"My name is Shi Zhongyu, thirteen years old, from Gangwon. Due to the death of both parents, I wanted to come to the national capital to find something to do. When it was Shi Zhongyu's turn, she spoke clearly and offered a guide.

"Thirteen? Why do you look so skinny? The servant in charge of the team checked the road guide and snorted impatiently, "Come to the capital to beg for a living?" You're so whimsical. ”

"Boy...... The boy was born a little thinner, but he was very strong, and he had read for two years. Shi Zhongyu lowered her head, she was really afraid that this person would pat her chest and pinch her arms and legs. Although she had only just begun to develop, and she still had a cloth belt tied on her chest, she was ...... after all It's not the same.

The servant hesitated for a moment, and in Shi Zhongyu's nervous mood, he finally waved at her and asked her to wait to the right. Shi Zhongyu breathed a sigh of relief, she could see that those who went to the right were all primary.

And after this first round, there are still sixty or seventy candidates left, and it is almost noon. But then, those people left them alone, and gathered in the shade near the gazebo to rest, talking, laughing, eating and drinking.

In early summer, the weather is pleasant in the morning and evening, but it is still very hot at noon, especially when standing under the sun. Soon, some people could not stand still, or stood with their left foot down and their right foot, looking extremely impatient; or looking around, uncertain; or swallow saliva and look at those who eat and tea; Or whisper and complain, showing impatience......

Shi Zhongyu was still standing very regularly, she knew that the two big butlers seemed to be chatting softly, but in fact, they didn't pay attention to this side for a moment, they were examining the candidate's obedience and heart. And although her body is weak, she can withstand it mentally. During military training in college, I practiced standing guard and stood in the scorching sun for three or four hours, no problem.

About two more hours later, when Shi Zhongyu was so hungry that he was about to faint, the great steward of Wei finally stood up with great compassion and picked out about twenty people, including Shi Zhongyu, and sent the rest away.

However, the boys were not allowed to stand in vain, and each tasted a penny. In doing this, there is no bit of a royal palace bullying people, at least on the surface.

"You're all hungry, aren't you? Come, eat something before you talk. Wei Suo looked at the rest of the people with a smile, and ordered his men to send each person a meat wrap, plus a coarse porcelain bowl of white water.

Shi Zhongyu was so hungry that she couldn't swallow the white fat steamed bun in her hand and the salted pork in it, but in order to make a good impression on the "examiner", she forced herself to eat it gently, and when others gobbled it up, she still had more than half of it left. Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, she couldn't eat anymore, so she simply wrapped the meat in the membrane and put it in her arms with a pious heart.

She was really religious, because she hadn't eaten meat for days. It's not easy to live in the capital, and she doesn't dare to waste it.

Wei Suo's critical gaze turned on her twice, and then moved to the side. He looked at everyone closely, so carefully that it seemed that even his teeth had to be checked. When he finally finished doing this, he picked out ten people and said to the rest, "It's not early, let's go home, and before leaving, go over there and get two hangings of money and ten steamed buns." ”

Shi Zhongyu felt cold in her heart, because she knew that she had fallen beyond the finish line. She was not chosen. In fact, from the very beginning, she estimated the wrong direction, but unfortunately she didn't understand until the moment she lost the election.

I suddenly remembered a joke I heard in my previous life, about a rich man who gave three beautiful women a thousand yuan each, and asked them to decorate the room according to their own ideas, and whoever made the most romantic would choose whoever was his girlfriend. The three beauties tried their best, but in the end, the rich man chose the one with the biggest breasts. The joke tells the world how important it is to understand what your customers really want to.

The palace selects low-level family members, who do rough work in the outer courtyard, not for the young master, although literacy is required, the selection is also young people, but after all, strong body is the most important. From the primary election to the present, she has not been tested at all for reading and literacy, and she has just performed so well in eating etiquette that she has subtracted points for herself. Think about it, when the rough family eats, it must be like a vicious dog robbing, and she will starve herself to death first, how can she have the energy to serve the palace.

Mistaken! What a mistake! Later, after receiving the money and steamed buns, I will hit the wall, and no one will stop me!

"Wait." Just as Shi Zhongyu was about to walk away in frustration, Xia Shixiong opened his mouth and stretched out his hand to point at her.

Shi Zhongshi was stunned.

Wei Suo stepped forward quickly and asked in a low voice, "Old Xia, what do you command?" ”

Xia Shixiong smiled faintly, "You have always had a good eye, I shouldn't have talked too much." But why didn't you pick that skinny kid? I saw that he behaved in a measured manner, like a rule. ”

"I just see that he is too delicate, and I am afraid that he will not be able to endure hardship." Wei Suo glanced at Shi Zhongyu and said with a smile, "Besides, the ones we chose are all rough jobs in the outer courtyard, and his body is ......."

"I heard that there are a few hands on the flower handle, and I pondered, if it is some rough little guys, I am afraid that I can't afford to deal with those precious flowers of the prince." Xia Shixiong stood up, "I'm just a reminder, what to do, you have your own ideas." ”

Wei Suo turned sideways and let Xia Shixiong take a step, his eyes flickering as he lowered his head. After a while, he finally beckoned to Shi Zhongyu, "You, follow me back to the house." ”

Shi Zhongyu's eyes widened in surprise and joy.

