[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

When they came out of Rongning Street, there was only a sedan chair for Yingchun. When they reached the gate of the palace, the sedan chairs of Xiunu had already formed a long queue.

After entering the palace gate, the beautiful ladies got off their sedan chairs and were led by the eunuchs to a side hall. In the side hall stood more than a dozen eunuchs and dozens of stern-looking nuns, plus Xiu Nu, there can be hundreds of people.

The eunuch held the roster and called out their names, and the beautiful girls stepped forward one by one to let the nuns in the palace check it out.

There are two steps in the selection of eunuchs and nuns.

The first step is to check whether Xiu Nu's facial features are correct?Does it have a bad smell?Check your face for any ominous moles?The ancients paid special attention to the theory of numerology, so if there is a mole on the face that represents Khofko, or is talkative and villainous, the eunuchs and nuns have every right to brush them off.

The second step is to check whether the show girls are virgins, which in ancient times represented chastity and cleanliness. More importantly, they were afraid that someone would enter the palace with a fetus in their womb and confuse the royal blood.

The entry of beautiful women into the palace is divided into two days. On the first day, the children of officials in Beijing are inspected, and the higher the official position of the father and grandfather, the higher the ranking.When the father's position is equal, it is to see who has the most sacred heart.The next day was to examine the daughter of a local official.

Jia She has the title of first-class general, so there are less than five women who are ranked in front of Yingchun. This is mainly because there are many people with higher official titles than Jia She, but there are not many of them who happen to be adults in the draft.

Moreover, she heard just now that Xiu Nu's father standing behind her is a second-rank member of the court, a minister of the emperor's humerus, and the most powerful person in the entire court.

This is roughly the difference between nobles and important ministers. Many nobles carry high false titles on their backs, but have no real power in their hands.On the contrary, he is an important minister in the court, whose official position is not as good as that of Xungui, but the power and energy in his hands are much higher than that of Xungui.

"Niu Xiangwu, the eldest granddaughter of Lord Zhen Guo." This was the first name the eunuch called out.

A woman in the front row should be in front of her. This person is wearing fiery red clothes. She may have a relatively large skeleton, so she looks quite strong.His footsteps are very strong when he walks, and he also practiced martial arts when he was at home.But from a man's point of view, this woman can be given [-] points for her physical health, but only [-] points for her appearance.

The mothers were polite, checked their faces carefully, and then took the beautiful girl to a house. After a while, Niu Xiangwu came out with a blank face, and the mothers stepped forward to lead Niu Xiangwu to go out.

Don't know if it's over or not.

Afterwards, three more girls from honored families were called, and one of the daughters of honored families was rejected because of a mole on her forehead.

"Lu Yao, the eldest daughter of Lu Song, a cabinet scholar."

The beautiful girls in front of Yingchun walked over, and the nanny who checked was very polite, even more polite than the previous few beautiful girls from noble backgrounds.

"This way, girl," said a nun.

Lu Yao nodded, and followed the nanny to the house, about half the time it took for a few beautiful girls, Lu Yao came out with a blush on her face, and the nanny stepped forward to lead people aside Walk.

"Jia Yingchun, the daughter of first-class general Jia She," the eunuch shouted.

Yingchun looked ahead and stepped forward with regular steps.

The two nuns in front of Yingchun saw Yingchun, their eyes lit up, and they secretly said, "It's so neat." Then a pity flashed in their eyes, such a character, although good-looking, but too well-behaved, it is difficult to arouse the interest of men.

Mammy first checked Yingchun's face, it was fair and free of any moles, so she motioned Yingchun to follow her into the house.

There were already two nuns in the house, about 50 to [-] years old, with stern faces and no smiles!

"Take off your clothes and lie down," said a nun.

Yingchun nodded, without saying a word, calmly took out three purses from her sleeves, and handed them to the three nuns in the room without changing expression.

Yingchun used a wooden face to bribe her without changing her face, and in order to prevent the nuns from doing bad things, the purses Yingchun prepared were extra thick.

As expected, money can turn ghosts around, and the nanny, who was originally carrying the face of Hades, also softened her expression.

"Girl, please lie on the top and lift up your skirt." Mammy said kindly.

It's just three purses, and the word "please" is used, and there is a big difference from taking off the clothes to just opening the skirt.

Yingchun closed her eyes and said silently: This is to see a doctor in the gynecology department, this is to see a doctor in the gynecology department... After three times, I suppressed the discomfort in my heart.

I remember that the few beautiful women who had undergone this inspection before went out all blushed. In order not to be that different person, Yingchun held her breath without any shame, and tried her best to suppress her blushing.

Soon, due to the lack of oxygen, Yingchun's face was stained red, and the face that should have been more beautiful and moving suddenly lost color because of Yingchun's stern face and dull expression, which made the three mothers sigh even more. What a good look!

"All right!" said a nun.

Yingchun straightened her clothes with a blushing face, she just nodded her head without speaking, and played out her taciturn and wooden appearance to ten percent.

The nanny who had brought Yingchun in before motioned for Yingchun to follow, so Yingchun followed the nanny out of the hall with her little bundle in her arms.

