[Qing wear + Red House] Lin's Royal Concubine

The draft in the Qing Dynasty was divided into three rounds. The primary selection was in charge of the eunuchs. It was mostly to look at the appearance of the beautiful women. It didn’t matter if they were mediocre. Anyone with obvious facial defects will be brushed off first.

After the first step of the primary selection is passed, the next step is to further screen, to see if there is any peculiar smell on the body of the show, whether there is bad breath, stuttering, whether the teeth are particularly affecting the appearance, whether there are defects in the hands and feet, and so on.

During the whole process, the show girls are like a piece of goods placed on the shelf for people to look at and choose, which makes people feel very uncomfortable, but there is no way to do it, but all Manchu, Han and Mongolian women in the banner will never escape this disaster, unless The girls in your family don't plan to marry in this life, otherwise they have to run for the election. If there is someone who does not run for the election and gets married privately, it will implicate the whole family and be punished.

And this is just the beginning. After the most basic appearance is passed, the show girls will go into the room one by one and take off their clothes to be inspected by the nanny to see if there are any big scars or other obvious signs on their bodies. Flaws, the second is to see if the show girl is a perfect body... The inspection method is very simple and rude, and it is extremely humiliating.

Of course, this also varies from person to person.

For example, those girls who come from a famous family and a prominent family background only need to walk a few steps in front of the nanny after entering. The experienced nanny can completely tell whether a girl is perfect or not from her walking posture and facial expressions.

Lin Shiyu was like this. After entering, she only walked a few steps as required before being released without even unbuttoning her clothes. According to her observation, Tong Zhilan obviously treated her the same way.

It can only be judged from the expression on Xiu Nu's face when she came out. If there is a little girl with red eyes, red face, shame and indignation, then don't ask, she must have been "killed" by the nanny.

This primary election is about these steps, regardless of the bad things, it is quite simple in general, and it is precisely because of this simplicity that it is difficult for a show girl who is often rejected in the primary election Good match.

Gein everyone knows that there is something wrong with the designation who can't pass the primary election, and generally good people should not think about it.

When Lin Shiyu came out, she saw a lot of little girls who cried heart-piercingly, and it was not uncommon for some of them to faint on the spot. The family members who came to pick them up couldn't help but have sad faces when they saw it, while the other part smiled happily. The breezy are clearly past the primaries.

A simple primary election largely determines a girl's future.

Lin Shiyu sighed inexplicably, but Tong Zhilan happened to pass by her, and when she heard it, she gave her a strange look.

To be honest, the two of them will be "rivals in love" in the future, and it is the first time in Lin Shiyu's life that he has faced such a situation. "When getting along, the most important thing is that this person seems to hate her... So at this moment, I can't help but feel a little embarrassed and at a loss.

Just when she was racking her brains and didn't know what to say, she heard Tong Zhilan speak first, "In a few days, there will be a re-election, and this time I won't be able to get out until the end of the palace. Xiunu lives in the same place..." After a pause, she glanced at her again, and said, "Don't think that you can sit back and relax since you're a certainty, but if you think about it, you may never be able to hold your head up for the rest of your life. .”

Lin Shiyu was really stunned this time, and looked at her in surprise. Before he could say anything, he saw the little girl turn her face and hurriedly stepped into her mule cart, just like the last time. I don't want to talk to people.

This makes people feel a little confused. Do they hate her or hate her?But since you hate her, why do you want to remind her?

"Gege reminded her what to do?" Inside the mule cart, the little girl said with a look of resentment and puzzlement: "Some time ago, news spread in the palace that Gege could have been a noble concubine, but in the end, she raped her." Gangzi took it away, so that Gege could only take the concubine position... Gege is the emperor's direct cousin, why should such a noble status be overwhelmed by her? This is too much! Gege shouldn't be kind enough to remind her, call her a concubine. It’s better for her to suffer a little bit, and it’s better to be dragged down by someone..."

"Okay, shut up!" Tong Zhilan glared at her, and scolded: "How can the status of a concubine in the harem be publicized early? Even if you know it, there are only a few who are qualified to know it. The word has already reached our Tong family, why do you need to say more? I told you a long time ago that you are not allowed to bring up this matter again. They want to use your master as a knife, but you still add fuel to the flames, you brain Time to wake up!"

The little girl's eyes were red with grievances, and she said again: "Even if you don't mention the status, but with her appearance, once you enter the palace, the emperor will not be fascinated?" The big mouth hit her in the face.

"Presumptuous! How can the emperor allow you to criticize?" Tong Zhilan was anxious, her eyes were red and she didn't say a word.

