The sun is like fire, and the flowers are blooming.

It's a good time for the draft.

As soon as the news came out, the court was excited, and everyone was busy, and they wanted to send their daughters into the palace with gifts from their daughters.

The ladies of various families were also eager to try and bought clothes, jewelry and clothes.

Shen Qu's shop made a lot of money steadily.

In this world, if someone likes to be bland, there must be someone who wants to be prosperous, prosperous, and then help the family to shine on the lintel, this is the battlefield of the ladies, not inferior to the officialdom of the men.

The bitterness and joy in it are known only to oneself.

Shen Qu took the selected list and asked, "Are these all chosen by His Majesty?" ”

The little eunuch replied: "No, Your Majesty didn't even look at it, only said that let Lord Chen take the lead, just choose a few." ”

The little eunuch submitted a list of selected candidates, as well as portraits.

"There are six people in total, but it's not too many." Shen Qu nodded, "Lord Chen is thoughtful, not only taking care of the big families, but also folk and foreign women. ”

Zelan pouted: "How can the mother still be very satisfied, what is there to praise about this." ”

Shen was stunned for a moment, looked back at her, and saw her pouting with an unhappy look, and said with a smile: "Why are you more unhappy than me." ”

Zelan said, "This is the person who came to rob the mother of her favor, how can the mother still have the heart to take a closer look." ”

Shen said: "If Your Majesty has grace, others can't snatch it." If not, it's useless to drive them all away. ”

The little eunuch knelt down and hurriedly echoed: "Niangniang is smart and thinks thoroughly, that's exactly what happened." ”

Shen Qu smiled: "You don't have to rush to flatter, this palace is not generous, if you get stingy one day, wouldn't you be sorry for your words." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The mother is kind-hearted, and this is going to torment the slave." The slave is not talented, and he has taken a look at the files of these ladies twice, so it is better for the slave to report to the mother. ”

Shen did say okay, "Then you can talk about it." ”

The little eunuch is not very old, and he looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old, but his speech is clever:

"The first lady, Abu Zai, the sister of the King of the Tadan Khan, is eighteen years old, and has a bold and cheerful temperament, but she doesn't read much and likes to ride horses."

Shen Qu nodded, the age of the front was recorded in the case file, and the character and characteristics of the back were the homework that this little eunuch did in private.

She was born in a merchant family, and there are thousands of people under her hands to manage the shop, which one is attentive and which one is lazy, she can clearly understand at a glance that this little eunuch is a attentive person.

"The second lady of the Cheng family, his father Cheng Zhidong was named the Marquis of Ping'an, and he is the cousin of His Majesty today, at the age of seventeen. Full of poetry and books, she was once known as a talented woman in the capital, with a quiet personality, quiet and quiet, quiet but extremely intelligent and sensible. ”

Shen Qu nodded, and Zelan said quietly: "Reasonable people will not wade into this troubled water." ”

Shen did say otherwise, "They may also be involuntarily." ”

"The third Xia Chunlan, from the people, her parents are farmers, her family has a thin field, and she is sixteen years old." The little eunuch looked at Shen Qu and added: "This Xia Chunlan has a bit of the charm of the queen's mother, and I thought that Lord Chen also liked it, so I chose to come in." ”

Shen did pick up the portrait and look at it, and carefully tasted that it did have three points of charm, Zelan said: "Look, it's far worse than Niangniang." ”

The little eunuch said, "Being able to get one-ten-thousandth of my mother is already a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes." ”

Shen Qu smiled and motioned for him to continue.

"The fourth daughter of Su Jun, a scholar of Mandarin Temple, Su Wan, is eighteen years old. This woman is quiet and atmospheric, the country is fragrant, and she is indeed a beauty. ”

Shen did look at the portrait, and his charm was indeed extraordinary.

"The fifth, the sister of Zhenwu General Chen Naiping, Chen Yirong, is sixteen years old. This is a heroine among women, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, handsome and chic, and when she sees it, she knows what it means to be a woman who does not let her eyebrows go. ”

Shen Qu smiled: "Then I really want to see it." ”

"Sixth, the daughter of Sun Maocai, the head of the household, Sun Xiaoxiao, is seventeen years old. Because Sun Maocai is an old woman, and she is a young girl, she is deeply loved by the whole family, this woman is lively and smart, and she is very cute. ”

"Well, that's good." Shen did praise, "You are a person with a heart, where are they now?" ”

"Back to the mother, the ladies are waiting outside the hall, if the mother happens to be free, they will see each other, if they are not free, there will be another day." The little eunuch's words were tactful and thoughtful.

Shen said: "Since you are here, please come in." ”

He turned his head and ordered: "Zelan, go to the small kitchen and get some snacks I have made myself to entertain the ladies." ”

The little eunuch was pleasantly surprised: "Niangniang is really extraordinary, if they know that they are entertained by the dim sum made by Niangniang herself, they must be overjoyed." ”

After saying that, he bowed and went down to invite someone.

Zelan came in with snacks and said, "Do you really want to entertain them with these pastries, you don't need to ......?"

"Zeeland." Shen did glance at the door and found that no one had come over, so he said: "I naturally know that you are dedicated to me, but you can't lose the etiquette you should have, calm down in everything, don't mess up, and it's not a problem that can't be solved." ”

"It's all that flamboyant little eunuch, I don't look at him with a heart for his mother." Zeeland complained.

"You're smart." Shen Qu looked out of the door and said thoughtfully: "Knowing this, we should be more cautious in our words and deeds, and not teach others to hold the wrong place, the head in this palace is not entirely our own at the moment, take your time, everything will be fine." ”

Zeeland nodded silently, knowing in his heart.

