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After about an hour had passed, the carriage that Jiang Wan was riding finally slowly passed through West Peak Gate. Then a mama came to draw the curtains and lead her and Jiang Zhuzhe off the carriage. Afterwards, a small palace maid took the initiative to approach them and led them to Elegant Flower Palace, which was located in the southwest corner of the Imperial Palace.

Although the palace was one of the most inconspicuous palaces in the Imperial Palace, it still had a royal grandeur. Jin Liuli, the red high walls, the irregular arrangement and arrangement were very pleasing, the divine beast on the corner of the eaves frequently gazed at the deep blue sky, as if it would leap into the sky in the blink of an eye.

A, B, C, and D rooms were arranged in a cross in the side hall of the palace, forming a small courtyard. A against C and B against D, from one to the other covered with green and yellow. The cross paths connected with the pebbles, and on both sides of the path there were trees and trees, and occasionally a few jagged stone benches, made of bluestone, low and low, planted with camellias, springtime, reddish-purple flowers, or red flowers, or white or purple flowers, and there were bees and butterflies flapping between the flowers. It was a scene filled with the liveliness of spring.

In her previous life, as the princess consort of Jin Yu, she accompanied Jiang Yu to this place when he selected his concubines for Xiao Rong.

At that time, she had been looking at this pretty girl with an appraising gaze. She didn't expect that she would become a member of this group in this life.

All the young ladies were assigned to rooms with different sizes, such as A, B, C, D, and so on, according to their father's rank.

Since Jiang Chuanzhong was only a fourth rank vice minister of the Board of Justice, Jiang Wan and Jiang Zhuzhe were brought to the very end of the "D" Room.

At this moment, the room was already filled with candidates. Seeing that another person had come, the person sitting by the door squeezed out two empty seats in a very friendly manner.

Jiang Wan thanked that person with a slightly reserved smile, then sat down next to her.

There were already about twenty people in the room. They were all young and young. They were all fat and thin, with delicate faces and eyebrows. The fragrance of fat assaulted their nostrils.

Because everyone was afraid of the majesty of the royal family, they all sat there motionlessly. Each of them was focused on taking care of their makeup and clothes, or curiously peeping at the nearby candidates. Occasionally, there would be two acquaintances, but they did not dare to talk loudly, and only dared to whisper in private.

"My name is Ren Yan Yan, my father is the young master of the Zhan Clan, how about you?" While Jiang Wan was still sneaking glances at the people in the room, the woman beside her asked in a low voice.

"Jiang Wan." Because she heard the slight tremble in her words, Jiang Wan lightly smiled and replied in a low voice, "My father is the newly promoted Vice Minister of the Punishment Department."

Ren Yan nodded her head in a reserved manner, and the moment she raised her head, she saw Jiang Shu, who was looking around for Jiang Wan. She said rather enviously, "The lady who came with you is quite lively."

Jiang Wan looked at Jiang Shu and said in a low voice, "This is my sister, Jiang Shu."

Unexpectedly, Ren Yan looked at Jiang Wan in surprise, and asked curiously, "Why are two of you here? I thought everyone was as reluctant to come as I was. "

When these words left her mouth, Ren Yan immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly covered it with her hands. Ba, like a startled little rabbit, she looked at the people around her, and only when she noticed that no one noticed her did she embarrassedly smile at Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan smiled at her in understanding. After all, A's Honey and B's Arsenic.

Because Xiao Rui had assured her repeatedly last night that she was only here to make an appearance, Jiang Wan didn't wear any special attire. She only wore a thin makeup on her face, and wore a light green silk jacket and skirt that fit the rules and regulations of the place, as well as an upper and lower skirt. She had completely disappeared into the ordinary style and color of the crowd.

Different from Jiang Wan's low profile and silence, the Jiang Shu today was as beautiful as a flower. Previously, she had witnessed Jiang You's ability to summon the wind and rain in the crown prince's mansion. She was already full of yearning for the imperial life.

She was dressed in a smoky purple brocade dress of butterflies, with a little emerald ruby golden water chestnut stuck in her hair, and a pendant of glittering crystals hanging from her ears. She was dressed entirely like a rich girl.

At this moment, she was extremely excited, so she naturally couldn't sit still.

From time to time, she would look around, and from time to time, she would even stand up and walk around.

Since the selection had to start from "A", they could only wait patiently at the bottom of the list, "D".

Jiang Wan glanced at the leaking pot in the corner of the room. Knowing that it was still too early, she felt a little stuffy, so she used the excuse that she had to go to the official's room, leaving the room to take a breather.

"Sister Wan'er! I knew it was you! " Jiang Wan, who had just walked out of the room, heard a hearty voice. She turned her head and saw a silver and purple robed man dressed in a single robe, Li Qinglan, quickly walk out from the 'B' room, looking at her with a face full of joy.

It was rare to meet someone familiar within the palace, so Jiang Wan naturally welcomed them with great surprise. The two of them sat on a limestone bench in the courtyard.

"I had thought that I would be the only one to attend the Consort Selection ceremony." Qinglan grumbled, "Qian Shu is from the royal family, and a concubine was born in the family of Yuan Yuan and Sister Yan …"

At this point, Qinglan's words paused for a moment. She suddenly realized that Jiang Yan was using the immunity that should have belonged to Jiang Wan to participate in the selection, so she didn't come to participate in the Consort Selection ceremony, right?

However, Jiang Wan laughed nonchalantly and tried to justify Jiang Yan, "Last year, when the records were made by the Ministry of Revenue, my father was still in Ding You, and he didn't have the qualifications to participate …"

The underlying meaning of his words was not that Jiang Yan had seized the right to be exempted from her clan.

"Earlier, we were hosting a poetry gathering at the Yongning Marquis Mansion. When we went to your house to invite you, we found out that you had actually gone to stay at the Crown Prince's Mansion."

However, Jiang Wan shook her head with a smile, "It's not like I know how to compose poems …"

However, Qinglan looked at Jiang Wan with a disapproving gaze. "Isn't this just looking for a reunion? Do you really think we all have top scholar talents?"

As she said this, she let out a sad sigh and said, "Time flies. I didn't expect that we would all have to go our separate ways in the blink of an eye. I don't know if we will meet again in the future …"

After what Qinglan said, even Jiang Wan felt a bit down.

Just like that, the two of them sat in the yard in silence. One of the attendants in the "B Room" chanted, "Li Qinglan, daughter of the Left Premier of the Capital, Li Changhe..."

"Sister Qinglan, it's your turn!" Jiang Wan pushed Li Qinglan, who was still in a daze, to the side.

"Wishing me the very best!" Li QingLan stood up with a determined face, her expression was so solemn that it seemed she wanted to go to the execution grounds.

Thinking that she didn't know Qinglan in her previous life, Jiang Wan predicted that she would have lost, so she covered her mouth and smiled, "Sister Qinglan, there's no need to be so nervous. You will definitely succeed in your dreams."