Xuan Ye and his grandmother had a tacit understanding about the draft, and this time they wanted to keep the imperial concubine's sister. It happened that the emperor had not returned from the tour, but the ladies of various banners had already entered the capital. There was no reason to keep them waiting. Now the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine and the fourth concubine
All are complete, and the selection of low-ranking concubines can be presided over by the Empress Dowager or the Empress Dowager. Moreover, the little Tong Jia family will be retained this time. No matter how the ministers think of the above approach, Xuan Ye will not personally come forward, and the ministers will also have to deal with it in the future.
You can talk.
After all, everyone is a candidate of age and status. If you don't stay, you don't want to continue to expand the power of Tong's relatives. If you stay, it will be in the eyes of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. They just keep the name according to the rules.
Concubine Rong was taking care of all matters related to this draft. She had no intention of asking the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to come forward. She was still waiting patiently for the emperor to return. However, Concubine Rong summoned her today and said that it was not appropriate for the show girls to come forward.
They gathered outside the palace and waited for too long, so Concubine Rong followed the imperial concubine to Cining Palace to ask for an order. How did she know that the imperial concubine had received instructions from her family in order to successfully keep her sister.
The imperial concubine had always been resentful about her sister's entry into the palace. After getting the empress dowager's permission to leave, she left everything behind. Only then did Concubine Rong realize who had ordered the imperial concubine to come here to perform in the draft.
The emperor should have arranged the matter early in the morning. He secretly lamented that he had no big family outside the palace to rely on. When big things happened, he had no one to discuss with. In the past, Concubine Hui assisted, and she could always figure out the holy will through the Mingzhu Mansion.
, this time the Empress Dowager did not let her take care of the talent show, and people were worried about it, so how could she go and find her herself?
In this case, Concubine Rong brought it up when she was relaxing with Lan Qi in her spare time, and said to her more frankly: "You are the same as me. Only your background is inferior to others, but your superiors like to entrust you with important responsibilities. I know how hard it is to take every step."
, if you take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace in the future, it will be difficult without support from outside the palace."
At that time, Lan Qi didn't quite understand why things in the palace had to rely on people outside the palace. It could be seen that Concubine Rong said it sincerely and that it was hard work. She also thought that the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ye were looking forward to her, so she was determined to learn from it.
Just wait patiently for that day to come.
This draft was presided over by the Queen Mother. It was also the first time that the Queen Mother presided over such a big event. The Queen Mother did not come forward in person, in order to train her daughter-in-law to be able to take charge of the harem in the future. Over the years, the Queen Mother felt increasingly lazy and heavy.
Although my foundation is still good and my spirit is good, I know that I am in my old age and that one more year of life is a gift from God. Looking back on my magnificent life, now as the sun sets, I am more willing to lead a caring and sensible child like Lan Qi to live in peace and quiet.
Finish life.
On the day of the draft, Lan Qi and Concubine Rong accompanied the Empress Dowager and waited in Cining Palace. The Imperial Concubine and the Empress Dowager presided over the selection. Early in the morning, the girls who were selected for the draft had already entered the Shenwu Gate and were waiting outside the Shunzhen Gate.
Officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were in charge there, and when the time came, the eunuchs would introduce them into classes, with five people in each class. They would be selected by the Queen Mother, and they would either leave their names or leave them behind, and then they would go back to their respective families.
After this round of selections, it was not until dusk that the Queen Mother came back with the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine. All three of them looked tired. They had been sitting there all day watching the girls passing by one after another. The Queen Mother laughed and said:
"After seeing it, I was dazzled. I looked at five people standing in a row, how could they look the same."
Let's talk about marrying a wife, taking concubines, and having sex. The beautiful girls who have entered the palace at this time, except for those with noble births like Xiao Tongjia, there may be other women with noble births. Most of them let them get married on their own or in the future.
