Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

Li Qingxi tilted his head, as if looking at it carefully, took a careful look, said "Yes", and ordered the servant next to him to put up the sign. Waiting for the little eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to count the number of people neatly, the servants in attendance led the beautiful girls across the Waijinshui Bridge, and then walked into the majestic Shenwu Gate. With a creak, the heavy gate opened in front of your eyes—the huge square in front of the palace paved with snow-white marble, the east and west sides are open and wide, and you can see the towering palace, the majestic palace, the red walls and green walls. There are tiles, painted pillars and carved beams, red lacquer walls staggered around, straight marble railings and Danbi stone steps, stretching vertically and horizontally.

Walking through the Gate of Supreme Harmony, in front of you is a deep and bright square. At the end of the huge square, an incomparably majestic palace stands on the central axis. On the lacquered plaque, there are three big characters in gold stamping: Hall of Supreme Harmony.The majestic hall is located on a three-story platform, rising several feet from the ground. The east and west sides are like the wings of giant birds, and the straight carved stone pillars are flying. Li Qingxi walked in the front, and the beautiful girls behind hurriedly followed, kept silent, and bowed their heads, as if they were all in front of this magnificent building, and they didn't dare to make any mistakes.They are not qualified to pass in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. They walk on the marble walkway at the lowest level. Before reaching the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they go out from the left wing door and bypass the Fengxian Hall. You can see the tall buildings standing in front of the Yuqing Palace The vermilion palace wall.

The place where they were arranged to live was Zhongcui Palace, the place where all previous show girls lived and received training, and it was the northernmost palace of one of the East Six Palaces.It takes half a stick of incense to walk inside.The palace is beautiful, five rooms wide, with yellow glazed tiles and a mountain-style roof, with a front corridor, and under the eaves, there are single-angled, single-raised and five-pronged bucket arches, painted with Soviet-style paintings.Open the door in the open room, and the sill window between the second and the top, with ice cracks and step-by-step brocade doors and windows.

In the east and west wings, the doors of the house are all open.Standing in the middle of the courtyard was a dignified servant girl. In the year of Huaxin, she was holding her hands, with a look of flattery on her face, "The servant girl is the head of Qianxi Fourth Institute, Feng Xiuchun. During the primary election and the second election , in charge of teaching you the rules of the palace and taking care of your daily life.” All the women present bowed their bodies and bowed: "Aunt Xiuchun." Feng Xiuchun nodded slightly, and said: "The one who can come here must be a beauty with both talent and beauty, one in a million. If she can pass the audition, she will be favored one step at a time, and her career will be great. But in this Zhongcui Palace, there are still Please be careful with your words and deeds, and learn the rules with your servants. If you learn well, your servants will naturally tell the empress and give you rewards. But if you are lazy and slippery, and don’t know how to teach, your servants will speak ugly words first. No matter how high the status is, the servants will not show mercy."

After the words were finished, all the girls present bowed their heads and said "yes". Feng Xiuchun nodded, and after saying a few words about the schedule, he waved his hand and asked the servants behind him to allocate a room for them.The east and west yards have already been cleaned up neatly, and every two people live in one room.But there is no fixed arrangement, the only thing is that the girls can settle wherever they like.The East Wing is naturally the best, with plenty of sunshine and ventilation. Various flowers and trees are planted under the window porch, full of vitality.Unlike the rooms in the West Wing, which are sheltered from the sun, cold in winter and hot in summer, it is not very comfortable to live in.

All the beautiful women left the team, found their acquaintances, and took the burden to choose a house. "Obviously I picked it first, why should I give it up to her?" At this time, a female voice attracted everyone's attention, but it was a pretty girl with red eyes standing at the door of a house in the east wing.In front of her, there were three or four arrogant girls standing at the same time, with arms crossed, staring at her with disdain.The leader was a girl about fourteen years old, with clear eyebrows and slightly raised lips, as if she was watching a good show. "Why? Just because he is an aristocrat from the Three Banners of Manchuria, is it comparable to you, a man with the Blue Banner?"

