Concubine slaps face daily

Chapter 72 Candidates

As soon as the time turned, it came to the day of entering the palace for the draft. As soon as it was daylight, Yun Xi dressed up and got on the mule cart that the mansion had prepared long ago, preparing to enter the palace to participate in the selection.

Today is the day when the Manchu army goes to the Three Banners General Election. Even if you have a high status, as long as you stand for the election, you have to follow the rules of the palace. It doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want with a high status.

There are roughly three draft processes: audition, primary selection, and final selection.The first two are not difficult, as long as you don't lie about your age, have no major health problems, and you are a virgin, you can pass the test.

Yun Xi hadn't experienced this in her previous life, and her mind has become much calmer in this life. In addition, Ma Jiashi wanted her to climb higher, but she didn't spend much time on it, so Yun Xi passed the first two levels very easily. .

However, no matter how simple the process of the primary selection is, it still makes people feel embarrassed. When Yun Xi came out, her face was flushed, and it was difficult to maintain that calm and steady appearance.

As for the final round of hall selection, it is said to be a hall selection, but the location of the selection may not be a temple.But where is the location? For these show girls, there is actually no difference. What really matters to them is the result of the draft.

Originally, Yun Xi thought that in the absence of a master in the middle palace, this draft must be hosted by Concubine Tong with the highest status, but she didn't want the eunuch who led the way to take them all the way to the Palace of Compassion after the primary election. go.

Although Yun Xi has never entered the palace, her soul has stayed in the world for hundreds of years, and she knows everything, but she has gone to see what should go and whether she should go, and she is familiar with everything, at least better than others. As far as the show girls are concerned, they know more.

Could it be that this draft really means the Empress Dowager?
If this is the case, there is nothing surprising in the Compassion Ning Palace.

In fact, it’s not surprising that Yun Xi thinks so. Although the empress dowager and even the empress dowager have always been in charge of the draft, the empress dowager has never had a sense of presence in the harem. The appearance of not caring about everything, now that the Empress Yuan and her successors have died one after another, many people subconsciously think that the host of the draft will be Tong Guifei, the highest-ranking concubine today. Think more.

This journey, all the way from Shunzhen Gate to Compassion Palace, can be said to have crossed half of the Forbidden City, which made all the beautiful women gasp for breath.Yun Xi secretly laughed, saying that horseback riding and archery were a must-have skill for noble ladies in the Qing Dynasty. Now it seems that this skill has been slowly replaced by the so-called piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with the entry of the Qing Dynasty.

At least it would be considered good for Yun Xi to be able to ride a horse by himself, and those who are good at archery are just thinking about it.If she hadn't insisted on practicing dance on weekdays, she would be sweating profusely and panting heavily like these beautiful girls now.

"My lords, please wait a little while. This servant will present the list of those who passed the primary election to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. Please wait here for my summons." The eunuch who led the way stopped and said with a bow.

After hearing this, Yun Xi secretly guessed in his heart that the empress dowagers and empress dowagers were selected for the selection, and at most, Tong Guifei and other concubines accompanied the selection, and the emperor was not among them.

Some people from Suo Chuoluo's family were selected into the palace when they were the first emperors, but they failed to gain a foothold in the end, and they were already submerged among all living beings.And now, there is no concubine surnamed Suo Chuoluo in the palace, which makes Yun Xi less worried.After all, having someone in the palace means that there is an arrangement between the family, and everything will not be decided according to her wishes.

Thinking of this, Yun Xi couldn't help but look around. There are still nearly 60 girls who have passed the audition and primary selection this time. I won't go into detail about the conditions. Anyway, if you can be selected, where is your family background? , in terms of looks, even if they don't have the beauty of a city, at least they have good facial features. As for the clothes, they are all well-dressed, gorgeous and decent.

It's just that the age is different. If she hadn't experienced that civilized era, Yun Xi would definitely not have other ideas, but now she really feels that she is only a child when she is fifteen or sixteen years old, let alone someone who is twelve or thirteen years old. up.

But these are not something she can change, after all, even her own fate is now in the hands of others.

She only hoped that she could be pointed out as a better son of the clan this time, not to mention the rank of title, as long as her character passed the test and she knew how to respect and protect others, she thought she should live well.

After regaining consciousness, the moment Yun Xi raised her head, she found that the eyes of many beautiful women had been lingering on her face.From this point of view, her face can be regarded as an advantage at certain times.It's just that this woman sees women differently than men see women, maybe she can really get what she wants because of this face.

Among this group of beautiful girls, Yun Xi is not the only one with outstanding looks, but there is really no one who has a good family background and good looks.It can be said that those who have family background have no appearance, and those who have appearance have no family background. For such things as being perfect, sometimes it depends on the right time, place and people!
Soon, the palace selection began, and every six beautiful girls were called by the eunuchs to enter the main hall of the Compassionate Palace.

Yun Xi's family background is average, so when it was her turn, it was almost the end of the day, and there were not many groups in the back.She walked into the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace together with five other beauties, and bowed together.This series of movements is like flowing clouds and flowing water, without any stagnation. It is not difficult to see from this that everyone has worked hard in terms of rules.

