were traveling with her all looked at her with envy and jealousy.

At this moment, a young girl with an arrogant look on her face suddenly jumped out in front of Xie Mishuang and said in a bad tone: "Are you Xie Mishuang?"

Xie Mishuang stopped and took a quick look before guessing the other person's identity - Shang Qiu Shui, the daughter of the Imperial Censor, a first-rank official.

Shang Qiu Shui has always been domineering and arrogant because of her father's status. She looks down on those women from aristocratic families whose official positions are lower than her father's. At the same time, she has always admired His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since she was a child. Moreover, the current Queen is her cousin. Due to this relationship, she often regards herself as the future Crown Princess.

I guess he heard about the prince testifying for her a few days ago and now he is going to cause trouble for her.

But she knew that although Shang Qiu Shui was arrogant and unreasonable, he didn't have much brains, so it wouldn't be difficult to deal with him. Otherwise, Xie Chuxue wouldn't have won the title of Crown Princess in her previous life.

Xie Mishuang said calmly, "Miss Shang, what may I ask?"

Others stopped to watch the fun.

Seeing her lack of respect, Shang Qiushui mocked her directly, "I heard that the Crown Prince came forward to testify for you a few days ago. You're really trying to save face. Don't you think the Crown Prince is interested in you?"

Xie Mishuang saw through her malicious intent, but she remained gentle and frightened. "The prince is just telling the truth. He is a good man. Miss Shang, please don't misunderstand me."

Shang Qiushui felt that Xie Mishuang was just showing off to her that she had won the favor of the prince. She became even more angry and said mercilessly:

"Who misunderstood? Your father is only a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel. How can he be qualified to participate in the selection of the Crown Princess? I advise you to go back to where you came from now, otherwise I will have my father impeach your father tomorrow."

Her words made everyone else frown. In addition to Xie Mishuang, the fathers of several other women were also fourth-rank.

But due to the other party's identity, he could only swallow his resentment secretly.

Xie Mishuang sneered inwardly when she heard this, but her face turned pale in an instant: "Miss Shang, are you serious?"

Qinghe hurried forward to support him, and it seemed that she was really scared.

Shang Qiushui thought she was scared and continued to bully her, "Of course, I..." Before she could finish her words, she led the palace maids over and interrupted, "Miss Shang, the Queen has decreed that all daughters of the fourth rank and above who are ready to marry must enter the palace to participate in the selection of concubines. Are you asking Miss Xie to openly disobey the order?"

The palace maids were led by the queen's teaching maid, and her attitude was extremely majestic.

Shang Qiushui didn't dare to offend her openly, so he could only glare at Xie Mishuang fiercely, secretly said "bitch" and left.

The leading palace maid sighed and looked at Xie Mishuang with sympathy.

Miss Shang was notoriously arrogant and unreasonable. If the daughter of a low-ranking official offended her, it might bring disaster upon herself and the entire family.

After all, the duty of the Chief Censor is to impeach officials who violate laws and discipline, and any small mistake may be magnified infinitely by him.

Xie Mishuang quickly thought of a good friend she had met in Fenghua Town, who was also the legitimate daughter of a fourth-rank commander. It was said that in her previous life, she had offended Shang Qiu Shui, causing her entire family to be exiled and never to return.

She should have also come to participate in the selection of concubines.

Xie Mishuang looked behind her and saw a girl in a red dress with a heroic look.

"Sister Yu Lian?" Xie Mishuang shouted happily.

When she first met Jiang Yulian, she was still in Fenghua Town. She thought she was a woman of the underworld, but later she learned her true identity and became her best friend.

Jiang Yulian is an excellent martial artist. She learned from the number one sect in Tianmen Mountain and is a natural born general. Her future dream is to defend her country and become a female general who is as brave as any man.

However, things did not go as planned. During the selection of the Crown Princess, she offended Shang Qiushui, causing her to die before she could realize her ambition.

In this life, she is determined to save her friend's fate.

"Mi Shuang? Long time no see." Jiang Yulian also saw Xie Mi Shuang at this time, and patted Xie Mi Shuang's shoulder cheerfully, with a bit of intimacy in her tone.

This made her feel as if she were in another world, and she was in a trance and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Sister Yu Lian, do you want to be the Crown Princess?" Xie Mishuang asked tentatively.

Jiang Yulian chuckled: "You don't think of me as a love rival, do you? Don't worry, my ambition is not in the deep palace. I came here only to deal with my father, not to compete with you for the crown prince."

Upon hearing this, Xie Mishuang smiled shyly.

The two walked side by side, reminiscing about the past, as if they had returned to the carefree days in Fenghua Town.

Soon the two arrived at the Imperial Garden.

At that time, all the young ladies selected by everyone had arrived, and the Empress Dowager, Empress, and all the concubines were present to observe today's concubine selection ceremony.

There are a total of twenty people who are selecting the Crown Princess.

Everyone had to report their family background to the Queen Mother one by one, and then show their talents, choosing any one of the three arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. If they chose two, it would be a bonus.

Shang Qiu Shui was the first one.

She smiled and bowed to the Queen Mother and the Empress. "Your servant, Shang Qiushui, is the daughter of the Imperial Censor. I am sixteen years old this year and have some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I have come here today to participate in the selection of the Crown Princess."

The Queen and the Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction, both feeling that Shang and the Crown Prince were a perfect match.

The Queen Mother's gentle and solemn voice sounded: "What does the daughter of the Shang family want to perform?"

Shang Qiushui said, "I would like to perform dance and zither."

After saying that, she walked slowly to the center of the venue and began to dance gracefully. Her figure was like a beautiful reflection of a beautiful swallow, which drew cheers from everyone.

The Queen Mother said, "This dance seems to be the Queen's specialty. Queen, it looks like the daughter of the Shang family is here to take over your position." She laughed.

The queen smiled with some worry, as she didn't want this cousin to be her daughter-in-law at all.

After Shang Qiu Shui finished her dance, she walked to the guqin again, and gently plucked the strings with her slender jade fingers. The music was so smooth and mesmerizing.

After the performance, Jiang Yulian suddenly whispered in Xie Mishuang's ear: "My figure is not as perfect as yours, and my piano skills are also better than yours. I'm afraid you are the only one who can be the Crown Princess."

Xie Mishuang smiled and said, "Stop teasing me."

Jiang Yulian asked in surprise, "Don't you want to be the Crown Princess?"

Xie Mishuang shook his head and said, "I want to do it and I don't want to do it. I can't explain it to you for now."

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

After Shang Qiu Shui finished her performance, she bowed and stepped aside.

"Next one, Jiang Yulian, the legitimate daughter of a fourth-rank commander." The eunuch in charge of calling out the names shouted loudly.

Jiang Yulian walked to the center of the arena with a heroic air, clasped her fists in salute, and said in a resonant voice: "Your humble servant, Jiang Yulian, is seventeen years old. I am not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting, but I am quite capable of wielding a sword or spear. I have come here today to participate in the selection of the Crown Princess. I hope that the Empress Dowager will forgive me."