The world is heavy and late

Chapter 7 teasing
In late July, envoy Xu brought them to Gong Zhengsi's front hall on a gloomy morning, where four female officials in green palace shirts were already standing.

Xia Qing now knows that this is the official uniform of the eighth-rank female secretary. After looking at the positions of the palace plaques, all of them are on the right, and she understands that this is the right female official of the eighth-rank official. Although they are all called female officials, they are of different ranks. It is very different.

It has been nearly four months since they entered the palace, and they should have been assigned to different divisions in three months. It seems that the impact of that incident is still too bad, and envoy Xu pressed them to study for another month.

Envoy Xu walked over, and the four female ministers bowed to envoy Xu, and envoy Xu returned the salute briefly:
"This batch of people who entered the palace are all here, adults choose."

Several female directors looked at each other and said:
"Sister Qian, come first"

Miss Qian was not polite to them, she stepped forward and said:

"This time, there are [-] maids in the palace. Those of you who can count or count will stand by the side."

As soon as the words fell, many people stood aside, far exceeding the required sixteen.

Xia Qing felt that she was less knowledgeable again. She thought that there were very few people in this world who could teach women how to count and count. After all, in her village, there were very few men who could count from one to twenty.

Every time she sees other people selling things in the market, she really wants to go up and tell them the results directly, but she has never done it because she is afraid of being too conspicuous. Even when she is not selling things by herself, she will not even help with the family accounts. It's calculated, it's too different, and sooner or later something will happen.

As a result, seeing so many people standing in the crowd who knew how to settle accounts, and the female officials and maids were not surprised at all, Xia Qing felt that he really looked at people through the cracks of the door and underestimated them.

Thinking about it, I met Wu Xiaoyuan's eyes, I was satisfied and saw surprise in her eyes, she also knew that Wu Xiaoyuan would count, and I felt in my heart that we are really two silly, white and sweet sisters, so rare and so strange.

Before Xia Qing's chaotic thoughts had dispersed, she heard Miss Qian's indifferent voice

"The official said that you can count from one to a hundred at least, not from one to five to ten. You have made up your mind and stood."

As soon as these words were said, most of the people ran back again, leaving only four alone.

Miss Qian wanted to sigh when she saw it.

The other three female ministers and the envoy Xu didn't move their eyes, they just twitched the corners of their mouths slightly, complaining in their hearts, starting from the establishment of the sixth department to select the maids, they have to come here every time.

Xia Qing also became more balanced in her heart. It seems that it's not that she has little knowledge, but that everyone wants to go to the Siwu department too much. Not to mention that the Siwu department has the most oil and water, and you can go out to buy things in the palace. At least you can go to the Siwu department. You can learn to settle accounts. Even if you don't want to be a female official, you can find a landlord or merchant to marry and be the head of the house after you are released from the palace at the age of 25. In the future, you will have no worries about food and clothing.

Miss Qian looked at the four lonely maids, then calmly took out a list from her cuff, and read the names of the other 12 people. Xia Qing knew that these 12 people were the smartest in normal times.

Thinking about it, the list should be everyone's score sheet for four months. Xia Qing and Wu Xiaoyuan didn't have the slightest worry that they would be selected to other divisions.

In this place where it is common to get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, one can only imagine how mature and intelligent court ladies at the age of ten and eleven can be.

Xia Qing has always felt that she is out of the crowd, her grades are not top-notch, and she doesn't like to talk to others, fearing that she will reveal her secrets, so the court ladies and female officials naturally don't see this person in their eyes.

Wu Xiaoyuan, on the other hand, was too naive, one could tell at a glance that she seldom served others at home, and her studies were so-so.As for literacy and accounting, they have never revealed it in front of others.

After finishing the reading, Miss Qian took her to the side. At this moment, the other three ladies looked at Envoy Xu and said:

"It's better to choose the female envoy first."

Envoy Xu smiled slightly.
"Si Lisi will enter 12 people this time, and those who can read will stand aside."

Unexpectedly, there was no one this time. Xia Qing thought it was normal. People who are generally literate would settle accounts, and only four of them would settle accounts. There were a few who were literate before, but they kept their heads down. Xia Qing instantly understood that they wanted to go to the harem.

The envoy Xu took out the list and selected a few who were usually stable and fast by the palace rules.She didn't order those literate ones, which made them relieved.

But envoy Xu sighed in her heart, her heart was higher than the sky, and her life was thinner than paper.

It was very fast after that, but there was a little accident in the selection of the female director of the Secretary of Food and Chang, because this time only 24 people were admitted, but there were many people who wanted to go. In the end, the female secretary of Chang randomly dropped some people. Fortunately, Both Wu Xiaoyuan and herself were there.

Xia Qing thought in her heart that she must be ordinary, and Wu Xiaoyuan was cute, and she was very close to Miss Chang.

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But three days later, Xia Qing regretted it, and she knew that nothing good would happen. She only did three things in these three days, washing dishes, washing vegetables, and delivering meals.

This day, she went from Jinghu to deliver night food to Si Lisi as usual. Of course, what she was qualified to deliver was the meal for the maid of honor, but on the way back after delivering the meal, she heard a commotion.

Standing by the rockery by the lake, Xia Qing watched unscrupulously, and found a black and strong eunuch leading a few people teasing a little...bad face?In fact, this eunuch is really white.

It's a pity that I can only look at the back.

Xia Qing saw the black and strong eunuch shaking the things in his hand in front of the little boy, and then said something, the eunuchs around him burst into laughter, the little boy in the middle couldn't see his expression, but his back was straight straight.

Xia Qing thought that he had never seen such a straight back since entering the palace.

Hei Dazhuang was a little fascinated looking at it, and without thinking about it, Hei Dazhuang threw the thing in his hand into the water, and then left with everyone laughing.

Xia Qing was about to leave, but saw that little white face jumping into the lake, and picked up the papers one by one. Then I saw the black eyes, which were stubborn and firm.

Xia Qing was stunned when she saw it, but Liu San who came over obviously also saw her. After the two looked at each other, Xia Qing looked at him indifferently, and didn't think it was wrong to secretly see others being teased OK.

Liu San only took one look and left. Xia Qing looked at his leaving back and thought that his back was straight indeed, but he was a little thinner.

Xia Qing also went back to the catering department, and Wu Xiaoyuan quietly touched her to talk to her as soon as she came back.

"Why did you come back so late today?"

Xia Qing also said quietly: "It's cool outside, blowing the wind."

Wu Xiaoyuan was sitting on her bed, leaning on her arm and rubbing against her arm.
"I'm afraid something will happen to you."

She is very familiar with this movement, obviously she does it a lot at home, Xia Qing also likes this kind of intimacy, it makes her feel connected with this world.

(End of this chapter)