Become a winner in life after binding the childbearing system
Chapter 438 A Stranger’s Rise to Power (6)
Three days passed in a flash. During this time, except for a few people who cried and shouted that they didn't want to leave, the atmosphere in the team was relatively harmonious.
'harmonious?'
Where is the harmony? They are just one step away from fighting each other.
Shen Yao lowered her eyes and hid in the room to sort the packages. All of them had to go through a lot of inspections by the Ministry of Internal Affairs before being sent in to ensure that there was nothing bad inside.
Shen Yao thought that even if some things were fine, they could still achieve their purpose once the person using them had some bad intentions.
For example, the beautiful girl named Yu who lived next door to her had a mild asthma and had to take pills.
This matter had been reported to the housekeeper, and the imperial physician had also examined it. However, one of the herbs in the pills had an allergic reaction to the powder sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, causing rashes to appear on anyone who touched it.
"Some tactics are hard to guard against, and I don't know how the ladies in the palace are doing, so I'll first learn the tactics of my future colleagues in Weiyang Palace."
Shen Yao spoke to the system. As her hands moved slower and slower, she sorted out the packages and stood up to go out.
"Sister Shen"
"Sister Yu"
"Sister, are you going out? I wonder." Before she could finish her words, she heard a few crisp laughs behind them. They lived in a four-person dormitory.
The topic ended there. Shen Yao smiled slightly, turned around and left, brushing past the two people who came in.
Yu Zhen felt a little disappointed when she saw this, and could only put down the medicine bottle in her hand and tidy up her clothes.
Instead, the two people who interrupted them sat back in their seats and continued talking loudly, which made Yu Zhen so angry that she frowned and really wanted to give them an allergy meal.
Rubbish! Waste of time!
…………
The beauties selected in this selection are mainly from official families, and are currently living in different rooms in the Weiyang Palace.
Shen Yao walked down the stairs and looked up to see people walking around.
Some gathered in groups of three or four to chat and laugh, while others sat alone in the pavilion to enjoy the scenery and watch the wind.
The most eye-catching ones are those beautiful ladies who have long been famous, some of whom are quiet and elegant, some are gentle and docile, some are full of poetry and books, and some have both talent and virtue.
"Sister Zheng is very eloquent and meaningful in her words. I really envy her."
"Sister Zheng is the daughter of a university scholar. She has been well-read and talented since she was young."
"You sisters are as talented as me, but you are too modest. For example, in this poem by sister Liang, the word lingling is used very well..."
Shen Yao silently withdrew his gaze and walked forward with his back turned.
'That is one of the nine concubines, Zheng Shiyi, the daughter of Grand Secretary Zheng Qian.'
From the very beginning, she was a popular candidate to enter the palace, and was also one of the few people who was not involved in the rumors.
You have to know that the rumors in the capital during that period were as rampant as ghosts.
"Host, the person in front is the daughter of the Guanglu Temple Minister."
The Guanglu Temple was responsible for purchasing food for the imperial palace. Although it may not sound very good, it was a very lucrative job, and the food was the easiest thing to be tampered with.
"The Minister of the Ministry of Rites is of the third rank, which is nominally the same rank as the military officer Lieutenant General," but everyone who knows the status of the military officers of the Yu State knows it.
"Why don't you go over and say hello?" Seeing the host turn around and leave so quickly, the system was stunned.
"Civil officials and military officers are naturally opposed. Did I seek humiliation in the past?" Shen Yao solemnly reminded the system to be observant. Even the maids in the palace separated the civil officials and military officers when assigning them rooms. Her three roommates all came from military families.
system:……
To Europe?!
The system remained silent, doubting its own professionalism, and also gave Shen Yao some time to rest in peace.
Shen Yao found a deserted spot behind a rockery and sat down with her back against the rock and her knees hugged.
In the palace, outside the palace, in the court, in the royal family... He casually broke off a branch and drew on the ground to leave traces.
Shen Yao thought that the current situation in the State of Yu was already critical. Not to mention the emperor's ability to govern, the border was frequently harassed but no drastic measures were taken to rectify it. Instead, the living space and promotion paths of the generals were further compressed. This dynasty was really not good!
Using the wooden stick in his hand to smooth out the drawn pattern, Shen Yao stood up and planned to go back and discuss it.
At least she had to gain a firm foothold in the harem before the Shen family could gain momentum. She had to use the power of the Shen family to achieve her ultimate goal little by little.
"Is what my sister said true?"
"Why would I lie to you? The emperor has recently favored Lady Tang. Changle Palace is located behind Weiyang Palace. If you are interested, you might as well give it a try."
"I, I'm worried"
"Why are you worried? My sister is beautiful, interesting and likable. Don't you want to serve the emperor and become the mistress of the palace?"
"I, I, I do."
"..."
Shen Yao rolled her eyes and complained to the system that Weiyang Palace was good in every way except that there were too many people and she could hear such whispers no matter where she went.
"Host, are they trying to run into the Emperor? Are the maids climbing onto the dragon bed?"
These are classic scenes that happen in every harem, and there are successful cases that support these palace maids as they continue to climb up.
"That should be the case. He mentioned the recently favored Tang beauty and Changle Palace."
