After waiting for an hour, I also felt thirsty.

At the door, Pillow Chun thought carefully about whether she wanted to be selected.

She doesn't have a sweetheart, her heart is clean, and she can't talk about being reluctant to anyone. If you say that you want to be reluctant, you probably can't give up your parents and brothers. If you are lucky when you enter the palace, you will earn a share of glory and wealth for your family; If you are unlucky, Shangshu Zuocheng said that it is not big, but it is small but there is still some weight, which can ensure that she lives without favor, not like those palace maids who have no relatives, who are sick and forgotten, and in the end the cool mat is wrapped in a beautiful body, and two picks of loess are buried clean.

But whether she wants to enter the palace or not, she can't tell. If you don't enter the palace, with the honor of your mother's mother's family, you must see a young talent with a noble character, and after marriage, the concubines will sit in the middle of the hall, and the concubines will serve her favorite Emei cloud tea. She is in a good mood and gives a "free courtesy", and if she is in a bad mood, she will "I'm angry".

Then they have children, and then wait for their children to have children, and there is no end to having children.

If you don't have someone you love, what difference does it make if you marry an emperor or a beggar?

"An Zhuchun—" The palace eunuch held her name and read her name.

She turned around, lowered her head and followed the mama who led the way into the Yuyuan Palace.

The Yuyuan Hall is gorgeously decorated, and the golden eaves are everywhere to show the dignity of the style. The red paint on the palace is newly painted at a glance, and it is also a big event to come to the palace election, and it should be prepared for a long time. Fifty or sixty steps apart, I can vaguely see the golden screen half-covered. In the middle of the hall sat a sturdy young man, dressed in soap and wearing a crown of heaven, very majestic. The woman in Chinese clothes on the side has a slight frost on her sideburns, and she thinks that she is the Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi. Looking down again, I saw a beauty dressed in a blue gold embroidered brocade dress, the headdress was still luxurious, and there was a string of jade necklaces between the necks, there were more than 100 of them, it must be Concubine Qi.

Pillow Chun bowed his head and stepped forward according to the rules, and resumed the big salute.

The palace supervisor read: "The daughter of Zuo Cheng'an Qingshan of Zhengsi Shangshu Province ......"

"Your Majesty—" A leading eunuch dressed as an inner attendant hurriedly came in from outside the palace, kowtowed, "Your Majesty's urgent book Chen has been handed over." ”

The person at the top groaned slightly: "Let's go and see." Turning to the Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi, she said in a low voice, "Queen Mother, this is the last batch of Dongyuan, I thought it would be like this." After lunch, I will see the West Garden. ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi's voice was much kinder and softer, and said: "Even if it is an important political matter, there is no need to be too anxious." I didn't choose any of the East Garden, so I couldn't ask for all of the West Garden, and it was not appropriate. The implication is that the woman who lives in Xiyuan is not from a high background, so it is better to choose Dongyuan. After saying that, Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi slowly leaned on the cushion and looked at Concubine Qi Shu with one eye.

Concubine Qi Shufei lowered her head on one wall, and echoed gracefully: "The concubine also thinks so." ”

"Listen to the queen mother. It's ......" Mu Beiyi flicked his sleeves and hurriedly pointed, "That's it." Feng Tang, swing the car. ”

There were dozens of attendants, and they went out like a breeze around Mubei.

When I didn't see the shadow, I listened to the waiter read out: "An Zhuchun, the daughter of Zuo Cheng An Qingshan of Zhengsi Shangshu Province, is fifteen years old and retained." ”

Before he could lift his head, he knocked it down again.

When I got out of the Yuyuan Palace, the cold spring breeze blew, and the pillow spring came back a little, and I was surprised to find that a thin layer of cold sweat appeared behind me. The father said that the Son of Heaven is not a person who is lazy in the harem, but today he also feels two points. I didn't even see my face. If it's a good-looking one, if it's a fierce one, won't it be tortured in the future.

No, no, no, I can't say that the white-headed palace maid said Xuanzong, and I won't see you again in the future. There will be no goodbye, and there will be no more torment.

She thought wildly, and decided to fold out of Yiren Palace with the palace people, but she didn't go back to the East Garden, and went straight out of the right Yintai Gate. Peach Blossom and Kapok had already packed up their things and waited for spring by the carriage.

