Since the beginning of the first month of the first month, there has been a steady stream of people coming to the Hajj to the clouds. There were officials of the imperial court, as well as wealthy merchants in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Chaoyunguan is rare in that ordinary people are allowed to come and burn incense during the Chinese New Year, which was not allowed in the past.

The reason is very simple, in the past, the people who received it in this Chaoyun Temple were all royal clansmen, civil and military officials, and wealthy businessmen. Besides, many of the people who practice here also have status.

If Chaoyunguan receives ordinary people every day, there will definitely be chaos here.

On the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month, the Zhu family finished their dinner at the pavilion, and the last performance was also underway.

Zhu Hongyu and Zhu Amber walked lightly to a stool, and in front of the stool where the queen sits, they first bowed, then pierced, and then kowtowed. Repeat this three times. After the ceremony, he retreated, and he was generally given a seat.

The two sisters sat on the prepared stools, one after the other.

Of course, Zhu Zhanao's etiquette here is not bad, because the meaning of meeting the emperor is different from that of meeting the queen, and meeting the queen is equivalent to chatting after meeting, and a group of women are not very serious.

But when the court meets the emperor, it is the courtiers who see the emperor and the courtesy is very serious, so there are more rules.

Fortunately, Zhan Ao is a scholar, and he has read all these rituals in books, but now he is just practicing it with the help of Aunt Lianxin, which is much faster than Zhu Hongyu's learning.

However, it has come to the last day of the morning meeting, and the three sisters and brothers are indeed almost practicing, and Aunt Lianxin is finally relieved, and the three of them finally have time to drink a cup of tea.

Wei Yuan made tea downstairs, and brought it to the guest hall for the four of them, in the guest hall, lotus heart, Zhan Ao, red jade, and amber sat down according to the etiquette, and the atmosphere in the room was serious and lively for a while.

After all, this is the last day, and after the court meets the emperor, Lianxin will return to the palace and continue to serve the master.

And the fate of the Zhu family is not yet known.

If the emperor directly ignores it, according to Zhu Hongyu's idea, he will settle down in Bianjing, and the development in Bianjing will be greater than returning to Ganzhou.

If the emperor can still remember their family a little, then he will run according to the emperor's holy decree.

Lian Xin looked at the three people with satisfaction, and sighed with emotion for a while.

"Over the years, I have also served many envoys of the vassal kings who came to the Hajj and subjects who have received the emperor's favor, but like your family, I am the first one who has been delayed on the road."

Zhu Hongyu wanted to be remembered by Lianxin, but she didn't want to be remembered like that.

"Hey, there are accidents on the road, and we have encountered things like boats falling overboard, and we can't do anything about it." Zhu Hongyu explained helplessly, and Lianxin did not mean to blame.

She felt that the Zhu sisters, especially Zhu Hongyu, were particularly interesting women.

"I have come into contact with many women who have made pilgrimages to the queen, and most of them are also relatives of vassal kings. It's the first time I've seen someone like you. Talented, can read, but learning etiquette is like a terrible thing. ”

Lianxin said this, Zhu Hongyu's cheeks were a little rosy, she felt that she was sorry for Lianxin, she couldn't teach simple things many times.

Maybe it's because of absent-mindedness, or maybe it's because of some other reason, in short, she doesn't like this part.

After that, Lianxin looked at Zhu Amber again, and said kindly: "There is a lack of female officials in this palace, I wonder if the girl plans to enter the palace to serve as a female official?" ”

"To be a female officer?"

Zhu Amber looked at Lianxin and shook her head instinctively. At least what she needs most now is to be with Lu Ming.

"The girl is still young, how can she resist entering the palace to serve? Naturally, it is not to serve the emperor, but to serve the princess of the palace, if you do a good job, you can also be pointed to the royal family as the main house, if you do it ordinary, you will receive the emperor's grace and your family will also glorify the ancestors. ”

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, she frowned.

Amber seemed to be a little undecided.

"Auntie, how long does it take to enter the palace and serve?" Amber asked, skeptically.

My aunt looked at Amber with a smile and said, "It's not a long time, five years." The girl is fifteen now, and twenty when she comes out. ”

"And what are the benefits besides the ones you mentioned?" Amber asked again.

Lianxin is a real person, and now she is talking about the benefits of entering the palace, so she naturally won't hide it.

"If the family needs help, the salary after entering the palace is very high, and you can also see the world. Of course, if there is no shortage of money in the family, the biggest advantage is that after serving wholeheartedly, the master will point you to a good marriage. Of course, the most important thing is that if you are favored by the emperor or valued by the royal family, wouldn't it be good to be able to have a relationship with the emperor's relatives and relatives? ”

Zhu Hongyu sighed and said, "Auntie, I know that entering the palace is a good thing for ordinary women, but I don't need my sister to do such a thing. Besides, now my sister has a heart. ”

Lianxin looked at Amber and frowned.

"I don't know who the girl wants?"

Amber lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Lu Mingci." ”

Aunt Lianxin was stunned for a moment, this stunned Zhu Hongyu looked carefully, she didn't speak for a long time, and everyone felt very strange.

