The spring rain is as precious as oil, the early morning sun has just shown its head, it is hidden behind the clouds, and soon the sky is darkened, the raindrops are falling from the sky, and the rain in the sky moistens the new green drawn from the branches, shrouding the rich pavilions and pavilions in the palace, making the dull and solemn palace in the plain day also become extraordinarily bright and fresh, and glow with rare vitality.

Su Mi stretched out the oil-paper umbrella with a pale lotus flower, walked through the corridor under the Caiwei Palace, and saw a group of girls with flowers and branches from a distance, standing in the open space at the gate of the Xuanhe Palace.

Because of this sudden drizzle, the originally neat queue was scattered, and the girls, like a flock of frightened birds in the spring, did not know which one was the leader, laughed and ran under the eaves and in the corridor to avoid the rain, and immediately the people behind them rushed in a swarm of swarms.

Several little eunuchs who were in charge of guiding the whole team chased after them, and shouted bitterly: "Don't run, there are no rules here!" There are no rules for this, after a while, Manager He will come over and check the roster in person, and you guys will run away like this......"

There are seventy or eighty show girls arranged here in Xuanhe Palace, all of them are dressed up in flowers, pearlescent and dazzling, this group of energetic girls are all noble ladies of Daqi, pampered at home, none of them will pay attention to this sharp voice, they stand under the corridor and point, laughing unscrupulously, but make a few little eunuchs so angry that they jump to their feet.

They were only fifteen or sixteen years old at most, and these beautiful and graceful maidens, like flowers suddenly blooming in this court, reflected the new clusters of tender green, and the transparent raindrops falling from the sky, which were particularly delicate and moving.

For a moment, it seemed that the whole court was full of energy and novelty.

Su Mi strolled forward, Mi Qing followed behind her, holding a silver plate and tea and pastries.

Walking through the corridor of Xuanhe Palace, the noise gradually stopped, and these showgirls to be selected no longer looked at the little eunuchs who were so angry that they screamed, and they all turned their eyes to Su Mi, who was gradually approaching.

Today's Su Mi is wearing a smoky placket palace skirt, with intricate and delicate embroidery patterns shining brightly, and bright pearls and jades on it. Wearing a moon-white satin bandeau and a long skirt underneath, gently opening and closing between graceful walks, as if standing on a white cloud, with red agate and amber stone carved magpie hairpin on the side of the bun, the magpie mouth with a string of jasper carved into a small plum blossom style tassel, gently swaying with the owner's walking.

The show girls were clustered together, looking at Su Mi's clothes and appearance with eyes full of novelty, pointing and muttering secretly, this was the first palace concubine they had ever seen.

Su Mi felt that she was staring at these big eyes full of curiosity and envy. Most of these eyes are simple and fresh, not the most common jealousy and resentment in the palace, but how long can such simple and innocent eyes be maintained? How many of these girls' bright eyes will soon become dirty and dirty?

When a few little eunuchs saw Su Mi passing by, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet Qian'er, and greeted him with a smile on their faces.

Su Mi responded with a smile and asked casually, "Is this this this year's show girl?" ”

"Yes, I'm arguing with you, master, they're all wild girls who don't know the rules yet, no big or small. These are arranged on the side of Xuanhe Palace, a total of sixty people, and they are waiting for Chief Manager He to check the roster and prepare to arrange the palace election. A little eunuch replied.

It has been half a month since the show girl entered the palace, and she has just completed the reading and physical examination.

Reading and body examination are done by the respected and trustworthy old ladies in the palace, which is to inspect the body of the show girl to see if there is body odor, scars, disabilities, etc., and then check whether it is still a complete body.

After that, the emperor and the queen will personally select the people according to their appearance, talents, family background, words and deeds, etc.

"Hasn't Mr. He come over yet?"

"The master is waiting at the queen's place now, and will come over in a while." The little eunuch replied.

"Just let them take shelter from the rain under the eaves, and there is no need to queue up," Su Mi glanced up at the sky, "They are all nouveau riches, in case they get sick from the cold, your master will not be able to explain it." ”

"Yes, or your master, you are considerate," the little eunuch replied with a smirk.

Su Mi nodded and continued to walk forward, and suddenly, a meaningful gaze was projected towards her, which also made her feel extremely hot on this refreshing rainy day, and she couldn't help but turn her head sideways and glance at the group of show girls.