"Miss Hexi!" Before he walked in, Peach Blossom greeted him and said with a smile, "I know that with our young lady's shocking posture, I will definitely be selected!" ”

Kapok was carrying a burden, and he wanted to say something when he opened his mouth, but he cried before he could open his mouth.

"What is this for, it is not good to teach people to see it." Pillow Chun drew a silk to wipe her tears.

"The slave maid is also happy for the young lady." Kapok hurriedly wiped away her tears, "The slave and maid were waiting outside the door with Peach Blossom, and saw that a young lady was dragged out. That young lady you have seen before, it is the third young lady of the Lang family, I heard that she lost her honor in front of the palace, and taught the Son of Heaven to reward the staff, and half of her life is gone. The slave looked scared in her heart, our young lady ...... in the future."

Pillow Chun smiled: "Don't talk nonsense about these words, Your Majesty is a Ming Jun, you won't be sentenced hastily if you think about it, don't be afraid." ”

She said this very unconfidently.

The three of them held hands and talked for a while, but it was inconvenient to delay, so they got into the carriage. After walking for a while, Pillow Spring lifted the crimson curtain and looked back. I saw the vigorous tidbits flying in the spring, far away from the towering and luxurious imperial court, under the sunny sky, bright and solemn, making people look up.

When I returned to Anfu, it was already evening, but it was a different scene. There were already many people waiting at the gate of Anfu, and red lanterns were hung in front of the door, like a red river of light overflowing with joy. As soon as Pillow Chun got out of the car, he heard the voice of the people of Anfu bowing down in unison: "Congratulations to the little master." ”

After a goodbye, he actually provoked his parents to wipe away his tears, and Pillow Spring entered the house with his parents and brothers, and had dinner.

It was the last few days of my stay at home, and today's dinner was much more sumptuous than usual. Pillow Spring used to love to eat a seven-star soup pill, but because of the strict family rules of Anfu, he often couldn't eat more. Now one person filled a few for her, and the bowl was full in a few minutes.

Pillow Chun smiled and said: "It's delicious and happy, I can't eat so much in this meal." ”

Tu added two more to her: "I don't know if the food in the harem is the same as the mouth, so I will eat more in the past two days, and I don't know when I will be able to eat it in the future." ”

An Lingjun said: "As a young sister, if it is a green cloud in the future, there will be relatives who go home." If you can't come back, when my brother enlists in the army and earns fame, I will send this soup pill to you every day! ”

"It's a general, how can you say that you can see it." Pillow Chun covered his mouth and smiled, "The second brother is used to talking nonsense, but he should marry a daughter-in-law to take care of it, and he will be as stable as the eldest brother." ”

The eldest brother An Zhengze has been crowned for several years and is married to Miss Shu of the Li family's three-room family in Longxi. Although the Li family is not a clan and a concubine, the Li family is a hairpin family, and they are particularly particular about the morality of their children. Therefore, after the Li family started, the filial in-laws took care of their younger siblings and could also feed the main, and took care of Anfu thrivingly, and even with An Zhengze, he also cherished his beloved wife, not only did not take a concubine, but also became more and more stable and motivated.

An Qingshan coughed lightly when he heard this, and said, "How can you laugh at your brother." Immediately, he smiled again, "It is precisely this matter that your eldest sister-in-law is diagnosed with a body today, which is really a happy thing." ”

Pillow Chun was happy when he heard this, and congratulated him along with the Li family.

Tu Shi was happy to hear this, with a spring breeze on his face, and added: "But the former moon phase saw Miss Yao Er, the old man of the Yao family was a prince and a horse in the previous dynasty, and he was very knowledgeable, so he didn't think badly." When he enters the palace like this, he will propose to Lingjun. ”

After saying this, there are many happy events. Such an eldest son, the second son is married, and the youngest daughter is married, which is really a very rare three joys. An family style is rigorous, and known as the name of the scholar, An Qingshan respects his wife, there are only two concubines, the small concubine room gave birth to a concubine line fourteen, in addition to this, there is no other Miss Gongzi. In the spirit that Miss Nashu has also entered the family study, she has recently been praised by the female gentleman, which is also a beautiful thing, but seeing that Tu has never mentioned it, no one has said it.

