prosperous life

Yang Xixi looked at the tense sisters Su Meizhen and Su Meizhu beside her, then at the other two girls in the same car, and slowly closed her eyes.

Dasheng's three-year draft has begun. If the Queen Mother and the Emperor hadn't taken over the Yang family's post, Yang Xixi's mind and age would naturally participate in the five-year concubine selection next year.

But now Yang Xixi can only sit in the carriage with these vulgar girls to the capital, and go to the draft under the name of the Su family in Mizhou, because the governor of Weizhou despises the Yang family and does not allow Yang's daughter to take the spot.

This time I must stay, no matter how I must, so that I may have the opportunity to serve the prince or even the future emperor in the future, of course, even if it is the current emperor, it is not bad, at least within ten years, there will be no worries about prosperity and wealth.

Thinking about it, Yang Xixi fell asleep staring blankly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, it seemed that she had a good dream.

Dasheng drafts concubines once every three years and concubines every five years. There are 28 state capitals. There are ten people in each state capital. Most of them are girls from small families. The number of concubines in each state capital is five people. Ladies and gentlemen of some rich officials.

Of course, there is no compulsory participation in Dasheng, whether it is the draft or the selection of concubines, it is all voluntary, but if you sign up for the election without a suitable reason, you cannot withdraw.

There are quite a few people like Miss Yang. Most of the girls are tired after a long journey, so they take a rest in the carriage. It’s not that they don’t want to find a room to sleep on the bed, it’s because the Neiyuan Office didn’t give them these things. Arrange accommodation for those who have not been tested.

Of course, the state government will manage the accommodation and meals for the carriages and horses on the road, but they are fixed and rationed. No matter how many of you there are, it is only one tael of silver per day.Ten people eat, drink and stay for one tael of silver a day, as long as it is simple.Not a problem.

But most show girls choose to save their daily money, as much as they can save, because there are still places that need to be taken care of later, and the status of these participating in the draft is generally relatively low, and the saved money can be used for a penny. Use it?

On the second day, the female officer and palace supervisor at the Neiyuan finally arrived late.

A total of 28 girls from 20 state capitals and Beijing were inspected in the order they arrived in Beijing. Of course, the [-] girls in Beijing were the first to be inspected. Who said they were under the feet of the emperor!

The female officer here brought six old nuns, and each nun was in charge of fifty girls. In fact, the state government had already checked the bodies of these girls, but naturally the palace still had to do it again.

The place of origin, family status, background, family background, and age must be consistent with the guides carried by the girl herself and the list in the state newspaper, and the final is whether it is perfect.

"Is Madam Zhang okay?" Su Lanfen is the female official who came to pick up the beautiful women outside the palace this time, and she also entered the palace only in the last draft. She spoke very politely to these old nuns in the palace.

"Miss Su, I met a special person during the inspection just now, and I will ask you for advice.

It was rumored in Beijing before that there was a daughter of the Zhao family who had an affair with her cousin, but somehow that daughter of the Zhao family was actually among the draftees in Zhenzhou..."

Nanny Zhang felt that it was really not easy for the Zhao family, so they actually sent such a girl to the draft.

"Then she is still..." Su Lanfen had made a special trip to consult the qualified female officials in the palace before, and the most important thing about this situation was to exclude them according to the rules of the draft.

As long as the native place is Zhao's, that's all. Others... No one will live up to this reputation, so there is only one left.

"It's still clean." Nanny Zhang came here because of this. In the past, no one would send a girl with a bad reputation to the draft. Although the reputation is passed on by people, it may not be without reason.

Even if such a girl passed the primary election, she would not be selected in the draft, that is, a way to return to her hometown or become a palace maid.

"Since this is the case, let's pass it. The Zhao family is still here after all. This girl Zhao depends on the meaning of the above." The Zhao family, Wang family and Xiao family were very lively at that time, even if no one saw it with their own eyes. Imagine the grand occasion at that time.

The Zhao family found someone to silence them, but the eldest girl of the Xiao family was not a vegetarian, so she directly put the Wang family and Zhao Jialiang there, and it was the Thousand Yuan Festival, even the palace heard about it.

Glancing at the lovely Miss Zhao San Zhao Liang standing in the team, Su Lanfen was about to take the candidates who passed the primary election to the Ande Palace, when she caught sight of two black girls out of the corner of her eyes.

Su Meizhen, Su Meizhu?Thinking of what her father Su Kaicheng wrote in the letter, Su Lanfen narrowed her eyes and sneered in her heart.

A group of 300 show girls, a lot of them all entered the Ande Palace, and the female officials in charge would evaluate their appearance, behavior and talents.

If there are a few good ones, they may be recommended by the Neiyuan Office to the Queen of the Central Palace. If the Queen thinks they are good, they will have the opportunity to become a concubine or concubine of the prince.

The rest will be selected by the Sixth Bureau of the Inner Palace, who will be selected and how many will be selected by the Sixth Bureau of the Inner Palace.

The last ones are those who want to return home or become palace maids to choose by themselves.The maids in the palace and the envoys of the Prince's Mansion are like the housemaids of a wealthy family. Even if they give birth to a child, they cannot be concubines. Even so, some people are willing to stay.

Antoku Palace

After a whole day of tossing around, the showgirls are exhausted. Don't expect good conditions when you participate in the draft. There are ten people in a room with two shops on both sides. Whoever lives with whomever is free.

People in the Ande Palace had to do it themselves if they wanted to eat, instead of cooking it, they served it, but no one wanted to move after a day of exhaustion.

"All the sisters are also very tired. This draft is not a matter of one or two days. We need to get three meals a day. Why don't we take turns? I will get the dinner today, but I will get the meals for ten people. Can't take it, which sister will come with me?" The speaker is Qi Ge, the daughter of a local wealthy businessman in Mizhou.