Soon the re-election day will come. Just like the last time, all the girls who have passed the primary election returned to the palace in mule carts, but this time they each brought a small package containing All that was left was a few pieces of clothing and jewelry, maybe some silver taels... You can only enter after the eunuch at the gate checks and confirms that you are not carrying anything you shouldn't bring.

It seems that the inspection is very strict, but Lin Shiyu has sharp eyes and found that there are also differences in treatment. Some people just let them go after a cursory inspection, while others can't wait to tear their clothes apart for inspection. It is estimated that in addition to watching people order dishes, there is also a relationship of giving benefits.

Lin Shiyu followed the crowd and quietly stuffed a purse. Although she knew that these people did not dare to embarrass her, it was not because she had brought any strange things, but because she didn't want her underwear to be touched by eunuchs. Isn't he still a man?It's weird to think about it.

A group of little girls clutched their small parcels nervously, and followed the eunuch leading the way into the deep palace without saying a word. All of them lowered their heads obediently, not even daring to cast their eyes randomly, let alone Let's take a good look at the scenery of the Forbidden City.

I don't know how long it took, but the little eunuch who led the way stopped in his tracks, "Nurse Shan, all the beautiful women are here."

"Okay, go ahead."

This nanny's voice sounded stiff, as if she was very difficult to get along with, and then looked at her face carefully - her cheekbones were protruding and her face was indistinguishable, showing a bit of meanness for no reason. He glanced coldly at the beautiful women, his eyes... looked like they were not human beings, calm and emotionless like a dry well.

It is said that those who have stayed in the deep palace for a long time, no matter whether they are mothers or eunuchs, their hearts are more or less distorted. These spoiled girls were unimaginable before, but now they look at this single mother, and they believe it .

The strange and majestic environment, and now with such a hideous old lady standing in front of her eyes, for a while, several particularly timid and beautiful girls couldn't help sobbing.

"Shut up!" Mother Shan yelled coldly, and said, "Is it because you are crying so sad that you don't want to participate in the draft? If that's the case, why don't I send you out first."

Those little show girls were frightened immediately, they bit their lips in haste and dared not speak out, but their little faces became paler and paler.

Seeing this, Nanny Shan seemed to be satisfied, and continued: "The rooms of the young masters have been allocated, and they are all shared by four people. They are not allowed to be changed without authorization. Each room has four maids who are temporarily in charge. Take care of the daily life of the young lords, if you have nothing to do on weekdays, it is best not to go out for a stroll, if you bump into any noble person in the palace, your future will come to an end."

"If you want to relax, you can go to the imperial garden together, but remember not to go alone. Anyone who violates the law will be expelled from the palace immediately. If any of the people who go together violates the rules and intentionally or unintentionally offends the nobleman, or even worse If there is any serious disaster...the companions will be expelled from the palace together, so I ask all the little masters to supervise each other and give advice when necessary."

"I have been in charge of teaching Yinxiu girls since the time of the first emperor. I also know the thoughts of you little masters. I advise you to put aside those irrelevant romances and stupid ambitions in your mind, and be honest and peaceful before you can go. At the end of the day, don't just think that you are born with a noble background and have a powerful backing, and you should not take chances, the rules are the rules, and anyone who dares to violate the rules will be severely punished, and those who don't believe it can give it a try."

"Finally, please keep in mind that no matter what kind of thoughts you have, and no matter whether you have any personal grievances with each other, since you have entered the palace and become a show girl, then please abide by it. Keep the rules and keep yourself safe. If something happens to frame you... The person you plotted may be unlucky, but you will never escape. There are always eyes and ears in every corner of the palace, remember. "

After such words, the little girls were really shocked.

Of course, the high probability is only superficial. If a casual scare can scare people, why are there so many "draft accidents"?There are always some people who are not clear-headed and like to do things that harm others but not themselves.

After the lecture, Madam Shan told everyone to go back to their rooms to rest.

The room Lin Shiyu was assigned to faced the south, and it was nice to have plenty of sunshine every day. The other three little girls in the room were all surprisingly low-born, and the father with the highest official position was only a fifth-rank. Compared with the daughter of a dignified first-rank official, it can be said that there is a world of difference.

Tong Zhilan, who lives next door, is also in a similar situation to her. It is estimated that someone has specially arranged it, but if you really have to count it carefully, in fact, there are not many show girls in this year who have particularly good backgrounds. They are all from the two of them. under.

So, within two days of An's birthday, Lin Shiyu suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon. Some beautiful girls were divided into two groups for no reason, one group was headed by her, and the other group was led by Tong Zhilan The leader...although she hasn't done anything radical for the time being, there are still small frictions with each other every day, and from time to time someone will whisper the threat of "the emperor's cousin" in her ear, telling her to be careful and be careful first. The first move is strong and so on.