The emperor arranged marriages, and those who could stay were mostly from ordinary backgrounds, in order to fill the harem and serve the emperor. There was not much help in politics. Therefore, the Queen Mother had already received the instruction from the Queen Mother. Among the beautiful women, those with good appearance were the best.
Those who were too charming and beautiful could not be retained, and those who were too valuable to enter the palace were written down in the list early and eliminated one by one.
The imperial concubine always looked gloomy and showed no joy. After returning to life, she did not meet the Empress Dowager to enjoy the meal, so she left on the grounds of physical fatigue. After she left, the imperial concubine did not want to stay. After that, the four concubines, Hui Concubine and Yi Concubine, also left.
The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Concubine Rong and Lan Qi accompanied them to dinner. During the dinner, the Empress Dowager said with a smile: "The Imperial Concubine is naturally beautiful and is a top-notch beauty, but my own girl's appearance is very average. I can just pick anyone in the palace with that look."
I have everything, and I don’t know if my eyebrows will open up in the future, and my appearance will be different. Speaking of which, I never thought that the new children were not good-looking. Today, I don’t know if it’s because I’m tired from seeing them, or it’s because of this year’s meeting.
The number of beautiful girls is not as good as in the past, and there are not many children who are eye-catching. It is really hard to think about how the emperor used to choose by himself."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "A girl of fourteen or fifteen years old naturally has no beauty. This woman's beauty depends on her physical and mental temperament. As long as she doesn't have a crooked nose and eyes, and knows how to take care of herself and how to dress up, she will be beautiful year after year.
It will naturally become more and more beautiful in the future.”
Concubine Rong then pulled Lan Qi and smiled and said: "The Empress Dowager told us, Concubine De, that when I first met her, I was just a pretty little girl. Over the years, her eyebrows have gradually opened up, and she is still so beautiful when she is pregnant with the child."
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For a while, people of all ages were making fun of Lan Qi, but she was so cheeky and would not listen to her words even if she praised her. The Empress Dowager liked her even more when she saw her like this. The ladies had a meal happily, and then we discussed the matter.
When it comes to new people entering the palace, most of the big things like the draft are decided.
At night, Concubine Rong sent the Queen Mother back to Ningshou Palace. She was still very energetic after a day of leisure in Cining Palace. The Queen Mother said that she had been sitting for too long and wanted to relax and stretch her muscles. The two of them walked back to Ningshou Palace, chatting a lot on the way.
However, the Empress Dowager mentioned this sentence and said: "When new people enter the palace, they must live with the emperor. There must also be people in your Jingyang Palace. If you can be liked by the emperor, he will remember you more in the future. You are still young. But you
We must teach the newcomers well and don’t let people like Nala and Guoluoluo come again.”
Concubine Rong knew that the Empress Dowager was referring to the two dead nobles, so she responded, but she knew in her heart that those who were so extreme were in the minority. Then she thought about the madness of noble Nala, Yikun palace was not to blame, and noble Guo
She was from Yikun Palace. No wonder the Queen Mother was unhappy. After all, the biological mother of her beloved fifth elder brother was the one from Yikun Palace.
Sure enough, I heard the Queen Mother mentioning the fifth elder brother and sighing: "It would be great if you gave birth to this child."
Concubine Rong didn't want to make irresponsible remarks behind people's backs. She and Concubine Yi had never had any bad relations. She just listened quietly to the Empress Dowager's long words, sent her back to Ningshou Palace, and then went back by herself.
A few days later, on an auspicious day, the selected show girl officially entered the palace. The status of Chang Zai is still unknown. This will have to wait until Xuan Ye comes back. If the sister of the imperial concubine has already decided on the concubine position, naturally there will be a canonization ceremony.
, don’t rush to do it right now.
On this day, the imperial concubine and other concubines sat down in Chengqian Palace to receive the newlyweds. A dozen fresh and young girls stood in the center of the palace. The imperial concubine, the noble concubine and the Rong concubine present all understood that the person had come in. In the future,
How it will happen is unknown. The emperor may bring one or two with him when he returns from this eastward tour. The imperial concubines and de concubines in the palace are still favored by the emperor. The fate of newcomers is not necessarily good. Like Concubine Yi, she has been in the palace ever since.
