Chapter 556 Prime Minister Xie Is Here

A group of beautiful women filled the entire garden where the banquet was held.

The ladies who came to participate in the selection of concubines all had different ci cards hanging around their waists.

This was a method devised by the Palace Affairs Department, just to make it easier for Mo Lingwei to ask questions, so that he could draw a ci card at random even if he didn't know who to choose.

The ladies who were called would naturally have the opportunity to talk to the prince.

In this way, the ladies who attended the banquet were all more confident.

Because being able to talk to the prince was not about family background, but luck. If the ci cards in their hands could be drawn by the prince, it would be worth it!

Meng Wanning was also among them, and was pretending to say to others: "I'm not here to compete for the position of the prince's concubine, but I've never had the opportunity to have a banquet with the prince, so I came to take a look."

The lady who was talking to her smiled and said: "The prince may not be present, otherwise, look, the banquet has started for half an hour, why hasn't His Royal Highness the Prince appeared yet?"

Meng Wanning was also suspicious in her heart.

Could it be that the prince agreed to choose a concubine just for show?

Just then, a noisy sound came from the gate of the garden.

Someone whispered in surprise: "The prince is here!"

The ladies took out their handkerchiefs, tied their hair, and stood up straight, just to appear in Mo Lingwei's eyes in the best state.

The ladies separated into a path in the middle.

The sun shone and the smoke rose, and the incense burner in the garden was dim. The noble prince came with big strides, bringing the chaos of smoke and dust to dissipate.

He was tall and straight, with his hair tied up, and his facial features were handsome and sharp, revealing a kind of indifference of a superior.

At this moment, Mo Lingwei passed directly in front of the ladies without looking sideways.

Suddenly.

I don't know whose handkerchief fell, and it happened to be blown to the front of Mo Lingwei's boots by the wind.

He paused, stopped, lowered his eyes and looked meaningfully.

The eunuch behind Mo Lingwei quickly picked it up: "Whose handkerchief is this? How could you be so careless?"

A young lady stood up weakly: "My lord, it's my daughter's. I didn't hold it firmly just now, so it was blown away."

She was as graceful as a willow, and her face was dignified and elegant. When she walked in front of Mo Lingwei, her cheeks were blushing cautiously.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness, I didn't mean it."

Mo Lingwei had a golden crown and black hair, and his handsome face seemed to be able to produce a trace of cold air.

But he sneered with a faint smile on his thin lips: "It's just a handkerchief. You were careless. How could I blame you for a trivial matter."

His voice was magnetic and pleasant, and the girl's face suddenly became pinker.

However, the next second, Mo Lingwei turned his eyes and ordered the eunuch behind him: "Let her leave the palace. She can't even hold the handkerchief, which shows that she is weak. If such a girl is taken as a concubine, will she serve me, or will I serve her?"

The girl was shocked: "Your Highness? My daughter is in good health. It was just an accident!"

Mo Lingwei smiled instead, and everyone around saw that the smile on his face was bright and cold.

"I never believe in accidents. Take her away."

The eunuch waved his hand hurriedly, and the imperial guards stepped forward and dragged the begging girl away mercilessly.

Mo Lingwei walked to his seat, sat down, held the teacup in his big hand, and his posture was leisurely and lazy, with his thin eyes looking down proudly.

"I have little patience, so I asked in advance, who else is like her, feeling unwell, leave the palace as soon as possible, don't waste my time."

After killing the chicken to scare the monkey just now, who among the girls dared to show off in front of him deliberately?

Everyone lowered their heads and dared not breathe.

Mo Lingwei ate and drank tea by himself, and did not communicate with any of the ladies. He sat there like a black cloud, pressing everyone's heart down.

The eunuch in charge of the Palace Affairs Department saw this and felt bad.

So he stepped forward and handed the prepared book to Mo Lingwei.

"Your Highness, every lady received a ci card from the Palace Affairs Department when she entered the palace today. You can choose a ci card to decide who will share dinner with you three days later."

Eating together means that whichever lady's ci card is drawn will have a chance to be alone with the prince.

Some of the girls couldn't help but look up at Mo Lingwei and then at the book in his hand.

Mo Lingwei raised his eyebrows and flipped through the pages one by one. The three-character ci cards passed by in front of him, but did not arouse any interest in his eyes.

Just then,

Chen Shaobei came from outside: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Xie is here, asking for an audience outside your study."

Mo Lingwei stood up suddenly: "Prime Minister Xie?"

Xie Suzhi came at the right time.

Mo Lingwei's first reaction was that Shen Ningning was embarrassed to stop him, so he asked his father Xie Suzhi to dissuade him.

No matter what the reason, Mo Lingwei was willing to give Shen Ningning a way out.

He immediately threw down the book and strode out: "Follow me to see him."

The eunuch in charge of the Palace Affairs Department hurriedly picked up the book and chased after him: "Your Highness, you, please choose one, so that I can report to the emperor."

Mo Lingwei looked at him impatiently and pointed to a tune on the book: "This is it, Yu Nujiao."

After that, he hurriedly left with Chen Shaobei.

As soon as Mo Lingwei disappeared, the garden exploded like boiling water.

"Who is Yu Nujiao?"

"I don't know, I'm Qing Yu An."

"Not me either, I got Yu Lou Chun."

Everyone looked at each other's ci plaques and guessed who the lucky lady would be.

Just then, a joyful voice came from the crowd.

"Eunuch, Yu Nujiao is my ci plaque!"

Everyone looked over and saw Meng Wan Ning holding the ci plaque order in her hand and pushing through the crowd.

The steward eunuch checked and nodded: "It is indeed you, young lady, please follow me here and make a record. Then wait for three days, the palace will send someone to pick you up in the palace and have a feast with His Highness."

Meng Wan Ning was hit by a huge surprise and walked a little lightly.

"Okay, okay! Thank you, eunuch." She followed the steward eunuch away.

She even felt proud, and walked away with her chin held high in the eyes of the surrounding ladies, who were either envious or jealous.

Some people couldn't help but talk about it.

"Isn't that the daughter of the Meng family? I heard that she likes the third son of the Xie family!"

"The third son doesn't like her, and now she has seized this opportunity, I'm afraid she will climb up the tree and become a phoenix!"

Soon, this matter spread outside the palace.

At the same time, Mo Lingwei had returned to the study of Zichen Palace and received Xie Suzhi very politely.

Even if he was angry with Shen Ningning, facing her father, who was also the prime minister of the dynasty, Mo Lingwei still gave due respect.

"Prime Minister Xie, please sit down." Mo Lingwei gestured to sit aside, then he lifted his robe, sat down aside, and personally poured tea for Xie Suzhi.

Xie Suzhi didn't dare to sit down. He was wearing an official robe, which made him look tall and slender. His mature and steady face was full of respect.

"Your Highness, I am not here for government affairs, so I will get straight to the point."

Mo Lingwei raised his eyebrows: "Okay, did Shen Ningning ask you to come to see me?"

Xie Suzhi was silent for a moment, then said: "It was I who wanted to see Your Highness, and Ningning didn't know yet."

Mo Lingwei stopped in mid-air while holding the tea, and his sword-like eyebrows frowned.

"What's the matter?" His voice was a little cold.