Chunman Palace

Chapter 1
In the spring of the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, because the number of heirs of the emperor was weak, which was the foundation of the country, he ordered all the prefectures and counties in the world to recruit beautiful women and enrich the harem.

On the day of the general election, the white fish were red and black, and the clear light shone directly into the long road of the palace gate. There was no variegated color in the blue sky, just like a blue jade belt.

Outside the Shenwu Gate, all the beautiful women entered in a long line in an orderly manner.

The red walls and green tiles in the palace are beautiful, the golden glazed roof refracted by the warm sun, and the Bei Que Pearl Palace lead to infinite beautiful reverie.Among the show girls, one show girl hurriedly followed the long line from behind, then lowered her head deeply, looking a little reserved.

She was originally the second daughter of the county magistrate of Hexing County. Her father, Lin Yinan, had not been promoted for many years. Hearing that someone sent her to the palace, she was favored by the sage, and the official position was promoted, so he was greedy and sent her to the palace.

When Father Lin told Lin Qingyu the news, she was terrified.

She rarely travels, let alone go to the capital this time.

Thinking that she might never return home this time, she wrote to her married eldest sister, hoping to see her sister again before parting.

When Lin Xuanyin rushed to Lin's mansion, Lin Qingyu was already on the way to the capital, so Lin Xuanyin sold off all the dowry that Lin's mother had left for the two of them before she died, and entrusted someone to send it to Lin Qingyu.

On Beijing Road, Lin Qingyu received a bag of silver and a letter written by Lin Xuanyin, which contained only two sentences: "I don't want wealth, I just want peace."

Just...are you safe?

She slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and her mind flashed back to the days when her elder sister picked peach branches and made sachets with her before she got married. She had very little memory of Lin Mu, and she always followed Lin Xuanyin when she was a child. , disappeared, she would cry, no matter how coaxed it was not good.

Lin Xuanyin once held her hand on the street and asked her, "Qingyu, why do you like following me so much?"

At that time, she was holding candied haws, lowered her head and blushed, and said in a soft voice: "As long as my eldest sister is here, I feel at ease."

It's a pity that time flies, the beauty that used to be beautiful, but now, it's just a luxury.

As soon as she entered the palace gate today, facing such a huge crowd, she felt uneasy and felt a little dizzy when she saw the crowd, so she just lowered her head and followed closely behind the long queue.

All the beautiful girls passed the Shunzhen Gate, and a group of people were called to go to the palace selection, and she and the rest of the beautiful girls first went to Piange to rest.

Suddenly, the beautiful woman in front of her turned around, and she walked forward, the soles of her feet "clicked" as if stepping on crushed stones, she lowered her eyes in a little doubt, and slowly raised her feet, there was a square bright silk veil under her feet.

She bent down and spread the veil, and found that there was still a white jade hairpin inside, which had been broken into several pieces.

"Ah...!" She gasped suddenly, her breath trembling slightly.

Not to mention the jade hairpin, just this silk handkerchief embroidered with the pattern of "lotus with stamens" is more than worth the bag of silver on her body.

Her voice was extremely soft, but it also attracted many beautiful girls to stop and turn their heads.

One of the beautiful girls focused her eyes on this side, and approached muttering: "This is...?" She snatched the handkerchief wrapped with the jade hairpin, frowned and gave Lin Qingyu a look, then stretched her hand. The voice shouted backwards: "Sister Mu! Sister Mu——"

Lin Qingyu panicked immediately, thinking about the value of these things, she simply lost money and said to her, "I-I'm sorry, sister, I didn't mean to..."

The show girl turned her head in disbelief, her eyes were full of disdain: "What are you doing apologizing to me, you broke something that my sister admires."

"This... is... Qingyu didn't look carefully..." She didn't know how to place her hands, and suddenly remembered something, touched the bag of silver in her sleeve, entangled her hands in the sleeve for a long time before making up her mind and said: "I, I have money here."

This remark angered the beautiful girl: "I am the daughter of the leader of Yizhou, who do you look down on!" She walked quickly to Lin Qingyu, glanced at it from the corner of her eyes disdainfully, raised her head to make a sarcastic sarcasm Said: "I often embroider, but I don't lack your gold and silver!"

"It's all Qingyu's fault. Although I don't have enough money now, I will double the compensation to my sisters in the future. Please calm down." Lin Qingyu timidly lowered her head and apologized, her eyes were slightly red with tears, and even her voice was trembling. With a slight cry, she looked weak and pitiful.

Chang Xiuru said to her impatiently: "Who are you pretending to be pitiful here?" Then she turned her head to one side and continued to call: "Sister Mu, are you here?"

"Sister, this money..." Lin Qingyu carefully took out the bag of money, seeing that Chang Xiuru didn't even look at it, she took it back silently.

Lin Qingyu felt countless pairs of eyes piercing her body like knives, and her back was throbbing with numbness.

The surrounding air seemed to be frozen, frighteningly cold.

