Chapter Ninety-Five: The Showgirl Election
I smiled when I heard this: "I said you, do you still think that I am the number one jealous woman in the world?" Then I said, "I'm actually from the White Lotus!" ”
Yuyu was puzzled: "What is the White Lotus?" ”
I blinked and explained, "It's synonymous with a woman who is as gentle as water, kind and beautiful." ”
Yuyu looked at me, listened, turned around and left without stopping for a second, leaving me alone and waiting for her to answer me. I saw that she didn't pay any attention to me, so I silently followed, and sighed, "Sure enough, I still can't be a gentle woman." After thinking about it, I said to myself in confusion, "White Lotus is not a compliment!" ”
When I returned to Chenji Palace, I saw that they were still cleaning up the mess, so I was inconvenient to interfere.
The table is full of pai gow, the cups and plates are messy, there is a lot of messy food, and the wine is scattered everywhere, I frowned and looked at it, thinking, I have to make such a fuss once a year, and a few more times Chenji Palace will directly change the plaque to call the pig's nest!
Ah Han came over in the afternoon, and as soon as he came in, he saw that I was making up for sleep, so he gently woke me up. I woke up in a daze, opened my eyes and saw that it was Ah Han, a little surprised, and muttered: "You are strange today, you used to refuse to call me when I was asleep, why did you push me awake today?" ”
Ah Han said with a smile: "I want to discuss something with you, so Baba came to wake you up." ”
I was still ignorant, and when I heard him say, I sat up, rubbed my eyes, and asked, "What's the matter?" Still want to discuss with me? ”
Seeing that I was still confused, Ah Han smiled helplessly and said, "This year is the biennial year of my accession to the throne, and I am going to draft girls, I just came to ask, what do you think?" ”
When I heard this, my heart exploded, and I woke up in fright. It's just that his face is still faint, and he said: "This is strange, why do you have to discuss with me when you choose a concubine?" It's not that I want to take a concubine! ”
Ah Han saw that I was already a little jealous, so he laughed and said, "It's so good, I'm afraid that you don't agree, so I'll ask you." Now that you've accepted it, I'd better choose a few more stunning beauties to enrich the harem. ”
I gave him a blank look, and said angrily, "Okay, you go, what do you care about me?" I pushed Ah Han away, turned over and lay down by myself and said, "Don't delay me from sleeping!" Sleepy! ”
Ah Han tentatively called me, but I ignored him. Ah Han gently hugged me and said with a smile: "The temperament is getting bigger and bigger, Xi'er, just kidding!" Don't be angry! Shrewd! ”
I puffed up and said, "Are you kidding? Haven't you been suppressed for a long time, so you borrowed the topic to play? ”
Ah Han was helpless by my confrontation, and said with a smile: "What can I do with you?" ”
I saw that he was really joking, and he was too messy, so I tilted my face, cocked my chin, and squinted at Ah Han and said, "There's no way, it's all what you're used to, you have to be responsible to the end!" ”
Ah Han hugged me and said with a smile: "Yes, who said that I am not responsible, didn't I lose my whole life?" ”
I asked in a pretended gloomy manner, "Who do you say has lost a lifetime?" ”
Ah Han hurriedly smiled: "Of course it's Xi'er, you have lost your life!" I snorted and grimaced at Han, who smiled and rubbed my hair.
I asked, "What the hell are you doing here?" ”
Ah Han smiled and said, "It's for the draft." Seeing that I looked at him suspiciously, he asked, "How about you take charge of the draft?" ”
I wondered, "How is this going to be my turn?" There is the queen mother and the queen of the middle palace, why am I responsible? ”
Ah Han just hugged me gently, gently rested his chin on my shoulder, and said softly, "Okay?" ”
I was lightly surprised: "It's just that I am the imperial concubine, and my name is not right, how can I meddle in such a matter of importance?" ”
Ah Han just said softly: "I said I want you to come, who dares to object?" ”
I sighed, "What's the trouble? Although no one objected, and I made a lot of tongues, I became more and more a thorn in the eye, and you were more and more forced by the Liang family, why is this so painful? ”
Ah Han said lightly: "I just want you to come and brush them all off," he looked at me gently and said with a smile, "I don't need to take a concubine, it's enough to have you." ”
My face turned crimson, and I said embarrassedly: "In this case, the queen mother can also do it, why should I come?" ”
Ah Han said seriously: "I know her too well, although she will promise me not to choose, but she can't keep her from cutting first and then playing." She will probably take the opportunity to win over the show girl and consolidate her place in the harem. Ah Han paused and said solemnly, "If it's just like this, I'm afraid that I will use this to win over the families of those powerful show girls in the court, and if there is a nest of snakes and rats, things will be out of control at that time." ”
I saw that Ah Han was worried, so I smiled and said, "Okay, I'll supervise it." ”
Ah Han smiled with a hint of a smile in his eyebrows, and called: "Xi'er......"
