In the Shoukang Palace, it has long been prepared. But in the main hall, except for the seats prepared for the queen, there was no seat, and all the concubines could only stand.

After greeting the Queen Mother, even Concubine Chen, who was sick, did not receive special care and could only stand. There is no palace person around to support him, and looking at the rear, it gives people a crumbling feeling.

"Queen Mother, a total of twelve people were selected this time, and their appearance is quite outstanding, can the Queen Mother take a look?" the Queen Mother sat next to the Queen Mother and said with a smile.

Although she asked so, before the Queen Mother could answer, the Queen had already made a gesture and asked the twelve new entrants to step forward and salute the Queen Mother again.

"Outstanding appearance is secondary, the important thing is to be virtuous and virtuous, don't let those who love to chew the root of the tongue and have evil thoughts enter my royal family. The Queen Mother did not let the saluting crowd get up, but as if she hadn't seen everyone saluting, she first turned to the Empress and responded.

"The concubines know that these twelve people, the concubines are all strictly controlled, not to mention all virtuous and virtuous, but they have all read books such as "Female Virtue" and "Female Training". As a queen, the concubine will think about the royal family. The queen laughed.

"Hmm. The Queen Mother nodded, and then moved her gaze to everyone, "Get up." ”

Everyone was able to get up, but fortunately, the salutes were carefully taught, and although they had been squatting for a long time, there was no rudeness.

The Queen Mother's expression was always very serious, and there was no kindness from the old man at all. However, the Queen Mother is not very old, and she looks less than forty years old. But it makes people feel very difficult to get along with, and the hand just now has made many people who have just entered the palace a little afraid of the queen mother.

After getting up, the twelve new entrants to the palace all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the Queen Mother.

"Is the mourning family so terrible? everyone bows their heads, what does it look like!" However, even so, it still annoyed the Queen Mother and made the Queen Mother feel dissatisfied.

Hearing this, they immediately raised their heads. Ye Siwei thought in her heart, the queen mother's temper was too weird, but she still raised her head with everyone. What special words are there at this time, although it is right to attract people's attention, but it also has to be enjoyed, right?

The Queen Mother's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and her serious eyes finally eased slightly. However, in the end, the Queen Mother's eyes fell on Ye Siwei.

It's not that Ye Siwei has done anything, it's just that she is not very old, and she has a baby face, and she is obviously not as tall as other show girls. looks like a child, and among the show girls, it is the most eye-catching.

"This little girl is also a show girl?" When Ye Siwei was nervous, the Queen Mother pointed at her and turned to the queen beside her and asked.

"The daughter of the Ye family is now Ye Chang. The queen smiled and explained loudly: "Ye Chang is looking young, he is also thirteen this year, and he has just reached the age where he can be drafted. ”

"Daughter of the Ye family......" The Queen Mother withdrew her hand, but her eyes swept to Concubine Hui not far away, her eyes were joyless and sad, and she couldn't see what the Queen Mother was thinking at this time.

The other eleven people, the Queen Mother didn't ask, and they didn't look very interested. However, Ye Siwei would rather ask the Queen Mother, after all, among these eleven people, Ye Siwei knows only a few, if she can introduce it, at least she can know who is who.

However, the Queen Mother did not ask, and even the Queen Mother did not take the initiative to introduce the Queen Mother. Ye Siwei was helpless, so she could only go back and ask Chunxie again. With Chunxie's well-versed in news, he should know all these things.

"The daughter of the Ye family, isn't that Concubine Hui's family?" The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother didn't speak at this time, but Concubine Shu was so bold that she rushed to speak out at this time, probably wanting to push Concubine Hui in front of others, but she didn't know that it was herself who made people notice. However, it is difficult to ensure that Concubine Shu did not have this idea.

Concubine Hui just glanced at Concubine Shu, and when the Queen Mother didn't say anything, Concubine Hui obviously didn't want to answer Concubine Shu's words.

"Empress Dowager Qiyu, the daughter of the Ye family, as far as the concubines know, she was not thirteen years old at the time of the draft. The draft has been over since the beginning, and it has gone through more than six months, and this daughter of the Ye family only turned thirteen before March. Concubine Hui didn't respond, and Concubine Shu didn't care, but turned to the Queen Mother.

