There were a lot of guards in front of Rongfang Hall, all expressionless, holding long knives and fighting according to the steps, this formation was enough to scare the little girls to tremble.

In the hall, there were already more than a dozen girls standing, all of them in tattered clothes, haggard faces, and frightened eyes, and they were snuggling together at the moment. Hearing someone coming in, some secretly raised their heads to look at them and quickly lowered them, which made Meng Yuchu think of the girls who were tied up with him at the beginning, and I don't know how they are now?

After Meng Yuchu and Liu Yuzhen stood still, there was another sound of footsteps outside the door, and everyone looked up and was surprised. A group of gorgeously dressed women entered, and the chairs on either side of the hall sat down in turn. Meng Yuchu took a closer look, and saw that they were sixteen or seventeen years old, all of them had good faces, dignified manners, and showed elegance and calmness in their gestures. Although he is sitting, he still has a straight back, his head is held high, and he does not squint and does not say much since he sits, which shows his good cultivation.

Meng Yuchu was secretly sighing, when he heard Danyu's feminine voice shouting: "Everyone has arrived, please Aunt Meng!" ”

Aunt Meng wore a gorgeous peony tail skirt to the main seat, and all the women in gorgeous clothes got up to pay respects, and said in unison: "Say hello to my aunt", Aunt Meng's clothes fluttered lightly, her fingers were raised lightly, and her Dan lips slightly opened a hoarse voice and said: "Sit down." Then the women sat down in turn.

Aunt Meng glanced at the girls standing in the hall and said, "Raise your heads!" All the women raised their heads, and a few timid glanced at Aunt Meng's fierce eyes, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly lowered their heads.

Aunt Meng's eyes swept over each girl's face, and then she said to the two old women standing at the door: "Let's start the first inspection of the two ceremonies." The two old women bowed to Aunt Meng, and then walked among the women and began to examine them one by one. Shang Yi once told Meng Yuchu that the first inspection here is mainly to check whether there are deformities in the facial features, whether the limbs are defective, whether there are abnormalities in the body, etc., so Meng Yuchu is not very afraid.

After a ceremonial lady checked it, she gave another salute to Aunt Meng and returned: "Aunt Yu, the left side has been checked, and there is no defect." Aunt Meng replied and asked the lady to step down. When another lady was about to report after checking the last Liu Yuzhen, Liu Yuzhen happened to sneeze, her head was lowered involuntarily, and her body shrank, just as the needle eye and small sha spots on the back of her neck were exposed. The Liniang pulled Liu Yuzhen over, turned down the clothes on the back of her neck, and suddenly more sha spots were exposed, and now everyone saw it, and the Liniang returned: "Aunt Yu, this Qingmiao is sick." ”

Meng Yu was shocked when she saw this, she knew what kind of situation she would face if she was eliminated now. Hurriedly bowed to Aunt Meng and said: "Aunt Ming, Sister Yuzhen was infected with a cold last night, and the high fever does not go away today, fortunately, Sister Shangyi treated Sister Yuzhen with scraping, this trace is just a spot, and it will fade in a few days." ”

"Why is it Shang Yi again?" Aunt Meng was displeased.

"This Shang Yi is really eventful!" A delicate woman sitting in the front row of chairs on the right said disdainfully.

Meng Yuchu cried bitterly in his heart, it's bad, how did he implicate Sister Shang Yi, but people are kind-hearted, and they can't let her suffer as well. So he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Auntie forgives, I repeatedly begged Sister Shang Yi for treatment, and she agreed, this matter has nothing to do with Sister Shang Yi!" ”

Liu Yuzhen also spoke: "Please forgive my aunt, I only blame myself for being too weak, which has affected Miss Shangyi!" ”

"Hehe, this Shang Yi is really a long skill, even this young seedling who just came was surrounded by her, it's really amazing!" The woman laughed loudly, this laughter made Meng Yuchu very harsh, could it be that this woman had a holiday with Sister Shangyi?

"Summon!" Aunt Meng glanced at the woman, and the woman pouted silently.

