The five pages were filled with information about the beauties' life, family background, and talents.

Each page of paper only records one person. The booklet has five pages in total. Ruan Yue bought the resumes of five beauties in total.

The concubine listed on the first page is named Yan Yiyan.

"Yan Yiyan, daughter of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, 17 years old, born in Liuyang County, Henan Province..."

The first paragraph on the paper revealed Yan Yiyan's entire background.

Zhu Hanfei couldn't help but ask, "Yan Yiyan... is she the one who lives in Room 3 in the North Courtyard?"

She continued to look down, amazed by the level of detail in the resume in her hand.

What has a person done, what position does the person in his family hold, what talents does he have...all the questions are condensed on a piece of paper.

Just this thin page seems to be able to get a glimpse of a person's whole self.

It’s really scary…

In the hands of some people, it can be a killing weapon.

Ruan Yue nodded, confirming Zhu Hanfei's question, "Yes, it's her."

Zhu Hanfei frowned and asked in confusion: "How can we guarantee that everything written on this paper is true and there is no falsehood?"

"How dare Lady Ji's servants sell this?"

Ruan Yue replied, "Sister Zhu, you may not know that the Queen asked Concubine Ji to temporarily manage the list of candidates for the imperial selection. Everything written on this paper was written down by Concubine Ji from that list, and it is absolutely authentic."

She now called Zhu Hanfei "Sister Zhu" happily, fearing that Zhu Hanfei would accidentally shake her out.

Ruan Yue answered whatever Zhu Hanfei asked her, and was very well behaved.

"The Queen once asked Concubine Ji to temporarily take charge of the selection list... Where did you hear about this?" Zhu Hanfei asked again.

Ruan Yue smiled and replied, "Sister, how can we keep secrets about what happened in the palace? Everyone is spreading the news privately, and Li'er has even heard about it herself."

"If it weren't for this, who would spend so much money just to buy a few pieces of paper?"

Zhu Hanfei couldn't help but frown.

She always felt something was wrong.

Selling resumes... should be done secretly, how did it become known to everyone?

Isn’t Concubine Ji afraid of causing controversy?

Seeing this, Ruan Yue hurriedly added, "Sister, don't disbelieve me. When Miss Yan found out about this, she immediately went to find someone to settle the score."

"Then what?" Zhu Hanfei asked.

Ruan Yue bowed her head and whispered, "She bought ten more resumes for herself and said she spent two hundred taels of silver."

"Sister, think about it. After Miss Yan saw my resume, she must have checked its authenticity. Miss Yan is not a fool. She is willing to pay two hundred taels. Doesn't that mean that those resumes are all true?"

Zhu Hanfei was a little dazed: "..."

She is really rich, worthy of being the daughter of a third-rank official.

Two hundred taels of silver can be spent at will, I can't envy it.

However...it also indirectly shows that these resumes are indeed very attractive.

Ruan Yue said: "With these few pages, Sister will know them very well. If they are really chosen, they will be Sister's support in the palace."

Zhu Hanfei shook her head: "This matter may violate the palace rules."

How could a concubine be so bold as to privately buy and sell the resumes of concubines?

It's totally unheard of and ridiculous.

Is Concubine Ji crazy?

Ruan Yue could not think of this, she just said: "Sister, why are you so worried? Lady Ji is now the favorite of the emperor, who dares to say anything bad about her?"

The more Zhu Hanfei thought about it, the more confused she became.

She decided to test the waters herself and find out what was going on.

Seeing her expressionless face, Ruan Yue felt uneasy.

"Sister Zhu... I, I shouldn't have ordered you around before. I was blind and didn't know your true identity..."

Zhu Hanfei chuckled: "It's okay, as long as you don't provoke me again, I won't bother with you anymore."

After hearing this, Ruan Yue breathed a sigh of relief and showed an awkward smile.

The more a person cares about something, the more he likes to emphasize it.

Zhu Hanfei saw what kind of person Ruan Yue was early on.

Assigned to Room 13, Ruan Yue's family background was obviously at the bottom among all the beautiful girls.

Therefore, she kept mentioning in front of Zhu Hanfei that her father was a Beijing official and her mother was from the Liu family, trying to raise her own status and maintain her self-esteem.

Instead of trying to deal with a thoughtful and scheming young lady, it would be better to be with Ruan Yue, Zhu Hanfei thought.

She didn't need to bother trying to figure out Ruan Yue's thoughts.

Ruan Yue's stupidity is her greatest advantage.

"Who did you buy the resume from?" Zhu Hanfei asked.

"It was a woman named Xing'er. She said she had served Lady Ji."

Ruan Yue continued, "Xing'er said that she would wait for a stick of incense under the tung tree in the southeast corner every day before turning off the lights. If you are interested, just go there and wait."

Zhu Hanfei nodded.

…

In the past few days, the concubines have been learning the etiquette and rules of the palace in preparation for the next two rounds of assessments.

After a busy day, Zhu Hanfei finished her warm dinner and returned the food box to the flattering eunuch at the door.

Ever since Nanny Zhao’s admonition, no servant dared to neglect Room 13 anymore.

The food is always piping hot, there is plenty of charcoal, and hot water is always available and never in short supply.

But that’s not enough.

What Zhu Hanfei wants is far more than this.

The fact that Concubine Ji secretly sold the resumes of the concubines was a good handle.

If she could get hold of this evidence, she would have a better chance of being selected.

Zhu Hanfei carried a palace lantern and walked silently to the tung tree in the southeast corner, waiting for Miss Xing'er who was supposed to appear there soon.

The trunk of the tung tree was dry, with only a few half-fallen yellow leaves left on the branches, swaying gently in the night breeze.

Zhu Hanfei looked for a while, then suddenly felt something and turned around.

The night was as dark as ink, completely engulfing the palace walls.

Zhu Hanfei didn’t know if her eyes were blurry, but she vaguely saw a black shadow leaping onto the top of the wall, like a cat walking at night.

Zhu Hanfei was slightly startled, then raised her hand and held the lantern a little higher so that the light could illuminate the shadow a little more clearly.

...No, not a cat.

After looking for a while, Zhu Hanfei's expression suddenly became strange.

...There can't be monkeys in this palace, right?