Chapter 04, The Election of the Temple
The eunuch led the show girls to the outside of the Ciyin Tower, and then stopped. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoCiyin Tower is surrounded by the sea of peach blossoms, which is really a superb view.
The show girl stepped on the flowerpot bottom shoes, walked all the way from Shunzhen Gate, and crossed most of the Forbidden City, all of them were so tired that their feet cramped. As soon as they stopped, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Yan smiled secretly, fortunately, she deliberately wore flower pot soles that were only one inch tall today.
The eunuch bowed and said, "All the little masters, please wait here, and the servants will present the list of show girls who have passed the primary selection to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager." The little masters can wait for the summons. ”
Zhao Yan's ears heard clearly, it was the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager who selected the show girls, and the emperor was not there - yes, the selection of show girls was cumbersome and time-consuming, and now that the three feudatories have not been decided, the emperor is naturally not available. What's more, the one who issued the edict draft was the Queen Mother.
Probably, the emperor didn't care about this draft......
Secretly swept the surroundings, passed the audition and the primary election, and there were still more than 50 people in the remaining three flags. The show girls wore flag clothes and flowerpot shoes, and in order to welcome this draft, the show girls were all carefully whitewashed and dressed.
Zhao Yan's gaze swept over the delicate faces, and she didn't know which of these show girls would be the emperor's concubine, and which would be the clan's Fujin.
Thinking of his life and putting it in the hands of others, he was a little unhappy in his heart after all.
But no matter how unhappy she is, she can't resist the feudal system, she can only hope that she can be appointed to marry a better child of the clan, and the title does not matter, at least don't be a greedy and lustful person with a despicable character.
Before getting married, she didn't have any feelings and didn't care, anyway, she was born well in this skin. She doesn't have to be stupid in her brain, and she won't have a bad life in the future. What's more, there is also the support of my mother's family.
The show girls didn't make a sound, they all had their own thoughts. Some are tidying up their sideburns, some have already taken out palm-sized dioramas to touch up their makeup, and some are secretly looking at other show girls, in short, they are a little nervous.
Zhao Yan found that there seemed to be quite a lot of show girls aiming at her face. Hehe, she really didn't know whether to be happy or not. Among these show girls, there are naturally a few people with higher family backgrounds than her, but their faces are more beautiful than her...... In fact, there are one or two comparable ones, but unfortunately they are all from a relatively low family background.
Therefore, she is the only one with the best family background and appearance.
It's just that she is not the show girl who has received the most attention, the most high-profile is the daughter of Cheng'en Gong Gabula, Hesheri, looking at the little girl who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she looks childish. Before the draft began, there were rumors in private that this Hesheri show girl was named from above and would definitely be elected as a palace concubine.
As for why, without him, Hesheri is the sister of Hesheri after Kangxi! !
It's just that she doesn't look outstanding, her facial features are decent, her round face is round, her manners are dignified, and her eyebrows and eyes are gentle and kind. After looking at it a few times, Zhao Yan withdrew her gaze, looked at her nose and nose, and didn't think much about it, just quietly waiting for the summons.
The palace of this dynasty was selected, and six show girls were called by the eunuchs to enter the Ciyin Building.
Zhao Yan's family background is not low, so it was her turn in the third round, she and the other five show girls walked into the Ciyin Building together, and they all bowed together, kneeling on the square brick floor of the wide hall. This series of gifts, like flowing water, without half a point of stagnation.
The ground was a little cold, Zhao Yan looked down at the auspicious pattern of longevity on the square bricks, until she heard a low and old, but still gentle voice: "All flat, raise your head." ”
The six show girls brushed up and raised their little faces.
In front is the three-foot-high Sumeru platform, there are two thrones on the platform, one is the gilded red sandalwood dragon and phoenix throne in the center, and the other is the red sandalwood auspicious cloud Fushou throne on the side, and the top sitting is the queen mother and the queen mother, both surnamed Borzigit.
The Empress Dowager is over sixty years old, and she wears an auspicious dress embroidered with stone blue flat gold satin embroidered with longevity seal inscription - although the auspicious dress is not as grand as the court dress, it is also considered a formal dress.
The queen mother also wore an auspicious dress, which was an auspicious dress embroidered with eight regiments of dragon patterns in purple yarn.
The two palaces are above, and the show girls are all in their throats, even if they are dignified and stable on weekdays, they can't hide their nervousness at this moment. Zhao Yan is no exception, but others are afraid that she will not be selected, but she is most afraid of being retained as a palace concubine.
Zhao Yan stood at the bottom, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, I don't know if I should thank Eniang for giving her such a peugeot face, if she was so beautiful in her previous life, she would definitely be overjoyed. But in this life, because of this face, the eyes of the two old ladies above fell on her cheeks almost at the same time.
It is a bit too much to say that the old lady is indeed old, but the queen mother is not too old, this woman who became a surviving person at a young age is not yet forty years old, much younger than her mother. It's just that after all, she is a surviving person, and her dress is no longer bright, and her low color makes her much older.
In terms of generation, the Queen Mother is the niece and granddaughter of the Queen Mother, but she is married to the Queen Mother's son Shunzhi as the successor. As soon as she thought of this, Zhao Yan asked Cang Tian speechlessly.
Although the Empress Dowager was wrinkled and gray-haired, she was in good spirits, she carefully looked at Zhao Yan's face, and asked, "What is the name of the second show girl on the right?"
Zhao Yan had to bend her knees and said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the courtier Guerjia Zhao Chang." ”
Aunt Su Mala, who was beside the Empress Dowager, glanced at the list of show girls and reported in a low voice: "It is the eldest daughter of An Dingbo." ”
Zhao Yan couldn't help but be a little nervous. If you want to be assigned a good place to get married, it is impossible not to enter the eyes of the Queen Mother, but it is not necessarily a good thing to be in the eyes of the Queen Mother. In case the Empress Dowager is happy and leaves her in the palace, it will be sad.
The Empress Dowager turned her face and muttered a few words to the Empress Dowager, and the voice was heard very clearly, but she didn't understand a word!!
If you think about it with your toes, you know that it must be Mongolian!!
In her life, Eniang is a Han military banner, and Ama is a Manchurian, so she can speak Manchu and Chinese, but unfortunately she has never learned Mongolian. As a result, now, she is confused, what did the Empress Dowager say? She has nowhere to guess!!
After a few sentences with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother asked again: "Do you know how to write Chinese characters?"
Zhao Yan was a little worried, should she say yes or no? Forget it, or don't lie, so she said humbly: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the courtiers can write, but the handwriting is ugly. ”
The Empress Dowager had a satisfied smile on her face.
Su Malagu stepped forward and said, "Please write a few words." She pointed to the desk next to her, the case room has four treasures, among which there is a little ink in the inkstone, and the brush has obviously been used, which shows that someone from the last wave of show girls has come to write.
Since she was not the first to eat crabs, Zhao Yan was a little relieved.