The rank of the harem concubines of the Dahan Dynasty from low to high is: Cai Nu - Baolin - Talent, Beauty - Noble - Concubine - Gui Concubine - Zhaoyi - Concubine - Concubine De, Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, Concubine - Imperial Concubine - Queen.

The draft system of the Han Dynasty is relatively special, and the requirements for the origin of the show girl are relatively low, and all court officials, regardless of grade, can sign up for the election if there are unmarried school-age girls in the family.

However, there is also a special provision for the show girls selected by officials below the sixth grade, that is, after passing the primary election, these show girls will be given a chance to choose - automatically abstain and return to their hometowns after losing the election; Or continue to fight and compete for the qualification of the palace selection that has little chance for them. Once you decide to continue to run for election, you will not be able to make your own decisions in life: if you do not get the qualification for the palace election, you will directly join the court as a servant; Even if you are lucky enough to enter the palace election, the possibility of being left by the emperor is very small, and you still have to become a palace maid if you lose the election.

In other words, insisting on running for these low-born show girls has only two outcomes - either master or slave. However, it is for the sake of that rare hope, many such show girls still resolutely choose to compete, although they are not high-born, but even if they are palace maids, the level is much higher than those ordinary slaves, and many people are even willing to stay for the identity of this high palace maid.

Not only that, but the system also stipulates that all officials above the third grade, and those who are unmarried and of appropriate age among the slaves and maids in the house can also run for election, but these girls choose not palace concubines but palace maids.

The show girls who are selected and retained in the palace will be given corresponding positions, and those with slightly lower background will generally be named Cai Nu, Baolin or talented, and beautiful, and those with higher backgrounds may be directly promoted to nobles; Although the ancestral system stipulates that the position above the nobles needs to be promoted step by step, there are also some particularly favored palace concubines who are promoted to the rank of the princess, and the palace concubines can only be promoted to the position of the lord of the palace, but only the promotion of the concubine can be regarded as a serious master.

There have been two queens in this dynasty, the first queen Zheng was the original partner married by Duan Yulin when he was the prince, but she was deposed for crime a year after Duan Yulin ascended the throne; The second queen is the Feng family who now lives in Fengwu Palace. There is a royal concubine under the queen, which is still vacant; The four corners of the head of the concubine are complete, including virtue, virtue, lady and noble, among which the noble concubine is respected; There is no limit to the number of palace concubines at all levels under the four concubines.

Straight to the point. Amber is rejoicing in the favor of her master, but she doesn't know that her fate will soon change dramatically with this draft.

"You know Hongu doesn't care about that." Li Jingxi's beautiful face showed a hint of decline, she didn't care about her honorable status, she didn't care about the emperor's favor, she didn't seem to care about anything, because from the moment she entered the palace, all the things she cared about became out of reach.

"The master can not care, but the Li family can't not care. No matter what, it's always good to have the emperor's favor, if you lose the emperor's favor in this harem, you can't really live. Amber put the last phoenix-tailed butterfly tiara on Li Jingxi's bun, completing this gorgeous butterfly love flower hairstyle. What did the master want to say to the slave and maid? ”

"You also know that this draft is not only to expand the harem, but also to several of the emperor's royal brothers and older princes have also reached the age of marriage. At this point, Li stopped and looked up at Amber who was standing respectfully behind her in the mirror.

I saw the girl wearing a goose yellow summer shirt, her body was slightly low, and the tassels on the headdresses on both sides also hung down beside her cheeks, her expression was gentle and deferential, and she was in the color of youth.

"Amber, amber, just because your name coincides with the meaning of my glass, the emperor transferred you from the East Palace to the main palace. How many years did you spend in the East Palace before you came to this palace? "The East Palace is the prince's bedroom, and on the prince's eighteenth birthday this year, the emperor specially renamed the East Palace as the Lintoe Palace.

"Back to the master, the slave maid has been assigned to serve in the East Palace since he entered the palace at the age of ten, and he has been in the East Palace for more than six years, until the master you enter the palace, I was transferred to the Guan Ju Palace." Although Amber has not been with Li Jingxi for a long time, she respects and loyally follows her from the heart, and it is precisely because Li Jingxi knows this that she regards Amber as a confidant, and treats her no different from Liuli.

"Even if you are eighteen years old this year, if it were the daughter of an ordinary family, you should have married a long time ago." Li turned around and faced Amber.

"The slave and maid only want to follow the master wholeheartedly, and dare not think about it." Amber said as she knelt down.

"What do you kneel on? Get up quickly, as if this palace is punishing you. Li Jingxi gave a hand, Amber got up, and Li Jingxi then said: "Amber, this palace knows that you are loyal." Because of this, this palace cannot live up to people who treat this palace as well as you. You tell the truth to this palace, if this palace asks you to go back to the Lintoe Palace, are you willing? ”

"The master wants to drive the slave and the maid away? Did the slave do something wrong? Amber was anxious and fell to her knees again, tears welling up in her eyes.

"It's not to drive you away, it's to marry you off. A few days ago, after the family banquet was over, the prince sent his personal little eunuch Wu Ren to convey to me that he wanted you to go back, and the reason why the palace did not immediately agree was to ask you about your own intentions, and secondly, to consider what kind of identity you want to go back. If the prince wants you to go back as a maidservant, this palace will definitely refuse. But I heard that it seems that the prince deliberately wanted to accept you, and you can be regarded as a friendship that grew up together, and the prince has affection for you. It's just that where you came from, I'm afraid you can only be a concubine. Bengong always feels that being a concubine is wronging you. Li Jingxi took Amber's hands, looked her eyes directly and asked, "Are you willing?" ”

"Great grace to the master! How can slaves talk about grievances? As a slave, the best ending is to marry into an official eunuch's family as a concubine. If the slave and maid are high-spirited, if they marry the husband hastily for a lifetime, they are unwilling to do so, what is the use of getting the name of the wife? If it is assigned to the children of the official eunuchs who are not interested in slaves and maids as concubines, and the slaves and maids are decrepit, sooner or later it will be the end of seeing each other and hating each other. Naturally, it is better to follow the prince who has a small relationship with the slave and maid, at least he can still take care of the slave and the maid when he loves the chi, and will not bully the slave and the maid. Moreover...... The slave also has affection for the prince! Amber finally spoke her true thoughts.

"Then you're willing? If that's the case, the palace will mention this to the emperor tonight. Li Jingxi squeezed Amber's hand.

"The slave is willing." Amber's eyes filled with tears.

"You look good in a yellow shirt, and this palace has prepared a set of bright yellow skirts made of floating brocade for you, as well as a set of yellow pearl jewelry, which will be counted as part of your dowry. I'll ask Ruri to bring it to you later. Li smiled and patted Amber's hand.

"Slave maid...... Thank you! In the future, even if the slave and maid return to the Lintoe Palace, if the master has any orders, the slave and maid will never give up. After finishing speaking, Amber solemnly kowtowed deeply to Li Jingxi, and the tears in her eyes finally fell on the carpet.

"Go ahead." Li Jingxi waved her hand at Amber, who stood up and stepped back from her own feet.