It has long been rumored that the Holy Emperor intends to select concubines for several adult princes, and they all say that a banquet will be held in the palace within the year, and girls from famous families will be invited to the palace to participate.
Daqi also has a draft, there are no special regulations, it all depends on the meaning above.
In this kind of draft, usually people with some status will find ways to avoid such a quota, and they will escape by reporting one or other reasons.
Therefore, most of the women selected from various places are the daughters of common people.
Not all the selected women were admitted to the inner palace, and more than half of them were rewarded to princes and nobles, but these were basically used as concubines.
From the beginning to the present generation, the extravagance of the royal family can be seen clearly.
As for the formal selection of concubines by the royal family, they are basically granted marriages by the emperor, and the objects of the marriages are usually the daughters of famous families.
And this kind of look at each other is just like the chrysanthemum banquet that Xie Songhua and the others are going to attend this time.
The targets are basically the daughters of important officials in the court, so there are special posts.
This post reached Xie's family, and some people were happy and some were resentful.
Xie Songhua was influenced by later TV dramas and subconsciously wanted to escape this so-called "concubine selection".
After all, she used to play harem mini-games, and her brain basically couldn't pass the third level, which is what people often say, she is a rookie who can't survive the second episode of a palace fight drama.
Xie Shuhua and Xie Sihua couldn't hide their joy, and they looked at the other sisters with a condescending look.
In fact, the meaning of this post is very clear, the person invited is the legitimate daughter of the Xie family.
As for the eldest son, Xie Qionghua, who is already eighteen years old, he is naturally excluded.
The remaining three concubines had different thoughts. Whether they had any resentment in their hearts could not be seen on their faces.
However, the whole Xie family became lively because of this post.
For most people, if a princess can be born in the palace, wouldn't she be a relative of the emperor in the future? This is naturally a matter of joy.
That day, Shou'an Hall told the girls in the house to temporarily suspend classes for a few days and calm down.
Xie Songhua couldn't calm down, she really felt like she was lying down.
Therefore, inexplicable knocking sounds would be heard from time to time on the desk.
Xie Songhua could only helplessly look at the automatically turning pages of the book opposite, and then, with a guilty conscience, he would concentrate on practicing the calligraphy under his hands.
When she finally concentrated on writing two pieces of paper, the little maid from Shou'antang came over to deliver a message.
However, the old lady felt that her grandchildren were too plain. She was about to enter the palace, but she didn't seem to have any jewelry, so she asked Mrs. Qi to take the children to the streets to buy some.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be treated favorably. The Xie family has always emphasized fairness and justice, and naturally the other girls who are not in the palace also have a share.
However, Xie Qionghua didn't go out because she felt unwell, so she asked others to look for her and bring back two of them.
Xie Qian is about to get married soon, so naturally it is difficult to show her face.
Xie Tu had fallen asleep the night before and couldn't go out.
Finally, the three adults, Qi family, Yu family and Xie Wenyuan, took the remaining five girls to the street.
There were four carriages parked outside the second door, three for ladies and girls, and one for more respectable servants. People like Lilac had no choice but to walk beside the carriages.
Mrs. Qi pulled Xie Shuhua into the first car, Mrs. Yu took Xie Sihua into the second car, and Xie Wenyuan naturally took her daughter into the last car.
Then Xie Songhua saw the curtain of the first car raised, and Mrs. Qi's face appeared in the back, "Why don't you come up quickly."
But he said it to Xie Li.
Xie Li immediately responded crisply and climbed up happily.
Xie Songhua was left alone, standing awkwardly.
Mrs. Yu's face appeared from behind the car curtain and said with a smile: "Four girls, please sit with me!"
Next to her was Xie Sihua's unhappy face.
Xie Wenyuan smiled and said: "I just wanted to talk to the fourth girl!"
Xie Songhua breathed a sigh of relief, it was not too embarrassing at last.
After all, the Lin family was here as guests, so Xie Songhua got on the Yu family's carriage.
Xie Sihua turned his face away as soon as he saw her, making Mrs. Yu quite embarrassed.
There was nothing to say along the way, and Xie Songhua only quietly lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked out at the bustling streets of this era.
"I've never seen this before..." Xie Sihua let out a cry of pain in the middle of his words, and then looked at Mrs. Yu dissatisfied, "Mother!"
Xie Songhua couldn't help but smile, and then received a strike from Xie Sihua.
After walking for a while, a woman from the front came over and said, "Ahead is Yao Ji's spice shop. Because the old lady's favorite perfume is almost gone, the lady said she was just coming out and asked the third wife if she wanted to
Let’s go in and take a look together?”
Mr. Yu followed the good deeds and said, "That's good."
Hearing the name, I thought it was a small shop. After entering, I realized how spacious it was inside.
A shop is divided into two sides, and there are various spices inside. In this small area outside, there are several private rooms for guests to rest.
Xie Songhua didn't know much about spices, so when he saw Mr. Qi taking Xie Shuhua and the others in to choose, he simply sat down at a table outside and waited.
Yu and Xie Sihua also went in, but Xie Wenyuan and Lin Ruoxi sat down with Xie Songhua.
Xie Wenyuan looked at Xie Songhua's face carefully through the power fence, then smiled and nodded, "If you want to say it, the fourth girl is really like our Xie family."
When Lin Ruoxi heard this, she also looked at her carefully, "The fourth sister's nose and mouth are just like my mother's!"
Xie Songhua quickly opened a corner of the power fence and looked over carefully, only to realize that Lin Ruoxi was right. Like Xie Songhua, Xie Wenyuan also has a good-looking nose, which is straight but not sharp, and her lips are also small and full, so relatively speaking
, she looks several years younger than her actual age.
Mr. Zhou Ge had said before that Xie Songhua looked like the Xie family. Now that he was reminded, he finally saw it.
Xie Yuncang's nose also looks like this, and with Xie Wenyuan, they don't exactly resemble the same family.
Probably for this reason, Xie Wenyuan immediately felt that Xie Songhua was friendly. Seeing that Mrs. Qi and Xie Shuhua were not there, she lowered her voice and asked her about things in the countryside.
Xie Wenyuan has a peaceful temperament. He is the kind of person who will not make you feel uncomfortable even if he sits next to you without saying a word.
Therefore, Xie Songhua did not object to talking to her about the original owner's affairs in the countryside.
Unlike others, he neither looked down upon her experience in the countryside nor said anything pitiful about her.
However, Xie Wenyuan sighed: "It seems that your adoptive parents are rare and kind-hearted people. You are also lucky."
Xie Songhua was stunned. This was the first person to say that she was lucky to have been carried by the wrong person.
After thinking about it carefully, she understood the meaning behind her words.
The original owner's adoptive parents had only one daughter. Although the family was poor, they never treated her harshly, let alone disliked her because she was a daughter.
This is actually very valuable in this era.
Xie Songhua couldn't help but recall many memories of the relationship between the original owner and his adoptive parents.
Some thoughts flashed through her mind, but before she had time to think about it, someone suddenly fell to the ground next to her, causing everyone to scream.
Xie Wenyuan was right next to him, and he was so frightened that he almost fell off his stool.
Xie Songhua quickly looked around and saw an old lady with gray hair lying on the ground, her eyes closed tightly, and her skin and lips were extremely pale.
The movement here quickly attracted the attention of other people in the shop, and people nearby gathered around.
A woman about thirty years old went to help the old lady with a face full of anxiety, and quickly called someone, "Come and help me, help the old lady to the chair next to her first."
An enthusiastic person immediately came forward from the side. Xie Songhua felt anxious and immediately rushed forward, "Don't move yet!"