Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 9

Rong Huang thinks about it carefully, if killing people is so simple, why would Mei Luo use her.Rather than relying on this unreliable ability, she might as well think of a way to defeat Hesheli Fang'er and Ma Jia Anmin from the perspective of Gongdou.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the primary election for the July show girls.This time the draft was different from previous years. People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knew very well that this time they were going to choose a queen for the emperor, so they prepared extra cautiously.In the past, the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army all selected a lot of show girls, but this year is different.After Mingzhu, the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, got hints from the Empress Dowager, most of the girls left in the primary election were Manchu girls, especially those who were born in the upper three banners.

This is also the result of the empress dowager's careful consideration.The lineage of today's holy emperor Kangxi is extremely mixed. His grandmother is Mongolian, his grandfather is Manchu, and his mother is Han.In this way, he has less than half of the Manchu blood on his body, and the four assistant ministers of Manchu origin agreed that this is not a good thing for the Manchu Qing.

Rong Huang was very disapproving of the fact that he valued Manchu blood.She was a Han Chinese in modern times, and she does not have the feeling of being a man in this world now.But she is not an angry youth, and she doesn't feel racial discrimination, after all, this is a feudal society.As long as they have a status, they can still be selected regardless of their flag status.For example, Tong Jinglin, the emperor's cousin of Han Junqi, passed the primary election with ease.

Speaking of the primary election is also interesting. Whether the show girls are in Beijing or not, they have to sit in a mule cart the day before they enter the palace to be selected.The mules and carts drove one after another, with double lights on the trees and the sign of "the daughter of a certain official in a certain banner and so and so".

The trains were dispatched at sunset, and because the team leader walked slowly, the mule carts did not enter Di'anmen until nightfall.Go outside the Shenwu Gate and wait for the palace gate to open before getting off the car. Under the guidance of the eunuchs in the palace, the beautiful girls enter the Shunzhen Gate in order.

It was still dark when they arrived at Shunzhen Gate, and Ru Lan was so excited that she couldn't fall asleep. Seeing that Rong Huang was not sleepy, not only did she not coax her to sleep, but she also talked to her with wide eyes: "Ge Ge, I heard that if you met the palace When a person dies, the coffin is sent out from the small door on the right side of the Shunzhen Gate...Aren't you afraid of this middle of the night?"

Rong Huang glanced at her, and said lightly: "What's so scary, it's all a matter of the previous dynasty. Besides, isn't this the place where the female relatives of the harem meet and kiss? I'm afraid you will still look forward to coming to this place every day in the future. Woolen cloth."

A few days before the primary election, Rong Huang communicated with Ru Lan. If she didn't want to enter the palace, Rong Huang would never force her.To be honest, Rong Huang was still worried about entering the palace at this juncture. Her mother-in-law Shu Shu felt that Luo Shi would give birth in two or three months. In ancient times, giving birth to a child was almost like going to hell.It would be fine if Rulan stayed to take care of her mother-in-law. Although she wasn't very smart, she was at least reliable.

But Ru Lan's attitude this time was extremely firm, her little expression when she vowed to follow Rong Huang forever, she had a kind of spirit of "the wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone"...

Rong Huang thought about the lack of manpower around him, so he agreed to take her with him.It's not that the aunt sent not enough people to serve her, it's just that most of the maids and women in her yard only met after returning to Beijing, so it's not reliable, only Rulan followed her as a child.

Speaking of marrying a maid as a dowry, Rong Huang was really tricked by those novels and TV dramas.The empresses and concubines of the Qing Dynasty were selected by draft girls. When they arrived in the palace, they were all alone, without any dowry maids at all. Later, the servants around them were uniformly assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Most of the so-called "nurse" around concubines are servants of their natal families, who stay in the palace under the name of "accompanying" after being summoned by the concubine.Of course, concubines who can summon their natal mothers must occupy a place in the harem.Xiaochang Zaixiao promised to bring his own servants into the palace, it was wishful thinking.

This time Ronghuang was able to bring Rulan with him because he was gifted by the Empress Dowager, this is the special treatment only for the daughters of the Three Banners.

Having said that, the master and servant chatted a few words from time to time in the car, and the sky dawned.After getting off the car, he first listened to Liang Jiugong, the eunuch in charge of the palace, in an open space similar to a square, and then went to the Tiyuan Hall for the first test in sequence.The first one is also funny, it is to let the show girls take off their shoes and socks, and let the little eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs measure the size of their feet.The Qing Dynasty banned foot binding, but many families secretly bound their daughters' feet.Generally, the Eight Banners show girls with Rong Huang's status are all natural feet, and they can easily pass this level.

Then followed the eunuch who led the way to Jingyixuan, and took the three tests of body odor, manners, and female popularity.Rong Huang's female popularity is average, but with her status, she passed without any obstacles.

