Chapter 5 Entering the Palace
For a full half month before entering the palace, Liu Yuetang took a bath in secret water every day.
The secret water has an extremely precious formula. It is made by crushing dozens of spices and dozens of melons and fruits together and then mixing them with pearls and jade powder.
Although it is valuable, Liu Ming is not at all vague about the money for the future of the Liu family.
As long as Liu Yuetang is willing to put in the effort to be selected, he will agree immediately.
This is also the first time in fifteen years that Liu Yuetang has enjoyed such good treatment and such rare items.
In addition to bathing and applying facial masks, she studied music, chess, calligraphy, and painting every day, as well as the skills and techniques for seducing men that Bai Luoyang taught her.
Practice in front of the mirror every day, which angle of the facial features is the most bright and attractive, how to flow tears in the most beautiful way, and how to move the eyes in a charming way.
Her facial features were naturally delicate and she was intelligent, so it was easy for her to learn the essence of these movements.
The difficult parts are some of the waist exercises. She seldom practices dancing and doesn't know how to be flexible yet powerful.
So apart from meal times, Liu Yuetang would take a book and practice some exercises such as bending the waist and bending the waist. Only after the strength of the waist is trained well can the waist movements be gentle and powerful.
On the eve of entering the palace, Liu Yuetang went to see Bai Luoyang again.
Bai Luoyang was very pleased and satisfied.
Back then in the brothel, the ten days were just enough to practice how to smile, how to wave a handkerchief, and how to express feelings with your eyes.
And Liu Yuetang was able to learn 50% of the skills he taught her.
Even if she hasn't learned the essence in many aspects, she is already a natural beauty for men.
Especially Liu Yuetang has a charming face.
Bai Luoyang talked to her a lot, and before leaving, she gave her some more instructions.
"Yuetang, sexual pleasure is a wonderful thing. When you sleep with me, don't think about how to flatter me. Just enjoy the process."
Although they seldom spent time together, she had figured out Liu Yuetang's personality.
She is the kind of person who would swallow her grievances to herself and would not speak out.
She must feel depressed and uncomfortable being so attentive in bed to a man she doesn't love.
So she wanted to tell her that although sex was disgusting, it was a fatigue regulator. As a woman, she could also experience the fun in it, so it was not a loss.
Liu Yuetang didn't know what this process was like.
She only knew that it was a very painful thing.
She nodded: "Yes, aunt, I understand."
Bai Luoyang nodded: "It's getting late, go back and have a good sleep. If you become a useful person in the future, we will meet again."
If she is selected, Liu Yuetang will stay in the palace forever, and perhaps we will never see each other again.
Liu Yuetang bowed, expressing all her gratitude.
"Aunt, please take care of yourself. Yuetang believes that we will meet again one day."
Liu Yuetang felt a warm feeling in her heart, perhaps this was the only person in the Liu family who wished her the best.
Although she calls her aunt, Bai Luoyang is actually more like her confidant.
Although they seldom meet, they understand each other best.
It was not until Liu Yuetang had taken several steps that she heard Bai Luoyang's instructions from behind.
"Yutang, you can do anything except emotions, remember that!"
Liu Yuetang turned her head and saw Bai Luoyang standing in the sunlight, his hair flying in the wind. His eyes seemed to contain a misty lake color, filled with smoke-like past memories.
She nodded slowly and heavily.
She won't be moved!
Bai Luoyang watched Liu Yuetang's receding figure for a long time before speaking: "In the world of love, the most uncontrollable thing is the heart."
If you can control your emotions, what is the point of having a heart?
That's just how she is.
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On August 25th, the Liu family got up early in the morning to send Liu Yuetang to the sedan chair.
Before leaving, Liu Ming took Liu Yuetang by the hand and earnestly admonished her, "Tang'er, after you enter the palace, you must strictly observe etiquette, be dignified and steady, make a good impression in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and strive to be selected."
As he spoke, he placed his hand on Liu Yuetang's shoulder and said sternly, "The palace is like an ocean. You must be careful and cautious in the harem. Don't fall into other people's traps, and don't let others find fault with you. Now you and the Liu family share the same fate, so you must be extremely careful!"
