I see You Lian is the ally

Chapter 177 Undercurrent
The Shaohua Palace is idle on weekdays, and it is only when the concubine is selected every three years that the place will be lively.

When Huajiao and his group arrived, the sky was just about to get dark.

The servants are holding the lamps, and they use the bamboo poles with iron hooks to pick up the lit palace lanterns under the eaves. The lamps are lit up one by one, reflecting the delicate faces of each one standing in the courtyard.

The Shaohua Palace, which was originally lifeless, came alive because of the arrival of the young ladies.

A female official came over with two maids in the palace, and the servant who led Huajiao came forward and called her Ning Zhangshi.

Ning Zhangshi looked about forty years old, with a dignified appearance.She stood there tall and straight, with her head in a high bun raised high, with a posture of rejecting people thousands of miles away.

The corners of her lips were slightly pursed, and her sharp eyes flicked across the faces of the group of people. Those eyes were like a sharpened knife, wherever they swept, the laughter would be cut off.

The little ladies instantly stood respectfully and listened attentively.

Ning Zhangshi said calmly: "Starting from today, everyone will temporarily live in Shaohua Palace for five days. After the second election is over, everyone will go or stay. These few days, no matter how you are in your own mansion, you will be in Shaohua Palace. Observe the rules here, but anyone who violates the rules will be punished without mercy."

After saying that, she ordered the little maid beside her to read out the rules of Shaohua Palace one by one.After finishing reading, she turned around to leave, but suddenly she was slightly taken aback in surprise.

Hua Jiao noticed that her gaze was on him, but when he looked up, she had already turned her face away and walked away quickly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and a little lady beside Hua Jiao whispered, "This Aunt Ning is very strict."

Another little lady said: "I heard that Aunt Ning is a celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is not in the palace now, so I specially left Aunt Ning in the palace to take charge of the selection of concubines."

Hua Jiao stared at the back of Ning Zhangshi, and vaguely felt that her posture was somewhat familiar, especially the straight shoulders and the head that was thrown back from time to time, but he had never seen that face before.

The room was divided, and Huajiao shared the room with a young lady named Song Yuan. She lived up to her name, her face was like a full moon, her almond eyes were round, and she was beautiful with a hint of playfulness.

When she saw Huajiao, she was in a tense posture, saying that she must be selected for this election, even if she can't be the crown prince or Kang Wang, it is also good to be the crown prince Liangyuan and Kang Wang's side concubine.

Hua Jiao said with a smile that he would not compete with her, this election was just a formality, and Song Yuan warmed up with her.

Song Yuan has a straightforward personality, and Huajiao is very satisfied with having such a roommate, at least she doesn't want to cause troubles because of her roommate these few days in the palace.

But God didn't seem to want her to be happy, so Zheng Hui lived in the house next to her.

For the third younger sister who was picked up halfway from the uncle's house, Huajiao is not familiar with her, or even a stranger, but Zheng Hui is very close to her.

Zheng Min and Cui Lanshu applied for the talent election, and they had separated from the painting corner long before the primary election. At this time, it is not known where the two people's residences are divided.

Zheng Hui also applied for the appearance, maybe because Zheng Min couldn't be found, so he quickly came over and stuck to the corner of the painting, having nothing to say.

Hua Jiao was a little disgusted with this kind of behavior of pretending to be familiar with someone who didn't know each other.She didn't want to deal with Zheng Hui, so she avoided it under the pretext of having something to do.

There are several courtyards in Shaohua Palace. From a distance, there are many moon gates set one after another.

Huajiao stood under the ginkgo tree in the courtyard, and watched another group of ladies enter through the moon gate, bowing their heads to listen to shopkeeper Ning's teachings.

Huajiao leaned against the shadow of the light behind the tree, quietly looking at Ning Zhangshi.

When and where did you see her?
Hua Jiao thought about the people he had met recently, and if they were said to be similar in age, they would be Kong Nian, the nunnery master of Yuanchen Nunnery, and her senior sister Ning.

Senior sister Ning?
Hua Jiao was shocked.

That night, the empty-minded Senior Sister Ning was wearing a fence, and she didn't see her face, so she couldn't tell that she was the Master Ning in front of her.

However, just now, when Zhang Shi looked at her, she was obviously taken aback. She shouldn't have such an expression for someone she had never met before.

If it was really her, this palace would be much more lively than she imagined.

The Tuanhuagu disciples who have always lived in seclusion have hidden in the palace for many years. The monster that captured the soul of his cousin is hidden deep in the palace. Maybe there are experts from the Yuncang sect living here.

In this seemingly prosperous palace, there seems to be an invisible undercurrent surging.

For a moment, Hua Jiao even suspected that if Ning was in charge of Senior Sister Ning who had no idea, then, could it be that she deliberately said that Jiang Ruyan's soul was in the palace and lured her to search in the palace?
But she quickly dismissed the idea.

Mrs. Kong Nian was looking for Senior Sister Ning on a temporary basis, and when Senior Sister Ning saw her just now, her expression was obviously surprised, and she didn't seem to have a well-planned plan.In other words, even if someone arranged it, it wouldn't be her.

When Huajiao returned to the house, Zheng Hui and Song Yuanzheng had a happy chat.

Zheng Hui is only 16 years old this year, but she has already grown into a slender figure. Sitting with Song Yuan, it further complements Song Yuan's slender figure.

When Huajiao went to Xifu that day, he didn't see Zheng Hui's biological mother, Liu Shi, who must be a beautiful woman.

Seeing Huajiao came back, Zheng Hui got up and saluted her gracefully, calling out to her second sister.

Huajiao responded lightly, and said: "It's getting late today, I'm a little tired, you should go back and rest."

Zheng Hui said yes with a smile, greeted Song Yuan, and left.

Hua Jiao glanced at the smile on Song Yuan's face, wondering why she was so close to Zheng Hui in such a short while.

"Don't you think she will be a strong resistance to becoming the Crown Princess and Concubine Kang?" Hua Jiao asked.

Why did Zheng Hui not have the agitated energy when he faced her just now?Could it be that Zheng Hui also said that she had no intention of being a princess?
Song Yuanyan smiled and said, "Sister Hui has become the princess, I'm too happy to be in time."

Hua Jiao raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, after such a short while, the two actually called sisters and sisters.

"Do you like her so much? Or, if she becomes a princess, what benefits will she promise you?"

Song Yuan shook his head: "I'm just happy for Sister Hui, I don't want any benefits."

I have to say that Huajiao feels that he is far inferior to Zheng Hui in terms of likability.

After washing, they went to the kang, put out the candles and rested.

The night gradually deepened, and after a while, Huajiao saw Song Yuan sleeping soundly on the couch next to her, but just in case, she still used a sleeping talisman for Song Yuan, and then got up and left the house.

The entire Shaohua Palace was immersed in the silence of the night, more than half of the palace lanterns under the corridor were extinguished, and the remaining few were blown by the wind, illuminating the courtyard indistinctly.

There was no one around in the courtyard, the corner of the painting passed through the shadows, flew onto the ginkgo tree, stood condensed among the branches, and looked at the entire palace.

(End of this chapter)