Aunt Meng looked at the lady and asked, "Mother Li, can this sha fade clean?" ”

Li Niang replied: "This sha also depends on the person's physique, some people fade without any traces, but some people", Li Niang looked at Liu Yuzhen, and found that Liu Yuzhen and Meng Yuchu were looking at themselves with longing eyes, she enjoyed this feeling of dominating the fate of others very much, cleared her throat and continued: "Some people will leave scars of different shades, and the sha spots on the back of this green seedling are too big, and it will take ten days and half a month to completely fade. ”

As soon as the words were finished, the hearts of the two girls instantly fell to the bottom. This lady is proud, they have been at the bottom for a long time, and it is rare to find an opportunity to fall into the well to make themselves happy.

Meng Yuchu looked at Li Niang with a sad expression and said, "My sister is so young and in good health, how can you assert that it will take her a long time to recover?" Seeing that my sister's face is so radiant, how can you say that she will have a scar in the future? Do you know gua sha or not? ”

Na Liniang didn't expect to be asked by a young seedling so reasonably, and she didn't know how to answer all of a sudden.

Aunt Meng, who was sitting on the top seat, just watched faintly, and did not stop or interfere. In the place of Condensation Hall, if you want to survive, you can't just rely on a beautiful face, without a certain means, without a certain amount of scheming, you can't live out of the day of Condensation Hall. So she turned a deaf ear to a lot of infighting, and let it develop freely, in her opinion, the law of survival in this world is the law of survival of the jungle, if you want to live well, you must do whatever it takes to make yourself stronger, and the weak will only be abandoned in the end!

However, this Liniang is her own person after all, how can she be defeated in public under a young seedling, and it will be a slap in her face. Aunt Meng finally spoke: "Whether it can fade completely, it is unknown now, if it can't fade by then, then won't the current effort be in vain?" Ninglutang doesn't raise idlers, so it doesn't matter if there is one less green seedling, for you" Aunt Meng looked at Liu Yuzhen and continued: "Maybe you can find a better home in the flower field." ”

At this moment, Liu Yuzhen looked calm, after going through so much, what does it matter if she faces the unknown again? She smiled faintly and looked back at Aunt Meng with a calm look in her eyes.

Meng Yuchu was in a hurry, Huatian, no, Liu Yuzhen must not be allowed to go there, she will definitely be taken away by the people of Qinglou, no! Suddenly, there was a flash of inspiration, "don't raise idlers", yes, Liu Yuzhen will not be an idler.

Then he saluted Aunt Meng and said, "Auntie, my sister has ancestral tea-making skills, and the tea she brews is first-class!" Please give her another chance! She doesn't know if Liu Yuzhen will make tea, but Liu Yuzhen's mother has excellent tea skills, but she said it herself, no matter what, protect Liu Yuzhen first.

Liu Yuzhen didn't expect Meng Yuchu to say this, and looked at her in surprise, not knowing what to think for a while. From the day she left home, she secretly resolved not to touch tea again, because every time she made tea, she would think of her mother and make her feel guilty. She never mentioned these things, but she didn't expect to be brought up by Meng Yuchu today, the reason was to prevent her from jumping into the fire pit again.

Aunt Meng looked at Liu Yuzhen suspiciously and asked, "Do you really know how to make tea?" ”

"Yes," Liu Yuzhen replied, if she said no, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Yu'er's kindness.

"Well, go make a pot of tea now, and I'll see if it's as good as your sister said." Come, take this girl to Biyun Division, and tell the tea master there that no one is allowed to help, let her find tea and make tea by herself" A small servant came at the order, standing at the door and bowing his head to obey the order.

Aunt Meng said to Liu Yuzhen again: "I only like the fragrance of tea, I don't like sweet and bitter, go and make me a cup of sweet mouth, and it will be dispersed after drinking, and you will not be able to make sweet tea?" ”

The beauty of tea lies in the slight astringency of the entrance, and the lingering sweetness and even the aftertaste is endless, but this Aunt Meng only needs to be fragrant, not sweet, and requires the tea to be dissipated as soon as you drink it, which is obviously difficult, and all the women in Chinese clothes are gloating at Liu Yuzhen.

"May I ask what my aunt uses to drink tea?" Liu Yuzhen asked seriously.

Aunt Meng pointed to the teacup on the table next to her, Liu Yuzhen looked at it carefully, and then walked out with the little servant. Seeing Meng Yuchu looking at him worriedly, he gave her a reassuring smile.

