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"Not qualified?" Xiao Rui chuckled, "Don't forget that Jiang Chuanzhong is already a fourth rank vice minister of the Ministry of Justice."

"So what?" Cui Yingying rolled her eyes in disdain, "We've already submitted candidate pamphlets prepared by the Department of Revenue and Department of Public Administration. Don't tell me their family can make up for it?"

Xiao Rui took a sip of tea with a mysterious expression and said with a satisfied voice, "Everything is done by man. There is nothing absolute in this world."

Hearing this, Cui Yingying felt that something was amiss.

She looked at Xiao Rui in confusion. She remembered the rumors saying that Jiang Chuanzhong, the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, had been released due to him.

Cui Yingying suddenly realized, "Difficult …" "Could it really be you …"

Xiao Rui smiled calmly, but didn't say anything.

The eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis Mansion, Fang Qingqing, was a cinnabar mole in his heart.

When he was young, he accidentally broke his hand with Crown Prince Xiao Rui Zhao in the palace, and was caught by the visiting Fang Qingqing, who immediately tore off her skirt to bandage his wound, and told him to not be careless while playing around.

At that moment, it was as if he had seen the most gentle and kind girl in the world. As he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with Fang Qingqing's gentle and playful voice as she smiled.

Therefore, he went to beg his mother's concubine, hoping that Fang Qingqing would become his principal concubine.

However, at that time, the Cui family was not the imperial concubine, so they had no say in the palace.

As such, he could only watch helplessly as Empress Kang Yi chose Fang Qingqing to hand over to Xiao Ruizhao, and from then on, the two of them went out together.

At that moment, a strong gust of wind blew over from the surface of the lake, causing Xiao Rui's gold and white robe to flutter again, revealing his fiery red knee pants.

Ever since he saw that little girl called "Jiang Wan" at the National Protector Temple, his heart had been in it.

With that kind of appearance and that temperament, she seemed more like her elder sister than the Second Miss of the Yongning Marquis Estate, Fang Yuan.

Thinking about that, a smile surfaced on Xiao Rui's face.

As May approached, all the officials and nobles in the imperial court, as well as the merchants and servants on the streets, began to pay attention to the event that was going to happen once every three years. It was as if it was going to be a grand occasion that would attract the attention of the entire population.

Everyone was also talking about who had the best daughter, who had the best daughter, who had the best daughter, who had the best daughter, and who had the best daughter …

Some even started to quietly gamble.

Jiang Chuanzhong, who spent his days in the Ministry of Justice's yamen, only laughed it off as he listened to his colleagues. In his opinion, all of this had nothing to do with him. After all, he already had a 'married' daughter.

However, when the gatekeeper handed him the name cards that were sent out by the government, he still staggered in disbelief. He felt that the two name cards in his hands were like hot potatoes.

Wasn't there supposed to be a "voting immunity" in their family?

But why would the names of his two daughters appear on the list of people to participate in the Consort Selection ceremony?

"Mother Su!" Hurry up and help me take a look at this! " He was afraid that Jiang Chuanzhong, who had the wrong name for a moment, could not wait to enter the Jun Yating Hall and enter the west wing where Zhao Susu was.

Zhao Su Niang, who was in the middle of making a curtain, raised her head and took the gilded card from Jiang Chuanzhong's hand for some reason. After reading it carefully, she looked at Jiang Chuanzhong with a puzzled expression: "Master, both of our young mistresses want to participate in the Feather Selection Ceremony?"

"I am not clear about this …" After all, it had been over half a month since the Qin had brought Jiang Shu and Jiang Wan to the crown prince's residence.

"How about you send a message over there?" Zhao Su Niang pointed to the small words on the name scroll, "It says that before 28 April, all the women who participate must live in the palace. Those who fail to do so within the time limit shall be punished according to the imperial edict …"

Jiang Chuanzhong lifted his head in shock.

Reject the decree?!

The charges of disobedience in the Great Liang Dynasty were executed by the entire family.

At the thought of this, Jiang Chuzhong immediately went to the outer court to find someone to pass the message to the Qin family who was in the crown prince's residence.

When Jiang Yu took the two cards from the Qin family, his face immediately turned pale white.

What a good move!

Jiang Yu thought to himself, but almost broke his nails again out of hatred.

Daughters not of the fourth rank were not allowed to participate in the Feudal Selection Ceremony.

Her father had just managed to find a fourth rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Thinking back now, how could there be such a coincidence?

So it turned out that they had been waiting here for him!

Once Jiang Wan and Jiang Shu participated in the ceremony, their futures would no longer be something they could control. As long as Imperial Concubine Cui spoke, they could be married to any prince or crown prince …

This round... He had lost.

Jiang Yu resigned himself to his fate, closed his eyes, and said to the Qin family with a dejected expression: "Pack your things today, I'll send someone to send you back tomorrow …"

"Go back?" The Qin family looked at Jiang Yu in shock, "Didn't you say to have Sister Wan'er …"

As she spoke, she intentionally looked in the direction of the east wing.

"It's too late." Jiang You said dejectedly, "Before she lost the election, she was regarded as a woman of the royal family. Without the imperial edict, no one can marry her without permission, otherwise it would be disobeying the decree!"

"Is there no turning point?" née Qin asked, hoping for a fluke.

Jiang Yu smiled bitterly as he shook his head. He urged the Qin family to buy some decent clothes for his two younger sisters when they get back.

The Qin family nodded their heads, indicating that they had remembered it. The next day, they left the Crown Prince's Palace with Jiang Wan and Jiang Shu.

On April 28, the weather was clear and the wind breezy.

However, just as they arrived, a long line of carriages had already lined up outside the west gate of the Imperial Palace to escort their daughters to participate in the great ceremony. Looking at the different shapes of the carriage, one could tell that the one inside was the daughter of a rank 4 official, and the daughter of a rank 4 official like Jiang Wan was only qualified to ride a black-lacquered flathead carriage.

Although there were a lot of carriages in line, everyone was quiet. They all remained silent, making the process seem extremely long.

Jiang Wan, who sat in the same carriage as Jiang Shu, quietly lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the extremely clear sky. The blue sky was like a piece of silk, smooth to the point that not a single cloud could be seen.

She was holding a green, butterfly shaped jade pendant in her hands, which Xiao Rui had specially come to hand to her last night. She had also instructed Xiao Rui: During the selection, quietly tie this jade pendant around your waist, and someone will recognize you.