【8】(1/2)
The next morning, the eunuch from the palace came to Chen Mansion to read the order-
"On April 28, 2018, the fifth year of Qixin, the order was given to the order: the young lady of Taichang, Chen Jun, was a 14-year-old girl, Chen Danruo, was praised for her reputation and virtue, and was selected into the back court with her talents. She was named a sixth-rank beauty and entered the house on May 10th.
I’m here.”
Everyone in the Chen Mansion received the order together. Chen Jun had a very eye-catching reception of the eunuch who announced the order and drank tea and stuffed the ceremony.
Another outstanding scholar led his aunt to pay homage to Acuo, "I will meet Shen Meiren. In the next half month, I will teach the rules of the beauty palace."
Acuo looked at the kind aunt and smiled and greeted her, "Then I'll trouble Aunt An Xiu."
Although she hated these cumbersome court rules, she did not dare to neglect any of her own words when she saw that Aunt An Xiu taught her seriously and did not dare to be negligent and studied honestly.
The days passed day by day, and it was the day to enter the palace in a flash.
The night before leaving, Mrs. Shen took out a carved red sandalwood box from the innermost drawer of the dressing table with tears in her eyes.
There is a jade bracelet with excellent water color in the box, which is so green and beautiful.
"This was worn by your great-grandmother when I got married.
Later, your mother got married and I gave it to her.
But she let go after not long after wearing it, and the bracelet has been left until now.
I originally planned to wear it for you when you get married..." Old Mrs. Shen choked up, "You will enter the palace tomorrow. Although you don't have a phoenix crown and a red robe, it's considered a marriage. If you wear this bracelet, everything will be fine after entering the palace."
As she said that, she put the bracelet on Acuo's wrist.
Acuo's skin is already snow-white and tender. Now, wearing such a transparent and clean jade bracelet, the skin becomes more and more irritating than snow.
"My Acuo is a beauty, and she looks good in whatever she wears."
Old Mrs. Shen praised with a smile, tears of reluctance arose in the corners of her eyes.
The next morning, Acuo left the mansion and entered the palace.
Old Mrs. Shen did not come out to see her off, saying that she was physically unwell, but in fact she was worried that she could not control her emotions and would only increase her sadness.
Chen Jun led the Chen family to bid farewell, and Acuo also had to go through a superficial process and say goodbye to his family one by one.
She had nothing to say with the rest of the Chen family, and just responded to it indifferently.
When he walked to Chen Siwan, Chen Siwan smiled and said, "The fourth sister is really majestic in the mansion these days, but the palace is different from ours. There is a grandmother protecting you in the mansion, and no one in the palace spoils you.
Fourth sister, you have to be smarter and don’t lose your life in a mess.”
Listening to her sarcastic tone, Acuo said lightly, "I have not entered the palace yet, and the third sister is just thinking about my life... But don't worry, I will take good care of myself. After all, the third sister's attitude of kneeling down to pay my respects to me is quite good, and I haven't seen enough yet."
Chen Siwan's eyes darkened and she said coldly, "It's up to you?"
You don’t have to worry about shining your tongue when you speak loudly.”
"I said before that I want to marry the most powerful and amazing man in the world. Didn't this do it?"
"So what if you marry? There are so many women in the harem, how many people can catch your Majesty's eyes?
If you have the ability, be a favorite concubine and give birth to a prince for the emperor."
Contempt and sarcastic.
Be a favorite concubine and give birth to a prince?
Acuo raised his eyebrows, "What's the difficulty?"
She is a pomegranate spirit, and the racial talent of pomegranate is to have children!
Not to mention giving birth to one, if she is happy, giving birth to seven or eight is a trivial matter.
Chen Siwan took Acuo's little expression in her eyes and twitched hard. She was such a ignorant little fool. Does she know what it means to be a favorite concubine and give birth to a prince?
He dares to speak out loud.
At this time, Madam Li, who was beside Old Mrs. Shen, came over, "Fourth Girl."
When Acuo saw Mama Li, his attitude softened, "Mama Li, why are you here?"
"The old lady asked me to send you to her."
Mama Li said.
"I'm leaving. I can't be filial to my grandmother's knees anymore. I'll ask the nanny to take good care of her grandmother."
As Acuo said, his eyes swept over Chen Jun and Aunt Sun, paused for a moment, and leaned into Mama Li's ear and whispered, "Mama Li, if someone bullies my grandmother, just tell that person that if my grandmother has any accidents, I will make a fuss in the palace and cause the entire Chen Mansion to suffer together.
If you want the Shen family to be safe, take good care of my grandmother and I will be peaceful and not cause trouble."