After a while, the little eunuch led a few ladies to come slowly.

Under the sun, the skirt is flying, fluttering like a fairy, the orange, red, yellow and green dress and the bright hairpin ring head, coupled with the face of the sky and the country, it is really impossible to take your eyes off.

Shen Qu sighed in his heart: In the end, he is young, and it is indeed pleasing to the eye.

After everyone knelt down according to the bow, Shen Qu let them sit down, served tea and snacks, and rewarded the sharp-toothed little eunuch in front of them, and the little eunuch withdrew.

"Sisters, don't be polite, don't be scared by the rules when you first enter the palace, just as usual." Shen did smile heartily.

"Yes." Everyone agreed in unison.

Shen did take a closer look, indeed, people are even more beautiful than in the painting.

For Shen Qu's gaze, the six people showed different attitudes.

Abu Zai was very outgoing, met Shen Qu's gaze, and looked at her with a smile. Cheng Yanyan followed the rules, couldn't look at the queen, and sat upright, but was a little restrained.

Xia Chunlan is the most ignorant, perhaps because she was selected by the people, and she is also young, so she is curious about everything.

The other three noble ladies have their own pride, and Chen Yirong, the sister of General Zhenwu, sat up straight, and she was really heroic.

Sun Maocai's youngest daughter is very fond of pastries and eats them very sweetly.

Only when she was in college, Su Jun's daughter Su Wan looked a little ambitious to try.

"I don't know what your sisters like to do on weekdays." Shen did open the topic.

"I like horseback riding, I grew up on the grassland, and I'm afraid I won't be able to ride horses anymore when I come here." Abu Dha'i looked frustrated.

Shen said no, "If the princess likes it, then she will ride a horse in the imperial garden." ”

"Really." Abu Dha'i was overjoyed.

Shen Qu nodded.

"Mother is really kind." Chen Yirong said, "I can't let go of horseback riding in the Royal Garden, I don't care, I'm not afraid of everyone laughing, I like to read books on weekdays." ”

Someone hid his face and smiled shyly.

Originally, the military generals did not pay attention to reading, but Chen Yirong's preferences were very down-to-earth.

Shen did stroke his palm, "This is very good, the eldest princess Li Le, she loves to read the book the most, the palace once gave her a lot of things that can't be bought on the market, and now the eldest princess has to serve the newborn little county lord every day, and I'm afraid I can't take time to look at those, so I'll order someone to get it for you another day." ”

Chen Yirong was flattered and thanked with a smile.

"Sister Chen is really lucky, and she will be favored by her mother as soon as she comes." It was Sun Xiaoxiao who spoke, "I don't particularly like anything, do you like to eat, I like to eat all kinds of pastries and fruits at home, but the dim sum here is really delicious, and I just heard the little eunuch say that it was all made by Niangniang herself?" ”

Shen Cheng said, "I like to cook some at home on weekdays, and you can eat it well." ”

Everyone nodded and praised: "It's delicious." ”

Everyone was gossiping, and the topic of tasting pastries for a while made the atmosphere in the hall lively.

"Sister Cheng, what books do you usually like to read?" Shen Qu took the initiative to ask Cheng Yanyan.

This is the daughter of Ping'an Hou and Li Luansong's cousin.

Cheng Yanyan got up and saluted: "Back to Niangniang's words, the courtiers read everything on weekdays, I heard that the mothers are good at medicine and write good articles, and the courtiers want to ask the mothers what books they read on weekdays." ”

Everyone looked at Shen Qu, this Royal Highness of the Queen, from Zai Fu to the common people, knew that she had long heard of Niangniang's great achievements and outstanding talents, and everyone was very envious.

Shen said: "I don't have any qualitative character, but I read everything, and I like to read a little bit of any book." ”

Cheng Yanyan nodded: "Only by reading a lot of books can we learn from the strengths of others." ”

Su Wan asked: "The courtiers see that Niangniang is beautiful and white-skinned, and dare to ask Niangniang what skin care she uses on weekdays and how she raises it." ”

This is the favorite topic of the daughters of the boudoir, and now that someone asks it, everyone looks at Shen Qu with wide eyes.

Shen Qu subconsciously touched his face, pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "I really don't know how to answer when you ask me this, there is no fixed rouge gouache on weekdays, there are all kinds of at home, but there is one that I have used since I was a child." ”

"What is it?"

"Pearl powder." Shen said: "The pearl powder of Tongmaochang is a natural pearl, it is absolutely genuine, it is my own shop, if the ladies like it, ask someone to pack it and try it." ”

"How do you use it?" Someone asked again.

"Smear, drink, you can do it." Shen said: "I want to think about it, only this one has been used for twenty years without interruption. ”

Everyone nodded, as if they had received a treasure.

As soon as this kind of topic was opened, they narrowed the distance between each other, and someone asked Shen Qu: What kind of lipstick is used, and the color is so good-looking; what kind of material are the clothes worn? What kind of tea do you drink on weekdays, and what do you like to eat and drink......

The atmosphere suddenly became lively, like a family of sisters, until they had dinner together.

During this period, Li Luansong came twice to find Shen Qu, but when he heard that the show girls and ladies were there, he was scared away.

It was the first day of the draft, and he had to stay in the study.

Because, the show girls really like the queen so much, like the eldest sister in the family, she answers all questions, is patient and gentle, and knows everything in heaven and earth, no matter who she can talk to.

Shen Qu himself was also surprised, he didn't expect to be so interesting with everyone, so he simply stroked his palm and decided: "Let's stay here today, let's have a good chat." ”