The night before entering the palace.
Qin Jun and April were sitting in the Lanxu Pavilion drinking tea.
The courtyard was deep and the wind was very cold. Qin Jie pulled back the cloak on her body and said, "Where will the fourth girl go after tomorrow?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." April put down the tea cup in his hand and smiled, "Probably, I will go to Jiangnan to have a look."
Hearing this, Qin Jie lowered her head and took out a few banknotes from her sleeves and put them in her hands.
After seeing it clearly in April, he quickly pushed back and said, "Miss Qin has given me enough. I feel ashamed of this money and can't ask for it any more."
"The four girls are both teachers and friends to me. Why do you feel ashamed? We will never see each other again tomorrow. If you treat me as a confidant, accept me." Qin Yan smiled. He added: "Although silver is a bit vulgar, it is the most practical, right?"
A sore nose in April.
She is twenty this year and has been sold four times in total, but there are more than four men who hang around her.
There were countless pieces of silver smashed on her body, but what fell into her hands were just a few silver hairpins.
She has unfinished plays, unfinished debts, and unfinished customers.
I never thought that I could be a confidant with a noble girl like Qin Xue.
After a long time, April slowly said: "When I leave the capital, everything about Qin Mansion will not be mentioned to anyone in April."
"Thank you." Qin Yan said.
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In the fourth year of Yanxi, September 16.
The sky is about to dawn, and the contestants arrive at Shenwumen, the north gate of the Forbidden City, in mule carts.
Although Qin Jie had long known that there were more than 5,000 beautiful girls participating in this year's election, but she really stood here and looked at the beautiful girls dressed in Wu Yangyang's dress, she still couldn't help taking a breath.
Huanfeiyan is thin, each has its own merits, but the spring is full of gardens.
Xiu Numen filed into the Shenwu Gate and came to the Imperial Garden.
The stewards of the twelve supervisors are maintaining order.
An hour later, I heard Zou Yang, the eunuch, the admiral of the lijian, squeeze his throat and say, "Is everyone assembled? Is the palace gate closed?"
The young eunuch bowed and said, "Back to Eunuch, everyone is here, and the palace gate was locked early today."
"Well..." Eunuch Zou said with a smile, "I taught you yesterday, do you still remember?"
The young eunuch said: "Naturally remember, I will follow the show girls later. Those who are too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, and those who can't speak clearly must be helped out."
Eunuch Zou said again: "How much do you help out?"
The little eunuch said: "Three thousand people."
Eunuch Zou raised his chin and said with satisfaction, "Go ahead."
Immediately, more than a thousand eunuchs came towards the imperial garden.
Each show girl must be carefully scrutinized by them.
At noon, the sun is shining brightly.
Qin Yan watched the people in front of her become sparser.
There were more beautiful girls who were helped away than those who stayed. Some of them didn't want to stay in the palace. Their joy was beyond words, and some of them had strong self-esteem. They cried out with a "woo".
Immediately, a young eunuch walked to Qin Jie's side and circled around.
Qin Ran was wearing a coral-colored satin floor-length dress tailored in April, with a high bun and a pair of cloud-shaped gold hairpins inlaid with rubies. The color is good, and it can reveal the waist and white neck looming.
It looks simple, but it hides a lot of heart.
The little eunuch looked down at the booklet and said, "The girl is..."
Qin Xue said word by word: "Daughter of Qin Taishi, Qin Xue, sixteen years old."
When the little eunuch saw her picturesque features, elegant pronunciation, and good stature, he lowered his head and wrote the word "A" on the booklet.
After this, this first test is over.
After the first test, there is a retest the next day.
The retest is much more complicated than the initial test. In simple terms, the initial test requires the ears, eyes, mouth, nose, hair, skin, neck, shoulders, back and voice to be clear.
The retest is to test the thickness, length of the wrist, the curvature of the foot, the color and other subtleties.
As long as one place is not beautiful, he will be helped out by the eunuch.
Under such strict screening, only 900 people remained of more than 5,000 people.
Day three.
Another day dawned, the palace people carried the four-cornered palace lanterns and walked down the tall platform one after another, leading the beautiful girls into the secret room.
There are two old palace maids waiting in each secret room.
Standing outside the secret room, Qin Xue couldn't help sighing. She knew exactly what these old palace maids would do later.
In Qin Wei's view, the harem and the court are places where the water is clear and there are no fish.
As long as the emperor has not nodded his head to keep someone, the show girls may be stumped at any time.
The appearance of a middle-aged person, or the appearance of a jade-colored fairy, was all at the moment when Lao Gong'e wrote the pen.
As soon as Qin Xiefu entered the secret room, he heard an old Gong E laugh: "Please change your clothes."
Qin Jie raised her arms, turned her wrists, and stuffed two fine white suet jade into their cuffs.
This palace is full of human spirits, and as soon as the weight falls, and the fingertips run across the jade face, you can guess what it is.
The two old palace maids raised the corners of their mouths immediately.
Exploring his breasts, sniffing his armpits, and feeling his texture are the last steps in the draft. (1)
Qin Yu closed her eyes.
