Continue to be silent and nod.
The atmosphere in the study became indescribable.
a long time,
"What did Lord Li say?"
Chu Zhongtian's tone sounded very calm.
But the butler had been with him for a long time and knew that this was just the calm before the storm, so he accompanied him and said carefully: "Miss is now the first candidate to pass the selection of the prince's consort."
boom--
There was a muffled sound.
The housekeeper looked at Chu Zhongtian, only to find that Chu Zhongtian was sitting behind the desk with a calm expression.
The things on the table did not fall over and were still very neat.
The housekeeper was stunned.
Did I hear it wrong just now?
Chu Zhongtian asked, "Has the young lady returned home?"
The butler nodded.
"I'm back."
"Tell her to come to my study."
"promise."
The housekeeper was afraid that the master would suddenly pick up the inkstone and pen holder on the table and throw them around, so he quickly backed out of the room.
Not long after, Chu Anyun entered the study.
She looked at Chu Zhongtian timidly.
"Father~"
Chu Zhongtian: ￣□￣｜｜
"Don't you ever call me 'father'! I don't have a father like you!"
"what?"
"!@#￥%*... You've pissed me off! An Jun, do you know that you are the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister and the only daughter? If you have any affair with the Seventh Prince..."
"Father, what's 'under the melon field and plum tree'? It sounds so ugly!"
"Is what I said unpleasant? You don't know what others will say!"
boom--
Another muffled sound.
Chu Zhongtian quietly reached his hand under the table and massaged his calf.
Just now, he accidentally kicked the table because he was angry. Now it was the second time and it hurt so much that he could hardly bear it.
puff~
Chu Anyun laughed out loud.
She went behind her father and rubbed his shoulders.
"Father, don't worry. This is not a big deal. There will be a second and third round later. They will check my teeth, armpits, etc. You can just give the eunuchs some money and ask them to kick me out."
This was the first time Chu Zhongtian had heard of reverse bribery.
He rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"If only it were that easy."
"If it really doesn't work, I will... um... I will go to the palace to explain to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor that I think the selection officials' questions are misleading, and I couldn't help but go on stage."
"Humph! Just an excuse."
"Then I...then I'll say I have a crush on someone!"
"do you have?"
"..."
Chu Anyun didn't answer and stopped massaging.
Chu Zhongtian:!!!
Even the most straight-laced man should have realized something was wrong by now.
He turned around,
"You...you really have it!?"
Chu Anyun looked away, not daring to meet his father's gaze.
Chu Zhongtian suddenly felt depressed as if his tower had been stolen, and asked, "Who was it?"
Chu Anyun shook his head.
"I don't know his name either."
"I don't know... um... is it the genius you were talking about?"
"..."
"How about this, you give me a portrait of him... Don't argue yet, I know you are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, it is impossible that you can't draw it. Your father will check it for you no matter what. Besides, I am the prime minister of the dynasty, helping you find someone is better than looking for a needle in a haystack, right?"
Chu Anyun fell into deep thought.
In fact, she quite likes this situation.
People look for him thousands of Baidu,
Isn’t this fate?
But...
"Since father has spoken, then I will... hehe..."
Girl: o(*￣︶￣*)o
She grabbed the paper and pen from the table and carefully sketched the face according to her memory.
Chu Zhongtian gritted his teeth and watched the painting at first, criticizing the man in the painting from the perspective of an old father.
But as the portrait became more complete, he became more and more frightened.
This is so meow...
"Isn't this the Seventh Prince?"
Chu Zhongtian was confused.
It turns out that the one who actually stole the tower was his own daughter...
Chapter 401 Good brother!
For two consecutive days, a total of seven palindrome poems were produced in the preliminary supplementary test.
Among them, only the first two were written by Li Qingcha, while the others were written by the officials from the Ministry of Rites who were eager to write. In the end, only less than three hundred people passed the preliminary examination.
Li Qingcha, Lin Sicong and Xie Chengxuan entered the palace together with the list of names, and followed the chief eunuch to the Qianqing Palace.
The emperor summoned the three men.
He smiled.
"This primary election was really unexpected. Only so few people passed."
Xie Chengxuan took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, Xia Mo has never encountered such a situation in selecting a prince's consort before. There are more than 10,000 applicants this time. We wanted to control the number of people who enter the second round, but we didn't expect that we went too far."
In fact, if they continue to ask tricky questions, the final number may be only in the single digit.
But for some reason, after the first day, the Seventh Prince suddenly changed his tone and said something like "maybe getting married isn't a bad idea", leaving Lin Sicong and Jie Chengxuan stunned.
The emperor smiled.
"It's okay. You can be stricter."
He glanced at the list and put it aside.
"I heard that the daughter of Chu Daxueshi also participated in this selection?"
Lin Sicong bowed,
"Yes."
"Was Grand Secretary Chu present at the time?"
"Not there."
The emperor nodded slowly, thinking that this was no different from the news he had received.
He pondered for a moment and asked again: "At that time, Chu Anyun was a woman dressed as a man?"
I didn't expect that you even know this kind of details.
goo...
Xie Chengxuan swallowed his saliva.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The Qianqing Palace was completely quiet.
The emperor suddenly spoke to the eunuch beside him.
"Go, call Old Seven over."
The chief eunuch asked, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince has been confined to his room for a day as a punishment by you, and he is now copying books in his bedroom~"
"Who told this kid to leave the palace without permission... Humph! Go ahead and call him. Oh, and there's also Grand Secretary Chu."
"promise."
The eunuch retreated.
About a quarter of an hour later, the seventh prince entered the hall and bowed respectfully to the emperor.
Chu Zhongtian is not on duty today, so he will be late.
The emperor smiled.
"Seventh Brother, do you know how likable you are?"
The Seventh Prince was stunned.
"What does your father mean by this?"
"Haha...even the daughter of Grand Secretary Chu has a favorable opinion of you and has taken the initiative to participate in the selection of the prince's consort."
“You…what did you say!?”
The Seventh Prince was confused.
Whether in the officialdom or the palace, the evaluation of Chu Zhongtian is one sentence -
He is good at planning for the country and also good for himself.
In other words, Chu Zhongtian is extremely sensitive to power.
Especially in the dispute over the national foundation, although Chu Zhongtian was a staunch supporter of the eldest son inheritance system, he never showed it too obviously and always adopted the strategy of indirect attack.
The Seventh Prince was puzzled.
How could such a person allow his only daughter to participate in his selection of concubines?
He subconsciously looked at Li Qingcha and asked with his mouth: "Really?"
