Glory all the way

Chapter 16
Sure enough, on the second day of June, the young eunuch from the House of Internal Affairs came to the Jing'an Hou Mansion to pass the decree, and the empress ordered the Jing'an Hou Mansion to send young ladies of the appropriate age to the palace to participate in the election.

At the same time, the decree was also received by several other marquis residences in the capital, that is to say, whether Bai Yingyun will be selected is still unknown.

When she heard the news, although Bai Yingyun was a little sad, but when she thought that Bai Yingluo didn't even have the chance to enter the palace to participate in the election, Bai Yingyun felt a little bit relieved.

The closer the day of entering the palace, the more nervous the second master and the second wife became. One of the husband and wife hoped that their daughter would enter the eyes of the nobles in the palace, so that their official career would be smooth and smooth from now on, while the other wanted to borrow Give the princess a chance to be a companion, and give her daughter some leverage in marrying a good family in the future.

Therefore, in the past few days, the second room was as tense as if facing an enemy. Every day, it was either the mother-in-law or the dressmaker, and Bai Yingyun was so busy running around that she didn't even have the time to find fault with Bai Yingluo.

Bai Yingyun was originally impatient, she couldn't stand it after a few days, but after the second lady said something, Bai Yingyun followed her mother to practice manners.

The second lady said, no matter whether it is the nobles in the palace or the sixth princess, no matter who praises Bai Yingyun, it will be more effective than the people in the capital. It's nothing.

Thinking of being able to overwhelm Bai Yingluo, Bai Yingyun didn't feel the pain. Bai Yingyun felt that the harsh words of her mother's upbringing in the past were some good medicine and obeyed.

On the second day of June, just after Maoshi, the Yunshui Pavilion became noisy.

The second wife sat down in person and picked out decent dresses and jewelry for Bai Yingyun. She didn't send Bai Yingyun out of the house until she couldn't find any faults.

There were more than ten boudoir ladies who entered the palace together with Bai Yingyun. Seeing that they were surrounded by people of the same age, Bai Yingyun was a little excited, but thinking of her mother's repeated warnings before going out, and Bai Yingluo's calm face that could not see her thoughts, Bai Yingyun was patient. Holding back his temper, he followed the female officer in charge of Ninghua Palace in a regular manner, and went to many palaces all morning.

She only felt that her kneecaps were stiff and her cheeks were stiff from laughing. When she was informed that she was chosen to be the companion of the sixth princess, Bai Yingyun suddenly felt that all the hard work in the afternoon was worth it.

A total of six ladies were selected to accompany the six princesses to study etiquette together. Seeing that the other five were about the same size as her, either lively or well-behaved, Bai Yingyun felt a little smug and proud thinking that she was also one of the chosen ones.

When we returned to the Marquis' Mansion, there were servants from the House of Internal Affairs who had already announced the decree first. Therefore, except for the calm faces of the old lady Bai and Bai Shizhong and his wife, the people from the second and fourth rooms, as well as the servants of the whole house, were all the same. Vice and proud joy.

Nestling obediently beside the old lady Bai, listening to her babbling and telling a lot of things to pay attention to in the palace, Bai Yingyun got up and went back to the Yunshui Pavilion. After passing by the Yi'an Pavilion, seeing the quietness inside as usual, Bai Yingyun turned around Eyeball, turned and entered the yard.

"My servant has met Fifth Miss, and congratulates Miss Fifth."

Leaning over to meet Li, Liusu congratulated with a smile.

Nodding in noncommittal response, Bai Yingyun glanced at the room, "Where's your lady?"

"Miss has two pots of orchids. The leaves have turned yellow these days. I just went to the backyard flower house. Fifth Miss, please come in and sit for a while. This servant will go find Miss."

Liusu opened the curtain and invited Bai Yingyun into the room.

Either standing or kneeling, tired all afternoon, the original heart of showing off, after seeing that Bai Yingluo was not in the room, gradually cooled down, thinking that she would be able to see her pretending to be calm during lunch later. With an awkward expression full of resentment, Bai Yingyun was a little relieved, turned around and went out to return to her room.

In the flower room, Liu Ying looked at Bai Yingluo suspiciously, "Miss, how do you know that Fifth Miss will definitely be selected? Her temper is not at all comparable to yours, Miss. She may cause trouble after entering the palace. Please come."

Her hands were covered in mud, and Bai Yingluo withdrew her hand that was intended to pinch Liuying's ear, and squinted at her, saying, "Choose a companion for the princess, do you really think it's just following the princess's preferences? The one chosen must be She is also a young lady from a wealthy family, and she not only achieves the goal of the nobles in the palace to win over the courtiers, but also gives face to those who are selected, and kills two birds with one stone, why not do it?"

Thinking about Bai Yingluo's words, after a while, Liuying raised her head cautiously and asked, "Miss, what do you mean, no matter which lady is sent by our Marquis Mansion this time, it will be selected?"

Pursing her lips and smiling, Bai Yingluo shook her head lightly, "If it were me, it wouldn't be so."

Hearing this, the master and servant suddenly became silent.

Back at Yi'an Pavilion, it was almost time for lunch, Bai Yingluo changed her clothes, and took the maids to Qing'an Hall.

