On the seventh day of the training of the show girls, Su Mei from Chuxiu Palace came to Guan Ju Palace to resume her life. Su Mei was dressed plainly today, only wearing a dark cyan ordinary palace dress, which was not quite like her usual style, but she still wore a six-petal golden orchid on her head. After Su Mei entered the hall, she bowed to Li Jingxi: "The slave knocks to see Zhaoyi Niangniang, and the maid is blessed." ”

"Mama, please." Li Jingxi motioned for Amber to help Su Mei get up.

"The matter of the slave and maid has been almost done, just waiting for the mother to decide." Su Mei respectfully handed over a roster, which recorded a list of show girls who were going to be assigned to the various palaces of the court, and two of them were marked, namely "Zimo" and "Zixiao".

"The names of these two show girls are special, not only are they similar, but their surnames are also rare. What's so special about it? Amber took the roster from Su Mei's hand and handed it to Li Jingxi, who asked after looking at it.

"Back to Niangniang, 'Zi' is not their surname. These two daughters are not from famous families, they are all domestic slaves and maids selected by the Horse Mansion, and they are meant to enter the palace as maids, so they have no surnames. After Su Mei finished speaking, she thought about it and said: "Judging from the observation of the slave maid in the past few days, these two women are the most intelligent and clever, but their personalities are very different, so it is difficult for the slave maid to choose for a while, and I ask the maid to decide." ”

"Go on." Graceful motioned to Su Mei to talk specifically about the characteristics of the two girls.

Zimo seems to be silent and introverted, but in fact, he is smart. She doesn't like to be too close to people, but she can't offend anyone, and her relationship with the show girls is bland and friendly. was ridiculed by a small master surnamed Fang at the beginning, and he didn't show his face, and he knew how to avoid the edge very well; And Zixiao is lively and cheerful on the surface, but in fact, her mind is the most delicate. She is enthusiastic but not flattering to date all the show girls, and everyone likes her very much, which shows that this woman is better in terms of human sophistication. After Su Mei finished speaking, she was silent, waiting for Li Jingxi to make a decision.

"It's a hard choice. Amber, it seems that I have to trouble you to go with Mama, you come with your ears. Graceful said a few words in Amber's ear, and after Amber wrote it down carefully, she went to Chuxiu Palace with Su Mei.

After coming to Chuxiu Palace, Su Mei arranged Amber in a small corner room next to the usual training ground for the show girls, and from the window of the corner room, you can have a panoramic view of the scene in the training ground. At this time, the show girls have all arrived. Su Mei walked in front of everyone and said: "The palace election is coming, please cheer up all the show girls and learn the rules with your heart." In addition, please announce yesterday that the show girls who have not been qualified for the palace selection will be listed! As soon as Su Mei's voice fell, more than 30 girls came out. Su Mei looked at them with satisfaction and said, "From today onwards, you will not be a little master but a palace person, and you will be assigned to the palaces in eight days as an errand boy, and from now on you will call yourself a slave!" Don't feel unwilling, blame your family for not earning a good background for you! However, you don't need to feel sorry for yourself, and the minions don't have to be unproductive for the rest of their lives. As long as you keep your duty, do your part well, and please your master, the reward will be great. The servants around the favored concubines in the palace are more faceless than those unfavored show girls. I say this to tell you that from the moment you enter the court, you can only earn a good future by serving your master wholeheartedly, do you understand? ”

"Slaves and maids obey Mama's teachings." More than 30 girls gave Su Mei a subordinate salute.

"Good. Now announce the content of today's training: Please practice the court steps taught by the slave and maid yesterday for an hour. Su Mei first arranged the practice of being a show girl who was qualified for the palace selection, and then turned around and said to these girls who were about to become palace maids: "Starting today, I will start teaching you the rules of being a slave." I've learned it all by heart, otherwise if I make any mistakes in the future and be sent to the Criminal Division, don't blame me for not teaching you! ”

"Woo......" These girls have just lost the opportunity to fly on the branches to enjoy the glory, and now they are about to be reprimanded so harshly by their grandmother, not to mention how aggrieved they are. No, before I started training, there were two people who couldn't stand it and couldn't help crying. They didn't dare to cry out again, so they could only cover their mouths.

"What to cry about! What about it, I can't stand it first? In the future, when you are wronged, there will be more times, do you want to cry and cry to show the master's face? If you don't want to be killed, hurry up and shut it up! The two little palace maids held back their sobs, but their shoulders were still trembling slightly. Su Mei pretended to look at Zixiao and Zimo casually - Zixiao had maintained a slight smile from the beginning, and it was still this expression, completely looking like a standard "loyal servant", Su Mei nodded with satisfaction; Looking at Zimo again, at first glance, it seems that her face is expressionless, joyless and sad, but if you look closely, the girl who dares to love has empty eyes, and she has actually begun to wander! Su Mei frowned and coughed lightly. When Zimo heard the cough, he quickly came back to his senses and looked at Su Mei innocently. Su Mei sighed secretly in her heart, she really couldn't do anything about her.

Then Su Mei pointed to the teacup on the table behind her and said, "Now each of you takes a cup back, stands on your knees and holds the cup to the level of your forehead." The palace ladies did as they were told. Seeing that the palace maids were all standing with cups, they lifted a pot of hot water that had just been boiled and poured it into the cups held by the palace maids in turn. Although the temperature of the water at this time is not as hot as boiling hot water, it is also extremely hot, and immediately there are palace maids who can't stand the pain and break the cup. Su Mei paid attention to Zixiao and Zimo: Zixiao was still smiling, but the smile was obviously not as calm as before, gritting her teeth and holding the corners of her mouth to not collapse. Yes, no matter how much pain you suffer, you can't show it in front of your master, even if you pretend to be happy! In this way, you will not be bored by your master; Zimo on the other side also endured very hard, her forehead was slightly oozing fine sweat, her eyes drooped slightly, looking at her uppers, and she laughed at herself in her heart Sure enough, she has been too comfortable in the Horse Mansion in the past few years, and she can't even endure this bit of hardship. Su Mei couldn't see Zimo's expression clearly, she only felt that this child's posture was very humble and respectful, pampered and not shocked, and he was a material that could be made.