Therefore, they are all happy, but the married daughter also feels nostalgic, An Qingshan drank two more sips of wine, and this meal lasted longer than usual.

The next day, if there was really a reading of the canonization will and teaching the grandmother to come, there was a guard of honor in the mighty vast, and the family of Anfu kowtowed in the main hall to receive the order. An Qingshan wore an official uniform and a crown, and saluted loudly: "Minister An Qingshan took his daughter to receive the order." ”

Then I listened to the inner attendant read: "On the seventh day of the second month of the fourth year of Qiwu, the door is ......" followed by a string of auspicious and beautiful words, and everyone bowed their heads and listened to Xu for a while, and then listened to the inner attendant, "Shangshu Province Zuo Cheng An Qingshan's eldest daughter An Zhenchun, promoted to the seventh grade of Baolin, entered on the first day of March." Dedication is like the right, and it is carried out. ”

When everyone heard the voice, their faces were all wrong, but no one said anything. Pillow Chun lay on the ground, and his palms were tired of a layer of sweat in an instant. An Qingshan has been an official for many years, and he is also a person who has seen the wind and waves, so he responded to the order.

"Lord An, please get up." The waiter's face was as usual.

Tu took the sachet of silver from his sleeve, handed it to the chamberlain, and thanked him in his mouth. The chamberlain was not polite, and after saluting, he only introduced the grandmother who was transferred from the palace to teach, and then took his leave.

Teaching the grandmother to call Zhou Gui, eyebrows and eyes shrewd, dressed clean and generous, dressed in ochre color dark flower palace clothes, especially the wooden hairpin on the head with a sandalwood fragrance, at first glance is quite qualified and decent grandma.

Pillow Chun gave a salute and said softly, "Mama Zhou." ”

Mama Zhou had a proper number of rituals, and without a trace, she turned sideways to avoid the number of pillow spring rituals, and then bowed to her upright.

Tu stepped forward to help Mama Zhou up, and said, "If you can be taught by Mama Zhou, it's a pillow...... It is a blessing to the little master of my family. She paused slightly, glanced at Pillow Chun's face, and exchanged glances with An Qingshan, Fang said, "I don't know if to ask or not, this time I don't know how many people were selected by the palace, what are their positions?" As he spoke, Tu Shi pushed a round and oily green jade bracelet on his wrist to Mama Zhou's hand.

"Madame has asked, so she naturally has to answer." Mama Zhou respectfully and loosened her cuffs, "There are three people in Beiyuan, who are the cousins of the Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi, and they are the grace of this first child, and they are named nobles from the five grades." Behind him is the little master Liu of the Annan capital and the little master of the Zhongshu Ling family, and they are crowned the six beauties together. There is only one person selected in this East Garden, and that is our little master of Baolin. "It doesn't matter what comes later, Mama Zhou will say a word, "The rest and Xiyuan have selected five people, none of whom have outstanding family backgrounds, and they have been sealed together from the six grades." Because the Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi likes to be perfect, she chose one from the Hanting Garden and was named the seventh-grade royal maid. In this way, it will be good to be ten. ”

When everyone heard it, it was really wrong, and Peach Blossom couldn't help but speak quickly, so she asked: "It is said that the Royal Heavenly Garden pays the most attention to etiquette, and the cousin of the Queen Mother is the most honorable and has sealed the five grades." The rest of the little masters are all six-grade Zhengcong, how can our little master and the daughter in the Hanting Garden who are not well-known in the family seal the seven-grade Baolin Imperial Maiden? ”

"Stand down, how can this be nonsense." Tu Shi hurriedly retired the peach blossoms.

Mama Zhou is well-cultivated in the end, and said softly: "I haven't heard of anything, but now that the little masters are close to each other, there is also a temporary state of mind from His Majesty the Emperor." The so-called meeting of three points of love, our Baolin little master has to be chosen, it is still a coincidence. ”

Pillow Chun listened to this, but he understood in his heart, and said with a smile: "Naturally, Kapok will send Mama Zhou to the wing room quickly, if you talk for a long time in this hall, you will inevitably have a cold hand." ”

Tu's understanding, so he took Mama Zhou to the backyard, leaving An Qingshan and Zhuchun father and daughter.

