Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

The selection of concubines in the Qing Dynasty was conducted in the order of Manchu, Mongolian, and Han, and according to age.

When the Shi Nanxi sisters arrived at Shunzhen Gate under the guidance of the eunuch, many people had already arrived there. The Shi family belonged to the Plain White Banner of the Han army and were ranked behind the Manchus and Mongols. The two sisters consciously stood at the end of the Plain White Banner team.

"Why are there so many people? How long will it take to queue up?"

After Shi Rongyue stopped, he looked at the long queue, frowned and complained in a low voice.

After hearing this, Shi Nanxi gently pulled Shi Rongyue's hand:

"There are many people and eyes, so it's quick, sister."

There are eyes and ears everywhere in this palace, and if someone hears what is happening, it will inevitably cause trouble.

Shi Rongyue had read many Qing Dynasty time travel novels, so she understood what he said immediately and stopped complaining, but she was still impatient in her heart.

At this moment, a leading eunuch came over here holding Fochen, followed by the young eunuch who had just led the way. The eunuch looked listless at the moment, and it was obvious that he had been scolded.

As soon as the chief eunuch arrived, he smiled apologetically at Shi Rongyue:

"Your servant Zhou Dahai greets Princess Shi. Princess, I'm sorry for the trouble. This kid just arrived and is ignorant. He actually let you line up at the back..."

As he said that, he turned around and kicked the young eunuch to the ground, making him fall flat on his face. He grimaced in pain but dared not say a word.

After the chief eunuch had finished teaching the young eunuch a lesson, he turned around and smiled at Shi Rongyue, making a please gesture, nodding and bowing, saying:

"Shi Gege, please follow me, you are the next one."

Heather Creek, who was standing nearby, took in the entire scene.

I couldn't help but pursed my lips.

This was queue-jumping under the privilege of ancient times. He glanced at the young eunuch whose palms were rubbed red but who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing silently for mercy.

All this told her that in ancient times, human life was worthless. Let alone dignity, personality, or grievances.

That doesn't exist, everyone just wants to survive.

She also wants to survive, so she has to climb up, climb hard, climb by any means necessary, until she can control her own destiny.

Shi Rongyue was stunned. Although she was naive, she was not a fool.

First, there was the palace nanny who taught her etiquette in the Shi Mansion, then there was the person arranged by the empress dowager who came to pick her up on the mule cart, and now there was this chief eunuch who smiled apologetically.

Every aspect showed how much importance was placed on her and how special she was. It was all because of her status as the designated Crown Princess. However, it was impossible for her to marry the Crown Prince. However... her sister would marry him!

He was already impatient with queuing, so he immediately pulled Shi Nanxi out of the queue with confidence.

The chief eunuch saw that Shi Nanxi was a little hesitant:

"Who is this Shi Gege?"

Shi Rongyue explained:

"This is my second biological sister. She is also here to participate in the primary election today. She is timid and I am worried about her being alone."

He was thinking in his heart that he couldn't leave Shi Nanxi alone, otherwise if something went wrong and she was dismissed, who would marry the prince on her behalf?

Upon hearing this, Shi Nanxi looked at Shi Rongyue with gratitude, then quickly lowered her head. Her long eyelashes kept trembling, showing that she was nervous and afraid.

The chief eunuch looked at Shi Nanxi and knew from her reaction that she was an introverted and timid person, and that this kind of personality would definitely not have a bright future.

But she is lucky to have Shi Da Gege, the future Crown Princess, who is willing to protect her.

He might as well try to please the future Crown Princess.

So he smiled and said:

"Shi Da Gege is truly a friendly sister, let's go together."

A few people crossed the long line and came to the front, just as the people inside came out after their identity checks.

The chief eunuch went in first and whispered a few words to the checking nanny inside. After coming out, he smiled and let Shi Rongyue go in first.

Shi Nanxi followed closely behind and was asked to take off all her clothes after entering. The nanny first checked whether she was a virgin, and then checked whether she had any scars or moles on her body.

Finally, she sniffed the armpits again. Shi Nanxi gritted her teeth and endured the whole time without moving. At this time, she heard the nanny exclaim:

"This princess is born with a natural body fragrance. You can't smell it from far away, but when you get close, you can smell a faint sweet fragrance that makes people feel warm and comfortable."

Then he gave Shi Nanxi a meaningful look:

"Gege is a blessed girl. When she gets married, her husband will love her very much. You can get up now."

