In the fourth year of Qianlong, on the first day of the fifth month, it was sunny.

The weather was excellent sunny days, and in the Prince's Mansion, in a small courtyard, a few half-grown girls were walking in the courtyard with a tall girl in a cyan flag suit.

said that it was a walk, but in fact, it was just adapting to the Manchu costumes, especially the flag shoes.

Flag shoes, also known as "pot-bottomed shoes". Manchu women are all Tianzu, vulgar wear wooden shoes, the middle of the sole is made of wood, open at the top and constricted at the bottom, and the trapezoidal flower pot is commonly known as "the bottom of the flower pot". The bottom of this thing is very thick, and it is much more stable than any high heels, which can make the body taller and more slender. In addition, due to the special shape of the shoes, the woman's arms swing back and forth when she walks, and she looks extremely dignified and elegant when she walks...... In the eyes of some.

The snow-white peony flowers in the yard are blooming, and the snow peony flowers in the yard are full of flowers, but they are not as radiant as the girl. The cyan flag girl has a goose egg face, long eyebrows and sideburns, and danfeng eyes, and she is extremely beautiful, but her face is a little pale, and with the support of the little girl, she slowly paced around the small courtyard.

"Yan'er-" A female voice sounded at the gate of the courtyard, and the woman in flag costume, that is, Chen Jingyan, heard this voice, and immediately stood up without delay, turned around, and said to the place where the voice came from: "Sister." ”

It was Chen Jiashi, who came to the prince's side Fujin, she combed a common bun of flag people, and only inserted a few silver hairpins on both sides - Hongtian didn't like those women who were too ornately decorated - the dark purple on her body, the cheongsam embroidered with rose patterns was not wrinkled, and there was a little girl in her teens who had not yet grown on the side, and the little girl blessed Chen Jingyan: "Sister Chen's body is well?" This is her sister Luo Bing, who came to the capital with her.

Chen Jingyan didn't worry about her back then, so he took her to the capital and the palace - anyway, she was young, but the credibility of Tong Yan Wuji was not high. Today, Chen Jingyan is already a real woman.

Since the moment she stepped into Prince He's mansion, she had already made up her mind to abandon her original identity, and from now on there was only Chen Shiqi's daughter Chen Jingyan in the world, and there was no his young son Chen Jialuo.

"It's already good, isn't this sweating while walking, my sister didn't accompany the prince?"

"Hey, the prince's body is even worse......" At the mention of Hongday, Chen Jia's eyes instantly turned red.

Since the beginning of this year, several princes of the Hongzi generation who have entered the palace of the distant branch have also suffered disasters in the house, and the whole family has not run out or suffered from the epidemic, and the whole family has died violently for some reason. The water in this is deep, and now when it comes to entering the prince's mansion, the children of the clan are like snakes and scorpions, and whoever is chosen will cry loudly, and even go to Shou'an Palace to cry and complain, and if they do not obey the order, they will die, and if they do not obey, they will die, and if they do not obey, they may not die.

Therefore, Hongday, who was not in good health, simply complained of illness for a long time, rarely saw guests, did not listen to dramas, did not hold funerals, ignored mundane affairs, and silently absurd in the house. As for a certain atmosphere in the mansion, he didn't bother to suppress it. Chen Jia's is the most favored side Fujin, although he is in a hurry, there is nothing he can do.

"Don't mention it, I'm begging God now." Chen Jiashi looked at her sister's outfit, not planning to mention this topic, and then looked at the bottom of the flower pot on Chen Jingyan's feet, and finally showed a satisfied look, and helped her to sit down on the stone bench with her own hands. "How does it feel, are you still used to it? Tell you to wear more often, and don't always wear flat shoes......"

"Not used to it. It's awkward and easy to wrestle," Chen Jingyan replied with a flat expression, as if he wasn't talking about himself: "I can't get used to wearing those shoes, but I will get used to it." ”

"Alas, I know you're not used to it, but if you want to enter the palace to draft girls, this rule is very important!" Chen Jia's eyes were a little moist, and he patted the hand of his flower-like 'sister' and sighed.

Draft.

It's a draft year.

The concubines of the Qing emperors were mainly derived from Xiunu. The show girl is selected every three years within the Eight Banners, and its purpose is to either prepare for the throne of the inner court, or to marry the prince and grandson, or to marry the prince and the son of the prince of the county.

There is a Qing generation of drafts, and there is a very strict system. The concubine system of the Qing Dynasty was relatively simple in the era of Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, improved during the Shunzhi Emperor, and gradually improved during the Kangxi Emperor. There are 1 queen, in the middle palace, 1 imperial concubine, 2 concubines, 4 concubines, and 6 concubines. Nobles, always there, promised, there is no fixed number, and they live in the 12th house of the east and west. The east palace has Jingren Palace, Chengqian Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Yanxi Palace, Yonghe Palace, Jingyang Palace, and the West Palace has Yongshou Palace, Yikun Palace, Qixiang Palace, Changchun Palace, Xianfu Palace, Chuxiu Palace.

The so-called show girl must first of all be the woman of an official of pure blood, in order to maintain the dignity and privileges of the Manchurian aristocracy. The queen/palace of the Qing Dynasty, from the queen to the palace maid, were all selected from the banner women. The range of selection of show girls varies slightly from generation to generation, but they are basically the daughters of Manchu, Mongolian, and Han Eight Banner officials, and the daughters of 13 to 17 years old who are also in the military and idle and strong.

The selection of show girls is sponsored by Tobe. Where the selection of the show girl period, by the household line of the banner of the banner, will read the age of the woman, etc., by the leader, the leader, the riding school, the leader and the patriarch, one by one to report to the capital, and then report to the household, the household on the emperor, the emperor approved the day to choose the show girl, the household department and then the eight banners of the eight banners of the yamen, directly under the provinces stationed eight banners and foreign flags, each flag to make a list of show women. The senators, the leaders, the Xiao riding school, the leaders, the patriarchs, and the wives of their parents or uncles, parents, and brothers, personally took the show girls to the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City, arranged in turn, and handed over to the internal supervisor by the household department for reference. This is the first selection.

Those who have been selected by the eunuchs to be registered must be selected and read again. This is the second selection, and the people selected have become the emperor, empress and empress dowager and others. Those who are anonymous will be hired by their own families. If the women of the flag officials are not as good as the candidates due to accidents, they will be sent to the election next time. Women who have not been seen and women whose names are recorded, who marry privately, from the capital, the chief, the assistant leader, and the patriarch of their parents, shall be dealt with separately. The selected show girl who is registered is not allowed to marry privately during the registration period (generally five years), and the offenders are subject to certain punishments from the commander, deputy commander, staff leader, assistant leader, down to the flag chief and his parents. The show girl who was selected to leave the brand has not been selected for a long time, and the registration period has passed, so such a woman has to never marry.

Although Haining Chen is not in the flag, he is not among the draft girls. However, according to the rule that the Manchu and Han do not intermarry and the banner people do not marry, in order to lift the Chen family to the side Fujin seat, Hongday asked Qianlong to issue a decree to raise the flag. In this way, it can be regarded as a great favor for Chen Jingyan, and now she is already a girl in the flag of the Han Army.

-- The Chen family's raising of the flag is the grace of Hongday's invitation, and Chen Jingyan's naturalization is personally supervised by Fu Heng, the minister of the Qin Mission.