Meanwhile, the imperial selection process in the Imperial Garden was nearing its end. In principle, only two banners were reviewed, and the selection was arranged according to the number of women participating in the selection from each banner. Usually, five or six women were arranged in a row for the Emperor or Empress Dowager to select.
However, although this selection was the first major selection after Hongli ascended the throne, Hongli did not take it seriously. In addition, he wanted to save money in the harem, so Mingyu did not select many people.
Many candidates were rejected, and after regular re-selection, only four women from the Fuca, Borjigit, Yehenara, and Chen clans were chosen.
This Fucha clan member was Empress Mingyu's cousin, the Borjigit clan member was a descendant of the late Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, the Yehenara clan member was assigned to a certain place, and the Chen clan member was assigned to a side hall of the Chuxiu Palace.
After the selection of the young ladies, it was natural to assign them titles and ranks and arrange palaces for them to live in.
Mingyu looked at the four people standing in front of her with different postures and slowly said, "Fucha has been granted the title of Noble Lady and resides in the side hall of Zhongcui Palace."
"Your Majesty, I thank you." Fucha was overjoyed to hear of Empress Mingyu's arrangement and quickly thanked Mingyu.
Since Lady Fucha was Empress Mingyu's cousin, her rank was naturally not low, even higher than Consort Wan Chen. Even if Mingyu wanted to favor Lady Fucha, she couldn't possibly arrange a palace for her. So she arranged for Lady Fucha to be placed in the most reserved Consort Wan's palace, so that Lady Fucha wouldn't cause any trouble with others.
Borjigit was naturally not to be neglected, after all, she was a descendant of the ancestor Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, so she was given the title of Noble Lady and arranged to live in a side hall of Qixiang Palace.
Among the four, Yehenara and Chen were of lower status, so Mingyu did not give them much credit. She looked at Yehenara and said slowly, "Yehenara is granted the title of Changzai, and is also in the side hall of Zhongcui Palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress."
"Chen was granted the title of Lady-in-Waiting and resided in a side hall of the Chuxiu Palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress." Madam Chen curtsied slightly in gratitude.
After everything was arranged, Mingyu waved her hand, signaling them to leave and prepare to move into their respective palaces.
The next day, in Changchun Palace.
Today happened to be the day to pay respects to the Empress Mingyu. Everyone came to pay their respects, and they each stood in two rows and curtsied to Mingyu, saying, "Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
Mingyu, who was sitting at the head of the table, waved her hand to signal them to stand up. "Get up, everyone. It's been a long time since Changchun Palace has been this lively."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress," everyone said in unison.
Today is the liveliest time at Changchun Palace since Hongli ascended the throne. The newlyweds have just entered the palace, so naturally they have to come and pay their respects to Mingyu.
They sat according to their respective ranks. Those closest to Mingyu were Consort Gao and Consort An. Xueying also came this time. She knew that not going to the Imperial Garden to select concubines last time had displeased some people, so she came to pay her respects to Mingyu this time.
Mingyu looked at the people sitting below and said slowly, "We have a new member here. From now on, we will serve the Emperor together and help him have children."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately agreed.
"There are many rules and etiquette in this palace. You are all new to the palace, so you should be careful not to break any taboos," Mingyu said, glancing at Fucha and the others sitting behind her.
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