Chapter 311: The Show Girl (Part II)

When the palace supervisor heard this, it was expected that the defeat was a foregone conclusion, and he wanted to be outlined, but he didn't want the Wulanala clan to change his words, and his face seemed to be quite interested: "This palace looks at you with a delicate body, and you have the grace of a Jiangnan woman, but you are a Jiangnan person?" Xiao Li hung his head and lowered his head.

Ulanala smiled and asked, "Have you ever read any books?" Or what have you studied? Xiao Li pondered for a moment and replied: "The courtier's qualifications are dull, and she is only roughly literate, and she has read two books, "Women's Rules" and "Women's Training". However, the rhythm is well understood, and the guzheng, pipa, and jade flute are all involved. ”

The appropriate answer made the smile of the Ulanala clan deepen, and there was a deep satisfaction in his eyes, and he praised repeatedly: "Not bad! Not bad! Women don't need to be talented, as long as they can read and understand things, and if you know a variety of musical instruments, you are not a dull person. As he spoke, he turned his head to Yinzhen and said, "The few show girls selected before, although they are knowledgeable, they lack talent. The concubine felt that Li Shuya was good, and she just made up for the shortcomings of the previous ones. It's just that I don't know what the emperor thinks? ”

Hearing this, a fine light flashed in Yinzhen's eyes, but he would not openly brush the face of the Wulanala clan, and only faintly echoed: "What the queen said is reasonable, just keep it for now and then see." With that, he raised his hand towards the palace supervisor and motioned for him to continue.

This palace eunuch is also an old man in the palace for many years, and a pair of hanging old eyes are smeared, so it is naturally not difficult to detect the abnormality between the emperor and the queen, and then realize that Xiao Li is just a victim of the harem dispute, so he slowed down his voice a little and let Xiao Li stand back in the column.

Although it was not vetoed, it was not affirmed, and in an instant, Xiao Li's flushed cheeks turned pale with a "sigh", and his weak posture shook slightly, showing a taste of pity that I saw. Such a delicate appearance caused the four women in the audience to frown lightly. But fortunately, Xiao Li's sanity was still there, and after listening to the palace eunuch's words, he retreated, and immediately turned around and returned to the queue.

Subsequently, the next show girl came out of the ranks, and her appearance was also very good, which could be said to be on par with Xiao Li's, but she witnessed Xiao Li's cold reception. So, when she came forward to salute, she was nervous and couldn't do it, and when she replied with trepidation, she was already strong to the extreme, and she fainted on the spot for a while, and she was carried out of the hall by the sign.

After this accident, the atmosphere in the palace has not changed in the slightest, and the palace supervisor has not changed his face, still according to the roster in his hand, singing: "Han army flag...... Liu Xizhu, the daughter of Liu Man, is listed. ”

Hee Zhu?

Huizhu was not interested in the rest of the show girls, but when she heard the words signed up by the palace supervisor, she was a little interesting, and couldn't help but stare at the woman standing at the end of the queue.

Looking at it from a slightly distance, and the person hung his head, he couldn't see the face of Huizhu clearly. can be seen from the fact that the show girl named Liu Xizhu walked forward leisurely, and her curtsy salute that was neither humble nor arrogant, and listened to her voice without half of pretentiousness; Yu saw all kinds of shy and timid women all morning, everyone who had developed aesthetic fatigue, and when he saw Liu Xizhu, who had a quiet temperament, he didn't feel refreshed, and slightly raised some spirits.

In the middle of the hall, bundles of inquiring eyes came one after another, and Liu only felt that her breathing was sluggish, and her heart was beating uncontrollably violently. But she knows very well that at this moment, she can't show a little timidity and nervousness, and only by maintaining a quiet and gentle body that is different from other show girls can she have a chance to stand out.

However, Rao is so, and the uneasiness is still spreading endlessly.

Liu was holding on to herself, when she suddenly heard a mellow and deep man's voice sound in the empty hall, and a touch of joy suddenly flashed on her calm face, here! With this in mind, Liu was busy gathering his mind, and listened to Yinzhen's playful chewing: "Xizhu...... Hee Zhu ...... Concubine Xi, this name is taken from your boudoir name and title. I just don't know which word this joy is? But the same word as you? ”

Since two years ago, Yinzhen established the Military Aircraft Department on the grounds of using troops against Dzungaria, thus replacing the position of the South Study, Yinzhen is the monopoly of the Chaogang and centralizes power. Therefore, during the past two years, he has gradually let go of his temperament, and he has been a little unscrupulous in doing things. Thinking of this, Huizhu secretly hated that no matter how unscrupulous Yinzhen was, she shouldn't have made a name for herself here, and what if she didn't think her favorite concubine's reputation was not enough?

Huizhu bit her lip, stopped the thought of spitting him or glancing sideways, and said: "The concubine has never been in contact with her, of course I don't know that the word 'Xi' is the same, so the emperor might as well say hello in person." Yin Zhen nodded matter-of-fact and said, "I was negligent, so I should ask myself." But I think that ordinary people can't think of this word, at most these two words are also homophonic. ”

The word "Xi" was the origin of this title after she was injured and woke up after the earthquake last year. It turned out that it was not given to her by Emperor Kangxi, but it was done by Yinzhen in the name of Qiao. At this moment, hearing the deep meaning of Yinzhen's words, Huizhu couldn't help but glance at the upper position quickly, and saw that Yinzhen really had a faint smug look on his face, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, and he couldn't help but hang his head in a hurry, covering the smile on the corner of his lips.