Shen Yao obviously didn't take these words to heart, which made the system marvel again and again that the host was calm and had no idea of meeting the emperor by chance.
Shen Yao: ...Is the system insulting her? How stupid does one have to be to run into the emperor by chance as a contestant in the imperial selection? Does she dislike the reputation being too good or does she think it's not difficult enough? Isn't it enough to suffer for yourself?
'Don't always think about taking shortcuts, there will be a price to pay.'
One wrong step in the palace could result in death. Many palace maids climbed onto the dragon bed, but countless others died on it.
It was such a coincidence that two palace maids who were discussing climbing onto the dragon bed appeared together. They ran to the crowded Weiyang Palace to discuss it, and did not lower their voices even when avoiding people.
Shen Yao didn't want to doubt whether they were deliberately setting traps to lure people in, but since they could still be hooked, it could only be said that they were not suitable for the harem, and the sooner they left, the safer they would be.
By the time Shen Yao strolled around Weiyang Palace for a few rounds and returned to her room, her three roommates had already become familiar with each other.
As expected, Shen Yao was ignored and isolated by the three men. For example, they didn't call her when it was time to eat, and they didn't ask her to go out together when it was time to wash up. They even had to make an appointment to go to the bathroom.
Shen Yao: ... childish~
If they don't play with her, then they play by themselves. Shen Yao has already mastered the skill of entertaining herself to perfection. In fact, by avoiding them, Shen Yao feels much more relaxed.
She goes to the main hall on time every day to learn the rules, plays around in the Weiyang Palace after class, and goes to bed early at night. Even if someone dislikes Shen Yao, they can't find a chance to do so.
After spending a week in such a self-disciplined life in the Weiyang Palace, these ladies who had already learned half of the rules began to get into trouble one after another.
The first person to be unlucky was a young lady named Cai who lived in the room next to Shen Yao. She went to the purification room at night and was frightened to the point of losing consciousness.
In addition, there was a room far away from Shen Yao, which was also dirty. Two of us among the four people had high fevers, and the remaining two recovered only after changing rooms.
Behind it was the room where Shen Yao lived. Three out of four people were eliminated directly, causing the probability of her being suspected of foul play to soar sharply. It was only after similar incidents occurred in other rooms that Shen Yao's reputation slowly recovered.
But that was all. No one wanted Shen Yao to move to a new room, so she could only temporarily stay in her original room which was a bit unlucky.
The system's eyes were filled with tears, and it cursed Yu Zhen for being an unkind person and harming its own host.
"What does the fact that Yu Zhen's drug backfired on herself have to do with the host? The other two are idiots too. They actually dared to run into the emperor by chance. Ahhhhh."
The system screamed like a woodchuck, apologizing for having questioned the host's previous words.
Sure enough, we can't think that everyone is smart. Some people are stupid, foolish and self-righteous. They can't just wait until they are out of the palace honestly, but have to use their mediocre abilities to stir up trouble and bury themselves in it.
Ah ah ah ah ah
The system screams and crawls, dark and twisted, like a mental illness.
Shen Yao was still very calm. She crossed out the names of people in her mind one by one, and only those few who needed attention were left.
As for the old people who have entered the palace, it cannot be denied that they each have their own power and have established their own foothold, but the emperor is not interested in them.
The current emperor has a common problem among men, he likes the new and hates the old. The concubines in the palace are not favored, and it is difficult for them to regain the emperor's favor.
This is the main reason why there are more and more people in the harem, but only a few are favored.
"System, stay alert. The situation in Weiyang Palace may be even more dire."
The system said, "Is it not enough to send away nearly a quarter of the concubines?"
Shen Yao lowered her head and fiddled with the beads in her hand, "The palace doesn't need so many concubines."
With more new people coming in, it becomes even harder for the old ones to regain favor and get promoted.
There are too many monks and too little porridge, and the amount of porridge is fixed, so the only ones who can move are an unlimited number of monks.
Whether inside or outside the court, or in the harem of concubines, or even the emperor on the dragon throne, they are all pushing forward this invisible war.
system:……
The system felt that its brain was not enough and it was dizzy and didn't know what to do.
But it doesn’t matter. Just listen to the host’s instructions and act as a tool (although it is what it is).
Just as Shen Yao said, the situation in Weiyang Palace was indeed even more tragic.
Because Shen Yao was the only one in the room, she usually rested except for the school rules, so she was harassed the least. At most, she was often harassed by someone knocking on her door in the middle of the night. However, with the system cheating, Shen Yao still managed to catch him in the act.
The climax of the story comes when the daughter of General Zhenyuan injured her arm and had to be eliminated from the palace, which made people notice that the power of military generals in Weiyang Palace had declined sharply, while the power of civil officials had soared.
This seems to be a true portrayal of the court of the State of Yu. Naturally, the military generals are unwilling to accept this. Facts speak louder than words. They are all citizens of the State of Yu. Why should they be divided into different classes?
The diffused smoke disappeared in a flash, like a short dream; after waking up, everything returned to normal.
"Those who cannot go back and leave cannot participate in the election. The remaining concubines are mostly civil servants."
Shen Yao sat on the bed and packed her bags. The time for learning the palace rules was over. Those who had passed the selection successfully would have their stay or departure decided by the final interview.
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