Madam Li was stunned for a moment and looked at the delicate fourth girl in front of her in disbelief. What was this what the fourth girl said?
"Madam Li, please."
Acuo looked at Mama Li with firm eyes, with a transparent aura between her eyebrows and eyes.
"Yes, the old slave will definitely take good care of the old lady."
Madam Li solemnly agreed.
Who said that the Fourth Girl is stupid? The Fourth Girl is wise and foolish! It seems that the last time I fell into the water, the Fourth Girl was really a blessing in disguise!
As soon as the auspicious time arrived, Acuo let Mu Qing and Mu Lan help him get into the sedan chair.
The sound of firecrackers sounded and amid the sound of rituals and music, the gorgeous carriage slowly drove towards the imperial city.
Acuo sat upright in the carriage and listened to Aunt An Xiu talking about the situation in the palace.
"Although Your Majesty has not had a draft before, there are still many concubines in the harem.
Except for when he first ascended the throne, many ministers sent their daughters to the palace to serve, most of the other beauties who have been offered one after another in various places over the years.
But His Majesty is devoted to government affairs and rarely visits the harem...so he has not yet had a son."
Aunt An Xiu paused when she said this, subconsciously glanced at Acuo. Seeing that her expression was calm and had no change, she continued to say, "Your Majesty has not yet established her, and now all the affairs in the palace are managed by Concubine Zhao, and she is also the concubine with the highest position in the harem.
Further down there are some concubines like Zhaoyi, who will gradually get to know each other after you enter the palace..."
Acuo listened quietly, and suddenly the carriage stopped and the sound of the music stopped.
Aunt An Xiu frowned and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
The palace servants outside reported back, "Chu Ronghua's ceremonial guard is blocked from ours."
"Chu Ronghua?
Didn’t she be in the palace long ago? She would be blocked here like this.”
Aunt An Xiu had a stern face.
"Please wait for Meiren Shen and her aunt, so that the servant can go and inquire."
The palace servant outside said.
Not long after, a voice sounded outside the carriage, "Aunt An Xiu, Aunt Derong from Chu Ronghua said that Chu Ronghua was delayed when he parted with his family, so he was one step late.
She asked our ceremonial guard to let Chu Ronghua's ceremonial guard enter the palace first."
Aunt An Xiu was stunned and frowned, "They have delayed the time, but instead asked us to give way to them. What's the reason?"
The palace servants outside seemed a little embarrassed and stammered, "Aunt Derong said that their master is Ronghua, and his position is much higher than that of Meiren Shen. Even if he doesn't give in, he has to give in."
Aunt An Xiu's face was deep and just as she was about to scold her, she heard Acuo whisper, "Auntie, let them go first."
"My beauty Shen, if this... is delayed, it will not be a good sign, and it may affect your future..." Aunt An Xiu said softly. After getting along for more than ten days, she liked this well-behaved and sensible Beauty Shen very much. Now seeing that Chu Ronghua was deliberately trying to suppress her, Aunt An Xiu was resentful for her.
"The future is not determined by time, but mainly depends on one's own ability. Aunt, are you right?"
Acuo smiled sweetly, his voice softly, "Just let them go, it's not a big deal."
Seeing that she was thinking clearly, Aunt An Xiu couldn't say anything else, so she only said to the palace servants outside, "Let them live."
The ceremonial guards had already entered halfway through the imperial city, but now they all retreated one after another to let the ceremonial guards go over.
Acuo lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the carriage that was slowly passing by. It happened that the curtain was also lifted, revealing Chu Xianxian's beautiful face.
With eyes facing each other, Chu Xianxian brought a slight smile to her.
Is Chu Ronghua Chu Xianxian?
Acuo was stunned and saw the carriage driving over, then he lowered the curtain.
"This Chu girl is the most popular girl in the mid-range selection this time."
Aunt An Xiu comforted, "Beauty, don't take it to your heart. She got a high position because of her good family background. Although your position is not as good as her now, your appearance is the most outstanding among these beautiful girls. If you can win the favor of Your Majesty, it will be a matter of time before you get the position."
"Yeah, I know."
Acuo smiled slightly at Aunt An Xiu.
Amaze flashed in Aunt An Xiu's eyes, thinking, not to mention a man, even a woman was moved by her looks. The person the princess liked was indeed good!
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Acuo's residence is in Jinxiuxuan, which is located in the northeast corner of the harem, quite close to the Imperial Garden and Qianli Lake Pond, making it convenient to go out to enjoy flowers and fish.
It just doesn't live in people all year round, and although I cleaned and repaired it, it was still a bit old.
To be continued...