The incident of the destruction of Qingshanzhai became a boiling sensation the next day, and became the talk of many people after dinner, and the case was handed over to the Criminal Department for trial.

Time flies like a white horse, and three days later, the day of choosing a concubine has arrived.

At this moment, all the official women who participated in the selection entered the palace.

They came to Yuxiu Palace together for the first round of candidacy.

There are three rounds of selection of concubines this time, and a total of more than 100 people participated. Although women from official families need to be above the fifth rank (in addition to officials in Beijing, there are also foreign officials, as long as they are above the fifth grade, they can come to the election) or more to run, but a month ago, the emperor finally ordered that the ladies of all families should also run for election.

In the first round, the etiquette of the test, that is, the ceremony of kneeling and sitting, the ceremony of the table, the ceremony of greeting, the ceremony of salutation, etc., adopts the system of survival of the fittest, and the palace teaches Mama Xi to be the judge, and the first round is selected to participate in the second round.

In the second round, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the talented women who participated in the election need to use one of them, and PK with other talented women, which is also the survival of the fittest, and the female officials above the fifth grade in the harem will be evaluated to select the best five talented women.

In the third round, the last five selected went to Qingyang Palace to meet the emperor and several princes, and performed their best talents, that is, one of the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the emperor had to be the judge in this round. After the emperor was elected, he directly decreed marriage.

This time, the prince who does not need to choose a concubine also has to participate in the last round of selection, and of course, the official family was invited to participate in the last round of the concubine selection banquet.

The first round of selection, a group of ten people, every three groups entered, after performing various palace rules and etiquette, teaching the talented women who would pass the grandmother, her name was recorded by a special person, and the list was handed over to the female officials to choose the second round.

I saw them enter the Yuxiu Palace and begin to salute, one of the aunts of the Instructor stood in front of them, another aunt of the Instructor stood behind them, supervising them, and several judges sitting in the positions in front of them.

I saw the aunt in front of me with a serious face, and said, "Presumably, you all know the rules for choosing a concubine's banquet, so my aunt won't bother to speak."

If you want to marry into the royal family, in addition to talent, you must also be dignified and have a smart mind, and you must learn to observe words and colors.

If you can soar today, you just need to remember what Aunt Ben told you today!

Okay, without further ado, everyone listens, okay! ”

As she spoke, they walked forward in unison.

Suddenly, a woman in the middle, I don't know whether she was too nervous or afraid, broke her foot and fell to the ground.

Aunt Xi's face was indifferent, and her voice was cold, "You, go out!" ”

The woman seemed frightened and went out crying with tears in her eyes.

Then, in a solemn tone, she said, "Stand! ”

They stood together, standing well, and standing dignifiedly.

At this time, the aunt in the back of the teacher had a strict attitude and a bad tone, "A few of you, eliminate, all go out!" ”

She pointed to the two women on the left, and the three women on the right.

So they had pear blossoms and rain on their faces, and some people boldly pleaded, which was extremely pitiful, but Aunt Xi ignored them.

The aunt in front of her then said indifferently, "Sit! ”

……

Teach Aunt Xi to say a word, and they make an action.

Only three of these three groups were left behind, and they successfully advanced to the second round.

Of the three groups of people who entered the venue for the second time, only two remained, and only five women entered the venue for the third time, as well as the fourth and fifth women.

In the end, a total of 30 people successfully entered the second round, and they entered the second round of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting PK.

The second round of the competition was still held in Yuxiu Palace, and the remaining thirty people chose their opponents by drawing lots.

The fifteen who won the competition were contested again, but this time it was fifteen, and they performed in turn, and the five most talented were selected by the female officials and handed over to the virtuous concubine, who then passed them on to the emperor.

The two women who entered the venue first, one named Feng Xuan, and the other named Xie Ming.

Feng Xuan is the daughter of the official of the court, and Xie Ming is the sister of the Duke of Zhenguo.

I saw Feng Xuan with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, wearing a complicated long skirt, wearing a pipa blouse, a long skirt covered with smoke and butterflies, combing a flying star and a moon bun, a pair of purple jade carved gold hairpins on her head, and a pair of silver butterfly earrings on her ears.

Xie Ming has a gorgeous and delicate posture, wearing a butterfly daffodil skirt, combing her hair with a double hairbrush, gilt flowers and beads on both sides of her head, wearing a pair of red jade bead earrings on her ears, and a pair of skein silver bracelets on her wrists. One step at a time, the lotus comes slowly.

The female official sitting at the top first introduced herself, and then asked with a cautious face, "The official's name is Fan Hua, and you can call the official Lord Fan." ”

She asked in a soft voice, "What is Miss Feng going to perform this time?" ”

Feng Xuan's face was a little shy, and her tone was pleasant, "Lord Fan, the little girl is good at the long piano." ”

So someone came up with a long piano, and she sat down at the table, and gently plucked the strings with both hands, and a melodious song came out of the strings.

At the end of the song, Master Fan looked at Xie Ming in front of him, and said in a cordial voice with a cautious attitude, "Miss Xie, what are you going to perform?" ”

Only her voice was charming and seductive, "Lord Huifan, the little girl has prepared a sword dance." Fan Hua nodded and motioned for her to begin.

