Chapter 245: The Beauty Meets the Emperor

Just as the couple was sighing, they heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from outside.

The sound came from far away and approached the Yunlai Inn at an alarming speed, which surprised the couple. They quickly opened the window and looked outside.

In the distance, I saw a team of nearly a hundred people, holding up banners and accompanied by a suona band. They were firing cannons and playing music along the way, making the scene very lively.

There were many people following around, and the number of people was increasing, gradually gathering into a crowd and rushing towards the Yunlai Inn.

The leader was riding a tall horse, wearing the official uniform of the fifth rank, and had a smile on his face.

"What...what is this for?"

Pan Binglong was a little dazed, not understanding what was going on. Wang Yufei next to him was also stunned.

Just as the couple was in a daze, someone knocked on the door frantically: "Master Pan, Madam Pan, are you in there? Come out quickly, the palace has come to announce the good news. Your daughter has been selected as the first among the concubines and has now been conferred the title of Guiyi."

As soon as the words fell, Pan Binglong and Wang Yufei were shocked and cried out in disbelief. It took them a long time to react to what had happened.

It was not until the team bringing the good news arrived at the Yunlai Inn that the couple came to their senses. They hurriedly opened the door and walked towards the exit surrounded by a group of people.

"Congratulations, Mr. Pan, congratulations, Mrs. Pan, Miss Pan is extremely beautiful, amazingly talented, and has top talent. She has been selected as the first selected lady in the selection of three."

"When I first saw Miss Pan, I felt that she was a rare talent and would definitely be selected as a formal concubine, or even go further. Now it seems to be true."

"I have been in Baiyujing for so many years, and I have never seen a woman prettier than Miss Pan. Master Pan is really blessed."

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Under the compliments of a group of people, Pan Binglong and Wang Yufei came to the door, and the messenger hurried down to greet them: "Are you the parents of Pan Min and Pan Guiyi?"

"It's us." Pan Binglong said with his hands and feet trembling slightly.

The messenger smiled as he presented the good news, and at the same time had someone present the many spiritual objects, spiritual materials, and elixirs he had brought: "Congratulations to Lord Pan and Madam Pan for giving birth to a good daughter. Pan Guiyi ranked first in the selection and is now being summoned by His Majesty. There will be a banquet in the evening. Lord Pan and Madam Pan are invited to attend."

"Okay, okay, we will definitely go." Pan Binglong was so excited that he was almost speechless.

Soon, a large number of people who came to announce the good news delivered boxes of resources and treasures to Yunlai Inn. These were betrothal gifts and also rewards.

The resources and treasures in any random box were equivalent to what the Pan family had accumulated over the years, and the boxes brought by the people who brought the good news numbered more than a hundred.

With these resources and treasures, it would be impossible for the Pan family to not develop even if they wanted to. Moreover, with the emperor backing them up, no one dared to covet these resources and treasures.

In addition to the person who brought the good news, many powerful and wealthy people also sent gifts and various invitations, inviting Pan Binglong and Mrs. Pan to attend banquets at their places.

From then on, in addition to being a seventh-rank county magistrate, Pan Binglong also had a more honorable identity, that is, the emperor's father-in-law.

The reason why he is not the father-in-law of the emperor is mainly because according to the rules of the royal family, generally only the father of the queen is qualified to be called the father-in-law of the emperor, and the others are fathers-in-law.

Otherwise, there would be too many fathers-in-law, and they would be too worthless. Even if he was just the father-in-law of the emperor, it was already a very high status, enough to satisfy Pan Binglong.

The entire Yunlai Inn soon became lively, with people flocking in, leaving the couple with almost no free time, but this was also the most glorious time for them.

Faced with waves of wealthy and powerful people coming to visit them, the couple felt both pain and joy.

The same scene also happened at the homes of Li Shanhai and Peng Xuanzhi's families, but the scale was much smaller than here.

At this moment, Lu Changjing was already in the palace receiving all the beauties, especially the top three.

Although I have seen them many times, I still like them very much when I see them again. Each of them is worthy of being called the most beautiful one in the world.

Lu Changjing, who was used to watching short videos in his previous life, was a little confused about what the ancient kings were thinking, as they could even do such a thing as setting fire to the beacon towers to trick the princes.

There is also such a thing as the Land of Bliss and the Tomb of Heroes. Is it that exaggerated? Even if you see a very beautiful woman too many times and sleep with her too many times, you will get tired of her, right?

But after witnessing the stunning beauty of Pan Min, Li Shanhai and Peng Xuanzhi with his own eyes, Lu Changjing seemed to understand those kings of his previous life a little.

In the face of such a beauty, what does it matter if we light beacons to trick the princes?

The beautiful ladies were also looking at Lu Changjing carefully, and were also quite satisfied with their future husband.

He is handsome and has an extraordinary temperament. Just sitting there, he makes people feel as if the world is in their control.

With a vast territory in his hands and at the top level of cultivation, he was even hailed as the greatest emperor of all time.

If she could give birth to a boy or girl for him, her status and position would surely soar, and she would have hope for the rest of her life.

Many concubines were already moved and were thinking about what to do next. At the same time, they all bowed down to Lu Changjing and said, "Greetings to our emperor. Long live the emperor!"

Lu Changjing asked them to stand up with a smile, asked them some simple questions, and then had someone take them to the harem for a banquet, during which they would be assigned to different palaces.

Most of them are still in the Chuxiu Palace, and a small number will be assigned to other palaces. The top three girls are assigned to the Jingren Palace, which is closer to the Qianqing Palace. Imperial Noble Consort Rong Xiyao, Noble Consort Tang Qingyi and others also live here.

Fortunately, Daning’s talent show is different from many dynasties in previous lives, especially compared with the Green Dynasty in previous lives.

It is said that the selection of the Green Dynasty was not based on appearance, character, talent, etc., but the candidate had to be a member of the Eight Banners tribe. Any woman who reached the age was eligible to participate in the selection, regardless of whether she was beautiful or ugly.

The selection criteria were not based on appearance; even those who were not so pretty were deliberately chosen as the showgirls. The ranking was also determined based on family background, so the quality of the showgirls selected each time was hard to describe.

Many times, those beauties could only be said to be dignified in appearance, and no one knew how the emperors could have the heart to take them. No wonder the emperors of the Green Dynasty were basically not obsessed with women. It would be difficult for anyone to be obsessed with concubines of that quality in the harem, let alone the knowledgeable emperor.

Fortunately, Daning does not have such a selection system. Otherwise, even if the beauties were selected, Lu Changjing might banish them all to the cold palace and not see any of them.

After meeting the concubines, the next step is the group wedding.

(End of this chapter)