Qi Concubine's Cultivation Notes in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 57

There are still a few days to go before the draft, and there are many unspeakable things to be said at this time. Fahrenheit first chatted with Li Yunting.

After retreating from the servants, Fahrenheit said softly: "All along, you have deliberately kept the experience of being kidnapped away, and now you have to participate in the draft, so you need to talk about it."

"My daughter listens to her mother's teaching." Li Yunting said.

"You told me about your experience at that time. If our family is not a Han army flag, but an ordinary Han, I'm afraid your marriage will be affected to a certain extent." Gege from Prince Yu's family, you don't need to worry this time, you will have a good future."

Li Yunting said: "My daughter knows."

"You, you are too bored." Hua put his arms around Li Yunting, "Because of this, no matter what, you will marry high, but there is one thing, you have to pass the primary election, whether you are a failure."

"Don't worry." Li Yunting said.

"You are a worry-free person. Li Rulan seems to be worry-free, but in fact she is the most worry-free. She always cares about the capital." Fahrenheit said, "If I follow my idea, my son will marry a motivated scholar. My brother has the help of the master, and after closing the door, he is the young mistress who is the head of the house, the most comfortable, but unfortunately my son is not blessed."

"According to what you said, mother, it is possible for me to marry into the royal family. According to common sense, it is not a great blessing?" Li Yunting said with a light smile.

"These false words are still predicated in front of your mother and father." Fahrenheit smiled and nodded Li Yunting's nose, "The royal family is not easy to get along with. If it opens a mansion, it will be a side Fujin outside, and there will be a wife on it. Fujin. If there is no opening of the mansion, even though there is no Fujin in the palace, it is just not a good place to go."

"But rich clothes and good food can also help my mother's family." Li Yunting said. "If you want to enter the royal family, you still have to look at the benefits you can get. If you think about lamenting all day, wouldn't it be boring?"

"You can think about it." Fahrenheit said, "I know my son has always had a rough heart. Just take that girl Li Rulan, and you don't care about her."

Li Yunting laughed, "Do you still remember the time she plotted against me?"

"That's not true. Let the old lady bury you for nothing." Fahrenheit said, "Afterwards, it's not a small trick, but it's not a bargain. You are doing well in Beijing." This naturally refers to Li Yunting's infiltration into Beijing's social circle. thing.

"It's just a mother who loves me." Li Yunting said. "I mean, that time, she got a cold that was enough for her to drink a pot." Li Rulan didn't have room, and she was lucky that she didn't lose her life that time, but the severe wind and cold also made her bedridden for a month.

"I don't know where she got the courage." Fahrenheit was also puzzled by this point.Fahrenheit opened up the chatterbox, talking about Li Rulan, and burying her, "It was originally a small family, why did I criticize her? Then I did such obscene things, and when you returned home, didn't there still be gossips?" Is it? It's also her handwriting, and she has settled down a bit in the past two years. At most, she will fight with the old lady."

Li Yunting said: "I remembered the rumor before, but the mother-in-law refused to speak up in the end."

Fahrenheit said: "How could you know. You didn't make any noise at the time."

Li Yunting smiled and did not speak.

Fahrenheit said: "That incident is almost indistinguishable from Li Rulan's doing. Fortunately, since he fell into the water, he has been ill for a long time and has learned to behave."

Li Yunting thought about it, nodded, before there was space, Li Rulan could do more things, but now that there is no space, at most she can rely on the old lady's love to give herself some eye drops in front of the old lady. "I can't make any waves." Li Yunting said like this.

"The last round of drafting." Fahrenheit said, "Your personality is too meek, I'm afraid you will suffer from her. If you are at home, I will protect you. When you get there, you will not be allowed to back down in everything."

Li Yunting couldn't help laughing, Li Rulan really didn't like her little tricks, but Hua Shi looked at her and responded.

But when Fahrenheit talked with Li Rulan, his attitude became much more businesslike.He said that he would give her some silver taels, and when he entered the palace, he had to look at his father-in-law and the little girl. As for the frequency, it was a matter of his own control.

In fact, there is no difference between saying this and not saying it. Li Rulan was excited because she was going to participate in the draft, but she didn't care about these details, and said rather obediently: "My daughter knows."

After the fifteenth day of February, Li Yunting and Li Rulan were sent to the house in the capital, and the end of February was the day of the primary election.

Both of them got signs and cloth strips, which stated their respective backgrounds. It was already spring at the end of February, but it was still cold. They were all dressed up by the former nuns who taught the rules.This made Li Rulan a little bit depressed, the blue cheongsam, she was considered handsome in the first place, but she didn't show it when standing beside Li Yunting.Since Li Rulan lost her space, although she still took good care of her appearance, she was not as good as Li Yunting.When they were more than ten years old, it was fair to say that the two had their own charms, but now Li Yunting can be said to be much more beautiful than Li Rulan.

