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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

"Hmm? What business do you have with me? " Now that he had a better understanding of Chu Junyi's abilities, Baili Qingyuan was more appreciative of him, and his attitude was much more amiable.

Chu Junyi slowly walked to the center of the hall, his black embroidered satin robes accentuating his chilliness. He respectfully kneeled on the ground and performed three simple kowtows, then raised his head and looked at Baili Qingfeng, "Your Majesty, this humble subject wishes to marry Princess Zhaohua!"

Shen Ninghua suddenly widened her eyes. A ripple flashed across Qiushui's eyes. He …

Chu Junyi looked determined. There were many ways to get the emperor to grant them a marriage, but he chose to use the most orthodox method. That way, he could prevent Shen Ninghua from suffering any grievances.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw the Second Prince, Baili Jinchuan, stand up abruptly, "Imperial Father, this son hopes to be able to marry Ning Hua's main wife."

What? The ministers were all excited by Chu Junyi's request to marry Shen Ninghua. After all, there were rumors that he was deeply in love with Princess Zhao Hua, and many young mistresses were still envious of her. But what was going on with the Second Prince? His first wife had not even passed away half a year ago, yet he wanted to marry her? Although the Zhou family could no longer handle it, they did not have such an argument.

Baili Qingfeng's expression turned cold, "Both of you are requesting to marry Ning Hua?"

The empress Zhao Huiying glanced at Baili JinChuan and Chu Junyi, a cold light flashing across her eyes. "Ninghua, I was wondering why you didn't want to marry the Sixth Prince of the Great Yue State. So you already have a subordinate in mind."

Shen Ninghua turned his head, the empress was saying that she had secretly made a marriage with someone, "Mother, you've misunderstood. Although I'm not raised by my birth mother, I know how to be fair and honest, I won't do matters of marriage. But, which family doesn't have a woman that they admire? I do prefer to marry Young Master Chu, but I didn't do anything that would violate the rules of etiquette."

Zhao Hui Ying's expression froze and became completely cold: "Ning Hua, you're the adopted daughter of the Emperor. Although you're not a proper princess and haven't received any formal instruction, you still have to be clear about some basic things, marriage is a great matter and it can't be left to the parents. Even if you secretly admire her, you can't brazenly say it like this."

Shen Ninghua's eyes widened as she spoke with an extremely innocent tone, "If you don't say it, then Imperial Mother's meaning is that I should bully the sovereign? I also know that saying these words might attract criticism, but in the end, it is still in front of royal father. Even if it would harm my own reputation, I am unwilling to lie to my royal father while saying such untruthful words.

Zhao Hui had traces of a smile on his lips, but his eyes were as cold as ice: "With your mouth, normal people really can't win against you."

"Imperial Mother is too kind. I merely said some heartfelt words."

Baili Qing Cang glared at Shen Ning Hua. With a trace of helplessness flashing across his eyes, he said, "You little girl, I think you are lying to respect this father. It is true that you want to choose a husband like your father."

Shen Ninghua lowered her head and laughed, a faint blush appearing on her face. "Imperial Father, Imperial Mother was talking about me just now. Don't tease me in front of all the officials, or else I'll really be pulled down to the pig cage."

Baili Qingqing glared at him. With a stern expression, he asked, "Who dares? "You are my favorite princess. No matter how many things you do, you will always do it. Don't even mention just choosing a husband."

With these words, who would dare to use Shen Ninghua's earlier statement as a basis for a conviction? The Emperor had already said that he would allow the princess to elect her husband, but who else could surpass the Emperor?

"Father!"

"I know what you are thinking, but I also said earlier, you are my favorite princess, so you can't just casually get married. The selection for your husband should be done well, not only by you, but also by An Jing and An Qing. It's time for your marriage." Baili Qing said with a smile, "I know what you are thinking, but I've also said earlier that you are my favorite princess, so we can't casually get married off."

Baili Anqing was stunned, and his face immediately flushed red. He lowered his head, not daring to look at the surrounding people's faces.

Only the princess's husband could be called the prince consort. Back then, the Emperor had said that he would grant Shen Ninghua the title of princess in the future. She originally thought that it was a joke, but now it seemed that he had hardened his heart to give Shen Ninghua this special honor! The old people of the harem, the newlyweds, and the three thousand beauties combined could not even compare to Xia Jingyan, who had been dead for so many years. Just as the rumors said, Shen Ninghua is really the emperor's illegitimate daughter?

When he thought of this possibility, Zhao Hui Ying's hands turned cold as he asked, "What does the Emperor plan to do?"

"Of course, my daughters are worthy of the best men in the world. We need to show off our talents and skills. How about this, I will give you a question:" Wen, kill with a brush; Wu, win with a mind of your own. With just these two sentences, all of you who are willing to participate in the assessment will have seven days to prepare.

To fight with a brush, to fight with a brush; to fight with a sword, to win with a thousand miles by a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight with a fight? Is this the opposite? Many people lowered their heads in contemplation.

