chatted with Geng Yingyue until midnight, and then Geng Yingyue yawned and left. The humming is also tired, but fortunately, the carriage is quite spacious, lay down a quilt, bend the body sideways, and fall asleep. It's just that there is some leakage in the carriage, and there is a bustling sound in the distance all night, but I also slept very lightly, but fortunately, I have a good body, and I woke up the next day, but I was still in good spirits.

Banxia served her hair again, re-dressed herself, and hurriedly ate some snacks to satisfy her hunger, and then she heard the voice of the eunuch outside sounding long: "Please wear green cards, get off the carriage, and prepare to enter the Shenwu Gate!!"–

The green card is the identity brand of the show girl, which is written on the same as the carriage lantern, because it is a small green green card, and the red letter is written on it, so it is called a green card. Hanging on the placket, it is very conspicuous.

Shenwu Gate, originally called Xuanwu Gate, refers to the north with Xuanwu, so the north gate of the Forbidden City is Xuanwu Gate, but later in order to avoid the name of Emperor Kangxi Xuanye, it was renamed "Shenwu Gate", and it has been used to this day.

As soon as he entered the Shenwu Gate, the first round of the draft began, which was selected by the officials of the Internal Affairs Office and the senior eunuchs and grandmothers in the palace, but this round was just a rough selection, and the scars on the body, the appearance of the inferior and the lowly family background were directly eliminated, but the first ones who went in were all related to the concubines in the palace, so naturally they would not be eliminated, even if there was an inconspicuous small scar on the body, they would turn a blind eye. And those who are eliminated can go home directly.

Hao Ming also stood a little, but found that one of the eunuchs was very familiar, it was the same Wang Qin who had seen him several times!! and he was told that she had passed, and a grandmother led her to a small palace in front of her. This is the place for the physical examination, to put it bluntly, it is the examination link!!

I saw that the first few show girls in front of me had come out, all of them were flushed and embarrassed. Seeing it in his eyes, he couldn't help but resist in his heart.

When Mama reminded her that it was time to go in, she had to grit her teeth, everyone could endure it from the ancients, what could she not bear as a modern person?

Inside is a very delicate warm pavilion, there is a bed in it, and a pot of charcoal is burned, so that the whole house is warm.

The grandmother in charge of the physical examination had a serious face, but when she saw the green card hanging on the placket of her clothes, her face suddenly became a little more kind, and she said gently: "Gege doesn't need to be nervous, it's okay to lie on the couch in the wide clothes." ”

Seeing this, Bo Ming could only be heartbroken, his eyes closed, and he began to untie his clothes.

The whole process was with her eyes closed, Chi Guoguo was lying on the bed with the body temperature of the previous show girl, and after only a little trip, the gentle and kind voice of the grandmother sounded in her ears: "It's okay, Gege is like a jade, there is no doubt about it." Please get up and get dressed. ”

Such...... That's it?

Ming was slightly surprised, if it was just that, it wouldn't be too embarrassing. Thinking of Wang Qin who he had just seen outside, Ming couldn't help but feel a little clearer in his heart.

Hurriedly put on his clothes, and quickly stuffed a purse into the hand of the medical examination mother, that thing was naturally prepared early in the morning, and the old county lord had instructed that the person who gave the medical examination should be extra heavy, and there was a fifty taels of silver tickets.

The physical examination mother accepted it quietly, and her expression became a little more friendly, "The slave wishes Gege a bright future." ”

"Cheng Mama Ji said. He said with a smile.

Walking out of this small palace, Ming Ming looked at Wang Qin from afar, and couldn't help but smile and nod at him, which was regarded as an expression of gratitude. Wang Qin also nodded hurriedly and smiled with a bit of flattery.

It was Geng Yingyue who came out immediately after the Ming, her face was purple, she was ashamed and annoyed, she couldn't say a word, and when she saw the Ming, her eyes instantly filled with water.

Hao Ming hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Then there is the palace election, you can't cry." ”

Geng Yingyue nodded hard, and then forced the tears back.

Let's say it, I and Geng Yingyue quickly followed the show girls in front of them, zigzag all the way, passed through the imperial garden, and then spared a few more bends before arriving at the Tiyuan Palace, which is said to be the selection of the palace.

