Chapter 19: Go and Stay

Last night's encounter with Lu Rui in the Imperial Garden had spread among the show girls in Chuxiu Palace.

Lu Yuning heard several show girls discussing last night's events while they were learning the rules, and from the mouths of those show girls, Lu Yuning also knew all about last night's events.

It turned out that Lu Rui was waiting for the emperor and Xu Jieyu to practice dancing on the way to the Baoyue Pavilion last night, wanting to attract the emperor's attention, but as soon as they met, before Lu Rui could speak, Xu Jieyu had already reprimanded her head and curtain, and the emperor did not say a word from beginning to end.

This further fueled Xu Jieyu's arrogance, Xu Jieyu accompanied the emperor to the Baoyue Pavilion, but left a personal palace maid there to teach Lu Rui a lesson.

Lu Rui was not only slapped in the face, but also punished for kneeling in the imperial garden for two hours, and the palace maid next to Xu Jieyu even said that since she was still wearing tulle to hang out in this weather, she was not afraid of the cold, and let people take cold water and splash her on her face.

Lu Yuning shook her head helplessly after hearing this, she didn't know what to say about Lu Rui, since she knew from herself that it was Xu Jieyu who went to admire the moon with the emperor last night, why didn't she think about dancing to win the emperor's attention? Doesn't she know that this is what Xu Jieyu hates the most?

During this time, Lu Yuning also knew some well-known things in the palace in Chuxiu Palace, including the discord between Xu Jieyu and Wen Zhaoyi, and Wen Zhaoyi won the emperor's favor with a stunning dance.

It's just that Lu Rui also used dancing to seduce the emperor in front of Xu Jieyu last night, so it's no wonder that Xu Jieyu is so angry.

However, the emperor didn't say anything from beginning to end, which is a bit unpredictable, and I don't know if the emperor thinks that it doesn't matter if a little show girl lives or dies? Or do you think that Lu Rui disturbed her and Xu Jieyu's Yaxing who admired the moon, and Xu Jieyu punished her right?

Or does the emperor simply think that this year's show girls will run into the imperial garden twice in three days, either today there will be a chance encounter, or tomorrow will come to a chance encounter, which annoys him, just through Xu Jieyu's hand to beat these dishonest show girls?

Lu Yuning thought that after Lu Rui's incident this time, there should be a lot fewer people who go to the imperial garden to meet the emperor in the next period of time.

I have to say that Lu Yuning was not wrong at all, in the next period of time, the show girls in Chuxiu Palace were much more honest, and they all went back to their own rooms after learning the rules every day, even if they went out, they just walked in Chuxiu Palace, and there were basically few people who had the courage to go to the imperial garden.

And Mama Miao's speed was also very fast, and the next day, she moved Lu Rui outside the palace to recuperate on the grounds that Lu Rui was infected with the wind and cold and was afraid of infecting other show girls in Chuxiu Palace.

Lu Rui's exit from the palace means that she has completely lost her chance with this election.

When Lu Rui was moved out of the palace, it was when Lu Yuning and the others went to learn the rules, and by the time Lu Yuning and the others returned to the house, Lu Rui had already left.

Lu Yuning looked at Lu Rui's empty bed, thinking that she didn't know if Lu Rui regretted her previous choice now.

Although Lu Rui's appearance is not as amazing as Lu Yuning and Weng Qian, her appearance is actually top-notch in this batch of show girls, if she can honestly wait for the palace selection later, maybe she can be selected.

However, everyone has to be responsible for their own choices, and Lu Rui came to this point to blame herself for her own bad intentions from the beginning, wanting to snatch the opportunity to see the emperor from Lu Yuning.

Huanxi found an opportunity to meet Lu Yuning the day after Lu Rui's accident, and asked about what happened last night, "Fifth Miss, why did the show girl in the same house go to the Imperial Garden last night, but you didn't go?"

Lu Yuning had already thought of her words, she said: "I went, but I went late, Xu Jieyu was sending Lu Rui when I went, I thought it was inappropriate for me to show up again in that case, so I came back." ”

"As for why Lu Rui appeared in the Imperial Garden, I guess she happened to hear it when we were talking that day, so she wanted to get the emperor's attention before me."

There is no doubt about Lu Yuning's words, and Lu Yunyun of Xinyang Palace has no doubts.

However, this time again, Lu Yunyun also temporarily put aside the plan to let Lu Yuning emerge before the palace election.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it had been a month since Lu Yuning and her sisters entered the palace.

Lu Yuning was about to fall asleep lying on the bed that night, but Xu Lingyan's low voice suddenly sounded, "Sister Lu, are you asleep?" ”

Lu Yuning said softly: "Not yet, what's wrong?" ”

"Tomorrow is the time to decide where we want to stay, I can't sleep a little." Xu Lingyan said.

Lu Yuning was silent for a while and asked, "Do you really want to stay in the palace?" ”

Xu Lingyan shook his head and said: "Actually, it's okay to stay or not, I just wanted to enter the palace to take a look at the draft this time, and before I left home, my father told me that it was okay if I couldn't be selected, and if I couldn't be selected, I would just go home and get married." ”

Lu Yuning smiled, "In that case, what do you have to worry about?" ”

Xu Lingyan thought about it, so she also laughed, "Sister Lu is right, anyway, I have already seen the palace, even if there are no fifty people left tomorrow, I have nothing to regret, I'll go to sleep." ”

Xu Lingyan said that she fell asleep immediately, and after a while, Lu Yuning heard her snoring.

Lu Yuning shook her head, began to brew sleepiness again, and slowly fell asleep after a while.

When they got up in the morning, Lu Yuning and the others finished breakfast as usual and went to the largest hall in Chuxiu Palace, and in the anxious waiting of everyone, Mama Miao and the chief eunuch of Chuxiu Palace, Gao Chengren, and several other grandmothers and eunuchs walked in together, and Gao Gonggong was still holding a booklet in his hand.

"Today is the time to decide that you will stay, we have seen your performance these days, and those who read the name next can continue to stay in the palace to wait for the palace to be selected, as for those who have not read the name, you can go back to pack your things later, and someone will send you out of the palace after noon."

After saying it without any nonsense, Gonggong Gao glanced at everyone and said, "Now I'll start reading the name." ”

"Cui Ru of the Dingyuan General's Mansion, Chai Qian, the daughter of the county magistrate of Yongze County, Zhou Xuan, the daughter of the prefect of Runing Mansion, Lu Yuning of the Zhongyong Marquis' Mansion, Weng Qian, the Hanlin Bachelor's Mansion, ......"

Xu Lingyan stood beside Lu Yuning, and when she heard Gonggong Gao start to read her name, she began to be nervous again, although it didn't matter if she stayed or not, but seeing everyone nervous at this moment, she couldn't help but get nervous again.

Of course, not everyone is nervous, at least a few people like Lu Yuning and Weng Qian who are basically sure about entering the palace can't see the nervous state at all.