After finishing speaking, the three of them pushed the girl hard, opened the curtain, and let out the door.The noble girl stepped across the threshold without even looking at the person who fell to the ground. "That young lady's boudoir name is Xixiang, and she is the daughter of Minister Zha Lantai." Yu Shu leaned closer to Lian Xin's ear and said softly.She has been with Niuhulu Jiajia all year round, so she naturally has heard about the daughters of the capital officials in the city.Zha Lantai is the hottest person in the capital, and she has only one daughter under her knees, she is as precious as a pearl, and she is very spoiled.I heard that this time when entering the palace for an audition, I had to prepare a large cart just for jewelry, and I couldn't take it with me, so I ordered the eunuchs in the palace and put them in the housing estate of Zhongcui Palace first.The run-off girl should be from outside Beijing, so she didn't know, so she chose her own house.

Lian Xin shook her head when she heard the words, and saw one of the girls went up to help her, but she shook her off fiercely.Wiping away tears, he ran into a room in the west wing. It was a simple disturbance, but no one was busy. The rest of them were a little humble and a little domineering. Just looking at the ladies in the capital, almost all of them lived in the East Wing. There were a few daughters of the feudal officials who also lived in the East Wing. The rest moved in resignedly. West Wing.Lian Xin and Yu Shu live in the same room, also in the West Wing. The house is very clean, the windows and curtains are newly replaced, the light gauze curtains, the glazed curtains, and the skirt board of the glass cover divide the house into two rooms, separated by two hanging flower doors, where Lianxin lives, Outside Yushu's residence, the two of them put their things in order, and then they chatted with each other.

Tomorrow morning, there will be lessons in the palace. There will be music, dance, poetry, painting... all kinds of skills are used to lift people up, and needlework, etiquette and rules are necessary skills, which are used to eliminate people down of.The show girls all prepared meticulously and did not dare to be a little sloppy. "Why did the girl come to the draft?" Lian Xin was pouring tea with a kettle, she didn't turn her head when she heard the words, she just smiled warmly and said, "I'm also a show girl in the banner, so when I'm old, I'm going to be a candidate."

Yu Shu observed Lian Xin's expression, but smiled, "I don't look like... ah, I know!" Speaking of this, she seemed to suddenly think of something, seeing no one looking over from outside the room, she said in a low voice, "I see, the prince arranged for the girl to enter the palace for a draft, right..." Lian Xin stopped moving her hands, and said in surprise, "Why do you say that?" "The selection of Fujin in the palace will be through the selection of the Ministry of Household Affairs!" Yu Shu leaned on his arms and said with a smile, "I heard that this selection will be presided over by Concubine Qin herself. At that time, even if it is a girl If you can’t be selected, you can still be picked out by the concubine and pointed out to the Seventeenth Prince!”

Lian Xin smiled and shook her head, but did not speak. "There is hope for a girl, but I don't know what to do..." Yu Shu leaned on the table, holding a cup, staring at the banyan trees outside the window in a daze.After a while, he asked softly: "If she can be selected, does the girl want to enter the harem and become a concubine?" Lian Xin's hand holding the teacup froze, and suddenly remembered the words of the old fortune teller in the street before entering the palace.After a while, he shook his head with a broken smile, why he was still chanting those strange nonsense. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Yu Shu muttering to himself again, and said softly: "As soon as you enter the palace gate, it's as deep as the sea. If it's just a coat in the flag, it's all right. Come into the palace to be a palace maid. At least there is something to look forward to. When you are twenty You can leave the palace at the age of five to reunite with your family. But we are beautiful women, if we are really selected, I am afraid that we will not be able to go out for the rest of our lives..." Lian Xin poured the brewed tea into the cup, the tea was lingering, and the smoke rose, "You just say something stupid. You have worked so hard to restore your flag status and enter the palace to be elected, isn't it just for the sake of being elected? Glory to your ancestors? Or, you have unfulfilled wishes outside the palace..." Yu Shu took the tea cup she handed over, pursed his lips and shook his head with a bitter smile. On July 20th, the nuns in the palace began to screen the beautiful women who had just entered the palace. The beauties who can enter the palace are all selected by the local governments, with guarantees and names, before being sent to the capital.However, living in the Zhongcui Palace does not mean that everyone will be