Traveling with a female companion

In the next few days, the three of them inquired carefully, and people around the palace were all talking good things about Concubine Sheng, saying that she had given birth to two sons, and that she accidentally suggested that the monarch should choose beautiful women from the people.Relatively speaking, the queen does not have such a good reputation.

Song Xiaocheng wondered what was wrong with it.It stands to reason that Concubine Sheng's son will inherit the throne in the future, so why should she ask the monarch to find a beauty to take her position? Wouldn't it be a big worry for her son if the beauty gave birth to a child in the future?Instead, she thought of the queen who was in the opposite camp asking Eunuch Liu to find a stunning beauty in private. Compete with beauties, and then cultivate them into your own henchmen, things in the harem are really complicated.

Yuan Qingzhu believes that Huiyu is not forced, she does have a world-renowned appearance, and she also has the mind to become the most beautiful woman in the world. If she becomes the monarch's favorite concubine, then she will naturally get the fame and fortune.Although Song Xiaocheng didn't quite agree with this ideal, but after all, everyone has their own ambitions. If she can be favored by God and heal Yuan Qingzhu's eyes, then everyone will be happy.

In folk beauty pageants, as long as young and good-looking women can participate.Soon a shed was set up next to the imperial city, and women from various families came to register. For a while, Yingying, Yanyan kept laughing, and seven or eight hundred people came on the first day alone. Song Xiaocheng and the others also joined in. Among them, just like the reality show auditions in the modern world, big waves wash the sand, and gold is sifted from the sand.

In front of the arbor, there were crowded people, and the noise was too loud.In their queue, a family of servants took advantage of the large number of people and yelled at their opponents to get out of the way and let their own lady go first. The opponents did not show any weakness, although they were few, they shouted loudly at them.Song Xiaocheng was squeezed in the crowd, only feeling that her mind was terribly overheated.

There are some people watching jokes beside them, the young lady is indeed beautiful, but her quality is worrying, and she doesn't stop her from letting the servants quarrel.A servant who seemed to be from a foreign country could not speak fluently. Seeing that he was too noisy to move his hands, he pushed the other party. It happened that this guy backed up a few steps and bumped into Linglong. Linglong quickly dodged. Just a trace of the corner of his clothes brushed against his body, Yuan Qingzhu flashed, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

"What are you guys doing? Are you signing up for a beauty pageant or a martial arts competition? There are so many people here, so don't bump into each other." Song Xiaocheng pulled Yuan Qingzhu away distressedly. She couldn't see it in such a crowded place like a vegetable market. She was at a disadvantage. .Song Xiaocheng helped her pat the ashes off her body, and asked with concern if she had been hit, she was very concerned.Yuan Qingzhu smiled: "What can happen to me, don't worry." Song Xiaocheng gave the guy who pushed people another look before giving up.

The registration officer told them to stop arguing, everyone who registered had a chance, and if they disturbed order, they would be kicked out and never hired. They finally didn't dare to do it again.The young lady signaled the servants to stop arguing, then glanced at Song Xiaocheng and the others, her nose snorted as if looking down upon her, her chin was raised high and she was very arrogant.

Linglong also stood by Yuan Qingzhu's side this time, after all, she was the one who dodged and was almost bumped into her.The long line went up little by little, and after a long time, they were finally lined up.Yuan Qingzhu knew that his eye disease could not be selected, so he only served as a companion.The palace people saw that Song Xiaocheng was pretty and cute, and Linglong was also a dignified Xiaojiabiyu, so they asked them to register their names and addresses to be continued.

The arrogant young lady also left her name. She said her surname was Gao, and her name was Shan Chunmei.Song Xiaocheng thought about the name, it seemed a bit strange, it had a bit of an oriental flavor, but it wasn't her business.

As she slowly squeezed out of the crowd, Linglong was so happy, she looked around excitedly, and said to Song Xiaocheng: "I've seen them all, and there are not many people who are particularly beautiful, comparable to the one in your painting. There are no beauties."

Song Xiaocheng held Yuan Qingzhu's arm: "No, Huiyu's beauty can be called a peerless beauty, and I have never seen anyone more beautiful than her." Linglong poked her finger in the direction of the lady: "Look at her majestic appearance. She may be considered pretty, but letting the servants quarrel with other families doesn't have the demeanor of a lady."

For some reason, those words were heard by Miss Takayama Harumi, she turned around in embarrassment, her eyes were big and bright, her skin was snow-white, her lips were bright red, her eyebrows were very light, and her face was clearly written so that she would not be bullied.Seeing her staring at her, Linglong couldn't help hiding behind Song Xiaocheng.

Gao Shanchunmei also walked out of the crowd with her servants. When passing by, she glanced at the three of them and snorted disdainfully: "One can't speak human language, one is as thin as bean sprouts, and the other is blind. Beauty pageant, really laughing out loud."

"Who are you talking about!" Linglong became angry, and jumped up to settle accounts with her. The servants around the young lady saw that she was not good, so they gesticulated and scolded again. They couldn't find anything to scold Song Xiaocheng and Linglong, so they just Swearing at Yuan Qingzhu, a blind man also came to the beauty pageant, making ironic remarks. "Don't scold her, don't scold her!" Song Xiaocheng protected Yuan Qingzhu and argued with them, and for a while the corner was noisy and chaotic.

