In the fourth year of Yongzheng, the May Festival is approaching, and a new batch of palace maids are about to be sent into the palace by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At this time in the capital, many Shangsanqi clothed people were saying goodbye to their women, hugging their heads and crying, shedding sad tears, especially in the south of the city.

Leader Liu Man, nearly fifty years old, has an eldest daughter named Liu Qianying, born to Mrs. Mo Shi, this daughter is in the age of sixteen, fifteen years old, people look also smart and moving, kind and lively, since childhood is very smart and clever, deeply loved by the elders in the family, especially Mrs. Liu, but also her only daughter as the pearl of the palm, good education and love.

But what if you love it? Still can't resist the will of the palace, can't resist the rules of the Qing Dynasty, the daughter of the Shangsanqi clothed family, as long as the age is up, after all, there is a hurdle that can't be overcome, that is, the selection of palace maids, all those who are selected, must stay in the harem to serve the slaves, become slaves and maids who serve the masters, and only those who are unsuccessful can go home and marry on their own.

Mrs. Liu didn't understand that her baby daughter had an outstanding appearance and a likable personality, and she could be regarded as a good woman who knew books and courtesies, so why did she have to fall to the point of being someone else's slave?

"Cuttlefish, my cuttlefish, my mother doesn't want you to enter the palace, I don't want you to live a hard life."

Mrs. Liu's Mo changed her previous dignified and decent, her hair was messy but completely ignored, she was sitting on the ground crazy, crying with a sad face, there was a bottomless despair in her eyes, and others couldn't help but be moved when they saw it.

Cuttlefish, the name given by Mo's daughter to the girl, sounds a little elegant, not as cheesy as spring and willow.

When Liu Guanling saw this scene, he immediately scolded loudly, "Hurry up, look at your appearance, what kind of system do you become?" ”

Mrs. Liu doesn't care about whether she has a system or not, she only cares about her children, and when she thinks that the cuttlefish will have to endure as a palace maid in the palace in the future, she can't help but feel sad and can't help but shed tears.

Seeing that his wife was still crying, Liu Guanling sighed, turned his back and said, "No way, the cuttlefish has been selected, if you don't enter the palace in time to report, it will be a disobedience to the order, and it will be difficult for our family to be saved." Why doesn't he feel sorry for his daughter? It's just that as the head of the family, he has too much to worry about, not to mention, the matter of the cuttlefish entering the palace is a foregone conclusion, and no one can do anything.

"No way? It's a good one, no way. Mrs. Liu raised her head and looked at the past fiercely, her heart was full of grief, and for a while she could not control her emotions, and scolded without scruples, "Why should the good daughter I worked so hard to raise have to serve others?" My daughter's character and appearance are not bad in all aspects, and she is better than the concubines and ladies in the palace I don't know how many times, why should she be their maid? ”

"Shut up, you're dead!"

Liu Guanling was taken aback by Madame's words, and hurriedly went over to cover her mouth, so that she would not say anything more disrespectful because she was heartbroken. Such offensive words to the ladies in the palace, if they are heard by others and reach the ears of the saints, the Liu family will be unlucky.

At this time, in the courtyard, in addition to Liu Man and his wife, there was also a slim girl, standing silently aside, her eyes revealing infinite sadness, which was pitiful. About fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a light-colored long dress, her hair combed into a simple bun, and a beaded hairpin, looking Chu Chu lovely.

The girl watched her father and mother pull in a cry and scolding, and couldn't help but feel very sad, and sighed secretly: Even if I am unwilling to enter the palace as a slave, I can't resist the decree and not go, it is a matter of the family, and only by focusing on the overall situation can I be worthy of my father. That's it, so far, I can only ask God to bless me, bless me that the cuttlefish can spend safely in the palace and not cause disasters.

The cuttlefish wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said slowly, "Dad, mother, don't quarrel, I should be a palace maid, and I should be appropriate, why should you make such a noise for this?" ”

Mrs. Liu saw the cuttlefish speak, and stopped the noise, but the tears on her face were still like beads with broken threads, and she couldn't stop, she wanted to say something to her daughter, but she wanted to stop talking, leaving only a pair of red eyes that were crying, staring at the cuttlefish tightly, and she was reluctant to leave.

Liu Guanling also looked helpless, he felt like a sheep forced up the cliff by a hunter, he refused to be caught or had the courage to jump down, and his heart was tormented.

The cuttlefish knew her father's hardships, and she understood her mother's heartache for her daughter, she could only hold back her grievances, gritted her teeth and pretended to be strong, and said, "There is no escape from entering the palace, and the daughter is willing to obey the arrangement to enter the palace to serve the masters well, and will never drag down the family." ”

Being a palace maid not only means being a slave, but also handing over the best youth and the most precious life to the master.

For such a future, of course, the cuttlefish is resistant, but this resistance can only stay in the heart, but can not be put into action, she endured all the grievances and unwillingness, even the tears can only flow silently, she can't bear to add half a point of pain to the heartbroken parents.

"The cuttlefish entered the palace this time, I don't know when I will be able to see my father and mother again, I only hope that my father and mother can take care of their health, be healthy and blessed, and wait for their daughter to return and repay the grace of parenting."

The cuttlefish said in a trembling voice, his eyes couldn't help but redden, this goodbye may be more than ten years, and who could have predicted the situation of himself and his parents at home at that time? Now that they are about to separate, the reunion period is far away, and what a bitter word in my heart.

Liu Guanling looked at the cuttlefish so sensible, and nodded reassuringly, "There is your brother at home, you don't need to worry about it, you just need to protect yourself." After entering the palace, serve the master carefully, and after surviving the past few years, you will be able to come out. ”

Mrs. Liu wiped her tears indiscriminately, the sadness on her face could not be hidden, but she still squeezed out a few smiles, wanting to reassure the cuttlefish, "Don't worry about us, the palace is not an ordinary place, you just need to take care of yourself, it is enough, my mother never asks you to be rich and prosperous, she just wants you to live a stable life." Before he finished speaking, he couldn't hold back his crying.

The cuttlefish knelt on her knees and kowtowed three times in the direction of her father, after this ceremony, she should pack up and prepare to leave home on the road, and the days after that, and it depends on God's arrangement.

Liu Man looked at his excellent daughter, and sighed silently in his heart, this trip to the palace may not be a good thing, but I hope that the cuttlefish can be a blessed person.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye, three years have passed, and the time has come to the seventh year of Yongzheng.