Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

Moxiang continued, "The other young ladies who are running for the position, the daughter of Pingyuan Marquis, the daughter of Yongning Marquis, the daughter of General Sun, the daughter of General Huang, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, but in my opinion, none of them are worthy of the position of the principal wife."

Moxiang had no idea that the eldest lady's eyes were getting colder and colder as if she was looking at someone dead. "Among the remaining concubines, either their family backgrounds are too low or they are concubines. Except for our third young lady, none of them are to be feared."

Zhao Xueqi's voice became gentler, she patted Moxiang's hand and said, "Very good, thank you for your hard work, go down and rest for a while."

Moxiang didn't know what the eldest lady meant, but she obeyed the order and returned to her room.

Zhao Xueqi clapped her hands after she saw her retreat. A woman in black jumped down from the beam. This was the dark guard corps she had formed since her rebirth. Her code name was Dark Oriole. "My Lord, what are your orders?"

Zhao Xueqi: "Go and interrogate Moxiang strictly. Don't make any noise. Handle it in the dark room."

Zhao Xueqi: "Tell An Que to find out the real reason why the Third Miss was sent back. Also, ask An Yi and An Xiang to prepare their identities, follow me after crossing the Ming Road, and enter the palace with me in the future."

Dark Oriole replied, "Yes, my lord."

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On the day of the draft.

Mule carts and horse carriages carrying beauties arrived at the imperial city and were neatly lined up outside the Yuxiang Gate.

Not all women of marriageable age are lucky enough to be chosen by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager; they have to go through layers of selection.

There are nine steps in the Dasheng Dynasty draft.

The first condition is family status, which is a very important threshold. Most of the emperors' concubines came from wealthy families. Merchants were not eligible to participate in the selection. The participating girls were generally good girls between 13 and 17 years old, but the requirements could be relaxed appropriately.

After passing the first level, the concubines would arrive at the palace in a carriage. The order of entering the palace was also arranged according to status, and generally the relatives of the queen and concubines were given priority.

The second step is to look at the hair, which requires black hair and smooth hair, and the hair around the ears should be as thin as a cicada's wing.

The third step is to have bright eyes and white teeth. The eyes must be big and the teeth must be neat and white. There must not be messy yellow teeth, which will affect the next heir to the throne. This is strictly controlled by the eunuchs.

The fourth step is to have dark eyebrows. The palace pays special attention to eyebrows. The above are all about the importance of appearance, and the next step is to judge the body.

The fifth step requires a thin waist and fair skin. The waist of the concubine should be slender, like a willow leaning in the wind. The skin should look white, which is more pleasing to the eye, and the fingers should be slender. At this stage, the eunuchs would take a ruler and measure the concubines from head to toe, even the fingers were not spared. If they were one point fatter or thinner, they would be rejected.

The sixth step is to check whether the concubines have body odor. In this stage, they have to take off all their clothes and have their bodies strictly checked by the maids. If there is a bad body odor, they will be eliminated.

The seventh step requires that all the concubines must be virgins, and the experienced maids in the palace will be able to identify them.

The eighth step is training and assessment. At this stage, the concubines have to undergo court etiquette training for about a month. After the training, they will be assessed by a special female official.

The ninth step is the final step, which is for the Queen Mother and the Emperor to look at and select. The concubines who can reach this stage are not simple, so the Emperor will choose the one that he likes the most and keep it. Some of the concubines who are finally selected will enter the Emperor's harem, and some will be married to the royal family.