Yin Zhen withdrew his gaze from Huizhu, gave a cold "hmm", and asked Liu, "Xizhu, which one are you?" Listening to the laughter of the superiors, Liu's fists clenched subconsciously, and then he heard Yinzhen call her maiden name, his heart jumped suddenly, and his ten fingers also fell deeply into the palm of his hand, and said: "Compassion and joy, the word happiness is." ”

"Compassion and joy?" Yin Zhen thought lightly, and asked again: "Where did these words come from?" Liu pondered for a moment and said: "The Ahama Sutra and the Mahayana scriptures are all mentioned, and these four characters can be extended to great compassion, great compassion, great joy, and great giving, and the name is 'four immeasurable minds'. After speaking, he knew that he was too sharp, and he was busy lowering his eyebrows, and his eyes did not leave his toes.

Yin Zhen nodded secretly and said, "I don't want you to be a young woman, but I know a lot about this." As he spoke, he looked sideways at Huizhu and said, "You have believed in Buddhism for many years, and you have collected a lot of Buddhist scriptures, but unfortunately you only use them to copy and practice calligraphy, and you don't understand them deeply." Huizhu didn't want to say it in front of everyone in private matters, so she just didn't hear it, and urged: "This round of deletion takes a lot of time, and the emperor still made a decision early." ”

As soon as these words came out, she was in the arms of the Wulanala clan, and she also took the opportunity to say: "Li Shuya is talented and good-looking, this Liu Xizhu ...... Well, looking at the fate of the emperor and Xi's sister, it is indeed a little difficult to choose, it is better to ......" When the face seemed to be hesitant, Wu Shi pinched the silk hand, pointed to the Liu family, who was standing alone in the hall, and interjected: "This is really a shallow person, from entering the hall to the present, he has lowered his head, but the concubine has not seen it at a glance, is it not that he has been immersed in Buddhism and ignores the world." While talking, he looked at Liu with his eyes.

For a woman who entered the court alone, this was too much. Sure enough, I saw Liu's body standing in the hall with his head hanging down and his body stiffened obviously, and then his head lowered a little.

Huizhu retracted her gaze, her displeased gaze sank on Wu's body, and then a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes. Last year, Song died suddenly, and she ordered someone to check it but had no clue, so she threw away her hand. Then, within March, the Wu clan appeared as the lord of the first palace, replacing the Song clan and the Geng clan to assist the Wulanala clan in charge of the harem.

For this reason, she pointed her suspicions at the Wu family at that time, but the Wu family still lived in seclusion, and she was injured in the earthquake, and gradually let go of the affairs of the Song family and the Wu family. At the moment, during the period when she returned to Jingren Palace due to the draft, the Wu family also looked low-key, why is it alone today, but the Wu family is abnormal?

Just as he was puzzled, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, Huizhu raised his head violently, looked sharply at Liu's body for a while, and then moved to Xiao Li's, could it be that the person recruited by the Wulanala clan was not Xiao Li's, but this Liu's who was well versed in Buddhism.

As soon as the thought came, Huizhu couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart, but her face was careless and glaring at Liu, and she echoed Wu's words with a pleasant face, and said: "What Concubine Ning said is also that her forehead is a neat row of hair, and she has been lowering her head, and Bengong really didn't see her appearance clearly." The words stopped, and he ordered directly to Liu's words: "You raise your head." Leng Bu Ding Huizhu spoke, Liu's heart tightened, barely suppressed the tension in his heart, and raised his head slightly according to his words.

For a while, the eyes of everyone in the hall flew towards Liu.

After a careful look, the mystery in Huizhu's heart is getting bigger and bigger, Liu Xizhu in front of her, no matter how you look at it, there is no bright spot on her face. If you really want to say good or bad, you can only say that she is elegant and leisurely, in addition, her face is ordinary, her family background is not obvious, and she has no women's skills. Could it be that just because she was proficient in Buddhism, the Ulanala clan chose this person?

On this side, Huizhu is full of suspicions, and on the other side, Geng is also suspicious and uncertain. On that day, in the place where the show girls lived, she was surprised that under her nose, after more than a month, she didn't find that there was a famous woman who looked like Huizhu among the show girls; Especially when she looked up at the first glance, a pair of clear eyes made her the most familiar.

However, since that day, she has not found Huizhu's shadow from Liu's body. However, years of life in the palace and harem made her dare not take chances on anything suspicious. So she thoroughly investigated everything about the Liu family, and found that not only did she not have any dealings with the Wulanala clan, but also had no outstanding features; The only thing that is worthy of praise is that Liu believes in Buddhism since he was a child, can do what he likes with Yinzhen, and has good cooking skills.

Thinking of this, Geng Shi glanced at Liu Shi deeply, and then dispelled the thoughts in his heart, so he only looked at Liu Shi and said lightly: "She is also a dignified girl." ”