Chapter 157: The Draft Ceremony
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, three years, this is the end of summer and autumn harvest, the special announcement of the draft ceremony" Su Peiyuan opened his throat and said sharply, and his voice resounded inside and outside the hall.
As the bells rang, rows of young girls dressed up in fancy clothes walked into the hall one after another. Because today is the first time to try, the girls from each family have their own minds and try their best to make themselves stand out from the crowd.
Some of them have a unique flower on their buns, and some are wearing clothes that are worth a lot of money at first glance and are exquisitely made, Tingting stands under the main hall, although they are dressed differently, but at this moment, they are all bowing their heads and waiting for Song Jinyan's summons with a respectful look.
Su Peiyuan took a step forward, and then said, "Elective Ceremony, start now-"
Kou Shu was wearing the queen's ritual costume that had just been made by the Ministry of Rites, on which was embroidered with a lifelike phoenix Yu Fei with gold thread, wearing a heavy phoenix crown on her head, and the sides were decorated with pearls and other gemstones, which looked gorgeous and abnormal.
Kou Shu's slight bow, sat Lan Ruoxuan, as a concubine, Lan Ruoxuan's battle was also very large, I saw Lan Ruoxuan wearing a royal blue shirt, on which two extremely elegant cranes were outlined with dark gold silk threads, and the lower body was wearing a flowing cloud skirt of the same color, the skirt of the flowing cloud skirt was extremely light, I saw Lan Ruoxuan stand up, and the skirt fluttered in the wind, extremely soft and moving.
"What if you're dressed up so fancy, can you wear red?" Ripple stood beside Kou Shu and muttered. In Daxuan, there are three things that are exclusive to the queen, one is the red costume, the second is the phoenix ornament, and the third is the crane ornament. Today, Lan Ruoxuan so blatantly put the crane pattern on the placket of her clothes, no wonder she was unhappy.
Kou Shu smiled faintly, but her eyes did not move at all: "Ripples, don't be rude." β
Between the words, four or five groups of show girls have come up one after another, and the show girls are in groups of five, and Song Jinyan judges whether to give flowers or jade cards.
If it is a flower, it is to stay in the palace and seal it as a promise. If it is a jade plate, it is to stay in the palace and be enshrined, and the rank is slightly higher than the promise.
Kou Shu glanced at the flower plate held by the maidservant on the side, Song Jinyan had already sent out three or four flowers, but none of the jade cards had been sent out, and the three jade cards were placed on the tray.
"The next groupβ" Su Peiyuan's voice sounded again.
Kou Shu woke up her somewhat drowsy head and raised her head to look at the palace maid who came up in front of her. A distinctive figure made Kou Shu's eyes light up.
Kou Shu grew up in a family of military generals, and she has no good impression of those delicate and delicate ladies who like to dance and write, but prefers the daughter of the heroic general. Among the people who came up at this moment, there was a woman who was different from everyone, her eyes were firm and unevasive, even to Shang Koushu's eyes were also firm and confident, compared to the previous few submissive women, she seemed full of aura.
Raising her eyebrows slightly, Kou Shu just wanted to open her mouth to ask the mandarin duck beside her, only to hear Song Jinyan's voice also ringing in her ears: "The woman in the middle, raise your head." β
What Song Jinyan asked was the woman Kou Shu wanted to ask.
Hearing Song Jinyan's words, the woman immediately raised her head, a pair of sword eyebrows, which looked rough and tough on other women, but on her face, it seemed to have a unique charm, a pair of bright eyes were not big, but they were bright, looking at Song Jinyan directly, without the slightest timidity.
Song Jinyan was interested and said with a smile: "Who are you?" β
The man respectfully bowed to Song Jinyan and said, "My name is Yang Min, and I have met the emperor." β
Kou Shu raised her eyebrows and said in her heart: This girl is a smart person. You must know that if people who do not have an official position are in front of Song Jinyan, they should call themselves grass people. But at this moment, it is the day of the draft, if you call yourself a grass citizen, you have a sense of alienation, but if you call yourself a concubine, you are also a little self-righteous.
And Yang Min directly called himself "I", which seemed to have some behavior, but in fact, it was a sentence that narrowed the distance between himself and Song Jinyan before, which seemed to be intimate and abnormal.
Sure enough, hearing Yang Min's words, Song Jinyan smiled faintly, and there was a little doting in his eyes: "Which family are you?" I seem to remember that Yang Qinai, the general of the Northwest, has a daughter, and he also came to the general election today. β
Yang Min nodded, with a hint of arrogance in his eyes, and replied, "Your Majesty, Yang Qi is my father." β
"I see-" Song Jinyan nodded, only to hear Su Peiyuan behind him whisper to himself: "Your Majesty, Yang Min is the daughter of General Yang Qi, she is just fifteen years old this year, and she has just reached the age of entering the palace. β
"Oh?" Song Jinyan raised his eyebrows: "You are only fifteen years old, why do you want to enter the palace?" β
Most of the palace concubines in the harem entered the palace at the age of eighteen, and there were very few people like Yang Min who entered the palace at the age of fifteen.
Yang Min raised his head, looked at Song Jinyan with his eyes, but he was not timid at all, and said: "Min'er has admired the emperor since she was a child, and the emperor has strategized and won thousands of miles, and he is the most heroic and extraordinary person in the world. β
"Oh? You say that I strategize and win a thousand miles? Song Jinyan raised his eyebrows, seemed to be in a good mood, turned his head to Su Peiyuan and said, "Give the jade plate." β
The corners of Yang Min's mouth hooked up a smile, looked up at Song Jinyan, bowed slightly, and retreated in an uproar behind him.
Lan Ruoxuan's motionless body, which had been sitting upright from beginning to end, finally couldn't help it, moved slightly, turned her head to look at Kou Shu, and said with a smile: "Senior sister, looking at the new faces now, we are all going to become old men." β
Kou Shu didn't hear it, nodded and smiled: "Yes, seeing these young faces today reminds me of the past." β
Hearing Kou Shu mention that year, Lan Ruoxuan's face changed, and she was a little embarrassed, then turned her head away and didn't say anything more.
The Queen Mother stretched out her hand, held her head slightly, paused, thought of something, and said, "Ling'er is here today?" β
"Yes-" Su Peiyuan bowed his head and replied respectfully towards the Queen Mother: "Miss Ling'er is in the back two groups, and it has not been her turn to come forward yet." β
The Queen Mother nodded, as if she wanted to sit for a while, and looked a little sleepy.
Song Jinyan frowned and said loudly: "Where is Ling'er in the audience?" β
The uproar in the audience was louder than Yang Min getting the jade plate just now, what kind of person is this who can get the treatment of the emperor's name?