So someone stepped forward and gave her a long sword, and I saw her dance the sword vividly. Falling into shock, graceful like a dragon. Glory autumn chrysanthemum, Huamao spring pine. The hair is like the moon covered by light clouds, and the fluttering is like the snow of the flowing wind.

After a sword dance, Fan Hua above couldn't help but clap his hands and praise, "Good, excellent!" The dancing style is peerless, and the appearance is also stunningly beautiful. ”

She discussed a few words with the others, "It is agreed that Xie Mingsheng wins!" So Xie Ming was the first person to enter the ranks of fifteen.

Then two more people came in, one performing a book and the other a painting. In the end, it was the woman who performed the book.

came down one by one, leaving fifteen people behind, and began to enter the arena in turn to perform their talents.

The first woman to enter the scene was Xie Ming, she was performing a painting this time, and when she finished painting, Fan Hua admired, "What a rich peony picture!" ”

I saw that above the painting were clusters of blooming peony flowers, and above the flowers, there were a few butterflies looming.

Then there is the daughter of the military department Shangshu, who also performs a painting, drawing a picture of a mountain stream and a waterfall.

Fan Hua looked at the two paintings, which one was better or worse, and it was really not a good judgment, but in this round of competition, it was fortunate that they were selected from the fifteen of them.

Next, after performing in turn, five people remained.

First place, the sister of the prince of Chaozhen, Xie Ming.

second place, the daughter of the military department, Li Shuli.

Third place, the daughter of General He Chao, He Dujing.

Fourth place, the daughter of Jing Zhaoyin, Begonia.

fifth place, the daughter of the counselor, Min Xiaoya.

They handed over the list of five people to Concubine Xian, who personally came to the imperial study, met the emperor, and presented the list.

It was evening, and the emperor ordered that the final concubine selection ceremony be held in Qingyang Palace.

The five of them were led by the eunuch in charge and came to Qingyang Palace.

All the people who should have come to the banquet tonight have arrived, just waiting for the emperor's figure.

Su Miaojing sat below, with a bored expression, poured a glass of wine by herself, and enjoyed it slowly.

Su Miaojing slandered in her heart, what did they do with her when they chose a concubine? Why let a bunch of inconsequential people attend such a boring banquet.

Su Miaojing couldn't help it, because it was too boring, she yawned a few times in a row.

She whispered to Shen Yunche next to her, "After the banquet is over, call me again!" ”

After she finished speaking, she lay down in Shen Yunche's arms and slowly fell asleep.

Shen Yunche smiled tenderly, and whispered in his heart, this girl, there is really nothing to do with her, every time she participates in a banquet, she has to sleep!

Shen Yunze saw the woman in Shen Yunche's arms, with a serene and calm face, and a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, revealing the small dimples at the corners of her mouth, which was so cute!

This time they did not sit in descending order, but already had the princess sitting on one side, and those who did not sit on the other.

Shen Yunche is to Shen Yunhao in the past, Shen Yunhong is Shen Yunze to the past, Shen Yunxiao is Shen Yunhan to the past, and Shen Yunxun is the Taishi of the Dynasty Ji to the past.

I saw the emperor's personal eunuch step forward and announce in a scream, "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

The Emperor came up from behind and sat down on his dragon chair. He wears a bright yellow dragon robe, a black hat on his head, golden dragons embedded on either side, and two striped 'ears' on either side of the hat.

I saw his majestic expression, "Let them in!" ”

His personal eunuch announced, "Please invite the five talented women who have been selected to enter the venue!" ”

So the eunuch led them in, and after the five men came in one by one, they sat down on the right side.

Su Miaojing was sleepy-eyed, opened her dark and bright pupils, glanced at them lightly, and then moved her body and continued to sleep.

The emperor ordered, "You are all selected after thousands of selections, I believe that you can come here, you must be talented!"

I now come up with a question, and if I answer it first, I will decree that the prince will marry him, and the few people who will answer it later will be chosen by my four sons themselves, who will be their princess.

If no one answers, then you will all have to go home. ”

Shen Ye had a majestic expression on his face, "Today, there are pheasant rabbits in the same cage, with thirty-five on the top and ninety-four feet on the bottom. ”

Su Miaojing felt thirsty, and when she was about to drink water, she couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of water when she heard the emperor ask this question.

Everyone looked at her, and a certain woman laughed, ho ho!

Su Miaojing couldn't help but complain in her heart, this question is known to modern five-year-old children, Emperor Lao'er, are you sure you are serious.

Those official women mostly taught piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and few women learned arithmetic.

This was a small problem for Su Miaojing, but it became a big problem in the eyes of several official ladies.

The emperor's face was condescending, and his tone was thick, "I will give you half an hour, if the first person can be calculated, she will be the crown princess." ”

So, they began to think carefully about the answer to the question, Haitang was thinking in her heart, she didn't care whether she was the crown princess or not, as long as she could marry that prince, that is, His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, she would be satisfied.

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