Just when Zichu and Jun Yuchen were preparing to enter the palace in full swing, here, Jun Yucheng also had to succumb to various pressures and ordered the draft to enter the palace. The summer was particularly hot, and the weather in early May was a bit scorching, and even the sound of cicadas in the woods seemed to be even noisier.

Such hot and dry weather lasted until the draft day on the 16th of this month.

At present, the domestic situation is very good, and the courtiers' minds are inevitably a little active, so this year's draft has a large number of people, and the scale is more grand than the previous drafts during the reign of the emperor.

The people in the Spring Palace were crowded, and the emperor Jun Yuxuan sat in the middle to listen to the eunuch roll call, and there was no special interest on his face, nor was he half sleepy. Empress Zhang sat upright in her place, and the smile on her face was almost impeccable. On both sides of the dragon seat, there are the two concubines Shen and Xi, who are the highest-ranking in the harem, both of them are dressed in beautiful clothes, Concubine Xi can't see the slightest wave on her face, but Shen Guifei has a cold face, and she doesn't know how many cold eyes are thrown down.

Now not only is the number of concubines scarce, the queen has not been favored for a long time, and even the position of the fourth concubine is vacant, the only eldest son of the emperor is still born to the late imperial concubine, and finally the emperor finally ordered the draft, and the people below inevitably put speculation on the list of this draft.

The ceremonial eunuch unfurled several folds of the book, and sang in a sharp and slender voice: "The daughter of Jiang Shanglong, the commander of the nine gates of the capital, Jiang Yuying is out to meet you!" Jiang's Yuying, sixteen years old, is good at singing and dancing, and can imitate the flying neon song of the ancient style in the past. ”

Jiang's lowered eyebrows and lowered his head and stepped forward, indeed a little bit of the posture of the water and the wind, a durian-colored butterfly wearing a silver line palace costume, bright and bright, the pearl flowers and emerald pendants between the clouds and temples touched lightly, and saluted politely: "Courtier Jiang Yuying, see the emperor!" Knock on the Queen's Mother. Please Concubine Xi and Shen Gui Concubine Jin An. ”

The elder who has a skill is more eye-catching, the emperor's casual expression is slightly restrained, he looked down twice but frowned slightly, Liu Chan hurriedly preached: "The emperor has a decree, the show girl Jiang raised her head and faced the saint!" ”

The slowly raised face is not stunning, but it is a little more delicate than ordinary show girls, and it looks like a person with a duty between the eyebrows, and it will not be too treacherous and calculating.

The Emperor only pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly, and this was considered to be a retention.

The next few show girls had mediocre qualifications and no special skills to tell, so the emperor had to choose a few of them, and they became more and more lazy and scattered.

The show girls were a little uneasy about the uncertain future, and the teaching grandmother hurriedly stepped forward to maintain the silence in the field, and the ceremonial eunuch then read: "The young daughter of Ge Yuyuan, the king of Chenliu, Ge Yuwei! Ge Shi Yuwei, seventeen years old, is good at managing the music chief Xiao ......"

Well, the hot person in this draft should be ---- her.

The rippling light in Queen Zhang's eyes swayed slightly, and she didn't really hear what the ceremonial eunuch said, and at the moment when Ge slowly raised her head, she stared at the past.

The fief where King Chen Liuwang is located is located in the interior of eastern Fujian, which is rainy all year round and has a humid climate, so most women in eastern Fujian have fair skin.

Ge's shallow smile lip line brought out two pear blossom dimples, and her body was full of the nobility of a royal daughter, with a pride that ordinary women do not have, and three points of shyness and seven points of longing.

"Is your father okay?" Jun Yuxuan rarely opened her mouth, but it was a kind and magnetic faction.

It was the first time for all the show girls to hear the emperor's voice, and some of them were bold enough to quietly raise their heads, but they met the mammies with stern faces, and hurriedly lowered their heads.

"The courtiers care about their father Emperor Xie." Ge Shi is not as restrained as other show girls, his hands are folded between the waist bundles of beads, and his voice has the freshness and pleasantness of a girl, "If you go back to the emperor, my father is in good health and has a good life, and I often miss the emperor's care in my heart, and when the autumn is cool, I will send my brother to Beijing to meet Xie En." ”

"Oh, that's good." Jun Yuxuan's face couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried, his eyes paused on the elegant apricot yellow embroidered palace dress, he didn't know what to think, and only after a while did he speak: "Well, leave a name." ”

He retracted his gaze and met the smile on the corner of the queen's mouth, his eyes couldn't help but flicker a little, and in front of everyone, he smiled at the queen very considerately and asked, "Are you tired?" If you are tired, I will accompany you back to rest first, and then choose the rest of the afternoon. ”

"It's okay, the concubine is not tired." Empress Zhang's expression was uncatchable, she glanced sideways at the booklet in the hand of the ceremonial eunuch, turned around and smiled softly: "Seeing that there is only one page left in this booklet, it is difficult for them to wait early in the morning, and if they are sent back, they will pass it on again, but it is troublesome, it is better to go back after selecting the people in the palace." ”

Jun Yuxuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Okay, just according to what you say." ”

The two of them talked in a low voice and looked very intimate, and they seemed to be very affectionate. Seeing this, Concubine Xi's expression was slightly unhappy, but it was inconvenient to complain in front of the people in the hall, so she just said angrily to the ceremonial eunuch: "Don't you see that the emperor is tired? Seeing that it's going to be noon, when will it be delayed, hurry up and read down! ”

The ceremonial eunuch hurriedly smiled and nodded, and read out the list of show girls on the last page.