The majestic red palace walls, narrow and long aisles, coupled with the unsmiling maids and nuns, and the silent and serious atmosphere make people feel that the palace is very depressing.

The nanny brought Yingchun to a room, where all the beautiful women who had qualified for the election were there, including Yingchun, there were four of them in total. Seeing Yingchun coming in, the beautiful women nodded politely and then sat on the stools Waiting, after a while, another beautiful girl was sent in with two yuan, which happened to be the daughter of the second-rank official who stood behind Yingchun when she was running for the election.

At this time, a nun said, "Girls, your residence is in Shouchang Palace, please follow me."

The five got up, and followed Mammy's footsteps quietly.

After passing through the long aisle, I turned another corner, and then walked a section of the palace path, before arriving at the first palace room.

There is a sign above the door with the words "Shouchang Palace" written on it.

Yingchun estimated the distance traveled and the layout of the palace, and concluded that the Shouchang Palace where the beautiful women lived was the closest palace to Xuanwu Gate.

Perhaps because of Yu Yin, the father's generation, Yingchun and the other three beautiful girls were placed in the Lijingxuan in the back hall. There are three other show girls.

Lijingxuan is a five-room house structure, the middle open room is a place for receiving guests, and the rest can be used as a study or bedroom. The nuns in the palace probably thought about it in advance, and the rooms without beds in the four houses were temporarily resettled. The couch is for people to sleep and rest, and it happens that the four of them share one room.

After the four of them were brought to Lijingxuan, Mammy left without saying how to arrange the room.

If it was usual, Yingchun could not bear to talk, but Yingchun, who had been a wooden beauty since entering the palace, said nothing, staring at each other with the three of them in silence.

After a while, a beautiful woman with a particularly gentle appearance said, "My surname is Yan and my name is Weiyin. I am the eldest daughter of the Minister of the Household Department. I don't know who the sisters are..."

Yan Weiyin is not only gentle in person, but also extremely gentle in speaking.

Yingchun fell in love with this girl named Yan Weiyin after only meeting her once.

"My name is Sun Jingxian, and I am the daughter of the Minister of War." Said the soft-looking woman in bright yellow clothes.

From a woman's point of view, this Sun Jingxian's appearance is a bit naive and ignorant, and she can score about seven points, but because her appearance is rare and pitiful, it is extremely lethal to men.

And after Yan Weiyin said that she was a descendant, this Sun Jingxian was able to avoid the fact that she was a descendant and a concubine in the introduction, and concluded that this person was either really ignorant and didn't care about the concubine, or she was doing it for herself. A concubine, she has low self-esteem, so she deliberately ignores the fact that she is a concubine!

There is another guess that is a bit malicious, Yingchun just thought about it for a while.

"My name is Lu Yao, and I'm the eldest daughter of Lu Songzhi, a cabinet scholar." Another handsome girl with a shy face said.

This Lv Yao knew that she was still young just by looking at her, with baby fat on her face and a Burmese smile, it was easy for people to have a good impression.

Yingchun sighed secretly, their Rongguo Mansion had already fallen out of the center of power and aristocrats, but today they live in the same room, one is the eldest daughter of a scholar and concubine of a cabinet university, one is the youngest daughter of a minister from the first-rank household department, and the other is the daughter of a servant of the Ministry of War. Fathers are all important people in the court, only her, father Jia She is just carrying the false name of a first-class general!

The eyes of the three of them were all on Yingchun, waiting for Yingchun to report to her family.

"My surname is Jia, and my name is Yingchun. My father is Jia She, the first-class soldier." Yingchun said with a straight face.

"A first-class general surnamed Jia? Why haven't I heard of it?" Sun Jingxian said with puzzled eyes, tilting her head.

have no idea?The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Doesn't "I don't know" mean that Jia She's official position is too small to be remembered?

At this time, Sun Jingxian also seemed to realize that her words were inappropriate and could easily cause ambiguity, so she hurriedly explained, "Miss Jia, that's not what I meant..."

It's good that Sun Jingxian didn't mention it, but when she did, the atmosphere seemed to be even more embarrassing!

"You may not know about the first-class general, but when it comes to the ancestors of the Jia family, Miss Sun must know." Yan Weiyin suddenly smiled to resolve the embarrassment.

Yingchun looked at Yan Weiyin, she was indeed a considerate girl.

Sun Jingxian and Lu Yao also looked at Yan Weiyin, waiting for Yan Weiyin's next words.

"If my guess is correct, Miss Jia must be the granddaughter of Rong Guogong, right? My grandfather said that Rong Guogong was outstanding in military arts and martial arts, unmatched in the capital, and he was even more loyal to the emperor. Grandpa often talked about Rong Guo. You all have admiration on your face." Yan Weiyin praised with a smile.

Yingchun smiled squarely, and said, "Sister, I'm overwhelmed!" Her attitude also affirmed Yan Weiyin's guess about her identity.

"Mr. Rong Guo? I know this. He is well-known in the capital. When I was at home, I heard from the elders that he was a very powerful ancestor." Sun Jingxian suddenly realized, and then looked at Yan Weiyin. Lu admired, "Miss Yan is so amazing!"

Yan Weiyin smiled, and an embarrassment was easily resolved.