Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen The Backstage Is Hard

Ever since the dance clothes were torn, Yushu and Xixiang started to hate each other. Many of the show girls were fighting for Yushu, but they didn't dare to offend Xixiang's group. Some show girls knew that Xu Jia Xixiang Xiang actually has someone in the palace, but she doesn't know who it is, and they all persuade Yushu not to fight her. In order to make Yu Shu happy, Lian Xin spent a few days tying a paper kite with her own hands. At this time, it is the thick summer season in July, and all kinds of flowers and trees in the imperial garden are in full bloom. The banyan trees and willows planted in different places, the lush and verdant low shrubs, the lotus-like lotus, and the hibiscus are in full bloom. Clusters.Bypass Jiangxuexuan, the mountains and rocks are exquisite, and the corridors are compounded.

As a beautiful girl, naturally she can't run around in the palace.Today Feng Xiuchun made an exception and gave them a holiday, except for the Wanchun Pavilion and Qin'an Hall, they can spend their time around the Zhongcui Palace.Lian Xin took the newly made paper kite and flew it in the yard, while Yu Shu pulled the thread. The two of them ran several times, sweating profusely, but they didn't put the paper kite up. Yu Shu wiped his forehead and said with a smile: "This thing looks easy, why is it so difficult!" Lian Xin exchanged handles with her, "You hold it, I'll run ahead—" After speaking, she took the handle and ran towards the direction of the wind.

The summer grass is fluffy, and the embroidered shoes feel very soft when stepping on it.The clear blue sky, with the warm sunshine shining on the face, the scenery of flowers, flowers, willows and greenery passing by, the eyes are full of breeze and fragrance. "A little higher, we're going to fly!" Yu Shu held up the paper kite and followed along on the grass, her cheeks flushed slightly from sweat.The wind direction was just right, the angle was just right, Lian Xin looked at the timing and shouted: "Let go!" Yu Shu immediately let go of his hand, and the painted paper kite, like a bird with flapping wings, flew straight into the clear sky in the blink of an eye.

Yu Shu raised her face, the bright sunshine poured down on her cheeks, which was a little dazzling, she raised her hand to cover her eyes, and looked at the paper kite flying in the air, in an instant, it seemed as if her whole body and heart flew away. stand up. The gentle breeze curled up, and the show girls were attracted by their laughter and surrounded them one after another. "ah--" While playing happily, suddenly, the thread on the handle broke, and the painted paper kites fell from mid-air.Lian Xin and Yu Shu were startled for a moment, and then they remembered to run in the direction where the kite fell, but they fell in mid-air, but they didn't land on the ground in front of them.

"What should I do, it took you several days to finish!" Yu Shu regretfully looked at the direction where the kite fell. Lian Xin sighed: "There is no way. You cannot wander around in the forbidden area of ​​the palace." Yushu lowered her head, because Lian Xin made it for herself, so she didn't want to just lose it, "I'll go pick it up! Just be careful and don't run around and bump into it!" Lian Xin wanted to hold her back, but seeing her sad expression, her words of resistance changed when they reached her lips, "Okay, I'll look for it too."

"Yeah." Yu Shu nodded warmly. Zhongcui Palace is one of the six east palaces of the inner court. Walking through the vermilion verandah of the second courtyard, you can see the red brick palace walls. Further north is the Wanchun Pavilion and Fubi Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.Lian Xin and Yu Shu walked along the red brick wall, bypassing Jiang Xuexuan, and the majestic royal garden was in front of them. This is a garden built on the north-south central axis of the Forbidden City. Pavilions and pavilions are spread in front and on both sides. The green pines, cypresses and bamboos in the garden are dotted with rocks. The scenery is beautiful and colorful, forming an evergreen scene in all seasons.

The place where the paper kite landed was just in the northwest direction.However, they didn't dare to enter through the main entrance, so they could only go through the corner door on one side. "The goal of the two is too big. Let's search separately. No matter which one finds it first, we have to go back to the housing estate. It's limited to half an hour. If we still can't find it, we must return to Zhongcui Palace." After Lian Xin finished speaking, Yu Shu nodded. The two followed the east-west direction, bent over and searched among the low bushes.Duixiu Mountain and Yujing Pavilion are both on the east side of the road, corresponding to Yanhui Pavilion, Qianqiu Pavilion, and Yangxingzhai on the west road... The garden is full of ancient cypresses and old locust trees, and there are strange stone jade seats, Jinlin bronze statues, and potted flower piles. , Fangfei piled up trees, and the road was winding.The ground is inlaid with pebbles of various colors to form symbolic patterns of blessing, fortune, and longevity. Under the sunlight, it shines with a blurred luster.

