Cherry said solemnly: "Where did so many fairies come from in the mortal world, and this is not the palace of the Jade Emperor." ”

Hongyan smiled: "The ladies in the palace, aren't they all like immortals" She put away the sewn socks, and when she opened the cabinet, she saw a robe neatly wrapped in a furoshi, which was the emperor's thing.

That night, Hongyan said that she would return it to the emperor when she was cleaned, and when she came back, she found that it was unrealistic, such a big thick coat, or washing or drying is a big move, and it will definitely be seen by others, Hongyan gave up that night. But it's not good to keep it here, the things used by the emperor are all collected in a regular manner, what's the matter with her here.

"Sister." Cherry suddenly came running, Hongyan hurriedly closed the cabinet door, asked her what was the matter, the little girl coquettishly said, "Why don't you take me to see what the show girls look like when they enter the palace, whether they are fairies descending to earth, don't you know"

"You're not afraid of meeting anyone again, you're not afraid of being beaten again, so it's better not to walk around." Hongyan said, in fact, she didn't want to go out to meet people.

"But I thought that I was too ignorant and ignorant to get into that kind of trouble." Cherry said very seriously, "That night, grandpa thought I was asleep, and said on the side, I knew that I should have been more knowledgeable, and if I didn't understand what this palace was, I wouldn't be able to live well." Sister, I know, in fact, I will be your palace maid in the future, it should be me to protect my sister, you wait for me for a few more years, and I will grow up. ”

Hongyan patted her forehead, she didn't say anything, but she thought in her heart, it's better not to grow up, and her father-in-law won't grow old, and she can protect the cherry forever. And it would be great if she hadn't grown up, she wouldn't have entered the palace, and she wouldn't have encountered so much trouble. Thinking of this, Hongyan suddenly remembered her father, and remembered mentioning it to her father-in-law a few days ago, saying that her father would also participate in the draft this time, and she was busy with the New Year, and the Internal Affairs Office was not idle.

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of February, and the show girls in Beijing and all over the country had arrived, and the household department submitted it to the emperor, and after the emperor's approval, the beginning of March must be the day of the primary election. On that day, the leader of the flag where the show girl was located, the assistant leader, the Xiao riding school, the leader, the patriarch, and the wife of her parents or uncles, parents and brothers, personally took the show girl to the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City, and handed it over to the inner supervisor for reading by the household department.

In Shoukang Palace, Concubine Yu wanted to choose a side room for her son, so she asked the palace people to pay attention to the draft. At this moment, the person who was gossiping with others in front of Concubine Shouqi and went to inquire about the news returned, saying that the first round of selection was almost over, so naturally a lot of people were screened out, and among the show girls left, there were two young ladies of the Yehenara family, and they were the most outstanding.

Concubine Shouqi asked: "Yehenala clan, which one?"

Yehenala clan, also known as Nalan clan, Concubine Shouqi, the mother of Concubine Hui in Kangxi's palace, is the daughter of the Nalan family. Her cousin Nalan Mingzhu was once an important minister of the Kangxi Dynasty, but since Mingzhu committed an accident and the eldest brother was imprisoned by Kangxi, it has long since lost its glory for so many years.

But in the glorious period of the Nalan family, most of the children of the clan married with the royal family, and there was no shortage of royal lords in Fujin, and they were tied to the royal family, so they were not too down, not only Mingzhu's grandchildren were still serving in the court, but now it was also his great-grandson's turn to participate in the palace draft.

When everyone heard that these two were really the great-great-grandsons of Mingzhu, they all felt very novel. Concubine Shouqi smiled: "I also saw Mingzhu back then, that is the legend of a dynasty of monarchs and ministers, although Mingzhu is guilty, but the past in the court can not be erased, and Huifei Niangniang was able to die well, counting the ancestors of the family, these two children are also considered to be noble." ”

Concubine Yu's eyes lit up slightly, I don't know if she can choose one of them for her son, after all, there are very few precedents for sisters of the same clan to enter the palace at the same time, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the queen mother may not allow the two to be selected at the same time, she thought to herself that if one of them can be matched to her son Hongday, the sister will be a concubine, which will definitely be good for her son's future.

Concubine Wen Hui said: "Speaking of which, the emperor's harem background is mediocre, and the queen mother seems to have been dissatisfied, this time she must choose well." ”

Let's say that the primary election and the second election, the emperor and the queen mother, the queen can not see the show girls, but the general situation of the show girls, will still be sent to the inner palace, the queen mother also heard that the Yehenala clan came to two young women, this day the emperor and queen are in front of them, the queen mother asked: "You Fucha family, why no girl should choose this family There is no school-age girl, and the girls on the side do not come?"

The queen replied: "As early as when the book was made, they were eliminated, which is also what the emperor meant. ”

Hongli explained on the side: "At that time, I felt that it was nothing important, and I didn't tell E-Niang, did E-Niang think it was inappropriate?"

