All the maids had different expressions on their faces, and they didn't speak for a long time, and the maid who opened her mouth earlier suddenly snorted coldly: "I only know one thing, when the maid is proud, when the maid is favored." Whether it's good or not depends on yourself, since you were born as a low-level slave, you can't change anything, you have to earn yourself the rest of your life. Her tone was resolute, and all the women bowed their heads and remained silent, but Zi Ning knew that their hearts had been touched.

Suddenly, I heard a mother-in-law say: "You unruly, you buzz when you can't see it, and you don't stop talking and listen to your aunt's lecture." ”

All the women hurriedly quieted down, and they all straightened their clothes and stood straight, with a happy look on their faces. Seeing their reactions, Ligu seemed to be very satisfied, nodded and said, "There are a lot of people here, but there are only ten women." I discussed with the grandmothers in the inner house just now, the woman should look good, have a soft temperament, be sensible and obedient, and be more refined in needlework. The palace and the Tang Mansion also chose ten each, and the people selected by our palace can't let them compare!"

When the maids heard that only ten people were selected, they suddenly became a little anxious, and looked at the people left and right vigilantly, lest they fall behind others. Zi Ning breathed a sigh of relief, now the injuries on her body have not healed, she looks sick, and her dress today is not appropriate, she herself is unwilling to choose, and ninety percent of them are going to be defeated.

But I don't know if Aunt Ligu will let her go, so I took a sneak peek and saw that Aunt Ligu didn't pay attention to her, so I was slightly relieved.

The women complained again, "Why only choose ten, can you choose more?" Zi Ning couldn't help but sigh secretly, this Ligu's method really worked, and a few words were even eliminated, so that they completely forgot about the death of the sign, and their minds were full of dreams of wearing silk and jade.

Turning his head left and right, he saw them raising their eyebrows one by one, eager to fight for favor immediately.

One of Luhuan's hands held Zi Ning tightly, and with coldness in his soft voice, he whispered: "Ning'er, I don't want to go to Su Mansion, what about you?"

Zi Ning's hands clenched and replied, "I won't go either." The two approached their shoulders and quietly held each other's hands, only to feel that each other's hands were cold and abnormal, and they held a handful of wet sweat.

"It's good to have you as a companion. Zi Ning felt a burst of comfort in her heart, "Green Ring, you are my only friend, let's take care of each other today and go to glory and disgrace together." ”

Luhuan nodded firmly and responded: "Ning'er, we have been friends all our lives and will always be sisters." The two of them glanced at each other, and there was a warm and soft smile in their eyes.

Mama Qing snorted and ordered, "Look at these filthy ghosts, what are they doing in a ball, quickly disperse, raise your head and let us see." Then he complained: "These undisciplined things, all of them are tired, and people are anxious and panicked." ”

The maids below hurriedly pushed and shoved, stood left and right, and tried their best to raise their faces, worried that the grandmothers would not be able to see. Someone secretly regretted it in his heart, and whispered to himself: "I knew that I should choose the concubine of Sufu, I should dress up well, this is good, I didn't even dress up the hairpin, how can I choose." ”

A maid was clever, taking advantage of people's inattention, quietly reached out to support her sideburns, put her hair in a bun, and reinserted the hairpin. When others saw her like this, they followed suit, and for a while the women gradually became agitated, chattering and chattering.

Ligu looked at them with a pair of slender eyes, suddenly snorted coldly, and shouted: "Look at the arrogance of these hooves, how can you know a little bit of rules!

The voice was sharp and hard, which frightened all the women and their faces turned white, and they all hurriedly lowered their heads.

Seeing that the audience was silent for a moment, Ligu's tense expression eased somewhat, and she relaxed her face slightly, and said: "Anyone who chooses a maid will be disciplined by Mama Qing and learn the rules honestly." If someone pulls out the tip and makes a thorn, even if we don't care, when we go to Master Su, we will beat the leg with a messy stick and blast it out to be a dirty slave prostitute for the inferior minions. ”

At the mention of the filthy slave prostitute, the faces of the women became even paler. The filthy slave prostitute is the lowest woman in the Great Jin Kingdom, and it is also the most feared curse in everyone's hearts.

Usually a woman who has made a big mistake has a degrading ink mark on her forehead, and she is both a female slave and a prostitute all her life, specializing in the lewd pleasure of low-class people outside the second gate of the house. Those men were accustomed to being poor slaves, who had no wives and daughters, and who did not treat dirty slaves and prostitutes as human beings, and acted recklessly, making her worse than death, but not allowing her to die.

Most of the lowest and filthy women in the world go out from among the concubines. They once had the dream of chasing prosperity and wealth, but they turned their heads and felt cold, and they just wanted to be lonely and lonely for life, but they couldn't do it.

Ligu's voice was high-pitched and undulating, and everyone listened quietly, dyed by her compelling momentum. Zi Ning's brain was numb, and she was even more empathetic to what happened to her daughter. I don't know what Lord Su of the first clan of the Great Jin Dynasty looks like, she secretly guesses that she must be arrogant and domineering, cunning and obscene, and there is always a cruel and arrogant smile on the corner of her mouth.

Suddenly, my back was like a thorn, and I felt a chill.

Choosing a concubine is like a lively scene, and there are acting roles in the excitement, but Zining is a person who has no intention of watching the play. I thought to myself, the maid is a bird in a cage, and she pecks at the yellow sorghum rice fed by her master for a living. Twittering, Bo people laughing, feathers and colorful wings, just for Jun Dancing. But this gentleman may not take a look at it, he has nothing to do, and when the feathers of the birds are sparse and the color is dark, he will become a self-pity ** in the cage by the corridor.