Liu Ming rarely cares about Liu Yuetang like this, or rather, he cares about the Liu family.
Liu Yuetang was also very clear about the hidden meaning in his words. She nodded and said, "Daughter, I understand."
Liu Ming nodded, and as he watched his daughter, whom he seldom accompanied, leave him, there was a hint of regret and reluctance in his eyes.
He took a deep breath and said kindly, "The palace has to be prepared. The jewelry and silver are all in the carriage. The palace etiquette nanny has also taken care of a few things for you. I will definitely not let you suffer too much."
As the mistress, Qi couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward to hold Liu Ming's arm: "Master, please let Yuetang get on the carriage quickly. It would be bad to miss the time."
Liu Ming stopped talking and told Liu Yuetang to get on the carriage and go to the palace.
When Liu Yuetang opened the curtain of the sedan chair, she looked back at the Liu Mansion. She had no attachment to this place at all.
Instead, there is a sense of rebirth of escaping from the fire pit.
Perhaps the next place will also be a fire pit, but at least she has the hope of climbing to a higher position step by step and turning the fire pit into a lotus pond.
Liu Yueyao only showed an unhappy look after watching Liu Yuetang's sedan leave.
Qi glanced at Liu Ming, who was walking in front of her, and after making sure he couldn't hear her, she said, "Whether it was the palace connections or the jewelry and gold and silver, they were all arranged for you by your father. You didn't want to enter the palace, so the benefits fell on that little bitch. Now why are you being jealous?"
Qi's annoyance has not yet dissipated.
She had painstakingly raised her daughter for fifteen years, hoping that one day she would rise to the top and become the emperor's most favored concubine, or even the empress, so that she could also share in the glory and enjoy the good fortune.
Unexpectedly, on the eve of submitting the selection list, she was frightened by a dream and dared not enter the palace.
She also said that she dreamed about her past and present lives.
It is said that Liu Yuetang married into the Fu family and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The couple loved each other deeply, and Fu Zhixing also became the top scholar and was highly regarded by the emperor.
So Liu Yuetang became the most glorious mistress in the capital.
Less than two years after she entered the palace, she suffered a miscarriage and died tragically.
So she wanted to change her marriage and let Liu Yuetang go to the palace to suffer and die tragically.
Thinking of this, Qi's face turned unhappy.
If she hadn't thought about the frequent deaths of several daughters who entered the palace in recent years, she would not have agreed to her daughter not entering the palace.
Liu Yueyao did not regret this choice, she just wanted to stay away from that terrible palace.
Although it was a dream, it felt more like her past life.
She clearly felt the pain, humiliation and misery she had endured in the palace for two full years.
Miscarriage, caning, banishment to the cold palace...
He also clearly felt the various praises, envy, and bribes the concubines in the palace gave to that bitch Liu Yuetang.
Everyone said she was blessed. Her family had been highly valued by the court for their contributions to flood control, her husband was a newly crowned top scholar, and a man of great talent. He was obedient to her in every way, and her children were filial and well-behaved.
So she believed that if she married into the Fu family, her life would be better than Liu Yuetang's.
So, she said coquettishly to Qi: "Mother, I promise that I can live a glorious life even if I marry Fu Zhixing. It will definitely not be worse than Liu Yuetang's."
Qi curled her lips and said, "She will be the imperial concubine in the future. Can you compare with her?"
"Mother!"
Liu Yueyao stamped her foot and pouted, "With so many favored concubines in the palace, it's not easy to rise to the top. Liu Yuetang has nothing good to offer except her good looks, and she can't have children. I'm afraid she won't even be able to take the throne of the head of a palace. Mother, don't worry."
When the topic of having children came up, Qi's expression softened a bit: "Fortunately, I had foresight back then."
As she spoke, she took Liu Yueyao's hand and held it in her palm: "You are the apple of my eye. In my heart, you are the best jewel in the world, and only the most noble status is worthy of you. I am afraid that marrying Fu Zhixing would be unfair to you."
"Don't worry, mother. I will never let myself down! I will live a more glorious life than Liu Yuetang." Liu Yueyao vowed.
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