The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

Seeing this, Li Liuyun looked at Zhang Nanfeng and said, "Senior brother, why don't you go back and wait for me? We'll send someone to call you when we finish discussing things with the Crown Prince and go to Huichun Hall, okay?"

Zhang Nanfeng nodded: "Okay, junior sister, business is important, so I'll head back first. Just send someone to call me when you're done."

Li Liuyun nodded and followed Nangong Li to Chu Huainan's study.

Rong Bo led the two to the study, knocked on the door, and Chu Huainan's voice came: "Please come in."

Rong Bo pushed open the door and gestured for them to come in: "Please come in, distinguished guests!"

After Nangong Li and Li Liuyun went inside, Chu Huainan stood up and said, "Your Highness, Princess, please sit down and wait a moment. Xing'er will be here soon. Xin'er is most familiar with the process and requirements for the selection of the Flower Goddess. Xing'er and I met during the Flower Goddess Festival, and she was one of the girls who participated in the selection."

However, after meeting me, she withdrew from the selection of the Flower Goddess. Since you two intend to participate in the Flower Goddess selection, I would like to sincerely explain things to you both, so that you may be prepared.”

Li Liuyun smiled and nodded: "Thank you very much, Your Highness and Crown Princess."

Li Liuyun and Nangong Li sat down, and Rong Bo ordered tea to be served. A moment later, I, Chu Wan, and Murong Xing entered the study.

Murong Xing looked up at Nangong Li and Li Liuyun, stepped forward, gave a slight bow, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, Princess, it's been a long time."

Li Liuyun stepped forward and helped Murong Xing up: "Princess Consort, there's no need to be so polite. Chu Yu and I are friends, and you are Chu Yu's mother. You are also my elder, so how can I accept such a grand gesture from you?"

Murong Xing patted Li Liuyun's hand: "In that case, Princess, there's no need for you to be so formal with me, the Crown Princess. How about you call me Aunt Xing and I'll call you Yun'er?"

Li Liuyun smiled and nodded: "It is my honor that Aunt Xing does not mind."

Murong Xing nodded upon hearing Li Liuyun's words and said with a smile, "I heard from the Crown Prince that Yun'er and the Prince are going to participate in the Flower Goddess Festival selection together?"

As soon as Murong Xing finished speaking, Chu Wan looked at Nangong Li with disbelief: "But Your Highness is clearly a man, how can you participate in the selection?"

Before Nangong Li and Li Liuyun could speak, Murong Xing rolled her eyes at Chu Wan: "Haven't you heard of women dressing as men? Besides, with the prince's looks, which woman can compare? He's even better than the princess."

Who would have thought such a stunning face belonged to a man? Besides, the princess has a disguise pill; have you forgotten? And I believe that with the princess around, the prince will surely pass through safely.”

Li Liuyun nodded with a smile after hearing Murong Xing's words: "Aunt Xing is right. I plan to disguise the prince and give him a disguise pill. Moreover, I have a trump card to ensure that no one will be able to tell that the prince is a man."

However, for now, please have Aunt Xing explain the selection process for the Flower Goddess to us, so we can be well-informed and prepare accordingly.

After listening to Li Liuyun's words, Murong Xing slowly spoke: "Our Southern Frontier holds the Flower Goddess Festival every three years. A month before the Flower Goddess Festival, the selection of the Flower Goddess begins. The requirements for participating girls are that they be between 12 and 20 years old, and as long as they are unmarried, they can participate in the preliminary selection. All girls can register at the local county government office, and then the county government office will conduct the selection process layer by layer to the prefecture government office."

After rounds of elimination and selection, the final chosen ones will come to the capital city for the penultimate round of selection 10 days before the Flower Goddess Festival. However, this is only for ordinary girls who want to participate in the selection.

Those recommended by prominent families can directly enter the third round of selection in the imperial city, which assesses appearance and physique. Winners of the third round can participate in the second round of selection, which assesses talent in arts and crafts, namely music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and is voted on by civil and military officials.

Only the top 10 winners in the final second round can move into the palace and await an auspicious day to meet the emperor. Ultimately, the emperor and the imperial advisor will personally select the woman with the most outstanding beauty and talent to be the Flower Goddess of Southern Xinjiang. On the Flower Goddess Festival, she will be worshipped at the Temple of Heaven and then paraded through the streets.

"Speaking of which, Your Highness and Princess are very pressed for time; the third round of selection is tomorrow."

Chu Huainan and Chu Wan looked at Nangong Li and Li Liuyun incredulously after hearing Murong Xing's words.

Chu Wan stammered, "Does the princess mean that the Prince of Pingnan wants to dress up as a woman and mingle among a group of women, comparing who is the prettiest and who has the best figure?"

Li Liuyun shook her head with a smile: "With his looks, why would he need to be compared to a group of women? He stands out like a crane among chickens! If I weren't so used to seeing his face, I would feel ashamed of myself! Why would he need to be compared?"

Chu Huainan looked at Li Liuyun with a complicated expression: "What the princess said is quite right, and the procedure Xing'er described is also the general procedure. But if someone has an outstanding appearance, I heard that after all the judges vote, they can directly enter the final stage of the audience with the emperor!"

Murong Xing nodded with a smile after hearing Chu Huainan's words: "There is such a precedent! I think the prince and princess's appearances are good enough to get them straight to the interview stage, but given their status, I wonder which family the Crown Prince chose for their recommendations?"

Chu Huainan slowly began, "In previous years, the selection process for the Flower Goddess Festival also involved recommendations from court officials. After all, the top ten candidates from the Flower Goddess Festival were either taken into Chu Batian's harem or into the harems of other court officials and princes!"

Last year, Prime Minister Lin sent his daughter, Lin Miao, to participate in the Flower Goddess selection. I heard that Prime Minister Lin hasn't found a suitable candidate yet this year. Perhaps I could lend him a hand? Firstly, this person is chosen by Prime Minister Lin himself. Before the Flower Goddess selection, he certainly won't allow anyone else to participate.

He could never have imagined that the person he had carefully chosen would ultimately be mine. However, this matter still requires the cooperation of the Prince and Princess. I heard that Prime Minister Lin's daughter, Lin Miao, had been praying in the mountains. Yesterday morning, Prime Minister Lin sent someone to the Taoist temple to bring Lin Miao back to the mansion. Presumably, that old man couldn't stand it anymore. But the person sent to fetch Lin Miao didn't bring her back, saying that Lin Miao was ill and needed to rest for two days before returning home. Tomorrow is the day Lin Miao is to return home.

I have already tampered with the carriage that will take Lin Miao, and even sent someone to impersonate a bandit. Those people in the Prime Minister's residence will definitely be unable to resist! At that time, the Prince and Princess only need to pretend to be going into the city to find relatives, happen to pass by and rescue Lin Miao, and then send her back to the Prime Minister's residence.

With the prince and princess's good looks, Prime Minister Lin would surely be tempted if he saw them. If you two pretend not to care much about the Flower Goddess and only want to find your family, that old man will surely try to bribe you to participate in the Flower Goddess selection.

Then the prince and princess can take the opportunity to agree to his request and let him help them find their families. This will not only make that old dog less vigilant, but also give them a legitimate reason to participate in the selection!