There was no talking when eating or sleeping, during the entire meal, the room was silent, until the meal was over and the group sat together to talk, Bai Yingyun suddenly showed her usual lively temperament, and she saw her in the palace at noon. What I heard, I told it vividly.

All the adults here, except for a few children, have all been in the palace before. However, in the eyes of the children, the same person with the same scenery naturally has a different interest, and everyone in the room listened attentively.

When Bai Yingyun saw it, she felt complacent. She only thought that her performance was excellent, but she never thought that it was because of the status of the Marquis of Jing'an.

Turning around and seeing Bai Yingluo sitting there silently, Bai Yingyun pretended to be considerate and raised her voice and said to her: "Sixth sister, don't worry, if you hear something interesting in the palace in the future, or if you get something good, I'll be sure." Tell you."

"If that's the case, I'll thank Fifth Sister."

Bai Yingluo recovered from her stupefaction, and smiled at Bai Yingyun.

After resting at home for a few days, starting from the sixth day, Bai Yingyun went to the palace every day to accompany the sixth princess to learn etiquette.

Without Bai Yingyun's frequent provocations and routine cynicism, Bai Yingluo's life at home is also very comfortable.

Get up early for a walk in the woods, and when the time comes, go to Qing'an Hall to accompany old lady Bai to have breakfast. For Bai Yingluo, a whole day of relaxed life begins.

After eating in a hurry, the men went to the court, and those who went to the yamen and the school also prepared separately. Bai Yingyun didn't dare to delay for a moment to go to the main entrance, for fear that it would be too late.

When they reached the door, seeing that the carriage from the palace hadn't arrived yet, Bai Yingyun let out a sudden sigh of relief.

Yesterday, she was just a little late, but she was stabbed by the other two ladies in the carriage with unclear words. Although she didn't mention Bai Yingyun by name, she was carrying a gun with a stick, which made Bai Yingyun blush .

After taking a nap and getting up, Bai Yingluo would go to the outer study to read, and it would take several hours to read.

The study room in Jing'an Hou's Mansion is also a famous place in the capital. Several generations of ancestors are scholars who have obtained fame. In the genealogy, there is also a number one scholar who is the great-grandfather of the old Hou Ye.

The ancestor of the Bai family, who was the number one scholar in the examination, finally became the prime minister and served as a veteran of the four dynasties. He was the most loyal. When he returned, the emperor named him Jing'anhou, hereditary.

Therefore, later generations are proud of it and become more and more eager to learn. It has been accumulated from generation to generation. Now, everyone knows that the collection of books in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion is almost comparable to the famous Xiaoshan Academy in the outer suburbs of the capital.

In the early years, there were often students who used the excuse of reading the books to come to make friends with people in the Hou Mansion, which was very annoying. Later, Old Master Bai simply asked someone to copy all the lonely books. I sent all the manuscripts to Xiaoshan Academy, and only then did I calm down.

The afternoon sun poured in from the window, revealing mottled shadows on the floor of the study room. On the rows of bookshelves, neatly arranged books exuded a faint fragrance of ink.

"Miss, the son of the world gave you permission to take the book back to the house to read, why do you still wrong yourself so much?"

Seeing Bai Yingluo sitting on a small chair with her back leaning on the bookshelf, it would be uncomfortable even thinking about it, Liuying said with a bit of distress.

Smiling disapprovingly, Bai Yingluo glanced greedily across the bookshelf, took a deep breath and said, "Look in the room, how can I be here? You serve tea and water, how can I do it?" Set your mind down and read carefully? Besides, these idle books, where is it easy to take them back to read? When you turn around, let people see them and cause trouble for nothing. "

Bai Yingluo spoke casually, but Liuying felt her heart was getting more and more sour.

My young lady has been cautious in every way since she was sensible, and she never dared to take her favorite essay travel notes back to Yi'an Pavilion to have a good time, lest people would find out.If the third master and his wife were both present, my young lady would be like the eldest lady of the first room, the second lady and the fifth lady of the second room, being pampered and pampered by the old lady in the palm of her hand, why would she be as careful as she is now?
Nodding her head, Liuying stopped talking, stood up and put the few books that Bai Yingluo had finished reading back to their original places, looked at the titles of the books, found a few similar ones, and put them at Bai Yingluo's feet.

There is a golden house in the book, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and all her thoughts are put in the book. When Bai Yingluo came back to her senses, the sky outside was already dark.

Raising her head and shaking her head a few times, Bai Yingluo felt a stiff and sore neck.

"Let's go, go back."

After patting the drowsy Liuying, Bai Yingluo laughed.

The two of them put the books back on the bookshelf, and Bai Yingluo found two more books suitable for her daughter's family. The master and servant greeted the boy in charge of the study, and left the Yi'an Pavilion.

As soon as she entered the room, before Bai Yingluo had finished her bowl of tea, she saw Xiangzhu striding in to report, "Miss, Fifth Miss came back, and she was brought back by the nuns in Sixth Princess Palace. Fifth Miss I started crying as soon as I entered the door, and now, even the old lady is alarmed."

(End of this chapter)