The Legend of Zhen Huan: An Lingrong

Chapter 5 Prelude to Palace Selection

In the 61st year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi died. In the same year, Yinzhen, the fourth son of Kangxi, ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, known as Emperor Yongzheng in history.

In the first year of Yongzheng, the imperial palace held a three-year election, and the selection was originally the fate of official women, so it was naturally a matter of public attention.

The sky was still a little dark, but there was a little light faintly.

The red lanterns in front of Anfu Gate were very bright, illuminating half the road.

Ling Rong got up early in the morning, packed his things, the primary election has passed, today is going to the palace selection, the palace selection is watched by the empress dowager, the emperor, and the empress.

Those who look good and have good manners will leave a sign and keep their names.

Lingrong's identity only gave her one choice. Her father was in an important position, so the emperor would not put her down. Besides, the position of Ann's father was not ordinary, and it was not feasible to confer marriage to the clan, so she could only enter the palace.

Ling Rong half leaned on Leng Rui, and walked gracefully to An's courtyard. After today, the days when she will meet An's will be much less.

There was a light in the house, and it was as bright as day.Presumably An knew that Ling Rong would come to visit his parents at this time.

Sure enough, as soon as Ling Rong's figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard, An's personal servant girl came up to welcome her, and saluted Ling Rong respectfully and politely, "Miss, madam has woken up, I sent you to lead the lady in!"

Ling Rong nodded slightly and followed her into the house.

An Shi was wearing a lavender woven satin with a hibiscus pattern, which showed her charm to the fullest.She sat lazily on the couch, instead of holding a book in her hand as usual, instead she was uncharacteristically in a daze.

Father An was also silent and did not speak.

Hearing the sound, both of them raised their heads to look up, and saw maidservants opening the curtain, surrounded by Ling Rong and coming in.

Ling Rong was wearing sapphire blue Suzhou embroidered satin with peony patterns, stepped on the bottom of a tall flower pot, and slightly saluted An's father, An's, with smooth and clean movements.

An's eyes were reddish, and he was a little bit reluctant, whoever sent the child he raised with his own hands into the harem that eats people and doesn't spit out bones, can they be as unmoved as a mountain?No matter how sensible An Shi was, she became very at a loss in the current situation.

Ling Rong's eyes were flickering, and he looked at An's quietly, tears rolled in his eyes, but he still held back and did not fall.

Father An's hands trembled, he didn't know what to say, he just muttered, "In the harem, you must watch more, listen more, speak less, remember not to argue with others, life in the palace is the most important thing, this should be taught to you Things, we have already taught you. Daddy knows that his daughter is smart, so he doesn’t need to talk to his father since he was a child, but people who are not smart can survive in the palace, remember to be aware of current affairs.”

The curtain rang, and a figure rushed over quickly and hugged Ling Rong's thigh. Ling Rong looked down and saw that it was Jing Yu. His cheeks were already wet, and he choked up, "Sister, you came in because of us." Palace, I know I know, you must be careful in the palace, the nanny said that as long as I make meritorious deeds in the future, I can enter the palace to see you, you must take good care of yourself, and wait for me to enter the palace to see you! "

His words moved everyone present. An's tears, which had been so hard to stop, could no longer be held back at this moment. Father An's eyes were also a little moist, and there was a faint sobbing sound among the maidservants. .

Ling Rong's tears slowly rolled down his cheeks, he couldn't utter a word after opening and closing his mouth, so he could only bend down and hug this young but sensible brother tightly.

Jingyu stared blankly at Ling Rong with teary eyes. In his memory, this dignified and polite sister had never blushed even once, but now she cried because of what she said, and suddenly In that time, he seemed to have grown up, and he became clear about his responsibilities.

After wiping the tears off his face, Jingyu took the handkerchief handed over by the servant girl, and wiped the tears on Lingrong's face carefully, his strength was not gentle, but he looked very serious.

Ling Rong let him wipe her face, just looked at him quietly.

Jingyu moved his hand away, stood at a certain distance, and checked his things, as if he was looking for something.

A clever little servant hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, what are you looking for?"

Jingyu lowered his head, then searched for something, and said casually, "Where's my Jiulianhuan from that day?"

"Master forgot, yesterday you said you would give it to Miss and put it under the pillow properly!" The servant lowered his head and replied cautiously.

"Send someone to fetch it soon, my sister is about to enter the palace, and we will never see each other again from now on. The Jiulianhuan is my memorial to my sister, lest she forget me!" Jingyu suddenly looked up at the boy , anxiously said.

When he said this, everyone present laughed, and even Ling Rong, who was still a little sad, couldn't help laughing.

Tears welled up in Jingyu's eyes, and he stared blankly at the crowd who were smiling happily, feeling a little confused.

With a kind heart, An finally explained to him, "Your sister doesn't need to enter the palace yet, she just went to participate in the hall selection! After the hall election, you will choose an auspicious day to enter the palace. You are obedient and you don't listen to everything!"

"Really!" Jingyu asked, staring blankly at An Shi, who was talking and laughing at Yanyan.

