Ever since I was a child, I've known that where there are women, fights will never stop, like in my backyard. Although her mother is her father's original wife, she is not as favored as her aunt Liu in front of her father. However, fortunately, civil officials pay the most attention to reputation, and the father is not too obvious to spoil his concubine and kill his wife. In his heart, it is best for the main room to be respected, take care of the family affairs for him, and the concubine to be favored.

However, he overlooked one thing. Her mother maintained the bearing and seriousness of being a lady, but Liu was used to putting on a smiling face, so she was more powerful than her mother at home. Fortunately, the eldest brother Lin Qingxu is very favored by his father, and his father maintains superficial respect for his mother.

It's time for the draft again this year. According to the rules, all official positions above the fifth grade and unmarried daughters of appropriate age in the family must run for election. My father is the imperial history of the three products, and my family is naturally among them.

I am my father's eldest daughter, and there is a sister-in-law Lin Yayin who is two months younger than me, and our relationship is not very bad. Lin Yayin inherited her mother's softness and delicateness, but I have more bookish temperament.

Although we are both within the scope of this draft, according to the rules, as long as one of the two of us participates, it is not considered to disobey the emperor's order.

I don't want to run for election, because I know that once I enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and there are countless women buried in the harem of the past dynasties.

When Li Yiqian, the son of heaven, has a tyrannical personality, and if he is a little careless, there are not a few people who are all over the house.

That night, my father called me to the study.

"Xin'er, Dad knows that you don't want to enter the palace. But you also know that our country has always emphasized military force and light literature, and our family is only a three-grade, so maybe it will be disposed of by the emperor at some point. Even if you don't think about your father, you have to think about Xu'er, civil officials, if there is no one to support you, you won't be able to go far. "Dad persuaded me earnestly.

"Isn't there still Yin'er, she has always wanted to enter the palace, and now that the opportunity is in front of her, Daddy should care more about her sister." I said reluctantly.

"Although Yin'er wants to enter the palace, it is not as good as your sisters, and the chances of being selected are greater. And Yin'er is a concubine in the end, even if she is selected, her rank will not be too high. Speaking of this, Dad sighed, "Moreover, if you are not chosen, you can come back and marry." ”

Since I was a child, I have been accustomed to the fighting methods between the various courtyards in the palace, and this is the case for a small imperial history mansion, not to mention the palace. I'm so sick of it.

Seeing that my father had faintly gray hair just after the age of not being confused, I couldn't bear it in my heart and responded.

On the eve of the draft, my father called me and Lin Yayin to the study.

"Because the Father knows that you are not from the same mother, it is inevitable that there will be some disputes on weekdays. But if you are selected tomorrow, the two of you will be the closest people in the palace, and my father hopes that you can watch and help each other, and not kill each other, so that everyone in the family will worry about you. ”

"Knowing Daddy, my sister and I won't fight among ourselves, don't worry." Lin Yayin was the first to agree.

I knew what was important, and I replied, "Yes, Dad." ”

In this way, Dad was relieved. You must remember that you must be careful in the palace and not be blinded by the interests in front of you. Daddy didn't feel at ease.

On the day of the draft, the sky cleared, as if to indicate something.

"Sister, I'm a little nervous." Sitting in the carriage, Lin Yayin was a little cramped and uneasy. Maybe it's because she's about to face a moment that can change her fate.

I touched her hand, and it was a little cold.

"Take it easy, it's okay." I smiled and reassured.

Soon they reached the palace gate, and the carriage stopped. We were guided by the palace maid and walked into the palace on foot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, stand in the order of the old slave's recitation, the concubine is here, and the concubine is here." A chubby grandmother and a few young palace people stood inside and commanded the show girls to stand in line. Lin Yayin and I stood on two different teams.

"Later, there will be the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine on the main hall to choose the people to wait for the emperor, and those who are not selected can go home today, and the rest will stay in the palace after that. Those who will be left by the emperor himself tomorrow will become the emperor's concubines, and some will be appointed by the emperor to marry the ministers, and the rest will return home tomorrow. Ladies and gentlemen, do you understand? ”

"Understood." The crowd replied in unison.

Watching the show girls in front of me go in and out, it was soon me.

"Lin Yaxin, the daughter of Yushi Lin Ruchun, is sixteen years old."

"Courtier Lin Yaxin see the Queen Mother, the noble concubine." I saluted with my usual smile.

"The daughter of the Imperial History? No wonder it looks so weak. The concubine said disdainfully.

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded at the concubine, "The emperor has mentioned to the mourning family that this time he will choose some daughters of Wenchen, I think this is good." ”

"That's what the Queen Mother said. Haru Sakura, don't write it down yet. The concubine said to the palace maid beside her.

"Yes, sissy."

After that, Haruka handed me a sign with the word "Xiu" written on it. Signal that I can retire.

When I walked out of the main hall, my heart sank a lot. I know that having come this far, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to get out in the future.

In the evening, we, the show girls who had passed the primary audition, were arranged in the Chuxiu Pavilion. I saw that Yin'er was also left behind, and because Mama told us that we couldn't go out at will, I didn't communicate anything with her.

Lying in bed, I couldn't help but think of what I had learned from my father that night.

Huaguo has been martial for a long time, and the daughters of civil officials are naturally not as favored as military generals, as can be seen from the position of concubines in the palace.

Since the vacancy of the posterior position after the death of dystocia, the noble concubine Liu Yuyang is the niece of the Queen Mother and the eldest daughter of the general Liu Shiyuan. Concubine Wang Jinyun is the second daughter of the prime minister, and Concubine Zhao Qinyue, who lives with the concubine, is the daughter of Duke Anguo. Zhaoyi Wu Yuyan is the eldest daughter of the eldest princess of Zhiqin. Contouring Xu Qian is the daughter of the Ministry of Rites.

An Guogong started with military merits and is a military general. The eldest princess of Zhiqin's concubine is also the general Zhaohui of the second grade. As a result, more than half of the high-ranking concubines in the palace are the daughters of military generals, which shows the decline of civil officials.

If tomorrow is left behind, the future will be a bloody day, I sighed in my heart.