After listening too much, Lin Shiyu became annoyed. After listening to the provocative words again, her face turned cold. Looking at the cute girl with a round face in front of her, she frowned and thought hard. "The Niu Hulu family?"

The little girl nodded. Her family is a side branch, and the relationship with Empress Xiaozhao's family is still far away, and the status is even worse.

After confirming the identity of the other party, Lin Shiyu became even more impolite, and said with a sneer, "They are all young girls. I didn't want to make your face ugly, so I endured it again and again. Who Knowing that it made you push yourself even further? Since this is the case, I would like to ask you, what is your intention to go to such great lengths to force me to tear it up with Miss Tong's family?"

"I... what intentions do I have? I just fell in love with Sister Lin and worried about Sister Lin..."

"Pull it down quickly. They all came out of the inner courtyard of the deep house. Who can understand that if you look carefully?" Although it seems to be talking about Niu Hulu's family, Lin Shiyu's eyes are intentional or unintentional She scanned all the beautiful girls around her and said: "I don't want to cause trouble, I advise you to accept your own small thoughts, and if you come to me to tell the truth and instigate things, I will tell Shan Shan Deal with it." After saying that, he walked away.

Empress Xiaozhao is dead, and the Niu Hulu clan must send another girl into the palace. It is not difficult to understand that the girl from the Niu Hulu clan's side branch is jumping around to provoke her to confront Tong Zhilan, whether it is her or Tong Zhilan , is a huge threat to the girls of the Niu Hulu family, and the only way is to encourage the two of them to tear up... If the two of them quarrel badly, it doesn't matter which one is broken, that's good, and get back. To put it bluntly, even if none of them are folded in, it will definitely arouse the disgust of the emperor and the empress dowager, not to mention there is a good saying - the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's gain.

All of this is just for the Niu Hulu clan to pave the way for their girls.

The wolf's ambition is clearly revealed!

Lin Shiyu sneered, but after walking out a few steps, she suddenly heard a series of exclamations and screams from behind, looking back, she was really stupid.

I saw that those little girls fell into a ball for some reason, and they were all funny and funny like stacked arhats, and the one who was pressed at the bottom was the little girl from the Niu Hulu family just now, who was just now. Bearing the "Mount Taishan pressure" wailing again and again.

It wasn't until the maids found out about the situation that they helped them up that they realized it was nothing but Niu Hulu, who had passed out with a pale face, and called the imperial doctor to see that his ribs had been crushed two.

Well, this time the draft is not even thinking about continuing to participate, and was sent home immediately on the same day.

It is not a trivial matter for someone among the show girls to be injured by accident, and Nanny Shan immediately became sullen, but she didn't know until after ordering someone to investigate carefully, the reason why Niu Hulu was injured was because she stepped on someone else's foot The hem of the skirt sprained her feet, and then they all fell down one by one.

This result... really makes people don't know what to say.

After such an incident, those little girls who were ready to move became much more peaceful, and even walked a lot more carefully on weekdays, as if they were afraid of following in the footsteps of Niu Hulu's family, and their future would be ruined if they fell. It was really wronged to lose it.

At dusk that day, Li Dequan suddenly appeared, "Miss Lin, the emperor has summoned you."

Lin Shiyu followed him in a hurry, and she seemed to be able to feel the "enthusiastic" gaze behind her even when she walked far away. She didn't even need to look back to know that it must be the little girl from Kangxi.

Just like the last time, Li Dequan stopped at the gate of Qianqing Palace, Kangxi was the only one in the hall who was burying his head in reviewing the memorial, and when he heard her come in, he said without raising his head, "Sit down and have a cup of tea and rest. Play me a song, or that song."

In the middle of the song, Kangxi seemed to have finally finished processing the memorial in his hand, so he closed his eyes and listened quietly. After waiting for a song, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and opened his eyes to look at her.

"Is everything comfortable in the palace these few days?"

Lin Shiyu knew that he probably wanted to ask Niu Hulu about it, so she replied: "Everyone else is fine, except that there are always people who want to push the slaves to compete with the girls of the Tong family. The slaves are really annoying." I'm afraid she's almost tired of looking at the girl from the Tong family." This actually meant that she didn't have the heart to fight with his cousin anymore.

"There are always people who pretend to be smart in the world, just take it as a joke." Kangxi smiled on his face, and as if he suddenly remembered something, he beckoned her to come forward, and threw her something casually.

Lin Shiyu took a look in his hand and realized that it was actually a pocket watch. Immediately, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face. This thing is considered a rare thing nowadays.

