Zhen Huan is still in love, and her sister's goal is to become the queen mother

"Gege, the Madam wants you to go to the main room."

"Did mother tell me what happened?"

Huimin was a little confused when she saw the maidservant beside her mother coming hurriedly to call someone.

"Girl, Madam didn't say what it was, she just said it was very urgent and asked you to go quickly."

Seeing this, Huimin stopped asking questions and got up and went to the main room.

When I arrived at the main room, I found that my father and mother were there.

As soon as she saw her daughter, Xitala's eyes filled with tears and she said hurriedly:

"Good boy, come here quickly"

Huimin was full of confusion and saw that her father also had a serious expression on his face.

Then he asked, "Father, mother, what happened?"

"Just received news that the Emperor is preparing to select a selection of candidates."

"Draft?"

When Huimin heard about the talent show, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She was a liberal arts student and knew a thing or two about history. If it was based on historical events, there would be no talent show in the first year of Yongzheng's reign. It could be inferred that it was not official history.

But if I get selected in the draft, then...

As he was thinking, Ortai said:

"Hui Min, the emperor intends to select a concubine to enrich the harem."

Seeing Ama's serious and heavy expression, Huimin also felt heavy-hearted.

But he still said:

"Ah, the most important thing today is the talent show?

Ortai sighed and said:

"If it was a few years ago, I wouldn't be worried about the selection. A few years ago, my official position was not high, and Emperor Kangxi was old and didn't choose many Manchu and Mongolian noble ladies, so he was confident in you."

"but……"

Ortai was very worried when he saw his daughter growing up into a graceful and elegant girl.

"But Emperor Yongzheng has just ascended the throne, and he has placed his father in important positions. The former dynasty and the harem are closely related, so he may keep you."

"But once you enter the palace, ah... it would be best if you fail. In two years, I will find you a husband with a clean family background, who is down-to-earth and ambitious and who suits your taste. My pampered daughter still has her family to rely on. But if you are selected..."

Seeing her always kind father sighing repeatedly, after spending so much time with him, Huimin also knew that her father and mother really loved them.

Other families all want their daughters to be selected into the palace to bring honor to the family, but my family only wants their daughters to live a good life.

Huimin felt both warm and sad in her heart. She felt warm because she had such family members who truly cared about her, but she felt sad because if she entered the palace, how would she serve her parents?

He hurriedly said, "There are so many talented women in the selection, the emperor may not value me. Although the former and the harem are connected, he may not choose me to enter the palace."

Ortai looked at his innocent daughter in front of him and sighed, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Alas, but we must be prepared for both situations. If you are not selected, that's the best. If you are selected, I don't ask you to be successful, I just ask you to live a safe life."

Listening to her father's earnest instructions, Huimin agreed one by one.

After bidding farewell to her father and mother and returning to her room, Huimin's heart could not calm down for a long time.

All bannermen aged thirteen to seventeen will be selected, there is no escape.

Forget it, things will work out when the time comes. There's no point in thinking too much about it now.

All we can do is wait for the draft.

While waiting for the selection, Huimin's mother, Xitala, found a nanny who had worked in the palace to teach her daughter the rules.

She also hurriedly bought clothes and jewelry for Huimin.

"When you enter the palace, others will look at your clothes first. My daughter cannot be looked down upon and bullied."

Seeing her mother always thinking of her, Huimin smiled and said:

"Mother, they won't look down on me. After all, my father's official position is of the second rank, and he has received great favor from the emperor."

"You..." Xitala tapped Huimin's nose. Although she was busy with shopping these days, Xitala was still worried in her heart.

Soon the day of the talent show arrived. Huimin wore the Suzhou embroidery Manchu dress that was popular in the capital, and she specially picked out her favorite purple color. She also wore a long red gold filigree hairpin, a gold and kingfisher butterfly hairpin inlaid with precious pearls, and a white jade exquisite flat hairpin on her head.

The whole person looks generous and noble.

"Come and take a look so that mother can see if everything is ready?"

As Xitala laughed, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

“My daughter has grown up”

Ortai's face was also full of relief, but upon closer inspection, there was a hint of reluctance and sadness.

"Okay, don't miss the time, get in the car."

"My daughter is gone."

After looking back at her father, mother and two younger brothers, Huimin lowered the curtain of the carriage.

Thinking about entering the palace for selection, she soon arrived outside the palace gate.

"Gege, we're here."

After getting off the carriage, I looked at the various beauties standing in groups of three or four chatting, and the endless stream of carriages coming and going.

It can be said that each of them has its own merits and is a cluster of beautiful flowers.

Huimin helped the eunuch who brought her down from the carriage, and Ruyi, who was serving beside her, secretly stuffed a purse into his hand.

The young eunuch pinched the weight and his face smiled even more brightly than a flower.

The young eunuch was even more respectful. He whispered to Huimin some precautions and emphasized that she should be respectful to the aunts.

Huimin wrote them down one by one, and then found a secluded place to stand. Before entering the palace, the Han army flags and the Manchu army flags were mixed together.

Huimin looked at the ladies carefully and heard their chattering conversations.

"That must be the princess of the Fucha family, she is truly as precious as gold and jade, and has a beautiful appearance."

"That's right. She is from the Bordered Yellow Banner of Manchuria, comes from a prominent family, and is beautiful. She is a popular candidate to enter the palace."

Hearing this, Huimin turned around and saw a beautiful girl with delicate eyebrows not far away. She was indeed very beautiful, and her expression was that of a lady from a noble family.

However, with such a family background and such beauty, the possibility of her entering the palace is very high.

But Fucha? During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, no daughter of the Fucha family was a concubine in the harem.

Huimin saw Princess Fucha being surrounded and flattered by several beautiful girls.

While she was thinking, a concubine next to her greeted Huimin.

"My father is Li Fu, the Minister of War. What family are you from?"

Looking at the smiling face of the girl in front of me and her enthusiasm in actively chatting with me.

Huimin exchanged greetings with her and smiled as she spoke:

"My father is Ortai, the governor of Jiangsu. Hello, sister."

The Governor of Jiangsu and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War were both second-rank officials. Their fathers held similar official positions, so they got along well with each other.

This concubine was generous and cheerful. Huimin liked her personality very much and the two of them had a very pleasant chat.

Miss Li also introduced the identities of several concubines to Huimin.

"The one in pink, her father is the Chancellor of the Chancellery, and I heard he has made a lot of preparations for the selection."

"The one in green is the daughter of the deputy commander of the Baoyi Guards. She has a bad temper. It's better to stay away from her at this critical moment."

"And the one in the orange flag suit..."

She introduced them to Huimin in a low voice, and Huimin quickly wrote them down and exchanged some information with her.

The two of them were chatting happily, but soon the voice of Mammy was heard:

"The Han army flags and the Manchu army flags are all lined up in teams of two..."

After hearing this, the two of them knew that the people were about to enter the palace.

Miss Li was of the Han army flag and Huimin was of the Manchu army flag, so the two could only say goodbye to each other and queue up.

In a team full of military flags, he walked into the palace gate under the guidance of a nanny.

Huimin looked at the sword-carrying guards who stood every three steps and every five steps. The solemn and dignified Forbidden City was very different from the Forbidden City she had visited in her previous life.

After all, it was the majesty of the royal family. In feudal society, one could lose one's head if one was not careful. Huimin secretly looked at him twice and then did not look away any more.

After entering the palace, the team disbanded and gathered in twos and threes, waiting to be called.