green bamboo dream

Draft?

Yu Zhu opened her mouth in surprise. Of course she knew about the draft. The rule of the former court was to select 26 women of the right age from the people. All of them are maids of honor. ┝[-]nbsp;┥

The 50 concubines were selected from three hundred beauties with extraordinary appearance and no flaws in their bodies. Afterwards, the queen mother would again select three outstanding concubines to show to the emperor, and choose the most pleasing one as the queen. The two of them will also be named concubines... It is extremely laborious and costly, so that when the common people hear the news that the emperor is going to be drafted, they will marry their daughters as soon as they are a beggar on the street.

This dynasty has learned the lessons of the previous dynasty’s unpopularity. Since the founding of the country, it has abolished the draft system and began to select daughters from fixed families to enrich the harem. In addition, it is necessary to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics. The harem cannot be big. Most of the women came from Xiaojiabiyu, a small official's family, and even chose the daughters of poor families, trying to assist the emperor to be thrifty and diligent.Moreover, although the noble titles of the descendants are high, they basically do not give real power.

But the rules are dead, and people are alive. Although people who become concubines or even empresses only have a name on the surface, they have countless benefits in the dark. It's like having the Iron Voucher of Danshu, as long as it's not a rebellion, what can't be done?So every draft, especially the first draft after the emperor ascended the throne, I don't know how many families are desperate to send their daughters to the palace.

"But what are you pestering me for?" Yu Zhu was still a little puzzled, if she wanted to use the name of a famous teacher to create momentum, there was no need to ask her, since she has been keeping a low profile, okay?

Cheng Xunxun's hand landed on Yuzhu's lower abdomen at some point, gently stroking, and reminded: "The Lin family doesn't have a daughter of the right age now."

Yu Zhu chewed Cheng Xunxun's words for a while before she understood.

The only Yuju's status is too low, even if she enters the palace, she won't have a high status. Shi Shi can imagine that those nobles in Beijing are not stupid. Since there is no threat, they should get close. After all, the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager in the palace is the daughter of the Lin family, and she can be a lot of masters in choosing concubines.

Yu Zhu figured out the joints inside, and when he thought about He's face full of loving smiles, he couldn't help feeling sick.Although she didn't hope that everyone would treat her well, this kind of love hidden under the calculating skin is really unbearable, and she doesn't know if she is really familiar with Yang...

She was like this, whoever cheated her once, no matter how he tried to make up for it in the future, this person would completely lose her trust.

Cheng Xunxun kissed between her frowning brows, patted her on the back, and coaxed: "What are you thinking in your head, close your eyes."

Yuzhu can be subdued with might, and immediately closes her eyes and pretends to be asleep. Maybe she is easily tired after pregnancy, and she became confused after a while. Before she fell into a dark and sweet dream, she was still thinking, that Miss Huixian should not be too motivated Heart...

It's a pity that the Bodhisattva must have gone to bed earlier than her, so he didn't hear it.

The next day, Cheng Xunxun didn't have to go out, and the two sat on the kang to talk after paying their respects to Mrs. Xie.

Cheng Xunxun looked at the tray in Hua Ruo's hand in confusion, with a smile in his eyes: "Mother Ruan won't allow you to do needlework these days, are you bored?"

Yu Zhu smiled mischievously, with her head lowered, but her eyes secretly looked at Cheng Xunxun's reaction.

"That's all." Cheng Xunxun saw it clearly and didn't care, let Hua Ruo take the tray down, and ordered: "Go to my study and get a black lacquered box from Duobao Pavilion."

Hua Ruo was taken aback for a moment, and immediately agreed to go on after realizing it.

It was a little late to come back, and there was still some scarlet color on his face that would not fade away in the future. After putting down the box, he hurriedly retreated as if being chased by someone.

Yu Zhu was a little puzzled, but she still smiled and watched Cheng Xunxun's movements. The box opened, and she leaned over to take a look, only to see several strange-looking knives and some even more strange pieces of wood inside.

"This is the Yuwan Knife." Cheng Xunxun took a knife with a rounded edge from Yu Zhu's hand, got used to holding it in his hand, and looked up at Yu Zhu: "What do you want to carve?"

Yu Zhu hurriedly sat up straight, and narrowed her eyes with a smile: "It's a lot, a lot... first get someone to come out."

This is a problem. The most difficult part of a person is the facial features and limbs. It is not easy to sculpt them like them.

Cheng Xunxun didn't say anything else, he pondered for a while, found a piece of treated boxwood from the box, and carved it bit by bit.

It is really pleasing to see the serious side face of the man, the slender and strong fingers are extremely stable, and there is no trembling or hesitation when the knife is cut down. When Cheng Xunxun changed the knife, Yu Zhu turned his attention to the wood again. The lines have been regularly distributed properly.

Looking at the prototype, it seems to be a chubby child...

Yu Zhu's heart trembled slightly, as if she had been bumped lightly, and she couldn't recover.

