Chapter 20 Palace Selection

Lu Wanning's and Weng Qian's names were both at the front, and their names were read out quickly. Lu Wanning had no reaction when he heard his name, while Weng Qian's lips curled up rarely when she heard her name.

When Xu Lingyan's name was read to the end, Xu Lingyan's name did not appear. Just when Xu Lingyan thought she had not been selected, Eunuch Gao read her name.

Hearing this, Xu Lingyan immediately turned around and happily said to Lu Wanning: "Sister Lu, I can stay to attend the palace election."

Lu Wanning was also happy for her and said with a smile, "I heard you. Congratulations."

"Hehe." Xu Lingyan said with a smile: "Congratulations to Sister Lu. I thought I had no hope, but who would have thought that I actually stayed."

Xu Lingyan was happy when a sarcastic voice floated next to him, "Looking at how you look like you have never seen the world, you are only staying temporarily. I don't know if the palace candidate will be able to stay in the end. Are you so happy?

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The person speaking was wearing a fiery red dress, with bright and flamboyant features, a slightly raised chin, and an arrogant look on his face. He was none other than Cui Ru from General Dingyuan's mansion whose name he just read.

People who were as happy as Xu Lingyan looked a little stiff when they heard Cui Ru's words, and they didn't know whether they should continue to be happy.

The smile on Xu Lingyan's face faded and she said seriously: "I'm not like Miss Cui. I will definitely be selected for the palace election. It's an unexpected surprise that I can stay here till now. It's normal to feel happy."

Cui Ru was very satisfied with the compliment in Xu Lingyan's words. After hearing this, she stopped finding fault with Xu Lingyan and said very proudly: "You have a good sense." She turned and left.

As soon as Cui Ru left, everyone no longer suppressed their emotions. They were happy and sad, and they really echoed the sentence: some are happy and some are sad.

Lu Wanning glanced at Xu Lingyan and smiled: "Sister Xu, you are really witty."

Just now, Lu Wanning was thinking about whether to help her and how to help her? He never thought that she could solve the matter easily by herself.

Xu Lingyan smiled and whispered to Lu Wanning: "It is much easier to deal with a self-possessed and arrogant young lady like Miss Cui. I have often used this trick to deal with the daughter of my father's boss, and I have become familiar with it."

After noon, the beautiful ladies whose names were not read were sent out of the palace one after another, and the overcrowded Chuxiu Palace suddenly became empty.

However, except for Lu Rui, who was sent out midway, the other three people in Lu Wanning's room were exactly the same.

After that, they stayed in the palace for another two days, and finally the day came for the palace election.

Fifty beautiful ladies who have been selected through many layers are waiting for the call outside the Chongyao Hall.

As the eunuchs read out the names of the beautiful ladies around him, entered and left, Lu Wanning rarely became nervous.

After finally hearing her name, Lu Wanning took a deep breath before walking into the Chongyao Hall, "Your Majesty, Lu Wanning, bows to the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Queen."

"Ping Shen." A deep and mellow voice sounded.

Lu Wanning thanked him and stood up, standing there in a dignified manner, not daring to raise his head to peek at the holy face.

"You are the girl from the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, the imperial concubine's sister, right? Raise your head and let the Ai family take a look." The Queen Mother's voice was kind and dignified.

Lu Wanning slowly raised her head as instructed.

Queen Lin Ruoxue, who was also sitting high on the throne, looked slightly confused when Lu Wanning raised her head. However, before anyone noticed, her expression returned to her dignity. She smiled at the Queen Mother and Emperor Luo Chengjing and said, "Thanks for being the Marquis of Zhongyong."

The appearance of the girl who came out of the palace is even more charming than that of the imperial concubine back then. She is truly a peach shy of Li Rang, who is more delicate than a flower."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded and said with a smile: "The Queen is right. The little girl is indeed good-looking. The Ai family also likes her very much. As he gets older, he likes good-looking little girls."

Luo Chengjing said, "Since both the Queen Mother and the Empress like it, then let's stay."

Lu Wanning quickly knelt down to thank her, "My lord, I thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Lu Wanning's legs felt a little weak after coming out of Chongyao Palace. Although she had entered the palace several times before, she always followed everyone from a distance to meet the Queen Mother and Queen. This was the first time she met the Emperor alone.

Together with the Queen Mother and the Empress, they were almost breathless under the majesty of the three of them.

As for the emperor's face, she didn't dare to look at him at all, but the emperor's voice sounded pretty good, and his appearance shouldn't be too bad, right?

Forget it, never mind, we have reached this point anyway, even if the emperor becomes ugly, she has no way out.

Smiling at Xu Lingyan who cast a questioning look at her when he saw her coming out, Lu Wanning returned to Chuxiu Palace again.

If a beautiful lady who has participated in the palace selection is selected, she will continue to stay in Chuxiu Palace and wait for the imperial edict of canonization. After the imperial edict of canonization is issued, she can move into her own palace.

And if there is no show girl selected in the palace selection, then she can pack her things and leave the palace to go home.

Not long after Lu Wanning sat down in her residence, Weng Qian and Xu Lingyan came back one after another. Although Weng Qian's expression was still cold, but just by the look in her eyes, he knew that she must have been selected.

Xu Lingyan followed Weng Qian in with a smile on her face and looked as if she was about to faint from happiness.

Seeing her like this, Lu Wanning was about to congratulate her when Xu Lingyan said cheerfully: "Sister Lu, I finally met the Emperor, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother. This trip to the palace was so worth it, although I

In the end, I was not selected, but I really have no regrets in this life because I got to know you and meet the Emperor and the Queen Mother.”

Lu Wanning's words of congratulations were stuck in her throat. There were probably not many show girls who could be so happy even if they were not selected, right?

The Yong Dynasty did not force women of appropriate age to participate in the draft. Those who were willing to participate in the draft basically came with the hope of being selected.

Xu Lingyan didn't notice Lu Wanning's expression, and after talking to herself, she said to Lu Wanning: "Sister Lu, you must have been chosen, right? I will congratulate my sister here first, but it is a pity that my sister will stay in the palace in the future.

, it would be difficult for us to meet each other."

Before Lu Wanning could speak, Xu Lingyan changed her tone and added, "But even if Sister Lu is not selected to stay in the palace, the Zhongyong Marquis's mansion is in the capital and my home is in Yongning Mansion. If we say goodbye today, it will be difficult to see each other again in the future."

As she spoke, Xu Lingyan's eyes turned red. She hugged Lu Wanning and said, "Sister Lu, I can't bear to leave you."

Lu Wanning also felt a little bit reluctant to let go. She also hugged Xu Lingyan and said softly: "Maybe we will have a chance to see you again in the future."

"What chance are there?" Xu Lingyan said in a tearful tone.
Chapter completed!