Jin Yiyu smiled a little complicatedly and nodded.

"Can you give a place?" asked Liu Yanzhi.

"Not really. ”

Liu Kaizhi nodded knowingly, "The Eight Banners have only selected the four flags now, and there are quite a few people who have been left for re-watching, and Ling Mei has been named, and she has not been given a position on the spot, so I think it should be arranged by the palace itself." ”

The Eight Banners draft procedure is complicated, and those who enter the palace on the same day are divided into three types, the first is to be put out of the palace by a brand, such as Feng Jiwen back then; the second is to be selected and given a position first, mostly those with prominent family backgrounds, or those who have been agreed in advance in the palace in order to balance the power of the Eight Banners; and more of them are left to look at again, and the etiquette is taught by the palace grandmother, and finally a few people are selected from it, and the rest are still out of the palace with a brand.

And those who are left to watch it usually have two fates - to be kept as a concubine to serve the emperor, or to be given to the royal family.

Whether it is her appearance or family background, Jin Rongyue can be regarded as a leader among the show girls participating in this year's election, so although she was not given a position, Liu Qizhi is also very sure that it must be arranged in advance in the palace.

Jin Yiyu said when he heard this: "After the election yesterday, I was picked by my aunt to go to Jingren Palace to accompany me." ”

The triennial Eight Banners draft is very different from the annual selection of palace maids, if the participants in the draft are not selected, they do not have to stay in the palace to serve for several years, but can immediately go home and marry freely, which is one of them.

The second is that the show girls who were left to watch it again all lived in unity and learned the etiquette of the palace.

But there are also a few people who are left by your lord to serve temporarily, and the reasons are mostly simple and rude - such as 'look at the relationship', and then 'this girl is pleasant' and so on.

This time, Concubine Jia chose four people to go to Jingren Palace early.

The first is Miss Jiafu, the concubine of Fu Heng's Mansion, followed by the third and fourth ladies of the two concubines in Agui's Mansion, Zhang Jiajiyu and Zhang Jiajiling.

Then there is Jin Rongyue, the daughter of his brother Jin Jian, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Liu Jiaozhi smiled when he heard this: "Since you have been taken to Jingren Palace, you don't have to worry." ”

Outsiders know that Jin Rongyue is very good-eyed and has a close relative, so it is not an exaggeration to be regarded as a few over the years.

Jin Yiyu is far less relieved than Liu Yizhi.

Many things are not clear to outsiders.

For example, when Yue'er had an accident before, the attitude of his father and aunt.

Since then, he has noticed that the relationship between Yue'er and his aunt has cooled down a lot.

And Yue'er is on the draft of entering the palace...... There seems to be a different kind of attachment.

Just a month before the draft, he also persuaded her to obey her mother's earlier arrangement and ask the palace for a waiver. But instead of listening, she also thought he was troublesome.

And with his understanding of Yue'er, he always felt as if she had something or thoughts that he didn't know these days.

Therefore, Jin Rongyue entered the palace draft this time, and he was somewhat apprehensive.

Because now he can't understand his sister's mind, and he can't understand his aunt's attitude.

Jin Yiyu drank the golden tea soup in the bowl and eliminated many ominous premonitions in his mind.

Maybe it's because Yue'er's impression of him has changed too much this year, so that he often has some thoughts and speculations in his heart that have never appeared before, so it's probably his ...... I think about it too much.

Hopefully, it's just that he's thinking too much.

Although accidents happen from time to time, don't overthink the people around you.

"Don't talk about that. Jin Yiyu cut off the topic, and asked Liu Kaizhi with a smile: "Master Yuanyi, the presiding abbot of Guangji Temple, has returned from a wandering, and I have agreed with Mr. Yuan and He Shen and Lin to visit together in three days, I haven't listened to Master Yuanyi's lecture for a long time, do you want to go with me?"

After hearing this, Liu Kaizhi's face flashed with a trace of discomfort.

"I won't go. After answering, he seemed to be afraid that Jin Yiyu would think too much, and added: "Recently, the Hanlin Academy has been busy, except for Xiu Mu, I'm afraid I won't be able to squeeze out free time." ”

Jin Yiyu still smiled.

"Are you afraid that if you walk in the same place with Heshen and be seen, what rumors will you provoke?"

“……”

There was a bit of indescribable bitterness on Liu Kaizhi's face.

Since the time when he sent love poems from Jingyang Tower, it seems that no matter when and where, as long as he happens to appear in everyone's sight with He Shen, even if no one makes jokes or jokes, he will inevitably come into contact with some abnormal eyes.