Lian Xin looked left and right for a moment, then walked to the Fubi Pavilion on the easternmost side.When she looked up, her eyes suddenly brightened. On a thick cypress tree close to the pavilion, there was hanging the paper kite with a broken thread—the silk thread was hanging down, a little high.Lian Xin tiptoed to pick it, feeling a bit difficult.At this time, she remembered that she could call Yu Shu, and just about to speak, a voice of conversation suddenly came. "Sister Wanpin, why are you so interested in coming to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers?" Wu Yingyun's voice came from afar, as if it was in the direction of Qin'an Hall, Lian Xin was startled, she suddenly retracted the hand that touched the kite, and hurriedly hid in the shade of flowers behind the rockery.Just as she flashed past, the team was already approaching.

Wu Yingyun was dressed in a purplish red thin smoky gauze palace attire, with a flag bun, and a pearl inlaid jade stepper was inserted obliquely.The group of people walking towards her, the woman at the front, was wearing a pale green flowered palace dress, covered with a layer of golden tulle, also in a bun, and the blue satin hair was just a pure white flower. The peonies and the hanging wreaths, moving lightly with the lotus steps, make a ding-dong sound, which is unique.She was also holding a little girl in her hand, about two or three years old, wearing a bright yellow palace skirt with pleated butterfly patterns, with snow-white trim on the neckline, and a small face like a silver moon piled up with snow, Yingying is cute.

"It's Sister Yunpin, I haven't seen you for a long time, she really looks more and more beautiful!" Li Qingwan stepped on the flag shoes on the bottom of the flower pot, and walked up to her step by step, every step was dignified.When the two groups met at the intersection, the servants behind each other bowed to each other.Wu Yingyun straightened her posture, Shi Shiran nodded towards Li Qingwan, "My sister is here, please greet my sister." Li Qingwan raised the corners of her lips slightly, and gave her a little support, "Sister Yun is too polite, you and I belong to the same level, how can you afford to salute me?"

"My sister's words are wrong. There is a saying in the folks that the first one is the best. My sister was canonized earlier than me, so I should say 'auspicious' to my sister." After Wu Yingyun finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and stroked The peony flower ball, pinching lightly with two fingers, picked off the blooming Yao Huang, then bent down, and put it in the hair of the little girl who was being held by Li Qingwan. "The tip of the lotus is just blooming, and the beauty is natural. The little princess is really a natural beauty." The woman's eyebrows and eyes are curved, her eyes are faintly charming, and her every move and gesture is full of infinite charm.The little girl looked at her with black grape-like eyes, her little face was a little red, and she shyly hid behind Li Qingwan. So far there is only this one princess in the palace, she was born by the concubine Li, who was less than three years old, and she was nicknamed "Da Niuer".Long before the current Holy Majesty was enthroned, there were concubines in the mansion who gave birth to little Gege, but they failed to grow up to adulthood, and died when they were less than a month old.So he followed the example of the folks and took a good name.The eldest girl was also deeply favored by the emperor, and even her biological mother, Li Shi, was promoted along with Fuze. "Sister Yunbi, don't mind the child's birth." After Li Qingwan finished speaking, she pulled her out from behind and reprimanded her in a low voice, "How did Su Erniang teach you? You don't even scream when you see Yunbi." Auntie, so rude!" The big girl pursed her mouth, showing signs of crying. Wu Yingyun hurriedly took her little hand, and said with a smile: "Sister, don't blame her. The little princess is the most precious daughter of our Lord Long Live, she is the heart and soul. When she grows up in the future, maybe she will be named Gu Lun or He Shuo What's your title! Come, come over to Auntie." Gu Lun is a title only given to princesses born to empresses. It represents a noble status and is the highest award in the royal family.However, the previous dynasty was not without exception. If they were particularly loved, they could also get this canonization.Li Qingwan smiled, with undisguised satisfaction in her eyes. "This girl likes to watch fish, why don't Sister Yunpin take her to the pond to see the koi. Get closer, and she will gradually become familiar with you." After Li Qingwan finished speaking, she gently pushed the little princess towards you. Wu Yingyun. The cute little child is hard to see in the palace.In the early years, there were still a few young princes, but very few of them grew up safely. Among them, only the ones that have survived to this day have been enshrined in the empress's Chuxiu Palace like pearls and treasures.Usually, apart from following the teacher to