"Miss, you're finally awake." He opened his eyes heavily and saw his sister's enlarged face." Why are you so careless? I won't allow you to go out with Xuan Li next time."”My sister touched my head with concern. I looked at Li Shang and she gave me a look. I knew that Li Shang didn't tell my sister, so I felt a little comforted.
"Thank you, sister." I smiled at my sister. I would rather believe that she had no choice.
"Silly girl, there's no need to talk about this between sisters. Cai 'er, call them in.”Elder Sister turned around and instructed Cai 'er," Elder Sister brought you some medicinal herbs. Your body has always been in poor condition, so you must be careful.”
After saying that, a few young eunuchs had already carried in boxes of various sizes. I placed my hand on the back of my sister's hand and felt it warm.
"Miss, look, there's Chinese caterpillar fungus, deer antler, tiger penis, and ivory. " Lishang said to me happily as if nothing had happened. I glanced at her and gently hummed.
"What's wrong, Miss?" Li Shang ran over nervously. I could tell that she was sincere, so I was no longer cold." Why am I here?”I remember that I was lying in the wet wilderness, and my head was rumbling.
" It was this servant who lost the young miss, but it was not appropriate to explain the reason. She only said that she was separated, so the princess consort ordered people to look for her. His Highness was also there at that time, so…" Li Shang paused. Seeing that my expression still did not change, she whispered to me," It was His Highness who carried you back. At that time, His Highness 'face was as hard as a stone. No one dared to make a sound, as if he was very angry.”
I was puzzled. What kind of logic was this? Why was he angry?
"Help me up. I want to take a walk outside.”I ignored the discomfort of the Sacred Body and sat up.
It's almost March, and the day of the talent show is slowly approaching. However, I know that my identity is special, so I don't have to be like those beautiful girls. However, when do I want to enter that golden cage?
Although I don't remember what happened before, I know very well why I'm here. The tribes of the grassland often have political marriages with the orthodox forces of the Central Plains in order to increase their strength. The conflicts between the tribes aside, the most important thing now is the issue of the heir. My sister has long been a political sacrifice and has married the Eighth Prince. At this time, I think my grandfather wants to borrow me again.
" So why would the princes deliberately close the distance between us? It's not for me, Qin Hua, but for the strength of the Murta family, a force that even the emperor has to consider carefully.
However, I was thinking that since ancient times, how could the fallen emperor allow others to sleep? The Murta family's heyday would also be the prelude to its decline.
It was just that in this triennial talent show, the struggles between the various tribes would turn into the infighting between the women. In history, women would always play a ridiculous supporting role, at least in this era of male supremacy.
This talent selection first had to strictly examine the family and age. Those who were not in the family wanted to participate in the talent selection, and their status was higher than ascending to the heavens. Those in the clan who wanted to avoid the selection were also asking for trouble. All females aged 14 to 16 years old from the grassland tribes had to participate in the triennial selection of female talents, and females over the age of 17 did not have to participate. If the clansmen's women did not participate in the selection for various reasons within the stipulated number of years, they would still have to participate in the next selection. Women who had not been selected were not allowed to marry privately even if they were 20 years old. "The Ministry of Revenue has passed down a message to all the races that all the unchosen beautiful women are not allowed to marry privately.”According to the records of this dynasty, the youngest candidate was 11 years old, and the oldest could reach 20 years old.
Every time it was time to select a beautiful girl, the Ministry of Revenue would first report to the Emperor. After receiving the emperor's approval, they would immediately send a letter to the General's Yamen. The grass-roots officers of each tribe would report the roster of women of appropriate age to the General's Yamen. Finally, the Ministry of Revenue would report it to the Emperor, who would decide the date of the selection. The beautiful girls selected by the various races had to be sent to the capital in advance by mule carts. After the beautiful women arrived in the capital, the day before they entered the palace to be selected, they sat on the mule cart. The order was arranged by the leaders of the tribe, called "platoon cart", according to the rank of each tribe. At the front were the relatives of the imperial concubines, followed by the women who had been selected to leave a token and were re-elected this time, and finally the newly selected beautiful women. They were arranged according to their age and walked in a single file. The train departed at sunset and entered the Di 'an Gate at night. They waited outside the Shenwu Gate for the gate to open before getting off the train. Under the guidance of the eunuchs in the palace, they entered the Shunzhen Gate in order. The imperial garden, Tiyuan Hall, Jingyi Pavilion and other places in the palace were all places where they used to select beautiful women. Usually, they would only look at two races every day and match them according to the number of women participating in the competition. Usually, there were five or six people in a row for the emperor or empress dowager to choose from, but sometimes there were three or four people in a row, or even one person in a row. If someone was chosen, she would leave her name tag. This was called keeping a tag. Those who weren't chosen would drop their cards. After that, the girls who had left their placards would be re-elected at regular intervals. Those who were re-elected but did not stay were also known as losing their placards. There were still two fates for those who were selected again: One was to give it to the royal family or the royal family; One was to stay in the palace and serve the emperor, becoming a candidate for the empress. If one became a candidate for the empress, the procedures would be even more complicated. After the first "review", they would repeatedly "review". There were those who were " registered ", which were personally chosen by the emperor to leave a plaque. Finally, they had to go through the "Staying in the Palace" to conduct an inspection. They would choose a few of the beautiful women who stayed in the Palace, and the rest would put down their placards.
The standards of this dynasty's selection were character and family background. Most of the titles were also named after "leniency,""filial piety,""gentleness," and "prudence."
This was the teachings of the guiding granny in the palace, so my fate had long been predestined. I was the only one who couldn't let go.
Therefore, there was no point in investigating whether they were sincere or not. It would only add to his worries.
Occasionally, a few early cries could be heard in the courtyard, so loud that they pierced through the sky.
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