Chapter 5: The Trap

The location of the draft girl has never been limited to one place, and the location of each selection will change according to the mood of the emperor and the queen mother, it may be in the imperial garden, or it may be in Jingyixuan and the Tiyuan Palace, but most of them will be selected in the Tiyuan Palace, and now the place to look at each other is in the Tiyuan Palace, where the Empress Dowager sits in the array, and the concubines accompany her, although Kangxi, the emperor, did not appear, but it did not affect the popularity of the draft at all.

As Wu Xiuning thought, the events of the first two days had already reached the ears of Kangxi and others, it was just a trivial matter, Kangxi, who had a lot of opportunities, didn't care at all, but Dai Jia, the concubine who couldn't rest assured of her son, was so angry that her face was blue and trembling.

Although the show girl is pointed out once every three years, it really doesn't matter if it's good or not, but she can't stand Yinyou's heart, and even begged her for Li Jia's before, she rarely obeyed her son, but she didn't want to get such a result.

She doesn't mind that women have means, but she doesn't mind this kind of means that can't be put on the table, for a little thing to the point that everyone knows, Dai Jiashi doesn't want herself and her son to become a joke in everyone's eyes because of a woman.

It's a pity that she had the heart to stop it, but her son didn't cooperate at all, and he refused to change people at this point. For this reason, Dai Jiashi, who originally did not plan to participate in the selection, insisted on asking Kangxi to participate in the selection.

Tong Guifei and the others didn't embarrass Dai Jia's for this trivial matter, after all, the previous incident in the Xiunu's courtyard really pushed Wu Xiuning and Li Jia's to the forefront.

The Queen Mother doesn't care about these, she came to preside over the selection just to watch the excitement, and she can't suppress the emperor's preferences and inhibit the development of the Han Army Banner like the former Empress Dowager. Because of this, since the Empress Dowager went, there have been many more show girls of the Han military flag in the harem and the backyard of the royal family.

Because of the relationship between Concubine Dong E, the Queen Mother has always hated the kind of weak Han girl, so in the selection of the Han Army Banner, her attitude is extremely perfunctory, and others know this, so naturally they will not touch the Queen Mother's bad head because of this.

"Okay, let's start!" Although the Queen Mother didn't look down on the show girl of the Han Army Banner, she always had a faint smile on her face.

When reading, it is usually a row of five or six people for the Queen Mother and others to read. If there is someone who is valued, she will leave her name tag and point it to the corresponding person, and if she is not selected, she will directly put the sign and marry herself after leaving the palace.

Wu Xiuning, who was standing outside the hall and waiting, listened to the bursts of laughter coming from the hall, waited silently, and occasionally looked up to see the happy or sad show girls coming out of it, and could guess the result by looking at the expressions on their faces.

I don't know how long I waited, but when she waited for Wu Xiuning, her eyes secretly glanced at Li Jiashi, who was arranged to be with her, and sneered in her heart, she went around and around, in order to dig a pit for Li Jiashi, as far as the current situation is concerned, everything is as she thinks, but I don't know if it will be as she wishes.

In the past, she looked forward to changing her fate through the draft, whether it was the feelings of a girl or the expectations of her family, it was the most beautiful longing in her heart, but unfortunately from the moment she stepped into the palace, all the beauty was clouded, and the beauty in her heart was also broken by reality one by one, and the moment she opened her eyes again, she didn't want to be beautiful, she just wanted to pull those who hurt her to hell together.

The five people walked into the hall in turn, first saluting the queen mother, and then saluting to all the mothers. The voices of the concubines laughing came and went, and their expressions were different, but they didn't take these show girls in their eyes, especially the show girls of the Han Army Banner.

"Okay, today's candidates are almost the same, you should pick and choose, and you should choose. The Queen Mother chuckled twice, her eyes swept over the five people not far away one by one, and said casually.

"The Queen Mother dislikes the concubines and obstructs your eyes, and wants to see these flower-like show girls, but the concubines can't do what you want, otherwise if you forget the concubines, what can the concubines do in the future!" Concubine Yi, who was sitting on the right hand, obviously had a bit of face in front of the Queen Mother, and the gags made the Queen Mother smile constantly.

As soon as Concubine Yi's words fell, some people chimed in, no matter whether the Queen Mother was Kangxi's biological mother or not, as long as Kangxi respected her, others had to work hard to please her.

Although Wu Xiuning lowered her head, her eyes were not idle, and her gaze quickly swept over the concubines in the hall, except for Tong Guifei and the fourth concubine, the other concubines Wu Xiuning was not very familiar, after all, she was just a small grid in the previous life, even if she was a concubine later, she had never dealt with these people, she could remember some of them, and thanks to the virtuous of the Wulanala clan, otherwise even if she lived another life, in the face of these people, her eyes would still be black.