The Queen Mother smiled: "Not really, but this time, since there are several show girls from noble backgrounds, the emperor has to look at them carefully." The backgrounds of several people in the palace, you all know, now only Concubine Xian can share some things for the queen, why can't the others do it, it is not because of their humble background, unlike Concubine Xian, who has been taught at home for a long time, and now they can help up. This time, if the emperor chooses a few virtuous people to enter the palace, it will be good to share the queen's worries. ”

"The son of the emperor's mother remembers, but whether he is virtuous or not, he is afraid that he will not be able to tell the difference just by looking at it." Hongli said with a smile, "After entering the palace, I want Eniang to give me more advice, isn't An Yi exactly what you taught?"

The queen smiled slightly, echoing the emperor's words: "I still want the emperor's mother to work hard." ”

The Queen Mother smiled silently, but understood in her heart that this was purely a compliment. After An Yi was selected when she was young, she has been raised by the queen herself for many years, and Concubine Xi at that time was only assisting her in everything, she had not even raised her own son, how to train her daughter-in-law.

"Huang Eniang, the sons and the emperor are coming up, there is another matter, I want to ask the emperor to call the shots." The queen said and stood up.

The Queen Mother motioned for her to sit down and asked, "What's the matter, you are so serious." ”

The queen said: "Fu Heng, the younger brother of Erchen, is already at the age of marriage, and he kept filial piety for his father in his early years, but he couldn't take care of starting a family. Erchen thought that if the emperor could come forward this time and choose a beautiful girl for him to marry, it would be the supreme honor of the Fucha family. ”

Hongli said with a smile: "An Yi has to ask Eniang to come forward, saying that it is more decent than her son's choice, and it is better for Eniang to fulfill her." ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "To be able to match the Fucha family, you must be noble, and I just said that I want to leave the good background to the emperor." ”

The queen smiled and said: "I don't look at what my background is, what Eniang chooses must be good." ”

"I'll naturally think about it, since you ask me for one thing, why don't I ask you for one thing too." The Queen Mother had a bit of majesty on her face, and even the emperor frowned slightly.

"E-niang said a word, and her son was embarrassed." Hongli also got up from his seat.

The Queen Mother said: "He Jing scolded the palace maid that night, the little girl herself explained it to me, and you should act as if nothing had happened, but is it really okay?"

The emperor looked at each other and hung his head silently.

The Queen Mother sighed: "The days are still long, the Forbidden City is so big, I don't blame her for hiding in Shoukang Palace and not causing trouble, but she is indeed right and wrong, you know best in your hearts." Now that the newcomer has entered the palace, the emperor should take care of the newcomer more, so don't worry about any red faces. In a few days, he sent her to Yingtai, and he didn't have to work, and he supported her according to the promised rules, and died there. ”

The queen looked straight at the five-bat pattern on the carpet, and said casually: "In these years, the emperor has only traveled with the Forbidden City in the Old Summer Palace, and Yingtai has rarely been there, and the emperor's arrangement is very good. After a pause, she immediately said, "But if you do this too much, Tete will send people to Yingtai, and the emperor will remember that there is always a person in the Yingtai Palace, and the emperor wants the emperor to forget, but I am afraid that the emperor will not forget." ”

The queen mother frowned, quite annoyed by the queen's words, and was about to speak, but the queen bent her knees, looked at herself and pleaded: "It is precisely because everyone takes her seriously that she has repeatedly caused trouble. An official woman, no matter how ordinary, let her stay in the palace, how it should be, the emperor's mother, the sons and daughters think that this is good for the emperor and the entire harem. ”

The queen said this in front of her mother-in-law and husband, and she was also frank, she was about to be driven crazy by herself, and she had already understood that escape was not a way, she could not care about everything, but Hongli did not shy away from showing that he cared about Hongyan, she couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb.

This is her life, either die or live according to fate, she struggled for a year, she was covered in bruises, and everyone around her was affected.

"After this draft, I begged Eniang to give Hongyan a promised name, so that she could officially become the emperor's woman." The queen's words have not been discussed with her husband, but they have been repeated countless times in her heart, "It is because of the unjustifiable reputation of the red face that it has caused so many turmoil, and the sons are willing to accept the red face and ask the mother to fulfill it." ”

In the face of the queen's request, Hongli was unexpected, the queen mother was confused, and there was no result on this day after all. And Hongyan didn't know that she was mentioned again, and she didn't know what her fate would be, compared to the entanglement between the emperor and the queen mother, she had already made up her mind to live well, and now she has cherries as her companion, everything is fine.

It was this night that Hongyan counted the hour after the emperor entered the inner palace, and came to the outside of the Palace of Nourishing Heart with the clothes, she used to follow the queen, and the people of the Palace of Nourishing Heart were also familiar, and found the little eunuch she knew, hoping that he would give the things in the baggage to Manager Wu.

When the two were talking, there was movement in front of them, and a person ran back and said, "The emperor is back, don't enter the inner palace." ”

The man hurriedly returned the burden to Hongyan and ran to meet him, who stood here with nowhere to hide for a while.

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