I vaguely heard the sound of questions and answers outside, and then the gentle sound of the piano came from behind the screen opposite.

Feeling that Xie Yiyi, who was at the other table, put down the brush, Zheng Ruoyi's expression remained unchanged, but his hand accelerated slightly.

After a while she put down her pen and blew lightly on the paper.

Hold the paper in both hands and walk out around the screen.

The eyes above were focused again, I don't know which one it is, Zheng Ruoyi handed the painted painting to the eunuch in front of him, and returned to his original position, now standing.

"That's a good word."

Zheng Ruoyi listened to a voice that she hadn't heard before, and it should be another mother.

Soon, with the consent of the queen's mother, Xie Yiyi was given a jade plate.

The girl's overjoyed voice of gratitude rang out.

"There are water and mountains, and the artistic conception is not bad, but it takes more than a quarter of an hour to be able to paint like this, which is really good."

The queen mother glanced at it a few times, controlled the itch in her throat, and praised it flatly.

"If you don't feel well, you don't have to be strong, this has its own noble concubine and virtuous concubine, don't force yourself."

His Majesty, who had been silent, keenly heard the cough suppressed by the queen, and immediately said with concern.

"Thank you for Your Majesty's care, and the concubines are fine." The Queen Mother looked at Her Majesty, put down the hand that was hiding in front of her mouth, and smiled.

"The entry of this show girl into the palace is a big event, if Your Majesty has something serious, the queen will be in trouble.

Why don't you see this batch of show girls like this, and the rest will be guarded by the concubines and concubines, and Your Majesty and Niangniang will see if it is feasible? ”

He Guifei said with a smile.

Without waiting for the queen to say anything, the emperor nodded, and the queen naturally agreed.

In this way, everyone's eyes on the first show girl were looking at the second show girl.

Feeling that several eyes fell on her body with penetration, Zheng Ruoyi's scalp tingled for a while, and she heard a low male voice commanding in a flat but oppressive voice:

"Look up."

The hands in front of his abdomen tightened, sweat overflowed, and at the same time, Zheng Ruoyi slowly raised his head meekly, and his eyes did not dare to wander.

I saw her slender eyelashes fluttering, her slender eyebrows and smart apricot eyes were lowered, her ruddy lips were slightly pursed, and her snow-white and flawless face was exposed.

Beautiful and lovely, the posture is slender and well-proportioned, and the steps are slightly shaky, adding to the pretty.

The queen bowed, "It's a lovely person." ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked, I don't know if it was under his gaze, the beauty with her head slightly raised, the tail of her eyes gradually flushed a little, and she looked extremely shy, revealing a little coquettishness.

His heart moved slightly, and he followed the queen's words: "Yes, then let's keep the card." ”

The queen smiled and nodded, and the other concubines He Guifei and Concubine Xian looked at the beautiful women I saw, smiled, and then smiled again.

"The eldest daughter of the Loyal Baron's Mansion, give the jade plate!"

The eunuch's sharp voice resounded in the hall, Zheng Ruoyi's body tensed violently, and then relaxed, slowly kneeling down and leaning over, with a beautiful posture and a soft voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Imperial Concubine, and the Virtuous Concubine!"

As for the next three show girls, they behaved mediocre and had Zhuyu in front, and they were all unsuccessful and given wooden cards.

At this time, they couldn't show strange expressions, they all had to smile, kneel down and salute in thanks.

It was still Xie Yiyi in front, Zheng Ruoyi in second, and the three undrafted girls behind him followed in turn.

They walked towards the side hall where they came, and the eunuch outside the main hall continued to summon.

The grandmothers outside the side hall looked at the jade or wooden plaques they wore around their waists and divided them into two columns.

Chen Yiyi and Zheng Rongyi naturally went to the selected show girls.

They are all successful candidates for this year, and they will spend their lives in this palace for the rest of their lives.

Zheng Ruoyi felt that today's sun was a little dazzling, too dazzling, too dazzling.