The people in the front all accused them of being too poor in quality. How could they be able to participate in the beauty pageant if they quarreled under the eyes of the public?Song Xiaocheng didn't want to jump anymore, but these servants were really bullying too much, they would stab people in the heart when they cursed, she wanted to stand up for the person she liked.Yuan Qingzhu frowned and didn't want to listen to their nonsense, pulling Song Xiaocheng in silence.

"What are you arguing about? If you disturb the registration site again, you will all be expelled!" A palace official yelled at this side, and Gao Shanchun raised his hand to signal the servants to stop talking, anyway, they had already gained the upper hand in the scolding battle. Leaving triumphantly.

"What is this?" Linglong felt very sorry for Yuan Qingzhu, "Let the heroine be scolded for nothing by them. These people are really deceiving people. I don't know where they came from." Song Xiaocheng pulled Yuan Qingzhu's hand hand, and he couldn't lose his spot because of such a trivial matter, trembling with anger.It doesn't matter if Yuan Qingzhu comforts her with kind words, she doesn't mind other people's words at all.

After they went back, they sat down to discuss the beauty pageant. As Song Xiaocheng estimated, it must be Concubine Sheng, who is fighting between factions. Knowing that the queen has found the stunning beauty Huiyu, that's why they encouraged the monarch to hold this beauty pageant. In the end, the top three will be selected.Badger hurriedly asked if Huiyu belonged to the airborne contestants, or if she belonged to the queen's faction and did not participate in this competition. Song Xiaocheng said that she didn't know about it, but it was hard to say about the intrauterine struggle. It's a good card, and it's sure to make good use of it.

When going to bed at night, Song Xiaocheng wanted to sleep with Yuan Qingzhu on the small couch outside. Linglong felt very uncomfortable in her eyes. She also tried to talk to Yuan Qingzhu, but the heroine only dealt with her very politely and didn't care. Because she is the gold master, she is humble.

Outside the room door, Badger took Yuan Qingzhu's hand embarrassingly: "Miss Yuan, I shouldn't occupy the single room alone. I heard that you were scolded by some bad-hearted people today. If I was there, I would definitely Help you bite them, anyway, I don't participate in any beauty pageants, and I'm not afraid of them getting rid of the spot."

Song Xiaocheng squatted down and touched the badger's furry head: "How can you blame yourself, little guy, their quality is too poor, that Miss Gao Shanchunmei doesn't have the air of a lady at all, her eyes are almost growing to the top of her head, It's not that I really want to compete with her, how dare I bully Qingzhu... Hmph, when the time comes, I'll find a chance to put some drug in the steward's tea, let me advance and let her be eliminated!"

"That's right, that's right," Linglong chimed in, "This woman is so arrogant, she also said that I can't speak human words, and that Xiao Chengcheng is not in good shape. I think she is scolding herself. This kind of person will never There will be good rewards." Song Xiaocheng comforted her: "Don't mention this matter again, just say a few words when you go out, I always feel that this Gao Shanchun beauty is not an ordinary young lady, why does she feel a bit oriental, her things The servants are all arrogant, and they all speak with accents that don't know where they come from, we try not to provoke her directly."

They went back to their room to rest. Badger insisted on leaving Song Xiaocheng and Yuan Qingzhu to sleep on the big bed in his single room. He was willing to sleep on the couch outside. As for Linglong, she had paid for the room and food, so naturally she should enjoy a room by herself.

Linglong was still dissatisfied with Badger's arrangement, so Yuan Qingzhu took the initiative to talk to her: "We have more important tasks, and it's okay if you don't help, but please don't hold back." Linglong blushed and turned white, and turned back.

Afterwards, Song Xiaocheng and Yuan Qingzhu lay down together, chatting intimately, and they still didn't feel sleepy after midnight.Yuan Qingzhu talked about her apprenticeship, how much the master valued her, and how lonely she was after her eyes were poisoned. At that time, she gave her a Xuanji. She didn't know that it had the effect of resisting snakes. It turned out that the master had already It was expected that she would be bitten by a snake once and be afraid of well ropes for ten years.

Song Xiaocheng arched into her arms, and smiled coquettishly: "Qingzhu, do you think it's unfair? You have Xuanji on you, and Linglong beside me, hehe, actually sometimes I think about your jealous look , there is still a bit of cuteness in the glamorous." Yuan Qingzhu also smiled, turned over and kissed her, stroking her forehead, nose bridge and lips, wanting to see her appearance even more.

In the end, I somehow talked about that Takayama Harumi, Song Xiaocheng laughed and said that it really looked like an oriental name, and seeing the arrogant and domineering accents of the servants around her, maybe it really came from there.Yuan Qingzhu asked the reason for this, and Song Xiaocheng told her that the relationship between Japan and my country has not been very good since the end of the Ming Dynasty. Later, militarism was developed after the Meiji Restoration in the late Qing Dynasty, and how much blood and hatred were caused to my country during World War II.

Yuan Qingzhu listened carefully, she hoped that she would have the opportunity to inquire in the future, if that Takayama Harumi was really from the East, it might not be as simple as opposing the queen if Concubine Sheng encouraged the monarch to choose a beauty pageant among the people.

Two days later it will be the re-examination of the beauty pageant, because there are so many folk beauties who have come to participate, there are a thousand of them who have passed the initial test, and there are already countless ones who have a good head and face, and they have to be inspected by the nuns in the palace. For talent, basically one out of ten is selected, and one hundred talents with both beauty and talent are selected for the next round of selection.A young servant sent the news to the major inns, telling them to prepare for a talent show.