Ever since Ursu was ten years old, she knew that she could not avoid participating in talent shows in this lifetime.
Starting from the Shunzhi era, all women in the flag had to participate in the draft when they reached the age of 14-17. Furthermore, all the expenses of participating in the competition, including transportation, accommodation, meals, etc., were all paid by the Imperial Household Department. (There was no such thing as a person paying for it.) After the Qianlong period, the Manchu emperor was caught in the hands of the aristocratic families. Because they really had no money, they canceled the qualifications of the remote areas or the crew cut Manchu people.
Ursu couldn't be compared to his mother. This was because her maternal grandfather was a first-grade military officer. His grandmother came from a noble family and had a personal relationship with the Empress Dowager. Only then did he have the face to ask for exemption from being elected to the palace. His Ama Huitu was only a third rank military officer, and it was a title. His ancestors did not have any prominent figures, so there was no need to think about this path.
So from the age of eleven, she began to stay at home obediently, learning the palace rules, etiquette, and talents seriously from the teaching nanny that her maternal grandfather had specially found from the palace. He had been learning for three years. Although he didn't learn all kinds of skills, he still had 80 - 90% of them.
As the selection approached, her family entered the capital first and stayed at the house of her second uncle, who was an official in the capital. As the preliminary election was tomorrow, the family gathered together after dinner (which was not even four o'clock).
"Ursu, don't be afraid! Guo Luo Ma Ma had already entered the palace to meet the Empress Dowager a few days ago. I think that during the selection, the people in the palace will definitely not make things difficult for you!”This was his grandmother, who had a face full of concern.
"Mother's Ursu! Yes! Yes! Remember what Zhaoming's granny taught you!”Mother held her hand and reminded her while tears kept falling.
"Wife, tomorrow is the primary election. The child will come home the day after tomorrow. Don't cry. You don't want the child to worry about you, right?”Ama was still calmer, but if his eyes weren't red, it would be more convincing.
"My dear grandson! If anyone dares to bully you. Don't be calculative with them in the palace. Remember which family they are from. When you come back, I will definitely avenge you." This was her dear Guo Luomafa, who had not lost his prestige in the past.
"His grandfather! Whoever dares to bully my sister, I'll kill her.”Third Brother waved his thick arm like a cloud and cooperated with Guo Luomafa.
The most reliable ones were Second Uncle and Second Aunt. They took out the small and big pouches that they had prepared beforehand. There were more than twenty of them.
"My daughter!" his aunt reminded him with concern. After entering the palace, you must be more generous and reward what you deserve! He couldn't be stingy! Some of these pouches are filled with copper coins, some are filled with silver, and two of them are filled with twenty taels of silver notes. Keep them close to you later. When the time comes, you have to act according to the situation, understand?”
Second Uncle also stroked her hair and said lovingly,"Don't worry, no matter when you come out, the family car will be waiting outside the palace. Don't be afraid that no one will pick you up!”
Listening to his relatives 'words of advice, Ursu's heart felt warm. His eyes turned red, and he could only nod, nod, and nod again.
In the blink of an eye, the sky had just turned dark (it was only seven o'clock!），Mother pushed her back into the room and told her to rest early. Although she went to bed early, she couldn't fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned in bed. To be honest, in his current situation, it would be best if he came down right after the second selection. She would rely on her parents to find a family with a similar background and marry into it. She had three older brothers, five uncles, and even more cousins. Although they were not high officials, they all had some real power and treated her well. With such a huge support group, ordinary people would not dare to anger her. Although it was an arranged marriage without love, didn't her loving marriage in her previous life end up in a divorce? It was better to live a peaceful and quiet life.
However, if he passed the second selection, then his conditions would only be enough for the prince, the county king, the princes, and the brothers to be a side Fujin or a princess. Wouldn't that make her a legal mistress? Sigh! Why was the word 'chaotic' in his heart so amazing!
After thinking about it for the entire night, she seemed to have just fallen asleep when she was pulled up by the nanny. When she got up, she realized that Mother and the others had already woken up and were waiting for her in the outer room. Mother personally combed her hair while Aunt and Guo Luo Ma Ma sat beside the dressing table and watched.
Ursu was so touched that he went to pull Shushu's hand and said,""Mother, don't worry. I will definitely take good care of myself.”The women in the room couldn't help but cry.
After breakfast, they bid farewell to the family. Ursu sat on the mule cart, and Shu Shu Jue Luo instructed his third brother who was following the cart.
"When you get there, don't quarrel with them.”She was most worried about this. She heard that in order to get a good position in the palace, they had to fight several groups every time.
"Mother, don't worry. Since you've handed Little Sister over to me, I'll definitely send her off well and bring her back well."”
"That's right! His third grandson! Remember, sending your sister to a talent show is a big deal! If there really are those who are blind, let's not argue with them for now and wait for your sister to finish choosing. Let's see if Guo Luofama can take care of these bastards with you!”Guo Luofama patted his third brother's shoulder and said heroically.
In the car, Ursu lifted the curtain." It's still Guo Luofama who dotes on me!”
Third Brother continued,"Hey! Guo Luomafa! Please! I'll definitely remember the names of those bastards!”He said it as if he would definitely meet that blind person.
The old Irgenjoluo (Guo Luo Ma Ma) felt his breath rising to his chest. He thought that he couldn't scold this old fart now. He swallowed his anger with difficulty and said,""Hurry up and leave. Don't delay things.”
