The brilliant sunshine falls on the ancient and solemn Forbidden City, and the air is filled with the unique and refreshing scent of pine.

Young beauties of all kinds, dressed in gorgeous clothes, entered Yanhui Pavilion quietly and orderly.

After special training in Chuxiu Palace, these concubines are well aware of the rules of the palace.

Therefore, even though their hearts were filled with curiosity and anticipation, they did not dare to make a sound easily.

On the high platform, Yinzhen was in the lead.

Yixiu wore an apricot-yellow auspicious dress and a headpiece made of red gold and pearls.

In order to reduce his presence, Liu Hua only wore a brown wedding dress and wore gold ornaments, yellow and lavender velvet flowers on his head.

It shows one's status without taking away Yixiu's glory.

Rows of beautiful ladies entered the cabinet one after another, accompanied by Su Peisheng's powerful voice of "giving flowers", which seemed to be not cut cleanly.

Her thoughts drifted away, and she recalled the time when she first entered the palace. Nian Shilan sat on a sedan chair, looking down at everyone with a condescending attitude.

He also thought about how he felt when he passed by in a sedan chair, and how time had passed. He was afraid of becoming the next Nian Shilan.

He couldn't help but smile. Yinzhen was thinking about Fu Rujin at the beginning.

Now that I have seen several batches, I have generally understood that Fu Rujin was deliberately placed at the back.

I was feeling extremely bored, but suddenly I saw Liu Hua smile.

I couldn't help but recall the time when Liu Hua was selected. I jokingly said, "Three years ago, it was because of the Queen Mother's cat smile. What is it for now?"

Liu Hua originally wanted to perfunctorily appease Yinzhen, but unfortunately, looking at these beautiful girls, he felt a sense of crisis in his heart, just like Nian Shilan did in the past.

Taoqiao said: "I was thinking that neither the Queen nor I have a cat today.

Doesn't that mean the Emperor can't get a beautiful woman?

Yinzhen stroked his forehead and smiled bitterly, "Beautiful women are hard to come by, and understanding my feelings is even harder to come by.

I hope someone will catch my eye today."

Liu Hua complained in his heart, "Even though Zhen Huan is a beautiful woman, she understands you to some extent, but you forced her out.

As for Nian Shilan, even if she has committed countless sins, you and Wuya Chengbi are the least qualified to blame her."

It was past noon and the show was suspended.

Liu Hua and others ate in separate halls, and Caiju was counting the people who were not selected.

Dongli, who stayed in Yonghe Palace to take charge, strode over, followed by Nanny Yun and Pengpeng.

Liu Hua saw Hong Zhou and gestured with his hand. Nanny Yun discreetly placed Hong Zhou in Liu Hua's arms.

He said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you have been out for most of the day for the selection.

The Fifth Prince was always crying, so I asked Aunt Dongli to come and see the Empress.

Nanny Yun reached out her hand again, poked Hong Zhou's chubby little face, and said happily, "Look, the Fifth Prince stopped crying as soon as he met his biological mother."

Dongli deliberately said to Pengpeng, "Today, the selection was so busy that the queen didn't even bring a warm fan.

Go back to the palace quickly, take the Xiang Fei bamboo fan given by Concubine An, and ask the kitchen to make some iced drinks."

Pengpeng thought she had gained Liu Hua's trust, after all, it had been since the mung bean soup incident.

All meals in Yonghe Palace were reviewed by Xiao Yunzi and Dongli.

He responded happily and ran away in a flash.

Dongli sighed in his heart, "If she wasn't from his palace, it would have been so much better."

Dongli didn't have time to think deeply, so he asked Nanny Yun to hold Hongzhou tightly.

I used the opportunity of serving the dishes to carefully prepare Liu Hua mentally.

"My Lady, you can't fall down no matter what. After all, your family still depends on you. You are the foundation."

Liu Hua knew Dongli's character well. He had rashly come to him today and had made so many excuses. It must be a big deal.

Coupled with the fact that the previous correspondence had stopped, Liu Hua had a vague suspicion in his mind.

He took a few deep breaths, hoping that nothing was wrong with Lin, and then gestured to Dongli to continue.

Dongli knelt down with tears in her eyes, her voice trembling as she tried to speak coherently, "Minister Liu took Madam Guaerjia to Ganlu Temple the day before yesterday to fulfill a vow.

On the road, I encountered bandits who kept shouting, "Give me your life back!" My wife was kidnapped and my child was shot with an arrow. It seemed that my chastity was also gone.

The minister was stabbed twice in the back, and the old lady was so angry that she fainted for a whole day and night.

Liu Hua covered his heart and endured the piercing pain.

She was desperate to wake herself up. She originally wanted to go and investigate, even if she had to go to the palace.

But then I thought, this is not right, the information was only sent today, just waiting for the day of the draft.

However, on the day of the selection, even if she was in a bad mood and absent-minded, it would not be her fault if Yinzhen learned of the situation.

If it was really revenge, why would it cost such a huge price?

Liu Hua anxiously asked Dong Li: "How could there be bandits in Kyoto? Where did they come from? And what kind of swords and arrows did they use?"

Dongli moved closer and said, recalling the letter, "Master said those people looked like refugees, mostly elderly, weak, women, and children. They spoke with a Jiangnan accent."

Liu Hua grabbed Dongli's hand and immediately whispered, "Ask your uncle to give out porridge immediately? When your uncle goes to buy clothes for the poor people, he should also provide them with free medical treatment. The bigger the commotion, the better.

We are going to fight in the name of praying for the Fifth Prince and the Emperor. Did you hear that?

They even sent people to spread the news, saying that it had been going on for a very long time, a very long time!

It's not the time to start now, buy more people, and follow the crowd. Some people don't even know how long they've been doing it."

Dongli couldn't figure it out, but Liu Hua was her master.

Without any hesitation, he agreed in a deep voice.

Liu Hua calmed down for a moment and said, "Let my uncle investigate the people around them to see if anyone has left and why."

Liu Hua knew very well that they were now competing against each other in terms of time, the time it took him to do these things or the time it took Yinzhen to investigate these things.

Liu Hua was not someone to be trifled with. She thought for a moment and then said to Dong Li, "I remember Concubine Tong once told the Emperor about her father's nearly two years of hard work in flood control in the south of the Yangtze River. Go and find out how Longkodo actually controlled the flood."

He stroked the Buddhist beads in his hand, sneered, and said: "I don't believe in people like Longkodo. He won't be greedy, he won't embezzle and pervert the law!

Tong Jia Yun actually wanted to cause trouble to me. With such a cruel heart, don't blame me, Liu Hua."

Dongli wrote down everything Liu Hua said. She was not Liu Hua's maid.

She was the daughter of a poor scholar who had no money to take the imperial examination.

He pretended that his wife was unclean and pawned her off. As for himself, he was of course a bastard and was sold.

However, the scholar was still a bit good. He wrote a contract and asked a trafficker to buy him to a wealthy family in Kyoto.

Therefore, he stayed with the old lady because he was well-educated and could read and write.

Later it was given to Liu Hua, who was only ten years old.

As soon as Dongli left, Su Peisheng bent down and came in, asking Liu Hua to continue.

Liu Hua had no appetite now, so he arranged for Hong Zhou first and asked Nanny Yun to carry him to the Empress Dowager.

Holding Caiju's hand, he stood up gently.

She walked out of the side hall as if nothing had happened, and warm light poured down on her.

Liu Hua had no choice but to fight alone like a trapped beast.

Peng Peng, panting, ran over, saluted Liu Hua, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I have brought you the fan that Concubine An gave you.

Fortunately, you just left the house, just in time!

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