On the second day, there were show girls walking around in the Chuxiu Palace and getting acquainted with other Qiong Yuxiu, the noble-born ones were looking for auxiliary candidates for the future, and the ordinary ones were looking for forces to rely on.

Jiang Suoyue did not move, she didn't believe that there could be any true feelings in this palace, so she didn't plan to make any sisters in the past few days. Second, she didn't plan to join forces with others, so she didn't go out to take the initiative to make friends, but just received a few show girls who came to find her. Although her father is an official and a good third grade, she is a concubine after all, and it is very limited to make friends with her, and Jiang Jiaoyue is much more lively than her.

She didn't care about this at all, not to mention that it was not yet determined who could enter the palace, even if it was confirmed, how strong could the alliance without the binding of interests be? Therefore, she stayed in the room honestly and did not go out when she had nothing to do, so as not to get involved in right and wrong.

The one who has the most contact with her is Yang Xiaoyi, the daughter of the Guozi priest who lives next door to her, she is the same as Jiang Suaoyue's third sister Jiang Yingyue, she is the kind of coquettish beauty, with a pair of affectionate phoenix eyes, fragrant cheeks, and a soft voice.

"Sister Jiang, I came today to tell you something good."

"Really? Dare to ask Sister Yang, what is the matter? ”

"I heard Sister Yan say that Aunt Jiayun in our courtyard has served in front of the emperor for two years, although she is not a close maid, but she must also know a little about the emperor's preferences. My sister will also join the shares, and when I get the news, you and I will be selected just around the corner. ”

Jiang Suoyue looked embarrassed and said, "Sister Yang, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that ...... It's just that I am the concubine of the family, and this time I came out, my mother did not give me much silver. ”

After that, he made an extremely embarrassed and embarrassed look on his face, as if he was embarrassed because of his background and shabby.

"That's it--it's a pity that this is a good opportunity, then I'll go back to Sister Yan." Yang Xiaoyi looked regretful.

Seeing that Jiang Suoyue didn't work here, Yang Xiaoyi sat down and took his leave.

Jiang Suoyue squinted her eyes as she looked at the back of her going out, everyone knows how many pairs of eyes this Chuxiu Palace are staring at now, it is really a place with many rights and wrongs, which of the palace maids who can be sent here by the Shanggong Bureau is simple? To say that there is no one behind them, Jiang Suoyue will never believe it.

I'm afraid that if they just take action today, it will reach the ears of their masters tomorrow. And this Jiayun ...... Jiang Suoyue groaned, she had served in front of the emperor, could she be the emperor's person? That's even more to be done with caution.

And this Yang Xiaoyi, if she really got something good, where would she tell her? Yang Xiaoyi and the show girl surnamed Yan are handkerchiefs, and it is reasonable to say that the relationship is so good that they can share the benefits. is only a new acquaintance with herself, and she is a competitor to each other, why should she tell herself if she has a benefit?!

I'm afraid it's just the idea of making yourself stand out, and this person will be better away in the future.

After that, Jiang Suoyue cheered up to deal with Jiayun, and strived to show elegance and humility, neither humility nor arrogance. For Yang Xiaoyi, he can hide and hide, and there is little contact.

In fact, Jiang Suoyue guessed right, there are many eyeliners of some people in the palace in this Chuxiu Palace, the emperor, the queen mother, the queen and even the concubine, everyone has placed chess pieces, and they just know each other.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dividing line ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Finally, the anxious wait came to an end, and today was the day of the re-election of the saints. Jiang Suoyue also changed into her dress with blue water, embroidered with a small wild chrysanthemum with white petals, just like her, a small wildflower struggling to survive on the barren soil and blooming vigorously.

Thinly applying powder, tapping the red lips, the woman with a clear face in the mirror became more vivid. Then put on the eight treasures of the hairpin, wear the jade dragonfly jade scratch head and silver silk beaded jasmine earrings, with this dress, the whole person is like a new lotus in early summer, making people feel a little cool.

The show girls waited outside the Tiyuan Hall for a while, and then a eunuch wearing a vermilion embroidered python brocade robe walked out, followed by a few little eunuchs, and when the show girls saw him dressed, they knew that he was the emperor's close attendant, and Gao Jingzhong, the chief eunuch of the Qianzheng Palace, stopped talking and stood dignifiedly.

Gao Jingzhong did not squint, but only said: "There is a decree in the saint, and a group of three people will enter the temple and be selected." ”

All the beautiful ladies saluted and said in unison: "Obey the holy will." ”

After that, Gao Jingzhong took the booklet handed by the little eunuch, opened it and read the names of the three beautiful girls. Immediately, three show girls came out, they were neatly groomed, and followed Gao Jingzhong and the two little eunuchs into the hall with a little nervousness.

At this moment, the show girls waiting outside the hall were nervous, some were firmly staring at the door, some were checking their clothes and accessories up and down, and some were hurriedly picking a flower hairpin in the flower garden in front of them and placing it between their temples.

The show girls went in one by one, and when they went out, they came through another door, so the waiting show girls didn't know what the situation was, but it was conceivable that there must be a few happy and a few sad.

As Jiang Suoyue expected, it was almost noon before her name was called. She and two show girls from the same group followed the little eunuch who was named into the palace. Each mantis lowered its head, moved the lotus step lightly, and peeked at the three people sitting above, who should be the most honorable three people today - the emperor, the queen mother and the empress.