class in the Minister's study, or when learning the art of riding and shooting, I seldom see it.Although Wu Yingyun is a young woman, she couldn't say she didn't like such a cute little girl. So he took her hand and led her to the flower pond on the side of Chengrui Pavilion. "Auntie took you to see the fish. Those fish are very beautiful. Huang Ama usually likes to come here to see them." Wu Yingyun said softly. She was looking in the direction of the flower pond, so naturally she couldn't see the child holding her hand. back inadvertently.Li Qingwan nodded towards her. In the pond, some of the koi are as white as snow, while others seem to be inlaid with changing red markings, swimming leisurely in the clear and transparent water, which is extremely colorful. At this time, Bingyan beside Li Qingwan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I see that the sky is about to change, do you want to get a cloak for the little princess?" "Go." Li Qingwan waved her hand, Bingyan leaned back to accept the order, and then left the imperial garden. The fish in the pond fluttered happily, the little princess leaned forward, as if she suddenly became interested in playing, she held the edge of the flower pond with her chubby little hands, and shouted: "I want to feed the fish, I want to feed the fish..." Wu Yingyun was a little embarrassed, thinking that it was not lunch time, and there was not even a servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs around.Where is there fish food to feed her?But it was not easy to spoil her interest, so she had to call the servants around her to fetch some fish food. In the huge imperial garden, only Li Qingwan, Wu Yingyun and the little princess were left. At this moment, Li Qingwan raised her eyes in a subtle way, and gave the little princess a look. The big girl was sitting by the flower pond, when she saw this, she turned over clumsily, and then fell into the flower pond by herself. Lian Xin hid behind the rockery and saw this scene clearly.The moment the little princess turned over and fell into the flower pond, she stared, and before she could say "be careful", a pair of hands appeared behind her and covered her mouth. "Help, help... my mother..." The flower pond was originally not deep, but Jiangnan newly brought in dozens of koi carps, which are rare species and require deep water to feed them, so the pond was deepened to a depth as high as a person.The little princess fluttered in the water, floating for a while, sinking for a while. "Big girl—" Concubine Wan rushed to the side of the flower pond in three steps and two steps, but she grabbed Wu Yingyun's hand, "Even if the child offends you by being ignorant, it's enough for my sister to teach her a lesson, why push her into the water? My sister is so cruel!" Wu Yingyun was a little dazed, "I...I didn't, she jumped down by herself!" "How could such a small child jump off by himself? It was obviously done by my sister. Come, come and save the little princess, come..." Li Qingwan's scream echoed in the imperial garden, however, There is no slave who can catch up in a short while.In the flower pond, that little body was still struggling in the water.It seemed to be calling "Er Niang" in his mouth, but the water flooded up into his nose and mouth, and he was so choked that he couldn't make a sound. Li Qingwan turned pale with fright, threw herself to the side of the flower pond, and stretched out her hand towards the little princess. Plop - At this moment, Wu Yingyun jumped and jumped into the flower pond.Gorgeous brocade clothes spread a beautiful cloud on the water, Wu Ying swam to the side of the little princess and hugged her small body tightly. When she struggled to swim back to the pool with the little girl in her arms, Li Qingwan rushed over and hugged the little princess, her voice hoarse, "Big girl..." The little princess who was hugged in Li Qingwan's arms trembled in Li Qingwan's arms, with empty eyes, pale face and purple lips.After a long while, there was a "wow" and wept loudly.Li Qingwan hugged her tightly, and also cried bitterly. The water in July and August is not bitter, Wu Yingyun is drenched all over, with brocade clothes attached to her body, it is still cool when the wind blows.At this time, the servant girl outside the garden had heard the shout, ran in to take a look, and hurriedly put the cloak on her shoulders. "Sister may not know. I grew up in the south, and my water skills are very good. So if I ask my sister to frame someone in the future, you'd better think clearly. How can a mother not shout when she sees her daughter falling into the water?" Help, but you are asking the person to question instead?" Wu Yingyun squinted at her and frowned at her, "What's more, with such a young child, wouldn't my sister be afraid that if she made a mistake, her own flesh and blood would be killed..." After Wu Yingyun finished speaking, she put on her shawl and left the imperial garden without looking back. In the open space behind, Li Qingwan hugged the little princess in a mess, her face was covered with tears. Behind