Spring Drunk Chang'an

The process of learning the rules is boring and somewhat dangerous. During every audition, there will always be some accidents!

Such as: falling into water, spraining an ankle, or more seriously, disfigurement, serious illness, etc.

There was one particularly serious incident where thirty-seven beauties entered the Chuxiu Palace and learned the rules for two months, but only thirteen of them escaped from the palace due to fighting, and two of them even died of illness!

That time, the royal family conducted a strict investigation and all the concubines were sent home. They were all eliminated.

I don’t want any!

It was after that incident that the danger level of the beauty pageant decreased. The concubines moved into the Chuxiu Palace. There were still fights, but they were on a smaller scale. Most of them were just bickering and quarreling!

There are very few people who follow their lives...

In Chuxiu Palace, after two months of learning the rules, it was time for the fourth stage. The emperor personally issued an edict, and most of the beautiful girls either entered the palace to become royal concubines or were betrothed to princes and royal family members.

Only a few who behaved poorly in the palace would be allowed to marry on their own.

In addition, there are some people who perform very well, but the emperor cannot think of whom to marry them to at the moment. In this case, he will write down their names and arrange a marriage for them when a good match is found.

Of course, if you cause trouble while living in the palace, such as framing others or being framed, you will be sent out of the palace directly and will never be able to participate in the imperial selection again.

In the capital, the daughters of the most powerful families, regardless of their appearance or any physical problems, such as body odor, armpit odor, foot odor, etc., usually passed the first two rounds and had their faces taken before the emperor according to custom.

It’s not for the purpose of entering Chuxiu Palace to learn the rules. After all, the emperor, princes and royal family members have requirements for women.

You don’t have to be extremely beautiful, but at least you can’t have any flaws.

They entered the company through unspoken rules, and Chunchun did it just to save face. She said that she had passed three rounds of the audition, which meant she had all the four beauties: virtue, speech, appearance and talent.

There are also some opinions about getting married in the future.

Take Song Zhinian and Song Bin, for example. They had already requested an imperial decree from Emperor Yingwu to marry on their own, but they still came to the selection just for the sake of formality...

Firstly, he wanted to accompany Liu Changan, and secondly, he wanted to save face.

On the first day of the preliminary selection, when the sun had just risen, girls of marriageable age from dozens of families of top nobles and officials in the capital all came to the palace gate.

Liu Changan narrowed his almond-shaped eyes and looked around.

There were about ten girls scattered around, among whom Shi Xiaoyue was standing in the corner.

All alone.

Seeing this, Liu Changan quickly pulled Song Zhinian forward and said, "Xiaoyue, why are you here alone? Where are your sisters?"

There are three eligible women from the Duke of Qi’s Mansion, including Shi Xiaoyue, and her two half-sisters should come as well!

Liu Changan was a little confused.

"They are both illegitimate children, and their status is not high enough to qualify as the first choice. They have to come over this afternoon." Shi Xiaoyue curved her eyebrows and greeted with a smile, "Hello, Sister Chinian!"

Song Zhinian returned the greeting with a smile.

Liu Changan did tilt his head and shrunk his shoulders slightly.

Although she is now a daughter of the Duke's Mansion, she has not been back for long. Even after cramming, she still has a vague understanding of some things that a noble girl should know.

The Duke of Qi’s Mansion has the same girls, and they are just in the preliminary selection, but they are divided into batches?

Is the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children so big?

No wonder Aunt Lai Lai wanted to exchange the baby?

She pursed her lips and chatted casually with Shi Xiaoyue for a few words. Then, a female official came out of the palace and began to call out the names of the Duke of Wei's eldest daughter, Miss Wei Ling...

"Miss Li Shuangshuang from the Jinnan Residential Mansion..."

"Ms. Bai Shangxiang, the eldest granddaughter of Grand Secretary Bai..."

After calling out about seven or eight people, Liu Changan heard someone shouting.

"Duke Cheng'en's eldest granddaughter Liu Chang'an, and fourth granddaughter Song Zhinian..."

"Sister Chang'an, she called us."

Song Zhinian said softly, pulling her sleeve.

"Xiaoyue, we'll go over first. See you inside later!"

Liu Changan walked forward and turned back to say to his friend.

Shi Xiaoyue quickly waved her hands, "Go ahead, go ahead, it should be my turn soon, it won't be a problem."

"My face is just a formality. I'll probably be out as soon as I go in. No need to wait for me!"

“I went straight home after I lost the election.”

She smiled and looked very open-minded.

Liu Changan smiled, waved at her, and walked into the harem with Song Zhinian.

The candidates for the preliminary inspection are all female officials of the Shanggong Bureau with certain ranks, and the inspection location is Chuxiu Palace.

Liu Changan and Song Zhinian were led to the side hall of Chuxiu Palace.

The female officials from the Shanggong Bureau came forward with a smile as beautiful as a flower and greeted them respectfully.

Moreover, there are only two of them. All the girls selected today are very famous, and are surrounded by at least one female official and three or four palace maids.

The test was also very rough. Liu Changan watched helplessly as a girl said "hmm" very casually during the voice test, and then passed the selection.

Even the young ladies in the First Palace didn't give any tips to the female officials...

"Those who can participate in the preliminary selection today are all from the top families in Jingdong. Except for people like me who are waiting to be selected and arranged to marry, the rest will basically only be given to royal family members. Look at that..."

Song Zhinian pointed at the girl with a casual attitude and said, "She is from the Jingnan *** Mansion..."

"Ms. Jingnan and His Majesty share the same mother. Miss Li grew up in the palace. His Majesty calls her 'my daughter'. She is more noble than any other princess. Who dares to test her?"

"Who else dares to take our reward?"

She spread her hands and spoke in a very relaxed tone.

This made Liu Changan, who had been a little nervous and had his muscles slightly tense, laugh speechlessly.

Yes, there are rumors outside that the selection process is difficult, and if the benefits are not enough, the female officials will do bad things. To be honest, they are treated just like the girls from other provinces or the children of small officials!

There are very few people in the entire Great Xia Kingdom who dare to treat a family like the Cheng'en Mansion with disrespect.

Miss Li from the *** Mansion, who treated the female officials as slaves, also greeted her and Chinian with a smile when she first entered the palace.

His attitude was very gentle, without any arrogance at all.

The past life and the present life are really different. Her identity has changed completely since she restored order, was accepted by the Cheng'en Mansion, and was registered by her uncle.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to marry her and let her move into the Eastern Palace, which can be said to be a perfect match.

Liu Changan was lost in thought, and with the gentle reminder of the female official, he went through the preliminary selection without feeling anything unusual.

Without a doubt, she passed!

Song Zhinian also passed.

And, very strangely, Shi Xiaoyue also passed!

After the three of them finished the selection and met at the palace gate, they were all surprised.

"Xiaoyue, has your family arranged anything for you?"

Liu Changan asked repeatedly.

Shi Xiaoyue was completely bewildered, "I don't know!"