The day of the election was chosen on October 17.

The main hall of Yanqing Palace was held in the Chengguang Hall.

Mao time.

The girls began to freshen up.

From the hair to the embroidered shoes, everything is too big and small, and Fanzhi personally looks at it one by one, and there must be no half-point transgression and inappropriateness.

Chenshi.

The chief eunuch Song Changning and Fanzhi led the small lords to the Chengguang Hall to participate in the election.

The Chengguang Hall is large and vast.

The bricks in the hall are all paved with white marble, each piece is as smooth as a mirror, and the size and ornamentation are exactly the same.

The emperor sat on the Nine Dragons throne in the middle, wearing a bright yellow narrow-sleeved round-necked Nine Dragons regimental robe, and a crown of twelve jade beads, looking at everyone with an indifferent expression.

The Queen Mother sat on the right hand, wearing a dark green palace robe with a tuan-patterned Fushou lotus, watching everyone smile amiably, and from time to time she exchanged a few words with the emperor with side eyes, and only a few gold ornaments and a few flannel silk flowers were scattered on her head.

The queen mother has always been simple and accustomed to it, and rarely dresses up to attend, not to mention that there is a queen by her side, she naturally will not steal the queen's limelight, so it is good to dress up lightly.

The queen sits on the right hand, wearing a vermilion phoenix dress, her long black hair is combed into a Lingyun bun, and she wears a phoenix crown, and the crown is decorated with a golden phoenix with wings fluttering and flying high.

The eunuch chosen by the celebrant was Kang Dehai, the head of the Internal Affairs Office.

He stood under the throne with a roster in his hand, and sang in a loud voice: "Show girls, kneel." ”

The show girls saluted the emperor, the queen, and the queen mother.

The Emperor nodded towards Kang Dehai.

Kang Dehai continued to say in a loud voice: "Show girls, get up." ”

The show girls got up quietly.

Next, Kang Dehai looked at the roster, and called the names of the show girls one by one to ask the emperor, the empress, and the queen mother.

Or leave a sign to give a jade pendant.

Or put a sign to give a sachet.

Nie Hongzhao stood in the last row of the show girls.

The index finger kept twisting the silk in her hand, and she was a little nervous, not only to the emperor she hadn't seen for many years, but also to the queen.

The queen looked at the show girl and asked for peace, and her smile was just right, and the spring breeze blowing the wrinkled pool water made people feel closer.

But only Nie Hongzhao knew.

How many murderous intentions are hidden behind this smile?

The Queen Mother's gaze swept over the heads of the show girls, and finally fell on Nie Hongzhao's body.

Nie Hongzhao was wearing a palace skirt embroidered with light pink embroidered branches and lilies, with a thin powder on his face, and thousands of strands of silk were simply combed into a common wishful bun in the palace, and then simply decorated with a tortoiseshell hairpin, which was so beautiful and generous.

The Queen Mother's head.

Kang Dehai sang loudly: "The daughter of Zhang Boqing, the prefect of Jiangzhou, Zhang Yan, is fifteen years old. ”

Zhang Yan walked out of the queue slowly.

Her hair is black and bright, like a fine silk, a gilded butterfly love flower is swayed between the hairpins, and the gold silk hangs between the temples, and the shimmer flows between actions, making Zhang Yan's beauty more and more moving.

Zhang Yan was wearing a palace dress embroidered with purple roses, the color was extremely difficult to control, and if she didn't get it right, she would look dull.

But Zhang Yan is blessed with a unique appearance, and she is lined by that color, but her skin is more and more like snow.

Zhang Yan saluted the emperor, empress, and queen mother on the throne, and her voice was soft and pleasant: "The courtier Zhang Yan sees the emperor, the queen, the queen mother, may the emperor, the queen, and the queen mother be blessed and auspicious." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhang Yan, her eyelids jumped, and she turned around and glanced at Yuxiu beside her.

The queen smiled slightly, but did not speak.

