In the middle of the night, people are sleeping soundly in their sleep. In Yefu, there were two people who were worried and anxious and stayed awake all night.

"Sir, how is this good? The reaction of the Queen Mother.......... It's clearly ......."

"Alas...... I said earlier that she was sick and absent, who knew that such a shocking thing would happen......"

"Who would have thought that the emperor would ........ as the 'son of the Lin family'"

"It seems that the real purpose of today's palace banquet is probably not simple."

"Master, why don't you find an excuse and transfer back to Jiangbei City? Staying in the Imperial City, I always felt uneasy. Listening to the meaning in the palace, the emperor has reached the age of choosing a concubine, what if it is ........"

"Even if I am transferred, with my official rank, I am afraid it will not change anything........"

"Can we just watch her repeat ........?"

Xu Anjiao's tone was choked and worried, Ye An saw that his wife was so worried, he felt pity in his heart, and reached out to take his wife into his arms.

"Rest assured........ ........... for the husband to find a way"

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The weeds are green in the spring, and there are bright flowers and trees from time to time. The clouds and shadows shine at each other, and the buildings are green in spring.

On the day of the beginning of spring, the emperor Taimiao worshiped his ancestors, and brought important ministers to climb the mountain to worship the sky, announcing to the world that he was pro-government.

The country was named "Zaichu", and all localities were exempted from taxation for three years, and those who passed the official inspection were promoted and transferred.

The household department began to prepare for the national "concubine selection", which is scheduled for the beginning of the fifth lunar month. Hello all over the world.

In the first year, on the fifth day of the third lunar month, on the eve of Nanyang Xu's marriage. The eldest daughter of Ye An, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the eldest daughter of Xie Hou, and the second daughter of the Xu family in Nanyang boated on the lake, wishing the eldest daughter of the Xu family a happy marriage.

Unexpectedly, on the same day, the weather changed suddenly, and there was a sudden heavy wind and rain. The eldest daughter of the Ye family unfortunately fell into the water, frightened and cold, and became seriously ill, which could not be cured for a long time. Half a month later, the eldest daughter of the Xu Mansion successfully got married. Because the son-in-law is a protégé of the Xu family, Xu Ziru has no children under his name. Therefore, after marriage, Xu Jiezhi and her husband still temporarily lived in Xufu.

Xufu got married, cousin Ye's daughter-in-law, Ye Zhiqiu was absent due to illness.

A few months later, "selection" began across the country. All officials from the fifth rank and above, and women between the ages of 14 and 17 in their families, are required to participate in the primary election.

The selection of show girls is sponsored by the household department. Every year when the show girls are selected, the household department will first control the yamen and the provinces directly under the government, and the women who are candidates for the appropriate age will be submitted to the prefect by the patriarch one by one, and then sent to the household department for the record. Before the pick-up, the daughters of foreign officials should be sent to the capital first, and then sent together with the women who should be selected in Beijing, and the show girls got off outside the Shenwu Gate in a mule cart, and the eunuchs were introduced from the Shenwu Gate in order, and gathered in front of the Shunzhen Gate and grouped.

On the first day after grouping, the internal supervisor still inspected and selected, and first eliminated a group of women from the overall appearance, such as slightly taller, slightly shorter, slightly fatter, and slightly thinner women were excluded from the palace maids;

The next day is more carefully selected, the internal supervision committee starts from the five senses, check the ears, eyes, mouth, nose, hair, skin, collar, shoulders, back, etc.

On the third day, the internal supervisor had another assessment standard, and the mother in charge first measured the women's hands and feet with a ruler, and then asked them to walk dozens of steps, and eliminated those with slightly short wrists, slightly larger toes, or slightly irritable behavior. After three days, there were only about 1,000 people left. Proceed to the next round of selection.

