The upgrade of Concubine Xian in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 327 Chuxiu Palace

Entering May, the inns in the capital were overcrowded, and many candidate families bought houses in the capital, or took refuge in relatives' homes.

Just after Yinshi, Zarafin woke up, put on a pink Xiunv flag dress, stepped on the bottom of a flower pot of the same color under her feet, rolled up her little two's head, and pinned a pink velvet flower on her head .

"Master, is this too plain?" Huang Ah looked at Zarafin's hair ornament and asked worriedly.

"That's it. After breakfast, I'm going to bid farewell to Ama and Erniang. I'm going to the palace to go to the draft, not to greet my aunt. It's too fancy, but it will be eye-catching." Zarafin waved his hand. , rushed to the dining room to eat.

After breakfast, she went to the main courtyard in a soft sedan chair. Today, Narb, father and son all asked for leave, waiting for Zarafin to come and bid farewell.

"Ama, can we go with you to see off Jiaojiao?" Sige looked at Narbu and asked the end.

"No!" Narb refused. According to the rules, the father could only deliver it.

Sige's eye circles are red, and he didn't spend much time with Zarafin since he was a child, in order to make up for the estrangement between siblings.

In the hall, the atmosphere froze in an instant, and Lang Jia's eyes were red. After the draft, there was still about a month to marry. This year's Spring Festival, Zarafin could not spend it with them.

Zarafin stepped into the garden, and found that the parents and acquaintances were a little depressed and felt a little uncomfortable.

"Ama, Erniang, Ah Hun!" Zarafin looked at the family and said with a smile on his face.

Their smiles are very far-fetched, and their eye circles are a little red. This time entering the palace is different from other times. She does not have much time to come back. Surrounded, even family members have to salute when entering.

"Ama, Erniang, can the family send me off together?" Zarafin looked at Narbu and made a request.

As the time spent with his family became shorter and shorter, Zarafin felt a little bitter.

"Yeah!" Narb saw that it was almost time to set off, and waved his hand, "Go and change your clothes."

The three brothers cheered and left the main hall quickly. Narbu and Lang Jia waved away the slaves, and Lang Jia handed her a pink purse.

"Jiaojiao, this is for you to participate in the draft. Every servant has to give it. Our family will not even have to save this little money." Lang Jia told Zarafin.

All the beautiful girls of big families will prepare some silver for self-defense, and Zarafin is no exception. After entering the palace, the servants will not search the beautiful girls, and the rest of the servants are different.

"Emiang, should I let Huang Ah bring the bank notes?" Zarafin was confused.

"The bank notes carried by the slaves will be inspected occasionally. Some of the bank notes may be taken away, and the ones carried by the masters will be fine." Lang Jia's experience.

Zarafin's eyes widened: "Emiang, I've already taken quite a lot, this. Otherwise, don't take it."

"Jiaojiao, as long as your parents let you hold it." Narb said directly.

Zarafin took the purse with both hands, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. Zarafin knew that Narbu was worried about his daughter being bullied.

Two carriages swayed out of Narbu's mansion, and Zarafin leaned against Er Niang's side and looked at the roof of the carriage.

"Jiaojiao, do you remember the list of people I asked you to memorize?" Narbu looked at his coquettish daughter, and his heart was full of reluctance.

"Ama, I have already remembered." Zarafin nodded.

"If you encounter danger, remember to notify one of these people." Narbu said to Zarafin.

Zarafin nodded, the queen had told her that the two nuns in Chuxiu Palace were carefully selected by the queen, and there would be absolutely no problem.

Later, the carriage stopped outside the Meridian Gate, and Zarafin got out of the carriage. Just as he stood firm, he found that the surroundings of the carriage were all contestants, and many of them came from other places with their families.

"Jiaojiao, good! Ama is waiting to pick you up!" Narbu said as he helped Zarafin tidy up the tassels.

"Okay!" Zarafin nodded, helped Huang'a to the Meridian Gate, and rushed to sign up.

Not long after, teams of contestants lined up according to their flags. Zarafin and Ha Yihu stood together, one in front of the other, walking along the palace path with their heads lowered according to the rules.

Zarafin stepped on the bottom of the low-heeled flowerpot, and followed the team step by step towards Chuxiu Palace. She often came to the palace, but she didn't realize how far away Chuxiu Palace was.

Some show girls had already fallen behind before they arrived at the Chuxiu Palace. Zarafin kept paying attention to those show girls who were left behind, and they were basically taken away by the nuns.

"Jiaojiao, follow the team, don't fall behind." Ha Yihu said in front.

"Sister Ha Yihu, where do those left behind go?" Zarafin asked curiously.

"Being sent out is considered a sign." Ha Yihu said in a low voice.

"Shut up!" Mother Hu watched Zarafin talking to Ha Yihu, and warned them, "If anyone talks again, be careful."

After hearing this, Zarafin quickly shut up. Although the show girls had some complaints in their hearts, no one dared to say more, for fear of being dismissed.

They shoulder the mission of the family, and entering the royal family is the final destination.

In the Chuxiu Palace, the show girls first stood in a row according to their flags, and the nuns condescendingly explained the rules here, and even reminded all the show girls who came to participate in the election to live in the palace. It will definitely not be as leisurely as their respective mansions.

After the dissolution, Ha Yihu and Zarafin returned to the courtyard, and Huang Ah and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maidservant greeted the two of them together.

"Jiaojiao, this is my maid, Yanlan." Ha Yihu preferred Sinology.

Zarafin nodded: "Sister Ha Yihu, are we all right today?"

"Well, I should rest on time. Do you want to go to Lingkun Palace to pay your respects?" Ha Yihu heard that the queen returned to the palace for the draft, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the queen came back for Jiaojiao.

"No, I just want to take a rest. There is always a servant in the hall to prevent anything from happening." After Zarafin told Ha Yihu, he turned and left.

Zarafin walked into the inner bedroom and leaned on the beauty couch at the side, with the bottom of a flowerpot on the ground. After thinking about it in his heart, he still lacked a lot of exercise. After walking this pace, he felt exhausted all over his body. .

"Master, we will have dinner later." Huang Ah said directly.

Hongli sent people to quietly prepare a lot of refreshments, which she liked to eat, and put them in the inner bedroom, so that no one would catch them.

"I'll talk about it later, you go and ask where to pick up the food." Zarafin looked at Huang'a and said.

"Yes!" Akira accepted the order.

In the dining room of Chuxiu Palace, there is a stove dedicated to cooking meals for Zarafin, and the person in charge of the cooking is the head of the dining room in the study courtyard of Chonghua Palace.

(End of this chapter)