In the side hall of the Qin'an Hall in the Imperial Garden, Tong Yuanxi sat alone and waited, waiting for the other show girls who left signs to come, and someone would tell them the rules and things to do in the future.

But after waiting for a long time, I didn't see anyone again, such a huge draft, seeing that it was about to be selected, Yuan Xi couldn't believe it, did he only choose himself?

Fortunately, it didn't take long for a show girl to be brought in, Yuan Xi heard that it was Dong E's family at the beginning, and thought it was Sister Jiayin, but the one who entered the door only had the same surname, not even a family member with the Eshuo family.

Naturally, in terms of appearance, it is far inferior to Sister Jiayin.

After this Dong E's family, several more show girls came one after another, including those from the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of the Han Army, but they did not see Jiayin for a long time.

At noon, someone from the palace came to announce that after this year's draft, they were all people who were left by the emperor.

When the auspicious day is selected in November, they will enter the palace, and from now on they will be the masters of the Forbidden City, their positions and canonizations, etc., and wait for the emperor's will after they return to their homes.

"Miss Tong, please come here." Those eunuchs were really very attentive to Yuan Xi, and a few people on the side couldn't help but cast strange glances, but from now on, they will be considered a family, and some of them have said this.

"Father-in-law, do you know Dong Ejiayin?" Yuan Xi asked politely, "It's the daughter of the forward commander, Dong Ejiayin." ”

"Oh...... After the sign is raised, if the emperor has a will to give marriage, he will send it to the mansion of the ruler. The little eunuch responded, and at the same time invited the show girls to go home from the palace.

But Yuanxi looked at the girl on the side, and then thought about herself, in terms of appearance, isn't Sister Jiayin the first one today?

"Do you know why she was slammed?" Yuan Xi asked unwillingly.

"Miss Tong, this slave doesn't know." The little eunuchs are very polite, several of them here are future masters, and the future is limitless, even if they feel impatient in their hearts, they will not say it, "Miss Tong, please here, the carriage is ready, and there will be people from the palace to send you home." ”

The show girls who were left with the sign no longer sit in their own carriages, they are from today on, even if they are the emperor's women, although they have no position, their families must treat them politely, Tong Tulai got the news, and has hurried home with his son, set up an incense case to sweep the court, and prepare to take over.

The carriage in the palace came slowly, and the eunuch who led the way went to the house to check it out, and then asked Yuan Xi to get off the car.

The accompanying eunuch was taken aback, fortunately it was not in the palace, there was still favor above the rules, and the housekeeper of the Tong Mansion had already sent a generous thank you gift, and Tong Guogang invited them to the side to talk.

Back in the boudoir, the mother and daughter were able to talk well, Mrs. Tong hugged her daughter, tears rained down, why did she bother to teach this child so much, why bother to ask her daughter to sacrifice for the family.

Tong Tulai and his son sent the people in the palace and also came to their daughter's residence, the couple sat on the top and accepted the daughter's bow, Tong Tulai is an iron-clad man, he has never had red eyes in his life, but when he saw his delicate daughter about to enter the palace, tears flowed.

"How did you get chosen?" Tong Guogang rubbed his sister's head, "If I were the emperor, I would never choose you, you are ugly and naughty." ”

Yuan Xi pouted and coquettishly pouted to her brother, but her heart was excited, she thought of Sister Jiayin, and hurriedly asked her mother: "Eniang, where is Sister Jiayin?" ”

Mrs. Tong sighed: "Yes, why didn't she choose, their mother and daughter went back to their own home, and then they had to wait for the will of the palace, and they didn't know which mansion they would be given to marry." Xi'er, why didn't she choose, do you know? ”

Yuan Xi naturally knew, and muttered in a low voice: "The few people who came from behind, although they are also very good-looking, are not as good as Sister Jiayin." ”

"Okay, this is the matter of the Heavenly Family, and it is also the matter of Dong Efu, let's leave it alone. Xi'er, I have a good rest at home these days, and before entering the palace, our family has a good reunion. After Tong Tulai calmed down, he instructed the housekeeper, "Don't let anyone come to congratulate you, whether it's your own family or your colleagues, you stop it, just say it's the rules of the palace." ”

The late autumn days are short, and the sun is setting in a blink of an eye, in the Cining Palace, the queen mother is bathing, the huge bath bucket is covered with petals, Yu'er closes her eyes and recuperates, and when she hears the footsteps, she sneered: "You get so many petals, do you want me to attract bees and butterflies?" ”

Su Mala held the clean clothes in his hand and said with a smile: "At this time, where did the bee butterflies come from?" ”

Yu'er opened her eyes and said seriously: "I am now a widowed queen mother, and my body is fragrant, and I look disrespectful when I see the ministers." ”

Su Mala felt that it was a pity, in her eyes, Gege was still young and beautiful, but she had no choice but to bow her head and respond: "The slave has written it down, just this time." ”

Not long after, Yu'er came out of the bath, Su Mala dried her hair, talked about today's draft, and asked curiously: "I haven't seen you for many years, General Eshuo's daughter is really like a fairy, more beautiful than Mrs. Eshuo back then." ”

Yu'er bowed: "Among all the children today, she is the best-looking, I have watched it for a long time, and I don't remember the appearance of many girls, ...... still remembers her, as well as Tong Tulai's daughter. ”

"Miss Tong is really bright, I feel comfortable when I look at it, do you say this is called the eye edge?" Su Mala smiled, "It's like a blessed child." ”

Yu'er said: "Look, she Ama is a big person, and the daughter she taught must be cheerful." ”

Su Mala asked again: "Gege, why did you say that the emperor didn't choose the daughter of General Eshuo, is it because he is afraid that he will be too beautiful and make the queen angry?" ”

Yu'er recalled the scene when Dong E's clan ran for election today, as soon as she walked into the Qin'an Palace, she attracted everyone's attention, and even Fu Lin sat up slightly.

But after the eunuch roll call, the emperor's eyes suddenly became dim, and none of the eight people in that row were selected, and naturally Dong Jiayin was also defeated.

"The slave will tell you a secret." Su Mala said, "When we were hiding in Mrs. Eshuo's mother's house, Miss and Mrs. Eshuo came to see us together, and she gave candy to the emperor to eat, and the emperor opened it with his hand, which scared the little girls into tears. But later, when the emperor returned to the palace, he instructed the slave and maid to take the candy to compensate others, and said that it was a secret and could not be told to you. ”

Yu'er put down the comb and said strangely: "There are still such stories? ”

Su Mala bowed: "Yes, so the slave maid is even more strange, Miss Dong E is so beautiful, why didn't the emperor choose her?" ”

Yu'er frowned slightly, and couldn't help but think of her son's grudges, the promises made by the mother and son again and again, and the fact that she broke her promises again and again, and left Fulin at a critical time of danger.

She immediately understood that for Fu Lin, the part where he hid with Su Mala back then was the biggest shadow of his childhood.