Finally, Lianxin smiled, hiding the embarrassment just now.

"Why is he, that's it, since the girl likes it."

Zhu Hongyu felt that something was wrong with things, and coughed her throat hurriedly.

"I want to go to the toilet now, does my aunt want to go with me?"

"I'm ......" Lianxin naturally understood and stood up, "just with the girl." ”

So, the two walked out of the guest hall and were led by Zhu Hongyu to a quiet place.

Zhu Hongyu has always been tepid about Lu Mingci, but she will definitely ask about the happiness of her sister.

"Auntie, these days in our house, Wei Yuan is waiting quite well, right?"

Lianxin looked at Zhu Hongyu and asked, and said, "Naturally, it's good, the girl led me out, wouldn't it be because of this incident that she wanted to lead me out?" ”

Zhu Hongyu smiled and said, "That's natural, I brought my aunt out because I wanted to politely ask you about Lu Mingci." ”

Lianxin naturally knew Zhu Hongyu's thoughts, and she didn't want to hide anything.

"Master Lu...... How to say, at a young age, he was a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and this time he recommended Rundaochang, who was given a purple robe and became a vital Taoist priest in the court. Therefore, Lord Lu will also be promoted. With the girl's current status, it is important that the door is not the right one. In addition to the conditions of the right family, I also heard the news that the queen wants to point out a family affair to Lord Lu. ”

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, she trembled.

"Oh? When did it happen? Zhu Hongyu asked hurriedly.

Lian thought for a while and said, "It should be that after the New Year, the object of marriage is still the queen's cousin, whose name is Su Yuanshang." ”

All of a sudden, Zhu Hongyu felt that her whole person was not good.

Family is too important to Zhu Hongyu, even if her sister once regarded her as an enemy, but she Zhu Hongyu didn't want her sister to be wronged a little.

What should we do now?

"Thank you aunt for informing me, and I'll tell my sister when I go back. By the way, what you said about entering the palace, I don't know when you can select female officials? What is the difference between the female official you are talking about and the selection of palace maids from ordinary people? ”

"After the palace maid enters the palace, she does hard work, of course it is hard. But the female officials are thousands of choices, specially responsible for the princesses' reading and studying, and sometimes responsible for assigning to the concubines and teaching etiquette. The status of female officials was very high in the palace. I see that Amber Girl is fifteen years old, has read a lot of books, and can speak well, and has a general understanding of etiquette. If you follow Lord Lu wholeheartedly, the final result will be that the identity of a concubine will come to an end, it is better to enter the palace as a female official, and finally choose a good family. ”

It is true that Zhu Hongyu will not choose to make a decision and let her sister watch Lu Ming resign and marry someone else's woman.

Of course, now is the time to find someone to discuss a solution.

"Thank you, auntie, if Amber really has a chance to become a female officer in the future, I will be the first to tell my aunt. Hey, it's just Lord Lu's side, I heard that he has a wife. ”

"No, if it weren't for Lord Lu's wife, she wouldn't be thirty years old now, if this Miss Su died without passing through the door, I actually don't feel surprised, Lord Lu doesn't have a main house, I'm afraid it's providence, in short, let Miss Amber think about it herself."

Zhu Hongyu nodded, and then the two returned to the guest hall and continued to chat as if nothing had happened.

But Amber had already seen something in Vermilion's gaze, as if her sister had changed...... Something was hiding from her.

What was it hiding from her?

After chatting for about an hour, and the time was not early, Lianxin stood up and moved the activity.

"Several, when the time comes, there will be a carriage in the palace to pick you up, and when the time comes, the female dependents will enter through the corner gate of the harem, and the men will enter the pilgrimage through the main gate. I told you about it a few days ago, so let's rest early today. ”

Zhu Hongyu smiled and sent Lianxin out of the door, and came back without sending it far.

When she came back and closed the door, she knew that the problem was getting more and more troublesome.

Vermilion's gaze fell on Amber's body, looking at Amber's hairy eyes.

"Zhan Ao, go to bed early at night, Amber and I have something to say, you go up first."

Zhan Ao looked at his sister and saw that she was different from the past, and hurriedly walked out of the door of the living room.

Zhu Hongyu watched Zhan Ao go out and breathed a sigh of relief, don't worry about women's affairs, Zhan Ao, a little broken child.

In the guest hall, there were two people left at once.

Vermilion sat down on the main seat and pointed to the stool next to her for Amber to come and sit down.

Amber looked at her sister with a little horror, thinking that something must have happened, maybe she had told Lianxin something important.

So she obediently walked to her sister's side and sat down.

Looking at Amber's well-behaved appearance, Zhu Hongyu didn't know why, and suddenly felt a sense of guilt.

She felt that she had wasted too much time and didn't have the ability to sit in a rich country, so she let her sister live in the shadow of Lu Mingci now, and finally got the result that a queen wanted to marry.

"Now, the problem is a bit troublesome, and of course it's not very troublesome, but we need to use our brains to eradicate this little trouble."

As she spoke, Zhu Hongyu hooked her lips and smiled.