C54 Part3

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Murong Ci smiled lightly, as if she was hiding a bright needle in her smile, with the tip of the needle as bright as a sword.

"Noble Concubine, as a famous saying says

'The only way to prevent people from knowing something, is not doing it.

What is done by night, will eventually appear by day.'

But, who knows?

Maybe this time you really did lose this Golden Hairpin, didn't you?

But let me advice you again:

'One can't often walk by the river, without wetting their shoes', you know?"

How could Concubine Xiao not understand the subtle meaning of these words

"Your Highness is clever, so you should know that too much meddling may not be a good thing.

If I said I lost the Golden Hairpin, that means I lost it!

Why bothering to make a fuss out of a trivial matter?"

She smiled more and more softly, with a smiley gaze, bright and stinging,

"Your Highness, as you know, Your Majesty's condition isn't at its best, and he cannot be stimulated.

Your Highness, if you really want to be a filial Son to Your Majesty, you should focus on the overall situation for the sake of Your Majesty's dragon body.

Do a good job for the Recruitment of Princess Zhaohua's Consort Husband candidate, and you'll make Your Majesty happy."

"This Prince will naturally take care of Princess Zhaohua's affairs, so that the Emperor Father won't worry about it.

But one piece of advice for you, the Imperial Concubine:

Don't walk behind a horse if you don't want to be kicked.

Likewise, don't walk around at night, otherwise there will be unjust souls haunting you and making you uneasy day and night."

Murong Ci whispered in a low but sharp voice.

After that, she turned around and left.

Concubine Xiao stared at her coldly,

'This damn straw Prince just dared to threaten me!

However, he won't dare to spread rumors about the incident in the end...'

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The Ministry of Etiquette and Rituals was solely responsible for the recruitment and brief selection of the participating candidates to be the Future Husband of Princess Zhaohua, while Murong Ci would be supervising it.

After the Rebellion of the Seven Princes , more than ten years ago, the Royal heirs of the Emperor were thin, and the Crown Prince was the only Prince left.

The Princesses were Princess Zhaohua, and the two young Princesses, ※Princess Jinyang and Princess Huiyang, all born from different Concubines.

※※(N.B.) They never showed up in the story yet, but Princess Jinyang is the Daugther of Concubine Rong who showed up only in the manhua for now, but will show up in this arc very soon.

As for Princess Huiyang, we don't have any information about her yet.

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Therefore, the marriage of one of the heirs of the Emperor was a major matter and event for the Country, and the news was spread throughout the Country by the Ministry of Etiquette and Rituals, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs.

It was a big fuss all over the Country!

People would participate to the competition for multiple reasons:

those who wanted to be promoted to a higher rank,

those who wanted to be prosperous,

those who wanted the glory of the status for their families,

those who wanted to consolidate their positions,

all of them geared up, preparing to recite their best poetries, and perform their best sword performances in front of the Princess.

The threshold of the Ministry of Etiquette and Rituals was almost broken because of the amount of people who gathered to sign up for the Recruitment.

In just two days, the official book of the Ministry of Etiquette and Rituals counted the young talented officials and the young masters who signed up for the Recruitment, and there were already 36 people in total.

Murong Ci couldn't help but sneer when she learned that so many people had already signed up to participate.

In the Royal Family there were no other Princes, other than her, to allow those Noble Families and Powerful Families to send out their daughters as Concubines or Consorts.

So, in order to consolidate their position in the Dynasty, or strengthen their power, becoming the Consort Husband candidate of Princess Zhaohua was for them one of the few opportunities of the past ten years.

The Noble Families were rushing to prepare for the battle.

The Recruitment of Princess Zhaohua's Consort Husband immediately became the hottest topic in the Imperial Cities and Capital.

Meanwhile Princess Zhaohua that was in the Jinghong Hall didn't know anything about it yet, and all she was thinking of with joy was how to hook up with the Royal King and what excuses she would use to go to the study to find him.

When the Palace lady rushed back to tell her about it, she was shocked beyond words.

After Yuan Xiu's reminder, she froze for a while before rushing to the Yuxiu Palace of her Concubine Mother.

"Concubine Mother, is it true?"

She grabbed Concubine Qiao's wide sleeves and asked nervously, with her beautiful eyes shining like pearls.

Concubine Qiao was taken aback by her thoughtless words, but she quickly guessed what her Daughter was asking.

She comfortably pulled her daughter to sit down, but her Daughter threw her hand away and shouted excitedly:

"Concubine Mother, please speak up."

"Zhaohua, please calm down first."

Concubine Qiao said softly and comforted,

"This is something the Emperor, Your Father has decided, and you can't do anything about it anymore..."

"Concubine Mother, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Murong Chang was angry and sad, and her Mother had deliberately kept it from her.

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END of CHAPTER 54 PART 3

.....................to be continued