Sile is the place where the singers and dancers of the court are located, and is responsible for performing in court ceremonies.

Therefore, most of the palace maids in this are known for their talents.

Naturally, the requirements are higher than those elsewhere.

So much so that even if they were all wearing white and plain palace maid clothes, when they came up, it still made Fengyi Pavilion feel a little more like a warbler and a swallow.

Of course, there doesn't seem to be anything special about these people for the queen.

She still asked them to come forward in rows, first examined their figures and appearance, and then selected a few that she liked, and asked them about their family history according to the roster. If there is any problem, ask the housekeepers and grandmothers everywhere.

Only when everything is satisfactory to her will she nod her head and pass.

It's no wonder that the selection is slow.

However, it can also be seen from this that the queen attaches great importance to this matter. She didn't want to choose some unclean people to go to King Jing's Mansion and cause trouble for Ye Zhenzhen in the future......

As for Jia Baoyu, although the queen repeatedly asked him what he meant, Jia Baoyu still threatened that the queen would call the shots.

Even if the queen didn't know whether she intentionally or unintentionally missed some extremely gorgeous beauties, he didn't care.

No matter how beautiful it is, it is difficult to match this Ye family's aunt and nephew.

Moreover, as long as he can enter this palace in the future, he will still be the master of these beauties, and there is no need to rush for a while.

After the selection of the people at the Scork was finished, the queen asked, "How many are there?" ”

Xia Shouzhong came up and said with a smile: "If you go back to Niangniang, there are already thirty-six palace maids, and there are only twenty eunuchs. ”

The queen was obviously a little dissatisfied, she said: "This palace remembers that these three places are the most crowded places in the palace, how can there be such a small number of people?" ”

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly said: "Back to Niangniang, the minions only recruited the latest batches to enter the palace according to Niangniang's orders. Over the years, because His Majesty has been busy with government affairs and does not advocate the large-scale selection of draft girls, so in the past few years, there have not been too many people in the palace, so there are so many ......"

Jia Baoyu smiled and said: "It's the mother who is too refined, but in fact, she is just a servant, and that's almost enough......"

The queen said: "How can a huge palace be without manpower."

When the Queen Mother asked, don't you blame me for not doing things well? ”

The queen said, she also seemed to feel a little tired to select enough people according to her aspect, she said to Xia Shouzhong and the others: "That's it, after you go down, first select some people in each of the twenty-four divisions according to the situation, and the palace will select them early tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes......"

Seeing this, the palace people knew that the queen was lacking, so they communicated to each other and slowly retreated.

Soon, most of the people in Fengyi Pavilion were reduced.

The queen saw that Jia Baoyu's face seemed to be disapproving, so she said: "King Jing feels that the palace is not thoughtful enough, or the vision is not good, and the selected person does not meet King Jing's wishes?" ”

She had already discovered that after Jia Baoyu sat down, although on the surface she didn't seem to interfere with her selection of whom, her eyes had already looked at the hundred or so palace maids in the place......

Sure enough, men are greedy for flowers and sex, and even he is no exception.

Jia Baoyu shook his head, as if there was something difficult to speak, but under the queen's majestic scrutiny eyes, he still smiled: "Niangniang is too worried, the minister just can't bear to let the queen spend too much energy on such a trivial matter."

On the other hand, the minister thought that even if Niangniang arranged fewer people to go in now, it would be okay, and when Zhen Zhen and I got married in the future, it would be the same for the two of us to choose again. ”

Ye Zhenzhen would actively participate in the selection of the previous two places by the queen, but after Jia Baoyu sat down, she would not ask the queen and not speak.

She was already shy, but when she heard Jia Baoyu say this, her face turned even redder.

Even the queen felt that Jia Baoyu was a little thick-skinned.

Ordinary boys and girls, who can talk so eloquently about their fiancées and their elders?

Zhen Zhen's reaction is normal.

Sure enough, everyone said that those who have more wisdom are evil, and this person is still the same.

Unable to say more on this topic, the queen said: "Are you all ready for the funeral of Emperor Daxing?" ”

This is the reason why Jia Baoyu entered the palace to find the queen, but it is not important.

But since the queen asked, Jia Baoyu still told the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites in 1510, and asked the concubines about the arrangement.

The queen pondered for a moment and said: "In the harem, there are not many concubines who have reached the ranks, so they will naturally go to the imperial tomb to guard their filial piety and cry at that time." ”

Jia Baoyu nodded.

The queen suddenly ignored her niece's girlish heart and asked, "I heard that the Emperor asked you to complete your marriage with Zhen Zhen before next spring?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, exactly."

"How's your preparation?"

"Uh......"

