The reborn prince's little palace maid in the apocalypse

Yan Lai's real surname was Zhao, and she was a concubine from a branch of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. Her father relied on his connections with the Marquis of Wu'an to become a general in the city guard camp. Yan Lai was not qualified to enter the palace, but because of her outstanding appearance, she was taken to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion by her grandmother to greet Wu'an Marquis' mother. After returning, she followed the path of Marquis Wu'an and was selected for the minor election.

The palace election was originally used to select female officials. The subjects were unmarried female dependents of officials of fifth rank and above, who voluntarily participated in the election.

It should be mentioned here that the general election held every three years in the palace is for officials of the third rank and above in the court. Including the third rank, all unmarried female dependents of the officials' families are aged from thirteen to seventeen, and their years are recorded in eight characters. Everyone, regardless of concubine or concubine, must participate. Of course, those who are already engaged are not included.

The primary election is held once a year, with one month of participation, and only thirty people are selected in the end. It is required to be at least fifteen years old, literate, and understand etiquette and rules. After being selected, they will be granted an inner court official position ranging from seventh to ninth rank, but they will be prohibited from returning home for ten years and a series of harsh requirements.

At the beginning, let alone selecting 30 people in a year, there might not even be 30 people when they signed up.

Daughters from the Tianjing Dynasty married early, and they could get married after they reached the age of hairpin or Chukui. Most of those who had not yet married at the age of fifteen had already made an engagement.

Moreover, they will not be allowed to return home for ten years. We are all officials of the fifth rank or above, and they are not from poor families who cannot take the blame at home. They are literate and know etiquette. How can the one who is not raised in a pampered family be able to be a female official? Or a high-ranking official's daughter goes to serve people.

However, for three years in a row, some women were selected to enter the palace, and they were favored by noble families and princes to marry home. Two of them even slept with the emperor directly, one became a beauty, and the other even became a concubine.

All of a sudden, people who signed up for the small election rushed up like crucian carp crossing the river. At the same time, it also slapped the faces of those palace concubines who had come through the election. At that time, the front court was often full of verbal quarrels, and the palace scheming was performed every day. It was really a mess after you sang and I came on stage.

In the end, the queen at the time issued an edict. It was stipulated that those who could participate in the minor election must have a palace member of the third rank or above as a guarantor before they could participate in the election. It was also stipulated that those who entered the harem within ten years would only be able to recruit wives, and those who entered the harem could not become wives or concubines.

It suppressed most people, but it also provided some new ideas for some people.

Some third-grade and above families, as well as some aristocratic families, have seen countless benefits here.

First of all, those who do not have daughters at home can definitely find some girls from the side families to train and train them, and then send them in through Xiaoxuan. Whether it is accompanying the king or delivering it to the residence of the emperor's relatives, it is a shortcut visible to the naked eye.

Even if you can't reach a high position or be a wife or concubine, as long as you are favored, the benefits won't be too many.

Furthermore, those who have daughters at home can definitely guarantee that their daughters will be chosen? First pick out a few good-looking ones and raise them. If you lose, use these girls to make up for it in the small selection.

Daughters from the direct line are definitely not allowed to participate in the primary election. It would be embarrassing to hang out in the third-grade or above circle, and no one would want to lose face. Also, if the daughter from the direct line of the family can only recruit wives after entering the palace, It doesn't make much sense. It's of no use other than embarrassing you. It's not as useful as choosing a potential son-in-law or someone from another family.

If they don't lose, then they should send a few in to help their own daughters, and they can also be favored at critical moments. Of course, you can't use the ones that are too beautiful, but you can give some smart ones. Anyway, the people sent in by the Xiaoxuan will not be able to get high positions, and they are clearly marked by the power behind them, so they are not afraid of betrayal and disloyalty.

Of course, there are also those families who really don't want their girls to cling to the powerful. This guaranteed quota can also bring some benefits and benefits.

Everyone above the third rank is satisfied. Except for those with family and aristocratic backgrounds above the fifth rank, the rest are not enthusiastic about this small selection. This also allows the superiors to screen out a group of pure ministers with no background.

Yan Lai's father was just a rank-5 general, but because Yan Lai was indeed very beautiful, with an oval face and almond-shaped eyes, the most important thing was that this Yan Lai was paler than others, not that sickly pale. , but that kind of pinkish white. Being there alone will only make people think that her skin looks really good, but if she stands with others, she is obviously one degree whiter than others, and she needs to be blinded.

When he was brought to Wu'an Hou's Mansion, he was taken aback by the old lady and Madam Hou at a glance. The main reason was that the legitimate daughters of the Hou family of Wu'an were still young at that time, and Mrs. Hou did not want to let the concubines come forward, so she married the concubines of the family's age and recognized them in advance. In the end, their family basically had no daughters who could run for this general election.

This made both Marquis Wu'an and the old lady angry, so they had no choice but to choose Yan Lai.

In order to allow Yan Lai to participate in the election, her father was assigned a supervisory position by Marquis Wu'an, and was barely considered a fifth-rank official.

Yan Lai was a concubine, and her biological mother was redeemed by her father in the building. The aunt's mother didn't like this concubine who was born from a prostitute, and she also looked down upon her as a daughter. This was the reason why Yan Lai hadn't gotten engaged when he was fifteen. The biological mother couldn't do anything about it, and the aunt didn't care.

Yan Lai was very happy and positive about being able to enter the palace. As long as he was selected and entered the palace, even if he could not be a female official, he would still be a first-class palace maid at the end, which was still a class.

Unlike those who bought in without family registration, they themselves were official dependents, and now they had the Marquis Wu'an Mansion behind them. It would be better to enter the palace than to be delayed by the aunt at home.

Yan has lived with her biological mother since she was a child, and has learned all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, poetry, how to treat people, and even some special skills.

Yan Lai's biological mother didn't know where her daughter would end up in the future, so she thought of a stupid idea. Regardless of whether it's good or bad, if you can learn more, it's a good thing. Who knows, you won't be sure in the future, so you can use whatever you want. Dao also has a motherly heart.

Yan came to participate in the small election. Because of his outstanding performance, he entered the harem in advance within a month and was brought to a female official in the Queen's Palace.

When the female officer saw Yan Lai, she praised her looks and talents, and said that she learned the rules wrong. I came here today just to ask if Yan Lai wants to be a female official or a first-class palace maid.

She said that she had a romantic relationship with the Marquis of Wu'an, and she heard that she was recommended by the Marquis of Wu'an, so she made this trip.

She told Yan Lai that the Queen intended to send four first-class maids to the Crown Prince's East Palace. They would not only have good taste and class, but could also serve His Highness the Crown Prince at a close distance.

She emphasized the words 'serve closely' and lowered her voice at the same time. For Yan, after the prince's wedding, these four people will at least be concubines.

When Yan Lai heard the news, her heart was filled with fire. Without saying a word, she agreed to enter the East Palace and become a first-class palace maid with a bright future.