Yao Huang knew that if he wanted to cultivate, he could hide it from others, but he couldn't hide it from the girl who took care of him. Although Chunming's girl is simple, she is very loyal, and Yao Huang wants to train her to be his right and left hand. Although she can't teach her to cultivate the truth, there are so many martial arts cheats in the space, and she can find one or two things for Chunming to cultivate.

Yao Huang once again made up a lie to fool the little girl: she had deceived Chunming when she said that the pill came from Mrs. Yao, but it was actually given to her by a master. The master knew how to calculate, and knew that he had a master-apprentice fate with the master, so he specially came to Yao Huang, not only left a pill to cure Yao Huang's illness, but also left her exercises for Yao Huang to learn.

Chunming's eyes are full of stars: It's great, the eldest lady has such a magical encounter! After the eldest lady has martial arts, she will not be hurt by the conspiracy of the second lady and the second lady.

Yao Huang was very satisfied with the little girl's loyalty, and took out the cheats of "Little Wuxianggong" and "Tianshan Folding Plum Hands" and handed them to Chunming, asking her to practice, if there is anything she doesn't understand, you can ask Yao Huang.

The little maid was moved to tears, clenched her fists and swore that she would be loyal to the eldest lady! Take the words of the eldest lady as the code of action, the eldest lady will never say two when she says one, and she will never go west if the eldest lady asks her to go east.

From this day on, the two masters and servants began to practice martial arts. Soon two years passed, and both of them had a small success. Yao Huang's cultivation reached the consummation of the Qi refining period with the help of the elixir in the space, and when he only waited for a suitable opportunity, Yao Huang had to start building the foundation.

took Chunming into Mrs. Yao's courtyard, because it was almost the end of the year, there were many things to deal with, and there were many servants coming and going in Mrs. Yao's courtyard. Mrs. Yao saw her daughter enter the door and beckoned to her. Let Yao Huang sit beside her. Continue to listen to the stewards' reports. Until an hour passed. Mrs. Yao took care of the work. Yao Huang hurriedly served a cup of hot tea.

Mrs. Yao drank the tea served by her daughter, and her heart was very ironing: "Didn't you ask you not to come?" On such a snowy day, the road is slippery, what should I do if I fall? ”

Yao Huang smiled: "My daughter misses her mother!" ”

"Mother misses you too." Mrs. Yao was even happier, "Zhuangzi has just sent some fresh fruits, you can bring them back to eat later." ”

Mrs. Yao has a small wedding village in Xishan, and there are hot springs underground, so she can also have fresh vegetables and fruits to eat in winter. However, there are very few of them.

"Xie Lu, Xie Niang." Yao Huang happily thanked her, she hadn't eaten fresh fruit for a long time.

Winter in the capital arrives very early, and it has begun to snow in October, and vegetables cannot grow, so that the rice table in the capital has not seen a little green for several months.

"Mother, I want to go to the Bikong Temple before the New Year, okay?" Yao Huang took advantage of Mrs. Yao's good mood to make a request.

"How can you go out on such a cold day?" Mrs. Yao frowned, "The weather is too bad, wait until spring begins, right?" ”

"Mother, that's how you can be sincere. I pray for my father and my family. I hope that everyone will be safe and healthy in the coming year, and it must be completed before the end of the year. It can't be postponed until next year, otherwise it won't work. Yao Huang said hurriedly.

"But—" Mrs. Yao still wanted to object.

"Mother, just let your daughter go!" Yao Huang hugged Mrs. Yao and coquettishly, and Mrs. Yao reluctantly agreed to her daughter's request.

"Take a few more people with you and stay safe."

"Xie Lu, Xie Niang." Yao Huang was extremely happy, and she planned to use this time to build a foundation.

"I'll indulge you this time, but you have to learn the rules seriously when you come back." Mrs. Yao said seriously.

“…… Good. "Yao Huang hates drafts and hates learning rules.

Snow began to fall in the sky, and a thick layer of snow weighed down the earth and bent the branches. Yao Huang looked out the window, and there was nothing in the yard except for an old tree. The people who followed were all arranged at the foot of the mountain near the temple, and there were only two people in the courtyard, her and Chunming.

"It's so cold!" Chunming stomped her feet, there was no brazier in the room, the temperature was unusually cold, or she had achieved something internally, so she wouldn't be so cold that she couldn't stand it. She looked at Yao Huang with admiration, is the young lady amazing, she has practiced to the point that the cold and heat are not invasive, when will she be able to practice to this point?

"Chunming, these days, you help me protect the Fa, I want to break through the realm." Yao Huang instructed Chunming that the reason why he chose Bikong Temple was because the environment here was quiet and the monks were interested.

"Yes, miss." Chunming puffed up his chest and replied loudly.

The foundation was laid smoothly, and it can be said that it was a matter of course. When Yao Huang opened his eyes, he found that the entire world became clearer and the colors became richer. Feeling the powerful power in the dantian, Yao Huang considered whether to leave the Yao Mansion now, so that he could fly the sword during the foundation building period. However, thinking of Mrs. Yao, who was extremely fond of him, Yao Huang hesitated. The husband doesn't love, there is no one close to him in the entire Yao Mansion, and if her daughter goes missing, this lady will not be able to stand the blow. Yao Huang sighed, forget it, let's wait and talk about it first. She hasn't experienced the ancient draft, so let's go and see it.