The palace is majestic, the golden glazed tiles shine brightly in the bright eyes of spring, and under the hall corridor is the waist thickness of the top beam pillar of the full nine, and the big hall with high eaves teeth is raised.

Ming Ming and a group of show girls were led to the East Side Hall to wait for the summons to participate in the election.

The show girls in the matching hall piled up dozens of them in a short time, and the show girls were silent, rarely speaking, even if some spoke, they were very quiet, most of them were nervous, and some had hurriedly taken out the small mirror in their sleeves to make up their makeup or tidy up their buns.

In contrast, although Geng Yingyue was also a little nervous, her tone was quite normal, and she said in a low voice: "Sister, we ...... Will you be able to see the emperor soon?"

He smiled, and was about to explain the palace selection process to her, but a sneer sounded next to her: "I want to see the emperor?!

This voice is particularly familiar, a sharp and slender voice, and the owner is the daughter of the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang who wanted to compete for Geng Yingyue's position outside the Shenwu Gate last night.

Geng Yingyue saw that it was Suo Yuluo, and her face couldn't help but become even more ugly, "This is the side hall of the Body Yuan Palace, but it is not a place for you to be majestic!"

Suo Yuluo sneered more and more, with contempt in her eyes, the corners of her lips raised, and she said: "You can't see the emperor on the day of the palace election!

Suo Xue Luo said well, the draft is not presided over by the emperor, but the elders' queen mother and concubine make a discretion, naturally if the emperor wants to keep whom, naturally only need to leave the name to the queen mother. In this way, it is no wonder that Suo Yuluo is so arrogant, her mother is the niece of the Queen Mother, so she will naturally be left with a brand.

At this time, a forty-year-old eunuch wearing a navy blue python suit held a green-skinned fold, read six names in one breath, and said: "These little masters, follow the slaves to the main hall!"

The selection of the palace was not slow, but in a quarter of an hour, it was the turn of the six people, including Ming Ming and Geng Yingyue.

The main hall of the Tiyuan Hall is several wide, stepping on the smooth bricks all over the ground, as if you can see your own reflection. Bowing his head and silently entering the hall of the majestic pavement, the six show girls such as Ming Ming had already knelt down in unison. No one dared to look up, only humbly bowed their heads.

The eunuch raised his voice, and when he saw the six people in this row, the show girls in this row raised their names one by one and gave them to the queen mother and concubine above.

Immediately, I only heard the words of the eunuch pass on the Queen Mother: "Raise your heads-"

Hearing this, Hao Ming and the other six show girls raised their faces together, and then Ming saw the Queen Mother sitting on it. The Queen Mother is wearing an auspicious dress second only to the court dress today, a bright yellow dragon suit, mixed with gold thread embroidered with dragon patterns, and the owner of the auspicious dress is already very old, but the appearance is very dignified and majestic, this is the emperor's mother, the queen mother of the Queen Mother Wulanala clan.

And sitting on a rosewood armchair next to the Queen Mother is a slightly younger woman, dressed much more low-key, purple satin, embroidered with Wanfu Ruyi ornaments, eyebrows are also very gentle, looking at the facial features are vaguely similar to Geng Yingyue. Presumably this is the Yugui Concubine Geng.

The Queen Mother only glanced at the six show girls kneeling below, and then said to Concubine Yugui with a slightly sideways face: "Your niece looks like a Peugeot." ”

Concubine Yugui's face showed humility, she lowered her head and bowed and said, "The Queen Mother has won the award." ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly and instructed the eunuch next to her: "Write down the name for retention." After saying this, the Queen Mother glanced at the note in front of her that seemed to be recording something, and her face restrained her smile, and she ordered: "The daughter of Nalan Yongshou, keep it." ”

"Huh. The eunuch respectfully responded, and a random little eunuch sent two sachets and four silk flowers. To get the sachet is to "retain", and to get the silk flower is to make a brand.

The process of this palace selection was faster and more agile than Ming Ming expected. However, I am afraid that there are hundreds of show girls who want to pass the primary election, and if they are not happy, they will naturally not be able to choose all of them. Of course, there is not so much time to delay.

took the soft satin sachet embroidered with ruyi cloud patterns, knelt deeply with Geng Yingyue, touched the bottom of his forehead, and said in unison: "Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!"