To be honest, she didn't know why there was a turn for the better at the last moment, but when she thought about it, she couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude in her heart.

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Yuwangfu is located in the north of the Taifu capital.

Here, in addition to the imperial palace, it is full of residences of dignitaries. It is connected to the wealthy area to the west and the central center of the yamen of the various ministries, and is separated by a river called the Jade Belt that runs diagonally from northeast to southwest. When the common people came here, they seemed to be unable to lighten their footsteps, and even the trading shops and restaurants were much more advanced than usual.

Yuwang Mansion is adjacent to the Yudai River, occupies a large area, but the building structure takes the road of opening and closing, not very exquisite, there are no pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, it is a typical four-in-one set of northern style. The timber used in the construction of the palace is all hardwoods such as nan, camphor, catalpa, cypress, etc., and the bluestone platform and grinding bricks are jointed, which is full of atmospheric and noble charm.

The whole palace is divided into east and west with the middle arrow road as the axis. To the east is the owner's living quarters, and to the west is the theater, the Buddhist hall, the small school and a large garden. The east and west sides are connected by the verandah through the mountain, and are usually guarded by special personnel. In the garden, there is a lake formed by attracting the water of the Yudai River, and two large water pavilions face each other across the lake. Further west, it is separated by a continuous wall of flowers, called Jiadingyuan, where the householders, bodyguards, and family servants and stewards who have already started a family live. The external accounting room is also located here.

Shi Zhongyu was taken to Jiading Courtyard that night.

There was already an account office in the government waiting there, and they signed the contract in turn, and when they reported to the government the next day, the contract would take effect. In the next five years, these teenagers will become slaves of Yuwangfu.

Shi Zhongyu watched coldly and found that she was the only one who could really understand the contract. Everyone else is the kind of person who knows a few words. In fact, there is no problem with the contract at all, the huge palace is huge, and it is impossible to play tricks with a few low-level families. However, when she raised her head, she found that Steward Wei's eyes were sliding past her, and she didn't see anything, but she couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body.

That night, the newly recruited little family members did not live in the palace, but went back to say goodbye to their families. Shi Zhongyu was homeless, but she still returned to the inn, except for the coarse cloth she was wearing, she handed over several richly clothed gowns to death. Anyway, the people in the palace said that they would enter the palace purely.

When she heard the word "purification" at that time, she was also startled, thinking that she was going to be a eunuch. Later, I realized that this was not to let them bring anything into the palace, disgusted with the dirty things outside.

Early the next morning, she settled the house money, and gathered all the copper plates on her body, a total of more than half hanging, all carefully and properly wrapped around her waist, and then gathered outside the east corner gate of Wangfu Back Street. The so-called money in the bag is hard, this is her last property.

There are a total of five gates in Yuwang's Mansion, with the front gate and the carriage gate on the east. Needless to say, the main gate is the façade of the palace, south of the palace, but the people in the palace go out of the house by carriage and horse, and they all take the carriage and horse door, because it is extraordinarily wide, and there is no door sleeper stone and threshold block.

The back gate, that is, the north gate, is specially opened for guests with a particularly distinguished status, because the trend of the palace is high in the north and low in the south, and entering and exiting from the back gate shows respect and courtesy to the guests. However, looking at the Taifu Capital, there are few people with a higher status than King Yu, and the occasional people who come and go will not visit so officially, so the door has not been opened for many years.

Parallel to the rear gate are the East Corner Gate and the West Corner Gate. The east corner gate is a small gate that people in the palace usually enter and exit, while the west corner gate is not very auspicious, and concubines, children who died young, and people of low status died and were sent out from this gate.

"Later, I will go to the sewing room to receive two sets of clothes and shoes worn by the family according to my own size, and as for the autumn, winter and spring, I will distribute them as usual at that time." After gathering all the men and re-entering the courtyard, a steward began to speak, "I will have someone take you there, and then you will all go to the bathhouse to wash and peel yourself and put on new clothes." After lunch, you have to learn the rules for three days, the palace is no better than other places, if you do something wrong, you can't lose a few cheap lives. ”

Che, it's just the lowliest family, he can't even enter the inner courtyard, and he doesn't have a chance to make a big deal, it's really enough to bluff people.

Shi Zhongyu sneered, but immediately became nervous.

Before she came, she fully considered that she would not have a single room for a low-level family, not to mention a single room, a standard four-person room or an eight-person room in a university dormitory, and now that the weather is getting hotter, it is really very inconvenient to sleep in a large bunk with a group of half-sized children. But, there is still room for **, it's great to learn from Zhu Yingtai, go to bed late and get up early, and pretend to be quirky.

But now the really sad thing is coming, although there is no physical examination, but ...... Bathing, changing clothes...... How is she going to avoid it?

Of the eleven children, she was the thinnest. If she is not tall among girls, she is not short, but unfortunately she is now among boys, and she is still a poor child with a good development. So, her body was pitiful like a chicken. She is already eye-catching like this, and it would be strange if she twisted and pinched it again, not to be suspected.

What can you do if it's swollen!

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