Intuitively, she met a pair of shiny Danfeng beautiful eyes, which were a slender and elegant girl.

Seeing Su Mi's gaze, she flashed slightly, hid behind the show girl next to her and disappeared, leaving only the corners of a cherry-red Tianluo long skirt raised, slightly blown by the wind.

"It's so beautiful," Su Mi couldn't help but sigh secretly, and at a glance, she didn't even have time to fully see the person's appearance, but it was the charm of that blink of an eye that made Su Mi understand that the other party must be a peerless beauty.

Su Mi's footsteps couldn't help but slow down, and at this time, he heard a subtle and imperceptible cold snort, Su Mi was a little surprised, and his eyes turned to the source of the sound.

It was a show girl standing at the front, leaning on the edge of the vermilion pillar under the corridor, if the clothes were luxurious and dazzling, I was afraid that she was also the top one in this group of show girls. The appearance is also a first-class talent, the red lips are light, and the delicate reveals a kind of charm, and the pearl and jade hairpin ring on the head is brilliant, adding a lot of color to the appearance. It's just that the look on his face is arrogant, squinting at Su Mi, it seems that he knows Su Mi's identity. The beautiful appearance made Su Mi feel very familiar.

She was wearing a well-tailored peach-colored Shu brocade long skirt, which was dazzling, and the corners of the skirt faintly revealed a luster like gold and jade, Su Mi recognized it at a glance, it was the most expensive and rare gold silk brocade in Shu brocade. This kind of brocade is extremely difficult to weave, and the embroiderer must make it in one go, and there can be no broken thread in the middle, otherwise the whole cloth will be broken. It is rumored that only specially trained and experienced embroiderers in Shu can successfully weave such a complex fabric, and even the most skilled embroiderer can only weave five or six feet after exhausting a year's effort. It is an extremely precious tribute in the central Shu region. Now Su Mi's room also has two horses of this kind of cloth rewarded by Qi Long, but Su Mi has always been bad at such a jeweled material, so he didn't use it.

A show girl in front of her is wearing a long skirt made of such materials, she must be from a powerful noble family.

Seeing Su Mi staring at her clothes, the girl smiled proudly.

The corners of Su Mi's lips couldn't help but rise slightly, remembering who this girl looked like, the goose-egg-shaped face and tall nose were almost the same as the queen's, no wonder the queen was so anxious to attack herself.

As soon as she turned around, she left all of this behind and continued on her way.

When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Qi Long was throwing aside the fold he had just received, and stretched his waist: "Alas, these old ministers, the more qualified they are, the more they like to rely on the old and sell the old, which makes me have a headache in vain." ”

"The emperor has worked hard, what is there that makes the emperor so annoyed?" Su Mi smiled gently, put down the snack, and walked behind Qi Long to beat the massage for him.

While enjoying Su Mi's service, Qi Long said, "It's not all clichés, it's all because there are too few talents available around me." ”

"The concubines saw that the emperor was about to be 'full of talents'." Su Mi covered her mouth and said with a smile.

"Talented?" Qi Long asked suspiciously.

"Just now, the concubine passed by the Xuanhe Palace, but she saw the 'talents' of the palace." Su Mi said with a smile.

Qi Long reacted at this time, Su Mi was talking about the show girl to be selected. These days, the affairs of the palace have been busy, and he has not paid much attention to these palace chores, if it is not for Su Mi's reminder, he will almost forget that it is the day of the palace election.

"You don't have to look to know that there must be no such caring person." Qi Long smiled and pulled Su Mi into his arms.

"How do you know if you don't take a look, the emperor can't talk too much, when the concubines just came over, they saw on the road that they were all beautiful as flowers when they entered the palace this year, and when the emperor saw it, he must be dazzled." Su Mi laughed: "There are especially a few peerless beauties, so that the concubines feel ashamed at a glance, and they are ashamed of themselves a lot." ”

"Uh, Mi'er, don't talk nonsense, where is there such a beautiful character?" Qi Long was also interested and asked, "Which one is it?" Let's hear it. ”

"The Buddha said, don't say it." Su Mi smiled mischievously: "Anyway, the emperor will know in a few days, wouldn't it be better to see it with his own eyes." ”

"Bold girl, dare to bully the king!" Qi Long jokingly hugged Su Mi and was about to squeak.

