Three days later. Xuande Gate. The morning sun has not completely jumped out of the outline of the distant mountains, and it is already crowded here.

A total of 69 women selected for this year's selection were all present.

Because it is to pray for the Queen Mother and Sheji, this time the Ministry of Internal Affairs specially issued a bamboo blue palace robe in the style of a rich group flower for the women, and a small silk silver mouse jacket with gold trim on the outside.

In addition to the collection of women, there was also a group of internal guards and a number of palace maids and internal supervisors to follow.

The girls were very happy, and when they were chattering, the queen finally came.

After everyone saluted, the queen walked up to the girls with a smile and said slowly: "This time I went to Xishan, and I worked hard for you to pick women." If you need anything on the way, just tell Grandpa Cen and Grandpa Mu. After a pause, her expression became much more serious, "It's just that everyone should remember one thing, when you leave the palace, don't act at will." The people are not as good as the palace, and if something happens, it will be difficult for the palace to explain to His Majesty. Do you understand? ”

"Understood."

The crowd bowed their heads in response.

"Why did the queen suddenly get up?"

Xia Pianpian wondered.

Cui Anan had been standing next to her, and at this time she couldn't help but sneer lowly: "Isn't the queen afraid that an unconscious girl like you will make a mess?" What's so bad about reminding you? ”

"You ......"

Xia Pianpian glared at Cui Anan fiercely: Why is this person so annoying?

Always working against yourself?

"Are you enough, you dare to be so presumptuous in the presence of the queen?"

Yu Yuqing reprimanded impatiently.

Her position was in the last few rows, and the whispering queen couldn't notice it.

Cui Anan glanced at the queen, and then barely stopped making trouble.

Yu Yuqing secretly sighed, but she also felt strange, why did Cui Anan look down on Xia Pianpian so much?

"Shun Zhaoyi Niangniang has arrived!"

With this shout, everyone's attention suddenly shifted to Shun Zhaoyi, who was hurrying over, but they were speculating in their hearts.

"Concubines, see the queen mother!"

Shun Zhaoyi took a few steps and saluted the queen.

"Excuse me!"

The queen bowed slightly and reached out to help Shun Zhaoyi, who was a little frightened and quickly got up to thank her.

"The concubine is late, it's really rude, and I hope that the mother will forgive her sins."

"Hongu is also just here, it's okay."

The queen's eyes were gentle, and she reached out and gently grabbed Shun Zhaoyi's arm, leaning towards her.

Shun Zhaoyi showed her face and breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did she dare to raise her head to face the girls.

This morning, because the palace maid's hands and feet were a little slower, Shun Zhaoyi hurried to catch up or was later than the queen, which is not in line with the court etiquette.

So she was afraid that the queen would blame, so she didn't dare to make a sound.

"Qiu Rong, do you have anything to say to them?"

The queen looked at Shun Zhaoyi with a smile.

"It's enough to have the Queen's teachings."

Shun Zhaoyi hurriedly bowed his head and replied.

Qiu Rong is Shun Zhaoyi's maiden name, and since entering the palace, almost no one has called this name anymore.

Because his title is "Shun"

, so when others saw her, they were all called Shun Zhaoyi and Shun Zhaoyi.

"In that case, let's go!"

The queen turned her head and ordered Father-in-law Mu, and with the support of everyone, the queen and Shun Zhaoyi each got into the sedan chair, and the blue satin soft and warm sedan chair of the women followed, and the palace guards were lined up before and after.

The team came out one after another, and the soup was very magnificent under the reflection of the rising sun.

The young palace maids in the palace all took the opportunity to put down their work and secretly ran out to watch, surrounded by their envious and excited faces, after all, such a magnificent formation could not be seen casually even in the palace.

Needless to say, Xia Pianpian was very excited along the way, always opening the curtain and looking around, her eyes were shining at any time, compared to Xing Ruolan and the others, they were much more reserved.

As for Yu Yuqing, who grew up in Jiangnan since he was a child, he has never been to the capital, and this time he was sent to the palace in a hurry, and he didn't know what the capital was like.

After all, when you are young, how can you not feel fresh and curious?

So she secretly lifted the curtain and looked outside, but couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Because of course, the team did not choose the bustling streets, but after leaving the palace, they followed the official road all the way to the west.