This is not the day she wants to live, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and she couldn't help but shake her head secretly, the fate of being an inferior maid is like this, this time she can't choose a concubine, but there is a next time and another time. The bad luck is never-ending, and if she does not escape from the cage of this high-walled compound, no matter where she goes in this life, she will be a bird in a cage.

Looking at the high bluestone wall behind the eaves, she felt even more desolate and desperate, where did she want to escape, even if she became a bird with wings at this moment, she couldn't fly out.

At this time, a mother-in-law came in from outside the weeping flower gate, walked forward with a fat belly, saluted Ligu, and said: "The prince sent someone to spread the word, and the ten maidens in the palace were selected, and they learned the rules from the palace grandmother in the past two days, and they all looked neat." What the prince means is that when we choose a maid in our house, we must choose the one with the best appearance and figure, and only send it if you are finely dressed, don't neglect Lord Su. ”

Everyone's eyes looked at Ligu, and when they saw her frowning and bowing her head, she didn't know what was going on in her heart. The woman squeezed out a smile on her face, and said slowly: "The prince also said that this trip is difficult for Ligu, and the rough maids who are selected from outside the second gate must not be easy to pick out the ones with good looks." Although the eldest maids in the inner mansion are good-looking and understand some rules, the eldest princess is not allowed to come. After a pause, he smiled again: "Such an errand has made Aunt Ligu hard." ”

Ligu stirred the heat from the mouth of the cup with the lid of the teacup, nodded, smiled and said, "It's hard work, just put more effort into it." Please rest assured, although these rough-headed and rough-faced maids don't like it, they can barely get into the eye if they choose to pick up and train well. It's just that the people we chose are difficult to compare with those in the Tang Mansion, I heard that all of them came out of the big girl, and they went to the music hall to learn to sing small songs. Two groups of people stand together, and they will go down when they land!"

The mother-in-law replied in a sneering manner, Ligu was the first proud person in front of the prince, if it weren't for the eldest princess marrying into the palace, she would have climbed to the status of a concubine. Although she is only an aunt in charge now, her status is different from that of other slaves, and no one in the palace dares to offend her.

After a few more gossips, the woman laughed and withdrew. Ligu put down the teacup, swept out a pair of eyes, and reached out to the maids, "The one in red comes out." Then a mother-in-law walked into the crowd, pulled out the maid in the spot, and went to stand sideways.

After picking out the four outstanding ones, Ligu suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Zi Ning and Lu Huan, "You two come out." ”

Zi Ning trembled, and immediately a mother-in-law came up, pulled her and the green ring out, and dragged them to the open space on the side. Aunt Li looked up and down, snorted, and said, "Strange Dao looked familiar just now, it turned out to be this cooking girl, but she looked good." Let's choose for Master Su, even if you can't serve tea and pour water, you can be a foot stove in winter and warm your feet for adults. ”

There are a few mothers-in-law next to her who know the inside story, Zi Ning has offended Ligu, and by choosing a concubine, she will definitely not miss the opportunity to take revenge. They all looked at Zi Ning with pity, thinking to themselves, if they provoked Ligu, this girl's life would be ruined.

As soon as Ligu's words fell, Zi Ning's face suddenly turned red, her chest was blocked, and she thought, "Damn, who wants to be a foot stove for Master Su!" Knowing that Ligu deliberately humiliated her in front of everyone, but there was nothing she could do. After thinking for a moment, he took a step forward and said: "There is something to tell my aunt, my injuries have not healed, and Luhuan has suffered from coughing and asthma since childhood. ”

Luhuan lifted the skirt with both hands, walked out cautiously, stood side by side with Zi Ning, looked at Ligu with a pair of flashing eyes, and said a little timidly: "The slave and Zi Ning have been weak since they were children, they don't know how to do needlework and embroidery, and they can't do laundry and cleaning, so they only burn the fire and wash vegetables in the big dining room for a few years. chose to be a concubine, only wasting food in vain, which made Lord Su angry......"

She is thin and weak, and when she says something, the words are clear, and there is a lot of rigidity in her delicateness.

When all the women heard this, they all stared at Zi Ning and Lu Huan with wide eyes, as if they saw two monsters. This is obviously an opportunity to climb high branches, but they said that they would withdraw from the election! Where is there such a confused woman, who has missed a good opportunity, and it is too late to regret it.

But after retiring these two people, there will be less competition, and the women can't help but be happy in their hearts, seeing Zining's appearance in this group of maids, with a little grooming, she will become a stunning beauty like a flower. The green ring is weak and timid, but he is also fair-skinned, shy and lovely, and he is also a beautiful embryo, so it is best for the two of them to withdraw from the election, so that others will have more opportunities.

A soft-looking maid nodded again and again, and responded, "Auntie, Luhuan is telling the truth." She and Zi Ning came out of the dining room, the girl who cooked and did chores, she had never served her master closely, if something went wrong, it would make Master Su think that our palace deliberately chose to send him on a bad day. ”

Another maid also chimed in: "Zi Ning was just whipped a few days ago, and now her injuries are not healed, and she is covered with scars. If Lord Su sees a scar, he will not be pleased. ”

A group of maids nodded and exchanged heads with each other, "That's it, that's it, how can our palace choose some ones with scars and coughing and wheezing!" ————