Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 114 The draft is in progress

"Mr. Zhou, it's not like you don't know the words 'Once you enter the palace, the city is as deep as the sea'. If they are really attracted by His Majesty, you don't know how many years and months it will take for father, daughter and mother to meet each other in the future. ?”

Thinking of the scene of separation of flesh and blood, He couldn't help sobbing.

Her two daughters are just two pieces of flesh that fell from her mother!
"If it were anyone else, I wouldn't dare to guarantee it. But if it were Your Majesty, I would say that as long as I don't go back to visit relatives too frequently, Your Majesty will definitely agree."

Zhou Rui said, winked at Mr. He and said:

"Madam, do you know that your Majesty also took the two ladies from the palace to the auction held in the Chu Yu Tower some time ago?"

When He heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.

"This matter is serious. If it is true, wouldn't those censors of the Overwatch Council..."

"It's just as Madam thought," Zhou Rui said in a low voice, "Those censors sent out several tricks in a row, but it's a pity that His Majesty failed to make any of them."

There was a hint of thoughtfulness in He's eyes.

"It can be seen that His Majesty can tolerate the concubines in the harem as long as they don't make any big mistakes. That's why I said that it's not a big deal to visit relatives at home this time."

"If you go by what your husband said, then it makes sense."

He sighed, glared at Zhou Rui, and said:
"But on important matters of marriage, especially if it concerns your Majesty, my husband, please ask Xian'er and Jiamin for their opinions. If they don't agree, then..."

"Madam, don't worry. If the two daughters don't agree, then this matter will stop here and my husband will never mention it again!"

Zhou Rui said decisively.

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In the inner courtyard of Zhou Mansion, an embroidered pavilion stands quietly beside the pond.

Suddenly, a girl trotted all the way to the embroidered pavilion, breaking the peaceful atmosphere.

"Second miss."

When she saw the visitor, the maid outside the house said hello and shouted to the embroidered pavilion:
"Miss, Second Miss is here."

"Sister is in there?" the girl asked, then nodded and said, "I'll go in and talk to my sister for a while."

With that said, he opened the door to the pavilion and walked in.

"Jiamin, why did you come in?"

Watching her sister walk into the Xiuge Pavilion, the girl lying on the bed raised her head, revealing a pair of reddish eyes.

Zhou Jiamin smiled and said: "Hehe, sister, I couldn't find anyone in my sister's boudoir, so I guessed that my sister came here again."

As she spoke, she sighed softly and said:

"It seems that my father also mentioned it to my sister."

"Why, father, did he also talk about this to your sister?" After hearing this, Zhou Xian hurriedly got up from the bed and said with a slight complaint, "Father, too, if it is for the Zhou family, let me, the sister, go to the palace and suffer. That's all, why do you involve your sister in this?"

"Sister, father also has difficulties, and we daughters should also be considerate." Zhou Xian smiled and walked to his sister's side, put his arms around her waist, and asked in a low voice, "It's just sister, you What do you think of that Your Majesty?"

"What do you think?"

Zhou Xian sighed quietly, I felt pity for him like that.

"You said, my father asked you and me to enter the palace and marry a man we have never met. What would I think, sister? You and I don't even know what His Majesty looks like."

"Parents to enrich people."

Zhou Jiamin also sighed lightly.

"It's just that my daughter is going to get married at this age. After all, your Majesty's behavior since the day he ascended the throne can be regarded as a wise king. To be responsible for such a person Being a concubine is not an insult to our sisters.”

At the end of the sentence, her face turned slightly red.

Seeing his sister like this, Zhou Xian was angry and funny. He raised his hand and patted her head gently.

"Sister, I've told you a long time ago to tell you to read less novels and the like. Look at what you look like now. Do you still have a trace of the reserve of a lady? I see, sister, you look exactly like that. A kitten meowing in the spring."

"Sister, you are the little kitten!"

Zhou Jiamin's face turned slightly red when her sister said that, she rolled her eyes and reached for Zhou Xian's armpit.

The two women immediately burst out laughing.

It's a pity that no one can see this spring.

When the two of them stopped holding hands out of breath, Zhou Jiamin said:

"Sister, according to my sister's wishes, you should obey your father's arrangements and don't make it too difficult for him."

"As a sister, I can only talk to you about the troubles in my heart." Zhou Xian calmed down and said, "Let me rely on my father on this matter. However, this matter of the draft is not decided by my father. It’s up to you. When the time comes, I don’t know if you and I, sisters, can make it to the end.”

"If I really can't choose, then my father will have nothing to say."

Zhou Jiamin said with a smile.

The selection of beautiful girls requires many layers of selection and checkpoints. Although His Majesty has specifically stated that the scale should be reduced to avoid wasting people and money, the whole process still requires one palace election, three palace elections, and the final palace election.

