[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

Outside the palace, the Zhang family's mansion was in chaos, because their family had high hopes, and the eldest girl who was favored by the old master and the master returned to the mansion. Of course, returning to the mansion is not a big deal, but the eldest girl in their mansion is entering the palace. He was sent back before the draft was over.

Being sent back halfway through the draft, this one, is all too easy to imagine.

"What's going on? Didn't I repeatedly tell you to be cautious in your words and deeds after entering the palace, and act in a low-key manner? Why were you sent back? Say, what stupid things did you do in the palace?" The old lady in the mansion was furious.

"Grandma, I don't, woo..." Zhang's daughter cried.

"You, you..." The old lady Zhang was gasping for breath. At this time, another girl who was about twelve or thirteen years old stepped forward, carefully comforted the old lady Zhang, and comforted her softly, "Grandma, please calm down." Calm down, Eldest Sister is the most sensitive, there must be some misunderstanding here."

The old lady Zhang ignored it, and shouted angrily, "Go and invite the old man and the master over, and let them see what happened to the girl who is usually spoiled as a sweetheart?"

"No need, we're here."

An old man with gray hair and a man in his forties walked in.

"Grandfather, father," Zhang's daughter cried out.

"Tell me why you were sent back to the palace first, maybe I'll give up this old face and beg the emperor to have some leeway." The old man of the Zhang family said.

"It was Zhao Xuze's daughter who harmed her granddaughter." Miss Zhang said.

At this time, another woman in her thirties hurried in.

The old woman's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly called out, "Your second family, can you find out what's going on?"

"When the daughter-in-law first asked, the palace servants didn't say anything. Later, the daughter-in-law stuffed a red envelope into the palace servants who brought the eldest girl back, and they opened their mouths. The thing is like this..."

As soon as the second wife finished speaking, the elder slapped the table angrily, gritted his teeth and cursed, "Zhao Xuze!"

"Master, if you miss this round, the next draft will be over-age. Do you think this matter can be redeemed?" the old lady asked the old man anxiously.

The old man sat on the chair with a dead face, and said, "I'm afraid it can't be done. Didn't the queen say it? She and the emperor will not delay the eldest girl! The queen has moved the emperor out, even if the emperor is willing to accommodate, but The emperor now values ​​the crown prince and respects the empress, even if the empress kills first and plays later, the emperor will not dismantle the queen's concubine even if he is unhappy, we can only accept this loss."

"Can't people go to the queen to intercede, and then go to the emperor to beg?" the elder asked.

"The matter about the eldest girl's fate has been brought up to the queen. If I ask again at this time, doesn't it mean that I sent my granddaughter to the palace to spy on the queen's position? What will the emperor and queen think?" Mrs. Zhang said angrily.

"Why don't you go and get the eldest lady back? What did you say to go to the temple to offer incense and pay back your vows? And you, I told you to keep a low profile when you enter the palace. You are still afraid that others will not notice and provoke others. In the final analysis, it was you who messed up the matter. Your grandfather clearly planned it for you, but you are not obedient and ask someone to order you in private. What kind of order did you order, and it ruined your future?" The old lady was dissatisfied and angry.

"But, who knew that the empress would be so serious. She was afraid that I would threaten her after entering the palace, so she kicked me out in advance." Zhang's daughter cried.

"Still talking, still talking." Mrs. Zhang roared.

"It's her, she hinted me to do this." Zhang's daughter suddenly pointed to the second concubine next to the old lady.

Everyone followed the fingers of the eldest girl of the Zhang family, and saw the second girl looking at them in a daze, as if they hadn't figured out what happened.

The old lady frowned impatiently and said, "The second girl hinted at you? If the second girl was as smart as you said, she wouldn't be able to do a good job of pleasing the elders. I haven't seen the second girl be smart, but I often see You bullied your second sister, and blamed your second sister for whatever bad things you did, and let her take the blame for you."

No one really believed what the eldest girl said, no one in this manor knew that the second girl from a concubine was stupid, could not speak, and was ordered and bullied by the eldest girl all day long.

"For the second family, your sister-in-law is away all year round and is not familiar with the affairs of the capital. After a while, you take the eldest girl out to socialize and find her a good home." The old lady said.

"Yes" the second wife replied.

At this time, the old lady looked at the second girl beside her, and she was full of love inside and out, "It's better for our second girl to be quiet and not cause trouble. If I remember correctly, the second girl is twelve this year, right? Exactly fifteen years later."

With the occurrence of a certain event in a family, the wind turned so quickly. It is said that the most favored girl of the Zhang family became the second daughter from the concubine, but no one cared about the marriage of the eldest daughter from the concubine.

In other words, the draft in the palace has come to an end, as long as the show girl participates in the final hall selection, their respective futures will be clear at a glance.

During the primary election, the show girls wore uniform palace attire according to the palace rules, and in the final review, the show girls were allowed to wear their own prepared clothes.

Therefore, on this day, more than fifty beautiful women dressed in gorgeous clothes, combed their hair in delicate buns, and wore all kinds of exquisite hair accessories, waiting in the imperial garden.

When Yingchun and the emperor drove over in the car, they saw the gorgeous girls from a distance.

"It's really pleasing to the eye!" Yingchun said in a good mood.

"You really like girls as always." The emperor said.

"Yes, the concubine is very happy to see a girl who is pleasing to the eye."

"Why don't we choose according to your preferences?" the emperor said.

"Okay, anyway, your majesty's aesthetics don't think anyone is particularly beautiful, and the concubines are the most suitable to get along with them after entering the palace."

"I'm just afraid that the pearls you picked were beautiful before entering the palace, but after entering the palace, they will turn into dead fish-eye pearls. Don't say it's an eyesore at that time."