rewarded.The primary election is a big test. Girls with good physical features have to take off their clothes in front of the nanny, and then observe the shape, smell the body, feel the texture, and feel the pulse... It’s not good to be too tall, not too short, fleshy Not too much, not too thin.Then a female doctor checked their bodies one by one.In this way, those who left the famous brand are almost all flawless, and they are lucky enough to wait for the re-election in a few days.And a small number of those who had their cards put down were sent out of the palace by the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Both Lian Xin and Yu Shu were left with famous cards, but the girl who was fighting for the house with Xu Jia Xixiang that day was left with a famous brand. Beginning on July 25th, the formal teaching begins, in addition to the daily palace rules, there are also many skills.The lectures in the palace are no different than when they were in Prince Guo's mansion. Although the teacher Fu is strict, he is still polite, and he will not be very harsh if he makes mistakes occasionally.In the palace, those who are in charge of teaching are all high-ranking female officials, all are old people in the palace. How many women have made great achievements under their hands, and how many people have been directly screened out by them, and have no chance to win the middle palace. In the half-open flower garden, the fragrance of flowers is leisurely. The show girls lined up, all wearing light skirts, single cloth trousers, and small embroidered shoes.Feng Xiuchun stood on one side, his eyes swept over everyone, and after a while, he said lightly: "Dancing can not only please the king and make the king smile, but also strengthen the body and prolong life. Those who practice dance often, Not only can you have a well-balanced body shape, but even if you give birth to dragon heirs in the future, there will be great benefits. Today, the teacher will start teaching the simplest walking dance." The instructor is a musician in the palace, and is also very famous among the people. Just a few demonstration movements of the lotus step are already charming and seductive.However, many of the girls present were from noble families, and they had never seen anything.After just a few glances, one of them jokingly said: "Auntie, we have learned these things since we were young, is there anything else?" As soon as her words fell, the companions around her covered their lips and chuckled. . Feng Xiuchun didn't even raise her eyelids, "Have you learned it all?" Many beautiful girls present nodded, and said in a coquettish voice: "I have learned it all!" "Okay, you come out!" Feng Xiuchun suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to one of the slim girls. When Yushu looked up, he found that the direction of Feng Xiuchun's finger turned out to be him!Can't help but startled a bit. "Ever learned to dance?" Yu Shu nodded hesitantly, "Learned... learned it. But it's all superficial skills, I'm afraid I can't..." "It's good if you have learned it. Come out and dance a section for me. If it's really good, I'll give you a holiday today. If it's not good, you have to study hard with the teacher, and you can't say anything else." Yu Shu wanted to refuse at first, but when he heard Feng Xiuchun's words, it was too late to speak again, before he could speak, he was pushed out by everyone.He told her in a hurry to dance well. Seeing this posture, Lian Xin couldn't help shaking her head with a wry smile.In such a situation, it is not enough to dance well. Yushu stood in the middle of the courtyard in a dilemma, holding on to her skirt, not knowing what to do.The other beautiful girls stood around and stood on one side, looking like they were watching a good show.And over there, the luthier next to the piano case has already plucked the strings, and the music like water flows slowly among the flowers and leaves. In Jiang Xuexuan's garden, Fang Fei is pleasant. Yushu bit her lip, listening to the beat, she suddenly remembered the Tang Palace Dance she had seen in the Shangshu Mansion in the past.He stretched out his arms, pressed his steps, and followed the lotus pattern carved on the ground, gently spinning and dancing.The first few movements are still a bit rusty, but she is born with soft muscles and bones, every move is coherent, although it is not fancy, it has a soft and beautiful charm. The wind blows, and the flowers and leaves in the garden rustle and fall.The girl whirling among the falling flowers had a light smile on her face, her eyebrows were picturesque, and the moles at the corners of her eyes trembled like a flowing brilliance. The show girl present originally wanted to see her make a fool of herself, but after watching her for a while, she didn't realize that she was attracted by that dancing posture.Feng Xiuchun looked at Yu Shu's dancing posture, and from the corner of his vision, he suddenly saw a figure in bright palace attire in the red lacquered Langfang on the north side, as if he had been standing there for a long time. "Greetings to Concubine