Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 21

On the seventh day of March, Liu Niang, Ba Niang, and Shi Niang bid farewell to their families and boarded a car under the escort of the elder.The three sisters arrived at Di'anmen in a mule cart, and the elder and servants got into the cart under the arrangement of the father-in-law.

There have always been strict rules for Xiunu to enter, and there is an orderly order in the queue in front of the Shenwu Gate.According to the regulations, the mule cart at the front is the relatives of the concubine in the palace, followed by the women who were selected to keep their badges in the re-election in the previous session, and the last is the show girl who was selected this time.

The show girls are arranged in order of age, and there is a sign on the wall of the car that says "the daughter of a certain official in a certain family".

The Du family did not have a concubine, so the three sisters were not in the forefront.Liu Niang was ranked at the forefront of the re-elected girls. There were not many show girls who were retained in the previous session, and even fewer were re-elected.Shi Niang and Ba Niang were separated by the father-in-law who lined up the cart. Because of their age difference, Shi Niang's mule cart was placed in a relatively low position.She is one of the youngest among the newly selected show girls in this session.

It was still early before sunset, Shi Niang sat in the mule cart and ate the snacks brought by home, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, quietly lifted the curtain of the cart, and looked at the situation outside.Outside the Di'an Gate, there are mule carts neatly lined up, with double lights on the carts and trees, and each mule cart has the identity mark of a beautiful girl.Some show girls got out of the car to breathe, and talked softly with the show girls around them, and some show girls listened to the elders who sent them at home through the curtain of the car.Ten Niang was watching intently, when she saw her uncle walking towards her mule cart, she hurriedly lowered the curtain and sat down.

"Ten Niang, come out and get some air. Your Sixth Sister and Eighth Sister are also outside." The elder's voice came through the mule cart.Ten Niang should be, so she straightened her dress, opened the curtain of the car, and got down behind the pedals put down by the servants.

"Uncle is going to find the father-in-law who is queuing the car. Ten Niang will get on the car after a while, and don't walk around casually." The old man explained worriedly. Compared with the girls at home, Shi Niang is always taken care of involuntarily. , just because she was sent to the draft by her family just after she turned 13 this year.

Ten Niang respectfully watched her uncle go away, and quickly looked around.

When he saw the sign on a mule cart not far in front of his mule cart, he couldn't help being stunned. The words "Daughter of Bai Xiange, Shaoqing, Shaoqing, Bai Xiange, Baijia Honglu Temple, Fengcheng" were clearly marked on the wall of the cart.

The official position of this handsome girl's father is not prominent, but his background is not low.Ten Niang quickly recalled the collected information, Fengcheng, that's interesting.

Fengcheng was the fiefdom of the late emperor's younger brother, King Fengyang. King Fengyang was favored when he was young, and he was named a prince early. When he became an adult, he took his mother and concubine as the fief immediately, and never set foot in Yujing again.The king of Fengyang was entrusted with a wealthy land, and he was very respectful to the two generations of emperors. He never delayed the payment of taxes every year, and the court had always been more tolerant of Fengyang.

There are no capable people in Fengyang, but everyone knows that the Bai family in Fengyang is the family with the most capable people, and it is a force that should not be underestimated.There are no less than 20 members of the Bai family who are officials and rulers in Fengcheng, and there are not a few members of the Bai family who are officials in the Yujing Dynasty.

It stands to reason that the Bai family in Fengcheng is a big family that has gone through several generations, and there should be women in the family, but the previous generation of the Bai family offended the late emperor and queen mother because of their prostitute daughter, so no woman from the previous generation of the Bai family was selected.Speaking of which, the woman who offended the late emperor and empress dowager was also a strange person, and the daughter of the Bai family was once despised because of her.

Speaking of this famous Bai girl, we have to start from 20 years ago.When this girl was drafting in Yujing, she said bluntly to the first emperor that if she wanted to marry, she would marry King Fengyang.The first emperor was annoyed at her ignorance of good and bad, and accused her of marrying into Fengyang Palace as a maidservant.The king of Fengyang brought the daughter of the Bai family into the mansion, and ordered the servants in the mansion to call her a girl, but she never married a concubine or took a concubine in her life. She only favored Miss Bai, and the local people in Fengyang secretly called her Princess Fengyang.

Because of the girl of the Bai family, who was in the room in the open and the concubine secretly, the daughters of the Bai family in Fengcheng were not allowed to enter Yujing to participate in the draft for many years.