I took a deep breath and said, "I'll do my best, but," I looked at Ah Han, my tone was a little lower, and said, "It's just that if you involve which show girl in which family you want to stay, you have to say it in advance." If you fancy it, tell me too, tell me, I'll stay, if you don't say it-" I still smiled faintly, just a little reluctantly, "If you don't say it, I don't know which one to keep-"
Ah Han put his arm around me and said with a smile: "Don't keep any of them, since I don't like it, what's the use of staying?" He looked at me seriously and smiled, "You're the only one." ”
I just laughed, and Ah Han said: "Don't want any of them, so that those girls don't spend their days lonely in the deep palace, just waste their time in vain." ”
I didn't know what to say, but I let out a faint "um". Ah Han said to me softly: "The most detailed details will be told to you by the old palace people, after the New Year, it will be the day to present the roster of show girls, and the roster will be submitted to you soon," he looked at me gently, and said, "Although there is no one left, there is still enough work to be done." Why don't you stay, what are the reasons, they all have to be listed one by one, even every show girl, you have to live the purpose yourself. ”
I looked at Ah Han and was a little worried, so I smiled and said, "It's okay, I know, I will follow those older palace people to watch it seriously." ”
Ah Han smiled, nodded, and just hugged me gently and didn't speak. Ah Hanluo sat down and left again, the first day of junior high school is always the busiest, and there are royal relatives and nobles who come to ask for peace, so they always have to deal with it.
Sure enough, on the second day, the roster of show girls was presented to Daochen Jigong, and a few old mothers came to tell me how to choose, and each show girl had to be criticized under her eyebrows.
There are so many show girls, each state and county has its own selection, and there are also many women of appropriate age among the dignitaries and nobles of various families in Beijing. Now that the emperor is at the age of a young man, of course he has to give it a try. These show girls are all both capable and moral, I took a cursory look, probably this is Ahan's first draft, there are one hundred and twenty selected from various states, these dozens of states and counties, and there are more in Beijing, and there are thousands of people after this first rough screening.
I frowned at the mountains of portraits and rosters, and if it was to find merit, to tell why these women who were selected were selected was an extremely simple task, after all, this is also a woman carefully selected by officials and dignitaries. It's just that I want to find bones in my eggs, I have nothing to do, I don't want to find people alive, I sift them down, and I have a few sentences to say that they are sour or not, and that they are comforting and inconsoling, which is a draining and painstaking thing.
For several days, I held a brush in my mouth, scratching my ears and cheeks, thinking about these provocative things. The brows are squeezed together, and the frowns are not stretched all day.
Miao Wu saw that I had such a bitter and hateful expression, and she was also worried: "Girl, is this a demon?" ”
I nodded and said, "I'm afraid it's going to be soon!" ”
Miao Wu sighed: "The girl just writes casually, why bother to take it seriously?" ”
I smiled wryly, "Why are you so serious? It's just that this half perfunctory and half sincere is not easy to write, so many rosters and portraits, and many introductions that are redundant. I casually unfolded a portrait to Miao Wu and said to her, "You see, they are all fairy-like characters, and they are also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, blowing, playing and singing." Even if I can't find it, it's hard work! ”
Miao Wu also looked at it and said, "Why did the girl bother to take on such a thankless task?" The girl is still pregnant, but she doesn't have to be uncomfortable with the toss! ”
I sighed and said, "Where is the regret medicine?" I'll take my time. ”
When Ah Han came, he saw that I was in a pile of booklets, and I was about to be overwhelmed, so he picked me up and asked, "What do you say?" Why do you have to bury it in it? ”
I didn't raise my head, I held a brush, I just cared about comparing the portraits, looking at the introduction of the roster, looking at them one by one, and writing down whatever I thought. After a while, I replied to Ah Han and said, "It's not that the emperor, you are infinitely charming!" The dignitaries and dignitaries in the prefectures and counties and the capital seem to be crazy, and they have made up as many as a daughter country for you, and I am overwhelmed here. ”
Ah Han also brought a fold, looked at me, and said with a faint smile: "So let's take a look together." ”
I took the fold in his hand, put it aside, stuffed the register and portrait in my hand to him, pointed to the next show girl, and asked, "In your opinion, how is this approved?" ”
Ah Han said lightly: "This is easy. ”
I pouted and said, "Easy? You mean, huh? This requires a family background, a appearance, and a talent," I sighed, "I won't do such a hurtful thing that ruins the bright future of others!" Tell me about it? ”
Ah Han said: "You didn't write because of Xi'er, so I don't like it!" ”
I snatched it up and said, "I knew I wouldn't ask you." ”