The two old palace maids stroked her body from bottom to top.
The palm of the hand passed through the armpit from behind and weighed it. Seeing that the weight was also good, the old Gong E couldn't help but said, "The girl's appearance is the most beautiful I have ever seen today. This blessing is in the back."
One of the palace maids wrote the pen, and the other palace maid began to read: "Qin family daughter Qin Yan, sixteen years old, handsome and plump, with muscles like white jade, moth eyebrows and white teeth, mouth like red cherry blossoms, no hemorrhoids, no ulcers, no sunspots. Trauma to various diseases, etc. A class." (2)
Qin Jie got another "A" character.
After passing the hurdle of appearance, there are still people who want to examine the arts of writing, poetry, and poetry.
From five thousand to three hundred, what can be left is not a famous lady of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but a stunning beauty with outstanding appearance.
But in fact, there are only ten people who have "double armor".
According to Da Zhou's rules, the remaining 300 people who "passed the test" will move into the Chuxiu Palace that night.
Four people in a room.
When Qin Wei entered the room, the other three girls were all talking. When they saw her coming in, one of the girls in Tsing Yi blinked and smiled, "I remember you, do you have double armor?"
As soon as they heard the word "Shuangjia", the other two's eyes instantly became subtle. And only women understand that subtlety.
Qin Jie smiled lightly, "Girl has a good memory."
The woman in Tsing Yi's face was white and her eyes were as big as two black grapes. She smiled and said, "I am the ninth girl from the British government, Luo Yingyi, which family's daughter are you from?"
Qin Xue said, "Qin's parent daughter, Qin Xue."
"Qin family? Which Qin family?" Luo Yingyi said, "Sister Qiao, do you know?"
Sister Qiao in her mouth shook her head.
Qin Yan's face didn't change, but she was thinking, Mrs Qiao
The Su family has no contact with the Qiao family members in the capital. In the past, at the banquet in the palace, she would not specially invite Qiao's daughters to come over and talk, so she was not impressed.
However, the Qiao family has no military exploits, no title, and is not the four masters. This girl Qiao should be under the daughter of the Luo family.
At this time, sitting on the black lacquer inlaid incense table with snail and bead patterns, the girl in the bellflower-colored skirt tilted her head and said, "Are you the daughter of Qin Taishi?"
Qin Yan said, "Yes."
She looked at Qin Wei for a long time, and said slowly, "I'm the daughter of the Mu family, Mu Wanqi."
Xue, He, Chu, Mu.
A first-class noblewoman.
Qin Yan said, "I have seen Miss Mu."
Mu Wanqi nodded and said nothing.
Luo Yingluo said again: "My mother likes to hold banquets the most on weekdays, such as flower viewing banquets, Cuju competitions, and new tricks every month. Sister Qin is so beautiful, how come I haven't seen it before?"
The elder sister Qiao interjected: "Could it be that... Miss Qin is not from the capital?"
Qin Xue continued to say softly: "Yes, the Qin family moved to the capital only half a year ago."
Luo Yingjing said, "Oh, so it is."
Luo Yingyi sighed and said, "Hey, I've never been out of the capital. Sister Qin, where were you before you came to Beijing? Luoyang, or Suzhou?"
Qin Wei smiled and said, "The ancestral house is in Qian'an, and I haven't been to other places besides Qian'an."
Where can she live
At the age of seventeen, he lived in the Jin Palace, and at the age of nineteen, he lived in the Kunning Palace.
Even in Qian'an, she has never been there.
Miss Qiao covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister Luo, what's the use of sighing now, when you officially enter the palace, you won't be able to go anywhere in the future."
"What did Sister Qiao say? Did you laugh at me on purpose?" Luo Yingjie's cheeks were flushed, which was her daughter's unique shyness.
Miss Qiao continued: "How can I laugh at you, Sister Luo is the jewel in the palm of the British government, and she was born with a national beauty and fragrance. Your Majesty will definitely leave your brand."
"Why do you even dare to joke about His Majesty?" Luo Yingyi quickly covered her mouth.
After a while, Miss Qiao lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than three years, why did you only draft this year?"
Luo Yingjing said, "I heard that she was the first queen..."
Mu Wanqi couldn't help frowning and said, "Lu Shangchen will come over later, please speak carefully."
Miss Qiao's face was not very good-looking.
Mu Wanqi said directly: "Lu Shangchen is a female official of the fourth rank. She privately discusses the affairs of the inner court. Be careful that she punishes you."
Qin Xue was thinking about which palace the eldest prince would live in when she heard the words Lu Shangxi.
My heart groaned involuntarily.
The little eunuch and Gong E that I saw in the past two days are either new faces, or they have never served in the inner court before, but this Lu...
Before her heart could fall, she heard the door being pushed open with a creak.
Lu Shangshi's eyes were serious, his hands were under his chest, and he was about to speak, when he and Qin Xian came to look at each other.
There was silence.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Shangjin knelt on the ground with a "pop", and said in a trembling voice, "Empress Empress!"