the rockery, Lian Xin was also taken aback. After witnessing Wanpin using the little princess to frame Wu Yingyun, she didn't know when someone stood silently behind her.At first I thought it was Yushu, but when Li Qingwan walked away with the little princess in her arms, the people behind let go, and Lian Xin turned around, only to find that it was a little eunuch with very strange facial features. "you……" It turned out that he covered his mouth just now.There was a hint of surprise in Lian Xin's eyes.If he really yelled out, as a showgirl, he would definitely be caught without a clue, and the consequences would be disastrous. "My servant pays homage to Miss Lianxin." At this moment, the little eunuch brushed off the sleeves of his robe with both hands, knelt down on one knee, and greeted her. "How did you know me?" There was no expression on the little eunuch's face, he just lowered his head and said in a low voice: "The slave is Xiao Anzi from the respect room. He is following the order of the prince to protect Miss Lianxin in the palace." Hearing those few words, Lian Xin seemed to have a strange force that instantly calmed her mind, but she narrowed her eyes and looked at him steadily, "What did you say..." Xiao Anzi raised his head and glanced at her, then quickly lowered his head, and said slowly: "Miss Qi, the servant is the coat of the inlaid blue flag. He used to work in Prince Guo's mansion. Now he is serving in the palace. I wear the token in my body. But the prince once ordered that as long as you show Miss Lianxin something, the lady will trust the servant." Lian Xin didn't speak, just waiting for his next words. Xiao Anzi took out a sachet from his sleeve and handed it to her respectfully, "There are traps everywhere in the palace. The prince is worried that the young lady will be difficult to fight when she arrives for the first time. The special servants are secretly helping her." The palm-sized sachet was not stuffed with spices, but a lotus pattern embroidered on plain white satin. The stitches and craftsmanship were all very familiar to her—it was what she gave him by herself. Lian Xin caressed the ornamentation on the sachet, and after a while, asked quietly: "My lord... is he also in the palace?" The little eunuch replied in a low voice: "My lord has already entered the palace and is preparing for the sacrificial ceremony in the Ciyin Building. I need to burn incense and fast for seven days and seven nights, so I can't leave for the time being. But the lord told the slaves and the lady that you are alone in the deep palace now. Be careful with everything." Lian Xin nodded, and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously. When she returned to the second courtyard of Zhongcui Palace with the paper kite, Yu Shu was pacing back and forth in the housing estate, waiting anxiously for her.Seeing her stepping through the threshold safe and sound at this moment, a hanging heart was finally let go. "Where have you been, let me wait!" After Lian Xin entered the room, she closed the door behind her.Seeing the kite in her hand, Yu Shu couldn't help showing a happy smile, "Ah, you found it!" Yu Shu picked up the paper kite, and wiped the place where the branches were scratched on it distressedly, "You don't know. I was in the imperial garden just now. I was looking for it, and I ran into Yunbi and his party, and then saw Wanbi's People almost collided with each other. Fortunately, there was a corner gate over there, so I ran out, and ended up going around half of the palace, and then came back from the North Fifth Institute. But you, why did it take you so long to come back?" Lian Xin closed the door, then pulled her to sit down on the bed in the inner room, and briefly narrated to her the story of Wanpin and the little princess teaming up to frame Yunpin.Naturally, the matter of Xiao Anzi, the respectful room, helping out was bypassed. After Yushu heard it, he was both surprised and sighed. "My concubine Wan is really cruel, if something happens to the little princess, what should I do?" Lian Xin shook her head, and said with a little worry: "A lot of things have happened for no reason these days. You and I don't have enough family background to rely on in this palace, so we should be more careful in the future." Yushu sighed faintly, "It is said that once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. Unexpectedly, there are so many disasters that people are caught off guard. I really hope that I can pass the re-election as soon as possible. If I can be sealed by then, maybe You don't have to look at the faces of those concubines anymore, and you don't have to live in such fear..." Lian Xin took her hand, a little silent. The palace walls are deep, which is unimaginable for young women like them who are new to the palace.Behind that curtain, how many plots, poisons, traps and tricks are there?One wave is not flat, and another wave rises again.Since they are the show girls to be selected, it means that they may share a share with the concubines who have already ranked in the future.Before he has an