Pillow Chun thought for a moment before he called: "Father." ”

An Qingshan had a sad face, and his fists were clenched behind his back: "Although it is Baolin, it is not eye-catching, and I don't want to be remembered." But now this can't even be compared to those who are born in seven or eight grades, so they have to be despised by others. The most difficult thing is that the palace is red and white, and it is better not to be despised by others. I just don't know...... However, there have been many impeachments in Shangshu Province this year, and His Majesty's move has the intention of beating the ban, or has An Jia done something inappropriate. ”

"Father is too worried." Pillow Chun drooped his eyelids and said about the day of the draft, "I don't think it's that Your Majesty has a deep meaning or deliberately beats." It's probably because of busy political affairs, and in the end, I haven't seen my daughter's face or heard her name, so I just pointed to the position at random. Our Majesty is a man of character. ”

"Why?"

"Come to think of it, Your Majesty later saw the list of winners, but he didn't know who An was for a while. If the ugly is unsalted, or the vulgar woman, she is often seen when she is high, and it will inevitably be an eyesore. The corners of Zhenchun's mouth curled, "Although the daughter of the palace chose to look up to see His Majesty in the future, he heard His Majesty say, 'That's it', that is, Chrysostom pointed at his daughter." Now, if you send your daughter to the prince's marquis's mansion as a concubine, you will be considered a broken promise. Therefore, sealing a treasure forest is not in the way of the eyes, and it is not regretted. It's better to be lower, and don't make people anxious to make a raft. ”

"That's the case......" An Qingshan muttered, "Your Majesty has no deep meaning in his heart, it is the best." ”

Pillow Chun said: "The highest selection in this palace is also a nobleman, and there are only three daughters of lords and ministers. There is only one middle and upper class like me. However, the woman who didn't care about her family background picked five of them, and she also followed one who was outcast. ”

"Exactly." An Qingshan has been immersed in officialdom for several years, and naturally knows: "Your Majesty may be wary of the inner palace involved in politics and worry about the powerful ministers forming a party." ”

In the next few days, sure enough, many courtiers saw clues from the results of the palace election. There were all those who stood in line to avoid suspicion for a while, and the direction of the wind changed suddenly, An Qingshan went out early and returned late, and gradually became busy.

The time when Pillow Spring and teaching Mama to study was very peaceful. Mama Zhou's accident is smooth, if she is thoughtful and always respectful, she will teach with all her heart and know everything.

For example, the secrets and unwritten rules in the palace also made Pillow Chun listen a lot.

Now that the back position is vacant, Concubine Qi and Concubine Mi in the palace do not deal with each other, which vaguely means that the competition is very fierce. Concubine Mi is the most graceful, and she was born very beautifully, because His Majesty praised her for her beautiful appearance and comparable to Luoshen, so she gave Mi the title. Concubine Qi Shu's family background is illustrious and her qualifications are profound, and although she and Concubine Mi have the tendency to fight against each other, they are all miserable.

Concubine Mi was selected by Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi to enter the palace, and she didn't see any movement for three years, so this time she sent her cousin and granddaughter Mo Guiren in, and naturally she was sealed with the highest position. And among this batch of palace concubines, there is a Duanmu clan, the daughter of the sixth-rank pavilion chief, who has been sealed as a seventh-grade royal maid, and is also the only one who is lower than Pillow Spring. According to the practice of the previous dynasty, most of the women in Hanting Yuan were not selected, and if they were selected, they were also for the purpose of awarding the princely inner court. According to Mama Zhou, this Duanmu maid has a humble family background, and she is the second person, and she wore a plain light yellow pleated skirt when she was selected for the palace, and there was only a hairpin with a silver lotus head on her head, and she never even wore a bracelet. It is said that His Majesty should not be able to look at it, but he didn't think that the eyebrows and eyes of this Duanmu maiden were so similar to the deceased Empress Yuan. His Majesty glanced at it during the palace election, and there was a hint of pity, and the Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi felt that it was always better to gather ten girls, so she stayed.

There is nothing else besides these, and the other rules have been learned, but there is only one thing that makes Pillow Spring a little concerned.

Baolin's position is really low, and according to the rules, he can only bring one maidservant into the palace to serve.