Chu Junyi's eyes blazed with fire. She knew that it wouldn't be an easy feat to get a beautiful wife, so she wouldn't lose to anyone in a match.

The stench of blood in the hall gradually dissipated, but the women's faces were still unsightly. They were all frightened to death. Some of them were extremely regretful towards Shen Ninghua's words, afraid that she would think up a chance to take revenge on them.

However, Shen Ninghua did not care about what they thought. He was planning out Baili Qingfeng's future. By now, the emperor should already know about the connection between the three Death Soldiers and the Coiling Dragon Villa. If he followed this lead, he would be able to pull out Baili Jinze.

Hmph, if he had to blame something, he could only blame Baili Jinze for being too greedy. If he didn't want to steal his medical books, he wouldn't have risked his death to let the Soldier infiltrate the prefecture lord's mansion, and there wouldn't have been any follow-up events.

Baili Qingfeng spoke, "There's both joy and worry today. I'm also tired, so I'll head back first. You all can continue eating. There's still another two hours before the end of the banquet. Don't waste it."

"Respectfully sending off your majesty, esteemed empress."

Shen Ninghua got up and did not continue sitting on the stairs. Instead, she went downstairs and sat together with Baili An.

The moment she sat down, Baili An immediately came over, "Ning Hua, you scared me to death just now."

Shen Ninghua took a sweet pear with honey juice and ate it with a spoon. She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "What's there to be afraid of?"

Baili'an used his gaze to signal her to look around.

"Isn't it just those madams and young misses who have retreated from me? What's there to be afraid of? I'm happy and calm in my heart, it's perfect that no one is here to disturb me. "

Baili An glared at her with his almond-shaped eyes, "I'm not talking about this. Your method of dealing with those death warriors was really …" As he said this, he saw Shen Ninghua biting a cherry. Her lips were stained with traces of a captivating red liquid, which looked like a pair of small, alluring hands on her petal-like lips. It made his mouth go dry.

"What's the matter? Why didn't you say anything? " Shen Ninghua stuck out her pink tongue and licked the cherry juice into her mouth. She felt a little strange and paused for a moment before she said, "The cherry juice in this palace is really delicious. The warm room in my manor is also very astringent."

Baili'an's eyes swept across her smiling expression, and he mechanically picked up a cherry before stuffing it into his mouth, "Nothing, I forgot."

"Tch." Shen Ninghua chuckled. I know what you're thinking, but my method just now was very useful, wasn't it? " Her sharp eyes swept over an official who was sizing her up. Her eyes that were filled with killing intent immediately caused that official to lower his head and avoid her gaze.

Seeing this scene, Baili An couldn't help but laugh, "Haha, you're right. Right now, the officials of royal father have always been scared when they see you, not to mention those weak ladies and mistresses. Right now, they're no different from a mouse seeing a cat."

Shen Ninghua drank a cup of green plum wine passed over by a maid, smiling in a relaxed and natural manner. "This is for the best, I'm too lazy to deal with them."

"Oh right, the medical book that you mentioned just now, you really obtained an absolute medical manual, and you even gave it to royal father?"

"Yeah, that's right. When I was researching the plague medicine, I gave it to you. Otherwise, do you think that the hospital would have really been able to research the plague medicine that quickly?"

"But why didn't royal father say so?"

During the fall of the previous dynasty, they experienced a large scale burning of books, and the royal family had burned all the books they had collected together. Countless precious books had been burned together, and even now, when they were brought up by others, they were still filled with grief and grief, thus many famous books and ancient books that could still be left behind were still considered absolute books. Although they did not know what kind of books Ning Hua had given them, those that could help to research the formula of the plague were definitely priceless.

"royal father definitely has his own considerations, they are not something that we can consider." After eating a piece of dessert, Shen Ninghua finally felt the nausea and urge to vomit suppressed. Although she wasn't afraid of such a bloody scene, she still felt uncomfortable.

Baili An threw the Absolute Medical Book to the side, and pulled Shen Ninghua's sleeve as he questioned him, "Just now, when Young Master Chu proposed to marry you, what did you say? What did you think of him?"

"If you have the time to ask me these things, you might as well think about whether you have anyone you like. Now, go and tell royal father in advance, royal father can still favor you a little, if not, at that time, Royal Father can pick out someone you're not satisfied with, and you can choose not to marry."

Baili An's face instantly reddened, "Ninghua, you thick-skinned girl. Hmph, I'll tell royal father, just let him do as you say."

Shen Ninghua deliberately made an expression of realization. "Oh, so you like shameless people."

"You …"

Seeing Baili An's embarrassed and helpless appearance, Shen Ninghua smiled brilliantly. Her brilliant smile was accompanied by a charming glow, and coupled with her peerless demeanor, her appearance was so beautiful that many young talents threw her bloody methods to the back of their minds, wholeheartedly thinking of marrying her into their family.

Chu Junyi was holding a glass of wine in her hand as she felt the eager feelings of the crowd. Her heart was filled with helplessness as she doted on Ning Hua. 'She must have attracted quite a bit of attention on purpose. It seems like I've offended her for rashly wanting to marry her.