Bao Fuquan's worries were unfounded. Not many girls were retained in the second draft, and the girls who were not selected in the primary selection, as long as they were slightly more beautiful, were all retained by Zhenwu. Zhenwu was retained in the second round. Wu You was extremely picky, and those who could stay overnight for inspection were basically those with outstanding looks. ////w w w . . c o m
The beautiful women in Jifengxuan had no money to bribe the eunuchs. Most of them were from poor families, and most of them were selected by Zhenwu from among the unelected beautiful women. Zhao Mengtong, the daughter of Zhao Can, who was inscribed with a blue flag and the Han military flag in the Ministry of Household Affairs, was there. Among them, although Zhao Mengtong longed to leap onto a branch and become a phoenix, she really did not have the money to honor the eunuch. She could not afford three melons and two jujubes. The eunuch with a huge appetite simply disdained the small money of dozens of taels.
She has money, connections, and a good family background, but she is a third-rank official who wants to be defeated. Because of her mother's earnest persuasion, and the fact that she didn't like the life of fighting for favor in the palace, Ying Yun deliberately lost the election.
The overnight inspection of show girls is actually a way to test the behavior and even talents of the show girls. Among them, the role of female officials is greater than that of eunuchs. A single evaluation of frivolous behavior or unruly words and deeds can easily determine the status of a show girl. Destiny, therefore, all the beautiful ladies staying overnight are walking on thin ice.
The beautiful ladies who stay overnight do not have nothing to do during their stay. They have to learn the etiquette and various rules in the palace every day. The various etiquettes in the palace are complicated, and there are countless rules and taboos. It can be said that everything is exquisite and everything has laws. , if you don¡¯t study and practice specifically, you really can¡¯t adapt.
When Zhenwu came to Jifengxuan, all the beautiful ladies were practicing etiquette. The little eunuch who heard this came to announce the arrival of Zhenwu. Several female officials hurriedly led the ladies to the door to greet Zhenwu. When they saw Zhenwu getting off the sedan, , the girls squatted down and said: "Slave servants, wait and see the emperor, may the emperor be blessed and safe."
Zhenwu walked up to the girls. He said with a smile: "No courtesy." After the girls got up, he looked at them one by one. His eyes paused for a moment on Zhao Mengtong and Zhou Roujia, and then went straight into Jifengxuan. He did not enter the room, but just stood there. The people in the courtyard stood firm.
Seeing this situation, Bao Fuquan hurriedly directed several young eunuchs to bring in chairs and tables, waiting for Zhenwu to sit down. Tea, cakes, and fruits were served with flowing water. There were not many beautiful women in Jifengxuan. There were only twelve people in total. Seeing Zhenwu's posture, all the beautiful women were very nervous, knowing that the time to decide their fate had come.
Zhenwu looked at the beautiful ladies for a moment, took a few sips of tea, and then ordered: "Roll roll."
In the past few days, Aunt Wei, who was teaching me, had already become very familiar with the situation of the beautiful ladies. After hearing these words, she hurriedly knelt down and said, "I obey the order." After standing up, she reported in the order of the beautiful ladies: "Zheng Lanqi. The third-class guard Na Qiyun's daughter, Na Ruimei, is sixteen years old."
When she heard her name, Na Ruimei knelt down and said, "My daughter, Na Ruimei, is here to see the emperor. May the emperor be blessed with peace and happiness." Due to nervousness, her voice had a slight tremor.
Zhenwu swept through this group of fifteen or sixty-seven-year-olds, full of vitality. The girl, who was like a flower in bud, smiled slightly and said in a relaxed tone: "There is no need to be nervous. You are proud to be able to stay in the palace. The show girls are selected every three years, and all the ones who can stay in each session will be selected." Not much, I have already made my will. Regardless of whether you leave a sign or not, those who are not selected in the end can marry freely. Even if you fail to enter the palace, you can still marry a good family, so there is no need to be too nervous."
Finished. He said directly: "Next one."
"The daughter of Ma Jun, the prime minister of Zuosi Temple in Dali Temple with a red flag, Ma Rulan, fifteen years old."
He named seven beautiful girls in a row, but Zhenwu didn't say anything. However, he noticed that the family backgrounds of these seven beautiful girls were not good. Most of them were women from low-ranking official families of the sixth and seventh grades. The capital was not as good as the locals. The officials were not officials at all. It seemed that these eunuchs were playing tricks again. He couldn't help but glance at Bao Fuquan.
Bao Fuquan felt uncomfortable at this sight, and secretly cursed those bastards for making things too obvious. I am afraid that another group of eunuchs will be unlucky this time. The eunuchs in the palace have now been rectified twice, Zhen Will Wuhui take the opportunity to conduct a major rectification? He couldn't help but glance at the nanny he was teaching.
The teachings also realized inappropriateness, but these showgirls were all low. What can she do? At that moment, she nodded to Zhao Mengtong's head, "Zhao Mengtong, the daughter of Zhao Can, is sixteen years old."
Zhao Mengtong did not expect that the call would suddenly jump on his head. Hearing the roll call, he hurriedly suppressed the panic in his heart, knelt down and said calmly: "Your Majesty, Zhao Mengtong, comes to see the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed and safe."
Zhenwu nodded and asked, "How is your behavior?"
The nanny who taught Xi hurriedly knelt down and said, "Go back to the emperor, be courteous, filial, kind, and behave appropriately."
Only then did Zhenwu look at Zhao Mengtong,??: "Have you ever studied?"
"Back to the emperor, I know a few words from "Women's Training"." Zhao Mengtong suppressed the joy in his heart and said calmly.
