It was mid-July in a flash. The hottest topic in Jindu City is now about the small selection of the harem. The emperor and Empress Zhao are going to choose the prince's concubine for the eldest prince. In addition to the eldest son's house, Xu Xu Qi, a girl who has not yet been allowed, the sophomore house also has Xu Ting and Xu Mei. Xu Ting is the legitimate child, Xu Xu and Xu Mei are the concubine. The three of them will participate in the small selection this time. Originally, there were two girls from the third son who were filial to the third son, but because Xu Xiao was filial and had no official position, he could not run for the election.

In addition to the matter of going to send Xu Xu to the palace, the Xu family had another thing to be busy, that is, the marriage between Peng Xin and Xu Sheng; Chen's concubine could no longer come out to take care of herself, and Chen Danxia was unwilling to take care of her. She was busy taking care of her son. Mrs. Xu solemnly handed over this matter to Sun Zhenniang.

On the first day of August, Xu Lang and Shen Danxia personally sent Xu Xu to the palace. Because it was a small selection, only the sixth rank and above Jindu officials and women aged 13 to 15 years old were running for the election. The Dafeng Dynasty did not have a rigid rule to choose a show every three years. Therefore, this excerpt may be selected to enrich the harem. After all, the number of people in the harem of the lords today is too small. In addition to choosing a wife for the eldest prince, this excerpt also requires marriage to the royal children within three generations, or to the children of a meritorious families. The royal talent show not only selects appearance and talent, but also family background.

The number of candidates for this small selection was not too many, only more than 200. On the carriage, Chen Danxia held Xu Xu's hand and comforted her, "Sister Xu, today is just a primary election. What should be done in the palace, your third brother has already handled it. How to act next depends on yourself. Don't be nervous, it will be over soon. Your third brother and I will wait for you to come out outside the palace gate." As he said that, he handed her a few more wallets, "There are silver notes in this place. When you reward those nannies later, be generous and don't feel sorry for the money."

Today, the nanny in the palace checked the bodies of the showies, and after giving the nanny, she could suffer a lot less. Although Xu Xu was a little nervous, she knew that she could not avoid what happened next, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I understand."

The Xu family did not come too early, and there were already many girls waiting to be selected at the gate of the palace. Chen Danxia stayed in the carriage. Xu Xu got out of the carriage and followed Xu Lang to the front of the eunuch who was guarding the door. The eunuch in charge was the apprentice of the eunuch next to the emperor and had dealt with Xu Lang several times.

"Mr. Sun, good morning, you are on duty today, thank you for your hard work," Xu Lang bowed.

"Hello, Deputy Envoy Xu, hello." Eunuch Sun stood up, bowed his hand, looked at Xu Xu, who was standing behind Xu Lang, and smiled, "This should be Ling Mei, the real spirit." Xu Xu's appearance resembles his biological mother, Aunt Wu, and is a beautiful girl. However, Eunuch Sun is used to beauty in the palace, and Xu Xu is just a middle-class person.

"It's my little sister, please take care of General Xu." Xu Lang calmly handed over a silver note worth 500 taels.

"Please be polite to me, Deputy Envoy Xu." Eunuch Sun accepted the silver notes, looked back and whispered a few instructions to the little eunuch standing behind him, asking him to lead Xu to the team he should go to, and when everyone arrived, they would enter the palace together.

"Third brother, I'll go with this little father-in-law." Xu Xu said with a kneel.

Xu Lang nodded, and Xu Xu left with the little eunuch; Xu Lang talked to the eunuch Sun for a few more words, then went back to the carriage, "Jiu'er, I'll go to the yamen for a trip and come back later."

"You go and do your business, don't worry about me." Chen Danxia lifted the curtain of the car.

Xu Lang glanced at Mo Shi and said in a deep voice: "Take good care of your mistress."

Mo Shi and the other four responded, and Xu Lang took the four Chang brothers to go on horseback. Chen Danxia took out the book to see it, and a sound of horse hooves came, and then he heard someone say, "Miss Chen."

Chen Danxia heard the voice, frowned, looked out, and said coldly: "Criminal Zhao, please call me Mrs. Xu, thank you."

Zhao Chengzhi raised his eyebrows, "Who is Miss Chen waiting for here?"

"Who am I waiting for here has nothing to do with Prince Zhao." Chen Danxia pulled off the curtains and refused to pay more attention to Zhao Chengzhi.

Zhao Chengzhi curled his lips and smiled, led the carriage behind him and walked a while before he turned over and dismounted. Today he also came to send three sisters from his family to run for the election. Zhao Guangzhi is his concubine, Zhao Enzhi and Zhao Cizhi are his cousin, and Zhao Huizhi is already married. Even if she is not married, she has lost her qualifications because of her incontinence on the street.

The three girls of the Zhao family were nobles, and they were different from the ones that Xu Xu had stood. After more than a moment, the people arrived, the palace gate opened, and two nannies led four palace maids out and led the girls to Zhong Yu Palace, where they were tested.

The little eunuch named the list, and the girl who was called was taken into the hall by the palace maid to inspect. The unmarried daughter was a father and Xu Kui was the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites. Xu Xu was in the front position among the officials, but there was a girl from a noble family, so his name fell behind.

The show girl who went in first came out after the test, with some shame and anger left on her face, and some even tears in her eyes. Xu Xu tightened her sleeves nervously. How did these nannies test their body skills?

I soon arrived at Xu Xu and entered the inner room. I saw two body test nannies smiling at her, "Girl, don't be nervous."

