In mid-November, the crown princess of the East Palace had an order to select the royal relatives, nobles, and daughters of the official family of the lord of Minshun to enter the East Palace.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is to examine the candidates for the county lord's companionship. But all those who intend to send their daughters to be selected are all waiting for them, for fear that their daughters will have something wrong in front of the crown princess.

Today's crown princess is not the same as before. Once upon a time, the crown prince was sick and weak, and everyone thought that he would die soon, and the childless crown princess was just a future royal widow, and she was not in the climate. Except for letting the new prince use it to show his benevolence, there is no more value. Therefore, in front of the royal family and courtiers, everyone will pay tribute to the crown princess, but in private, few people really look at her in their eyes, at most they are worried about the face of her father Tang Shangshu, and they will not easily show their true attitude. Even Chen Liangdi, because she had the only royal grandson, had been beautiful for a few years, and became the object of everyone's flattery. Except for the ten months when she was pregnant and had not yet given birth, the crown princess really had no sense of existence.

But now the prince is recovering from his illness, although he is also suffering from minor illnesses every year, but there is no major problem, and his position is very stable. Even if he has no heirs so far, he will definitely inherit the throne, and the crown princess is the lord of the six palaces and the mother of a country. No matter which concubine's womb the prince's future heir is born from, the crown princess must be honored as his mother. Such a mother of the country from a famous family has a reputation for being virtuous, and her mother's family is quite famous among scholars and courtiers, as long as she does not make a big mistake, no one can shake her status. Up and down the government and the opposition, who dares to sneer her?

Now the only biological daughter of the crown princess and the only granddaughter of the current emperor, Minshun County is the main choice of companions, even if there are only four girls who can be selected in the end, no one dares to ignore it. I'm not afraid that my daughter will lose the election, but I'm afraid that my daughter will say something wrong, commit some taboos, and offend the crown princess Tang, then it's not good.

The two marquis mansions of the Qin family originally had nothing to do with this selection of companions, but now that the Marquis of Cheng'en Mansion and the Marquis of Yongjia Mansion jointly elected Qin Jinchun for the election, this matter has something to do with them.

Originally, the fifth girl, Qin Jinrong, also wanted to go, but she had already made trouble in front of her parents more than once. It's a pity that Chengenhou's wife Xu disagreed, Min coldly objected, and Qin Shutao felt sorry for his daughter and didn't want her to enter the palace to serve others. These three refused to nod, no matter how much Qin Jinrong made trouble, it was in vain. In the end, only Qin Jinchun's name was reported. When the news came down, Qin Jinrong was so angry that he refused to eat and threw something on the ground.

Her mother, Min Shi'er, didn't pay attention to her nonsense at all, but said solemnly to Qin Jinchun: "Don't pay attention to what your fifth sister says, her child's family is not sensible, it's just nonsense." However, you need to be cautious when you enter the palace this time. Practice etiquette a lot, and don't be rude in the palace. You are already the person recommended by our Chengenhou Mansion, and if you have any rudeness, it will also affect the reputation of our Chengenhou Mansion.

Qin Jinchun knew that this aunt had always had a cold temperament, and it was rare to see Min so carefully guiding herself, she was moved in her heart, and she was busy, and thanked Min again and again.

In addition to the Min family, the wife of Chengenhou, the Xu family, and the second aunt, Yao, were also very enthusiastic about preparing for her to enter the palace. From the hairstyle she combed, the jewelry she wore, to the clothes, shoes and socks she wore and the ornaments hanging on her waist, all of them were thoughtfully thought out and prepared for her, which touched her a lot.

Xu also pointed out a big girl beside her to her: "On the day you enter the palace, I will lend you Brother Parrot." This girl often follows me into the palace to see the Queen Mother, is familiar with the palace etiquette and palace rules, and also knows the road in the palace, and has followed me to the East Palace twice. With her by your side, if you don't understand something, just ask her. ”

This is the most important help! Qin Jinchun hurriedly kowtowed again and thanked Xu, secretly relieved in his heart.

She is not the same as Qin Jinhua, she has not entered the palace, because she is the daughter of the second room, she is not very familiar with these things, although the rules and etiquette in the palace have been learned in the boudoir, but there is usually no useful opportunity, so some are not skilled enough, she is really worried that after entering the palace, there will be negligence, and she will make a fool of herself in front of the nobles. Now that there is a parrot brother, she feels much more confident in her heart. The only thing I'm worried about is that Brother Parrot is a powerful big girl in front of Xu's family, but I'm afraid that she is not as obedient and easy to use as her own girl, I hope she won't be able to move the other party when the time comes.

In addition, Qin Jian and Qin Jinhua gave Qin Jinchun another idea: "Old Aunt Fu used to often enter the palace, she said that it was your own great-grandmother, if you are unfamiliar with etiquette, why don't you go to her old man's house for advice?"

This sentence reminded Qin Jinchun. Aunt Fu lives in the Chengenhou Mansion! Just because her old man lives in a simple house on weekdays, rarely leaves the hospital, only buries her head in knocking on the scriptures and recites the Buddha, and does not invite her, her own great-granddaughter, to meet her in the past, so she didn't even think of the other party for a while.

However, Aunt Fu was a frequent visitor to Cining Palace, and I remember that when the Xue family moved out of this mansion, because Aunt Fu refused to follow her grandson, the Xue family also scolded this mother-in-law through the courtyard wall for a long time. She still often complains about Aunt Fu at home, saying that if it weren't for the latter's greed for wealth and refusal to move away with the second room, now when she wants to enter the palace to see the queen mother, she can bring her Xue family and her eldest granddaughter Qin Jinyi with her. As a result, the second room has never had the opportunity to enter the palace in the past few years, and Aunt Fu has never entered the palace gate again, which is simply a lose-lose situation! Xue felt that Aunt Fu was really stupid.