"Stay flat. Everyone raise their heads." Yun Xi heard a deep and old voice, and then got up together with the others, and raised her face.

The empress dowager sitting at the top is over 60 years old, wearing an auspicious suit of stone blue flat gold satin embroidered with Wanshou seal script, which looks casual but dignified.The Empress Dowager's dress is not much different from the Empress Dowager's, but the color is slightly brighter than that of the Empress Dowager.

As for the concubines sitting on both sides, their identities can be roughly guessed from the height of the seats, but Yun Xi didn't pay much attention to these, after all, she didn't think she could enter the palace smoothly.

The Empress Dowager sat at the top, her eyes swept over the ladies one by one. If it hadn't been for a long time since the palace hadn't been drafted, she really didn't want the emperor to favor those low-status maids, especially the Wei family.She didn't worry about other things, but she was afraid that the emperor would be fascinated by the beauty and repeat the mistakes made by the late emperor. Otherwise, she would definitely hand over some of the beautiful women in the end to Tong Jia and the others.

It's just that the empress dowager's eyes flashed a bit of displeasure unconsciously when she thought of the humble Wei family and Wu Ya family overwhelming the noble concubines in the palace, and then when she looked at the beautiful women, her eyes were more Put it on the appearance of the show girl.

The Empress Dowager glanced around, and finally fell on Yun Xi's face, and asked, "What's the name of the third beautiful girl on the left?"

Yun Xi was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, my servant will ask for your help, Yun Xi."

Aunt Su Ma, who was beside the Empress Dowager, glanced down at the list of beautiful girls, and said in a low voice, "She is the eldest daughter of Suo Chuoluo Alin, and her brother is the one promoted by the emperor in recent years."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager didn't speak any more, Yun Xi couldn't help feeling a little nervous.If you want to be pointed out as a good place, it is impossible not to get into the eyes of the Empress Dowager, but it is not necessarily a good thing to get into the eyes of the Empress Dowager too.After all, if you like it too much, it is likely that you will be kept in the palace, which is not what she wants.

The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, and then asked aloud, "Have you ever read at home?"

Yun Xi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, although he felt a little uneasy, he replied honestly: "Back to the Empress Dowager, this servant can only recognize a few words."

When the Empress Dowager heard the words, she glanced at Yun Xi, seeing her humble appearance, with a satisfied smile on her face.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager stopped speaking, Yun Xi felt a little uneasy, for fear that she would offend the boss if she did something wrong, but the Empress Dowager suddenly turned her attention to another beautiful girl. Yun Xi, who was tense with his actions, didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

However, as long as she is not the only one being asked, it proves that the Empress Dowager suddenly named her just on a whim, not dissatisfied with her. Such a result is already the best for Yun Xi who has plans.

It was already evening when the hall selection was completely over, and the faces of the show girls were different, some were happy, some were worried, and some had red eyes, but they were holding back tears.After all, these are still a group of young children, not to mention that everyone is precious at home, but they don't even have to hold back crying like they do now.

As for Yun Xi, although he wasn't as anxious as these show girls, he didn't dare to make any unexpected moves.After all, there are strict rules and regulations in the palace, and if you accidentally end up not in face, but in the life of yourself or the whole clan.

After the selection of the Three Banners Palace is over, all that remains is to go home and wait for news.Those of them were either chosen as concubines or married to the clan, and if the rest didn't have any intentions, they would lose the election.

Yun Xi didn't mind losing the election.But she knew in her heart that the result was half and half, so she didn't want to save anything.After all, she obeyed the destiny as one wished, and did everything she could, and she would no longer feel regretful about the result.

When Yun Xi returned to Suochuoluo Mansion in a mule cart, it was already pitch black.But when Yun Xi entered the gate of the mansion, she realized that in this huge mansion, everyone who shouldn't be there and what should be there seemed to be waiting for her!

"How? How is the result of the draft? Are you doing well?" As soon as Yun Xi entered, Ma Jia, Xilin Jueluo and others came up to meet him. Xilin Jueluo rushed to the front. When he saw Yun Xi, he opened his mouth. Just a bunch of questions.

Yun Xi had been in the palace for a whole day, but hadn't had any water or rice, and was almost fainting from hunger.She originally thought that even if she didn't have a mouthful of hot food to eat when she came back, she could at least have a mouthful of hot water to drink.Fortunately, these people only see the established interests in their eyes, but they don't care about her physical condition at all, and even block her way, thinking about whether the result of the draft is in line with their plan.

Look, the eyes of all of them are wide open, and they all hope that she can say something.

"Er Niang's question is strange. How she behaves and how she ends up depends on the Empress Dowager's will. What can I do as a beautiful girl!" Yun Xi sneered, leaning on Lu Xiu's body, her hands and feet seemed a little weak Because of the weather, she is not only hungry and thirsty, but also has cold hands and feet, and is extremely tired.

(End of this chapter)