This incident has already happened once at the time of the general election. It's just that only the emperor and queen were present at that time, and the queen mother was not there. At that time, the emperor didn't take this matter to heart, and the queen naturally wouldn't mention it again.

When Concubine Shu's words came out, many concubines present showed surprise, these people obviously did not know about this matter, and now when they heard the news, they were naturally very surprised. However, on the face of the Queen Mother, there was no emotion of surprise, obviously she already knew about this matter.

Also, since the Queen Mother can be the Queen Mother, she naturally has her own means. Even if the Queen Mother is not in good health, she should still know about the things in the palace, not to mention what happened during the election.

But the Queen Mother didn't mention it just now, obviously like the emperor, she didn't care much about it. It is indeed the same, although she had the intention of bullying the king before, after all, she had reached the age of thirteen before the election. What's more, even if Ye Siwei does not participate in this draft now, in another three years, when the election starts again, Ye Siwei will still be able to participate at her age. Besides, the deceived emperor doesn't care anymore, and the queen mother is naturally willing to turn a blind eye.

However, Concubine Shu brought up this matter at this time, so that the Queen Mother had to face this matter, after all, there are all the concubines in the harem who are here at this time. If this matter is not made clear, I am afraid that some people will not accept it, and if it spreads, it will damage the majesty of the royal family.

"I'm afraid my sister is mistaken, my sister is born in January, how could she have concealed her age to participate in the draft?" When the Queen Mother's brows gradually wrinkled, Concubine Hui, who had not spoken out before, finally spoke up.

"Really, what is your birthday in January?What is your birthday in January?" couldn't help but be so, Concubine Shu even looked directly at Ye Siwei and asked.

Ye Siwei froze in place and blinked. After she came to this world, she really didn't ask these questions, and she really didn't know Ye Siwei's real birthday before. But if it was herself, she was born in May, and now it is only July, if she talks about her own birthday, the evidence of Concubine Shu, she can sit up straight.

Beside Ye Siwei, Concubine Hui pulled down Ye Siwei's sleeve, and after Ye Siwei looked over, Concubine Hui shook her head gently, wanting to remind Ye Siwei not to say her true birthday.

"My mother said that you can't just say the eight characters of birth. Although Ye Siwei understood what Concubine Hui meant, it was no problem to even let her say anything casually. But some lies have been told, and we have to fulfill them in the future. Ye Siwei was worried that she would say one casually at this time, and if she accidentally forgot to go later, she would be caught, so it was better not to say anything at this time.

"Oh, why?" Ye Siwei's words aroused the interest of the Queen Mother, and she actually spoke up.

"As long as you know the eight characters of the birthday, you can be assassinated by some evil things, so the eight characters of the birthday cannot be talked about. Ye Siwei was not in a hurry, although she said such a thing, she made a completely defenseless appearance at this time.

After all, what Ye Siwei wanted to show was that she was a little stupid and unscheming. Although her acting skills are not too good, her appearance is enough to pretend to be honest.

"You don't want to talk nonsense, the magic of witchcraft is a forbidden technique, who dares to use it?" However, Ye Siwei's words made Concubine Shu anxious.

After all, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart. What Ye Siwei said, in the ears of Concubine Shu, is indeed saying that Concubine Shu will use these means to harm her. However, Ye Siwei didn't think so in her heart. But if the queen mother and even the queen can think so, it can be regarded as a crooked beating.

"What is the magic of witchcraft?" Ye Siwei turned her head to look at Concubine Shu, her big watery eyes were even wider at this time, no matter how she looked at it, she looked innocent.

"You ......"

"The mourning family is not in good health, and my head hurts when I am so noisy with you. Let's go back, I won't have to mourn in the palace in the future. Concubine Shu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the Queen Mother.

At this moment, the Queen Mother waved her hand, looking tired, as if she really didn't want everyone to stay here.

"Yes, the Queen Mother should pay attention to rest, and the concubines will come to visit another day. The queen knows the Queen Mother best, and understands that the Queen Mother's words are not just to interrupt the conversation between Concubine Shu and Ye Siwei, but really wants everyone to leave.