Qin Jinchun didn't think so. She remembered her great-grandmother, who used to be very kind to her. Sometimes she sneaked into the east courtyard to pick the fruit of the jujube tree in the courtyard to eat, and Aunt Fu called her over, took her hand and asked her to speak, and let her eat delicious vegetarian cakes. Except for Aunt Fu, she has never eaten such delicious vegetarian cakes again, and she can't buy that taste outside.

Thinking like this, Qin Jinchun immediately made a decision to go to Aunt Fu and eat vegetarian cakes again.

Not to mention how Qin Jinchun and Aunt Fu met and how to be happy, the news that she had the opportunity to be a candidate for the county lord of Minshun was transmitted back to the second room, and it immediately caused an uproar.

The Xue family was overjoyed, and the little Xue family was also pleasantly surprised, but Qin Jinyi's face changed almost on the spot: "How could this be?!I hadn't heard the fourth sister mention this matter before!

Xiao Xue frowned and looked at the eldest daughter: "Your sister lives in the Chengenhou Mansion for a long time on weekdays. Since it was the Chengenhou Mansion who recommended her to go up, she may not be able to know in advance and report it to her family in advance. There are only two girls waiting around her, and it is easy to go out, and if the family does not send someone to see her, it will be difficult for her to ask someone to send a letter back. Why don't you know how to be considerate of your sister when you're a sister? This is a good thing, why are you angry?"

Qin Jinyi only complained about her mother's partiality, and ignored Xiao Xue's family, hugged her grandmother Xue's arm, and cried: "Grandmother, it's not that I don't understand my sister, but it's sad that my sister is so different from me, who is an older sister. Even if it was inconvenient for the girl around her to go out and spend one or two hundred dollars casually, couldn't she still ask a mother-in-law to send a letter to the family? If I had known about it, I would have reported my own name a long time ago. With my talent and learning, and I am the niece and granddaughter of the queen mother, can't I be a little county lord to accompany me?!"

Xue Shi was stunned, and really pondered: "That's right, if you can climb the county lord of the East Palace, your value is not ordinary." I don't believe it, with the support of the East Palace, you can still find a good family?!"

Qin Jinyi showed a smug smile.

Xiao Xue couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but interject: "Sister Yi, don't talk nonsense." How old are the county lords of Minshun? How old are you? You take a closer look at the people on the candidate list for the companion reading, they are all about the same age as the county lord, the youngest is ten years old, and the oldest is less than fourteen, but you ...... You're already eighteen years old!Even if you report your name, how can you be the county lord's companion?!"

Qin Jinyi said disappreciatively: "You have to be older to take care of the county lord." The so-called companion reading is to accompany the county lord to read and play. Why is this difficult? When the former county lord came to the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion, I also played with her. I remember that at that time, I often persuaded the county lord to be elegant in his words and deeds, not to be naughty, and the crown princess also praised me for having the style of an eldest sister, and being gentle and steady. I don't want to be selected, once I am selected, I will definitely be selected!" said with a suffocating expression, "It's all to blame for the fourth sister who didn't tell me in time, otherwise where would it be her turn to come out?!"

Xiao Xue only felt powerless, closed his eyes, and didn't want to say anything.

When she didn't expect it, Qin Jinyi actually said to the Xue family: "Grandmother, what does the fourth sister know? In the past, when the sisters went to school in one place, her homework was the worst, and even the third sister who had just returned from the northwest countryside was better than her. If she enters the palace this time and is elected, she will definitely be ugly compared with those talented daughters of famous families! Why don't you tell the fourth sister and let her give me this qualification? I have long known the county lord, and I am outstanding in my studies, so I will definitely be able to win glory for my family!"

"This ......" Xue hesitated.

Xiao Xue couldn't help but said again: "The East Palace has already selected someone, and said that it is Chun'er's, how can you let Sister Yi take over without permission? Let the crown princess know, isn't it disrespectful? Madam, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

Qin Jinyi said angrily: "This is not a holy decree, what is there to worry about? The crown princess has always been kind, and she once praised me in the past." If it weren't for the long room to help the fourth sister say good things, this time it would not have been the turn of the fourth sister to come out of this way!"

Xiao Xue was so angry that he covered his chest and gasped urgently: "Don't mess around! The crown princess just politely and casually praised you, who do you think you are? After so many years, how do you know that the nobles still remember you? But if you act without permission, you will annoy the East Palace, and your father will lose his official position, and it will be too late to regret it! Such a big event, how can you let you mess around?!"

After scolding her daughter, she went to plead with her mother-in-law Xue again: "Madam, this is not for fun. Since the crown princess has already given the order, she knows what the girls in our family look like, and she can't say anything about taking Sister Yi to replace Chun'er, and anyone will be angry if she changes. Chun'er is also your own granddaughter, if she can have a good future, it will also be good for our family. I know you've always loved Sister Yi'er, but you can't ruin the future of Uncle Yi and the other children for the sake of Sister Yi'er, right?!"

Hearing that it would affect his son's official position, Xue's heart suddenly sank: "Okay, you don't have to say more." Am I a fool? In turn, he coaxed his eldest granddaughter, "This thing really can't be done." You don't have to worry, though. When your sister enters the East Palace as a companion, we will let her say more good things about you in front of the crown princess and the county lord. If the crown princess is willing to help you be a matchmaker, are you still afraid that you will not have a good future? Grandmother will definitely make decisions for you, rest assured. ”

Qin Jinyi flattened her mouth, glanced at her mother Xiao Xue hatefully, and reluctantly responded.