Including on the day of his palace test, because the emperor appointed He Shen to listen to the comments on the papers, the rest of the tribute students more or less secretly had unpleasant words and speculations.

Ay...... There are really words of suffering.

"He and his wife were in distress in the suburbs yesterday, in order to escape the persecution of bandits, he took the risk of stabbing a horse with a hairpin, and now he is seriously injured and recuperating at home, I don't think He Shen may still have the interest to go. Jin Yiyu was still laughing and teasing his friend: "At that time, I will send someone to ask him at the house, if he doesn't go, I will send someone to pick you up." ”

Liu Kaizhi: "......"

Why does he always avoid the one who avoids him......

How do you feel like hiding from something?

This feeling of having no ghosts in your heart, but having to act according to the instructions of ghosts because of the terrible words of people, is really embarrassing and suffocating.

Knowing that today, he said that he would not go to Jingyang Tower that night.

"Do you think this is going to happen?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Jin Yiyu asked with a smile again.

Liu Kaizhi glanced at him with a restrained look.

"Let's have tea. ”

Shut up, too.

Jin Yiyu nodded with a smile and said a long "good-" word.

Outside the teahouse, the sky above the pedestrians was covered with a layer of gray clouds, and a slightly cool wind blew through the banners in front of the shops on both sides of the street, and the sky seemed to be turning cloudy.

In less than an hour, thunder roared, and raindrops the size of beans fell in a line.

On a hot summer day, it is undoubtedly comfortable to have a heavy rain.

Feng Jiwen can only lie on the couch most of the time, but fortunately, Ziyun is over today, and she can have someone to talk with her to relieve her boredom.

At this time, the rain was pouring outside the window, and the stuffy air in the house drilled out of the window, and then a cool breeze poured in, but after a while, there was no need for an ice basin.

Ziyun is talking to Feng Jiwen about the most frequently discussed topic in the city in addition to the bandits in the suburbs in the past two days - the draft.

Whose daughter was chosen, what position was given, whose daughter was picked up because of her character or other issues, Ziyun picked up everything she thought was worth talking about to Feng Jiwen.

Feng Jiwen listened to her and occasionally picked up a sentence.

She learned from Ziyun that among the three daughters sent by the Wang family, the fourth lady Wang Lizhu and the fifth miss Wang Liyu were all teased, and only the third girl, Wang Liyun, was kept for some reason.

Ziyun complained vigorously that people with bad reputations such as Zhang Jiajiyu and Jin Rongyue could also be left behind, and they were also left in Jingren Palace by Concubine Jia to 'focus on observation'.

"The first article of the palace draft has always been about family background, and the rest of the conduct is just a reference. Feng Jiwen lay on the pillow with a crooked face, seeing Ziyun's face full of indignation, she couldn't help but smile and said: "Besides, they can't come out of the palace, and there are not many opportunities to meet in the future, so we can be quieter." ”

"That's right, but when I think about them, they are clearly not good people, but they can rely on their strong family background and live a lifetime of fine clothes and food-" Ziyun said: "Thinking about many kind people, but they are often excluded and bullied everywhere because their status is not as good as others, I feel that this world is really unfair." ”

"There's no fairness at all. Feng Jiwen looked at her and said, "But the palace doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good place." ”

It is true that there is nothing to be done in the clothes, but it is even more true that there is no blood in the murder of intrigues.

"That's right...... I often hear Eniang say that none of the masters and ladies who sit in high positions in the palace have clean hands. Ziyun lowered his voice and said: "Don't talk about it far, just talk about this Jiagui Concubine Niangniang now, the previous Concubine Ling and the Nala Clan's Xian Niangniang were not more popular than her, but then you can see that one by one, either died or committed suicide......

Seeing that she wanted to say more, Feng Jiwen stopped quietly: "Don't talk about this, eat dates, taste the sweetness or not." ”

Although there are no outsiders here, these palace secrets that don't know the truth or falsehood are naturally better to say less.

"I said the wrong thing again......" Ziyun stuck out his tongue in hindsight, lowered his head and grabbed a green jujube and put it into his mouth, it tasted crispier and sweeter than expected.

"Where did you get this date?" she asked.

"I didn't buy it from outside. Feng Jiwen also pinched one, and said with a smile: "It's home-grown, these days are the time to eat, and I picked it with Shen early this morning." ”

"Oh......" Ziyun smiled meaningfully, "I said why did you eat so sweet!"

"The jujube tree is decades old, can it not be sweet. ”

"......" Ziyun silently glanced at someone who was eating dates.