But none of the three dared to look up, and they all lowered their heads and stopped at the place where the little eunuch signaled.

An old eunuch with a roster on the side sang: "Li Qingfen stepped forward to see the driver." ”

Li Qingfen took a step forward and kowtowed: "Long live Li Qingfen, the daughter of the servant of the Criminal Department, knock on my emperor!" The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old! ”

Her voice trembled slightly from nervousness, and although she was slightly stiff when she saluted, it was not elegant and beautiful, but fortunately, she was well-behaved and not rude.

Who knew that after she bowed down for a long time, no one called out.

Li Qingfen only felt that her body was stiff, her mind was booming, and she repeatedly wondered if she had done something wrong, and this silent pressure made her breathless.

Finally, the queen said gently, "Get up." ”

Li Qingfen was stunned for a moment before realizing that she had gotten up, and she stood up strongly, only to feel that her body was shaky.

It seemed that because her performance was not good, the queen looked at the slightly tired emperor and the queen mother, and saw that no one showed interest in Li Qingfen, so she raised her hand to signal the eunuchs below.

The eunuch understood, took out a delicate silk flower from the tray on the side, bowed down and handed it to Li Qingfen.

Li Qingfen listened to the silk flower and was stunned for a moment, but she didn't dare not take it. After taking the silk flowers, even Shane's voice was slightly crying, and then he was helped out.

At this time, the show girl in the middle was also so nervous that she staggered, and when the old eunuch was called, she stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Big ...... Dali Temple...... Shaoqing's daughter......"

Before she could finish speaking, the emperor waved his hand impatiently, and the eunuchs below hurriedly stepped forward to pick her up and take her down.

The old eunuch had long been accustomed to this kind of scene, and he was not affected at all, and continued to roll call indifferently: "Jiang Suoyue stepped forward to see the driver." ”

Jiang Suoyue took a step forward and kowtowed: "Long live Jiang Suoyue, the daughter of the household servant, knock to see my emperor!" The Queen Mother is a thousand years old! The queen mother is a thousand years old! ”

Compared with the previous two, Jiang Suoyue seemed much calmer, her voice was calm, and her etiquette was standardized. Although he was also left to dry, his body remained motionless.

After a moment, the queen said, "Raise your head." ”

Jiang Suoyue raised her head slightly, not looking directly up.

The queen smiled: "It's a beautiful beauty." ”

Emperor Shen Nuosheng had already closed his eyes to recuperate, and when he heard the queen's words, he opened his eyes and looked down, and he couldn't help but bump into a pair of clear and deep eyes, which were clear and agile that he had never seen before, and his eyes were bright and clear.

He saw the woman kneeling upright, her head slightly raised, her face calm and calm, and a little resolute, so that he felt as if he had seen a small wild flower growing on a cliff, moving in the wind, unyielding, and very suitable for her clothes.

Shen Nuosheng spoke: "Get up." ”

Jiang Suoyue slowly got up, still standing with her head down.

As if seeing that the emperor was a little interested, the Queen Mother asked, "But what kind of talent do you have?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, the courtiers have practiced the piano in their spare time."

The piano is a gentleman's pleasure, and even if the show girls who come to participate in the selection have other talents, they are not as elegant and convenient as the guqin, so most of them choose to play the qin. The palace was naturally prepared, and it was prepared early in the morning. So as soon as the Queen Mother raised her hand, two little eunuchs carried out the table and chairs, and one held the piano and placed it on the table.

Without saying anything, Jiang Suoyue naturally remained motionless.

The Queen Mother was satisfied: "The rules are not bad, let's play a song." ”

Jiang Suoyue bowed, sat down at the table, and played a song "Pipa Language" on the guqin, which was also what she had thought about, there were too many show girls who chose to play the piano, and her skills were not extraordinary, so she should naturally win with novelty. The piece is quite poetic and melodious, and it is one of the tracks that she often associates.

The song stopped, and the Queen Mother said: "Not bad." It's just that why doesn't this song seem to have been heard before? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, it was made by the courtiers in their spare time. Let the emperor, the queen mother and the queen mother laugh. Jiang Suoyue shamelessly took the credit for composing on her own head.

The Queen Mother smiled and said to the emperor next to her: "This is a very good heart, what does the emperor think?" ”

"If the queen mother likes it, then stay it."

The queen thought to herself, it should not be the seductive fox who can have such thoughts, but she also looks at everyone's demeanor and good manners, and she should not do that bewitching thing in the future. Glancing at the roster again, concubine! More relaxed.

Seeing that the emperor and the queen mother both showed satisfied looks, they knew what to expect, and asked, "Then give the pearls, right?" ”

Seeing that the queen mother and the emperor did not say anything against it, he signaled to the eunuchs below.

Jiang Suoyue's heart was relieved, and she finally got through to this point, took the bead flower handed over by the eunuch, held it and saluted: "Thank you for the grace of the emperor, the queen mother, and the queen mother!" ”

The emperor on the throne waved his hand, and immediately a little eunuch stepped forward and said, "Little master, please come with the slaves!" ”

Jiang Suoyue saluted, and then retreated from the other door with the little eunuch.

The unsuccessful show girls were not allowed to stay in the palace, and their own little eunuchs were led to the palace gate and returned home in the family's carriage. And those who are selected like Jiang Suoyue have a special palace sedan chair waiting to return home, waiting for the will to be canonized ten days later.

Jiang Jiaoyue, who was given the jade plate, returned in a palace sedan chair like her.