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Chapter 27 Candidates

Section 027 Candidates

Dong Yuan followed the old lady, Mrs. Shizi, the eleventh sister Xue Dongshu, and the twelfth sister Xue Donglin into the inner courtyard of the palace.They entered the palace on the third quarter of the day, and left the palace at exactly one quarter. They still rode the carriage and returned to Zhenxianhou's mansion.

Back home, first sat in the old lady's room for a while, then went to see Xue Dongrong, and then went back to their respective yards.

Twelve girl Xue Donglin wanted to go on the same road with Dong Yuan, but she helped the servant girl Jin Qiu, walked ahead proudly, beaming, and ignored Dong Yuan.

Ju Hong supported Dong Yuan, and walked slowly in small steps, deliberately keeping a distance from Miss Xue Twelve.

After walking for a long time, Dong Yuan kept silent, thinking about his own thoughts quietly.

"Miss, have you seen the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine?" Ju Hong was a little worried about her lady's silence.In the old lady's room just now, the lady was talking and laughing.But after leaving Rongde Pavilion, unlike Miss Twelfth's joy and arrogance, Miss Ninth seemed to be absent-minded.

When Dong Yuan heard Ju Hong asking her, he regained his composure and smiled softly: "I see you. The empress dowager, empress, and imperial concubine have all met." Then he asked Ju Hong, "Do you still remember the appearance of the imperial concubine?"

Ju Hong shook her head: "I was nine years old when I entered the mansion, and the imperial concubine had already left the cabinet. At that time, I was in the Prince's mansion, and I could often come back to see Mrs. Shizi and the old lady. But I didn't serve in the house, and I only saw it once from a distance. , haven't seen each other..."

According to Xue's custom, there are no first-class maids in the house for the girls who are not as good as ji, and only second-class maids serve them personally.

At that time, Juhong and Juxiang were the second-class maids in the old lady's house, just like Qiangwei now.

But beside the old lady, there are first-class maids who serve her personally, and the second-class maids only work behind the first-class maids, and rarely move around in the house.Sometimes when the first-class maid is sick or asks for leave, the mother in charge will pick a smart and diligent second-class maid to take her place temporarily.

Both Ju Hong and Ju Xiang used to work as servants for the first-class maids, and were favored by the old lady, and later they were given to Dong Yuan.

Seeing that Ju Hong hadn't seen Concubine Xue, Dong Yuan walked slowly while talking to her about the appearance of the concubine: "When she asked me something, I took a look and she was very beautiful, exactly the same as my aunt's eyes, nose and mouth. ..."

Ju Hong saw that she was not very conflicted, and was willing to talk about court affairs, and boldly asked the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager about their appearance, and whether she was polite to them.

Dong Yuan thought about it for a moment, then smiled and said: "I kept my head down, not daring to look at the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, I glanced at the corner of my eyes, and felt that the clothes were luxurious, the voice was kind, and I didn't see anything else."

Ju Hong couldn't help laughing: "Then you entered the palace for nothing!"

Dong Yuan also laughed, but his heart was like a heavy stone, and he couldn't breathe.

The three sisters entered the palace, Mrs. Xue told the empress dowager about their rank, and the empress dowager was the first to ask, "Isn't there a fifth girl?"

It seems that the royal family has also inquired about Xue's residence, and the Empress Dowager's favorite is Fifth Miss Xue Dongrong.

Mrs. Xue hurriedly reported back, and said that the fifth girl had run away. The queen mother was very sorry, but she never mentioned it again.

Medical treatment in ancient times was backward, and poor health meant that there would be no blessings and difficulties for offspring. Xue Dongrong fell ill before entering the palace, which showed that she was weak, and it was impossible for the empress dowager to let her enter the palace again!

The fifth girl was ruled out like this!
During the chat for more than an hour, Dong Yuan and the eleventh younger sister Xue Dongshu were silent and cautious. When the queen mother asked questions with the empress and imperial concubine, the two sisters answered in a somewhat cautious manner, looking dull.

