[Red House] Lixian

In Ningshou Palace, Wei Qian sat at the table and sorted out the draft roster.

Seeing Xue Baochai's name, Wei Qian smiled knowingly, and handed the roster to Empress Dowager Chen at another place.

This draft was presided over by Wei Qian and Queen Mother Chen. This was the first draft after Emperor Shunde ascended the throne.Moreover, regarding the future order of Yeting, the Empress Dowager Chen was extremely cautious.

Each brochure must be read in person.

Wei Qian went over with the roster in her hand: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of people in this draft, and I deliberately selected one person." As he spoke, he pointed out Xue Baochai's name.

Adhering to the spirit of saying nothing to others, Wei Qian said to the queen mother: "Because this girl offended the fifth prince at home, someone secretly cut off her quota. Later, her family asked her to be a concubine. She received 8000 yuan from their family. Two silvers, is it considered to be a disaster relief for someone?" Saying this, he asked Hongchun to hand over the money.

The Empress Dowager Chen did not do this kind of peddling of favors back then, but Wei Qian was willing to speak out openly, so her attitude was naturally different.The Empress Dowager Chen was quite satisfied, and said with a smile: "Since I am asking for your help, you can keep it." After taking the roster, the Empress Dowager thought about what Wei Qian said: "The fifth child has that temper, relying on His Majesty's favor..." This Majesty refers to the Supreme Emperor.

Empress Dowager Chen swallowed her words halfway, pointing to the name of "Xue Baochai": "This person is..."

"The daughter of the Emperor Shang. Now she lost her father and lives with her mother and brother. If she enters the palace this time and gives her the position of a female official, the threshold for getting married in the future will be raised."

The Empress Dowager understands it, so she won't ask any more questions.Instruct someone to take the roster to call everyone into the palace by name.

"It takes three days to observe the draft and enter the palace. I will not show up for the time being. You will handle everything."

"Yes." Wei Qian agreed, and went to Shicui Palace with the female eunuch next to the queen mother.

Picking up green palace, the place where the beautiful ladies rest.Empress Dowager Chen earlier ordered people to expand and repair it, enough to accommodate these beautiful women.

Wei Qian went over and said a few words on the scene, and asked everyone to file into the secret room next to them for the palace examination.

"If Situ Yun hadn't settled down properly, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to escape this step."

Thinking of those court ladies doing things to these beautiful girls, Wei Qian felt a little more compassionate.Instructed Xiangling: "Go in and watch, don't let those court ladies do too much."

Xiangling trotted in all the way, only to see a few court ladies rudely laying hands on the beautiful ladies.This is the only chance for palace people of their status to show off their prestige to the beautiful women.

"Your Majesty said, please pay attention. Checking the body of a beautiful woman is not a place for you to show off your prestige!" The girl's crisp voice sounded, and the complexions of the palace ladies changed. lighter.

All the beautiful girls showed gratitude, Xiangling smiled, stood at the door and waited for everyone's palace inspection to be completed, and then sent everyone who passed the exam to the next place.Those who were not selected were sent back out of the palace by horse-drawn carriage.

The palace examination is divided into two categories: body and art. After the physical examination, the next step is to roughly inspect the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female red handymen.Because they are all young ladies, Wei Qian knew that they would not be able to do heavy work, so she asked them to choose one, and the qualified ones would go down after the show.

At the beginning, there was a beautiful girl whose hands were shaking when she was playing the piano because she was nervous. Wei Qian laughed and said, "Forget it, you go down first, and you can prepare other skills. I am not in a hurry."

Sitting on the high platform, Wei Qian slowly screened and selected 80 people after everyone showed off.The rest of the losers were given another chance, and another 20 people were selected.

These 100 people are regarded as preliminary qualified for the draft, and this is also the purpose of these ladies from all over the world to enter the palace.

At this point, they are considered royally recognized women.Even if she is dismissed again in the future, she can still marry a good family.Many beautiful women enter the palace not for the purpose of conferring concubines as female officials, but for the recognition of this step.

