Daqi Emperor's Concubine

Chapter 16 The Draft ([-])

The next day, my aunt came over to announce the results. Of the 52 show girls, 20 show girls didn't pass the test, were unqualified, and had to leave the palace.According to what my aunt said, nine of them are because of cheating, the things they handed in, or the performances are all things they are good at, and the other six are because the things they made are really bad, you can tell at a glance It's because I didn't practice hard in the past 37 days, and the calligraphy handed in was not enough, so I was eliminated.Then after such a reduction, there are only [-] show girls left.

"Okay, my little masters, this is the end of the second level! As for the rules you have learned, it is the test of the third level. After five days, let the emperor, the queen mother and the empress look at it together in front of the palace. Okay. Alright, it’s only five days, and you guys have to practice the rules that Su learned before.” Aunt Xi left after she finished speaking, because she had already done all the things she had to do, and the next thing was to watch Show girls themselves performance!

"Sister Qingwu, how much do you remember about the rules taught by my aunt? Although Aunt Ruan has been teaching us the rules for the past 20 days, after four hours of study that day, I only focused on practicing carving, so I don't know how much I still remember." After returning to the room, Lu Zhixuan said to Ma Qingwu a little uneasy.

"Don't worry, sister Xuan, you just need to practice all the things Nanny Hua taught you when you were at home, because 37 beautiful girls are seen by three masters together, they can't let We have done all the rules, mainly to see our walking and standing posture, so we just need to do this well. Then remember that in front of the queen mother, emperor and queen, don't be nervous, don't panic, follow the usual Just do it like that!" Said Macabara Qingwu.Because no matter when, you must remember to adjust your state, otherwise if the whole person is too nervous, it will be futile to shine in other places!
During these five days, Chuxiu Palace was very quiet, because everyone was practicing in their respective rooms, hoping to enjoy the emperor's favor.Men in this era originally had three wives and four concubines, so the women who were selected as the show girls thought that it would be better to be the emperor's concubine than to be the wife of the prince or general, because once favored, it means that Unlimited scenery and beauty.So the remaining 37 palace maids are all working hard, hoping that they can stay in the palace.

Macabara Qingwu didn't work so hard anymore, because she just practiced for a while, and then continued to make some beauty herbs and rouge in the past five days.Because in addition to the biggest boss, the emperor, in the palace, there are also female bosses such as the queen mother and empress, who also need to be courted by newcomers to the palace, and the common topics among women are only jewelry and cosmetics. It was easy to penetrate topic in partner.However, Maca Qingwu didn't intend to give them away for free all the time. The women who can enter the palace must be rich, especially the higher the level, the more generous they are, so in the future, when the time is right, I will use It's great to make money here!

Five days passed in a blink of an eye, and in the morning of the sixth day, all the show girls began to dress themselves up.Because since you want to perform in front of the emperor, you have to do your best to be selected to stay in the palace.Mackerel Qingwu is still the same as usual, but she is wearing a sachet, which contains a pill, and when she crushes it at the right time, there will be an elegant fragrance, which will definitely attract attention, and she Should not be eliminated!

After arriving at [Chengqian Palace], the show girls were divided into groups of five or six as they were in the first pass before entering the gate to be seen by the three masters.Of course, the show girls try their best to perform perfectly, hoping to get a brand and stay in the palace.Because this is the last level of palace selection, those who are not selected will be given flowers out of the palace, and those who are selected will get a plaque and be able to stay in the palace, and then wait for the emperor to favor them.

The 37 show girls were divided into seven batches, Ma Qingwu was in the fifth batch, Lu Zhixuan was in the third batch, and now the second batch entered.Ma Qingwu counted the third from the left of the fifth group, because she couldn't look around, so she looked at the beautiful woman beside her when she was bored. She's very small, but it's still the same, she only reached the age of Ji this year, and she has a baby face, which makes her look even smaller.As for the new emperor's enthronement, the youngest of the girls in the draft this time has already reached the age of 15, so she is not considered the oldest.

"Sister, what are you looking at? I see that you don't look nervous at all. Do you think you will pass, or are you planning to go home? If it were me, I would rather go home, but Because my grandfather told me that I must stay in the palace no matter what, so no matter how I behave, I can’t leave the palace and go home.” When Ma Qingwu looked at Xue Yuchun indistinctly, she instead He spoke first, and seemed helpless.

"Sister, the so-called 'thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king', not to mention that now we are just letting the emperor, the empress dowager and the empress look at each other. No matter what they ask, we will answer truthfully." Macabara Qingwu said Said.Because for her, the third hurdle is the easiest, and she can know directly whether she is giving flowers out of the palace or staying in the palace, whether she is going to heaven or staying in the world, she can also know right away .

"Yeah! But the show girls I saw didn't just walk and salute. The emperor and the empress dowager would also ask them some questions. It seems that it was something we did in the second level. My sister did it. What is it? I made a hairpin, because I like beautiful jewelry, so I always wanted to make one, but because my grandfather and father didn't find me a master, so I had to secretly make it myself. I thought of doing this once." Xue Yuchun said.Maba Qingwu could tell that she was also a woman loved by her family, so now that she just entered the palace, she would say whatever she wanted, with a very pure heart.

"Me, what I do is embroidery, because it's something I'm not good at. But I think whether it's giving flowers out of the palace, or getting a sign to stay in the palace, it's all fate. After all, if it's giving flowers out of the palace, then We can stay with our family and marry a husband chosen by our parents; if we can stay in the palace, we will become the emperor’s concubine, and we will have to adjust our mentality, whether it is honor or favor or temporary gain or loss.” After Qing Wu finished speaking, she stopped talking, because the previous batch of show girls had already entered, and the next batch would be them.

(End of this chapter)