Wu Xiuning's gaze swept around, and finally landed on Dai Jia, who was sitting in the corner. As a concubine, Dai Jia's status is lowly and rarely favored, and she does not show mountains and rivers on weekdays, so she is indeed not very noticeable. But a few days ago, in the trouble in the showgirl's courtyard, not only Wu Xiuning and Li Jiashi were pushed to the forefront, but several elder brothers who shot out did not attract attention.

Dai Jia's family is no better than other concubines, the seventh elder brother has been sick since he was a child, although he has Kangxi's pity, but he is also taboo, so the mother and son can be said to depend on each other in the harem, and finally the son grew up, but he disobeyed her for a woman, and the result can be imagined.

Wu Xiuning gambled that Dai Jia's care about her son, and the more she cared, the more she couldn't tolerate Li Jia's existence.

"You monkey, a sharp mouth!" the Queen Mother smiled, seemingly reprimanding, but in fact there was a closeness.

Seeing this, the concubines present had different complexions, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they all smiled and echoed Concubine Yi's favor with the Queen Mother.

finally waited for the Queen Mother and others to focus on Wu Xiuning and them, but without saying a word, they successively put aside the signs of the two show girls in front of them, and when it was Wu Xiuning's turn, she did not rush to behave, but saluted the Queen Mother and others in a decent manner.

Concubine De squinted at Wu Xiuning, and since she came in, her gaze fell on her from time to time. She had also heard about the Xiu Girl's Courtyard before, although it was different from her previous duty and humility, it was more in line with her current requirements.

Li thought that if her wings were stiff, she could get rid of her, and if she didn't teach her a lesson, she was afraid that she would forget who gave her everything she had now.

However, some things can't be superficial, after all, the old fourteen is not very old, the foundation is unstable, and it is not good for him to come up too early.

"This girl is good, and she looks good and has a pleasing spirit, so it's better to give the fourth child a character!" Concubine De said with a smile on her face, as if she had just seen Wu Xiuning.

Concubine Yi, who was sitting on the side, looked at Concubine De's expression, her expression was quite disdainful, and she looked anxious for fear that others would rob her of the show girl she fancied, but she really couldn't get on the stage, she was really a slave from Baoyi, and no matter how high her status was, she couldn't change the childish spirit in her bones.

Concubine De touched Concubine Yi's sneering expression, she didn't have to think about it to know what her eyes expressed, if she hadn't maintained the image of being indifferent and indifferent like Lan without fighting or grabbing, she was afraid that she would have scolded a long time ago, and she didn't necessarily have to be more atmospheric than others if she mentioned it repeatedly.

In today's harem, except for the Tong family, who was named a concubine two years ago, there are four people who occupy the concubine position, and the most fierce ones are Concubine Yi and Concubine De. The two have always been at odds, and it is normal for them to block each other, and others don't have any special ideas, but Dai Jia's on the side, due to his low status, has never had a chance to speak, but seeing Li Jia's family, she has to hold Concubine De even if she is unwilling: "There are five people in this line, and the one who can be seen is selected by Concubine De, and the others are really unsightly!"

Li Jiashi, who was standing on the side, was slightly startled when he heard this, and the expression on his face instantly turned pale because of Dai Jia's denigration, obviously regretting his previous recklessness. She didn't dare to resent Dai Jia's who was finding fault, but she hated Wu Xiuning, who was stealing the limelight on the side.

If it weren't for her, she wouldn't be blamed by the Seventh Elder Brother, and she wouldn't be embarrassed at this juncture.

"Since there is no eye-catching, then give the one next to me who looks okay to the seventh, even if it is to make up a number, come to a good thing in pairs. Concubine De spoke softly, her tone was not hurried or slow, although this move was to hug Li to give Dai Jiashi some face, but the words she said were like a slap in the face of Li Jia's face.

Li Jia's face turned white when she heard this, how could she become a number, but the source was from Dai Jia's, and she didn't dare to turn her face with Concubine De, so she could only endure this breath alive.

The other concubines in the palace looked at this picture of rivalry, and naturally they were happy to watch the show, whether the housekeeper was a concubine or a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, as long as it did not involve their own interests, not to mention that they were just quarrelling, it had nothing to do with them.

"There are still a lot of people to read after this, let them retreat when they have the results!" The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a lot quieter, not as active as before, Concubine Hui broke the embarrassment in time and revealed the matter.

Dai Jiashi looked at the atmosphere in the hall and the obvious look of joke in everyone's eyes, and at the same time felt a little more annoyed and disliked Li Jia. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have fallen to the point of being seen as a joke by others. Although she is not a calculating person, when it comes to her only son, she will definitely not stop there.