identity, he has already been involved in strife and disputes. If he really enters the inner court in the future, he does not know how many intrigues and intrigues he will face. fortunately…… As soon as Lian Xin's thoughts changed, she suddenly thought of him, and her worried eyes gradually became bright and clear. The status was not what she wanted; the power was not what she expected. Because she always remembered why she entered the palace, and why she had to pass the primary and secondary elections.Those once promised words, word by word, are often dreamed back at midnight, lingering in my ears. Lian Xin gently took Yushu's hand, with a smile on her lips, "Let's work hard together and tide over the difficulties together. In the end, we can stand in front of the empress dowager together." Money falls late in August. It is already the hot season, and for some reason, it suddenly began to rain lightly on this day.The pattering raindrops hit the window lattice, gradually converging into a stream, and dripping down the cracks in the brick wall.The smell of dampness rises, and the fresh smell of earth and grass is everywhere. At that time, Feng Xiuchun gathered the beautiful women in the main hall, neatly arranged open chairs and embroidery frames, and ordered the servants to distribute baskets and stretchers, and then taught the master to guide them in needlework. According to the rules of the palace, after the primary election, the show girls must participate in the re-election, and those who pass the re-election will be given to the royal family or the clan's family; the other will be kept in the palace. Serving the emperor's side, he became the choice of concubines in the harem.Now those who can stay in the Zhongcui Palace are all girls who have passed the initial test, and they are only waiting to pass the second test to become the concubine's choice, and then be quoted to the emperor by the eunuch in the respect room. And until then, and after repeated readings, some will only be selected by the concubine to leave a plaque, some will be selected by the emperor himself to leave a plaque, and the rest will be put down, that is, they will be sent out of the palace. Disqualified to be a concubine.Those who are retained by the concubine often start with constant presence and promise; while those who are directly retained by the emperor may be future concubines or concubines.Although no such person has appeared so far, every young girl has started to have such a dream, hoping that one day she will be favored by the emperor, and she will be favored by three thousand honors. "The servant knows that when the young masters are at home, they are already very proficient in needlework. However, the servant invites the young masters to come here not only to teach the skills of the hands, but also to hone their temperament and patience. If the young masters are lucky enough to serve you in the future Your Majesty, you must be careful, calm, and not rash, and needle female red is the best way to hone one's patience." The show girls sat on the open chairs, holding the bandages, and they all nodded and said "yes". The girls began to embroider from the simplest palace pattern, from simple to complex, and had to embroider for two hours before stopping to rest. Some women threw away the baskets impatiently, some women held the embroidery needles, and if they didn’t drop the thread for a long time, they were lazy——the instructor held a thin cane in his hand, and hit their palms unceremoniously. show punishment. About an hour passed like this, and outside the door, the sound of knocking on the lock ring suddenly sounded. Feng Xiuchun waved her hand to let the maidservant to open the door, there was a handsome maidservant standing outside the threshold, dressed in ocher flag, it was Xue Bingyan, the maidservant of the palace who was serving Concubine Wan. "Aunt Xiuchun is well. My master has ordered my servants to ask Master Yushu to come over." Bingyan nodded politely towards Feng Xiuchun, which was considered a salute. Feng Xiuchun nodded, beckoned and asked the servant to call Yushu out.Seeing this, the rest of the show girls all stretched their necks and watched Yu Shu's back enviously.Xi Xiang in that room narrowed her eyes, and a look of jealousy flashed in her eyes. Jingren Palace is in the northwest corner of the entire East Sixth Palace, and there is only Chengqian Palace separated from Zhongcui Palace.Bingyan led Yushu all the way along the vermilion palace wall, and walked to the magnificent palace of the second entrance courtyard. Inside the gate there was a Shi Yingbi, which was said to be a relic of the Yuan Dynasty. Passing through Jingren Gate, the huge palace is in front of you.It is still five rooms wide, with yellow glazed tiles and a mountain-style roof. Under the eaves, there are single-curved, single-raised and five-stepped dougongs, decorated with dragons, phoenixes and seal paintings.In the Ming Dynasty, the front and rear eaves opened the door, and the secondary and tip rooms were sill walls and sill windows.The door of the