"Your Majesty, Baoyu should feel honored when you say that." Yingchun said, not knowing where the Emperor heard Baoyu's words describing girls.

"Jia Baoyu from your natal family doesn't have any talent for official career, but he is quite accomplished in poetry. As expected, no matter how stupid a person is, he has his own talent."

"The emperor's words made the concubine think of something." Yingchun said.

"Let's listen to it, lest I don't ask you to panic."

Yingchun Quan pretended not to hear the emperor's joke, and said, "No matter how stupid people are, they have their own talents. Does that mean that smart people also have a stupid side?"

"I have never denied it." The emperor said.

Now Yingchun was startled, and looked at the emperor in disbelief, "You actually think you still have a stupid side."

"No one is perfect, so why be surprised." The emperor's attitude was quite calm.

"Can you tell me?" Yingchun was very curious.

The emperor gave Yingchun a deep look, and said, "Believe me, you won't want to know."

As if he was afraid of Yingchun's questioning, the emperor said, "Dear queen, the imperial garden is here, and we need to choose a beautiful girl."

The chariot stopped, the emperor got off first, then turned around to help Yingchun get off the car, and the two went to the high platform hand in hand.

The palace people are good at handling affairs. Sitting on this high platform, Yingchun and the emperor can clearly see everyone in the audience.

It is still very useful for the show girls to learn etiquette and rules. Even if it is the first time to see the legendary emperor, the show girls stand upright and graceful, without the slightest noise and disorder.

After Yingchun sat down with the emperor, the ceremonial supervisor led the beautiful girls to salute and say hello.

"Let's get started!" The emperor was impatient to spend too much time on these trivial matters.

So, the show girls retreated out neatly, and began to formally read the selection. After the supervisor read out the names, the show girls went in to answer. This time, they entered one by one.

The first in line was the eldest daughter of King Beijing Jing. Looking at the people standing below, the emperor asked, "What do you usually like to do at home?"

"I would like to report to the emperor and the empress that the women of the people usually study women's virtues and precepts at home with the lady husband, and become female celebrities."

It can be said to be a very standard answer, neither wrong nor brilliant, this is probably the original intention of the Beijing Palace!

The emperor nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Is your father in good health?"

"His Majesty is concerned, my father is still in good health."

One question and one answer, somewhat stylized, unless it is a very brilliant person, otherwise the draft is like this, and the emperor and Yingchun don't want to prolong the draft, otherwise they can let these show girls perform their talents, or embroidery or poetry Songs, poems, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are much more interesting than such dry questions, but in the face of the emperor's questions, the answers of the show girls can best reveal a person's heart.

"Leave a sign," said the emperor.

After the emperor spoke, the daughter of the King of Beijing bowed and retreated. The beautiful ladies outside could vaguely hear the questioning inside. Seeing that the emperor was easy-going, they felt relieved.

Then, it was Sister Lin who entered the room. Over the years, Lin Ruhai has been promoted very quickly.

It was not the first time for Sister Lin to see the emperor, and she was not restrained. After the emperor asked a few symbolic words, she looked at Yingchun with a smile and asked questions. Without Yingchun talking, the emperor asked someone to leave a Yingchun sign.

After that, it was the Wu family whom the emperor had specially taken care of. As the emperor's confidant who held the military power, their family wanted to let their daughter enter the palace in order to show their loyalty.

Looking at the Wu family standing below, although he acted generously, he looked very disturbed because the emperor had not spoken for a long time.

"Your Majesty, do you want to keep Wu's brand?" Yingchun asked.

The emperor said the word "stay" indifferently, but it was obvious that the emperor's words were lagging behind, and the Wu family was very relieved.

, After that, the Chen family was also left with a brand name.

The palace people who appeared next were the ones Yingchun was more interested in. Most of the beautiful girls with good family backgrounds were because of politics, and those with average family backgrounds were looking at the beautiful girls themselves.

The emperor left a few with political significance, and left a few who needed to be married, and the beautiful girls with ordinary backgrounds were handed over to Yingchun.

Looking at the bright girl in front of her, Yingchun had a smile in her eyes, they are all young girls.

The beautiful women who left the brand were divided into two categories by Yingchun. One category was specially confessed by the emperor to be selected for marriage to the royal family and royal relatives. The other category was selected according to the criteria of good wife.

There is another category that needs to be canonized as a concubine. Yingchun has also participated in the draft, and knows that some people want to get into the palace with their heads sharpened, and some people would rather be poor than enter the palace. She doesn't want to force those who don't want to enter People in the palace, therefore, the second type of people who leave a sign, Yingchun chooses from among the beautiful women who want to enter the palace in terms of deeds or words and deeds, those who are good-looking, have no intentions, or have a docile personality.

A total of about 50 people participated in the draft. After the emperor selected which ones, Yingchun decided the rest. A total of more than 30 people were selected, and [-] people were not selected.

Although 30 people were unsuccessful, these 30 people will become extremely sought-after candidates for daughter-in-law after leaving the palace, after all, they have gone through several layers of royal tests.

Looking at the list in his hand, Yingchun hesitated, "Isn't it too little to pick only six people into the palace? Do you want to add a few more beautiful women?"

"It's quite a lot, and it's less than one-third of the quota. Besides, these twelve virtuous and virtuous people who were taken away by me are just suitable to be big wives to assist their husbands in making achievements. It would be a waste to enter my harem. "

"Forget it, your majesty, if you say a lot, it's not too much. Anyway, if those ministers think that your majesty is empty, it's not the concubines who are nagging you."

"Heh." The emperor sneered, "This time, the selection of me is as they wished. Afterwards, if they don't focus on political affairs and do good work for me, they will still stare at my harem. Haha, let's see how I deal with it." them."

"Let's take a look at what position these six people are allowed to enter the palace?" The emperor pointed to the list and said.