Most of the girls had received instructions from their parents or grandparents, and the other half were people with ulterior motives, so this talent show was really lively.
Today is the first day that these beauties enter the palace. The Queen has arranged for Nanny Qin from the harem to come and receive them. Nanny Qin has come specially to preside over the affairs of these beauties entering the palace.
The palace gate was quite lively. Nanny Qin was holding the list and had already started reading: "Meng Yunwu."
Meng Yunwu stood up and bowed to Nanny Qin: "Greetings, Nanny."
Nanny Qin looked at Meng Yunwu and paid more attention to her. She was the most beautiful woman in Kyoto. She was really pretty. "Ms. Meng, please."
Meng Yunwu stood aside and began to wait for other people. Nanny Qin stood at the door and called all the three hundred girls, then brought people to Chuxiu Palace.
"My dear ladies, you will temporarily live in Chuxiu Palace and learn the rules. Then you will be selected by the Queen. All right, the rooms in Chuxiu Palace are all the same. There are ten people in one room. Please choose yourselves."
The Empress chooses, but the Emperor can't choose in person. And when there are too many people, it's easy to cause trouble.
Especially the fact that they could choose their own rooms provided convenience to many people. Nanny Qin stood aside and watched the girls start to choose their own rooms.
Wei Yuanyi was also one of the beauties this time. She knew that her appearance was not the best, so she looked back and forth in the crowd. She actually found a few people whose appearance was even worse than hers.
You have to know that once you have chosen a room, you will stand according to the room. If everyone around you is beautiful, she will be outdone. So when choosing a room, it is best to find one that is not as pretty as you.
The most beautiful person here is none other than Meng Yunwu. But Meng Yunwu didn't have that thought in mind. She was one of the people who entered the palace and received instructions from her elders, so she knew the situation in the harem. She glanced at the people around her, fortunately there were a few familiar girls, so Meng Yunwu walked over.
"How about we share a room?"
Qiu Ying was one of Meng Yunwu's good friends. After hearing what Meng Yunwu said, she naturally agreed: "Okay, then we can share a room."
How to say it! Qiu Ying agreed straightforwardly because she had no intention of entering the palace. After all, standing next to Meng Yunwu, the person she saw at first glance was not her, so she naturally agreed.
Looking at Gao Yuanyuan who was standing together: "Yuanyuan, why don't you join us too."
Gao Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
Looking at this girl with such an innocent look on her face, I don't know whether she doesn't care or has no intention of entering the palace at all.
The three hundred concubines quickly found their own rooms. Nanny Qin saw that the concubines were all settled in, then turned around to report to the Queen.
The Queen looked at Nanny Qin and asked, "What did you see?"
Nanny Qin shook her head: "I didn't notice anything either. Anyway, all the concubines who entered the palace this year are very safe."
The queen raised her eyebrows and said, "It's safe. Okay, stay a few more days and see which girls really want to enter the palace. Yes, Meng Yunwu and Wan Xiangxiang, pay more attention to these two girls. Also, let the maids see which ones have what kind of character and personality, and report them all."
Nanny Qin was a little puzzled, but the Queen's actions were not something that ordinary people could understand, so she just had to obey: "Yes, Madam, I will take my leave."
Wan Xiangxiang sat in the room, feeling a bit overwhelmed. She came to the palace simply because of her status and age. If she had to be counted by status, she was still the cousin of Qian Jiujiu of the Prince's Mansion!
Anyway, she was just visiting the palace, so Wan Xiangxiang didn't have any thoughts. She just picked a room at random and didn't specifically choose anyone.
After she chose the room, the remaining nine people walked in. They each took a bed and made it before speaking.
"My name is Lin Zhi, and my father is Minister Lin. This is the first time we meet, so why not introduce yourself?"
As soon as Lin Zhi finished speaking, Zhou Yixiang spoke directly: "Well, I want to introduce myself. My name is Zhou Yixiang, and I am the daughter of the Inspector and the Governor."
"My name is Xue Qingqing, and I am the daughter of General Xue."
"My name is Chen Yuying, and I am the daughter of Minister Chen of the Ministry of Revenue."
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Everyone finished speaking, except Wan Xiangxiang. Wan Xiangxiang blinked and looked around: "My name is Wan Xiangxiang, the daughter of Lord Wan."
Uh! Lord Wan, Lord Wan in Kyoto seems to be the uncle of Princess Bingjian. Chen Yuying suddenly said, "You are the cousin of Princess Bingjian."
Wan Xiangxiang nodded: "Yes."