Su Mijiao fled with a smile and said, "The emperor spared the concubines, can't the concubines be recruited from the truth?" As he spoke, he stroked his hair and said with a smile: "How dare Mi'er bully the monarch like this, I just saw a show girl with a slender figure, especially the long skirt of Shu brocade and gold silk, which made the concubine's eyes dazzle." ”

A long dress with gold silk? Qi Long's face was suspicious, he also knew the preciousness of Shu Jin, and now he heard that some of the show girls were wearing such clothes, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Which show girl has such a style." ”

"I heard that she is the cousin of the queen's mother, Wang Ningshuang, but she is a beautiful woman." Su Mi said with a smile.

"These people from the Wang family have always been arrogant and extravagant." A hint of disgust flashed between Qi Long's eyebrows.

"But judging by her appearance, she is one of the best talents." Su Mi said with a smile: "It's just that wearing that kind of clothes is more luxurious, and the concubines are far inferior." ”

"I've seen her before, but I'll just do it." Qi Long said disdainfully: "Mi'er thinks it's because your clothes have always been plain, if you also wear that long skirt with gold and silver threads, you will definitely compare to her a long time ago." ”

Su Mi smiled silently.

Qi Long was not very interested in the new show girl, so he stopped asking after saying a few words, and suddenly changed the topic and asked, "By the way, the Chen Yan next to you is called this name, right?" There was that kind of blessing source, which was favored by the withered leaf Zen master and accepted as a disciple. ”

"Ah...... That's him...... It is also the blessing of the emperor. Hearing Qi Long suddenly mention Chen Yanlai, Su Mi was stunned. Of course, the fact that Chen Yan was left in the mountains could not be concealed from the Internal Affairs Office, and the reason for staying in the mountains to study art was also justified.

"Well," Qi Long unceremoniously accepted this explanation, and in his heart he always thought that the withered leaf Zen master accepted Chen Yan as a disciple, although he took a fancy to Chen Yan's own talent, but more for the sake of him, the emperor of Great Qi. The last time the pillars came to assassinate, the two most powerful masters of the inner prison around him were killed under the assassin's sword, and now the people who have been promoted again have a lot worse martial arts, although there are many masters among the guards, but after all, it is not convenient to enter and exit the palace, and they cannot protect him at all times. Now that the withered leaf Zen master has accepted Chen Yan as an apprentice, it is naturally for the sake of his safety.

"When he finishes his studies, I will make him the head of the inner prison, and having the protection of the master's disciples is better than running around with a large group of guards." Qi Long said with a smile.

Su Mi said softly behind him: "The concubine thanked the emperor for his favor first." ”

In Su Mi's opinion, she hopes that Chen Yan will never have to come back, and she doesn't have to set foot in this dirty court, just spend her life outside in peace and leisure, but there is always an expectation in her heart, she is too lonely and too dangerous to be here alone, especially now that she has turned against the queen, she really can't do without his protection and assistance.

Forget it, it's not a sure number when Chen Yan will complete his studies, so why worry about this now? Su Mi put the matter behind her.

"There is one more thing," Qi Long reached out again to pick up a fold, and when he looked at the red cover, he knew that it was from the harem concubines, and before Su Mi could ask, Qi Long had already explained: "This is the fold that the queen just presented, saying that it was for you to find a family member to be canonized as a reward." ”

Su Mi's heart sank, it seemed that the queen still hadn't given up, fortunately, she had secretly contacted Ge Chengming's subordinates to cover up her lies, but because Chen Yan stayed in Hanshan Temple, her connection with the outside of the palace became much looser, and no news has come back yet.

She said with a smile: "The concubine's family has long passed away, and between the concubines, the state affairs are busy now, so why use such manpower for these trivial things." ”

"It's okay, Prince Yu came to report the matter just now, and I entrusted him with this task by the way." Qi Long smiled: "Anyway, he has always been leisurely. ”

Prince Yu?!

Su Mi's smile froze, every time she thought of the unfathomable prince, she couldn't help but feel weak, she had few opportunities to contact Prince Yu, she had only met twice on the night of the night banquet in Bibo Pool and Tianxiangyuan, and she hadn't even crossed paths with a word, but she had always had a scruple about this person in her heart, because his eyes were too sharp when they met for the first time? Or was it because his martial arts were too strong when they met again? Su Mi himself couldn't say clearly.

It seems that I have to ask Mr. Ge to plan for himself, so that I can hide it. Su Mi sighed secretly.