"Xiuru? What did you call me?" At this moment, a soft female voice broke the deadlock.

I saw a beautiful girl coming from among the gorgeously blooming rose flowers. The white plum, blue sky and cloud clothes on her body complemented the rose bushes. , looking simple and elegant, obsidian-like pupils danced lightly in the eye sockets, and looked at the handkerchief with a slight frown.

She looked at the handkerchief in a daze for a long time, then slowly shook her head and said, "Forget it, it's just an old thing."

"But this is your favorite handkerchief, Sister Mu, and this hairpin, how can you let it go like this." She turned her head and saw the beautiful girl still looking dull, and grabbed the beautiful girl angrily. Then he walked towards Mu's side with his arms, "Go and apologize to Sister Mu!"

Chang Xiuru's hands were as unceremonious as if they were grabbing something dead. Lin Qingyu felt a pain in his wrist, and it was useless to struggle a few times. He staggered a few steps forward and almost fell to the ground.

Someone whispered beside him: "This man is really unlucky, he even offended Mu Pingting, the eldest lady of Taifu's residence."

When Lin Qingyu heard this, her face turned pale.

Chang Xiuru still dragged her forward: "Why are you in a daze, hurry up, don't you want to let it go?"

"Xiuru?" Mu Pingting was slightly startled, walked to the two of them and patted Chang Xiuru's arm off, leaned slightly and said to Lin Qingyu, "Sister Chang is ignorant, I will apologize to this sister on her behalf."

Chang Xiuru said a little indignantly: "Sister Mu, why are you being so polite to her!"

Mu Pingting thought to herself, the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager are very interested in today's general election, if they make a big deal out of it and offend Longyan, it will be a small loss.

So she met Chang Xiuru's eyes with some seriousness, and signaled Chang Xiuru to stop talking.

"Sister Mu, you?" Seeing that she was so inclined towards Lin Qingyu, Chang Xiuru didn't want to get angry again. Although she was puzzled, she just gave Lin Qingyu a cold "hum" and left.

Lin Qingyu shook her head in a panic and said, "No, no, it's okay, I stepped on my sister's handkerchief and jade hairpin first."

Mu Pingting put away the broken jade hairpin, unfolded the handkerchief and took a closer look, then raised her head and smiled lightly: "It should have fallen there, I don't know how long it has been, no wonder... my sister's boudoir What's your name?" She turned her eyes slightly and landed on Lin Qingyu.

"Hello, Sister Mu, my name is Lin Qingyu." From somewhere, Lin Qingyu smelled the scent of Angelica dahurica.

"Qingyu, that's an elegant name. By the way, you can call me Sister Mu just like Xiuru." After she finished speaking, she took off a slightly wider green jade bracelet and put it on Lin Qingyu's wrist, just to cover her Going to those finger marks, he said again: "This is an apology for what happened just now."

Lin Qingyu hurriedly took off the bracelet and returned it to her, "Sister Mu...how dare Qingyu accept such a precious gift."

Mu Pingting only lightly pressed her hand and said: "My sister's skin is as thick as fat, and this emerald jade bracelet can make her complexion more visible. If it weren't for this, the spring is beautiful today, and the "red plums and white snow" on my sister's wrist, I'm afraid it would be in front of the hall." hinder."

Lin Qingyu was moved when she heard the words, and nodded repeatedly with red eyes: "Thank you, sister Mu." When she lowered her head, she found a cloud pattern sachet tied around Mu Pingting's waist, and the scent of Angelica dahurica should be coming from it .

Mu Pingting smiled softly: "Okay, the hall selection will start later, sister, find a place to rest and refresh yourself."

Lin Qingyu found a corner to stay, took a cup of hot tea and drank half of it, and then he was relieved from the fear just now.

After this turmoil, Lin Qingyu's heart was still ups and downs. He was already cautious enough, but Bai Miyi escaped such a mistake. Fortunately, Mu Pingting met today was a good friend. A person like Xiuru, who will also be a concubine in the future, will run into walls everywhere.

Thinking of this, Lin Qingyu heaved a long sigh, and wanted to wipe the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, but when he lowered his head, he realized that he had unknowingly squeezed the handkerchief tightly just now, and his palms were bruised from nails.

Lin's father just likes her to be cautious and proper, but she is too careful, which makes things worse.

Although there are many intrigues in the dark in the harem, if it is really put on the bright side, it will be bloody, and I am afraid that she will be afraid of death before she gets involved in it.

Lin Qingyu stood up and looked back at the palace road when she came here. The red light was shining obliquely, and it was charming. She had walked so far and so long, but now she was worried about the future, and she was not too cowardly.

Yes, we have come to this point, nothing more than being kept and discarded, there is nothing to worry about.

"Elder Sister... Don't worry, Qingyu won't make mistakes." She raised her eyes to look at the sky, the clouds were bright, and the faint light scattered into her pair of firm eyes, giving birth to broken splendor.

(End of this chapter)