Shi Nanxi's face turned red with shame. She stammered and dared not say a word. She quickly got up, put on her clothes, and ran away.

Shi Rongyue was waiting outside. When he saw Shi Nanxi coming out with a red face, he sighed inwardly that the ancients were just ancients. Wasn't it just a physical examination?

In modern times, male doctors still deliver babies for women.

But she also knew that even if she explained it to the other party, they would still think it was inappropriate and far-fetched.

So I picked a random topic:

"Why are you out so late?"

Shi Nanxi didn't want to discuss private matters, so she just whispered:

"Maybe I'm just too nervous and shy."

As she said this, her face turned red again when she thought of the physical examination just now. She had endured such humiliation, and if she couldn't climb up in the future, she would never forgive herself.

Shi Rongyue looked at it and misunderstood. She shook her head secretly. With the temperament of this adopted sister, she might really waste time because of these trivial matters. Her decision to bring her along was indeed the right one.

Then the two were carefully examined by the eunuchs. After a lot of trouble, they finally heard the eunuchs announce:

"The eldest daughter of the Han army's Zhengbai Banner, the third-class earl Shi Wenbing, Rongyue of the Guarjia clan, is sixteen years old and has a nameplate. The youngest daughter of the Guarjia clan, Nanxi, is sixteen years old and has a nameplate."

Shi Rongyue listened with a matter-of-fact look on his face, and turned to Shi Nanxi and said:

"See what my eldest sister said before is right, as long as you follow me and listen to me, there will be no problem."

Shi Nanxi raised her head and looked at Shi Rongyue with gratitude.

"Nanxi listens to her elder sister in everything."

At this time, two palace maids came over and respectfully knelt down to greet the two men:

"Your servants Zixia and Hongying have met the two princesses. Congratulations on passing the preliminary selection. The two servants were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve you."

Naturally, Shi Rongyue would come forward to handle such matters. She looked at the two men and found them to be of ordinary appearance and well-behaved, and they did not look like they were restless.

But because she had read too many Qing Dynasty novels, she was wary of the palace maids. In addition, Concubine De, who was born in the bannerman family, was harsh to her own Fourth Master and favored her youngest son. She was disgusted with the Fourth Master and her attitude was somewhat cold:

"Get up, Zixia will follow me from now on, and Hongying will follow my second sister. Now take us to Chuxiu Palace first."

The concubines who passed the preliminary selection were all arranged in Chuxiu Palace to wait for the re-selection and learn the rules and etiquette.

Zixia and Hongying responded immediately, standing up and standing beside their respective masters to lead the way.

Palace of Heavenly Purity

Kangxi had been busy with the affairs of Khalkha's submission recently, so he had just washed and dressed at 4:00 a.m. and was ready to go to the front court to attend government affairs. But before he left, he remembered something and asked:

"I remember that today is the day for the preliminary selection of concubines to enter the palace?"

Liang Jiugong knew that the emperor was concerned about the Crown Princess, so he quickly bowed and replied:

"Your Majesty, if you remember correctly, it should be the turn of the Han army flag. I have something else to say about you. When I heard about it, I really felt that you have good vision."

When Kangxi heard this, he turned around and laughed and cursed:

"You old man, you're actually keeping me in suspense. Why don't you just tell me now?"

Liang Jiugong sighed and clapped his hands:

"Yes, yes, I obey your command."

After saying this, he told Kangxi what happened in front of Shunzhen's gate today. Kangxi stood with his hands behind his back, a smile in his eyes.

The chief eunuch was arranged by the Queen Mother, and he had his own agenda, so he actively tried to please the eldest princess of the Shi family.

Shi Da Gege did not disappoint him. She did not abandon her sister and go alone, but took her with her. This shows that she is friendly to her sisters and is decent and generous.

It was the other party’s biological sister, but he couldn’t remember who she was for a moment.

Liang Jiugong caught a glimpse of the emperor's puzzled expression and introduced it very tactfully:

"The second princess of the Shi family and the eldest princess are twins, but the eldest princess is healthy, while the second princess has been in poor health since childhood. She has been recuperating on the farm for many years. She was brought back at this selection."

Kangxi nodded in understanding. It would be difficult to arrange anything for the other party if he was not feeling well. Otherwise, if he arranged a marriage with a sick girl, wouldn’t that be intentionally harming the man?

"You keep an eye on it and report anything to me."

"Whoo!"