Chapter 13: Entering the Palace
Fortunately, she had read a prescription from an ancient book that could prevent pregnancy without harming her body, as long as she took the medicine for five days after the menstrual period was clean, she could prevent pregnancy for a year. This is also one of the honor guards that she decided to enter the palace after understanding the concubine's intentions.
Lu Yuning's menstrual affair was at the end of the month, and as soon as the menstrual affair was over, Lu Yuning asked people to find the medicine mentioned in the prescription and start taking it.
After solving this matter, Lu Yuning began to choose the person to bring when he entered the palace.
Although the two big maids beside her, Ruxiang and Bai Zhi, have served her since she was a child, and their loyalty is beyond doubt, but both of them are older than her, and they are eighteen years old this year, and these two people are servants of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion at home.
Therefore, the maids she brought into the palace this time could only be selected from the four second-class maids.
These four second-class maids are all fifteen or sixteen years old, and they are also clever in doing things on weekdays, Lu Yuning secretly observed the four second-class maids since he decided to enter the palace.
Among the four, she likes Qingzhi and Bai Tan the most, Qingzhi is calm, and Bai Tan has a flexible brain. However, she didn't want to force the two of them, so she called the four of them in front of her and asked them about their wishes before making a decision.
"You also know that I am going to enter the palace soon, Rue Xiang and Bai Zhi have already helped them set up their family affairs, I am inconvenient to take the two of them into the palace again, the four of you have also served me for a few years, I have the intention to pick two of the four of you to bring into the palace, can any of the four of you be willing?"
The four second-class maids had already been counted in their hearts when they knew that Lu Yuning was going to enter the palace, and they knew that the maids that the young lady would bring when they entered the palace would definitely be chosen from the four of them.
Among the four, Qingzhi and Qingdai had already thought about being willing to follow Lu Yuning into the palace, while Bai Tan and Bai Mao had been hesitant.
At this time, after Lu Yuning asked, Qingzhi and Qingdai both expressed their willingness to follow Lu Yuning into the palace for the first time.
After Bai Mao was entangled for a long time, he also expressed his willingness to follow Lu Yuning into the palace.
Bai Tan saw that the other three had expressed their positions, so he gritted his teeth and made a decision, saying that he was also willing to enter the palace.
Lu Yuning saw the demeanor and performance of the four of them, and finally decided to take Qingzhi and Qingdai into the palace.
There is a crisis in the palace step by step, and if she is not careful, she may be doomed, and the people around her must be willing to follow her into the palace.
Although she is optimistic about Bai Tan, since Bai Tan is not so willing to enter the palace, she will naturally not choose her to enter the palace again.
On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the show girls sent by the local government passed the primary election, and the original 5,000 people were eliminated from the original 300 people.
These more than 300 people need to live in the palace for more than a month, and then according to their temperament, style, wisdom and foolishness, virtuous or not, and the emperor's preferences, etc., 50 people who are "beautiful and intelligent" are selected by the queen mother, the queen and the emperor to fill the harem.
Naturally, a noble girl in Beijing like Lu Yuning didn't need to be with those five thousand people, they just had to wait at home, enter the palace with the three hundred people selected, and participate in the next two selections.
On the tenth day of the first month of April, Lu Yuning and other nobles in Beijing entered the palace together with more than 300 beautiful girls selected from the local area.
Lu Yuning can't bring the maid into the palace this time, and only when she is selected can she let the maid enter the palace.
Before Lu Yuning entered the palace, Tao's whole person almost cried into tears, but fortunately, Lu Simo happened to be at home in the middle of the year, and Lu Yuning was a little relieved.
After Lu Yuning and the show girls who entered the palace entered the palace, they were all arranged to live in the Chuxiu Palace in the northeast corner of the palace, with four show girls in one room.
The mama who led the way led the show girls to her house one by one according to the names that had been divided a long time ago.
The room that Lu Yuning was assigned to was very good in terms of location, orientation and room layout.
Mama Wei, who led the way, led Lu Yuning into the house, and said with a smile: "Miss Lu, this is the room assigned to you, and there are Xu Xiunu and Lu Xiunu in the same room with you, as well as Miss Weng of the Hanlin Bachelor's family." ”
"The concubine Niangniang has specially greeted us before, so let's take care of you. If you are not satisfied with anything, you can tell us, and we will try our best to help you do it within our ability. ”
Lu Yuning smiled and listened to Mama Wei's words, and said with a smile: "The mammies have arranged it very properly, I have nothing to dissatisfaction with, and I will have to take care of the mammas for more than a month." ”
As she spoke, Lu Yuning stuffed the purse that had been prepared in her sleeve into Mama Wei's hand, "A little heart, Mama will take it and drink tea." ”
"Miss Lu is too polite." Mama Wei said this in her mouth, but she didn't refuse in her hand, and put away her purse.
"If Miss Lu doesn't have any instructions here, I still have something to do over there, so I won't delay Miss Lu to clean up."
Lu Yuning nodded, "I'll send one to Mama." ”
Lu Yuning sent Mama Wei out, stood at the door and said, "Mama go slowly." ”
When Mama Wei left, Lu Yuning turned around to enter the house, another show girl in the house was also led over by a grandmother, although Lu Yuning was not familiar with her, but she also knew her in Beijing, it was Miss Weng Qian of the Hanlin Bachelor's family that Mama Wei just mentioned.
Lu Yuning's understanding of Weng Qian is limited to hearing that she has superb piano skills, and she is not inferior to Mr. Liang, and there is nothing else, and when they meet, the two live in the same room, so Lu Yuning took the lead in saying hello, "Miss Weng." ”
Weng Qian is beautiful, but she has a cold temperament, and she seems to be like this, and after Lu Yuning greeted her, she only nodded lightly to Lu Yuning.
Lu Yuning looked at Weng Qian who passed by him, and smiled, since people are unwilling to take care of themselves, then there is no need for him to go to the hot face and stick to other people's cold butts.
After that, Lu Yuning entered the room and Weng Qian each packed up the things they brought into the palace without disturbing each other.
When the two of them were almost finished cleaning up, the other two show girls in the house were led over by Mama.
Xu Xiunu and Lu Xiunu, who came in the end, have their own characteristics, the only thing is that they are both very beautiful, and they should all be among the best in this batch of show girls.
Lu Yuning looked at the two of them, and then thought about herself and Weng Qian, and couldn't help laughing in her heart, such an arrangement of grandmothers is a little interesting.
After Xu Xiunu and Lu Xiunu entered the house, they came over to meet Lu Yuning and Weng Qian.
"Hello two sisters, I'm Xu Lingyan from Yongning Mansion."
"I'm Lu Rui from Boryeong Mansion, what do you call the two sisters?"
Lu Yuning smiled at the two of them and said, "My name is Lu Yuning." ”
"Weng Qian." Weng Qian said her name coldly, and then took out her own book and read it.
Xu Lingyan and Lu Rui couldn't help but look at Weng Qian twice, but Weng Qian was suddenly unaware.