How could the royal family choose a place in the market, so casually let the common people see it?

But she wasn't disappointed for long, because the scenery along the way was already breathtakingly beautiful.

In the spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies.

Although it is not as beautiful and graceful as the south of the Yangtze River, the spring flowers on the outskirts of the capital are full of flowers, and the fragrance of the earth mixed with the smell of the sun is inexplicably pleasant.

The tender green branches swayed in the wind, and when Yu Yuqing raised her eyes, she couldn't help but smile: nature always selflessly gives people happiness from the heart.

The group walked for two days, and whenever they encountered a post house on the way, they would stop to rest.

Xishan Wannian Temple is about a hundred miles away from the capital, and the normal foot journey takes about three or four days.

Although praying for blessings is a major event, after all, it was Queen Zhaoyi and others who went to the body, all of whom were golden branches and jade leaves, and they could not be tired, so at dusk on the sixth day, the group arrived at the foot of the West Mountain.

Wannian Temple is on the mountainside of the West Mountain, and if you want to enter the temple, you can only wait for tomorrow, so Mu Gonggong Cen Gonggong arranged it, and everyone rested in the palace at the foot of the mountain.

Because Wannian Temple is a royal temple, people from the royal family often come here, so in order to facilitate rest, the imperial court specially built a small palace.

Not long after dinner, everyone was sleepy, and everyone fell asleep at the end of the day.

Except for the queen and Zhaoyi, the girls were divided into groups of three to rest in a room.

And Yu Yuqing, Xia Pianpian and another girl named Ji Mingzhen were divided together.

Yu Yuqing had just fallen asleep for a while when she was dragged back from her dream by a rustling sound in the room.

She didn't open her eyes, just pricked up her ears to carefully discern the source of the sound.

Although the voice was very slight, Yu Yuqing could still feel as if someone was dressing.

Who is it?

Sure enough, she heard light footsteps and the sound of the door closing, and it was clear that the people who went out did not want the people in the room to know their whereabouts.

Thinking like this, it was estimated that the person had already walked more than a dozen steps away, and then she slowly opened her eyes and swept around, Xia Pianpian was still asleep, but Ji Mingzhen in the bed on the right was gone.

Yu Yuqing lay in the quilt, closed her eyes, and prepared to wait for Ji Mingzhen to come back.

What are you going out there for?

Can't you sleep with someone to talk to?

She was full of suspicion, but she was so sleepy that she had just closed her eyes and fell back into a deep sleep.

When she opened her eyes again, the east was already white.

She first secretly observed Ji Mingzhen while she was dressing.

saw Ji Mingzhen stretching out on the bed, and seemed unwilling to wake up.

Looking at it like this, I can't see any clues at all, and I can't help but be a little disappointed.

Cen Gongcheng beckoned all the girls to gather in the courtyard, and everyone hurriedly washed up and walked to the mountain.

In the past few days on the mountain, eating fasting and reciting Buddha, chanting scriptures and praying for blessings are very fresh and fun for these official women.

But due to all kinds of rules in front of them, they can't move around at will, so many people are in peace, and nothing goes wrong.

However, no one expected that after lunch on the fourth day, everyone had a problem on the way back to the palace from Xishan.

After walking for about an hour, the team had reached the official road, but it was pleasant to see a large open and vast meadow outside the woods, and the fluffy light green stretched to the horizon.

Because this official road is basically only used for royal walking on weekdays, Grandpa Mu and Grandpa Cen asked the queen to simply let everyone get off the sedan chair and rest on the grass.

For a while, there were three or three on the grass, sitting and joking, enjoying the rare smell of the suburbs.

Yu Yuqing and Xia Pianpian naturally sat together.

The mid-spring sun was pleasant and lazy, which made everyone reluctant to get up.

Father-in-law Cen urged and urged again and again, but it didn't work very well, so he had to let everyone stay for a while.

Yu Yuqing was resting with her eyes closed, and suddenly heard Xia Pianpian "hee-hee"

Smiled: "Hey, where did the little rabbit come from?" ”

She opened her eyes and was a little surprised: Isn't it?

Not far away, a small gray rabbit was lying on the ground.