Jia Baoyu didn't want the queen to ask this suddenly, so he said sneeringly: "It's almost ready, just wait for Your Majesty's state funeral to pass, and you can get married......"

Actually, he wasn't prepared at all.

Before, because it was still a long time, he was urged to marry by the Emperor Taishang himself or on the way to the autumn hunt, these days, he has been very busy, and he really has no time to prepare for the wedding.

On the side of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang and others had already started to prepare.

The queen seems to have seen through Jia Baoyu's lies, although she knows that Jia Baoyu has been doing a lot recently, but her face can't help but be a little cold, and said:

"Zhen Zhen is the only concubine of my Ye family's generation, but you have a different identity now, and it is not a high climb for her to marry you.

This palace hopes that you can pay attention to this matter, not to mention how much money, manpower and material resources will be spent, at least you can't fall the lintel of your and my families, do you understand? ”

"The minister understands...... When His Majesty's funeral is over, the minister immediately leaves everything behind and makes every effort to prepare for the marriage, and will definitely organize a grand ceremony for Zhen Zhen before next spring......"

Feeling ashamed, Jia Baoyu didn't care about the queen's bad tone.

Jia Baoyu had such an attitude, and the queen was a lot more satisfied.

"That's it, this palace is not an unreasonable person.

Now that you have great power and responsibility, and you are not familiar with the prince's wedding ceremony, when the Jingwang Mansion is settled, the palace will send Xia Shouzhong and the old lady in the palace to the palace to handle these things for you.

That way, you don't have to feel like you're lacking in skills. ”

When the queen said this, Jia Baoyu really breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said, "In this way, thank you aunt for your love......"

The queen was stunned.

Even the palace maids and eunuchs who secretly listened to the queen and Jia Baoyu couldn't help but look up and looked at Jia Baoyu in surprise.

Prince Jing called the queen mother his aunt?

Hehe, I didn't expect King Jing's face to look so white and tender, but he was not ashamed at all.

Before Miss Ye passed the door, he began to change his words......

The queen looked at Jia Baoyu, who looked at her as a matter of course, and then at her niece who even had red ears, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she gave an eviction order: "Okay, it's already noon." Zhen Zhen stayed to accompany the palace for dinner today, and you can go out of the palace by yourself. ”

She actually thought about giving Jia Baoyu food, but Jia Baoyu acted like this, and she was already ashamed of her three or four times without saying a few words to Zhen Zhen.

If she kept him, she was very worried about her little niece.

Just drive him away.

……

Changping Boxu Jishan ran to Daming Palace, and after crying for the emperor's coffin, he quietly came to the Jiaofang Division.

Zhang Shuo, one of the chief officials of the Teaching Workshop Division, was found, and after a brief discussion, he bribed hundreds of taels of silver tickets.

Zhang Shuo immediately knew what he meant, but asked with a smile: "What does the earl mean by this?" ”

"I don't have any other intentions, the capital has been in turmoil repeatedly, and there are many mansions that have been raided by rebellion, so it is necessary to settle down and sell those criminals in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, and the lords of the Jiaofang Division are also extremely busy.

These small meanings are just to invite the adults in the division and the department to drink a glass of thin wine......"

Zhang Shuo laughed and thanked him, and then heard Xu Jishan say slightly embarrassedly: "I am not satisfied with Lord Zhang, I have a concubine, and I am a person from Shu."

But she had a distant cousin in her original hometown, who married into the capital.

The last time I heard that her cousin's husband's family had been convicted, she cried to me and wanted me to save her cousin.

I can't shirk it, so I have the cheekiness to ask Master Zhang for help......"

When Zhang Shuo heard this, he didn't know that his words were made up at will, but he didn't break them.

"Oh? Is there such a thing?

This matter is not difficult, many of the criminal slaves who have raided their homes in the past few days have begun to arrange to be sold in the east and west markets.

The earl did not hesitate to inform the lower officials of her identity and name, and allowed the lower officials to help the earl check it, if it was among these people, I would buy her for the master, and then send her to the earl, so as to relieve the little lady of your mansion of missing relatives......

If it is not among these people, it doesn't matter, the earl only needs to wait for two days with peace of mind, and when it is gone, the lower official must notify the earl as soon as possible, and if the earl wants to rescue at that time, it will be easy.

I don't know the name and surname of the little lady's cousin, whose family is it? ”

Xu Jishan thanked him first, and then said: "I can't hide it, my cousin of the concubine is not someone else, it is the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Duke of Xuguo, the ...... of the Helan family."

Zhang Shuo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Jishan, and laughed.

