Chapter 20: The Draft

Although Xiao Yanyi is witty and intelligent on weekdays, after all, she is a daughter who has lived in the boudoir for a long time, between her father's identity, there is a lot of common sense in the officialdom, but she doesn't know much about many matters in the palace, and she doesn't understand the rules of the prince's bright yellow robe at all. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, just a few quarters of an hour ago, Zhang Hexi of the Ministry of Rites also specially talked about relevant matters to their group of show girls, but at that time, Xiao Yanyi was holding a dye bottle, and she was so nervous that she could still hear that explanation?

"He's in a hurry! Tell him to go back and wait! ”

The next moment, I heard Xiao Yilian shout to the eunuch, and then said to Xiao Yanyun: "Don't say anything else, let me ask you, are you really not going to participate in the draft?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yanyi reluctantly replied: "Back to Your Highness, it's not that the people don't want to participate in the draft, it's just... It's just that the people look like this, it's really... ”

Before the words fell, he was interrupted by Xiao Yilian and said, "It's okay! I don't care what you look like, as long as you can participate in the draft! Hehe, don't worry, I promise you'll not only be there nothing to do here, but you'll also be selected! ”

After that, he remembered that Xiao Yixuan just told him to take the other party to participate in the draft, but he didn't say that he would definitely choose her, so he immediately changed his words: "Of course, it depends on your performance, um... Speaking of which, you are indeed a bit ruined by your current appearance, so let's go and get a veil and put it on, so as not to be too ostentatious, it doesn't matter what our brothers think, the main thing is to block the mouths of those officials and palace people, so that they don't talk nonsense everywhere. ”

As he spoke, he saw Xiao Yanyi's face embarrassed, and thought that the other party had no bottom in his heart, so he continued to persuade: "By the way, in this draft, in addition to the net worth and appearance of the show girls, it will also assess the four arts of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, among which all kinds of musical instruments are included. ”

After all, Xiao Yilian also habitually straightened his waist, looking like you see that I think more about you, but this appearance looks in Xiao Yanyi's eyes, but it has completely become a different scenery.

Preconceived, this Xiao Yilian's previous slap on the bed board was filmed, and his image was already so bad in Xiao Yanyi's heart that he looked at him at this moment and talked about her 'Xiao skills' with a lewd face, and he stood up, and he thought of it very strangely!

About this man's and women's 'Xiao', she has been carefully taught by professionals before entering the palace, when she first learned, she also felt that this matter was vulgar and disgusting, which made people ashamed, but she didn't expect that this was only a few days, and she actually had to apply what she had learned, and it was used on such a person!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yanyi knew that she had no way out, but she didn't expect that she was self-defeating, attracting the attention of this shameless prince, causing her to be about to lose her temperament, and the pretty face suddenly shed two lines of tears uncontrollably, and the whole face became blood red except for the place where it was blackened by fuel, and the shame and regret were mixed in her heart, and she wished that she would die on the spot.

For a moment, Xiao Yanyi even wanted to hit her head against the pillar and die, but she remembered her father who had been quietly cheated countless times by herself, but she really couldn't let go of this heart, and after being entangled for a long time, she was finally helpless and ready to compromise.

"That... That's ... According to His Highness's will! ”

I only heard Xiao Yanyi respond with a crying voice and take two steps forward, and she was about to kneel down and do that reluctantly thing for her.

But at this moment, I heard Xiao Yilian say loudly: "That's good! Xiao Guizi, you go to the Rite and Music Division to get a good flute, and by the way, ask for a veil from someone outside... Huh? What are you doing on your knees? ”

These words made Xiao Yanyi stunned, and said stupidly: "It's not that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants a people's daughter... Yes! ”

Halfway through the words, Xiao Yanyi suddenly reflected, and the big stone in her heart suddenly moved half of it, but her face became more and more red, and she hurriedly stood up and made up for it: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, forgive me, the folk girl is sick and weak, and her body is inadvertently soft... ”

"Phew! You're screaming nonsense! ”

The next moment, I saw Xiao Yilian jumping up on the spot and interrupted him: "You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense!" You show girl, why don't you have a little common sense! Look at me like this, where do I look like my imperial brother!? ”

"Brother Huang? Talk nonsense? ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yanyi was stunned: "You... You're not a prince? ”

"Nonsense!"

I saw Xiao Yilian cover his face helplessly and said, "I don't know what to say about you... Listen up! I am Xiao Yilian, the third prince, and the current prince is my royal brother, whose name is Xiao Yixuan! Wait for the draft to start later, sitting in the main seat, the one wearing a bright yellow brocade robe is, remember it clearly, don't make jokes later! Huh! I was so patient with you, and I thought you could be my future sister-in-law, but now it seems that there is little hope! Stunned... ”

Putting aside Xiao Yanyi's complicated mood, but after a while, she took the veil flute sent by Xiao Guizi, and sent it back to the show girl's team under Xiao Yilian's personal 'escort', Xiao Yanyun saw her sister go and returned, followed by a black and strong man, thinking that her own affairs were exposed, and she almost fainted, but fortunately, what she was worried about did not happen, Xiao Yanyi still came to her side and stood still, but the big man turned his head and left.

"Sister, what happened? Why are you back again? ”

As soon as Xiao Yanyi stood still, she heard Xiao Yanyun ask impatiently, but what happened before, how could she be embarrassed to say it, so she had to make a vague statement, to the effect that her disguise was not at home, and she was almost recognized, so she had to turn around and come back to Yunyun in order to avoid trouble.

"Listen to them all, line up, and enter the temple!"

At this moment, Zhang Hexi, who had just been in front of him but had a matter on his mind, shouted loudly, and as his voice fell, the female eunuchs of the Zhou Duo Palace around the team started with all kinds of things, and a full hundred and thirty-two show girls lined up in a neat line with apprehension and anticipation, and began to march towards the main hall of Chuxiu Palace.