After Liu Yuzhen left, the hall was quiet again, and Aunt Meng glanced at the girls standing below, and said in a hoarse voice: "Since you have come here today, you will be a member of Ninglu Hall in the future, and you have to abide by the rules here, no matter what you do outside, from today onwards, you should not have any thoughts about the outside." In fact, it is also a blessing for you to come here, not only do you have no worries about food and clothing, but you can also learn something and never be afraid of living on the streets in the future. ”

"As long as you are obedient and willing to work hard, you will be as brilliant as the previous sisters." A few words said that the following girls are fascinated, which woman does not love beauty, which woman does not yearn for a good life, especially most of them are from the countryside, many people have not worn such good clothes when they are so big, let alone become such a person, in their opinion, this is the highest standard of life for women like them.

Looking at the envious expressions on the faces of these girls, Meng Yuchu secretly sighed in his heart, when a person is extremely thirsty, even poisonous wine thinks it is good.

Aunt Meng looked at the reactions of the women, and suddenly changed her fierce expression, and said sharply: "As long as you follow the teachings, I will naturally not treat you badly, if you dare to disobey the discipline and violate the rules of my Condensation Hall, you will be sent directly to the flower field to find your next way out!" Danyu, tell them where to go in Hanada? ”

"Yes" Danyu's soft voice sounded, and a shadow immediately rose in the hearts of all the women. "This flower field, in fact, is not so terrible, at least give those women who are at fault a chance to find a way to live. However, most of these opportunities are given by some low-class green houses, and you don't need to learn any skills in these green houses, as long as you can sleep with men; Also, it's some old bachelors who can't stand loneliness, this is better than the Qinglou, you just need to serve the old thing who is twenty or thirty years older than you, especially at night, you may be able to have a good life...... Hehe, if you don't want a good life in Ninglutang, you should be ready to go to the flower field! After saying that, there was another lewd laugh.

The women were extremely nervous when they heard this, and a chill ran around them, and a few timid ones were already trembling with fright. Aunt Meng leaned up and asked sharply, "Do you understand?" All the women bowed their heads and did not dare to speak.

I only heard Aunt Meng continue: "Let me introduce you to these sisters, this is Zhaoqian, she is your governor, responsible for your daily life and teaching, you can find her for anything on weekdays; This is Yuyin, teaching you to practice your voice and learn basic singing techniques; This is the dance, which teaches you the basic dance exercises; And Lezhi, teach you simple musical instruments......" With Aunt Meng's introduction, those women in gorgeous clothes nodded their heads elegantly, and these women in cloth clothes were shining again.

"Zhaoqian, you read to them the laws of our Condensation Hall, so that they know what to do and what not to do."

"Yes", Zhaoqian turned around, proudly faced those girls who were walking on thin ice, and said: "Meeting here is also our fate, we will be sisters in the future, I will do my best to tutor all my sisters, I hope that my sisters can learn and find a good home in the future." But I'll say the ugly things in front of me, if anyone makes a mistake, then they will be punished as much as they want, and don't blame me for being merciless! ”

Then, Zhao Qian began to read the decree and the corresponding punishments. The dogma of this condensation hall is not the same as the family discipline that Meng Yuchu received before, her father once admonished her, a woman should take her father as the sky, take her husband as the key link, keep virtue and filial piety, and attach importance to the reputation of chastity. But Ninglutang requires the girls to obey orders unconditionally, that is, to work hard to learn various talents, if there are lazy and unqualified people directly removed from the name and sent to the flower field, and there is no mention of the female virtue and female training that Meng Yuchu is familiar with, in the final analysis, what Ninglutang wants is not a virtuous and virtuous woman, but a beautiful and handsome woman with outstanding talents, who can observe words and colors, and know how to bend and welcome. When Meng Yu first thought of this, he felt a suffocating depression.

Zhaoqian was still preaching, and suddenly smelled a strange fragrance wafting in, and couldn't help but stop and look at the door. This fragrance is like the fragrance of flowers, and like the morning dew refreshing the heart, soon the fragrance gradually from light to strong, everyone in this hall smelled this fragrance, everyone invariably looked for incense.