"I'll go with my sister." Yang Xixi looked at the people around. The Su family sisters would definitely not want to go, and the other two were relatives of wealthy local families in Mizhou.

Some of them were from wealthy businessmen like Qi Ge, or had a hot temper. Yang Xixi thinks she should take the initiative.

Yang Xixi and Qi Ge went out to get the meal, and met a few others who were also going to get the meal, and they walked towards the gate of Ande Palace together.

A palace guard had long been guarding the palace gate, and when they heard that they were going to get their supper, they were told to wait. People who brought their dinner arrived in all the rooms, and after a while, a palace guard took them to the dining room together. past.

"Hey, is Liu Bo taking someone to bring dinner?"

"Yes! Brother Zhang, what is this?"

"The grown-ups are still discussing matters, and they will have to keep busy for a while. How can the slaves turn a blind eye, and go to the dining room to see what dishes are available."

"As for adults, they are really busy..."

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The two palace eunuchs at the front chatted happily with each other, while the girls at the back listened to the words of the person in front, no matter what they said on the surface, but they were all thinking in their hearts.

If the place where the ministers are discussing matters is not far from here, will there be a chance to meet one or two, and the emperor will be easy to talk about which beautiful girls the ministers take a fancy to, even the female officials in the palace can sometimes be favored by the emperor use.

Most of the outer gardens of the Dasheng Imperial Palace are guards. Only the palace gate at the junction of the outer garden and the inner garden will have maidservants. The harem of the inner garden is almost full of maidservants and female officials. Can marry.

Yang Xixi and the others are like this. If they are good, they are concubines who pick up girls, and then there are female officials. No one wants to be a maid or messenger.

Just like the eldest prince's biological mother is a maid, and after giving birth to a child, she is still a maid and has to work.

This is also the reason why the emperor loathes the eldest prince, such a concubine eldest son, the emperor may feel depressed when he sees it.

However, the emperor is also kind. Firstly, the emperor himself did it when he was drunk, and secondly, after giving birth to the prince, he has to take care of the royal face, so he allowed the eldest prince's maidservant mother to be the eldest prince's nanny. .

The dining room is not far away, and it will arrive in a quarter of an hour. According to the cook's command, Yang Xixi and Qi Ge followed the crowd to get the food box and followed the palace supervisor back to Ande Palace.

In the next few days, some female officials in charge came to test the talents of these beautiful girls, and sent back those who could not write well, but there were still those who would rather stay in Beijing as slaves.

The next appearance and demeanor assessment, Su Meizhen and Su Meizhu sisters, naturally passed.

Su Meizhen was more thoughtful when she was a little older, so she was naturally unwilling to go back to Mizhou and insisted on staying in the palace, while Su Meizhu left the palace saying that she was going to a relative's house in Beijing.

Zhao Liang did everything possible to get to the palace. Although she was very talented, the female officer who assessed her still rejected her because of her behavior. However, Zhao Liang also understood what was going on, and directly said that she wanted to stay as a slave.

After several days of screening of 300 people, only 60 people remained.

Yang Xixi turned her head and glanced at Qi Ge who was selected, and went to the inner garden with her own salute and waited for the higher-ups to arrange who would stay in the palace as maidservants and who would go to the prince's mansion as envoys people.

It's not that Yang Xixi didn't want to hook up with a minister, but after receiving meals for several days in a row, Yang Xixi realized that the palace supervisor had calculated the time for leading them, not to mention ministers, even other palace supervisors were hard to see.

Now the members of the Yang clan can't wait to eat their house, and even the elders of the branch agree to remove them from the clan.

Yang Xixi's father, Yang Zaitian, led them to live a difficult life in the countryside, and Yang Zaitian's wife also reconciled with him.

Miss Yang, who was dismissed, Yang Lianlian had to marry an ordinary farmer, but she was still disgusted by others.

Yang Xixi had no choice but to seek the Su family. Yang Xixi's biological aunt, Guixiang, was sold after Yang Zaitian was flattened, and later transferred to Mizhou Suyou to be a concubine.

Fortunately, Guixiang is good-looking, and she can act like a baby. Although she has given birth to a child, Su You is not a wealthy family, and she still likes Guixiang who has been nurturing in the Yang family for more than ten years.

When Gui Xiang settled down, she contacted Yang Xixi. After Yang Xixi arrived in Mizhou, Gui Xiang begged Su You to let Yang Xixi run for election under the Su family's name.

Su You was quite nice to this concubine who was knowledgeable and interesting, and the two girls of the Su family were actually not very good-looking, and they were not inferior to Yang Xixi, so she took Yang Xixi over.

Later, the Su family found out that Yang Xixi was good-looking, even if she was a bit haggard, she could not hide her beauty, so the Su family dreamed of relying on Yang Xixi's talent show to establish a relationship with the royal family.

But Yang Xixi is not Su You's child after all, Su You has been eyeing Yang Xixi for a long time, once Yang Xixi goes back, she will probably become Aunt Yang, so Yang Xixi decided to stay in Beijing, at least it is prosperous.

If Zhao Liang knew Yang Xixi's thoughts, Zhao Liang would probably go crazy. Zhao Liang would rather marry a well-fed family than serve as a slave. It's a pity that the Zhao family imprisoned her in the Zhenzhou clan. She went to the monastery to clean up.

Zhao Liang tried to get her aunt Hongyu to blow pillow wind to her father Zhao Xin, and found an opportunity to beg her grandmother Mrs. Zhao to get a chance to be a maid in the draft, otherwise Zhao Liang would not have participated in this draft.

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