Mu Lanping suddenly said with a smile: "I see, why didn't I know the news that Miss Fan was going to enter the palace before." If she has already arrived first, we can go in and help you relay it. ”

At this time, there was already a grandmother who was in charge of guiding them, Fan Lanruo glanced at it and said, "Thank you Miss Mu for your kindness, but there is no need, she should come over later, I am waiting for her here." A few of them can do their own thing. ”

Mu Lanping didn't insist anymore when she saw her say this, He Linwan nodded to Fan Lanruo, and left with He Zhen.

Guide the grandmother to lead them into a palace gate.

Mu Lanping smiled and asked, "Mama, I don't know where we're going?"

The guide said kindly: "We are going to the Wenzhen Palace, and the girls who enter the palace today will go there first, and the girls will also live in the Wenzhen Palace these days." ”

"I see!" Mu Lanping nodded, and chatted with He Linwan in a low voice, "I thought that Miss Fan was also going to participate in this small election, but I didn't want her to come, and I don't know why." ”

He Lin said later: "I don't know, I only have a one-sided relationship with Miss Fan, and I am not very familiar with each other. ”

Mu Lanping didn't talk to He Lin about Mu Lanping anymore, but instead talked to Mama Yin, and the guide Mama was very easy-going, and she basically answered Mu Lanping's questions.

Because the number of women who entered the palace in this small election is not large, and the status is not low, there is no such complicated process as in the ordinary general election, but some necessary procedures cannot be avoided. One of them is to have the old lady in the palace check the body to see if there are any external injuries or dark diseases.

He Linwan, He Zhen, and Mu Lanping were guided to the Wenzhen Palace.

The Wenzhen Hall is very large, and it is the residence of the show girls during the draft over the years, and it has a certain distance from the outer court and the inner palace. Although this is only a small election, the number of women participating in the election is not more than 100, but they are all arranged here.

Because of the small number of people, every four people live in a courtyard. He Linwan, He Zhen and Mu Lanping were arranged in a courtyard.

Because the people hadn't come yet, He Lin went to rest after she arrived in the room late, not wanting to be knocked on the door as soon as she sat down and drank half a cup of tea. Chunxiao ran over to open the door and found that standing outside was the maid lotus heart brought by He Zhen.

"Big girl, a nun came over and asked our girl to change rooms!

"Nun, how could a nun enter the palace?" Chunxiao looked inexplicable.

He Linwan thought about it, got up and walked outside.

He Linwan lived in the east wing of this small courtyard, and He Zhen lived in the west wing, so He Linwan walked to the door and saw the situation on the other side clearly.

He Zhen stood at the door of the West Chamber with an inexplicable look and was at a loss, there were two women standing opposite her, one woman was holding a wooden box in her hand, and she should be dressed as a maid. The other woman should be the "nun" in Lianxin's mouth, because she was wearing a lotus-blue layman's clothes.

The women who entered the palace today were all dressed up, even if they were not dressed in flowers, they must be elegant and pleasant, so it was impossible for a woman wearing a layman's uniform to suddenly appear without being eye-catching.

When He Linwan walked over, he heard the maid holding the wooden box in his hand pleading with He Zhen, "...... If there is any other request, please mention it, my girl sincerely wants to change rooms with you. ”

He Zhen was in a dilemma, and when she saw He Linwan at a glance, she was like seeing a rescuer, so she hurriedly shook off the two of them and ran over, pulling He Linwan and whispering: "Big sister, this girl suddenly came to me and said that she wanted to change the room, is there anything I don't know about it? I heard that the people in the palace are very complicated, I really don't understand what they want to do! And you look at their dress, it's so strange......"

The girl in the layman's uniform seemed to know that He Zhen was talking about her, and turned her head to look.

Although He Linwan already had some expectations in his heart, he was still stunned when he saw the woman's appearance clearly.

If Fan Lanruo's beauty is the cold beauty of ice muscles and jade bones, Mu Wanping's beauty is the proud beauty of scorching brightness, and Yang Weizhen's beauty is the elegant beauty of clear and graceful, then the woman in front of her is an ethereal and uncommon beauty.

Her eyes were as bright as stars, as if she was born with a smile, but when she looked at you, there was nothing in them, as if you were no different from a flower, a tree, or a speck of dust.

"Miss Xue. He Linwan hid the complicated emotions in his eyes and nodded in greeting.

Xue Wanqing's gaze stayed on He Linwan for a moment, and the maid next to her hurriedly whispered to her: "This should be the eldest girl of the He family, and she is a cousin with the fourth girl He just now." ”

Xue Wanqing nodded at He Linwan, "Miss He." I'm sorry, I haven't been out for many years, so I can't recognize all the ladies in the capital, please forgive me for the rudeness. ”

He Linwan naturally knew that Xue Wanqing was unsociable, and it was rumored that Xue Wanqing was cold and arrogant and not easy to get close to.

Yang Weizhen and Xue Xingyi have been married for so long, it stands to reason that they should be very familiar with Xue Wanqing, but the number of times the two have met has not exceeded five fingers. Even when we met, we just exchanged a few words of greetings, and there was not much friendship. In recent years, Xue Wanqing has disappeared as if she had disappeared in the circle of ladies in the capital, and she almost did not appear in front of people.

So when Chen Yihan said that he had a good relationship with Xue Wanqing a few years ago, He Linwan didn't believe it all.

He Linwan smiled: "I have been away from Beijing for many years, and it is normal for Miss Xue not to recognize me. ”

Xue Wanqing smiled politely at He Linwan, and then looked at He Zhen: "I'm sorry that my maid didn't explain it clearly before, the reason why I want to change rooms with you is because the Guanyin statue I brought needs to be placed from west to east, and I have just gone to see my room, and there is nothing suitable." ”

Only then did He Linwan see clearly that the sandalwood box in the hand of the maid beside Xue Wanqing contained a jade Guanyin statue.

"Oh, that's right. He Zhen replied embarrassedly, but her eyes quietly looked at He Linwan.

Xue Wanqing seemed to realize that He Zhen wanted He Linwan to make up her mind, so she said to He Linwan: "I have been fasting and reciting Buddha for many years, and I have become accustomed to doing morning and evening classes every day. Although I had to enter the palace this time, it was not easy to fall behind in the morning and evening classes. ”

"Miss Xue believes in Buddhism?" He Linwan raised her eyebrows and asked, she didn't remember that Xue Wanqing was so persistent in chanting scriptures in the past, but she didn't know much about Xue Wanqing in the past.

Xue Wanqing thought for a while and bowed her head slightly, "It should be believed." ”

He Linwan pondered what the "should" in her words meant.