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In early March of the third year of Yanfeng's reign, the imperial palace welcomed the first draft concubine of Zhao Yu's reign.

Although it was a bit cold in spring, under the command and coordination of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Zongzheng Mansion, the draft was carried out in an orderly manner, and the final selection for the palace soon came.

But I saw beautiful ladies with slender waists and beautiful faces slowly walking into the palace.Surrounded by red walls, yellow tiles, and a golden-roofed gate, it gives people a sense of solemnity. For hundreds of years, countless beautiful women have entered this deep palace and perished in the torrent of time.

The Zhou sisters were also in the team. Although they were curious about the royal scene, they also knew the rules and did not dare to look up and look around. They followed the team towards the main garden of Chuxiu Palace.

After arriving at Chuxiu Palace, the leading nanny said:

"Everyone has a good rest here. If anyone's name is called, please leave the palace and follow the small yellow gate to the Funing Palace."

In order to save time, Zhao Yu directly set the location of the palace selection at Funing Palace where he lived, so that he would not have to go here to review the memorial after the selection.

"I'll wait to understand."

All the beautiful women replied in unison.

After saying that, the nun led the maids and eunuchs out of Chuxiu Palace.

Soon, there were only dozens of beautiful ladies left in this huge Chuxiu Palace.

Seeing this situation, the show girls slowly relaxed and gathered together in twos and threes, chatting in low voices while looking at their "competitors" calmly.

Zhou Jiamin originally wanted to go over to talk, but her sister Zhou Xian stopped her and had to sit quietly in her seat.

Soon, a beautiful lady was called by name, left the Chuxiu Palace, and never came back.

The number of beautiful ladies in the palace gradually became rarer, and everyone unconsciously lost a lot of words.

"Zhou Xian, Zhou Jiamin!"

The nun entered the hall again and called out the names of the Zhou sisters. In addition, there were also the names of three other beautiful girls. "The five of you, follow Zhang Huangmen to Funing Hall."

"Thank you, mama, for the tip."

Zhou Xian stood up, thanked him, and Fang took his sister Zhou Jiamin and three others to follow the Xiao Huangmen named Zhang to Funing Hall.

"Gao Diaoyu."

When Xiaohuangmen surnamed Zhang saw Gao Lishi guarding outside the palace gate, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Thanks for your hard work, kid."

Nodding towards the small yellow door, Gao Lishi looked at the five beautiful ladies behind him and said softly:
"His Majesty is reviewing the memorial inside. When the girls go in, be careful not to make too much noise."

After that, he turned aside and said into the hall:

"His Majesty!"

"Xuan!"

Zhao Yu's slightly tired voice came from Funing Hall.

"Xuan Xiunu enters the palace!"

Gao Lishi shouted loudly.

The five beautiful ladies lowered their heads and stepped into the Funing Hall. They lined up in a row and stood in front of the hall. They all bowed to the figure in the middle of the hall.

"My dearest lady, I see your Majesty, and wish your Majesty good fortune and good health!"

Zhao Yu kept writing on the memorial with the ink pen in his hand. When he heard someone entering the hall, he raised his head, glanced at the five people, and said:
"Tell us their identities."

These beautiful girls were selected one after another, and based on their appearance alone, even the two daughters Yin Hanhan and Bai Qing'er could not reach the level of [-] or [-], which really made Zhao Yu somewhat uninterested.Therefore, toward the end, his attitude became more perfunctory, and he even put most of his energy into reviewing the memorial.

"My daughter is Su Qiuxin, the daughter of Su Zhao, the magistrate of Qiyang Prefecture. She is sixteen years old."

"My daughter is Zhou Xian, the daughter of Zhou Rui, the left servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs. She is eighteen years old."

"My daughter is Zhou Jiamin, the daughter of Zhou Rui, the left minister of the household department. She is fifteen years old."

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The five people reported their identities in turn.

After Zhao Yu heard this, he put down his ink pen, raised his eyes to look at the five people, and asked:

"Zhou Xian and Zhou Jiamin, are you both the daughters of Minister Zhou?"

"In front of His Majesty, I dare not hide anything."

Zhou Xian spoke.

At this time, Zhao Yu just took a serious look at the two girls.

After taking a closer look, Zhao Yu secretly praised her in his heart. She was worthy of being an empress of Zhou Dynasty who has been famous throughout the ages.

Sister Zhou Xian is tall and slim, almost seven feet tall. Compared with Yin Hanhan, she is equally beautiful. Her face is quiet and elegant, with a strong bookish aura. Standing there, she looks like a graceful begonia; The younger sister Zhou Jiamin is only half a head shorter than her elder sister, but her beauty is indistinguishable. There is a naughty smile in her pair of black jade-like eyes, which makes her even more lively and lively.

This week, the two sisters in the Zhou family complemented each other quite well.

"Let the two sisters of the Zhou family keep them."

Zhao Yu opened his mouth and said calmly.