Jun Yuxuan seemed a little absent-minded, and she didn't even bother to raise her head, and the show girls should stay or go, as if they were designated casually. In this way, the speed was sped up a lot, and soon the last few show girls were read, "The sister of Yao Chongru, a cabinet scholar, Yao Xiushu!" Yao's Xiushu, seventeen years old, is good at calligraphy, especially good at thin gold and Liu Gong. ”

"Oh, it's rare." Jun Yuxuan smiled on the throne, and looked at the Yao family with interest, but the corners of his mouth outlined a chuckle, "In this way, she is a rare talented woman in this dynasty?" Hmm, look up. ”

Yao was obviously a little cramped and nervous, although he raised his head, he lowered his eyes, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Courtier Yao Xiushu, see the emperor!" See the Queen! Knock to see Concubine Xi and Shen Guifei............ Niang Niang Jinan. ”

She spoke word by word, and even tied a knot on Shen Guifei's words, Shen Guifei was naturally very unhappy when she heard it, and the show girls around her couldn't help but snicker.

Queen Zhang looked at the slightly thin Yao, and couldn't help shaking her head slightly, such a person can be regarded as a middle-aged person at most, and the emperor has never liked talented women, it seems that most of them are going to be sent out of the palace.

Just thinking about it, he heard Jun Yuyu knock on the armrest of the throne, and said unexpectedly: "Yao's chastity is quiet and gentle, gentle and virtuous, and leaves a name." Everyone was very surprised when they heard this, and they couldn't help but think that this was the reason why the emperor valued virtue and did not value color, so he left Yao.

Since Yao's posture can be elected, many show girls seem to be a little eager to try, but Yao's seems to be unexpectedly unable to accept such a result, but silently retreats into the queue.

The ceremonial eunuch went down to roll call again, and there were also a few outstanding show girls inside, but none of them could enter the emperor's eyes, and they were all defeated.

By the time the chanting was finished, Jun Yuchuan had already stood up impatiently and instructed the queen: "You are also tired, go back and rest." ”

Without waiting for Queen Zhang's answer, she said to Shen Guifei again: "Zhi'er suffered from a cold a few days ago, I will go back now and see how it is." ”

Liu Chan looked at the dissatisfied Concubine Xi and smiled, and hurriedly beckoned the palace people to follow the emperor, and he even hurried to catch up.

There were not many people to be selected in the afternoon, and the draft had ended at the end of the Shen Shi, and a total of 78 show girls were selected this time, which was almost double the last draft during the reign of the Emperor Taishang in eight years.

But everyone knows that not all of these show girls are used to enrich the harem, some are given to the prince, and some are assigned to the main masters of each palace as close attendants, and in the end, there are still sixteen left to serve the emperor.

The positions of the show girls were soon awarded, among which the Ge family had the highest rank, and the book was the fourth grade noble, and the Jiang family was the Jiang family, and the book was the fifth grade Jieyu. There are three talented people in the other volume, in addition to Yao's, there is also a pair of sisters surnamed Yang, the two look very similar, fortunately, there is a cinnabar mole in the center of the sister's eyebrows, so that the two can be distinguished.

The emperor personally gave Ge Guiren to live in the Yucui Palace, and arranged Jiang Jieyu together, but as for a few talented people and idle women, they were lazy and bothered, and only ordered the internal supervisor to send the Jinhuang roster to the queen for arrangement.

Queen Zhang's is not only the middle palace, but also governs the six palaces, all the beautiful girls naturally want to go to Fengyi Palace first to ask for peace, Yingying Yanyan squeezed half of the hall, and all of them bowed down according to the rules.

The maid beside the queen had already been instructed by the side, and when she saw that the queen did not come out to meet her, she stepped forward and said: "The queen has a decree, and she will be given no courtesy." ”

These newly selected palace concubines saw that the queen had not come out for a long time, and they were inevitably a little cramped, and they all bowed their heads to drink tea after taking their seats, so although there were many people, they were silent.

After a long time, I saw Zhang change into a homely shirt and come out, sit down on the Jiuluan Feifeng chair in the middle, and hold the jasper tea cup from the top of the high table sideways, and the golden corn inlaid treasure armor set on his fingers touched it, and smiled downward: "All the sisters are also seeing each other for the first time today, and there is nothing to admonish in this palace. ”

After speaking, he beckoned the little palace maid to bring out the reward, Ge Guiren got a pair of red gold silk double buckle bracelets, Jiang Jieyu got a beaded flower hairpin, the three talents each got a white jade carved flower pendant, and the rest of the girls were a pair of auspicious little gold bills.

Such a reward is neither particularly valuable nor light, but it is a very timely one.

All the women hurriedly received the gifts and thanked them, and said in unison: "The concubines have thanked the queen for the reward, and the mother is blessed." ”

"Heh, don't be polite---- the queen glanced at the person at the door of the side hall, and saw that he seemed to have something important on his face, so she smiled and said: "You will have to say hello to the rest of the ladies later, and the palace will not stay deep today. ”

The women hurriedly blessed them again, and the maids of Fengyi Palace followed them to send them out.

Ge Guiren took two steps but paused, turned around and said: "The concubine has just entered the palace, and before she has time to honor her mother, she first received the valuable reward of her mother, and she is very uneasy. ”