The day of the draft is getting closer and closer. I couldn't hear the flute on the other side of my wall anymore, and I knew in my heart that we couldn't cross paths anymore.

One quiet night, I pressed my hand against the wall again, feeling the warmth of his palm, thinking about what he had said before, and my tears fell silently.

I don't know that at this time, he was the same as me, he put his hand on the wall, silently, stubbornly, neither of us went to explore the truth of the matter, so we resented each other.

Today's weather is not as good as I expected, and it will be time to decide my fate when the sun is almost set in a while.

The moment when I was thinking about it for a few days still came, and today, I am going to enter the palace.

Madame sent someone early in the morning to bring a few new clothes made by Fu Ruixiang, some jewelry and rouge gouache sachets or something, and the green calyx was busy letting me try it out, as if she was more nervous than me.

In the end, I chose a flag suit with large sleeves, blue and purple flowing stripes and a unique sleeve design, which looks dignified and atmospheric. I stood numbly, I had already lost my mind, I had no resistance to entering the palace, and maybe it was not a bad thing, because I could see Fufeng and Fuyuan.

The green calyx pulled me to sit down and comb my hair in a bun, put on a big winged flag head, and put all the beads and hairpins on my head and tried them all, I said to the nervous green calyx: "That's it, don't try again." I pointed to the gold-cut hosta.

The gold ornament itself is a vulgar thing in my eyes, and the middle of this hairpin is inlaid with a transparent jasper, which looks delicate and refined.

After getting dressed, I looked at me with envy in my green calyx eyes and said, "Miss will definitely be beautiful today, and it will be difficult for the emperor to look down on him,"

I've never dressed so flamboyantly as I do today, I looked at my delicate face in the bronze mirror, the bright clothes, and I touched my face, as if this face was not my own.

When I came out of the inner room, my wife looked at me with approval and said, "It is really bright and moving." He said to me kindly: "When you go to the emperor, you can talk to the former good students, and whether you are elected or not, you must return safely." ”

I hated her hypocritical kindness, she was just afraid that I would anger the emperor and his whole family. The servant in the door said, "Madam, the lord said that the time is almost up, the carriage is ready outside the door, and it is time to go." ”

The lady said majestically: "Go back to the master, this side is already good, and you can leave immediately." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Outside the door, Amma was already waiting there in official uniforms, and according to the custom, his father and brother and the patriarch had to send it over in person. I got into the carriage, and only the green calyx and the maid beside Amma went with me, and the two carriages drove towards the Forbidden City, a place that had been daunting to me.

Lu Congmian knew that I was going to enter the palace today, and hurried over to stop me, Yuli knew that he would come today, and knew his intention, but before he walked to the mansion, he was stopped by Yuli by the wall of the mansion,

"Haven't you given up yet, your feelings for her will hurt her. If she doesn't go today, do you know what will happen to our family? ”

Lu Congmian said helplessly and angrily: "You get out of the way." I'm going to ask clearly. He walked forward and pushed the jade glass away.

Yuli hugged Lu Congmian from behind, crying and said, "I won't let you go, I like you so much, can't you take a good look at me?" "Hold Lu Congmian tightly.

The carriage ran past the two of them, and I slowly lowered the curtain in my hand, but I didn't expect to see this scene.

I dug my fingernails into the flesh, and said to myself, "From now on, the only thing I can trust is myself, I will never be a knife again, I will be a fish, I will change my fate." ”

The carriage arrived in front of the Shenwu Gate, there were large and small carriages parked in front of the door, all of them were show girls who came to participate in the election this year, and a father-in-law who led the way walked to the carriage and said respectfully: "My lord, may I ask which show girl are you?" ”

Ama walked up to him and said, "This official is Shuntian Mansion Yin, this is the little girl Ilgen Jueluo Yujue, who is a red flag." ”

The father-in-law glanced at the carriage and said, "Then come with the servants." ”

The carriage followed the father-in-law to the back, and the father-in-law said as he walked: "These are all positive red flags, first the wronged lady stays here, and then wait until the palace gate opens." ”

The so-called draft, but one is to look at the appearance, and the other is to look at the door. Two lanterns were hung on the carriage, and a Zhenghongqi flag was erected, which read: Zhenghongqi Shuntianfu Yin Yiergen Jueluo Yujue, the daughter of Yiergen Jueluo Taylor.

