In the seventeenth year of Tianhe, the capital city of Dajin, Jian'an City. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gu Xinyan got off the sedan chair and looked at this majestic palace city, as far as her eyes could see, she only saw the tall gray city wall towering, and the blue sky overhead, cloudless and spotless.

She squinted, feeling better for no reason.

"Miss", Huancui took a step forward and stretched out her hand, she smiled slightly, and slowly walked forward holding Huancui's hand.

The palace walls are very high, the road is very long, and there are people around who talk in whispers, but they can't really hear it. She pursed her lips, let go of her chaotic thoughts, and walked steadily.

Gu Xinyan, the daughter of Gu Zhizhang in Bapin County.

She looked up at the delicate sedan chair beside her, which was beautifully decorated and carved and drooping. Look at the small sedan car left in the rear, although it is not shabby, but it is old!

Thinking of the current situation at home, I sighed in my heart, and touched the jade bracelet caged in my left sleeve. This is what my grandmother gave to me on her 60th birthday, and it is also the most valuable jewelry around me today.

"Miss", Huancui called her softly! She squeezed the handkerchief in her hand, lowered her head slightly, and walked forward.

This year is not the year to be elected, but now it is in the prime of life, the harem is full, and the first queen and two concubines have princes.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the year, during a paddock hunt, the eldest prince and the third prince suddenly fell from their horses, the eldest prince was seriously injured and died, and the third prince fell into a disabled leg. In addition to the two princes born by Concubine Shu, the four princes born by good beauties are still in infancy.

The royal heirs are thin, the queen mother of the two palaces is anxious, and several ministers are discussed, and the household department is invited, and under a holy decree, all the unmarried daughters of the official family are waiting to be selected at home, and they are not allowed to marry privately.

When Gu Xinyan received the will to be elected, she was stunned: Enter the palace? Draft? She completely forgot that this was ancient times, and the women of the official family were going to participate in the draft. Thinking of the palace fighting dramas she watched in her previous life, she trembled.

Li hugged Xinyan, comforted her gently, and his eyes were red as he spoke. Brother Heng also clenched his little fists and choked up to call his sister.

Seeing the family miserable, Gu Xinyan burst out laughing: "What is this for?" Isn't it to be chosen? Most people like me can't choose it! ”

Li thought about it, the husband is just an eighth-grade petty official, although Xinyan is good-looking, but she is not a great beauty of the heavenly fragrance and national beauty, so she must be more likely to be defeated.

But saying that, thinking of Xinyan's character, she usually doesn't restrain her much, and the rules in the palace are strict, what if she collides with a nobleman? A heart is irrepressibly lifted again!

On the eighth draft day of the first month of September, the Li family got up early in the morning, and he couldn't wait to follow!

Huancui was ordered by the ear early in the morning, and at this moment he was in good spirits, paying attention to the behavior of the maids brought by other show girls, for fear that something would go wrong! It's a joke!

The master and servant followed the team in front of them and walked towards the palace gate! A group of show girls entered the hall and were divided into more than a dozen batches and watched them in three days. Gu Xinyan was divided on the third day, the last group. After the leading palace maid explained the precautions, a little palace maid came to lead the way and led them into the resting palace.

And Huancui and the maids were arranged in another place, and they could not see their own young lady until they left the palace.

Because it was the third day, Xinji exhaled, and on the way to the palace, she looked at the flowers and plants on both sides in a good mood, but she might as well be sideways by the little palace maid on her side, and hurriedly moved her eyes back, looking at her nose and nose, and looking at her heart to move forward, and she didn't dare to make a second time!

A group of people passed through the corridor and entered a large hall, with the book "Jingchun Palace" on it, and there were many small rooms on the left and right sides of the entrance. A room for six people can be freely combined. There are those who have acquaintances, and they have already gathered in one place to quickly pick a room and go in!

Xinyan hesitated for a moment and walked towards the room on the far left! When she went in, there were already four people inside, all of whom were sorting out their clothes, and she stood and watched for a while, then chose the second empty bunk by the window.

A round-faced girl next to her looked at her curiously, then lowered her head and fiddled with her clothes.

She looked around, about a small cupboard for each person, with all the toiletries and a change of clothes.