"Madam, this is a longan sent from the palace, and it was sent with ice and ice, so let's try it with Gege. "The little fairy came in from outside, holding a whole plate of yellow-skinned longan in his hand.

"Sent from the palace?" Feng Jiwen asked suspiciously.

"It was given to his wife by Concubine Jia Gui of Jingren Palace. ”

Feng Jiwen was stunned when she heard this.

Longyan is a rare thing in the capital, not to mention that this is still a tribute to the palace.

She still remembered that when she and Yi Jiang'a went to Feng'en Fuguo's Mansion more than two months ago, Feng'en Fu Jin Zhangjia's family was rewarded by the palace at that time, and the longan that was not very good-looking, but it was still very rare.

She looked at the plate that was brought to the coffee table by the couch by Xiaoxian.

They are plump and round, and they look very fresh.

Obviously, they were all picked and sent.

In the past two months, Concubine Jia Guifei has also summoned her to the palace twice, and she listened to He Shen's advice, even if she didn't get along, she couldn't make trouble, so she went.

Concubine Jia's attitude towards her was as good as ever, but there would always be a word or two of temptation popping up from time to time.

After going back and forth, she also had deeper suspicions about Concubine Jia.

But because there is no evidence, it can only be suspicion.

But her vigilance towards Concubine Jia is getting heavier day by day.

"Concubine Jia's reward?" Ziyun said in surprise: "This kind of good thing is not common, Concubine Jia actually brought it to you, Crescent Moon...... Are you very close to Concubine Jia?"

Feng Jiwen subconsciously shook her head.

"That's weird. Ziyun frowned suspiciously, but smiled the next moment: "But since it was delivered, then don't eat it for nothing, this dragon's eye is really fresh, can you taste it?"

Feng Jiwen looked at Xiaoxian and asked, "Who is in charge of leaving things behind?"

In the past, Concubine Jia gave her things, whether they were valuable or not, she never accepted them.

"It's uncle. Xiaoxian said: "Concubine Jia thought that she had also heard about her wife's injury, so she sent a lot of tonic herbs, this longan was just brought by the way, and the uncle said that tonic herbs are rare things, and she was ashamed, so she left only longan for her wife to appetize." ”

Feng Jiwen listened to it, and then it became clear.

It is not difficult to understand Heshen's approach.

In the end, Concubine Jia Guifei sent things over this time is not a reward compared to the past, but because she was injured, she sent someone to visit, if she refutes them all, her face will be a little unbearable.

It's okay to leave something inconsequential.

He Shen has always been thoughtful, and she doesn't need to worry about this.

When I think about it, I feel relieved.

"Eat. She said with a smile to Ziyun, who had been salivating for a while and was not embarrassed to start.

He asked Xiaoxian again, "Xiaocha hasn't come back yet?"

"Mrs. Hui, not yet. ”

Since yesterday the palace handed over the case of the outskirts of the outskirts to the criminal department for investigation, Xiaoxian and Xiaocha were summoned to the criminal department to describe the situation in distress, as well as the other party's appearance, characteristics, clothing, accent, etc.

After asking like this for a long time, Xiaoxian's legs were weak, and she was helped back by Xiaocha.

First, she was already afraid of a place like the Criminal Department, and second, yesterday's events were too thrilling, not only could she not answer any useful clues, but she also suffered another thrill because she remembered the situation at that time.

Xiaocha is different.

This girl is a typical person who is stupid and bold, and her answers are fluent.

Although there will always be one or two words of scolding my mother from time to time because of anger, which makes everyone in the criminal department embarrassed, but overall, the performance is commendable.

I don't know if it's because of this, when Fukangan went to the Criminal Department to assist in the case this morning, he sent someone to summon Xiaocha to go again.

It's been half a day, and it's half of the afternoon.

It's true that this girl is bold, but it's not all a good thing to be bold, after not seeing anyone come back for so long, Feng Jiwen can't help but worry a little about whether she will cause some trouble in the Criminal Department.

But when I thought about it, with Liu Quan's clever ghost by his side, nothing should happen.

When Feng Jiwen was thinking about herself, Xiaocha happened to come back.

Her face looked furious.

Before Feng Jiwen could ask, she saluted and said directly: "Madam, there was another accident in the suburbs of Beijing today!"

Something happened again?

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PS: It's another day when you forget to bring sunscreen when you go out... Fortunately, I didn't get much sun, so don't learn it, and don't be afraid of the sun if you're ugly, it's not a good phenomenon. (To be continued.) )