"Yinglian, how are you doing in the palace?"
Hearing Baochai's question, Yinglian immediately said bitterly: "After entering the palace, I was assigned to be on duty in Kunning Palace. Every day I just cleaned dead branches and leaves. My life was very boring... It was far worse than being with a girl. Got it!"
"You're not with Master Thirteen?"
"No, since I entered the palace, I went to Kunning Palace!"
After replying, Yinglian couldn't help but ask: "How is the girl these days?"
Baochai replied: "I'm fine, but I'm not used to eating and living in Beijing, and it's not as good as at Yingtian's house!"
The two of them chatted like this and walked for about twenty minutes before they appeared outside Shang Yi Bureau.
"Miss Bao, I will send you here. We will see you at Kunning Palace later!" Yinglian smiled sweetly.
Baochai couldn't help but laugh: "Are you so sure that I will pass the re-election?"
"Not only do I know that you can pass the re-election, but I also know that the Queen will also choose you!" Yinglian said with profound meaning.
Watching Yinglian go away, Baochai looked up at the plaque of "Shangyi Bureau" and then walked in.
At this moment, more than twenty women were present in the front yard of Shangyi Bureau. Everyone just glanced at Baochai and then resumed their chatting.
"Baochai?"
Suddenly she heard someone calling her, so Baochai turned around and followed the sound, and then saw Zhen Qin walking towards her.
After getting closer, Zhen Qin pulled Baochai aside and said with a smile: "You are finally here, I have been waiting for you all this time!"
"Wait for me?" Baochai was a little curious.
"I'm not waiting for you. The day before yesterday, my aunt showed me the list of primary candidates!" Zhen Qin had a proud face.
"I see!"
Baochai is a little nervous, so she doesn't want to say more at the moment. This mentality is actually normal.
However, Zhen Qin was familiar with it. After approaching Baochai, she lowered her voice and said, "Let me tell you a secret..."
"What secret?"
Looking around, Zhen Qin became more cautious and said, "My position as princess may not be guaranteed!"
"Ah?" Baochai didn't expect Zhen Qin to say this at all.
The words Zhen Qin told her now appeared in her mind.
Zhen Qin has the help of Concubine Zhen, and now that she is saying such things, it is obvious that she has a strong competitor.
After analyzing this, Baochai couldn't help but be stunned. What does this have to do with him?
But she couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
"A few days ago, the queen summoned her niece to the palace, and she has already decided to become the princess's attendant!"
"I heard from my aunt that that person is the daughter-in-law prepared by the Queen!"
Hearing this, Baochai couldn't help but feel heavy and even felt a chill.
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing Baochai's sad face, Zhen Qin said: "Oh...you don't have to worry about me. It doesn't matter if you don't become a princess, and being a concubine is not a worthwhile trip!"
"Do you have to marry the Thirteenth Master?" Baochai asked.
"The Thirteenth Master is a hero. Who else is worthy of me besides him?" Zhen Qin said as if it was a matter of course.
Listening to Zhen Qin's next chatter, time passed quickly, and the people participating in the re-election were already in place.
The people from the Shangyi Bureau are also ready. Next comes the competition in terms of body, words, deeds, and deportment. In each round, someone will be eliminated.
In the end, only six people including Baochai and Zhenqin remained, and all the other 42 people were removed.
Not everyone among them was disappointed. They were all noble ladies, and it was normal for them not to want to enter the palace as a foil for others.
After a commotion, the ladies who were dismissed were led out by the female officer of Shangyi Bureau.
"Everyone, if you have passed the re-election, please rest here first. After lunch... you will go to Kunning Palace to meet the Queen!" Shang Yi Zheng Ping personally lectured.
Next, she talked about the rules for meeting the queen, and she talked for more than ten minutes before letting everyone go to the penthouse to rest.
"She is so long-winded!" Zhen Qin couldn't help complaining.
Seeing her careless look, Baochai reminded: "You should say less. If someone hears you, it will offend people in vain!"