"Alright, let's put the cup down." Su Mei gave an order, and the palace maids quickly threw away the cup in their hands, and after Zixiao and Zimo put down the cup, their fingers were red and swollen, and there were blisters in several places in their palms. Su Mei took out the scald ointment from her sleeve and handed it to the palace maids, and ordered: "Okay, you will practice here this morning, gather here after lunch, and practice some hands-free ones in the afternoon, let's disperse!" The palace maids bowed and retreated.

After the palace maids dispersed, Amber walked out of the corner room, and Su Mei faded the fierce and stern expression just now and asked Amber: "Can the girl see it clearly?" The one who wears a peach-colored shirt and combs a double bun is Zixiao, and the one who wears a blue dress and a double bun is Zimo. Has the girl made up her mind? Su Mei pointed out the two most outstanding among the palace maids just now.

"I see it clearly. They are all good candidates, and it is really difficult to decide. I have a question for Mama. ”

"Girl, excuse me."

"Why is Mama so plainly dressed today? In fact, as soon as Mama entered the Guan Ju Palace today, I wanted to ask. ”

Su Mei was obviously confused by her question of not looking for margins, so she had to answer truthfully: "Actually, I originally chose a chrysanthemum top with a pleated Ruyi moon skirt, Zixiao also felt that this was worthy of the step on her head, and joked that this dress is really the best among the palace people of the same level!" I think it's very good, too. However, when she was about to go out today, she happened to meet Zimo, but she felt that she should match more elegant clothes, if she wore it too bright to match the step, it would make people dazzled, unable to distinguish the main and secondary, and it was not beautiful. I think her words are very reasonable, so I changed into my current clothes. ”

"I see. Mama, I've made up my mind, I want this girl called 'Zimo'. Sure enough, the trick taught to her by her master worked.

"Okay, then I'll write her into the list of Guan Ju Palace, but in the end, I will not be able to implement it until the queen mother approves it."

"Then it's troublesome. By the way, Mama, it is said that among the show girls selected this year, there is also the queen's sister-in-law, I don't know which of the little masters today is? ”

"The girl is talking about the little master Fengqing, right? She is not among today, in fact, she didn't live in Chuxiu Palace at all, and the little master Feng was taken to Fengwu Palace by the queen to teach herself. ”

"It's a pity that I can't get a glimpse of Feng Xiaozhu's demeanor first." Saying that, Amber took out a few gold leaves from her sleeve and said to Su Mei with a smile: "It's hard work, this is a little bit of our mother's heart, and we don't want to give up." ”

"This slave can't be harvested! The step shake rewarded by Zhaoyi before was already valuable enough, and the slave and maid also got things done, so far they have been cleared, and they dare not take any more money. Please forgive the girl and the mother. The slave and maid still have a lot of things to do, so I won't accompany them, so the girl can do it herself. After saying that, he left without looking back.

Amber returned to Guan Ju Palace, and Li Jingxi saw that the gold leaf that Amber took was taken back intact, and she knew that Su Mei was also an old treacherous and cunning, she didn't accept this gold leaf, and said something like that, obviously because she didn't want to be involved with Guan Ju Palace again. Su Mei is not a fool, if she accepts Li Ju's money again, it is clear that she will do things for Guan Ju Palace in the future, Li Jing has made a lot of enemies in the palace, Su Mei is afraid that others will mistakenly think that she is connected with Guan Ju Palace, so she will bring unwarranted disasters to herself. Then Amber recounted what she had just seen and heard to Li Jingxi, Liuli waited on the side, and after listening to Amber's reply, she couldn't help but be surprised: "How does the master know that Mama Su's outfit is staffed?" ”

"Su Mei has always been proud, and it is said that she was also a beauty when she was young, and she was even more top-notch among the palace maids of her generation. Looking at her age, she usually wears red and green, and she knows that she is not old enough. Such a person suddenly dressed so plainly, it must not be her own intention. Li Jingxi explained lightly.

"Then how did the master know that it would be the suggestion of one of the two show girls?" Ruri continued to ask.

"I'm really not sure about this palace, it's just a temporary way to choose a more suitable one when it's difficult to choose. If this is really not their handiwork, then there is no way but to rely on Amber's eyes. ”

"It can be seen that this Zimo is related to the master." Amber joins the conversation as well.

After hearing what Sister Amber said, the slave maid thought that the girl named Zixiao was better! She knows how to figure out people's hearts better than Zimo, is more able to endure humiliation, and is more sophisticated. Ruri felt that Zixiao might be more in line with her temperament.

The slave also felt that Zixiao was more lively and popular. But...... It seems to be a little too clever. Amber had to admit that Xing Xu Zixiao was more in line with the standards of a minion, but she felt as if she was wearing a mask.

That's right, Zixiao is indeed smarter, but he is also too competitive. Beneath her humble surface lies a competitive spirit that can turn into ambition if not controlled. Do you think that this palace should choose a person who keeps his duty and knows how to avoid his edge to cultivate, or should he be a careerist who may bring trouble at any time? Li asked the two maidservants with a smile.

"The master is wise!" Amber and Ruri replied in unison.