Shi Niang was shocked at the wall of Bai's daughter's car, and thought in her heart, this girl might come here to avenge her shame, and it seems that she is not a good friend.But it can't be offended, this woman is probably very good at scheming.It's better to be careful, and try it out first if you have the opportunity.As for the future, who knows what will happen in the future.

At this time, a beautiful girl by the mule cart in front met Shi Niang's eyes and smiled provocatively at her.Shi Niang smiled back and didn't care, she put away her complicated thoughts and prepared to get in the car and wait.I saw the beautiful girl walking towards her, and it was hard for Shi Niang to get in the car for a while.

"Hello, my sister. I wonder if my sister can show her face and chat with her?" The beautiful girl looked at Shi Niang with a smile, but there was no smile in her eyes. She stepped forward a few steps, and softly threatened Shi Niang's ear, " Is it possible that you, a yellow-haired girl whose father is no more than the sixth grade, can see the jokes of my Bai family? Be careful to poke your eyes!"

Ten Niang took a few steps back, looked at the arrogant Bai Xiu girl lightly, and replied, "Sister Bai was joking. I am a little tired, sister, and I can't chat with Sister Bai anymore." After speaking, she turned around and pedaled , but was grabbed by Miss Bai and pulled it off. Because of lack of strength, she almost fell to the ground.

"Cousin, be careful." Ten Niang was protected by the owner of the voice in time, and narrowly slammed into a fragrant embrace, only to hear the girl say angrily, "What a Fengyang Bai family, really think that our Yujing family is not good!" Existence, let you Fengcheng people run wild at the feet of the emperor." A gesture of grievance for Shi Niang.

Ten Niang stood firm, withdrew from the embrace of the woman in pink, and tugged at her sleeves, "Eighth Cousin, forget it, this Sister Bai also made a mistake unintentionally. Curiously looking at other people's car walls."

"The logo on the wall of the car is for people to see. If others can see it, you can't see it. What's the point of being taught by her Bai family? It's not because you are a bully. You, really don't let it Don't worry." The woman in pink angrily raised her hand to poke Shi Niang's forehead, and she didn't even look at Bai's daughter, she was not worthy of the attention of the ladies of the Yujing family.

"One day, I will make you regret the contempt and insult you have done to my Fengyang Bai family today!" The Bai family stared fiercely at the two of them and said.

"The family's face cannot be saved by a girl's family. I advise Miss Bai to restrain her temper. The girl understands the truth that too much talk will be lost. This is all we have to say, so you can do it yourself." I don't know when to stand The woman in green behind the woman in pink said softly.

"Let's go, hmph." Bai Xiunv saw more and more Xiunv crowding around, knowing that today would be a bad day, she left with her servants angrily.

"Second cousin, why are you here?" Ten Niang asked in surprise when she saw the figure of the woman in green.

"Such a big commotion, can I not come? You girl, you have to be forgiving and forgiving when you are at home. You don't even think about where this is. If it wasn't for your cousin from the Lu family today, you would just wait If you sprain your ankle, you should be sent home." The woman in green said.

"I didn't want to cause trouble. Who knew that sister Bai was so stubborn that she even made a move. Thanks to the two sisters, otherwise I don't know how to explain to my family when I go back." Shi Niang hurriedly told the two Cousin thank you.

In my heart, I felt a little disdainful towards the Bai's daughter. I thought it was someone with a big heart.Now it seems that the heart is big enough, but the brain is not very good.Before participating in the primary election, it is really daring to act presumptuously at the feet of Emperor Yujing.Just seeing her father's humble official position, she didn't think about the Du Mansion standing behind her.

Although the Du family is not a big family, it has accumulated six generations in Yujing. These network resources may not be comparable to the Bai family in Fengcheng.What's more, the title of the Du family was achieved by the ancestors who fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield. Which of the generals who followed the ancestors was good?
On the other hand, the Bai family, they have risen too fast, and they don't have enough foundation. They seem to be prosperous, but few of them really hold high positions in the imperial court.It should be known that the more powerful the family is, the more low-key and cautious it is.

The most important thing is that the reputation of the girls of the Bai family was too bad because of the bad reputation of the Bai girl. Although they were protected by King Fengyang in Fengcheng and the Bai family rose, the possibility of marrying with the Yujing family in exchange for benefits is zero.Now that Bai Xiunu dares to be so arrogant, even if she can really enter the palace and be favored, it may not last long, so there is nothing to fear.