Five days later, Yao Huang and Chunming returned to Yao's mansion with a happy mood. From the window of the carriage, there were very few pedestrians in the street, and occasionally one or two people fell in the snow, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead. Chunming's eyes were filled with tears, she remembered that before she was sold into Yao's mansion, her family was very poor, there were no warm clothes in winter, her sister was frozen to death, and she almost couldn't survive that winter.

"Miss, why is it so cold in winter?"

"Cold in winter and hot in summer, this is the law of nature, it is destined by God, there is no reason. However, the previous winters were not so cold, and the reason why it is so cold now is because it has entered the Xiaoice period. ”

"Xiaoice period? What is it? Chunming asked puzzled.

After the end of the Ming Dynasty and before the Kangqian Dynasty, the average annual temperature of the whole of China was lower than now, and major droughts and floods occurred in summer, and winter was extremely cold, which was called the "Xiaoice River Period" by meteorologists. Especially from the tenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the coldest is the coldest in a thousand years, even in 10,000 years, the coldness is only ranked second, and it can be ranked six or seven in a million years, which can be said to be the coldest period since mankind entered the period of civilization. The reason why the Xiaoice River period is known is because before Yao Huang crossed, modern society seems to have entered the Xiaoice River period. Winters are unusually cold, with snowstorms; Summers are scorchingly hot, with floods and droughts occurring in various parts of the country. Yao Huang discussed this with netizens, so she looked through the information about the Xiaoice River period.

"It's nothing, it's just a cold time." Yao Huang said perfunctorily.

"Miss—" Chunming was dissatisfied with his master's perfunctory.

"Chunming, you, Miss, I'm going to start learning the rules, and you have to follow along." Yao Huang said maliciously.

"Don't you?!" The little maid wailed.

The Qing Dynasty stipulated from the time of Shunzhi that all women from the Manchu Eight Banners who were between the ages of thirteen and sixteen must participate in the emperor's draft every three years. Women who have not participated in the draft are not allowed to marry. The Yao family belongs to the Zhengbai flag in the Han army flag, with the surname Yao Jia, which was originally a coat that rolled into the pass with Doer, and was carried because of his military exploits. The children and grandchildren of the family are not prosperous, so there are not many relatives of the same family. This time, in the entire Yao Jia family, there are only two young girls of appropriate age, Yao Huang and Yao Xianghan.

The time of the draft is set in July, the hottest month, because the weather is the hottest at this time, it is easy to sweat, and any cosmetics will not work, which can present the most real appearance of the show girl in front of the female officials and concubines in charge of the selection.

Yao Huang was dressed in dark blue clothes, with strips of cloth embroidered with his surname and his father's official position, and was sent out of the door by Mrs. Yao.

"Huang'er, keep these pastries on your body and hide them, and take them out when you're hungry." Mrs. Yao handed Yao Huang a paper bag and carefully told Yao Huang the precautions for entering the palace. Yao Xianghan listened cheekily to the side, Second Mrs. Yao's identity was not enough, she had not participated in the draft, and she could not give her daughter any advice.

"It's getting late, let's get in the car." Mrs. Yao put her daughter on a mule cart.

"Mother, take care of yourself, wait for me to come back." Yao Huang stuck out his head from the window and waved goodbye to Mrs. Yao, until Mrs. Yao's figure disappeared from her sight, but she didn't know that this time it was the last time she and Mrs. Yao met.

The mule cart drove quietly on the streets of the capital, Yao Huang closed her eyes and recuperated, she didn't want to pay attention to Yao Xianghan, but Yao Xianghan didn't let her go.

"Sister, Nian said that we can be selected?" Although she is scheming, Yao Xianghan is still a girl who has never seen the world. It is a lifelong event, Yao Xianghan is very worried, and he wants to calm his mood as much as possible but he can't do it.

"I don't know what to do."

"Sister, aren't you worried?"

"What's the use of worrying? It is not us who call the shots, but the masters above. ”

"But we can show the best of ourselves, so that the masters can find our goodness and choose us." Yao Xianghan was dissatisfied with Yao Huang's indifference.

Yao Huang sneered, "The draft is not only about appearance and talent, but also about family background. It's a daddy campaign. The daughter of a fourth-grade petty official behaves better than other high-ranking nobles everywhere, doesn't you set up a target for the nobles to deal with you? First of all, what are you going to do to stay away from me, so as not to trouble me. ”

Yao Xianghan's face turned red: "Does my sister look down on my father's official position?" ”

"Yes, it's contemptible, you go and sue!" Yao Huang snorted.

I will, and when I get home, I'll tell my father, and he'll be even more disgusted with you. Yao Xianghan hated in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and he restrained his emotions and said: "Sister, I believe that the emperor and the ladies will treat all the show girls fairly." If it is compared to the family background, who in the world can compare the family background to the royal family? The imperial court's choice of the show girl is to open up the branches of the royal family and the clan, and it should be the show girl herself, not the family background. ”

"Since you think so, just behave as you like, whether you live or die is up to you, don't say I'm your sister at that time." (To be continued......)