Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 436 Xiao Shen

Inside the palace, beauties were replaced in batches.

Zhao Xing sat behind the screen, feeling somewhat bored.

The beautiful girls who were sent to Bian Jing were naturally very beautiful.

There were beauties of all kinds, some fat and some thin, but maybe because there were too many beauties around him, Zhao Xing felt a little aesthetically fatigued and there was no one who caught his eye.

The old nanny who was accompanying him saw that Zhao Xing had looked at several groups but had not chosen anyone. She waited for the opportunity to change people and said, "Your Majesty, the next group includes the daughter of the governor of Zhengzhou. I heard that she is very beautiful and is especially good at singing and dancing. In addition, the sister of General Shen, the new commander of the Shenwu Army, is also among them."

Zhao Xing didn't care when he heard this. Which lady from a famous family would teach singing and dancing?

The so-called singing and dancing skills are enough to just listen.

This nanny must have been paid by someone else and brought this up in front of him specifically to deepen his impression.

Zhao Xing was too lazy to delve into this matter. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. It was normal for officials to inquire about the news in the palace and have some contact with some eunuchs and maids in the palace.

It can't be said to be bribed. These eunuchs and maids are not stupid. They will only do it if there is no risk but they can get benefits.

Even if they get rid of this nanny, they can still win over others.

Some of the palace maids and eunuchs who often went out of the palace to do business had contact with officials, and some of them were even instructed by Zhao Xing to do so by Liu Sanshi.

However, when Zhao Xing heard the nanny mention General Shen, the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army, he was stunned.

Previously, Shen Congxing was transferred to the Imperial Guards because of his merits and served as the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army.

So Shen Congxing sent Xiao Shen to participate in the talent show?
Zhao Xing didn't have a deep impression of Xiao Shenshi, and in fact she didn't appear in many scenes.

Judging from her performance, she is a woman similar to Rulan, without any scheming.

Shen Congxing does have some ability, and since he has sent his sister here, he can take her in.

However, given Shen Congxing's status, he should not have the ability to give gifts to the maid in the palace and let the maid mention it in front of him. This matter will have to be investigated later.

While thinking about it, Zhao Xing watched calmly.

After a while, eight beauties walked into the room. The three maids in charge of judging first called out their names one by one, and then instructed the beauties to do as they said.

First they tested their etiquette, and then they asked the palace maids to come forward and carefully examine their appearance.

There was no plastic surgery in ancient times, but there were defects in appearance caused by congenital or acquired factors.

This defect is not obvious and can be covered with makeup, so it must be carefully screened.

If you are initially selected, there will be more stringent screening afterwards, which will not only check whether there are scars on the body, but also check whether the woman is a virgin.

The maid called out the names and the girls answered one by one. Zhao Xing also figured out who was Xiao Shen.

Xiao Shen was the least pretty among the eight beauties. Even compared with the previous batches, she could only be considered average.

The most beautiful one among them was the daughter of the Zhengzhou prefect whom the nanny had mentioned before.

After checking the appearance, the nanny asked a palace maid to come forward and dance, and then asked the eight people to dance the same way as the palace maid.

This stage tests the coordination of the body. It doesn't matter whether a girl can dance before entering the palace, but after entering Chuxiu Palace, she must learn it.

Becoming a concubine, before receiving the emperor's favor, is actually similar to a dancer.

If the emperor felt like it, he would summon the beauties from the Chuxiu Palace to perform.

Even if she later became a concubine, dancing skills were a must, whether at the emperor's request or to please him.

As the saying goes, marry a virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine. The beauty here does not only refer to appearance, but also various skills.

If one's limbs are not coordinated, it means that he is naturally weaker than others and lacks competitiveness, and he will basically not be selected.

The daughter of the Zhengzhou prefect performed best in this test.

Little Shen's limbs were stiff, and the three maids shook their heads repeatedly.

"You guys go down and wait for news." After the showgirls finished their show, a nanny asked the palace maids to lead them away.

Zhao Xing, who was behind the screen, circled Zhou and Shen's names with a pen, put down the pen and said, "Arrange Shen to sleep with you tonight. You guys can handle the selection. The number of candidates should not exceed 100."

"Yes!" the nanny beside her responded quickly.

After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he stood up and left.

He originally thought the talent show was interesting, but after watching it for a while he found it boring.

He doesn't plan to come later. Maybe it will be more interesting to open the blind box by himself after making his choice.

After Zhao Xing left, the maid who accompanied Zhao Xing went out, said something to the three maids who were selected, and went downstairs to make arrangements.

Zhao Xing circled Zhou and Shen, and the two women were directly approved.

Moreover, Zhao Xing also wanted Shen to sleep with him tonight, so naturally he had to teach her and prepare her.

In the side hall of Chuxiu Palace, there were dozens of beautifully dressed women sitting there.

These are all people who have already participated in the assessment. They have to wait until today's assessment is over and the nanny announces the shortlisted candidates. Then, those who are selected can stay in the palace for the final examination.

Those who fail to be selected will be sent out of the palace.

Some of those who had performed poorly in the previous assessment were now crying.

Those who boasted of their good performance had a smug look on their faces.

However, almost no one communicated with each other. After all, they were not familiar with each other and were still rivals.

Although Xiao Shen did not perform well, she did not look depressed at all. Instead, she pulled a crying woman and whispered, "Why are you crying? It doesn't matter even if you don't get selected."

"Don't you know? If you are not chosen, the rest will become palace maids."

The woman said with a sad face: "You must be behaving well since you are so happy. Of course I am not worried."

"My performance was not good either, but you are wrong. Those who come from an official family will not enter the palace to be maids even if they are not selected." Xiao Shen said.

Little Shen didn't care about the result at all. When Shen Congxing returned to Yuzhou, he told his sister and brother-in-law that Song Chaozhong had asked him to send his sister to participate in the beauty pageant.

His sister disagreed with this matter. She knew her sister's personality well and knew it would be difficult for her to survive in a place like the palace.

If you are not careful, it may bring disaster to your family.

But Zhao Zongquan said that Shen Congxing had no roots in Bianliang, and if he refused, he would offend the Song Dynasty.

In the end, it was Shen Congxing's wife, Zhou, who said something that dispelled everyone's concerns.

She said that although Xiao Shen was not bad looking, she had a careless personality and didn't know how to do any housework.

Just participate normally. The chances of being selected are slim, so there is no big deal in participating.

Little Shen had never thought about entering the palace, and had not made any preparations in advance.

Therefore, she didn't care at all even though she performed poorly in the test of her limb coordination just now.

It can be said that among the women present, she is the least stressed.

"But I don't come from a family of officials." The woman felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this.

If she came from a family of officials, how could she not know this?

It was precisely because I didn't know that I thought all those who failed the selection would have to enter the palace to become maids.

Now hearing what Xiao Shen said, he naturally felt even more unhappy.

"Uh..." Xiao Shen was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Just then, several palace maids came in with a nanny.

(End of this chapter)