The emperor didn't seem to be interested in Zhang Yan, just glanced at Kang Dehai and nodded.

Kang Dehai will know, "Leave the brand and give the jade pendant." ”

is as beautiful as Zhang Yan, and has never been favored too much by the emperor, as if every show girl who comes forward to ask for peace is just saying two auspicious words, so that the emperor, the queen, and the queen mother can take a look at it, and they will pass it by.

There are a total of ten show girls, and there are already seven who have left the brand.

And Nie Hongzhao is the eighth.

Kang Dehai continued to sing: "The daughter of Nie Shiyuan, the general of Huben, Nie Hongzhao, is fifteen years old. ”

Nie Hongzhao responded to the words and asked the emperor, the empress, and the queen mother.

The Queen Mother looked peaceful, and the Queen quickly looked sideways at the Emperor.

When the emperor heard this name, he was stunned at first, then sat up straight and said to Nie Hongzhao: "You take a step forward and raise your head." ”

Nie Hongzhao got up and took a step forward as he said.

The Emperor reached out and lifted the twelve beaded curtains that blocked his vision, wanting to see Nie Hongzhao's face more clearly.

Nie Hongzhao raised his head, and the quiet and peaceful phoenix eyes looked at the emperor silently.

The emperor was a little disappointed, put down the beaded curtain, and waved his hand at Kang Dehai.

This action?

Is it a sign?

The queen was a little surprised.

With Nie Hongzhao's family background and appearance, he will be branded.

Kang Dehai glanced at the queen, and when he saw that she was also nodding, he raised his voice and said: "Nie Hongzhao, put on the brand, give flowers ......"

Before Kang Dehai's words fell, the emperor suddenly woke up and said, "Wait......"

Everyone was stunned.

The emperor bowed his head and muttered a few words, and the position of the empress was very close to the emperor, so he could hear it clearly.

The emperor is saying, Hongzhao, Nie Hongzhao? Ye Hongzhao?

In the end, everyone held their breath and did not dare to come out, waiting for the emperor to speak.

The emperor stood up, stepped off the throne, and walked towards Nie Hongzhao step by step.

He stretched out his hand and pinched Nie Hongzhao's jaw, looked at her face carefully, clearly, and after a moment, Fang said: "Nie Hongzhao, leave the brand, seal it as a third-grade Jieyu, and give it to Changle Palace." ”

When Kang Dehai heard this, the cold sweat on his forehead broke out again, and he trembled and reminded: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules......

The canonization of show girls, usually the highest position is the sixth grade of nobles, and the ancestral system stipulates that those who have not given birth or have not contributed to the society are not allowed to be promoted to three or more concubines.

The emperor's gaze was fierce, and Kang Dehai was immediately silenced.

The queen and the queen mother glanced at each other, and their eyes overflowed with a little helplessness.

Song Changning, who was waiting for an order in the distance, curled his lips and smiled.

Everything was more surprising than expected.

He made no mistake in this bet.

Kang Dehai immediately sang loudly: "Nie Hongzhao, leave the sign and give the jade pendant." ”

The last word was shouted so loudly that my throat was split.

The emperor was satisfied, turned and sat back on the throne, and the palace election continued.

Everyone was shocked by Nie Hongzhao's position, and they didn't buffer for a while.

Kang Dehai shouted twice at the top of his throat, and the next show girl Shi Shiran came out.

Fang Yanyu lightly bumped Nie Hongzhao's arm with her elbow, and Nie Hongzhao smiled at her.

But a sharp gaze was cast from above, staring at her deadly, like the sharpest machete in the executioner's hand, eager to cut her a thousand times at this moment.

This look is too familiar to her.

On the day the queen gave her death, she looked at her like this.

Nie Hongzhao quickly raised her eyes, and collided with the queen's gaze, she smiled softly, revealing a row of bright teeth.

The queen was stunned, then retracted her gaze, and continued to look at the next show girl with kind eyebrows, occasionally talking with the emperor for a few words, maintaining the bearing that a queen should have.