Palace Maid Xixi: "You mean... the imperial concubine? But the imperial concubine is so narrow-minded, how could she allow your majesty to raise someone younger and more beautiful than her in advance?"
The palace maid muttered: "So, I think this Miss Yu will be going to be in a few days after entering the palace..." As she said this, she made a gesture of wiping her neck with a knife.
Today's general election did not end until the evening due to the large number of people.
Among the hundreds of beautiful ladies, the emperor only selected one who was the sister of the new number one scholar in the harem and gave her the title of Jieyu.
In addition, there was another person who entered the palace with Yu Nianchu and became a female official.
However, they do not take office directly, they must undergo an inspection before doing so.
According to the emperor's wishes, he originally wanted Yu Nianchu to work for him as a Master Attendant. There would not be much work and his status would not be low.
However, the fact that he allowed Yu Nianchu to enter the palace had already made the Queen Mother very dissatisfied, so when he asked Yu Nianchu to be the Master Attendant, the Queen Mother immediately firmly refused.
Now Xie Lan didn't want to make the relationship with the Queen Mother too tense, so she had to give in.
Therefore, Yu Nianchu and Li Shangshu's legitimate daughter Li Yi were taken to the Shanggong Bureau by the eunuchs in the palace.
It was getting late, but Shang Gong Bureau was still busy.
Seeing the leading eunuch coming with people, the female officials and maids inside all put down their work and lined up neatly to salute Yu Nianchu and the others.
"Eunuch Kang, why are you here? What orders does your Majesty have over there?"
The speaker was Zhong Shanggong, the leader of the female officials.
Eunuch Kang coughed, moved half a step to the side, and began to introduce.
"This is the daughter of Marquis Dingyuan, and this is the daughter of Li Shangshu. They both entered the palace through drafts."
"Your Majesty's intention is to let Zhong Shang Palace arrange the positions of two female officials."
Yu Nianchu and Li Yi saluted Zhong Shang Palace, "Greetings to Zhong Shang Palace."
Zhong Shanggong had a kind smile on his face. Although there were examples of beautiful women entering the palace in the past, they were either concubines or palace maids.
This is the first time for a female official to be on par with this.
Moreover, the status of these two girls is not low.
Zhong Shanggong nodded to the two of them, "You two ladies, there is no need to be polite. Just follow me."
Seeing this, Eunuch Kang also nodded.
"Well, I'll leave the two young ladies to you. I hope Zhong Shanggong will take good care of them."
Zhong Shanggong took out an ingot of gold from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into Eunuch Kang's sleeve. He said respectfully, "Please give me some advice, how and where should I take care of these two people?"
Eunuch Kang waved to her repeatedly, and then whispered, "Miss Li, your Majesty and the Queen Mother are planning to point it out to His Highness the Crown Prince. If possible, the East Palace is the best place to go."
"As for Miss Yu, you can do whatever you want, but His Majesty has taken care of it, so you must not neglect it."
Zhong Shanggong nodded and quickly sent Eunuch Kang away.
She told the maids to return to their respective places, and then called the leading ladies from the four rooms to the front hall.
After a brief self-introduction, Zhong Shanggong began to ask the two of them what they were good at.
Li Yihao said unambiguously that she was good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her dancing skills were also outstanding.
As soon as these words came out, the four division-level female officials below all looked embarrassed.
It was Zhong Shanggong who coughed in time to stop the complicated situation.
This Li Yi was originally trained to be the future crown princess, so she would naturally have some skills to please the prince.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Nianchu also said that he was particularly good at embroidery.
Zhong Shanggong nodded. From the looks of it, Miss Yu should be sent to the department store.
But... this division house is the most fiercely competitive among the four houses.
Today's chief executive has only been in office for a short time, so he will definitely not abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his position.
Further down, there is control.
Zhong Shanggong waved to Ye Sizhi and asked, "Who is the leader now?"
Ye Sizhi nodded with a look of embarrassment on her face, because the current person in charge was her niece, who had just taken over the position not long ago.
She approached Zhong Shanggong and told her truthfully. Ye Sizhi and Zhong Shanggong had always been close, and they usually shared good things together.
Now this situation makes it a little difficult for Zhong Shanggong to handle.
On one side is Ye Sizhi's niece, on the other side is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Mansion under His Majesty's care...
Zhong Shanggong really had no choice but to ask the other three houses if there were any vacancies for masters.
The answer was the same, no.
Zhong Shanggong looked at Yu Nianchu and said politely, "Miss Yu, how about this, you compete with the current master."
"If you are more skilled, you will be promoted to the position of commander. If not, I will arrange for you to go to other positions."
This is the most fair and just method, and it can also convince everyone in the Shang Palace Bureau.
Ye Sizhi thought to himself that Yu Nianchu was an official lady, and her craftsmanship was definitely not as good as his niece's.
Yu Nianchu didn't hesitate and agreed immediately.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Sizhi asked again, "Which room will Miss Li go to?"
Zhong Shanggong coughed and said very calmly, "The East Palace still lacks a master, so let Miss Li go to the East Palace."
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Shanggong arranged a place for the two of them to stay temporarily. After they were sent away, Ye Sizhi stayed.
She wondered, "Lord Shang Gong, isn't the Si Yi of the East Palace still in office? And he has served His Highness the Crown Prince for two or three years."
"What did you mean by what you just said?"
Zhong Shanggong waved his sleeves, and now she was the only one left. She could finally relax and sit down and take a sip of tea.
After drinking, Zhong Shanggong put down the tea cup and said coldly, "Of course it was an 'accident'."
"This Miss Li is the future Crown Princess. Let alone the concubine, even if she wants to directly become the concubine of the East Palace, it will not be difficult."
Ye Sizhi understood now and nodded quickly, "Xiaoguan understands, then let Xiaguan handle this matter."
"This 'accident' must be done so that no one can doubt it."
Zhong Shanggong responded, "Okay."
…
Sleepless night.
The Shang Palace Bureau acted very quickly and took Li Yi to the East Palace to take up his post the next day.
There are rumors in the palace, and they all think that the sudden drowning of the master in charge of the East Palace last night has something to do with the new Miss Li.
Yu Nianchu was also arranged to take a written examination with Ye Sizhi's niece in front of four senior monks on the morning of the second day.
Because there has never been such a precedent before, the little palace maids who have free time come here to join in the fun.
In front of everyone, Shang Gong announced the test questions.
"The palace just went through the general election yesterday. Today, you can use this election as the theme. As for what to embroider and how to embroider, I will not interfere."
"There's just one thing, you have to show your embroidery skills in a way that fits the title."
As soon as she gave the order, Ye Susu started without thinking.
As for Yu Nianchu, she was still imagining it in her mind. For a long time, the needle tip did not pierce the silk.
The little maids began to whisper.
Palace Maid Fangfang: "Eh? Is she kidding? Why don't you do something?"
Palace Maid Cuicui: "Yes, it's a talent show. It's a big scene. If you don't hurry up, how can you finish it in an hour?"
Palace Maid Huahua: "I think so. Miss Yu just has a strong background, but our Shang Palace Bureau relies on strength to speak."