hall is half open, and the indoor square brick floor can be seen.There is a wide platform in front of the hall, and the snow-white marble Danbi is paved with brocade every step of the way. Yu Shu walked all the way, looking around and lingering all the way, with envious eyes on his face.Bingyan saw it, didn't say anything, just led her into the side hall on the north side. "My servant waits to greet the young master Yushu." The windows in the side hall are bright and clean. In front of the huge double-sided embroidered screen stood a line of maidservants, all holding trays filled with gorgeous palace costumes and jewelry.As soon as Yu Shufu entered the door, he bowed to her. "This……" Yushu was stunned for a moment, and her steps towards the threshold also stopped.Behind her back, Bingyan only pushed her lightly, and then told the servants in the side hall: "Take good care of Young Master Yushu." The bright sunshine quietly sprinkled in along the window lattice, as if covering the ground with a thin layer of white gauze.In the bedroom in the main hall, Li Qingwan was lazily sitting on the kang bed in front of the west window with a cup of tea in her hand, leaning on the golden heart hot red cushion, half-closed her eyes, looking at the garden full of flowers and trees outside the window , slightly distracted. There was a jingle of rings outside the corridor, and then the door curtain was pulled open. The girl who stepped into the threshold was wearing a pair of carmine cloud pattern flag shoes, wearing a lake-blue palace dress with smoky glaze and sunflower petals, and her hair was not tied up in a bun. , only combed a simple twist braid, draped over the shoulder along the left ear, and a delicate cloisonne single hairpin was pinned between the black hair, which set off her face like a jade, especially a tear mole at the corner of her eye, which was about to drip. Li Qingwan put the teacup in her hand on the table, looked it up and down, and half raised the corners of her lips, "As the saying goes, Buddha needs gold clothes, and people need clothes. This is really true." Yushu waved his arms towards her tremblingly and saluted, "Servant...greetings to Madam Wanbi." "Get up." Wanbi smiled lightly and waved to her, motioning for her to sit beside her, and then ordered the servants beside her to bring over the snacks and candies that were rewarded by the Qianqing Palace a few days ago. "Don't be nervous. Bengong said before that once you enter the palace gate, you will be good sisters, and you will not be unfamiliar if you talk together. And Bengong looks at you, as if you saw yourself when you first entered the palace , so beautiful and pure. Because only those who have not experienced the world can have such clear eyes and a kind heart." Yushu raised her eyes in a daze, "Your Majesty..." The smile on Li Qingwan's face became more gentle, and she asked softly: "By the way, did you wear the dance clothes I gave you last time? I'm afraid that you won't want to wear them, so I put them on the shelf." When Yu Shu heard this, he quickly knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, forgive me, all slaves deserve to die. That dance dress... the dance dress was accidentally torn by a slave..." Li Qingwan's eyes flicked over her head, but she chuckled, "If it breaks, it will be broken. It's just a dead thing. What does Sister He Lao mention about whether it's dead or not. It's just that I want to ask you, that skirt Did you accidentally break it, or...someone is jealous of the valuable things I gave you, and secretly tricked you?" Yu Shu lowered his head and said nothing. Li Qingwan sighed softly, and reached out to help her up, "You are too young after all. I don't know that it has always been like this in the palace. As long as you are outstanding, as long as you are better than others, you will be criticized endlessly." And blame, what's more, it's plotting and framing. I also came here from you at this time. How could you not understand." Yu Shu lowered his head, but his face was moved. "To be so tolerant and sympathetic to the empress, how can a servant girl be able to..." If Lian Xin hadn't told her about the Royal Garden, she would have thought how kind and generous this concubine is.She is just a beautiful girl who has just entered the palace, but she is a high-ranking concubine who not only treats each other with courtesy, but also treats her like a sister. At this time, Li Qingwan was holding her hand, stroking her arm with her fingertips, "Hands are softer, skin is fat... so tender, it's really possible to pinch a puddle of water." Yu Shu's face was a little red, and she bit her lip embarrassingly. Seeing her expression, Li Qingwan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Look at my sister, she is still an innocent little girl after all. If I meet the emperor in the future, I will be so shy and unable to let go, how can it be good?" Yushu was a little panicked when he heard this, "Miss Wanbi, this servant is just a beautiful girl, so I dare not think about it." "It's wrong for you to say that." Li Qingwan patted