Xu Jishan blushed a little, but said, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Shuo shook his head and said with a smile: "No, no...... It's just that at the request of the earl, I'm afraid that the lower officials can't do anything. ”

Xu Jishan hurriedly asked: "Why is this, but the Helan clan has been bought by others?" ”

Xu Jishan was naturally nervous, and yesterday the Mansion of the Kingdom of Qiguo was sealed, announcing that it would disappear completely, so he hurriedly prepared the silver and came to ask for it, but he didn't expect it to be later than others?

"Hehehe, it seems that the earl also knows that the Helan clan is not an ordinary person...... To tell you the truth, the earl is already the fourth person to ask me about the whereabouts of this Helan clan in the past few days......"

Xu Jishan's face turned slightly red. also knew that he was indeed late, and after all, he was still a little unwilling, and asked: "Dare to ask Master Zhang, I don't know who has to go?" ”

He didn't pretend to help the concubine save his cousin.

He thought that if the person who bought the beauty was familiar with him, or his status was low, it would not matter, and he would not have the opportunity to kiss Fang Ze again if he found a way to spend a lot of money in the future.

Don't blame him for being too sexy.

Thinking that he is a dignified earl, he has also seen a lot of beauties in his life.

Three years ago, I just heard rumors from insiders that it was the eldest grandson and daughter-in-law of the Duke of Qiguo who was as beautiful as a fairy. There are even good deeds who claim that the Helan clan should be the first beautiful person in the noble family in Beijing.

He didn't care too much at first, until he once attended a banquet in the Mansion of the Duke of Qiguo, and was lucky enough to see it, and since then, he has never forgotten it, and even during that period of time, he rarely had a dream of Zhou Gong for several nights in a row.

The woman in the dream is the Helan clan.

But that's the only way, after all, the other party is the eldest grandson and daughter-in-law of the Duke of Qiguo, no matter how lustful he is, he has no chance to do anything, and he hasn't even been able to see the second side again.

Zhang Shuo shook his head and sighed: "The lower official can only tell the earl that the Helan clan has indeed been bought, as for who it is, the lower official really has no way to tell him about this, and I ask the earl to forgive me." ”

"Oh, don't even I have the qualifications to know?"

Xu Jishan was a little unhappy.

He asked for something before, and his posture was so low.

He's a first-class earl!

Zhang Shuo still shook his head and said: "Earl Haihan, it's not that the lower officials are unwilling to tell each other, but that the lower officials don't dare to ...... Don't hide it from the lord, it is all the people who came to inquire about the Helan clan before, and the lower officials also replied like this.

The lower official also told the earl, even if the earl went to ask Lord Guo, he could only get such an answer.

If the earl can trust the lower officials, don't inquire about this matter in the future, maybe it won't be good for the earl. ”

Xu Jishan's face changed slightly, even if he didn't have a real job, he was also a first-class earl!

Listening to Zhang Shuo's meaning, the other party's identity is so high, he may suffer if he even inquires?

"Could it be that it was the prince who bought her from Zhongshun?"

Among the people with extremely noble status, except for the former eldest prince, the only thing he thought of at once was this merry prince.

King Zhongshun won the favor of Emperor Jingtai and put him in charge of the internal affairs office, so that although the Zhongshun palace was only the palace of the county king, it was luxurious and extravagant, even inferior to many princes' mansions.

It is rumored that there are hundreds of singers, dancers and excellent characters raised by the loyal king......

If this lustful prince also fell in love with the Helan clan, then he really didn't have much chance.

Zhang Shuo shook his head, and in his relieved expression, he said: "Although it is not loyal to the prince, it is still excessive." ”

Xu Jishan was stunned, he was more noble than King Zhongshun, it couldn't be the emperor, right?

Well, he seems to have the answer in his mind......

……

Jia Baoyu came out of Xiyuan, looked at the sky, and asked Mingyan: "Did someone come to me before?" ”

He had been talking with King Hejian for a long time in Xiyuan, and if there was something going on with the Sixth Cabinet Department, he would come to him.

"Yes...... A message came from the house that General Wei and others were visiting and were waiting for the prince in the Earl's Palace! ”

Jia Baoyu nodded, and was about to hit the horse back, but Mingyan suddenly said in his ear: "Master, the beauties that Lord Guo took a fancy to last time sent them out to ......."

Jia Baoyu stopped suddenly.

"All sent out?"

"Hehe, I know that it is the person who the master wants, where do they dare to slack off, they were sent out early in the morning, and the little ones have all settled down according to your previous instructions.

Do you want to take a look first, Zizi, the ones in the master's appearance are better than the other......"

Mingyan smiled flatteringly.

Jia Baoyu glared at him, didn't say anything, waved his horsewhip, and still went in the direction of Ningrong Street.

Mingyan didn't care when he saw Zhan Fei and the others laughing at him, and sighed in his heart: "Ye is Ye, there are so many stunning beauties, I can't help but look at ......"

……