I only ate a little cake and sipped some water for breakfast.Li Yunting was okay, but Li Rulan was almost enduring it.

Zhao Yue was drafted, and said: "At the beginning, Shenwumen was very chaotic, after all, the number of people is there." Zhao Yue skipped the part of the physical examination and continued. "There will be a roll call by the father-in-law, which is the primary election. It's just that the Manchus flying the three banners will be in the front, and the Han army flag will be in the back."

Zhao Yue recalled little by little, and the two listened carefully.The carriage leisurely drove towards Shenwumen.Li Yunting's old spirit was at ease, but as the carriage moved forward, Li Rulan's heart beat faster and faster.

I got out of the carriage early, and there were a lot of people. It can be seen that there are also many luxurious carriages inside, obviously belonging to girls with status in Beijing.The two are just Han army flags, their grandfather is not visible, and their father, Li Wenye, has an official name, but compared with the people in Beijing, they are nothing.

Zhao Yue knew that there would be a long wait according to the time, so she said: "There are many noble women in Beijing here, it is inconvenient for the carriage to stop here, Bai Zhi and Su Mu will take you there, we will wait at the Zuixian Tower, and we will find it It's time to pick you up here again."

Li Yunting and Li Rulan naturally nodded.

Although this place is still a certain distance from the Zuixian Tower, the traffic is so heavy that Su Mu and Bai Zhi can only walk for a while.

Su Mu protects Li Yunting, while Bai Zhi protects Li Rulan. There are eunuchs setting up a table at Shenwumen, facing the sign of Xiu Nu and the white stripe on her body, the attitude seems to treat everyone equally, but the sticker says Taizu , grandfather, and father's title, it can still be seen that people from aristocratic families are treated with respect and courtesy.

"This way." "Next."

Seeing the two go in, Bai Zhi and Su Mu went to Zuixianlou without delay.

Li Rulan and Li Yunting went in, there were quite a few young girls who were drafted at the right age, they wore the same blue cheongsam and the same dress.Here is another sorting order, standing according to the flag status. First, the Manchu Three Banners, especially the Manchu surnames. There are not many eliminated. In the first round, except those who are too poor, they will be eliminated, and those who are too tall, short, fat and thin will also be eliminated. Well, the girls in the Hanjun Banner are of the highest standard, but most of them reveal a timid pettiness, and they seem to be less generous than the Manchu girls.

Li Rulan looked at these beautiful girls and saw the different looks, but she was amazed. Because of Hua's restraint, Li Rulan hadn't seen many girls of the same age, but this time she saw so many girls at once, and it was obvious that there were no girls of her age. Before tidying up order, twos and threes had their own small groups.

The eunuchs called the names one by one, and saw Xiu Nu go in, because it lasted for a long time, and there were some young girls, soon they became impatient, talked secretly to others, and were caught by the eunuch who called So, killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, lost the election, so everyone stood obediently.

Ever since Li Rulan entered the Shenwumen, no matter what the other party did, she would always turn it around in her mind. Seeing the two beautiful girls who were captured and the white strip hanging on her chest, she knew that there was no connection. Girl, how dare you act recklessly?
Because she couldn't speak, Li Yunting calmed down to practice, while Li Rulan looked at the people around her, looked at her charm, guessed her status in the family, and even wondered if she could meet some famous figures in history.Li Yunting and Li Rulan each found something to pass the time, while the others, especially Han Junqi's, were not so lucky.The status is not comparable to others, but the two sisters are the most outstanding in appearance, and they can't speak while standing, and their Han army flag is selected last.

After this round of primary selection, a nanny will come in for a physical examination. Li Yunting is going well, but when she comes to Li Rulan, she has some difficulties.

Li Rulan used Ningxiang Pills before, which has a natural light fragrance on her body, and finally saw her appearance is rare, if she got the emperor's blue eyes, she might be the young master, so she was allowed to pass the selection.

Li Rulan only felt that the time spent on her body examination was extraordinarily long, and she didn't think about this part. For this examination, Li Rulan was more open-minded than other girls. First of all, she knew about this scene, and came to the modern gynecological examination to examine the lower body It's about the same.

The flag of the Han army was the last to be inspected. When the two left the palace, the sky was already groggy, and they only had some pastries in the morning. Fortunately, Zhao Yue had prepared food, and when they got into the carriage, they gave them cakes and tea.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Zhao Yue knew that the election was over, and said softly: "I have sent people to prepare food, and it will be available when I go back."

"Sister-in-law is very considerate." Li Rulan said with a smile.

Zhao Yue smiled slightly, but did not strike up a conversation.

(End of this chapter)