Chapter 163: Prologue (1)
Yanhua Palace, the newly elected palace maids this year, in addition to learning the rules from their aunts, more than 30 people each day, two people in a class, and they also need to sweep and dust in each hall.
Today, the two girls of the Jiang family were assigned to Luming Pavilion. The work is not heavy, just dust the house, twist the handkerchief and wipe the table and chair ornaments.
"In two days, it will be the women's official exam. Seeing that my sister has been free these days, she can't let go of the volume, but she is not in a hurry, she should be in her chest, right? It may be estimated in advance, how sure is this choice? ”
Holding the feather duster, the seventh girl covered her face with a white veil, very carefully, and brushed away the dust on the top of the cabinet. Listening to the five girls ask about the female official examination, she turned around, raised her eyes to see that it was still early, simply put her hands down, untied her veil, walked to the embroidery stool near the window, and sat down to rest.
"Ten percent don't dare to say, but there are still about half of them." has always been modest, listening to Jiang Rou's ears, "most of the time" is "nine out of ten". I was also happy for her in my heart, and thinking about the Gu Lord behind her who supported her, Jiang Rou had a little bit of envy.
"There is no need to inquire, there will be many palace maids who are interested in the female official examination this year. The closer I got to the final election, the more I studied hard. I heard that there were several people, and even begged their aunts to ask for extra lamp oil, and they kept candles for a long time, and read books all night. My sister has a solid foundation, which is a good thing, but don't look down on others, and be more prepared. ”
The seventh girl nodded cautiously and said sincerely, "Be taught." She is in the palace and never dares to slack off. The man also warned that the eunuch palace maid who came out of the celebrant supervisor had long been accustomed to deceiving her superiors and subordinates, and she was open to money. At present, the desire for profit is often consumed, and the purse can not be taken care of, but the head on the neck.
Just like on the day of the election, Xue Gonggong, the chief examiner of the ceremonial supervisor who had a lot of "care" for her, came up with those extremely rare exam questions, and the seven girls still remember them vividly, how can they not be secretly vigilant? With the experience of the small election, if you want to come to the female official test, it will not be calm and everything will go well.
This final election is actually another confrontation between the newly rising inner court and Xiangquan. They are caught in the middle, except for a few people with deep backgrounds such as Yin Mi, who have already settled in and ensured that they are safe. Among the top ten, the remaining seats are probably only three or two. Everyone has their own ability and strives for it.
The difficulties she has to face must be indispensable. So when I had time in the evening, I grabbed every minute more and more, and was not willing to waste it. After all, she was still not as knowledgeable as that person. If he has three points of profound accumulation, where do you need to be afraid of those tricks of ghosts and ghosts.
After thanking the five girls for their kindness, the seven girls hesitated for a while, and felt that they should persuade again.
"Fifth Sister really didn't think about trying the female official exam? I missed it this time, and I won't be able to encounter such a good opportunity in the future. ”
Jiang Rou glanced at her, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Buried her head and pressed the handkerchief and gently rubbed it in the water, the cool water did not pass the back of her hand, looking at the kneaded ball, the plain white linen towel, the five girls' hearts were unprecedentedly peaceful.
How easy is it to get a female officer? She was not as young as Jiang Yuan in her schoolwork, and after leaving the harem, there was no other Gu Master who could protect her like she did with her seventh sister.
Officialdom has always been a man's world, she is a weak woman, she is in a foreign land, it is difficult to support herself, she doesn't understand the doorway of officialdom at all, and she will inevitably kowtow and bleed. It's better to stay in the harem honestly, and the fight between women, although it is ruthless, can be more handy to deal with.
"No, people know it. I didn't know what was going on at the beginning, and I suffered a lot of losses. Nowadays, if you eat a trench and grow wise, not to mention that you have learned to become a human spirit, you should always learn to be well-behaved. ”
Jiang Rou picked up the rag and watched the water drops fall, and the water surface swayed with layers of light and shadow. The blurry reflection of her carefully traced makeup is not stunning, but slightly firm.
Today, she is holding a rag and doing the work of a rough palace maid in the side hall. Tomorrow...... In the harem, there may not be a place for her Jiang Rou.
Holding the mouth of the bottle in his hand, he flipped it over and carefully wiped it clean. The ornaments in the house, all of them have their origins, and the five girls are waiting carefully, and they are talking and laughing as if they are close to the seven girls.
"If my sister is out, I hope to remember that you and I are sisters in the family. If you have a place to ask for your sister in the future, don't refuse. ”
Sisters in the family? The seventh girl blinked, and greeted the expectant smile of the fifth girl, evoking an equally warm smile. The world is impermanent, and the five girls who made her eyes look at her when they saw her turned out to be the people who were in the second room of the Jiang family, except for Jiang Yu, who did not hide from her, and expressed kindness several times.
Although she still has calculations, comparisons, and big ideas in her eyes, she has no thoughts that harm her.
