Chapter 24: Entering the Palace

The family completely stopped, and Luo Xinfang settled down to sort out the things to be used in the general election.

The hectic atmosphere in Tinglan lasted until the eve of the general election.

"Miss, the slave has packed all her things, take a look."

Luo Xinfang raised his eyes to look at Yinping when he heard this, and was startled by the large package in Yinping's arms.

Luo Xinfang held her forehead and said a little speechlessly: "Yinping, your young lady is going to the draft, not to go to the mountains and rivers, what are you doing with so many things." ”

Yinping replied with an embarrassed face: "Slave, this is already a chosen outfit." The young lady entered the palace to be selected, and the slave maid couldn't follow you to serve in the past few days, and she was always worried that you would be short-term. ”

Luo Xinfang glanced at his maid and said, "It's only seven days, and there is someone waiting in the palace, so you don't have to worry too much." Bring the package, I'll pick it myself. ”

The silver screen responded and put the package on the bed, Luo Xinfang opened it and saw that the silver screen of clothes alone contained seven bodies.

Luo Xinfang glanced coldly at the silver screen.

Yinping smiled and snorted, "Isn't Miss going to live in the palace for seven days, the slave maid thinks that a day with clothes is just right......"

Luo Xinfang ignored her anymore, poured out the contents of the package, and picked it up again.

Early the next morning, Luo Xinfang got into the carriage of the Luo family and drove slowly towards the magnificent Dragon Tower and Phoenix City.

The Great Yan Rite System, a year of a ceremony, three years of selection, since the beginning of the draft edict announced to the world, the people will stop marriage, in order to enrich the emperor's harem first. This is the rule set by Xiao Zhen, the founding emperor of Dayan.

It is rumored that this Emperor Taizu has the courage of invincible, the ability of heaven and earth, once waved his army south to kill and retreat to the Yi people for 800 miles, and his subordinates are strange and strange, and there are countless people who can fight well.

Since ancient times, no one is perfect. Although Xiao Zhen is majestic all over the world and famous in Kyushu, he is a hunter, a bee and a butterfly, and it is not enough for the four concubines, nine concubines, twenty-seven women, and eighty-one wives in the harem to be full, but also to open up many new positions that have not been heard of before.

Later, because the harem palace in Xianyang City could not accommodate so many concubines, Xiao Zhen once issued an edict to move the capital from Xianyang to Youzhou, and became a famous merry emperor in history.

However, I don't know if this Emperor Taizu is too romantic, and his descendants have properly become thunderous and indifferent.

Starting from Emperor Gaozu Xiao Ying, even half of the magnificent palaces in the harem were never full, and the successors of the later generations were even worse than the next.

None of these descendants of the Xiao family are obsessed with women, and their minds are full of hard work, meritorious achievements, and surpassing the famous Emperor Taizu in history, but in the end, the ancestor Xiao Zhen is still unmatched in civil and martial arts.

Therefore, this year's annual election, the three-year selection system has become a three-year election after generations of inheritance, and the ceremony selection and selection are carried out together.

Now Xiao Ye is even more of a leader in the cold, after Xiao Ye entered the East Palace, except for the crown princess Liu and the side concubine Han who were selected by the Empress Dowager Lin, there was no one else, which made the Empress Dowager Lin anxious enough.

It's not that Empress Dowager Lin hasn't tried to send people into the East Palace, but her son is right, and she forgets about people after receiving them, and even the number of times she went to the crown princess Liu and the side concubine Han can be checked with her fingers, until Xiao Ye ascended to the throne, there was only one emperor Xiao Ming from Han Guifei under his knees.

And this general election is the first general election since Xiao Ye ascended the throne, and the attention of the government and the opposition can be imagined. Most of the civilian women who were selected to enter the palace were dreaming of being drunk and gold-obsessed, and the ladies of the family who were hired into the palace had already had their own ghosts and calculations.

The carriage had already driven into Dongzhimen, Luo Xinfang lightly lifted the corner of the curtain, and saw a long line of girls standing outside, and a group of old women were screening these civilian women for the second time.

These old ladies looked at these girls with critical eyes, just as they looked at fine porcelain, but anyone with the slightest flaw in their appearance and voice would be eliminated by them on the spot.

After passing the second screening, the next round of screening will be carried out. These girls would be taken to the palace to be measured, and if there was a measure of the waist, legs, arms and buttocks, they would be sent home, and this journey was equivalent to running in vain.

A noble girl like Luo Xinfang doesn't have to go through so many screenings. They have been pampered since childhood, and when they enter the Chuxiu Palace, they will be assigned to the gorgeous palace room, and the special palace maids will serve them to spend these seven days of teaching.

Except for those who screened out their appearance and demeanor during the physical examination on the second day, they basically entered the palace steadily.

But how could the official eunuch family send a daughter who is not outstanding in appearance to come into the draft?

Luo Xinfang put down the corner of the curtain and no longer looked at the delicate beauties outside.

The carriage drove by in the envious eyes of a group of women, and as soon as it stopped in front of the outer gate of Chuxiu Palace, a clever little eunuch immediately presented a small pestle to the nobles on the carriage.

Luo Xinfang took the package, lowered her head and leaned out of the curtain, and an old woman greeted her with a smile on her face and helped her get out of the carriage.

After standing firmly, Luo Xinfang smiled slightly and said, "Labor Mama." ”

The old lady responded politely, raised her eyes to look at Luo Xinfang, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.

