I want to be a grandson

Chapter 443 Draft
"Your Highness is going to perform the crowning ceremony today?"

This made Xu Miaojin slightly surprised, and also a little complicated in her heart.

Xu Huizu didn't notice anything strange about his sister, and continued: "His Royal Highness will be able to deal with the affairs of the court in a legitimate manner after the crowning ceremony. His Majesty also intends to let His Highness practice. I am afraid that he will be very busy in the future..."

Xu Miaojin bid farewell to her brother and returned to her boudoir, but she did not fall asleep, but watched the flowers blooming outside by the window...

At this time, Xu Miaojin was full of thoughts, because everyone knew that after the crowning ceremony, they would definitely get married!

This is the custom of the times.

In all dynasties and dynasties, the one who can be made a queen has never been the silly, heartless romantic girl in TV dramas.

It's not a naive beauty who doesn't know how to observe words and expressions, and doesn't know how to understand the world.
To be a queen is to be the mother of the world, to assist the harem to share the worries of the emperor, and not to let the emperor worry about the concubines and children in the harem.

You also need to know how to persuade the emperor, how to reward ministers' wives and daughters from the position of queen, so as to promote harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

There are still some things to be done, such as planting saunas, weaving and spinning, and becoming an example for women all over the world to follow.

These things have to be revealed in front of people and be known by others. Even if a beautiful woman who does her own way is lovable and innocent,
But if you don't understand the big picture, after all, it's just a temporary interest of the emperor, and there will be no mutual acquaintance, no feeling of entrustment!
When the interest comes, you will be favored for a while, but the most indispensable thing in the palace is a variety of beautiful colors, who would only eat one dish?
Xu Miaojin is well educated, elegant and wise, through several contacts with the emperor's grandson, and a certain person is a dishonest apprentice, of course she understands his intentions.

One has a heart for himself, is very heroic, and a little mischievous and arrogant, and he has to take his own affairs to heart,

Why doesn't he like such a man?

It's just, alas...

The Xu family already has two concubines. If he is registered again, his elder brother will definitely be left idle.

Because my elder brother is already Wei Guogong!
Even though this is an inherited title, the high status is an indisputable fact!

No one will allow their relatives to be too powerful!
I can understand this point, and I agree with it very much, but for the sake of my own happiness, let my brother be frustrated, how can I bear it?
But if I give up this relationship, I will feel pain in my heart...

Besides, he is the grandson of the emperor, how can he decide this matter by himself?
Alas, I hope he takes the overall situation into consideration and chooses a suitable grandson concubine...

But thinking of this, Xu Miaojin felt her heart tightened again, with a dull pain,
If the person you say you love, and finally find out that he is a heartbroken man...

How can this not be sad?
Ugh,……

Xu Miaojin is also very contradictory.

"Miss, it's not good, miss, where are you..."

On this day, Xu Miaojin was embroidering, and the maid Xiaoqing hurried over, shouting nonstop, appearing very urgent.

"There are no rules, how is it proper to be in such a panic!"

"Miss, why are you still embroidering? Something is wrong, please put it down and listen to me."

Xu Miaojin looked up at her, and said without hesitation: "That's fine, just tell me and I'll listen."

Xiaoqing hurriedly said: "Miss, now there are rumors that the palace and the Ministry of Households are going to choose a concubine for His Highness the Empress Dowager, and it has spread! At this time, I will definitely not lie... ..."

"Well, I see. Your Highness has performed the coronation ceremony. It is indeed time to marry a concubine." Xu Miaojin said lightly, and turned her attention to embroidery again.

"Oh, why are you not in a hurry, Your Highness... Your Highness is not He Miss you..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xu Miaojin blushed, and quickly stopped her and said: "You can't talk nonsense, if this word is spread, it will be bad for His Highness's reputation."

The first thing she thought of was not the reputation of her unmarried daughter, but the influence on him...

Xiaoqing tentatively asked: "Miss, what do you mean by Your Highness?

Sighing silently in my heart, Xu Miaojin said: "The selection of the concubine by the prince is still a big matter, this is not something I can speculate on, so don't think too much, so as not to cause trouble...

Come, help me see how I am doing embroidery today..."

"Miss..." The eyes were extremely resentful, why is my lady so indifferent.

As the news of the emperor's grandson's selection of concubines spread to all parts of Ming Dynasty, it immediately caused an unknown impact.

Who doesn't want to marry their daughter into the palace and become the pillow of the prince. The grandson of the emperor will inherit the throne one day and become the emperor. Those who enter the palace now will be canonized by then, at least they will be promoted level one.

Even if it is to seal a low-level seat!

