Chunman Palace

Chapter 2

After half a day, the red glow of the setting sun had reached the eaves. Lin Qingyu finally heard the eunuch read his name, hurriedly adjusted his appearance, got up and followed behind.

Bypassing the red beams and pillars and stepping on the light bluestone bricks, a quiet and elegant fragrance wafts out from the sandalwood stove, which makes people feel refreshed. On the chair, no expression can be seen.

The last item in the selection of show girls is the palace selection.

The eunuch led them to prostrate, and then shouted in a shrill voice, "Li Qinxiang, the daughter of Admiral Li Tianyou of the South Gate, is sixteen years old."

A beautiful girl stepped forward to salute upon hearing the words, a water-green streamer dress reflected light like ripples in the water, and her head full of pearls and emeralds swayed with her figure, making a soft sound, luxurious and beautiful.

"My daughter, Li Qinxiang, visits the emperor and the empress dowager. May the emperor be healthy and happy, and wish the empress dowager live a long and healthy life with long blessings."

This time, Li Qinxiang used all the precious jewelry that could be worn at home, and dressed up tediously, hoping to stand out from the crowd.

The queen mother gave her a light look, then frowned, and sighed softly at the emperor.

Before Li Qinxiang could be questioned, she was chilled by the sound of "put down the sign and give flowers." Her legs became weak and she fell to the ground. After a long while, she bumped and bumped and replied: "Minister...my daughter... Thank you for your kindness..."

You know, she spent nearly half an hour just on the headgear, and all her body and mind were wiped out in an instant.

Fortunately, she was surprised and understood the rules of the palace, but the next show girl was not as calm as she was, and after being given flowers, she went crazy and made noises on the spot. Under Longyan's rage, even her family was implicated up.

Lin Qingyu saw this in her eyes, and secretly squeezed a cold sweat, but before she could calm down, she heard the eunuch shout again:

"The daughter of Grand Tutor Mu Beishan, Mu Pingting, is seventeen years old."

Mu Pingting stepped forward to perform the ceremony, her voice was like a nightingale's cry: "My daughter, Mu Pingting, is visiting the Empress Dowager, may the Emperor's body be safe forever, and the Empress Dowager will live forever and be happy."

The Empress Dowager looked at Mu Pingting once, nodded her praises and said, "It's very courteous, as expected of Mu Beishan's daughter. I heard that you are good at Xiao. I don't know if the Ai family and the emperor may be lucky enough to listen to a song today?"

"It is a blessing for a courtier to be able to play for the emperor and empress dowager."

The Empress Dowager smiled gratifiedly, then turned her head and told the palace servants: "Go and bring Zizhu Xiao."

In Weiji, an eunuch came back with a gold-encrusted box containing purple bamboo xiao. Mu Pingting picked up the long xiao in the box and played it.

It can be seen that the emperor is in a very happy mood, and there is a bit of a smile in his voice, "This song is very wonderful, it is rare to hear it in the world, what does the empress think?"

The queen mother also smiled from ear to ear, and looked at Mu Pingting with a little more pity: "The emperor likes it, and the Ai family also likes it. Such a beloved man is really rare."

Then, the eunuch shouted: "Mu Pingting, leave a sign and give Zizhuxiao."

Mu Pingting smiled and thanked: "My lady, thank you, the Empress Dowager."

Seeing Mu Pingting doing it like a fish in water, Lin Qingyu also felt a little bit more confident, at least she knew that all she needed was to be polite and not lose her sense of proportion.

Lin Qingyu closed her eyes lightly, silently thinking about "losing the election" in her heart, so that she could go back to see her elder sister.

At this time, the eunuch who read out raised his voice and shouted:

"Daughter of Lin Yinan, magistrate of Hexing County, Lin Qingyu, seventeen years old."

Lin Qingyu stepped forward slowly, after finishing the etiquette, she heard the Empress Dowager say: "Come forward." She raised her foot and carefully moved forward a few steps.

How timid is this show girl.The Empress Dowager was displeased, but she still kept her countenance and said lightly, "Come closer."

Lin Qing dared to take a few steps boldly after hearing the words.

Only to hear the Empress Dowager say again: "Raise your head."

Lin Qingyu knew that he couldn't look directly at the emperor's face, so he looked down and only lifted his face up a little.

When the queen mother saw Lin Qingyu's face, she couldn't help nodding slightly. There are few such beauties in the palace, but she is timid, and she may not be able to serve the emperor for a few days, but her flaws are not hidden after all, so she frowned and thought for a while, then turned her head to look at Xuan with some hesitation. Yin: "The appearance is very good, and he looks like a peaceful child. What does the emperor think?"

Xuan Yin just smiled lightly, without saying a word.

Seeing this, the queen mother gave the reading eunuch a look.

The eunuch understood, and said, "Lin Qingyu left a sign and gave me a sachet."