Yun, the empress is blessed and safe." The new concubine was originally a woman from a respectable family.After only a short period of entering the palace, she sat in the position of a concubine, so she was always superior to others.Stepping on the flag shoes at the bottom of the flower pot, she came from the veranda. She has a beautiful oval face, curved eyebrows, delicate and small jaw, and a pair of almond eyes like waves in autumn water, showing love before words. "I'm still wondering if I come to this garden to enjoy the flowers. How could there be an actor in the palace here to practice her figure? It turns out that she is a new show girl." "Miss Yunbi is auspicious—" As soon as she walked to the flower garden, the sound of the piano was stagnant, and the dance stopped. The girls in the courtyard rushed to salute.And Yu Shu was still standing in the middle of the flower garden at the moment, with a group of people kneeling behind her, only she was exposed, she was startled, and then she leaned back in embarrassment, "Miss Yun, Jin An." Wu Yingyun is wearing a flag dress with a lotus leaf edge and a butterfly wearing a flower. The flag is combed in a bun. On the green satin flag head is inserted a Zhao powder, inlaid with three pieces of broken jade, and there is a long hair hanging from the left shoulder. Long jade tassels.With the steps lightly, piecemeal softly.When she came to Yushu's side, she didn't let her lie down, she just stared at her lightly, her voice was like a mountain spring soaked in the fragrance of flowers, "How old is it?" "Reporting to my mother, I just turned fourteen." Just a few years older, Wu Yingyun felt that she seemed to be old. After watching for a moment, her lips suddenly raised a curve, and said with a smile like a flower: "Your dance is pretty good, how about another dance for me?" Yu Shu knelt on the ground, his palms were already hot.At this moment, Feng Xiuchun took a step forward to stand in front of her, leaned back and said, "Madam, they are all beginners, it's hard to get into the elegant hall..." "You take good care of them." Wu Yingyun turned around, snorted coldly, and said in a neutral manner, "But even if you are a beginner, you dare to bring them here to show off. It seems that some of the most basic movements are already done. You are familiar with it, right? Otherwise, the dance will not be outstanding, and the movements will not be standardized. If I bump into it, it will be fine. If the emperor sees it and dirty eyes, Feng Zhangsi will not be able to bear the blame!" Beads of sweat dripped from Feng Xiuchun's forehead, and the sweat was lowered, "Your Majesty taught me the lesson." Wu Yingyun's gaze swept over Feng Xiuchun's head, "How about this, let Ben Gong try her basic skills." Yu Shu was taken aback, but didn't have time to speak.On the other side, the servant girl next to Wu Yingyun sternly scolded, "Why don't you hurry up and thank me for being taught by your mother?" Yushu shivered in fright, shrugged his shoulders and bowed down. Wu Yingyun nodded in satisfaction, and said in a soft voice: "Come on, let me lower my waist first and have a look." After the time passed, the sun began to heat up, and the sun was shining straight down, scorching the red paint on the corridor.After Wu Yingyun finished speaking, she sat directly on the stone bench beside her, and a servant girl fanned her with a snow velvet fan to keep her cool. Yushu who was opposite did not dare to disobey his order, he bent his hands back a little embarrassingly, tilted the back of his neck slightly, and bent his whole body back with one neat movement. "Well, good posture." The smile on Wu Yingyun's face was like water, she looked at it leisurely, and said slowly: "The most important thing in practicing dance is the basic skills. You have to keep it up and practice for a long time before you can come down, otherwise it will be a waste of time." "Slave... the servant obeys the order." His hands touched the ground, it felt cold, but his face was hot.Yu Shu bit her lip stubbornly, uttering those few words with difficulty.She supported her body with trembling arms, but after half a stick of incense passed, her eyes were blurred, and she felt as if there were thousands of ants crawling on her body, which was painful and itchy. It was very quiet in Jiang Xuexuan, and the beautiful girls stood behind with their heads down, not even daring to breathe.After waiting for about a stick of incense, Wu Yingyun seemed to be tired of waiting, and waved his hands and said: "Come on, I won't accompany you to practice here anymore. Master Feng, please watch carefully, it's not enough for an hour, you can't come down." Feng Xiuchun clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves, and led the beautiful girl behind her to lean back and said, "Send Yunbi empress respectfully." When Wu Yingyun and his party walked away, Feng Xiuchun hurriedly motioned for the servants to put Yu Shu down. Lian Xin ran over to help the crumbling Yu Shu, trying to help her stand up.However, Yushu's arms were already numb and stiff, so he couldn't