On the contrary, the two cousins ​​of Lu and Chen, Shi Niang really didn't expect them to run for the election.Are the Chen family and the Lu family going to help those two obstinate pets in the palace?It stands to reason that for the sake of fighting for pets, the girl from the same family should be sent to the palace, after all, the relationship is much closer.What's the matter with sending the two girls from the branch into the palace?Shi Niang wanted to ask, but at this point, she couldn't say anything more.

The woman in pink who helped protect Shi Niang first was the youngest daughter of the third wife of the Lu family. She was the same age as Shi Niang and was eighth, so Shi Niang called her the eighth cousin.Because of the five costumes with the one in the palace, they are not far from Bai's daughter.When Shi Niang got out of the car, she saw Shi Niang. She wanted to talk to this little cousin, but she didn't expect to see Bai's bullying her little cousin before she got close, so she rushed forward to rescue Shi Niang in time.

On the other hand, the woman in green, who was called the second cousin by Shi Niang, was farther away, and was surprised by how quickly she came.The second cousin is the eldest daughter of the second wife of the Chen family. There are only three daughters in this generation of the Chen family branch, and the second girl is the most outstanding one.Because the second girl Chen is a cousin and nephew to the young master in the palace, so the second girl train is in the front row, and it is really not close to Shi Niang's side.

"I was talking to your Sixth Sister. Your uncle sent someone to tell you that things are not going well here. I asked your Sixth Sister to come over and take a look. I'll just take over the job." Second Miss Chen smiled and whispered, " It's not convenient for your sixth sister to come forward at this time, and it's not easy for your uncle to intervene. Don't worry too much. I
It's just a formality, it's best for me to come.I will tell you more about it later. "

Shi Niang once again thanked her cousins, no matter what the future holds, for now, Shi Niang is grateful and grateful for their friendship.Now that I'm slowing down, I can't help but be afraid. If there are no two cousins ​​around, being bullied by the Bai family is nothing to worry about. I can't participate in the draft with a sprained ankle. When the time comes, what I bring to my family and myself may not be honor but It was a disaster.

"My cousin was also frightened just now, so get in the car and go. It's almost sunset, and I'm going to enter the Shenwumen. I'm going back too, will sister Chen come with you?" Miss Lu Liu said to Miss Chen Er after telling Shi Niang .

"Okay, I'll be with Sister Lu. Ten Niang is obedient, let's go in. Let's go." Second Miss Chen said.

Seeing the two cousins ​​leaving together, Shi Niang didn't say much, and got into the mule cart and waited.Not long after Shi Niang got into the car, the elder came back. He stood beside the mule cart and said in a low voice, "Shi girl, be careful of Mrs. Bai from now on. Don't be alone in the palace, follow your sixth sister, I have already instructed your Sixth Sister. Listen to your Sixth Sister's words. Besides, if you can't bear it, you can make big plans, but I don't ask you to bear everything. Sometimes you don't have to be too tolerant. You are from the Du Mansion, Fengyang Bai Family, It’s nothing in Yujing.”

The old man paused for a moment, and then said earnestly, "Help uncle take good care of your eighth sister, your eighth sister is impatient and has a bad temper, please persuade her more. You want to show the momentum of our Du mansion, your eighth sister is the one You should learn to endure. It’s not too late to say this now.”

That kind of sigh made Shi Niang's heart ache.After all, this is also her Du family. Even if she has lived in the cracks at home all these years, and her life is not considered carefree, it can still be regarded as rich and well-clothed.Although the Du family sent their sisters into the palace for the sake of the family, they did not treat them too badly.

For the sake of the family, the men work hard and calculate outside, the women take care of the internal affairs inside, and the girls enjoy the wealth and honor given by the family, so they must be ready to sacrifice for the family.

Shi Niang has always understood this realization, but what the uncle said for the sake of their sisters really moved her.Knowing that she shouldn't be moved, she was still emotional for a while.

"Don't worry, Uncle, Ten Niang will remember." As soon as Shi Niang finished speaking, the bell of "Dang Dang Dang Dang" came from Yujing City.It was sunset, and it was time for dinner in the palace.

And Shi Niang and the others who are waiting to be drafted should enter the palace.

"Let's go, uncle, I wish your sisters all the best."

(End of this chapter)