"Our Manchurian show girls are all in front, follow the rules left by our ancestors, first Manmeng, then Han, it is necessary to wait until dawn." Amma looked outside at the night that had fallen.

I don't know how long it took, the Beishenwu Gate was not as lively as when I first came, and some came from afar and worked tirelessly for a day, and they all rested in the carriage.

Suddenly, the palace door opened, and countless eunuchs came out and began to guide the show girl into the palace. Ama could only send it here, and handed over the inventory to his father-in-law who was specially greeted in front of Shenwu's gate.

Ama instructed: "Be careful in your words and deeds when you go inside, Amma didn't expect you to be selected by the emperor, after all, it was your own creation." ”

I nodded and said respectfully, "My daughter must remember Amma's words." ”

Ama stuffed the money bag into her father-in-law's sleeve and said respectfully, "There is Father-in-law." ”

The father-in-law got the silver, and said flatteringly: "My lord is polite, I think the young lady is not bad, if the lord sees it, our family will have to get closer to you." ”

After a few polite words, I lined up with the show girls in the order in which the carriage stopped and entered the Forbidden City.

I glanced at the high wall of the Zhumen Gate and sighed in my heart: such a gorgeous cage, the people outside want to go in, and the people inside want to come out.

Entered the Shunzhen Gate, looked at the people around me, the ring was fat and thin, each with its own posture, and the fat powder was strong, I didn't expect to enter the palace again with this identity.

When I came to the place of the primary election, hundreds of people were standing, and my father-in-law, who was shuttling back and forth, lit the palace sand on his arm, and a red flower bloomed on my arm. A few people were taken down like this.

Several old fathers-in-law looked at their faces one by one, and those who were not good-looking, or too short, too fat, and had obvious scars on their faces, were taken down dozens more.

A few older palace maids came again, and they were brought to the room, and they took off their clothes to check, and when they took off my clothes, the palace maids were amazed: smooth as clotted cream, but the bright peony flowers were so dazzling.

In the end, there were only about forty people left. My father-in-law wrote down the names one by one, and I secretly watched the remaining dozens of people stand out one by one, with beautiful faces, and there is no lack of eyes, delicate, and charming.

The father-in-law divided the forty-five of us into three teams, and shouted in a shrill voice: "This team, follow this father-in-law to the Imperial Garden, these few go to the Tiyuan Palace, and these few go to Jingyixuan." ”

In this way, I was on the way to the Tiyuan Hall with more than a dozen people, I walked with my head down, and most of the other show girls chatted, and the crowd began to chat.

Someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder, and I looked back and saw a delicate little face, combed in a normal bun, wearing a cyan algae pattern flag suit, which looked very fresh and cute.

She smiled and said to me: "Are you also Manchurian, my name is Shumur Crescent, you can call me Crescent, what is your name?" ”

I was on high alert, and I didn't want to talk in this situation.

"My name is Ilgen Kyoro Yujue," I said politely

She asked me again, "How old are you?" ”

"I'm sixteen." I replied gently.

She smiled and said, "I'm fifteen, then I'll call you sister." ”

I was also infected by this enthusiastic girl, and I said, "Okay, sister. ”

She grabbed the corner of my clothes and followed me from behind, as if it was really my sister, and I gladly accepted it.

When we arrived at the Tiyuan Palace, we stood in a row, and the new moon whispered next to me: "I heard that the emperor, the queen, and the queen mother selected together, I don't know who is here, God bless it must be the emperor...."

I laughed a little and didn't speak. I don't know how long I waited, and suddenly a shrill voice shouted: "The emperor has arrived." With this sound, how many people's hearts were put into their stomachs.