Send out the undrafted girls, and Wei Qian keeps the 100 people for dinner.

In the afternoon, Wei Qian sent someone to present jade hairpins, palace flowers, and brocade bags.

"I believe you have heard about the rules before coming here." Wei Qian said, "You should also be clear about the meaning of these three things."

"I would like to declare that life in the palace is far from easy as you say. Whether it is bitter or happy, you can only taste it yourself. Some concubines will never see the emperor in the harem for a lifetime. The concubine can often linger by the emperor's side. Among them, sorrow and joy can be measured."

"The system of female officials flourished in the Zhou Dynasty. The empress dowager was holy and re-established the system of Ye Ting. Anyone who was born as a female official can get a marriage gift from the empress dowager when he leaves the palace after three years." This is to enhance the influence of the royal family. Well, the marriage given by the empress dowager is not only a gift to these female officials, but also can strengthen the control over the powerful, so that the marriage of the confidant female officials can win the hearts of the people.

"However, in the past three years, female officials have kept the palace sand, and there must be no loss of virginity!" Wei Qian said with a stern expression: "As a female official, you must not deceive the Dragon Lord. You must observe chastity and abide by the law. If you do not obey Those who, the Empress Dowager has a decree, directly kill with a stick!"

If you want to win the favor of the emperor, follow the path of a concubine directly, and you are absolutely not allowed to start with a female official.This is the rule set by Empress Dowager Chen to ensure the system of female officials in Yeting court.

She and Wei Qian would absolutely not allow anyone to sabotage their efforts.

"Of course, it's about estrus, and it's about courtesy. After three years, if you go out of the palace and enter the palace again, the palace and the empress dowager will not be able to control it."

This was to save Situ Yun a little face.Knowing son Mo Ruomu, Empress Dowager Chen understands Situ Yun's character, knows that he is lustful, and is afraid that in the past three years he will attack beautiful female officials.So leave him a way out early.As long as the chastity of the female officials is not changed within three years, they will be sent out of the palace first, and then enter the palace again.

In this way, everyone looks good-looking, but if the female official's chastity was disturbed in the past three years, the Queen Mother Chen would be beaten to death directly.

Zhu Xiunv was frightened by Wei Qian's stern expression, her faces turned pale.

"However, although the female officer has such restrictions, if you are only waiting for a family background after leaving the palace, then for the sake of your future husband's family, you need to abide by this point. I believe no family will like a profligate daughter-in-law. "

Wei Qian paused, then continued: "Of course, when you noble ladies enter the palace as officials, they are naturally different from ordinary court ladies. Most of them are concubines or princesses' attendants, who are responsible for helping with the management of documents, or helpers who study ink and write. .”

To put it bluntly, it is the secretary.Anyway, these women are not expected to do heavy work in the palace, the key point is being able to win over their families.

"When a female official marries after leaving the palace, the treatment varies according to the grade. If a female official marries as a female prime minister, not only will the palace add a generous gift, but she will also be eligible to enter the palace to congratulate her every new year and festival. It can even be listed in the Yeting women's book, and it will be a model for future generations."

The system of female officials in the Ye court is the germination of the rise of female consciousness.After the operation is completed, the requirements for women to study will naturally come up.And the official position comes from his own hard work, so he doesn't look down on the imperial orders brought by his husband.Gradually become self-reliant and self-reliant, this is what Wei Qian is planning.

Wei Qian tried her best to manage it, in order to plant a seed for the fertile land of Shenzhou.

Take root, sprout, water, fertilize, grow step by step, and finally reach the social status of equality between men and women.Of course, this requires the efforts of generations. What Wei Qian can do now is to set up a system to ensure its safe operation.

"I don't know what your family members say, but your life can only be chosen by you. This step is related to your life in the next three years, and even your fate in the future."

