The upgrade of Concubine Xian in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 681
In the afternoon, Zarafin looked at the female relatives, and not only remembered the day before the draft, when she went to the queen mother's palace, these Mongolian Fujins were all there.

"Little master, follow your slaves to rest at the master's place. After lunch, it will take two hours to finish." Fu Rong hurried to Zarafin's side and said.

Zarafin looked left and right for a while, and found that the rest of the people didn't seem to be looking this way, and she thought she walked to the gazebo quietly.

Sifujin Fucha family stood not far away, looking at Zarafin's back, a sternness flashed in his eyes.

The female family members looked at the changes in front of them, exchanged greetings with the queen one after another, and then left. Before, the people who had a better relationship with her boudoir had already stayed away from her side.

"Jiaojiao, sit here first, after we have lunch, we will have a ceremony." The queen didn't inform Zarafin in advance, and hoped that she would have dinner with the queen.

Zarafin sat down quietly and had lunch with the Queen Mother.

In the gazebo, there were only two aunts and nephews. The Empress Dowager accompanied the emperor, prince, clan, and ministers to eat together. The female family members were free to sit together.

When the sun was setting, Zarafin went back in a soft sedan. When he arrived near the courtyard where he lived, Huang Ah found that Sifujin was waiting for Zarafin at the door.

"Master, Sifujin is waiting at the door." Huang Ah stood on the left side of the sedan chair and said quickly.

After hearing this, Zarafin showed a sarcastic smile on her face, she knew that Fujin would never miss this opportunity.

During the day, Sifujin was slapped in the face by the royal family. She couldn't vent to the Queen Mother and others, and they would finally target her.

"Stop the sedan chair." Zarafin ordered.

The sedan chair stopped at the door, and Zarafin helped Huang'a get off the sedan chair with a faint smile on his face.

"Sifu Jin is here, my place is full of splendor." Zarafin stood at the bottom of the stone steps and said, looking at Si Fujin.

"Ulanaragege, is this your way of hospitality?" Si Fujin didn't say anything, but just looked at her coldly.

"Pearl, go prepare two glasses of white water." Zarafin urged.

After the two sat down, Sifujin looked at Zarafin who was sitting on the main seat, feeling a little resentful in his heart.

"Ulanalagege, is there going to be a general election this year?" the queen asked knowingly.

Zarafin rolled up a small handkerchief, looked at Sifujin, and was ready to listen to her next words.

"Rules have to be learned carefully. Didn't the nanny next to you tell you that you can't accompany the queen mother for lunch today?" Si Fujin wanted to make trouble from the rules.

The first round of the draft was over, and the Fucha family lost two loyal servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which made the family extremely annoyed, and even warned her that if it happened again, someone would definitely replace her.

rule? !
"You talk to aunt, my rules are taught by Su Nai." Zarafen said while looking at Si Fujin.

Madam Su?
Sifujin looked at her in surprise, Kangxi actually gave Zarafin his well-behaved nanny.

"Forget it, I'm just telling you that in the palace, you can't just dismiss it with good manners." Si Fujin left after finishing speaking.

During the few days of the silkworm kissing ceremony, Sifujin did not speak a word to Zarafin, but Zarafin was very disturbed.

After the Qingming Festival, all the show girls will move into the Chuxiu Palace, and she is of course no exception. In three months, many things may happen.

"Jiaojiao, Madam Su will follow you into the palace, and Huang'a and Tortoise will accompany you. Look, who else do you want to take with you?" Mrs. Narb looked at Zarafin and asked.

Mrs. Narb needs to prepare early and live in the palace for three months, which is considered to be the second round of the draft, and she needs to watch every word and deed of the show girl.

"Emiang, everything is almost ready." According to the rules, Zarafin just brought a nun and two maids into the palace.

As the Qingming Festival approached, Mrs. Narb took Zarafin with her and asked her to follow along, seeing all the steps of the Qingming sacrifice clearly.

"Jiaojiao, I'm going to sacrifice tomorrow, Qingming is over." Mrs. Narb looked at her face that had lost a lot of weight, feeling a little depressed.

As the day of the general election is approaching, Zarafin's time in the mansion is really running out.

"Er Niang." Zarafin leaned on her and said coquettishly.

"Ma'am, concubine Wang is here with Sangege." Nanny Liu came in from the outside and informed the mother and daughter.