A bright yellow figure came into view, and all the show girls knelt down together and said, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

The emperor said lightly: "Excuse me." There was not a hint of emotion in the words.

The father-in-law next to him opened the inventory and began to read the name of the show girl here, Mendi.

"The daughter of Shi Jing, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, Shi Minzhi, is seventeen years old, ,......... years old"

"The daughter of Shumur Huttens, the Chahar Chief, Shumur Crescent, was fifteen years old. ...”

"The daughter of the priest of the country, Shi Heng, is sixteen years old. ......”

Red tape, read for a long time, and when the father-in-law finished reading, the emperor was silent, and the father-in-law looked down and saw that the emperor was dozing. The father-in-law didn't dare to scream, so he coughed softly,

The emperor really woke up and said to his father-in-law: "I have just finished reviewing the recital, and I am really tired, so I don't need to read it, just let them go." ”

The father-in-law said with an embarrassed face: "Your Majesty, they all praise you for your diligence and love for the people, but you, why don't you take a look." ”

The emperor slowly spoke: "Then you can help me take a look." "It's not salty, it's not light.

"Your Majesty, this, how dare a minion, the triennial election, if you don't take a look, the Queen Mother will have to blame again." The father-in-law was shocked.

There was a hint of unhappiness in the emperor's voice: "Do I still have to obey you?" ”

The father-in-law hurriedly knelt down and said, "The emperor forgives the sin, but the slave doesn't dare." ”

Hearing this, all the show girls seemed to be deflated and lost their souls, "This, what is it, just leave?" "I thought to myself, I can't just walk away.

Under the leadership of my father-in-law, I began to walk outside the hall, I suddenly fainted and fell to the ground, except for the new moon, more than a dozen show girls were discolored: "Oh, this is, scared me to death,"

I fainted in this body yuan hall, and the emperor saw him and said to his father-in-law beside him, "Quickly help me up and see what's wrong?" ”

Xinyue pulled me and said, "Sister, what's wrong with you, wake up, come and help." ”

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Xinyue's worried little face, I pretended to be very uncomfortable, and opened my eyes to see the emperor looking at me in front of me,

I hurriedly knelt down and said, "The emperor forgives the sin, the people's daughter is weak and has lost her honor in front of the emperor." ”

The emperor said gently: "I guess I was tired all night in Shenwumen yesterday, and I don't blame you, you raise your head and let me take a look." ”

A smile appeared on my lips that no one else had noticed, and I looked up. The emperor glanced at it, showed an approving gaze, and asked, "What's your name?" ”

I said respectfully: "The folk girl Ilgen Jue Luo Clan Yujue." "The eunuch next to me hurriedly reported my age, Mendi.

The emperor stretched his brows and said: "The hairpin on the head is good, just like your person, not bad." ”

The emperor looked at my face again and said: "It's our Manchu girl, the name is good, just keep her, with jade in the name, go back and let me think of a title, and go back to the mansion." "Then he looked at the crescent moon next to me and said, "You, what is your name?"

Xinyue hurriedly said: "The people's girl Shumur Crescent, this year is the fifteenth, I'm Amma, yes..."

"And this girl, it's cute, stay there." The emperor pointed to the crescent moon, and the father-in-law next to him was busy writing it down.

"For the rest, you can marry yourself when you go back, so be it, I'm tired." The emperor said unhurriedly.

I kowtowed to Crescent Moon in thanksgiving, and Crescent Moon bowed her head in disappointment. After the emperor left, the others looked at us both with envy and jealousy, and they all left disappointed.

I went out of the palace gate with Xinyue, she didn't speak all the way, and I could see that she didn't want to enter the palace by herself.

Before leaving, the little face of the new moon red sighed and said, "I'm sure I'm happy to know it, but it's just ........."

Xinyue changed her words and said: "But it's okay, we can also take care of the palace after we can enter the palace together." ”

Green Calyx and Ama were already waiting there, with a happy face, and when they saw me, they saluted: "Congratulations to the little master, congratulations to the little master." "I had to hurry to pick them up.

After saying goodbye to the new moon, he got into the carriage and went home.