her hand lightly, "You are a beautiful girl, and when you enter the palace, you are a member of this palace and the emperor. There is a retest, and if you are sure that you are finally retained, you may still be sent out. This palace sees that you are very talented and beautiful, so it would be a pity if you can't stay in the palace!" After Li Qingwan finished speaking, her eyes fell on her face inscrutablely, "Yu Shu, I told you these things because I like you very much, and I hope you can stay. Do you understand?" "Thanks to your empress' respect, this slave...willing to follow your empress behind you." Yushu finished speaking in a low voice, and knelt on the ground again. This time Li Qingwan did not stop her, but only gave Bingyan a signal. Bingyan took the order, stepped forward lightly, and handed Yu Shu a golden silk brocade bag.The mouth of the bag was tied tightly with a silk ribbon, but it could still be seen that it was full of gold, and it was yellow and clear, shining waves of broken light. "I know that you are a daughter from a humble family background, so you take the gold. The palace is not only about appearance and character, but also about opportunities. You are a smart girl, but you must grasp it well..." Yu Shu knelt on the ground, staring blankly at the embroidered bag in his hand, unable to recover for a long time. The Royal Garden, Tiyuan Hall, Jingyixuan and other places are all places to read the draft girls.Because there are still a lot of political affairs to be dealt with in the warm pavilion every day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will arrange according to the number of contestants in each banner. Generally, only two banners are arranged every few days for the emperor to read. Up to now, the only ones who have been read are the beautiful girls of Xianglan Banner and Zhenghong Banner. Two or three out of ten of them are selected by name, and they will be re-selected in Tiyuan Hall.But no one was left behind.Moreover, I learned from the servants who came back to report the news that the emperor was not very interested and hardly participated, and it was Taifei Qin who presided over it.It is said that after this time, the next nuclear election will be postponed to half a month later. All the women in the Zhongcui Palace were thinking in their hearts - if they wanted to wait for their flag status to be picked up, they had to wait for their turn to be elected, and they didn't know when and what month they would have to wait.So those with good family backgrounds started to trust people everywhere; those with rich family backgrounds started to manage around. As soon as the application time arrived, the eunuchs in the respect room had finished their lunch and were busy arranging the green cards of the concubines in the harem.There is a large stack of documents neatly placed in front of the table, but there are very few words on them. They are the records of the emperor's favor on a certain concubine by the little eunuch earlier. The manuscripts were to be burned. "It's so hot, you're still bored here and working hard!" A shrill voice sounded, and the little eunuchs looked towards the door, but it was Li Qingxi who walked in with a smile on his face, followed by four little eunuchs, They both held a big and round watermelon in their arms, as if it had been frozen, and the skin was still covered with hoarfrost. "I can see that you are the hardest working people in the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs. Well, today the empress dowager gave me a few watermelons, and I carried them to the door. Hurry up and have a bite to relieve the heat." After Li Qingxi finished speaking, he ordered the watermelon to be put down. All the eunuchs in the respect room recognized him as the chief eunuch in charge of Du Yusi.Everyone was very hot at this time, and they were all overjoyed after hearing him finish speaking, and thanked Li Qingxi one after another.Li Qingxi waved his hand, signaling them to get watermelon knives at the door, and cut up the cold watermelon to eat. The room with the open door is spacious and tidy.On the table closest to the west wall, there is a seven-foot-square brocade drawer.In the drawer, there are one fragrant wood brand after another, with a dark green silk ribbon tied to the head of the card, and they are put together.People in the harem are all too familiar with that sign, and the names below are all the names of every concubine who will be arranged into the Royal Emperor. Li Qingxi walked around the crowd calmly and stepped into the room, with his back to the door, seeing that no one was looking around, he quickly turned over the signs, picked out one of them, and placed it in the most conspicuous place in the middle of the brocade drawer . As soon as he put the sign away, there was a coughing sound behind him. "Your Excellency." Su Peisheng came in with Yu Shu, looking at all the little eunuchs gathered together in twos and threes, holding watermelon in his hand, his mouth was full of juice, he couldn't help frowning, coughed heavily, and scolded him.