Walking through a garden, several palaces, and seeing the gate of the main hall of Chuxiu Palace getting closer and closer, Xiao Yanyi's heart also completely sank to the bottom of the sea, she knew that since the prince could specifically call the three princes to call her to participate in the draft, it means that the other party has noticed herself, coupled with her father's previous agreement with the other party, it is basically impossible to get out intact.

The plan that their sisters came up with was a little farce after all.

"Your Highness, the show girls are already waiting outside the door, it's time for the ceremony to begin."

At this time, in the hall of the main hall, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites bowed down and said to Xiao Yixuan, who heard the words, nodded slightly, and should arrive: "Let's start." ”

"Yes."

The right waiter responded, then presented the roster of show girls with both hands, walked down the steps, came to the side of the threshold of the main hall, and said loudly: "The draft begins!" Show girls enter the palace to meet you! ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the drum music in the entire courtyard, including the main hall, and the band composed of dozens of female officials of the Ministry of Rites and Music played the same tune everywhere, accompanied by the sound and sound, not chaotic at all, and with the sound of this music, the door in front of the main hall was also slowly opened, and the show girls walked in in a row of six people in a column, and then led by a chief of the Ministry of Rites, after the right attendant was named one by one, all of them were led into the main hall.

Although the space in the main hall is huge, one hundred and thirty-two show girls came in at once, and they were also crowded in an instant, Xiao Yixuan looked at these show girls with different looks and postures, and was almost blinded for a while, and his heart was also excited--- such a grand event is simply the paradise that every man dreams of!

Xiao Yixuan was happy in his heart, but on the surface, he was silent, I have to say that his handsome skin is matched with the behavior habits that he has developed for a long time, and there are many guards and python robes, in the eyes of outsiders, he really has the appearance of a dragon among people, which is enough to make the officials and palace people present in awe, and it is enough to make these more than 100 show girls fall in love at first sight!

When everyone is in their place, the draft ceremony will officially begin.

First of all, naturally there was a big eunuch who read out the emperor's holy decree, including Xiao Yixuan, and everyone present knelt down to listen to the decree, after all, this ceremony was fundamentally run by the emperor Xiao Tianjing. Xiao Yilian traveled outside the world.

And in this process, a group of show girls are obediently standing with their heads bowed as they said before, and occasionally a few bold ones sneak a glance at the hall, and see the handsome prince who is wearing a python robe and sitting upright surrounded by everyone, all of them are all fascinated, and then they hurriedly lowered their heads with red faces, and the deer in their hearts collided, and prayed to the Bodhisattva, as long as they can be selected this time, no matter what the price is.

Finally, when the neutral voice of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites finally fell, the opportunity for the show girls to perform finally came.

"Yes, the Inspectorate will give the daughter in the matter, Liu Qian'er!"

As the right attendant's announcement sounded, a show girl at the front of the team stepped forward, came to Xiao Yixuan and sat down ten steps to salute, and said coquettishly: "People's girl Liu Qian'er, meet His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince's Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

This girl is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a goose egg face, willow eyebrows, and danfeng eyes, with some bulging baby fat on both sides of her face, and two deep dimples when she laughs, which is very cute, Xiao Yixuan looked lovely and smiled slightly: "Okay, let's get up." ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie."

Hearing this, the girl rose in response, and her demeanor was very standard, and it didn't match her age at all.

Next, according to the convention, Xiao Yixuan will take the school examination for her a few questions, if she answers well, then she will be promoted, if she is not satisfied, she will be sent home directly--- for this practice, in fact, Xiao Yixuan is extremely disdainful, choosing a wife is not choosing a courtier, why make it so complicated? No matter how good the other party's knowledge is, can he still enter the court and become an official?

But although he thought so, he still asked a few symbolic questions according to the pre-rehearsed rhetoric, this girl answered decently, and all kinds of poems came sticky--- but this is useless, Xiao Yixuan's draft is aimed at attracting some ministers to his side, but this Liu Qian'er's father's official is really smaller, and a seven-grade person is just in the matter, and it really can't give him much help.

Finally, after several rounds of questions were answered, Xiao Yixuan picked up the red pen on the desk and crossed out the name of the girl on another roster on his desk.

By Xiao Yixuan's side, the little eunuch Liu Wengui had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the prince crossing out the name of the beautiful girl, he immediately pulled up the long and thin accent and preached loudly: "Stop, retreat!" ”

As soon as the word 'retreat' came out, the girl named Liu Qian'er stiffened, the bright smile on her face disappeared immediately, and then with a touch of wetness in her eyes, she knelt on the ground without saying a word and bowed, and then was led out of the main hall by the little eunuch on the side.

Seeing this, Xiao Yixuan actually felt a little unbearable in his heart, but he quickly regained his patience--- this matter is related to his future power in the DPRK and the happiness of the harem, but he can't be soft-hearted!

When Liu Qian'er completely disappeared outside the door of the main hall with a somewhat desolate back, she heard the voice of the right attendant sound again: "Yes, the daughter of Taichang Temple Siqing, Zhang Xiaoxiao!" ”

When the words fell, another girl walked out.

In this way, every time the right attendant read out a name, a show girl walked out of the team, asked by Xiao Yixuan, the other party answered well, Xiao Yixuan praised two sentences, the answer was bad, he didn't say much, but he saw more than 20 people in a row, he crossed out his name without exception--- these show girls, either bad looks, or not wealthy, the only one with a good appearance background is still the youngest daughter of the left inspector of the inspector's house, well, this left inspector is named Yin Ce, is the second Xiao Yiquan's uncle.