It can be said that the people in the palace also do things based on money. Although there are only 112 people left, the rooms are arranged to accommodate six people.

After receiving the order, Xia Qing took out her purse, took out a handful of gold leaves and handed them to the housekeeper.

"Please make it easier for me, Madam. My daughter likes quietness. Can you arrange two separate rooms for her?"

Looking at the large amount of gold leaves in her hand, the nanny's face was as bright as a chrysanthemum, and she immediately arranged a new residence for Xu Jinyi and Xu Nianhuan.

Yuxiu Palace has the most rooms, but they are allowed to live together only for easier management.

Besides, Mammy already has experience.

These noble ladies are all proud and arrogant, and many of them are unwilling to share a room with others.

She usually takes out money, so that she can make a lot of money by choosing a show.

"Thank you, third sister."

Xu Nianhuan likes Xu Jinyi more and more.

After arranging the concubines, the head nanny took the list and picture album to report to the empress dowager.

"Madam, I trust you to do your job. It's not easy for the Emperor to agree to the selection this time. You don't have to be too picky about her appearance."

"It's best to find out if these women's mothers or sisters are fertile. If they are, their appearance doesn't matter."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

In the following days, the housekeeper was not so harsh, but it was inevitable that some people did not want to be elected, which led to a lot of trouble.

Moreover, these beauties were young, and the concubines in the harem went to Yuxiu Palace when they had nothing to do.

Looking at the young and beautiful women, these concubines felt jealous.

He Bin looked at the young, beautiful newcomers, and jealousy flashed in her heart.

When she first entered the palace, she was the same age as these women.

Now, times have changed and she has become an old lady in the palace. The emperor also favored her for a period of time over the years.

But after that, the emperor came to her palace less and less frequently. Until now, she could not remember the last time the emperor summoned her to sleep with him.

For many nights, she sat alone in her bedroom, waiting from dusk till dawn.

This wait lasted for one or two years.

When there were no new people, the emperor would not go to her bedroom. If these new people entered the palace, she would probably be forgotten in the corner.

Concubine He thought sadly, looking at these concubines with some ill intentions.

"Sister He, look at how beautiful these concubines are this year."

Wanpin, who was standing by, looked at these concubines with a bad expression on her face, but she did not show it.

It was true that the looks of these beauties were too outstanding. Although many of them were not as eye-catching as Xu Jinyi, their looks were also excellent.

He Bin walked up to Xu Jinyi and the others. They were not stupid and they knew from their looks that they were up to no good.

Several people squatted slightly and said, "Your servants pay their respects to the ladies."

The selection has reached its final days. Once you have learned the palace etiquette, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor can start the selection.

Concubine He stared at the top of their heads and refused to ask them to stand up.

After squatting for a while, beads of sweat had already seeped out of their delicate faces, and their makeup was a little smudged.

The back was even wet, and I could clearly feel the sweat flowing from my neck along the grooves into my bra.

Drop after drop.

Slowly, my legs started to tremble as I was squatting slightly, and I could no longer squat.

Some people even started to feel numbness in their legs and moved their sore feet.

"Did I allow you to move?" Concubine He asked sternly.

"Whose family are you from? You don't know the rules. I didn't ask you to move, so why are you shaking?"

"Mammy, this is the concubine you taught? How did she learn the rules? The selection will be tomorrow. What will be the punishment for embarrassing herself in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor?"

Looking at Xu Jinyi kneeling there calmly, staring at her stunning face, He Bin's eyes flashed with hatred.

The housekeeper quickly knelt down and said, "It's my fault. You two, go kneel down over there and kneel until you stop shaking."

The nanny was a smart person and naturally knew that the ladies came here to cause trouble.

Xu Nianhuan and another Liu Mengyan, who were scolded, turned pale and looked at the place where the nanny pointed, feeling scared.

The sun was so strong, and the road was gravel. If I knelt down, I was afraid my knees would be useless.

"Since all of you ladies are good sisters, then all of you should kneel down and share the happiness." Concubine He said sternly.

Because everyone has the same goal, which is not to be elected, these concubines get along quite well.

Of course there are a few who are difficult to get along with, but no one cares.

Now everyone heard what Concubine He said, and they all raised their heads and stared at Concubine He.

"Aren't you going yet?" Concubine He narrowed her almond-shaped eyes.

Sixty beauties held their breath and walked under the sun, squinting their eyes and slowly knelt down.

Even this was not enough, Concubine He had a chair brought and sat under the shade of a tree to watch.

That’s right, Concubine He did it on purpose. She was staring at the fair and flawless faces of the concubines and was driven crazy by jealousy.

It’s all because she doesn’t have fair skin.

The nanny was very particular about this batch of concubines, and those who stayed behind could all be called beauties when they went out.

Between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, all of them are beauties with well-developed figures.

Concubine He was chosen not because of her beauty, but because her mother and elder sister were both very fertile.

That's why she was left behind, and because of this, the emperor went to her bedroom, but unfortunately, she didn't get pregnant with the dragon heir.

After that, the emperor was no longer willing to visit her.

She understood better than anyone that this was how her life would be. She couldn't have children and her appearance was average. How could she win back the emperor's heart?

In less than a quarter of an hour, someone couldn't bear it anymore and supported his body with his hands, trying to reduce the force on his knees.

Once there is a first, there will be a second. As each of the concubines moved, a malicious look flashed across Hepin's face.

Then the palace maids came back with vases and placed them on their heads without them knowing it.

"Hold on tight, all of you. Hold on tight to the vases in your hands. If they fall, it would be disrespectful to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"If you can't make it through half an hour, each of you will be punished by kneeling for three hours."

Xu Jinyi gritted her teeth and endured the pain in her knee. Her beautiful face turned pale and her forehead was covered with sweat.

Even my back was soaked.

Soon the sun shone under the tree, and Concubine He also moved to stare at the house in the distance.

"It hurts. I've never been punished to kneel at home."

"Who on earth is this Hepin? She's so arrogant."

"I can't bear it any longer."

The concubines began to complain and cry one by one.

"If I enter the palace and gain power one day, I will definitely make her life miserable."

"Third sister, how are you?" Xu Nianhuan's weak voice sounded.

Xu Jinyi was speechless. He just felt dizzy and his head was pounding, as if he was about to collapse at any moment.

"Yiyi, how are you? I will relieve the pain right away." Xiaoqi, who had just gone to a meeting and came online, discovered something was wrong.