"Your Majesty." Seeing what Wei Qian said, the female prisoner next to the Empress Dowager Chen carefully reminded her.This kind of statement seems a bit too explicit.

Wei Qian said nothing, and ordered everyone to start choosing.

Yuchai means that she intends to enter the palace as a concubine, so the requirements for the next inspection are higher.Gong Hua was selected as a female official, and most of them can be selected without accident.The kit means leaving the palace independently and marrying freely.But after passing the palace inspection, it can be said that they are qualified as concubines and female officials, and they are the best women in the entire dynasty. If they are released, they will be snapped up.

Xue Baochai looked at the three ornaments in front of her.

"Forget about the kit. If you want the kit out of the palace, although some people will come to propose marriage, the old lady will definitely not like it."

Xue Baochai has a high vision. Although Jia Baoyu has various defects, if he is not as good as Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai will look down on him even more.

According to her family background, it is difficult for the rich and powerful to propose marriage to her.

"Then create a future for yourself." This is what Xue Baochai had long thought.But entering the palace as a concubine or as a female official?

"Being a concubine is just like Concubine Ning's sister said. I only see the newcomers laughing, but not the old ones crying. The water in the harem is too deep, so it's not suitable for me. And whether I can pass the concubine election is another matter."

"Instead of being disliked by the people of Jia's family after being rejected from the palace, it is better to choose a female official right from the beginning." Xue Baochai thought in his mind that he could slowly observe Situ Yun's behavior in the past three years.If you think it is suitable and the situation of entering the palace is better than that of Jia Baoyu's wife, then you can try to enter the palace again after three years.

And if you feel that being a concubine is not good, you can continue to look for Baoyu after three years.

"I just don't know if Baoyu can wait for me for three years." Xue Baochai was worried. She did have some affection for Jia Baoyu.However, they are apprehensive and confused about the future of the two, and even feel a little bit self-pitying, so they have to work hard for a future.

"Wait, the draft is held every three years. I'm afraid Daiyu will come in next time. Let her stay in the palace for three years. Even if she has accumulated love in the past three years, I can catch up with her later." So, Xue Baochai chose palace flowers to wear.

Xue Baochai's plan is also the idea of ​​most people. Except for some people who just pass the palace inspection, most people choose female officials.The remaining 25 people chose to be selected as concubines, and this part is what Empress Dowager Chen and others are most concerned about.

After all, for concubines.Female officials are only gilded guests entering the palace, and only these concubines are the future enemies!

Wei Qian ordered the left and right to make a note, and sent out the palace first to those who chose the bag: "You can only gain what you lose, and you can only taste it yourself. Isn't it wise for you to make such a choice?" Wei Qian ordered everyone to send one The golden melon seeds in the small purse: "This palace and the empress dowager hereby wish you all the best in finding your lover as soon as possible."

"Thank you, ma'am." These beautiful girls hurriedly saluted, thanking them for accepting the golden melon seeds and leaving the palace to go home.

After leaving the palace, a beautiful girl sighed: "Before I came here, I heard that Concubine Ning's demeanor is graceful, which is everyone's style, but now I see it is really extraordinary." At least these people don't have the demeanor of this empress.

"Isn't it?" Another show girl weighed the golden melon seeds in her hands. Although it was not a great gift for them, it seemed that they didn't have this in previous drafts.

"Add the name of the empress dowager, who can say no?"

"I heard that the system of female officials in Yeting Court was Ning Concubine Ning's suggestion that the Empress Dowager should be re-established. Now it seems that there is indeed some sense. It's a pity that my family made a marriage contract early, and I will marry next year. Otherwise, the way of female officials will be difficult for me. I also want to do it." Several beautiful girls were talking about their future husbands, and the topic got farther and farther away.

Wei Qian didn't know that those people outside the palace were talking about this.She arranged the remaining two groups of people in two places: "Those who choose palace flowers live in Shicui Hall, and those who choose jade hairpins live in Pearl Mirror Hall." After settling down, she took the roster to report to Queen Mother Chen.