Murong Qingcheng went to line up and waited patiently. The woman in front of her was brought into a small room after a routine questioning. After coming out, she was left behind. Occasionally, one or two of them were called back.
"Ah Ji, I'm so nervous." A woman standing behind Qingcheng said to her maid,""Father wants me to be chosen. I'm so worried.”
"Miss, don't be nervous. Old Master also hopes that you will succeed.”Ah Ji said.
Qingcheng turned to look at her. She was wearing a light green dress and looked delicate and pretty. She nodded at him.
"You don't seem nervous at all.”The young lady looked at Qingcheng, who looked ordinary, and said,""Oh, my name is Ji Minmin. She is my maid, Ah Ji.”
"There's no need to be nervous. It's not my turn to be the Crown Princess, so why should I be nervous?”"I'm Murong Qingcheng, and they're Qing Feng and Ming Yue," Qingcheng said to her.”
"Qingcheng? Does it mean that she's devastatingly beautiful?" Ji Minmin was stunned for a moment. Perhaps she felt that she was being rude, so she changed the topic and said,"Uh, I'm sorry. I'm not saying that you're not beautiful.”
Qingfeng Mingyue lowered his head and smiled faintly. If this was the true face of the young miss, she would naturally live up to the name of "devastatingly beautiful", but now she was indeed inconspicuous.
Qingcheng shook her head." It's fine. A person's appearance doesn't mean anything."”
At this moment, someone shouted, Number Eighty-Eight!
"It's my turn. Excuse me." Qingcheng walked up to one of the officials who had asked the question. She heard an official beside her call him Lord Zhang.
Lord Zhang looked at Qingcheng's number plate, then at her appearance, and asked,""May I know how I should address you, Miss?"
"Murong Qingcheng."
"How old are you?"
"Eighteen."
"Which lord is your father?" Lord Zhang asked respectfully. The young ladies here were all the wives of third-grade officials, and he couldn't afford to offend any of them. Perhaps there was even the future Crown Princess among them.
"Father is Grand Secretary Murong Youdao.”
Murong Qingcheng, who had such an ordinary appearance, had a sweet voice and a clear enunciation. Lord Zhang nodded and then carefully flipped through the name list in his hand. There was indeed a detailed record of Murong Qingcheng. He smiled and said to Qingcheng,"Miss, please follow this woman to the body examination."”
A woman in her forties was already waiting at the side."Miss, please follow this old woman."
Murong Qingcheng followed the woman to a single room a few dozen steps away. There was a thick and soft blanket on the ground in the middle. There was also a cloth curtain hanging at the side. It was open, and there was an ash basin on the ground inside. It was covered with a thick and even layer of charcoal ash.
"Young miss, please put on all your clothes and stand on this blanket. This old woman needs to do a body check.”The old woman was well aware of the delicate and reserved nature of these young ladies, so she spoke carefully and politely.
Qingcheng could only listen. She had never dressed loosely in front of anyone in her life, let alone naked in front of others. She was extremely shy and her face was flushed red, but no one could see any changes on her face because she had disguised herself.
"Yes, very good. The size of the skeleton was appropriate, and the skin was very fair and smooth to the touch.”The old woman checked and said,""There are no scars, and no itchy smile. This itchy smile is when my hand touches your skin, you can't help but laugh, and it's a very powerful laugh. A woman with itchiness was not suitable to serve the Crown Prince. Fortunately, you didn't." The old woman explained clearly.
Qingcheng had a bad feeling when she heard what she said. Her father didn't tell her that there was such a method to test her body. It turned out that as long as she had itchy laughter, she could call it quits, but it was too late for her to cheat.
Qingcheng successfully passed the test.
"Miss, please squat on the ash basin as if you are going to the toilet.”The old woman pointed at the ash basin behind the curtain.
Qingcheng followed her instructions and entered the curtain, and the old woman followed suit. She lowered the curtain, and the entire space was instantly surrounded.
Qingcheng did as she was told and squatted down on the ash basin. A feather had appeared in the old woman's hand, and she said to Qingcheng,""Miss, please stretch out your hand, face up.”
The old woman gently caressed Qingcheng's palm with a feather, and Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh. After repeating this a few times, the old woman said,""Miss, please stand up slowly."
Qingcheng stood to the side, and the old woman carefully observed the ash basin for a while. She didn't find anything strange about the ash in the basin. She then had Qingcheng roll up her sleeves and take a closer look before bowing with a smile."Congratulations, Miss. You have passed this stage.”
It turned out that this method was used to test whether a woman was a virgin. If she was a virgin, when she laughed on the ash basin, her body would not move up and down, and her gray face would not change. On the contrary, when she laughed, her gray face would definitely change. Qingcheng doubted whether this method was reasonable or effective.
The old woman took one last look at the Zhusha Zhi on Qingcheng's arm. This was the same thing that all women of the imperial family had. Obviously, she was very satisfied. She said to Qingcheng,""Miss, please forgive this old lady's rudeness.”