Luo Xinfang is wearing a green hibiscus liuxian skirt today, her black hair is tied into a lily bun, her hair is hairpinned with eight treasure clusters of pearls and white hostas, a gold-inlaid butterfly wing is inserted obliquely on the sideburns, and a pair of plum blossom earrings are hanging from her ears.

After carefully dressing up, she added a little charm to her elegance, which looked unique.

I don't know whose young lady is so good-looking!

The old lady rolled her eyes, this young lady was born and good-looking, and she might be able to become a big climate in the future, so she pointed to a little palace maid next to her with a smile and said, "Pei'er, send this young lady in." ”

Pei'er is also a very clever person, seeing that the old lady pointed at her, she hurriedly stepped forward to take the package in Luo Xinfang's hand and said, "This young lady, the slave maid will lead you in." ”

Luo Xinfang took a piece of silver from her purse and handed it to the old lady, and followed Pei'er into Chuxiu Palace.

The old lady took it with a smile, thinking that Luo Xinfang was still a generous person, and she pointed to Pei'er to serve and it was right.

"Miss, all the young ladies who are new to the palace have to go to Lijingxuan to wait first, and when the people from the Shanggong Bureau come to remember their names, they can choose their own palace rooms, the two young ladies live in one, if you have acquaintances, you can let me know in advance." Pell reminded smartly.

Luo Xinfang smiled: "Thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise I really don't know." I'm afraid I'm going to make you tired these days. ”

"What is the young lady talking about, it is our duty to serve the nobles as slaves." Pell looked back.

Luo Xinfang smiled and said nothing, and followed Pei'er all the way to the Yilan Hall in Lijingxuan, the people from the Shanggong Bureau had not yet come, and most of the ladies of the family had already arrived, Luo Xinfang raised his eyes and saw several familiar faces.

Wei Qingshuang saw Luo Xinfang from a distance, she raised her eyebrows lightly, and cast an extremely provocative look at Luo Xinfang.

Luo Xinfang didn't see it, and walked straight past Wei Qingshuang.

Seeing this, Wei Qingshuang was furious again, but this time she didn't have a seizure.

The last time she went home, she sued her father, but after hearing this, her father not only did not defend her as usual, but scolded her, and said that she should be honest before the end of the election, and when she entered the palace, she could toss whatever she wanted.

Luo Xinfang, I'll put up with you for a while, and when you enter the palace, see how arrogant you are.

Wei Qingshuang snorted coldly and turned his face away.

Luo Xinfang ignored her, she was accompanied by a flattering little follower, and Wei Qingshuang quickly diverted her attention.

Over there, Lin Xizhi also noticed Luo Xinfang who had just come in, so she waved a handkerchief to greet Luo Xinfang, "Sister Fang, why are you here so late!" ”

Luo Xinfang walked over and smiled: "Is it late?" I think I'm up early enough today. ”

Lin Xizhi giggled, "Sister Fang is really, everyone else has to hide it when they are lazy, but my sister is justified, so unreasonable." ”

"Alas, in this case, my sister will rely on you for the past seven days, otherwise if I sleep with the palace selection, I won't let others laugh and lose their big teeth." After speaking, Luo Xinfang made a distressed look.

Lin Xizhi blinked and said: "My sister has this intention, and my sister will take care of the matter of getting my sister up these days." ”

Luo Xinfang leaned over mysteriously and asked in a low voice, "You are more well-informed, do you know which palaces in this Chuxiu Palace are better inhabited?" ”

Lin Xizhi also lowered her voice and replied: "Don't worry, my sister has inquired early in the morning, and we will go over immediately when we finish recording the roster." ”

As soon as the words fell, Zheng Shanggong of the Shanggong Bureau led the attendants to come. Shang Gong is a high-ranking female official, and even if the young lady here is from a noble family, she must also salute.

Zheng Shanggong accepted the salute and explained softly: "The young lady who was sung to the name can choose the palace room by herself after remembering her name in the Tong History Office, but remember not to go out of the palace gate of Chuxiu Palace. ”

The ladies in the hall should be in unison.

Zheng Shanggong smiled and glanced at the waiter next to him, who immediately picked up the roster and began to roll call.

"Lin Xizhi, the daughter of Taishi Lin Xiuyuan."

Lin Xizhi saw that the first one was herself, so she smiled and saluted Zheng Shanggong and went to register her name.

"Jiang Ling, the daughter of Jiang Su, the left minister."

Jiang Linglian stepped forward to greet the salute with a slight step, and the whole person didn't even see a trace of superfluous movements and expressions when she laughed, Luo Xinfang even felt that Jiang Ling didn't need any teaching at all, as if she was the "rule" itself.

But can people really be happy when they live like this?

"Zhao Wanying, the daughter of Taiwei Zhao Tiancheng."

When Zhao Wanying heard her name, she stepped forward to salute in a hurry, with just the right smile on her face, no flattery, no alienation, no disgust, and no desire to get close.

Today, this Yilan Hall is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"Wei Qingshuang, the daughter of the auxiliary general Wei Tingjun."

Luo Xinfang didn't look away, didn't look at Wei Qingshuang's expression.

This person is nothing to look at, anyway, she doesn't need to look at it to know that Wei Qingshuang must be that domineering appearance.

As Luo Xinfang expected, Wei Qingshuang glanced at Luo Xinfang before leaving, and saw that Luo Xinfang didn't give her a look, so he secretly gritted his teeth and silently made another note in his heart.

"Luo Xinfang, the daughter of Luo Hong, the secretary of the ministry."

Luo Xinfang stepped forward to salute when she heard this, her posture was dignified and solemn, if Luo Hong saw her daughter's appearance, she would feel that she was looking in the mirror.