Zarafin frowned slightly, Sangege was only 2 years old and rarely came to the main courtyard.

"Let someone come in." Mrs. Narb nodded, and after Nanny Liu left, she said, "Zarafin, manage your expression well."

"Emiang, San Gege is only 2 years old, it must be something bad to come here now." Zarafin pouted slightly.

"Well," Mrs. Narb nodded, "Even if something bad happens, you are not prepared to reveal it."

Zarafin remained silent. In front of her parents, she was extraordinarily self-willed.

Mrs. Narb was well aware of Zarafin's temper, so she just gave one more word of advice and stopped talking.

Concubine Wang led San Gege in, San Gege had a confused look on her little face with baby fat.

"Ma'am, I'll bring three princesses to greet you." The concubine Wang was grateful to Mrs. Narbu for raising her daughter by her side, so she didn't have to urge her sadly like other concubines in the mansion.

"Come on, the sun is a little hot now, take care of San Gege, don't go out at noon." Mrs. Narb noticed that San Gege's face was red from the sun, and there were beads of sweat on the tip of her nose.

"My servant heard that Da Gege was going to be drafted, and figured that there was no one around Madam, so I wanted to raise San Gege by your side according to the rules." How he grew up was basically raised by his first wife.

Mrs. Narb looked at the concubine Wang seriously: "Who told you?"

"This is what I think. When I went to the banquet, the concubines from several families were envious of my servant, thinking that Madam is kind." The concubine Wang said nervously.

Zarafin rolled up his handkerchief, looked at the concubine Wang, and found that she was a little nervous.

San Gege kept looking at her, and Zarafin stretched out his hands to San Gege.

"Sister." San Ge Ge Nuo Nuo called, walking in her direction with small steps.

When San Gege's body was a little unstable, Zarafin quickly stepped forward and hugged San Gege.

"I put them by your side to raise them. I don't want to separate you mother and daughter, so there's no need to talk about it." Mrs. Narb said.

Concubine Wang is a little anxious, if San Gege can be placed beside Madam Narbu, it will be an excellent opportunity, and San Gege will have an advantage over other Gege from now on.

"Take the baby and go back." Mrs. Narb ordered without giving the concubine Wang a chance to explain.

Entering May, the inns in the capital were overcrowded, and many candidate families bought houses in the capital, or took refuge in relatives' homes.

Just after Yinshi, Zarafin woke up, put on a pink Xiunv flag dress, stepped on the bottom of a flower pot of the same color under her feet, rolled up her little two's head, and pinned a pink velvet flower on her head .

"Master, is this too plain?" Huang Ah looked at Zarafin's hair ornament and asked worriedly.

"That's it. After breakfast, I'm going to bid farewell to Ama and Erniang. I'm going to the palace to go to the draft, not to greet my aunt. It's too fancy, but it will be eye-catching." Zarafin waved his hand. , rushed to the dining room to eat.

After breakfast, she went to the main courtyard in a soft sedan chair. Today, Narb, father and son all asked for leave, waiting for Zarafin to come and bid farewell.

"Ama, can we go to deliver Zarafin with you?" Wuge looked at Tong Guowei and asked.

"No!" Narb refused. According to the rules, the father could only deliver it.

Wu Ge's eye circles are red, and he didn't spend much time with Zarafin since he was a child, in order to make up for the estrangement between siblings.

In the hall, the atmosphere instantly condensed. Mrs. Narb's eyes were red. After the draft, there was still about a month to marry. This year's Spring Festival, Zarafin could not spend it with them.

Zarafin stepped into the garden, and found that the parents and acquaintances were a little depressed and felt a little uncomfortable.

"Ama, Erniang, Ah Hun!" Zarafin looked at the family and said with a smile on his face.

Their smiles are very far-fetched, and their eye circles are a little red. This time entering the palace is different from other times. She does not have much time to come back. Surrounded, even family members have to salute when entering.

"Ama, Erniang, can the family send me off together?" Zarafin looked at Narbu and made a request.

As the time spent with his family became shorter and shorter, Zarafin felt a little bitter.

"Yeah!" Narb saw that it was almost time to set off, and waved his hand, "Go and change your clothes."

The three brothers cheered and left the main hall quickly. Narb and Mrs. Narb waved away the slaves, and Mrs. Tong Guowei handed her a pink purse.

"Zalafen, this is for you to participate in the draft. Every servant has to give it. Our family will not even have to save this little money." Mrs. Tong Guowei told Zarafen.

