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As soon as he entered the palace, all the girls had different hearts and minds.

He who falls returns to his husband and mother's side, and he who enters writes the melody of the palace.

In the early spring of the fifth year of Kangxi, the annual palace ladies' talent competition began. According to the system, the eight flags of Manchukuo consisted of three flags and five flags, while the cloaks were for servants. The higher status of the three flags were also for flags, but they were managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is a great difference in status between the cloaked flag bearer and the flag bearer. A woman from the Eight Flag who chooses a concubine or concubine in the palace or a concubine with the Emperor bestowing marriage on her or his relatives is presided over by the Ministry of Revenue, while a woman dressed in the Three Flags who selects a concubine once a year is presided over by the Imperial Palace. Of course, a maid who enters the palace has the chance to be promoted by the Emperor to be a concubine. The Gairong family was dressed in the yellow flag, so they were selected as part of the palace.

The sedan chair of the Gai family accompanied Gai Rong'er to the gate of the temple at noon. After Gai Rong'er got out of the sedan chair, he bid farewell to the steward of the house who had brought him here. After the eunuch who guarded the gate asked for his identity, he followed the eunuch's request and headed to the designated place.

The palace maids were chosen by the inner palace, so the primary elections were not allowed in the palace. They were held in the deacon courtyard of the inner palace, which was next to the Shenmai gate. If they were chosen, they could enter the palace, but if they couldn't, they would immediately return home.

At this moment, there were already quite a few girls gathered at the entrance of the palace. A eunuch was shouting loudly for the ladies who had come to participate. Hey hey hey, you, where are you going? "Come here, gather at the front, don't run around. This is the palace, not a place for you servants to barge in."

Seeing this, Gai Rong'er walked slowly in the direction of the gathering. She finally got close to the palace, which was regarded as sacred and mysterious by outsiders. Towards the palace's female elites, she was very calm.

"Aiya." As he watched, a girl rushed up behind him and bumped into him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Are you alright?" A sweet looking girl dressed in light blue silk clothing said in a fluster. Rong'er smiled. "It's fine, this sister is a bit slower."

The girl patted her chest and said, "I'm so nervous. I, Ama, said I could see the emperor if I entered the palace. Elder sister, do you want to see the emperor?" I really want to see the emperor. If I can be blessed by the emperor, I can become his mistress. "

Thinking of this, seeing the innocent smile on the young girl's face, Gai Rong'er felt that it was actually quite funny.

"My name is Yin Ruo Lan, I am from the capital, what about you?" Yin Ruo Lan took the initiative to introduce herself.

"I am Gai Rong'er, and my father is the Minister of Rites' Minister of Foreign Affairs." Gaylen responded politely.

"Big sister, let's go together. I'm really nervous. Oh yeah, I've been calling you big sister the whole time. How old are you?" This year is 14 years old. "

"I'm 13, it really is big sister, let's go quickly." Gai Rong'er was pulled along by Yin Ruo Lan as he ran towards the crowd.

Looking at the number of young ladies who had participated in this year's selection, Gai Rong'er estimated that there were nearly a hundred of them before standing firm. "In front of the crowd stood an eunuch from the Internal Affairs Bureau, shouting at the top of his voice." "Everyone, quiet down. Stand still for me." The sounds of the crowd gradually died down.

The eunuch continued with satisfaction, "Listen to the names of the families. Those who call out their names first will go to the table to check their names. Those who are unidentified will enter the small room nearby and your aunts will come to examine you. Those who are unqualified will return home. Those who pass the examination will have to go to the palace. Tomorrow, your aunt will give the candidates 10 days of instruction. Do you understand?"

Seeing that someone whispered, "Understood." The eunuch continued, "Alright, it seems that everyone understands. Then I will start calling you by name."

However, he saw the eunuch shouting, "Honored Queen of Wang Yide, Supervisor."

"This humble girl is here." A woman with a beautiful appearance wearing a light green dress walked out.

"Mm, let's go." The woman named Wang Jingzhi walked over to the table, and the father-in-law at the table, after verifying his father's name and age once again, let her into the small room next door. Following that, the eunuch who was still chanting started to announce the next person, one by one.

After nearly half an hour, Yin Ruo Lan had already called out her name. I don't know if she passed or not, but as she stood there feeling the pain in her legs, she finally heard her father-in-law call out his name. " "Gai Rong'er, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gai Shan."

"This humble girl is here." The eunuch at the table looked at her and asked, "Is your father the Minister of Rites' Minister, Gao Shan?"

"Exactly." "Yes," Rong'er answered softly. "Age?" The eunuch sitting by the table asked with a calm expression.

"This humble girl is 14 years old." The eunuch pointed at a nearby hut and said, "Mm, let's go in."

Gai Rong'er walked into a small house on the side. A few palace maids were undergoing a medical examination, and as soon as they entered, they heard an aunt yell, "The pockmarks on your face are obvious. Inspector Qin Tian has ruled out Zhang Jingyun, the daughter of Zhang Shengwu."

This physical examination was to measure the height, to see if there was a disability, to see if the appearance was up to standard. They walked past a few older palace maids in succession, and different palace maids checked on different items. After Gai Rong'er's test, the last aunt who seemed to be in charge handed her a sign, on which was written her name.

"Minister of Rites, Minister of External Affairs Gai Shan's daughter, Gai Rong, has passed the examination. Take the plate and enter the palace." Thus, he let her walk out through a door on the other side. There was a young eunuch guarding the door, and led her through a small door next to the Divine Martial Gate. After walking for a while along a small path beside the tall wall, they entered a courtyard and arrived in front of a room. The palace maids who have passed the first selection are all waiting here. Young lady, enter this room, don't run around and don't leave this courtyard. Tomorrow, there will be an aunt who will be teaching you the palace's rules. " After saying this, the young eunuch left without even turning his head back.

"Elder sister, you've also passed!" "Sister, come here and sleep on the bed next to mine." Gai Rong'er walked over with a faint smile. "I passed as well." There were about ten beds and eight beds in the room. There were already people sitting in the room, everyone was making their own beds, and there was little communication between them. Yin Ruo Lan read from the side. "Big sister, you know what? Once we enter the palace, we'll have a chance to see the emperor. If we can be chosen by the emperor, then we'll have a chance to be lucky." Gai Rong'er bitterly smiled, thinking that his little sister's thoughts were really distant, but she didn't say anything. As she spoke, she saw a young woman in pink enter the room and sit on the last bed. This woman had a cold expression, thin white skin, and perky eyebrows.

Gaylen sat quietly on the bed. He went up and thought that since he had made the first selection, there was a very high chance that he would stay in the palace as a palace maid. Tomorrow, there would be older maids, who would be taught by her aunt for ten days, and distributed ten days later. In fact, for her, there was still the same sentence: Let fate have you, may the heavens be merciful to you, may you be able to get a good job, and before entering the palace you will need to listen to your mother's words, and if you don't perform well in the next few days, you might still be sent out of the palace.

Because tomorrow's teachings were all very unknown to everyone, and the women who passed the first selection were all from different families, so they didn't talk much with each other. Everyone had their own thoughts, and even Yin Ruo Lan didn't speak anymore.

Evenings were served by eunuchs in the evening. After everyone had eaten, another two aunts arrived soon after, bringing the clothes of the palace maids. They were all wearing green silk dresses, many of them having long since fallen asleep. He said he was going to sleep well. Yes, he felt energetic tomorrow.