"That's right, keep the sign." Zhenwu said with great satisfaction.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? can sing: "Hand the red flag, the general affairs envoy Si Tongzheng envoy Zhou Daoxin's daughter, Zhou Roujia, sixteen years old."
Zhenwu was slightly startled when he heard this, a third-grade official? After pondering for a moment, he said directly: "Next one."
Seeing Zhenwu's attitude, Zhou Roujia couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and Zhao Mengtong was also secretly happy. It was certainly a joy to lose a competitor who was as beautiful as her.
Until all the names were sung, Zhenwu didn't leave any more signs. Seeing this situation, Bao Fuquan couldn't help but secretly complain. He was afraid that Chi Yu would suffer a disaster today. While peeping at Zhenwu's face, he secretly figured out how to deal with the aftermath. At the same time, I was also quite surprised. That Zhou Roujia had a beautiful appearance and was the daughter of a minister. Why didn't Zhenwu leave a sign? Could it be that Zhou Daoxin did not have the holy will?
After pondering for a moment, Zhenwu said: "Zhang Jingru will stay, Zhou Roujia will stay, and the rest will leave." After saying that, he turned back and glanced at Bao Fuquan. Bao Fuquan hurriedly led a group of eunuchs and maids to bow. Back off.
Zhenwu and Zhou Roujia were the only two people left in the entire courtyard. Zhou Roujia didn't know why Zhenwu asked her to stay alone, but didn't ask her to leave a sign. She couldn't help but feel quite uneasy. Listening to the footsteps of everyone walking away, Zhou Roujia felt anxious in her heart. A little more panicked, she didn't dare to look at Zhenwu and could only lower her head and stare at her toes.
Zhenwu glanced at her, and after a while he asked, "Are you unwilling to enter the palace?"
Suddenly hearing Zhenwu's question, Zhou Roujia was so frightened that her face turned pale. She hurriedly knelt down and said, "Back to the emperor, it is a great blessing for me to be able to enter the palace and serve the emperor. It¡¯s even more desirable.¡±
At this point, she realized that the fate of the entire Zhou family was right in front of her. She paused for a moment and then continued: "The Emperor, the Holy Wisdom, is wise and wise, and has extraordinary valor. He proposed to build an agricultural college and expand the 'Four Constants'." Examples such as providing relief to Fujian, developing Taiwan, building the Royal Navy of the Qing Dynasty, personally conquering Penghu, conquering Nanyang, occupying Australia, enfeoffing overseas countries, immigrating to Australia, etc. are widely sung in Jiangnan and the capital.
Every time the girls from the Eight Banners' boudoir in the capital gather together, the emperor's deeds are a constant topic of conversation. All the girls from the Eight Banners who are eligible for the draft have a secret love for the emperor, thinking about it day and night, hoping to enter the palace and be favored by the emperor. How can the courtiers do this? I don't want to enter the palace, so I pray to the emperor for clear advice. "
"You are very eloquent." Zhenwu couldn't help but chuckled. The reason why he asked this question was because all the beautiful girls in Jifengxuan were from low-ranking official families. Only her father was a third-rank official and was born Yousheng's features are picturesque, pure and lovely, and his figure is also graceful and charming. He is beautiful and comes from a minister's family, but he is mixed with beautiful girls from a poor family. Naturally, he is a bit weird, and he is also Therefore, it is speculated that this woman may not be willing to enter the palace.
I didn't expect that Zhou Roujia would treasure his deeds in detail, and even the order was correct. This was not something that could be blurted out in a hurry. It seemed that he might indeed be a constant topic in the Eight Banners women's boudoir. Think about it, wasn't he the entire Qing Dynasty? Biggest star?
With a slight smile, Zhenwucai continued: "Tell me, why are you in Jifengxuan?"
Zhou Roujia was originally smart and sensitive. After hearing this question, she already understood the whole story. However, she did not dare to use the eunuch's blackmail of the beautiful girl as an excuse. It would definitely get her into trouble. After a slight thought, she whispered Said: "Back to the emperor, my daughter is a bannerman of the Han army."
Zhenwu couldn't help but smile when he heard this. This woman was not only beautiful, but also extremely smart. She actually used this excuse to excuse herself. The Han military flag had the lowest status among the Eight Banners, so it was understandable that she had any scruples or had to lower her status. This matter, The eunuch in the palace must have taken the opportunity to blackmail her, and it was rare that she didn't use this as an excuse.
However, it can also be seen from this that she is indeed unwilling to enter the palace. Zhenwu couldn't help but look at her twice. As the emperor, he was in the prime of his life and he did not want to force others to make things difficult. There were many beauties in the world. If you have nothing to do, you can parade incognito. What kind of woman do you want? Moreover, after the draft, the number of show ladies and maids in the harem suddenly increased by hundreds, so he didn¡¯t have to worry about the emptiness of the harem, and the forceful melons were not sweet. After a slight hesitation, he said: "Ping Shen."
Zhou Roujia was overjoyed, thinking she had gotten through the test, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace." Then she stood up, but she still did not dare to look up at Zhenwu.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhenwu said slowly: "I am the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. There are many women from the Eight Banners who want to enter the palace, but there are also some who are unwilling to enter the palace. I don't want to force others to make things difficult for them. I will leave a sign or give you flowers. You can decide for yourself. I will not offend anyone with this.¡±
Hearing these words, Zhou Roujia couldn't help but be stunned. She wanted to goStay? Let her make the decision herself? Is there such a draft? However, from these words, it can also be seen that Zhenwu doted on her to the extreme. From this, she thought of the rumors that Zhenwu had taken concubines in Shanghai. It seemed that that was true. She was not very old and was very fond of Zhenwu. Wu originally admired him a lot, but he didn't dare to hesitate. He hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, I want a sign."