This, then who is the master of this room? The result is obvious. Lin Zhi originally thought that the daughter of the Shangshu should be very important. After all, the people in this room were not dressed well. Who would have thought that there was such a big boss hiding here
Well! What kind of self-introduction is this? Isn't this just being a stepping stone for others? Wan Xiangxiang is so smart, how could she not understand? She smiled and looked at the few people: "Do you really want to enter the palace? If you really want to, I can help you. Of course, if you don't want to enter the palace, you can ask me for help."
Several concubines looked at Wan Xiangxiang in confusion: "Do you want to enter the palace?"
Zhou Yixiang spoke in confusion, looking at Wan Xiangxiang. Could it be that this was the woman who was tacitly agreed to enter the palace
Wan Xiangxiang shook her head: "I'm not going into the palace. I'm just going through the motions."
The husband of a girl from the Wan family will only appear after she turns 21. She has only reached the age for selection, not the age for marriage, so there is no need to rush.
The emperor also knew the peculiarities of the women of the Wan family. So he would never have such thoughts. In fact, Wan Xiangxiang came to the palace this time for another purpose, and of course he would not tell these people.
Every girl in the Wan family has a special skill. Wan Xiangxiang's special skill is even more peculiar. She can't burrow into the ground like her aunt, but she has the ability to read minds.
When the other women heard this, they were all stunned. Are they just here for the sake of formality? Zhou Yixiang suddenly sighed, "Actually, I don't want to enter the palace either. I want to be someone else's principal wife."
In fact, Zhou Yixiang has been very happy since she was born. There is no such thing as a concubine in her family. It is not because of the influence of Prince Bingjian, but because he truly loves Zhou Yixiang's mother and gives all his love to Zhou Yixiang.
When Wan Xiangxiang heard Zhou Yixiang's words and saw that she was full of enthusiasm for the future, she couldn't help but laugh: "You will get what you want."
Lin Zhi's mouth twitched. Who does Wan Xiangxiang think she is? And she got what she wanted. How could it be possible? Anyway, she was going to stay in the palace.
Zhou Yixiang's words seemed to open a conversation box, and the ladies began to express their opinions. Wan Xiangxiang stood by and felt which of them did not want to enter the palace and which did.
Zhou Yixiang was sure that she did not want to enter the palace, while Lin Zhi was the one who wanted to enter the palace. Wan Xiangxiang smiled, thinking that she really thought the harem was a good place.
"Okay, girls, go to bed early. We have to start learning the rules tomorrow. We only have three days."
Three days later, they would go to see the Queen. During these three days, they would put all the concubines together to see how many they could deal with.
Everyone agreed that a beauty like Meng Yunwu would definitely be kept in the palace after entering it. If she was not kept, it would mean that the queen was jealous of Meng Yunwu's beauty.
However, the next day, when Nanny Qin asked the palace maids to gather everyone, she heard Meng Yunwu screaming: "Ah..."
Nanny Qin hurried over in person. This girl was one of the beauties that the Queen had personally asked her to look after. Who could have thought that something would go wrong on the first day.
"Meng Xiunv, what's wrong with you?"
Meng Yunwu had been covering her face. When she heard Nanny Qin's voice, she spoke tremblingly, "Nanny Qin, Yunwu's face is ruined."
Nanny Qin was confused: "What are you talking about? What's wrong? Let Nanny take a look."
Meng Yunwu slowly opened her hands after hearing this. Her face was covered with red pimples. "Mammy, what should I do?"
Nanny Qin was shocked. Such a beautiful woman had suddenly suffered such an accident. She was frightened instantly: "Wait, the doctor will be here soon."
Something went wrong with the selected girls, which was a serious crime. Thinking of this, Nanny Qin quickly asked someone to invite the imperial physician over, and the imperial physician took Meng Yunwu's pulse.
Frowning, "Don't worry, Miss Meng. This isn't a serious illness. You're just allergic to something you shouldn't have eaten. Wait for me to prescribe some medicine for you, and you'll be fine after taking it."
When Nanny Qin heard this, she was also helpless: "Master Imperial Physician, can this little pimple on my face be cured within three days?"
If they dispersed within three days, they could still participate in the selection. If they couldn't disperse, they would go to see the queen with a face full of embarrassment, but they must not scare the queen.
The imperial physician also understood this and shook his head: "Three days is impossible. It will take at least half a month for the acne on his face to disappear."
After saying this, the imperial physician left a prescription and got up and left. Meng Yunwu was relieved at this time. She would be well in at least half a month, and she didn't have to participate in the talent show.
So she pretended to be sad and said, "Madame Qin, what should I do?"
Nanny Qin also had a worried look on her face: "How could this old slave know? The Queen Mother mentioned that she took good care of you, but something like this happened. I don't know how I'm going to report it to her! What on earth did you eat?"