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

One piece of news was especially eye-catching. Chu Junyi had managed to practice all night to the point of fainting after seven days of the Groom Search Competition. From this, it could be seen that she was deeply in love with Princess Zhao Hua.

At this moment, Chu Junyi was sitting across from Shen Ninghua, holding a handful of cherries in her hands. "Ninghua, these cherries are no worse than the ones at the palace feast. They're no worse. If you like them, I'll send some over to you every day."

Shen Ninghua raised her gaze to look at him and rolled her eyes. "Didn't the outside world say that you passed out while cultivating through the night?"

Chu Junyi laughed complacently. "No, I'm just saying that I've fainted from writing all night long for you."

Hong Ling, who was at the side, suddenly laughed when she heard this. The two of them looked towards her at the same time.

Being stared at by two pairs of awe-inspiring eyes, Hong Ling trembled and quickly said, "Miss, now everyone outside is saying that Young Master Chu is cultivating to the point of vomiting blood because he misses you."

Shen Ninghua's hand that was transcribing the book suddenly stopped as she laughed out loud. "In another two days, won't the news of Young Master Chu dying for love spread?"

Chu Junyi passed the chosen cherry to Shen Ninghua with a smile on her face. "If it's for your sake, I'd be willing to come back to life even if I had to die for your sake," she said.

Shen Ninghua's smile suddenly froze. Raising her head, she glared fiercely at him. "Hurry up and go. The day of the Emperor's selection is in seven days. If you don't prepare well, you will lose miserably."

Chu Junyi turned to Hong Ling and motioned her to leave.

Hong Ling snorted coldly, but obediently left the room. She and Chu Junyi were sure of who they were, but she would have to listen to her master's words in the future.

Chu Junyi was satisfied. She walked up to Shen Ninghua and took the pen from him. "Don't worry. Even if I lose, you won't choose anyone else!"

A lot of things were burned down in the study room, so Shen Ninghua could only copy some books and work hard to restore the study room to its original state. After continuously flipping through books for two hours, his vision blurred. "You're so sure?"

"Of course."

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua put down the pinching fingers on his shoulder and slightly raised his chin. With a haughty expression, he asked, "Are you that confident in yourself?"

The arrogance on her beautiful face made everyone itch. They all wanted to reach out and cook her face. Chu Junyi coughed lightly and tried to suppress her thoughts.

"It's not that I'm confident in myself, but I still owe you a lot of gold. If you marry someone else, I'll just go back on my word. At that time, it'll be really hard for you to get the money." Furthermore, there's still the Hua Jun Medicine Store, and a large amount of silver has come in the past two months. I've already prepared it as my betrothal gift. "

"A betrothal gift?" Shen Ninghua glared at him and said, "You're going to give me that silver. Are you going to use it as my betrothal gift?"

Seeing her moneybags look, Chu Junyi laughed in her heart. Her face was serious as she said, "Ninghua, after we get married, the whole Hua Jun Medicine Store will be yours. You can have as much silver as you want."

Shen Ninghua nodded in satisfaction. "That's more like it."

The Hua Jun Pharmaceutical Store had already spread across the entire Jiangnan area. All of the citizens had already identified this shop as soon as they bought the medicine. Many of the shops had been forced to close their doors, and the number of merchants who had requested to cooperate was simply too numerous. It was all thanks to Chu Junyi's good management skills that the Hua Jun Medicine Store hadn't sold any questionable ingredients. In the eyes of the public, the name 'Hua Jun Medicine Store' was nothing more than a golden name!

Was he agreeing?! Chu Junyi smiled, her eyes filled with a profound smile. She wished that she could drown herself in that smile. Shen Ninghua turned her head and stretched her wrist a little before turning around and sitting down on the bed to rest.

Over the next few days, the ladies in the capital nearly cried their eyes out. The news that came to their ears about Chu Junyi was simply too touching.

Many people had even thought about it. If Young Noble Wushuang was unable to become the husband of Princess Zhao Hua in the upcoming competition, they would all kneel in front of the imperial palace to plead for the emperor to grant this love.

It was soon the day of the competition. The path from the Xiao family to the palace was filled with civilians. When they saw Chu Junyi come out of the door, someone shouted, "Young Master Chu, you must win!"

"That's right. I must marry Princess Radiant."

"We are all supporting you. We will definitely be able to have a lover."

Chu Junyi was visibly moved. She raised her head to look in the direction of the estate, and after a long while she bowed to the commoners. "Thank you, everyone. Jun Yi will work hard to marry you."