In the second round of selection, the stable woman in the palace conducted a physical examination of the remaining 1,000 people again, and after "probing their breasts, sniffing their armpits, and touching their textures", only about 300 girls were left to meet the "show girl" standard;

The third round: by a special person to the three hundred new "show girls" for closed training, in order to observe their personality style, diet and daily life, etc., this month, Wen Po and others will be according to their temperament, style, wisdom and wisdom and the emperor's preferences, and then select "beautiful and beautiful, intelligent and overwhelming" 50 people as concubine candidates. Those who are not selected can officially stay in the palace as palace maids or return to their hometowns according to their wishes;

The daughters of officials above the second rank are not required to participate in the first three rounds of selection because of their noble status. It will be inspected by the palace grandmother and directly participate in the next round.

Fourth round: The queen mother or concubines will select the three most satisfactory candidates from the remaining fifty;

Fifth round: The emperor personally selects one of these three to become the queen of the world, and the remaining two concubines are crowned, and then according to the emperor's wishes, the remaining nuns are hand-picked to be satisfied.

The titles of the concubines of the Southern Zhou Dynasty are: queen, imperial concubine, concubine, concubine, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, beauty, talent, concubine, etc.

The emperor's wife is only the queen, and in addition, according to the feudal system: one imperial concubine, two concubines, four concubines, and the rest have no fixed number. The queen lives in the middle palace, and from the imperial concubine to the talented people, they live in the east and west palaces. There are many women in each palace to serve.

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On the eve of the fourth round of the showgirl selection, the household department and the internal supervisor repeatedly confirmed that it was correct. The selection list will be sent to the Hall of Eternal Longevity.

Lin Xuanyi glanced at the list of show girls and didn't see the expected names. The phoenix's eyes narrowed slightly, and she asked, "Where is the daughter of the military department?" ”

"Hui Yu Empress Dowager, the daughter of the secretary of the Ministry of War, did not participate in the selection."

"Why?"

"Ye Shangshu's daughter, she fell into the water and was frightened a few months ago. has not healed, lingering on the sickbed. The Internal Prison and the Tai Hospital have sent someone to Ye Mansion to investigate, and it is correct. ”

"It's just a drop in the water, and it's just a cold breeze. How can you be sick for months? What did the Imperial Doctor say? ”

"Hui Niangniang~ The imperial doctor said: Miss Ye choked on the water when she fell into the water and was frightened. The disease will recur and will not be cured for the time being. Careful use of medicine, conditioning for a few months, and when the weather warms up, it should not fall into the root of the disease. ”

"The mourning family oracle: send the imperial doctor every day to Yefu for consultation. Be sure to heal carefully. ”

"Yes, the minion obeys."

"Go and pass the Taifu to see the mourning family."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

After the household servant and the inner supervisor retreated, Su Yun saw Lin Xuanyi's displeasured expression, and stepped forward to gently knead his temples for him.

"Niangniang, it's really time for this Ye Shangshu to be sick. Could it be........ Don't want to enter the palace? ”

"The mourning family didn't have this conjecture, but the imperial doctor also confirmed that it was indeed correct."

"That's weird........ During this Lantern Festival palace banquet, the slave maid saw that Miss Ye was in good health, not like a weak person. How could it be that it fell into the water and was not cured for months? I heard that even the cousin who had a very good relationship got married, but Miss Ye was unable to participate. What a shame...... Ye Shangshu is a first-class official, and his grandfather is a first-class general. If Miss Ye hadn't missed the selection during her illness, how could she have such a noble status and outstanding appearance, how could she have been above the concubine position......."

Lin Xuanyi suddenly got up, interrupted Su Yun's words, and asked in a raised voice. "What do you say? Say it again! ”

"Did the slave say something wrong? Please forgive me! Su Yun was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"No, you're right........ It really reminded the mourning family. When Ye Shangshu's daughter enters the palace, she will be positioned to be highly favored. ”

"Yes, mother...... Isn't that for sure~"

"But in order to avoid the high merit and shock the master, the old general Ye took the initiative to retreat to the border. If the Ye family is unwilling to send a woman into the palace and comes up with some methods, it makes sense......."

"What do you mean?"

At this time, the palace people preached: "The Empress Dowager Qi, the Empress Dowager asks to see~"

"Xuan~ all retreat. No one is allowed to approach without a summons from the mourning family. ”

"Yes, slave and maid."