Those who get promoted will be hard to come by in the future.
The girls of Yingying and Yanyan were fresh and lovely, with different temperaments. The imperial concubine gave a few words of instruction before everyone dispersed. The newcomers left, and Concubine Rong and the others also wanted to leave. Suddenly, Concubine Wen laughed and said: "
I thought that Queen Hesheli’s sister would also enter the palace this year. It turns out that she is still young, but the imperial concubine’s sister finally met me. I had seen her once or twice at home before, and she looked like a big girl in the blink of an eye.”
The Imperial Concubine looked at her and said nothing, as if she wanted to chase away the guests. Seeing that Concubine Wen didn't move, she left first, but then she heard her sneer: "Most of the sisters in this palace who enter the palace are not very lucky.
, Concubine Yi feels the pain the most. Now that you see Princess Kejing every day and see your sisters’ former residence, aren’t you sad?”
Concubine Yi looked embarrassed and responded awkwardly: "I have dedicated my whole life to raising Princess Kejing, which is the best way to mourn my sister in my heart. However, she passed away with a sinful body. As a royal concubine, I should not be guilty.
Many people are sad."
Concubine Wen smiled bitterly: "You can push it away. I think of my sister every night, but I can't be as cold and ruthless as you. She kept this palace in order when she was alive, and you still follow her in everything you do now.
What are the rules set in the past? Speaking of which, I’d like to trouble you to think about her more.”
Everyone knows that Concubine Wen has an eccentric temper. Who knows what kind of temper she has committed today. Concubine Hui stopped beside Concubine Yi and did not let her speak again. Concubine Huang also left without saying a word. Concubine Wen saw no one.
He ignored her and left soon after.
Concubine Rong and the three of them came out together. Concubine Yi said bitterly: "Concubine is really strange. Does she wish that the Sixth Palace would ignore her and have to step on others to hurt her?"
Concubine Hui pulled her and signaled not to talk too much. Concubine Rong knew that there were some words she shouldn't listen to, so she left in front of the Chengqian Palace with a few polite words. However, all three of them saw that the gate of Yonghe Palace was open, and people came and went.
Someone was cleaning, and after they had gone away, Concubine Yi said sourly: "The emperor is about to return home, is it possible that she is still waiting in Cining Palace?"
Sure enough, as Concubine Yi said, the Empress Dowager asked Lan Qi to move back to Yonghe Palace because the Holy Emperor was about to return. That day, the three of them saw that Yonghe Palace was being cleaned. Firstly, Concubine De had not been here for some time, and the Imperial Hospital had been closed.
Come to prepare the delivery room. Concubine De will give birth in June. Because her body is too weak to prevent any accidents, I have prepared these in advance to prevent Concubine De from giving birth at any time.
On that day, Lan Qi was returning to Yonghe Palace in a soft sedan chair. She was closing her eyes to relax when she heard Lin Lang's laughter in front of her. Soon the laughter gradually stopped and she heard Huan Chun say outside: "Master, these are the beautiful ladies who have just entered the palace. See you."
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"There is no need to meet. You can go and say something for me. I am inconvenienced and it will not be too late to meet you in the future." Lan Qi ordered like this, and the sedan continued to move forward. She knew that those beautiful ladies should be standing by the palace road.
I slightly lifted the curtain and saw a row of young girls standing with their heads bowed. I remembered the time when I was seen by the emperor standing in such a place. How could I have thought at that time that she, Wu Yalanqi, would be where she is today.
After Huan Chunlai said a few polite words to the newcomers, he left with his master and his entourage. The newcomers seemed to be relieved. Some people stared at the sedan chair as it was going away. Then they heard someone say: "I really want to meet De."
No matter what the concubine looks like and what kind of clothes she wears, the emperor will like her if she looks like the concubine De."