Daqi Emperor's Concubine

Chapter 17 The Draft ([-])

"The five beautiful girls are An Baozhen, the daughter of Qing Jingyuan of Dali Temple, Tao Wanyao, the sister of Duke Tao Anyun, Ba Qingwu, the daughter of Shangshu Ban Zeyu, Xue Yuchun, the granddaughter of Zhen Guogong Xue Duqiang, and the daughter of General Hu Shuojing. See you, Hu Ruomei!" Li Shunlai, the chief steward next to the emperor, called out loudly.Because at such times, he is the one responsible for announcing the identities of the show girls to the three masters.

"An Xiunu, this painting was drawn by you. You can tell Aijia, why did you draw the picture of Guanyin? As far as Aijia knows, at your age, you generally like flowers and plants, or beautiful scenery. How can you draw a picture of Guanyin? And even though it is only 20 days, for beginners to draw, such a picture of Guanyin is very good!" The queen mother pointed to the scroll opened by Hibiscus asked.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, my daughter knew that you like Buddhist scriptures and have always worshiped Guanyin, so I drew this picture of Guanyin. The painting is not good. Please forgive me, the Empress Dowager!" An Baozhen felt a little embarrassed. Said.

"Okay, don't be modest, the painting is pretty good. From now on, you will stay in the palace and practice a lot. When the painting gets better, you can draw a picture of Avalokitesvara for Aijia." The queen mother said with a smile, And the meaning of what she said was already very obvious, which meant that An Baozhen had already got the brand to stay in the palace.

"Show girl mackerel, you embroidered this purse, right? Because among so many beautiful girls, only three embroidered things, and the other two showed it on the handkerchief. Only you showed it on the purse, and embroidered it It's still a word, can you tell me, why did you embroider these words?" The queen asked Maca Qingwu while holding a blue purse, on which she embroidered the four characters "One Promise, Thousand Gold" in silver-white Embroidered with silk thread, it goes well with blue satin.

"Back to the empress, I just feel that no matter whether it is a man or a woman, you must keep your promise! Since it is from your mouth, you must do what you say, otherwise, don't say it lightly. Even if it is The promise to myself is the same! Of course, I can embroider characters, and I think characters are easier to embroider than patterns, after all, this is my first embroidery work!" Ma Qingwu answered the queen, and then told the truth about her So there is no reason to embroider the pattern.

"You are really, well, take a few steps, give a salute, and let me see it!" The queen put the purse back on the tray, and then asked.

Makoto Qingwu was also very straightforward, she just took a few steps forward, not that kind of small steps, but took three steps that were half the pace of ordinary women, and then slightly bent her knees, giving the three masters He bowed and said: "My daughter has met the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor! I have seen the empress dowager, the empress empress, may the empress be blessed and safe!"

"Okay, okay, you go back!" The empress's eyes flashed brightly, but she didn't directly say that Ma Qingwu should stay in the palace or leave the palace, she just asked her to go back.Li Shunlai continued to report the name of the next show girl, Xue Yuchun who had talked to Ma Qingwu before.But I don't know if it was because she was too nervous or because she was too scared. After she took two steps, her legs went limp, and she fell forward uncontrollably. Ma Qingwu quickly helped her up, and then After saying a few words in her ear, Xue Yuchun closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he was much less flustered, turned his head and smiled brightly at Ma Qingwu, and behaved very well afterwards.

"Li Shunlai, look at Ai's family. Only An Xiunv and Xue Xiunv should leave the plaques in the palace. And Ma Xiunv, you can tell Ai's family, what did you say in Xue Xiunv's ear just now?" Queen Mother Announced the two show girls who stayed in the palace, and then asked Maca Qingwu to see if she would tell the truth.Because from outside the hall to the store, these public places hide people with sensitive hearing, so no matter what the show girls say, they will hear it and record it.

"Go back to the empress dowager, I told her not to be afraid, treat the emperor, the empress dowager and the empress dowager as the elders of the family, don't think they are superior people, then you can behave well." Saber Qingwu didn't hide it either, because There's nothing wrong with that.

"Haha, that's right, Hibiscus, give Saber Xiunu a sign too!" The queen mother laughed instantly when she heard Saber Qingwu telling the truth, and asked Mu Jin to hand her a sign as well, representing Liugong.Because she saw that Macabara Qingwu was a little different from other girls. Whether it was her walking posture or the way she spoke, it could be seen that she was a very straightforward person. It is quite rare for a girl to have such a personality. up!

In this way, the third round ended here, and there were sixteen beautiful girls left behind, except for Ma Qingwu, An Baozhen, and Xue Yuchun, the daughter of the Emperor Shang, Lu Zhixuan, really stayed, and then It is from Jin Ruyi, the daughter of the second-rank Jin Taiwei, Wei Yajing, the daughter of the third-rank Wei Dashi, Wen Shuyi, the daughter of the first-rank Taifu Wen, Song Shuying, the daughter of the fifth-rank Hussar General, and Zhao Shihan, the daughter of the sixth-rank captain. Zhuge Jingqi, the younger sister of the fourth-rank censor, Tong Meiling, the younger sister of the fourth-rank minister of rites, Bao Sirui, the daughter of the fourth-rank minister of punishment, Ni Xuantong, the daughter of the fourth-rank minister of household affairs, and Ling Xiangxiu, the daughter of Qianhuhou. , the daughters of two different magistrates, Fan Linghui and Gao Yafu.

So far, all the sixteen show girls will continue to live in Chuxiu Palace, and within the next month, the emperor will favor the new show girls one by one, and Qi Hongyi directly ruled out In order, there is a day between the two show girls, that is, two days to spoil a show girl.After the selection of the three levels is completed, it will be May 27th. The first person to be favored is the Taifu's daughter Wen Shuyi, then Ma Qingwu is in the tenth place, Xue Yuchun is in the fifth place, and Lu Zhixuan is in the eighth place .Because the show girls are all favored, they will be sealed in grades, so in the next time, the show girls who have not served the bed can see the father-in-law who has passed the decree every day, bringing them with him who already has a rank. The show girls have gone to where they live.

(End of this chapter)