Ursu immediately waved at Mother and Ama, whose eyes were swollen like walnuts. Ama looked so sad…
In front of the palace gates were the mule-drawn carriages of various families. Ursu was still in high spirits before he got on the bus, but the bus was blocked when he got close to the palace gate. He did not move for half an hour. Gradually, she fell asleep…
By the time the sky brightened and the palace gates opened, most of the female cultivators had arrived. The first to enter was naturally the Manchurian Upper Three Banners, followed by the Lower Five Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, and the Han Army Flag.
Wanyan family belonged to the Blue Flag. Not long after, it was Ursu's turn to enter.
Ursu carried his bag and turned around to bid farewell to his third brother.
Third Brother said," Hurry up and go in. Be careful of your steps on the way. You just woke up. Old Ai Fan is muddle-headed." Also, go early and come back early. When you come back, roast some salted steak for me. I've been complaining for a few days.”
Ursu nodded with tears in his eyes. Waving his hand, he followed the young eunuch into the palace.
After Third Brother turned around, he immediately covered his eyes with his sleeve and muttered,"Where did the wind come from? You blew so hard that my eyes were squinting!"
The eunuch in charge of registering the names at the palace gate glanced at him and lowered his head. He could not help but shake his shoulders and laugh secretly. He thought to himself, This young master is really interesting.
The young eunuch sent Ursu to his place, and a nanny came out to fetch him. Before she went in, she took out a purse and stuffed it into the little eunuch's mouth. She remembered what her uncle and aunt had said last night. She saw that the little eunuch was young and did not dare to give him too much for fear of causing trouble, so she specially picked one for him with a few copper coins inside.
The little eunuch accepted the reward and said something auspicious to her,""Young Lady will definitely have a good future.”He couldn't help but look at the girl's face. Her skin was so good and she was so fair. He had never seen anyone with such good skin this morning.
"Thank you for your kind words." Ursu smiled and bent his knees as he spoke to him gently.
The nanny who came to pick her up had been waiting for her to say goodbye to the little eunuch from the beginning. At this moment, she smiled and said,"Young Lady, follow me in. It'll be too late soon."
Ursu also smiled and bent his knees to the nanny.""Sorry to trouble you." With that, he handed her a purse.
This one was filled with silver.
The nanny led her all the way to a room in Chuxiu Palace. When she walked over, she saw that there were already many girls sitting in each room. The nanny led her to a stool and told her to sit there.
After she sat down, she stopped moving. Granny Ming had taught her this at home. She only greeted the few girls sitting in the same room with her eyes. The girls in this room were all pretty, but their attitudes towards each other were indifferent. It was obvious that they had learned the rules at home.
They sat there until noon when the palace maids brought lunch over. Each person had a tray. It was a little like a set meal. There were two eight treasure plates, assembled with meatballs, fried pork ribs, stir-fried vegetables, and a bowl of rice and soup.
Granny Ming had told her that when they were eating, there would be people secretly watching them and watching how they ate. For example, would the meatballs fall off when he used his chopsticks, would his hands move when he ate the ribs, would he make a sound when he drank the soup, and so on. Otherwise, when they really went to the imperial court in the future, the emperor would be eating from above while you drank soup from below. That would be too ugly!
Therefore, she put in 120% of her energy to eat this meal. She basically didn't touch the meatballs and pork ribs. She just ate a mouthful of rice and a mouthful of soup, not daring to make a single sound.
After lunch, as expected, two girls who ate indecently were invited out.，Then, the palace maid brought hot water and a bathtub. She stripped them naked and began to bathe.
When bathing, there were two people standing beside each person. The palace maid was responsible for adding water, and the nanny was responsible for bathing. The nanny who was bathing Ursu gently caressed her from head to toe and explained to her gently,""Young Lady, don't be afraid. When entering the palace, you must be clean and have your body checked.”
Ursu had been here for more than ten years, but she was still not used to being bathed by others, especially when it was a purposeful bath. She asked in a low voice,"How ~ how do I get a body checkup?”As she spoke, she crossed her arms and hugged herself.
The nanny seemed to be joking with her."Young Lady, don't be afraid. It's over in just a moment!”As she spoke, she had unknowingly reached her hand out to Ursu's thigh. Her middle finger, which was being moistened by the warm water, was nimbly extended into the mysterious secret acupoint and pressed down. He seemed to have left immediately after confirming something.
The nanny's movements were too practiced. Before Ursu could even call out in a hurry, she was done. Her face immediately turned red.
The granny said happily,"Alright, Miss, you're done with the test. You can come out of the bath after you wash up!"”
After showering, almost everyone went outside to dry their hair in the sun.
At this moment, she saw a few more people with wet hair and asked the nanny to lead them out.
She sat up straight and wanted to see more clearly. The palace maid who was combing her hair behind her said softly,"Miss, slow down. Be careful not to pull your hair. Those are those who are not blessed. Young Lady, don't look at them."
"Oh!" Ursu replied softly, then quickly sat down and looked away.
After sleeping, there were a few fewer people in the courtyard. It seemed that her sleeping posture and sleeping style were not good. (To put it bluntly, when you sleep, you fart, grind your teeth, and turn over.)
After that, she was sent to the palace gate. This was considered to have passed the preliminary selection.
After walking a few steps out of the palace, she saw her third brother. Third Brother flashed his white teeth at her, and the siblings happily returned home.
However, their leader was happy! In the Forbidden City, Yi Kun Palace was filled with worry.
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