The eldest aunt and the ladies stood in the front yard to greet her.

In the bleak cold wind, Concubine Rong was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with dazzling gold hairpins, which was the brightest color in this gloomy sky.

Hold the hand of the palace maid, she got down from the sedan chair, and walked together with the Ninth Prince in front of everyone.

 Everyone saluted, Concubine Rong raised her hands, looked dignified, and smiled kindly.

"There is no need to be polite. When I look at you, I feel like I am seeing my own children."

“This time I invite you to come to the palace and select female officials for the children of this palace. It’s a hard work for you and my aunt.”

“The weather is cold, so I asked someone to cook **** soup to ward off the cold. Please try it.”

She has no airs at all and makes people feel very approachable.

Several ladies dared to raise their eyes secretly and secretly take a peek at Concubine Rong's appearance.

The eldest aunt, however, always lowered her head dutifully and was as respectful as before: "Thank you for your kindness, my servants are ashamed."

 Then she raised her head and asked the maids to collect the **** soup.

Concubine Rong looked at Xie Yuanjiu and expressed concern in public: "Miss Xie, what happened last time when you posted your scriptures didn't affect your return home and be punished, right?"

“I was in a heavy mood and fainted. When I woke up, I heard from the palace lady that you went home crying.”

“For this reason, I have always felt guilty in my heart, and I always want to find a suitable opportunity to appease you.”

Xie Yuanjiu’s heart was still tangled when he mentioned the matter of sharing scriptures again.

She took two steps forward, bowed her head and replied, "Thank you for your concern, I am fine."

“I cried at the beginning because I felt that I had failed my mother-in-law.”

Concubine Rong smiled warmly: "It's all over. You don't need to take it to heart anymore. Buddha is the most tolerant and will not care about us."

After this conversation, Xie Yuanjiu felt that she had a little more hope.

 She thought that Concubine Rong no longer wanted to see her.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Rong didn’t care at all!

She was a little elated, suppressing the smile that was about to well up at the corner of her mouth.

Concubine Rong called Qi Xiuwei to talk to her again.

Qi Xiuwei was not as reserved as others, and seemed quite cheerful when talking softly to Concubine Rong.

After finishing speaking to Qi Xiuwei, Concubine Rong's eyes swept around the crowd and finally landed on Shen Ningning.

She waved her hand: "Princess, I have something I want to give you."

Shen Ningning stepped forward and asked curiously: "Do you want to give me something?"

 The next second, the Ninth Prince took the initiative to take out a palm-sized round wooden sign from his sleeve.

Shen Ningning took a closer look and saw that the wooden sign was made with excellent craftsmanship and was engraved with the head of a sika deer.

She was startled, raised her head and looked at the Ninth Prince with her big eyes blinking.

 He gave her a gentle look.

Although he didn't say anything, the ladies next to him all felt that the Ninth Prince's attitude towards Shen Ningning was different!

Concubine Rong said it was from her, but she made it clear that it was from the Ninth Prince.

 She took the wooden sign and handed it to Shen Ningning's little hand.

“I have some fate with you. I haven’t congratulated you on your admission to the Chinese Academy of Sciences yet, so I will make up for it today.”

“This is fine sandalwood. The deer symbolizes good luck and good fortune. Take it and when you get back, help me say hello to Mrs. Qin.”

After saying that, Concubine Rong looked at everyone again, said a few words of gentle comfort, and then left with the Ninth Prince.

Shen Ningning stared blankly at the wooden sign in her palm.

 What does Concubine Rong and the Ninth Prince mean?

  Could it be that he was implying that he wanted her to be a female official?

Not long after Concubine Rong left, everyone was still immersed in excitement.

They said with envy: "Concubine Rong just talked to three people."

 Everyone is secretly guessing that the Ninth Prince's female official must be selected from these three people.

 Ye Changyi had the highest family status, but she did not receive a single word of concern from Concubine Rong. I saw everyone either praising Xie Yuanjiu or surrounding Qi Xiuwei and Shen Ningning.

She couldn't bear it anymore, so she took the initiative to walk among the crowd and shouted loudly: "I think this is not fair at all!"

The eldest aunt and the others heard these words when they came back with **** soup.

 Everyone’s eyes were attracted to Ye Changyi.

 Someone asked: “What’s wrong?”

Ye Changyi gritted her teeth: "The selection of female officials this time was said to be fair. We were asked to recite the palace rules and remember the preferences of His Highness Ninth Prince. They also said that we would be assessed."

“However, while we were working hard, someone had already deliberately taken shortcuts to please Concubine Rong!”

Everyone was shocked.

Qi Xiuwei frowned: "You don't mean to say something about me, do you? Miss Ye, please be careful what you say!"

Ye Changyi just looked at her and snorted, but in the end, he pointed at Shen Ningning angrily.

"I'm talking about Princess Funing. In the past two days, she didn't come to class because she slept late. Everyone thought she didn't care."

“Actually, Princess Funing skipped school and secretly met the Ninth Prince in Plum Grove. They even fed a sika deer together!”

 Everyone was surprised and looked at Shen Ningning.

A black boot with an auspicious cloud pattern just walked to the door of Shuixie Huawu, and suddenly stopped when he heard the movement inside.

In the garden, the eldest aunt could no longer bear it any longer and stepped forward to seriously dissuade her.

“Miss Ye, be careful what you say, it is a taboo to slander someone in the palace.”

Ye Changyi sneered: "I saw it with my own eyes this morning. If you don't believe it, let Princess Funing tell herself whether she met the Ninth Prince in private?"

 Everyone’s eyes were focused on Shen Ningning.

The little guy stood up slowly, and her voice was soft: "I did meet the Ninth Prince, but I didn't discuss it with him."

“I just went to the plum forest to pick plum blossoms, and I met him by accident.”

Ye Changyi didn't believe it and mocked: "The Jiaotai Palace where the Ninth Prince lives is far away from us. Why does he have to come to Meizilin?"

Shen Ningning stomped her foot: "You said it yourself, it's a sika deer!"

“His Royal Highness Ninth told me that he rescued a sika deer from the imperial kitchen that was about to be slaughtered, but there was no place to hide it, so he had to take it to a remote location.”

Ye Changyi pointed at Shen Ningning angrily: "You are sophistry!"

 Then, she looked at the ladies with different faces around her.

“Concubine Rong’s behavior just now has clearly told us that she has identified Princess Funing as the female official of the Ninth Prince.”

"We have become fools who accompany her. We have been suffering from the cold and being trained these days just to set her off."

These words completely aroused the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the other ladies.

How come they work hard and learn the palace rules step by step, but they can't compare to Shen Ningning who takes shortcuts?

So is this selection of female officials fair or unfair?

Just when Shen Ningning was about to explain, a cold voice came from outside—

"The sika deer was sent to Merlin by my ninth brother by my crown prince. It was originally a thing to make Shen Ningning happy. Why is it so serious in your mouth?"

 Everyone's expressions suddenly changed, and Shen Ningning also had a slightly shocked face.

 Everyone looked towards the door.

The first thing he saw was the golden dragon on the chest of Mo Lingwei's black robe.

The emperor's greatest love for the prince is to allow him to wear the six-clawed golden dragon suit.

The golden crown **** with a ponytail, the long eyebrows as black as crow feathers are more prominent, and the pair of thin eyes are filled with fearful coldness.

 He opened his mouth to prove to Shen Ningning that she had not met the Ninth Prince in private.

 There is no need to take shortcuts!

 Because, Mo Lingwei's appearance forcefully expressed to everyone that the relationship behind Shen Ningning was his prince, not the ninth prince.

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