So she stretched out her hand to block the sun, her fingertips quietly brushed the tails of her eyes, wiped away a little water, and then looked up, with an impeccable dignified smile on her face.

The huge election is over, and all the show girls will be out of the palace tomorrow.

The difference is that she was selected as a show girl, waited for the holy decree, and had to enter the palace, and there was no chance to go out after that.

walked out of the palace gate, and waited until the ladies of the high-ranking officials of the family got into the carriage in turn.

Seeing the carriage of the Baron Zhongyong's mansion from a distance, Zheng Ruoyi got into the carriage with a graceful posture.

When she was alone in the carriage, her smile completely dissipated, and her brow was full of exhaustion.

The carriage swayed all the way, and the noisy and chaotic downtown gradually fell behind, and when it reached the quieter mansion, the carriage stopped.

Zheng Ruoyi opened her eyes, the sadness in her eyes quietly receded, a happy smile appeared on her face, leaned over, stepped on the wooden bench brought out by the coachman and got out of the carriage.

After entering the mansion, the maid stepped forward to lead, and after a few steps, two figures came one after the other.

"Miss!"

Bishui trotted in front of Zheng Ruoyi, shouting with joy and excitement in his eyes.

Qinglan slowly stopped and walked to the side.

Zheng Ruoyi motioned to Bishui to be more divided, and the four of them walked towards the main hall.

There was a middle-aged man and Zhang sitting on the upper seat, and the other young young masters and young ladies in the two columns below, Zheng Ruoyi ignored them.

She secretly said in her heart: The government really attaches great importance to this draft.

As the thoughts in her heart dissipated, under the maid left and right, Zheng Ruoyi crossed the threshold, and the slightly long skirt brushed by.

Then she looked at the man who was sitting upright, but he was walking more and more slowly, his chin slightly raised, slightly reserved.

This time, no one reprimanded her, but everyone got up, knowing that she had been selected.

I don't know what the position is, but I am already a little master who wants to enter the palace to serve the emperor.

At least for those half-brothers and sisters, Zheng Ruoyi doesn't need to greet each other anymore.

Ignoring the jealous eyes of her sisters, she stepped forward to face the man.

The baron's gaze was slightly complicated, looking at the daughter who looked slightly bowed and looked a little submissive.

This is the eldest daughter who is least valued by him.

And this time, His Majesty has been on the throne for three years and held a grand draft for the first time, I am afraid that there will be no such grandeur in the next few years.

His Majesty's heirs are empty but two princes, a princess, and you can imagine how many people have thought about it, and they have to send their daughters to the family if they sharpen their heads.

The already down-and-out Baron Zhongyong's Mansion naturally sent all the school-age daughters of the clan, and there was no help from the family, it was all up to them.

Helplessly, they were all brushed off.

The only thing I didn't expect was that the eldest daughter, who had been neglected since childhood, was selected by her own ability.

So he said with a rare and pleasant face: "The carriage is tired from running around, but fortunately, it has been selected, or the holy decree will come down in a few days."

Hurry up and rest at this time, and the palace will be prepared for you to enter the palace, so you don't need to worry about it. ”

Zheng Yi must be sure in her heart that she was not surprised by this, but the head of the family said it in front of everyone, which gave her a dose of reassurance.

The most important thing to enter the palace is naturally silver.

Zhang's smile froze, originally thinking that the eldest daughter of the original match would marry, and directly give her the dowry of the original match, so that there would be no need for another dowry in the house.

But when this happened, there was a lot of money to be paid in the house, and she only felt a pain in her flesh.

But Zhang will not show it at this time, and he has to ask with concern:

"Look at this palace for a few days, the eldest girl has lost a lot of weight, fortunately, she is becoming more and more dignified and decent, so that no one can say anything bad when she sees it, so go back to the courtyard to rest!"

Zheng Ruoyi looked like a little daughter, holding the jade card in one hand, with a little blush on her face, and then the two maids returned to the yard with one left and one right.

"Old man......"

Zheng Ruoyi's back disappeared from view, and Zhang turned his head to look at the man beside him, and shouted without saying anything.

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