As the parent official of the prefecture and county, he naturally hopes that there will be a noble person in the place he governs, because this noble person was selected during his tenure, and there is some kind of incense in the middle, which is a great act of kindness!
Besides, who knows whether the woman selected in the prefecture or county will be favored by the emperor's grandson, whether she will be made a concubine or side concubine?Whoever wins becomes the concubine? !

People who are officials know that there are people in the court who are good at handling things. A perfect one will be placed in front of them, and of course they will seize it.

If he could be appreciated by the emperor's grandson because of this, it would be smoke from the ancestor's grave!

However, another piece of gossip also made the brows of those officials' families frown frequently.

Because when choosing a concubine, all women with bound feet are not eligible to be selected!
At first they thought that the rumors were wrong. After all, such "conditions" could not be written in the public newspaper, and they were all passed on by word of mouth from the people in charge of the draft.

But when they reported their foot-bound daughter, they were ignored by the draft pickers!
At this time, in the government office of Ji'an Mansion in Jiangxi Province, the officials were queuing up to deliver Xiunu's birth date and birthplace information.

Those who are being registered include officials of the household department, eunuchs and maids in the palace, and they are responsible for the selection together.

Whenever there is a draft, the imperial court will send many people to various parts of the country, the main purpose is to find ladies aged 16 to [-] across the country.

If they are favored, they will leave some property to the parents as a dowry, and then order them to send the girls to the capital on a certain day of the month, and sometimes they will be escorted to the capital by the government.

But those who can be escorted to Beijing are actually still a minority!
According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, only 5000 people will be selected for the first time in a draft, and these talents are eligible to enter Beijing.

Therefore, the quota allocated to each state capital is actually very limited. In the 160 second prefectures of the Ming Dynasty, only about [-] ladies were eligible on average.

Moreover, only a thousand people are selected for this draft, so that only five or six people can be selected for each state's quota, so one can imagine how great the pressure of competition is!
Moreover, this draft is different from the usual ones. If it was a draft in the past, it would be nice to be a beauty or Jieyu in the palace. Another big change.

But this time it is to choose a concubine for the emperor's grandson, that is to say, to choose the future queen!

So everyone knows how important this draft is!
The common people brought the roster to the government office and asked them to register and make the roster for later inspection. This is only the first step, and they have never seen the woman's face!
A state capital only selects five or six people, so one can imagine how many rounds of elimination it will take!

But this work of registration and bookkeeping is already tiring enough!

Because as long as there are ladies of the right age in the family, regardless of height, fat or thin, they will all be sent!
You say you can't choose?
What if?
An official in charge of registration supported the table and stood up cautiously, for fear of hurting his waist, he rubbed the wrist that had been holding the pen for a long time,
Seeing that there is still such a long line, he said: "Everyone, this time the imperial household department is in charge of the draft for the palace. Only ladies of the right age are eligible to be selected.
Also...if someone's daughter has her feet bound, please go back..."

"Master, may I ask why? Why can't ladies with bound feet be selected?" Someone asked boldly.

The official frowned and said, "For a lady to be selected, the first thing to look at is her body shape. If her feet are bound and her bones are injured, resulting in deformities, she will not be able to pass the test. So in order to prevent you from spending too much time running back and forth, I will tell you first." You guys!"

Of course he knew that this meant "above", but he didn't dare to say it, he couldn't tell these people that the emperor's grandson didn't like foot binding, could he?
So I used manners as an excuse.

There was a daughter whose feet were bound. Hearing this, he said indignantly: "My lord, women with bound feet were also selected in the female draft. Why can't they do it this time? What's the reason?"

"That's right, master, I didn't say that when I was drafting girls before, why can't I do it this time..."

The official and the others yelled and said in displeasure: "Is it necessary to discuss with you about the draft in the palace! If you say no, you won't, so you don't need to say more!"

Turning around, he said to the official in charge of registration: "Any ladies with bound feet should not be registered!"

"Yes, my lord!"

His behavior immediately made some people look embarrassed, but they didn't dare to say anything, and they could only hold their opinions in their stomachs.

But for those who don't have feet bound, they are extremely fortunate!
Fortunately, I didn't force my daughter back then.

Not only here, there are similar announcements elsewhere.

Many girls with bound feet had to report, which caused a heavy workload for the palace staff, so they became impatient and told everyone that women with bound feet were not eligible for the draft!

Although everyone felt sorry for this, they didn't react too violently except for feeling annoyed.

After all, footbinding is not allowed in the palace. Although there was no such regulation in the previous draft, the number of people who were selected was far less than those who were footbound. They also knew this.

But this matter has caused some people to be dissatisfied.

　It suddenly occurred to me, would the ancient draft be different from the modern "draft"?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)