In this way, the two sisters of the Zhou family were led by a small Huangmen sent by Gao Lishi to a separate hall next to Funing Hall. They saw only three or four women standing sparsely inside.The two immediately understood that this was the person their sisters would get along with in the future.

However, after that, Zhou Xian and Zhou Jiamin discovered that no one came into this villa anymore, and they had some enlightenment in their hearts.

At this point, the draft in the first year of Yanfeng has completely come to an end.

A total of six people were selected in this draft, and all of them came from the official families of Shenjing.

The Shang Gong Bureau in the palace assigned each person a nun, two eldest maids, and six minor maids. After that, they were escorted home by the Chief of Ceremonies and the Imperial Guard in front of the palace. On the one hand, they learned the etiquette in the palace, On the one hand, we are waiting for the decree of canonization.

Three days later, Zhou Xian and Zhou Jiamin finally returned to Zhou Mansion.

As soon as the two got off the sedan, they saw their parents waiting in front of their house.

Zhou Xian reached out to support his mother He who wanted to salute, while Zhou Jiamin supported his father Zhou Rui.

Seeing her two daughters, Mr. He couldn't help but burst into tears.

"My daughters, how come you were all selected? This makes me, a mother, feel relieved!"

"Mom, don't cry. My sister and I are both fine. Don't worry." Zhou Xian comforted his mother and winked at his father.

After Zhou Rui came back to his senses, he quickly glared at his wife, and while instructing the housekeeper to prepare a good banquet for the palace guards who came from the palace, he distributed a heavy purse to each of these people.

Cannibalism is the shortest, and shortest is to take people.

The nun just ignored what Mrs. He had just said that was quite rude.

After Zhou Rui and He welcomed their two daughters into the room and listened to them talk about what they had seen in the palace, Zhou Rui sighed after a long time:
"In the past, I heard from people in the palace that Your Majesty has always been diligent in government affairs. As a father, I still didn't believe it. Now that I heard it from Nannan's own words, I realized that the rumors in the past were true. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has wanted to do the great Chu Zhongxing. My lord, you have been working hard and sleeping hard. After you sisters enter the palace, you should share your majesty's worries more and don't let your majesty worry about the affairs of the harem."

"Father, save your daughter."

Zhou Xian said softly, and then expressed his worries.

"It's just that the imperial concubine and Bai Zhaoyuan in the palace have different temperaments. Can they get along with their daughters?"

Zhou Rui laughed and said:
"The next thing my father said, you sisters know this very well and don't mention it to others. The traitor to the king has been executed, but your majesty still keeps his daughter Huang Zixin in the palace and even favors her endlessly. This shows that there must be something fishy. It's just that if Your Majesty doesn't say anything, it's hard for ministers like your husband to speak. Everyone understands it tacitly. As for Bai Zhaoyuan, she used to be the maid beside the imperial concubine, but now she is His Majesty's favorite concubine. There is also a lot of thought in this process. . But this kind of thing has nothing to do with your sisters. You just need to remember not to conflict with them. Even if there is, regardless of your status, you have to tolerate it for the time being. "

Zhou Xian had a thoughtful look in his eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "Father taught me, and my daughter has remembered it."

"Xian'er, you are the one who makes me and your mother worry the most. As a father, what I am most worried about is your sister!"

As he said that, he glared hard at Zhou Jiamin, who was acting like a good girl.

"You girl, don't act nonsense after entering the palace!"

"Okay, okay, these two girls are about to enter the palace, and they have to be scolded by an old man like you." He complained, "No matter how much I say, they will be sent to the palace by you, the father." Went there?"

Choking on He's words, Zhou Rui rolled his eyes. It took Zhou Rui a long time to recover, and said angrily:
"In the past few days, you should stay with them at home more, and prepare more gold and silver for them. When they enter the palace, you can gather some people around you, and then select a few smart girls in the palace to keep them ready. The girl also has safe hands in the palace."

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

On this day, the two girls were learning palace etiquette from their nuns. Suddenly, they came to report that the imperial edict of canonization had arrived.

"The daughter of the Zhou family... has a careful nature, is diligent and submissive, is yonghe and pure, has a gentle nature, is submissive in her inner conduct, and has a sign of virtuousness. She can be canonized as a fourth-grade beauty. I admire this!"

From a fourth-grade beauty, this is higher than Zhou Rui thought.

Since the founding of the country by Taizu, the hierarchy of concubines in the harem has been extremely strict, and they are not allowed to be promoted without reason.The emperors of the Six Dynasties had many low-ranking concubines who could not reach the position of beauty in their lifetime because they had no children or favors.

His two daughters, Zhou Rui, were beauties of the fourth grade as soon as they entered the palace. Their starting point can be said to be quite high.

　There's still one chapter left, and it's probably going to be late again... Damn your schedule, get it back to Xiongxiong! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)