With the issuance of a holy decree to choose a concubine for the crown prince, the entire court immediately boiled, whether it was a civil official or a military general, as long as there was a suitable woman in the family, they all reported to the court, after all, not everyone had similar thoughts to Li Xiu, in fact, in this era, the status of women is low, even if it is their own daughter, as long as they can consolidate their status, they will not hesitate to send them to the palace.

Of course, not all kinds of women can be princesses, the first is to have a good background, generally only officials above the fifth grade are qualified to report the daughters and granddaughters of the family, and they must be grandchildren, and there are strict requirements for the age, appearance, and personality of women.

"Big brother, I heard that Cheng Qian is going to choose a concubine, and many of the little sisters I know have reported their birthdays to Qi Guogong!" On this day, Li Xiu was eating dinner with his family, and suddenly saw Qi Niang speaking very excitedly.

"Yes, as long as it is a woman of five grades or above and has the right conditions, she can participate in this concubine selection!" Li Xiu replied with a smile.

"My cousin wants to choose the crown princess!" Li Jin, who was sitting next to Qi Niang, couldn't help but have his eyes lit up when he heard the news, and then he pulled Qi Niang's sleeve and laughed, "Father, my aunt seems to be within the conditions for running for election, do you want to report my aunt too?" ”

"Stinky boy, look at your nonsense, believe it or not, I'll beat you!" Qi Niang was also ashamed and angry when she heard Li Jin's words, and she clenched her fists and threatened.

"Hehe, your aunt is not eligible!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time, but no one noticed it, but there was a bit of pride behind his smile.

"Big brother, what do you mean, why am I not eligible?" Qi Niang heard Li Xiu's words but immediately shifted her target, and said angrily at the moment, although she didn't have the mind to do anything about the crown princess, but as a strong girl, she naturally would not admit that she was worse than other women.

"I know!" As soon as Qi Niang's words fell, I saw the naughty Li Jin suddenly raise his hand at this time, and then said mysteriously, "My cousin's crown princess must ask for virtuous and virtuous virtues, and these four words have nothing to do with my aunt, so ......"

"Stinky boy, you're really itchy!" Before Li Jin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Qi Niang's angry voice, saying that he was about to hit him, but Li Jin jumped up in fright, and ran out of the restaurant in the blink of an eye, and then a voice came from afar, "I'm full~"

"Hmph, count your kid as fast!" Seeing Li Jin, who had already run away, Qi Niang waved her fist again hatefully.

"Actually, what the second brother said is not right, my aunt's personality is generous and bold, and her talent and knowledge are not even comparable to ordinary men, let alone those women who grow up in the boudoir, and my aunt is very assertive, I heard Lizhi say that even the eldest grandson queen praised her aunt's temperament like her!" But at this moment, I suddenly saw the always calm Ping An Lang speak.

"It's still Hei'an Lang who has a vision, and you see the advantages of my aunt!" When Qi Niang heard Ping Anlang's praise, she was also smiling like a flower at the moment, and her face even showed a little shyness.

However, Ping An Lang didn't speak, and he hesitated for a moment before he spoke again: "I heard Lizhi say that the age of the woman required for the selection of the crown princess this time is between fourteen and seventeen, and your age is too old, aunt!" ”

Qi Niang only felt a "buzz~" sound in her head, and then the words "too old ~ too old ......" kept echoing in her ears, and it took a long time to recover from this blow, and she gritted her teeth and said to Ping An Lang: "Who said that I am too old, I am only eighteen this year, okay?" ”

"Poof~" Seeing Qi Niang's face change so quickly, Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang and others next to him finally couldn't help laughing out loud at this time, although Li Xiu felt that it was a little inappropriate to laugh at his sister's age at this time, but he couldn't hold it back, and finally laughed with Princess Pingyang and them.

"That...... A year older is also a big one! Ping An Lang is an honest child, although he was a little afraid of Qi Niang's expression of wanting to eat people, but at this time he still muttered, but now Li Xiu finally couldn't help laughing, and Princess Pingyang and they leaned back and fell back in laughter, and they couldn't stop for a long time.

"Hmph, I'm so angry, don't eat it!" Seeing that even her own brother was laughing at herself, Qi Niang was a little angry and slapped the chopsticks in her hand on the table, then stood up and left.

"Qi Niang ......"

Princess Pingyang was also a little anxious when she saw this, and just wanted to stop Qi Niang and apologize to her, but at this time Li Xiu stopped her and said, "Don't worry, I'll go talk to Qi Niang later, let's eat first!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu say this, Princess Pingyang, Yiniang, Yuechan and others were still a little worried, but out of trust in Li Xiu, they didn't say anything more, but the next dinner became a little dull.

After dinner, Li Xiu did not rush to find Qi Niang, but came to Princess Pingyang's room, played with his son Li Luo for a while, and finally at the urging of Princess Pingyang, he went out of the room in a hurry, first went to the kitchen to make a few small dishes, and then personally came to Qi Niang's courtyard with the food, after all, she didn't eat much today because she was angry.

At this time, it was already dark, and the lights were also on in Qi Niang's study, Li Xiu came to the door immediately, and then knocked lightly on the door and said, "Qi Niang, open the door, I brought you some meals you like to eat!" ”

"No appetite, don't want to eat!" As soon as Li Xiu's words fell, she heard Qi Niang's angry voice from inside, and it seemed that she was still angry.

"Okay, you're such a big person, why are you still as knowledgeable as Ping An Lang? Hurry up and open the door," Li Xiu knocked on the door again at this time.

This time Li Xiu's words finally worked, only to hear a burst of footsteps inside, and then the door opened, revealing Qi Niang's bulging little face, and then turned around and entered the room again, it seemed that he was deliberately angry and did not talk to Li Xiu.

Facing the petty Qi Niang, Li Xiu didn't mind, he entered the room with the food at the moment, and then set it on the table in the same way, and then said again: "Angry is angry, but the meal still has to be eaten, and I have an important thing to discuss with you after eating!" ”

"What's the matter, you tell me I'll eat again!" Qi Niang was also stunned when she heard Li Xiu's last words, and her expression didn't look like she was lying to herself, so she couldn't help but ask at the moment.

"I'll tell you when you're done eating first!" Li Xiu said without backing down, he had been thinking about this matter for a long time, and Qi Niang was already an adult, and they also needed a conversation between their brothers and sisters.