Chapter 681: [Bonus chapter]Invitation to the Empress Selection

Chapter 681: [Bonus chapter]Invitation to the Empress Selection

At this moment, Nan Hua was reading the report of what had happened in Shangguan Family. Their movement was not completely surprising for her. And it was indeed more beneficial for Shangguan Xian and Shangguan Xiao to separate from the other family members.

After all, they were not too close and those people would only take advantage of these two youths.

Nan Hua put down the bamboo strip. She looked at her busy servants. Tomorrow will be the Empress Selection, so they took it upon themselves to prepare the best dress for her as if she was going to a war. Even though she had said that she was not there to participate in the selection and only accompany her fiancé, they seemed to be treating her words to be thin air.

They continued to prepare everything so meticulously.

Thus, Nan Hua decided to turn blind eye and let them do whatever they wanted to do. They would be happy this way too. She also didn't really mind.

"Second Young Miss is buying new jewelries today." Xiao Yun pursed her lips. "She seems to be dreaming of becoming an Empress."

Nan Xin was also invited because she was 13 years old and without fiancée. If she managed to perform spectacularly, it meant that she would be able to become the Empress. The highest position women could reach in this would be the Empress, but it was also a position riddled with so many dangers.

However, Nan Hua knew for sure that Nan Xin wouldn't be selected. Emperor Yang Zhou needed someone who was already over 15 years old or at least at that age in order to be able to get married in a few more months. That way, he would be able to hold his inauguration before this year ended.

If he picked Nan Xin, he would have to wait another two years.

Would the ambitious Emperor Yang Zhou waste two more years just because of a woman? From Nan Hua's perspective, he wouldn't. If he did, it would be stupid. It was not like he loved any woman in particular to the point that he would sacrifice a lot of things just because of her.

Well, she wouldn't explain this to anyone.

That was too good to be true and Nan Xin would do everything she could to make sure that she would be able to achieve it. She didn't want to pass on this beautiful chance that she managed to get.

Concubine Mei brushed her daughter's hair and chuckled. To think that her child would be of such suitable age to contend to become an Empress. That was like a dream come true.

"Rest well. Remember what I told you, do anything you can to be able to survive and use the people around you as much as you can."

Nan Xin nodded. "I know, Mom."

"Good girl."

Concubine Mei knew that it wouldn't be easy for Nan Xin to contend for the position to become an Empress. There were too many girls who were waiting to pounce on this piece of meat.

It would be a brutal battle.

In a sense.

The night passed quietly.

When it was morning, Nan Shu Cheng watched expressionlessly as Nan Xin prepared herself. When he noticed Nan Hua was getting ready too, he furrowed his eyebrows. But thinking of the invitation given to Nan Hua to watch with her fiancé... he couldn't say anything.

Could he possibly go against Imperial Edict?

If he wanted to seek his death, that would be plausible. Thus, he merely watched as the two daughters left the residence.

At that time, he would never know the series of problems that would start from this very moment was about to befall him.