feel anything. Just as he lost the strength, Yushu fell to the ground like a broken puppet. "How are you?" Yu Shu shook his head, he had no strength to speak. "Why do you have to dance so well? It's a good time now. If you offend Empress Yunbi, you will suffer in the future!" One of the beautiful girls sarcastically. She is the person next to Xu Jia Xixiang. When she speaks, she naturally gets the echo of many women present.Lian Xin didn't have time to pay attention to them, she hugged Yu Shu, who was already suffering from heatstroke, with another beautiful girl, and hurried to the housing estate. Originally, there were several other tasks in the afternoon, but Feng Xiuchun was extra merciful and spared Yu Shu from teaching, and let Lian Xin stay in the room to take care of her.Originally she wasn't Jiao Didi's boudoir daughter, but her blood was blocked for a long time and she was very tired. However, after sleeping, she woke up without any serious problems.Lian Xin asked the small kitchen to make some light porridge, but Yu Shu felt it wasn't enough, so she ate a few more pancakes before falling down on the bed, hugging the quilt in a daze. Then when it was dinner time, the show girls finished their day's training and returned to the estate exhausted.Many familiar girls came to see them.Unexpectedly, after everyone left, Niuhulu Jiajia also came to see her. Lian Xin and Yu Shu were talking, at this time, the proud girl stepped into the threshold, coughed lightly, and looked a little unnatural.Yu Shu looked up and saw it was her, and was about to struggle to get up, but she gently pushed her down. "You're not feeling well, you'd better lie down." Lian Xin stood on one side, Jia Jia raised her eyes, and the two nodded their heads as a salute.Lian Xin picked up the copper basin and went out to change some clean water. Yu Shu sat halfway on the bed, holding Niuhulu Jiajia's hand, and murmured: "Miss Jiajia, the servants are all dependent on the kindness of the young lady, how dare the servants be presumptuous." Niu Hulu Jiajia's lips curled up with a bit of bitterness, and he said with a bit of sarcasm: "After entering the palace, we are all beautiful ladies waiting to be selected. How can there be any distinction between young ladies and servants? You offended Empress Yunbi today, Just be more careful in the future.” Yushu nodded emotionally.At this moment, several beautiful girls came in without knocking on the door, and a pretty girl surrounded by them was Xu Jia Xixiang. "Yo, Jiajia is here too, she's so kind. Who doesn't know that she used to serve you by your side, why now that she's in trouble, it's a sisterhood of sympathy?" Xu Jia Xixiang looked at her with her head tilted. Both of them were nobles from the Three Banners, and they were also well-known boudoir daughters in the capital. There was always a sense of rivalry between them. Niuhulu Jiajia turned cold at this moment, but ignored her. Xu Jia Xixiang's eyebrows frowned, and she was a little embarrassed to get off the stage. The people around her hurriedly said: "Miss Xixiang is wrong. Isn't there a saying that a phoenix in trouble is not as good as a chicken! People, maybe now Even a slave is inferior, why wouldn't you win over a few people with bad backgrounds, and raise your value for yourself!" After speaking, several people covered their lips and smiled. Jiajia's face became ugly, and she said to Yushu in a low voice: "I'll go first..." After speaking, he immediately got up and left the estate.At this moment, Lian Xin walked in with a copper basin, and Niu Hulu Jiajia walked past her. When she looked sideways, Lian Xin saw that her eye sockets seemed a little red. "I've always looked arrogant, but now I think of pretending to be kind, and save it for myself." "That's right. In terms of status, how can she compare to Miss Xixiang... Oops!" Before the show girl could finish speaking, she jumped and screamed.For some reason, a large basin of water suddenly splashed towards my feet, and before I could dodge, a large area of ​​the skirt was wet, even the embroidered shoes were soaked, and it was chilly. Several people looked up and saw Lian Xin holding a copper basin, standing on the porch, "Sorry, I accidentally missed it!" "you--" The show girl just wanted to make trouble, but she was stopped by Xu Jia Xixiang, "Come on, the skirt is wet, I don't know what the water is, why don't you go back and change it, it's embarrassing to stay here!" Several people glared at Lian Xin bitterly. The girl who was splashed by the water was really in a bit of a mess, but she still raised her jaw and followed her away arrogantly.Lian Xin shook her head with a grin, and went out with the copper basin to fetch another basin of hot water and came back. Xu Jia Xixiang stared at Lian Xin's back for a long while, revealing a thoughtful look. When only Lian Xin and Yu Shu were left in the housing estate, Lian Xin put the copper basin on the shelf, took a towel, and soaked it in hot water. "The girl really has a way!" Lian Xin put the soaked towel on Yu Shu's forehead, warm and hot, very comfortable