"My aunt is a concubine, why should I be afraid of her?"
It's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words. Baochai said all he needed to say, and Baochai felt that he had done all he could to be benevolent and righteous.
While Baochai and the others were waiting, Zhu Jinghong, who was in charge of training at Shanglinyuan, was no longer thinking about this.
"I have to go take a look!"
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong immediately shouted: "Call Wang Jie over!"
Wang Jie is a member of the Dragon Imperial Guard Bai Hu, a sixth-grade military attache with actual duties, on the same level as the deputy Qian Hu of the Guards, but as long as he is deployed outside, he is at least a fifth-grade military officer.
In other words, Wang Jie can be said to have the highest official rank in the school grounds at this moment.
After a while, Wang Jie rushed over. He was mainly responsible for supervision, and his actions were relatively flexible.
"Master Thirteen, do you have anything to do with me?"
"As for me... I have some things to deal with. You can keep an eye on it for me here!"
Let yourself focus on training, this is the trust of Master Thirteen... Wang Jie was very happy.
Since the last "leak" incident, although all the brothers have forgiven him, Wang Jie himself has a thorn in his heart.
Now that he had this opportunity, how could he not seize it and prove that he was trustworthy.
"Don't worry, Thirteenth Master. Even if I risk my life, I must supervise and train well!"
Seeing that Wang Jie was so excited, Zhu Jinghong was a little confused, but he still reminded: "Practice for another half hour, then let them rest and eat, and then continue practicing in the afternoon... I will test the results later!"
"I accept your order!"
Watching Zhu Jinghong leave, Wang Jie whispered: "The Thirteenth Master will be tested later, so we can't let him down... I think we need to practice more!"
"Practice for another hour, and then let's talk about eating!"
That's right, based on Zhu Jinghong's request, Wang Jie directly doubled the training volume.
Time gradually passed, and when Zhu Jinghong returned to the palace, Baochai and others were still resting in Shangyi Bureau, waiting for the queen's summons.
Zhu Jinghong originally planned to go to Shangyi Bureau to see it, but he was pestered by Zhu Jingyuan as soon as he entered the palace.
"Brother Six, if you have anything to say, just say it. Why do you need to be so mysterious?"
Being pulled into a corner by Zhu Jingyuan made Zhu Jinghong a little impatient.
"Thirteenth brother, I heard that you went to Shangyi Bureau two days ago to help the Jinling Xue family pass the reexamination?"
Why would this guy ask this question?
Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong said without hesitation: "What? Is it against the law?"
"Thirteenth brother, you are confused!" Zhu Jingyuan looked heartbroken.
"Why am I confused?" Zhu Jinghong was confused and didn't know what the reason was.
"Did the fourth man instigate you to do this?"
Lao Liu actually thought this way, which saved Zhu Jinghong a lot of effort, but he couldn't admit it directly at the moment.
After hesitating, Zhu Jinghong said firmly: "Brother Six, don't think blindly, this is my own intention!"
Sure enough, Zhu Jinghong's hesitation made Zhu Jingyuan think that he was trying to hide something, and he was even more sure that it was the prince's trick.
"Old Thirteen, the prince is using you. He doesn't regard you as a brother at all!"
"But we are brothers!"
Zhu Jinghong continued to act stupid, which made Zhu Jingyuan angry and helpless. How could he not win over such an idiot?
After getting closer, Zhu Jingyuan said earnestly: "Thirteenth brother, you should have less contact with the fourth brother from now on. I believe that the sixth brother is right!"
At this moment, not far away, Prince Zhu Jingyuan walked over, and happened to see Zhu Jinghong and Zhu Jinghong having a secret conversation.
They both came from Qianqing Palace, just the front and back legs.
Seeing Zhu Jingyuan poaching himself again, Zhu Jingyuan immediately became unhappy.
"Lao Liu, what are you talking about?"
(End of chapter)