"Alright!"

"Work hard!"

Many of the civilians were blushing with excitement. They couldn't wait to roll up their sleeves and help Chu Junyi out of the corner of their mouths.

Only after they entered the palace did they stop cheering. Chu Junyi pursed her lips in satisfaction, a glint of determination shining in her eyes. If the emperor hadn't chosen him today, then the entire capital wouldn't have agreed to let him and Ning Hua succeed either. If not for the fact that he was afraid of exposing his true self, he would have compiled the story of him and Ning Hua into a play, ensuring that every stanza was filled with tears.

Shen Ninghua, who was in Princess Ran's palace, heard the grand events of the day from the palace maid's mouth. Her brows slightly twitched twice as the corner of her lips involuntarily curved up in an imperceptible curve.

"Hehe, Ning Hua, it won't be a waste for you to directly say that you want to marry Chu Junyi. If there's someone who can do this for me, I'll definitely marry him, even without the status of a princess." A trace of envy flashed across Baili An's eyes as he spoke. She was a princess and was born to serve the imperial family. Even if her father were to help her choose a prince consort, he would only choose one of the higher ranked princesses.

"Your majesty may be the monarch, but he's also the father of a princess. If possible, I also hope that you can live a good life, especially since your majesty is already old and has a greater value for kinship. Didn't I tell you earlier that if you have a choice in your heart, you can talk to your father about it, and he'll definitely give you priority?"

Hundred Miles of Anxiety struggled in her heart: "Will royal father …?"

"If you don't try, how would you know that royal father won't agree?" The Emperor was also human, and he had emotions and desires. Although Baili Qingfeng was an unyielding man, he was very soft-hearted towards his sons. Otherwise, Baili Jinze wouldn't be in bed right now, but had already died.

Seven days was enough time for the emperor to thoroughly investigate the relationship between the death warriors and the Coiling Dragon Villa, and from then on uncover Baili Jinze. However, facing his own son, the Emperor couldn't bear to let him go. He only asked someone to do something with the medicine that Baili Jinze had taken to make him stay bedridden. When he was young, he had stepped on his brother's corpse to ascend to the throne. Now, he actually didn't want to see his brothers and sisters being crippled, so the few princes didn't know what Baili Jinze had done.

It was just that the water would leave a mark. The more he hid it now, the more powerful the explosion would be.

"Princess, Princess, it's about time. We should head to the front hall." the palace maid called from the doorway.

Shen Ninghua got up and tidied up her unpleated skirt. The light in her eyes flickered incessantly, showing the undulating emotions in her heart. "Princess, let's go."

Baili'an became even more nervous. He tightly held Shen Ninghua's hand, and the two of them walked out together.

At this moment, the tall, vermillion arena was already set up at the entrance of the Hall of Accumulation. This arena was built when Bu Jinglan led his men to a competition, but it was moved around later on and was not destroyed.

Four rows and five rows of people stood neatly at the entrance of the great hall. Each of them had an excited and eager expression on their faces as they waited for the emperor to come forward and announce the start of the battle.

Chu Junyi stood in the second row, and when she turned her head to look, she could see Baili Qingfeng and Shen Ninghua walking in from the side. Her eyes lit up.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. Esteemed Empress. Greetings, Princess An Xi, Princess An Qing, Princess Zhao Hua …"

After a series of pleasantries, Baili Qingfeng sat on the Dragon Throne in the main hall and looked at the neatly organized young geniuses at the entrance, a look of satisfaction flashing across his face. After a series of pleasantries, Baili Qingfeng sat on the Dragon Throne in the main hall and looked at the neatly organized young talents at the entrance, and a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Seven days ago, I gave you a question: 'In writing, one should use brushstroke to kill others; in martial arts, one should defeat the other by a thousand miles.'. I believe that all of you have already thought of how to answer this. Is there anyone who has prepared anything for us to see? "

As soon as Baili Jinze's voice fell, many people went out to report, "Reporting to your majesty, this humble subject (servant) has an essay to present."

The attendant took the papers from everyone's hands and placed them on the imperial table.

"After all, this is for the selection of your consort. Take a good look and choose the top three that you think will be the best," said Baili Qingfeng as he casually flipped through two pages.

Baili JinChuan raised his head and followed Shen Ninghua's figure. The emotions in his eyes gradually turned into a storm, "Ninghua, if I can't marry you, I won't let anyone else marry you!"