feeling.After wiping her hands, she nodded and smiled, "Why do you still call me a girl? If you're so unfamiliar, call me Lianxin!" "I'm just not used to it..." Yu Shu squeezed the corner of the quilt. Lian Xin looked at her gently, "Look at you, where is your usual domineering temperament? You didn't act like this when you dealt with Chief Yuanshou! By the way, how dare they treat her like this?" Niuhulu Jiajia is the daughter of a Beijing official. Her father, Niuhulu Aling'a, was the Minister of the Guards and Guards at that time, and concurrently served as the Minister of the Lifan Academy. The capital of Manchuria was promoted to the Yellow Banner.He is the minister of the two dynasties.Such a background made Niuhulu Jiajia attract much attention. On the day she entered the palace, she was seen to be respected and feared by many people. How could she become so presumptuous and overcrowded in just a few days. "Master A Ling'a has been thrown into the sky prison..." Yushu's eyes were a little dim, and he said quietly, "I heard that it seems to be because of the faction. Many people in the court were implicated by this. But the first to bear the brunt is Lord Shangshu. My Ama asked someone to deliver something to me yesterday, and the person only said some things briefly, and the rest is not very clear." No wonder she looks gloomy today, as if she has something on her mind. Lian Xin lifted the pillow and let her lean against her back.Yu Shu sighed, and said again: "When I was a maidservant in Shangshu's mansion, I saw many courtiers who wanted to visit Mr. Shangshu, but they were turned away. Some people wanted to give gifts, but they were rejected by the mansion. The servant beat him out with sticks. Mr. Shang Shu is a clean and honest official, a rare good official, but this time, I think not many people will intercede for him." Lian Xin thought of the pearls that were sent to the Minister's Mansion when she was selecting nuclear officials.It seemed that it was really his own recklessness that almost harmed Ama.But then, she unconsciously thought of someone again.If it is said that others ignore it, he will definitely not... A Ling'a is his teacher, and he has always had a great friendship, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor. If he pleads for him, nothing will happen. "Everything will be fine." Lian Xin stroked her shoulder reassuringly, "As you said, Mrs. Ling'a is a rare good official. A good official will not be wronged for nothing." Yu Shu nodded vigorously, and then smiled. Early the next morning, when the first ray of sunlight hit his eyes, a servant girl came in to report that it was time to teach. Lian Xin propped herself up and sat up, and saw Yu Shu sitting in front of the table, eating a jujube cake.When I turned sideways, I saw her wake up, and said with a smile: "The sun is drying your ass, why did you just get up. Hurry up and wash up, this jujube cake is freshly steamed, it smells delicious!" A maidservant came to help her get dressed, Lian Xin washed her face with water from the copper basin, at this moment she heard a woman's commotion in the garden. "Early in the morning, it doesn't make people calm down." Yushu put down the jujube cake in his hand, wiped his fingers, got up and looked out the door, but saw that the stone table in the garden was covered with all kinds of silks, satins and jewelry.Because they are not far away, it can be seen that they are all good things. Under the refraction of the sun, they are shining with luster, making people dizzy.The show girls stood around the stone table in twos and threes, and the only one sitting on the stone bench was a woman in palace attire with an unfamiliar face, looking at the girls who were picking things in front of her with a smile. "My sisters have just entered the palace, and it will take some time to get used to it. I am also from the palace, and I know the pain of homesickness. Today, I specially brought some gifts to visit you. I hope that in the future, all the sisters will get rewards and ranks. , can become a family.” What he said made the ears of the young girls warm up, and they leaned back one after another, saying in unison: "Miss Xie Wan--" Li Qingwan smiled and waved her hands, "Bingyan, distribute these things to everyone for me." A very handsome servant girl beside her took the order, but she didn't move. She motioned to the servants serving in Zhongcui Palace. Immediately, some palace servants stepped forward to divide the various silks, satins and jewelry into several parts and sent them to each room. "I don't know, who is sister Yushu?" Li Qingwan raised her head, her gentle eyes swept over everyone's faces, but she saw everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and some people showed a look of jealousy.At this time, a timid voice sounded from behind: "This is the servant girl." Yu Shu didn't know why he was talking about himself.Thinking about it again, she didn't know this upstart who was being favored in the palace.Walking to the stone table, he leaned over and bowed to her. Li Qingwan glanced over Yushu's