"My lady, thank you, Your Majesty, Empress Dowager!" Lin Qingyu suddenly felt a thunderbolt from the blue sky, but still forced the corners of her mouth into a smile, bowed hesitantly and retreated.

When she walked to Shenwu Gate, she looked up at the sky, only seeing the scenery on the square wall, she couldn't help smiling bitterly, she just became a prisoner in this deep palace.

She moved forward stupidly, and after walking out of the Shenwu Gate for a long time, she suddenly heard someone calling her name.

Lin Qingyu paused, and raised her head slightly, thinking that no one at home would come to pick her up, and it would be too late for the elder sister to send someone, so why bother to be affectionate?At home, she didn't want to go back either, thinking of staying with someone in Beijing for a few days, she lowered her head and walked forward.

After she took a few steps, the voice behind her became clearer: "Is it Qingyu?"

She heard it clearly this time. She stopped and smelled the faint scent of Angelica dahurica. According to the voice just now, she naturally thought of Mu Pingting in her mind.

Lin Qingyu guessed right.

Mu Pingting arrived at Shenwumen before her, and after explaining to the maid sent by the mansion, she waited for her there.

She looked back, and a gleam of joy flashed in her eyes at the same time: "Sister Mu? Why do you..."

Mu Pingting raised her head slightly, smiled brightly and said with a teasing smile, "It can be regarded as turning around, just now you walked without looking back, I thought you didn't want to talk to me."

She straightened her body, moved her peach eyes slightly, raised her eyes a little, and said in a weak voice, "Why... Qingyu just didn't expect that my sister would remember me."

"How long has it been? How could I forget it?" Mu Pingting stood still, looked around and asked her, "Is my sister's family here?"

Lin Qingyu shook his head, the smile on the corner of his mouth was slightly restrained.

Seeing this, Mu Pingting immediately understood what was going on, and immediately called the maid sent by the family to order: "Axia, pull the carriage over, and ask Steward Liu to prepare an extra room, which will be used tonight."

"Yes, miss." A little girl in pink nodded briskly, looking cute and cute, after hearing the letter, she quickly ran to work.

Such a clever girl is really rare...

Although Lin Qingyu's family also has maids, they are just not like the people who have been serving them since childhood. They don't know the temper of the master, and they are not careful enough in doing things. Suddenly there was a burst of sadness, and I just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Not far away, Chang Xiuru was also explaining things to the maid sent by her family, she raised her eyes to see Mu Pingting, and called out briskly, "Sister Mu? Are you waiting for me?"

The voice was playful, Lin Qingyu felt as if his body was struck by lightning after listening to it.

Mu Pingting responded softly, and the two walked to a place where they started talking enthusiastically.

Lin Qingyu hid herself in the crowd, looked at Chang Xiuru from afar, her heart was beating like a drum, her hands and feet were cold, it took her a long time to get up the courage to take a few steps towards the two of them, and whispered a trilling sentence from her throat : "Sister Mu, Qing Yu won't bother you, so I'll be leaving first."

Mu Pingting chatted with Chang Xiuru to the fullest, but she didn't hear Lin Qingyu's farewell. When she thought about it, she looked back and saw her going away and whispered: "Qingyu, if your home is far away, why don't you come with me?" stay together."

After Chang Xiuru heard this, she immediately said harshly: "Sister Mu, what do you want her to do, if her poverty-stricken air is stained on the new house, it will be so unlucky~ Wouldn't it be better just the two of us?"

After hearing this, the people on the side looked at Lin Qingyu in Chang Xiuru's line of sight, causing a burst of laughter.

Lin Qingyu bit her lips tightly, her heart felt like a heavy weight of gold that made her almost dizzy, the blood in her chest burned to her head, and she felt numb and painful. The way it happened left the crowd.

Seeing this, Chang Xiuru took a few steps forward, and cursed like chasing after victory: "It's a pretense."

Mu Pingting grabbed her arm and reproached her displeasedly: "Xiu Ru, what did I tell you before? It's fate that everyone can enter the palace together as concubines, don't confront others."

Chang Xiuru sighed leisurely, wondering why she favored a daughter of a small family, her tone was not restrained at all, but even more flamboyant: "Sister Mu, I just can't understand her demeanor, this kind of humble How dare a person destroy my sister’s beloved thing, and how can I get her forgiveness? I just feel sorry for my sister_____”

This sound attracted the attention of many people.

But she didn't take it seriously, and raised her hand to caress the red agate and duo gold bracelet on her wrist as if showing off her victory.

Being so eye-catching, it seems that gossip is inevitable, and I am afraid that troubles will follow after entering the palace.

"Okay, don't say any more." Mu Pingting shook her head helplessly, covering her mouth with a silk scarf, her eyes showing a bit of worry, she thought to herself: With her temperament, it would be better if she failed the election.

(End of this chapter)