Although the capital city in January is not as cold as Liaodong, snowflakes will occasionally fall, and the silvery white snowflakes make this ancient capital even more desolate.

It has been five days since Zhang Yan came to the capital. During these five days, she and girls from all over the country lived in an imperial manor in the west of the city. Although she felt uneasy, the environment here was not bad, which made Zhang Yan feel

A lot calmer.

"Miss, our father-in-law is here." Zhang Yan was sitting in the room reading a book, when Xiaohuan ran over in a hurry and came to Zhang Yan's side, breathing heavily.

"You! You are always so irritable. This is not home, and you can't be like this anymore. If you break any rules, I can't protect you, you know?" Zhang Yan grew up in a deep house compound, and her biological mother died early.

The person beside her was this personal maid. Although they were called master and servant, their relationship was like that of sisters. Seeing Xiaohuan like this, she couldn't help but feel worried.

"Miss, Huan'er understands." Xiaohuan winked playfully and said with a smile: "Miss, a father-in-law is here. I heard that the selection seems to be about to begin."

After taking a look at the excited Xiao Huan, Zhang Yan sighed helplessly and said in a deep voice: "You can't make the decision on many things by yourself, just wait!"

Not long after, footsteps were heard outside the house, and three eunuchs walked in. The leader was a eunuch in his forties, and behind him were two young eunuchs.

Gently shaking the whisk in his hand, the eunuch said seriously: "Who is here?"

The little eunuch following him flipped through the book in his hand and said with a smile: "Back to Eunuch Cui, this is Miss Zhang from Henan."

Zhang Yan had already arrived not far from the eunuch at this time, glanced at the eunuch, gently supported him, and said softly: "I have met my father-in-law."

"Girl, please get up. Our family can't afford it. Maybe you will be the master one day. Those of us who are slaves don't have this blessing." The eunuch seemed to be very kind and smiled at Zhang Yan softly.

Said. Glancing at Zhang Yan, the eunuch smiled and said: "Miss Zhang, although I said that, there are still procedures that should be followed."

As the father-in-law named Cui spoke, he winked at the young eunuch behind him, as if he wanted to do something.

"I wonder what you need me to do?" Zhang Yan winked at Xiao Huan behind her and said softly.

"Girl, you don't have to do anything, just follow my instructions." At this time, the smile on Mr. Cui's face had disappeared and he looked businesslike.

"Okay, come with us!" What Zhang Yan didn't expect was that she would actually leave here. She quickly took the thing Xiaohuan handed over and gently put it into the hand of the eunuch surnamed Cui. It was a Cui

Green emerald pendant.

Xiaohuan on one side also put two silver ingots into the hands of the two young eunuchs. None of them spoke, as if this incident had not happened.

Eunuch Cui touched the thing in his hand, stuffed it slowly into his sleeve, turned around and said to Zhang Yan: "Miss Zhang is not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted, gentle and virtuous. I think she will definitely be able to do it this time."

Well chosen."

"Thank you so much, Eunuch Cui!" Zhang Yan smiled softly. At this time, her eyes were shining with an inexplicable light. It seemed that this young girl had a lot more things at this time. It was just the smile on her face.

But it is even more brilliant.

On this day, Zhang Yan and some young girls were examined. They only briefly checked their appearance. The eunuch named Cui was in charge of their group. There were a group of one hundred girls, ranked according to their age.

Okay. The eunuch named Cui walked past them. He didn't want any of the taller ones, the shorter ones, the fatter ones, or the thinner ones. In this way, a thousand people were wasted.

The next day, the facial features inspection was conducted, and the eunuch was still in charge. Only this time, it was not the Eunuch Cui who was in charge, but an older eunuch. As on the first day, groups of a hundred stood in line and took a closer look.

Every girl whose ears, eyes, mouth, nose, hair, skin, waist circumference, shoulder width, etc. are unsatisfactory will be eliminated even if she has a mole on her body. The girl is also asked to report to her family and listen to her voice.

Are you stuttering? In this way, another two thousand people were wasted.

On the third day, a tool was borrowed to measure whether the body was in proportion and to see what its temperament was. Anyone with thick and short wrists, enlarged toes, or frivolous behavior would not pass the test. In this way, another thousand people would be killed.

Three days passed, and out of the five thousand girls who arrived in the capital, four thousand were wiped out, and in the end there were still one thousand left.

The examination on the fourth day was something Zhang Yan never expected, because this day was a "naked examination". All the remaining one thousand girls were summoned to the palace to prepare for sexual intercourse. They were brought by the old female eunuch

In the secret room, press into the room to see if they are tall; smell the armpits to see if there is body odor. Finally, touch the whole body to see if they are well-developed. In this way, another 700 people were killed. At this time, the last remaining

There are only 300 girls left. Of course, Zhang Yan has all passed these inspections and has taken a step towards that position.

At this time, the rest of the process is a bit long. Long-term observation focuses on temperament. Three hundred selected girls stayed in the palace for a month to observe their living habits, speaking attitude, intelligence level, and character.

How about. The first four procedures focus on observing "body", and this test focuses on "morality" and "wisdom." Fifty girls who are excellent in morality, intelligence, and body are selected. These fifty girls are Tianqi

The emperor's concubine is the final result of this concubine selection.

From 5,000 people, 50 people were finally selected. In this way, it was the proverbial "one in a hundred". In the Ari Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that this "elimination method" was used to select palace concubines.

In the following days, Zhang Yan will live in the palace with the remaining three hundred girls. A month may not be long or short, but this month is the month that determines the fate of her life.

However, this selection of concubines is different from the previous selections. This time, a very important person must be selected, that is, the empress of the world.

Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. The selection of the concubine was in full swing, but Emperor Tianqi was lying on the dragon chair in the imperial study room a little bored at this time. The only person standing next to him was Chen Hong. The Li who had always been beside Emperor Tianqi

Lan, who was no longer here at this time, went to Shuqing Palace to participate in the election.

Of course, she was just going to see the final steps of living for one month, and I believe it was just a process. The person responsible for the final election was Liu Kejing, the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremony. Emperor Tianqi did not believe that this old eunuch dared to take Li

If Lan is brushed off, it will really be an old longevity star and arsenic.

Three flowers bloomed, one on the outside. At this time, a prison car arrived at the gate of the capital. Xiong Tingbi, who had traveled a long distance, finally arrived in the capital.
Chapter completed!