She took a cursory look and put it aside, probably no one was going to wear it!

They are all official women to be selected, and they are all wearing the best ones! Even herself, it was Li who turned over the bottom of the box, took out the best satin for the dowry, and asked the tailor Wang Yueniang to tailor it for her, for fear that people would look down on her!

Although it is not a new material, it is better because Xinyan's skin is fine and white, and the color of lake blue is also fresh!

There was nothing to say all night, and by the evening of the second day, most of the people had left, and even in this house, there were only Xinyan and the round-faced girl from before.

There are 6 people in their house, and the first 4 people in front of them have all been eliminated, and they heard from the little palace maid who came to get the clothes! The show girls have a small baggage, with their names sewn on it, and they will be packed up on the election day, and they will have their own little palace maids to take them out.

Xinyan exhaled, washed, slept, and slept until midnight when she was woken up by some sound. When I opened my eyes in a daze, I saw that the round-faced girl was holding the quilt and sobbing quietly.

She quietly closed her eyes and wanted to continue sleeping, but the sobbing sound echoed in her ears, and she couldn't sleep!

She sighed, rolled over, and the sobbing stopped.

She tightened the quilt, closed her eyes, and sobbed again in a daze, although she tried her best to suppress it, she couldn't sleep anymore!

She simply opened her eyes and looked at the dark roof, with a lot of thoughts in her head, thinking about tomorrow's selection, and thinking about why she was crying in the house, and slowly, I don't know when she fell asleep!

When I woke up, it was dawn. The palace maid who still came to deliver breakfast woke up the two.

The other show girls have all been freshened up and are waiting under the corridor outside, waiting for the palace maids to come!

The two hurriedly freshened up, ate two snacks randomly, and went outside to wait!

When I stepped out of the door, I turned my head and saw that the round-faced girl's eyes were swollen like walnuts, and she secretly screamed that it was not good! Stopped her in a hurry and pointed to her eyes!

The round-faced girl's eyes were red, and she was about to cry again! She hurriedly pulled her back to the house, turned around and ran out, and found the little palace maid to give an order.

After a while, the little palace maid brought a white porcelain bowl with a small piece of ice floating in it!

Xinyan took it, wrapped it in a quick white cotton cloth, and took turns to apply it to the round-faced girl's eyelids.

After about a cup of tea, the swelling disappeared, although there are still some traces, but you can't see it if you don't look carefully!

The round-faced girl blinked gratefully with a pair of big eyes and took Gu Xinyan's hand: "Thank you so much today!" My name is Fu Fangfei. What about you? ”

Xinyan was about to speak, and the palace maid who led the way outside arrived, counting the number of people.

"Gu Xinyan"!

After finishing speaking in a hurry, he pulled Fu Fangfei into the team behind, causing several show girls to look at each other unpleasantly, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

With the shouts of the eunuchs, a group of people went out, and there were fewer and fewer people waiting in the side hall.

When it was Gu Xinyan's turn, it was almost noon, and when she entered the main hall, Gu Xinyan's numb legs almost tripped over the high threshold.

Six show girls stood in front of the hall and bowed to the emperor and queen, Gu Xinyan was so nervous that the tip of her nose was sweating! The legendary emperor, the empress, so close to the distance, it is false to say that there is no tension.

She tried to concentrate and listen to the question. It seems that from beginning to end, the queen and another concubine are asking, nothing more than some questions and answers about women's rules and women's commandments! Don't ask alone, everyone!

Gu Xinyan breathed a sigh of relief, because she came from a modern soul, she didn't quite agree with the admonitions of women and women, so these books have been shelved, and if you ask Gu Xinyan, you must not know anything!

She pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly, smiling when others answered, and occasionally looked at the speaker and nodded politely in agreement!

Soon, no one spoke anymore, and the six stood there silently. The people in the seat seemed to be discussing in whispers.

After a long time, a palace man brought over a plate with a ranking card on it. A total of 6 pieces! The one with a name on the front is eliminated, and the one on the reverse side means left!

There are 4 pieces on the plate that are turned over, Xinyan breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at it casually, and raised her feet to prepare to withdraw!

Wait a minute! She tried to keep her eyes open and looked around again, what about Gu Xinyan's name?