The two of them walked around Xu Xu for a few times, reached out to lift her hair, looked at her ears, and said, "Girl, please stretch out your hand."

Xu Xu acted according to his words.

A nanny pinched her hand, looked at the lines on her palms, and nodded with satisfaction, "Miss is a blessing."

The two nannies had a gentle attitude, and Xu Xu was not so nervous. Thinking of Chen Danxia's words, he quickly took out two purses and stuffed them into the hands of the two nannies. "Mrs. Xie Jiyan, the little gift is not respectful."

The two nannies exchanged their eyes. They were people assigned by the emperor themselves, so they would not commit fraud or deceive their superiors and subordinates, but they would not turn away the gifts they delivered to their door. They pinched the purse in their hands. The thin ones should be silver notes. The corners of the two nannies raised their lips. The Xu girl was generous and the checking movements were gentle.

After the appearance inspection, the next step was to untidy the clothes. The two nannies signaled Xu Xu to take off all their clothes, and not even their bellybands and underwear were left. Xu Xu couldn't help but tremble, took off his clothes, closed his eyes, and let the nannies mercy.

The two nannies received the benefits and acted quickly. After a while, Xu Xu got up and put on clothes. In the gap between her clothes, the two nannies exchanged eyes again and nodded at the same time. One of the nannies sang: "The Minister of Rites, Xu Xu, has been tested."

Xu Xu tied up his belt, gave the two nannies a blessing, and left. The girl who had passed the test was taken to the side hall for another test. The eunuch sitting there signaled to Xu Xu to draw lots. Xu Xu drew a pair. When he handed over the lottery, he also handed over a purse. The eunuch pinched it and said with a smile: "Miss Xu, our family will send out the first couplet, please ask the girl to check the second couplet."

"Sir, please send out the first couplet." Xu Xu was not very good at this, but he could no longer retreat at this time.

"The snail bun is green and thick, and the mountains in the wild are hang thousands of feet high in the evening." said the eunuch.

Xu Xu sighed lightly. This is not a difficult pair. This is a ready-made pair in the collection of parallel sentences, saying: "The duck's head is green and greasy, and the spring water in the stream is long three poles."

"Okay, Miss Xu listen, this second first couplet is the verdant clear frost and cold orange pomelo."

Still a couplet in the collection of parallel sentences, Xu Xu smiled and said, "The pine and fir are dark."

"Miss Xu, the third couplet is half-couch, the Qingfeng Yiwu Dream."

Xu Qi loves reading books and knows that this is a pair in the rhyme collection. He responds like a stream, "A plow is good rain while plowing in spring."

Xu Xu passed the second level successfully.

The palace maid led Xu Xu to the back hall to rest. There were already many beautiful girls who passed the two levels in the hall. The palace maids brought them snacks and tea to eat. One hour later, the inspection was all over, and the beautiful girls were sent out of the palace.

Xu Xu found his own carriage and saw Xu Lang and Shen Danxia, ​​his tense nerves relaxed, "Third brother, third sister-in-law, I passed the primary election."

"Okay, let's go back." Chen Danxia smiled.

When we got home, we went to the courtyard to meet Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu looked at Xu with complicated eyes. This granddaughter has always been honest and well-behaved. Although she is a concubine, she is also the blood of the Xu family. I didn’t expect to send her to such a tiger and wolf place now. "Sister, you have passed the primary election and will enter the palace in a few days. Be smart in the palace. Don’t go out alone or trust people easily. What others say, you have to think about it and don’t let others plot, do you know?"

"Well! I know, my third sister-in-law told me that she should read more, listen more, and say less." Xu Xu said seriously.

"Your third sister-in-law is right, but don't just remember it, but remember it in your heart, do you know?" Mrs. Xu reminded.

"I know, grandmother, I have recorded it." Xu Xu nodded,

On the sixth day of the lunar month, the girl who passed the primary election entered the palace to participate in the re-election. This time, Xu Kui personally sent Xu Qi to the palace. Xu Qi did not come back in the evening, and she was left with a sign. Even if she was not pointed out to Gao Ju, she would be pointed out to the children of the royal family or the nobles.

Xu Kui sat in the study, touched his beard, and smiled, "I didn't expect that girl to be useful." In Xu Kui's eyes, all daughters are used for marriage.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, Xu Sheng married Peng Xin to pass the door. The new house has been newly laid. In addition to the furniture provided by the Peng family, the bedding, chairs, cushions, curtains prepared by the Xu family have also been furnished, and the characters of the big red till are pasted everywhere, making them look joyous.

"I don't know if this sister-in-law is easy to get along with?" Sun Zhenniang seemed to be talking to herself, and seemed to be asking her three sister-in-law.

Qin and Wang looked at each other and looked at Chen Danxia. Chen Danxia heard it but did not hear it, so she did not intend to answer this question. Since Peng Xin and Xu Sheng got engaged, they were locked up by Wen at home to embroider dowry and never appeared again. I don’t know how she is now. However, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. Chen Danxia knew that the Xu family’s inner house was afraid that there would be another storm.

While talking, the newlyweds' sedan chair entered the door, entered the wedding chamber, spread the tent and uncovered the veil, drank the wine and ate dumplings; after sitting in the blessed place, Xu Sheng went out to the banquet to toast, Sun Zhenniang smiled and said, "You are hungry, I'll let..."

"Ah, ugly monster, go away!" Peng Xin blurted out.

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I have not paid off the old debt and owe new debts. Woo wow, what should I do?
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