Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 147 The Eve Before Entering the Palace
Three days later, Ningguo Gongfu.

The results of the three-competition test for female officials were announced on the spot. Today is the day when the results of the three subjects of "ritual", "book" and "numerology" will be announced.Huo Qi won the title of the leader of the lower three gates and was almost certain to enter the palace, but Huo Ruhai still sent several boys at home early to go to Xuanqing Gate to look at the results.Huo Xian also specially took a day off from the Ministry of War to accompany Huo Ruhai and his wife in the mansion to wait for news.

The whole family was very nervous, but the most relaxed one was Huo Qi himself.She didn't go anywhere today, and she stayed in the praying house, practicing calligraphy and reading as usual, and her days seemed to be no different.

Hearing the rain, wind and wind, he opened the curtain and entered the room. Because he was too emotional, his voice was obviously trembling: "Girl! The person sent by the master to see the results is back! You are also the leader of the third door! Since the selection of female officials in this dynasty, , you are the first girl to win all six categories!"

Le Feng waited on the pen and ink, was overjoyed when he heard the words, and was about to say a few festive words to Huo Qi, but restrained his expression when he caught sight of his own girl.Huo Qi hadn't dressed up today, and his hair and waist were draped lazily in blue silk, making him look even more beautiful.Hearing the great news of the day, his expression was neither sad nor happy.

Ting Yu also came back to his senses at this time, remembering that Huo Qi didn't like being disturbed when he was practicing calligraphy, so he pouted his mouth and swallowed the next words.

After a while, Huo Qi put down the brush in his hand.She took the handkerchief tied around her waist and wiped her hands, then looked at Tingyu: "What's the reaction from your parents?"

"The master and his wife are naturally very happy. They have given me an extra month or two of silver for my wife and the servants this month. However, the master has specifically told me that these are troubled times. Although the girl is having a happy event, it is not suitable for anything grand in the house. Please politely decline the guests who come to congratulate you, so as not to cause trouble." Tingyu answered truthfully.

Huo Qi nodded, turned around and sat back on the couch. His eyes were fixed on the two maids for a while before he said, "I have something to tell you."

Although Huo Qi usually acted prudently and was quite mature, he seldom had such a serious moment.Lingfeng and Tingyu have followed Huo Qi for many years, and when they saw this, they knew that what Huo Qi said next must be the most important thing. The two looked at each other tacitly, and then knelt down: "Please tell me, girl."

Huo Qi paused, and lowered his voice: "Ever since the two of you were injured because of me last time, I have always felt uneasy and wanted to find a chance to make up for you. Now I will enter the palace soon, and if there is no accident, I will be in two or three years. But when I go home, if something unexpected happens, I don’t know when I will be able to fulfill this promise. I have been thinking for the past few days that maybe the place of freedom is the fascination of the heart. So, while I am still here, you all think about your future. If you want to leave the house, I will prepare a generous sum of money for the two of you, and then ask mother to return the deed of sale."

Ting Yu heard that her heart was filled with grief, and her eyes were filled with tears: "Girl, I have grown up with you since I was a child. To put it bluntly, I have already regarded the girl as my own sister. I have never thought about being with you. Separate. Now that the girl has gone to seek a better future, I ask the girl to have mercy on her, and allow the slave girl to stay at Qiju as usual, waiting for the girl to return home."

Lingfeng looked resolute, and said loudly: "The heart of a slave is the same as Tingyu. If it weren't for the girl, Lingfeng was still an artist, who was beaten, scolded and humiliated, how could he have such a good situation? Lingfeng vowed to follow the girl, dare not Give up lightly." After finishing speaking, he kowtowed three times to Huo Qi.

"Two silly girls." Huo Qi got up and helped the two of them up, his eyes moved slightly, "I will cherish your love for me, and take it seriously."

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Ten days later, at dawn, Huo Qi packed his bags, said a brief farewell to Huo Ruhai and his wife, and then boarded the carriage entering the palace.

The female officials of Da Qi are different from the female officials of other dynasties. They are all selected from aristocratic families. Most of them have noble status. After entering the palace, they do not work like ordinary palace ladies.Unlike ordinary concubines, she had to sleep with the emperor.

In the eyes of the world, most of these female officials have a bright future and are highly respected.But in this palace city, the masters are still only the emperor, the empress dowager and the empress. They must follow the rules of the palace and enter through the side entrance of the palace city.

Driving slowly all the way, when the carriage arrived at the Chengzhen Gate on the side of the palace, several people were already waiting at the door.

Just as Huo Qi got off the carriage, he heard someone not far away shouting in surprise: "Huo Qi!"

Huo Qi looked around and saw that it was Luo Rou.She wore a lake-blue horse-faced skirt today. She looked completely fresh and pleasant. She had a different style from the day of the competition.

Huo Qi nodded slightly at her to say hello.Taking advantage of this short time, he glanced at the others.

There were five people selected this time. In addition to her and Luo Rou, there were also Li Jiayin, Wang Rong and Nie Ying who were in the same group as her that day.

Standing on the left side of Luo Rou was Li Jiayin, the daughter of Uncle Anyuan's family.This girl has a square face, and her facial features are average, but her temperament is like blue, which makes her look particularly outstanding.At this time, he was chatting in a low voice with Nie Ying. When he saw Huo Qi getting off the carriage, he nodded towards her, but his expression did not show any enthusiasm.

Huo Qi had heard of Li Jiayin's name as early as in his last life, and even met him a few times when he was young.After all, Mrs. An Yuanbo's Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Yuan's Second Household are sisters, both belong to the Zhao family in Fuzhou.After she married into Zhenyuan Empress Mansion in her previous life, she had to be greeted and sent off, so naturally she has some connections with Anyuanbo Mansion.

The other is Wang Rong who has been in the limelight recently.

Wang Rong's father, Wang Xungang, was promoted by Emperor Xiaowen to be the inspector of Qingzhou.The previous inspector was dismissed due to corruption. Wang Xun's new appointment was very successful. As soon as he took office, he redressed the grievances and solved the long-standing backlog of criminal cases in Qingzhou, which was highly appreciated by Emperor Xiaowen.The former dynasty and the harem were of the same spirit, so Wang Rong naturally had some respect among noble ladies.

The last one is naturally Huo Qi's old acquaintance Nie Ying.

Nie Ying looked much warmer today than before. The arrogance on her face a few days ago was gone, and she even took the initiative to say hello to her blessed body.I think it was because she saw that Liu Yiyi suffered a loss at her hands and was beaten up by Mrs. Liu when she returned home. Now that she saw that the palace was too serious and did not allow her to be arrogant, she restrained her nature and became more sensible.

In the last generation of female officials, these three people were among the candidates.Of course, there is also Liu Yiyi and An Jie, the daughter of the Changle Hou family.In this life, An Jie missed the selection due to a sudden cold, but Liu Yiyi was replaced by Luo Rou.

Although they did not have a close friendship with each other, they were all familiar faces. Huo Qi met them one by one and stood cautiously waiting for the eunuch in charge of rituals to come and guide them.

Seeing that Huo Qi was motionless, Luo Rou quickly stepped forward to hold Huo Qi's arm and smiled brightly: "Qi Niang, you said before that you had an intuition that I could be selected, and you were right! You saw me today. unhappy!"

It was so enthusiastic that Huo Qi's name was directly changed to "Qi Niang".

When the remaining three heard the words, they all turned their gazes to Huo Qi, with a hint of scrutiny in their eyes.

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