Chapter 91: Draft

The fourth day of February is a happy day for the zodiac, and everything is fine.
The triennial draft officially begins.
The candidate show girl has passed the qualification review and identity check of the Ministry of Gifts.
The contents of the review are mainly family history, the most important of which are: the title of father and ancestors, official positions, fame, and status of the family, while excluding women who are in the period of filial piety or have other special circumstances.
On the day of the start of the draft, the candidate showgirls were sent to Xuanwumen by the family. The medical officers of the Taiyuan Hospital first looked at the showgirls and eliminated those who might be sick.
After passing the level of Taiyi, the palace ladies and nuns served the show girls to change clothes and put on uniforms and uniforms. Of course, this is actually a search and test in disguise ...
After the first pass, the show girl entered the harem from Anshun Gate and went to Yuxiu Palace to participate in the re-election.
The check was presided over by the queen, excluding those who were too ugly, too fat or too thin, too tall or too short, or had other major problems.
The girls who have passed the re-election will live in Yuxiu Palace for one month and learn the etiquette system in the palace.
The female officials and concubines in the palace will take the opportunity to examine their temper, temperament, and whether they have bad problems such as talking in the sleep, grinding their teeth, or snoring.
The three elections were co-chaired by the emperor and queen.
If the emperor is not interested in participating, he can also hand it over to the emperor.
In the multiple and third elections, high concubines in the harem are often invited to watch the ceremony.
This year's draft, Queen Wei actually invited Yong Ruo to watch the rites of re-election.
Yong Ruo sighed and wanted to see his love rivals, so he dressed up and took a few court ladies to observe the ceremony.
When you walked into Yuxiu Palace, you saw about a hundred teenage girls standing in rows in the courtyard, slender and neat.
In the main hall of Yuxiu Palace, the queen sits high, leaving Yong Ruo a place on her left.
After Yong Ruo stepped forward to see the ceremony, he sat down on that chair.
Together, there were several high-ranking concubines in the palace.
They looked at Yong Ruo for a moment, exchanged a wink with each other, and there was a vague admiration on their faces. When they were young, under the same circumstances, they couldn't be so calm.
Empress Wei said to Yong Ruo, "You have something to say later, although you can say it directly, don't hide it."
Yong Ruo smiled slightly, and bowed slightly to the Empress Wei: "Thank you Niangniang for your love. If there is something in your body, you will definitely say it."
The selected showgirls wear uniform hair styles, wear uniform clothes, and enter groups of five in order.
Please An Shi, they should report their father's official position, their age and name, and let the queen hear their voices and understand their conversation.
If the queen is interested in a certain showgirl and asks a question, the person to be questioned must answer concisely and clearly.
The Queen Queen was very tolerant and sympathetic to the chosen show girl.
For those who are too nervous to talk or stutter, or the voice is too low, and the answer is not clear, she is not displeased or displeased, often soothing two sentences in gentle words, no major problems make people pass.
In the fourth group of show girls, the middle one was born very beautiful.
It was her turn, and she took the first two steps according to the rules, saluting the queen: "My maid, Zhou Mingrou, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, Zhou Shuncai, fifteen years old, and met the queen mother." The voice was very clear, and the words were very clear.
"Look up and let this palace look." Queen Wei said to Zhou Mingrou.
Zhou Mingrou looked up and looked up according to etiquette, so that Queen Wei could see her face.
Yong Ruode admits: By the standards of this era, Zhou Mingrou is indeed a beauty.
A goose egg face, a cherry mouth; straight and round nose, fair and delicate skin. Although her eyes were down and she could not see her eye shape accurately, she could see that her eyes were large.
"It looks like Zhou Zheng, and he behaves with dignity." Queen Wei praised her, and her eyes fell on Yong Ruo. "What does Mei Qing think?"
Yong Ruo thought: What is it about me? She tried to restrain her discomfort as much as possible, and said to the queen, "The damsel is right."
Empress Wei looked at her with a smile: "Just one sentence? Nothing else?"
The lively concubines also looked at Yong Ruo with a smile on their faces.
"No," Yong Ruo said briefly.
On such occasions, under such circumstances, she didn't want to say anything good about Zhou Mingrou, and there was no need to "suppress" Zhou Mingrou, so it was better to remain silent.
The Queen Queen saw her this way, and it was no longer difficult for her, and she commanded: "Stay."
Zhou Mingrou bowed and stepped back, without any difference in every move.
After watching the two groups of show girls again, Yong Ruo saw an acquaintance: Feng Liang's cousin Liu Yuzhuang.
By the way, cousin Liu gave filial piety at the end of last year. Although Liu Yuzhuang ’s father has passed away, her identity is still there, and she is also of the right age to qualify for the draft.
After Liu Yuzhuang salutes, Queen Wei asks Yong Ruo again: "This Liu Yuzhuang, Mei Qing know?"
Yong Ruo nodded slightly: "Confirmation. When I was in the Prince's Mansion before, I had seen Girl Liu many times."
"How are you getting along?"
"Girl Liu has to keep filial piety, and she has to serve the prince, without deep friendship."