Everyone snorted and laughed out loud. An Shi looked at the dazed eldest son in front of him, covered his mouth and poked his bare forehead, and said word by word, "It's true!"

Only then did Jingyu come to his senses, and hid in An's arms with a blushing face.

It was rare for everyone to see Jingyu's twitchy appearance, and they were too embarrassed to tease him again, and they would lose their temper if they teased this young master again.

However, after his trouble, most of the sadness in everyone's hearts disappeared.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Ling Rong stepped on a chair and got into the mule cart, Zhu Hanrui and the others also brought some things into the carriage, in order to avoid no one picking up Ling Rong when he left the palace, they had to wait on the mule cart on all day.

The car was very quiet, and Ling Rong was a little tired, leaning against the table, closing his eyes and resting.

Zhu Han and Leng Rui were doing their own things, moving slightly, not daring to wake up Ling Rong.

The mule cart rattled, and when it arrived outside Yuxiang's gate, it was already daylight.

The car stopped, Ling Rong was awakened by the slight shock, rubbed his sore forehead, and asked confusedly, "Are you there yet?"

Leng Rui opened the curtain to look at it, and replied, "Miss has arrived, it's time to get out of the car!"

The little eunuch had already brought the horse stool, and Zhu Han helped Ling Rong get off the carriage.

It was still early, and there were only a dozen or so beautiful girls standing around. Ling Rong sorted out her clothes and walked over slowly.

The escorting mother came up to welcome her, and said softly, "My lord!"

Ling Rong looked at her blankly. This person was the nanny who had just tried a few days ago. I said a few words to her that day. Ling Rong smiled, leaned forward slightly, and said softly, "Mama, take care of me!"

The smile on the nanny's face grew stronger, and she hurriedly supported her. Ling Rong took the opportunity to stuff a small purse into her hand, and said, "Ling Rong is not sensible, so I hope nanny will take care."

The nanny smiled and said, "My lord, you are being polite. The number of people is not yet complete. Little pig, go over there and wait with the other beautiful girls. When the number is full, there will be a nanny to take you to see the Holy Majesty. My lord like this." Smart and smart, we naturally know that we are doing things for the Holy One!"

A sentence that seemed irrelevant, but Ling Rong heard another meaning, and said with a smile, "It's natural! Mammy's teaching, Ling Rong will keep it in mind."

"My lord, let's go!"

Ling Rong nodded to the nanny, then walked towards those beautiful girls.

Most of these beautiful girls are outstanding in appearance, and they are even more delicate and beautiful with the addition of Chinese dresses and brocades.

Gathering in twos and threes, it seems that they have nothing to do with each other, and they secretly exclude other people from coming.

Seeing this, Ling Rong didn't come forward, but just found a quiet place, stood still, and kept silent.

The time is getting faster, and there are gradually more beautiful women, and the sun is very dazzling, adding a little bit of heat for nothing.

A escorting nun found the front of Xiu Nu and raised her voice, "Masters, stand in two rows and follow the servants!" Several other nuns also came over to maintain order.

Ling Rong followed their footsteps and walked slowly towards the place to be selected.

A small courtyard and one warm pavilion are the whole picture of this place, and the maids shuttle through it, serving tea to the candidates.

Ling Rong sat there quietly without speaking.

"Sister Ling Rong!" Suddenly someone called Ling Rong's name, Ling Rong got up and turned to look, but she didn't see the person who called her because there were too many people or something.

Suddenly there was a force coming from his waist, Ling Rong was caught off guard and before he could react, he was pushed towards another beautiful girl, Ling Rong couldn't dodge it, so he could only follow the direction and hit the woman , the tea in his hand was splashed on the beautiful girl.

Ling Rong tried his best to maintain his balance, and when he looked over there, he could only see a lavender orchid pattern on the corner of his clothes.

The beautiful girl grabbed Lingrong, and seeing that Lingrong was still looking at other places and didn't know what she was thinking, she was so angry that her brows stood on end, and she said angrily, "Don't you have eyes when you walk? Such a hot tea is poured on me splash!"

Ling Rong came back to his senses, looked at the aggressive beautiful girl, frowned and said, "Ling Rong just accidentally spilled the tea on my sister, I hope my sister will not blame me!"

The show girl sneered, "Which show girl are you from? Could it be that your parents didn't teach you how to apologize to others?"

Ling Rong couldn't help frowning when he heard this, secretly thinking that today's affairs cannot be done well.

A beautiful woman next to her wanted to intercede, but was stopped by another beautiful woman, who advised, "That person is Xia Dongchun, the daughter of the coat collar, don't be reckless."

After hearing what she said, the show girl gritted her teeth and stood back without speaking again.

When Xia Dongchun heard this, she became even more domineering, and her tone refused to show mercy, "Say it! You are a beautiful girl from that family, why are you so ignorant of etiquette?"

Just as Ling Rong was about to speak, he heard a female voice say, "Which beautiful girl is she? It's not something you can control with a little coat and collar!"

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