After everyone saluted the queen mother, they followed the queen out of Shoukang Palace. Concubine Shu's plan to target Ye Siwei, and more importantly, to target Concubine Hui, was not successful.

Although Concubine Shu provoked this incident in public, Concubine Hui's voice barely covered up the past. The attitude of the Queen Mother obviously did not want to get involved in this, so she drove everyone out because she was unwell.

However, most of the concubines in the harem are not easy to fool. But if there is anything else after that, it will be the queen, or even the emperor, to deal with it. Come to think of it, when the Queen Mother drove everyone out, she had such an idea.

has been out of Shoukang Palace, Ye Siwei breathed a sigh of relief. Outside the palace gate, Ye Siwei looked back at the majestic palace behind her, and Ye Siwei was a little unsure of the queen mother's temperament. Although the Queen Mother showed an attitude of reluctance to take care of things, the Queen Mother was still able to know about her age, which made Ye Siwei feel that the Queen Mother was not like what she showed.

After all, if you really don't want to care about these things, and are only willing to recuperate, why bother cultivating eyeliner to understand what is happening in the palace?

The queen's appearance also seems to be a little tired. The queen didn't mention it, and everyone wouldn't want to go to the queen's palace again. After bidding farewell to the queen, the concubines and concubines gradually dispersed.

"Little Master Ye, please stay!" Ye Siwei was just about to get on the sedan chair and leave, when a grandmother ran out of Shoukang Palace.

Although this grandmother called Ye Xiaozhu, Ye Siwei still looked around, wondering if this Ye Xiaozhu would be someone else.

"Congratulations to the little master Ye, the queen mother is quite fond of the little master, and ordered the slave to send the long-life lock to the little master. Ye Siwei was destined to think too much, and the grandmother walked up to her and said with a smile.

Behind this grandmother, there was also a little palace maid with a tray in her hand. On top of the tray, there is a gold longevity lock, the size of a baby's palm, which is very delicate.

It's just that the longevity lock is generally only used for newborns, and now the queen mother sent this longevity lock to her, and I don't know what it means.

Before Ye Siwei could say anything, Chun Xie had already stepped forward, took the tray, and knelt down at Shoukang Palace: "Thank you for the reward of the Empress Dowager." ”

"Thank you for the Empress Dowager's reward!" Seeing this, Ye Siwei didn't like these cumbersome etiquette, but she still did as she did in the Spring Pavilion.

It would be fine if Ye Siwei did it herself, but Chunxi did it in front, and Ye Siwei's obvious act of doing it fell in the eyes of everyone, which gave rise to many speculations.

"The little lord doesn't have to be polite, the queen mother doesn't care about these false courtesies. The grandmother helped her up after Ye Siwei finished saluting, "The Queen Mother is kind and loves the little master." The queen mother also had a sentence for the slave maid to tell the little master: Come to Shoukang Palace to sit and accompany her old man when she has time. ”

"Thanks to the love of the Queen Mother, the concubine is scheduled to come. Ye Siwei is more and more unsure of what the Queen Mother thinks, just now she said that they were arguing and gave her a headache and she didn't need it, but now she asked Ye Siwei to sit more, which is too strange.

"The Queen Mother's words have arrived, and the slave and maid should also go back to serve the Queen Mother, and the little master should be careful on the way back. Mama said again, and left in a hurry, as if she had been in a hurry.

At this time, the concubines didn't leave, and they all looked at Ye Siwei, who was rewarded by the Queen Mother. However, there are also those who don't care, such as the fourth concubine, who only glanced at it and stopped paying attention. Even Concubine Hui was no exception, and she didn't even think of coming over to talk to Ye Siwei.

Ye Siwei looked at the tray in Chunxie's hand, but she was puzzled. The Queen Mother behaved like this, she would not be so stupid as to really think that the Queen Mother was out of love for her. When she was in the palace, the Queen Mother looked at her eyes, but she didn't have any affection at all.

From the time they entered the Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother's expression was always faint, and it did not change because of the appearance of everyone. Even when Ye Siwei was pointed out separately later, there was not much change in expression.

Before, she was named by the Queen Mother, and Ye Siwei thought it was because she looked too young. But now, it doesn't seem like that. If the Queen Mother knew about her age after the election, she would have known about her a long time ago.