Seeing her expression, the smile on Kangxi's face deepened, and he said: "Last year I personally drew a blueprint and asked foreigners to do it. Who would want foreigners to do something so dawdly until two days ago? Done, do you like the pattern?"

The exterior is made of gold and jade, engraved with the pattern of dragon and phoenix showing auspiciousness, and when it is opened, there is a circle of rubies inlaid inside... The overall material and craftsmanship are very exquisite and delicate, which makes Lin Shiyu quite fond of it.

"Thank you for the reward from the emperor, the slaves like it very much."

When the beauty smiles, it will overwhelm the country and the city.

Kangxi couldn't help being dazed for a moment, seeing her joyful and unconcealable excitement like a child who got a beloved toy, his heart softened a little for no reason, and he said: "I also asked someone to make a chime bell, waiting for you to enter I will put it in your bedroom..."

"Your Majesty, Xianfu Palace begs to see you."

Kangxi's face turned dark in an instant, and it was rare for him to think about pleasing a beauty, which would be a disgrace.

"not see!"

The sound of gnashing of teeth was heard, and Li Dequan fell silent in an instant.

Lin Shiyu couldn't help being curious, what kind of nondescript name is this Xianfu Palace Gege?Which concubine is this or what is it about?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Kangxi explain: "She is the Borzigit family, the daughter of Prince Horqin Darhan and Ta, and she should be the queen mother's clan sister."

WTF?The queen mother's clan sister?

Lin Shiyu was stunned, Manchurians are so careless?What has become of this generation?

I don't know if that person has filed a complaint, but after a while Li Dequan's disturbing voice came again, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here to invite you."

The concubine could not be seen, but the Empress Dowager really couldn't refuse.

"Forget it, you go back first." Kangxi put away his smile and said lightly: "If you encounter any trouble or have anything you want, you can just tell Nanny Shan, and she will tell Li Dequan."

Lin Shiyu hurriedly thanked her for leaving, and carefully hid the pocket watch when she went out, for fear that the little girl would cry again if she saw it.

Kangxi came to the Palace of Compassionate Peace with a blank face, and sure enough, he saw that Mrs. Borzigit was beside the Empress Dowager. A smile appeared on his face for a moment, but the words he uttered were full of thorns, "What's the big deal?" Did you really come here to complain to the Empress Dowager? You really are still a child." The implication is that she is not sensible.

Borzigit seemed not able to hear the dissatisfaction of the Holy Majesty, but only saw his doting smile, so he pursed his mouth and complained: "Who told the emperor to only treat others when he is free? The concubine is not free?"

"Eridun! How are you talking to the emperor?" The empress dowager glared at her, and then said to Kangxi, "Eridun is 15 years old, not too young, don't keep treating her like a child."

Su Mo'er next to him answered with a smile and said, "The emperor's impression is probably still three years ago and hasn't recovered. According to the saying of the Han people, our Gege has reached the age of Ji and is a big girl."

Borzigit was still a child when she entered the palace, so she never served her bed. Although she enjoyed the treatment of a concubine, she was never formally conferred, so people in the palace always called her Xian Fu Gong Gege seemed nondescript.

The meaning of what the Empress Dowager and Su Moer said now is actually very obvious. They are nothing more than telling him that Mrs. Borzigit has grown up and can serve her bed.

To be honest, Borzigit's appearance is not bad, she is also a lively and charming little beauty, but Kangxi just has no interest in her, just because of this surname he is not interested, even extremely disgusted.

How many years has the harem of the Qing Dynasty been controlled by Mongolian women?He no longer wanted to give the Mongolian woman another chance, but he couldn't ignore the wishes of the Empress Dowager, because he was afraid that if he refused too harshly, it would cause dissatisfaction with the Empress Dowager and the Mongolian grassland...

There were many thoughts in his heart, but Kangxi never showed the slightest resistance on his face, instead he said with a sigh of emotion: "It's really true... I always thought Er Ridun was still that eleven or twelve-year-old little girl, I never thought that I would quietly grow into a big girl before I knew it...the emperor's grandmother turned around and told Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong."

The Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction, and Borzigit, who was leaning beside her, seemed to understand something, and suddenly the corners of her mouth turned up to reveal her white teeth, and she looked at Kangxi with shy but unexpectedly warm and bold eyes , but not quite the same as ordinary women.

The little girl in the hall was chattering and chattering, the Empress Dowager was only amused by her and kept laughing, Kangxi was sitting aside with a smile on his face, but he couldn't see it, his restless mood reminded him of Lin Shiyu's piano sound , Unknowingly, my mind has gone to heaven.

At the same time, Lin Shiyu, who was being missed by him, was unexpectedly entangled in a "little trouble".