All the beautiful girls of big families will prepare some silver for self-defense, and Zarafin is no exception. After entering the palace, the servants will not search the beautiful girls, and the rest of the servants are different.

"Emiang, should I let Huang Ah bring the bank notes?" Zarafin was confused.

"The banknotes carried by the slaves will be inspected occasionally. Some of the banknotes may be taken away, and the ones carried by the masters will be fine." Madam Narb's experience.

Zarafin's eyes widened: "Emiang, I've already taken quite a lot, this. Otherwise, don't take it."

"Zarafin, as long as your parents let you hold it." Narbu said directly.

Zarafin took the purse with both hands, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. Zarafin knew that Narbu was worried about his daughter being bullied.

Two carriages swayed out of Narbu's mansion, and Zarafin leaned against Er Niang's side and looked at the roof of the carriage.

"Zalafin, do you remember the list of people I asked you to memorize?" Narbu looked at his coquettish daughter, and his heart was full of reluctance.

"Ama, I have already remembered." Zarafin nodded.

"If you encounter danger, remember to notify one of these people." Narbu said to Zarafin.

Zarafin nodded, the queen had told her that the two nuns in Chuxiu Palace were carefully selected by the queen, and there would be absolutely no problem.

Later, the carriage stopped outside the Meridian Gate, and Zarafin got out of the carriage. Just as he stood firm, he found that the surroundings of the carriage were all contestants, and many of them came from other places with their families.

"Zarafin, okay! Ama is waiting to pick you up!" Narbu said as he helped Zarafin tidy up the tassels.

"Okay!" Zarafin nodded, helped Huang'a to the Meridian Gate, and rushed to sign up.

Not long after, teams of contestants lined up according to their flags. Zarafin and Ha Yihu stood together, one in front of the other, walking along the palace path with their heads lowered according to the rules.

Zarafin stepped on the bottom of the low-heeled flowerpot, and followed the team step by step towards Chuxiu Palace. She often came to the palace, but she didn't realize how far away Chuxiu Palace was.

Some show girls had already fallen behind before they arrived at the Chuxiu Palace. Zarafin kept paying attention to those show girls who were left behind, and they were basically taken away by the nuns.

"Zarafin, follow the team, don't fall behind." Ha Yihu said in front.

"Sister Ha Yihu, where do those left behind go?" Zarafin asked curiously.

"Being sent out is considered a sign." Ha Yihu said in a low voice.

"Shut up!" Mother Hu watched Zarafin talking to Ha Yihu, and warned them, "If anyone talks again, be careful."

After hearing this, Zarafin quickly shut up. Although the show girls had some complaints in their hearts, no one dared to say more, for fear of being dismissed.

They shoulder the mission of the family, and entering the royal family is the final destination.

In the Chuxiu Palace, the show girls first stood in a row according to their flags, and the nuns condescendingly explained the rules here, and even reminded all the show girls who came to participate in the election to live in the palace. It will definitely not be as leisurely as their respective mansions.

After the dissolution, Ha Yihu and Zarafin returned to the courtyard, and Huang Ah and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maidservant greeted the two of them together.

"Zarafin, this is my maid, Yanlan." Ha Yihu preferred Sinology.

Zarafin nodded: "Sister Ha Yihu, are we all right today?"

"Well, it should be time to rest. Do you want to go to Lingkun Palace to pay your respects?" Ha Yihu heard that the queen returned to the palace for the draft, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the queen came back for Zarafin.

"No, I just want to take a rest. There is always a servant in the hall to prevent anything from happening." After Zarafin told Ha Yihu, he turned and left.

Zarafin walked into the inner bedroom and leaned on the beauty couch at the side, with the bottom of a flowerpot on the ground. After thinking about it in his heart, he still lacked a lot of exercise. After walking this pace, he felt exhausted all over his body. .

"Master, we will have dinner later." Huang Ah said directly.

Qianlong sent someone to quietly prepare a lot of refreshments, which she liked to eat, and put them in the inner bedroom, so that no one would catch them.

"I'll talk about it later, you go and ask where to pick up the food." Zarafin looked at Huang'a and said.

"Yes!" Akira accepted the order.

In the dining room of Chuxiu Palace, there is a dedicated stove for cooking meals for Zarafin, and the person in charge of the cooking is the head of the dining room in the study courtyard of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

(End of this chapter)