The seventh girl clapped her hands, got up and covered her veil, waved the feather duster in her hand, and walked to the back room. "As the old saying goes, you can't write two ginger characters with one stroke. My sister's words are really out of sight. The words were also annoyed and annoyed, slightly playful. There is only a clear meaning: she didn't take the suspicion between the two when she was a child. In the past, this person is better to live in the present.
The five girls' hearts rose sourly, looking at the figure that bypassed Jinping, and for the first time they were sincere, admitting that they were self-minded and could not keep up with her......
After dinner in the evening, the four girls in the house were eating tea, and they had not yet dispersed. Then there was an aunt who was born and led people straight to the door. If you don't say hello, you will be cold-eyed and scolded.
"Which two are the ones who cleaned up Lu Mingxuan this afternoon? didn't hurry up and stood up and followed me to the front, Zhao Gonggong waited for questioning. ”
The seven girls' eyes shrank, and the five girls glanced at each other, and the two hurriedly stepped forward to give a blessing.
"The two of them are cleaning Lu Mingxuan today. I don't know what happened, my aunt took this trip on purpose, and even my father-in-law was alarmed. The five girls smiled and secretly stuffed ten taels of silver, the unwritten rules in the palace that good things and bad things have to be made of silver. When you encounter good things, you are happy. If you don't commit it in anyone's hands, you will buy your own life.
Look at this menacing and unkind face, the fifth girl's heart turned sharply, I don't know how she and the seventh sister were involved in the disaster for no reason. Fortunately, I was careful in Su Ri, and when I thought about it, I didn't feel that there was a mistake in my actions, and I thought about it carefully, what my aunt said was "questioning", not necessarily "asking for guilt". I finally managed to calm myself and didn't lose my sense of proportion.
The seventh girl lowered her eyebrows and was silent. Secretly teasing her eyelids, seeing that this aunt was stable, with her hands in her sleeves, ten taels of silver, obviously put it at hand, but she didn't see it. I know that it's not good, I'm afraid this thing can't be good today.
Lu Mingxuan, Zhao Gonggong asked? The little eunuchs under the female official Fu, none of them are surnamed Zhao! Now, in addition to the old people in the palace, the palace maids and eunuchs next to them are nominally under the control of the ceremonial supervisors under the inner court.
The little hand of the seventh girl hidden under the cuffs clenched into a fist. It's coming so fast, can't you even wait for the final selection? looked at the five girls who were smiling on the side, and saw that she somewhat understood the current situation, and almost couldn't hold it back, and her wrist holding the silver trembled slightly.
Sighing secretly, Jiang Rou still hoped that she could help her, but now it's good, it's a disservice.
Stretched out his hand and took the silver and the hands of the five girls, and shook them back. The seventh girl grimaced, as if she didn't understand human feelings, eye to eye, and looked straight into the eyes of the aunt, "Since Gonggong Zhao is waiting, please ask your aunt to lead the way, don't delay." ”
The aunt looked stunned, she didn't think that a little palace maid in Yanhua Palace would have the courage to teach her to do things. was about to get angry, but he buried his head in her and didn't dodge her, and his eyes were stunned and clear. Half straightforward, half natural.
This aunt stared at her for a moment, seeing that she was very young, and I was afraid that she was ignorant of the world and stupid to read. Unconsciously snorted, clearly revealing disdain. I heard that this one with good looks is the one who was elected to the top three this year. With such qualifications, he is so blunt in handling things, and when he enters the harem, a place where he eats people and does not spit out bones, he doesn't know how to meet the source left and right, even if he can escape today, he will not be able to change his mind.
"Keep up honestly." After that, he turned around and led people out, afraid that the two of her would play tricks, and deliberately looked back twice.
The five girls sweated in the palms of their hands, and their hearts were up and down, and they were very uneasy. The seventh girl carried the hem of her skirt and met the aunt's looking back, and immediately behaved and clever, quite polite, and laughed.
The aunt was really impatient and disgusted, and was not interested in looking at her again. happened to miss the flash of essence in the eyes of the seven girls.
Miss Yin leaned on the door until she saw the group out of the courtyard, and then all the people who gloated and watched the show in the courtyard became transparent people, a proud shelf, all ignored it, went back to the house leisurely, sat down and continued to eat tea.
"She's smart, too lazy to entangle with the little ghosts underneath, she simply pretends to be stupid, and she doesn't want to see her, like shaking her burden, I can't wait to blast her out, it's better to make a difference earlier." looked at Ran Qing, rarely, without a trace of worry, but squinted with a smile. "Why, don't you deliver a letter to that master?"
Miss Ran's eyes flashed, and she smiled without saying a word. She was the spy who had been planted, and everyone knew it, but there was no need to put it on the table. Nunu mouthed, signaling to Miss Yin, and she was alone behind her, followed by Binju. Who said she didn't deliver the letter? Isn't the fragrance gone?
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I haven't been on the Internet for the past few days, and my phone is hanging. I can't brush out the interface of the book city.,There's no way to leave a message.,Only in the creation of the world.。 I'm sick with clothes, and I didn't have the energy to code words two days ago. Today, I will write a fat one, which can be regarded as an apology. I owe two chapters, and I'll make it up when I'm better. I'm sorry.