Murong Qingcheng followed the old woman back to Lord Zhang. The old woman whispered a few words to him, and Lord Zhang nodded. He looked at Qingcheng and said loudly,""Number 88, Murong Qingcheng, stay!”
Murong Qingcheng's heart sank, but there was nothing she could do. This was not the result she wanted, so she could only wait until the semi-finals.
Qing Feng and Ming Yue quickly walked over from the crowd. "Miss, it's okay. There's still the next stage, isn't there?" Qingfeng said first.”
"Yes, it won't be long before we can return home."”
Qingcheng could only nod in response to their comforting words.""Okay, let's take it one step at a time."
As they were talking, a man who was leading the way walked over and said to Murong Qingcheng,""Miss Mu Rong, please follow me."
"Sir, please lead the way." Qingcheng replied, and the two sisters followed closely behind.
The four of them walked around the palace. Murong Qingcheng didn't pay attention to the beautiful scenery in the palace. She only hoped that everything would end smoothly. After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they were brought to the simple and elegant Jicheng Hall. There were even more women gathered here to be selected.
The women in the hall were all waiting eagerly, and some of them were even showing off, trying to suppress the crowd. Qing Feng looked at the beauties and said to the young lady,""Miss, don't worry. As long as you don't know anything, you'll definitely be eliminated.”
"But, if I don't know anything, wouldn't it ruin my Young Lady's reputation?”Ming Yue had a different opinion.”
Just as Qing Feng was about to speak, he noticed that someone was whispering to them. To be precise, they were criticizing the young miss.
"Miss, look, this is ridiculous. Master is not even as beautiful as the maid. You really overestimate yourself." A person who looked like a maid was speaking softly. She covered the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and sneered.
"Miss, you are much prettier than that young lady.”In addition, a maid was flattering her young lady.
"Miss, move away. Don't get caught up in that ugly girl's bad luck.”A maid pulled the young lady away a few steps, as if they were the plague.
Qing Feng heard it clearly and immediately defended his miss,""Go, go, go! What do you know? Just watch your miss. Don't talk nonsense!”
"Yes, that's right. It's rude to gossip!”Brightmoon was not convinced either.
"Alright, Qingfeng and Mingyue, keep your voices down. Don't argue with them.”Murong Qingcheng asked them to keep quiet and then said,""The palace is not like the residence. There are many people and many mouths. If they want to say that it's their business, we should try to keep a low profile.”
The two sisters nodded and did not say anything else.
After a while, Murong Qingcheng said slowly,""Alright, alright. You guys want to speak up for me, but isn't this better? Even these women look down on my appearance, let alone the current Crown Prince. I really want to leave this place immediately.”
"Miss, even if you are born with an ordinary appearance, how can you let these irrelevant people laugh at you? If he told others, where would the Murong Clan's face go?”Qing Feng said softly.
" They are the ones who have lost face," said Murong Qingcheng blandly." We are upright, not afraid of our shadows."”
"Young miss is right, sister, we will listen to young miss.”Brightmoon said.
There were a total of six officials in the Three Selection Office, and two of them were female. The master and servant talked as they waited for the second round.
Number 88, Murong Qingcheng!
"It's your turn, Miss." Qing Feng said.
Murong Qingcheng stepped out and was immediately led to one of the officials. This person was Li Quanda from the Ministry of Rites.
Li Quanda did his routine. He first made Murong Qingcheng turn around twice, then nodded and said,""Mm, raise your head and let me see your appearance.”
Qingcheng raised her head. Lord Li looked at her carefully and shook his head. Although this woman had beautiful hair and bright eyes, her appearance was too ordinary. The Crown Prince would definitely not like her."What talents does Young Lady have?"
"Qingcheng is ashamed that she doesn't have any special talents.”Murong Qingcheng said sincerely.
"Young Lady's father is Murong Youdao. He is a knowledgeable and talented person. How can his daughter not have any specialties? Miss, don't hide anything. If you're found to be cheating, I'm afraid you and I will be guilty.”
The reason why Li Quanda said this was because he had some friendship with Brother Dao. Once, when the two of them were walking side by side in the palace, Brother Daoist suddenly coughed a few times. He took out a silk handkerchief to wipe them. The embroidery on the handkerchief was very exquisite and not something an ordinary person could do. As he spoke, he learned that this handkerchief was personally embroidered by his daughter. Brother Daoist only has one beloved daughter, and this one in front of him is one of them. Yet, she says that she has no talent. Is good needlework not talent? Li Quanda was puzzled.
"Please forgive me, my lord. Qingcheng really has no talent to show off.”
Li Quanda could only say," Miss, you might not know, but I've seen your embroidery before. It's wonderful and extraordinary."”
"This…" Qingcheng was speechless for a moment. She thought for a moment before saying,""It's reasonable for a girl to know some needlework. Qingcheng doesn't think that this is considered a talent. I'm afraid that all the girls here are more outstanding than me.”
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