brows and eyes, and her smile became brighter and brighter, "I have always heard that there is a particularly outstanding girl among this year's show girls. She not only dances well, but also has good looks. Dignified, seeing you today is really extraordinary. My sister has nothing to give you. This dance dress was given to me by the emperor when I first entered the palace. I have been reluctant to wear it. Now it seems that I am doomed It's for my sister. Do you like it?" Li Qingwan motioned behind her, and Bingyan took out the tray that had been prepared.The top is covered with a layer of plain woolen cloth, and under the soft cloth, a dance gown is neatly folded.It is woven from velvet yarn and snow ice silk, so light and thin that it looks like clouds in the sky. It is complicated and gorgeous, and the exquisite patterns are exquisite. At first glance, it is the craftsmanship of palace weaving. The show girls gathered around one after another, praising her, envious and jealous. Standing in the crowd, Xi Xiang bit her lips tightly at this moment, her eyes shifted from Li Qingwan to Yu Shu, and finally stared at the Xiangyun Sha dance dress motionlessly, her eyes changing unpredictablely. Yushu was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hurriedly knelt down, "Thank you for the reward, my servant, how can I..." Li Qingwan got up, reached out to help her up personally, "They are all my sisters, why be so polite. Well, it's getting late, I should go back, otherwise the little princess can't find Er Niang, and she should cry again .” Her words caused the women present to chuckle. Bingyan held Li Qingwan's hand respectfully, and the group left the second courtyard.The old mother led the beautiful girls to send them off respectfully, and Feng Xiuchun personally sent them out of the Zhongcui Palace. Behind her, the show girls looked at her figure, all feeling a little emotional.It is said that this concubine Wan is kind and kind, not as aggressive as Concubine Yun, this kind of behavior is the demeanor that concubines in the harem should have.If she can really fly to the top of the branch in the future, she must be a concubine like Wan, who will not only be favored, but also establish a reputation in the harem, with both beauty and virtue. Yu Shu held the tray containing the dance clothes, but couldn't recover for a long time. At this time, one of the beautiful women who was acquainted looked at her and said, "Yu Shu, you are really lucky. This gift is priceless, much better than ours!" Her words attracted a lot of envious eyes.Yushu scratched her bun, and said embarrassedly: "I don't understand. How could the concubine admire me so much... This dance dress is light and thin. I have never seen such a big dance dress. Good stuff!" "Is it that exaggerated? Let me see it." At this moment, Xu Jia Xixiang suddenly said, and just after finishing speaking, she reached out to take the tray in Yushu's hand.Yu Shu subconsciously avoided, not wanting her to touch him. Xi Xiang's complexion changed, she was a little sullen, and she insisted on grabbing it.Seeing this, Yu Shu also lost his temper, holding the other end of the tulle dance dress in his hand, refusing to give up.One left and one right, the two of them stared at each other coldly, and they both asked the other to let go first. At this moment, there was a hissing sound, the velvet yarn couldn't resist the strength of the two of them, and the thread was pulled out from the middle, and a section of silk thread on the originally finely woven material became a tassel. "Ah, it's broken. It's worthless!" Seeing this situation, Xi Xiang suddenly laughed gloatingly.Let go of your fingers, and the tulle dance gown fell to the ground lightly like a rag, stained with mud, and fell from priceless to worthless in an instant. Seeing this, the beautiful girls present shook their heads and sighed. Yu Shu stood there dumbfounded, "You—" Xu Jia Xixiang sighed regretfully at her, clapped her hands, and turned to walk away.Yu Shu stared at her back, rushed up in a fit of anger, stepped forward and grabbed her by the collar. "You're going too far. I've been putting up with you, but you don't know what's good and what's wrong, and you're getting worse! If you don't give me an explanation this time, I'll never end with you. Don't even think about leaving!" Xu Jia Xixiang threw her away with a backhand, and the beautiful girls beside her also came up to help, and together they pushed Yushu to the ground hard. "What are you? You dare to fight with me. Let me tell you, that dance dress is just a warning to you, don't try to stand out from the crowd. Those born under the Three Banners are always only qualified to be house slaves. If they want to be promoted, they dream !” After speaking, he strode past her. Yu Shu got up unwillingly, and wanted to argue, but was held back by Lian Xin.She looked at Lian Xin with tears in her eyes, Lian Xin shook her head.Yu Shu bit her lips tightly, trying to force back the tears, but stared at the direction Xu Jia Xixiang left, with a look of hatred in her eyes for the first time.