After the marriage, the abstinent prince turned me on

In the end, the two ended the game in a draw, which was unbelievable to everyone present.

The Queen Mother's face was slightly annoyed as she said, "Jing'er, this is the selection of the Crown Princess. How can you give in like this?"

Even the Queen Mother thought so, so naturally everyone else thought so too. This further proved that the Crown Prince's attitude towards Miss Xie was indeed different from what was rumored.

Shang Qiu Shui felt jealous, and her heart began to boil with envy.

The prince stood up and bowed, saying, "Grandmother, I didn't give in. It's Miss Xie's chess skills that are so exceptional."

Xie Mishuang looked at him with a guilty conscience. Although her chess skills were considered good among all the women, they were insignificant in front of him. It was likely that he only used 50% of his chess skills to play against her.

So why did the prince help her lie?

The Queen quickly eased the atmosphere: "Mother, Jing'er never lies. I think Miss Xie's chess skills must be really good."

In the end, the Queen Mother didn't say much, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Xie Mishuang became more and more unhappy.

The concubine selection banquet continued, and in the end, only five young ladies from aristocratic families remained.

Jiang Yulian was unfortunately eliminated, but she was not depressed. Instead, she became more worried about Xie Mishuang.

Before leaving, Xie Mishuang gave Jiang Yulian another round of instructions, which made her look worried.

We should always be on guard against others. Since our friend reminded us like this, he must have guessed something.

Among the five girls from aristocratic families, in addition to Xie Mishuang, there are Shang Qiushui, Feng Zihan and two others.

According to convention, this selection will include two concubines and one crown princess.

In the previous life, it was Shang Qiu Shui and Feng Zi Han who became concubines.

Unfortunately, before the two of them could enter the palace, the prince suddenly died.

Because according to royal rules, the concubine can enter the palace one month after the Crown Princess, which highlights the Crown Princess's status as the main concubine.

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The final selection was made by voting among the concubines and noble ladies.

Whoever gets the most votes will be the final winner.

In her previous life, Xie Chuxue relied on Concubine Wen's connections in the harem to win the first place and become the Crown Princess.

It’s a pity that she only has the title of Crown Princess but is not blessed with the great wealth.

Now, without Concubine Wen's help, she can only rely on herself.

Xie Mishuang looked calm as he walked forward with everyone else to accept the "review".

She is confident in her appearance and talent, but she does not dare to have any expectations about people's hearts.

Time passed minute by minute, and the voting session finally ended.

The palace maid held the tray and began to count the votes.

"Ms. Shang Qiushui, the young lady of the Shang family, has ten tickets!"

When Shang Qiu Shui heard his name, a smug smile appeared on his face.

"Ms. Feng Zihan and Ms. Xie Mishuang both received nine tickets!"

When Feng Zihan heard the number of votes she had, her face didn't show much expression.

Xie Mishuang breathed a sigh of relief, her position as concubine was secure. Ouyang Jing carefully observed her expression, feeling somewhat helpless. Was she so satisfied?

At this moment, the palace maid in charge of counting the votes suddenly looked embarrassed and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Queen, I think I have underestimated Miss Xie's vote..."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Xie Mi has double nine votes, one more vote would make it ten votes, the same as Miss Shang.

Who should the Crown Princess choose?

"I didn't expect there would be a situation where there are two people with the same ticket. Queen, who do you think should be the Crown Princess?" The Queen Mother threw this difficult question to the Queen.

The queen looked at the two of them with a headache. Competitions require fairness and justice. Logically, she should choose her cousin as her daughter-in-law, but she was afraid that people would accuse her of being selfish and biased.

The Queen laughed and turned to look at Ouyang Jing: "Jing'er, why don't you choose whoever you want to be the Crown Princess."

Prince Ouyang Jing stood up and walked in front of Xie Mishuang and Shang Qiu Shui.

The palace maid also brought a peony hairpin.

Whoever the prince chooses, he will put a peony hairpin on his or her head.

Shang Qiushui was extremely anxious. The prince's gaze was obviously lingering on Xie Mishuang for a longer time. No! She couldn't just sit there and wait for death!

Shang Qiushui's eyes rolled and he suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! There's a snake!"

Everyone was startled by her sudden scream and turned to look at her.

"Snake? Where is the snake?" The Queen Mother frowned and said in an unhappy tone.

Shang Qiushui pointed at the ground under Xie Mishuang's feet and said in a panic, "There! There's a snake under Ms. Xie's feet!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked in the direction she pointed, and saw that there seemed to be something moving under Xie Mishuang's skirt.

"Ah!" The timid ladies were frightened and screamed and hid aside.

Shang Qiu Shui was secretly delighted, he didn't believe that Xie Mishuang could remain calm like this!

She was waiting to see Xie Mishuang make a fool of himself. When the prince saw his embarrassing look, he would definitely not choose her. However, to her disappointment, Xie Mishuang's face did not show the slightest panic.

Xie Mishuang lowered her head and patted the hem of her skirt, saying calmly, "Miss Shang, are you seeing things? How could there be a snake in such public?"

The palace maid went forward to check carefully and found that there was indeed no snake.

Everyone was alarmed for nothing. The Queen Mother was furious: "Miss Shang, since your eyesight is not good, there is no need to choose the Crown Princess." The Queen Mother said coldly, "Come, send Miss Shang back to have a good rest!"

Shang Qiushui panicked and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I didn't mean to do that. I just saw it wrongly and was dazzled for a moment. My eyesight is usually very good. Please, Your Majesty, give me another chance!"

The Queen also felt that Shang Qiushui had gone too far, so she began to advise, "Mother, Qiushui is still young and naive. Please forgive her this time."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "It seems to me that she is deliberately disrupting the selection banquet!"

Shang Qiushui quickly kowtowed and apologized: "Empress Dowager, please give me another chance. Cousin Queen, please help me."

The queen also frowned. Why did she think they were fools?

Anyone who can survive in the deep palace backyard is a shrewd person, but out of consideration for her father's face, she still said: "Mother, Qiu Shui cannot be the Crown Princess, but being a concubine should be more than enough."

The empress dowager understood what the queen meant. After all, Shang Qiu Shui's father was the Imperial Censor and played a vital role in the court. In order to balance the various forces, Shang Qiu Shui had to be allowed to enter the prince's mansion.

She pondered for a moment and said slowly, "In that case, let's do as the Queen says."

The Queen Mother relented, but Shang Qiu Shui was still unwilling to accept it. She was a concubine and Xie Mishuang was the Crown Princess. She would always be superior to her. How could this be possible?

She bit her lips and cast a resentful light towards Xie Mishuang in her eyes, but she saw that the prince was personally putting the peony hairpin on her bun.

Shang Qiu Shui felt as if there was a rage in his heart that was difficult to release, and he almost fainted from anger.