Chapter 1218 (Updated on June 7) Slowly Burning Out Youth

Because many show girls have to rush to the capital from afar.

For those who are farther away, they have to come from remote places like Mongolia and the border.

So, by the time all the show girls arrived in the capital to gather, it was already the end of November.

The show girls stay in the inn in the capital, waiting to enter the palace.

Some of them were the daughters of important officials.

Some were the daughters of lowly officials.

But no matter what, they all came out of the Eight Banners.

If not, you cannot participate.

Because the Qing court wanted to relieve the worries of the bannermen in their lives.

Free living supplies are provided for the children of bannermen.

And the bannerman as a report, the man will join the army and serve the country when he grows up.

Women then entered the palace to serve their masters.

This is the same as eating the national food in the old society. There is a stable job, and it is an iron rice bowl.

And the age of these show girls is about twenty years old.

The youngest is only eleven years old.

At the beginning of December, the Ministry of Rites posted a notice in the capital, announcing that those show girls could enter the palace to participate in the show girl election.

So, a group of young faces, riding their respective carriages, stopped at the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City and assembled.

Due to different family backgrounds, there are various carriages parked in Shenwumen.

Some homes are in good condition, and they ride in luxurious carriages.

Almost, it is an ordinary carriage.

What was even worse was the donkey cart rented for money.

But no matter what, they all sat peacefully inside without showing their faces.

After the show girls arrive, they will be arranged by the leaders and leaders of their banners to wait for the order.

Moreover, their carriages were arranged in order at the door.

Then arrange the order according to Manchu, Mongolian and Han.

The show girl election is divided into two parts: the primary election and the re-election.

Prior to this, those who were not up to the standard, as well as people with disabilities, had been excluded.

Primary election and re-election are divided into three rounds respectively.

Since the primary election was not very important, fourth master was not present on this day.

But Ruoyin, as a queen, had to take the concubines to the front hall of the imperial garden to control the field.

It can be regarded as the proctor.

In the early morning of this day, Ruoyin put on a decent auspicious suit and sat in front of the mirror to do her makeup.

After Liu Momo entered the room, she whispered: "Your Majesty, all the show girls have arrived at the Shenwu Gate, and the young masters of the harem are waiting for you outside."

Ruoyin gave a faint "hmm", "Got it."

Then, she took a look in the mirror, and after everything was in order, she held Liu Nanny's hand and walked out.

Perhaps in the eyes of those beautiful girls, being able to marry the royal family is a matter of honor and glory.

Family members can also look good in front of relatives.

But in Ruoyin's view, even if he was selected, it might not be a good thing.

"It's another year's show girl election. In this deep palace, it's just that the people inside want to go out, but the people outside are trying to get in." She couldn't help but sigh.

In the end, there was no escape from death.

It doesn't matter if it's framed to death.

Or kill yourself.

Or die of old age in the Forbidden City.

From the moment they were selected as show girls.

He couldn't leave the Forbidden City even half a step until he died.

I can only slowly burn my youth in this deep palace and high walls, and I will not leave the palace to marry another until I die.

This is a good example of being degraded as a common man, the Meng family.

Even if he was a commoner and went to Xinzheku as a slave, he could only grit his teeth and carry on.

After hearing this, Grandma Liu on the side hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what nonsense are you talking about? These days, the children of the official family don't want to be servants of the royal family and become in-laws with the royal family. Even those ordinary people, I don't know how many People want to buy a small official to work under the banner, so they can get in."

Ruoyin smiled and said nothing.

When they arrived in the hall, Consort Qi saluted Ruoyin.

Ruoyin waved his hands and led them to the front hall of the imperial garden.

When he got there, Ruoyin sat in the upper seat.

Concubine Qi sat down.

Drafting girls is a very serious matter. It is not just a simple beauty pageant, it has to go through layers of screening.

In the first round of the primary election alone, every one hundred people should form a group and line up according to age.

The eunuch in the respect room will check them one by one.

Those who are tall, short, fat and thin don't want it.

After the first round of inspection, the eunuch will check ten items including ears, eyes, and mouth one by one.

As long as there is one item that fails, it will not be asked.

In the third round, the internal supervisors checked the voices of the show girls.

The internal supervisor will ask them to read their surnames, hometowns, and ages aloud in the courtyard, and those who are slightly stronger, weaker, rough, clumsy, fast, or slow are not allowed.

In this way, the primary election is over.

During this period, Ruoyin and the concubines sat in the front hall of the imperial garden, drinking tea and eating snacks.

The chief manager of the respect room reported the situation to them from time to time.

Because they only play the role of supervision, to prevent someone from buying eunuchs.

It's impossible for them to check one by one in person.

This kind of matter, there will be special people in the respect room to take care of it.

Of course, if Xiu Nu wants to buy her very much, no matter how much supervision is done, there will be fish that slip through the net.

However, doing so is better than no regulation.

How to say can try to avoid such a situation.

After a whole morning, the primary election is coming to an end.

Ruoyin and the concubines went back to their respective bedrooms for dinner.

In the afternoon, I went to the front hall of the Imperial Garden to continue supervising the remaining checks.

In the first round of re-selection, the internal supervisor of the respect room will measure their hands and feet.

Those with thick and thin wrists don't need it.

Toes slightly longer or shorter, don't.

In the second round, there will be older nuns who will bring the show girls to the closed room.

At this time, Ruoyin and the concubines could not supervise.

But they will send personal servants to follow them to supervise.

This link is nothing more than making those beautiful girls lose their clothes.

Then, those nuns will observe their body shapes and caress their skin, and if they are a little unqualified, they will not accept them.

Of course, the most critical point is to check their chastity.

But if this is not up to standard, it is definitely not wanted.

If it is more serious, it will also affect the reputation of the family and the woman, and even be punished.

After these inspections, it was already dusk.

The rest is the most important election.

The general election is very important and requires the presence of the fourth master and the queen mother.

But now it was almost dark, so it could only be done the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, Ruoyin put on decent auspicious clothes and makeup just like yesterday, and went to the place of the re-election: Tiyuan Hall.

When we got there, the concubines were already sitting there waiting.

"Auspicious queen!" Concubine Qi saluted a few times.

After Ruoyin sat down at the first seat, he said calmly, "You guys are here so early, get up."

After they got up, she saw anxiety on their faces.

Yes, looking at them one by one, they seem to be more nervous than those selected show girls.