Tang Li and Tang Laotou hurried to their daughter's room and said to her, who was embroidering, "Daughter, let me tell you, the emperor has issued an edict to select women for the imperial concubine selection. As long as they are healthy, they are all eligible. Daughter, you must be selected. If you are not selected, your family will not be able to protect you in the future."
"You old woman, my daughter is so beautiful, how could she not be chosen? She's never been sick since she was little, so how could she not be in good health? You're just talking nonsense."
"The old man is right. I was just talking nonsense. My daughter will definitely be selected."
Looking at her father and mother's appearance, Tang Baozhu felt that she had been too willful. If she hadn't eaten too much good food, she wouldn't be in this state. Besides, she was so healthy that even if she was ugly, she would still be chosen.
She already knew the contents of the imperial edict for the selection of concubines. This time, Physician Zhang came with the eunuch who was delivering the edict. Physician Zhang was there to take pulses, and to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation, he had told her to be prepared beforehand.
Looking at the two elderly people in front of her, Tang Baozhu felt the affection she longed for, and she would no longer regret being born in an orphanage and never having met her parents. She felt a deep reluctance in her heart, "Mom and Dad, what am I going to do if I can't bear to leave you?"
"Your father and mother are also reluctant to part with our precious pearl, but for you now, entering the palace is the only way out. Once you have established yourself, you can come and bring your father and mother over."
Old Tang quickly comforted his daughter, saying that he was also reluctant to let her go, but he was even more reluctant to let his beloved, beautiful daughter marry into an ordinary farming family. As long as his daughter lived a good life in the future, he would be content.
“Baozhu, your father is right. As long as you live a good life in the future, your parents will be at ease no matter where we are.”
Tang Baozhu could no longer hold back and hugged her father and mother, bursting into tears. She had been in ancient times for 15 years, and was already very content being pampered and spoiled by her parents.
"Don't cry, honey. This is a good thing. We should laugh and be happy."
Old Man Tang and Mrs. Tang quickly comforted their daughter, telling her not to cry and ruin her eyes.
The elderly couple comforted her for a while, and Tang Baozhu finally stopped crying. She was over 30 years old in both her past and present lives, and she felt very embarrassed to cry. Fortunately, the two people in front of her truly loved her and would not laugh at her.
"Father and Mother, don't worry. Once I've established myself in the palace, I'll send someone to fetch you, and I'll bring my elder brother and the others over with me! That way, even if I can't take care of you, my brothers and sisters-in-law can serve you well."
"Baozhu, don't talk nonsense. Just live your own life from now on. Your brother and sister-in-law aren't very smart. They'll definitely hold you back when they go to the capital. Just give them some money then, and don't worry about anything else. Let them live a peaceful life!"
Old Man Tang and Mrs. Tang knew that their daughters-in-law were unreliable, so in order not to cause trouble for their daughter, they quickly stopped her.
"Mother, it's too early to talk about these things now. Has anyone said when the selection of daughters will begin? We should prepare in advance."
Tang Baozhu quickly changed the subject. Although her older brother and sister-in-law weren't very nice, they hadn't treated her badly; they just turned a blind eye. Since her father and mother disagreed, she could just give them more money once she had a foothold in the world.
"A notice has been posted at the city gate. Starting in three days, anyone with a good household registration can participate in the selection. There will be people checking, and I heard there are also matrons inside to check and filter out those who try to cheat their way through."
Since it concerned her own daughter, how could Tang Li not find out everything clearly?
"Father, Mother, since it's almost time, it's probably too late to buy clothes and jewelry now. After all, there are so many girls participating in the selection, and I imagine all the good stuff in the shops is sold out. Mother, just buy me a hat. I don't dare go out looking like this. I'll just use the jewelry Mother bought before. These days, the selection only chooses healthy girls, so dressing up in fancy clothes is useless."
"Okay, daughter is right. Let's go buy them now, and buy a couple more. I think no one will fight over them then."
Tang Li said this, but she was still afraid that others would snatch them all away again, so she pulled the old man and drove the oxcart to the market, intending to go to Jinxiu Pavilion to buy a good one. Since she could not buy good jewelry, she would at least buy a good hat.
The next three days were spent in tension with the whole family. Soon the preliminary selection arrived. I heard that the preliminary selection would last for three days. There were just too many people. People from villages on the outskirts of the capital who were not married came.
"Mom, there will probably be a lot of people on the first and second days. Why don't we go on the third day? That way there will be fewer people and it won't be so crowded."
"Okay, then we'll listen to our daughter."
Even though Tang Li was extremely anxious, she had to listen to her daughter. Besides, her daughter was right. She had seen the dense crowds waiting outside the city yesterday, so she could imagine how crowded it would be. It would be a loss if her precious daughter got squeezed in the crowd.
When Tang Baozhu went to sleep at night, she consciously entered the red envelope group to see what everyone was talking about.
Just as I was having a great chat with everyone, a message suddenly appeared above, and it was in red font:
Liu Meimei died in 1988. Because her death was not natural, she was stripped of her red envelope group membership. We urge all group members to cherish life and stay away from danger.
The red envelope group fell silent instantly. Even though Liu Meimei from that era wasn't exactly likable, no one expected her to die so young, only about ten years later. They wondered if she was silenced because she was careless and accidentally leaked the red envelope group information.
After that, no one spoke in the group for about ten minutes before someone started talking again.
Cultivation World Qingxuanzi: Everyone should protect their secrets from now on. Red envelope groups can be said to be a double-edged sword. They can bring you great wealth, but they can also cause those who accidentally find out to be silenced because of their greed.
After Qing Xuanzi finished speaking, even Qing Chenzi from the Immortal Realm, who hadn't appeared for a long time, spoke up.
Immortal Qingchenzi: People's hearts are fickle. It's possible that Liu Meimei died at the hands of her bedmate. After all, you can't guard against anyone, especially someone you share a bed with every day.
Tang Baozhu could tell at a glance that this was someone with a story, perhaps someone who had also suffered such betrayal, which was why she felt a special empathy for her.
Immortal Qingchenzi: I'm sending you all something in the hopes that you can all save your lives!
Immortal Qingchenzi: Red Envelope Red Envelope
Tang Baozhu looked at the two red envelopes inside and quickly clicked on them with her mind. She only breathed a sigh of relief after she finally managed to grab them.
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