At this moment, a little servant girl came in to report: "Madam, the sixth young miss of the Chu family is here."

The two people in the room raised their heads in surprise at the same time, so quickly.

The little maid was shrunk and said softly, "I just came out from the old lady..."

"Serve tea first, and I'll be there in a while." Yu Zhu poked at the villain in her heart, it was a rare good opportunity to enhance the relationship between husband and wife.

When she saw Miss Chu Liu, Yu Zhu couldn't help but her eyes lit up. Today she was wearing a small jacket with cherry red makeup and flowers everywhere.

"I'm bothering my sister." After seeing each other, Chu Huixian immediately smiled and said, with a very apologetic look, and then laughed at herself: "I'm afraid I can't get rid of this problem in this lifetime."

Yu Zhu would not be offended, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, my daughter's family is good at being a female celebrity." He asked her to sit down.

Chu Huixian thanked and thanked reservedly, but she felt a little disapproving in her heart. She was very confident in her embroidery work, and she came here just because of her grandmother's strict order, and she didn't really want to learn anything.

"I don't have anything to express my heart when I visit the door for the first time. I made this sachet. It contains a refreshing prescription. Give it to my sister to play with."

Zao Yuan stepped forward to take the sachet, Ruan's mother said, don't get close to his wife unless Mama Xie has seen the gifts from other people, after Yu Zhu had seen it, Zao Yuan quickly put the sachet into his sleeve and put it away.

Chu Huixian saw it out of the corner of her eye, and she immediately showed a sneer. This is just suspicious. Is she guilty of using the sachet to harm someone?

But... the second wife of the Cheng family is really lucky, even she can't help being envious. , Who would the real Lord Gaomen do like this?

Not at all, because men are greedy, even if he has lost interest and left it aside, he is unwilling to let go, he just wants to hold it in his hand before giving up, just like the father who loved him in the early years and was later loved by his mother. Miss Jufang, who secretly ruined her appearance, lost her favor completely afterward, and had to die of old age in the mansion...Secondly, she always loses face...

As soon as the two couples got married, the reputation of the Cheng family's second master doting on the main wife spread. When talking about it, the mother would say a few words about being jealous and unvirtuous, but no matter what she said or what she heard, I'm more or less envious...

Seeing that her expression was half a smile but not a smile, and her eyes were a little empty, Yu Zhu couldn't help feeling strange, thought for a while and left Zao Yuan who was standing beside her waiting, and called out to the little maid outside to come in for hot tea.

Chu Huixian blinked her eyes, as if she hadn't lost her mind just now, she went on to talk about a new trick she had thought up, "...It's also a coincidence, during the Chinese New Year, when the fireworks are lit at night, I see the colorful sparks all over the sky. After spraying it out, it blooms like a flower, and the terrace in front of the flower hall is dyed in color...it’s so beautiful.”

"I can't sleep when I go back at night, so I just get up and paint flowers, but I can't stop." Said that he was happy and couldn't help covering his mouth and chuckling.

Listening to what she said, Yu Zhu couldn't help but think of the fireworks that were set off by cannons in the palace, all the way to the sky... that can only be seen in the palace.At that time, no matter whether it was a princess, a married woman or a concubine in the palace, they all raised their necks and looked up at the sky, but she was the only one who pretended to raise her head, but her eyes were peeking at the hairpins that the noble ladies were holding their heads full of. But he still couldn't bear to look away from the dumbfounded eyes.

The conversation went fairly smoothly. Although Chu Huixian didn't mention any embroidery from the beginning to the end, and brought the topic to their respective grandmothers inside and out, Yu Zhu patiently played Tai Chi with her until the girl felt that No fun to say goodbye and leave...

Yuzhu sent her away with a smile, knowing in her heart that this trouble would never end...sit down and drink the hot jujube tea newly brought by the maid, and let Zaoyuan hurry to find Liu Hai, and let him go back to Deyuan for a while. Ask Cui Shi, what is Grandma Shi's attitude now...

When he returned to the inner room, Cheng Xunxun was leaning on the bed and reading a book, with his two long legs crossed casually.

Yu Zhu immediately saw a small and exquisite wooden doll placed on the kang table. The fat and strong baby was chubby, grinning happily with a toothless mouth, and stretched out two small arms like lotus root joints. Showing her bulging belly, begging for a hug.

so cute--

I couldn't help holding it in my hands, and then I was able to grasp it. Yu Zhu looked at the man who was reading a book in admiration. I didn't expect him to be so good at carving figures... But why is it a boy?It has to be said that she cared a little bit and fully understood the desire to have a son, but what if she gave birth to a daughter?Is it going to be a tragedy? After all, many people are looking forward to the child in their womb. I guess no one wants to be a girl.

Yuzhu put down the little wooden doll in a sullen mood. She is the little daughter-in-law, why is there so much pressure on having a baby?

This time the Bodhisattva did not sleep, and she heard the news in the afternoon that a housemate in Cheng Xungong's courtyard was pregnant (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give a reward. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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