Xue Donglin, the twelfth girl, is very lively. No matter what the empress dowager and the empress dowager say, she can make witty jokes and say a few words, which made the empress dowager and empress empress laugh a few times, and said to the old lady: "Zhen Xian! Madam Hou, your granddaughter is very interesting."

The old lady replied with a smile, saying that the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were overrated.

There was a hint of helplessness in the tone.

The twelfth younger sister Xue Donglin thought she was innocent, but Mrs. Xue's displeasure showed that her frivolity caused trouble. The queen mother smiled happily, but she would definitely not be chosen to enter the palace!
Marquis Zhenxian was a hero of the three dynasties and was also the grand master of the dynasties. His granddaughter would not be Jieyu, concubine or the like when entering the palace.Judging from the status of the first-rank imperial concubine of the cousin, Xue's daughter must be a concubine of the third rank or above when she enters the palace.

Twelve girl Xue Donglin is too frivolous, even the old lady doesn't like it, let alone the empress dowager?
Xue Donglin went too far, Dong Yuan knew in her heart that she ruled it out too!

The rest are Dong Yuan and the eleventh sister Xue Dongshu.

To Dong Yuan and Xue Dongshu, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager were very indifferent, and asked a few polite words, but didn't say much.

But when Mrs. Xue mentioned Xue Dongshu's identity and mentioned her adoption, the Empress Dowager smiled and said yes, and then asked Xue Dongshu a few words.Xue Dongshu answered very carefully, even a little embarrassed, the Queen Mother was not displeased, but asked her to raise her face for her to take a closer look.

Dong Yuan also kept bowing her head, but the Queen Mother didn't pay attention to her interest.

Then, the empress dowager said to the empress beside her, "Look at this child, does he look gentle?"

He Xu is the title of the Empress Dowager's third daughter, and now she is married to Qin Weihou, and she is most liked by the Empress Dowager.

The Empress hurriedly said that it was a bit similar, and the Empress Xue Gui also chimed in.

Mrs. Xue then said modestly: "Princess Hexu, Long Zhangfeng, how can sister Shu compare?"

The empress dowager smiled, and the topic was over.

Dong Yuan was overjoyed at that time, could it be that the Empress Dowager took a fancy to Eleventh Sister?
Later, it was the twelfth Xue Donglin who was joking around, and the empress dowager never asked the eleventh Xue Dongshu anything alone, which made Dong Yuan feel uneasy.

In terms of status, Eleven is about to be the foster daughter of Dong Yuan's mother, and the original daughter of Xue Ziming, the fifth master of the Xue family, more noble than Xue Donglin.

In terms of appearance, Eleven and Dong Yuan are [-]% similar, but they have a pair of regular almond eyes. Compared with Dong Yuan's enchanting appearance, she is an orthodox beauty, and it is easier to catch the eyes of the empress dowager.

Dong Yuan should rest assured that Xue Dongshu, the eleventh girl, is inferior to the twelfth girl in terms of identity and calm behavior; she is dignified and beautiful in appearance, and is inferior to the enchanting Dong Yuan. Xue Dongshu is more likely to enter the palace than her.

But Dong Yuan was just embarrassed.

The thoughts of the superior are too unpredictable, if the empress dowager is clearly indifferent to Dong Yuan, but secretly still wants to enter the palace, what will she do, dare to resist the order?
After all, as a prostitute, she is more justifiable than Miss Eleven.

Thinking about it, I went back to Shicui Pavilion.

Qiangwei hurriedly greeted her, and together with Ju Hong supported Dong Yuan, she smiled and said to her: "Miss, Mama Yang and Sister Jinhuai have been sitting for a long time, waiting for you to come back."

Mother Yang is the mother in charge of Fifth Madam Yang's house, and Jin Huai is one of the four first-class maids in Yang's house.Mrs. Yang took Bitao and Biliu back to her mother's house, and Yang's mother took care of the fifth room with Jinhuai and Yinhuai, two maids from the other side.

Knowing that Dong Yuan just came back from the palace, he came to look for her, what happened?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they go to see the twelfth girl Xue Donglin?
Full of suspicion, Dong Yuan entered the house.

(End of this chapter)