Chapter 350: Entering the Court for the First Time
"Today, let's go to the post station for one night, and I'll send you to the palace early tomorrow morning to participate in the selection!" Gu Zhen rode to the side of the carriage and whispered to Gu Hengxue in the carriage. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Gu Hengxue nodded, and followed him into the official post in Chang'an City, after Gu Zhen indicated his identity, the officials inside warmly beckoned them in, Gu Hengxue just stepped into the post station, and felt that the eyes in the post station suddenly gathered on him, but soon, they dispersed again, Gu Hengxue looked at the brocade women who were staring at her a little strangely, Gu Zhen whispered beside her: "They should all be the daughters of the official family who participated in the selection this time, seeing you come in, I should expect you to also run for election, Just want to see if you threaten them. ā
Gu Hengxue listened to his words, nodded understandingly, and said with a smile: "It seems that I don't have any threat in their eyes." "That's fine, she can wait for an opportunity to escape!
Gu Zhen glanced at her, and said in his words: "Sometimes, the more you look at harmless people, the more unexpected it is. ā
If those people knew the similarity between his "sister" and Concubine Chen, I am afraid they would not feel that she was no threat.
Gu Hengxue didn't hear the meaning of his words, and went to the guest room of the official post with him, because they came late, and now there are no good rooms left in the post station, so they had to choose two passable rooms to live in, and as for the people, they naturally lived somewhere else.
Early the next morning, Zi Yan dressed her up early, Gu Hengxue looked at the woman in the mirror in brocade clothes, she only felt so strange, she really didn't expect that in just a few months, she actually came from a lonely girl who had no identity and turned into a young lady who entered the palace to participate in the election, the young lady of the Gu family, double ten years, since she was born, she may have been used by her father as a tool for success, this should not have been her life, but she became her by mistake!
"Are you ready?" Gu Zhen knocked on the door and asked.
"Eldest son, it's okay!" Zi Yan replied and opened the door to let him in, Gu Zhen's eyes lit up when he saw the well-dressed "sister", and said with a smile: "Sure enough, people rely on clothes, this dress is customized for you with the dragon silk that my father spent a lot of effort to find, after you put it on, it is really brilliant, like being reborn!" ā
Gu Hengxue didn't show the slightest joy at his praise, she didn't smile and said: "No matter how beautiful it is, it's just a gift for people to choose after exquisite decoration!" ā
Gu Zhen was noncommittal to her words, he smiled and said: "Xue'er, don't worry, you will definitely be able to pass this selection, my father will take care of everything, as long as you don't stumble, there will never be an accident, of course, I also believe that you won't be unable to get along with yourself." ā
Gu Hengxue frowned slightly when she heard his words, this was her best chance to be free, she had no reason to give up, why did he say that he couldn't get along with himself?
Gu Zhen sent her into the palace gate, and after handing over to the waiting eunuch, he and the Gu family could no longer enter, he looked at Gu Hengxue, and whispered: "Xue'er, once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to see each other again in the future, my father and brother will miss you, you take care of yourself." ā
Gu Hengxue took a deep breath, saluted him, and stepped into a small sedan chair placed at the palace gate according to the guidance of the palace people, and soon the sedan chair was lifted up, swaying through the palace gate, and heading towards the inner palace!
Gu Hengxue carefully lifted the sedan curtain, on the long palace road, there were several other small sedan chairs entering the palace side by side with her, her heart was full of apprehension, after entering here, she was alone, no one would help her, she only relied on herself, she didn't want to die alone under the heavy palace ban, and she didn't want to compete with the harem beauties for that little favor, so no matter what, she had to find a way to get out of here.
"Miss, please get off the sedan chair!"
Gu Hengxue was thinking about her thoughts, and a palace maid's voice came from outside, she straightened up, lifted the sedan curtain, and let the palace maid support her to get off the sedan chair.
She did the same as several other women, who were led into an empty palace where there were already many women to be chosen.
Gu Hengxue looked at so many people, and only felt sad, these people didn't know how many of them would be elected to the palace, but even if it was only half or even a third, I am afraid that more than half of them would not be said to be favored, and it was estimated that they would not even be able to see the face of the emperor, thinking that she was also one of them, she felt even more pathetic.
"Miss, your clothes are so beautiful, they are made of dragon silk! Which lady are you? Why haven't you seen it before? A woman with a superior appearance stepped forward and talked to Gu Hengxue.
Gu Hengxue looked at her and replied politely and detachedly: "My father Jiaozhou assassinated Gu Xinjin, I only arrived in Chang'an yesterday, and I haven't lived in Chang'an before. ā
"Jiaozhou Thorn History?" The woman smiled awkwardly and quickly left.
"Miss Gu, don't take it to heart, she must see that you are well dressed, thinking that you are a young lady of Zhongshuling or the Imperial Doctor's family, and she wants to be close to you, after you reported to your home, she found that it was unprofitable, so she walked away, I think she is close to several young ladies." Gu Hengxue was thinking about her own thoughts, but a woman next to her thought she was sad, and stepped forward to comfort her: "My name is Xia Heze, my father is the assassin of Fengzhou, and your father's Jiaozhou is the same as a remote area. ā
She stuck out her tongue mischievously, and her innocent appearance made Gu Hengxue's depressed mood much better, and she smiled at her: "Hello, my name is Gu Hengxue, in fact, I think there is nothing bad about having a low status, and it is better not to choose?" ā
Xia Heze was stunned when she heard her words, and she said urgently: "You can't think so, your clothes are worth a lot of money, and you spent a lot of money when you saw your father, wouldn't it be a pity if you couldn't choose, besides, if you can't be selected by Your Majesty to stay in the palace, it will be very miserable." ā
"Isn't it just going home? What's so miserable? Gu Hengxue was puzzled, but she still planned to let herself be defeated.
"Oh, don't you know?" Xia Heze leaned in her ear and whispered: "My father told me, this selection, in addition to filling the harem for His Majesty, there is also a beauty pageant for the Emperor Taishang, originally His Majesty wanted the Emperor to choose first, and the Emperor insisted on not accepting it, so His Majesty chose first, and the unsuccessful ones should be sent to the Taishang Palace for selection, and finally the rest can return home to make another marriage, the Emperor is sixty-five years old, if he is selected to serve him, isn't it miserable?" ā
Her words made Gu Hengxue like a thunderbolt, no wonder Gu Zhen would say that she should not stumble, and said that she would not get along with herself, she had reason to believe that if she did not listen to them and entered this harem, then they would definitely send her to the palace of the Emperor Taishang, since they could install their own people in the emperor's selection, it would not be easier for the Emperor Taishang's side, on one side was the young emperor, and on the other hand was the emperor who stepped into the coffin with one foot, and the fool also knew how to choose.
"Miss Gu, are you okay, why are your faces so white?" Xia Heze said a little worriedly.
"It's fine!" Gu Hengxue gritted her teeth and replied in a low voice, That's it, she listened to their entry into this harem first, although they took away all the medicines and medical tools around her, she could always think of a way.
"I'm not going to be at your mercy all the time." She murmured inaudibly, like an oath.