At this concubine selection banquet, almost all members of the Jiang family were present.
Considering that Xu Mo was alone, Jiang Chengfeng took the initiative to invite him to accompany him, and Jiang Sheng simply stayed in the Erjin courtyard.
I just waited for it to get dark, put on clothes that were neat but not outstanding, and waited at the entrance of the courtyard.
"Jiang Sheng, do you really want to go? Can you really not pretend to be sick?" Zheng Ruqian glanced in the direction of the border and then in the direction of the imperial city. After all, he was more worried than lonely. "Although Xiaosi is not here, I remember him." As I said, there is a disease of confusing the real with the fake.”
No matter what happens, it's better to suck some croton and collapse until you collapse than to enter the imperial city and be tricked.
Jiang San and Jiang Si nodded beside them, with approval in their eyes.
Xu Mo sighed, and just as he was about to explain the importance of choosing a concubine, Jiang Sheng spoke up.
"I asked my grandmother and Xiao Yu yesterday. In fact, you can pretend to be sick." She said in a serious tone, "But second brother, it's not just Xiao Yu who entered the palace this time, there are also Sister Yao, Sister Dou, and even Sister Qi."
All the daughters of the aristocratic families with friendly relations will enter the palace. One illness is fine, but many illnesses are equivalent to a slap in the face of the Tian family.
Rather than leaving Yao Siqing or Dou Jingyi alone, it is better for everyone to go in and out together and be wary of each other, which is better than allies becoming enemies.
Mrs. Jiang dragged her tiredness to participate, but she was thinking of this.
Xu Mo went to the banquet alone to protect the power of the family behind him.
In other words, they are protecting the master's family that the power is loyal to, and do not want him to lose these arms.
"But..." Zheng Ruqian was finally defeated, "Everyone has left, and I am the only one left. Don't forget to come back early, I will kill the sheep for you to eat."
A short murmur, all lonely.
The six brothers and sisters were scattered around, working hard on their own.
Jiang Sheng sniffed and was about to say something when the Jiang family's carriage arrived.
She could only look at Zheng Ruqian and said solemnly, "Second brother, don't worry, leave me a big leg of lamb and come back to eat at night."
"What, what kind of leg of lamb?" Jiang Chengyu stuck his head out, "Do you have my share?"
The solemn scene suddenly lightened up. Jiang Chengfeng laughed and cursed beside him, "You're so thick-skinned."
Then he looked at Xu Mo and said, "Brother Xu, come up here. We're going to have a trial soon. Don't forget our agreement."
He stretched out his palm, Xu Mo responded, and was directly dragged onto the carriage shaft to meet Jiang Jizong inside.
Jiang Sheng was pulled into another car by Jiang Chengyu, in which sat the dignified and serious Mrs. Jiang, and the equally indifferent mother and daughter of the second wife.
Last time at the Spring Appreciation Banquet, everyone was all dressed up, and the hairpins on their heads wanted to poke someone to death.
This time, she was just plain and dull, obviously trying to avoid the limelight.
Jiang Sheng and Jiang Chengyu looked at each other, and they both covered their mouths and started laughing.
After he finished laughing, he leaned closer and muttered.
Jiang Sheng explained like a sister, "You must be careful this time to prevent the eldest prince from causing trouble. You'd better not leave me three steps away..."
"Don't worry." Jiang Chengyu was even more heartless, "If I were really scared I wouldn't come. I just came here because I know how much fun it will be."
While Jiang Sheng was stunned, the group arrived at the imperial city and walked.
However, this time we went not to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but to the Yanhui Pavilion in the northwest corner of the Imperial Garden. It was not only the place where emperors of the past dynasties selected their concubines, but also was used to select concubines for the princes.
As we all know, the solemnity of choosing a concubine is second only to the draft, but the rules are completely different from the draft.
In the draft, every household must submit its beautiful girls. After gathering together, the nuns will screen the body, appearance, figure, etc., and select the outstanding ones several times, and then the royal family will personally screen them. The selected ones can be added to the harem. Those who fail will be left as palace maids.
The layers are not only strict, but also the identities range from common people to aristocratic families, which can be said to be inclusive of all rivers.
It's different when choosing a prince's concubine. Whether it's the main concubine or the concubine, you have to be from a noble family to be eligible for selection.
Even if the concubine meets the legitimate daughter of a high family, the emperor will be polite, let alone choosing a daughter-in-law.
Since today's family has a cowardly temperament and can be said to be tolerant and tolerant towards the family, they have lost some of their toughness in the choice of the prince and concubine, and they have more to let the juniors work hard on their own.
For example, the second prince heroically rescued the beautiful Jiang Sheng, and the first prince played chess with Dou Weiming.
When the attitude of the royal family is not strong enough and the aristocratic family holds great power, the princes will inevitably be unable to stand upright.
So the dark and quiet Yanhui Pavilion was chosen to facilitate the princes' secret plots and force the legitimate daughter of the family to surrender?
Strange thoughts suddenly appeared in Jiang Sheng's mind, almost soaking her back.
She thought about Tianjia's cowardly image in the eyes of the world, and thought about the analysis made by her elder brother Xu Mo, and suddenly felt that she could not underestimate anyone easily.
"Nanny." Mrs. Jiang greeted from the front.
Jiang Sheng didn't dare to think nonsense and ran over quickly.
Entering Yanhui Pavilion, men and women will be separated.
Xu Mo Shang was a little worried. Before he could say anything, he was pulled away by Jiang Chengfeng, "Brother Xu, don't be afraid. I promise you that the two sisters are absolutely fine and safe! If something happens, you can twist my head off and play with it..."
It's really getting more and more out of tune the more I talk about it.
Mrs. Jiang Er shook her head helplessly, but she couldn't care about him. There were ladies from aristocratic families who were friends with her everywhere, and there were also people who came to pay tribute to Mrs. Jiang. It could be said that they were all busy.
Jiang Sheng and Jiang Chengyu were not idle either. They met Yao Siqing first, then Dou Jingyi, and Qi Yue followed Mrs. Qi in. They all had to exchange polite greetings.
These processes are no different from the Spring Appreciation Banquet. What matters is personal sophistication, and you come and go.
The difference is probably that the concubine will also attend this time.
I also know that this concubine selection banquet may not be easy.
The girls in Wuxin's position all sat quietly, neither chatting in pairs nor strolling under the trees.
They were on full alert, waiting for the Tian family to enter Yanhui Pavilion with their concubines and children.
"This kind of concubine selection should be presided over by the queen if the queen is here." Yao Siqing reminded in an inaudible voice, "Queen Yan's funeral will be held at the end of the day, and Concubine Ju is the largest in the harem. She should have arranged all these things by herself."
It is precisely because of this that we need to be more cautious.
The few girls are weak, and at most they follow their mother or grandmother, without even a single person to serve them, so they are easily plotted.
"Sister Yao, don't act alone. If you need anything, just call us together." Jiang Sheng reminded in a low voice.
Yao Siqing pursed her lips and smiled, then glanced at Dou Jingyi and said, "Okay."
Just as their voices fell, Tianjia arrived with everyone in the harem. This time there was no back door, but a mighty entrance through the front door.
Concubine Ju really lives up to her title as a beloved concubine. She is like a walking mine in gold and silver, and her clothes are also very close to true red. She is slightly behind Tianjia by half a step, but from a distance she is almost shoulder to shoulder.
Concubine Chu and Concubine Min lowered their eyebrows in the background, but she wore her gorgeous eyebrows proudly. When her eyes glanced at Jiang Chengyu, she showed a smile that was sure to win.