After seeing her asking a question and answering a question, Queen Wei sighed slightly without saying a word. She said nothing more, but left Liu Yuzhuang.
When Liu Yuzhuang heard Yong Ruo's voice, Ben was a little nervous, afraid that she might get in the way and prevent herself from entering the palace. When she heard that the queen had left herself, she secretly relieved and bowed back.
After Liu Yuzhuang, Queen Wei never asked Yong Ruo anything.
Until the end of the re-election, after setting up a list for observation in the palace, she stood up and said to Yong Ruo: "Mei Qing, come and help me!"
Yong Ruo promised, came forward and supported the Queen's arm, out of Yuxiu Palace together.
Queen Wei was not in a hurry to return to the Kunde Palace, but sent those concubines who were so busy to go to the Royal Garden with Yong Ruo.
When I arrived at the Royal Garden, I picked up a rather beautiful pavilion and sat down. The Emperor Wei waved and let the people around him recede, and said to Yong Ruo: "Mei Qing is always smart. I know I called you to Yuqing today. Palace, for what? "
"I never thought about this problem."
"Have you never thought, or did you dare not think?" Empress Wei glanced at Yong Ruo with a smile on the corner of her mouth.
Yong Ruomu said: "Everyone!"
Queen Wei pointedly said: "If you have no far-sightedness, you will have near-term worry. What does this draft mean to you? Doesn't Mei Qing understand?"
Yong Ruo thought: Of course I understand. In this draft, the emperor will definitely appoint Feng Liao as his wife and increase his sister-in-law. This spoiled good day has entered the countdown.
She took a deep breath and said very slowly: "Out of position, not in charge of politics. She is just a good man from the East Palace, so she can't talk about the matter, so as to avoid offending any noble person, it will be difficult to get along in the future. . "
In her heart, there was an astringency that was difficult to suppress, and it was difficult to maintain a calm tone.
Queen Wei turned her head to look at her again, and stopped talking.
After a while, she sighed slightly, and stretched out her hands and pinched Yongruo: "Your concerns are justified. But there are some things you must think about first, or you will have to suffer in the future.
"There were so many people just now that you didn't say a word. At this time, there is no one else. If you don't take me as an outsider, you might as well tell me the truth. Among the show girls today, do you prefer , Or dislike it? "
Yong Ruo looked at the queen with a little surprise, thinking: What does the queen mean to her? Do you still want to use her affection to determine the future of those showgirls?
Why did Queen Queen give her face like this? A few thoughts flashed quickly in her mind, and then she wondered a little wonder: Does the emperor still want to break the portal's views, and make her a princess?
The thought flashed by, giving her an extremely unexpected surprise.
But in a flash, the rationality in her bones quickly rose, and this was a surprise.
What if she became a princess?
The emperor gave her such extraordinary "grace" and "decentness", and she would definitely have extraordinary demands on her.
If she wants to meet the emperor's requirements, she will have to struggle in the sorrows of "good wives" and "excellent queens" in the second half of her life, and she will be tortured and toiled. Why bother?
And if she fails to meet those requirements, she will be more desolate than being a princess. For example: Cold Palace, or Pratt and Whitney.
She didn't want to take the "grace" of the emperor-if there was such a grace.
However, the queen Wei has already spoken about this, and she will be a little ignorant if she pretends to be stupid.
After thinking about it, Yong Ruo said, "Since the mother is so compassionate, she is blunt.
"Although the girl Liu Yuzhuang is a cousin of the prince, the prince did not like the girl Liu. When she was in the Prince's Palace, the prince was very cold to the girl Liu. Please consider this when the maiden decides where the girl will go.
"As for the others, I just met one side and didn't dare to comment rashly."
The Queen of Queens couldn't say more. Although she could see that the emperor meant Yong Li to be the concubine, perhaps as long as Yong and the few were actively fighting for it, it would be possible to achieve it, but she couldn't make it too clear.
Some things still depend on good fortune!
After the primaries, the show girls studied etiquette in Yuxiu Palace.
Yong Ruo did not take a step in Yuxiu Palace, nor did he arrange to go to Yuxiu Palace to inquire, of course, he would not fight against, suppress, or lift up.
Huarou remained silent.
Yu Jing was deeply worried, and several times she wanted to mention the story of Xiu Nu, and asked her own charter.
Ke Yongruo didn't match her stubble at all, only practiced painting daily without any problem, and touched the donkey that had been transferred to the East Palace every few days, as if the draft did not exist.
One day, Yu Jingshi couldn't help but said to Yong Ruo, who was buried in his paintings, "Master, it is wrong to cover your ears and steal the bell."
Yong Ruo smiled, and only returned her a sentence: "It is even more tragic to ignite a fire."
Yu Jing was so speechless that she was just speechless, but just went out.
As soon as she went out, a little came to report, and a maid in Yuxiu Palace asked for an interview.
Yong Ruo paused for a moment and asked, "What's up with her?"
"The maid said: The prince's cousin, Miss Liu, asked her to send a message. Girl Liu wanted to see Liangzhu and said that she had something very important to tell Liangzhu and the Prince.
Yong Ruo thought about it and continued to paint. Huaruo was instructed in her mouth: "Call her over!"