These are the things that are put on the surface in the primary election, but there are other concerns in private.For example, there are some beautiful girls who are good in everything but the daughters of ordinary soldiers. Such people will also be eliminated in the primary election.And what about the noble ladies of the Eight Banners of Manchuria?For example, Nalan Hui'er, an aunt in Zhenghuangqi, Manchuria, who was terrified when she was quoting her demeanor, and the eunuch in charge just pretended not to see it, and passed the test so easily.

Rong Huang can see through it, this is the world where individuals step on others to stand out.The weak prey on the strong, if she does not conquer others, she will only be bullied.

After coming out of Jingyixuan, Rong Huang was about to step on his mule cart, when Hesheli Fang'er appeared out of nowhere, with a proud smile on his face: "Congratulations, sister, for passing the reference test."

"Congratulations." Looking at Hesheli's smile, Rong Huang felt a chill in his heart for some reason.I heard that Fang'er hadn't gone out for two whole months since she was humiliated in Rong Ruo's mansion last time, so she just stayed at home and sulked.Suddenly smiling so brightly at her now, there must be some kind of conspiracy!
"It's really scary." Fang'er raised her eyebrows suddenly and said: "There were rumors that my sister's Ama entered the palace and asked the Empress Dowager to be exempted from election. Now that my sister is standing here, the rumors are self-evident. broken."

Rong Huang knew that she was intentionally clichéd, so he didn't explain much, but just smiled and said: "People's words are more terrifying than people's hearts. I didn't sleep last night, but I can't stand it anymore. My sister stay." She stepped into the carriage without thinking, and threw Fang'er a bad nose.

In fact, Ye Bilong did go to the palace to ask the Empress Dowager for grace, but he didn't want to be exempted from the election as originally planned, but asked the Empress Dowager to be sympathetic to Rong Huang's mother who was weak and went into labor, so that Rong Huang could stay at home more Stay for three years.Although the Empress Dowager is anxious to get rid of Oboi, but Ye Bilong is always smooth and seldom gets ahead. This is the first time he has asked for an order for his own affairs since he became a minister, and the Empress Dowager is not easy to refute. .So she gave him this face and promised not to make Ronghuang a concubine for now.

This was also Rong Huang's idea.With her current ability, she still can't completely defeat Fang'er. Since she can't be a queen this time, why bother to be cannon fodder to set off her Hesheli?Entering the palace at this time, I don't know how much I will be angry with her.Moreover, the current system of the harem is not perfect. The only concubine who enters the palace is the title of concubine concubine, and her status is really too low.

More importantly, her current body is only 13 years old, which is not conducive to conception at all.Even if pregnant, the child can easily die prematurely.Even in order to get rid of the fate of being childless, Rong Huang had to enter the palace later!

And her adoptive father, Obai, she believed that she would be able to reverse his fate in three years!

The more Rong Huang thought about it, the more excited she became. Compared with the heroines in the novels who started planning after the birth, she was already a big step behind.But it's not too late for her to start preparing now, preparing the dowry, cultivating cronies, these have to be done step by step.

She was planning when the mule cart stopped suddenly.Before Rong Huang had time to ask questions, she heard Ru Lan shouting from the side: "It's Master and Fujin!"

Rong Huang was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly Ye Bilong and his wife would come out to meet her in person.Her parents were standing outside, so she couldn't take the car anymore, so she took Rulan down and saluted.

Ye Bilong supported Rong Huang, with a smile on his face: "My daughter is an outstanding girl, haha, haha. How about it, is the reward that Ama prepared for you enough? Isn't the purse quite generous? Compared with Sony How is the girl at home?"

"Hehe, it's enough, it's enough..." Before the primary election, Ye Bilong lavishly gave her a box of bank notes, and asked Rong Huang to manage them in the palace.Rong Huang was overwhelmed by her father's nouveau riche behavior, and went to chat carefully with everyone's aunt, and then prepared a reward purse according to the normal high standard.She decisively collected the rest of the money as capital for the next investment.

"Master, this is the attention, how can you tell what is outstanding." Shu Shujue Luo Shi said gently and softly with her big belly.

When Ye Bilong heard this, his eyes widened, and he imitated Oboi's signature expression: "Ah, when I say that you are outstanding, you are outstanding! I don't even look at who the girl is!"

"Hehe, hehe." Rong Huang's hair was full of black lines, she was more used to that smiling tiger-like Ye Bilong. "But Ama, I don't intend to enter the palace this time around. If I give such generous rewards to those servants now, will they still remember me three years from now?"

Ye Bilong rubbed his aching little eyes, and replied with a smile: "You don't understand this, do you? You should take money to kill them first, and your life will not be sad these days. And our family Little Fenghuang has such a good temper, and the rewards are so much. The servants in the palace are all good people, how can they not remember you? Even if they forget it for a while, it’s okay. Sheri will take care of the harem for a long time in the future, so there will inevitably be times when the servants will hate you. By then, you will be able to enter the palace, and they still expect you to come?"

(End of this chapter)